The New York Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1847, Page 1

etal s pe EGE eae 0 oe ite De Ore TL Senne THE NEW YORK HERALD. ——— ae = SUNDAY MORNING, JULY Vol. XIII. No, 106——Whole Ne, £793, : THE NEW YORK HERALD ( ‘The War, &e, ————————————== a a as manifested ‘iv this game, | bly sorrowful, and turned inquiringly to“ Black Chief)” INTERESTING FROM wun. Ctey oF cers | through its variations and result. o “4 | whe addressed them in a long ryt otrala; after icayune, July From the New Orleans | An hour after this, th Jude to the dance com- | which, two women were seut out of doors, who * the Diario del Gobierno of the 25th ult? contained iok ou tn the, Saito teh thes | great desl of interest ESTABLISHMENT, pesietia a menced, and was carried on in the following wanuer : | turned with buckets of water in their hands, whieh they sg cauner of Fulton an@ Racweu ats, | the yoomembiton of Gen: Rearay t the Califienicns, | A young fellow of fine appearance, with feathers on his | sprinkled over the people—then quiet and tranquil — eee ee evack a eset tenctielal bend, anid paint on bis fate, stepped out upon the floor, | relgned over the gathered nation,‘ 1 afterwards and sove of Puel yu! and another one after him, wh le the first }, accor’ oO ir doctrine, e ‘il CIROULATION—FORTY THOUSAND. er om age ITS ae hm eed em F bim,'who buckled round the first | that, 6 had got a leathern belt. with brass bells fastened upon it. He, | smongst them, and they wished to know what he want in turn. stooped to the second, and fastened a string of | ed, in order to get rid of him, The speeches made on deer hoofs to his ancles. A third one came out with | the occasion were directed to ascertaining this object — | deer hoofs fastened to his uncles also ; likewise, a fourth, | ‘he old men thought, at first, that the infernal prince fifth, sixth, and so on,until twenty or thirty were on tl (as he loves the smell aga Ste desired « a floor. All these were painted, and danced before adrum | of firearms in the open air. Guns were accordingly dis- of Seneca manufacture, which gave s steady, movoto- | charged ; but this not what the old dragon wanted. nous sound, broken at times by keen, startling yells.— | They then thougl red their wo.nen ; acvording- ‘Their gestures extremely wild. Sometimes they | ly, two or three were readily sent out ; but this was not would point to tl rth, sometimes toward each other, | what he wanted. They then thought, pre he wish and again toward the sky ; their countenances all the | edto hear the Seneca fiute; accordin, utes were time wearing an expression which it would be impossible | played ; but this was not what he wanted—music waa to describe, They continued this part of the prelude | not the thing for his majesty’s ear at that time, I j Sbout huifan hour. After it was concluded, a speech | pose ‘They tnally thought that he wished to have was made by a middle-aged man, relating, as | supposed, | peuple sprinkled, which was immediately done, and the to what was yet to be done. devil departed | Still it was supposed that lesser spirite After this speech was finished a very old man arose, | of evil were in the house, and therefore the masks, be- — seen that Gen. Kearny had been allowed by the naval DAILY HERALD—Every day, Price 2 cents per copy—$7 | officers on the Paoitic station to enter upon the discharge 25, | vege FRA B renee Satuiday—Price 6K coats ane fynctene as Governor, We append a translation per copy~$3 1234 cents wwa—payable in adv’ HER ALS ‘UROPE a PRocuamation to THE Prope of Catironnta, Price 634 Ub FOR ROPE Ever scam ding a, The President of the United States having devolved cr mile ist P Loudon fa bl ). pti id t ndersigned tli » payable advance. Subscriptions an ae upon the ui jgned the civil government of California, ' ra ue he enters upon the discharge of his duties with an ar- Simone te Copahli aud Joh Mer ths bookseller, Loudon. | gent desire to promote, as far as possible, the interests Ps A ees uals pong of the country and well being of its inhabitants. (ADVERTISEMENTS, at th P ‘The undersigned is instructed by the President to ra- advance. Advertisements shoul spect and to protect the religious institutions of Califo ae The Proprietor will not be respon: = take ano ya the religious rights Chyhenyey ay occur in them. ; tants are secured in the most ample manner, since the ERIN {NGF all kinds executed beautifully and with Constitution of the Uuited States allows to every indivi- y igre communications by. mail, addressed to the | dual the privilege of worshipping his Creator in whatever establishment, must be post paid, or the postage will be de | manuer his conscience may dictate. ducted from the subscription money remitted. GRAND EXCURSION TO THE FISH- ing Banks, on Sunday, July 18th, The large and commodious sea steamer KOSCIUSKO, Captain Deming, having been chartered by J. N. Dilts for the above excursion; will leave the pier foot of Hammond street at o'clock A. M., Canal street at 844, oR. at 84, Moutgomery street at 9, Catharine str 1, (N'R.) at $44, and will then proceed to t and romayy asu cient time tog: of Izaak Walton . B—Refreshments furnished on board at a moderate eet Se: Returaing, the boat will land at Clifton, and remain a short me. 2 Fare for the excarsion fifty cents. Bait furnished gratis. A person will be in attendance to furnish lines ata mode- re. JytT are EXt URSIONS TO BULL'S FEKRY, TILLIETUDLEM, FORT LEE and TRI: NITY CEMETERY—Lugling at Hanmnond Nineteeuth streets. —Fare One SHiLu On and after uday, July 18th, the commodious ste ts FRANK, pt. Isaac Scott, and ROBERT ANNETT, Capt. Frederick Gaylord, will leave the foot of Canal street every day, Bun- days excepted, at6, 8 and 10 A. M., 2, 3 and6 P.M. rt Lee every day, Sundays excepted, at to 5, and 6 P.M. ant’ ¥.M. lease partes sont will ueeday, Thursday an meshasoget nae and 2 o’elock trips be extended to Trinity Ce ; been recently laid out inthe most ‘beantiful_and picturesque inauner., HReturning, the bort will leavethe Cemetery whut? **g.altts will beta recdiaees al Fr Lee to Convey passengers es will bein readin to Hackensack, Sundays excepted, elo sort OPPOSITION PASSAGE OFFICE—To oc’ Albany, Utiea, $1 50; Syracuse, $2; Orweno, 1 e0y Detroit, $5; Mlilsraukies $8: Chicogo, a0; © etroit, $5; Milwauki Dhicogo, $8; Cin- Gluutarh $8¢° Torontg and Hamilton, $42 Whiteball's2; Mout. ny aceunity required Will be given forthe fulfilment of all <qeis ster MeL, RAY, Agent, New York—1847. CONEY ISLAND FERRY—Sunday Ex- acca otto oie commodious and. elegant steamer ION, Capt. Welch, will leave Sun- day exening. CEMETERY. Ceach day. Sundays exe etery, the grounds of w. o i -R. No. 1, N.R. teat NAM. 2% P.M: TO GREENWOOD CEM 1234 cents.