The New York Herald Newspaper, July 15, 1846, Page 1

NEW YORK, WE Vol, XII, No. 195—Whole No. 4417. The War With Mexico. Letters from the Army—No 1. Maramoras, Mexico, June 28, 1846. The newspaper is undoubtedly a priceless blessing in any country, but among our people it | is the very staff of intellectual tife. Yet; so vora- cious isthe popular appetite, that little attention is given to the bare quality of the materials of which the bread is sometimes composed. This fact has been strikingly illustrated in some recent THE NEW YORK HERALD.| JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. Circulation---Forty Thousand. DAILY HERAL BA © per annul vabbt e@dyance. VEeKLY Ra very ca py a 64 cents sr copy—$3 Lhe cout un —pa : PE RALD FOR RCMOP CP tery, Steam Packet day. | Price € coats per copy—@3 06 per aatum, payable in os LADVERTISEMEMTS at the jusual pricee—always cash a “advance, + acaba of all kinds executed with beauty and des teh. pal letters or eommunieations, by mail, add: every day, Price 2 cents per copy—$? army of occupation. So ex rated have’ been to the | many of the statements—so contrary to truth and etl ent. must be pst pad,or the postage will be de- | a reasonable probability, the narrative of events fs byt rie oinicm fs that have osukeett eee of others which never rietor happened, as to fill the regular officer with morti- New Youu Hematp Eotasrisement, fication and regret, and draw from him that North-West coru ret Fulton and Nassau streets. mournfully disparaging soliloquy, ‘* How this | world is given to lying!” Poreres Nv KAILROAD COMPANY, The papers from the United States are now ar- MMER ARRANGEMENT riving, freighted with varied reports of sieges, and marches, battles on the frontier of Mex- 1co; and it would appear that almost every camp follower, whatever his capacity or means of in- formation, has” believed that his own circumstan- tial report of transactions here, wasa sacred debt iCING WED radIN8 RUN EEO RY A. M. Boston tr: im for Green- . fave Broonnen orally (once ‘days,) stopping ai | he owed to his country and the world. Profes- d “i farmingdale and Geo e's \eanor. sional knowledge was not deemed necessary. eB ogork. (for Barmin. dale and He had a call, and with a presumption similar to “ « atsP. M.. through rt, ater ping | that with which the iggoramus, under the plea of both ways at Jamaica, » Hicks ille, | this canting expression, enters upon the sublime NS Oe dave ions between | mysteries of theology, our historian minutely de- a3 PM. for Farmingdale and interme iate places. Leave Gi at at5 o’clock, A. M. Accommodation train, ee nen OM anily, (except Sandsys,) through to ‘Brook: in, or on the arrival of es {Reahatene Leave Vanpnwangis, st 016 " ymmodation train at A Mi Greenport train, for Brook: ze Aceommodarion train, 1M. Aesommodation trala, fxr Brook- y" at 9 A.M. tor Brookline: Sia P. M. ‘tom train, Fane to— Bedford 8 cents, East New York 12%, Course ‘Trotting Course "18%, J 25, Bru MX, Hyde 17, miles) 31%, Clows' Sion of court) 37%, Hempstead 3744, Branc! 44, Westbury 44, Hicksvil 69, Thomy Suffolk station $1, Lake $1 18%, Medford station ng! 194 Yap ink $1 Ty ‘St. anor $1 6234, River! $1 Jamesport $1 62iy, Maite- k $1 6234. Cutchogue $1 6244, Southold $1 624, Greenport Accommodation train $1 75, Greenport by Boston train $2 25. Stage i ines on the arrival of trains at the several stations, fo take peasengers at very low fares, to all par of the [slau Baggage Crates will b sin readiness at the foot of Whitehall ‘get, to receive je for the several trains, 30 minutes Before the hour of starting from the Brooklyn side. ‘The steamboat ‘ Statesman” leaves Greenport for Sag Har- por twice each day, on the arrival of the trains yn. sc bes the progress of battles he did not see, and pusses a verdict upen military operations he does not understand. And here let me state, for the credit of army literature amd veracity, that a ma- jority of the extravagant, and oitentimes puerile aecounts, purporting to come from an officer in camp, proceed from no one commissioned in, or in any way belonging to the public service. The writer of t.is was at Point Isabel early in May, when Captain Walker returned from his daring and successful expedition to the fort opposite Ma- tamoras. The cleur report from its commander of the first two days’ operations and results was well known throughout the army, and to every citizen at the Point. Judge of our surprise to be- hold, a few weeks afterwards, the story that four 18-pounders had, in thirty minutes, totally de- stroyed the well-built city of Matamoras, and kilied seven hundred of its defenders! Now, who told this improbable falsehood? Certainly no one accurately acquainted with the effect of shot, or the usually adhesive character of brick and mor- tar. Yetthis marvellous story went to the United States, and served the ae purpose of a text for patriotic addresses to the thousands assembled in your park, and gave the subject to a great na- tional drama, written, rehearsed and acted within five hours after it reached Philadelphia. But with all its utility, it wanted the becoming orna- ment of a degree of truth. Richly did we merit that bitter sarcasm of the Canadian editor, who, on the report that the American army was about to take Matamoras, quietly suggested that Matamoras had no exist ence for several days. And the official ed tor Srcaamaiar [7 “ Feeapure was |. Accommodati Race ‘Paretaatiale : station George’s from Brook- my!l9 re TU WESTERN TRAVELLERS. e fic is respectiully wiormed that the rece nt break ip the Canal, caused by. the late freshet, hariag been re- ired, the PIONEER & EXPRESS pai 3 LINE, via Railroad ¢ and 1 from Philadelphia to ene commenced io | may herein tind some excuse for his incredulity qovelar yieteeterrnt a hae BAILY. APT ee the rumor of our battles first reached Wash- ° ington. se ye ioe passengers will avoid all the fatigue and dan- ‘o quarrel with the charity believing us capa- serra Te roads being pase | ble of so great and marvellous things, muy appear For further information, apply at the old-eatablished Office, | Ungrateful ; but the mortification, on account of hth street. . CUMMINGS, Agent. ‘274 Market street, 5 deors above ald 6m* Ei the Munchausens returning to us by every mail, a is so great, that I have