The New York Herald Newspaper, November 26, 1847, Page 1

—S=—_—_— Vol. XE, No, 324..Winnle Xo, 4021, Interesting from the War Quarter. | INTELLIGENCE FROM MEXICO. The United States pi Washivgtou arrived late jast evening’ from Vera nd Tampico. She brings | dates from the former pla the Sth inst..and from the latter to the 9th. The few papers we bave seen contain no news. We Jearn from Captain Pratt, that Lieut. Steward, of the Florida Volunteers, was buried on the evening of the 4th inst.st Vers Cruz Lieut Brady of the U, 8. marine corps, died at Tampico on It was quite sickly there. A suspicious with w large number Of persons on board, was seen to the northwert of Vera Cruz #n the evening of the 2d inst by the pi Se- ortary Buchanen. She first hoisted a white ) and afterwards s Mexiosn . and ordered the Sreretar: Buctanan off theland. Com Perry hey seer the S steamer Scorpion in pursuit of her. She left on the 3d The Weshington hugged the shore in coming over, but saw nothing of her or the The schooner November. Capt. Peyton ; Mary Jane, Capt. Nufray, were to clear from Tamploo, for New Orleans, on the 10th. The propeller £1 to leave in « few days.—N. O Picayune, 17th inst. We are positi eee informed that Gen Sante Anna hes fixed his idence conformable to the orders which be has received on beste from the les tend government, and from thence he intends to defend him- self ogainst the obarges brought against him for his con- duct as nef man. His compantons, in his retire- ment, are only his chaplain and Gen. Staboli, with small force of cavalry f r the security of his persnn os Alvares, with ee ee 9th pry od ether regular troons, ul Orps Si marched in the directionof Cuernavacs. Gen. also, with the regiment of hussars and other bot! and iafautry, have taken their line of march to Queretaro, to put themselves at the disposi- tion of the suprems eaveeuanink— Core Tompice Sents- wl. from Mewico, 26th ult. In Guadalajara they have had very serious troubles It appears that the civil authorities had made a requis sition on the el of that neighborhood for » certain sum of mouey, which was denied om tho part of the lat- ter; and, consequence, an appeal was made to arms. Bofere the bearer of news hed left Guedalajera there had been actual’ contests of the two parties The name of Gomes Farissis mixed up with this internal emeute. Ine letter which has been received from Ma- satlan, a copy of the official statement is announced, that the forees of the United States bad blockeded all the ports oa the south of the iblic, including Ma- satlan itself Complaints were bad all through the pro- ‘vinoe of Guadalajara, that immense quantities of foreign goods had been fraudulently imported. and that, in oon- sequence, San Blas had beoome s great entrepot. His Excellency the Bishop Pablo Nasquez. died in Cholule on the 7th ull man very much esteemed by his flock. —Late Matanzas Popers. (From the New Orleahs Delta. 12th inst.) Citr or Mexico, Ootobsr 5, 1847.—Last night, about twelve o'clock, we were ogain visited by an carthquake. Although the vibrations jof the earth were not #0 severe as the former one, it ‘was suffloient to» produce a very strong impression ‘wpon our people, who really have a greater Gread of them than they have of all the engines of death that the Mexicans have over possossed. it when half the world were wrapt in slumbors sound, it was caloulated to produce more fright than ifit had happened in daylight Et Monitor, a Spanish paper published here, has com- mencod te deal out its abuse unsparingly on our autho- ities, The Star aud the Nurth American have d: irited coatroversy sued, joniter has threatened something sonal, which isright into the hands of the American edi- tors, and the effeir promises something decidedly rich. The Menitor has been celebrated in times pest, when the Mexicans reigned supreme, for fault-finding and scurrility; bat if he gets the Amerieaus fairly started, I think they will teash him s lesson that will force him. x bea Tespectful to others, it he has no respect for imseif, ¢ The man of the Star has also got himself into a con- troversy wigh the fair senoritas—if they may be so ealled—of this famous city. He being a verdant youth, and rull of life, tonk the liberty of expressing, through his paper, hie admiration for the “softer sex,” iu terms high), jomplimentary; whereupon # communication signed “Varia Aexionnas,” is published in w little paper ealled the Eagle solici ing the man of the Star * not to fatter thom, for,’ as they suy, “ fist from an enem: is on insult to their dear patriotism; but the Srar fo not to ba driven off in that way, and seems determined to adwire and tatter them, despite of their effusions throug the coluvnns of the H igle. It is the firat time I have kuown flattery to offend a lady, friend or foe; avd the editor of the Star bulug rather good Jooking, and moderately amiable, I should not by surprised 5 by energy and a liveral share of good luck, he mcrae induciag these indignant creatures to listen with an ak-. toutive war to his sentences of adtatration—particul:riy, ‘as he says, sloce they have got his “dander up,” tie #iil siep boldly forward, and sy that he does not only ad. mire thom. but thet he dotes upon all the pretty women ef the country, and is determined to worship at the shrine of beauty, Oct 7 —An order had been issued by Gen Quitman, governor of the city, requiring all the newspapers to rerent their eheets for revision before publication — The rebellious aud iucendiary spirit mauiteated by some of them, ouloulated to srofuce serious trouble between our srmy and the Mexicans, required the adoption of sued & course Between the drillsof the day, andthe nightly porform- ances at the theatre aad olrous, together with the other amusements and curiosities of the city, our army In oua- Died to puss off the dullness following our late exciting soeues, Very plexetatly and agreably. The drills on Sun- suspended, and our people “have the priviloge 4 they pleawe, wo that they don’t get druak.”’ Some of them promenade the strevts aad public walke— some attend the orremonivs at church while others pay some attention to the Mesicag wational amusement of ball fighting. Oct 8.—Lant night we had an exciting scene at the theatro, Between the pieces, the orchestra, which is really # very fine oue, gave us twoor three beaatiful aine, and concluded with @ Mexican national air. Ae soon as they finished, the audience, being mostly American, calied for Yankee Doodle; but the orchestra paid nd attention They stamped and rapped, as if they would bring the hous» down over our heads, but still the er- chestra heeded not. At leagth the bell rang. aud up went the curtain. The audience seemed for an inatant | as if they were willing to give it up; but at this moment’ & tall, siab sided-looking gavius, who bore the appear. ance of beiug areal thorough bred patriotic volunteer, of the firat water, ratsad himself about “half straigh',”’ and suid—* | often heard that Yankee Doodle was the Americaos’ fightin’ tune; but as the darced etarnal | Gteacers kept us oo busy, while we were fightin’, that we couldu’t have time even to whistlea little, I think we misbt have a lit‘le touch of Uncle Sam's favorite, if it’s ovly to make atelier think ofthe white arttlements.”’ ‘Thts acted like au electric shock upon the audience, and | they recommenced their calls for Yankee Doodle ‘The aC.urs appesred upoa the siage, but still they eontinued Yo stamp and balloo Senora Canette bowed gracefully, ead emilvd bewitebing y; but it was no use; they hed de- termined Upoa heariag Gur national air, ad nothing could persuade them from{t. The actors withdrew, the currvia fuil, the orchestra complied with their demands, an ithe balance of the eveniug’s entertainment passed off in excellent order. A Mexican gentleman, altting in front of me, remerked to his friend, that it was the best illustration of the American chsracter he hed ever witnessed—that when they once determined upon any thing. neither the firmness of man nor the solicication of woman, could indace them to cease in their exertions until they had accompliel their object, and that in tem minutes after. of before any efforts, you would think from tavir appearance, that they wore as docile as lambs and as harmicss as infaote. Ocr, 16 —One of the most s'riking things that has boen observed during owt operations, the extraordinary etfect produced upon the rank and file of the army by the presence of the general officers Two instances of this kind came uoder my notice, and | have no doubt there are @ great many more. On the evening of the 19ch August, when the first demonstration was made on the comuand of Valsncia, at Contreras, the commands of Cok nel Riley aud General Cadwalsder had crossed the "edrigal aud arrived on the Jeft flank of the enemy, about so'clook,p m. Assoonas the Mexicaus ascer talaed thetr position, they brought round their cavalry sud made 8 stroug demonstration towards them, while, at the sane time, they opened two or three pigows of ar- tiliery upon them. At this juncture a heavy reloforoe- ment from the city made ite appearance, under the im- inediate commayd of Sante Anna himself Thus the two brigades became eit d, with Santa Anna's — column, with artillery on their right; the fort, witi pieces of artillery, on the left, and » column 000 laucers on the hill immodiately in front — Tue nuture of the ground, being covered with irregular wad unbroken rocks of lava, prevented their retiriog, even wader cover of the night ; nothing could be seen of our forca advancing—at first intended to bear Maar the other flank of the enemy—and truly matters loo! gloomy enough in the {sola command, As svon a Colonel Riley's brigade emerged from the little village on the banks of the deep ravine, thw lancers in front hum ; and | give you his own version and language :— They charged me, and | formed square, andthem they run away. They charged me agin, and I again formed square; but they would not come closer than thirty or forty yards, when they wheeled and run away the second time, | found they were afeait to try my square. ‘They charged me the third ime. 1 waited uotil they came close enough, and then charged them und opened fire, and betore they could get out of the reach of my mun thers were a great nuw- ber of their horses ruauing sbout without riders.”— ‘TUly (Ns WOVeMCUL 99 COmpictely surprised the linoers toay they withdrew to their trst position ow the ridge of tue billia frons, and we fell back to the village, to where Gen. Cadwalader was. Toe whole command now began to look sround and view their position, Here ‘was # force more thon quadruple their own upon eaoh fisuk. aod one of moe than double theirs in front ; if tae whole of the enemy bore down upon them they must be overpowered aud orushed by overwhelming number wud so confident was Sante Ance that such would be the result that be sent an express to the city announc- ing that be had got one column of the Americans into such @ position that they must either surrender or be cut Lo pieces, as it was impossible for them to get away Affairs locked gloomy ; the brigade of Col. Riley not D came particuiarly dithenrt —they were in a tight place, rupported by a brigade of new troops of whivh Uney knew nothiog—t ¥ under the command of Gen Cadwalader, who was 4 new ian fu the field, and as they sald, ‘might bes very good offer,” but they dil not know him; and if be made one misetap in vo im- portont « crisis they were utterly lost beyoud redetp- tion—aaod old troops have # great aversion to new com- mapders How were they Wo be extricated, and where ‘was the giant mind to plan Gud direct it? At this im- . Keyes, bodies. b portent stage of th. «ffelr it impossible to apprewon fie enemy o7 without great lors. now eo nerd the de Joined the force with hile brigade = Witle bis command was crossing, he sent id-de-gsmrp, Lieut, Vandorn, forward to escertain the ation of the forose and the nature of the An room as he was seen by the old regulars. they exclaimed, “Here’s the Litre Liew. tenant Here's the Little Lieutenant !” “Geo Smith is about somewhere !” * Wo're all right now!” “No, there's no euch luck ; | am‘sure be went with his drigade to the other fank—it's. him they've been firing on so heavy” “But, if be-is over there, what’s the littte one doing here?” While they were thus remark- tog and ing General Smith with his turned the corner of the lane, and came in view of the whole line. Assoen as their anxious eyes fell upon bim a hundred voloen joyously exelaimed—--Here he is! “Here he is!” “Here's Gen. Sait! “Now we'll heve them!”’ “Now we'll give it to them!” And s cheerful bustling hum was heard among them, where all was & aon i ting silence i ph ei | became s ely gayety—confdence and en took porses- sion’ where trust and lethargy hed just now Jed ot ean pousiy be pula tote eminent sbilty ofthe gut or can to the eminent r lent General, it also showed that the — he other te p ravine ome ability rank aad fle lose confidence in themselves—they feel competent to surmount any diffloulties and overcome any 0! les— they only want to feel that they will be properly ‘com: mended—that they will be skilfully handled, and that, their commsnding offloer possesses the ability to dispose of them to the best advani that the ciroumstances will admit—they fear not to die, but want to be satisfied that they will not be uonee: nacrificed, Gen. Smith took the command. aad by different move- menta diverted the attention of the enemy until the en- reconnoitred their positions and nature of the ‘At night the plan of attack was formed, Gen. joined wits his bout 2 o’clock. At the y, who bat a few hours rigade of Wy, supported by Gen. Cadwalader, in their wa upon them like an avalanche, their com- infusing into them, by his languege aud his looks, his own unconquarable enthusiasm and determi nation, the uaerring riflemen riddling thoir flanks, and Ser elds as they comm retreat, the brigade of Shields dealing them death and destruction. Viotory perched Upon cur bann ur arms triumphed—our loss was very small—the enemy suffered severely, and were routed from e position they deemed impregnable—and one of the first things | heurd was a soldier exclaiming, “Didn't I tell you. boys, when Gen Smith joined us last night, we'd give them h— before they knew what the; were about?” “But,” says another, “you didn’t thin! we were going to come this way?” “H—! who anys I ? but I knew there were ‘foxes about,’ and that we eas certain to whip them as my name is John.”' , there was another instance, equally strong, showing the affection of the mea for their commander. Gen. 6 was wounded in the attack upon tho works uader Chapuitepec. Assoon as he saw the fortifications carried, he returned to the rear for the purpose of hay- ing his wound dressed; «s he passed slong the line of bis brigade, the men sveimed to sympathise with him as though he had been a trother to them all. But the feel- ing showed itself stronger when they came to advance upon the oity along the aqueduct; and as they wore compelled to halt at aifferent pointes, I beard them fre- quently asking—“I wonder who will oommahd our bri- gade now?” “I don’t know,” says anothor; “ but live or die, I'll stick by the Palmetto as loog as there's any one to carry it”? “That is not the thing, exactly; will all stand by our colors; we want some obiet that all know, who will look out and see that our colors don’t ect where we will all get our heads knocked off standing pat we want some one who will not get us all killed off without doing any thjng.” ‘At this moment Gen ral Shields came riding up, with his arm ina sling. Hi appearance at the rear was announced by the cheering salutations of his command, which extended along the whole line. His men—officers and privates—are devo- tedly attached to him, aud would foliow any where he would lead them, with pride aud confidenoe, and his Sppearance among them wes equal to an addition of a force equal to their own numbers Many inetances of this kind occurred, and it is impos- sible to deroribe th» difference Ju tha appeerance of » command when they icel confident in theit couinanders, wod wheo there are doubts fleeting across their minds. Night before last the PLaotx Saivon, in St. Charles street, was brilliantly dluminated with lights. The oyster boxes, with their crimsou curtains and nice lit- tle nofas, looked like so many eparinente in » hotel of the first water. * . A , One man, however, particularly struck our attention. bad on werly made ovat, with bright brass but- and a “sombrero” of extraordinary dimensions having a cavalry swcrd at his side, he soemed afeble and kind, and smiled at the sompliments paid him by bis companions. He ate his oysters in the most graceful manner, and was in fact “every inch o gentle- man.” Jn going out of the box the attention of those in che oyster saloon were riv sted upon the person in the Mrxican costume, but no one could tell who he was. Some ssid that he was the robber-chef ( lea, others | was Catsbajal, and a ameii uaan J @ corner ven- tured to suggest that be was the veritable Santa Anus Uharwif Sail, so far as he himseif was concerned, the Mexican offloer preserved his :nooguito, and all went Keay wondering who lie wos | Yesterday raormleis we happened to boda the Cier\s otto. of the First District Court. A crowd of gentiviaen, wos: of them clerks, or in some way employed in the courts, were standing sround @ handsome looking young man, iu whom they roemed to reeognige wn oil -cupanton ‘he youn man wore a beard and mous! «< +d had on 4 splendid ola- ret colored coat, a satin vost. ond a pair of light blue mili- tary pantaloons striped with silver. Seversi of the clerks recogaized bim as # school mate, aud talked over thelr pastimes in the grounds surrounding St. Mary’s College. in Baltimore. The soldi ho had been through nearly all the bloody wars in Mexico, still remembered with delight his boyish games in good old Baltimore. ‘Though be had forsaken the marble for the cannon ball, and the baudy-stick” for the sabre, he still recolleeted his play-mates andthe games that they were wont to delight ia. The perron we speak of was Agustia Itur- bide, son of the late Emperor Iturbida, of sexi He comes here as @ prisoner ot war, but has, we believe, ob- tained leave on his parole of honor to travel whitherso- ever he chooses. Ic. the Mexzi army he beld the rank of Mejor, and is reported to be a gillant and skilfal offt- ir He was, if we mist: aid to Santa Auna, and in the various actions that have taken place, deport- ed bimself ina manner that gained the credit and ap- probation of all. We understand that the family of the late Emperor Iturbide reside in Philadelphia, and that Major Agastin Iturbide will leave this city in afew days, on @ short visit to his relatives. (¥rom the New Orleans Picayune } City or Mexico, October 14. 1847 —We still receive the intelligence thet nothing is doing at Queretaro, No quorum has as yet been formed, und some of the most ijntellig minds are of the opinion that it will be iumpossible to assembl uffoiemt number of the members of Congress for the legal transaction of business. An attempt has been made, started by the military, to keep Peus y Pens fcom the Presidential chair, the malcontents even going a0 far as to contend in the very teeth of the constitution, that he is not enti- tled io it; but disorganised as the ‘try now Is, the; Probably will not succeed. Meanwhile, Queretaro crowded with hungry officers, clamoring for their pay, and not » cent of money is there to give them. In th! city, to such straits are the members of the late Mexi- c&n army driven, that there ure not only colonels but generals without a sign of support for their families ; and some of them are fain compelled to call upon our officers for the means to furnish their daily meals. Still oe thinks if pets tories are afloat that there have been distur! en inthe State of Julisco As the reports rks Heer seem that the civil authorities had called’ upon the ecolesinstical—the usual resouroe-for money, and on its being refused, ths parties of either resorted to arms The name of Gomes Farias is mixed up in the business. It is now exactly & month since the American flag wai hoisted oa the National Palace of Mexico, and during thut time the occurrences oue day tell the story of all The men have been paid off, and with the money in ra thelr pockets many of them have visited the innw ble dram shops. Drunkenness would follow, and in instances while in this state they have been uesassin: ed. Gen. Quitman, thy Governor, has take means granted him to ferret out the mui dereri too many cases without success. , but ia ‘The inhabitants of the city look humbie aod orrstfallen, but sullen, Had their strveta been entered by 60,000 men, instead of by the insignificant number oom Gen. Beott's entiré t9 force, cu the morning of the capitulation, they oould have borne the infliction with a better grace. Day by day we have rumors of the enewy in this direction and in that, but ail come in such reliance ean be placed ou them. Of amusements we cannot complain, either os regards the uumber or the quality, First and foremos?, wo have & most exoellent Spanish company at El Teatro Nacion- #1, giving us @ series of entertainments than which we have seldom witnessed anything better, if as good, at home. The principal actor is Senor Vinolas, a finished artist; but the most charming feature in the company is the Senora Canete, auactress of versatile talunte—chaste snd polished in her style to a degree, while her voice is most musical, her eye bright and joyous, her emile irre- sietible, and the whole expression of her face sunny av & bright day in Mey. She baw seen some chirty-odd summers— begging her pardon for speaking upon a point fo tender—: eull is a handsome, # beautiful, woman, with whom time has dealt mont leniently. To a charming nvivete she unites a thorongh coneeption of character aod an exbaustless flow of spirits, and at the same time is just as much at hom la enacting the Keping and sentiment! victia of love as while ‘trays ing the boisterous hoyden. [cannot cali to mind the *quel to La Canete on cho Americana stage, La all their appolatmente and accessorien the Spanish are infinitely shesd of us—even at our own French theatre in New Or- lwans they are bebind these Castilian comedians in the richness “appropriateness of oontume. Attached to the company is an excellent corps de ballet, composed of some #ix oF vight male aud female dancers The prin- oipsl is La Gozav, a pretty aod sprightly little woman, ih of vountenance, lighting up #0 while her jimbs would serve as models bury in the display of them, but vauita, avorte is ¢ good word~about the atyle highly gratifying to “los Yankees’ Not & particle of prudvry is thers in her pirouettes— quite the cootrary There appears to ba « joyous abandon avout all the dances given by these Spanish arristes, and if a New York or New Orleans audience uld see one of their Bo- leron, or * La Jota Arragonesa,”’ for instance, as given here wt Lue National theatre, there would be some litle attempt at shouting. There iso ly one word that has over (ijea UpoM my ears that co. truly deiine the style te pretty Beootite.Wiosse. #7) | doubt whether thet WH4 can be foundin | ebeter fr wtyle Is highfalutin, The Spanish gompany yriiscu ture nights in each otionable shape that no 9. Smith, who bed fowud | week et El Vaoienal—Tueaday, ‘Thursday and Sunday Oo the other ev-nings Hart es ao American per fernanes wiv his company. piece’ out with telera Diy Fair singing from the Italian opera troope ‘The ipcipsl cantatrice is the Senora Lopax. ® Mexican by rth, wno haa a voiew of good compass,with s fair exeou- tion While Borghese was here in Merion she appesred with her on several ovgesions. both taking principal parte in the some operas The theatre is one of the largest 1u Amesica, and one of the fluest in the world— larger even then the old St. Charles, and perfect in all ite appointments. Th: ioe 4 good one, and nightly thes give “Yankee Doodle” and™Hail Columbia” in w style which wakes up the patriotism of the Anglo- Saxons. nive tenths of rhe audience being com, ot this class of the human family. The Teatro det Progreso. another foe theatre in the seme street as the National, is nightly opened by Bens- with his equestrian company. ‘She pit bas been teken out to make room forthe ring and the eosomps- nying @awdust, and good audiences are in constant at- tendance. The priucipal attraction at this establisb- ment is the Senora Armand, e little Habenera, married toa French Hereuler, Sbe is not as graceful as Blangy, but is as boldas Joan of Aro—a well formed wom enough, turns somereets, rideson one leg, jumps through hoops, dances the Cechuca, and makes up in and agility for what she laoke in polish. Another at- traction at this establishment is Hamblin, the India rub- ber man, who shuts bimeelf up like ajack-knife, and per- forms various games of that sort, while two of the eques- triane,Kelly and Kineade,would pase muster under Stick- ney’s management. Then they have an Ethiopian ex- travaganss si with & banjo, who gives* Lucy Neal’’ and * Old Den ker’ between the acts. Who would have thought, a twelve month since, that such atrocities ‘would have been introduced into one of the first thea- tres in Mezico? But! am chronicling the truth In addi- tion to all { have se far mentioned, we havea panorama of some sort, performances at the Diora: fights at the Ploza