—The Steamboat CRI AD. Peck, runs from rine Market slip, New York, to the lo ‘touching each way at pier No. ric at— From Greenwood— 9o’clock A. M. Wo’ctock A. M. 2 o'clock 4 M o'clock P. M. vslock Fy ME rab) captain of the boat one day previous. FROVLE'S LINE SLEAMBUATS FOR ALBAN’ Daily, | Sund: 2 cepted— or a Ean jrect ee paced P. M. he Pier between Courtlandt and Liberty a Steamboat ISAAC NEWTON, Capt. Wm. H. Peck, will bef Se Monday, Wednesday, and Friday evenings, at 7 o relock. Steamboat HENDRIK HUDSON, Capt. R. G. Crutten den, will leave. on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday’ even- MT ‘Ghecial’ Teas for Schenectady, Ballston, and Saratogn Sunjogs, will ran as follows:—Leave Albany’ at 8 AM. 3 Pat Passengers will find this the most ex- peditious and convenient routes At Five O'Clocu, Ff. M—Landing at Intermediate Place boat ROCHESTER, Canals Hef, Fu m Steam! it 4» Capi . ry, wil nara =o Monday, Wednesday, y,and Sunday afteraoons, at5 o’clock. . eamboxt SOUTH AMERICA, Captain T. N. Hulse, will leave on ‘Tuesday, ‘Thursday, apd Saturday after: noons, at5 o’elock. % Z é "The above bouts willat all times arrive in Albany in ample time for the Morning Cars force bast or West. Freight taken at moderate rates, and nose taken after 6 i persons are forbid trasting auy of the boats of this onder from the captains or agenta, ht, apply on board the boats, or to. P. C Mice on the wharf. iyle re DAILY EXCURSION TO SIAN FIELDS, HOBOKEN —0, Pl and Nineteenth street, dir ‘at Hoboken, leaving the above men- Elysian Fields, 10% o'clock, FORSHREWSBURY, LONG BRANCH, Qcean House, Jumping, Point, Runsom, and r Eatontown The steamboat + WIN LEWIS, Captain Haynes, will run ax follows from foot of Vesey street, North River = New York. Leave Shrewsbury. eave Maly. O'clock. July. O'elock. 17, 5 P.M. Satarday, 17, 10° P.M. i) 12 PM Sunday, . Monday, 19, 12g P.M. { mT 0° AM. Wei eslats fees A p: M e i) A.M. Wednesday, 2 P. Tyursdaye’ a2 10 ASM: Thumdags’” 28° 3 BM! Seniges will be ‘sa on the arrival of the boat. to con- parts of the count NOTIC Ba vey passengers t Jy 30c*re_ STATEN ISLAND FERRY.—On and after SUNDAY, April 18th, the steamboats SYLPH and STATEN ISLANDER will rim as follows, until further notice LEAVE STATEN ISLAND At6, 8, 9 10,11, A. M., and 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, P.M. LEAVE NEW YORK At, 9 10, 11, A. M., and 1, 2, ten migutes past 3, and at 4, 5, op aby ty o'clock, P.M. New Vork April 13th. vis r MORNING LINE AT SVEN O'CLOCK. KOR ALBANY AND TROY and Interme- ¢ dinte Landings. Breakfast and Dinner on board the Boat. The low pressure steamboat TROY, Captain A. Gorham, will leave the steamboat pier foot of Barclay street, Mondays, Fridays, at seven o’clock. turning on the oppo: For pass: or freight, apply on board, or to F. B. Hall, at the office on the wharf. 5 my20 r OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY, Office 44 William street. Dingcvons. C,H. Sind, ‘Conrad W. Faber, Kadward Mills, Horatio Allen, Willian Chamber Mortimer Livingston, John A. Iselin, Johu L.. Stephens, Herman Oeirichs, C, H. SAND, President. Howann Mirus, General Agent, New York. M NDERSON, Secretary. in conformity with the sions of the notiew 4 bereby xiven that the Books for subseription foran amount n ot $300,000 to the capital stock of the Ocean Steam ay, Will be re-opened at the office of the m, corner of Wall street, on Monday, 2ist ectio: -Law:— ital of the Company, after the amount may be $300,000, shall in preference be all »wed to those who may then be stockholde.s, and to the extent of their then actual sibseripti od 16 Were BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAM SHIP, {200 tons and (30 horse power each, under contract hee with the Lords of the Admirality. HIBERNIA, Captain Alevanuer Ryrie. CALEDONIA, Captun Edward G, Lott. RTT ANNIA, Captain John Hewitt, MBRIA, Captain Charles H. E. Jndlans. Captain Will , iam Harrison. are Hk NAGARA, Vexsel ited to anil fr «ie NG <sels apport i t espe apporuted to ail from Liverpool arethe |, une 19, 1847 July 4, 1847 he vine 16, 1847 ‘July 1, 1847 *tn0 « Saly 16, 1847 f gers’ luggage upust be On board the day previous to sailing. Pyasage inonéy~From Boston to Liverpool, $120, do do to He fax, j ns. on days of sailing. F ipigrmation, apply to HAM, J ent, rh addition to the abo one O78, oN fond in addi ve line ‘between Live an Hien nl ono contract ha beg catered into with He Majesty's government, to estal a ine between Tpool and New York direct amships for this service are naw being built, dud early next year due notice will be gives of the time iat will seat, new contract the steamers will au every Saturday during sight on fortight dkiring the other in . Going al Ternately between ifaresron Walia ud Boston, an be r tween Livernoot aauid New York. dK LIONDON—With h—The fast sai £ copnelyed and copper fastened shi THeMONT: in fevtor hu tion of her cargo. rerwety Will sil as\nbe ofa o ‘ ply to } . TA ort vil 6 treet. ‘The undersigned is also instructed to protect the per- sons and property of the want aot peaceable inhabi- tants of the country, againgt and every enemy, whether foreign or domestic; and now, assuring the Ca- lifornians that his inclinations, no less than bis duty, demand the fulfilment of these ‘instructions, he invites them to use their best efforts to preserve order and tranquillity, to promote harmony and concord, and to maintain the authority and effleacy of the luws, It is the desire and intimation of the United States to procure for California, as speedily as possible, a free Go- veroment like that of their own territories, and they will very soon invite the inhabitants to exercise the rights of free citizena in the choice of their own Spe - sentatives, who may enact such laws as they deem best adupted to their interests and well being. Bat until t! takes place, the laws actually in existence, which are not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, will continue in force until they are revoked by compe- tent authority: amd persons in tho exercise of public employments will for the present remain in them, pro- vided they swear to maintain the said Constitution and faithfully to discharge their duties. ‘Tho undersigned by these presents absolves all the in- habitants of California of any further allegiance to the Republic of Mexico, and regards them as citizens of the United States. ‘Those who remain quiet and peaceable will be respected and protected in their rights; but should any one take up arms against