The New York Herald Newspaper, June 13, 1847, Page 1

Vol. KIM. Ne. 16%—Whole Ne. 4750, Ee ORM HERALD STABLISHMENT, Hort)-weet comer of Fulton and Nassve rts JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR (QOULATION_WORPY THOUSAND. <oncttnenieteeabeenceeie —S aptys day, Price 2 cents per eopy—S in advance ALD—Every Seturday—Price aaa IN’ ’ and PRINT ‘ll kinds executed beantitally and wit THE NEW Y Proprietor will not sents act ~ *CRNISHED APARTMEN geutlernen—To fet, a parlor and two without board, fr bedrooms, togeth. at 91 Liberty street. No. 76 Brovd street. ‘OR CILY PRO- village of Liberty FoR SALE, OR EXCHANGE PERTY Property fe the ph wi’ 10 rooms highly Maker's, Wheeiright ith ag ir, chsmith’s Shop, all A and smoke houses, » good d floor, apples, cherrie. of land, 7 acres of ti ber, 7 of clear land, al! arr, any Wednesday, from 9 A. M. to Yount P. M., i pe days ly ee on Es i” ; lniden rie Real Estate Company, corner of Broad way and Maid ily to James B. B | fharsdey TO oLuBs OR 80 ‘onsists of one large reet,(sutrance on Broadway.) to referred, without board, two handsomely T. H. BYRNES 600 B: furnished rooms, LO LET OR FOR S. Cottage Hous oa the So: oth and 6th avenue rm two story brick ‘Soh street, between bailt on ie rearet, the curbed, brick ¢ e ich marble mantels, strines Pe ABDELL. 16 Walls ND FURS(L URE Bedford, Lon UNTRY PLACE rout MONTHS To fe a till ist October, the owner be ‘with some furulture $200, with absent for that ti pply to 1, 116 Wall st. NPREAL CANADA—TU LET \ sj ly constructed 1 the best and most accessible part of the C House Square, overlooking the wharf, Hifal view of the River St. L freon the Custom Island. of St. H Jand in the imm 2 id it is the first hotel of its The building is of cut architecture, and in the the details of an exten- itself to tourists. tyle of modern rill be found all ry ittiug Rooms, with 4 uisite of domestic comfor apply to the preieeiaM DOW. stone, in the bes Montreal, May 26, 1847. a Lettre FOR S\LE—THE YONKERS MANSION ildiugs, aud seven acres ol Howe, outbui whole'or a part, to suit purchasers, and on the most ding commaudsa er, from 10 to 15 miles iv fish poud aud water power, a never failing stream through the middle hundred yards in front of th dist nee south of the vill ge o} to b ‘There are five well. ci i Two splevdid fast sail and about the same where the depot is acted schools, al! i steamboats ply ihe citi and stages also rum daily in cou- the Harlem Railr sing i i Kellinger, at the Willi jamey street, or upon the 4 OPER LY IN PHILADELPHIA ill be exchauged for house and lot or hl ‘cond Avenue, and be- Sth and 20th streets, Any commuuication may be sent EW. ‘ON, Staten Island.— proprietor begs to inform his fri he has made considerabl his establishment since the xe building, containing thirty-three room d from the main body of the pavilion 0 tended for gentlemen ouly; they are of ize, light, aud well ventilated, and superior iz all respe to those generally denominated es throughout the country. gle rooms ia the various the City Hotel, Broadway, will receive immediate at ‘A steamboat ras between New York and New Brighton, a! the following hours, vie and 2 aud 4:20 P.M. dl nd 334, 5and 6 P. M,, and more frequent eomu iL be established as the senson advances a day Arrangement—From New Brighton at 8 A.M , 124% f coin New York, at 9 A. M., 2 and6 P.M. ‘The Cavition ia now ready for the receptio FARW FOR SALE, almost adjouuug toe vi Rochelle, cortautag seventy-two. edemili ig mirl eavugh, (I believs,) to manure it ‘erms accomm dating. | rou the premises BR BURGING. aah pe ati eat a 3 and thos: fant pald will be P fon Beimahavw & C 4s above. NEW YORK, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 13, 1847. ing men for the regiment. —Sevannah Georgian, 7th the last two wi barked from this port fi tion of there belonged to the ten new ships Russix and Southport sailed on ‘Tu: last, with 600 men belonging to the 16th In! der the cemmand of Col. Howard. ‘The ste left on Thursday night last, with 170 men of the 11th in- fantry, under Cupts. Carey and Guthrie, The James L Will leave to-morrow evening. with 350 men, under Gwinn. Col. Butler, of the 3d dragoor on the Day. The Gulvest he Quarterinaster’s department to take era Cruz, of which 600 roliton, The steamer Trumbull is expected to leave to- morrow evoning for the Brazos. Her freight will consist mostly of government stores, The steamer Muscle No. 2, Capt. Brown, from Nash- ville, arrived yesterday morning. wi a) P. B. Anderson, Lieuts. Mor with 103 non- jonging to the 14t he Orleans battalion. (Captain red into the service. Seafeldt’s and Millen’s companies are complete and to be mustered in. The companies under apts. erston’h and Warrington, ‘and will soon be roady to tuke th News from the Seat of War. 7 ‘The Fashion errived ing left there on Sanday ‘uesday the ist reeks nearly 8000 men have em- i ; Vera Craz. Th inst , the Fashion saw the steamer ingsland. running to the southward and west- Under a crowd of canvass and steam. en per en — hav Aces on the t, where to un some re- The Feshion saw her on Wednesday, forty miles tothe southwest of the Southwest Pass, The following officers came neste gers on the Fashion: urry, company E, vavia Volunteers; Lieut, L. 7H K ith Regiment ter's Sergeant, 2d Regim and about forty discharged volunteers, many of them small mail to Col. Hunt; and it is understood that the steamer New Orleans, to sail on the Sit, (Monday last) would bring the principal malls. She is looked for eve Verbally we learn 25th ult . for thi ‘com 4 Lieut Ww. Gr James Johnson. vnnaylvania Volunteers, till remain at Car- wounded and very sick ‘=The Fashion brought commissioned officers and pri- re, 1180 ctfully inform their fr atthe Mexicans were busy fortify. {ng the pass at Rio Frio, between Puebla and the elty of Gen, Scott, with the rear of the army, was to have left Jalapa on the 29th ult., and would arrive at Puebla on the dth inst., where it is presumed be will await the ar- rival of the reinforcuments being forwarded to him, be- fore he advances tarther. J We have heard a rumor that Herrera lias been elected President, but cannot trace it toa reliable source, wethink the result of the elvction could searcely be known at the capital 60 soon, From tho American Kogle wo learn that the diligence which left Vera Cruz for Julapa on the 22d ult , without passengers.but with thre tranks filled with very ds,was stopped two miles beyond the National Brid; , aud then burnt and destroyed. ‘Tho driver and postilion who accompanied it were released.and made pa. Tho diligence which should bave como into Vera Cruz on the 24th ult., only