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to their utmost in subscribing for the public expenses, and have banded it over to the to keep it, that if there be a disturbance, it may instantly be ex- pended in increasing the number of militia, that we may be protected. Thus the determinations of all will form a city in itself, and we shall be preserved from misfortune, aud each Cog pursue his evocation. This is tfully publ! d. for general information. Au pers must have bamboo military hats, and ‘wooden clubs, that in the event of a disturbance, if the vagabonds should be numerous, they may seize their ‘weapons and turn out to guard against injury. rrpeetar pen sound of the gong, the said the gong. militia must and the shopkeepers should sally out in a body, and with united effort assist. if the bonds enter our borders, the watchmen] will immediately shut the gong, and the seize them. If the vagabonds come at night, the watchmen must immediately alarm the shopkeepers, that they with ‘united efforts capture them. If the robbers come aad rob in broad daylight, the shopkeepers must sally forth and assist the militia in apprehending and sending them to justice. ‘The above rules are publicly established by our ward, ‘and we hope that all will assist in cutting off their re- the gates). and the militia sound jopkoepers rush out, and together treat. ‘A public declaration of ull the residents in Kew-yaou- fong. AGAINST SPREADING FALSE RUMORS, It has been an axiom for generutions that if the man- @arins are incorrupt the people ure happy: and that if the people are happy, all things are peaceful; and it is reeable to’ reason, that uader the whole heavens the scholar, the husbandman, the artisan, and the mer- chant, should all follow ene calling. Now our Canton manners display great extrava- gance, Wealth is esteemed an honor and poverty ix considered a disgrace. Furthermore, as it is natural to love euse, vagabonds hit upon a hundred schemes to kidnap and swindle. Carrying off men teexact a ransom isa common occurrence, and this inveterate Practice is entirely owing to excessive prodigality. ‘The year before last the rebellious barbarians entered our borders and troubled the people. At this, gods and men were alike indignant; and the militia were embo- died for the purpose of guarding against injury. After quictners was restored, they ought to have dwelt agai and attended to their business; but alas! in e end, they all saw « painted cake (some imaginary advantage), and seek for a cause of war. Consequently robbers have become numerous, have formed in bands, and in threes and fives (indefinite numbers) disturb the whole place. When they are numerous, they cause fires, and then plunder; if they are few, they filch and steal like rats and dogs. They insult their superiors, and tyranuize over the poor people; having no fear of the laws, they make pretexts for creating disturbances, and cases of robbery are nu- merous. Fortunately, owing to the blessing, benevolence, and kindness of the Emperor, the harvests have been abun- dant; and the populace, relying on this, have morning and evening constantly Obtained necessaries, But dee: vil men have joined the multitude, have spread false rumors, and hung up placards, those who scheme for gain have taken the opportunity to lay their plans and fish for advantage, without consider- ing that to collect (vagabonds) is easy, but to disperse them will be difficult, while the bands will daily be- come larger and larger. Should it be said it is for the advantage of the people, have not the respectable families already contributed their quota? Moreover they do not consider that the effect of unsettling the minds of the people will be to cause the scholar to relinquish his books and study negligently, the husbandman to neglect sowing, the artisan will be disinclined to work, and it will bo ‘aim. cult for the merchant to trade freely; and they will wantonly cause a time of famine, when all persons will lore their means of rubsistence; for these daily false rumors will alarm the villages, and they will leave the erops on the ground : thus the price of rice will daily become higher. ‘This is very detestable! It is not known where these agitators get their in- formation; but the law distinctly forbids the circula- tion of false ramors which agitate the public. Should all this be done from interested motives, ought it to be tolerated ? ‘Whosoever hears these rumors, fortunate will it be for him, if he does not look upon them as realities; and those who spread them are truly the chief offenders against our established principles. ASTATEMENT OF THE TRADASMEN. (?) The whole of our tradesmen, elders, and principals, will assemble in the publis hall on the 10th instant, to take into consideration the question of guarding against barbarians, for the preservation of our persons and pro- ty. PWe hear that on the 25th ultimo the Chieftain of the English barbarian troops invited His Excellency the Governor to an entertainment in the Bocca Tigris; when they must have brought forward some dificult points (which we consider his Excellency could by no means have yielded; for how could he yield to barbari- ans and oppose the people?;) and as there has lately een no talk of entering the city, they evidently have another purpose, which must be’ guarded against be- forehand; for considering that the rebellious barbarians ways pregnant with some devilish project. and are ertless in the extreme, they will cause trouble in fu- ture. Now the multitude should assemble for consultation. Formerly the whole of our tradesmen, merchants, and prineipals, decided in accordance with the old regula. tions to devote a portion of their rents to guard against barbarians. by selecting able-bodied men, and employ- ing them for their protection. This, in our humbie opinion, is an impertect plan; and, moreover, the daily expense would be enormous for days and months, and would shortly exhaust the whole of the subscriptions, Would not this be expending money to no purpose on an exevilent enterprise? and commencing what could not jed out, we should in be rendered ridiculous of foreigners, ‘Che public are entreated to take this into serious consideration. ‘Moreover, the English barbarians are so very uncer- tain, that it is hard to say whether the troublea will ome sooner or later; so that we can do nothing. bat con- sult and devise such measures, as that when the trou- les arrive we may be prepared for them Now we will assemble and arrange good measures; and have decided to meet in the public ball on the 10th fnst., aud arrange new regulations, and subseribe from our rents for the purpose of guarding against the bar- Darians. Specially addressed to the tradesmen for their infor- mation. When the time comes, you ought to assemble in the public hall, aud arrange everything seearely. ‘This is to give you timely notice. ‘The statement of all the lesmen. Dated the 15th day of the 2d month of the 20th year @f Toukwang, (Feb. 25, 1849.) DECLARATION HY T Nor no date, but it was po on, oF shortly before, he gentry and e e yuen-ly. Se-tseen, Nan-gun, and other villages, ninety-two in number, assembled at the Shing-ping college of Lovat De ‘i Whereas, the English barbarians have rebelled, and sevoral times attacked the C al dynasty: In the Mth year of Taoukwang these rebels on some pretext attacked the Sha-kok and fae-kok forts, killing the tter which they sefzed Chusan, ‘Teen-tsin.