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

NEW. YORK HERAL. New York, Tuesdny, March 9, 1847. Agent in Hartford. ‘The egent for the Herald in Hartford, Connecticut, is Mr. Abrahem Rose. Tur Russ Pavenunr AND THE Common Coun- Intelligence from South America, ‘ tors for perinission to lay his sample block of | ™ pavement in Broadway, ihe privilege was grant- | S!ve- ed, but not a penny offered to aid the enterprise, which if successful was to benefit the Corporation very materially. The work was accomplished, The Volunteer 5ystem—The Standing Army}, oweves, by individual exeition, and the experi- of the Americans—Messrs. Brent and Graham. of America. When 2 state of war was decreed by Congress to exist between the United States and Mexicc, by the Congress of the former country, the mili- tary enthusiasm of our people was at its height. ment resuited in the realization of the most san- guine hopes of al! interested in the work. Mr. Russ then, conscious of having doae a good work for the city at a great expense to himself, applied days, on the 12:h. Slavery is abolished in the Oriental Republic of Our soil had been invaded, and the blood of eur °° the proper authorities fora reasonable remune- Uruguay. countrymen had been spilt by the soldiers of a neighbtring republic, from whom we had sus- tained insult and injury to a degree never before submitted to by a powerful country from a weak one, ? To repel the invaders and re-establish the peaceful relations of the two countries, as well as to reeover the expenses of so doing, the Congre:8 of the United States placed at the disposal of the President, the sum of ten millions of dollars, and authorized him to call into service an army of fil ty thousand volunteers. ‘The moment these measures were promulgated to the people, my- riads of our fellow citizens enrolled themselves amnong the defenders of their country. The Pre- sident and Secretary of War were besieged night gad day by an army of officers, soliciting permis- sion to take part in the war; and weare credibly informed that within two months after the pas- sage of the ten millions bill, the names of over two tundred thousand men, composing the bone and sinew of their respective places of residence, were entered on the books of the War Depart- ment, every oneof whom was anxious to take partin the war. Business was laid aside, and nothing but the war thought of. The carpenter forsook his bench—the anvil no longer resounded to dae stroke of the blacksmith’s hammer—tho farmer forsook his plough, and with his rifle | in hand, eagerly joined the ranks of volun- teers, and nervously awaited the summons | that would call him to the wars. It seemed, in deed, asifthe whole nation were ~villing to ha- zard their lives and their all to drive the inva ders of their country from our soil, and revenge the lives of their fellow citizens who had been slain by our semi-barbarous enemies. Asa matter of course, the President could not employ ali who desired to volunteer. ‘We mention these circumstances only for the purpose of showing the intense enthusiasm for volunteering that existed the moment war was | | figures can prove it, that the city will be the gain- | much mistake if, notwi ration for his Jabor and material furnished. But |, 1t appears that Rivera had made no jmportant the sages of the City Hall, instead of voting the | movement. Atthe last accounts he was at Las | money and a medal to boot, or at least their Vivoras, The British Packet statesthat there was thanks, teMr, R., gotup @ long talk, said much | ® strong force of three armies in the field ready to about the effects of the elements upon the granite | crush him whenever he removed to any distance and cement, questioned the propriety of paying | from the eoast. for a job until it had beentested, and finally re- | Annexed are a few interesting extracts: — | fused to pay the bill. They said they wanted to (From the Buenos Fb) Packet, Dec. 12. winter the job and see what effect the frost would ws pg pt reer ad Pale have upon it. Well, the winter is over; the pave. i ment has been tried and found not wanting. It inet. only remains, therefore, for the Common Council z ge pecs incontestible proof that | to pay for the work, adding to the face of the bill yrcinns, i 93 pv ony the palitiodl afviog, b oe ip poled an amount equal to whet Mr. R. couldhave made | the actual Foreign Secretary of the Pareguayan ruler. | with his capital if it had not been lying all this | ihe" gai St Dotover” we, have. Deon favored-—cowtalos | time in Broadway. a panel Gory nee Soptmeepis zeuare fe the pagisicn : § » . o! + missios . Gi . Having paid the first bill, the guardians of the Grart” Mie. ait tee deametnts waich hove city’s welfare could not do better than to contract | from oe B tbeiipee ond oe eas, hedy beat ul im ie ress of foreign or: |. In fact og: | for the same excellent pavement to be laid in | Eititernel evidence of having issed from the pen | Broadway fiom the Battery to Union Square the: Bresiian. pepreseni stirs: as will be Feadll fy oom 5 " vi ¥ aD; son i conversant a The following table, which we have procured bis ag po eeree Nenetinan po hice vagy | from a reliable source, shows the required outlay | pub! om a many laste phraseology | (4 aged and the saving which would ultimately result | S¥e*®, 90 others almost wholly untranslated sen ; ms tel % le, the | from it. Official documents furnish the data upon | Mr. Tarvin dated tho 14h of October: Bor, le Homes it i a enen intuito,” &c. Will aay competent oa ! ae bi estimates are based : } that an His sno-American ever wrote ie ts the ppropriat ions for repairing streets, from tat | sense bere given to it? Murder will out. But enough a Bay to Let Gotaber, 1648. 