The New York Herald Newspaper, December 20, 1846, Page 1

Vel. X2I, No. S33—Whole No, 4586 HIGHLY INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE FROM MEXICO. THE ARMISTIOZ£. Correspondence between General Taylor and Santa Anna. THE PUBLIC VIEWS oF THE MEXICAN GENERAL. NAVAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS &e,, be, be. {From the New Oricans Piciy une, Dec. 10, We received yesterday papers from the city of Mexi- co to the 17th of Novom! er—fully twc weeks later than our previous advices frem the capital One of the first things we notice in the papers, is a corre: nce between Gen. Ta: and Santa Anna. in relation to the terminstion of the armistice. Out of, this nce preceeded the release of seven Ame- rican prisoners, who were with the army at San Luis.— ‘This co nce is interesting and important. It will be found below, together with the names of the pri- soners rel . Santa Anna’s letter breathes war so long a# the Mexican soil shall be polluted by the foot of asingle American in arms. Such, too, is the tone of the papers before us, though we think their denunciations are somewhat lees violent than they were a short while eon the 10ttr of November, Gen. Santa Anna transmit- ted to the NP ea eh War, from San Luw Potosi, bis e with Gen. Taylor relating to. tae termi- nation of the armistice. The first letter is trom the Go- vernor of Coahuila, covering Gen. Taylor's letter for- warded by the hands of Grakam: We should not do auch injustice to Gen. Tayior’s letter asto translate it from the Spanish, into which we find it rendered, were it not necessary to render intelligible and more pointed the reply of Santa Anna :— - Heap-Quaatens or tar Anmy or Occuration, Monterey, Nov. 5, 1846, Sir—Iin the convention ed upon on the 24th of Septerober it was conceded that the American forces 1d not passa stipul-ted ling before the expiration of | o eight weeks, or until they should receive orders or ia- structions their Government. In conformity there- with, [ have the honor of apprising you that my Govern- ment has direoted me to terminate the suspension of hoa- tilities, and eccornanly I consider myself at liberty to pase the designated line after the 19th inst. by which je I presume this communication wil] have reached your hands at San Luis Potosi. T have been informed that several Americans, who were taken prisoners at China and other points, ers now at San Luis, detaine) as such. I trust you will deem it an act of justice to releace these men, and allow them to rejoin the forces under my command. tatVhben the convention was entered into to which I we referred, I ontertained the hope that the terms in which it-was conceived would open the way for the two Republics to agree upon an honorable pence; and, acting upon this conviction, [ at once released the prisoners of war ;who were in my power, among whom were three officers At that time Idid not know that there were any American prisoners who had been sent into the in- terior. I trust that my conduct will be deemed a suffi- sient ground to justify you in yielding to this request, and to the dictetes of pominy, tows the America: prisoners, who. I am told, are at San Luis. -In case Major Graham, the beerer of this communica- tion, reaches your head quarters, I take the liberty to commend him to your courtesy, and I shall be pleased to receive by him your reply to this communic: \, what- ever it may be. I have the honor to be, with the great- est respec’, Your obedient servant, _Z. TAYLOR, Major Genoral ot the Army of the United States. ‘To Gen. D. Antomo Lorex ve Santa Anna, Commander in-Chief. natina Rervsiican Any, jan Luis Potosi, Noy. 10, 1846. } Senor General—At 10 this morning, by an official com- munication of the governor of Coahsila, of the @th inst., I received your letter of the Sth, apprising me of your intention, by order of your government, of breaking the convention agreed upon at Monterey, on the 24th of September last, end passing on the 13th of the prosent month tho line therein designated, by which date you supposed I should receive your communication. Believing that the terms stipniated in said convention should be religiously observed by both parties, | had ta ken no step which shouid tend te vacato it ; but in view of the obligation you deon imposed upon you by the or ders of your government, I confine myseli by replying, that you ean, when it pleases you, commence hostilities, to which I shall correspo: cordingly. In regard to the American prisoners. Jet me eny that there are only seven of them at this post, a list of whom is annexed ; and, relying upon your representatien in rogard to the release of ceveral Mexicans, | have deter- mined to respond te your generosity by doing the same to the seven referred to, whom the commissary of this army will supply with $70 for their sustenance upon the You remark that when the conventio: at Monterey, you entertained the ho, which it was conceived would openthe way for the two publics to egree upon an honorable re: Laying out of question whether that cenvention was the result of or of the noble views now disclosed by you, { content myself with seying. that from the spirit and de- cision manifested by olf Mexicans, you should benis , all idea of peace while a single North American in js upon the territory of this republic, and there remains in front of its ports the squadrons which make warupon them. Nevertheless, the extraordinary Con- Gress will assembie in the capital towards the end of the | ececiy year, and this august body will determine what shall judge most suitable for the honor and the in‘er- restsof the nation. . has not arrived at my qnarters, Had he ‘ould have been received jn to hed rank spd employment, and in fori ‘wishes oxpreased to me in his behalf by L ‘as entered into that the terms in you. you the assurances of my I have the honor of offering ae consideration. . ‘and liberty ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. Senor Major Gen. Tavion, General-in-t hief of the Army of the United States ofthe North. 