came down to no hesitation in assuri ‘al that they will point ‘of comfort, conve: ail from Liver There is a ramor, the Vickshur, six days, throughout the year making delay some circumstances which may induce Col. Jefferson Davis to decline the appointment of brigadier general, tendered him by tho President, and take the command of the 2d Mississippi regiment, vis's resignation. —Delta, 4th inst. Sentinel saya, of {cel vor tae ine coming Out, tanded. ar aauah, ¥ Pa or to C. GRIMSHAW & CO..1 Drafts or exchauge, case of Col, Reuben Da- Harbor and * wr Convention Address of the fo Bankers, London: C: 1; the National Ban! and Northem Sankiag Co Chicago (Ii!) Democrat } ‘The high prices of treight, taken in connection the Joss of life and property upon the Western wal last senson, exused several public meetings to be held in Liver National Bank of ‘Irelan their way to Ji LOUISIAl Gr The above ships areal ofthe first class, of I nm water, and commanded by the most experienced eaptains in the trade. ‘Their cabins are handsomely. fu Attention paid to the counfort and. convenienc Ni sponsible for jewelry NeW ORLEANS, various sections of the country, for th AND EW YORK LINE. vining the best means of remedying the of which the great mass of the people interested in com- At all theso meetings, the propriety of holding a convention at some convenient point, was discussed and uvivereally concurred in, 0 having been gonerally named as the proper point, its citizens called a meeting. named the oth of July a8 the appropriate time, and chose the undersigned & committee to draft an address, forth the objects of the convention. The movers in this matter, have bi ersigned, of entirel far from there being even in the remotest degree, any ‘ign in the contemplated convention, one of the chief objects of it is, to call together for a common object, the men of all partie every where that the improvementa desired ure not now, wer havo been, and uever should be connected with party politics’ in the ordinary use of thatterm. Such & connection would. in the minds of ull interested, have «very deleterious tendency. there is a predisposition among all politicians to support the ineasures of a chief magistrate of their own party; whero the other had been destroyed, and at once return: Irpore of dee ed This, it is feared, will put an end to the use of di- ligences on the road. The robbery was no doubt the work of Mexican banditti. atrocious act by the samo ruffans. from the Fagle of the 29th. “It is with pain, mingled with a desire for vengeance, wo undertake to relate another massacre of our couutry- ‘Land brutal manner. of last naturday (only one week ago) we announeed the was in this city as bearer of de- 0 are called upon We come now to a more | Merce, were complaining. ae We copy the facts Captain Johnson. In consequence of Chica, eh men in the most er fact that Col. Sowe: spatches to Gen. Seott, and to-day to inform the public of his horrid death—not with his enemy in front to o thogu who dared not # “It appears that he left this city on Saturday last with escort of fiv» men and Lieut. MeDonnell, of Captain ‘a company, expecting to find the captain at or, at most, a ver: from the first, politics; and so it cowardly shot by ow themselves. ; pun und to convince the people either the captains or owners of the above ships will be re- bullion, precious stones, silver or plated ware, or for any letters, parcels, or pac! soard of them, auless regular bills o id the value therein expressed. ‘ot freight or passage, a| of Wall street, or to Agent in New Orleans—John Wood: oromptly forward all goods to theiraddress, short distance the other side. ‘They arrived at Santa Fé, and lodged there dur- ing the night. finding that Captain Wheat had left; in the morning, anxious to push forward (although it was '. Was some thirty miles abead), with an addition of two more to tho escort, Col. Sowers 8 sent b) f lading are tal nly on board. at Orles It cannot be denied that ascertained that Capt. FOR LIVEMKPOOL—N: of 26th J ‘hip GARRI z ar freleht or peomres& ior’ furnished or frelght or passage, having superior’ farnished secommo- lations, apply on board at Orleans Fhe, foot_of Wall street. it to E. K. COLLINS, 56 South at. ROSCIUS, Capt. Asa Eldridge, will snc- ceed the Garrick, aid sail the 26th of July, her ropelay day positively 01 Price of 375 The pcket ah my and hence we have seen Western re nally supporting harbor and river elected upon ex; port a veto of bil set out for Jalapa tle party is by tho arr turned and reported its surprise and destruction. consequence of the falsity of the greater number of Samilar stories, Col. Wilson. our Governor, had the man ‘Thus matters stood until y terday, when developments were made by an. arri from Jalapa—the first that bas reached us for a woek— tending to confirm our worst fears resentatives. origi- provements, and esa pledges to do 40, finally vote tosup- is providing for that purpose, and ax- signing ae reason therefor, that it was their duty to sustain an executive of their own selection, even though it be in express opposition to the wishes aud interests of their constituents. Repeated i eventually give this quest The next that we know of this lit- pe eee rek of one of the me arrested as a deserter. ‘tances of this kind must somewhat of political cast. THE NEW YORK HERALD. per measures to obtain security and protection for the vavigation of our lakes and rivers : ‘That tn the pursuit of this object we are stimulated by no Pp ourselves and neighbors which weare not equally willing shoul: be given to all ions of the Union. ‘e would pee for the safety of Vessels and their cargoes. and for the lives of their navigators, by making and improv- ing harbors; and we would facilitate and cheapen the transportation of the products of labor, by the removal of obstructions in rivers, wheresoever it may be re- quired, whether in the mighty streams of the Wert, or in those of smaller dimensions at the North. And as these labors are beyond the reach of individual effort, and can be accomplished only by the concentrated pow: er and wealth of the country, we hold it to be the dut: of agovernment created for the common welfare of all ite citizens. to apply that wealth and power to such pur- That the States having surrendered to the Federal Government the revenues afforded by com- merce, and having verted in that government the sole and exclusive regulation of the whole subject, both with foreign nations and among the States, it becomes more lmperatively its duty to apply a reu- sonable portion of the means thus acquired to maintain, sugment, and facilitate commercial intercourse, thus