felk it my duty to dwell upon the evil atsome length, and to caution the public that all the ** latest intelligence” from the seat of war is not werthy of implicit belief. We deem the unadorned truth sufficiently extyaordi- nary for the most wonder-loving reader, and ack no higher praise for the army ol occupation than this truth simply stated. With these views, and to correct, in some mea- sure, an evil frequently as prejud cial to the public interest as it is anuoying to individuals, | would uk wigan in the columns of the universally read Herald, wherein to record passing events on the io Grande and with the invading army, as they tre seen to the writer. Shoult this privilege be .ccoraed, it is hoped that numerous errors may be corrected, and more avoided in future. It cannot be doubted that the operations of Gen. Caylor, in his brief and brilliant campaign, are to »ecupy a conspicuous place on the page of Ameri van history, as they have elevated him among the tirst of Amercan heroes. Two days stand in void prominence, but it must not be supposed that all of high importance was enacted on the 8th and 9h of May. ar would be indeed a holiday, nad we but to meet and engage the enemy at & given time, and, after sharing in the excitement of battle, and perhaps the glory of triumph, behold the work accomplished, and permitted to re- tarn quickly at home. But every day shows not a battle-tield. It is in patient endurance, in learn- ing “to labor and to wait,” that the soldier is most severely tried. Incidents apparently the slightest, may have the most important bearing upon the grand result, and hence the history of any day trom the march of the army from Corpus Christi to the occupation of this Mexican city, may not be unworthy of record. In this spirit, I propove Tre A. Tula Naver Whitehall ntrese Ferry New York for Boston.— @,9i¢ A M. and Sands P.M. daily. The 7 Sees ad. manors eed, ihe latter acall pincer he eer BLACK BALL, OR OLD LINE OF LIVER- BOOL PACKETS. FOR LIVERPOOL—Ouls regular packet of the wb July—The new, magnificeut, and cvlebrared vs 1100 F fa , favorite Packet Ship FIDFLI Sop, ‘Wan. G. Hackstaff, will sail pos: on 6th July. ‘The accommodations of the Fidelia are fitted out in a most auperd and costly manuer, with every moderu improvement it wdd to the comfort of is qecoud ‘cama, and steerage, early ap- plication should be made on boad, foot of Beekman street, orto the subscribers RocHy, BROTHERS & Co. iyl4 re 35 Fultou street, next door to the Fulton Bank. hi ARVUM, 36 tons, H. Robinson, master, baring most of her cargo engaged, will meet with despatch Hip balance of freight or buamngey hava excelent accom ous, w ec on board. of er street we clare. OODHULL & MINTURN, iyld me #7 South street. ‘OR LIV L—New Linc—Regular Packet 2st July.—" superior, fast sailing packet ship HOT TINGUER, 1100 tons , Capt. Ira Burs FOR NEW OKLEAND—LOLIDIANA ANU New York Line—Regular Packet—To sail ponday. . aly. elegant fast sailing packet ship | 10 write currente calamo of transactions in aad near UlsVI — (ant, master, will positively safl as above, the army of occupation, without regarding strict! Fos fought of paseage, having handsothe furnished accom: | ‘he order of time, as often and with as much modations, apply ov board, "Orleans rye foot of Wall st, | in nuteness asa soldier’s duties in the field may E. LINS & CO., 56 South st. | siford him leisure and opportunity. > Nine board after re y w Orleans, James E. Woodruff, who will Hl goods to his address. WEGO Johnston master, will succeed the ‘and.eail Monday, August 10th, her regular day. Movements of the Army of Occupation— Affairs in Matamoras. [Frem the Matamoras Reveille, June 30.) A portion of Capt. M’Cullough’s company, afew days since, while en a scouung expedition, near Reynoso, captured two officers of the Mexican army. ‘They are reported to have had despatch- es from Canales to the Mexican army near Mon- terey. The nature of the communications, as & matter of course, have not transpired. PACKET is due! will please Gheurstetv. SEY. LINE OF PACKETS FOR LIVER- SHIP OSWEGO, from New Orleans, mg at Pike street wharf. Consignees attend t the receipt of their % - 3 iy Packet of the 2iat of Jaly.—The splendid, Wi eas t the - r% : € are gratified, as an American citizen, at fs ing od frac, ease hip ABTA | eons nh ay soptinccted chaser of Gun, Taylor is spoken of in Matamoras. His remaining in Camp and sharing all the hardships of the sol- diers, during the extremely disagreeable weather which we have lately had, atfords, they say, a fa~ ; ccteronh hing i secre sere shuld ne fl to make ie $k Woe 4.7. T. Or me ‘Mot, her regular day. jy! re wi eared hg what would have bea the N—Regui < of July h— | Conduct of a Mexican General, under similar cu- the fut Of tase pe meyeed Le Vickont a, cumstances. The latter would have occupied the ree. pene ‘burthern 1000 tens, will «| best house in town, even if he had to furee the Very superror accommodations for cabin, second ea- | MALES into the streets. steerage passengers, persons, in to embark | Capt. Walker, of the Texas Rangers, has re- should make carly application ov beard, fost, eived his commission as captain in the United 7 Comer of Pine and Sou tutes army, of company C of the regiment of The splendid new preket ship NCE ALBER' Mounted riflemen. He 1s instructed, we are in- Sebor, will succeed the Vietodia, aud sail on the Ist of Au- | 10rmed, to report by letter and not in person, as es is services may be needed here, to Maj. Bur- and to recruit his company bride, Newport, Ky. Ei elles o as speedily as possible, so as not to interfere with the pabl BOYD KHINCKEN, Tie bie i fr thi Ince, by the store. 4 4 uc i the public } UN Sines, The commissioners sent from this place, by t permission of Gen. Taylor to the commander of the Mexican forces, to obtain money for the sup- port of the sick and wounded Mexican soldiers, returned yesterday with $1200. The poor maim ed wretehes, when they are turned out of the hos- pital, will get the permission of the governmentio UNION LINE OF PACKETS FOR LIVERPOOL, Packet of M ly.—-The new, splendid and P EMPIRE, 110 tons bur Wasell, will sail on Thursday, splendid accommodations for ripe passengers, which will be taken’ at low rates, for w! aud o secure the best berths, sty apphcation should be made on, Weary at Pier’ North ' Pscorr, iy 8% South street, second door below Bu: link Slip. FOR LIVERPOOL—New Line—Remular pack- h July.