3 Badword F Peery, -Ebsha Paett ‘Thomas Gillespie It is probable that there may be somo slight inaccura- cy in $e Cg Rages Twe of bd Brno Bh saved ‘exans, ‘was supposed their comrades, were dead.” Rie a te ‘The readers of the above correspondence may be curi- ous to know how the Mexicaus re; the resumption of ler of the official journal of the 14th ult.,which is by no means so a1 ant 0 eg Freer ne ‘as is usual So se editors :— “ communications w! we insert, readers will learn that Gen. Taylor has dec! thet he is about to recommence hi ities upon the republic. ‘The moment has arrived—the result is close at hand of a terrible conflict, which is to decide the future lot of the * Tae enthusiaam of our army is great; it is determi to fell or triumph; end we trust it willknow bow to ‘ith honor the Mexican blood which flowed at y- “ The whole world is contemplat this struggle; its eyes fixed upon our rep bie, wales rights and P ee 89 an wdependent and sovere; nation Bev been as andaciously as perfidiousty trampled upon by United States of the North. if republic rises with the emergency—if by the elastic impulse of all its citi- zens it shail chastise its enemies, and it by force of arme its international rigbts res ted, from that day fate of Mexico will be etérnally fixed, since it sesures its independence, ita respectability abroad, and its liberty ab home, “Mexicans! This is not a question of party—it con- cerna our political existence. Let us, then, Ty means in our power, in the national defence; iet tacrifice ourselves, if it be nece: , let our last tention is vei for the meeting of the C: f ongress, hos ere this as- sembled in the capital About forty deputies were in the city on the 17th ult., and we note a request from the Se- cretary of State that they should enrol theirnames, kc, that they might be summoned for the pre; ‘meet. #0 s00n as a quorum should be present. ve ra are tilled with amendments to the constitu: ton of 1 4, proposed by the assemblies of the different in im sre enumerated ‘the events of the war with the United States of the North; the necessity of great resources to sustain it to rome other points ielative ” This is the nearest allusion re s€6 to the offers of Moroes ane to negoti- NEW YORK, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1846. Price Two Cents. |Get the eon ectiifyis the dasharye' othe aude | ach Weiss dt hi iteated cot deere | 4 je of jut much longer—for 1e | of his office, trad the mai , the factor, and the baker—have | A letter ia pablished from Gen. Santa Anna communi- | for a considerab'e period drawn heavily on their re- cating the offer of a retired.oficer of militia, Col Refael | serve ; and the time is, we think, not far distant when | Aguire, to raise and support ten foot soldiers at fhis own | it will become necessary to take steps to replenish the | eXpense during the continuance of the war. The Gene-| inroads made ou their stocks. Holders of free. { | Tal Accepted the efter, with his toanksin the name of the wheat have romeined v. thout the wi | firm ion, | but the inquiry bas not po active, no advance In an urgent appeal to the new Congress, made fro! rices has neat | San Luis, the deputies are entreated to entrust Sante | Anna with dictatorial powers for the. prosecution of the » the ‘thts of thele posterity to gums present alin, bet of ir secure present re! the rather—if succumb they must, “ lice ancient ee a od 01 ir y ano- | ther generation, which, “like the handful of : | took refuge in the mounteiss of the Asturias, may | some day. succeed in. exte: their unjust in- | vaders.” definite in relation t6 the army con- | | fi Rome, of the | the ‘We see nothii centrated at San {.uis ; nor do we find any mention what- ever of the dissensions which are reported, by 7, of | Tampico, to exist in Santa Anna's ranks. But we find the following perograph in general terms in regard to their Ds s— its value has undergone no e reqviring notice ; bnt “From every part of the Republic are arriving, to in-| a greater be of firmness been ‘aisplayed by corporate themselves with our army, bodies of troops of | sellers. American flour hasmet with a mpderate share ‘ms, and we believe thet within a few days we shall | of attention, and im some instances a trifle more money has paid for really fresh sound qualities. On the Leet the month there were 32,129 cwts. of four under in London. The market has been rather sparingly si ied with barley of home growth, and though the hay cenducted their operations with more than ordioary caution, they bave not succeeied in really fine quolities being fully they wore in the commencement of heavy grindixg sam) have meta tolerabl; at the currency of which the few lot great increase can have occurred in bay te flour, whether of town or country manufac- ture, has moved off tardily throughout the i, Fee g 5 : v point towards the north of this capital.” From the ion of this paregreph in the Diario, we supposed it hed reference to the city of San Luis’; but from the context, and the situstion of Tlascala, it may. ibly have reference to the defence of the city of Mexico from any invasion by the route of Vera Cruz. We know of but one town of Tlascala—once an imp-rtant town within the limits of the territory of Pue- bla. Possibly there is some village of same name north of San Luis, which would resolve our dif culty. “We ind 8 Paregraph indicating that the American ar- my under aaer might be expected from the north by way of Saltillo, about the 2st of Ni fr, threatening San Luis. It will receive a terrible thrash> ing, seystbe editor, as the reward ef its temerity. mn. Othon, Governor of the State of San Luis. in view immediate epproach of our army, and in order that the Mexicans leave that city to meet us, city may not be undefended, calls upon the alcaldes of the different neighhoring towns they bring with them the villagers to assist in strengthening the fortifications cit The call is dated the 24th October, and only demand: week’s work from them with al . pick- axe. &e. It is to be presumed, we think, that the defences of the town have fos very mnuch strengtiened by this time. : It may not be out of place to suggest here that were these dissensions among Santa Anna’s troops, the official journals, which are ali we. have, are not very likely to record them. Of the advance of our troops upon ‘’ampico, the Mexi- cans entertained no doubt as far back as tho Ist of No vember, nor are any measures suggested for retaking it. We find several notices of vessels of our squadron in the Gulf, but the facts alleged are often erroneous, and our advices direct from the squadron are much later. A letter from Mazatlan dated October 28th, soys that the Cyane was still blockading that port We have no other news from the Pacific squadron by this arrival. Senor Villamil has been appointed Minister of Finance, and took the oath of office on the 17th ult. The project of 1i ighting the city of Mexico with gas is atill entertained, and a committee is engaged in investi gations of the subject. One of the measures urged tpon the new