¢ where our emperor, whose benevoience is vast as the heavens. whose mode of thinking and acting is enlarged and lib: , Unable to endure the idea of precipitately putting them to the sword, manifested towards them aa extraordinary de- ree of cherishing tenderness. But these rebels being ead to all feeling of gratitude for the favor shown them, again harbored still more evil inteutions, and suddenly entered on important place. We lost the Bogue, and at Woochang our troops died fighting in the ranks. The rebels becoming still more insa- tiable, then seeretly croseed the river at Ne-ching; they burnt the southern suburb; bombarded the head-quarters at the examination hall, and seized the square fort. ‘They were utterly regardless of the Jaw, and attained the highest degree of wanton wick- edness. At that time the imperial commission oompastionately comsidering that tho city and sub- urbs were suffering these grievous injuries, agreed to & peace and stopped hostilities, which procveded from bis anxious compassion for the people; he not losing sight of the injury done to his owa country in attack- ing thefnvaders.. The rebels ought in reaconto have humbly realized the imperial love of the living, and the eompatrion of the high authorities for the people. and have sworn for ever to attend quietly to their owa oc- eupation of trade, and enjoy with us pleasure and pro- fit. Contrary. however. to expectation, the rebela, peing encouraged to greater encroachments by the ad- vance diready made, gave loose to their rapacity, eruel- ty, and wild natares. and sent their soldiers at will to molest the villages; they seized our working cattle, in- jured our crops, dug up and destroyed the graves of ‘our fore tather: +a viowated our women. ‘This, traly, was © ed rhade ther by b por earth! people of our villages. regardless in their soa own lives, surrgunded biliot at the North killed Po-mih (1) at Nau-gaa. Considet would ak, whetbertbe English rebels would have a able to preerve even & few remaining lives, and es- ape to their ships, if our Vrefect \u-kung had not faithfully maintained the amicable agreement made, and engaged the forees by which they were surrounde: to withdraw! ‘To our surprise, the rebels, finding they could not gain their utmost wiehes in Kwang-tung, molested Amoy in Fuh-keen, Ningpo in Chekeang, and seized Qn opportunity (0 attnck Nanking; they coerced the authorities in a number of ways. and extorted from them upwards of twenty million taels of silver; as @ fond to soothe and relieve the wants of the common Dody of the rebels. The high authorities, at their en- treaty, did them the honor of memortalising the Em- peror on the subject, praying that a rescript might be issued to the ministers, commanding them to take it Jato coprideration; and our Emperor, by an especial act of his abundant grace, permitted the sum to be be- stowed en them, Seven years have passed since then, daring which the Tebels have oartied on trade and sought gain, having obtained, by the great kindness of the Celestial Dynas. ty. permixsion to carry on open commerce. The profita ped by them are immense ; and if there was any dif. {otaee Between them and the birds and beasts. they ‘would bave a grateful sense of the imperial benevolenec, and ha avifestyd reverence aud obedience with their w carts GBut in the end they have proved stupidly obstinate and incorrigible ; their natures have weed Bee ghly disobedient and rebellious = After having obtained the five ports at which to reside, they next begged that they might roam about for pleasure h auch paper: of Lucal Doit officers and soldiers; and then went to as Kh tosouce the common anger of the depart- dof the goda, and was to be endured nvl- At that time the patiotio of their * Shay- heo (lit. Colloge of Local Deities) is the common pase of the puiiie meeting halls in the country. Thm ealled Bhing: ping (dit. Universut lity) the most noted the head-(varters of thy braves, or local militia, lies about fen miles from Canton, in a uurthern direction. hereby deciare the’ impoasibility of living under the fame Beavens with the English rebels, and swear to destroy them, wer port at the menth of the Ple-ho,—Note by Trans- re ppears, on organized patriotic braves of the villages number not less than ove hun- dred thousand ; the patriotic gentry, filled with virtue, take delight in giving assistance with military supplies; the eng ig who wield the spade} make all strong soldiers ; able-bodied men are always pre} for the fight ; and there is, therefore, no need to fear the vacillation of the rebellious barbarians. Prepared both on land and water, why should we be anxious about any devilish and sinister injuries attempted ? Although these rebels depend on the strength of their ships and the er of their guns, they will hardly be able to our common will, which has Ddecome strong as a walled city. And ifall the natioi should join them as confederates, and follow their ample, we shall have no resource but to leave our sub- sistence unattended to. until we have exterminated them; we must not leave one of this class of dogs and sheep able to eat (i e. alive;) we must entirely destroy the spitish and selfish vagabonds, so that not one of the sails of their ships may return, ‘A few days ago our gentry and elders respectfully laid before the high authorities for their consideration a statement of the measures taken aud preparations made, and their repl: en received, giving their sanction. Despatches have also been sent by them to the authorities on the eoasts of the neighboring pro- vinces, calling on them to take measures ia the same way for keeping up a strict guard, a0 as to prevent the rebels from penetrating the country, and causing ca- | lamities, Henceforth people must think of opposing the ob- jects of imperial indignation with earnest will and common hatred, that we may soon perceive the most profound tranquillity reigning, and our country safely secured! We hope that the gentry, literati, and pa- triotic people will act in a common spirit, and with joint strength, at once perfecting the work on starting it. Thus will a hundred generations congratulat themselves on a state of complete peace; and the re cord of our services will be handed dewn for ten thou sands of years in the national history. Such an oppor tunity oceurs but once in a thousand years, and all should carefully attend to it! A public declaration of the gentry and elders of the Shing-ping College of Local Deities. [From the Pekin Gazette.] ‘The Emperor's fourth brother was, a short time ago, sent to a temple to perform sacrifices, which seems to be the most important function of the princes of the blood ‘They live an idle life, accompany their illus- trious relative on his journeys and pleasure excursions, are present at the ai on all solemn occasions, and now and then ide on questions con- cerning the imperial clan. are never employed in high offices. or reovive any appointment distant from the capital, lest they might attempt to usurp supr pswer, the experience of former dynasties having sutil- ntly proved the danger of nominating imperial princes to such situations, Their destiny is to grace the court, for which they re paid a moderate stipend, and live near the precincts of the palace, in circum: stances bordering upon honorable imprisonment. If any one exbibits a dominecring spirit, he is placed for life in solitary confinement, Hence we kaow very lit- tle of the brothers of ‘Taoukwang; and though he may Admit one or two to intimacy, for the purpowe of dis- playing how strong are the ties of blood, they are not permitted to interfere with the affairs of gavernment, ‘The code issued for thetr instruction directs them with emphasis to the practice of archery and horac- manship, that