de To the way of oricket playing ree that euch of the American people aa in the neighborhood of the * Halls of thi have no great lack in the way of amusements. CAPT. WALKER, THE TEXAN RANGER. (From the Hartford Daily Times, Nov 15 Samuel Hamilton Walker was born about the year 1814, in Prince George county, Maryland. His brothers and other relatives now reside in Washington city. Dur- ing the Seminole {odian war he enlisted in the United States service as @ private, and was one of Col Harney's picked men to penetrate the everglades of Florida, where foot printe of the white mau were never before seen. Im that hazardous expedition, which effectually putan end to the Florida war, by conquering the In- dians around their own council ‘fires, youcg Walker td distinguished himeelf. He was a favorite of the ing Harney, whose quick soc pga never faiied to select the most energetic and bold. At the close of the Seminole war, Walker went to Texas and joined Col. Hays’ company of rangers, In the summer of 1844, he was one of the fifteen of H men, armed with revolving pistols, who attacked Camanche Indians, and defeated them, leavin, three dead Indians upon the field; end from un ber of doad aud dying oarried off, it was beileved that more than half of the Ca these fiftven rangers. In thi piorced through the body by the spear spear pinning him to the ! He was left in that condition by his companions, who su he was dead, After tho battle, he was found with the spear still stioking through ra he had succeeded in tting it out of the ground. is companions relieved im from it, au'i found it had not touched a vite! part. He recovered. Walker also one of Col. Fisher's three hundred men who marched against two thousand Mexicans sta- tloned at Mier, and was eaptured by the Mexicans pre- vious to that battle, as he made an excursion among them. After the defeat of the Mier expedition. he was marched, with other prisoners, to the oaatie of Perote. ‘These prisoners received the inhuman treatment which no other people on earth, aave Mexicana and cannibals inflict upon those within their power. At Salado, the Texans resolved to make their escape, Walker was foremost. It was arranged that he should selze and dis- «rm one of the guard, and that Cameron, a Sootchman, should serve the other in the ame way. At the signal, the guards wore disarmed in a moment, and the Texans, 214 1m number, rushed into the outer court, where 150 Mexican infantry wore guarding a quantity of arms and aumunition, The Texans soon had command of this petnt, aud armed themselves. Whilst dofog #0 three houdred Mexieans, cavalry and infantry, formed outside of the gates. The Texans rushed upon these, and de- f-nted them, killing ten of their number, und loning five, The company then escaped, but finally became lost in the mouutaios, aud suffered greatly from huoger. As Walker expressed it toa friend atter his return, their eyes became so sunken from hunger and fatigue, that they appeared like auger holes in the head. In this condition, they were re-captured by the Mexicans, andtaken back to Salado. Here the blood-thirsty Santa Anna demanded the life of every tenth man, and the company was marched out to draw the black —one black bean for every tenth man being placed in the bowl, ond all who drew them wore shot. Youog Torrey, of this elty, got one, and was killed on the spot Ths who drew the white beaus were subjected to tataces eut- ferings. Walker, with eight others, however, fiasily escaped from Mexico, and returned to Lexas. He thea joined the ‘'exas revenue service, wherw be exhibited his ‘usual efficiency When Gea. Taylor marched into Texas with bis army of ebservation. and matters were wearlug « hos- tile sppearance, Walker, at the head of s eompany of Texas Rangers, armed with Colt's patent repeaters, ot- 2 I ay! jt; tan fered his services to the United Siates, was accepted, wud aided in defending Point leabel. He was stationed between that place and Geo. Taylor's advance eamp, with instructions to keep the communioation open, if possible. This servics was perilous, but Walker's bra- very Sad rapid movements overcame all obstac! On the 28th of April, 1545, he ascertained that quite a large body of Mexicans tatended to surround Gen. Taylor's camp, and he at onow set out with seventy-tive men, to communicate with the General, Af.er proceeding twelve miles, he eocountered fifteen hun tred Mexicans, and most of his men being inexperiencod, fall back, st the appearance of such an overwhelmiug opposition. The fow that remained around their bold commander, firmly reevived tne attack of the Mexicans, aud gave them battle for about 16 minutes, killing about 30 of them They then retreated, and were pursued te within half a mile of Point Isabel It was reported that Walk- er was alain, but at cight he came into the fort, and with thas indomitable spirit for which he was distin- ylor, provided he could have four men as companions This proposition, under such circumstances, with the enemy in fores, aad Jarking in every path aad thicket, was considered rash But six Texans voluuteered, and after several bold adventures, in one of which they charged through a Jacgu body of Mexican lancers, whilat taey were preparing to forage their horses, they reached the camp of Gea. lor in safety on the 30th. Walker was umoug the braye men who joiged the gal- lant Col May, aod accompanied him in bis famous charge. when Gov. La Vege was taken prisoner. The goveroment, without solicitation, rewarded his services ad signal bravery by ® Captain's commission in the new regiment of U. Thus promoted, ha reptired to Maryland, sad soon rallied around bim, prin- oipully from Muiyland and Kentucky, 260 vol 1 Ran- or, whose services wi he government. Vith this compaay nd was ployed to keep the guerillas at bay, and open comau: cation. The bold feate of himseli and his confident fol- lowers strack terror iato the prowlias guerillas, and this class of highway robbers. al: well armed and well mounted, were sure to leave a clearpath when" Walker and his rangers” were on theirtraok, His services have been most valuable to the government, and all will regrec hia fave. A braver or nobler tellow never fell upon the battle-feld. He was the fast feiwud of improvements in the art of war, and bis experience und keen perception led him to adopt the best arms and equipments that could be had. Oid customs and oid fashioned arms, un- wieldly aad effective, fouad no favor with him, so loag as radioal improvements were within his reach. Ia the death of Capt. Walker the country has lost one of ite bravest and most valiant and we pannot but sympathive deeply with his family and fciends, INGIDENTS OF THE WaR. (Correspondence of the New Orleans Delta ) Vina Cuz, Nov 3,—Col. Harney is on his way to this place, with @ large train loaded with sick and wounded soldiers.and the remains of gallant officers who #0 gioriously fvll im the service of their country. A large amount of rilver, in bars, is also on its way to thiv place. : ’ . : ’ * ‘ Gen Patterson left yesterday with 4,500 men—a splen- did command; but | u- derstand that Gen. Soott designs stutioning the General at some town, to do post duty. This would be gross injastice to Gen Patterson, after bia assiduous labor in getting up his command Whilst here, Gen. Patterson did good service, in driving the guerrileros out of the neighborhood and killing off a large number of them, He made arrangements by which he was early apprised of th ents, and the mousted men 6 immediately put in motion, wou tt shrill orackiog rifles and revolvers of the ‘I boys completely dismayed the band of lawless robbers here- tofore allowed to infest our neighborhood, and evea to inte thie city. Now that the general is gone, Teuppeve we will soon fe guerilleros here agatt Bat we shall pry t, : J : . s Pexotr, Sept, 26 oth inst, York city, whouw father murder, Uorribly murdered, after baving been robbed, upon the Jobuson is hang some years since for In the morning, au old Mextoan was found Ournkiris o wretches. A shamefal and cowardly outrage was committed on the atteracon of the 9th, by two roldiors, regulars, in the market Plaza of Perote. While drunk, theje mue- kets, either through accident or derigh, were discharged, dungerously wounding a Mexican woman and child — The men wero arrested shortly after, piaced in irons sod conflogd. ‘he affair caused quite an excitement in to«n, of Namerous robberies hav! time past upon the peop! ‘end other email to between Perote and Jalapa, the aloaides wore informed that proper steps must be taken wo prev the same, on the night of the Mexioans—were arrested by the me diately hung up by the neck. ‘Thy filth, © Mexioan prisoner, who d from the castle, wae shot, and will no donbt suitor « similar fate with Bis coinpaaions, Joboson, the deserter aliuded to above, is slso reported bo have been ant with the robbers and hung, thus the like of hie father. Wo bevo « snug little theatre fitted up in one of the terete, the work mo doubt of tne above deen committed for some NEW YORK, FRIDAY MORNING, : ished.