Congress in the official journal is a new territorial division of Mex- ico, more just than that which existed upon the over- threw of domination. This appears to us like a radical measure, tending to centralism. Deplorable accounts are again received from Durango, of the raveges of the Indians in that State ond Chihua- hua. In (acd wy wed we find @ list of killed, wounded and prisoners made by the saveges in a fight near the end of October. That miserable country appears quite unable very fi and et Lowe! been sold wer terms ADOREE Yin Panel Peetiow teptapnn been very fer from ively. The arrivals of oats from eur own coast and Scotland have been on the same scanty scale as provioualy; and from Ireland only 10,283 qrs. have cume to ) with the wind favorable for arrivals from thence. The foreign supply has likewise been moderate, consisting, up to this evening (Saturdey) of 6,403 qre. The advance established on Monday last has, therefore, been well supported; fine corn was hardly obtainable at the close as easy terms ag in the beginning of the week. The dealers still look anxiously to Irejand for supplics; if, however, we may judge : the accounts we receive from thence, no assistance of importance can be calculated on from that quarter. Meanwhile the stocks on the spot are being daily diminished, the receipts ha ving for several weeks past fallen short of the quantity required for the consum; of the metropolis, There were in bond at this port on the 6th of November, 33,104 ais. ‘The late decline inthe price of {boans has not as sats been followed by an improved demand, only a retail bu- siness having been done in the article at last Monday’s reduced terms. White peas sold rather more freely on Friday, were not by any means dearer than earlier in the week. The few parcels of hog peas brought forward have been sold without difficulty at 5 The demand tor floating of Indian corn bas ain revived (principally on Irish account,) and very full prices have been obtained for the article. e learn from the north of Et that the weather, after having been frosty, had agein yme mild ; but it ia more than probable a similar change to that expe- rienced here may have afterwards occurred, and there is some prospect of the shipping season in the Baltic being closed early. Bd most recent accounts from that quarter we learn that comparatively little grain was shipped to Great Britain. A letter from Danzig, of the 21st inst., informs us that only about 60 lasts of wheat had hands at that since that day week. This parcel had, it was sup- ved been taken for shipment to France or Belgium, qualit; not of t! when 'y being too inferior to suit the English market. to protect itself from those Indians. paid been equal to 47s. éd. per qr., free on ‘The Diario of the 14th is authorised to contradict an | board, and the weight only 59 Ibs. per busn. Really impression created by the Monitor Republicane of the | fine mixed qualities were then still held a1 558 to at Senor Echeverria had pre) a loan to the | 56s per qr.: and for a parcel of only 60 lbs weight receiv ment—half in cash and half in old bonds—and | ed down Vistula, 54s per qrhaed been asked. The this not being accepted, had suggested that a forced loan should be decreed. The El Locomoter of Vera Cruz, dated Nov. 16th, contains an extract from an official despatch, stating that the people of t he city of the Angels, fornia, on the Pacific, combined with the In- , had taken sever) boats belonging to the United States squadron, and cut the throats of one hundred and fifty soldiers found on board. ‘his doubtful despatch is dated Mazatlan, Oct. 28 stock in granary was estimated at 80,000 qrs,a large proportion of which consisted of inferior qualit ‘The water in the Vistula had sligh ly risen ; still it wa: feared that part of the Scephy expected from the interior might not get down before setting in of frost. ‘rom Rostock our advices are of the 23d inst. The reports from France had caused holders of wheat to raise their pretensions; and new, which had before been offered on rather moderate terms, had again risen toa price corresponding with 52s per qr, free on board. | conversation with any one The Van Ness Case. i Circuit Count, Wasninoton, Deo. 17, 1846. | REBUTTINGTESTIMONY FOR PLAINTIFF CONTINUED. } Mr. Gutarnen, sworn—Deposed to a conversation | tC Mr. agen in wah ai anid he was | afraid 9 letters: written to Mra. C. at Baltimore; fy, were written udne power Slpaumnetanses, wd un i explained, would operat iy disad- 3 Mr. part however, tust ir, Bradley ‘hed as- | sured that these letters wouldinet be and) if not, he thought Mr. K.’s testimony would up the | case. The of the her tiff, punctual to the , In this stage Pecered te court ank | $ took her seat ceunseller, Mr. The storm ° has out the crowd to-day, (thank God) hadgpo ter rers for the widow. Mra. Wintiame recalled.—I have’ lived in the neigh: | borhood of the plaintif for three years, and know no- thing prejudicial to her charact.r Cross-ezamined by Mr. Baaorer.—I never had any rsjnever heard” any thing’ agalnet ‘her ot the, bevy, rears; never an’ y er Yara; have heard sutailias since, but Sothing sbeciiay . Cross-ezamined by Mr. Baavusy.—I have some: people could not say how many, throw out doubts a to her chastity, say! they sus; they could give no specific accu: 5 Dr. Marnanp sworn.—Testified, frem boarding at her house two or three years, to the good character, as far as he knew, of Mrs. Conner, and her sister, Miss Virginia Fowler; knew nothing from his own knowledge against soand so, bat Mr. Becx had lived at the Navy yard part of thacty, when plaintiff did, maby years ago, and knew nothing affecting reputation of this lady for MISS ANNA Q. WIGHT. Judge Mason,. by Mn merc) of the Cor and gaits! on both sides, in behalf of Miss A. G. igh, ce niece of Gen. Van Ness, and long a resident fami egg oe then me reg a a ae of the Cour a! ly object rom mo- tives of delioeoy Voth at rogards her Wo in the issue, and because her motives ht be miscon- strued. A settlement both of personal real propert: had been agreed upon im her favor by the real heirs, and this would constitute her interest. The Counsxt for the defence remarked, that desired to avail themselves of the evidence of Miss Wie tate her unwillingness they had forborne to resort to measures of force. Mr. May argued that this assignment to Miss Wight, why she should be called upon was one strong reason toa. and in his views was sustained by Mr. Bren. @ ourt decided that the testimony of this young lady might be properly introduced, and