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the union. CITY WASHINGTON. 7k i day nioht, august a?, ie?. Ho despatches, its far aa we ere advised, have bern received from ihe ramp at Aranaae, nor any later information concerning the movement* of the Mexican troop*. A letter hits been received in Washiiigton, of tin jftth, from Genoral Game*, at New brleuas, who state* that the steamship Alabama was to depart on that evening with the two companies of New Orleans volunteers, and with four qjr live companies of the 7th infantry, for Coqius Christi. The general refer* to the Picayune of that day, as giving, perhaps, the most accurate account of the public opinion in jvew Orleans concerning the prospects of war with Mexico. The Picayune, it must be confessed, sheda * very doubtful and glimmering light upon the pros.l. Wmmt It treats the designs and the ptcu in ii><= ? ?moTemenu of the Mexicans raihef as vogue speculatiuns than as posilite anil ascertained facts. The Irue maxim, under these circumstances, is, to be prepared lor everything) or, as the Picayune says: . n, n HiPt'- With mtnl perrena in this city it ia the Million that there wi" 1,0 110 wlt? Mexico, while olhrri ,i,,t there wiU he; and tliers are those again who term to . ? ?miiio* ahoul the matter, one n ay or the other. Now, without er/iretuat any patilire belief on the euhjen. we confeu we are ot those who think it is all important to ha preoereif" * setu-ij til be tenia Jar the went; and lirnce we oriUinly approve of the military movements of tho jn line section of the country, and are pleased to see ISO spirit * 'll, h our m'|jtl?. a1"1 "specially the volantiers of tins city" There May or may net he a collision between General Taylor's command and th.i Mexican ariny, of whose rumored movements we have for ao many days had accounts. This last named hody ol men, saiil to number some eight 01 ten thousand, nay he advancing towards our troop, thote who leehi il do not know that it it no I to; and it is evident that thry hsse hail time et Vera < lui. Matamoras, and other towns on the const of Mexico, to hoar of the concentration ol our small body of forces at Corpus Chilsti. n*. sides the course of Mexico, In not coming out at once, and promptly, with a declaration of w ar, while it was expected, and her gasconade anil bravado ahotlt the Untied States, mat *11 hare heen intended to mislead us am to her movemciii, while she was marching her troops to the ltio fina le The Mexicans are fur more noted lor their crnftiurn and trickery than for open and plain fared action, and in this Instance, we say. she may have tried to ' come if orrr us a la FAlieelt. We hare heard it said that the captain of tha ship Queen Victoria, just returned from Aransas bay, gives it a* his opinion, from what he saw while there, that there is nred iid urgent need, too?of reinforcement* to General Taylor's command. It is said that the people, or many of them at least, about Corpus t liriati, (many of whom are Meatcaas.) are in the confidence, if not in the pay, ol the Mexi. can nation, and that they have sent intelligence of General Taylor's arrival,' position, Jic., to Matamoras. All this, We repeat, may Iw true or untrue) but we must maintain that it IS all right and pioper to he ready lor whatever may turnup. How humiliating would it be to learn that, for wsnt ofcontideiire in the minors we hear of the approncli of ten thousand Mexican soldiers, our brave little army nl Corpus Christ! had been either surprised, routed, or cut to pieces The "National Intelligencer" of thin morning has in article upon the remarks and statements which we hare made in relation to it* own editorial, upon the "circular of the Secretary of the Treasury." Having much original matter on hand from the pen* of our correspondents, which occupy a large portion of this evening's "Union,*' we are compelled to lay over till to-morrow evening the few strictures which the "National Intelligencer" calls forth. We hall expose the sophistries into which the "Intelligencer" has been betrayed. In the mean time, we must any it is very extraordinary, that in the vrry first position which it takes, the "Intelligencer" should have been guilty of a most palpable misconception or misrepresentation of our statement. It says, for example, that "(he 'Union' does not contradict the allegation (and this is the part of minor importance) that the circulars, by whomso ever distributed, have been thus far placed only in tha hands of those wlicse pmlisan politics were known." The "Intelligencer" makes this bold assertion, when the "Union" expressly stated, "upon the best authority, in reply to the article of the 'National Intelligencer,' that the assertions of the 'New York Tribune,'as to the alleged designs of the Treasury Department, are just the reverse of the truth;'1 that is to say, among the other things asserted, that "the circulars had been placed only in the hands of