3 oe +$46,000 00 | ofthis for the present. sec ta 'y expended on Broadway, for We omitted to mention in our last that President Lope: | Tepairs, 10 1848.....seeeeevesse ress + 28000 00 | hod abated considerably his pretensions with respect re the navigation of the a, having meds am everture 23,000 00 | for a compromise, by issuing u decree to the following | effect, ir date of the 14th of October :— | Cost of Russ pavement for all Broad- wa: | be obtained, the navigation in Argentine vessels with 17,820 | their flag from the line of the fluvial frontier of the Re- | public to the Villa del Pilar, continues henceforward free. o | But the escent of those vessels farther than the upper ++++ 9,820 00 | anchorage of the Villa del Pilar ir prohibited. ‘Art.2. Until the supreme natione! government shall Amount saved per snpum, ....... +. + «$13,180 00 | obtain the definitive stipulation of a just and sure recipro- It would therefore require but 14 years to repay | City; in order the Fe and national flag of this re- | the whole amount, leaving a balance of $21,962 Lp epree, coe tat | 27, at the expiration of said time, which amount | nel are meen’ to proceed further down than the Hy i } ntier 1e | may be expended in the meantime for the remo- | “Whatever President Lopez may call hie flag, it is in the | val of pavement for laying pipes, &c. eye oe Arg tine goreomment, nothiag more than Here, then, are the figures, proving as clearly a8 | Tehtes, used oxclu: ely nthe cong tase. ities tanding his refractoriness, pro- cent. per annum. . see - | Amount saved in sweeping Broad- |" way, with anid pavement... ‘educing amount of interest to. Ackmowledge-t to exist between the United States | oy by the operation, to say nothing of the comfort | Vided he do not renew his aggre:sions, the Argentine end Mexico. But while this mania for vo- lunteering existed, the recruiting officer of the regular army experienced great diffi- culty in enlisting men. All were ready and willing to volunteer and march at a day’s notice, but none, comparatively speaking, would enlist in the regular service. We alluded to | these facts at the time of their occurrence, for the | purpose of showing that the American people | disliked the idea of fighting for any master for pay; but that when their country was invaded, | they would volunteer to rep:] the enemy, and defend their homes and firesides. With these facts before us, it may be asked why did not Congress authorise the enlistment of volunteers, instead of regulars, by the ten re- giment bill recently passed? The number autho- " evernment will not, upon the pacification of the Repub- and beauty of having an even, smooth and clean- pe to te fig AD same privileges os nee oa is joyed by any other e sister provinces in the i ly floor for our much praised grand thoroughfare, | evige lon; though set the pi oes nid woold cored What Alderman will deserve the thanks of the | much aecstion ths Propriety Sob apet to 9 favour Par- iI aguay produce crimuinat juties. the case whole city by urging forward this excellent mea- pk’ | Daan Penge andthe Gemtalaeetion,the lav sure? ter, we think, would bi ing its generosity to a too . | hazardous extent, if besides allowing, for the sake of the Tue Mais petween New York AND PHILADEL. | dota ee ge ral cote maCoe i: iree iuterooares De s, 3 wer former an e Argentine ris, it shou! Puia —We publish in to-day’s paper the reply Of | t9 make the distident Prdvings tesl’ the, taingus conse- the executive committee of the Deleware and | quences of the insane policy it pursues. Raritan Canal, and Camden and Amboy Rail- | {From the British Packet, Dec. 6] road Companies, to a letter addressed to the Hon, aineassaiort foes Seco ane EN Tb C. W. Hopkins, by the Postmaster General, on the | 8. legetion, i E understood that 8 jor Lopez had not a ‘ onl ed a decree, a8 was befor |, Bus, | transportation of the mails between this city and | PRY ities against tb8 Hite misentnverseral eer ae Philadelphia. The controversy between the de- | bended his Rees For She rest, the aaae a 2 peiee ‘i appears to be as infaiuated as ever with the idea of dis- Mansons psec ateercin cat re severing ‘hat province from ‘the national uniou ; aod 3 but tov much reason to «pprehend that his read of the reply, we should say that he has got | ¢7¢ will not be opened to the folly of such a pre- until he sball bi sbaken off the ominous rized could have been obtained in this State \ the worstofit However, our readers can form | jnfluence of Brazilian diplomacy. That Signior Lopez ulone, within a week after it passed, and ten times the number could have been obtained with- in the same time in the United Srates. Gene ral Houston and other members of the Senate, exerted themselves to this effect, but in vain. The bill passed, and included regulars. We think we can account for the reason, and we have ‘no doubt that ovr readers will agree | their ownopiaions This document reviews both | should remain for any great length of time under his "4 . ” > A ial resent delusion we deem quite improbable ; and we sides of the question, in an able and impartial hy forward with confidence to the period of pacifica- manner. tion ani renowal of commercial intercourse as the com- = rismore agi wie Coen! Habit separa a 7 1e mense benefits to be deriv: rom preserv! e | Decision or THe Supreme Court on Te Li- | pational union unimpaired, and equally tL -prpeedan ered | crnse Law.—The right of the States to regulate | pie elt motives by which the Im pagename is ac- i rd ii H (uated in encou: ‘ing @ seperation, wi i> the trade in ardeut spirits, by granting Leenses for | outa he tho onl eS eer tenil. Uo cate alms a the sale of alcaholic liquors, has been questioned | though the mission of Messrs. Grabam and Brent has | by many ablelawyers. The Supreme Court, jus, failed to attain the main object for which it was under- with us that itis the right one. The fact is, that the conduct ofsome of our volunteers is not what | it should be. We are credibly informed that the | volunteers who were encamped a short time on | Governor’s Island, in this harbor, committed a | great many indiscretions, and destroyed and in- | jured much of the public property there. The | newspapers mentioned instances of unsoldierly | and riotous conduct by the Philadelphia Bouncers | und Killers, as they were called, in New Orlean: Some of the Western volunteers, too, are not ex- | empt from this charge, it report speaks true. ‘These acts, although perhaps committed by only a few, injured the character of the whole body of volanteers, and induced the majority in Con- gress to prefer regulars. We regret this very much, because it implies 2 censure on the volunteering system of the coun- try—a system which we must, from the nature ot our institutions and government, always place reliance upon for the defence of our conntry. If the penalty could be inflicted on the guilty alone, and not on all indiscriminately, the guilty alone wold suffer; but in a regiment of volunteers this | ‘¢ Same person, This is a silly law. ig mext to an impossibility. We would, therefore, impress en our volun- for their own sake, as well as that of their ry; the necessity of good discipline and weil ied conduct. They have a double duty to perform. They have not only to fight the battles | “of their country, as soldiers, but they have to up- hoid their dignity as citizens of this great country. Amentoan SymraTuy—Revirr oy IRkLAND ap | Scoruayn.