@t once offered to communicate with General | Las Vegan, Cruse Bianco | | sought large “bomb proofs’ of the oastle, under the manage- meat of Mr Faward Deaves, of the Philadelphia Cad- ‘The performers are severalin uumber, | walader Greys emt their repi really excellent and generally well attended. “0, Hush!” is admirably performed. while the negro sing- ing ts almost upon par with the famed Ethic meders. Price of adminsion—Front seate 26 cents; back seate 12%. The performers are ali from the city of “Brotherly Love'’—barring the rowdy firemen—and have “starr'd” it before. One of our express riders—a Mexican—from Puel with @ message for the train, was captured about the 12th inst., between Perote and Jalapa. by some guerillas, avd brought to s small ranebo ae the mountains, withing seven miles of thia when he was bung up by the neck to atree, with the words “Correo de les ‘ankees,”’ pinned to his clothing Frequent disturbances, of late, having occurred in Perote, between the soldieraand Mexicans, the Gover- ‘Ror mined to prevent a recurrence in future. A few evenings since, upon dress parade, Sergeant Wal- lace, of company F, (Capt. Bennett's) ist Pennsylvania regiment, was reduced to the rank of a private, for being engaged in some disreputable affair in town. From repeated discouraging accounts received at the Casth moerning the safety of the train under Mejor y's command, 98 Well as the condition of his troops, Col. Wynkoop determined on an oxpedition to Julapa. According, om the evening of the 28d ult., with Captain Walk mounted ridemen, Captain Taylor's artill ders, Captains Bennett's, Ni an la, we took up the line of march, leavii Dumber of men in the Castle to defend it incase of attack. We halted for the night at Las Vegas, leaving at daybreak the followii ing, reaching Jalapa at 4, P. M., wher Lally quartered, Not» 'M battle, while nearly all the road were deserted. ‘The authorities and people of Jalapa wero greatly wur- rised at our entrance, and manifested much anxiety to Ear the cause. This was not long withheld, for the very first aot of Governor Wynkoop was to arrest the Alcalde, and hold him responsible for every outrage por- trated bya Mexican. The enemy had become em- dened by their frequent attacks upon our trains, an were both numerous and impudent in town. They crowded the corners of almest every street, mavy, hav- ing the appearance of guerillas, frequently insulting our mon, and causing @ constant state of excitement, which generally gave rise toa “knock down’ by the boyn. Albstores, eating houses, Kc, were closed at an early hour in the day, during our brief sojourn of four deye, and, whenever a purchase was made, it was invariably vpon the“ poco tiempo” system, the Mexicans becom- img heartily sick of a game of which they were the origi- nators. It was “ pooo tiempo” this, and ‘poco tiempo” that—or, in othur words: “trust to-day and pay to- aorrow.’? ‘The traiu between Vera Crux and Jalaps, comprising only about seventy wagons at first, with some troops, in- fantry and cavalry, was attacked several times, and ni rowly esoaped destruction at the Nattonal Bridge, where the guerillas had taken a ae on each side of the road upon the heights When our troops had reacbed the bridge, & deadly volley was poured into them by the enensy, killing and wounding e number. The men and train were scattered for several miles, and some time elapsed before all had come up. Altogether, the affair was «most unfortunate one from beginning to end. The guerillas were finally routed, but it would appear only to rally at another point. At Cerro Gotdo, another attack was made, and muob firing followed, but the loss was not as scrious as at the National Bridge. The enemy had two pieces of artillery, one of which was captured, snd ocoupted their old and most important he tal number of killed and wounded in the several engage- mentr, does not exceed seventy, only ten b-ing killed. ‘The wounded were doing well st last accounts, and are all in a fair way of recovery. 1 regret to state that jor Lally received a wound from 4 musket ball in the face—it is not dangerous The train had dwindled down te less than fifty wagons, the contents of which were of little importance, from the fact shat not one dol- Jar had been sent forward Upon inquiry, I learned from soveral influential foreign residents of Jalaps, that the bands of guvrillas who had infested the road between Vera Cruz and Jalapa, since the abandonment of the latter plaee by Gen. scott—a most imprudent sct—had their origin in that town— were organized and equipped under the superiuten- dence ut an old priest, named Jarauta, and that De Soto, Governor ot the State of Vera Crus, generaily assisted in furaishing the means. So far as Mejor Laily’s trai was concerned—which was supposed to have « large amount of money—the ontire bend of robbers hailed from Jalapa. ‘This isan acknowledged fuct, and | only need refer to Messrs. Keonedy and Welch, two influen- tial foreign residents, for proof. The Boletin,det Noticias, aa incendiary print. lasued every other day, at Jalapa, contained, om the morning of our arrival, (23d ult.) an article proposlug to aurren- bf as prisoners of war to the guerillas, 900 eitizeus of the town, who had either remained nuvtral or refused to take partin the war syuinst us, ‘This wass bold | move, and, one which cauerd no little sensation. Gov Wynkoop being informed of the fuct, repaired to the office, seized upon the types and presse, sud would have caused their destruction had not the suthorities, or responsible citizens of Jalapw, become pledged that no other publication of @ similar character st ould here- after emanate from the office. for my own part, dur- ing @ visit of balf aa hour, | managed to “pi? some two or three galleye of live matter, and upset a full case of brevier! ‘he office of the Bolctin ta the same lately oc- | cupied by the .dmerican Ster, and it does appear stran; that Major Lally should bave suffered the publication of | & paper #o dangerous to our interesta—at least three | numbers having sppeared since hisarrival. * * * Poor Raphasi, a Mexican of Perote, one of our faithfal couriers, who had been taken by the guerillas and con demned to death, was found at Quatepec, after the al- calde had been given to understand the’ consequence, imprisoned, suffering much from the wounds, five in pumber, the Mexicans bad inflicted upon his person. Notwithstandiog his capture, his severe treatment, with th before him, the old fellow had proved faithful to the last, from the fast that the unemy bad never become possenaed of the despatches with which he was entrust- ed. Raphael is now in the castle of Perote, where every care and attention ie bestowed upon him. The expe- dition returned to Jalupast an early hour in the even ing, evidently delighted with the occurrenees of the duy Quatepoo ina very protty little town, the inhabitants of which will no doubt long remember the visit of cov. Wynkoop and party. ‘Throughout the whole of Thursday end up to Friday noon, an intense excitement prevailed among the t. oops, and it was with great difficulty an outbreak could be prevented by the commandjng officers. ‘The very tuct that Jala Tina been made, as it were, a depot forthe organization and fitting out of guerillas—thet Ame- rican citisens had been shot down in cold biood in ite public plasa—and that it now swarmed with a people whose countenances were not to be mistaken—was suf- fletent to arouse the American spitit, and create a strovg dvsire for vengeance. It was kaown that arme aod am- munition were concealed in the town, and the (sovernor, on Friday, the 27tn, in several interviews with citizens, demanded the immediate surreuder of the same—secu- rity for the futare peaceably dirposition of the inhabi- tauts towards our troops—and a pledge that our trains should no ionger be molested, as far as they, the Julepi- ans, were coucerned. The laogasge of the vernor