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INTELLIGENCE BY THE MAILS. aide WaswinaTon, Aug. 2, 1848. General Shields—Brffalo Nominations—Mr. Crit- tenden, An article m yesterday's Jnfel/rgenrer declares that General Shields is now at San Luis, organ- jzing a hosile movement against ihe northern provinces of Mexico, with a view to their sepa ration from that republic, and their subsequen’ | annexation to the United States, The editors 0° | the Intelligence: have been deceived by a miser- | able fabrication, which they should have examined before giving it to the world with their aaprimatur, General Shields has not gone to San Luis. Waen last heard from, (a few days since,) he was tra- yelling through Ilmois. I know that when he left here he had no idea of embarking. in such an enterprize as the one attributed to him. I have also season to believe that there is a marauding expedition intended, but there is not any evidence to show that General Shields has any connection with it. It is tue the people of the northern por- tion of Meaico have been osaneaiNay anxious that the general should undertake their govern- | ment; but it is wlso true, that if solicitations have been made to that effect, they have met with no encouragement. General Shields is destined for higher things, end there cannot be any doubt that, an the present state of affairs all over the world, there will soon be occasion for the further display of thoce brilliant talents, and that ardent gallantry, that have given so much lustre tothe achieve- ments of the army. f There is much anxiety felt about the nomin tions to be made at Buflalo. Mr, Van Buren ha much the best chance ; but nobody expects him to succeed. Mr. Dix’s last letter was probably writ- ten with a view to this occasion. John McLean is mentioned, but it is not the general impression that he will receive the nomination, It is likely he would prefer the nomination to the Vice Presi dence lerstanding exists that the nomi- nee for the latter this «ampaign is to be selected as the cundidate for the Presidency in 1852. Should understanding be admitted as binding the future action of the Buffulo party, either Mr. Cor- win or Mr. McLean wil! be nominated for the Vice Presidency. Mrs. Criitenden has fared rether roughly a hands of Mr, Botts. He has many diffi contend with still, and his success is extremely problematical. Jt is a curious fact, that Mr. Sne son, who ex A necusing Mr. Crittenden of canvassing for Taylor before the convention, has disappeared. ‘There is something very strange in this whole affair. If Mr. Snelson did. really receive this Jetter from Anderson, of which there is scarcely any doubt, why not antiate the charge? GaLvieEnsis. Wasnineton, August 2, 1848. Fire Away. Colonel Lenton to-day executed another victim, One day last week he extinguished the magnificent project of Whitney’s railroad; a great enterprise, af it could ever be carried out, but which we have always maintwined never could be done. The route from Chicago to the mouth of Columbia river would be about 2,800 miles, more or less. ‘The first 800 miles would pay a dividend, and afford the timber for the road—then you would have S00 miles over the plains to the Rocky Moun- tains, without a stick of timber—then a five hun- dred miles around the bases er through the moun- tain gorges, a route all rocks canons, chasms, or sterile sands, without timber, The timber for the bed of the road, at half the distance to Astoria, would haye to be transported ee a thousan miles. These are our objections to that long con- tinental railway. If ever built, it would be ob- structed by snows, for three or four months in the year, among the mountains. The feasible route is from Matagorda Bay in Texas, across to the Paso del Norte, or the North pass in the Rocky Mountains, just across the Rio Grande, neat the 32d parallel thence to the Gila River— thence down the same to the Gulf of California— thence across to San Diego on the Pacific, a dis- tance pethaps of 1,500 miles. The route, to be sure, is mostly through a desert, destitute of tim- ber; but it is the best route, and the most feasible of any north of the isthmus of Tehuantepec. But, as we were saying, Old Bullion cruelly laid cut on the table Mr. Whitney’s railroad one day last week, and_to-day he was the executioner ‘in ‘another case. Mr. Aaron H. Palmer, recom- mended by the Secretary of the Treasury, surely had ground to believe that his item of ten thou- sand dollars for a commercial exploration of Japan, and all those 1slands and countries con- tiguous to China, and including the Central Flow- ery Kingdom itself, would go through. See your report of the Senate for the result. Mr. Palmer, 2410 24, was laid alongside of Mr. Whitney; and the labor of long years, and a perseverance, un- shaken and never-tiring, especially in the case of Mr. Whitney, are extinguished at a blow. Uncer- tain,—oh ! how uncertain—are all reliances upon Congress. They sometimes do a liberal thing, as in case of the steamers; but in such cases, the success of the experiment almost always depends upon adroit movement on the last night of the ses- sion, when time is more important than resistance to an amendment ; that was the way the steamers succeeded. ‘ The Oregon bill, with the proviso, passed the House to-day, decidedly. We are constrained to say that it would have passed the Senate a year or two ago, in this form, but for Mr. Berrian and Mr. Calhoun. It is their extreme unction _ for the elongation of the area of their peculiar institu- tuon that has tended in no small degree to concentrate public sentiment in the North, in such a startling determination of resistance, as that which is now manifest, from its reaction upon the House. We are ata loss to anticipate the action of the Senate upon this bill. There are fifteen Southern States represented in the Senate, includ- ing Delaware. Fourteen Northern States, (lowa not represented, or there would be fifteen.) We are inclined to believe, that upon the naked propo- sition, in a separate bill for Oregon, associated with the pressing necessity for agovernment, that one Senatorirom Delaware, Mr. Bell, of Tennes- see, Mr, Padger, of North Carolina, and two Sena: tors from Missquri, would go with the North for, the proviso, with any plausible excuse for the South; and that, if any sort of a concession or un- derstanding could be had with the South, in reference to New Mexico and California, Mr. | Dickinson, Mr. Douglass, Mr. Breese, Mr. Hannegan, ind. Mr. Bright, would also go for the ordinance for Oregon. They have thus far gone to all lengths to uphold and strengthen the chances of General Cass in the South, we mean the Northern democratic Senators just indicated. They have gone as fer as men could go to compro- isé to the satis on of the South, transcending ir constituents to prove the goo ae faith of General Cass. We think, then, there is a chance for the House bill for Oregon in the Senate—a rare chance ; but if Congress could hold over its action until after the State elections, there would be no doubt upon the subject. We believe thatthe sentiment of the popular mind of the South is not hostile to the proviso for Oregon ; if the North would only indi- cate a good temper on the matter, the people of the wth would accede cheerfully, We may yet aave another night-long session in the Senate on this Orvegon bill. In any event, the question will no be shifted again upon the Supreme Court. The responsibility will be met, or deferred to a more convenient season. Tue Doctor. Wasunineton, August 2, 1848. The Sovihern Mail—Cave