—Just at the close of the late session, the frllowing resolution passed the Senate and became a law:— Resolved by the Senate and House of Rapresentatircs | of tie United States of America in Congress assembled, ‘That the Secretary of the Navy be and he ,ia hereby a tuosised to plece at the dis of Captain Weorge C. De Kay, ot ae Jersey, the vane States yore nian, tor the purpose oj transporting to t mishiny povt'of ireland and Seodand such, coutributions es may be made for their relief; and that the said Secretary bo nisv authorised to place at the disposal of Capt. Robert LL. Forbes, of Bosten, the United sloop of war Jamestown tor the like purpo’ or, if the Secretary shall be ot opi- nion that th interest will be better subserved thereby, bi horised to despatch said vessels upon | the service aforesaid as public ships. “hat is sympathy which will carry a blessing it. Many a heart will be made glad at the sight, and, better still, at the taste of the food whith will go out in the Macedonian. Captain De Kay, whose name is mentioned in the resolution, has been chiefly instrumental in bringing about this excellent measure. The Captain is an American by birth and education. His life has been somewhat eventful. He former- | hipman’s warrant in tho navy of tes. Leaving the American ser- | vice abont 1826, he entered the Argentine navy, and fought his way from an humble rank to that | of commodore. His family connexions are good, his wife being from the old Knickerbocker siock. It is fortunate for the suffering poor of Scotland and Ireland that they found so active an advocate | as Captain De K. ‘The Macedonian will be at the dock in about a | week to com nence taking 1 a cargo of flour and other articles of food. Sixteen thousand barrels flour will be put on board immediately, and the good old frigate will in less than a month be dancing across the ocean which she has traversed so often, bearmg precious freight.— he Macedonian is almost the last of the | #1\ps captured by the Americans from the Eng: h im the last war. And it is a happy re- | tion that she goes to her tormer home, whence | she sailed thirty odd years azo laden with the im- plements of death, carrying the staff of life to | eulforing thousands—a missionary ship, bound on « voyage of humanity. This is an act worthy of | Curistian people—we return good tor evil, The {5 (ish government sent out tae Macedonian with | powder and balis to deat death among our sailors. | but our tars took the king’s ship away from the kecny’s subjects, and now a Yankee sailor, by per- so ssion of an American Congress, goes back with the man-of-war deeply laden with the products o peaee. Bread in return tor cannon balls! Is ot this good for evil? | gates, on Thurs | ond Darel and Caze: b . oh taken. it will, nevertheless, be productive of one very before the close of the laie term, gave a decision | useful result, in contributing to correct the erroneous i , i i impreseions so prevalent abroud with respect to every which will set'le this point, so far as the right of te connected with Pacnganp, ond hati ps4 the several States to enact license laws, &c , is | just appreciation of the nature of the question at va Bo concerned. The decision of the Courtis, thateach State has a right to enact euch laws to regulate | Oriental Republic of the Uruguay, co: the trade as they may deem advisable. This, then, . mb lye Save ssectiined! the fallow ae settles at last the question, so farasthe rightto| 3° Fromtho time of the promulgation of the present enact laws is concerned. Jaw all those slaves who have not been previously eman- cipated de jure, in irene of the Constitution or other ‘Tur Case or Carvin Russ —It will be remem: | jnto the fu awerasat pas Se sarees SeaeeD, Oaee bered, that ubout five weeks since, Russ was tried | fe 3. The yor of the Raanumitted loves to whom the | for cutting his wife’s throat in the month of Oo- | Zemoine refers ita debt conrsstat ty ee ero the tober last, at a house in White street, found guilty <j ‘erg eng! mies equine bany re to law. : ci iw to ir the ter: ion | of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be | ofthe war, bail Provide for carrying the Se aiice hanged on Friday next. We now learn that a = [ood a Aes lee se ik ai ' icati fond 4 . The provisions of the law o: June, 1837, in re- communication was received in town yesterday, | i,tion to minors, shall be applied to those slaves emanci- | from Mr. Clinton, one of his counsel, that his sen- | pated by this law, who may be similarly circum: ced } ii " 7. The Executive Power shall decree the ils of | tence has been commuted to imprisonment for | , .coution of this law and ‘publish it when it may be con- | life. nient. 8. Let it be communicated to the Executive. New Post Orrice Law.—We believe that two Hall (A ra mi Seni ie am gg ‘ ‘ i 'N, Prosident. | letters can no longer go in one envelope to differ- z Jork Mantos, Secretary. | ent persons; but two letters may go to one and Approved on the 28th, and signed ORIBE. | Benwanpo P. Bunuo. {From the Packt of Nov. 21} 0 journal, Comercio del Plata, of the the following extract from the NAVIGATION OF THE Hupson.—If the present | The ‘Monte mild weather continues, the river will soon be | rn nome gr: a | Defensor of the open to Albany. 0 “ The North Awerican mediation accepted by the fo , P * vernment harged with the foreign relations of 1 Important Law.