The New York Herald Newspaper, April 3, 1847, Page 3

POSTSCRIPT. THE OFFIOIAL DESPATCHES FROM MAJOR GEN. TAYLOR. Names of the Killed and Wonnded aT BUBNA VISTA. OFFICIAL DESPATCHES FROM COMMODORE DAVID CONNER, oF THE GULF SQUADRON. The Investment of Vera Cruz. Rumored Peace Proposal from MEXICO. Battle between Fifteen Hundred Mexicans, . under Urrea, andj Two Hundred and Fifty Americans under Major Giddings. The Defeat of the Mexioans, Wo. &e. dic. [From the Washington Union, April 1.) © have never published a number of the | Unton, that was fraught with more interesting papers than the present. Independently of the | important letter of the President, and the admira- ble report of the Seeretary of the Treasury, in re ply, upon ihe duties to be levied on imports into 6 the very interesting despatches from Gen. Taylor, and a letter from Commodore Conner, con, cerning the landing of our troops at Vera Ornz. The two sets of despatches were brought by the southern steamboat this evening. The despatches from General Taylor were brought to the Secretary of War by Mr. Crittenden, a volun- teer aid of General Taylor. The Commodore’s letter came to the Secretary of the Navy through the ports of Mexico, we lay before our rea: the mail from New Orleans: Gen. Taylor’s letters confirm the bril with the laurel. If we turn our eyes further the south, bright achievements await us, to heighten the glory of our country, We lay before our readers the only despatch trom Commodore Conner, which relates wo the debarkation of our troops at Vera Cruz. Neverwas any landing more happily effected--with fiver weather, and under more auspicious cir- cumstances. Another and a later letter is re- ceived from the commodore ; but it touches other topies. The Secretary has received another let- tec froma eee ee officer of the navy, under March ; and he seme to speak of the surrender of the city and castle as certain ina few days ‘We shail wait for further accounts from the army and squadron ot Vera Cruz with the greatest im- patience; and hope that many days will not elapse before we shall have the pleasure of con. gratulating our conntry upon the possession of one | of the sti ongest military posts on the globe—the key of | ich opens tue gate of the approach to the ‘unce writing the above, we understand that r, with his army, at Agua Nueva on the 2d March, and brought the despatches along the usual route from Mont»rey to Camargo, under the escort of about 250 troops, commanded be Payee Geddings, hav- empty wagons. As they approached Cerralvo, a small party was s@utin to provide forage, &c., when the enemy, under Urrea, were discovered, about 1,500 strong. date of the 18th lexico— capital. Mr. Crittenden lett General Taylor ing along a train of some Our troops were immoadiately placed on the de- fensive, and received the assault of the superior to cut numbers with the resolution of men ditermine their way through. They were repulsed with a loss of about thirty men, while we lost about half the number. A part of our baggage train wasdestroy- ec, (40 or 50 of the wagons.) when the gallant Urrea made his yetreat in the direction of the Tula pass. Tne teamsters were unwililng to pro- ceed without a stronger escort, and Mr. Critten- t Cerralvo, when Colonel Curtis arrived from Camargo with a large body of troops He was too Inte to over: take Urrea, who had probably commenced his den was detained five or six day: retreat as soon as he heard of Santa Anna’s dis- comfiture. Colonel Curtis proceeded to Monte- rey, and the escort and train came on to Ca.nar- 80, the enemy having fled as rapidly as possible, and this may be the last that we shall hear of them on this side of Tula and San Luis for some time. We were amused with an anecdote about the ammunition wagon, which, by some accident, was cut off with the others near ‘alvo. It was kee hey as most of the others were, b: fire, and when the explosion unexpectedly As place, killing some, wounding others, and alarm- ing all, it was regarded as a “Yankee trick,” and some wag said our wagons might, henceforth. stroll through the land unbarmed, as each would be regardea as some combustible machine, de- 4 gned to ensnare the Mexicans The Despatehes of General Taylor. Herapquarteas Anmy or Occ ATION, Camp on the field of battle, Buena Vista, : Mexieo, Feb. 24 i847. Sri—I have the honor to report that, having become assured on the 20th inst,, that the enemy had assembled in very heavy forow at Encarnacion, thirty mil of Agua Nueva, with the evident 4 siuon, | broke up my camp at the nd took up @ strong line in front of miles south of Saltillo. A cavalry f Agua Nueva for the purpose of co supp! ing of the 22nd the Mexican army sppeared im Jo front of our position. At Li o'clock, A M., a fleg was teut, boaring from General Santa Anna @ summons of un conditional To which I immediately returned ly. She summons ind my reply are here- The action was cowmenced Jato in the tween the jight troops on the Jef fank, but ‘was not seriously ed until the morning of the 234, when tho exem; in effortto force the left flank of our position. An obstinate and sanguinary conflict was mointeined, with short interval ‘Uhroughoutthe day, the resultbeing thatthe emmy was completely repulsed from our An attack of o: ud a demonstration upon the city of Saitil- at Jo iteelf, we back upon Agua Nueva, a distance of twelve miles. Oar own torce eny dat i somsvebitehonor oi at ail points in this actiun fell mated at 20000. Our cuccess against such’ great oda is © suficient encomium on the good condue! of eur troops. Cobepicuows gallantry of particular officers and corps. I ay ibe pe rmitted here, however, to acknowledge my +o: obligations to