was strong and emphatio—just such as toe emergency of the ocoasion required. He told them that he was about to return to Perote—that he should igo by the main road, and was ready to meet DeSoto, with whatever force he might bring, if they were disposed to send him (De Soto) wurd—that if he (Governor Wynkoop) was again compelled to visit Jalapa, terrible would be the conse- quences of that visit, particulerly towards the wealthy portion of ite inhabitants. Thishad the desired effect. ‘The commanding officer, Gov. Wynkoop, finding th “boys” bent upon revelling, if not in the Halls of the | Moutezumas, at least in Jalapa, issued orders for the mediate muste: of atl thé troops preparatory to march for Perote This was unexpected, but the order was promptly obeyed, and at 2 o’clook, P. M, on the ‘27th, all were ready. About 11 o'clock, considerable alarm was manifested in comsequence of the cowardly assassination, in the lower pert of the town, by a num- ber of Mexicang, of John Gross, s private of company H, (Cadwallader Greys, from Philadelphia) He was shot ta the right side of the bead, the ball passing thro and lodging over the left eye. His compamions, two jn number, left him lying upon the ground, weltering in | blood, aod hastened to spread the story. The Governor immediately ordered a detachment of twenty-five men, under Lieut. 8 D. Breese, to proceed to the soene of the outrage. and if possible arrest the guilty. Five of the party were discovered, concealed ina house, and offering resistance, were shot dead upon the #pot—« punishment every way merited. The almost lifeless body of poor Grcas, who was a favorite with all, was conveyed to the Vers Crus Hotel, where Dr Keynolds dressed the wound, after which he was taken to the hospitel, with but faint hopes of his recovery. Among the brave and good who have this day fuller. was my friend Burwell, of the oth infantry. Hoe feil eariy-in the action (at El Molino del Rey) from a wound jn the leg. On the slight repulse of our johumanly murdered by the enemy's lancer: Tal dog, & beautiful pointer, nad accompanied hit he also was wounded. During the action he became rated from his master. After it had subsided t \e form of Burwell, manly asin life, discovered, and beside him and even licking his face and wounds was his poor dog, who, regard! hi generous mi and there, upon the same field, to die. fectionate scene touche hearts of y | Again, after the fury of the battle was over, | raw a camp woman, of the infantry, who came upon the firli | to look for her husband. Almost frantic with despsir, sho ran from one to another to inquire afer him, but jetting no information she immediately went to seach ‘or him among the slain. Passing from body to boly. she gth found him—dead. Kneel.ng over his corpse | she endeavored to raise it, but finding life extinct she gave utterance to sbrivks and lamentations truly touch | ing to bear. Her all had fatien. She coutinucd to re main on the fleld, (under tre of the enemy.) until bis Mifeloss body was onrried off, which sho foliowed in the | deepest griet. Such ia affectionate woman.—Fxtract Jrom L:teer of Capt. H. W. Merrill. Mall All the mails failed by the disconnection of the oars at Auburn on Saturday,—Kochester Democret, With ine tant. We have no from any quarter of the south by pe mat it has Jme almost wiulo for the. jew Orleans papers to fail They sometimes cous the aay after are due b; mington, N.C. Commercial the Northern mail, /Vél- Price Two Cents. Manifesto ef the Wriendint Geni Seott against Mr, Clay. (From the Courler and Enquirer.) Cray’s Srzscu.—While it is @ vations! misfor- that the great avd men of our couatry do not exercise upon national affairs the influence to which they arejustly entitled, it cannot be denied that their influence with the great mage of their own party, is fre- quently so overpowering as to destroy, ina goat mea- e free agency of its members. And precisely such is the lon of Mr. Clap fo preendte 9 very lnage portion of rig party at time. His varied services to tl Meperia during @ loag ltfe devot- ed bile affairs—bis ited patriotiom and talents tnd hls tearieee defence of what he considers the right, and. withal, bis repeated failuresto reach the Presidenoy, whole inferior men have be: tedto that high statioe, in direot repudiation of Mr, Clay’s acknowledged fituess and claims—have given him s claim upon, ands power over, a large portion of the whig Pare whioh induces them to.question the alncerity and dowbt the honesty of every whig who Bar to differ from him in opinion subjec Mi national ) jut while this ieling may exist,toa very o, ex. tent, among individuals composing the whl ; who control-the public preas must not,and may not, yleld to it, if they would je their consistency or merit the respect of their readers. Among the thousand and tens of thousands whe have so long and 80 steadily adhered to the fortunes of Mr. Clay, Sere it the who bas been more constant Im his support, would now go furthér to secure his ¢lection to Presidency, were it ible, than the writer of th: marks. 1a 1839 we devoted our columns, our tim our means, to his election; and in 18: were among the last who consented that another candidate should be run against Mr. Van Bugen. In 1840, when th who have since been loudest ‘In singing his bos }, Were oon- cocting all kinds of schemes to defvat pomination we opposed them at every step of thelr progress, and doned th: pe that Clay and Webster would Harrigon and Tyler were nomi nated and the convention adjourned. The men who then objected to the nomination and election of Henry Clay, were the Tvibune and its co- laborers in this State; and for that act, will never bo forgiven by those who really desire to sce Mr. Clay in the Presidential obair. Of our course in 1844, and of our exertions in his behalf, we need not speak. They were without avail; and because the Tribune and its associates, who had led honest mentrom his support in 1840, could not undo the work of their hands. Tho: found no difficulty in polsoning the minds of the abolf- tionists against him ; but it was not such an easy task to wipe out the recollection of their own slanders. ‘e refer to the fact of our adherat to Mr. Clay since 1832, whenever he desired te be a candidate for the Presidency, to demonstrate that if wedifferfrom him in many of the views advanced in ais recent apeeoh in Lexington, it is not because we do not warm to the man and to hie noble qualities, but beo: blindly to subscribe to all his positions, would be an absodon- ment of our oft proclaimed convictions. Fortunately too, Mr. Olay is no longer @ candidate for the Presi- dency. Having reached the age of three score years and ten, he expressly declares that he comes before bis countrymen 48's private and humble citizen’’--to ex- prees his “ views and opinions” of the policy best calou- lated to “ deliver our country from the perils and dan- gore which surround it.” And who can rvad the beauti- fal and touching deolaration—"In the circle of the year, autuwn has come and the season of flowers bas assed away ;—in the progress of years, my spring time 8 je by, and | too, am inthe autumn of life, and feel the frost of age”’—who, we ask.caa read this touch- ingly poetical language,‘ nnd agaln desirv'to see the ve- Dratlgenayetasen statesman, submitted to the tur- moils and abuse of s contest for the Presidency? Yet, there are such men ; and it is because his late speech at Lexington was made at the instigation of politicians who are determined to force him upon the whig party as its candidate for the next Presidency, thut we feel it incumbent upon us to raise our voice inst the speech itself, as hostile to the spirit of the ere ‘and certain to bring upon us defeat, if adopt- ed us our text book. What may bave been the chances of Mr. Clay's suocess if he could been in- duced to remain silent, instead of being urged to take the suicidal course he did, we will not pretend to ray ; but it js not more certaia that his letters in 1844, de. stroyed his chance of succers in that great contet, than that the epeeoh which we yesterday laid before our ibilated every prospect of his belong ® 18 We posed to the siroyod what hope there was in the mind of many, that circumstances ty combining t jot to the Presiden- cy one of the ablest und purest men of our party But we are not of those who under any giate«f things desired to see the great lender of the whig party agen brought vpon the political arena. Henry Clay in retire- mvnt at Asbland, with