The New York Herald Newspaper, January 9, 1847, Page 2

{ the same; but what in the world did this Asse NEW YORK HERALD. New York, Saturday, January 9, 1847. | the Governor himself, or we: Our Miustrated Weekly. | . Oar regular edition of the Weekly Herald will | lonislatons of the Aseerihly, E be ready atBo'clock this morning. | Nopce Exampe.—We are delighted to find It will contain Governor Young’s first message | that there is at least one member of Congress in to the Legislature—a history of the rise, progress, | the whig party, who thinks more of sustaining and fall of the Van Buren dynasty—the Presi- | the honor of his country, than in obstructing the dent’s special message to Congress—history of the | President in his endeavors to bring the war with New York Society Library—the official despatch- | Mexico to an honorable termination. sof the loss of the United States brig Somers— | Weallude to Senator Crittenden of Kentucky. important intelligence from the Capitol—proceed- This patriotic gentleman promptly voted for Se- | non ings in Congress and in our legislature to the last | nator Benton’s, bill, encouraging the enlistment moment—correspondence from the army and | of soldiers; and at the same time remarked that navy—the chronological table for 1846—the list of | he was in favor of a vigorous prosecution of the ships built in this port in that year—the criminal | war, and should accordingly vote for a liberal sup- statistics of this city—and the usual amount of | ply of men and money to further that object. political, commercial, and financial information. | We hope and trust that the remaining whigs in It will be illustrated with an engraving of the | Congress will follow Mr. Crittenden’s example, New York Society Library, anda scene repre- | and sustain the administration in its efforts to senting two of our “ first young men” making | close this war as speedily as possible, their last call on New Year’s day—both done in 1 ie in Kentucry.. | ssage of Gov. Owsley i first style of art. ‘ . so | of that State, delivered on the lst inst, isa model in one he price will be 6{ cents, in wrappers, ready | respect, for all such documents. It is very brief. for the mail. The financial condition of the State is very satisfactory. The State debt has been considerably reduced the last The sixth and last edition of the Holiday Hrrald year; endthe 15 centson a hundred dollure will be all ; that will be nece: 'y to meet the expenses and interest was printed yesterday. Those desirous of pre | fo, ino coming year serving copies of this sheet, containing beautiful | T Phtues riche are recommended for the Ken- illustrations of the Mexican war, had better se- | tucky river. ‘Tho receipts for the past year from ita ne- cure them now. Single copies, in wrappers, | vigation amount to about $30,000, being nearly 100 per ready for mailing, can be had at the office at | cent increase over those of last y pence each. | The negleoted school system of ti arnestly ‘View. of Monterey, Californ | laid before the attention of the legislature; also, a We have obtained an excellent view of the | “Tie pes Lemay fooler bye name nagar, town of Monterey, in Alta California, on the Pa- ee ae rah oanaGe der eeibetaa tc tencan siflo, which we have had engraved. It is our intention to publish it in to morrow’s Herald, with an interesting sketch of the place. We are indebted for both view and sketch to a gentleman now residing in this ity, but who for years lived | in California, and is as well acquainted with that | territory and coast, as he 1s with the breadth and | beauty of Broadwa: ‘The Pictorial Herald. for volunteers, is highly extolled. Theatricals. Pans Tueatax.—There was a very large audience at this theatre last evening, who were, no doubt, attracted thither by the announcement tvat it was positively the last evening but one of the present engegement of the little dancieg girls This evening, therefore, will be their last sppearance for many months to come, and we hope to see as numerous, if not a more numerous audi. ence, than on any night of their engagement. Last even ey appeared in the three divert Pas Moissonew: “La Tyrolienne,” and “Le Grand pplauded to the echo. or, The Brigand and body Elae,” completed In the former of these Miss The Comptroller’s Report. This important State paper is published on the outside of this day’s Herald. {t will be read with interest, particularly at this time, the beginning of 8 new State government. | New York State Debt—its Liquidation. | gend; 8 hoegh this cyan ngs aay ile i ; | child, i The new constitution which went into ope- | Snemineat eaitee ied alate athe ration on the let of January, instant, pro- | hert As it is, her acquaintance with th vides that of the revenues derived from the ca- | am hervelf with the ¢ nals, after paying the expenses of collection and | tra; hog it inet and fennel is of repairs, there shall be appropriated and set ne sms Sainanie tepmben of ie corye dramnbiene of } the Park. The bill thi: isa rd apart annually, the sum of one million three | a as it does of four ere} y the Danse hundred thousand dollars, to constitute a sinking | Vie>noises, viz: The “P i sane La T'yrolienno,” and the "P M 1” “_ for me payment of the canal d<bt, until the | the “Whsataheat dane a ich bee mn ecetred with Ist day of June, 1855, and after that time, the sum | 8 Much delight. Buckstone’s comedy of “Popping tho det estion;” “Forty and Fifty,” “M of one million, seven hundred thousand dollars | Refehoos's Wi » the whole eng abil thot sete atl psr annum, until the whole debt shall be paid, | the house to overflowing. that there shall be annually appropriated and set | | Bow#ny 1 uearny.—We had another repetition of the apart the sum of three hundred and fifty thou- j Wizard of slide "hore last evening, also the sand dollars, for the purpose of forming a sink- Hy BASES eee ay be a pom tn, Rope ee ing fund, for the liquidation of the debt called the | Co™PeY 1p Seneral acquitted themselves last evening in General Fund Debt, until the canal sinking fund | \*iShy creditable manner. There are new sitractions shall amount toa sum sufficient to pay the canal | ed ricmmecronab a cipahae tear fant s ChA debt, after which the appropriations to the sink- | his claim: pupes Esa eta ae scknesieame! ing fund, to pay the general fund debt, shall be | {#/6nts and por ty et ere him that cordial recep- eted the Bow- fifteen hundred thousand dollars annually. or board ‘ a se ana fh Destor ef me riah It is estimated that the sinking fund provided by | 884 comic charactors that dsually i. present Se eee ae school of broad farce and ci dy, fe the constitution for the liquidation of the canal claims than Mr. Hadaway. His bileill be ova bag iy d_bt, will pay it off in about eighteen and a half | #ttractive this evening. years, but it will not furnish funds fast enough to Saenger arity near igo house was crowd: mest all the paymentsof that d | ed e riding was splendid. 