—The elegant, fast sail " Sn OAC IUR, A. Eldridge, tusster, of 1100 toe Dove, her regular da eabin, second ¢ The decrees of Ayuntiamento of the city of Ma- tamoras, are published in to day’s paper, Their object is certamly laudable, and will meet with the approval and hearty co-operation of the Ame- nean portion of the population. The taxes to be colleoted, we are inbened, will be applied to th ing tecommodations ‘or (reight of Passuge, hav mnecuatied | inain obj . f the comfort, app board, ‘Or object of the edict, the promouon oO! ete Wall streets or 19 ao eile <a: cleantiaess of the streets of the city. gE. The steamer Neva, Capt. Stone, arrived. here K. COLLINS & CO., 56 South 9 Prine af nasenae 8190 exte, having leit Reynoso on Wedaerday we ets —Peracas in any part of Grest Br aenry arrangements with the sub- eu Drought out im any | the river, ol PACKETS FOR MARSEILLES—The pac as. are iniormed by the captain, that the wid. {Fy einng for freigne or tg ey hea fallen fully three feet since his upward ry Lala o PHE ti Tip, there is water enough for his boat, which CASTER 48 a TT Wall Lah tad | draws three and a balf feet. ‘The health of the | Woops stauoned in Reynosa was good, no Casés 0! 43. OR FROM LIVERPOO: sickness having oocurred, except such as are ne- FD cessarily incident to camp life. The distance from Matamoros to Reynoso, by is one hundred and eighty miles and about eighty by land. We have received news from the capital of oe up ‘cpm 6th ripne ct The papers were filled with the protestations of obedience und sub- Was peereuting the possibility of de it es of | Mission by several departments which had de- cots, tn 80 of whieh "mags ideent hipe paseaye can be | ane against the authority of the government. pec at a very m: rate, ov in first class transient bere is nothing that imdicateem movement of shine, altogether making & ship Liverpool every fire | troops, The government is losir g confiaence in The greatest care will be tikes by Vr. W. Taperott in bic the clergy, whom it is supposed are much more verpoul te sive “Tf powsble Sespatch co cansoneery, an | anxious to eflect their darhug project of placing sage will be done & C4 * om pM . is hb Prince upon the throne of Mexeo, than Lae AbSCOTE, Be yomh areet, . sist the Tepublo in ite. prosent san. The . two doors below Burliug slip, orto merican sloop of war wh was cruising otf WM. TAPSCOTT, % Waterton ftom Tampree, threw @ few shor euBactt, DAE RO i ood Li wc, | Serious demonstration was wade, and the act.on, Fee ee ee et an dakaane | if it may be so called, resutted im nothing bui the ail on *heftat of August For treight of exchange of afew balls—a sort of prelude w the BOYD & HINGKE great drama whieh wall soon be acted. The Mexican extra session of Cony: assembled the third June, © bers, Gen. Bustamente, Presi , andin case of the absence of Paredes, President of the Repub- ie The commandant of the department of uebla,says, in an official dispatch to the minister of war and marine, that the soldiers under his PASSAGE ry ak acribers on reasonable terms, to have t of wo magnificeut packets, the accommoda: r strictest pencvuality a) pool on 6th and Lith of every month. Py . uote tae i a ee > eee, t wy? accounts of movements and doings in the little | \ ; owe command, instead of being disheartent news of the battles of the Sth and 9th most eagerly to be let against the horde rians and robbers, the North American: The yellow fever is prevailing to o extent in Vera Cruz. We publish the decree of Gen. Parede: the port of Mazatlan on the Pac fic. to take effect against all vessels from the the Pacific in one month after its publi inst vessels from South America, in months; against vessels trom Europe, im six months. “ * ‘ The Mexican Government have issued a degree, dated June 5th, declaring all goods shipped into Mexico by the way of Matamoras, previomis and far] since its oceupation by the American army, con-| miles up the nver on the Mexican side. The fiscated and liable to seizure. There is Wi- 4 General looks remarkably well and is in fine spi- sion for the restoration of those on which du-7 rits. The musquitees showed themselves in num- ties have been paid. This is decidedly righ, If | bersfor the first time. at head-quarters last eve- We ure nct entitled to the free navigatior the | ning. The volunteer camp was perfectly shrouded | Rio Grande, Bravo, Del Norte, we don’ w | by smoke, raised by the men to keep off the in- who are. been of such a character a3 to give good c: dissatisfaction. Whilst the departmeats Cruz, Mexico, and a few others have bi ported and sustained by the Governme; pittance has fallen to these States. Ar sary to the defence of their wives and against the incursions of the savages, denied the inhabitants; their petiuons slighted, and no notice has been tak whatever, except to tax and oppre: Whilst some of the Departments have ed as legitimate sons, these States, in their rights only, have been spurned by the Government. These things hat borne so long that forbearance ceases to be |@ vir- tue. The partiality and injustice of this is so obvious, that a ji who would endi longer are fit only to aves. (From the Matamoras Republic, June 27 The steamer Aid returned to this place evening from Reynoso, having met with litte culty on the passave, and ve tying the sa Sam Patch, that “some things can be do well as others.” When she passed the vol encampment, the river bank was lined with who simultaneously gave her a welcome ret by freely cheering her. “* All’s well,” she repo from above. °° [From the Matamoras Repul#ic, June 23 General Taylor’s head quarter d staff ! the most beautiful position imaginable. Thole Granae, after toyphing Matamoras at its extremity, runs™round and forms a beat curve, resembling the quarter of a circle, ap- proaches within five hundred yards of the princi- pal square, the streets running straight down to the river, as they do at the western extre where it approaches very near the buildings. In this circle, about thirty paces from the bank, On the Matamoras side, under a lone tree, stands tlie tent of the hero of many batiles. The tents of statl are around at {convenient