those whose partisan politics were known." The render may judge, by this single specimen, of the way in which the "Intelligencer" "avoids one part of the matter," or rather misrepresents it?which is the true character of its whole article. THE ANTI-RENTERS. Silas Wright, esq., the governor of New York, has issued a proclamation concerning the rioters in Delaware county. He specifies the objects nnd character of their association; enumerates the viola uons oi law nnu aenance ol ino constituted authority, of winch the/ have been repeatedly guilty; states the number which is enrolled, and bound by a prescribed oath, as Indians, within the single county of Delaware, at 1,000 or more; and, in conformity with the act of April last, proclaims and declares the county of Delaware to be in a slate of insurrection. The proclamation occupies near two columns of the "Albany Argus." "The scries of violations of law, (ssya the Argus,) and combinations to resist and defy the execution of proceas, are set forth with great clearness and forre?eo much so, as to leave no reasonable doubt as to the justice and expediency of the course of the executive; indeed, to leave him no other alternative in the discharge of his high duties. The appeals, respectively, to the freemen of the State?to the tenants who disapprove of the disposed anil ni'med force by which those violations of law have been perpetrated?to the proprietors or landlords of these leasehold estates?and, finally, to hte disguised men themselves?come with equal truth and force; and cannot fail, we think, to sink deeply into the minds of all to whom they are addressed. We cannot but hope that they will be felt, and will produce results that will arrest these disorders, and bring back the region of insurrection to a condition of pence and order, and a full compliance *ith the laws of the Commonwealth. We do not doubt that vigorous acta will follow this proclamation, Adjutant-General Farrington proceeded yesterday afternoon in the steamboat, via Catakill, to Dtlhi, and will see personally that it* requirements ,re promptly carried out." Governor Wright concludes his proclamation in the following terms: forth* aake of the character of our Slsto, and of our well a< for the peace and prosperity and bar"""four aociety, Uarneatly hope the day may not lie , when I m?\ be called upon to discharge another f 1 ,l,r "lore pleasant dut) , under a provision of the aamc two "diich I now act, by revoking thla procUmaI't the law moat he enforced. Our loatltutlona null be r"""l Anarchy and violtiice muat lie prevented. The "" ol our citizen* mmt he protected, and murder muat be poimhel And when that portion of our eitiaena who, "W trtiuported by passion. and led away by aingular deI? raady to atnke down the law and iu mlniatera, * ' '"come coueincrd that a diltcrent courae la alike the pari 01 wisdom and of duty, mid ahall again eubmit them'?? to the Uw* of the' State, then, and not before, can >\u'y-n 10 prrtuitted to perform that more pleaaing Tht 8t Lonii, "Misantu-ian" of the 19th iiiulsnt, no|icra the article yrhich we some time since sdJrf?*rd to its candid consideration, in trery lib"tix It explains the manner in which " had been betrayed into tome error about our Poo'iwn, by ihe first article which we wrote in J*P'y to the "Baltimore American;" declarea it '"no wish to misrepresent the Union," and prof*d?, in a rery courteous and liberal manner, to "We can a ami re the editor (of the Union) 'h't Col. Benton's friends owe him no ill-will, but w,,h him every success; end also that perhaps they itand by him, when others who have been more i and louder in their profeaeioni, will have (led. ThPMsuranr. : ? i?' .>wv ?vinc umc ( us oy me wfiiofi," til" 'h* President would steer his administration by i | Political chart laid down by the Baltimore con- i | '""fit, ha* dissipated all the apprehensions enters | that there waa a diapoaiuon to dodge certain | l*suon? then indicated." DEMOCRACY OF THE IOIM AND Uih WARDS OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK Thh following Are the animated resolutions which are referred to in the letter of our New York correspondent. We have no doubt that this spirit will pass through the land, like the fiery croea of Roderick Dhu: SroeTAivr.otia auiwu or the nrMocaat v or the lOrtt ARB Mth makm ?At an ?ntliu*la*t|cand pontaneuuameeting ol tho democracy ol the 10th and JSlh ward*, at VaudewaUtr* In til ward bead-quarter*, and In the Martut *<|iiuie, ou Monday evening, Augutt dith, the ail reaouuding with the roar of cannon and the loud hurra* of the lion-hearted democracy of thu*e gallant ward*, In rv?pou*e to the (lo||ou> new* of the triumph of the democracy of l>?lu'l|i-r, he , Major Thoiua* K Kellenger war called to pretid*;, and Henry Vundewatci, Danii-I Waid, t harlei K. Smith, and t'barle* Duty, vice preiidenta, Avery Greene and Auguatua Purdy. lacretarie*. The follow iug gentlemen were appointed