16 astonishing feats pe an dgi eto ebt asthey ar-| formed br Mr. Carroll and Master Jesse have been the . ° | wonder of the house. The Fighting Ponies had their The entire debt of the State at the close of the | usual “guffing match.” and May Fly danced with an ease last fiscal year—the 80th of September —was | and grace that excited the applause of all present. Mas. $24,784,080 95, which is divided as follows:— ter Hernandez’s riding here, hasbeen frequently and New Your State Dest, Serr. 30, 1846, loudly applauded. The whole troupe of performers, in deed, possess talents of the highest order; and the crowd: Principal. | Interest. | ed hovse: nightly fillthe American Circu: 8, is the At Spe peat. sug ae a be 2 P #) | dest test Sreat attractions nightly presented 7 3,617,136 00 255,299 52 Signor Blitz is performing at Batavia, in this State. Forrest is at the Walnut street Theatre, Philadelphia $16,944 815 57 $938,001 32 The New Orleans people appear to be afflicted with a Blangy-manit 40 62 331,738 09 $22,937,056 99 1,969,739 41 F The contingent liabilities of he Ginte aaibaal | eat et street Theatre, Philadelphia, is, for the to $1,796,424 56, which, with the above, made, | at the close of the last fiscal year, the entire debt | of the State $24,734,080 95. The debt of this State, upon the principle laid down inthe new constitution, will be fully can- celled by the year 1269, viz: The Canal debt, in 1965, and the General Fund debt in 1969, when = beds Rede on ee Benedetti, San» the treasury of the State will be wholly free from | Witico and Martini, did admirably. ‘The basso certainly the immense burdens the large. public debt now | fa blanae: velo Crete cate pea entails upon it. | fi were Gn with improved nd ihe 0} It will be seen by the new constitution, that he Oper couipacy 6 I tide of suce while the payment of the present debt is amply | fulexperiment, and we predict for them a continuation provided for, checks against any increase of tho | °° #0 With which they have been thnsfar received, SI debt are sufficiently stringent. No debt | it gence. @an hereafter bo created, unless such debt be | Grand et oe OE pereee ian 6th Ward, z | arresied yesterday, an old Five Point thief called G suthorived by a distinct law tor some specific ob- | Low, on a charge ot stealing from the lodging houseot ject, and that law shall impose a direct annual tax | Mr. bade No 90 Houston street, a coat, vest, and pan- Safficiont to pay the interest on such debt esi | taloons, valued at $28. This rascal. it appears, went laxt Musicai. Iratian Orxna.—Linda di Chamouni ” was performed with more effect last evening than on any of its previous present. z night with another chap; and took lodgings at the above falls due, and the principal within eighteen ye ees soe arly eee ae decamped with one of the boarders’ clothing je property was recovered b: from the time of contracting the same, and that no | the above officer at two different pawn shops Commas such law shall take effect until it shall have re- were by Slaps tse nar | Pickpockrts at thr Post Office —As Mr. John J. Mere ceived a majority of all the votes, at a general | win, reading at No 8 Walker street, was standing at election, cast for or against it. Thecreditot the | the post office about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, some ; Serie | light-fingered fellow, commonly called a knuck’ State shall not be loaned to aid any individual, | cleverly extracted from. his pocket a wallet containing association, or corporation. Had such a provision | $29 in bank bills, in $1. $10 and $6, of the State of New i in the old constituti |. | York, and escaped without detection. existed in the ol stitution, says the Comptrol |» Shop Lifting —A fellow called Thomes Sandford was ler, the tax-payers of this State would have saved | “arrested yesterday afternoon, having been caught in t more than seven and a quarter millions of dollars. | %¢t of lifting @ pair of boots. worth $8, frora the store of , i | Edward Monaghan, 78 Chatham st, Locked up for The resources of this State are sufficient to meet Complaint of Emigrante appropriatio: i man, resembling somew: » all the PP sige re ae required by the new con sopeared beleee Juation ¥ s stitution, and the burdens upon the treasury will | several strapping young men, and presented a note to be annually reduced. The capacity of our pub- | ¢ rate, to Ista hy requested the old man to lic works is hardly sufficient to do the amount of ft made tavea wi gy business annually offering, but the excess guaran- | posed upon by an emigrant agent, J.C. Bogardus, No. tees a revenue, from the amount of merchandize Aad transported, to meet all the demands upon that tand. The quantity of produce offering for trans- t street, by engaging to send them to Upper Ca- ead, but faile yagutreet how 'uesday next. portation upon the canals of this State, is increas- 1% aon of Reg ld a pee of Gaiter Boots—A young r1 ish girl, calles jary Tracey, was arrested yesterd: jmg 80 rapidly from year to year, that these works | ernoon, onacharge of stealing a pair of geher boots, | can alwayscommand a business, at rates of tolls | belon; 10g to = of her own country-women, called ‘ i | Ann McLaughlin, stopping at No. 72 Greenwich street, sufficient to give anet income large enough to | Fret the vindictive fecling. expressed by the comsion answer all the purposes required. Ba Ste tons was compelled to take the churge, ‘As soon as th ‘ ere er although ail in court were convinced that no larce: ea atthe ae Sih for the liquidation | yas nparent. Locked up in default of $100 bail. io debts of the State have reached a sum suf. | 4 Haul of Disorderlies.--Oficera McKeon and Garvey ficient to offset a large portion of the State liabili- | oeteon eer ro haoed aa night, Mee following a P ores of poverty and prostitution, ties, the annual expenditures for interest on the | these officers found huddled alt together on the done ie balange of the State debt,will be 90 limited, com- | ssmall cellar, located in Urange street, on the Five . 0 n bringing them to the Station Honse, they pared with what they are at present, that very | gave their names as Walter Holmes, Francis Martinos, important reductions can be made in the tariff of tolls, without reducing the revenue below a pro- per point. | ‘m Jones, Mary Farrell, Ann McQuin, Sarah Morris, Susan Smith, Martha O'Neil, and James J. Childs, all of The financial policy of this State is now brought J as near perfection as possible. whom were locked up for examination by Justice Os- ‘Three boys, by tho names of Wm. | der H. Piercy, and Joho Ferris, were It is established | arrested yesterday by officer Myers, of the 10th ward, on by the constitution and not by a legislative law, Trimpeon pe ee alt ta ab ni and is, therefore, more permanent and not sub- A Dutiful Son.—Officer Steirs, of tho 13th ward, ject so much to party principles. rested a young man by the name of Daniel Marr, on a neiples, charge of violently useauiting and beating his agod eee ‘Tae Govennon’s Mrssace ix Tax LEGISLATURE. —We perceive by the Proceed: father, Ale: a i. | tice Timpson for trial. A ings in the House | “(4 pusical Thief-—A Dutchman by th D - f Chas. of Assembly of this State, on Thursday last, that | Mainer was a rete esterday, by oficer Suckman, of ten times the usual number of copies of the Go- | the 6th ward, on a charge of stealing a lot of music va vernor’s message were ordered to bo printed by | Seushier, Sodding st Ne, 90 Hartee scan a neion at teacher, residing at No. 170 Hester street. A portion of that body, and three hundred and {fifty ndditional | the music was found inthe possession of the ecoused = copies for tho use of the Governor. Justice Osborne locked him up for trial. If Silas Wright had been elected instead of John Young, we question very much if the As. sembly would have acted so liberally in regard to der Marr, with intent to kill him, while in Common Pleas, Before Judge Daly. Jan. 8—Healy va. Stebbina—Vordict for plaintif, $25. his message as it has wi ’ a Lyons vs. Long— Action for assault and battery report: es — Aer ith Mr. Young's; not be- ed inthe Herald of yesterday. Verdict for pluiatifl $39, eause Mr. Wright is a democrat and Mr. Young Betore Judge Ingraham. Charles T. Meare vs. Thos Billeland.