Johnson—E xecutive In terference—The Oregon Bill—The Revenue Laws. We had some hope that the old arrangement for carrying the mai! to and from the South, by the way of the Richmond and Fredericksburg rail- Toad and Potomac steamb company, would be restored. The Senate, composed of a majority of democrats, scouted the interference of the Post- master General; and if he endeavored, he did not succeed in influencing a sufficient number of yotes to defeat the bill. In the House, this morning, when this measure was taken up, a member from the State from which Mr. ‘Johnson hails, inoved to lay it upon the table; and this motion was car- nied, by a vote of 122 to G4. The Postmaster Ge- neral was in the hall at the time, and in the midst of members, apparently attempung to control their action. We have noticed him in the lobbies on several occasions when this subject was under consideration, and it may be owing to his evil in- fluence that the public convenience must be sacri- ficed to the one-man power. If there 18 anything hateful on earth, it }s the infamous intermeddling of the Executive, or an Executive officer, with the legislative branch. We always thought that these two branches of government were distinct, ond that the one wes sodas odes of the other in arepublic. But, perhaps Mr. Polk has changed the form of government instituted by our fathers, and given usa m iid monarehicul system as preli- ninaly to something worse. Y he Oregon bill Paneed to-day, by 129to 71. The Committee of the Whole yesterday struck out the wolibition of slavery, or involuntary servitude, Put it was restored to-day, by $8 to 114. Muny of its friends voted against it in commutice, so that they might get the yeas and nays in the House, on the direct vote. ‘The Governor to. be appointed was deprived of the veto power on the laws passed hy the Legislative Assembly. Yeas, 182, nays 63; more than two-thirds mayority. In addition to ted a letter from Mr. Anderson, | Mr. Hunt, is one of §! 5,000 Fond light-houses, a collector, and two inspectors of customs, and for clearing out the mouth of the Columbia nver. The revenue laws of the U/mited States, are exten ded over the ports of the territory. Ferux Wasi ron, Avgust 2, 1848. Interesting Intelligence relative tothe New Territo- ries— Military Protection—General Shields—Tne Slave Case. In answer to a call of the House ot Kepresenta- tives, the President to-day communicated a good deal of interesting matter with reference to the | territones of Oregon, Califorma, and New Mexi- co. The principal matters of interest are con- tained in a report of the Secretary of War. Itappears that the estimated number of Indians in these territories, is 72,1389—of which number, say 23,309 are im Oregon ; 16,930 in Upper Califor- nia; and 31,900 in New Mexico. There has not been any examination of either of the three terr- tories, with a view to determine the number and location of military posts which it may be neces- sary to determine, but the Secretary gives his views of the matter. In Oregon, it is not believed that more than three or four posts will be necessary. One may be re- quired at or near the mouth of the Columbia river, and one in the Willamette Valley, in the vicinity of the principal settlement ; another between the latter tones and the Rocky Mountains, on the most travelled route from the United States. It is esti- mated that one thousand men will constitute an adequate garrison for the protection of this terri- tory—four companies of cavalry, two of artillery, and five of intantry.. In California it will be penne" to_establish posts at San Diego, Monterey,» San Francisco, Pueblo de los Angelos and San Luis Rey. It may be proper to have a post, or, perhaps, two on the Gila River, if it should be ascertained that a route along the river is the most practicable way for trausporting troops into California. At present there are scarcely any settlements on either side ot the river; at ee considetable distance from its entrance into the Colorado of the West, A force not exceeding fifteen or eighteen hundred men is deemed sufficient for a tpiagticn of California, and the frontier on the Gila river up to New Mex- ico, composed of six companies of dragoons, two or three artillery and the remainder infantry. For the protection of New Mexico, it is be- lieved that not more than three or four posts will | be required. The principal one will be at Santa Te, and the others at Albuquesque and Sacorro; a post is also recommended on the eastern side of the Rio Grande, m Texas, nearly opposite El Paseo. Twelve hundred men will be required for this province. For thedefence of the lower Rio Grande, and the Texan frontier, fifteen hundred men will be sufficient, The whole of this force is about 5,000 men; and as the President has the power to enlarge each comity to 100 rank and file, stead of, as formerly, 65, 1t will leave the | peace establishment nearly ‘as large, after taking | out these five thousand men, as it was before the Mexicanwar. - : As connected with the above subject, we give a | table stron tie estimated surfaces of the terri- | tories of the United State: | N. D, Total ‘Total | miles, | Acres. | Oregon 1 341,463 1,463 "218,536,320 8 - TAS — 462.878.720 — 22,336 14,295,010 53516 248,951 150,264,610 257-797 160,804 = 448,091 287,162,240 | 83,895 43480 77,887 49,027,680 ‘Total, 1,509,247 262,729 1 861,976 1,191,664,640 Surface of Texas. +» 43597 81,306 + 124,935 79,997,120 of Ensenada and ones 2018 1800 W, of Nueces and 8, of i Enavada River. 148,509 148,569 5,054,160 Total 7 SONS 825,520 205,882,500 The House having eo unceremoniously treated the Senate’s “ compromise bill,” has since been engaged in quiety disposing of a measure of its own for Oregon. en this measure, however, comes, before the Senate, that august bod) will, in all probability, pay the House bac! in its own coin. It will, of course, be referred to the Committee on Territories, the one appoint- ed to report upon the territorial bill having died a natural death. The Territorial Committee is composed of Messrs. Douglass, Bright, Clayton, Butler, and John Davis; all 1 a with the exception of “ Honest John,” to the “compro- mise bill.” It is supposed that the committee will recommend an amendment to the Oregon bill, by inserting bodily the “ compromise bill,” and there 1s no doubt that the amendment will pass the Se- nate. The bill will then go back again to the House, and the House, of course, will lay it on the table, so that you perceive, for all practical benefit to be derived, Congress might just as well adjourn at once. A nice question here offers itself for so- lution. Itis this. If, in eight months and a half, -Congress does nothing, what are the chances o! its getting through all the accumulated business of the country, during the next short session of three months? ‘ i ‘We observe it stated in several papers, that Gen. | Shields is heading a movement to establish a re- me out ef a few northern Mexican provinces. Ye do not believe it. Gen. Shields is at pre- sent in Illineis, canvassing for the seat of U.S. Senator, now occupied by Mr. Breese, and which willbe vacant next March. Mr. Breese, we fancy, could speak feelingly on this subject, if all the accounts received from his State be true. The slave abduction case was continued to-day. After Mr. Carlisle had filed his bill of exceptions, Mr. Key, District Attorney, addressed the jury in avery good speech, in which he presented all the facts of the case, as proved by the several witness- es. Mr. Key also explained, in a satisfacto- ry manner, the reasons which induced him to | frame so many indictments—namely, that in order | to prevent the escape of the prisoner by some quib- | ble, he was compelled to the course he had adopt- ed. At3o’clock, Mr. Mann commenced to ad- dress the jury on behalf of the prisoner. He took | up the several instructions given by the court, ar- guing that the facts in evidence would not justify a | conviction under any one of them. When he had concluded, the court adjourned till to-morrow morning.