—The following bill, relative to | Argentine U aeration, bas been also accepted by thi i i ii of the Province of Paraguay, the latter having in vittt proceedings in admiralty, has become alaw. It | Mite sued @ ignaae nxder date 45th ‘of Septead will be recollected we strongly urged its passage, Grdocing hostilities to cease between the troops, Of | “DR ° and we are glad to see that our exertions were crowned with success. The merchants of this city, and the seaman, have a deep interest in the matter. Bo it enacted, &e., That in any case brought in the courts of the United States exercising jurisdiction in ad- President Oribe being about to take the field, « y ade. miralty, where a warront of arrest, or other process in | cree of 10th inst, deleguted the reins of government into a poe p iemines! vo ee he a. Sov enn the hands a 2 Carlos ane President of the Senate of pronerty arrested, ifthe sume has baselayied, cxvecstye | oe Oremel Deven: ue UiEey, dui the amon ela b; ae eee with suffi oxo th See ir heane eee bare al cient surety, approved by the judge of the said Sourt, ot in hls absense by the acne e tae port, con | set of directors to administer hi ditioned to and an ‘Messrs. Brent, jun, ond Harris, had, in d to Asuncion ” It is scarcely jary to remark that Mr. Harris’s name is, by mistake, substituted in the above for that of Mr. Graham. {From the Buenos Ayres Packet, Oct. 31.) Plata, it appears that there are 400 shares held by 221 individuals, whose respective nationality and amount of stock follows :— against the principal and sureties, time of rendering the -decree in original cause : Provided, That the entire costa in any such case, in which the amount recovered by the }ibellant shall not exceed ono hundred dollars, shall not be more than fift per cent. of the amount recovered inthe same; whi costs shail be applied first tothe payment of the usual fees for witnesses, and the commissioner, where a com- missioner shell act on the case, and the residue to be di- vided pro rata between the clerk and hal, under the direction of the judge of the court where the cause mey betried : Provided, further, That no attorney’s or proc- tor's fees shall be allowed or paid out of the said costs, ‘This needs no comment. Markets. News raom Havana —By the Christoval Colon, Buewos Aves Paices Cv from Havana, we have files of the Diario de la Habana to the 25th ult. The local news is unin vi np ad ° ; mpl each; do Pstriot and Patacoi 5, six per teresting. We refer to the shipping list for the stock, 96; exchange on Eogland, 2%4 wendintl; a0 marine news. We see a trantlation of “ Pres- on France, 29 a 30 cont, Bet colies) Gd Rio Janeiro, $ ico” hi at par, per patocon; do on Montevideo, ¥ per cent pre- cott’s Conquest of Mexico” highly spoken of by | tinm: do on United States, 17 4 18, hides, ‘ox, for Rog. the Habana editors:— land ant Germany, 62 « 64 per peseda; do for Branco, 40 The gay season was over, and the now Bishop allowed | 9 #9 e; do for North America, 86 a 38 do; do for Spain, the H t 46 a 60 do; do salted, 43 4 45 do; do horse, 24 a 25 do no otber amusements to ros than the Italian each; culf skine, 46 a 60 per_pe sheep ‘skins, com- mon, 24 425 per dozen; do fine, 30a 83 without price; goat skins, do; nutri 0 Is'er news was reccived at Havana tcom Mexico, | Romina; Chinchitl in withont Drie but we notice thet « considerable number of veasols have | "#it. short, 44 4 45 dollars per arroba ; do m cleared and are taking in ogrgoes for the coast—v: jo long, 110 a 120 do ; wool, common, actificios, Alverad>, Laguna, Siral, Campeachy, &9.; Go picked, without price, de; de and several of them have cleere | for ports in the United States bat sre known, rom the gud ty of their cargoe to be bow to the ex! oy bf mong others, ss ase ths French brig Amilie Raimond, Captain Broser, | Per thousand ; do ox, cleared for this city with « ourgo of provisions, dry | tie da; hide cutting: 5 goods ke, which we are informed by & private letter, | (Bers, white, without price ; do olnck. 16 a'16 do ; salted is intended to run the blockade of Vera Cruz. tongues, 8a 9 per dozen; salt, on board, none, per fane- Flour hud risea as high aa $18 sioce the 13th; Indian | &%;,dincount, 1) a2 per cent month corn was on the ‘dveltne, on account ofthe large quai The highest price of doubloons during the week tities arriving daily No alteration in the other article since our last quotations. England during the week 2% 1, the lowest 2% bloons 73s. Virerm1a, LxoisLaturx.—In the House of Dele- Monars oF Boston. ‘The Boston watch returns for provide for the extei eastern base of the B the bill paseed by « vo The bills to empow' constrict a sbip and New Yo: House on thet day. nof the Louisa Railrond to the | time included in the report, hore were 1 Ridge, wes reconsidered, and | the night watch. OF S number? 264 we of 65 10 63 for trial The arrests were, for murder 2 ration of Petersburg to | passing bad money 2; rebbory 7 ; ussaults on watchm ts tncorporate the Virginia | citizens and femal keeping nouse: om packet company, also passed the | of ji|-fame 6, (4 mel 1; men beating wives 20; lowdners 69, (28 males, 31 fo- | males) ; night walkers 06; disturbing ‘the peace 247 ; _Lovistana Durning Law --The First District | fighting 112; deunkenveve 3611; vagabouds @6. The Court at New Orleans made another attempt, on | rem umber of arrests wore for patty offences, in- the 26th ult, to punish Thomas and Lebeau, principals, | #60 temporary destitytion. ‘The number of com- seconds, in a duel, fought som | tine 9x9. Tho duel was fought in a room, with amall umber of evreste s i. Thomas 3 facts eee Me Ay ja wore abundantly proved tes: she fare wend sovaseens Pennsyivania Canais.—Oflicial notice is given | and after being Kept contned thirty hours they wore dis: | ‘het the water will be et into the main ling of the expel } charg Yoon rendered. | 568 an od, 00 verdict having on the 10th ingt, HIGHLY INTERESTING INTELLIGENCE | fe cou aptgienn on ihe ath Doses FROM SANTA FE, THE PARTICULARS BATTLE OF BRACITO, At El Paso. BRILLIANT AFFAIR. THIRTY MEXICANS KILLED. cu, —When Mr. Russ applied to ity legisla. | We have received the British Packet, published r. Rass applied to the city legisla: | tenes Ayres, to the 12h of December, incli- It contains some highly interesting intelligence relative to the troubles between Buenos Ayres, Montevideo, and Paraguay, and the intervention The blockade of Buenos Ayres continued. It had been in operation four hundred and forty-one | SEVEN AMERICANS WOUNDED. Our special correspondent at St. Louis has sent us a slip from the office of the Union, of that city, containing the confirmation and the-full particu- lars of the battle at El Paso, now to be called the battle of Bracito. These particulars are highly interesting, and exhibit a courage on the part of the Missouri vo- lunteers that is refreshirig. The description of the fight, by Lieut. Kribben, We learn that private letters have been re- ceived in the city, containing accounts of this bril- Annexed is the intelligence trom the slip :— [From the 8t.