Brig. Gen. Wool, the second in com- mand, to whom I fe 1 ti ort of 700 men. ‘The Mexioun t I shall teke the earliest oppor orteet Lat of the casualises of 1) | am, sit, very respectfully, your obs di shee been im of forward. Z TAYLOR,” 4 iy Mojor 4 The Avyvrane Ontesctol aout commanding, Wash, cs ion.) meen, K; Bonner, to Gen. Taylor.) company Re Will i 84 Y gaclude most of our products and fabrics, and prevert | cause to justly her opposition, ieee robibitions to the actual duties im- 8 are specific throughout, ‘espective of vulue, » and without any of truth upon ties proposed to be British m: red with those im- (Summons ef Sante Anna You are surrounded by twenty pea apy burlan nr Nat cut to pieces with your ‘troops; serve consideration and particular estee! you from a catastrophe, and for that put this notice, in order that tion, under the assurance posed by Mexico. and almost universally by wei are generally protective or exorbitai discrimination for revenue The dut substituted are moderate when compa: by Mexico, being generally reduced to a more than one-half below the Mexicem du: i ties are also based upon a discrimination thr. revenue, aud, keeping in view the customs ferent from our owa, it is believed, will gest amount of re- | G. First sergeant: ‘com a Bil, company Privates: - Durock, company ins: Coffee, company Baker, company el HIGHLY IMPORTANT INTELLIGENCE. soux, company y may surrender at disc: a r you Mel be sees, wi > tl ideration bi to the Mexican cheracter, to he Consideration belenging to ron fi gpg , to commence from the moment when my f my particular consi ‘at Encantada, Feb: PEZ DE 8AN b anding the forces of the Uni- cisorder or confusion in the small space allotted to the harbor being still very much crowd ing the number of transports we had disembarkation commenced on the instant. were transferring the troaps from the ships to the serf- » f directed the steamers , no! left behind. The truce arrives in your cam peor! h cose at thet rete, which, om “the Mexican ports the lize from this system the largest emount | i pe 4, posing be pcs that our army end ne- Wasnixaton, March 21, 1847. it port and place upon the alifoenia, oF ae pasifo, ond onen | h the interior for the free transit of im- | ees tecetan and ‘expectally that the interior pa: fexican isthmus should be secured from to ocean for the benefit of our commer ber Plveaa pi igs fy we pod nue from these duties cation between our forces upon the enstern and weatera | , Would probe! a creak alte of incalculable” importance to our to that of all the world. , the Mexican government monopoly in tobacco, from which a conside: alized by Mexico, God and Liberty. C g em 1647. . ‘ANT LO! To Gen. Z. Tarion, comm i olleud, company C: g Ricketts, company ©; gompany C; Maxwell, company C; Dwyer, 4, company C; Fisher, compaiy C £5: Wright, comp any 1H: Fuk, company Hy Fe foupany Hy Liedergebe it: Palvat, ccompacy. Hl ly executed, and these as of thei: dravg! take positions within As tho boats should seize evel julfof Mexico, or ib. 22, summoning me I beg leave to say to your request. am, sir, your obedient eerv't, Z. TAYLO Maj. General U. 9. A. Comm: e Santa Anna, Commander-in-Chief, La Encantada. a Vista, Sia—In reply to your note of this date, rrender my forces at discretion, I decline accedi ‘With high respect, a and that of all the 01 hite, company !: tate communi. it ong, company 1; jarmart, com pa- had the satisfaction of forming his command on the Senor Gen. D. Anronto Lore: + corny lev, company K; tage, company K; thus thrown on shore, inultaueously. No enemy the boats in by 10 o’clock straggling companies) con thousard men, wer uy, ¢ mpoy G; Mei.ain, Company y B Quartermasier Se geant : Heapquaatens Arsy or Occupation, Saltillo, Feb, 25, 1847. Sim—I have respectfully to report that the main Mexi- can force is yet at Agua Nueva positions which they have so well defended, pared to receive the enemy, revenue is re- r with the culture there, ould be abolishes government end joodale, compan: e. 8 eet) successive trips their remaining troops, The whole army (« f g company H; Sinsel, company Our troops hold the the resources of our own, by collecting the duty upon ali the imported ‘The Mexican interior transit cuti also be abolished, end their internel goverament duty on coin and bullion. The prohibition of exports and du- ties upon exports should ° og of upwards of ten should he venture avother been made with General Santa of prisoners, by which we shall all, of those captured from us at the few taken in the action of the 3 wellas those of the Mexicans fallen into our hands, have been removed to id are rendered comfortable. the recent actions, so far as ascertained, amounts to 264 killed, 450 wounded, and 26 mis: y of the Kentucky cavalry is not included its casualties not bei! pectfully enclose a list of the com: d and wounded, embracing many names of tho Tam, sir, very respoc'fully, your oa nt servant, Major General U. 8. A. comd’g. The Avwutant Gewenal of the Army, Washington, D. . different times, besid 31 0 2 cheapn and fac ite the purchase of | ‘Bri | General, Josepa L. kg SECOND REGIMENT INDIANA ns: T Binder, William company E. Ecivates Franc permit the precious metal y from Mexico into general circulation Quicksilver and machinery for working the mines of pre- cious jme'als§ in Mexico,; forthe samo reasons should also is panied any frees Figen i te =a above indicated, would largely increase the production and circulation of the precious metals, improve our own | ‘Be deserts of Arabia. commerce and industry, and that of ell neutral ; owers. In thus opening the ports of Mexico to the commerce of the world, you would present to all nations with