*11 here 1s little doubt but that Mr. Mann’s sophistry will have been all thrown away. The jury will, 111s gentrally believed, fing the prisoner guilty--he having fatled to bring forward any evi- dence to rebut the great amount of testimony against him. OMEGA. Bavrimore, Aug. 3, 1848. Passage of the Wilmot Proviso—The Independent Taylor Letter—North Carolina Election, §c. The passage of the Wilmot proviso by the House of Representatives yesterday, is a new move on the political chess board that even Father Ritchie did not anticipate, and will require close analyza- tion to unravel. It has caused considerable sur- prise here. The Taylor letter to the Independent Convention still remains a sealed book; and what 1s more sin- gular, the true purport of its contents has not yet leaked out, although it was read to an assemblage of some fifty or more persons. The general opin- ion is, that it contains something not very crediti ble to the patriotism and good intentions of his pe- culiar friends—hence their silence on the subject. Hie has certainly thrown some of them into a poli- tical pandemonium, for they must remain dead to their old political asssciatesand friends. Theré is no resurrection for them. | The North Carolina election to-day will open the grand ball, and give us some idea of the course of tne South under the present polio order of things. The telegraph offices throughout the country are to be kept open to-night to receive the returns. The Balumore market, yesterday, was overrun with peaches, and were sold at 25 to 314 cents per basket, containing three pecks. ‘The supply is im- mense. : ‘The Liberia packet is now daily expected, and quite a large number of emigrants are preparing to goin her on her next trp. If she arrives during next week, itis the intention of the society to des- patch her again on the 10th of September. ‘The Howard Atheneum closes to-morrow night, and then, with the exception of the Mormon Tem- ple, under Elder Adams’ management, all our es- tablishments will be closed. Pumaperrma, August 3, 1548, Recovery of a Drowned Body—Swicide—Mr. Mitchell, §e. The remains of ©. D, Pearse, the unfortunate gentleman drowned while bathing at Cape May, on the 29th of June, has been recovered, and brought to the city for interment. Though he was drowned on the ocean side of the Cape, his re- mains were found on the Delaware Bay shore, six or eight miles above the steamboat landing. ‘The deceased was one of the firm of Pearse & Elbert, of this city, who were ruined by making advances uyon an imaginary lot of sugars, said to be stored .in certain warehouses in New York, which were non comatibus when wanted. The principal in the transaetion was tried here, on a criminal charge growing out of it, but, through the ingenu- ity of his lawyers, managed to escape. The de- ceased ond his partner had established themselves in New Orleans, and were doing a good business, when the former was overtaken by the grin mon- sondeem, while recruiting his health at Cape Sohn Garrett, an Englishman, employed as a fle.cutte in one of the swachine Sonat, are » committed suicide yesterday lrownh himmselt in the Schuylkill He ich on the w! a note, which briefly said, “This 18 the last of John Garrett. Make no enquiries.” He was sixty years of age, and leaves a wife and several children. vi Mr. Mitchell, the brother of the Insh patriot, is to speak to-night at the Irish meeting. The seldiers and officers of the returned volun- teers are. being dipnered and feted to their hearts’ content, in all parts of the city THIRTIETH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Wasnincron, Aug. 2, 1818, CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA. A bill was called up in the Senate to-day for the re- lief of Ward and Smith, merchants in California; the former, and per! both, originally of a mercantile houre in the city of New York. The merits of the case are as follows : “The claimants are resident merchants in Califor- nia,and advanced moncy to our navy off the coast, which wes destitute of funds. The claimants took drafts on the navy department, which they were oblig- ed to get discounted at from 12 to 20 per cent, legal interest in California being two per cent per month. The department only deems itself authorised to pay the amount of the petnslneds and the claimants asked to be reimbursed the amount which they have lost in conrequence of the unfavorable state of the ex- changes” Mr. Revenpy Jouson, though he did not speak in opposition to the bill, was anxious to know how it happened that the United States fleet came to be without funds off the coast of California, and in time of war. Mr. Benton minutely explained the state of affairs in California in the rupture between the United States and Mexico. Com. Stockton had appropriated the funds of the fleet under his command to provide for, equipand support the land forces under Lieut, Col. Fremont, and thus it happened that the navy was compelled to borrow money on the best terms they could The warhad rprung up euddenly—it had to be nd to do this it became necessary in support of the land forces by Com. Stockton, to draw upon the funds of his equadron, and that deficiency he had to supply by borrowing money. Hence this bill for in- demnification of the merchants of whom the funds were borrowed. The war came unexpectedly—it had to be met—twelve hundred men were organized and putintoservice. They had to be paid. Twelve hund- red men, sir, could not live ox: air. Mr. Jonson, while he avowed himself as not havin, opposed the bill, said he was perfuctly woll satisfe thet seven hundred men could not live on air. Mr. Benton—'I'welve hundred men, sir, Mr. Jonxson.—Well, sir, twelve hundred. I do not know how twelve hundred men could live better on air than seven hundred. I wanted to know why they were sent there without money, when the fact was known that they could not live on air. Mr. Bentox.—They were not gent there, sir, The five huadred mounted riflemen, under Fremont, were raised there on the spur of the moment. The war sprung up suddenly; the men were raised suddenly. The marines, operating with«the land forces, were from the squadron, and the squadron went out as on an ordinary cruire; suddenly, they found themselves in astate of war, and then had to meet the exigency as best they could, ‘The bill was read a third time and passed. After the disposition of some other incidental busi- nees appertaining to the morning hour, the bill of CIVIL AND DIPLOMATIC APPROPRIATIONS. The firet amendment under consideration, was an item moved by the Finance Committee, of $10,600 for the rent of certain new buildings erected near the ‘War Department, under a quasi agreement with the Secretary of War, that such buildings were to be rented by the Department until the proposed new offices for the Ap and Navy Departments shall have been erected. Mr. Hate opposed this appropriation. The contract was not entered into by authority of law. Messrs. Dayton, Atherton, and others, opposed the striking out this ion. Mr, Purves spoke of the shackling old buildings now Used by the War Department for the uses of the