they may prove able defenders of the throne, in time of need. There are separate schoalg for them, where the Manchoo, Chinese, and Mongul languages are taught; and they are obliged to passa regular examination, The Governor General of Keangnan and Keang-so, has made a proposal to increase the number of war ves- fels, and build them ina different manner from those hitherto in use. Some junks will first be constructed, by way of experiment, to ascertain whether they will ve r. All this is to be doue by patriotic contribu- ions, Kesben appears to be at present in great favor. Ho begged his three sons might be allowed to be with him at the seat of his government, in order to superintend his domestic affairs, which was acceded to. Such a re- quest is celdom granted. the supreme government pre- ferring to retain the families of high functionaries at the capital, as hostages for the fidelity of the parents, Even Keying’s son, King-seih, could not obtain leave #f absence to visit his father; and had to plead sickness before he was even allowed to meet him on his way to the capital. Muh-chang-ah having represented the difficulties of transporting gunpowder aud balls into Turkestan, as not only entailing much trouble on the escort, but the frequent spoiling ef the ammunition by damp; and that both sulphur and saltpetre being {adigenous to the country, gunpowder could be manufactured on tho spot at a vary small expense; it has been deemed ad- visable no longer to send supplies from the capital. The artillery are to practise at a target three times every month, each battery to discharge three shotted guns and three with blank catridge; for which pur- ose, an allowance of 400 taels of silver is annually to made, Evon this trifling expense could not be in- curred without first obtaining the sanction of the eourt. It being considered of importance that the artillery should be kept in a state of efficiency, in order to over- awe the nomades, should they become unruly, a high minister has been appointed to # Mantchoo corps, to tuperintend and direct this branch of the service. Specimens of European grenades aud shells of the best ercription have been forwarded from Canton, and samples of imitations by native workmen have likewise reached the capital. ‘The latter, like the watches and the steamboats made by Chinese’ artisans, are equal in appearance to our own, but want the propelling power. ‘They are, infact, dangerous missiles to those who handle them, for, being over-charged, they often explode as soon as the match is lighted. ‘The mint at Peking is nearly at a stand for want of the copper expected from Yua-nan, the south western- most province of the empire, The reason of its delay is most probably the rapidity of the Yang-tszo, caused by the heavy rains which have fallen. ‘The Board of Kevenue bluines the officers in charge of the transports, as wellas the mandarins along the road trough which it passes. They aretcommanded, under very aevere penalties, night and day to urge on the vessels which onrry the metal, and so accclorate its arrival at the oa- ital, Pi owever low t imate of the fair sex in this coun- try, women have nevertheless their privileges, Amongst these we reckon the erection of triumphal arches in honor of purity ot manners, many uf which have stood for centuries; they are built of granite, and bear the names of the persons in whose honor they were taised As a candidate for thi distinction, a Mantchoo damsel was lately brought to the imperial notice. No- Ja, £0 she is named, was betrothed to @ military offiser, who died before the consummation of the marriage, and though only sixteen years #f age, she resolved to remain single for lite, and 14 therefore considered as having # ciaim to celebrity. Kwaurh-keae furnishes precedent for this, having, after the decease of her bridegroom, Tefused to torm a matrimonial alliance with auy other. She reovived two pieces of satin and 26 tacls for the cretion of the arch Similar instances are enrecord, and the present fair claimant will also: receive an award for her rorignation, A woman having been found guilty of incest, was condemned to strangulation, anda revisal of the case ended in the confirmation of the sentence, Keshen, always a severe judge, conducted the investigation, It affords us pleasure to state, that Keying continues te enjoy the confidence of his sovereign, He is rarely abeeut from the cabinet couneile, and, judging from the frequency of his presence there, is the moxt iafluen- tial man of the day — His appointment to the lucrative post of Superintendent of the Custom-house at the ‘Tevng-wan gate of Peking. speaks much in his gate, and as a certain duty is levied upon overy article, it amounts in a year to a iarge sum, and the holder of the office may soon realize . Ibis, besides, an ployment of high trust, enabling the incumbent to acquire certain information of what is entering into the capital; hence only persons who are on such terms as to hold direct communication with their sovereign, are nominated to the poet, ‘Taoukwang delights in none of hia palaces so much asin Yuen-ming-yuen. By arecent decree, 18.500 tacis of surplus revenue was dirceted to bo paid tothe cstab- lishment. The Emperor frequently retires to his favor ite residence, to spend a few days free from care and the turmoil of public life, The Lieut. Governor of Che-keang reports, that the money arising from the rale of offices and titles, from 1841 to the present year, amounts to 1,062,550 taels ; which sum, with reverai mircellancons items and the regular revenue, has been forwarded to the capital, making a totul of three million taels. Considering the bad times, this ina very large sum, the average amount forwarded annually from this provinee ia ordi- nary seasons, being merely 2 287,346 taels, which sum is drawn from 26 millions of inhabitanta. Several mandarins in Gan-hung paring fallen behind in their remittances, are ordered to be degraded until they make good the deficit. It is very satisfuctory to observe, that all the branches of public income are now improving, and the deficit is becoming lees. Many mandarins, on being hard preted. have been able toeatisfy the demands made upon them. Sums which have been owing for years, are gradually flowing into the exebequer. Coofdence seems to be restored, and if extortion and oppression were but suppressed, China might enjoy stable pros- perity; but if, on the ot! hand, the #q jing eys- tem iscontinned, the people will be every day more and more ripe for resistance. We find a ver, report about embezzlement of La 6 disporal of the authoritics in t Onthe representations of the Fubkeen admiral, the mariners under hit command will receive money in- stead of rations. Upon Lin teih seu's recommandation, an officer was forgiven in whose distriet some vugabonds bad ereated much disturbance and killed many people. He was un- able to rerist the ruftians by force, aud therefore oan- not be considered guilty of negligenee From suoh oc- ensional glimpses, we presume there are many rixings in Yon-n and that the province isin a deplorable condition, An indignant proclamation has been issued against certain officers who expended # million tacls of public monty in the construetion of hydraulic works, without efteeting the purpose iutended, A eommission has beea nominated toexamine into the affair, and decide to whom the blame attushes and what ia the exact amount thrown away apon this useless undertaking — The members of the enteri are bone Trout other provinces b FP elations, were concerned im the ibeequent in eharged with the into all ‘pp! bility of their being found out, as several e have turned informers, and confeised where sociates are to be vund. Hoe | appear branch of the W te Wai ly y, 80 much de tested by government, on account of the members aim- jog at the subversion of the Mantehoo rul Fashionable Inteiligence—The Drawing Room of the Queen of England, The Queen held a key ed vn ‘narsday, the 3ist ult., m St. Jumes’s Palace. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by the royal suite, ar- rived from Buckingham Palace, escorted by a de- tackineat of Horse eaanis., hed Dachees of | jet r accor Daheted Grand Dacheso of Mechleaboang Utter liz, Prince George, Prince Henry of tne Wether- lands, other royal personages were present. ‘The diptomatic circle were introduced, when the tol- lowing presentations to her Majesty and Prince Albert took place: Count Ferdinand Hardenbers, Equerry to his Majesty th of Hanover; Mr. kL. A. Hennegan, Miuister of the United States at Berlin; Mr. Gales Seaton, Secretary of the United States Legation at Frankfort. Admiral Lucas, Colonel Rigot, and Lieutenant Van Rappard, in the suite of his poy Highness Prince tleary; Cuptain Van de Brocke, First Lieutenant Scohles, and Second Lieut. Kreekel, of the Netherlands Navy; Count Conestabile, an Jtalian nobleman; Count Gustavus Batthyany, Attache to the Aus- trian Legation; Prince Richard Metternich. he diplomatic circle was attended by the several Mi- nisters, &c., of the foreign courts, and the court was very fuil attended, The following ladies had the honor of being presented to her Majesty:— The gentlemen present comprised the chief part of the nobility and gentry (independent of the offi- cers of State and public functionaries, who were a3 usual among the company) now in London. We subjoin an account of a few of the ladies’ dresses which were remarkable for splendor and elegance. : a Se Her Masesry—White satin train, trimmed with bouquets of corn flowers and tulle, and oraameated with diamonds. The, petticoat was white satin, trimmed in. the same way. Her Majesty’s head- dress was formed of feathers and a wreath of corn flowers and diamonds. The white satin was of Spitalfields manufacture. Gnranp Ducness or Meckvensoure Srrevr A wain of light blue satin, richly embroidered with silver, and bordered round the edges with a rou- leau of silver bullion; the stomacher was adorned with large pearls and brillfints; the petticoat was of lace, over white satin. Magnificent diadem of diamonds and large pearls. ‘lhe necklace pearls. Decuxss or Beavrorr.—A superb costume de cour, composed of a train of rich silver grey and white brocaded silk, lined with white satin, and very elegantly trimmed with costly point d’Alen- con and pearls; corsage and sleeves to respond, with trimmings of the same lace ; skirts of white tafetas d’ltalie glace, trimmed with point d’Alencon lace, bows of mbbon and agrafes of diamonds. Head-dress of ostrich feathers, point d’Alencon lap- pets, and a profusion of diamonds, Ducness or Boxpurgue.—Train of lilac and white brocade, lined with glace, and trimmed with bouquets of white moss roses ; petticoats of tulle over glace, trimmed with blondejand bouquets of roses. Head-dress, feathers and blonde lappets ; ornaments, sapphires and diamonds. Maxcuiongss or We: . salmon lace, trimmed with haa 2 lace, variegated violets and ruche of satin ribbon ; rich lace berthe; corsage ornamented with dia- monds and emeralds; dress of white glace, with two deep flounces of handsome Honiton lace, and looped up with bows of silver ribbon ard viole Heud-drees, ostrich feathers, lace lappets, orna- ments, diamonds and enteralds. Maxcuiongss OF BReAvALANE.—Train of pink moire, lined with glace, and trinmed with silver blonde ; petticoats of tulle, over glace, trimmed with silver. Head-dress, feathers, a tiara of monds, and luce lappets. Countess or Kinxour.t.—Train of apricot glace, covered with silver lama tulle, and trimmed with rich silver blonde; berthe and corsage to corres*® pond; dress of handsome Brussels lace; with slip of peach blossom glace, and bows of silver ribbon and diamonds. Head-dress, ostrich feathers, hand- some silver blonde lappets, diamonds, and pearls. Countess or Dartmovru.—A court dress of black glace silk and tulle illusion. Head-dress, black ostrich feathers, black tulle illusion lappets, and jet ornaments. A Countess or Nortugsx.—Presentation costume, composed. of train and bodice of richest white moire antique, lined with rich white glace, and trimmed with satin; petticoat of tulle de Lyon, richly embroidered with festoons_ of roses, over rich glace slip; bodice trimmed with a profusion of point lace and diamonds ; bouquet of moss roses. Head-dress, Brussels point laee lappets, roses, feathers, and diamonds. : Countgss or Lonerorp.—A court petticoat of the richest black satin, with two deep lace flounces, looped up with rosettes of satin ribbon ; train of black velours eringle, lined with glace. and trimmed with lace and ribbon; berthe an rufiles of tine black lace, and splendid diamond stomacher. Headdress, feathers, lace lappets, and diamonds ; ornaments, diamonds. Countess or Muierave.—A train of maggifi- cent black brocaded gros de Tours, richly lined with black siete agrafe with nauds de ruban ; corsage a pantique to correspond ; a dress of double jupes of “black crape, the tucks headed with Vandyke ribbon, releve with bouquets of black flowers. Headdress, black ostrich feathers, wreath of black flowers, and black crape lappets and jet ornaments. - ‘ Countess CouLorgpo.—Train of white moire antique, trimmed with gold braid and rich Brus- sels lace ; petticoat of the same. white moire an- tigue, ornamented with gold braid ; berthe and re- sille of gold lace ; and magnificent tiara of dia- monds, necklace, and earrings. ; Viscounress SEaHAM.—A white glace silk ju- pon, elegantly festooned with tulle, intermixed with pink roses, manteau of white silk, lined with pink glace, and trimmed with a rouleau ; bod to correspond, enriched with tulle and bouquets o! roses, Headdress, feathers and Brussels lace lap- pets ; ornaments, diamonds. ‘ Lapy Frversiam.—Bodice and train of magni- ficent antique moire, trimmed with bonquets of wa- ter with velvet leaves veined with gold ; an elegant tulle tunic dress over glace silk, trimmed with rows of ribbon and flowers to correspond. Headdress, feathers and lappets ; ornaments, dia- monds. F. ; Lavy Camoys.—A court dresa, entirely white rich brocaded silk, very tastefully trimmed with tulle and satin ribbon; splendid blonde berthe. Headdrese, ostrich feathers, blonde lappets, and a profusion of diamonds. Lapy Francis Lecor.—Costume de Cour, com- posed of a train of jrich white glaee, tastefully trimmed with tulle, lined with silk ; body aud sleeves to correspond ; skirt of white tulle, trim- med with bouquets of black roses; slip of white paar Coiffure of ostrich feathers, lappets of luce, parure of pearls, Lapy Arraur Harviey.—A Courtcostume, com- posed of arich yellow glace skirt, covered with crepe, bouillons of tulle, and trimmed with satin ribbon ; tunique of Bruxelles, looped up with bunch- eg of heartscase ; train ef yelow moire antique, trimmed with nbbon ; berthe, sabots, and lappets of Bruxelles. Head-dress, feathers, and a wreath of heartsease. " Lavy Cxartorre Cortry.—Isle of Wight lace drese, over rich turquoise glace slip; manteau and bodice of white brecaded silk, with blue satin stripe, Imed with white satin and surrounded with a garniture of blue eatin ribbon ; berthe, ruffles, and Jappets of Isle of Wight lace; pearl girdles, Head-dresg of ponceau velours, intermixed with pearls, ostrich piume ; ornaments, pearls, turquoise, and diamonds. Lapy Carottne Somers Cocns.