er the sources of revenue, and at the same time protecting the labor and sustaining the enterprise of its citizens: That while this duty has been acknowledged and partially performed in relation to the Atlantic fron- tier and the great rivers of the South-West, it has been neglected, and rometimes denied in respect to the vas seas of the North-West and the streams emptying in them, end in respect to rivers connecting them with the seaboard: That the immense amount of internal trade already existing and so rapidly increasing, and the equal d just rights of those engaged or interested in it, im- peratively demand that this unjust preference in the ap- portioument of revenues derived in common from the consumers of the North and the South, the East and the West, should cease; and that a fair and proportionate participation should be had by all the citizens of the country in all parts of its domimions: And that in our opinion this can be accomplished only by @ united, deter- mined and persevering effort, which will suffer no party or other considerations to interfere with ity objects or re- turd its success. Resolved, ‘That in this spirit and for tho attainment of these objects, this meeting will select citizens to repre- sent the city of Albany in the contemplated convention at Chicago, and there to pledge our zealous and faithful co-operation in all constitutional measures to obtain from Congress a recognition of the principle, that it is as muoh the duty of the —— government to improve the in- ternal rivers aud harbors of the North and North-West, as to grant facilities to commerce on the seaboard or on the Southern waters; and also to obtain such approprin- tions for those purposes as shall be in a just and fair pro- portion to the claims of other sections, having reference to past expenditures, and as may be warranted by the state of the national treasury. Resolved, That the following citizens be delegated. in pursuance of the last resolution, to represent this city, and that they be furnished with a copy of these resolu- tions, attested by the officers of tho meeting. ‘The chairman named the following gentlemen as delo- gates to the Convention :— John C. Spencer, John Q Wilson, ",We conversed yesterday with a gentleman who ar. | “Bich the undersigned aud all who co-operate with them FOR FREIGH would seriously ‘The construction of harbors upon our northern lal as well as upon the Atlantic, with the improvement of our great rivers, where commerce is of a national cha- OR CHARTER—To any wie: 1a Great Britain, the first class British brig RU, Captain Ca rived in the morning. and he informe us that at # point about two miles on the other side of Puente Nacional, Parris y he saw the ruins of the diligence, underneath which was GAY & CO’S NEW pas PATLY. EXPRESS, BY WAY OF NEWPORT and FALL RIVER —The Subscribers respectfully inform he publi Otic, Bonton,.7 State st. md dor fh a human body stripped, with the exeeption of a pair of the most beastly manner.— of Col, Sowers nd likewise dreadful ter, necesearily Involves no questions of party differ. must interest all parties, and harbor and river bills t men of bob the great this couutry. This sub- drawers, and mutilated in This is supposed to be the bod: him lay another perfectly nake: mangled. Our informant was assured that five other bo- dies lay in some thick chaparral a short distance from Now the number of killed, with the man who corresponds with that of the party which accompanied the unfortunate Col. Sowers, and leaves no doubt in our mind of Sts destruction ”” . ‘They are matters that as they do all classes, alike; have been supported by the ables litical parties which divi ct bas never entered into any Presidential canvass, since each party has always taken it for granted thut the candidate of the other was al matter of such pre-eminent importance gress that over assoubied under the p i¢ that they will for ‘wn cars, merchandize of every pecie, bank notes, id. from Boston, in their undies, pa raits far acceptance, 1 other business eutrusted to them, att ly. escaped, exactly New York, 1 Wall st., corner Broodaay | nt constitution, RADNER & CO., have rem B tween Wall and Pine ‘streets, opponite the Custom House ent inn IMOLA Broadwa Ma. Timauar :— hayes for the benefit m: Baths. She was afflicted snd general debility, no effec gain ; but being ady Sulphur Baths, acd fter taking a number, nost happy ara willin lars to thore .hat you mi mee z his gree of =H ras omapetion, “Veils; Bruxells, | Our readers will recollect a party of Mexican robbers recently captured near Vera Cruz by a party of ama- | M&2Y of whose members helped to frame it, Azariah C. Flag; Jobn §. Van Renssela Daniel D Barnard, Charles Chapman, Bradford R. Wood, D V.N. Radeliff, Gerret Y. Lansing, Thomas L. Greene, Erastus Corning, Andrew White, John ‘Townsend, ‘Watts Sherman, Edwin Croswell; James Edwards, Thurlow Weed, Charles $ Olmstead, Thaddeus Joy, John Taylor, John Knower, John B. James, John L, Schooleraft, John T. Norton, The Capture of Wasnington. Westrort, Conn, April 26th, 1847. I enclose the narrative which you requested me to furnish, relating to the saving of the Portrait of Wash- ington, ou the memorable 24th of August, 1914, It is Written, you will perocive, by Jacob Barker, Esq., and presents ‘u full and interesting detail of some of the events of that day. ‘Vhe patriotism of Mr. Barker. who was a warm support- cr of the war of *14, was exhibited in his, zealous «forts to sustain the finances of the goverament, and to meet dofraying all expenses which should acerue of August, 1789, in the necessat and repairs of all livht houses, le piers ereeted, placed or sunk beore th this act, at the eutrance of. or within any bor. or ports of the United States, for rendering the avigation thereof easy and safe. signed this bill; and bills for the continuance of such works were ulso successively signed by Presidents the elder Adams, Jefferson, aud \adison, ‘The first Lake ed by Mir, Monroe, He uever raised QUeriion; mor do the Congressional show that apy members of vituer branch of Congress made any di-tiuction between sult and fresh water improvements. or between foreign and domestic commerce All at thet time were acknowledged slike deserving the fostering eure of the general y also were during the adminin the younger Adams, Gen Jackson, and Mr. Van Buren erupulous as to the extent to struct works of internal im- t should be exercised, General Jackson and wd bills for the improvement d to No. 9 Naswn, be | tours under Col. Banks. ‘Ten of them have been tried for robbing, secreting arms and ammunition, &c. have been acquitted and five