whom we are at peace the best evidence of your desire to main- tain with them our friondl, tothem productive of as even to advance their inte: done, by afferdiny imports, an continuing fino, to day, we are flow out freel a in landing the Sergean': McHenry Dozier, ans, with the Lor ong, arrived most opportunely, at Anton Lizardo, just as we bad put oursely: She joined us, and her troops were landed with the d at this anchorage to-da: ded. General Scott has now in thousand men. At his re- ines of the squadron, under volunteers, 800 ‘obinaon, company Ay company B: J Li yay B; A Messey, company, Bi D hd, ene ee, com} H any Ds W Akin, latthews, compaay troops have also with him upwards relations, to rend , company 1; company K: G © yan, 3; Wrett, company in motion at an early hour, to K There has been some ells from the town and form its lines around the city. distant firing of shot and upon the troops, Heavquanrers Anmy or Occuration, Aava Nueva, March 1, 1847. Srn:—I have the honor to report that the troops of my command occupied their origina! camp at this place on the 27th of February, the last of th of that day in tho direction of San Luis. is iv full retreat, and in a men deserting and dyin, I despatch a comman Mexico, repealed t! din my previous com. the enemy to hold out oftime. The costle has, at most, but four ind the town about enovgh to ery respectfully, &o, NNER, Commanding Home Squadron. Secretary of the Navy, Washington ——_—_— MILITARY CONTRIBUTIONS. ‘ou will have annulled the aie Seceal rt lion, and abolisked the ‘ecious motals so as to permit them to flow out freely the benefit of mankind ; you will have expunged the long list of their prohibited article exican army leav- very disorganized condition; of starvation in great numbers. | thisday as far asEncarnation to harrass his rear, ond secure whatevor military supplies may be found there. From the statement of Mexican officers, particularly | of the medicel steff left to succor the wounded, there seems no doubt that their loss in the recent action is estimated at 1500, and may reach 2000 men, wounded; besides 2000 or 3000 deserters I enclose a list of the D Hon. J. ¥. Mason, 8 H Geek, company F, slightly: Ht’ Mun tly; 3 jaeen, company sl th compiay G, sl ghtiy; W Ad par a friendly nations, espe clusion of their commerce by rigorous blockad true, the duties collected from these import for the ber fit of our own governm true, that the expenses of upon prosesuting, ar and not by foreign nation: that all neutral nutions wi whencompared with 1 THE GREAT MOVEMENT OF THE AGE. Important Documents. t; | Dut it is equally war which Mexico insists Many officers of ravk were host names of ourown killed and wounded, made as com. | plete as practicable at this time. One Tegiment (Ken ry cavalry) is not included, its return not being ren- The enemy had fully reckoned upon our total rou | and had made arrangements to intercept our retreat, an | cut off the army, stationi: valry, nct only immediate! adoption of such a | tion of your good will to- desire to advance those just ich make it the duty of belli- yntended, to render the war little injurious as practi- ing, company D; B Hubbard, compa- | To the Secretary of the Treasury:— * Sir: The government of Mexico having repeat- edly rejected the friendly overtures of the United States to open negotiations with a view to the re- storation of peace, sound policy and a just regard to the interests of our own country, the enemy should be made, as far as to bear the expenses of a war, | the authors, and which they ol Stout, company 7 jueston, comp'y Dy D Owe ood, company FF; J W A Gorman. slig! rpose, corps of ca- y in our rear, but even below Iregret to report that they succeed the village of Merin in destroying a train of supplies, id killing a considerable number of the escort and teamsters. Col. Morgan, 2d Ohio regiment, on from Cerralvo to Monterey, was infested by the Mexican cavalry, with which he had several rencontres, but fiaal- | Ki | ly dispersed them with amall loss on his own part. Capt. | M., volunteer service, was mortally je affairs I have no doubt that the defeat of the main army at Buena Vista will secure our line of communication from further interruption, but I still propose ina few days to change my head-quartera to Monterey, with a view to mal ments as may be necessary in that quarter. The dispositions made to harrass our rear, vindicate the policy and necessity of defending a position in front of Saltillo, where a defoat has thrown the enemy far No result so decisive could have been obtained by holding Monterey, and our communi- cations would have been constantly in jeopardy. ir, very respectfully, your Sorte servant, nt victory which was won by our arms at Buena Vista. The loss of the enemy by battle is less than was origi- nally reported, though it is heavy indeed. Our own loss is considerably less, though it comprises ome of the best and bravest men of our glorious army,made up, as it was, mostly of volunteers, co- | operating with some of the finest regular troops in the world. But the loss of the Mexican army by starvation, desertion and disorganization is still more striking. General Taylor’s three despatches are respectively dated February 24th, 25th, and March Ist. They state, inthe general’s usually Jaconic, modest, but expressive terms, the begin- ning, end, and some of the most important results ofthis remarkable battle. The most important ofthese results is the great loss of the enemy— their retreat, and partial, perhaps,total dissolution —their tatal disorganization—their utter incapa- oity to harass at this time our own troops, who have returned to their original position at Agua