Pen- sion office, as suggesting the necessity of something after. Mr. Westcort—Yes, sir, 1 would call the attention of the Senator to the fact that this last winter the go- vernment has lost $30,000 worth of maps, the maps of the north eastern boundary, which were placed for safe- bog ry in a boarding house, the government having no better place of deposit for them. Mr. Puexrs accepted the hint, and profited upon it in supporting the amendment for the new fire-proo buildings constructed frem private capital, with an un- derstanding that they were to be rented by the govern- ment till its own buildings were ready. ‘The amendment was agreed to. The new buildings for Engperecnictsss &c., cost, in their erection, about $120, and came at length upon an amendment proposed by Mr, Atherton, making an appropriation of $10,000 for a COMMERCIAL AGENT To JAPAN, &C. Mr, Hare moved to amend—‘and to all the rest of the world.” We might aswell make a complete circum- navigation of the globe. Mr. Benton opposed the amendment for this collec- tion of commercial information. He was opposed to for compiling information upon commerce, and pre- senting it as something new for us to print. A HIT AT CALIFORNIA, Mr. Parirs—I would ask if this amendment includes California, But whether it does or not,1 am rather surprised at the a of the Senator from Mis- souri, when we consider the immense apprepriations for teorolcgical surveys of starlight nights, books and charts, and military expeditions, cliims of va- rious ‘kinds, relating to California, for which the Senator bas yoted, If we were as well informed of all parts of the world as of this Paradise of Califor- nia, then indeed we should need no commercial agent to the coasts of A COL, BENTON AROUSES I11MSELY. Mr. Bexton.—I object, sir, to this proposition to pay aman for a compilation from the library of commer- cial information, or for going round the world and hunting up commercial information. I would rely upon the ¢kill and enterprise of our merchants to find out all the commerce in the world. Wherever there is any commerce, our merchants will find it out, sir. Our merchants Will do it, without the necessity of rummaging over the books in the library. It has been it is to be got out, an American merchant will get it out, sir, Who is this Aaron H. Palmer, sir? Has any chamber of commerce employed him, or recom- mended this expedition? I have not heard of it, sir, if he has any such recommendation. Now, sir, (and the senator from Missouri began to warm up with the eubject), now, sir, when this Aaron H. Palmer, whore prpee services, whose services for commerce consist infhaunting the lobbies and the seats of this House, and the other House, and in following the members from these chambers to their boarding houses, and from their boarding houses to these cham- bers, is to be put on an equality with Fremont, va- luabie to the gene | and to the world as the books and maps of the explorations of Fremont in the Rocky Mountains, in the Great Basin, and along the Pacific jifornia ; valuable as they are, sir, | would all these works should be burnt, sir, than that this Aaron H. Palmer should be put for a moment. onan equality with Fremont! Here we havea man, sir, whose commercial researches consist in importuning members from these chambersito their boarding houses, and from their boarding houses to these chambers ; following them, sir, from one boarding house to another. with his everlasting importunities. Sir, they don’t come after me. If they come once they don’t come again. This man, sir, has been haunting and hanging around this capital, like a bird of evil omen, and now, sir, we have his case presented here as en- titled to the same hearing at our hands as Fremont. Mr. Purirs—Will the Senator allow me? Mr. Benton—Certainly, sir. Mr. Pures disclaimed’ the slightest disparagement of the rervices of Col, Fremont; but had na little surprised that while the Senator from Missouri should have been so generous in the appropriations for Cali- fornia, he should be 60 hostile to this. Mr. Jefferson Davis, Mr. Atherton, and Mr. Dayton, sustained the proposition for this commercial agent to go out to Japan, and the countries on the Asiatic coast, in order to look up the commerce in those quar- ters. Mr. Dayton said that Mr. Palmer had been re- commended by the New York Chamber of Commerce for this very object. The amendment was rejeoted—24 to 24, The Senate went on with the numerous amendments propored by the Finance Committee ¥ 01 lerk to the Commissioner ef the Public Buil- dings and Grounds, at $600 per annum—I7 to 27; not agreed to. INTERNAL IMPROVEMENTS. M. Unprnwoon moved an item of $60,000, forthe re- moval of certain obstructions in the Ohio river, at the mouth of the Cumberland Mr. Dix suggested an addition of $50,000 for an ob- struction of a similar character in the Mr, Maxam thought that an appropriation ought also to be made for the obstructions in the Ocracoke inlet in North Carolina. Mr. Puetys thought the Senator from New York ought also to have included an item for Finnell’s El- bow, near Whitehall, on Lake Champlain. With some further conversation, » motion was made togo into Executive session, which was lost ; and then the Senate adjourned. The Savannah appro- priation, and the amendments above proposed having yet to be acted upon. House of tatives. Wasnixoron, August 2, 1848. MESPAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT—THE ARMY. Mr. Bunt—A_ message, Mr. Speaker, was yesterday received from the President of the United states, in re- Jation to the army, and in reply to a resolution of the Houre. I understand that the Committee of Ways and Means will not call up the army bill until after the Oregon bill shall have been disposed of. It is in- dispensable that the mestage be referred to the Com- mittee of the Whole on the State of the Uuion, and printed, The Sruaxxn—There are two messages, Mr, Steruexs—I have no objection that this mes- sege should be £0 referred, but not that communica- ting intelligence of peace. ‘The mersage was then read, as follows, vis :— Tothe House of Representatives of the United Si | commupieate herewith a report from the Secretary of War, containing the information called for by the resolution of the House of Representatives of the 17th of July, 1848, in relation to “ the number of Indians in n, California, and New Mexico, the number of posts, the number of troops which will be re- quired in each, the whole military force which shall constitute the peace establishment.” J have seen no reason to change the opinion express- ed in my me tage to Gongress of the 6th of Jnly, 1848, trauemitting the treaty of pee with Mexico; that ‘the old army remain a6 it existed before the com mencement of the ‘wat with Moxico, especially if au Ey ‘The Senate proceeded with its amendments seriatim, | paying men for going into our library, or any library, | maps, journals, explorations, botanical plates, me- | said, sir, that if you hung up a bag of coffee in hell, if | try, , to reduce the same to sixty four, when the ¢: uiring the present increase should cease. this act remain in force, the maximum number of the rank and file of the army, authorized by it, will be | over sixteen thourand men, exclusive of officers. Should the authority conferred by this act be tinued, it will depend upon the emergencies of thi | vice, whether the number of the rank and file shall | be increased, and, if ro. to what amount beyond the maximum number of sixty-four privates to a company. Allowing sixty-four, the army would be over ten thou- sand, exclusive of officers; the number which, it is be- | Heved, will be sufficient. But. asa precautionary mea- sure, it is deemed expedient that the executive should possess the power of increasing the strength of the re- spective corps. should the exigencies of the service be such ax to require it. Should these exigencies not call | for euch increase, the discretionary power will not be | exercised, | It will be seen from the report of the Secretary of | War, that a portion of the forces will be employed in | Oregon, New Mexico, and Upper California, and a por- | tion for the protection of the ‘Texan frontier, adjoining tae Mexican possessions, and bordering on the terri- tory occupied by Indian tribes within our limits. After detailing the force necestary for these objects, it is believed that a ruficient number of trodps will remain to afford security and protection to our Indian frentier in the west and northwest, and occupy with | svfficient garrisons.posts on the northern and Atlantic | borders. 