—Dress of black tulle over black glace silk; train of black gothic watered silk, trimmed with tulle and ribbon, Head-drees, feathers, lappets, and jet ornaments. Lapy Avesta Onstow —Drees composed of a double skirt of tulle illusion, trimmed, with pink roses, over a white glace silk slip; train of pink armure silk, trimmed with tulle and pink roses. Head-dress, feathers, blonde lappets, pearls and diamonds. i 3 Lavy Canorine Leron.—Train of white glace, trimmed with beuffants of tulle, satin ribbon, an white flowers ; corsage and sleeves trimmed with nh Brussels lace ; dreas of white sutin, trimmed with two deep tlounces of Brussels lace. Head- dress, ostrich feathers, Brussels lappets, and orna- ments. Lavy Karnentne Paxrnnam.—Court dress white tulle illusion over white glace, with three deep flounces, ornumented with ruches and blonde, looped up with blush roses, hyacinths, and brown leaves; train of rich pale blu? glace, trimmed with ribbon, blue blonde, and flowers to correspond. Head-dress, feathers, and blonde lappets. _ Lapy Canouine Stewart.—Bodice and train of tich black damask, trimmed with ruches of lace and ribbon ; petticoat of black lace over gros de Naples, splendidly ornamented’ with bouquets of diamonds and camelias. Head-dress, tiara of diamonds, feathers, and Brussels leppets; neck- lace, diamonds and pearls. i Lavy (Epmunp) Lyons.—A rich brocaded silk green Court dress, lined with beautiful wi tatin ; ander drees of white glace, trimmed with white blonde lace flounces ; blond berthe. Head- dress, ostrich feathers, blonde lappets, and a quan- tity of diamonds. this ; py Cocuranr.—A white silk lace dress with three ekirts, embroidered with garlands of wild flowers in straw and silk. ‘Train of white gros de Tours, trimmed with wild flowers. This costume, which made by was remarkable for feanie ten : ‘ tes ek yich Blue moite, Baxoness trimmed with montants of Mechlin lace and blue nificent . r monds and blue leaves, silver ts, and blue ‘and white feathers, iamonds, and Hon. Mrs. C: Rovs—Manteau de Cour of rich terry velvet, couleur nankio; the train and bodice trimmed with old point lace; petticoat of rich moire antique. ess, feathers, point lace lappeta, and bandeau of diamends and pearls; necklace and ear rings, and stomacher; ornaments aris, diamonds, and eme' - 4 ' . Hon. Mas. Rovs.— Petticoat of rich white moire silk, with deep lace flounces and ruches of ribbon ; tram of handsome green and white brocaded sulk. lined with white glace, and tastefully trimme: round with bouffants of tulle and nauds of ribbon ; bodice to correspond, with rich Meckline lace barthe, Head-dress, feathers, diamonds and lap- 8. Hon. Mrs. Byron.—Dress of Honiton lace, or- namented with tlounces looped with bouquets of blush flowers, over a white glace silk slip; train of light blue and white striped silk, lined with white silk and trimmed with Honiton lace. Head- dress, feathers, lace lappets and diamond orna- ments. r j dion, Georgina Sruart.—Train of pink glace trimmed with ribbon ; petticoats of pink tulle over glace, trimmed with blonde and bouquets of lotus. Flead-diess, feathers and blonde lappets ; orau- ments, diamonds. i i dion. Caxouiye Srvart.—Train of white glace trimmed with ribbon ; petticoats of tulle overglace, trimmed with blonde and bouquets of poppies. Head-dress, feathers and blonde lappets; orna- ments, diamonds. 3 “ Hon. Miss Portmay.—Train of white glace trimmed with tulle and wreaths of vinca leaves ; petticoats of tulle over glace, trimmed with bou- quets of vinca. Head-dress, feathers and blonde lappets. _Hon. Heven Duncowsr.—An elegant tulle illu- sion dress over glace silk, tastefully trimmed with rosettes and nauds of ribbon ; bodice and train of rich white glace silk, enriched with tulle and bou- quets of moss rose buds. Head-dress, feathers and Brussels lace lappets and ornaments. Mrs. Jusvin Suiey.—A blue talleta dress, cover- ed with splendid Brussels Jace, and looped up on each side with pink flowers and ribbons ; train of moire antique, dark on. sky blue ground, and trimmed with Brussels lace. This. toilette was very gracetul, and, like the preceding one, was furnished by Camille. Miss Anna Buiter Exrnistone.—Train of pink glace, trimmed with ruches of tulle ; petticoat of tulle over glace, trimmed with ribbon and bouquets tT and white acacias. Head-dress, feathers an : blonde lappets; ornaments, diamonds and pearls. . Miss Byna.—Train of white glace, trimmed with tulle and ribbon ; petticoats o! tulle over glace, fes- tooned with wreaths of daisies. Head-dress, fea- thers and blonde lappets. ¢ Miss Bai ‘Train of white glace, trimmed with straw ; petticoats of white tulle over glace, embroidered with straw, and trimmed with bou- quets of vine leaves and grapes. Head-dress, feathers and blonde lappets ; ornaments, diamonds, Miss Batiiie (or MEuLestety).—Train of white. glace, trimmed with tulle and ribbon ; petticoats of white tulle over glace, trimmed with bouquets of hawthorn blossom. Head-dress, feathers and blonde leppets; ornaments, diamonds, Miss 1 A p’Arcy Troine.—A Court cos- tume, composed of a pink tulle dress with three skirts, trimmed on each side with bouquets of white roses, brown leaves and moss over a pink glace slip; train and body of rich pink glace slip, trimmed with bouillons of tulle and bows of ribbon. Plume of feathers, flowers, lace lappets, and dia- monds, er hls Miss Surroy.—Dress of white tulle illusion, looped with bouquets of lilac and white flowers, over a white glace silk slip ; train of white tafletas, trimmed to correspond. Head-dress, feathers, blonde lappets, and pearl ornaments. ‘The New Spanish Tariff. Maprip, May 22, 1849. Senor Borrego’s proposition to make the budget of this year rule for next year also, was rejected by 128 votes against 6. Senor Mon, who had been present before in plain clothes, re-entered the Con- gress in uniform, whilst the voting was going on, and as soon as it was over he proceeded to read a project of law, containing the authorization to put in force a plan of tariff reform, founded oa certain bases specified in the bill, the whole being preceded by an exposition of some length, stating the reasons of the government for proposing these changes. Senor Mon adverted, in this exposition, to the number of years during which attention had been bestowed on the various questions connected with this subject, and on the changes effected by the nations most intimately connected with Spain since 1841, when the present Spanish tariff was enacted. He observed that the necessities of the treasury required that the revenue should be increased in some way, and the government must either increase the taxes on property and national prp- duce, or seek for the augmentation in tariff re- form which it had decided on doing. As to corn and cotton ek ithad been thought hitherto that they should not ferm part of the customn-house tariff; the government did not propose to meddle with the former at present, as the scarcity of corn, in some populous countries, and the great changes m their customs laws respecting it, had occasioned a gered disturbance in this trade, which made it prudent to wait tillit had recovered its ‘genial etate, when the wants of agriculture could be better attended to. But as to cotton manufac- tures, they were not in the same state; and as it was urgent to fix definitively the lot of the eapitals employed, or which were intended to be employed on them, the government had included them in the general tariff bill. “The bases of the idea of the government in this point,” said Senor Mon, ‘is only to admit those goods (teridos) which the con- sumption imperiously demands, and which the na- tional manutactories do not furnish.” He also alluded to advantages conferred on the manufac- turing interests, by the reduction propesed in arti- cles of raw produce; and concluded by stating that, by orderof Her Majesty, and in accord with the Council of Ministers, he had the honor to suab- mit the following PROJECT OF LAW. Art 1, The government shall reform the actual tariff of importation into the kingdom of the produce, fruits, and effects of foreign countries and of our colonial pox. te sions, with reference to the adjoined bases, marked No. Art. 2. The cotton manufactures expressed in the necompanying tariff, No 2. are hereby admitted to commerce; they shall pay at their entry the dutios pointed out in the same. ‘The government shail desig- hate the custom: houses by which alone the introduc- tion of the said manufactures shall take place. ALEJANDRO MON. (Signed) Madrid, May 21, 1849, NO. 1.