distances, whole forming a pleasing combination at the ex- treme northwest of the encampment. As you proceed down the river you come to the home of Col. Twiggs, and adjoining it, Bravg’s at _of To artillery, and in succyssion the fifth regimen infantry, commanded by Major Stanitord. > the south of, and in parallel line with the rive; about two hundred yards distant, are the 3d a 4th regiments of iniantry, commanded by Garland, Pursuing the river bank down, yo coine to the ferry which crosses the river a lhitde above Fort Brown, and is the principal thorough- tare between the two divisions of the army. Below this ferry, at the distance of four hundred yards, youcome to the flying artillery of Uapt. Duncan, and the 8th regimen: of infantry, commanded by Gen. Worth. We will now go over to Fort Brown, defended by three companies of artillery, under the command of Capt. Lowd. Just above Fort Brown, and immediately upon the bank of the river, is posted the 7th regiment of infantry, coun- manded by Capt. Miles, Then, still as you pro- ceed up the river, you come to the encampment+ of the Louisana and Alabama volunteers, coin- manded by Gen. Sinith, and on the border the volunteers of East and West Texas. Orders to “ hold themselves in readiness” have been given to several of the regular, as well as volunteer commands stationea around Mataino- ras, and there is no doubt Uncle Zack has in view some work for the boys to perform. We discover that the Mexicans are much elated at information receivea that all the wealth and property of the churen has been tendered to the government to support the war. We learn that ieut. Col. Antonio Tenorio, of the 12h regiment Mexican infantry, has arrived in Lanares with four hundred men _and three pieces of cannon fom Tampico. Col. Tenoria was formerly a citizen of this place, and his family now live in the city. We also learn that every Department in the Republic has made a voluntary tender ot its quota of men and money for the effective pro- secution of the w: ind, from our own observa- tion, we discover that the Mexicans feel a greater anxiety about the receipt of a mail than we do ourselves, wishing to ascertain how atfairs stand between John Bull and Brother Sor ban, as it apticipating reef from a difference between these worthies. {From the Matamorss Republic, June 20) Another steamer, the Aid, arrived at our land- ing on besa ai last, and left on Thurs- day evening for Reynoso, with provisions, &c., for the troops stationed there. Capt. Lynde of the 5th infantry, with a detachment of men, went as an escort to the boat, and topographical engineers Mead and Wood, accompanied her for the pur- Lorapieryse a survey and map of the river. This is the first steamer that has ever attempted the ascent of the river above this place, and will be viewed as a curiosity by the natives, most of whom have no conception of what a steamboat is. She will no doubt prove of infinite “ aid” to the service. —_ Matamoras is becoming daily more American- ized, and the old citizens are showing much de- sire to assimilate with the new comers. The greater part of that shyness and lukewarmness which was wont to characterize them, has given place to familiarity and amity, and they talk to- ther, eat together, and laugh together, as thongh the line of enmity had been completely crased or covered over with the link of friendship that seems hourly cementing. This is as it should be, and its good effects are being {elt over the place. The cembined efforts of the two have given an impetus to business, and buried in oblivion the dull lethargy which prevailed when the one party was opposed to the other. Business men have arrived here from New Orleans, Texas and other places, and find a good market for all they have to sell. Mechanics, too, are found busily plying theic implements of trade, and every thing gives token of better times ahead. What the grand finale may be to this “ joint occupancy,” (civilly speaking) we know not; but this we ‘do know— the countenanges of all we meet seem to express ‘tT ‘spose it’s all right!” Operations about head-quarters, portend a speedy movement of troops. . Carrabajal, with about two hundred men, we have frem undoubted authority, was in San Fer. nando four deys ago, seizing upon all the horses he conld find, and keeping a strict watch over movements in Matamoras, overhauling all_on their way to or coming from this p'ace. in Fer- nando is distant abdut ninety miles from here, and the population are hourly looking for the march of the Amerioans upon the town. The archives and all the public property has been carried off or concrsied. Letters received by citizens here convey to them the positive assurance that the Mexican army will rotum within two monthe. Guess they ‘il think better of it. General Taylor is be, ning to like the place exceeding well, and we culate the only way to prevail on him to leave it, wilt be to 7 him off witha good round sum of Mexican gold. By Iater advices we have learned, that Carraba- | jal had succeeded in collecting avout 800 horses, and had passed within fifly miles of this place, on his way towards Camargo. That Canales, is be- tween Camargo and Montery upon the west side of the San Juan river. That turthermore, it is | generally understood that he has bad interviews with the Alcaldes of the jurisdictions about Rey- noso and Cuimargo, avd that they have agreed upon a Declaration of Independence. Gener Torrjon and Juarigue arein Monterey, General Ampadia is in San s Potosi, General Mejia isstll with the re nt of the army, in which mreb sickness prevalls, owing vo doubt to their precipitate retrent. General Arista is now at his hvciends ; although ordered to Mexico te dee! going, alleging that his accusers are present, that where they are, he expects to answ calumniations. From the New Orleans Pica; Theorie Alabama, Capt. Windle, arrived this morning from Brasos Santiago, having suled thence. on the 8d inst. The Mexican forces are supposed to be concentrated im the vicinity of }, July 6) | DNESDAY MORNING, J ULY 15, 1846. ' senieey under the immediate command of Pu- | their’s was the first company of the regiment, redes. ‘The American army appear to be on the | although stationed ut the most remote to re- point of taking up their march to penetrate as far