given ‘to Court and the jury. Miss Anne G. Wi intelligent manner. Sho Nese’s family and is a first cousin of his 5 the rals wife left ether first cousins, Mss. Iatclit Barns, whom I have never seen; about two years ago Gen Van Ness told me he had made a will, and had pro- vided for me, but he spoke of no one else ; he did not state who were witnesses to that will; | found the key given to Mr. Smith in the vest pocket of the General ; | saw no paper containing a lock of hair, addressed to Mr Wallace, among the papers of Gen Van Ness; saw no paper am porns then, nor before, nor since, ad- jressed to Mr. Wallace; I had no conversation with Gen. Van Ness in his last illness as to his affairs. Cross-eramined by Mr. Bauanuey—I{ was with Gen. Van arly all the time during the time of his last ill- ness; I heard him on two occasions of his wife and child; he said he had little to live for, that his wife and child were gone, that he was to die and lie down by the side of his wife and child. The witness then tes- Nes tified very particularly to the visit of Gen. Van Ness to the harp he the summer of 1845, (the tim mai e when the e of Mrs. Conner with Gen. Van Ni rove related to the license of the m © which he | fea sometime before solemnized between Mr. Gray and | the sister of the plaintiff. Mr. Brent contended that this | was fair testimony. | ‘The Court were of opinion that we must go by the | face of the letter, and not upon ii or motives, or | there be no end of interpretations in the case of | an.biguous writing. Mr. Bagnt was asked to reduce his proposition of tes- timony to writing, and while doing so was othe by the court substantially. if his object was to prove a different | fact from that which existed on the face of the letter. . Brent said his vvjevct was rather to explain and mit ywhat might otherwise be the construction of the The letter or letters in questions are from Mrs. Conner | to Dr. Ketchum, inviting to her Lg coef gr “the | impor: | : business do not interest me, but is of the largest tance to you,” kc, Mr. Bazrr, in connection with these letters, read from | ee pieces © Dr. Ketchum, and stated bis object to By ie testmony and the motives imputed to her um. | ‘The Court was in some doubt as to the extent to | ‘this sert of parole proof might be cartied, if ad- Mr. Baaptey cited from the testimony of Dr. Ketch- um, and the letters in question, and the construc. | tior cable to both. “The business do not interest as holding out a false motive to get him if'mot, the witness is called to prove that flag pan the face of the lotr They sir, we will reserve an exception, ago. our own left Mr. 5 , Will you state knowledge whether Mr. Gonned' left her or ry Conner? Mr. Brapuey objected. : r wir sta Well Weal cin itness could IT NESS a ime not state etinetly from his Mr. ban ‘ell, do you recollect what was the com- mon report ‘Witngss—Well, gentlemen, it’s been a long time aughter, “silence,” ‘walk light,’, too mu ing is p m, ut.”] Well, I heard that Mr. Connor got & little dis ited and went offof hisown sccord. He used to be accor man before his marriage, and for some time ‘Yes, sir, Ihave heard s-ewamined by Mr. Cox: htly spoken of of late By Mr. Baxxt—Yes, sir, wit .’em, and I'll tell you for in the broad ‘an Ness was mixed up hy, because he used to y time. (Laughter, “silence in 1 Mrs. Hupson, sworn—Was asked to state hor know- of Mre.and Mr.Conner. 1 knew plaintiff from her in 1804 ae was married; she was a virtuous 3 1 am in 1 bir woman; I ‘as a virtuous woman,and lieve firmly asi believe | am here; I lived in a little frame at the hay scales; I have no knowledge paration but this; Conner was a bad, drunk. she was nearly brought to starvation; [ cam agai my own will, and | did not want for to come; so hi ip me God, I‘never did hear that Conner left her because was a bad woman; | lived once inthe same house w! Conner and his wife several months; can’t tell the day exactly; [think she was between fifteen and sixteen when she married Conner; knew nothing agin her at the inst said to have taken place); she (\ bee —o and oo New York h Yee a ; appeared to upied in getting fs Coat of arme for his books ; don’t recollect that I saw him on the 6th of Augast; the next morning when he called he said he had a good deal of trouble about the coat of arms, but that he had got through never heard him make any allusions on the with it now; question of a marriage with this plaintiff at any time whatever. Mr. Batt, keeper of the city prison, sworn—Was call- ed upon to testify to the character for truth of old ‘ho plaintiff. 1 rd anything said for or against him in my fashionable neighborhood, and drinks, . That's all I know.’ (Laughter. Mr Maxsnaut testiied that he knew the plaintiff at the navy yard, but never heard down there anything said against her want of chastity, or that her husbi had left her oo that account. Mr N Cvucuien recalled—Was asked by Mr. Brent, if he did not, at the time of levying the distress upon plain- on mas Biathingy, ‘one ef the witnosses for the have beena Ofold wheat there were absolutely no stocks ; and the supplies from the farmers had barely kept pace with the demand. The inquiry for barley had, on the other hand, fallen off, the latest reports from hence having checked the inclination to buy. Good qui Were then offered pretty freely bt 29s per qr, free on board. At Stettin Ue whence we have also letters of the 23d inst ) hardly anything appeers to have been dove in Wheat, except for local consumption; but the deliveries from the growers having been exceedingly small, needy MILITARY INTELLIGENCE [From the Boston Courier, Dec. 18 Company “A” (changed from D, as ii ed,) was mustered into service y the recrui office in ‘'remont streot, by Capt. B. Al vord, of 4th infantry, mustering officer for this State, af- ter an examination by Dr. Eaton, Medical Inspector, U. 8 A., in presence of Henry K. Oliver, Adjutant General Mass. Militia,who addressed them in an eppropriate man- day afternoon at ner upon this cb: in their government. [rivates sre | buyers to pay quite former rates. Of barley, a to be furnished with three months pay, and twenty dol- | purchase or two been made by buyers from the in lars to themselves with clothes ; their uniform i qual to 30s. per quarter, onboard. ~ is to be delivered next Thursday The following officers have been elected and qualified :—Capt. Edward Web- ater, Boston, Mass ; ist Lieut , J. Kendall Tyler, Char! ut, D. ‘ey, Newburyport; Musician: Drummer, James £. Rute, Woburn 3 Fifer, Henry B. Smith, Boston. burg reports