Nueva. Gen. Taylor has sent a corps farther to harass him en the retreat, and to seize his sup- lies. The general further proposes to return to Monterey, and re-open the communication be- tween that townand the RioGrande. Tne panic of the Mexican marauders is calculated of itself almost to effect this object in a few days. We cannot but again congratulate our country on this brilliant victory. We subjoin a list of the killed and wounded of ourarmy. The death of those brave men affects every American heart with the | keenest sympathy. It isthe cypress interwoven 6 cable to neutral powers. . These duties would not be imposed upon any imports into our own country, but only upo: ; co, and the tax wouid fall upon the peeple of Mexico in the enhancement to them of the pri Nearly all our own products a: ariff, evenin time of peace; th far as we continu the ports of Moxico; excluded even from the ports not blockaded in possession new tystem would soon open ts 10, ag they shall fall wion. Neither our own nor fo: Sleep, stightly; 0 of which they are : of;these imports. bstinately persist in excluded by the Mexi- | rable condition. Upwards of three thousand were killed excluded «ls | Sod seventeen hundred wounded during the late battle compauy A, slig Itisthe right ofthe conqueror to levy contri- butions upon the enemy, in their seaports, towns, which may be in his military pos- | session by conquest, and to apply the same to de- fray the expenses of the war. The: conqueror possesses the right also to establish a temporary military government over such seaports, towns, | or provinces, and to prescribe the conditions and restrictions upon which commerce with such | places may be permitted. cretion, exclude all limitation or restriction | observance of which wil bi +| ingiton. Oneof these conditions may be the | payment of a prescribed rate of duties on tonnage C r Hind, jt, company B, slightly ouroy, company Bs, blockading any wounded in one of th of Mexico; wher our commerce all into our military poss merchants are required to send an; if they do so v Iuntarily, it will be bec: a profit upon the importation th: will have no right to complain ied in the ports of Mexico, upon the consu those goods, the collected would inure to the ment and people, te st —- tl Cc. Conor: Toftans much farther arrange. me TGustia, company. D goods to Mexico, the duties He may, in his dis- trade; or admit it without or impose terms, the ¢ the condition of earry- back into the interior. company’ F, slightly, J Hunter, gompaey Fd, DUcuaks HC Roker, pan Inskeep, company F, Major Gen. U. 8. Army commanding. The Avsurant Gunxnat ofthe army, Washington, D.C. company QU, sc derived from the be large, if those su; higbly important to sus to prevent the embarrassment of the tr save the country from #uch ruinous sacrific oc- curred during the last year, including the inevitavle | Arts” Sains legacy to posterity of a large debt and onerous texa- - 8 Bank, tion The new system would not only pensive transter und ruinous drain of sp In the exercise of these unc war, | have, on full considerauon, determined to order that all the ports or places in Mexico which now are, or hereafter may be, in the actual possession of our land and naval forces by co: quest, shall be opened, while our military cupation may continue, to ike commerce of all neutral nations,as well as our own, in articles not contraband of war, upon the scribed rates of duties, which wi and enforced by our military and yaval com- elly, company cf, questioned rights of Reants: Ke MeG, ay, company K, slightl: # Lafollet, cempany ‘iy, Farrer Sn ee pied: vormment, | Kill Navigation, 6. 65, 49 ;.'2036 Suaquenaonah Casal jury, and to ‘The Killed and Wounded. Assetanr Ansorant Genenat’s Orrice, Army of Occupation Agua Nueva, March 1, 1847 the Names of Killed, Woun the Army of Occupation, in the B February 23, 1847. ORNERAL staPr— ded and Missing of | Vey. company K, ser atte of Buena Vista, . | Secoxp Boan ‘ Cg 102%; a} 0, 6s. 86, 103; ee oer an 5000 Rendi o; road Bonds, 6's, 7134: a Seer ta adits Lito ote penutnr. aia om cunt;'| 1276) 106 Stuquehanosh Cansl Bonds, 0%: 37 vehigh; perhups, soon exceeding the nine millions of dollars | 28; 16 Girerd Bank, 1134; 6 Commercial Baok, Natchez, which it had reached in 1836 i 10. it ig it where it si ould fall, yrem Sares.—250 U. S. Bank. 434; 3416 State 5's, the people of Mexico, ied upon them to conquer tant ad, i ': v ounded—Visst Lieutenants Lleney Wy Bebo serra io: WT Willis very slighty. Bye2d exgineers, very slight ayment of pre- ts, to re-flow into our countr; be made known re, Bryan, topographical Wolle, company B. triclive ly. + Neverety; Anderson, ¢. moany herrod, compaay E, slightly; Laoning, company fit pai company A, severely; Waggoner, compa- While the adoption of this policy will be to impose a burden on the enemy, and at the same time to deprive them of the revenue to be derived from trade, at such ports or places, as well as to secure it toourselves, whereby the expenses of the war may be diminished—a just regard to the general interest ofcomme)ce aud the obvious advantages of uniformity in the exercise of these belligerent rights, requires that well-considered regulations and restrictions should be prepared for the gui- dance of those who may be charged with carrying itinto effect. You are, therefore, instructed to examine the existing Mexican tariff of duties, and resort to me f trade, tobe admitted at such ports or places as may at any time be in our military possession, with such rates of duties on | them, and also on tonnage, as will be likely to produce the greatest amount of revenue. will also communicate the considerations which may recom nen¢ the scale of duties which you may prepare, and will submit such regulations as you may deem advisable, in order to enforce their collection As the levy of the contribution proposed is a military right, derived from the laws of nations, the collection and disbursement of the duties will be made under the orders of the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy, by the military and naval commanders at the ports or places in co which may be in possession of ourarms. The report required is, therefore, necessary in order | to enable me to give the proper directions to the War and Navy Departments. James K. Poix. Washington, March 23, 1847. upon our enem! REGIMENT DRAGOONS, + A May, severe contusion. Wounded—Bst hea: xports freely without dut Private: W F Erbe, comp wo may occupy those goods, including the necessaries of }. at less then one hali the prices which they had here aid forthem, the war might in time become & | crowded auditory, principally of ladies. He bad just leit benefit, instead of a burden to the people of Mexico, be unwilling to terminate he at Mexico, after « peace, bibitory and protec: ing that of ancient China or Japan, but that liberalized, enlightened, and Tegenerated by the contact and yonvomgp fale let go his hold, and seated himsetfquietly in his cage. So jem of duties resembling egorv, company t, company Gy Jd 40 to time, end Waininger, compan mmuel *rench, ans company U, severely. Privates: ly; Jncob, Weyer, compiny we Gortuer, 3d infantry, bumnt Edwards, company « orporal: Robert G. Hod: © Goodparter,tcompany 1; JiLavtov, com) fe J Johuson,’ ermpany K: and they would, therefo ly. Privates: Beil, company ightly. ighcly; Kemp, company | wallace, compaay A, J Burnett, company A, | a schedule of articl : BO Branham, compa- ea, company B, severely; 3 company KE, stightly; at Mexico, by her ob | when he fell sgainst the side of the o itcheoek, company C; should compel us to stinate persstunc throw our own financial policy, and arrest t natien in her high and prosperous Youngs, comprny £; Morgan, H REGIMENT ANTI Holley, comp ny By W. company B; Doughty, company B; Green, recrait, ad. Wounded—VFirst Lieutensnt Sergent: J Wheatley, © Smedley, company C, h tally: P Hamilton, company D, JP J O'Brien, i het: ie » slightly. Privates ? Hanna company B, mortally ; ul Om, Company EK, E, severely; J Houk, ¢ gomyany KB, slightly paw: pany EK, slight; and is further re OLUNTRERS—MIB+ I8S1PPI RIFLES eutenaut: RK ts Moore. second lieutenant, A tonnage duty on all veasels, whether our own, or of , Sergeont, theo Ingrain, neutral powers, of one dollar per ton, which is greatly less than that imposed by Mexico, is re ow of all port daties and, charges. Aprended to these i a es whic! » yy is jean avy H, mortally wounded lahtiv: Ht Craig, company | in Appended to these Bi: slihdly. Priv Nid Ry “| older, compacy 13, slightly; ebtiy; G Simon cote ney in fixed by law, ; by usuage, in which a certificate of val d to the invoice. There is also anne n Weights and measures reduced to the standerd together with blank forms, te fa- m Berg pany E; J H Langford, eompeny quired to | tor; “sales of Maryland white at 77 a 78 cent: son, company B.; Joseph ( le Taeasuny Derantment, March 80, 1847. chi ae tiie Sim: Your instructions of tho 48d ‘instant have been received by this department, and, in conformity thereto, I present you herewith, for ‘your consideration, a ecal aed to be collected as a military contribu- tion during the war, in the ports of Mexico, in possession of our army or navy by conquest, with regulations for the ascertainment and collection of such duties, together with the reasons which appear to moto recommend their of the United 5: cilitate the transaction of business. It is recommended that the duties herein suggested | be collected exclusively in gold or These duties can only b tribution, through the gency of our brave officers of and navy, who will, no doubt, cheerfully and and keep these | moneys, mpany K, slightly: 7 F; ivate: J Catlett. lexander, company G. a! G: J $'Bond, company G; | | Killed—Colonel : Seay, company G; Kobert r coin. | collected asa mi and to son, company |. fi ompany tJ y 1; J W Vinson, severely. Captait hely. te account for them, the Secretaries of War or of the It is recommended that these duties be per- formed by the commandant of the post, whether naval or | hy'gs destructive e fire as broke out at about 8 o'clock or purser, or other offi- | this morning. ned by the | “On both sides of Chartres street, from the custom othor as a check upon mistakes or error, in the same | house bulf way down to Bienville manner as is now the case with the collector or naval | officer of our several principal ports, which has intro- Ged so much order end accuracy into our system. It is | " “The fire originated in the store of Ravalet & Huet, in suggested that, as in some cases the attention of the com- | the second story of the building, one door below Cus- mandant of the post might be necessar; mance of other duties, he be permitted to substitute opposite side of Chortres stro some other officer, making known the {act to the Se- th cretaries of Weror of the Navy, and subject to their I have the honor to be, with comp=ny |; ; A Collingsworth, c Wounded.