—BASES FOR THE REFORM OF THE TARIFF OF IMVOKTATION OF THE PRODUCE, FRUITS, AND Er FECTS OF FOREIN COUNTRIES AND OF OUR COLONIAL POSSESSIONS. BASE FIRST. Primary materials and machinery shall pay from 1 to 10 per cent upon their truo values, ‘The import duty shall be, a8 a general rule, 15 to 20 per cent for those articles which consumption demands, und which the national industry does not furnish. ing duty of the national products shall 50 per cent, according to the cireum- h of them. ‘he entrance into the kingdom of tho fellowing ar- ticles continues prohibited :—..rms of prohibited use, projectiles and munitions of war, including powder; quicksilver; hydrographic mapa published by the Ae of medion, awa magnon abvumhy ciisaber ta imine ral; vessels of wood measuring less, than 360 tons, of 20 quiptals each; grain, flour, biscuit, bread. and paste for seup; impressions of works of Spanish authors, whos right, of property bave not fallen in; military en’ and devices aad ornamente; playing cards; gold, silver ang plating, in every clase of ornament that are not according to the established jaw; paintings, figures, and other objects that offend morals, or ridleale the Catholic religion; common sult and unpurified salc- petre; tobacco. ‘The duties established at this time on colonial goods the produet of forvign countries shall be fittingly in- creased, ‘Thore of Spanish possessions shail be increased as follows:— Sugar of Cuba and Porto Rico, 2 reals the arroba (25 pounds.) Ditto of Asin, half a real the arroba. Coffee of Cuba and Porto Rico, 5 reais the arroba. Ditto of Asia, 1 real and 5 centimes. i The effevts proceeding from Spanish possessions of ia shall pay in general only one-fifth part of the du- igned to similar foreign goods. ential duty of t shalt be of twenty js proportion shall be greater in the arti- yutribute efficaciously to sustain our navi- gation, NASe AECOND. The following articles shull pay moderate duties on- ly on their exportation feom the kingdom:— Alcohol or galena of broad leaf, not argentiferous; reparation; litharge of | af of first a of silver per quintal (100 pounds); lead in masses; silk in the pod. ‘The extraction ot the following articles shall continue prohibit (12 drachms) ver or more per quintal; cork in board, in mass, of ;litharge containing one ounce or 1 quintal; wood for naval constructions mena or argentiferous sleohol; lead, con- taining 24 adarmes ormore of silver per quintal; cotton, linen rags, and the worn-out effects of BASE THIRD, 4 colonial goods, after having paid t! ction according to the tariff. beco: naturalized and subject to the payment of the same duties of extraction, consumption, taxation, oF others tbat by any denomination may be levied om similar goods of the kingdom. DASE FOURTH. Custom houses and depots rball be established at the pints of the coasts and frontiers that the govern- iment sball esteem most convenient for satisfying the necessities of agricultare, of industry, and of com- Mshment. serve thei id their salaries ted to the ‘spproval of the gourts in = or more jem where every class be admitted. No of Mafioe shel be industry, public establishment, society, whatever BASE SEVENTH. In the instruction of custom houses, which the go- vernment shall draw up, the documentation, rules, and formalities for the deapatch of veasels and merchandise, shall be established, ag also the a1 penaltics to which they will be liable by infraction or fault. The incidents that ccour en points of instruction shall be resolved ministerially, wi it causing costs or damages to the parties interested, Ly ALEJANDRO MON, Maprin, Bay 21, 1849, NO. Il.—TARIFF FOR COTTON MANUFACTURES. COTTON THREAD. From No, 60 to 80:—Official value, 12 reals per lb.; rate of duty, 40 per rent; duty per lb. 4 reals 80 cen- times—i, ¢., 4 80-100 reals. From 80 upwards:—Value, 15 reals per 1b.; duty, at 85 per cent, 5 25-100 reals per Ib. COTTON TwisT. The same duties, with an increase of 50 per cont. COTTON Goons (Texipes.) 2 Value Rete of Duty wtb, duty. per Meals Per Ct ‘Reals. Ist Class. Crude or white, &e., of 26 to 30 threads in the quarter inch. 35-3 85-100 Dyed ditto 35 4 45-100 Striped ditt a Plain maslin threads... ....++ oo sf ft Ditto from 25 ‘upwar 80 368 Class. Muelins embroidered by machi- nery. from 15 threads in th quarter inch, 84 85 11 90-100 Ditto from 16 to 45 35 15 75-100 Ditto from 25 upw: 60 85 BL 100 4th Cl Muslins embroidered by the hand, up to15 threads in \% 42 35 14 70-100 Dittofrom 16to2.......+. 100 85 35 Ditto from 25 upwards, . 100 3568 5th Class. Linons, Organdis, Baptistes and Cambrics, up to 15 threads 50 35 17 50-100 Ditto from 16 to 26. 85 70 24 50-100 80 23 Ditto from 26 upwi c ass. Marsella (Pique) crossed, of all classes... stone 45 35 15 75-100 Ditto serge-like ditto. » 60 35 17 50-100 Ditto damasked and quilte « 6 385 2 ‘Tthelass, Chaconnet and horas 4 tol threads the quarter-ine! we 80 35 10 50-100 Ditto trom 16 to 25... » 40 85 1d Ditto from 26 upwards....... 50 3 17 50-100 8th Class, Velveteens, plain and worked.. 16 35 5 60-100 Plush Velvets.......+..05 20 35 7 Oth Class. Plain Gauza. . 60 35 21 Worked ditto, . 8036 28 10th Class. Tulle, plain... «+100 35 35 Ditto worked. Vth Clas Dresses (pieces for) embroidered by machinery and by the hand 95 per cent ad volerem. 12th Class. Handkerchiefs, white, colored, or stamped, of 20 threads and up- WATd8. eevee sees » 70 35 24 50-100 Ditto white, embroidered. . 