a held upon the affections of the people which no other man possesars ; without office, patronaze or station, and yet beloved, reapeoted and al- most worshipped by a lar; jority of the intelligent and reflecting portion of ountrymen—occupies # position to whieh the Presidency can neither give vigni- ty nor importunoe; aud to drag him forth again into the field of party politios, ether with or withvut his ssno- tion, would in our Judgment be cruel and unjust. Cruel to Mr, Clay bimeelt, and unjust to the great principles of the whig party. We do not believe that under an: clroumstances, he could have been elected to the Presi- donoy ; end we believe that with the opinions put forth Ads bate speech, nm the semblance of a chance of suc- cess no longer exist 4 porelble, we would, as heretofore, rejoice beyond measure at the bare prospect of the eleotion of Mr. Clay to the; Presidency ; bat tirm- das we ate, that euch # contingency is not @ owe it te candor and to our whig principles, froukly to say, that we are decidedly opposed to his great name being used in connexion with the Presiden- sy. Great aa {8 our devotion to Mr. Clay, we profess still greater devotion to our principles ; and’ we huve no hesitation in ssying, that we would rather—much iather—witness the triumph of whig, prineipiss in the election of an interior, but henest, whig to the Presiden- oy, than to inour the glory of defeat to our cause in con- Kentucky. ‘Dhose are not the sentiments of » day, based upon his but they are the sentiments of nine mest whigs of the country, honestly en- tortained and frankly expressed, ever since the disas- trous campaigu of 1844. In common with our whig brethren, we have freely put them forth whenever ovca- sion called for our doing #0; and at the hazard of betng s uptriendly to the great statesman of Keu- tucky, we cow deliberately repeat them, accompanied with tbe expression of our well settled conviction, that if tue friends of Me. Clay persist in forcing him upon the whig party as their candidate for the Presidency, end ‘succeed in their efforts. a wore disastrous defeat than that of 1844 isin store for us, With these views, and believing as we do, thatthe people are desirons of rewarding ihe great militar of Scott and Taylor, we shutl abor unc ure if pows ble, the nomination of one of them as the whig candidat: for the Presideney, in the fult pereuasion that either, if nominated, will insure the triumph of the whig tickes and the establishment of whig principles; while if de- feated, and Mr. Ciay again presented for the support of the whig party, we [meres of course, give hia all the sup- port in our power, but in tlee 1uil belief that our labors will, as Leretotore, be in vain, and that his nomiastion will necessarily perpetuate the reign of loco focoism and misrule, It is an ungrateful task to review unfavorably, a speech from one we esteem and admire as we do Mr, Clay; but we do not hesitate to pronounce his late effort such an one as be would uever dreamed of making were he now ofthe same age as when in 1912 he nobly sus- tained the government of his country in its war with the mistress of the ocean. That, he ,ve y8, ‘was @ war of national defence required for the vindica- ried desolation and death to the homen and altars of the uavflending © harmed us! But this did not make it « ion or of conquent secording to Mr, Clay; and Mr. Clay when Mexico gives 01 American army wherever it may be foundia Texas, south of the Sabine—and when, becaure we go into the disputed territory, the Mexicans cross into it also, and make war Upon Our ® my, and we repalse end follow ber beaten forces inio ber owa territory, behold it is no lon- war of defence, but one of aggression and con- Now, we do not desire to justify the sending of quent jen, Paylor to the Rio Grande, ‘Chat was s rash and wicked act ; but it gave no justiScacion to Mexiov to as- eail us on the left bank of that river. Whenshe did ro anaail us, sbe became the aggrersor; and when we add this the historical tact, that her yenurals had positive orders to invade Texas, and drive us worch of the Sa- od were actually proceeding to execute them—it deed a strange lofatuation which denominates this a war of aggression and conquest, and which In the same breath, proclaims our invasion of Canada fa 151 of defence! ‘Lhe people do not v0 unaerstand it instineta'do not lead them to such conclusions. kno’ when they are told that “it is Mexico vhat is defnding her fresiden, her castivs, and ber altars, not we'’—they feel that it might been us if we had not, as in 1812, oarried a detensi ‘soountry; sod large asin their prefer that it should bo as itis, rather than that we should now be resisting her Intended and proclaimed invasion of our territory. ‘And when this speech of Mr. Clay shali have been read throughout the length and breadth of this great coun- try, many will be tne tears shed In silunoe, that Honey Ciay--he who #0 uobly stood by his country in 1812, gud oven to this day defends the invasion of Canada, should bave denounced war ss unnetural’’—a war of ‘offensive aggression,” in which Mexico, not we, is © defending her tresides, Onstles, and her alters,” — Against whom? Why against the gallant aud patriotic spirits who have #o nobly offered up their lives in de- tenow of thelr country’s honor, and shed upon our arms hulo of glory which has elevated our national ebarao ter ie the ertimation of the civilised world, and called forth # feeling of gratitude and fride in the bosom ot every nan whose heart is capable of b ating iu response to chivalrous desde und galiant bearing And yet it is Hoary Clay who thus characterizes this war—wbo They nd feel, that Mexico rtruck the first biow ; and inVeders—who thus uniutentionally endorses the So0- mioa entiments of the York I'ribune, and will shoruy be quoted by it as sa of our t army as a band of robbers, plund: murderérs, for whore defeat and dispersion, tb and bis colaborers are justified to praying as they have, to the God of Batths! We cannot subscribe to poulte thone. glory; aha in our sympathies for Mexican gufferis 'e the sufferings and death of our ow: hoheve covered our country ; and ms not forget Gallant tone, fr it be indeed @ wer of conquest and ag- nexion with the great name of the patriotic statesman of | ‘3 to her generals to attack tho | Uhus defends Mexico agains. ihe acts of her cuivalric | a — — ——_s ression: \t we have wickedly ageatied “the firesides fhe carties, acd the iltarsof Mexioo:” if we have robbet plundered, and murdered ber people; who and what are the men who have-get do t- igh work! When the news of ths wisbottebct Pie thee paerg ty on teat i ed " iy wee be would’ bimenl? volwatest ta’ tebe Sune, younests jant son did so volantesr. and nobly offered uo ale life bis county. | But would he have done 80, if he believed that Executive in and favesion and attack, by the march to the instead of quietly waiting for the invasion, intended, and avowed, by the Meziean pot it his own coun! | by bis speech, in cor: inion, out ind for Cd to withhold bn peace be #0 ertentt ly destoner very unintentionally, pursued @ course ‘ith that patHotiem whieh hos constituted 60 ous og im his long life of patriotic devotion to his eount 5 Thirty Mr. Cley could aot have made: at he ave at tunate for his future fame, and for the achievement of the peace he desires. Counter Manifesto ——~, Clay Party aguiast from the Tribune } Ma. Ciav ano Porutanity —That Mr. cure is right in all its main features, we can oy: | mo] one who denies ; and we think nine-tenths of the ing and reflecting portions of this community considee it not merely just and patriotic, but timely, » and admirable—ecalcalated to do vest good ‘te the coum- try and no harm to Mr. Clay, Now sad then we meet a Boater, however, whe See . aes corner with a but > e speech is very good, v le, Sercible, vers stetesmaniike : but it kills Mr. Clay's chance being President. (if there are ten persoms whe talk after this fashion, rely on it that at least mine were perfectly sure a month ago that Mr. Clay no chance to be President—it would be madness minate him—mmust take up Taylor, Scott. or some Now, while they admit that Mr. Clay done country # fresh and signal eerviou—has laid ber increased and weighty obligations to honor and jas rendered it impossible the de requited er even ackno' little try absolute beaste? i | Let us think of this Are the people of this count they neither the sense to kncw what their trne interests dictate nor the principle to resist any show of tion to agarandise themselves at the expense of poighbors? Such is the substance of the ex; affirmation. 