—This was an ac- tion of assumpasit for the boerd and tuition of di lve years ol: en and oi wat ec a whig—not at all—but purely because Mr. Young’s message is just about one-tenth as long as the outrageously windy and protracted docu- | ndant’s f ‘ as to be $17 ments that Mr. Wright was in the habit of inflict- Find tuition. ‘They were vant, polaintiie, school, at ing on the few of his constituents who could 1646, ead contin ae ete ak ca at ee spare a week from their business to read them; | The Seek te, Gill cote oe , ay stor atine and also, because the expense of printing ten cnildsen ‘wore eiinreme Cane pom thet moecmn’ tbe times the usual number of Mr. Young’s would ee ree te pay tha balance, atin tat tho proclbesncane rater _ | law implie t all person t > not be any greater than printing the usual num. | trusted ahall bestow th ei nom children are in. pa care over thoi: ware under the Parental rool + imme ne of the | bly meen by having 360 extra copies printed for these to be printed in a different style from the others—on silk with | letters of gold? Do enlighten us—O, most sapient | readiness with which Kentucky has responded to the call | | | 2. | Lie brcige bas ona which we hope and believe it will maintain. ie City Intelligence. Cuance in tHE Weatner.—There has been a ar change in the weather. It is felt by every ie lowing we shou thlak it wos _ ae Thursday, Jan.7...46..4+45 4a Friday, Jan. 8... 21 “ This ‘fil inthe thermometer warns us to be care ful ef our clothing. New Youx Vo.untsers.—Tho regimental colors | Were presented yesterday to the volunteer troops from thia State, by the city of New York. Owing to orders | from Col. Bi , the troops did not paraded as ex- | pected, and Col. Burnett with a few of the officers, re- | Geived tue colors in their behalf. Alderman Walker officiated in their presentation, making a few appropriate remarks, feolingly replied to by Col. Burnett Very few | of our citizens wero poets, the whole affair being con- | ducted with much privacy. The large crowd collected Park was dismineod, we believe, with a statement the ceremony would on another day. The colors are very neat; a red ground on one side, worked with the erms of the State, and on the other with | those of the city. The companies are mostly on board ship; those are not will go aboard the ‘ Gladiator ” this day or to-morrow. Miuitant Pagsentation or « Swonv —The National Capt. Raynor, of this city, presented on New | Year's day to Major Wm. K. Newton, of the sth Regi- ment Light Infantry, President’s Guard, a splendid | aword and belt. hi ine the following inscription :— | * Presented by the Fi Co. National Greys, N. Y.8 A. | to Major Wm K. Newton, (formerly a Lisutenant in the | Gr of h Regiment, L. 1, a8 token of respect and esteem.” It was presented by the Captain of the reys. Muitany.—The Mellis Guards, a fine body of sol- diery, Ceptain Retar, commandant, passed our office yes- terday, on a return from a target excursion. Escuarian Socirty.—The cond anniversary of culapian Society was celebrated in the chapel of ity, on Saturday evening, hed 26th. Pro fe Addres 3 | sor Mott presided on the occ: livered by e New York ; Mes of ances The address, by the President, was delivered with clearness and dignity. The composition was chaste and classical, evincing @ discriminati | sound judgment. The addre Spirit of eur Government, and far more original than wo expected when he ject He had a hackneyed and of -C.; ands P. Janes, better suited to his and though pe culated to interest the assemblage of beauty, wity | and talent, which graced the occasion. Mr. Henry Stu- | art Hewit, ot Connecticat, was unable to deliver his ad- | dre remit KOR yy Sather throat. His | ape en o! subject very appro- | iistey vig: Oath pirit of American Surgery” ve His 3 true, were | The music, by the New York Amateur Club, under | | charge of Mr. Dodworth, wes most exoellent. The | prayer from Linda di Chamounix, was particularly well | | iven. After the exerci ] nowledge and pleasure, were linked together, forget. | ting the cares of life, sacrificed with free good will, to | *} $50 for a bill of divorce. in the chapel, the society ad- | journed to the supper room, where wit and mirth, | yurt of Oyer and Terminer. Before Judge Edmonds, and Aldermen Hart ani Foote. Journ McKeon, Eeq,, District Attorney. wists ii sesh ee plan a met a o’ . pe place by his counsel, ond PW vmcor sunk and Dergxce xamined by the defence. —I re- my husband keeps a hotel in D street, neer Maiden Lane, in Albany; we have resided there for six years; | know the prisoner Calvin Russ; I became acquainted with him in March 1845; he came to board at my house in that month, and remained until August; he was employed by a Mr. How, he left my house in August, 1845; he left to get marriod; I saw him often after he left; he generally called in every day; he came to board with me again in October, 1945, alter ‘Sis mar ; he brought his wife with him; hii if and wife with usfor about a month; his wife loft after she boarded with us for about a month; I don’t know where she went after sho left; he remained about three or four days after she left; he left for New York after; I next saw him last August; he boarded t! with a oung man named Mr. Wadley; he took Is at our jouse and slept there before he commenced work w him He agair, commenced work with Mr. How. frequently during these three weeks; every da lieve, from ‘March to ‘August, 1845, and during that pe- riod, when he boarded at our house, [ often noticed a restlessness of manner,a flashing of the eye; he hala Singular sort of manner; he was always at his work, and at home at his meal times. There was something strange in his maoner; when sitting in conversation he would sometimes take up his hat and walk outand re- turn. After his marriage, when he came to live with her at our house, they had a room, and were very comfortably ated; his conduct was very good towards her. He took up her meals for the first week or two, three times a day regularly ; he then said she was not well; he was very much changed in his manner at this time ; he said he could not work, that these were continually bills coming into him, which he could not efford to pay ; these werejhie wife’s bills ; thera were bills for books and bills tor laudanum ; on he waited until dinner ; he said ove r $15; she wanted to leave our house ind Mr. Ri told her, ‘ where he boarded y, andhe would pay her board ;” she said, did not choose to pay her board, wherever s! wished to board, she would compel him to pry Ho told her “that she het as she was not marred to him by her said, “it would be dificult for him to his manner wa: some further peculiur about ae or jo to Mra Rei his manner was very ncholy in his manner he packed them up for her; he appeared in very low spirits, sitt in the back room and jer} bar room; he often came into my room and spoke about his wife; this was a year ago last fall ; he left our hous York; his man- ner this time was very stran, very uneesy, so much ao, that him; I observed hi: during this time wild, glaring look: nd to get mi fac! fo" is rd thi in them; the tutelary god of the society. Speeches ware mido by the Rev. Dr. Mason, professors Mott and Bedford, Dr. Batchelder, J. R. , W.H. Van Buren, Isaacs, and Mr. Quintard Prosperity to the Distinguiehed Faculty of the Crosb; atraet Sokool” if 4 The music at the supper was enlivening, and added | much to the pleasure and gratification of the occasion. The Esculapian Society has taken a stand among hit Tur Pest Orrice Ronnxry at Port Jenvis—We | understand young Wisner, who had been arrested for the | robbery, and committed, about ten M Commissioner Gardiner, evening of the part he had i: been to learn whether he implic: sons, ur upon what terms he made t! '4® Erina Bavt.