to draught re*oluliona eapieailve of the venae of the meeting: Joou D. Kcllogg, Stephen II. Kueka. John Mulholland, thailea K Smith, George t>. OHonnell, and Holier! Kicker Mr. Kellogg, from the committee, reported the billowing, which wore unautuioualy adopted: Rttolf M, t hat the frienda of ]M>pular freedom have juat cauae to congratulate theinaelvr* upon the rapid progrea* of tkoir principle*, not only within our own burden, but throughout the world. HnolvrH, Thai amongst the measures which distinguish the times in which wo live, and which, from iU character, is calculated to arrest the attention of mankind, Is that of the ivannexation of Texas to the American Union?a question which the electors of this nation, after the most mature, and thorough diacasaien, hav? solemnly dotal mined shall be consummated at all hazards, and it tthatever sacriAces OB their part; Slid that lite unanimous concurrence of the goveuinient and people ol that republic having been accorded, we, as a component part ol the Motors of the United States, are decidedly uud Hi inly of the opinion that that question is morally settled and consummated, therefore Retolted, 1 hat the military occupancy of that territory by the Americau army, Under the direction of the President of the United Stutew, uu eta with our hmity approval; and that, in the judgment of this meeting, the Executive has acted wisely in taking precautionary steps in thus luingiug the whole militaiy and naval pew ei of the country to beai in protecting our commerce in the Uulfof Mi xicu and the r.u ihc Ocean. and checking any advance* that might bo made by Mexican troops, or the numerous tribe* of Indians which inhabit the territory of Tcxus and the adjoining country. lit so/red, That should a resort to arms become necessary to establish the jurisdiction of the United States over a territory which has become hers upon the soundest and most approved principles of national law, we hereby pledge ourselves to act well our part, relying upon thejustlceof our cause, and the integrity and pat riot ism of our countrymen, wo losr not the issue, and should be greatly mistaken if it did not result in planting the standard of true liberty on the plains of Mexico, and thus bh-ak the chains of military tyrants which have so long bound down and oppressed the people ol that country. Hetoli ed, That we hail with great pleasure the announcement, in the Washington Uniouj that the independent treasury system bf collecting and disbursing the public moneys, is to constitute a leading measure of tne administration of i'lcsident i'oik - a measure introduced by our own Van Uii ren, approved and sanctioned by the people; and is, as we ty of the public tregsiir^. Resolved, That the declaration of the President of the lT uited States, "that our claim to the whole of the territory of Oregon in clear and unquestionable," receives our enthusiastic response; nud thuft we have entire confidence in the disposition of his cabinet ministers to accede to a policy thus boldly and featlcsslv avowed. As regards either the foreign or domestic policy of the administration, we have a sure guarantee, iu the person of the President's own high character, that it shall tie m accordance with the most elevated principles of national honor and independence. Re wived, That we congratulate the democracy of Tennessee upon their glorious victory over whigeiy anil federalism in the recent contest in tliul noble Slate; and while they have wiped out the stain cast upon them In the prcsi | dential campaign, they have alike conferred an honor on themselves and their State, in the election to the governor's chair of the iloii. A. V. Brown, the able and distinguished representative ill fh* last C ongress. We rejoice thst the President's own State has come up to the support of his administration, and we take muck pleasure in ottering to him our most heartfelt congratulations. Resolved, That we hail with more than ordinary pleasure the glad tidings of the reunion of the gallant State of Tennessee with trust bright galaxy of democratic States who hove been inxti umeutal in electing to the presidency the immortal Jackson, who has now gone to take his seat with Washington, Jefferson, and Madison; and of the present eminent man who now adorns the chair once occupied by those illustrious men. Welcome, thrice welcome, say we, in behalf of the democracy of New H ork, to the lion hearted democracy of Tennessee, who have so nobly taken their rank by our side. Resolved, That we take pleasure in referring to the abili ty and sound policy which have thus far distinguished the administration of his excellency the governor of the htate of New Yoik; and that his great talents and judgment are Acknowledged, and the strict fidelity with which ne administers public Affairs in ail the departments of the government of our Htate, meets with our unqualified approbation Resolved, That the approaching fall election reminds us that we shall he culled upon to vote for or against the convention to revise the constitution of th?