convicted fenienced to four and @ half months’ work upon the public streets and thoroughfares in chains. yet remained to be tried, imay be salutary. The Eagle informs us that on the 28 Mexicans. coming intoVera Cruz from Si tacked by some of their own countrymen, and robbed of «ll they bad about them The ship Zenobia arrived at Vera Cruz from New aving on bourd 193 troops, prin- cipally of the 4th and Sth Infantry, under command ot Cupt. J. H. Whipple, of the Sth, ist Lieut. H. Price, of and 2d Lieut, J. W. Lendrum, of the urleen of the men were recruits for upport, maintenance, ‘The intter were ecous, busys, snd pub- ULPHUK BATHS, 54 ithe Skin, Palsy, Cola er ae eee al bone, Now ¥eaks April 15, 1947, 1 feel it my: duty to retum you my most sincere ¥ daughter received Gom your Sulphar fortwo yenrs with rheumatic pains. i f hep limbs, but We hope this exumple Gen. Washington h a party of six uta Few reat Harbor bill was 1 the constitutions debates of those das e in fact, had no. use of vas obliged to be carried, xs octasion Teq y that was prescribed by two eminent pl fect, aud | gave up all hope o York on the 28th ult , ed by a friend, I wa: he is perfectly cured ; the 4th Infant: all times to give any I We note the proceedings of the Board of Health in ‘Lhey have published instructions to the unacclimated full of good sense, The Eagte gives some details of Com. Perry's expedi- tion to the South, but nothing particularly new. The commodore arrived at Vera Cruz om the 24th ult, {From the New Orleans Delta, June 4. Javava, Mexico, May 26, 1847 A train leaves this morning for Vera Cruz, witha large number of discharged soldiers, both regulars and volunteers. I seize the opportunity to drop you a few lines. which may perhaps possess some little interest. Gun Twigg's division of regulars left Jalapaon Sa- blu.a large train accompany- ‘The troops which remain to garrison this place, are the Ist Artillery, 2d Pennsylvania, and three com: ‘Though remarkably recttally, PH DONALD: 1653 apectfally inform her friends general, that she has c ounble assortment of shirres dso, Tuscans, of a superior qual The Indies from the country, as we ‘o exll and examine her stock before pmrchasing elsewhere. Apa Im® wre, aud the two bills signed by General Jackson in 1836 contained hty-nine items, and the bill of 1837 no less than 59. — cer the General Government had expended upwards of seventeen millious of dollars for works of internal im- provement, and mostly in the old States, by the con- sent and support of the very framers of the constitu- tion, and their cotempora: parties, thers can now be but littl due the ery that “it is unconstitutional, a single political party to extend the adv: 7 asthe city, are req Spring Goods, -Maleine, Point de Paris. Alew for trimming hats con, », and by men, too, of all Black and White faney Netamand # y of other goods, which he will sell st very dow turday and sunday for Pue consideration or the plan of tages of such panies of the Let P method of preservi and considered uae “Dr. Castle, suviable emi aud ability ; whil cunsylvania regiments—the bulaneo of ed back from Perote, The military governinent of thy city under Col. Childs, is perhaps the During the day und night, sentineleJare posted at the corner of every street, with instructions to let no soldier puss ce: night, all who are found out after eight o'clock, are thrust iato the guard house. strength of the garrison, it is unquestionably necessary to be eautious; but there are limits to all thingy, aud Col. Childs should entertain some little reepect for the rights of chose who have left tieir families and homes works to the new States, and to such portions of the old States as have thus fur been neglected. sing of the constitutio ¢ friends of harbor and ri arrive at the oul and that is mere! GUIDE LU S0U2 R.A. C. CASTLE, 381 Broadveny, comer of White street, calls the attention of the public to the latter being ord and the political improvements one which can rightfully be raised the question of necessity cersary to protect our domestic ax weil as our foreign commerce’ Shall we protect the lesser and neglect tue For the past three years petitions have been presented to Congress in vain; Senators and Representa. tives in Congress have spoken in vain Secretary of War, in his official reports, has recommend- riorand approved “sound: teeth which are carous itor of the Avening Post says: ighveeu years, has obt jhe operates on tne teeth ‘with great skill “orp iuost rigid ever enforced his prac osition for filling decayed and sore teetn. IC RESISTS ALL ACIDS AND INF! tooth perfect in e ina soit state, without am: it is pecull With the present weak Ie is pat into the tooth 'd. We have tried it.” PCHESTHR LANU—Lo demen in want of sites for Country Seat—To Market for Gardeus; aud to all persons ‘on in. the neighborhood af New York, i of Westchester, with Hall, with right of passing over Harlem free of toll, are now offered st private tajving from five ‘to fit fifteen mivates walk of ¢ i <decdeners in want of lind Phe lauds are swith rches of differeat id location healthy. ‘Tithe he rattonts fot wd mpod, pucable. Terms mo GOUVERNEUR Fri annin, Mh SPATEN ISLAND PROPERT co Let—Severai Houses, Cottage the vilawes of Tomki FOR SALE ana Lots, sit sted iv ville and ‘Stapleton, to Let anc {and private Bovrding House Apply to P. Wolfe, Wol'e’s UuMER Ha BERTSON, of tn 103, but now of 9 Fulton street, Brooklyn, whose co: r articles at the towest mer style of Hats consis ‘I drab Castors, trinmed in the peculiar ven stich universal veuts ‘he perspiration from find at the same time tna EDUUTION IN PRICE he His reduced the price of ‘dr+b Hats to $3; a facturers to proda x the outside of res comfort and coolneas. —Robertson gives notice that Pearl Huts to $2 50, me time prices challenges better article even at 2) percent bigher bh eed I ROBERTSON. J 22 201 AW HAT, MAN KeN HM FANCY 8) Attra ONY “6 Bull Buck Greatest Attraction Yet=26 Bull Finel rar oe + Also, over 1,000 Muging chy take thi ren ity to apprise. hie frien de, tu autieiyation of this vmportation, that they may tke" rn consequeace of the limits of his old establishment. No. sJobn street, he his rented Bramble Cotiagé, Blooming. dle, near Bupubaen's conuveted with birds, Chnrtes Spaniels, for that branch of h Pointers, ke , and ¢ LOT OF MO: ING BIRDS—Only bird is worth and sweeps ull kind bird species song away 140 very fine colleetion Lon ‘Also, lot short breed German Birds; favey C: 'o be seen at 365 Bowery, beeween & No. 5 Joho, street, where natn: gis to be obtaiwed from tA Charles Spaniels, Italian Greyhounds, every variety of fancy the little Rabin to the