port at the rendezvous, must be highly gratifying as Monterey. to the gallant Captain, his officers and men, | A, 2d regiment of Infantr, Pornt Tsaver, July 8, 1846. Gentlemen,—I left Matamoras last evening, and started from Gen. Smith’s camp, on this Ba of aye Rio Grande, at 9 o’clock, with a volunteer i r, to ride across the praine. I saw ‘Old "Roush and Ready” just before leaving. He was er:ding cut hunting foc newspapers... Tne old | Heman haidly ever is seen vutended by any of his otticers or men in his rides, but goes ** poking about,” as T heard a volunteer remark the other day, * just lke other folks.” Gen. Smith wus to to remove his camp to-day some 12 or 16 truderg. “A rumor obtains in camp that a portion of the Louisiana volunteers are soon to be dis- banded, and, though they h-ve been assured that such will not probably be the case, they are quite uneasy about it—a few because they want to go home, and fear the rumor is not well’founded, but most of them beoause they desire to stay and **see the thing out.” ‘*When can we move? Can we ever geta fight out of them?” are the ¢ ht a constantly put to persons coming from en. Taylor’s quarters. That a large portion of she army will soon move towards Monterey can no longer be doubted, as boats enough of light draught have arrived to warrant Gen. ‘iaylor in taking possession of the country between the mouth of the river and that lane. The road we came over last night—I moan the wagon road between Point Isabel and Matamo- ras—is still impassab e for loaded wagons, and it ia a wonde: overit. From the river to the Palo Alto, some nine miles, there is not, altogether, hulf a mile of hard road. The mudis generally a foot dvep—and in some places two or three feet deep, and there is at least four miles of water, in many places hardly jordable for horses. ‘ihe gentle- man who accompanied me down captured a gar- fish on “six mile prairie,” between ths battle fields the other day, nearly three feet long. L dd over the same place four or five times when it was perfeetly dry, with no appearance of having ever been overflowed At the Resaca de la Palma where, as you willohserve on the map, aroad passes between the ponds, there is now but one pond, and that is wn a a anywhere for a respectable sized steamboat to pass through it. The Palo Alto battle field is two-thirds covered with water. A Mexican prisoner of war, Lieut. Ruix, whose arrest [ mentioned sometime , will go out to New Orleansin the Alabama. “You will recollect thathe was caught in Matamoras in the act of Bring 0 gather recruits from ainong the citizens, and the convalescent of the wounded soldiery. A Mexican als goes out in chains, accused of being oneof the murderers of the Rogers family. Tam not lawyer enough to know exactly how le will be tried, or before what tribunal, but he has an uely fae to bring before a jury. Mrs. Page, wite of the Capt. Page, who behaved sggpenly in the recent battles, and was so fully wounded, will goout in the Alabama. She came tothis place to meet her hu band, but found, on her arrival, that the captain had already sailed for hd Orleans, expecting to meet her husband ere. Military Operations throughout the Union. TEXAS. The following isa list of the regimental officers ofthe volunteers raised in Texas for Mexican WPirst Regiment Riflemen—A. Sidney Johnson, Colonel; Ephram M’Lain, Lt, Col.; Wells, Major; Wm. P. Ballinger, Adjutant. Number of men 700. Second Regiment of Mounted Riflemen.— Jobn Hays, Sete Samue!C. Walker, Lt. Colonel; M.Ghevalier, Major. Namber of meu 850. Total number exclusive of regimental officers, Nearly a sufficent number of men havo arrived to Organize another regiment of Mounted Rifle- men, and we understand that several compan of infantry are on their way to the seat of war. TeXas, we have every reason to believe, will fur- nish her full quota of men as speedily as possible. She huve had several more foot companie: in the ‘field nery if the Galveston had felt himself authorised to issue arms ish means of transportation. ALABAMA. The detachment of Alabama volunteers, com- sed ofthe Jackson county volunteers, Captain ones, and the Talladega Rangers, Captai ningham, left this city on Saturday evening, on the steamship New York, for the seat of war.— Mobile He , July 7. Miuirart Ovrador —The detachment of Ala- bama volunteers, composed of the Jackson Bonny: Volitnteers, Capt. Jones, and the Tulla- de; angéts, Capt. Cunningham, left this city on Saturday On the amship New York, for the seat of ‘War: Previous to the’r leaving, some three or four of them became engaged in a rather seriou: ir. Two negro men were sitting on the fishing. volunteers, aster Abusing t! throwing melons at and other- wise ill-treating’ mm, knocked thein into the river. One of them forcunately caught by the wharf, and was drawn in; the other, a very valu- able and trustworthy servant, named Berry, be- longing to Mr. I. L. Jones, of this city, was drowned. The alarm was given, and the Mayor and Marshal, accor ied by others of the police, repaired to the wharf and demanded the offend ers. Capt. Cunningham drew his sword, ordered his men to defend themselves, and refused to de- liver oe the men ¢hwi with the offence — Capt. Phillips, of the New York, assured the Mayor that he would not allow the boat to leave unless with his consent. The captains of the companies, upon consultation with the quarter- master (Gen Toulmin), consented to yield up two of the supposed rs, but not oMil they ascertained, by inqolt emeng soeir men, that they would be acquitted.” The oe eg the companies to be formed and the rolis called, when it was found that thére was one man mis- sing, for whom search was made. After some trouble he was discovered in the hold of the boat, covered up with blankets, knapsacks, muskets. &c. He and two others wete arraigned before the Mayor, who was assisied by F. G. Kimball, Esq. The names of the men’were John A. Wil- liamson, of the Talladega Rangers,Samuel Row- an, and Calloway Horton, ofthe Jackson county volunteers. The most essential testimony given was that of Mr. Curran, who testi that he saw Calloway Horton,one of the Pieters strike Ber- ry on the back, and knock hit into the river, without any insolence from or provocation on the rt aq tt db The teetirvony of Captain Dorgan Roitoty and Messrs. Shreve and Powley went to corroborate the testimony of Mr. Oweran,and also to implicate Williamson and an accesso- ries both before and after the fact. ra tient hearing of the case the magistrates dismiss- ed Williamson and Rowan, but committed Hor- ton to jail to appear at the Criminal Court, the case being so aggravated as not to allow them to admit him tc bail.