—Virst liew it eit! dopt A “inna, 2 DB It is clear that we must either adopt our own tariff, or anew system of duties. Our own tariff could not be adopted, because the Mexican ifferent from our own. that that of Mexico, or establish ante: A B Corwine, slightly DM Hollingsworth, company A, ¢ Brook, company ‘ deneerously military, sided by the puymaste: exports and imports are se cer, the accounts of each being different rates of duti largest revenue. Thu: at abundance hei pored at the lowest rate in order to collect any revenue ; whereas, many of the same articles are not produced in Mexico, or to’ very inconsiderabl therefore bear there a much higher duty for revenue. A great change is also rendered necessary exaction of duties on all imports to any our possession, from any other Mexican port occupied by usimthe same manner. This measure would larg increase the revenue which we might collect. commended, however, for re this Mexican coastwise trade shou! own vessels, as well as the interior trade, above any port of entry in our possession, but that, in the iT ports of Mexico held b at the race of duti und commerce of opted by us, although by fer the mi Je, yet requires ap appraisement to Penter, C im, D Logan, AC Hai J a, O Jones. slightly; KE we are indispensable in order to col- company B, sever Gee Norwood, 8. BLL WwW. Ww. 8. 5 extent, and would Assistant Adjutant Gener: for the perfor- Monrener, March 8, 1847. jetter from an officer who tir guished himself on that glorious field, which is ren- dered thrice glorious from the disparity of force, and the stances under which this memorable ttle has been fought.” Extract of a letter cated Sattitvo, March 1, 1847. “Our scouts* bring in word that Santa Anna has gone for good, and that his whole infantry have disperscd. There is no doubtot it. We shall not see him ag ou an extract of Laird, comnany sons of obvious safety, that ly; Robert F x,¢c.mpany K, sever 780 . B. Puckett, com Id be confined to o Secretary of the Treasury To the Presivent or jone, company 'F, al y us should be freel Wasnrsaron, April 1, 1847. British Mediation. i xcitement upon the Oregon question having sub- | We have again visited t sided, end the British minister near this government bo’ | 0Ur fire Colonel Warrent received a despatch from the governer{ informing him that Amerioi commis- in the city of Mexico, and had written Mexicen Congress. saying that they were there to make an honorable peace. |. The governor requested permission to return to Sal- tillo, to assist in keeping order, and with any requisition mi ing vigilant of the interests of commerce, and anxious for | ‘pfarch 26. & prospect of peace with Mexico, has maintained aregu Jar correspondence through the British ‘na, with the agents of the same government in Vera Cruz and the city ef Mexico, and hi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Lord Palmerston, punctually of the progress of tho war, of the secret agencies employ- | overnment to open negotiations, of the plan 10 we propose, of the | —Boilt quarrel on the Wilmot proviso, and so-forth—embracing | Mr.P K Wagner, of the New Orleans C many important facts and deductions not published either | on the 20th ult. elected State Printer by the leg: in the journals of Mexico or of the United States, or Lon- and in view of the apprehencion of an Euro, pean alliance against us, and on the ground of intercept. na of such an ailience in Ang Agios f ish monarchy in Mexico, it is intim Pokeshem hos recently held seversl: inf Be ey eee wholly unknown in Mexico—c uccessful operation there. to be arcertained a: ution through the e| and navy, those brave men could mo almost any other duty than that of estimating ry description of goods, ware ystem of specific duties alr aod may be put by usinto imme: , a8 is conceded, specific duties shot some upon the people of Mexico, th tion of these duties 1; not at once be put ents at Hava- vised H. B. M.'s Home Raudplph, company 1 a ously; TO MeClani —F M_Schneid: 1—J E Stewart, company H, supposed io promising tocomply peth, ‘an, company 1, ““We are informed that the scouts followed Senta | Anna forty miles.” 4'Colonel Warren is governor and commandant of The governor alluded to is the Mexican a by the ofexicon government to administer t within a prescribed territory, in which Saltillo is situal ranted, and he is now acting in ‘arren to keep order and prevent of boundaries and the terms of p in durirg the : morn: | et Rertag 9 eg ep ol * First lieutenant: Bryan R 101 n them, the sooner is it Uke- Fay. Privates: Fran ee wpa 01 heir mil itary rulers to agree to a certein that a mild and forbearing system of warfere, collecting no Fiore in their ports in our pos: 1 ny B; Merrit Hudson, ed. The request was concert with Colonel illiam Goodwin, ¢ A lol; our armies purchase by rendering the wer rather Seer an injury, has not hast The Despatch of Com. Conner. U $. Sir Ranitaw, Off Sacrificios, March 10th, 1647. § Sir In my last despateh, dated on the 7th just, i in mas d Guivert, company Hi pecific duties, oner- y ore, and heavy contributions, accompanied y more speedily to obtain from forbearance, from brillient victories, or trom proffered negotiation. The duties, however, whilet fore more onerous, then should not be so high as to defeat ible to adopt as a basis tho tariff of Mexic beoause the dutis ation to the ex company Ki Jo. “| Diba, 60% 5 220 do 60%; 26 do, DIO}, 503g; 58 a0, BO4 iK' ‘alry upon the rancho of | at peace which the disposition of the American Vern. chase! Fenton, company pone pele ir 4 the, despatch of a speci Ly Londen with overtures of Her Britit Mexico, as the basis of a likewise handsomely repelled. Early in | the night the enemy withdrew rom the camp and fell | ent from be specific, and there ad velorem éuties, Robios, company ©, peace with the nchanan hes given ro but has solemn'y ‘aited Statesto sett @ | Cows and cals 400 men, while that of the enemy, | from the statement of General Santa Anna, may be esti: | iy. bepne Livurbosee w cond Lientéaant: Hezekiah. Erens, Hllinm Hoe, company H, slight Jun more detailed official report, I rhisil hyo the