the government of this territory, or join such as do so, or instigate others to do ro—all these he will regard as enemies, and they will be treated as such, When Mexico involved the United States in war, the latter had not time to invite the Californians to join their standard as friends, but found themselves com- pelled to take possession of the country, to prevent its falling into the hands of some European power, In do- ing this there is no doubt that some excesses, some un- authorized acts, were committed by persons in the ser- vice of the United States, and that in consequence,some of the inhabitants have sustained losses in their pro- perty. These loases shall be duly investigated, and those whoare entitled to indemnification shall receive it. For many years California has suffered great domestic convulsions; from civil wars, like poisoned fountains, flowed calamity and pestilence over this beautiful ‘These fountains are now dried up; the stars ripes now float over California, and as long as the sun shall shed its light, they will continue to wave over her, and over the natives of the country, and over those who shall seek a domicil in her bosom; and under the protection of this flag,agriculture must advance, and the Cy ane sciences will flourish like seed in a rich and for- tile soil. Americans and Californians ! from henceforth one peo- ple. Let us then indulge one desire, one hope; let that for the peace and tranquillity of our country. Let us unite like brothers, and mutually strive for the im- proyement and advancement of this our beautiful coun- try, which, within a short period, cannot fail to be not only beautiful, but also prosperous and happy, Given at Monterey, capital of California, this Ist day of March, of the year of our Lord 1847, and of the Inde- pendence of the United States the 71st. 8. W. KEARNY, Brig. Gen. U. 8. A, and Governor of California. In Mr. Kendall's lettors mention is made of two or- ders of Gen. Tuylor, the authenticity of which was doubted by our officers. We translate the orders au we find them in the Mexican papers. The motive for in- venting such orders ix not obviouw General Ordera—No. 44. Heapquantens, Aumy of Ocovration, jonterey, May 8, 1847 The first division of the army Which ix now at Sal- tillo, will be ready to uaroh for the town of Catorce on the 19h of the coming month of Juuw. Every sol- dier, in Uke interim, will prepare himself for marching By order of Maj Gun. Z. Layior : W. W. BLISS, A. A. G. To Maj. Samven SHuTT, A. G., Saltillo. ‘The second order is as follow: General Orders—No. 465. Heapqvantens, Ansmy or Occvration, (No date.) ‘The second division of the army, which is now on the field of battle, will be readyto march on the 22d of the coming month of June for San Luis, agreeably to pre- vious orders. By order of Maj. Gen. Z. Tavior W. W. BLISS. A. A. G. The battery of Capt. Washington will accompany said division. To Maj. Samven J. Suvtt, Saltillo. We give the above as we find them. It is the first time we ever heard that Gen. Taylor had issued positive orders for a march upon San Luis; therefore we doubt their genuineness. We have a striking correspondence between General Canalizo the Governor of the State of Puevla Notwithstanding the disgraceful bearing of this com mander of the cavalry in the battle of Cerro Gordo, Santa Anna has remained steadfast to him, President Anaya removed him from his command, but Santa Annu’s Government bas conferred upon him some dic. tatorial powers in the State of Puebla. First, martial law is proclaimed in the State, in consequence of the presence of the American army in the city of Puebla, and next Canalizo is authorised to dispose of the re- venues of the State, as well as those of the territory of ‘Tlascula, to be applied at his discretion to the exigencies of the war. The Governor of the State, upon being notified by Canalizo of the powers entrusted to the latter, replies to bim on the 23d of June with spirit. The Government of the State, he says, is indignant at such u delegation of authority, and regards it a8 unconstitutional and revolutionary—as an attack upon the sovervignty of the State, He argues the question with point and force, and then announces that instead of yielding to the demand of a surrender of these powers, they have appointed a committee to confer with the Supreme Government upon the grave matters in- volved. It is obvious that the State of Puebia is not at all disposed to acquiesce in the tyrannical rule of Santa Aana or Canalizo Wetind in Et Nacional of Puebla the concluding por- tion of the reply of & Mexican citizen to the address of an American officer alluded to in our last. We find him urging the necessity of # continued resistance to our arms by appealing to facta in the history ef our own re- yolution. He points to the days when disaster having followed disaster, Washington found himself at the head of but a handful of meu, and these without shirts or shoes, or provisions, and then asks—What would have been ‘the result had the Americans, disheartened by these reverses, then abandoned the conflict? Clearly, he says, they would have been to this day colonists of England He applies this illustration to the circum. stances of Mexico, and to the assertion of this principle, that reverses are nothing, when @ nation has resolved not to succumb before her enemi Again he urges that the very reverses of Mexico ren- der peace at present impossible, That were she to yield after repeated defeats only, she would be disgraced in of all Christendom. fends his countr: men from the charge of stupid obstinacy, by citing the uniform answers of the Continental Congress to the Bri- tish Commissioners, that they would enter into no truce until the British Government should withdraw its fleets and armies, Why, he asks, should history celebrate this reply as grand and dignified, when made by the United States, and stigmatize it as stupidly barbarous on the part of Mexico? Cursorily stigmatizing the mirsion of Atocha as a new and unprovoked insult, he passes on to discuss the terms on which pence is possible. ‘These conditions are, 8, the loss of Texas, of part of Tamaulipas, Coa- huile avd Chihuahua, and of the whole of New Mexico, besides some fifty or sixty millions of expenses incurred by the United States in the war. To this he answers:— “And who will satisfy Mexico for the twenty millions of duties she bas lost in one year, the vast expenses has incurred in arming ber troops, for the losses which hor peaceable citizens have sustained in consequence of the military occupation of foreign forces, for the bom- burdment aud destruction of her cities, for the misery sud orphanage of the familics of thousands of citizens who have perished since the war began ?”’ And again he aske: Supposing that Mexico submits to lose all this and to pay all that is demanded, with what is she to do this? hat treasury, what revenue, what time would be sufficient to satisfy this debt?) With what principle of justice and legality can she impose new contributions upon a people already ruined by civil and fore'ga war?” “You yourselves see,” he continues, “that the supposition of peace is not possible; that it is better for Mexico that the conquest should be consum- mated, that her cities should be laid in ashes, than enter into terms which would evidently reduce the ican nation to a condition worse than, it held as a colo- ny of Spain.” ‘We regard itas a favorable sympton that the Mexican mind has become so subdued that it is willin reason calinly and with digaity about the war and itw termination. ‘The discussion before us in the papers ix conducted with the courtesy of diplomacy, and more of the frankness. It is highly interesting, toy, and we may hereafter recur to it. 6 regio ARMY. The steamer Alhambra, from Cincinnati, brought down fonr companies of te ath Regiment of Obto Volun- teers, under ecmmand of Lieut Co erner. ‘The steamer Belle of the West, from Cincianati, brought down three companies of the above regiment, under the command of Co. Brough 1 he steamer Pontaic arrived Inst evening with the re- maining three companies of this regiment, under Major Young The whole regiment |: ‘at Carrollton, where it is now em 5 The steamer Paul Jones, from Cincinnati, brought down one company of the 11th Infantry, under the com mand of Capt. Cummings, from Newport barracks. ‘The U. 8. propeller schooner Secretary Marcy arrived here yesterday via Key West arid Brazos Santiago, hav- ing left the Porton the 30th ult. She brought over the steamboat Paul Jones, einnati. It is for account of the Government.—New 0. and determined to refuse your generous o' beginning, taken @ deep and almost and has evinced « di possible ; and now shows his continued inte contidence i Hoguished and honored dut a The Great Irish Temperance Reformer. ‘The above is an acccurate likeness of Fathew Mathow, the great apostle of temperance, who, by the force of moral suasion, has banished intemperance from a whole nation, Having been an eye witness of the innumera- blo evils which alcohol inflicted upon ht countrymen, he took the matter in hand, and determined to exert all his moral strength in eradicating it from the land. We all know the result, Thousands and thousands followed his standard, until now he numbers in his ranks some three millions of people,who have been redeemed from the desotting sin that for years kept them in # most degradod 8 passengers from the Brazos, Major Dix, paymaster U. 8. A.; Major Mason, quarter-master; Capt. fl. M. Van- derveer, ofthe quarter-inuster's department; and Messrs. Baker, Wallace, Beachem, Murphy, Owens and ‘Todd. Ono million of dollars in gold arrived here yesterday on ‘apt. Williamson, from Cin- leans Picayune, 9th inst. Five more companies of the Indiana volunteers will sail to-day in the ship Sophia Walker, and U.S. steamer Ann Chase, and one hundred mounted men from Ohio, in the Mary Kingsland. On Monday, the Ohio regiment will sail inthe Eudora, ‘Telegraph and Fanny. All these troops are destined for Gen. Taylor, as well as the five companies; the rest of the Indiana regiment, left yesterday in the Jubilee and Tamabroo, making ingall Orleans Com. Bulletin, 9th inst. MIDSHIPMAN ROGERS—INTERESTING LETTER FROM ut 2000 men.— 2 HIM. Boorm-nvxst, near New Castle, Del. 7 July 15, 1847. 5 Gextiemen :—Letters were revived to-day, via Ha- vana, from my son, being the first authentic intelligence since he was sent from Vera Cruz. For the information of many friends, who have felt a deep interest in his fate, T mal an extract fer your paper, from one addressed to me. ‘The Presidenton his journey north, between Wilming. ton and Philadelphi deep solicitude on t of the Navy, in his case, Of this I had previously buen assured by copies of the different despatches, sent me by the Secretary of the Navy. ja, Was pleased to express to me the ¢ part of himself and the Secretary You will observe there was a feeling growing out of the most holy of all our affections, which predominated over his keenest sufferings. Yours, truly, Ke. JAMES ROGERS. Mexico, May 28, 1847, 1 wrote to you on the loth of February, the eve of my departure for Perote, since which time I have had no opportunity of saying one word to you. | know you have been very anxious about me, more especially as the position and circumstances of my capture, determi this government to regurd me asaspy. | think {can now assure you that you may bauish all such fears; their inquisitions must have proven iy condemnation would be opposed to all rules of civilized warfare, My situation has been critical, and even now I look back to it with painful feelings. ’I give you a mere synopsis of my wanderings and privations ‘On the ev Perot ing of the 19th of February, ! arrived at under the surveillance of a strong escort. | was immediately locked up in a forlorn looking apartment, paved with brick, and without ono single article of fur: niture, I passed that night upon the floor, without the covering of a cloak even, as well as the two following My baggage was sent to me from Vera Cruz, but the coach was robbed, and | lost it all with more than $150 in mone: 1 pushased other clothes here and proceeded towards Mexico, On my route | wus robbed of every thing, and arrived in the eapital without a cent and without appa- acl. Through the interference of some few foreigners | waa put on my parole, and am allowed the liberty of the city. I will here add, Ihave not received any support from this government Such is a mere tine of my hardships when the ap- prehension] of being shot as a spy is superadded to them, you can at once see what has been my position and nature of my feelings. Such has been iny treatment, tl that [ learned yesterday from an American paper pnb: lished in Vera Cruz, the President has seat special in- structions to General Scott, in reference to a retaliatory course. Your letter of January Ist, my dear—I have received, which af- ted me sensibly; but as { am without any other means—as [lost avery thing in the Somers and have twice since been robbed of all except the clothes on my back, | am compelled to draw on you willingly. I feel certain | do not iinpose upon your kind- ness ia doing #0, for you would prefer such ® step