—Mobite Herald, July 6th. Gzonaia. 7 The steamboats Bradstreet, Amaranth, Lowndes and Eureka brought down the Georgia volunteer regimenton Sunday. The companics are designated as follows :— eon Guards, Captain Holmes. The Columbus Guard-, Capiain Davis. The Richmond Blaes, bepinin Dill, The Jaspar Greens, Captain McNair. The Crawford Guards, Captain Jones. The Fannin Avengers, Captain Sargent. Tue Canton Volunteers, Captain Grambling. pa Georgia Light Infantry, J. S. Calhoun, aptnin. Kensas The Sumter Gaprain. ‘Tue regiment, until itembarks for the seat of war, wil be quartered at the Independent Press ile lower part of the city.—Mobile Herald, ly 7. angers, A. Nelson, Captain. olunteers, Joseph A. 8. Lurner, D ‘The officers and fC ESPATCH.— a icers and men of Compan: , (Cant. T. Mone and lst Lieutenant, J. MeKinetry,) whieh left Fort Ningorn on the evening of Saturday last, en route for the arnwy ia Mexico, were landed yesterday atternvon at Governor’s Island Without tain into consideration the fact that they were erated at Syracuse, by the wantof suitable baggage care for twenty-four hours, this is a remarkable i stance of expedition. and reflects great credit upon the bg fy and energetic o' of the com We learn that itcomprises about 60 rank avd file; and that marching orders were received by Captain Moriis just one week a; This circumstance, cor with the fact G en- | x to me how a light wagon can be | Vernment agent at | Cun: | | | i MASSACHUSETTS. | We heard a report to-day that there was to be | a new election ot officers for Captain Coy’s coin- pany this evening, some of the originals having serdples about gong to Culitornia.—Boston Tran- script, July 13. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Our d stinguished feliow-cuiizen, General James Wilson, of Keene, lias been commissioned Lieut. | Colonel of the battalion of New Hampshire volun- | teers.—Nashua Telegruph. rt From Fort Joun.—Ei uckinaw boats, la- den with buifalo robes &c., with a company of thirty-six men, under the charge of Mr. P. D. Papin, arrived at Fort Leavenworth, on the 2d, from, Fort Jobn, at the junction of the Laramie j and Big Platte rivers. The crews and cargo were there transfered to the steamer Tributary, whieh arrived here yesterday morning. The cargo con- sists of 1100 packs, butialo rebes, 10 packs of beaver, and 3 packs of bear and wolf skins, and was eened te P. Chouteau, Jr, & Co. We learu from Mr. Papin, that he had great difficulty in descending the Platte, on account of the low water, and was obliged to transfer the cargoes from three of bis bouts and leave them behind.— Two boats, which left the fort before him, he thinks, will be unable to get down, not having men enough to haul them over the shoals. During | the absence of the Pawnees, on a hunting excur- sion, about two weeks ago, a large war party of | Sioux, several hundred in number, visited and | bummed their three villages on the Platte and tributaries, destroyed their crops of growing corn, | and tarned loose their horses. A missionary and his family living in one of the villages, was shot at several times,—one of the balls passed through his cloths, barely missing him, and he was abl. | ged toretire to Council Bluffs. The Sioux are greatly dissatisfied at the passing of the California emigrants through their country; complain that they kil all their game, and declare that no more shall be permitted to intrade, unless the: them for the privilege. They have made the same complaints to the mountain traders, and strongly urge their claims for payment, and desir- ed to hold a council with Col. Kearney on the sub- ject. The Pawnees were pracusing their thievish propensities on the emigrants, following them in small pastierand stealing their horses, cattle, &c., when left unguarded. One man, who had strayed from the camp, was found by a body of twenty or thirty, and completely stripped of all that he had, was then badly flogged, and afterwards allowed to return to the camp. Game is said to be very scarce, and many of the Sioux and other tribes are infa starving condition. The emigrants were understood to be progressing slowly, divid- ed in parties of thirty or foty wagons, for the { puypote of better procuring game and water. The | leaders of the Mormons were at Council Bluffs.— | Abont one thousand wagons, belonging to Mor- | mons, had arrived there, and they were waiting | for the remainder to come up, when they intend- | ed to procees to Great Pawnee Island, on the | Platte, and there eneamp for the winter. They | had already commenced crossing the Missouri at the Butls. Messrs. Vasquez and Bridger, from | Fort Hall, on Green river, one of the extreme baad in the mountains, arrived at Fort John before Mr. Papin and his party left, and re- | ported all quiet in that ogantte re Be Lows Re- publican, July 7. Acsany, July 13, 1846. The State Convention—The Pardoning Power. Very little is being done in this city indepen- dently of the convention proceedings. The wen- ther isunmercifully warm, and all who are so furtunate as to be anle, have set off for the country The business of the convention must necessa- rily partake of greatinterest I am disposed to | believe that its vast importance is hardly appre- cates, Iwas present in the Assembly Chamber a moment to-day. The question whether the lodgment of the pardoning power in the Ex tive of this State, is not detrimental to the in| rests of the citizens, was under discussion. I: | appears, indeed, that this prerogative has always | teen a matter of inquietude to the Executive, jand that he wou gledly dispense with it. Itis beyond the power of the Executive to even nouce or reply to the many applications for pardons. This 18 called a dereliction by the petitioners, and where Executive interposition ix often granted on behalf of poor convicts, he 1s of ten condemned and execrated by ferocious parti- zane, for a too tree and facile