-Louis Union, Feb. 95] It will be seen by the following letter from our Indo- pendence cosrespondent. that there hrve been t vala from Santa Fe, within the last fow ber (Shh correspondent notwithatanding. we were al ofthe battle in this morning’s Union This evening we lay before our readers a more full and accurate ac . to publish a brief account wa which Trent y is ry particuler, and Tenclove you an official re- battle, printed in Senta Fe. and sent me My $207,000 | “Art.1. On the assumption that a just reciprocity will | On the 25th of December, 1846, the Mexican forces (shout eleven hundred in number.) met the United States forces under command of " Donniphan, consisting of six hundred men. 500 of them being of his own troops, from the city of Chil the Ist Regiment of a detachment of 100 men from command of Lt. Col. Mitchell, of the 2d Regiment. consisting Of 30 men from Maj Clark’s bat- talion of Light Artillery. (ander command of Capt. Hud- Lt Kribben.) and 70 from Col. Price’s Regiment end Col. Willeck’s Battalion—25 miles this f El Paso. ‘Tha following is the substance of a letter from Col phan. that he has met the enemy and conquer- ‘on totake the El Paso. He farther states, when his men were ingrent Jed torether immodiately received three fires from epaned a broe ald LJ that the enemy attacked him confusion, but they were cal and drwn up as infantry. and the enemy, when the whole line ing with great effect and brevk'n enemy. Capt. Re! ted men. and in his ‘Ona mule lead of powder and several re ki Sur menahoot too high ‘The battle lasted abo hour. ‘There waa only about 20 minutes to prepare from the time the enemy Wire Siuught tno express, ays that |, who brot @! a Thomeicsns had a glorious Christmas frolic on th uer, bread and wine which they captured. ‘We ore under te greatest obligations to Maj, Clark, for the following report from Lieut. ny aiving & tue ond Sorrect sccotat, and the full particulars of the Detachment of Mo. Light Artillery, Camp below Brocite Rio Grande, December 26, 1846. —Ican Lad write to you a upon the point of breaking up camp. Poy Cristobal overtook Col, Doniphan with 250 men, had previously left for El Paso with 200 men Col him, the remainder of ick, attending on sick and detached From Fray Cristobal, our detach- ment marched with Col. Doniphan. south, na of the Jornada del through an express sent by Major Gilpi cans had determined to resist at El Paso, ed aconsiderable number of troops, int battle An express had been sent to Senta Fe for the artillery under Mojor Clark. reached us from there, so th papoeay the fice are here from the Jornada, ten miles north of Don Ana, the trad eamped. Contradictory rumors of the enemy’s 9] mas day.) when we had just arrived men, had unseddled our d most of the men were engaged in carryi nd water, the news was brought iato camp the enemy’s being in sight and advancing. two o'clock, P.M, and the dai ing some distance from gle line ani dete Our detachment at Yacommand Ma- ‘and Col. Jackson was foilowi Doniphan had but 1 his regiment being s! throngh the cou juerte. news reached us . but no news had as yet the detachment of thirty nies of our corps are At the southern end of the reached us daily. Yesterday, (Christ ere, with about 6 camp, at the time mined to meet the e being evidently ich was our wo gon troin, our detachment was ordered from the extremo right to the left, where we ion. One piece of artillery, 490 alry, and 100 regular infant: from El Paso, compose: the best information I soon took up our positic lar lat the enemy’s force, according to oan obtain from reports of prisoners and from pe} ‘age on the field of battle. von on the east within half a mile of our line, the mountains in their reer. rear was the river, with 2 little brush-wood on its banks. Previous to the enceunter a lieutenant from their ranks came forward waving a black flag in his hand, but halted when within ono hundred of ‘ha Caldwell, our interpreter, r messenger with the black fleg of tho commander sheuld come into found amongst tho bagi enemy no os themese! je out to meet him. The f defiance demanded that | eir camp and speek | totheir generol. ‘Th to see our command breek your ranks thet tort of the Mexica terpreter, unwittin, cried the Mexican, and waving his black fisg gra Joped back towards the exem; 4 he dragoons from ir infantry, with one ‘king our right @unk. was handsome one but was met to break our line. their front column being at about one hun from the front of our flank, our line poured a into them, which being a few times re, ated such havoc in their columas, that wheeled to the left, retreating from our fire, and in their flight mado an attack on the provision train. Here they warm reception and were soon compelled to | Gy in all ‘directions and in the utmost confusion. Their | pan; nant N. Wright, tabing ad upon them and took their x manned by the artille- Lieutenant Kribben, in Colonel | and take him there,” was the re- “Come and tske him,” said our fi i e phrase of the Spartan you, prepare fora cherge,” “We give no quarters and nak non cefully over his head gal- "8 faa iawn) bein was eir , directed upon our me "into the closest fire. howitzer with them, at the After their fire having been put to wader toe ‘command of Li cannon from them- ame a bond or stipulation in | | The Joan Jobbing company in Montevideo, who man | ing their arma, boggage, provisions and other sto ‘of mounted men under the command of ad by this time gathered together in a line ursuing them into the ge. | to be at least thirty; | ht as far as axcertained. @ concerns of the custom | 28 ee lecres of thor wont in | house. From a list published by the Commercio del Sol charged upon the ene! mountains, where they #01 The number of their de: that of their wounded wa: | Had we a single piece of cannon with us th lest more ef theic men, but having no ai side, we had to act as infantry until we the howitzer so gallantly captured by 1! | barous Dentist.” any. Pawo lost not a single man, and had but seven slightly | wounded—we tock eight pri i ‘Thus ended the mers, six of whora di le of Brecito, the first ond as bravely fought by ‘any engagement. elieve thut there is more in We have every reason to c N, Ist Lieut. Mo. Light Artillery. Santa Fe, Jan. ist 1847. INTERESTING FROM THE ARMY- ington Union, March 6. e been received from of their friends in this city, of which the followiog is a sum: mary !