Cor at all times meet with promp: F, 5 John street. Four fele of Sky Terriers, imported LON, 941 Grand street, Is, and strengers visiting rent ri y thatshe has now on hand large and very handsome sortment of Spriy f et son's stock compriser fashionable Hats, achoice assortment 0! sold more reasoanble the city. Country Milliners ecto Oped, sons the above ‘estab iahment. ~ WATCHES) at wiolenn Jolin street, ap stairs, i ni of the richest aud mi Rice, aud Shirred, with ie Hatters herself can will do well to ber "Ten good Milliners wanted at Alt ame re ronent cf Sy aa Watches of every Spring's importation. Coan ‘Will fiud itgrea'ly to thes! ‘has Ine iption, of gest eae gong SUOTT'S BAZAAR. SANDS SCOTT has removed to, No, 5, Dey street (the street of his former success), ‘lace, where he will serve up Dinners, &e., 10 his ol hat gave so much satisfaetic A variety of hot y descripm i ligits the patron Coffee , ke., iH CO lock, P.M. or deliveri igh at con ‘The wh: le qua ‘ember next, and geon of the Hos ge made within thirty days after property approv wen preseuted to the Navy yany one who does not turuish sai ‘ts faithful execution. Those who propose for the contract mt 2240 Ibs 837 act from the Report of the Committee at the America rE Tostitute, October, 1837. ichness of lustre and brifivanc ud strength,) the Redf kind that has ever oF foreign e sk Tad warticularly recommend it to all durable, and brilliant artiele, GLAZIERS. William Harsell, Ww im H. Peek, Roome & Jacobus, Woruer & Kiersted, Seaman & Moore, Alexander Stewart, Cornelius MeLeau, Jotin Fream, Jr. She subscribers have been apy above Glass, and are prepared to exec from 4x6 to 18x30, Ist and 2d quality. Prices current can be sad oF will be forwarded by. mail my 19 30tead*r OLICE PO GENTLEMEN LO ECONUMISE—Gen aN ‘temen, now is the season to prepare your clothing for suinmer. Fam now preps guaatity of coats oF pants that you may wi vew, by my approved style of ele. Ing aeny Once Tee renee pore ing. For sit ing new Ones, its we ray, corner Washingto get your work done ia time, note 9 is the number, where you can alwa’ economy, well togive mea call ade Sacks, Pauts aud Vests, cheaper Vi ble crown rag, lity, just received may er ~ tosustaln their country in her present position with | edin vain. And the whole Topographical corps has eati- yajo0; SEP Lake er Baie eo Our bills have invariably been vetoed, been Unable to secure two-thirds of the Contident that there mated in vain. ital is now filled to overflowing, nearly 800 1g enclosed within its walls! Ihave nothing ef interest from Pu rumors are plenty, but all need confirmation. On Sunday evening. two men attached to company HH,” Ist Artillery, were attacked by several Mexicans upon the outskirts of the town, and one of them Bradley, nearly killed. He received three frightful gashex upon the head, penetrating the skull, and one upon the left arm, laying bure the bone. the sentinels and taken to the wounds were dressed by Dr Newton. ed by a sword, which Bradley succeeded in capturing His situation is beyond the hope of recovery, popular branch, knowledge of the necessity of th the people or their representatives. since all efforts at success have fuiled, it has been thought that a general convention and consultation, with personal observation, ‘There is not a State in the con” federacy, but that touches the lakes, the ocean, or the great rivers of the woxt. The lakes line almost our entire northern frontler.and separate us from # foreign country and the rivers, like arteries, run through our whole country, constituting an extent of navigation sufficient to reach round the giobe. ‘Dhese great wat aud has opened a splendid tohis custsmers, will be given each day, from 12 til} ‘at his old price of Que Shillin or small extras, as bread, bi s that eo be procured gars, A appy to see his old friends, might do much for us. are at his bar, and and respectfully so- ge of the public in general. “uta, Poached Bags, Rarebits, Ten Ds, at h His tables will be supplied with the best Kutopers r icked up by one of oxpital, where bis ‘They were inflict- Cold time uw: ‘8, for whose safe navigation this con- jarge loan he had effected, for it waa the occasion of his it at that period at Washington. A fact not general- ly known, occurred at the time, which proves the nerve which Mr_ B. evinced by the proffer then made by him to Mr. Madison, threugh the Secretary of War. ~ Give me a Corporal's guard,” said he, “and | will, with my own hands, Llow up the Capitol the moment the enemy enters that building.” Jt was declined by the President. who thought that such vandaliem by the British would kindle a flame of indination throughout the country, and: be productive of thy happiest results And ro it happened! ‘Lhe spirit of the whole Union was aroused by the conflagration of the Capitol, and increased, with | unabated ardor, to the close of the war | After the President left for the fleld of battle, Mr. Bar- | ker returned to his lodgings. and I repaired to the nuvy | yard. It may not be uninteresting to detail what oc- curred there during my brief visit I bad beeu but a few minutes in the yard, when an order came directing Commodore Fingey to despateh the mari to join the army. ‘The sloop-of-war * Argus” was fully equipped and Teady for sea, and Capt. Creighton her commander, desired to remain on board with his crew ; and by breasting his vessel off, he expressed his ability to defend the yard against 10400 men, The*Loglish had no artillery, were much fatigued by along march, and there is no doubt that, had Capt. Creighton's ad- vicw been taken, he had the means of accomplishing all that he promised. ‘The Commodore, in reply, observed, you have your orders, sir, proceed to execute them.