85 percent ad volerem, The manufacture of silk, wool, linen, and hemp, which contain a mixture of cotton in greater quantity than the third part, shall continue prohibited if they do not count 20 threads to the quarter-inch Spanish, Those which reach or exeeed this number shall be ad- mitted on paying in their respective class the highest duty assignedto the material which predominates, or to the cotton. (Signed) ALEJANDRO MON. Madrid, May 21, 1849. The above measure 1s generally regarded here as more bold and liberal than was expected; and [ hear thatthe Catalan deputies are alrwady com- bining to prevent its becoming law. ‘Their tactics are said to be to retire in a body, which, thinly as the house is now attended, would leave it in in- suflicient numbers to pass the law; and the He- raldo doubts whether it can be discussed this ses- sion; but the government have taken steps to sure a house being tormed, by writing to the minis- terial deputies in the provinces to return to Madrid; and General Concha, who was questioned as to his means of maintaing order in Catalonia, 1s under- Ley to have replied that he would undertake to lo 80. ‘The Congress is occupied with an amendment of Senor Novarro’s to the vote of authorization on the budget. Senor Novarro, who is employed in the Home-oftice, proposes to raise a loan of 24 millions of reals, to be applied to the construction of telegraphs, the improvement of prisons, We., and was left supporting it. A Carlist cavalry party, of 20 men, under Ber- mudez, entered Villamejor, two leagues from Ar- anjuez, on the morning ofthe 20th, and carried off anumber of horses, Wc. The’ King Consort had been expected there that morning, but his visit had been put off by preparations for a shooting party. The Three per Cents were done to-day at 25 cash, and were 25,25 1-16 buyers after the close; Five per Cents, 10 buyers, 10%; sellers; Coupons, 514 sellers; Passive Debt, 313-16 buyers, 7 sellers, Exchange on London, 60 40. ‘There were one or two mistakes, it appears, in the copy of the new tariff, as tirst published, which it is neeessary to rectify. In “ mumber two,” relative to cotton goods, it was stated that cotton twist would pay 60 per cent, more duty than cotton thread, whereas itshould be 20 per cent,; i.e, one-fifth more duty than cotton thread Also, under the head of cotion goods, first class, instead of “crude or white, from 26 to 30 threads in the quarter inch,” read “from 26 threads and upwards in the quarter inch.”— The dutiable value of the same is fixed at 12 reals per pound, and the duty at 35 per cent. is 4 20-100 reals, 85 per cont ad valorem. Tur Scuvycart Coat Mives.—The Philadel phia North American of the 25th inst., says:—Th tors in the Schuylkill coal region comm y a second suspension of operations, to con- tinue during two weeks. The reason alleged for this movement is, that too much coal is going for- ward from the mines, and they wish to keep the market so supplied, that the prices paid may be re- munerative. According to the statements made on many hands, it is beyond doubt that, the work- ing of mines in Schuylkill county has, in many in- stances, been attended by losses; but there is al- ways a practical difficulty, if not impossibility, in regulating the balance of sugply, and demand, and a danger lest a sudden remedy, implying as uspen- sion of operations, should result in greater evils. Under the, present tariff it is evident that the coal of the Pictou mines cun enter into competition with our own, and the fact is proved by the large contracts which Eastern mauufacturers have made for it, deliverable at $6 per chaldron. The effect of this stoppage may then be summed up as fol- lows: A lossof work to a great number of persons the detention ot vessels here to the great injury of those interested in them; a general loss to the community; and an invitation to the Pictou miners and foreign competition. The former suspension of operations necessarily occasioned the breakin, of many contracts; this second one will occasiol the breaking of as many more. The natural con- sequences are doubt and distrust, and the disinel.- nation of contractors and purchasers to risk their means in a business liable to irregularities from which they are exposed to suffer losses. The following, ure the resolutions adopted at a meeting of the miners held on Saturday afternoon: — Whereas, the large shipments of coal from this region have created an impression abroad that there will be an overstock; and Whereas, this erroneous impression of shipment is calculated to affect the prices, which are now barely remunerating—therefore, Resolved, That all mining and shipping of coal by and railroad, excepting to the furnaces aud iron on the line, be and hereby ai ended for two wi weeks, Win Cat, tus SewinoLe Curer.—A letter from Cross Timbers, in Arkansas, published in the Little Rock Banner, of the 29th ult., contains the follow- ing passage:—"* The Indians begin to assume a savage appearance about here, they all paint and wear scalp locks; we met two the other day almost entirely naked, with the Gaodiatg ofa blanket and a schall piece of cloth about their loins; they were armed with bows and arrows; rode with saddles, ond in lieu of a bridle had a piece of rope about the lower jaw of the horse; bots belonged to the Wachita tribe, About two miles reo Little river we met the celebrated Seminole Chief, Wild Cat, with twelve warriors, all painted and in their war dress; they had plenty of whiskey, which sold for twenty cents per pint, and were, of course, very drunk. Old Wild Cat is a fine looking Indian, but he has a countenance that would do honor to an imp of Satan, His neck, wrist, arms and waist were encircled with silver plates, given him at Washington, and engraved with his name, The current report here is, that he 1s in league with the Camanches, andappearancesseem to faver it. A few weeks age ke ‘was at Fort Smith, with some of his people, and there bought a quantity of ne and whiskey; with these he retumed, and is now on his way to the Grand Prairies; what his real inten- tions are 16 not known, but [ think that he intends nothing good. One thing is certain, as all the re- ports cou.firm, that the Camanehes and other tribes are on the offensive.” Fink at Saxon’ morning last, River, Vr.—On Monday the cabinet factory belonging to Mr. 1. d adjacent woollen mill, owned by ere destroyed by fire, Mr T.’s loss ia about $3,500, $1,400 of which i¢ covered by insurance in the N. BK. Mutual, at Concord, N. H.—Brattleboro Ea- gle, June 20. Suits have been instituted in the Supreme Court o Massachusetts for tho aggregate sum of $60,000, paid as bead money for emigraute, The Emigrants on te St. Louis (Mo.) Republicas, June esterday evening, a tleman the pay de; at of the U.S. H this city, direct from Fort Kearny, he reached on the 23d, and left on the 27th ult. From him, we have been enabled to gather several in« Sol ont ith his command, would react ol. a 5 Fort Keamy o8 the Ist of Jane, He had hed seve- ral cases of cholera among his troops, and a nume- ber of d 3 bat, with thi Sete se ena” Oe leas DR a ol reek. Major Bonneville expected to reach Fort Kearny on. aoe we ot Ieee. ei lajor lerson reac! Fort on the of May, and left the next day for Bear river, _ s new fortis to be established. Major Sanderson had under his command one company of Another was expected under the command of C; tain rts. It was to leave on ie bg and ane “ & ee mittes e escort of General Wilson, the agent the United States for the Indian tribes in the valley of the Sacramento, : The condition of the emi ts on the Pini and in the vicinity of Fort YY is rey to be really distressing, and their difficulties have not yet more thancommenced, Our ives some particulars, but there are more inci~ Gente than can be deseribed in a letter. Along the whole line, more or less of cholera and other diseases prevailed. Our informant, on his journey, observed, at frequent intervals, the fresh graves of deceased persons. Among the number, he noticed one of Dr. F. Suna, of Louisi- ana; a grave containing three _, an- other containing three [ilimoisans ; also, the grave of Mr. Sloan McGillen, of Kentucky. ‘There were many others—some unmarked, and of others the names are not recollected, ‘a Along the route the water was good, and, untill they reached the hp of the Platte, the road was, generally, all that could be desired. But for more than 20 miles before reaching Fort Kearny—which is about 300 miles from Fort Leas yenworth—the ground is exceedingly heavy, itis with difficulty that any teams or heavy wae eae can get threugh it. Along the route, fr e settlements to Fort Kearny, the emigrants followed the same road, and it 1s now as