1 have no reason at present to believe that any increa: obits cuuabee s regiments or corps will be required during a of peace. . toy JAMES K. POLK. Wasmincton, August 1, 1848, On motion of Mr. Bunt, the message and accompa- nying documents were referred to the Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed. THE TREATY OF PEACE. ‘The other message from the President of the United States was read, as follows ;— To the House of Representatives of the United States: In answer to the resolution of the House, of the first instant, requesting the President to subwit, “ if not inconsistent with the public interest, copies of all instructions to the Hon. A. Hi Sevier, and the Hon. Nathan Clifford, Commissioners appointed to conduct the negotiation for the ratification of the treaty lately concluded between the United States and the Repub- lic of Mexico,” I have to state that, in my opinion, it will be inconsistent with the public interests to give publicity to the instructions at the present time. 1 avail myself of this eccasion to observe that, as a general rule, applicable to all our important nezocia- lions with foreign powers, it could not fail to be prejudicial to the public interests to pub- lich the instructions to our ministers, until some time has elupsed after the conclusion of the negotiation. In the pregent case, the object of the mission of our com- missioners to Mexico has been accomplished; the treaty, as amended by the Senate of the United States, has been ratified; the ratifications have been exchang- ed, and the treaty bas been pronounced as the supreme law of the land. No contingency has occurred which has made it either necessary or proper for our commis- sioners to re-enter Bpon ‘any negotiation with the Mexican government, further than to urge upon that government the ratification ef the treaty in its amend- ed form. AMES K, POLK. ‘Wasurncton, July 28, 1848, On motion of Mr. Hicutano, the message was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and ordered to be printed. THE “BUFFALO HUNT!—THE REPUBLIC OF THE SIERRA MADRE. Mr. Homes, of South Carolina, asked leave to offer a regolution, requesting the President of the United States to inform the House whether he has received any information of the fitting out of an expedition, by arm- ed citizens of the United States, to invade and revolu- tionise Mexican States; and if so, what measures he has taken upon the eubject. Objection was made to the introduction of the reso- lution. ‘The House disposed of a large amount of business from the Senate. THE OREGON HILL—THE VETO. The amendments agreed to in Committee of the Whole yesterday, were taken up. ‘That striking out the words, the governor, in addi- tion to his other dutics “shall ocr, of all laws passed by the Legislative Assembly before they take effect;”’ in other Jenguage, eoeayig. him of the veto power, was concurred in—yeas 182, nays 63. (The aly to approve or disapprove of laws passed by the SLAVERY RESTRICTION, Yesterday the committee struck from the bill 80 much of the twelfth section as contained the restric- tions in the ordinance of 1787, (ationg them slavery, or involuntary servitude, except for crime.) The House non-concurred—yeas 88, neys 114; and s0 the principle of the “ Wilmot proviso” is retained in the The other amendments were concurred in, and the bill, under the opeation of the previous question, was pasted—yeas 129, nays 71. Mr. Wenxtwortn moved to reconsider the vote, and moved to lay that motion upon the table. Mr. McLane raised a question of order. tleman could not make two motions. The Speaker said that the gentleman had a right to make the two motions. It had been decided over and over again. In some cases a gentlemen would not havea right. ‘The motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill was passed was laid upon the table. Mr. Venante desired to finish the remarks which he commenced on Saturday, in reply to his colleague (Mr. Donnell.) He could not do so, as unanimous con- sent was not given. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union (Mr. Ashmun in the chair) and took up THE ARMY BILL, Mr. Vinton explained the provisions of the bill, and gave the result of the several estimates of the Secretary | of War as to the expense and personnel of the army. | He remarked that one of the items proposed an appro- priation of $3,000,000 for the three months’ extra pay to officers, non-commissioved officers, musicians, and privates, heretofore voted by Congress, THE VETO POWER—ANNEXATION OF TEXAS. Mr. Jonxson, of Tennessee, delivered a speech upon this subject. He did not entertain a solitary doubt as to the proper exercize of the power. ‘The origin of it was in Rome, when the tribune of the pcople, to pre- vent the passage of laws by th | to their interests, said “ veto” The gen- patricians, detrimental “I forbid.” ‘The Pre- sident of the United States stood in the relation of the tribune of the people, elected by the whole people every four years, with the power to ferbid unconstitutional | and hasty legislative action. Since the origin of the government, seven thousand laws have been passed by | Congress. The veto power has been exercised twenty- five times. Divide this into the seven thousand, and we find that two hundred and eighty bills have been | passed to one sing’e veto. If there is any complaint, it ought tobe that the power has not been exercised sufficiently often, As to the annexation of Texas, the resolutions for this purpore were introduced by a whig, Mr. Milton Brown; it was voted for by whigs, who, if they had yotcd against it, would have defeated annex- ation, Well, then, if, as the whigs say, annexation was the cause of tho war, they are responsible for the expenditure of blood and treasure. Yet whigs have made speeches, which had the effect of nerving the arms of the Mexicans and inspiring them with a spirit of resistance | ‘The committee then arose, and the Speaker resumed the chair, when | ‘The House adjourned, CommENcEmENT or WrsLeyan Univers —The annual commencement of the Wesleyan University took place in the Methodist Episcopal church, at Middletown, Conn., on Wednesday, before a large assemblage of persons, and the exercises were of a most interesting character. The Rev. Prof. Hains, of Columbia College, delivered an address on Tues- day evening, on the radicalism of the 19th cen- | tury, which he strongly condemned in many ori- ginal views, with regard to political address was also delivered betore the University, by the Rev. Prof. Collins, of Emo- ry and Henry College, on the union‘of science and Chnistianity. The