— ‘The sailors were landed. and with the marines left the yard. I then proceeded to the city, and on imy way to imy lodgings stopped ac the Prerident’s house, where | met Mr. B., and what followed his narrative details. My chief object in sending you this narrative is with the view of rendering to Mrs, Madison the credit to which she is justly entitled for the suggestion which led to the saving of this portrait; and further, also, to show who assisted in carrying her wishes into effect. ‘the merit wh 3, virtually be- longs to exciting events of that day | the suggestion showed her self-poxsession and patriotic feelings. It is gratifying to me. even at this late hour. but happily before Mrs Madison has passed away from among us, to place the above fucts before the country, and to unite in common with it inthe expression of the | ry. | 1am, with much respect. ear sit, yours, Ke., ROB’ G. LO DEPEYSTER, | New Onvvam Ronent G. L. Dereveren, My Draw Stn: Your letter of the 14th ultimo came to hand in due | course. | Teannot account for the mistake of Gen, Jackson as | to who the portrait of Washington, when the British burned the Capitol, on the night of August 24th, 1815, ‘The story which had been told him, viz: that Gen. | Mason took it down, and restored it afver the President's return, may be partially true; yet he had not any hand Mareh 27, 1847 in, | vention is called, f Tennessee mounted ‘riflemen Fut iia, Mnntay “atcarnoon fice, of the Ilinois au rived on Monday afternoon from Vera Cruz y nd @ finer looking body of men'l They are the boys “to tell.”” Many of the illinois boys, wounded at the battle of Cerro Gordo, return home with the train. serve @ cordial reception at the hands of the people of e soon to be united by the completion Michigan canal. The commerce of Boston, of Philadelphia, of Bultimore, of New York, of New Orleans, Cincinnati. St. Louis, and indeed of the whole country, thence becomes in It has a common interest, aud no injury could. and the greatest advantages might,arise from a common It is a notorious fact that statemer during the pendency of harbor and river bili Congress, are made on the highest personal authority, which never would be made, if the authors had had any personal observation of the great inland waters of this country,or could realize the necessity of the millions whose lives and property are jeoparded by them gates in attendance wili not only have the advantages of their own observation to take back with them, but they can profit others, moeting them here by ® consultati«n, as to the best means of redressing existing wrongs Having done this, they can impart the proper feelings to their neighbors, and thus aid in arousing the people to tuke this matter into their own hands, and see that their ar the U Brooklyn, two handredand Gif: ash Lel Jonl,, wei ‘The eval must'be o' were over 100 stron have seldom seen tons of the best, a white ash Lehij great measure con- broken and screene: oue hundred aad fifty tous of Deaths in General Hospital, Jalapa, Mezico, the 201h to the 26th May.—Niay 90, John Bon <1—Privates Wilson, Int Penn, reg.; Madison, 4th Artillery; Spence M act will aot he ctory security for s % ; MeFarland, do May 23—Leveridge Stevens, 2d Art.; Sloan, Ist artillw ver Cinim, (Swede.) teamster; Bentz. 3d int; reg.; Robert Mitchell, rifle reg.; Charles Lytle, 2d Penn. reg.; Joseph L, Stuncel, 8. © 4 Thompson, Ist artillery. Vena Cav, May 29, 1847. in preserving the portrait, and any attempt to fileh the merit of that act from irs. Madison is a fraud on the inimitable and venerable Indy. A sThe receipt of your letter gave me the’ first informa- on that such a story had been circulated, or such an imposition practised on Gen, Jackson, who was not at the time at Washington You cannot but recollect all the facts of the case. The British army was advancing on Washington, and was expected to cross the bridge over the Poto- fi Barney was stationed at the bridge with | n tas | dison held a cabinet council early on the fatal morn- | ing, in the neighborhood of that bridge, to detibe- | rate on ® proposition made by George Washington | ! Campbell, Seeretary of the Treasury. and Wm. Jones, Secretary of the Navy, to confer on Gen, Armatrong the command of the army. in the def of the city, ‘The three Cabinet Ministers atte d the Council, as did also Richard Kush, the Attorney General. You and |, with my nt James, repaired to the bri after en Sinee [ Inst wrote you up to the present. tim has not been nex* enough, if condensed, to fill one It would hardly interest your readers to “that Gen, scott was still at “and next day. by way to write that “Gen. Worth is at Puebia, and Yet such is about the substance of ws Ubathas reached us since the date of my lust no longer neglected. m ly hoped that a more intimate acquintance with th claims of these great waters, formed by men congreg purpose, from all parts of the Union. will result in sufficiently convicting and aw ker lic mind to seeure the constitutional majorit; harbor bill ever again be vetoed. signed to be one of free discussion, aud it ix hope the opponents ax-well as the friends of luke and river improvements will attend, aud more especially since it ix yenerully believed Uhat they have only to see for them- selves, in order to by conv coming from all our great waters,are founded in justice n-truction of harbor prov: ment of rivers will be the prominwat subject before the convention, yet whatever matters appertain to the pronyerity of the West and to the developement of its Tesources, will come properly before it, and all plans and suggestions will be freely entertained, The Committee invite » general attendauce from ali rections of the Union, and tender in behalf of their fellow citizens, the hospi- talities of the city of Chicago, to such as, common fnteresi, see fit to honor them by their pre- sence on the occasion JNO, WENTWORTH, EI J. YOUNG SCAN in‘orm them day after day oF this spe ~Geo, Worth at Puebla’ for this speeial d—see seport of the committee at ‘This coavention is de- tsi leorelie | \iearn that Com. Perry wasia town the other day. beating up a large number of saddles and musquito bars, for an expedition into the interior somewhere. ho doubt that Tabasco is to be attacked in ten or twelve A large force has collected there, and the passes After this, he starte on jen under our wo production—and it «flords ced that these demanus, Although the im the river are well fortified an expedition across the Isthmus of veying and fichting is the object ‘ehuantepec—sur- he ships of the ry town aud outlet on the ‘Their wervicw in pored to the weather, nd sand-flies—they king down under it, yet they bear up ‘Sy short sojourn joxt ardaous one—constantly *. rain, heat, musquit shi Martin F. Thompson, impelled most manfuily, and never complain pelled by w on board the vessels while coming from Cruz. bas given me abigh respect for the navy. you well, geutiemen of the navy sole agents for the ‘orders for auy site, Hi MON, } Com, REINFORCEMENTS POR THE ARMY UNDER MAJOR D f GRANT GOODRICH. } GEN. SCOTT. . We learn that the measures adopted by the govern- ment to send forward reinforcen ta to replace the Atnany, June 11, 1847, The River and Harbor Convention at Chicago. There was anumerous meeting of citizens last evening, inthe Common Council chamber, to appoint dulegutes tothe Lake and Harbor Convention to be held at Ubi- ongo on the sth day of July next and commendable interest in felt by the citizens in the objects for which this great convention is culled. The meoting wan addressed in