— Buazos, Feb. 18—From Tampico wo leern that on | the 27th January Santa Anna moved with ell bis disposa- | ttle was | being ble force to attack Saltillo, and it this bo probably fought in that vicinity yesterd in a Mexican payer, in whic! h Santa’ Anna himself | but whether it be or not a mere with 5000 men, principally vol field battery of eighteen guns. but may be turned, By many, this report demonstration upon Saltillo, ment towards Vera Cruz « We have accounts (Mexican) of a del Norte, Fa ev 200 Americans #1 r jin staff embarked on the the fight will be a recrea- and severely trained, or 15th. Plenty of bard drilling tion ; but men must be traine thoy will fail inthe fight ” CL. COOKE’S MORMON COMMAND. ‘A letter has been received from Col. Cooke, who isin @ battelion of Mormons un their route to November last, Th $820, | eat price $315; the highest rate of exchange upon | 3 dou. | California, dated on the 20th of ‘was at that port at dependence sailed on the 13th December. The Levant was at Valparaiso onthe }4th of the same menth, on her | Amenican—W.C. Boardman, Troy; J. Wi return tothe United States. It wasthe intention of Com- | Jelphia; W. Stewart, Va; C. Wi modore Biddie to sail from Cullao for Monterey ine Age. cease Remarks. do At Manilli do do ¢ 9 g lo do do SS do ber 26, 1 Number of death a Number of deaths from dysentery. .....+ +++ . From the Norfolk Herald, March 6.) Rn 18 bea the broad pennant of Commodore Perry, left the Nat ‘ard yesterday afternoon and anchored off the Na- val Hospi |. She will ly proceed to sea to-day Commander Alex. Mackenzie goes out passen- ger in the Mississippi. [From the Philadelphia Ledger, March 8 ] Aanivep 1m pistarss.—The U. 8. steamship Scorpion, under the command of Commander Abraham Bigelow, made ber appearance off the navy yard on Saturday, ane excited consi ble garios ity, combined with adi tion, at the beauty of pearance. It was soon ascertain at slie had put in for repairs in consequence of springing aleak soon after leaving New York on Thi y, which subsequently became so serious it dangerous to proceed on her tly as to render vi ‘Some defects in her machinery, which material! bindered her progress, were among the reasons whicl induced the measure. her coal wes commenced, preparatory to her being heul- od up on the marine railway ‘of Messrs. Simpson & Neel, i np bigs? gan on necessary repuire will yr here but » few days, Pepe toons they can be completed, she wi'l start again for the Gu! ‘So urgent is the demand for Lig sharers in our Ne- that fficers of the yard have instructious from 7, authorities at Washingion to advance the price per 'y to $3, which will be the price paid trom an after to- day until the repsire to the several vessels }ying there, ‘and destined for the Gulf, are completed. About a week ago the price was- advanced from $2 to $2.50, but failed to procure the requisite number of workmen, Allour ship-yards are now run down with work, and double the amount of work taken might be had if mechanies could be procured to do it. Theatricals. Paax THzatre—As we anticipated, the little. Dan- week as they did last. They danced last evening the Pas de Fleurs and other pieces, but to our liking the Pes mnception ir precocity be! Pear egain this evenin; man,” will also be performed. her first appearance at this popular theatre, before a gardee, 1ze,) was also well sustained, and Georgette was admi with infinite satisfaction of this truly sion to noti fie various attractions of the Bowery his numerous friends—and we look upon the introduc- tion of the ballet, on the beards of the Bowery, with en- siated during the ement of Miss Mary Taylor, so distinguished a together with the other attractions here, will draw bum- er houses, and the exertions of the mapager inthus ring for his numerous patrons and friends, we feel sured will meet with due encouragement. Garenwicu Tazatne.—The benefit of Signore Cicc- ca was weil attended here Jast evening, and this distia- guished danseuse wos received with unbounded ap- plause throughout, in the celebrated grand pase de deux, in Swiss costume, and also in La Polka and le Pas Sty Mr.H. Chapman, Mrs. H. Isherwood and Mis: Par ‘and several other eminent srtirts, will appeor ‘The bill will be found most attreetive—whic! Gaarran’s Bexxrit—This gentleman, takes his benefit this evening, at the old Greenwich, when we hope to sce the house well filled. the night will be the champion vaulter, T. McFarland former—something like enty or eighty, withou! stopping to breathe. Thi land, the tight rop3 dance! the ring. Then comes Mr. G. I. c¥arland, the her to sppear in a beautiful mythologicel scene ot horse: manship, celled “Cupid and Zephyr.” John Gossin is the clown. Musical. peared to good sdvantege. Benedetti’s performance second sc! s0 well, it were, perhaps, bette: and it were superfluous to say how weil thi Toe chorus: roduced du th ing that don’t appe: Med night after night, but t ions, to Ethiopian minstrels present to the public a varied pro’ gians. in imitation of the Swiss Bell troly laughable They are fall of mirth and are sureto draw good hou: the lovers of music in New Orleai the dit tis m to bi ed, on’ their success ro then 300 miles from fants Fe bi d some jouliies, but were he vote rejecting the bill to | the pest year, i.o., during 1816, show that during the | b: committed | intend to ta farceny 134; | would pass pected to reach the Pacific than was originally contemplated Col. Cooke did not | predecesso: the route directed by Gen. Kearney, | ¢ Youas and Frontera king the dis. | one momenthe astonishes by the fe had more provi- | derful execution, and the next, by his | tinuto touches, making each ton rate tted being encumbered with such a | | ances almost spoke. The Fent ry, having thon 68 days’ supply rescuing prieoner | | grandeur of execution and the swoete: [From the Washington Union, March 6 Despatches have been recent; cm Navy | Without the least apparen | Department from Commodore ‘We understand that the ground will be broken in Are ddle, i in tho United | | We understand that We Grorection of the new Opera dated at Valparaiso on the 14th mitments for trial isa litle loss than one-fifth of the | Stat the 3d of Januery | December, 