exercise of this great reregative. It haseven been alleged that the xecutive has not always been altogether free trom political influences in granting pardons. Thus it will be seen that the situation of the Executive is delicate and often unpleasant. No sore Weighty reason can be adduced in favor of the proposition to withdraw the paidoning pow- er frem the Governor, than the fact, that thir power constantly forces brilliant opportunities for ersonal benefit, and political emolument in hi- Lecninun without any sort of risk wf conviction Awmillion channels for the exercise of this tre- mensous influence are seen, and the most splen- did intellects joined to inflexible integrity, canno' always hope to resist advantages for the safe and | covert transaction of schemes of diabolical villa ny. Therefore this option should not be vested in any citizen. It is always unsafe. A fierce opposition to the ‘aelers has been displayed in the convention. think, however, that the proposition will be carried Neverthe- less a duty presents itself to the press of this State. Let it speak on which side it may, it should be heard, Coxstitvtionat Convention, Monday, July 13 —On motion of Mr. Chatfield, the hour of nieet- ing in the morning was changed from ten to nine o’ciock. On motion of Mr Penniman, an inquiry was ordered into the expediency of abolishing the office of county superintendent of schools. Also, on motion of Mr. Murphy, an inquiry of the Comptroller as to the amount of capital of mo- neyed or stock corporations in the city of New York, and the proportions thereof held by resi- dents of New York, and by persons or institutions elsewhere. Also, on motion of Mr. Ruggles, an inquiry into the expediency of adopting a perma- nent and uniform system of taxation, operating equally upon all, regarding actual property, | whether real or personal, defining the two classes of property, protecting the citizen against double taxation, €c., so that each one may bear his due share of the public burthen, according to the value of what he really possesses. The subject of the executive power and duties was resumed in com- mittee of the whole, and the section in regard to the pardoning power discussed under a variety of amendments. Without going through with that section, the committee rose and reported progress. Adjourned,—Albany Argus. Rartroap Accipent—Loss or Lirg.—Saturday morning, between 10 and 11 o’clock, Mr. Mintel and his wife were returning home, after having soid out their marketing. The way train from Bordentown was opposite the State Prison, just as Mr. Mintel drove on the cane! bridge opposite Sollivan’s tavern. Mr. M. being a litle deaf, probably did not hear the locomotive; his wife told him to stop, and gave the reins a check; the horse stop for a moment, and frightened at the noise, started again, which brought his fore | on the track just as the locomotive came up. aes horse was firet cnught by the hoof, which was torn off, knocked round against the loco | motive, at the same tine upsetting the wagon, | and/ throwing Mr. and Mrs. Mintel out. he | geacs became entangled with the cars, and com- | pletely torn off the horse, while the wagon was | Brower to pieces. Mr. M, holding on to the lines, | was di a considerable distance over the pro- | jections of the sleepers, until the cars were | stopped. first, it was thought that Mis. M. | was injured the most; Mr, M. walked about the | piesa at Sullivan’s with appareritly little pain. atrick Ril OS eet: f * ao led to bath the wounds t.M., and found bis right side, from his #ty “ae and also his back, very seriausly brui rs. M. was much burt, Mra, | Pulleg who was about crossing at Taylor’ bide, hear g: of the ent. came round to take them home” Mr, M. walked to tho wagon, and ex- ‘peeswed an anxiety”. get home before be d ed. fe also desired thet they should send for Dr. Clark.—The old lady lained a good dent to her busband jor not stopping: in she first tld hin.—They we pe rer mh oR | Pond Run, where Mr. Minte oe i he . and was bi miter in the afternoon, en ey ~~ Hopes are enterta nec | Mrs, M. Mr. Mintel is sa d to have bee wird | of 70, and in excellent health. The horse was so | severely injured as to make it necessary ,to | him from suffering, | July 13. pay | } (the highest poi ‘amount ot the ebeek, w on beng presented was pronounced to be o' vaine, imasmnel the name of tue drawer was auknown to the of The Hot Weather and Thunder-storms. A tremendous sterm was experienced to the east and north of us on Saturday nightlast. Con- siderable damage was done to the orchards along the Hudson Kiver near Tarrytown. In the New England States the storm was par- ticularly severe, (From the Boston Journal } The house of Caprain Jurius B’ Lincoln was struck by lightning, breaking all the gless in the side lights, und doing other damage. Thence it passed along the fleoring im the second story, tearing off the plastering and, wood work in one | of the Chumbers and in the parlor below, and then passed into the cellar, where it played some cud- ous freaks with a box ot egys. In its course it entirely demolisued a large mirror, and also damaged a large clock without stopping it. Fortu- nately no person was injured, although there were many in the house, and several in the reoms | most injured. | During the gale several large trees were injured, | and the large clothing house belonging io the | Rockland house, at the head of Nanta-ket beach, was blown down. A schooner, near the beach, carried away her topmast. Our inforinant came up this morning in the steamer May Flower, and ra ees having seen in the bay two barks and one bng, each minusa topmast, : [From the Boston Transcript } Daring the thunder shower yesterday afternoon, a large barn belonging to Nath’l Coiburn in West Dedham, was struck by lighining, and set on fire. The barn with its contents, conristing of hay, a horse, several wagons,&c ,was entirely consumed. Mr. Colburn’s house was also pretty budly burned, loss $2,000, partially insured. The barn of Mr, Merrifield, in Dediiam, was also strack by light ning during the same shower, but no serious in- jury was done, as the fluid pa-sed off toward a shop ona bar Ofiron over a grapery. A young man who was in the shop at fe time, was stun- ned. A large tree in the lawn of Rev. Dr. Bur- gess’s