brief by Judge Wilson, J. C Spencer aud others; and a committee, composed of seve- | Fal respectable citizens, was appointed to report a num- ber of resolutions indientory of the popular feeling in reapect to the expediency of providing the great West with sutable forwarding facilities. solutions were reported, and unanimously ad mediate orders of Maj r General Scott. been very successful; and that, although.the twelve went of war rome weeks be- fore the expiration of their term, their places will soon It is calculated that nearly regiments, will soon reinforce ruz—of which between 2,000 sod 4,000 doubtless have arrived at Vera Cruzin all il and May; and, of the residu alter or repair an monthr’ troops have left oats clea pplied by other troops. i and the main army via Vera C A very honorable CORTISSOS, CERN—A 8. lor, 143 Nassam street, be & largo proportion place. it is supposed, by the middle of S—NEW CO Washington Union, June 11. tNTLEMEN’S DRES! Re LLAMS, Draper sot ARMY INTELLIGENCE. Company C. of the 13th regiment, arrived in this city on Saturday morning. and leit in the steamer Win. Sea- or + harleston, where transpor- them to the Liraxos, whence | Taylor The com are a fine lookin, he company are 2 tor, Ist Lieut, D. L. Cline, 2d Lieut. Jol revet 3d Lieut. D.G. Wi remains: 1 first rate article ata low price, will do brook yesterday moroi (Also on hand, « beautiful tation will be provid they will proceed py ong 10 rank and and The following re- iG PAP! 000 reams: w and tea Wrapping, rae "Pegs aa 0. ‘That the citizens of Albany fully and warm- ly participate in the sentiments of their fellow-citizens Yorth-West, who have invited « he Sth day of July next, to consult on the pro- ilds. We understand Lieut. in the State for the purpose of recruit- | cago on rine. bout 8 o'clock, Gen Arm: mpbell came from the Council, mo and rode off at ful: gallop, in the dir burgh. In about baif an hour the President and sir Rush came out, mounted their horses, aud took the same direction. They also appeared in great haste. In the course of two or three hours, an express came to Commodore Barney, directing him to repair with his men to Bladensburg, the British having taken that di- | rection ‘They timmediately set off on a dog trot, with | two small pieces of artillery, and met the British army op the road to Washingtor of Biadensburgh. A batt. and Commodore Barney would huve defeat British foree, had the flanks ot this, b prersively hot, and bel procure horses or « carriage, we were on foot. and hay- ing been out seven or eight hours, sud you gone to visit the Navy Yard,! concluded to return tu my lodgings, at Mra Wiisoo’s, in the Seven Buildings, abvur three miles from the bridge, On the way there. when on the Penn sylvania Avenue, near the Prosident’s house, his servant came upon the full run, and anid he was from the Presi. dent, with & message to his lady to quit the city imme- diately; that the British had crossed the bridge at Bia. densburgh, and were rapidly marching on to the city; that our troops bad broken and rus, withvut having made much opposition At the same time the President's ho ance ant requested mo to go to render the necerenry wanist- wired there, and you joined me in handing Mrs, Madison and Mre Madison said to me" Vir. Barker,! wish you, if you cannot wa: to destroy, the portrait of Gen, Washington, the eagles | which ornament the drawing room, wad four cases of | papers which you will find in the President's private | room; the portrait | am very anxious to eave, as it is the | only original by Stuart; atall events, do not let them | fall into the hands of the enemy, ax their capture would enable them to make a great flourish. ‘The carriage, with the ladies, accompanied by Mr. | Cutts, took the direction of Geor . ly ret about adigon, whi trying occasion, was of the moat was with the greatest difficulty that we were enabled to procure a single horse and eart, with a driver, and ano- | ther black boy, to assist us, | ‘The cart we loaded with the most valuable articles to be found, and despatched it on the road taken by Mra. | Madison. About this time, the President came ia witn | some others; he gave ux an account of the battle whieh had been fought, and of the good conduct of Barney aad | some Tefreshments, and left, te partizan purpores be may have been of or merely sectional interests; but look to the wants and | have assisted in down interests of our whole confederacy, asking nothing for | remember having seen him: several most active was the venerable Mr. Carroll, Mr. Carroll left with the President. and the others all left before the retreating army reached the eity,except- you and myseif, wit! . caving the portrait on the floor of the room in which it had been hanging, we removed the cases of 4 distant house, concealing them ina cellar. The Eagles we also saved. Of the army of some ten (?) thousand men, which had raed at Bledensburgh, about four (?) thou- rtion of Barney's men. were 'resident’s house, the afternoon of the same day, on their retreat; we handed out to them a good supply of the President's old hock wine, which they disposed of to great satisfaction. it been about twelve hours on foot, exposed toa burning sun,without any refreshment. "on, whick It was extaaded, baring, left on which it was exten the gilt frame on the floor of the room, he hired black bey the othe: b © uriny, marched with Georgetown, and several miles on the road to Mont- ‘When we were crossing the rh Fe cag woman, who was loadin; ruiture in great haste, unitenance, dashed down ‘the looking her arms towards Heaven, wrin “ My God, if he was only bere We were unable from fatigue to eontinue with the rned off into the woods, with the reosived there at ‘the resi- had two sons in the arty. we were aroused from our hill not more than two miles pitol, to see the con! " beautifully clear, the es abundant, with the © scene was one more easily and ‘pasied the the light frame my servant the Tr, and fell into ther gomery court house. bridge, at Georgetown, & curt with her Washington's co} and exclaimed army, and. therefore, tu dence of a widow lady. A little before midnight, slumbers, and went to the by an air lino from the Ca The night was oxcessively hot, stars bright, and the musquito keenest appetites, and th imagined than described. On the following morning, we arranged with our hos- toss to retain the portrait, until we, or one of call for it; and departed for the heud army, which had halted for the night from ‘Georgetown, and resumed next morning. juarters of the ut four miles its retreat early the We found it at Montgomery court house, and took dinner with General