- State ; and that wo unhesitatingly declare our determination to cast our suffrages FOR that measure. Resolved, Th it a copy of these resolutions he forwarded to the President, and to ex-President Van Buren, to Governor Brown, and to Governor Wright. The meeting then adjourned to fire one hundred guns in honor of the Tennessee election, after having ordered the proceedings to be published in the Morning New* and Kve ningPost. THOMAS K. KtXLINOFR, President. Hknsy Vandkwatkm, j 8mit f Vice Present. CHUUI DOTV, J Arr.rr Grkkhc, ) q,-,..,.,..., Auonru. Purd*. i 8ecrelarlc?UNITED STATES TROOPS IN TEXAS. The paragraph under this head, copied into our paper of last evening, from the "Buffalo Commercial," is, we understand from good authority, incor reel. The Buffalo paper stated the probable force in Texas, as amounting to 3,000 only. The force ordered to, and en route for Texas, is in fact much greater. We stated a day or two ago, that in a short time it would probably amount to about 5,000 regulars?perhaps not quite as much; but probably, with the volunteers thnt may join it, more. Besides, if circumstances should require an augmentation in the opinion of General Taylor, he will readily increase it to a larger force. He knows that not only Louisiana, but Texas, the generous nurse of brave men V'd of heroic enterprise, arc fully open to his immediate requisition. The ""New Orleans Bulletin," of the 22d instant, quotes an article from the " Vicksburg Whig," of the 19th, which slates that "n gentleman, who has just arrived from Jackson, informs us that the Secrctnry of War, under the direction of the President, has required Governor Brown to make a draught of men, and have them ready for further orders. Our informant did not know what number the governor was required to call out." This is a mistake. No such requisition had been mado. General Taylor is authored, if necessary, to call for men from Mississippi, as well as from Louisiana, Ac. But it is certain that no such call was made at the time specified, in any form whatsoever. AMERICAN GENIUS. A friend has favored us with the sight of nn exceedingly interesting work. We are delighted with its execution, and deeply interested in the character of the artist. It is a republication of "Calling North American Indian Portfolio of Hunting Sctnet and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America," by James Ackttman?a young and enterprising artist of New York. We must allow him to explain his own object in his own striking language, as he does by his "preface," as follows: "A young American artist ventures to challenge for his works that encouragement which has hitherto been ministered too sparingly to American productions. Asa nation, we have so long been reproached with inability to produce pictorial embellishments equal to the European, that, although a mistaken, it has become a received opinion. "The eninusinauc nuinor of tne Tonuon eumon of this aplendid and talented work hna practically succumbed to the prevailing yet unjust prejudice, and haa carried the reaulta of his daring genius and enterprise to a foreign mart; Rending from abroad, and from the hands of European arliats, an American production in foreign habiliments, to be patronized in the author's own native land. "The artist and publisher of the republication on thia aide of the water, evincing in this his enterprise of American art, an abiding confidence in the taste, judgment, and liberality of his countrymen, has ventured (with a mere change of dress) to oflTer a cheaper, and he trusts a better, edition than the costly London copy. "Fully equal, or greatly superior, the critical juslice of the country may decide it to be. Of thin favorable result, hope may tell the artiat 'a flattering tale;' yet he would (dead enthusiasm, without which the life and spirit of all art dies. At all events, the greater cheapness of this edition is ss unquestionable an that its purely 'American fabric' recommends it to patronage. "In fact, the artist would contest the received opinion, that nothing pictorial ran be executed in this country equal to the European productions; and periment, whether it be not that patronage ia nltmt wanting to produce original*, or republication*, eqnal, if not auperior, to thoae of all Europe." Bravely aa ia thia challenge expreaaed, yet we muat permit ouraelvea to believe that it ia nobly redeemed. We have not had the opportunity of aeeing the original Englieh edition of Call in'a aplendid work. All that we can judge from, (and we do not profeaa to be good judgee,) ia from the American copy; and we ahottid auppoee that every one who mm thin, muM be struck with the greet beauty and superior finish both of lite stone engraving and the coloring of the pictorial illustrations. Ws hold that encouragement is due to ever)r such attempt, and we most cheerfully commend the publication to every American, na a book of singular Intefeii. At this moment, the scenes which it delineates are full of attraction; and it is fortunate for the present, as well as th# future age, that the habits slid customs of our feat-fading Indian triiies should find so many and such able artists at koilii, to hand them down to posterity in mrh finished style of graphic beauty and fidelity. We have little heaitation in j saying that young Ackerman stands in the fiont , rank of thoae artists. 