—The thirteenth annual ball of the ina Association, will take place on Tuesday evenin; next, at Castle Garden. The well known reputation o! the gentlemen who have the management of it, is a gua- rantee sufficient that the ensuing ball will not be infe- rior to those of former years. Although the benevo- lence of our citizens bas been, within the past few months, taxed to some extent, yet, the committee sin- cerely hope, that in this instancs the charitable inten- tions of the society will be appreciated ; indeed, we are assured they will, when we inform the public that the whole of the receipts are to be arplies towards support- ing and educating the numerous little orphans attached to the Prince Street Orphan Asylum, whose claims upon a Christian people cannot be doubted. ‘ Charity should begin at home. jomicipe.—The Coronor was called yesterday to in- | vestigcte anothér case of homicide, committed under the | following circumstances :—From the facts elicited in the | case it appears that an Irishman by the name of William McFadden, who has for some time occupied a couple of rooms in one of thoso wretched abodes in Murdering Alley, rear of 59 Cross atré where they have becn in the bit of accommo: ig a few lodgers. Amongst | , Were a Mrs. Hoff, about 60 yea , and Patrick | Muldoon, a mi man, whose wife, for some ci othr not stated, lived with another family in join- ing apartment. Thaton Thursday evening last, McFad- | den, his wife and Muldoon retired for the night in one | room, while Mra. Hoff was provided with a bed in the | other. In the course of an hour or two after retir- | | ing to rest, McFadden, was aroused from his slumbers by Mrs. Hoff, who was calling for a light, and 8 or | | crying out that somebody had got upon her bed, where- upon McFadden instantly got up, procured a light, dr Muldoon m the bed of Mrs. Hoff, Sind | 1d him with considerable violence out of the room, | k him a severe blow with his fist, ( as itis | kicked him ral times on his chest) then | door against him, at the same time, telling him | that he had a wife of his own, and should go to her. Tne following morning Muldoon was found dead on the stairs ; in consequence of which, McFadden was arres- | ted to await the result ot the Coroner’s inquest upon the | body ofthe docased, in which caso the jury rendered a | 5 representations. Barili surpassed herself, and received | frequent and hearty applause from the large assembly | She is evidently becoming more st home | | by hanging himselt in the manner described. the fall | Court of Genecal Scssk | Before Recorder Scott and Ald. Roberts and Tappan. | Jouve B. Phillips, No. 118 Breome street. Committed by Jus- | i | , another | Le Gal, New York; J. Ro: ra, | ladelphia; J. Mason, Wora | | ered on his head verdict that be came to his death by blows inflicted by William McFa den, who was then fully committed to | prison for trial by:the Coroner. | Svrerwe =A person who keeps a meat store at the cor- | ner of Bank and Hudson streets, on going to the prem ses about half-past 4 o'clock yesterday morning, found an unknown man suspended he the neck with a couple of handkerchiefs, to a hook in front of the shop, where he had been hanging but a very short time, inasmuch as the ody had not then become cold. On searching his | pockets, there was found a pass-port, mado out for M. | ‘Touzé, a native of France, aged 37 years. The coroner held an inquest upon his body last evening. The jury rendered a verdict that the deceased committed suicide } Kittep wy a Fart —The Coroner was called last eveniug to hold an mquest on board the brig Belle, upon the body of a sador named kdward Greene, who, as the sbove named vessel was leaving the dock for Wil- mington, N.C., about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, jell trom the foretopmast to the deck, and almest iustant- ly expired, in consequence of the injuries received by | Verdict, aceortingle, q., District Attorney ad interim. .4— Trial of James Goodwin, continued.—The | trial of James Goodwin, on an indictment for arson was | resumed st the opening of court, this morning, on the partof the prosecution, Officer Daty, deposed thathe arrested the accun the night of the fire, a short distance from the pre of Mr. Gosling as he was goin that he arrested Goodwin at the solicivation of josling ; that on taking the accused to the station heuse, witness discov- also a quanti- ty of dust. Joun McLeop examined—On the 10th of Sey last I lived in the third avenue, near 20:h Goodwin, (the accused,) W pied the same sleeping apartment: ic the room; on the night of the fire in question, Parker and myselt slept in the same bed; I retired to rest about sometime after | went to bed I think that | ker and Goodwin cam | said it was 10 minutes past 11 they had been; they said o down on the side of | undressing; Goodwin | at he had 4 and they had affected his bowel; oonsequeuce of which he would have to go out agai At that time | turned round to go to sleep, being much fatigued ; I did not, therefore, take any notice whether he went out of the room at that time or not; if I recol- | lect rightly, | awoke once during the nigit, and found | the lamp burning ; I got up between five and sx | o'clock next morning; Goodwin was not then in his bed; the bed did not appear to have been slept in ducing the night ; [did not see Goodwin again until he had been arrested. [have hud several interviews with Mr. Rus- sell, counsel for Goodwin in relation to thia trial. I em- ployed Mr. Russell to defend Goodwin. Ws. Parken examined.—I accompanied Goodwin to | Brooklyn On our return we get into an omnibus at Fulton Ferry, and rode up to the corner of § nue and Twentieth street, from which place we walled | home. After remaining’ in the bed room for a tow poe , Goodwin went out again and dtd not return that ni ‘The Court, at this stage of the proceedings, adjourned until te morrow mornin: ~~ Movem: The following is the the ier ey Army; Fd Walke sor; J. Sharp, Fred. rivals at wich; C. Pelton, U. States Pa; &. Merle, Now Wina- ; M. Clark, U. States Army. Aston—J. Tabor, Boston; W. Oukley, do; L Lock- man, do.; J. Field, Roberton; A. Hazard, Kofield; Mr. | Baldwin, New Jersey; Mr. Lambort, J. Watson, Perth Amboy; Dr. Whaley, South Carolina; Dr. Tuck: erman,U.8. N.; J. MoCollock, Centreville; J. Butler, Philadelphia; G. Hurberton, Troy; J. Groon, England: G. Dorion, Montreal; L. Steen, Mauchester; H. Low- | ther, Richmond; bk. ae Boston; R. Burden, Troy; e y) Robert Campbell, Balti- more; Com. Keating, U. 8. N; 0. Jackson, Philad; G. Frost, Massachusetts; win, Now Maven; A. Cost, N. York; T. Wincherly, Philad; G. Sayers, Boston; Mr. Adams: ow Jorsey. Frankir ir. Wheeler, New Jersey; J. Urrall, N. Havon; H. Gilbert, Troy; C. Brent, Rochester; J. Press ly, Kentucky; 8. Wright, Cincinnati; R Butler, Louii inna; J. Hendricks, North Carolina; N. J: George Dent, New Orleans; J. shipmai y, Providenc -P, Coolige, Watervil City. Waver, New Jet Mowanb.