ot Tuesday last are of very li tle bap gg Pie Begg & oe ben ae since the prece: r of parcels on the spe or eit este te Ripped from utports. From Hol- stein and Wismar there were offers of wheat at 53s., from Denmar! to 62s. Sd., and from Pomerania at 528. to 683. per , free en board, without having led to much bi In the principal Dutch markets, prices of wheat have rather yn of late; but quotations are not as yet snfli- The (orn I rade of Europe. [From the Siark Lane Express, Nov. 30.) The official account of the stocks of grai and | olently high in Hollandto a ee being made flour in bond im the United Kingdom on the 5th instant, | from Great Britain with a prospect of @ profit. For rye, bas been published this week; we give the statement, | there appears to have been an immense demand both at with the addition of what was noder lock at the cor: Amste1 and Rotterdam, by buyers from the Prussian period last year, in a tabular form, to show at a | provinces, kc. glance the relative position of stocks at the two periods. pe the Mag Gang ow biel ea | of Rt orwe dy ‘i en ve! ly suppor . ler from Maree: G Ba Boral onthe: fa Rend tuihe ‘1 SESE GL, tots, tutoaas wa thet, by a teow Fogulstion ts the letention had been short- ene the whole it of which mous sup- nnd plies thus poured into the market had felled, however, 1678 to depress prices, the demand from the interior havi 2063 taken off the receipts as soon as landed. Marianopili 278,683 wheat was then still worth 60s, and superior soft Polish Itwould be very useful if « similar Cn: Weer ree beter ee cette ee stocks of free corn, &c., could be laid r readers; but this cannot, in the absence of statistical information, be done The imports of wheat and flour into Great Bri tain this year have certainly been immense; equal toge- To tax Epitons or tux New Youn Henarn :— Grevriemen :— In reference to an article in your paper of this morn- to thi miltions of quarters. If. therefc ing, Il beg you will ‘@ me en cpportunity of stati: the, conta an of foreige Dreadstuffe had corde my ersioa of y A a stems yor coatont house” r} greater during the present autumn than ras in the au- Inesday lant lesirous of mak: tumn of 1845 we should st preseat have a e excess of | ties concerning a difference in dutioe—at th whest and flour over what was he! last year. That there really at this time is an excess we entertain uo doubt, but itis not nearly so great as the extent of the imports would appear to indicate. At the time of harvest last year a very considerable quantity of old English Whest remained on hand; and there was con- sequently, less vecessity to employ foreign for mixi with the new produce. In the month of September this tating my epinion on the subject in a quiet a anly cae, and was answered b ‘Mr Bogard ery short and insulting way, in the presence [oop I forebore te reply to this at the time, and loft the desk of Mr. Bogardua to complete some business at another desk. It being-necessary to return to Mr. Bo gardus, | expostulated with him on the tone in which he had spoken to me, requesting him in future to address ‘ear a much smaller tion of th brought | me in e manne; red my due. In reply to this, rward by the. formers consisted of olf wheat tan told ae don’t like it, sir, take it as you in ordinary seasons, and since then the deliveries | please.” I replied, that on a recurrence of the occasion have been almost wholly of the new crop; th should cer’ so. His answer was, “If you ive ly do dition of the latter has, it is true, till very lately | me any insolence | will slap your chaps.” Upon which been so dry as to render it fit to ‘with a less portion | { instantly slapped bis face. This is the whole of the af of old than in ordinory searons: still it has been necessary tds Mr. Bogardus, As for the po to take considerable quantities for that purpose ; and, outside the building, 1 from the bare state of the granories at all | only tosay that when the porter (who if quite a dimin the Fe kingdom, we ques. | tive man) received the above order, I submitted to this arters to hae aera in oe office. be alm story TO) wing urned wi a “squ of m friends,” to make furiier distutbance, is simply a falee- 1 ness, without further noticing Mr. Bo; jus. 1 am perfectly satisfied with the affair as it now stands, than in London; and hope Mr. B. is also. has occurred in prices within the last ht originated Very gs | in the provincial markets, Mark Lane having foliowed; LIONKL MOSES. and not, as usual, led the advance. This is anew feature | New Yonx, Dec. 18, 1846. in ~ ope coe feeryee nef notice bore a Lhnnag Se grape yw r country markets) Supreme Court or Tax Usirep Statrs.—Dec. py Tg pm spe putes Oo call 16, 1846.—On motion of Gov, Bagby, Perry E. Coast the supplies have barely kept pace with the demand, | Brocchus, Haq. of Alabams, wes admitted an attorney and counsellor of this court. 43—J. & J, Chamber. Jain vs, Robext Heath, surviving partner, &e. On appeal from the Circuit Court United States for Louisiana. The matters in controversy in this case having been settled, the same was dismissed by agreement of parties. No. 26 —Nelson, Carleton & Co. et al. appeidants, va. Joho J. will tah Lee | wes wg gy the eee es recor rinted argument r. r the pellants. No. 1—Wm. G. Cock, plaintiff in error, 4 John L. Moffat ot al. The argument of this cause was and prices }s. to 2s. per qr. above these previously current have conse ly | oi realized. Wuaulst this ‘hes yeen the case in ricultural districts, the texdency has also been at the ming towns, though higher on Tuesday than tose ie per bbl.; and Indian Ireland, partly recovered from the previous depression. Later in the week the inquiry for wheat became more ively, and a fair amount of business was done on Frifay, at an enhancement of 24 per 70 Ibs. In Yorkshire, of wheat have remained nearly stationary ; but at Birmingham, Bristol, and Pteynge have this week had to pay fully Is to ve former terms, haat bess some sensation sj to have been pro- duced by the arrival of rather important su; t In- dian cers ;, tbe effect does wares, ea to have been very lasting, and the anes deci R. iker's devisee, plaintiff in error, vs of the town of Columbus. The argument of this cause was continued by Mr. Cates, and concluded by Mr. Coxe Pesce. In the same Diario dei Gobierno, in which | ee8! had’ undergone at several of whe lend, | for the defendant in error. No, 37—Wharton Joves Fara etc meet Nout iss | ey nat tata ht ge | itt Veg tam oy Or em | par 0 suc! w days, t o dsrraride copied whew cours, fon i, | sits ew ares Ding sonny high Flan n | yun lle, Niariel 8. Waring ota a it oy epoeue ress och etches were received. | We have to report @ good arrival of English wheat, | CAs Was commenced by Mr. a for the appellants. teat the bathed Une oF tae road Acial commu ications | the Teceipts coastwire into London baviog been larger | A‘Journed till to-morrow at 11 o'clock. ernment that the dissensions and ine, searing the | than of late, the quantity which has come to hend having ° covernenes cd in the capital re Cereat® Of dissen- | mounted to 10,050 qra. The bulk of the supply hor gove |, Hxway Cuay.