'e the wise know that territorial sition is not des! nd that the territory of Mexies wdjacent to ours is worse than ; but igoorant mob don’t know any thing of the sort, and will yell for plunder and ourse Mr. Clay for balking their ap- petite.” Such ia the drift of the policy assumption. We don’t believe in it. That there are greedy, covet- ous, unprinoipled persons here as conheraspe. dane in carnage and gloat on conquest—who fc thet rules and belleve that dexterious, be ded wrong may be successful--we never doubt Ow re cords and prisons conclusively attest it. But ere a minority only; they are not the people. If the virte- ous, the just, the uncovetous, will fold their arms ead let the otber sort have everything their own way, an@ carry the driftwood along with them, it will of appear as if the majority intent on guns 804 thunder and slaughter. But let those who ate for and magnanimity speak out as'they and ie will very soon appear ‘the war balloo is. very far from ex- pressing the pr ig sentiment of the pro; ‘That those who were predetermined to condemn what” ever Mr. Clay should propose, or to “dame: praise and heritate dirlike,” would improve the opportunity, was to be expected That those who resolved that he should never again be president should whisper éround that he hs bim- self by this speeo, 14 just us matural—s part of the game. But ti at Sir Clay will by his countrymen geme- Tally be more be oved, morv contided in, eoteeind, beowuse of that rpeech, we have no ehedow of doubt. Whom they will select for for Prevident, we lesve them to say im their ofp time..end meaner; Ddut thet dir. Clay is stronger to-day peneata of Ry ob and would be far more availeble (if you like mn) ase cone date for President because of it, we beve no manner of doubt He could not and mever would econseut to be elected by any Kane letter, swindlv; und sloew he must take ground sowewhere, there was none other half ao good as that whol exhibited him iu thorough avd communion of sentiment and purnose with the greal mase of the whig party, and of the sober, iotelligeat, re~ flecting clase from from which his maiu support in eng Care must ccme. Popularity of the desirable sort comes not to these who rup after it. It is no peradox to say thet men be- come truly popular by daring to be unpopular—by don, what conflicts with the popular og re the instant, which events soon show to bave been right. Here je Martin Van Buren, who all his public life was fighting for popularity und cautiously shtmaming minorities, yes who never made himself popular at all The Senate eve hia 4 Lift towards the gual of bis swbition Ly re g him as Minister to England, but he did nothing for himself. Mr. Clay, on the otner bend, bas for y oases hed the mass of those against him who have no lear reason for belng one way or the otuer, and has beem ae counted an unpopular man. But let two alight un- expectedly in any backwoods village of the country —we care not if in Texas—and it would very soon be seen that the more popular is not bim who was oboxen Vice President and then President,but he who was thrice defeated—twioe by third parties end trrek issues, when he woud ‘@ beaten QSny one man who could have been pitted sgainat him, Hts veriest eu mies respect (and admire hia —meny whom party , pline constrained to vote against him last time deeply re- gretted his detest when sonounced, apd must have profoundly deplored it since. Why, then, should we sume that the country is not now prepared to do justice to Henry Clay? Interesting to Whatemen, | (From the New Bedford Mercury } Hoxotuty, 8* 1, Jaly 8, 1847 —1 am happy jaform you that this port has become a free to whalers of all nations, and in addition to they are permitted to land $200 worth of without duty. This is In fact offering & boukty to them to visit here, and | should think would be srimelent to satisfy all the owners and ship-masters, and it ls » strik- ing contrast to merchant ships who pay pilotage im and d | out, aud twenty cents per ton tonnage gary, besides | other charges. For obtaining the amount revenue | which the act han lessened, the government bere resart- | od to internal taxes, on all those who are supposed tobe. benefited by it, and we cowe in for a-share, as you my suppose, iu the tax of $75 for selling wholesale, aud | for retail; and the auctionsers are taxed for $1000 each, perauuum, The injustice of the Ei and French governments fa forbidding this j by treaty, to put on « higher duty than oom. exattor obliged them to resort to all vs us ora pr hed obtain a revenue, and as the natives are bie set, most of it in one way or anothericomes | the foreign residents and foreign property, Tbe English and trench treaty also obliges them to re liquors, which, with the miserable police here, is a positive evil at mes, from the influx of sailors and others Ae Fd class, tending with this stimulent to riote and ai f and endangering both life and property; otherwise they importing it at all would be prohibited, and mods would arise here in consequence, not only to religion, but to commercial prod; ty 4 this has been contirmed in regard to Labsine. In thin I place (Honolnlu) we have granted by the goveroment, licenses, averaging about §: jb; tiousness of the nuct ere rere the pepe pig 7 or 8,000 seamen, without an: joe, may give yag some {dew of what ns Mable to, at tinier, fa'the duoger from rict and insubordination, ‘There are no whalerain port now, nor at Meul—ithes been thought and belleved by many, that many of the | whalers would go to Caltfornia, but {am notof that opin- \ jon. ‘The success of the voyage, of course, in agreat | measure, depends upon having good men; now fn- ducements 1a California for men to desert are great, and | tein sirmort Impose ble to appre nd thes apd it Mo ai- | most as impossible to supply their places in shipping hew men, aé the present situation of Californis temp's many | adventurers to settle there, All this is obviated at the Islands—men cannot desert here without being retaken, | and this opeFatiog on sbip masters, will prevent, | should | think, their reoruiting there, itis true, re are some masters who are permitted to have merchandise on board, and are, tn fact, whaleships and merchaotmen, who will travel about in order to @ell it, and) oftew, jn my opinion, to the vetriment of their whaling voyage; to them, of eourse, the more por # they visit the better. But my re~ marks above apply to whalers alone. In regard to oo epeeen, of success, this seeson, at | present, of course, {t {a problematioal; but we look for- | ward to @ busy season in the autumn, amd the dealers are supplying thewselves with goods iu satieipation. As regards the exchange, it Is probable that it will be lower, as I know of $100,000 now wanting investment. | Lhave some reason to believe that goods will be higher | tn the fall~ beowuse we hear thet thete will be no outfits: at home. Why would it not bes good plan for certalm ere at home tacombine and eend our their eu, aod ha in agent to deal thein out to the several ships, charging aad crvditing ach vensel, and rendering au nocoust each six months! This pian woula be » | great saving to them b prices of mutchandise they | want, and fn the exch: they draw They could pay the agent a salary or commission, and orde T ehiee to nim for nupplies, and the goods evuld be stored, au alao the bone left And stored, and stores hired’ am charged, and it cowd be shipped as opportunities of- fered. ‘The settling of the land titles will cause, I think, some | trouble here, as | understand they are now ta restrict | the land held by foreigners in tha sole of those only who have taken the oath of allegignce, and af there general- ly have no upital, it Operates with unjustoess om the best portion of the community, and which if persisted in will lead to serious trouble. We have ovly one ree poe re 0 Barpertte oowod ww | te @ uothing of + ng fleet, ae Rogunt " Considerable excitement prevailed im coms queRoe of port calated that « certain house was heunted | noises, ke. were hoard o’ nights, but a'l at- tompts at investigation proved fruitless at the time It ig now pretty well ascertained that some rascsi, probably employed by others, trom some place of conceal G within The howe. and at the proper time 801 Passage Ways, 40: ew d Doeaseah prepens ijons Maula the floors and wails, mrto hambers, where, a ol and elsewhere.