distinctly marked asany road in the United States. The grass for a mile or more has been destroyed and eaten up. Many of the oxen, inules, and horses were giving out, and at the Fort men were abane doning everything in their zeal to press forward. Many even wentso far as to abandon their wagons, clothes, trunks, &c., and attempted to convert their harness into pack suddies, and in this way to prosecute their journey. Cotlee, sugar, meat, flour, &c., &c., were offered to the sutler, an persons about the Fort, at, any price, and oftea thrown away, for the want of apurchaser. Our informant states,sthat in his whole trip he was scarcely ever out of sight of wagons. In one of the companies, a stampede occurred with their animals, m which they lost 90 oxen; other compas nies had euffered similar losses. It was believed that the Indians had a hand in the matter. Up to 27th May, 2527 wagons had passed the Fort; these are exclusive of companies travelling with pack mules, and the Mormon emigrants to the Salt Lake, who go up on the other side of the river. These wagons had nearly all left the settlements on or before the 5th of May. “ Charles Miller and his party, from St. Louis, parsed the Fort on the 28d ult., uhead of all others, and well, Mr. Bryant and his company, from Kentucky, assed the Fort on the 23d, getting along well. Dr. Hammond reached the Fort on the same day. Our informant thinks there will be a rise in the Platte river and its tributaries; and from the low banks, and the wide overflow which always occurs when there is a rise, he apprehends increased dif- ficulties to the emigrants. The Platte was rising when he left, and the accounts from the mouns tains give reason to anticipate high water. Belew we give a letter from our correspondent, who is stationed at the Fort: Forr Kearny, Nepraska Territory, ld 26, 1849. jas of gold dig- Dear Sin: Since my fast, the arm gers has received mighty and powerful reinforces taents, It now numbers over 10,000 men, and has a baggage and proviston train of 2,527 wagons. The prairie is doued with them as far as the eye can reach ; notan instant, for the last two weeks, has there been, that emigrants and emigrant wa- gons have not been in sight from this post. For two or three days past, our weather has been most disagreeable, and the eflect has been somewhat to dampen the ardor of the emigrants, particularly 80, as the rain has been falling in torrents most ofthe time. I have heard hundreds wish them selves at home, and several have actually turned back at this point. The great majority now cross- ing the plains were profoundly ignorant, whem starting, ot what was before them—had no idea what an outfit consisted of, and, in short, looke upon crossing the prairies as nothing buta pleas sure trip; where killing buffalo, wolf hunting, &c.9 formed the prominent features. The result of such want of experience was, that almost every wagon that left the frontiers was overloaded, not with articles absolutely necessary, but with such thi: as each might fancy he would want while on the prairies, or after he reached the end of his jours ney. Saw-mills, pick-axes, shovels, anvils, blacke smith’s tools, feather-beds, rocking-chairs, and a thousand other useless articles for such a trip, filled the wagons us they left the Missouri river. Soon it was found that the loading was too great for the teams, and now overboard goes everything. The road is lined with various arucles—even gold vases and gold washers are abandoned by the roadside. Quantities of provisions share the same fate, which, it is to be feared, will be sadly wanted, by those who threw them away, before they reach the Pacific. | Several serious accidents have occurred on the road fiom the careless use of firearms. Three men have been shot dead, and yesterday a young man was brought to the hospital dangerously shot through the shoulder. His name is Swop, and is trom Missouri. i t Major Sanderson, with one Company of Rifles, reached here yesterday, on his way to Fort La- ramie Major Sanderson, with one sqnadron of Rifles, left here on the 23d inst., to establish a post at or near Fort Hall. A dreary prospect for that squadron. Mexico.—Our regular files of Mexican papers, consisting of El Siglo, £l Monitor, El Uni Le Trait dUntwn, &c., from the metropolis, to the 2d inst., and £l Arco-Iris, from Vera Cruz, to the 8th inst., both inclusive, came duly to hand yesterday. To the ample extracts we made from those of similar dates, which reached us on Fri- day, and which we published yesterday, we add the following additional items, Measures of so stringent a character have lately been adopted at Vera Cruz, that they will effec a prevent smuggling in future. ‘ letter appears ia El Siglo, of the 2d inst., exe horting the Mexicans to work the mines of Sonora, which the writer represents to be still richer thai those of California. Portions of that State, of great extent, are placers of gold deposits of extra- ordinary value, on which lumps ef gold are occas sionally found 116 ounces in weight. El Siglo 8 the government to originate the enterprise of collecting gold in Sonora, to be applied as a means of retrieving the aflairs of the republic. The Apaches present the most formidable obstacle to gold digging in Sonora, as they hold great part of the State as a species of hanting-ground. ‘he poe pulation of Sonora exceeds 150,000. Don Julian de los Reyes, Governor of San Lug Potosi, is said to be very disaffected to the general government, and is charged with a design to pro~ nounce with a party formed of a coalition between the Puros and Monarchists. _La Espana, a paper printed at the capital, has discontinued publication. The government is authorized by Congress to make a contract for the construction of a railroad between Vera Cruz and the capital, and thence to a rustle {Who will be willing to undertake the jol The Mexican papers complain loudly of the scans dalous impunity with which smuggling is carried on across the line of the Rio Grande. Not only American but European goods are brought into the republic in large quantities. El Arco-Irts contains an article on Santa Anna, ig which the luckless ex-Dictator is charged with the design of rearing to Mexico, and of resuming his lost power. This he is said to contemplate by recruiting eight hundred or one thousand men im the United States, who, under the on of going to seek sod in Calitornin, willbe permitted to fi land armed, somewhere on the coast. Here they are to facilitate the disembarkation of Santa Anna, who will then make a pronunciamento, over= turn Herrera’s government, aad re-cstablish him- self Dictator. The eight hundred or one tho Americansare to be retained by Santa Aana as his body-guard, and by their help, and that of the puros and the monarchiéts, he will succeed in enslaving the nation. _ Fudge! . The Legislature of San Luis Potosi has been called together in extraordinary session, to take into, consideration the vital question of the insur- rection in the Sierre Gorda, which is devastating that State, and which will inevitably ruin it, if it be not speedily terminated. Two thousand muskets have been purchased to arm the National Guard of Julisco, at the exor- bitant rate, as the Siglo calls it, of $10 each.— New Orleans Picayune, June 17. QuanantivE aT Cuar.eston, S.C.—The Charles ton, S. C. Nets of the 21st inst. says:—All vessels. arriving at this port from New York, Brooklya, Philadelphia, New Bedford, Boston, Baltumore, Noifoik, and such southern ports us are lable to quarantine, including New Orleaas, will, untib otherwise ordered, be brought to quarantine.