—The steamboa on which the jpotavailed to disturb tranquility ia the Stoner Mt Rave | to tho millors direct ; and that exhibited at Steric Lane We see no indications that Gen. Almonte will leave the War Department, us reported at the North. We finda reat variety of orders emsoating from him. One rees- the active battalion of Celsya, its ranks to be filled trom the auxilisties of Allende; another provides for the organization of the loneers of Puebla, as a rquad- ron of active militia to operate in that State; and anviher, more be pyre fod to the be yee effect:—That in con- sequence je necessity strengthening the nent artillery at certain points which may be d by the United srates, or at points contiguous to those threa- tened, the President decrees that while the war iasts, two adsitionel ot Sacha. be raised—one fer tho 8 ate of , the other for the fortress of Perote. Jand samples has been of a limited character. Hon. Henry Clay left Louisville for New Orleans | stopped at Mi Pl Tana a fow hours. The Memphis | Eagle ao: rained id circumstances jt is needless to say that have,been unimportant ; but the town millers, whose stocks have been gradually reduced, have manifested an disposition to purchase, which has enabled fac- tors to obtain fuil La neler bt Agen er forward ‘he last month or viz. weeks hes been coastwise ; and had it not been in which the bakers themselves with flour, been compelled to buy the opera " man by wading through rain and mud to pay Tespecis, andto give him a cordial greet and grasp | oftce hand. He ap in excellent and like the majestic oak centuries, is still‘ proudly erect,’ unacathed by the tempests of party detraction, the juries | of (Loved Fad poet ja nobie hoed aimed their The citi: of York, Pa., have collected if a citizens ort, Fes haves $162 in aid oF tiff, say that he had seeu or hea d of a letter containing yellow lock of hair being found among Gen Van Neas's Papers, and that its discovery created considerable ex- citement in the family? ‘To all this, the witness replied, No,and that he had never heard of the lock of yellow hair, or hair, uniil called before the court at his firat exa- mination. Mr. Brent proposed this question in another form, when Mr. Bradle es and after some discussion of the point at law, Ker. rent waived the testimony. Mr. Ancwer sworn—Was called upon by Mr. Brent to testify to his knowledge of the general report of charno- ter of this plaintiff; but confessing that he had long ago imbibed projudices 9 Gen Van }, a8 understood, he did not wish to testify at all, in any way in this case. — He was permitted to retire. Zz Navy Yard. Cross-ezamined by Mr, Brapury—No, air, I have not heard or m much ebout ’em sence they | navy yord; I hav’ot associated with ’m sence about money matters. [Mr. B. asked about the age o! Miss Serena] Well, 1 don’t know, she is not very old. Mr. Bagwr objected, and Tue Covar sustained him. Witwess—Think they were married somewhere’s in 1819, ng there somewheres, and they lived togeth- er some seven or eight years, till 25 or 26 or 27. Well, | after Conner wentaway, I didn’t associate with ’em - she opened a large congressional boarding house ; yes, { rented s house of Mrs. Fowler, ond she was very ha with me, and it soured my tsmper—that was it—she | soured my temper agin her. Tue Covrt—Well, Mrs. Hudson, you may go. te ae a gts madam, whether at on e this i not have a very str, di about the throat ? aah Mr. Buap.ey objected. Mr. Bart contended that the defence had attempted to show that Conner had left his wife because of her in- fidelity, and they wish to prove that he was the guilty party, and that this strange disease was a part of the ry. : ‘Tue Count ruled out the testimony. Mr. Barwr—Well, Mrs. Hudson, you may go; and the poor old lady gladly’ retired Mr. Hupsox deposed toa long acquaintance with this plaintiff, and knew » against her. Mr. Fow.en, sworn.—Had known Mrs. Conner for a good many years; her character at the Navy Yard was very good; nevor heard anything against her; never heard that Gouner ies: her because of her infidelity; 1 understood that she left him; he went off and enlisted; she would’nt have auythiog to say to him, and he went off and enlisted; | don’t recollect who said so; it appear- ja Fowten recalled (sister of the plainti”) ‘a8 the Philadelphia envelope. Had seen it for the first time three weeks ago. There was a search made for it at your request (Mr. Brent). I did not hesr the request ; do not know where it was found ; | first saw it in my sister's hands ; that ink was not on jt wheu { first saw it ; it wes spilled on it by accident ; stated how the accident occurred—by a child upsetting an ink After identifying sundry letters, the witness was re- lieved for the day, and the Court adjourned Cincur Court, Wasmixcton, Dec. 18, 1946. ARPUTTING TESTIMONY FOR THE PLAINTIFF CONTINUED. Beautiful end brilliant day.“ The Counsel for the plaintiff’ proj to bring in a e Greet Valley De- letter written to the Postmaster at Ret: with a view, os supposed, to sustain the “ stampn,” of the Green Valley Depot letters of Mrs. Conner, on file But the court ruled it out. Miss Vinainta Fowzen (sister of plaintiff,) recalled. The testimony of Miss Fowler of the two letters alleged to Ketchum to the plaintiff at Baltimor« Mr. Brent said, having been destroyed—the court were of opinion was not strictly admissible as rebutting proof Cross examined by Mr Bnavixy, and examined in chief by Mr. Brent. She testified tothe Rev. Mr. Ket chum’s Sorrowing $40 of her sister, Mrs. Conner, ip 1841, to pay the fare from Bultimore of four In and an in: terpreter, under the charge of Dr. Ketchum; the reverend atieman having distinctly sworn that he had never wed mone: of Mra, Conner in his life, but thet she wed mor irs of age; I never pey the money back; Dr. Ketchum in '46 called to get board at our house, but could not ac- commodate him; our house was full; besides, as a min. ister of the gospel, we thought he did not live up to his Us pere go be called frequently, and wished the family use their influence with some gentlemen boarding at our house in his behalf as candidate for commissioner of the public buildings, the rlace which Mr. Noland had; | distinctly recollect his borrowing the $40. By Mr. Barwr.