rather than | should so suffer, although most un- How long { may be here is a subject of surmise. I have at times been three days without anything to eat —ragged and cold. [From the Washington Union, July 16 } arn that the battalion of volunteers under the We command of Lieutenant Colonel Hughes, raised mainly from the District of Columbia and State of Maryland, are under orders tor immediate transportation to the active seatof war. It in intended that Colonel H, shall open the road from Vera Crux to Jalapa, and occupy that important town for the purpose of securing General Scott's line of operation. With this view, the battalion will be taken Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and another (if its org! mington, Delaware; besi from Baltimore. Other independent companies may, perhaps, be added to it as fast as they are Addition of » squadron of mounted men would be very Fry: eg forming, in fact, a corps of what is called in guerilla warfare ; but we understand that the practical difficulty apprehended in the transportation of tly increased, At least one company will be ization should be speedily completed) from Wil- ea a battery of field artillery ady. ‘The European armies. e lairrur's, mirably adapted toa e is some ores at this searou of the year, for xo long « voyage, which may prevent sach an organization, As it is, it will form beautifal aud, we doubt not, most efficient mmand, well calculated to do good service. In the ‘ganization of this force, the President has, from the tern | interest, sition to render it as useful as at and the battalion, by assigaing to it a most dir- understand that, of the six companies now at Fort MeHenry, four will be shipped fur Vera Crux on the 22d instant, and the other as soon thereafter as possible THE FORCE OF GEN. SCOTT. (From the New Orleans Bulletin, July 4.| some anxiety has been e> pressed as regards the situation of Gen. Scott, we make the following statement asto the force under his command, or on the way to Join him, Gen, Scott, as near as we can ascertain from our in- The name of Father Mathew has reache? wherever the English language is spoken, and everywhere ho goo he is hailed as the moral regenerator of mankind, Sicknesa, despair and want vanish magically before him, and his footprints are marked with plenty and cheer- ‘Ten thousand prayers are daily offered to the ‘Throne of Gace by ten thousund grateful hearts, for his temporal and eternal welfare. thew Intends to visit the Unit hearty aud woleome reception awaits him We believe Fathcr Ya- d States this summer—a quiries, had with him when he jotned Gen, Worth, at He was subsequently’ join with the garrison of Jalapa, about. . “Gen, Cadwallader’s column is. . . Gen, Pillow bas with him. ..2. 0.2200. was to leave Vera Cruz on the 6th ge train, and will have a c and 7th, with a lar; Making together, So that, when he shall be join ¢ actually left Vera Cruz, his force will be about from which, after making the usual deduc- tion for the sick list and other contingencies, there will still remain a sufficient effecti ‘ard movement. he reinforcements ¢ force for him to make a eit for granted that the re- inforcements will all succeed in joining him, for even if the enemy succeeds in checking the advanced column, those in the rear will be coming up, and when united, they will certainly be able to force their way through any force the enemy can oppose to them. ‘The Pensacola cor spondent of the New Orlea: writes on the 6th instant: —Mr. Sewall, Chief En 8. N., arrived here this morning Engineor, appointed to superintend the construction of the public works ordered by Congress to be built at this Navy Yard, arrived here yesterday. Surgeon, is im this city awaiting an opportunity to go and join the Gulf Squadron gate Cumberland is ordered back in the Gulf, and will be Dr. Kearney, Fleet It is rumored that the fri- It appears that L May, of the Navy, who was wounded in thi k on Tabasco, did not lose his right m, a8 has been stated in some of the papers. A sad misfortune, indeed, was only broken. serious a8 the loss of a limb. Honry Onnex, Cheroke February 19th, 1847 Account of a great Indian Dance by the Seneea In- Indian Ceremonies and Amusements—The De- vil in the Council Room—The manner of scaring him Indian sacrifice, §c. A few days since I had the good fortune to he present at the Seneca dance, during a portion of the time in and I have coneluded to give you a partial description of what occurred under my It happened at the Seneca council house, at a dis- tance of ten ortwelve miles from this point, the situation of which is exceddingly beautiful tends itself on ¢ which it was carried on ; A large prairie ¢ side of the council ground westward, Along its edge rushes a bold ity is diminished only by the name it On the other si ver, feom the prairie, a huge bluff uprears its rocky front trom the water's brink to the height of three or fc dred feet ; and out from tts side pours a most beautiful stream, aprinkling with its clear, fresh drops, the mossy hangings around and above it, playing an eternal them to whatever spirits may delight in its music, and then mingling its current farther down with the trans- parent waves of tho river beyond the keenest sight Large cedar trees, sprung views of the rocks, hang their heads from bluff, as if bowing to the mighty music A pair of natural steps, rough, but to the summit, when es immediately smooth and level for ly on the southern portion neil house is erected firm, reaches from the spring v the ground bee: at last a square 0 of this smooth ground the co ix w long building, (capable of holding a vast number of people) with three large holes cut through the roof to permit the smoke to escape, and having no floor but the ground, which is beat down very hard one at the eastern, and another at the western end, Ali around the inside against the walls are benche: structed so as to form an immovable part of the house it- self, on which the people sit, when It has two doors, t otherwise en- On the 13th of this mcnth, in the morning, I rode over to the council ground, for the whatever might be done there, thing I noticed of any importance was a white dog, hung by the neck,a few yards from the house, on « pole driven into the earth, ani fifteen or twenty feet high. finest possible style, having ribbons of 1 about his neck, feet, a1 large bunch of feathers tied to his tail, purpore of witnessing At my arrival, the first decorated in th various colors nd belly, and a h ous care not to have a stain of on the animal, and not « drop wasted from was the sacrifice appointed to atone for nation, during