declamations and dissertations by the students were generally excellent, and eli- cited the warmest applause. The Governors of Connecticut and Rhode Island were present, and expressed themselves highly delighted with the proficiency of the students. Commencement? at Darrmovri Cor, p—The exercises of commencement day, and particularly of the day preceding it, were of uncommon ex- cellence. ednesday was given to the anniver- sary of the societies connected with the college. At9 o’clock, after prayer by Rev. Dr. Clement, of Topsham, Me., an address was delivered to the Theological Society by the Rev. Dr. Edwards, of the Andover Institute, upon the Roman Catholic religion. It was distinguished by deep thought, and happily illustrated by facts brougnt to the speaker’s knowledge in aes. At noon, the Hey, Dr. Bethune, of Philadelphia, after prayer by the Rev. Dr. Caruthers, of Portland, Me., de- livered an able and eloquent address to the Soci- ety of the Phi Beta Kappa. It needed no extra- neous circumstances to recommend it ; and yet it would have afforded additional pleasure to the au- dience, had the fact been generally understood that the blood of Isabella Graham run in his veins. At 4 o’clock in the afternoon, the Hon. Rufus Choate, after prayer by the Rev. Dr. Dana, de- livered an address to the societies cf the Social ends and the United Fraternity. His theme was the necessity of literary and meral culture, to establieh the political reputation and preserve the political power of New England. It could not have fallen into better or abler hands, and the un- wearied and fixed attention of a crowded and delighted house bore the best possible evidence of the speaker’s power. Many of the performances of commencement day were of a high order in composition and delivery. The examining com- mittee speak favorably of the talents of the gradu- ating class, as wellas of the general order, fo. vernment and improvement of the classes of the college. The dinner tables were well filled. Hundreds of the alumni were present, enjoying the past, the present, and the future. Graduates of almost every class from 1788 to 1848, were in attendance, and were gratified with the opportuni- ty of again greeting their college frends on col- lege ground at a _collége anniversary. The levee in the evening at the library rooms, was well at- tended ; and the commencement ball was the winding off of the joys of the occasion. — Exeter Neves Latter. : brought up from Cruz, the headquarters of the ih mriilieey | Gibson; ‘Midshipman, egislative Assembly rests with Congress. | | ane Army — na fivers: regiment, Ips, Lieut. uigcon S BAW lie, Tew rt » e and Adj't. Howe, Lieut. Act’g. Quartermaster De- Ru Lieut. Couch. The'ship Mananem Capt. Lord, arrived at the Southwest Pass on the 21st July, stx days from | Vera Cruz, with 293 men of the 4th artillery, viz: companies E, D and ©, and a detachment of com- pany L, 78 discharged teamsters and quartermas ters’ men, and 4f convicts from the castle ot St. Juan de Ulia—in all 412 men. The officers are : Major W. W Morris, commanding ; Captain R. C. Smead, commanding company Oi Lieut. G. W. Getty. commanding eye A E; Ist Lieut. F. Collins, commanding company C ; 3d Lieuts, A. L. Magilton, J. 8, Garland; Ass’t Surgeon E. Swift. | ‘The brig Saldana arrived last Sea from Vera Cruz, having on board companies E, G, and H, of the 5th Regiment of Infantry, with the following named officers :— Capt. Wm. Chapman, commanding; Ist Lieut. Jno. ©. Robinson, commanding company E ; Ist Lieut. H. R. Selden, commanding company H; 2d Lieut. C. W. Lear; 2d Lieut. R. H. Long, Acting Adjutant; 2d Lieut. William M. Burns, A. A.C. S..and A. A.Q. M The brig Apalachicola, Capt amived yesterday from Vera mmond, also ruz, with 150 men | belongnigto the Sth infantry, under Capts. Smith and Bumtord. f Three other companies of the same regiment, numbering 250 men, came over in the ship Alexan- dria, Capt. Ordemand. which left Vera Cruz onthe Iith instant.—N. O. Pic., July 25. Naval intelligence, The bombketch Vesuvius, Lieutenant Murray Mason, {rom Laguna, 7th July, and Campeachy,9th, arrived at the naval anchorage yesterday. The following is a list of her ofticers:—Lieut. Com’dg, Murray Mason; First Lieut., H. P. Robertson ; Acting second de., I’, K. Murray; Assistant Sur- geon, E. W. Watt; nt faster, Wilham D. C. Whitthore. _ Pas- sengers—J. . Isaacs, ex-collector ot Lagu- na; Second Lieut, Marines, George Graham; John M. Middleton, Second Ass’t Engineer, U.S.N. The Vesuvius hus brought home the bodies of Surgeon Dolany and Purser Crosby, U. 8. N. The latter, officer was kulled by falling from aloft, while engaged in piloting a United States vessel in the harbor of Laguna.— Norfolk Herald, Aug. 1. The U.S. steamer Spitsre, Commander Pear- son, from Sisal, Yucatan, yia Havana, armved at this port yesterday. The S. leftthe former place on the 18th, and the latter, on the 27th instant. The &. 18 bound to Norfolk, (Va.) and touched here for asupply of fuel. The following is a hist of her officers :—G, F. Pearson, Commander; J. C. Wil- liamson, Lieutenant; J. W. Bennett, Acting Master; B. R. Mitchell, Asststant Surgeon; A. P. Howe, Acting Chief Engineer; B. F. Garvin, do. Ist Asst. do, ; E. A. Whipple, do. 2d do. do. ; E. A, Oakley, do. Midshipman; T. Pember, Captain’s Clerk.— Charleston Courter, July 31. Charles. H. Haswell, engineer in chief, U. 5. Navy, arrived here on Sunday, and took lodgings at the National Hotel.— Norfolk Herald, July 31. From Mexico.—The Monitor Republicano of the 13th instant, published at the city of Mexico, contains the document laid before the Supreme Court of th t Republic, by eleven representa- tives in Congress, alleging and setting forth va- rious grounds against the constitutionality of the treaty of Guedalupe. This important maiter has been for some time under Consideration b' the Court. On the 10th, instant the Court deli- vered its decision, 1 the presence of all the high functionaries of the government, declaring the treaty to be constitutional, and that the power of making peace, or declaring war, being vested in Congress, its jurisdiction over the subject matter was exclusive, and the States composing the con- federacy had no legal right to assume cognizance thereof. This decree annihilates the positions as- sumed by the spppnenis ot the treaty who so strenuously contended that Congress had no right to cede a portion of the Mexican soil to a foreign nation, without the consent of the State legisla- tures. ‘The supreme court of Mexico has decided otherwise, after mature consideration, and the question must be considered at rest forever.—N. O. Delta, July 25, From tie West—Inpian Woman’s Trest_or Friennsuir.