rats. | H, vediy: George Sine! Jeotion of vrliging tothe notice of the governinent the | 4 ch heigl opt declared it to be the pur pore of tl arrel between ovrsel necessi'y of any exce must he the resnit of war, aud not 4 revenue, and Producing innu: Thero ure olsosixty ar- one of the points | merable frauds and emu ticles, the importation of which into Mexico is prohibited by their tariff, embracing most of the neces: , aod far the greater portion of our products Among tho sixty probibited articles are sugar, ric and haif boots, coffe leather of most kinds, flour, cotton of all kinds, common earthenware, lard, molasses, tim- ber of all kinds, i cloth, cloths for el salt, tobeoco of all kinds, cotton goods 0} ly such na are made by ourselve smoked or corned, in whatso~ being extremely oontracted, it became necessary, inor- der to avoid crowding it with an undue number of ves. | sels, to transfer most of the troops to the vessels of war | for transportation to Sacrificios. may be egreed upon tracting parties, independent of any interposition of the compact; and that th nt must take it for ween the high con: | read, a 80. Accordingly, on tho 'y | bailed hay ight, all necessary prepa a- 4 numbering the been previously made, this frigat er ht hundred men ments, and the , ails of wii kind rn and thread, soap orth ghhconD, argraent iLtemors var! Sscaptals fraidt [iewtenant on Fictcher, Ferguson, Rovvins. T Kelley, ®t re re ranted that the interests of the | bundles, Majesty will be justly consider fants, both in the prescoetion of the war, and in thi ther intimated, tei Ur 1oee haa boon very severe, and will, not probably | pom: betwoen twenty-fi each, with their atm smaller vessels numbers in part of the movement was complet | ruccessfally about 11 the squadron by =the yany C; MeMiche! “omner, company company H; Cru Hy Lear, company I Bradley, Ro ag 0 British minister has expressed it fr war with Mexico, with avi C) in, company H; Schooleraft, company ince grow ont of oy it #0 60-09! government of Great would wah acnamhy P< . Tact paid for cod, Vosrel monarchy sa pei Frelebt "SSK for box , 8)j 09 for hbds rrger, in such a Reve: ; ahed ruficient | gon, 6 por cent. prem New York, 8 percent. 8 list of bate pert of the artic by the Mexican tariff. These Permitted to centinue, beceut under my com- y 1; Abernathy, war. We cannot trace this information to any reliable su- pec and ae ved rae rony J denounce it as ab- solute! al, it not berr tome manifestations ‘fay Our own impression is, that the i has ke! Mexico, without commi either, tothe Secretary of State We may, however, bo. mista this impression; end it may be that such conferences as eferesald have actu- ally tal ined wu place. In ao’ int of view, the dete: pacific attitude of Groat Bria in is, perhaps, less a 0f choice than of necessity. akin, ‘The Prospects of the War--'the Prospects ef « Peace— The Three Millions of the Diplomatie Chest—The Journey of Mr. Webster, and its Probable Results. | There is every reason to expect that Vera Cruz is et | this time in the occupation of General Scott—there je | every reason to believe that General Taylor is sofe, or that Santa Anna is annihilated—the: ery reason to encourage the presumpiion that a peace will speedily be attained. And, in the settlement of a peace, ifa line cannot be had across the continent from Tampico, a parallel will be taken from the mouth of the Rio Grande; and if that cannot be acquired, Mr. Calhoun’s tine wil} | be taken, following the Rio Grande up to 32 deg N.L; t | thence by that parallel across to the Pacific, giving usa Mexican territory of ten degrees of latitude, including the great basin of Lieut. Fremont; or that vast interior volee- nic desert surroun by snow cupped mountains, whose waters sre lost ia the imimonse salt lakes, and exhaled by the suu, or absorbed by the sunds. Whether that desert, where even an Indian cannot subsist, shall be cultivated by free or slave Jabor,when acquired by the United Stacea in due form, is a question yet to be svitlod. Buteven in this desolate region, the future trade of the Pacific actoss | the continent, may build up cities, did the transit of the merchandise of Egypt, and Assyria and the East, in But the war is drawing to close—it cannot hold if Santa Anna is coatere, and — ne ae finay | i f the American forces; w vi | are both theve results to the facts at this moment, that the war | the only doubt is asto tho cost, and not whether results tte injury as possible, and | themselves have been accomp! ats so far as it safely can be to them in common with ourselves, | the Brazos ; we may possi! the advantages of a liberel commerce with Mexico. To extend this commerce oou will have unsealed the porta of ir interior transit duti e of merchandise to and from the coast ; verament duty on coin and export duties on the ‘Lhe mail of to-mght brings us no further news from intelligence to-morrow; or it may that seve: | eee before ansther schooner or steamer will have arrived {rem the Gulf coast. In the event of the annihilation of Santa Anna, and a ne of rom Masxies, a dij areal gy ea) witl perhaps go down, say, rs. y » Critten- den, ci Johtaon of tay with the diplomatic chest of three millions in spec! ‘We understood that Mr. Webster begins hia Southern tour by a visit to the grave of Jefferson, a very idea. ‘It will do the suge of Marsbfield no harm to lucu- brate an hour or two over the ashes of the sage of Mop- ticello. All that we apprehend is that the hos ty of the South will extinguish the identity of the original De- niel, and leave him in the same dubious position in which find him during the days of the Tylerian dynesty, that epoch of a neuter in the administration