1846, and at Calle> on | Jost, from which we Joarn that the United States Razoo ith Gemmetey een = alparsiso of December, blp Lexingten, Lieutenant Is a rare quality, be combines feeling and Driltian detics bravura) on th splayed ots th ean'i/ui trio from the Pre aus Clere: cate feeling and expression, all of which he fort. House. ——-———— Personal Movements, Glidden commenced his lectures at Pittsburgh a ie ‘on the 6th Intent, i HAVE OCCURRED ON BoaRD THE U, nom June 4, 1815, UP TO DECEMBER sm fm U BB Vines | Yorgi, Siephens, Puls Euler The ule ‘steam frigate Mississippi, Captain Mayo, ‘As soon as possible after she arrived the discharge of seuses Viennoise attract fully jas large audiences this de Fleurs is worth all their other dances. There is so much variety—the numerous chal are made with s6 and skill, and should i means witness their perform- they leave the city. Saturday next will y be their lest Sppearauios here. They will ap- the Pas de Fleurs, Pas des Moisonneurs, and the Pot Pourri. The comedy of the “Lost Letter,” the * Four Sisters,” and “Is she a Wo- Bowery Purare.—Last evening, M'lle Dimier made Phrenol a a 1 | Clin:on Hall, this eveniug. Acmission only and crowded house. The grand ballet of ‘La Fille Mal- i ” was produced, in which M’lle Dimier,as Lize, | o,;is Tooth Fase —' (her celebrated original character,) drew forth the most 1 enthusiastic applause by her extraordinary efforts ip this porabe ballet, Monsieur Bennie, as Colin, (in love with ra'ly perfermed by M’lle Oceana. The introduction of ballet upon the Bowery boards, will be hailed ‘within the last few months—tho vast expense incurred by the enterprisiny manager, Mr. Jackson, in catering for | Sittehurg. +... ..++-+ onan tire confidence as to its success. Opera has been highly jet ‘dancer as M’lle D! — rian. Wo becrgr bree sey pees of Mr. H. 1then ama evening, on wi occa. pete ar Btateon, Mr. E 8 Coneet, Miss Julia | Pelled to confine their oporations entirely to legitithate t Bash ‘au array of names and high talent must insure Mr. Grattan o full and crowded house from pit to gallery. | The sales to-day at tho stock board, wore not large, 20. the citizens as a dramatic writer, and exteliont actor, | Worce! feature is iittle MoFer. The elegant There is but one circus now, and fas a complete tri- not to discriminate. Lombardi” 1 beautifully got up, bw principal Stock in first bends, Jan 1.1 100, are decidely'the best 4 present season, yet The house nthusiasm evinced | is not observable when this opera is | rformed. The eflect preduced by the scenery, etc., lly beautiful—moro, it is grand. To-night, By. rili tekes @ benefit, end the house will be quite small enough to contein ‘he vast concourse that will assemble difficult to say, General Taylor is there (Saltillo) | to show to the fair beneficiary how highly they appre jlunteers, and a powerful | ate her talents. The price of bouquets, it is predicted, It is a strong position ; | will be up in the market to-day. ngnon are well guarded. t is considered to refer to a mere made to cover a real move- gramme for this evening, at the Society Library Their programmes seem to please everybedy. They sre good | mostly Richmond, Price vocalists, excellent musicians, and incomparable bur- | for Richmond, | Bultimo bee Cachuca dencers. Their performance hah pe Henri Herz and Camito Sivori, have been delighting and tho efforts of been well reward. | Th reciated. The concert rooms | 91,000 to th ito overflowing. Of Hera’s first concer’, | yal of uew flonr boing near, althougk the stock was of ury says: -It wes @ musical treat of tl | bette quality tnan the new would be for some time, Hie is decidedly superior to ony of his His execution is most Deaiiant one what | at 13\) and on Bist acargo of fresh O Dance at 12/500, ov At | being a reductivn of 4{) 600 por boi in three we nd won | Soptember the arrivals wera moderate, but considerabl + | sales ight at the following hotels : ‘iltams, Ni M Albany; W Lovez Th; T. Robertson, Richmond; © ' Parker, ‘Boston; E Sherman, Rocheste 20 Moon, Boston; G: Todd, Pa B Fleming, Nashwl: ; 4. Walkens, do; T. Hart, Memphis; J. Cooper, Pitta. : bergh, do; J. stilt, March, N! ¥; W. Huberd, Virginia; Hon. 8. Phelps, Vermont; C. Gould, Phil; G.‘Akman, Mass; W. Pe oa Washing on; G. Evans, Maine; J. Webb, alem. City —F, Cummings, Tennessee; J. Day, Virginia; W. Kelly, do.; ©. W. Halloway, Kentucky; J. Taylor, North Caroling; D. Patterson, Baltimore; J. 8. ith, U. 8. Navy; . Stove, Philadelphia; W. Mony, . J ; J. Miller, Long Island; W. Campbell, Vir- ; W. Powers, Huntsville. Franxtin—A. Gerome, New Haven; W. Arnold, New York; ¥. Conover, Philadelphia; H. Avery, Ohio; A. fm U 83 Vine’s | Powers, Lansingburgh; W. Robinson, New Haven; H. Smith, Rbode Ielend lion J. MoCrate, Meine ; Paul Worth, N. ¥.; Ky; J. Kennedy, Philadelphia; A. Burla- ©: ‘Ewing, Mississippi; M. Bradshaw, Reynolds, Baltimore ; J. Baldwin, Tex- nessee; M. Anderson, 6 Morgan, Providence; R Smith, Louieviile; P Hart, Alabama; J’ Haney, Miss; C. Me- Elvoy, Providence ; D. Ross, Greenville; #. Riker, West Point; W. Hooker, Rome ; M. Lg Rochester; M. ; Capt, Frith, T. Conle: Van Buskirk, Landngburg! MPhilaselphia; J. Bailoy, Mass Buffalo; R Kendnll, Brent, Lopg Island. Jupsox—H. Smyth, N. ¥.; L. Snow, do: J. ly md Richmond, Va; C. Smith, Northampton; J. Knight, Hart- ford; C. Levecquer, West Point; W. Hanford, Philadel- phia; J. Hoson, Baliimore; ‘’. Shicr, Long Island. Ratueun —U. Simpson, New Orioans; G. Murrager, Esperance; E. Roussel, Philadelphia; J. Nelson, New Yor! ‘ownsend, do; J. Fletcher, Jamestown; Kd Bodine, Staten (sland; I’. Helberth, New York; J. Bene- dict, Texas; Geo. Prescott, Viennotse Dancers. Through the medium of your columns allow meto state to the public, that Mr. John Povey, of the Pari Theatre, is it, with authority to make en- wenses Viennoise” nor for any other purpose. Povey was authorised in December last to negoti ith Mr. Burton, of the Aroh street ‘Theatre, jadelpbia, and Front street Theatre, Balti- more, for Les Danseuses Viennoise, and an eng*xement = ee — Mr. hm and prsel, te tal ian immediately subsequent to my mat engagement a the Park. Mar. Povey was formally notified of fie discon: t nuance ofall authority to act inany capecity for myself, on the 18th last, has be . quae raw his ination, “whether or no,” and in defiance of my ex; calls for this public statement. 