—The St. Lowis Republican, of July 27th, gives the following letter trom Prairie du Chien, of July 20:—Since I last wrote you nothing very particularly transpired. The removal of the Indians is quietly going on, and the last party reached St. Paul’s.a few days before we arrived there. On ourarrival at Wabashaw’s prairie, on the 18th, we found Captain Morgan’s company of dragoons encamped; they embarked on the same day on the FrankJin, for the fort, whence they will accompany the Indians to their new homes. The alarm at the Falls of the St. Croix, as re- gards the rismg of the Chippewas, has entlrely subsided, and no farther danger is apprehended in that quarter. At the fort, just beter 1 left, we had quite astampede among the Sioux, some five or six bands of whom had come down to eat, dnnk and talk with the Winnebagos. News came up from the nearest village, about six miles up the St. Peter's, that a party ‘of Chippewas had made their appearance on the bank of the river, had murdered one young man, and had gone off toward the Falls. Inten minutes after the news arrived, every mean that had a horse or a gun was on his way to the Falls. I suppose 600 warriors were out after these unfortunate twenty Chippewas, and they would no doubt (had they caught them) have scalped, skinned and eaten them. But the richest part remains to be told; the whole thing was a jax, got up by a Sioux woman, (you see the wo- men are the same every where,) to test the Win- nebagoes and see whether they leaned more in their f{mendship towards the Chippewas or themselves. On our arrival at this place, I was pleasingly as- tonished to meet one of the geological corps, Dr. Rosedale, of Cincinnati. It, seemsjhe had been making a_reconnoisance, of the upper waters of the Desmoines. He was in what Nicoli calls the Undine region, on the highest lands called the Co- teau de Prairie, aboutone hundred and forty miles due West from Prairie du Chien. Here he was attacked by a party of Sisitons, a band of the Up- per Sioux, who stole his blankets, horses, \c.; also those of his companion, Colonel Daggers. Be- sides this, they broke his barometer, and nearly ruined a yery fine six-shooting mfle the colonel carried with him, by striking it over the rocks. They detained them one night, and then told them they might go, giving them one blanket for the two of them, and some buffalo meat they had just been killing. The Dr. says he might have killed them easily, but he feard the consequences. The prainicn were full of Indians, hunting buffalo, ana ad they killed these, they would, probably, in their turn, have been killed; therefore, they thor ght discretion the better part of valor. The L eigetteda: should see to this, and it also shows the necessity of a post in that region, for this out- rage took place either in or very near the northern boundary of Iowa. The Dr. starts for Fort Snell- ing by the first boat, to refit. From tne Brr inces.—Halifax dates to the 28th, and § n(N. B.) to the 29th, have been received in this city. Some indications of the potato rot have made their appearance in the fields of Nova Scotia. Four hundred and fifty gallons of spirits, smuggled into the country from the United States, had been secured by the reve- nue officers. The provincial revenue schooner Phantom had sailed for Grand Manan, to protect the English fishermen from the depredations ot the Americans. The first of last week, a boat, containing four ead was struck by a squall in Newfoundland arbor, filled with water, and went down stern foremost. Two of the persons in the boat, named Kenneth J. McLea and Thomas P. Hall, being un- able to swim, sunk, after struggling for a few seconds. The other two sustained themselves in the water until assistance reached them.—Boston Traveller, August 2. Cuna.—The brig Michigan, Capt. Varney, from San Juan, Cuba, the 20th of July, arrived at this port this morni All was quiet at San Juan when she sailed; but all American vessels leav- ing tor the United States were strictly searched for fugitives. The Michigan was searched by the eee officers, in the expectation of findii n, Lopez, who had, however, escaped a wee! previous from Matanzas, and is now in New York. At Cienfuegos, several of the chief men had been arrested on suspicion of being engaged in a_ plot to overthrow the government, and were in prison. Capt. Varney heard of no trouble at Trinidad, and did not believe that any had occurred.—Boston Braveller. Receipts into the Treasury. The receipts into the Treasury for the «uarter ond- ing the 30th of June last, as nearly as can now be as- certained, were:— loans.... $11,349,039 20 The expenditures during the same period were:— Civil list, miscellaneous, and foreign intercourse. veces se $1,446,078 87 On account of $6,561,723 49 Do, Indian depar Do. fortifi Do. pension: 6,098,470 56 " Do. DAVY. sess 2,895,006 12 interest, &e,, public debt a: Roteneys sa, st Tb NN cesses 1,081,627 06 Reimbursement of treasury notes: 1,564,000 00 aa o1 R. Md 4 ER, Syne the Tarasvey Derantment, August 1, 1848, Vera | | | con. Providen Suockrxa | Acciwena vrom Po oom ten o'clock, wd an about twenty-five years residin on the Gray’s Ferry iad, and Linpllped at tt United —< a -met with a Bons serine ' hile climbing over a fence wit loaded pistol in his pocket, the hammer of th weapon was Voy upon the cap so 28 to cause to explode. The pistol was charged with a larg ball, which struck Mr. B. on the right side, d rectly against the fourth rib, and afterwards lodg- in the surrounding fleshy parts. The rib we broken, and one of its gaed end was driven int the lung, severely wousding and producing alara Ag beccoreaage of that organ, r. Buckius was attended by Dr. Washingto G. Duflee, of Moyamensing, who extracted th ball. and sueceeded by his surgical and medic, skill in placing the patient in a comfortable cond tion. The wound, though of such a character o to renderthe situation of the wounded man critica is not necessarily fatal. Df. Duflee-is of opinior that with reasonable cautiousness on the part « his patient, his life may be saved. The danger « inflammation 1s all thats feared. Mr. Buckius had a thumb blown off some year ago by the bursting of » gun in his hands. He is man ¢f family.—Philad. Bulletin, Aug. 2. A Wuarine Crvise.—The sloop Laura arrive at Provincetown on the 28th ult., from a shoi cruise, with a twenty barrel humpback whale The sloop during the cruise, catwe in sight of tw whales, which proved to be mother and chilc The mother, a siaty barrel whale, stove a boz and escaped, leaving the young one to the tende mercies of the whalemen. MAKRAVINE EN TRE LIGMNOM SHIP NEWS NOTICR. Commanders of vessels bound to this port will confe @ favor upon us by having all parcels, papers, and re ports, intended for the New York Herald, ready for itm mediate delivery to our news steamer, the News Bor She will board inward boand vessels in the vicinity ¢ ndy Hook. ‘Those bound to other ports, whether fc ign or domestic, will confer an additional favor b forwarding to the Herald, through the mail or other wise, chip news or papers that may be deemed of Inter ent to the community. We will gladly reciprocate th v m'ec, Hawthorn, Richmond; Serampors, Jackson oston, J Cnden, Larks— Guilford, Thorp, Oporto; Warsaw, Swan, Stoningtor on, Ri ie jyria, (Br) Marten, St John, NF; Diadom, Parker, Mc rimchi, Sebrs—Thos Pierson, (Br) Pridden, Harbor Island, NY; Dar Lindsley, Richmond; H Girard, Trimmell, Baltimore; Excel, Wi Nini tladel pha: linabeth, Pomercy, Boston; Adventure rovider. 