of the Fede; ral Government. w. Important Pence Intelligences. Pourtapecruia, April 2, 1847. A gentleman arrived in this city to-day direct from Tampico, who states that intelligence had been received from San Luis Potosi to the effect thet Senta Anne had forwarded arecommendation to the Meviean Congress to Five or six thousand soldiers had desert my, and the balance wero in a most deplo near Saltillo. ‘The intelligence from Vera Cruz has created great ex} citement and exultation among this community, though the course of events there are not more succesful then was confidently anticipated irom the ample preparations for the affair. The U.S. steamer Scorpion got under way yesterday afternoon, and had proceeded as far as the Point House, where some disarran; ent occurring in her meehinery, she returned to the rey re of i ain put of and bp to this time people of Mexico. ‘The whole money | hurriedly repaired, she again put o "§ pill, to prevent, to Sales of Stocks at Philadelphia. Indeed, | ao9 Girard Bank, 1134, 160 Vicksburg 115%; 8000, 11 i Pp ire jank, iy icksburg, 4 y tthe government it taroWT idaat | 100 Morris Canal, 303; 180 do, 21; 100 do, cash, 21; 10 carry on the war,the income to bo | Chesapeske Canal Stock, 65; 57 Reading Reilroad, system, which, it is believed, will | 17 do, 80%, 83 do, 29%; 4000 Reading RR Bonds, 71 sr Boany.—700 U. 8. Bank, 6; 200 do 4%; & Macht 7] cw” Bank, 61; 8 do, 6134; 1000 Schuyl- Bonds. cash, 60;' 2000 [ilinois Bonds, 40; $110 U. 8. Loan, 5, 63, 943¢; 900 Lehigh, 6, cash, 69% Arter Sais —$100 Schuylkill Navigation, 6, 65, 8636; Mechanics’ Bank, 2634. 11,100 U. 8. Loan 6's, 67, in lots, ; 60 Reading Railroad, 38; 200 U, 8. Tressury Not 6's, 10K. 2034; 50 Vicksburg Railroad, 10: kilt Navigation, 37; 100 Girard 0 do 117%; 11 Schuyl- 1034. Bautimone, April 2, 1687. Quite an exciting Incident occurred yesterday after- noon at Van Amburgh’s menagerie, in the presence of @ one of the ceges, and had entered snother, in which was alion, atiger, and two leopsrds. After playing with the lion a few moments he turned to ceress one of the leo- pards, when the lion seized him by the right breast. his capacions jaws Vg! in a large moiety of his body. The animal exhibited no ferocity or anger, but immediately uietly was it done on the part of the lion, that The audence would Lave thought nothing ef it, if had it not caused a shriek of pein from Van Avni 2 . He was im- present, was mediately taken out, and Dr. Gibson bei Great | calledto his rellof. Oahis beck and breast the trece of the teeth of the animal were fully indented, but the flesh was not broken. The lion tamer has just Deutral powers, and, unless demanded by a stern ne- | from a dangerous illness of several months duration, and enlightened nations whi having during that time been separated from tne animals, he had probahly lost some of his former power over them. te was also ina very weekly ion, or the lion would, in all probability, have come off second best in the encounter. Tue Manaets—The flour market continues inactive, | both sellers and buyers having come toa stand. Howard street is held firmly at $6 12}¢. and City Mills at 96 25. A sale of 900 barr:ls corn meal took place yesterday at | $437}4. The supply of Maryland wheat continues vei light. Wequete good to prime at $1 28 a $1 30, id ordinary to good, $1 16 2 $123. Sales of prime Pennsylvania reds at $1 38, andof white at $1 35@ ct ar, wi bring $1 66 a $1 60. The demand for corn is rather bet- . and of yel- low at 86 a 86—n very choice lot brought 87 Oats 43a 44 cents Rye 78 a 80 cents. Cloverseed dull at $4to $4 50. 1990, 97; United States it 101% asked, 101 bid; Mary- bid; Baltimore 6s, of- 46 bid; Baltimore and Ohio Rail road shares 4234 asked, 41% bid. Awrutiy Destavotive Fine iw New Osteans.—Our city has not, for « great length of time, been visited arly all of the e: already be: establishments t! tom-house street, on Chartres ; it then crossed to the a naien tie bi fered are— great respect, aad obe- | 8) y Ravalet & Huet. dry goods, R. J. WALKER, ; ry goods, he.) Gerri. imi 5 xer, Vignaud, Loison & Sylv Simmonet, Emanuel & Co, Ducongie, druggist ; Mace. It would be difficult at the present moment to estimate the amount of loss, nor could we get any particulars of th Log —— pacatapag is as ner ¢ time of going to prers scene of destruction, and seem to have overcome tho ele: Judge that it cannot ext y be the loss, up fax and Liverpool She is crowded with paseen- aking out 114 to Liverpool, and 6 to Halifex. ‘The yet still many ed. The Hi- out about 60,000 letters, and a large quan tity of newsparers.— Boston Journal. | | r, Wan ture of uisians Bales of Stoc'! Exemanor Boanp, April 1.— eee new Tar =i, : * es RR fie; #0 Farmers’ Loan, *b1bd, 20%; 100 Long Islan’ RR 265g; 100 Ex Boston Co 141-16; joston | 1K, 66 Nor & Wor RR 50%; 26 do, blOd, 80%; Boston. Concord RR 69%, 2 | 00%; 28 0, 860d, 80%; 28 do, #8, 60%. Cattle Market. og tx of 1,060 head of beef cat juding 400 taken to New York; 340 cows ond 380 swine, and 970 sheep Prices—Beeves mostly all sold a $6 a $6% the 100 Ibs. soli within the range of $15 « $80 fresh, $12 a $26 for springers, and $5 0 $11 for dry cowi Swine sell freely at $7 a 7% the 10) lbs Bheep sold at Pid¢ a $4 Hay scarce, an 803. 4650. the 100 ibs. Straw— nd prices firm ot $60 $7 the 100 were made | Very little in market, be | Foreign Markets. set | Matanzas, March 1d —Molassos selling @' 3 re, ant In reply to this assurence, It ie fur- | not much ia demand. We heve had no aslerol toe #! and it would be diMenit to say what the articie t. Kish is dull, barely © command at present. Fis!) is om | late, and 434 a5 for bhds. of 114 gellons. Exchange en 94