—Mr. Kingsland, ia Co; W. Winter Harris, D. G. Temple, f Choney, Norwich; O: De Forost, W. Foulkes, Nassau Hall; J. Van Ar tt, New York; 3. hi jachui J. Kidd, R. St it, Buffalo; J Ri Co; W. Robert F. Collins, Philadelphia; G. Ben- Among the many excellent toasts was, ‘Health and | to f for her; that he wished nable her to go west with him; that 000 by her grandmother; she told him she had got session of this money; she had written some letters on the subject, which she would not allow him to put into the office; she said she would not allow him to put the letters into the of- if; xpression of his wi ; on the Satur. before he came to Now York, his manner was was the matter?” he said ” he pushed his plate aside on the table, folded his arms, and then rested his head upon his hand; he got up very suddenly from the table, and walk- ed into my room; he was stering, and I was afraid of him; there were three of my children in the room; I sent for the bar man to have him removed; manner on the day before he left was strange; his face was red; he missed the seven o'clock boat on that day; there was a Mr. Van Stiven with him at the time; he didnot leave; this was on Saturday; Mr. Van ‘en told him he was teo late forthe boat; I then saw egain on Tuesday; it was ‘on Tuesday that he left, ata very few minutes at the table and then went into my room; asked for his hat; I teld bim it was not there: he, after this, left, and toek up a cap and astraw hat afterwards on the stoop; he did not appear to know what he was about; he said my room was the bar room; I saw him after this go from the stoop and turn soun again; he said be wi jing for his wife to New York, him hi and had a place provided for her; he appeared to have kind feelings towards his wife at this time, and spoke of her with affection. ined by Distnict ATTORNEY —Previous 10 ¥ Croi his marriage he slept late; he was married in Sept 1845; in one of his conversations with me. he said his wife left him, and he wanted to get out of Alban: complained bitterly of his wife leaving him; I into my house a second time, notwithstan: strange manner! observed in him tho first time; Mr Russ told mo that money was left to her by her husband, Mr. Lovett; she said it was $5,000; at hear it the table before he left; 1 did not see him drink that day ; | can’t say he was tine} I no opportunity of smelling his breath. He sad | have always been on good terms; on Tuesday [ invited him to te: seen him cry whea he was in trouble about his wife; I have seen him laugh soon afterwards; he #aid he was sorry that there should be so much said about th feclings that were between him and his wife; | wi: her to leave my house, there were so many men coming there were jpersons in the house found ; Mr. Paris found fault with sending her meals 3 after her meals she would dress and go out; me after she had married him, there ety ry p 8 he told h plenty told him she was the mistre: vett, who was in the bank, and that for some time borne his name; he if I had heard it; I said [ heard something, but did not ih to ; I did not know it when 6) fame to the house first, but afterwards recollected reading of it in the paper when Lovett was taken up and arrosted for robbing the b: read that she was also taken up; years ago, she tol me her nai A she came to my house; I knew thi of going out of my house in the mornings, but say any thing to her about it. ‘Witness here withdrew. Gronas B. Wavxe1an examined by the defence know the prisoner ; I reside in Albany ; I know prisor from boyhood ; I resided two y: in Albany; | met him in Boston about three Yeats ago; we are both Boston men ; I next met him in Albany, in March 1645 ; he was erfectly sober, and told me he had come there to work; Pont ued to see him from time to time until the period at which he got married, onthe 6th of September; we used to walk round the city every evening after getting through our work; He used to leave me alone in the street; 1 to ask him “why he left me #0,” he would say * he was thinking of something;” were wild; he used to open them wide; I often asked him what was the matter, after the occurrence was over, and he « red to say “ it wi consequence — it is now over.” His habits at this time | were good; [ met him about three weeks after he was | married, and he spoke to me and sni jeorge, L have not inade out so well ns you have aiter your marrisg we wore married within about a week of each other, I asked him what was the matter? he soid * to come down the street, and he would tell me ;” he then began to cry, and said, “I believe [ have oa w—— fora wife” Then bh id * he found a bil- jet on her toilet table directed to her,” it read like this; — ed I send $: nd place.”’ T' he was married to her; he found this after his marriago; | asked him what else; he would go outfevenings; he knew not whe would not tell him where;” } ssked him what elso; he said. “he came home one unexpectedly, and found man sitting on her bed, in ber bed room, with her arms round his neck, in close conve: her out of the roo! asked her what it meant; she replied thi shirt for him, and faking (Roars of laoghter | lasked him " was there any moe 2” he said she told him thet Trowbridge was not her real name when she married him told me that Vir. Flaherty would not har there ; he said he would go down and a would have them to board; the wife and he then went down te :Pari kindly ; she snid that boarding place while her friendaknew # He said “she very well know that Mr. F would not have them boarding there any more, and that they must go;” they then went, and{ went down with them; nothing occurred there; he appeared cheerful; | left them together; the next I met him was in threo days uf- ter in Stato strget; he commenced crying before he spoke to me; he saidg/‘George, | never can live with my wife in tho world,” Lasked him “why;” he said “that she had been kept by one James Lov commenced crying, aud told me that he was a ruined man in consequence of that woman; that it cost him more money for rum and laudanum for her than it did to pay he thut before she got up in the va two glasses of strong beer, a 1g and some laudanum”—(loud laughter) —By the would have sufficient strength to He then wrung I left again th as usual crying aid“ that i jet Up—| fin that lay, t and wring- had found out somethi: rectd toher by Whe and that he intimacy with her,” the long time since ‘nd ‘anted next day; | went with him to his wife’s room; then complained of being sick; he wont and got her a gin sling; she drank it; he then got her a glass of beer; she drank part of it; this was about ten minutes after the sling; she then lay upon the bed; she was about thirty- five yi of she appeared about thirty years of ‘age; | then left them and went home; | next saw him on the 18th or 19th of August lust, in Albany, at my shop; he was altered so much that [ did not know the man; his conduct and his conversatio: he had a wild look; his di was shobby; when he came inhe ‘ow do you do, George?’! asked him who he was; he was about thirty feet from mo at the time; ne asked me ift did not know him; I said [ did nm I saw him a different sort of gperson altogether, he quite he had an old blue cloth cap on, old black " ttle the worse of the wear; he wai out through his shoes; hi he fe up and down the ro | was working at car- ‘od him where he had been; no where,” he then said he had been at Boston and at other parts; [asked him “had he money?” he said * he had it was left $20,000; I took him he wanted work, | had got no money, that he had nothing to eat and no- where to sleep; I told him “he could stop with me until he got work;” [then went with him down to Mr tore and spoke for him to secure him femploy- if ford, New York; D. Blake, Boston; C. Roberts, Philadel- plug} A. Semple, Louisville, aes le: L. Morrison, Cont Rankin, Philadelphia ment; Mr. Howe told him “ he could not give him much for two or three weeks,” we left, and here the ship whalers lived;” hi lifornia eds hi 18 . | je; Lovett loft about four | sat ‘his wifo, and ran alter h no | to board ; he treated his wife | he did not like to go toa new | be ont of sight of his wife; I asked him then where he his wife? he said ‘in New York at a Mr. Higgins’ ;” | th asked him “if he intended to live with her re commenced and said, “ me ;” I asked “ where he had had been gone ?” he said “ he had tried in New York. Boston, and Portland ;’ she had done ?” he said “ Portland was the place rhe did the business ;” he said “he had a fine situation there— had encouraging inducements to purchese a house and lot, and had good prospects of doing weil, and that hi there caught her with another man in his own hou he then hung down his head and lifted it up egain; said, “did you not say that Mr. me work to-morrow?’ ho then rose without his hat, ard ; id “he was en he womaD ruined lived with her since he up nd «went out in the } ie Going to find hor;” I asked "who? Hesaid ‘he would not tell;” I took bim by the arm, went into the house and sat down; | then smoked pipe; he told me “he had a pain in his head about three w Tasked him, “ what occasio! pain?” He said, “ ah !” said he, ‘ she’s ruined mi ruined me;” I then made him go to bed, and heard no more of him until next morning. The court here took a recess until 4 o’clock. RYENINO SRASION. Gonos W apreicn’s examination resumed—The prison- er walked with witness down as far as Harris’s Hiotel, and then left him; witness saw him again next afternoon; he came to witness’s shop and said he had not got work,an | asked witness to assist in getting work in ny as he had made up his mind to go there; witness gave him twoshil- lings, and saw nothing of him until Saturday (ollowing,, when he met him in the street, and said he had no suc- cess in Troy, that he did not like the place and would not work there; saw him on the 24th August, and thought he looked wilder than ever I saw him look; he swore he would jump overbeard,as he had no money and no friends; his shoes were worn off his feet, and he had no mindto do any thing; parted with him then and he went up the street; witness foltowed him, and when he, (the witness) came up to him, he said it was not him— meaning the witness; witness canght him by the arm; he drew back, and thought to get away, but stopped short and sail, “It is yous George—!’ll go with you;” witness snid “Russ, if {get you a place will you come to board with me, and stay with m:? he said es; he then walked up with witness to Mr. Harris’s wi witness got him work; he afterwards Fiaherty’s, got his trank, and brought it to his, house; the reason witness wished him to go to , that he witness was satisfied that mind, and he wished him to come ken care of ; after this he y_ well for three days, on the day dinner, he placed his elbow on the table, his is hand, he gave a long sigh, and sait be gota that she was vel Kk, and wanted to know how shecould get along; n going to write the next day, but that day he did not com home to dinner; witness asked him the cause, and anid be was not hungry ; asked him if had written to answer; his appearance was ‘quite restless; next day he came to din- and witness’s wife asked him three times to take cof- tion ; he then turned round to im if it was he that spoke; not, but his wife, who more coffee; he toek the Just tasted it, shoved it, together with hi: plate, ‘and fork, into the centre of the table, and ran bare- rd tothe gate; he ran back was he ready to go tothe waiting for him (witness) for 9 hou! 8 then walked with him to the shop; witness never saw him so violent.ashe was ut time; he then told witness he was 0) Now York aftor his wife, that she was sick not know what she was d and it take care of her; he shortly af received a letter from-his wit sick; thé next moment he an, te hans used him like a rascal,and that he never would her; saw nothing more of him until the Saturday foing, to New York, and said if bis wife e g near was fe should go and e her, and said o to New York and find her cut; walked out to nd’s with him; he was advised there not to go, but he said he was bound to go; witness w: out and went home; during all this time his apy ance was wild, and h in unsettled lool to seven o’clock witness him again, was almost time to go to New York. and to go with him down to the boat; witness went out wi him, and they walked throug! New York; he was all tho time spenkiag of his unhappi- ness at being separated from his wife; he spoke very fectionstely of her; he started suddenly and said, there is ‘@ steamboat going out of the basin; there was no st beat, however, going out at the ti of canal boat he was making into a canal boat; he got away from witness again and ran to State street; witness came up with him there. and he again started and ran on board another canal boat, and said it was a steamboat, although all the steamboats had left at that time for New him to where there were some Troy and other steam- boats, and he said they were not steamboats ; witness then brought him to an oyster stand in State street, and put him in there; he was then peer much exhaust- ed, and became perfectly still for ubout fifteen minutes, when he suddenly jumped to his feet, and witness asked him if he wax going to New York; no ; ke, next said he was bound to go to New and that he would skate down, and asked wit- nes@¥o lend him his skates; witness then took him by the arm and biought him to Exchange street, they stop- ped there and he began to cry, and wriug. his hands, and again talked of going to Now York; at the momont, a femalo passed by on the other side of tho street, and he said there she goes, 1 knew, aid he,sho was in Albany; he ran after her into a house; man inside asked him who he wanted; ho said his wife; the man said bis wife was not there, and desired him to clear out;from that he went to Mr.Parris’s; they asked hin there if he was going to New York, and he said no, he was not going to New York at all; he said that his w was in Parris’s house, and that a young man, who w: i conspired to tak» her ‘oung man had taken to Jeave him, and go mm saw him next morning (Sunday) at | witness's house; the first thing he said was, “hallo, you | have got back again from New York;” shorily after he | started out of the bi eet; when he came back, had at lengt ° @ said ke thought ho then sat down, and aw nothiog more out w York; on Tues- | took his breakfa | of the way, until the | day be came to witn: he was going to | New York; witness him to Mr. Parris’;s ho told them there he was going to the city of every man’s hat inthe barroom off, and tried them on, and asked how he would look. Witness made ap his mind to leave him, and taat was the last he saw of him ; his appearance was wildand unsettled ; with reap :ct to temperance. his habits were good at that time ; about ten days before, when he came to board with wituess. | said it cost him'a good deal tov s'.aving, that he paid two | shillings a week for it, and that it amounted to a good | deal in the conrse of a year, and he wanted to save some- | thing and asked witness if he could not teach him how | to shave; witness told him that he would, and did teach him ao that inn short time he could shave himself ; ho | bought arazorfrom witness that just suited him; the Sun- | day previous to his coming to New York, he shaved him- selfand jn doing so cut 1 | down, and said, “damn it, | won't huve it; it is net heay: | enongh for my beard;” he then threw it down, and | he would not have ; that } when he went to N good set of | shaving tools; witness took the razor, and now has it. y id 2 low would | told me he was ia | m. e; the basin was fuil | witness ran after him and caught him as | York : witness then took him by the arm and brought | without his hat, and ran iuto | chin, and threw the razor | | | | | | | | | i | New York, and wanted to look first rate; he then took | Pending danger, even the bleak blasts of ad | and trust to God. he | | | | . Cross examined by the District