0 ly, N Haven, Sloops—Empire, Smith; Cabinet, Corwin, N Haxer, Arrived Brig Hope, (of Plymouth) Pierce, Rio Janoiro, Juno 5, wit coffee, to musier. July 26, lat 34 10, lon 71 40, spoke brig Sple: did, from Madeira for New York, 56 days out, Brig American, McNair, Savannah, 7 days, with cotton au rice, to Dunham & Dimon, Brig Eliza Taylor, Eldridgo, Turks Island, late ashore on th Hook, bas received’ no damage, 2th ult, lat37 03, lon 73 Ii spoke bri Hazti, hence for Port au Prince, Schr Cin¢erella G Scull, Scull, Brazos Santiago, 20 days, wit hides and skins; toJ Jewett & Son—{) passengers, Brechr Mayflower, King, Windsor, NS, 18 days, with plaste to Soule, Whitner & Co. Rebr Hen} Whitely, Ruscell, Edenton, NO, 8 days from the Ba to Treadwell & Sons, Sebr C Le, Field, Virginia, 2 days, Schr Old Zack, Millerton, Norfolk, 4 days, in ballast, . Rosevait, Machias, 12 days, to JF Snow. zene, Machias, 12 days, in, Weeks, Boston, 10 days, Sehr United, Colemsn, Alhany for Boston. Schr Elizabeth, Pomeroy, Cold pring for Boston, fehr Albano, Mitchell, Machias, 13 days, lumber, to Badge Peck & Co, Schr Uncer, Burtis, Richwond, for Norwich, Schr Pacific, Fisher, Philadelphia, with coal and mdse, boun to Pawtucket. On Monday mie lst, off Cape Henlopen, du ing a heevy squall, Mr John Whitelaw, chief mate, was knocks overboard by the fore-boom and lost—every effort was made t save him, but withont success, He has left a wife and thre children in this city, Schr Wm 8 Camp, Clark, Philadelphia, for Hariford. Schr Admiral, Barter, Phila ee 8, for Westerly, Schr Betsey, Barrier, Philadelphia, for Derby. Schr Spiendid, Wallace, Cherrydeld, with lumber, Sohr Edgar, Baker, Smyrna, Del, with wheat and corn, Salled, Ships Holland, bogs why eg te Malabar, Callar ep Sepa Se te io eerces _ Ka juchec; Jeuny Lind, Schodiac, NB; Maryui ST feo; brig Chastena, Br brig Mary Ann, Harbor Island, is PO kaed 8—Wind, at Sun-rise, NW; Meridian, SW; Sun-se' Herald Marine Correspondence. Prwaverrna, August 3, 4 P M—Arrived—Stcemers | Hi Du Pont, Morrison, Hartford; Vulcan, O'Neill, do; brigs Sci ence, Curtis, Providence; sehrs Mary, Yates, Boston; Menerys Davie, Fitiver; ady Clinton, Cranmer, Providence; Centurion Patterson, do; Sarah Elizabeth, Somers’ do; Clarissa, Griffin, do HA Simpson, Thurlow, NYork; New Zealand, Palmer, Boston Cicero, Baker, FRiver; Lake, Lake, Plymouth; Clarissa Budd Budd, NYork; Michigan, Patterson, Boston; Maria Fleming, Cor chsah D, Douglass; do, Cleared—Steamship Columbus, Peck, Charleston; brigs Ellis Caieff, St John, NB; Science, Curtis, Boston; schrs Lady Clinton Cranmer, Prov; Centurion, Patterson, Boston; Sarah Elizabeth Somers, Prov; Clarissa, Gritfin, 1; Vandalia, Mason, do; Var Buren, Norton, Newburgh; New Zealand, Palmer, Boston; W Williams, Rogers, Norwich; Cicero, Baker, NYork; Lake, Lake FRiver; Clarissa Budd, Budd, NYork; Native ican, Dodge Baltimore ety Miisce! neous, Lerren Bacs of steamer United States, for Havre via Cowes will close at the Exchange Reading Room, to-morrow (Saturday 5th,) at half past one o'clock, ‘Tux BARK AsHorE ON Lone Istaxp—Capt Hoyt returned verday from Seg Harbor, aud along the beach in thancighbor hoed of the spot where the bark was reported, but could discover nothing o Warrant the rumor that a vessel’had recently been ashore, ° Bria Vr1asco, Perkins, (before reported ashore on Caps Hen- ry, from Monroe Creek, Potomao river, with @ cargo of white oak lumber‘ bound to Kennebunk, arrived on the Ist inst, with oes of deck load and false keel. Scun Narorxon, Smith, from L/Ansed Hainault, St Domingo! via Jamaica, put into Smithville, NC, on the Ist inst, short of Provisions, Scun Hex xn, of Ganiiner, in going into Newburyport, 30th ult, got ashore on'Halt Tide Rocks, bilged and filled, Sho is up. waras of 35 years, and would probably go to pieces. ‘Whaiemen. Sac Hannon, LI, Aug ip Huosco, newly capt $6,100) to Capt Holdridge wusness, Tea American, bark Cad wit 600 bbis wh, 85 do sp, 4500 Ibs bone, bound for Rio, for recruits} for apother season, S!d from NMedferd, Ist, ship ‘wey NWCoast. At Port Adelaide, NZ, Feb 22, Arab, Terry, Fi 200 sp 900 wh, Forelgn Ports. Ax Caves, June M—Sehr Hammond, Martin, for Philadel. phia, 15th. CALLAG, June 15—Ship Rhone, Hill, (of Baltimore) for'the Sandwich Islands and California, Havana, June]9—Barks Vesta, Carlisle, just arr; Oregon, Sprague, for Cowes, correctly reportedeld at Matanzas Iith, for Cowes. Haxsrax, Juno 25th—Aar schrs Catharine, Burk, Philad; The tis, Hutchinson, and Naatilus, Archibald, NYork; 26th, Albion, Norris, and Hutoka, Jones, Philada, June 1s—Bark A F Jonness, Lovett, for Cowes, 112 6; brig Garnet, Owen, for do taken up at £215 Rive Gaumia, June 22—No Am vessels, Sax Pepno, California, May 4—Bark Olga, Ball, from Boston yia San Franciseo, The Osld Dec 19, and arr at San Frazciseo abt Ap2. Sax JUAN, Caba, July 20—Bark Aurora, Willoughby, from Wilmingraon, NC; 'brige Callender, Wylie, for NYork, 3 days; Mognclia, Morris, do 4. Sax FRANCISCO, Cal-fornis, about, April 20—Arr bark Orga, Buil, Boston, and was at San Pedro, May 4. TRinLAn, June 16—Schr Elliot, Cook, from Boston, (Je 16) arr Ith to load for do, fiome Ports. Basrirony, Aug 3—Art sehr Ocean, Parker, Boston; steamer Herald, Russell, from Nortolk. . Saw olf New Point, a fall rigged. brig, off Back river, bark EH Chapin, « Boston bark, « full rigged ‘rig'and a berm brig—all supposed bound up. Cld Emily Jonn- ton, NYork. Boston, Aug 2—Arr ships Unicorn, Thomas, NOtleans: Othel- o, Tinkham, Charleston; rem brig Car! Ferdinand, Hettme Montevideo; brig Michigan, Varney, San Juan de los Remedi Cuba; Susan Currier, Norton, Pictou; gobr Cinderella, Snow, York. At quarantine, Br bark Agenoria, Hunt, Liverpool, June 4. Telographed, bark Turk, from’ Philad. for a Banish Dries (qrobably the. Thorwaldaen, from Rito Janstro,) and five other brigs, Cid ships Dolphin, fssac N Chapman, Calcutta: ‘Johnsen, NOrleans;’ barks Carib, Gibraltar; Philadelptio; Girard, Chase, do; Magdalis, Do Minona, (Sw) Lundgren, Gottenburg; Gyrus, ley, tharine, Storer, do; Sulla, Bray, Baltimore; Isa belia, Matthews, Philad; echrs Andrew Brown, Allen, Albany and Tr York, Goodsell, NYork, Sid svip Esther Maypbark Jaya; sch’ John Brow: ship. Man ; brige Sarah Williams,and J Eastport,(Je 23) taken up at erie oe ios tuken up at Par- Johnston 9—Arr brig Moselle, Snow, Baltimore, via , sche United States, Grant, Baltimore. Cuanugeron, July S—Cid ship Charleston, Faye, NYork; brig Geo Emery, Cole, Portsmouth, NH, Sid brig Delta, Bur- ett» Norther, port ‘Wim’ Thompson, Crowell, Salem, Mane: Masia, Vadelford'g Nertbeen port pr PRR ri july 20—In port 3 Novaguages, Ray, nnd Alfarata, (new) White, for NYork; sehes feallan, Fie: kett, and Telu'a, Brown, do; Katahdin, Small, for Philad. EAsr Macias, June 28%—€ld brig Marcellus, Mayhew, Neuvis sven, July 20—Arr, Ug Itaska. Bailey, St John, NB; eofoatuny July 25Cld ships i rues Livingston, Baestow, Li- BIL, Jul 31 jortimer tow, Li ver] i; York, Warner, Vera Cruz, i dik zw ORLEANS, July 2—Arr ships Russell Glover, Tripe, Liv- expool; Corsica, Hill, Boston; Ann, Rogers, do; barks Claremont, russ mas, Stapl-s, NYork; Chas Devans, Baie ‘sohr A, Cadi Aul@, Br. vos St Jago; U 8 sche jane, MoGee, Tampico; sohis Ventura, (Yueatan) Dorater, vis Sisal; donna, Mon. York, Vandyoke, Piilad hin; Nes wre wn La leat ‘ Grant, poss Liverpool; steamer Grand Tark, Soop Gage; Hebey, to u ‘ooper, Chase, do; Henry, Vern ror; bigs daladnss, Stal do sehr Oregon, Silvey A ol fort; eohr Mystic, from Deal, ‘ihe towLoat Tennesecean left Pass ad oclooks PM, Stth—reports. ie ship Chippewa inside the Bar bound out; ono ark in the doundin. Ang IAT brig Velasco Perkins, (before reported ashore om © Henry) se Ringgold Seaman, NYork. ‘Naw Beprony, Aug |—Arr schrs dno Atlyne, Perry, Balti- more. Adeline, Tay, Albany. Troumons, Avg 1 schr Avenger, Simonton, Boston. Savawnaw, July 27—Cld ship Persian, tall, Liverpoot Sates, Ave i—Aer Von Tamy O'Shanter, Pietra. Gambia Sune 22; Kean, Dowling, St Pierre, Mart, Hath vit. “Cl beg Vintage, jabbidge, African. Wiaikaron, Aug 1—Arr brig Cornelia, Rogers, Boston; sch guar Hilts, buudnd, NYork. “Ghd saht Latnarine Rarwen, & om, ngers Sailed. Cuanresron Ship Charleston, (for, N York) —Misses Ht Mo. sn, Jewett, E Jones, Mrs Herwig, Mrs 8 G heim, Mrs Mo- Gowan, Mr ity ne, lady and daughter, WJ Onter, lady and danghter,P V_ Dibble, Ind hon, dr and Indy, B Sheldan, Indy and 3 children, T D Rodrick, may a Me Ani on and Indy, Mr Bacon, Je Sy Randa icone F Mise we vial Rochbay, and Master Bagerton n't ni Feonard, Smid J