the last year, and was ready for the offering, day was uncommonly clear, und the sky, earth, emed soft as the balmiest hours of May. this account, a goodly concourse of whites and Chero- kevs wore present, it being the duty of the Senecas, of The most of these were standin leisurely about, or lounging lazilyin the sun, | observe some quite pretty women among them. When | entered the house, | noticed that preparations pout to be performed, and course, to appear were making for something soon found that the young men were going to play ‘The nature of this game | could not desoribe, as However, « sort of bowl cut out of wood, with red lines inside, crossing so as to form four angles at the same point, was placed upon # Buffalo coffee nuts, painted red on one side and black on the other, were put into this bowl, and two fel- lows sat down to it on the floor, while the others stood Each one would jar it alternately, by which the nuts were thrown into different locations As luck would come or go, loud screams were uttered | did not understand it feather fastened to the end, handed it to a little boy speech, ‘The little fellow sat down on a ben that purpose before the drum men. So soon as the drum Degan its beating, accompanied by oue or two voic: Polungater who was charged with the speech spr is feet und, rattling the gourd vehemently against th eats by the first, and 2 sic began, capered over the floor in nuu rous funny at- After a short time, six men arose with hatchets in their hands, whose handles were mounted with silver, and stood before the drummer three abreast. One of them held in his hand at the samo time w singular instrument, via : a slender stick about # foot long, slit at the end, in which was stuck a round stiff piece of paper fringed with pink ribbon, which he held elegautly. ‘These all wore eagle feathers in their hair and had their faces pai with black and red lines, seme nurrow and others broad, under the eyes and on the cheeks, “They danced before the drummer steadily at first and afterwards with quicker steps, changing places with great rapidity,and screaming once in a while like hungry panthers. ‘This performan was closed by an old man’ who struck on a beam with a stick, in order to command silence; when the old fellow made along “talk.” Other performances of a kindred character were gone through with, closed each time by ome venerable father, who thereupon delivered his peech, Groat respect was shown to the old men, And not a drop of spirituous liquor—that bane, that evil,that destruction of the Indian race--was allowed on’ the ground ‘The prelude being finished, the dance itself was begun ¥ the women at sun-down, who danced around two of three fires built in a row through the length of the build- ing—they moved one after another in # circular line. The music was faster than before and much louder,nade by the men alone. The women were perfectly silent bending their heads towards the ground with the utmost apparent humility. They danced with their feet close together, and. scarcely lifted from the ground; slow nt first, then faster; sometimes back to back ; sometimes face to face and again side to side. I could see at glimp- ses some quite pretty feet, really sinall and delicate. ‘This part being done, the men joined with them, and they all danced together around the three fires,their po- sition being first a man, second a woman, third a man, fourth a woman, and so throughout. ‘This dance re- quired numerous variations, some of a very graceful racter, especially where the men turned and faced the women, with light and easy movements. A wild song was sung by the men dorlog this portion of the cere- mony, interrupted at times by astounding yells. ‘The women were dressed all alike, that ix in the style, hay- ing beaded moccasins on their feet, finely-dresxed deor- skin, or broad cloth “legging,” a piece of cloth ationt two their waists, and over this a calico one man who had aring in his nose, They wore leg. and looser. Their shirts, made of cotton or linen. hung down over the leggins, and their fect were covered with moccasins, some beaded, others not. ‘Their outside gar- ment was the hunting-shirt,” made differently from that which is seldom the case with Indian drees. 1 must here remark the effect which paint has on the Indian’s countenance. It gives the men a wild and fierce expression, and to the women a look of (what I may call) interesting pain. Dances of a similar character to those heretofore described, were carried on until about 12 o’clock at night, when the wizards, as they are called in English, entered, one at each door. Their first appearance was rather frightful, but soon changed to the ridiculous, on closer examination. The men, who performed this part, had their bodies bare to the waist; and, on their faces, a shuck-mask was fastened, with a tongue hanging ou! which @ little bell was suspended, that rung musical; them. In this manner rigge tops around the fires, first here, then there, fora consider- the same door into darkness, and disappeared. Dancing continued until twoo'clock ly enough to constitute a name, dwindled almost into no- thing.and living from their ai tral home, hallowed by ancestral dust. a dying man’s clutch to the customs of their father’s in old, old times; worshipping the Great Spirit under the him at the rising of the sun. It was beautiful and yet melancholy to think of it. How long will it be before these ceremonies are all ended forever’ How long be- fore the last Seneca Indian shail have sung his last song, png, About twelve o'clock on this day, a game of ball b gan in which both women and men, and b Joined. ‘The ball was thrown high into the air, and the struggle was then, who should succeed in carrying or throwing it beyond a certain stake, set up in the ground for that purpose. wrestling for the ball the young men and the women Was singular in civiliaed age, yet the former were exceedingly tender in the handling. ‘The netivity, grace, and fawn-li of the girls were beautiful to see, ‘This gam terminated, an old man walked backwards and forwards. talking in & low, serious, and gutteral tone for some time, ‘Soon after this the wizards appeared again, and drove the assembly int house. ‘They w seated befure two of the most hi anee. The owners of these masks were to their bac the eye-holws, whose edges were yellow. Long, coarse horse hair hung over their foreheads in a lo rid manner, through which their eye-ba nailx were frightfally long one carried a turtle shell, filled with pebbles, and hi n wooden handle, Before the audience was aware t rattled the turtle shells vehemently