Attorney—Saw hin | ly, from March to August, 1846; he asu- in; witness never saw him excited by \iquor t degree; hada suit in which Mr. Fla i} brother in law, was plaiuti witne | for slander i | risoner made an wife was int! laudanum, but did not say how much course of the day; has heard of his having 1845, but never saw it; did not know his wif they were married; never heard where Russ wei Saturday night. After the cross-examination of the wit- ness, the court adjourned to half past 10 o’clock this morning. Our Mexican Affairs, ‘THE HEROINE OF TAMPICO—THE MODERN JOAN OF ARC. It was mentioned, in the accounts of the capture of Tampico, that an important pl affair by Mrs. Ann Chi wife of the American consul residing there. ter to a friend in New Orleans, describing her action in | the matter, and this letter we give below. | Tamrrco, Dec. 14, 1816. | My Estexwep Frenp—A great change hes come | overthe spirit of my dream—uat least wituin the last month—so th: almost doubt the evidence of my own sen we having at this moment some twenty sail of vesrels in the river Panuco—steamers passing and re- passing, the sight of which ‘8 me, in part, for my six months solitude and suffering. Tan not a believer io Purgatory, but { think [ have:passed through that ordeal by residing inan enemy’s country atone, not only hostile in feeling, but subtle and uoprincipled. My dear friend, I scarcely know how to reply to your friettly solicitude toward me and mine especially. In beginning my imperfect narrative, one great mis‘oriune sooms to accompany me—my pen can never keep pace with my feelings You wiil have been aware of Mr. Chase’s oxpulsion, agreeably to the decree of the 12th of May last, and in compliance with that act he had only uur hours notice te embark, or eight days to re- tire twenty lewgues into the interior. Ho prudently hose the former, andembarked forthwith on board the . the blockading vessel off the bar of Tampico, leaving some eighty thousand dollars in his store with no other protection than such could afford, and two clorks, one ef whor was a Mexican—and, in accordance with the true spirit of Mexican chivalry, commenced robbing me. In fact my annoy: were so numerous that I cannot give you them in detail, but merely sketch of the commanding’ general, privileges ceased as the wife of the Araerican consul, a my store must be closed. | replied to him in the most di cisive manner, that { was not only his wife, but also hia tuted agent—in addition to this I was a British suly ject, and, as auch, neither the judge nor the general could deprive me of my natural rights, asthe English law admitted of no alienation—-stating that any infraction of its prorogative would be hastily chastised hy that gov- ernment; and, inconfirmation of my assertion, referred the learned Inez to the law ot nations. ‘Thus defeated and exasperated, | was send an open note to my husband, then off the bar, But, thank God, who “tempers the wind to the shorn lam,” He directed mo, and I concerted a plan which again de- fod their hostile purpose, and sent, by stratagem, nine 4 in eight weeks, and through the same moins ree ceived replies. But those things were making da'ly in- roads upon my health and spirits, whied J most carefully eoncodled from my good husband, knowing the iatensity Of his feelings for his government, and particularly (or my wellare. i 4 Lin the meantime drew a plen of the and river, and had it sent toCom. Conner and Capt. MoCluney,of the Adams, th a correct description of | | not allowel to } co the confiscation of all America: | reinforced with some 3900 more troops. | describe my feelings a | ire way, andintne midst of this emotion, I again saw | Uder—] | nation—a throug! ae ok ble eget, knew every im- portant movement in this rection of the country. They abused and insulted the American nai tion to such an extent that it often cvuse! me to retire and pray God for the day of retribution. With the excep- tion of my faithful Amelia, | had but little human sym ‘all the Eng! influence was against our na- m, perl —_ ay ; continue. { doily watched, not Chri the momont of retaliation, hoping ta be a alone in the combat, to “square accounts’ fierce debtors, and, if possible, place myseifand party on the credit side of this en! account. Santa Anna recommended to the Goveroment of Mox!- 1 property in order ts tall Americans in this prisoners of war, an a fatel those usurping pirates—the gentle name rally epplied to thom—and that this garrison should be When I read ‘of the flaming periodicals, it was ra- ther grating to me in my isolated condition. 1 deter- mined, however, upon the old Roman ‘Who would be free, himself must strike the blow Or, in other words, my case was at best helpless and now even desperate, and required a desperate rv. although with my came daily to my house, always wader the hip; and on one occesiop, one of the ing ‘that | was possessed of items con- cerning American mevements, { represented to him thet 30090 troops were to join Gen. Taylor at Matamoras, 30 000 more had been despatched to cepture San Juan, &e., and closed with remarking that 1 would be comp: led’ to close my house within a day or two as force of 25.000 to 30,000 troops was coming ogainst 0 frightened iny poor at she thought the general here would call me to accouht for it. : Next day I had a call from the captain of the port,who to know the truth, and inquired if Mr. Chase had written to me to that effect ; and soon after some other high functionaries discovered me to be an import: ant character intbeir daily rounds. In a conversation, with the father-in-law of th eral, { recommended to him an early retreat, as the wi and that same night a private post was des San Luis Potosi upon the strength of the information so received through me ; the tewn of Tampico was ordered to be vacated on the appearance of this iarge fore ar; scouts were sent i piules, kc. for the conve: rior, and two schooner load: re Panuco ; six hundred stand of ar \. non were removed from the fort, and the troaps evacu- ated the pe + [ then despatched to Commodere Couner an account of the state of things, and in triplicate to Havena, under different covers to my husband, urging | return ferth- with. These were sent by an agent whe supposed them mere letters conveying a wish to my husband to meet me at Vera Cruz, to accompany me to Havana. I spent a restless pant and morning .but it has certainly brought its reward My letter to the Commodore was dated Oc- tober 284; he received it October 27th, and immediately called a meeting of his senior officers, and laid my de:- patch before them. It had due woight. © Provisions were brought from Point Isabel and distributed among the squadron, and onthe 12th November they loft Isla Verde, and on the morning of the 11th hove in sizht, twelve sail off the bay of Tampico. [ wasso confident of | the coming of the squadron, that in anticipation of their | coming I hed a flag staf made one week previous, aud had it erected upon the house top, in order to raise the firat American flig hoisted asa right over Tampico. On my first sight ofthe fet, my pent-up feelings gave way, and [ wept as a child fer joy, seeing that Gud had brought deliverance to the captives, and in anticipation of soon seeing the object of my aifection, and aleo ia gratitude to Him who is mighty to wave, and thet my feeble effurts had wrought so strangely in our national welfare. Here | must joe and say { cannot pretend to that time Fortitude seemed to the squadron nearing to the bar, the boats manned and the lin (they standing their own pilots over and the broad pennant flying at ue and red. My faithful Amelia and myself ran to