Winder and staff. Gen. Armstrong was also of the party diately after dinner, we started on’ foot for Baltimore, in of which the troops were entirely material of the army had taken nd gone into the woods of Vir- established any depot of 1 army might fall back. The President reached Bladensburg, about three minutes before the battle commenced, and found Gen. Armstrong there organizing the army for battle. Mr. Campbell was with’ him. State, and General Maton were also th 6 Geueral Winder in arranging the troops pursuit of provisions, the wrong direction w: ginia, and there had not been provisions on which the Mr. Mouroe, Secre! ere. They hed ‘The Cabinet Council conferred upon Gen. Arms Immediately after he left, the subj red, when it was determined, that it was too late to make any beneficial change, and the Presl- tened to Bladensburg, to recall General Arm- din doing so hesaid to Mr. Monroe, will come away and leave the operation of the the military authorities to who: Mr. Monroe did not return with the President. mit properly belongs. to the President's house General Mason may have done 80 or sooner, but [ think not, aa 1 do not recollect to have y have assisted in taking the ving it from the n hanging, nor in taking {t lace of safely. He may ‘er the house was re- seen him there, and he ma; portrait down, but did not room in which it had beet from the President's hous have assisted in replacing it, af Six weeks after the burnin; Panied by Miss Dashiel, aft. or Stone, from North ig of Washington, I, ace m- ards Mrs. ston i clina, visited the widow at her residence in the woods, with whom we had left ‘he portrait, found it in good condition, rec.aimed It, mpensated her for ber trouble,took it hack to Wash> ington, and delivered it to the Sicretary of State, who promised to have it varnishe and reinstated in the Presld it sti remains. may have had in restorin d placed in a new frame, jent’s house, where, I believe, if uny, General Mason Bit'to ite present position, 1 Having left the woods on the morning af er the confla- tion, we seated ourselves on a li not far from a tavern, whe us, some on horseback, were assembled. horses iu w field near-by, I told a black i Procure two of them to take us to the give him allthe change I had in my poe ont and saying, “here are seven shillings. ew York, our place of residence, ; heard ine say “shillings. very siguiticantly, spoke to » companion, hishorse und rode off at # full gallop. Soon after this, you beimg young, ardent and {m- patient, left your seat and said, “let us mare on,” + Ht down, we are prisoners.” “How? Joined | replied. “Wait a few minutes and you In about fifteen minutes the horveman returned with a militia officer and half # dozen troops on horseback — The officer enquired our names a We gave him the desir er disputed the point, saying, You then rose up in great indignation, and told him that l requested you to leave the mat- he would do with “send you to the What agency, near the publio road, many persons unknown to . Seeing some if he would a “y on horseback havin ‘you are Englishmen,” — ¢ suid was false, ere Englishinan. juarters of the ariny to be tried aw spien.” told him that as we had not any means at hand of dis- etter do so immediately, troops to dismount and ed, and we all set off for the ariny, We entered into converratien with the officer, passed over the first hill out of licer told us we might take ing the charge, whereupon he ordered two of th give us their horses and as soon ax we bad sight of the inform our own course and leave the horses at the you declined the proferred civility, pre- military escort cordial reception you found discomfited your guard. got inin senson to escape a viglent tempest and storm of o which | think you was, with your guard, exposed. is squail that scattered navy yard, some of which fell into # well of powder had been thrown by © they fired the building. Au unlooked for explosion® took place, killing and wounding many British soldiers who were prowlin; and so alarmed the officers lest {1 was a Yankee trick, and they surrounded by ¥ Spring-guns and man-traps, that at nightfall they lighted their fires to deceive their foe, and, under cover of the ships, which were lying at Be camp; | did 60 ; ferring to hav the burning frag. respect and attachment entertained for this estimable | ‘4 about the premises night, withdrew to the nedict, on the Patuxent rly, your assured friend, JACOB BARKER. n took place at Greenl 's Point. It wns beer i pur pen} Mown from the navy mateh rope, lighted, ta Vrssvus Bortoina 1 Essex.—Twenty-five schooners, ng sixty tons, and one brig of one hundred and en built at Essex the present season, There are now on the stocks, and nearly ready to be launched, one brig of about two hundred tons, and five schooners, making in round number tons built this «pring, At $34 per ton, the ave | rage price paid by the purchasers of the vessels, we have fifty tons, have Ts about twenty-one nt of sailors and. inarines.” Preguhct Nie, | the sum of $71,400. ‘This is exclusive of rigging, sails, Mary Taylor, a few evenings since. was robbed ns of $6,000, mostly in gold, which she had in a flour barrel in her house. has been arrested on suspicion of being the thief. At Philadelphia last week, a judge $15,000 was awarded in favor of Leslie Combs, Y, against the Bank of Kentucky, for by him in a case pending between the | Sebuylkill Bank and the Bank of Kentucky | that shares of Kentucky Aman pamed A Hasosome Fre kervices rende Bank stock toan immense Traulently sold by Levis, then cashier of ill Bank, and agent. at hiladelpbia for the When the fraud was discovered, he The Kentucky Bank brought action against (he Schuylkill Bank for,restitution of the shares, Schuylkill Bank was respourible for the ‘The testimony of Levis became in- dinpensable to the Kentucky Bank, {1 the suit, but he refused to return unle ‘The services rendered by Mr. Combe to Kentuck: rere ta obtaining this pardon, and Kentucky Bank fled to Texas. alleging that th news of 14 cashier the progress of ® pardon was Phe IAL KEPORLING.—Dr. Houstou, 5 Senate of the United Mtates, iulorms those wis cure his services aa reporter on special occasions, be addressed at the offices of Drs. Castle and Edwards, THE LARGE lass ever offered co the call and examine aud jud Wholesale deniers will we for themselves betore pai Urpemerts aoe —- for sale, lor Clocks jo Windows, ¥ be for Clocks and how Wintlows, Sei Ke. evel TU IMPURLERS AND DRALERS LD ENS, MIGEON & CO., Refinishers of Cloths, Cassimeres, Pn are D. BRIGHAM ine street, they may refer, ‘wo thousand dollars insured on goods for NEN’ COUNTRY TRADERS—The ia | dy