—I did not heac my sister assign any other reason for not ta! Dr. Ketchum asa boarder, in 1845, my ote she did not wish to be troubled with be * e boarders. . Bravia questioned the witness, particularly res- Peeting the conversation between Dr. Ketchum and Mrs. Sonner, in 1841, and the alleged borrowing of the $40 by the Doetor, on that occasion, to pay the expenses of the Indians; this | do know, that I seen him borrow the mo- Bey of my sister, and that | seen the Indians come to the house that evening; | don’t tthe exact purport of the conversatiun between my sister and Dr. Ketchum on that occasion; to a question proposed by mr. Brediey. Mise Fowten.—-Why, Mr. Bradley, you ask me to staie one t and the next m.ment you ask me to contra- dict it. [Walk light } Mr. Brapuxy.—Oh ! no, Miss, not at all;I don't want ile, if possible, what said Miss Fow.en.—I have come here, Mr. Bradley, to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and Ihave told it [Silence } Mr. Brapiey.—That’s all we want, Miss Fowler; we only want a feir ae ae hte B not distinctly reccllect iy Mr. Bars—No, sir, | that Dr. Kete! said he wanted the money to pay the passage ofthe Indians, though he may have said some- thing to that effect. Alter a very close examination of this young lady, by Mr. , the was permitted to retire. Mr. Guarets testified toan acquaintance for a number of years with the plaintiff, and knew of nothing sgainst her a good character. Miss Senena Connen recalled—This witness was call- ed in reference to the testimony of Alderman Brazier, of Philadelphia, the visit of Mrs. Conner to his office in May last, about the marriage record; one of those fa ir. Brazier said was the plaintiff, and the other supposed to be her Mr. Baert contended for the dence, and was sustained by his colleague, Mr. May. Mr, Bravuxy mainteined that the iy Ww: ar inadmissible. (step light, gentlemen. Walk | ed to be the teik about at the time; [know of her keep- ing scuools at the Navy Yard after separating trom Con- ner. Mr Brent read a letter from Mr. Gilpin at Philadet- hin, ret forth that the advertisement of the reward viteved of a thousand dellars for the certificate of mar- riage of this plaintiff! to General Van Ness, was in the hand- writing of Col. Lee, one of the former counsel of the plaintiff. Mr. Basnr wished Mr. May (bis associate counsellor) to be sworn in res of a certain (Philadelphia) enve- lope, oe hit also wished to be sworn upon a cer- tein point. Mr. Coxe objeoted, and cited from Greenleaf to show that counsel in « cause are excluded as witnesses, on grounds of public policy Mr. Mar wished only to state an independent fact—no" thing at all derived in confidence from the plaintiff. nent further explained his object. It was merely to prove that he requested her to search for the enve- Mr. Cox read from the authorities against the testi- mony of counsel. . Mr. Baext would prove the admissibility of this evi, ang bisa the same authorities—cited Greenleaf, sec , note 2. Mi Lay objected, on the ground ef interest, to Mr. } estimony. He was an interested party. Mr. Canuisty: made some remark. Mr. Baxyt—Well, now, have you no contingent inte- rest, Mr. Carli Mr. Caniisix—Not the slightest; I suppose I am to be i 1 win the cause or not. 3 We can very soon get up a release. LY an nt of all his interest lay, bis associate counsel, which he presented to the Court, and having thus been released of all interest, he proceeded to the witness’s stand to tes- tif, Ri. Basourry ed to knew if he were fully releas- ed in the premises, Mr. Brent said that plaintif’ had put $80 into his hands at the beginning ot this trial, and it he had advanced $20 to send a couple of gentleman to Philadelphia,which beiug on her business, she would be bound to pay, ony how. Mr. Brent hed had no understanding with Mr. May that this assignment was to be returned. He was permitted to give in his testimony. Mr. Brent was accordingly sbout to proceed to the statement of some circumstances connected with certain 7 envelopes of the letters of the plaintiff; to which testimony Mr. Baaoter ited; and after some time spent in lhe law, the witness testified when an bed laced in hie hands, but as to the mu! he was overruled, that fact coming — ee cognizance in his relation of counsellor of the plaintiff. Mr. Lamnent Tree was recalled, to testify 'to a cer- tain letter received by Mr. Brent from delphia through this post-office, but the evidence was ruled out by the court as inadmissible Mr. Bi itnesa, stated some further facts asto how the disputed envelope came into his hands. Dr. Pace, of the patent office was recalled, and exam ine tested enve! > we the proceedi: phan’s Court. The Vice President, Mr. me,and I went up, and he placed a large bundle of let- em 2. edie venceted tadioor Cente them. ‘a8 examined in respect of additions to said ters since they first were placed inhis hands. Did not examine them so critically as to be able to determine ; but detected no 50 far as he knew. And here, while the counsel on both sides were con- versing about certain absent witnesses, we took occasion to absent ours, Ives for the day. APrroIntMENTs BY THE Presivent.—John Y. Ma- pie Cs Maes pice eee of the Na’ jac jeorge Bancri Me vg A William H. Vesey, of York. to be consul of United States at Ant- , in Franci¢ J. Grund, d. s—Thomas J. Mulhi of the Senate in the deceased. William G. Flood, register of the land office at Quincy, I , from the ‘8th of January next, when y prosant commission will expire — Washington Union ee. 18. Casixat Apromniment.—We understand that aware of it, the Pope, sroomeees sole! | cials and Pislaien of hi establishment to the comparisons he had made of certain con- | ® a8 Inteluger Catenvax ron Decemper.—20. 4th Sunday in Advent. mn, the i 5 » the Ev Ast Sunday after Christmas. We take occasion to remind our readers that the col- lection on Christmas Day, in all the Catholic churches of this city will, ao-asual, be for the benefit of the Or phen Asylum in Prince street. “ Church of the Circumcision, formerly the Church of the yen Mme in 6th street, fiat 9d and 8d ave. nues, now opened as a Free jiesion Chepel, unde! the care of Rey. |. P. 1 h, with £ view of premes the Kospel to the Jews, such others as feel dis- posed te attend. Hours of service 103; A. M., 3 P.M. The corner stone of the church of the Neliette, (te sittings of which are to be perpet: free,) will by the Rt. Rev. L. 8. Ives, Bishop of North Carolina, on Christmas Day, about 4 o'clock, P. M., 1m Avenue C., be- tween 5th Gh streets. The s:ecial agent of the missionary committee of the diocese of New York, reports— ‘The omount due to Missionaries on the 1st vot January, 1847... 