1am your obedient servant, JOSEPHINE WEISS. New York, March 8th, 1847. —_———— 305 Broadway, Moss, late Rousse!l’s—Ladies and Gentlemen who wish to furnish ek toilets with the el me hoie fames, toilet ies, splendid Loudon and Pai je Hair Bra: d Combs, th Brushes, and all such articles which so great! fort apectfalty invited te call at the di seri where the ouly cumplete sssortm: to bs fouad, Every article warranted, aud sold at a reasonable fixed price. Gentlemen's shaving Apparatus very superior, in great va! nety. Lubin’s fine:t and most fa able extracts. A. A. MO8S lace KOUSSELS, 305 Broadway. Metallic Tabiet Rasor Strop—Merchants and others about purchasi cle ofthis kind would do well vas ae ad See oe vi ae Date tems offered, each beiny we j ing oa yin ‘herr ouside Bish. A liberal discount made to wholesale purchasers. G. SAUNDERS & 80N, 177 Broadway, opposite Howard Hotel. pret form and toilet tadle, an compl wants of the trevelling, public, being man materials asnct to be affected by chonve of climate. SAUNDERS & SON, 177 Brosdway, afew doors above Courtlindt st. To Strangers and Others--The Plumbe Na- tional Dog Ty, en the upper corner of B oatway dM t, (8 Certaicly the most attra od city of Gotharn. tree nfehuge If they ho can recog ise them, they enn find those, guive, and most likely sume of ost whom they can the 1atimate »—'Vo those persons that are so unfer= to or reeommend to call and ind Teupres, and bevuty of fii h, we keow of ‘well -uppty the plece of th pstaral hair, ctired by GILBBRE & FUR PCHER, Pi e's Au ‘ig Makers, No 179 Breadway, up stairs, opposite the Howard Hotel. For sweet breath and white teeth, Peine’s ordially commend it to ow Indies. Frice 50 cents. Freckle: and all reduess of face or neek, is tre A et Alabastre Price 25 50 cents , corner Gran Beebe & Costar, Hatters, 156 Broadway, New York, troduce Spring Fashion for Gentlemen's Hats, March 6, —_—_—_—_—_—_————— NuVigation Of Li» Vito Liver, Places. ime. State of River. Wheoling. .....+++++++Mar 3.. «11 fect, falling. a feet Ciscinnati. Louisville. ood. fapt 9 inches. MONKY MARKE'T. Monday March 82 P. Me ‘The bulls cannot sustain the market, and the fancies fall off, in spite of all they can de. It is useless to dix xnise, or to attempt to disguise, the fact that prizes for fancy stocks ond every thing else,are settling down upou upure specie basis. Money is scarce and likely to con- tinue so; tho banks daro not expand, but on the contrary they must soen commence a contraction, There js no help for it; they are, in the hands of tl independent treesry, powerless, and will be com- chanuels, avoiding all loans upon acything connected in any way with speculative novements. but the decline in prices was wenoral. Harlem fell off i Wnewn to | percent; Long Island, %; Readiog, 6; Norwich and 45 Canton, Xj Farmore’ Loan, % ; Iinois Bank, 34; Morris Canal wentup } The stock market is in a bad way—thero is no health in it. Bowery Cincus —The three MoFarlonds are all the At the second board, prices fell off another fraction , rage just now at this popular resort Tho great card of | Illincis Bank déclined psr cont; Harlem, 4; Norwich and Worcester, {; Farmers’ Loan, who has turned more somersets than any other per- ‘The business operations of the Reading Railroad | Compony have been somewhat restricted lately, and the quantity of coal sont to market forthe week, end , who is just turned his ninth ‘ . year. He js the mest et aimee child ever secn in | 12 the 4th inst., was only 12,676 tons, m.king the total for the season 144 414 tons. rere ry pers SL Les oom and po Vessels were very scarce at Richmond, the depot of bd @ crab,” and let 101 stand uxt, ke. &e ko,” Besides these curious performances, | ‘¢ Reading Railroad on the Delaw: r. Madigan and his infantile pupil, Mies Madigan, are | Col w and the stock of ccumulating. This is an unfortunate occur, - | rence just now, on account of the high price of coal. As the season advances, the price of coal must decline, and dealers will therefore losé the benefit of present prices» in consrquence of there not bsing a supply of vassela to take it to market. The rates of freight on cos] trans- | ported en the Reating Railroad, from the Ist of March to the Ist of July, tis year, hove been fixed as follo From Mount Carbon to Philadelphia, $1 60 per ton ; from Tue Travian Orena.—I Lombordi” was performed | 8:huy)kill Haven, $1 40 ; from Port Clinton, $126 To agoin, last night, at Palmo’s to a tolerable food house | Richmond, from Mount Carbon, $1 40; from Schuylaill though the seats were not quite so well filled as they | Haven, $1 30; from Port Clinton, $1 10. were on the occasion of its former presentations. The The trade between thie country and Rio Janeiro, in singing was good; Benedetti, Beneventene and Barili ap- | flour, during the past year, has been to about the unuat extent. Tke importation and consumption of flour du ving the year, w Foun T: ir Imported trom United Srate from Europe, &s.. . svccccrss deity Total supply, 1646. .........44.-221000 Soles for consumption and export in Stock in first hands Jan. 1, 1847..... 21,000 “ The annexed review of the market, for the yoar, will be of interest to thore engaged in that trade :~ © st the commencement of the year the bakers held moderate stocks, and there being ademand for the Rio Cunisty’s Mixstrers —This very successful band of | Grande, holders were very firm, and Jargs sales of Rish- ~ | mond ware made nt Qi) al) net $8 a8 60; Baltimura Til} 4 18/300, net $6% «36 Advions from Eogland then oheokeo the maike: ‘al nted, were mai July were large, but an auexpected Jemend for the Cape of Good Hope and the South, relieved the ‘of 17000 hls ata reduction of ij) a 1/500 per baltimaro, very heav’, bein ad of the month The usael time of arrl Jorm was taken aad sales of Philadelvhia made on 26h In a made at very low prices; the impression a 8 would be very heav ments, in con- {the determination of some hoiders not to be y old on hand Riehmond roid at 1¢\) 16) od Columbia 149i 500 a 18). Richmon: Baltimore 11/|000 Some ho.ders of good ith their stocks,eing convinced that the for alarm. In Ootobor the arrivals wei but holders were enabied to obta | ed by the accounts of the short crops in Bus rope, and the certainty that the exports from the Uulied woul cially of Richmond city, , and Was #old at 16,600 9 ie 6 touches of de i. outes ived on