against the walls, around the fires, but those who remained on the bench ex, or unoccupied on the floor, were torn porsons upon their backs, and danced with them up 1 down; others they rolled in the dirt, making a str hollow noise over them all the time, through their m ‘They will continue tormenting in this way until gift Is made them, (say tobacco or any thing whate when they are autistied. After they had terrified the un- sophisticated audienoe sufficiently, they took their bare hands and scattered hot embers {n eve ing up burning coals with perfect impunity, so far ast could vee. ‘They then selected each wn individual, one & woman and the other a girt, on whore heads they rubbed the ashes from their handsand blew their breaths, repeating wild words. ‘This is called “baptising with the good spirit and with fire feer performing this cere- mony, they both tumbled @emselver out of the door, rolling their eyes back upon th and ran off out of sight. At haif-past one in the afternoon dancing vegun in the same manner as on the 13th, and continued until nearly night, at which time | left for home. : On the 16th I went over to the council house again The dancing was conducted with scarcely any varia- tion from the ceremonies of the 13th to the hour ot 3 o’elock in the afternoon, at which time another game of ball was played, in which the men only were engaged As before, there was a goal to be pass nd hard strug lea were made for the ball, Great interest was mani- ¢ parties in the game, but it was not so well ated to excite apectators as the Cherokee ball pl ple to suit my eye, and | have only noticed it thelr customs in the interval of religious ccremonies After this game was concluced the dance went on in the usual manner until night, when 1 was suddenly inter- rupted by some cause, which | did not then understand, Every one engaged in it seemed to be very much trou- bled, and gazed anxiously into each other's eyes, The old men made long speeches. After which, guns wore fired off in the open air, whose reports rung ‘in the far heavens like an wngel’s trump. Dancing pretty soon began again, and was the second time suddenly inter- rupted. ‘The old men again made earnest speeches, not to the people, but to some invisible object. ‘T'wo or three women were then led off into the shadows of the trees, who remained for some time—cverybody hushed with perfect silence until they returned. After their return, rupted. Speeches were agala delivere kind of flute (whieh gi quite a variabie and melo above the general whirling sound kept up by those who nding around, almost without an interval, dious sound,) for #01 was again renewed, but shortly interrupted for the fourth time. ‘The people then began to look indesoriba- whom he called out, and to whom he delivered a short | set out for | ng to | ground, in a few moments returned to his seat. Other soon as the mu- | titudes. This continued for fifteen or twenty minutes, | here, it would be as well as anywhore else to say, that | yards wide, and several yards long, wrapped around rock, ruffled at the bottom, and extending within a foot of the ancle. Over | all a fine piece of silk or other goods was thrown, They | wore numerous ornaments, and had their faces painted with red. The men were dressed with shawls around | their heads, paint upon their faces, beads on their neck, | rings on their fingers and in their ears. | noticed only | gins the same as the women, only they were much larger of almost every other tribe, having # waistband in it, | Y. They also had short tails, with small bells fastened to the wizards danced like | able time, to the infinite amusement of spectators. Anon | they would leap into the air,then down again, and pitch at one another like wild cats. After eaporing about to their complete satisfuction, they both sprang through | in the morning of the 14th, and ceremonies ended for the time. All the Sunecas then retired to their respective camps for rest, and I wandered forth beneath the stars to meditate on the long studied theme—whence the red man’s origin, and where his destiny? Here was a small nation, scarce- jar in this western land,having departed | Few and feeble, yet clinging almost with the intensity of | canopy of western skies, as their fathers had worshipped | god perished from homan sight? Not long. No, not | y vous visuges by way of mask, that | had ever conceived of, made their appear- destitute of their usuol clothes, excepting the legging, which were old and dirty. ‘They wore large buflalo skins wrapt around their forms, and fastened around them with course, huge belt, and in such a manner as to produce an ugly hump 8. These masks were made of something pliable, and painted red all over, with the exception of and hor- is gleamed like fire, ‘Their arms were bare, and painted red, as if they had been dipped in blood. ‘Their finger- ond in his hand each 7 tumbled through each door, and falling on their backs About a hundred persons immediately fell into a danoe d almost to death by these infernal looking beings, who took some d wetion, fling- | and taking up a gourd filled with shot and havingalong | fore spoken of, were called in to seare them away, Af- ter repeated and loud calls for thel mee, they re- tired again. one at each door, Ser dismay around them for a halt hour or so, howling and throwing up the coals, they rolled themselves ol out of the house. ‘The small sprrits of darkness had fled, ag all true Sene- d that more than ordinary pains , both of women and the men.— orated with their costliert orna- muny of them being gold, and their faces were with very delicate tints, probably not moredaub- 1 than some of your city belles, on certain great cceasions. Elegant’ shawls were thrown across their shoulders, superb moccasins were on their feet, and leg Kings beaded beautifullyjat the bottom.covered the ancles of many @ black eyed maid. Among the men, lobserved 4 youth in particular whose dress was truly splendid. His moccasins were of the finest dressed deer skin, and beaded from the toe to the instep with colors of white and red, in a line not more than two inches wide, and tastefully intermixed. His leggings were of broad cloth, decorated with beads, resembling gold, and edged with ink ribbon. His hunting shirt was calico merely, yet t was splendidly made. Around his waist he wore a long red sash,tied very gracefully; and over his shoulder bun, a large silk shawl negligently down, and loosely tied ju at hiship. In his ears large silver rings were suspended, with lesser ones hanging thereon, and trembling with every movement of his head. Wound lightly about his