6. 0... scene » $1000 00 Amount at present in the Treasury. . 232 OO Leaving to be meade Up..ns.sesessseve rss $707 96 Lansing will be installed pastor of the tional church in Christie, between 2 vingston streets, op Frida’ a will 26th inst, Services to commence at7 o’clock Rev. Leonard Bacon, D. D., of New Haven, Conn., preach on the occasion. A stated meeting of the New York Presbytery’s Com- mittee on Church Extension, will be held Af the Mission House, corner of Centre and Reade streets, on Monday, Dec. 2ist, at 4)¢ o’clock P. M. The corner stone of the First Presbyterian Camden, N. J., was laid on the 26th panied with appropriate religious The new Presbyterian church oumyy rected in the church in , accom. exercises. of Clinton, Huaterdon of the gious services. A very interes Course was preached on the 3 ) NgJ., irom Pea. lxxztiv., Kirkpatrick, D.D, of 1, 2,** How amiable are thy tabornacles,” &c., who also offered the dedicatory prayer. In Somerset Ca ee Pais oes New J rous measures are train ‘su; household with the Bible. In Peecx for Bible tours are to be employed at once. The Rev. Dudley A.Tyng, assistant Minister George’s Church, will preach in St. Jude’s Church evening, when a collection will be taken up in aid of church. Services to commence at half-past se We learn that on Sunday morni consecrated the new and beautiful C! ; i sittin, the of the church shall be forever v. Dr. Mublenburgh, rector of Morning praye was je church.— r was read by the Rey. Mr. broodt, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Ogilby, who read the lessons. The epistle end gospel were the Rev. Dr. Turner. Thi Bishop, after which, he assisted by the Rev. Drs Turner, Ogilby, Lyell Mublenburgh. On Monday, in the same church, the Bishop admitted, to the holy order of Priests, the Rev. Milo Mahan, Deacon, Chaplain of St. Paul's College, College Point, L. 1. On Sunday. Nov. 22d, in Christ Church, Albion, the Bishop preached and confirmed six persons. Mi 23d, in St. John’s Church, Medina, edtwo. Tuesday, 24th, visited Church, eS In the morning, he instituted the Rev. Charles jatt ef Grace Chi into the rectorsb: M prayer wae read by the Rev. Mr. Coe, of Medina. Cot Scovill, the senior warden, delivered the keys of the church te the new rector ; the Bishop preecheu the mon ; the holy communion was admicislered by the Rev. Mr. Coe ; the Rev Mr. Stanley, of Christ Churoh, port, was also present. jallybrown, Cle- : The Roman Catholic parishioners of B rina, Ireland, in order to testify their Tom amongst Gitta, ere dotermoed am im, are to fonileman with a substantial memorial is a most gratify: tian feeling between neighborhood. The Cothelic King, of ey hegre her ob issued suspe: lor two years the e 1 taxes, in onder that The meuinee, may tribute funds for the supply of bread to the cheap rate. His Majesty has also subscri from his own purse 30,000 florins towards relieving the poor, has ordered that corn from the government stores supplied at a low price. The following is from the private correspondencd ef the dmi dela Religion, of A viel 10 :— “Rome, Oct. 31,—Thursday last, the 29th October, dur- avy fall of rain, Bg fi ee it, proceeded in the morning from the palace of the Quirinal te the Basilica of St. Peter. Private devotion wes the object of this pious rimege. Pius |X desired, without sny show of state, to celeb: the Holy Mess in the sul chapel of ee poy —— of the ~ e s. It ray in the retirement oi most venerated sabetueries thet the august Pontiff loves to meditate before God op the great things to which he is manifestly called; it is thither he habitually proceeds to derive his inspirations, and the strength necessary te ish them. At his Holiness ascended the sitar, Dr. Mewpensho had arrived the previous athome, entered Peter’s likewise fer the first time. ing t plows promise’ made to Ged, poste bitsel fofe the altar of te Moly Apsrtea! Toten rx mass; and he encountered upon the 3; end by a coi dential, the Ponti’ who offered the the vicar even of Jesus ( brist. what sweet sublime silence of these sacred the heed of the church in combs, with & new convert ee day oom menace the ice le eo cel tection of the See of Wome. The Papal cossoaness be held at the Quirinal, Holy Father fit to establish as yet his Vatican. On the see oy dy November, John de Lateran in his oft extraordinary jomans; the prelates ly caparisoned, and led by will send you an exact ‘mony which hes already thrown all The pontificial government, according to a letter ep; ed consuls for the principal ports of Turkey, and to send to Constantineples matic agent to negotiate a troaty by, which more tual security w sorbed de to christian the Sultan in the of their religion. The reception given by his Holiness crina Meez; siecka, abbeus of the Bazilian Minsk, puts yond all question the brutalities ted upon the hood in Russia, to which coavent of the) Tiinty on fae Moust, convent o| on = - with the rely Father Bi: where hegpubl. most devoted servants. New Cuvacn.—The corner stone be dedicated in honor I 5 s 5 : 5 a z i Cumnica, Cuaxons—The Rev. Ce 9 well hes become on assistant minister Church, Syracuse. The Rev. William has Grace Church, Chureh, ball, Ct. The Rev. call to the Pive tHe Nintit-—We find in dence of the : | c = ef i a = Hl Hi 2 I | i in| . | John Y. Mason, Eeq. was yesterday unanimously con ‘thwerted, ‘condense hum and my mother in the spring of 1e4d,about « | aa Brorotary of the Navy, by the Senate of the the people will thosate he re er? license for a certain murriage solemuized in. | —— people would is i | Af New Haven Thnsetes by 10 do what is |, since certain Mi sd ir. Brent to hold tothe rebut- which the following rn Soe ee eee him.” cel, BNADLEY objected to this testimony about the It | me ag hepard, F. & . Chidsey, Oliver Bryan, Andrew Ras und Samuel silly man, 5 id Banks, Jo a y Mr. Brest explained, that a certain note of Mrs. Con- kley, Chas. Meders, Henry Eld, Mrs. Elizabeth | Bi te draw them in ner to Dr. Ketcham, which it might be interred related | smith, Ovorge Riday, William G. Gill. Very few of the for ote eam to the macufecture of false lesimony, he wished to nae a4 needed.” mt