1 The American copy (a very large /olio) is made j up entirely of American materials. The paper iG ^ made in the United States; the book is handsomely , boulilin India-rubber backs. It is exclusively ded- i icatcd nl^merican themes?the costumes of the In- 1 dians, thetntaiting of the buffaloes, the buffalo- j dance, the bear-dance?with a variety of other plates?all lithographed by Ackerman, and all col- 1 ored by himself, or by others under his own eye. j But, above all, the artist is an American, a native of j the Stale of New Jersey, and only twenty-four years old. It is scarcely ten yertrs since he touched 1 the magic pencil of (he lithographic art. The first { work to which he dedicated his labors, was a floral < annual, in 1837. He has since contributed to vari- < ous other Works. We have how before us specimens ' of shrubs, flowers, and other objects of natural histo- ' ry, which are too beautiful to be described by our pen. We have heard of anecdotes of the success with which he has rivalled some of the most finished productions of the French pencil, which equally surprise, amuse, and interest us. We are very much inclined to give further expression to our admiration of the taste and execu lion of this work; but we muni leave it to s|>cak for itself. Wc cannot doubt that the American public will award to the artist a high meed of praise, and, we trust, abundant patronage. The English edition costs #65, the American only #36. A copy of the work may be seen at Wm. F; Daily's, stationer, Ac., Pennsylvania avenue, between 11th and 19th streets. We once iieard ono of the wisest and best then We ever knew, (the late Bishop Moore, of Virginia,) say, with tints of hid most winning smiles, "If you wish to succeed, get the ladies on your side." We appeal to the ladies of Washington to see the work, and then they will patronize it. .General Scott returned to Washington On Thursday from West Point, to attend to the duties of his office. lie was not aware, until his arrival, of the melancholy domestic blow which awaited him in the sudden nnd unexpected death of his eldest and accomplished daughter, Miss Virginia Scott, who died on Tuesday evening, in the convent at Georgetown, in the 24th year of her age. Wc sincerely sympathize in his loss. A very intimate friend of the family, who witnessed the offices of the church, has given us an affecting account of the funeral ceremonies, which took place before the General's arrival. From the Baltimore Itepublicao. THE LAST WHIG FORGERY. The "decency," "order and law" party, having published and put extensively in circulation, with all the solemnity and countenance of truth, a forged correspondence, by which they hoped to tarnish the fair fame of one of Freedom's most devoted disciples, nnd one of our country's most patriotic and bravest defenders, we publish the following, which not only nails the falsehood to the counter, but Rtamps upon its nuthors and industrious retailers a churn icr not to lie at all envied by those who look upon falsehood nnd slander in their proper light, or duly honor and cherish a proper respect for fair dealing, justice, and truth. Those who would attempt to tarnish the glory ofa gallant soldier, would not stop long to give a shout of applause to his country's enemies, The letter ia in answer to one addressed to "Old Teeumseh," by a Mr. James C. Brayman, of Buffalo, a particular friend of Colonel Johnson: White ScLrntm, Kv., August 13, 1845. Dear Sir: I am under grateful obligations to you for your very kind letter, enclosing a correspondence signed Lewis Figgand R. M.Johnson?handing over to Figg the credit of killing Teeumseh, and , wishing to know if the letter with my signature is genuine. The whole correspondence, purporting to , ave taken place between Lewis Figg and myself, is a base fabrication, and, as far as my signature is involved, a forgery. 