Mr. Chase’s office, in solitude offer ed a prayer, then pulled the flag dowa and wlone rushed tothe house-top. I carried it up and tied it on the line with my own hands, and we—Amelia, myself and Mr. myself giving the first pull. ‘Thus we defied the whole townof Campico. [sent for some of the Americans, but not one ed courage or nation- pirit enough to lend a hand. In thirty minutes the ay antemante called upon me and ordered me to haul it down. I replied it was raised as a right of protection. They said{ had no such rght. | rejoined that it was a matter of opinion in which we could not agree. Thoy said it was a burlesque upon their lady takiog the cil ind what would the s' jovernment of Mexico say? 1 replied very la- “Quien sabe!” aud offered them wine unjer the new banner. They threatened tho hous. I ran to its top, and asked Mr. Uder if he would standby me He replied, “Yes.” “Then,” said I, ‘'the flag must remain, or all of us sent ever the house-top, us I shall never puil it down, or suffer any Mexio-n to sully i I had been robbed, my store ente: more than two thousand @oliars, ia the dead of the mght; and whea the regiment of Puebla entered this city, they entered my store and carried off g704s, and [had vor - dress and still less sympathy; 014 though alona, the God f the just was my Captain general, aou 1 aad nothiag tv fear from all Mexico. And now the hour of my redemption was at band. expected they would either fire upon urate m I rested with my right are round the flig staff, i in majestical beaucy, and tue equsdron re ivg the city, where thoy saw tle flag. It wassi ning to pilgrims to know from whence it came, but son the officers saw too female forms standing by it, and gave three cheors in front of the city, and then came to my house, which had been now nearly six woaths as if pro- scribed by some crime or pleguo, and my fault was Chat of being the wife of an American. Commodore Perry and the municipal anthorities came to my house on arri- val, also Commodore Coanor. My despatches have been sent to the State Department, and [ havo letiers of thanks from the officers commanding, who have change! tho name of Fort Libertad to Fort Ann, in compliment to me. They arrived on the 16th. Forty-eight hours after, came Mr. Chase crowning all my happlooss You very kindly inquire if the existing war has injured us in @ pecuniary point. It has very materially, but that Joss has not in the least allowed my spiritsto flag My trust is in Him who can withhold and bestew. We have suffered in mind,in persou,and pocket, but with ra ok interest toward our beloved country and duty to the cause, and like the widow | was willing to contribute my mite for the honor of the country he had #0 long rep- Ni k, he took his cap off his head and then took d v9 eivons’s Lot off hishead and put it on his own, ani ask- | Tesented, and as a dutiful wife to follow him in weal or ed the people presont how he looked, us he was going to | W°, according to the pressure of misfortune, and in i rei not chill my ardor, in following his advice and rv car We will lose nearly ove-half of our stock of goods. No. doubt the United States governmont will indemnify Mr. Chave at a future da: Our house will be turned into. @ garrison, and threo field: pieces will be placed upon it. fam willing to stand. by my uusband ata gun util we both die or are victors T have been trying to keep a journul of the beautivs of the drama, in rather wrouyh form, aod may place it in your hands at a future day * * * . MILITARY INTELLIGENC ‘Wan Derantoent, \nsvtaxt Geneaat’s Orrice, } Washington, Januury7, 1847. | § Statoment showing the number of recruits enbisted in the regula’ army duri.g the year commencing Uciober 1, 1645, and ending September 30, 1846 :— For general service (or army at large). Two regiment of dragoons. + 471 Lenn Che regiment of mountetriflemen.. 729 Tvicee | Four regiments of artulery, . + 1,043 * (Exght regiments of infantry 1,010 Sappers and miners, and detachments. . 106 ears, mado in the regular army during year end- iy Sept. 30, 1846 rtd The number of army during nt and December, 1346, so 1,878. This number will probably ; when all the returns are in, to... . 1,300 Total number enlisted from Oct. 1, 1845, to Dec. 31, 1846... seserssesersess te eee . ‘Lhe number of enlistments made during tl ‘ear end- ing Sept 30, 1846. exceeded the number made the prs- vious year by 2,383. the Adjutuot General's letter to tue Secrotary of War, of the 5: inst., he states that “ men enlistel for the term of ‘ during the war,’ can be recruited for the regu- lar service, prooably as fast as volunteers can be earvll- ed and sent to the seat of war. Ifthe term of service for the regular and volunteer troops be the same, the prob: bility 18, there willbe but litte difference i 0 time of filling the ranks of eituer descripton of fore And in the official report of the Secretary of War of the 5th Decemver tho tact was stated that “ the greater iniucements to enter for short periods (ia the voluneor regiments fur the term of ons year only) satisiuctorily accouats for the want of hettor success in recruiting for the regular army.” And, “more than ali, perhaps, tha tion seen 3 the pension lnvrs between the private of the regular army aad the voluateer wiic! Operates so unfavorably to the former Tue wiiows am orphans of tue volunteers who may be killed in ba'tis, o die of wounds received in the service, are pensioned while the widows and orphans of the roguiar soluisr who die under the same circumstances, are ontirely un provided for by law,” &. Ifauthorized by law ta ouliet for the poriod of duri the war, with tho small bounty propose!, there is Lit doubt that the department will be able to fill the rank of the regular army ina very short time—that is, the five or six thousand men now wanted could be recruiter and sent to joia their regimenis in the field, in as shor timo as fiveor six regiments of volunteers could b: raisod, orgal nd despatched to the army in Mex co, alter the of any requisition from the Wac De partment. ‘Tho samo remark applies with grea force, perhapt an outline, knowing the sympathy you feel for my peril | to the raising of now regiments tor the alar militar ous position in this new drama, | establishment, if the term bo during the war; for ail th f Jn the next place, Inez de Primera Instancia, by order | cap‘ains and lieutenants would be employed (unlor thei assed me a@ notice that my | field officers) ia recruiting for their own companies—ge d | nerally in tueir own neighborhoods where they ar e- | knowa—and it is believed, could fill their companic withia 49 or 60 days afer receiving orders, I feet just fied in expressing (his belief, becauso several of the con pasies of the rifle regiment were recruited quickly la summer, some io leas than 50 “rys—althongh the me were enlisted tor five years. Lieut. ‘Vipton enlisted & men ia less than a month, and Lieut Van duren 60. Respectfully submitted, R JONES, Adjwant Gener Hon W. L. Maney, Secretary of War, A compeny of volunteers fcom Newberry, 8. C., m a forced march of forty miles in one day,throngh the inv and in the rain, ia the hope of beiug allowed t joia 8. A. Palmetto regiment; but thoy were too late. ‘The raw. were already tull, and they had to return home. The following article is from the St. Louis Republic of the 23th wit :—Iteeems to bo very well nuderat¢ here that one of the objects ot tho express from Wu ington city to Santa Fe, which left here afew days ap in charge of Major Fitzpatrick and wir, 8 P. subiette in part, if aot entirely, to recall Gen Kearney from C5 forni General and ali /he troops und) mand, wich may be epared from tho oovupati _