temples was a silk handkerchief, with a silver band an ineh wide around it. His black hair was long, but bound up in plaits, in the midst of which a quantity of feathers was fastened, painted red and blue on the en ‘Towering above all were three black ostrich plumes,whiech gave hima very bold and commanding look. His f were covered with rings; his wrists bound with gold clasps, and his arms above the elbows with silver ones quite broad, and bearing devices of birds and other animals. He was truly a grand looking fellow, and stepped like »* jome He rises on the toe: that spirit of his In aspiration lifts him from the earth.” Many were dressed with beautiful beaded pouches over their shoulders,and a string’of silver pieces suspena- edfrom their necks, cut in the shape of the waning moon, first small and gradually La! fast gether—an inch or two apart—by y ral persons, however, appeared very indifferently at- tired, ragged and dirty; the reason for which was, that their friends had recently died. Preparations were now made for offering the sacrifice A large fire was built in the open air, some yards from the house, constructed in such @ manner as to furnish @ convenient resting place for the form tobe burnt. — ‘About ten o'slock in’ the morning, the company assem- bled around this fire, aud stood in silence, awaiting the ceremony A Seneca advanced from the crowd to where the dog was hanging, and climbing up the post, took bim down and handed him to another man below, who bore the animal in his arms tothe fire, and repeating a few words in aloud voice, threw him into the flames. Whereupon Black Chief, who is the most influential man in the na- tion, although: he holds no office, and who is the only man ameng them whose memory retains all the tradi- tions of his tribe, the names of their chiefs in # succes- sive line for ah who can perfo: toms require, stepped forward and delivered a long re- citation, in a clear but plaintive tone, sometimes jarred by short, rough sentences. He held in his hand « small basket, containing some yellow seed, which he threw into the fire every few moinents until it was consumed, when he threw in the busket also. ‘This recitation con- tinued for about two hours; and part of its design, | am told, was to couvey instructions to the soul of the dog as to what it should ‘say when arrived in the spirit-land; none but white dogs, like itsélf, having tne privilege to go there. A pwuse was made after this fora few mo- ments, in which everything was still as death, when an old man suddenly broke out into a song, and, singing loud and mournfully, walked around the fire in a circle to where he was first standing. So did another, and another, until each man, young and old, had performed his part. ‘The sacrifice having been offered with all solemnity the company retired into the house again, where a new ceremony Was introduced. All the men were seated on both rides of two fires. Directly one of them began to sing, while sitting, and the others immediately set up a long howl—at the subsidence of which he arose to his feet, and walked slowly around both fires, giving full ut rance to the tune he had begun, while his seated com- panions kept time with rough grunt, untilhe returned to his sent, when they again set up a long howl, This performance was executed by one after another until all had gone through with it It was very impressive, and the singing music] in the highest degree. Alter this was done, the exercises for the afternoon began. ‘The leader of the dance was rather large man, weil shaped, and naked to the waist. His hair was very much oiled, so much #0 as to retain quantities of down from the swan or goose, which was stuck bere and there over his countenance. Three large stripes of red crossed one of his shoulders and his breast ; three others crossed his other shoulder and his breast, in the same manner. ‘Then three red lines run around his waist, and between these were also three black stripes of narrow breadth. His face was painted; streak of vermillion under each eye; and a streak of the same on either cheek, tipped with black. ‘Two others were also naked to the waist, who followed him more di- in the dance, but they were painted with red only. All the men formed a line on one side of the fires, and all the women on the other, ‘The former danzed around the fires in quick succession, and encircled the wowen, who advanced at a slower pace. is was the manner throughout A great many motions were made by the leader, such as lifting his eyes towards heaven and bend- | ing them down to the earth again, clapping his hands together, springing high from the ground and apparently quivering in the air for a second, &e., &e., which were inmitated by # male followers; the females silenty mo- rele formed around them, with their heads his period of the evening's exercises | departed for but understood that a few more hours would remonies for tae year. My descriptions have been, although perhaps (oo long, necessarily imperfect, because | was not present during the whole tine, and because it would require a large book to give a complete description of everything that was done, But the most important of what! dia see is ¢ written, and, although hastily written, will no doabt interest your readers, or those of them, at least, who care anything for Indian character, customs, or deeds. For myyelf, in the survey of this ship. my refluctions have told me that true sincerity can exist strangest religions, and that one creed, de- voutly ed and adhered to, provided it does not rebel against the great law of nature, is as good ar an other YELLOW BIRD. Mrtoxs vor New Yor«.—We noticed this morning no less than four carts filled with water tnelons, on their way to the Southerner to be conveyed to New York. The Southerner has, during the present season, been furnishing the New York markets with alt the luxuries of our southern soil, in the shape of earl peas, green corn and oth later in season among i his vegetables, which are mue ¢ Gothamites, than with ua, n but ® small affair, but it is so only be- With the increased facilities nui farmers of the Neck will find it considerably to their advantage to have a new market r ihem in the most populous city of the Union. foots will be felt in the inereased value of the Its good farms, in thelr greater extension, and ia the augmented dewand for industrious labor, Little as is apparently the trade in vegetables, its effects will be very ploasing- ly evident in the course of « few years, and we should remember that in honest trade Charteston (S.C.) 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