1 have never known any such person as Lewis h igg?such a person was not in the regiment commanded by me at the battle of the Thames: and although this infamous contrivance originated some thirty or forty miles from my resi dence, yet I nm now ignorant of the fact whether this Lewis Figg is a real or fictitious person. It is obvious, however, to my mind, that the man who has thus used my signature, would not scruple to use it, if it would answer his purpose, to any writing for which our penal code would consign him to confinement in the penitentiary. The moral guilt is as great in the one case as in the other?as the forged letter in my name represents me as acknowledging myself guilty of most dishonorable conduct resjiecting the death of Tecumseh. No man has been more vilified, misrepresented, and abused, than myself, for at least forty years back; and no man has complained less, as I venerate that part of the federal constitution which protects the liberty of speech and the press, and thus unavoidably and necessarily shields the slanderer, as well as the honest, truthful, and independent man. In fact, so far from complaining, generally, I have considered it no dishonor to be abused, misrepresented, and slandered by those who have descended to do it, but rather the reverse. But here 1 am represented by rank forgery? by letter, with my own signature?misrepresenting the truth of an historical fact, and making me slander myself. This is a new mode of defamation, involving the crime, if not the penal guilt, of forgery?a crime which, in all civilired society, dooms the culprit to a severe and ignominious punishment; and in this case, the author of this new mode of slander, if known, would doom himself to the execration of all honorable men. Most respectfully, RH. M. JOHNSON. Ja?. O. Drayman, esq., Buffalo, N. Y. A new work on Tbxas.?A most elaborate and valuable history of Texas, furnishing a graphic account of the natural resources of the country, and particularly her struggles for independence against the unrighteous aggression of Mexico, is about to be isaueafrom the prolific press of those justly celebrated publishers, the Harpers. The work is from the pen of Gen. Thomas J. Green, who has been a ? resident of Texas for the last ten years; and, from our knowledge of the mnn, we do not believe it < could hove fallen into more able and appropriate t hand*. The general ia a gentleman of education, f and well qualified for the tank; having explored the ' whole country, and in her darkest nours proved ? liimeelf one or her moat gallant defendere, he can, l unlike too many "book maker*," speak nf what came I* under his men observation; thue rendering the work a in question one of exceeding value, and what ia r greatly needed at this particular Juncture. We un- ' derstand that it will appear in a lew daye. v [A*. Y. Jeffersonian. g Military movements.?The United States eminent have, we learn, chartered the barque Fncenix, Captain Boush, now lying in this port, to trans- ? port troopa from Old Point to Aransas bay, in Tex- * as. In addition to the company of United States artillery ordered from Old Point, we have been in- !' formed that three other companies of the same corns ' have received orders to embark for Texas. Tne J! rhrenix dropped down James river last evening, and " will go to sea from Hampton Roads in a few Jays. (l [Richmond Enquirer. 1 Democratic Association.?A stated ^ meeting of the Democratic Association will be held h at the Franklin Engine-house, on Monday evening next, at half-past seven o'clock. a By order, JAMES R. ADAMS, ? Aug. 29 Secretary. ' inn h COT.I.KOI ATE 8CHOOL.?This school will be h re-opened in the new building on street, (be- t< tween Pennsylvania avenue and C street,) on Mondsy, 1st Septemlier. Circulars containing term*, jr Ac., may be had by applying to the principal at the si school-rooms. B Aug. 20?3w C. W. FECKS, Principal. iiilJl i giturniHw. ? ?lnm . OFFICIAL. appointment by the president. John P. SteeLc, of Pennsylvania, purser, in place of Thomas E. Norris, of Maryland, resigned. A clerical error hating occurred in the following teller, #liich appeared in lost evening's ' Union," we republish the same hi a Corrected form: TEXAS MAILS. Post Orriia Dm'aki mknt, August 25, 1845. Ordered, That mails lie duly made up at New Orleans and Mobile, and transmitted, by the steamboats and othef Vessels In the service of the government, from those ports to Galveston und Corpus Christi, iu Texas, as often as suid boats Of vCAselq shell perform trips to those places. Said nulls will be placed under the iron mail-lock, and keys for aid lock will be furnished by said postmasters to the postmaster of Galveston, and to the capiniuu of mid steamboats or other vessels; also, uparc mailbags. The postmasters of New Orleans and Mobile will keep a separate account with the postmaster of Gal veston, of all unpuid postage on mail-matter sent for delivery at flim nlncn. Tbcv will keen a arm. rate account with each captain for like pontage on all unpaid matter acnl by him to Corpua Chrinli, or any place to which he may nail other than Galveston. The pout master of Galveston will collect, account for, and nay oyer to the poslmsstcr of New Orleans, nf Mobile, (an the case may be,) all postagesnn mailnrlntter delivered by him, not prepaid. And the several captains aforesaid will, in like manner, collect, recount for, and pay over, where they deliver the