Meeting-house, was also struck and shiv- ered off about four feet from the ground, In its fall it broke down a cherry tee in an adjoming yard, belonging to Mr. Freeman Fisher. “A barn in Abington was stru ton fire, and with its contents consuiged. ¢ house of Mr. Lincoln, in Hingham, was also struck in front, but the damage was but trifling. Those of the inmates who Were on that side of the house, were stunned. At Newpert, R.L, the lightning struck a schooner and shivered one of her masts to pieces, A scientific gentleman in Boston, has addres- sed a letterto the Evening Traveller, in which he makes the following interesting statements, relative to the weather in that city. He say si—During the last three days, the theimome- ter, which has long been used in the same place for my meteorological observations, indicated the following temperatures :— toe. SP M. 10P.M 06 a“ 9035 nT 93 7 July 10—Friday. “" 11—Saturda: * 12—Sunda: 76 “ 13—Monday. . .... 67 On the 10th and 11th the greatest heat was, as usual, at about 3 P. M., but yesterday at 1g P. M., the sudden squall of wind and ram, with lightning, came up and cooled the air in half an hour to 784, and it was not again above 84. The squall of wind and rain, with lightning, at 8 o’vlock on Saturday evening, bad little permanent £0 effect. The night ofthe 10th was the warmest for many years ; the mean heatof the night, or from 10 P. M. to sunrise on the 11th, wae b2 do- grees; that of the night ees 26, 1s, wus 81, tind of the night of July 21st, 1880, $24. ‘The three hottest days in this ery, of which 1 have an ae- count, occurred exactly twenty-one years ago, or July 10th, 1th and 12h, 1825, on wh ch days the thermometer rose 10 97, 98}, and 98, and the mean heat of the three nighis was 84, 854, and 81, aud probably in the interior of most dwelli houses at least to degrves higher. On the 80th June, 1841, the thermometer stood but a few mi- nutes only at 97, which a shower of rain, wid then another of ha)! as large ax walnuts, qu reduced to about 75. On the 16th of Muy, 1726, the hotte-t day in May on record, the 21st of Jur 1830, and 12.b of July 1845, it rose to 96. The fol- lowing table shows the namber of days ine. ch year since 1829, in which the thermometer rose to 90 and upwards, with the greatest heat in each year. It willbe seen that in 1888 there were ibirteen days in Which it attained this altinude, and in 1835 and 1844 not one ; and that five is aboutthe average: No Days. ba Ine J'ly. Aug. Sept. Hizhess. 1830... 6 0 6 8 8 July 21-96 7 2 2 1 3 O June 1-98 8 0 4 4 0 0 July 2% 4 6 0 4 8 © July 92-05 4 0 0 3 1 @ July £6,97-98 o 0 0 0 6 O July 14-60 3 0 0 8 © O July 6-04 1 0 0 1 GO @ July 19135 3 0 4 6 S$ O July 11-94 [200 0 2 0 O July 20-9 [79 0 8 2 0 July 17-9836 76 0 8 3 O O June 90-97 f4 0 0 4 0 © © July 27-92% l6 0 3 2 0 2 June 26 93 0 0 0 © 8 0 June 19, 26-8035 8 0 1 7 0 O° July I-66 3 0 © S$ 0 O July 11-9536 sl 64 16 6 68 lt The thermometer u%d in these observations, was made with great care, and recently on Leing rigorously compared with another, graduated by the scale of the Royal Society, was not found to differ therefrom in any part ot the scale, as much ashalf a degree, and seldom more than a quar- ter. It is placed withont any Covering or protec- tion whatever, on the front or east wall of the house, and remote from an open window or door, but has been found by experiment to be affecte: in the afternoon by the reflection from the houses on the opposite side of the street, so that it: ti- tudes at the hottest time in_the day are somewhat too great, never too low. Common thermometers are found, not unfrequently, to differ at the ex- tremes of heat or cold, 5 degrees, and even more. and in one instance an instrument which had been repaired by fitting a new tube to the old scale was erroneous in very cold weather, by fifteen.— As there is reason to believe that a glass placed in front of a thermomivter, seriously attects the mer- cury in the bulb, it should be withdrawn when- ever accuracy is desirable. Ix Satem.—On Friday, the mercury stood at 94, 96, 98, 99, according to situation, und roee to 102, and3, even in the shade, where the refleo- tion was strong. On Saturday, the thermometer recorded 80 at 6 o'clock A, M.; 86 at 10 A. M., nt it eyer indicated in i < that hour, while at the same time # standar glass on Essex street gave 90; and at 12 M. 90; and at 2P.M. 94. At the same time, glasses on | Essex street ranged from 97 to 100. {From the Springfield Republican } The storm of Saturday evening seemed to bring relief from the burning rays of the sun. The se verity of the wind, which blew a perfect burr cane for a few momeute, broke down many young fruit trees, and caused other slight damage. A new steamboat, lying in the river, drifted down stream some distance. The lightning was sharp and intense, but we have heurd of no d sastrous efleots from it. Just about sundown the wertera sky presented a glorious and magnificent sight. It seemed as if there was an immenee fire in that direetion. Almost half the entire heavens was lighted up by @ brilliant and glowing red. In Pittsburg on Friday morning at JAierrnseotenp sees na gees. acl d ut 3 o’cloc! ney et Maine, the thermometer stood at o’olock, o’cloek, hy ater part of Friday Last. Fe itleoa the mercy on Friday stood as high a3 99 degrees in several places, on Sa turday it ood as igh as 202. ral Sessions. Before Reoorder Scot and Aldermen Stoneall gad Wall Joun McKeon, Esq , Distriet Attorney. Juty 4.—Trial fd Passing a Flee Token.—At | the opening of the Court this morning. & young man named George harris was placed on trial, | for passing, & false token, and receiving therefor, the sum of $28 from Mesers. Nicheias Canter & Cr on the 16h of April last. Forthe defence it wal contended that theaceused received the filve token, or wartblons check on the Uniom Lank, fron a policy dealer, and it being tom late to pre- sent itat the bank in que ton, called upon the gompainants, with whom: be had been tong nee d, to borrow 36, stating that he then by d k for $23; that the courplainnnts, mete d ing. the elicited, advanced the bank. The jury, after a short consu- Sines, tener da verdiot of not guilty, aud le accused was discharged. to kill him,—Zrenton , The Court then ‘adjourned until to-morrow morning,