letters, (fee.; which delivery they are to make at ull places at which they touch other than Galveston. Return mails will be tnudc up and forwarded by the posimas'cr of Galveston; and mnif-inatlef from Corpus Christr and other places, will be received iml brought by the captains aforesaid ; which mails old mail-matter will be delivered into the post office [>f New Orleans, or Mobile, as the case may be. (Signed,) C. JOHNSON, Postmaster General. EDITOR'S CORRESPONDENCE. [From our regitlur correspondent.] St. Louis, Mo. Aug. 19, 1845One of the most interesting sections of the North American continent is the basin of the Upper Mtsiissippi, being, its it is, grcutly diversified by soil, dimatej natural productions, Ac. It embraces min:ral lands of great extent and value, with immense racta of good limber, and large and fertile bodies if furming land. This basin is separated by eleva. cd land to the northeast, which divides the headwaters of rivers emptying into the Missiasippl rom those thnt flow into the lakes Superiorund Michgan, Green Bay, &c. To th6 north und not lit west, t is separated near the head of the Mississippi, by ligh ground, from the watercourses which flow owards Hudson's buy. To the west, (bis extensive >asin is divided from the waters of the Missouri >y immense tracts of elevated plateau, or prairie and, called by the early French voyageurs ''Ceteau Us Prairie*," signifying "prairie coast," from the esenibltmce the high prairies, seen ul u great dts l'o the south, the basin of the Upper Mississippi erminates at the junction of the Mississippi with he Des Moines riser. The. portion of the valley of the Mississippi thus lescribcri, if reduced to u square form, would measure about 1,000 miles each way, with St. Anthony's 'alls near the centre. For a long time this portion of the. country renamed unexplored, except by scattered |turtles of Canadian fur-tinders, (fee. Its physical and topographical geography, with some notions of its geology, have, us it were, but recently attracted altenion. Father Ilenncnin was no doubt the first while man who visited St. Anthony's falls. In reaching them, however, he paused the mouth of St. Peter's river, i short distance lielow, without noticing it, or being iware of its existence. This was caused by the lituation of an island found in the Mississippi, Jireclly in front of the mouth of St. Peter's, which, in a measure, conceals it from view. After passing the falls, Father Hennepin continued :o ascend the Mississippi to the St. Francis river, out went no higher. ^ In the year 17(ifi, three years after the full of Canada, Captain Jonathan Carver, who had tuken m active part as an officer in the English service, ind was at the surrender of Fort William Henry, where (he says) 1,500 English troops were massacred by the Inaians, (he himself narrowly escaping with his life,) prepared for n tour among the Indian tribes inhabiting the shores of the upper lakes and the upper valley of the Mississippi, lie left Boston in June of the year stated, and, proceeding by way of Albany and Niagara, rcnclica Mackinac, where he fitted out for the prosecution of his journey to the banks of the Mississippi. From Mackinac, he went to Green Bay; nscendrd the Fox river to th? country of the Winnebago Inlians; frpm thence, crossing some portages, and passing through Lake Winneungo, he descended the Wisconsin river to the Mississippi river; crossing which, he came to a halt at Prairie du Chien, in the otintry of the Sioux Indians. At that early day, this was an important trading-post between French traders and the Indians. Carver says: "It contains about three hundred families; the houses are well built, after the Indian manner, and well situated, on a very rich soil, from which they raise every necessary of life in great abundance. This town is the great mart whence all the adjacent tribes?even those who inhabit the most remote branches of the Mississippi?annually assemble about the latter end if May, bringing wiln them their furs to dispose of to the traders." Carver also noticed that the people living here had some good horses. Prairie du Chien continues to be a place of some note, though, from its present appearance, ilia not much larger than it was at the time of Carver's visit. The fur-trade, which at one time centred here, ind gave it much consequence, has been removed to 3t. Peter's river. Indeed, this trade, which formerly *ave employment to so many agents, traders, trapaers, Ac., conferring wealth upon those prosecuting it, is rapidly declining on this continent; in producing which, several causes conspire. The first is, he animals caught for their furs have greatly diminshed; and the second is, that competition in the rado has become more extensive and formidable, increasing as the whiie settlements continue to be pushed out to the West. At Prairie du Chien is still seen the large stone warehouse erected by John Jacob Aalor, at a time when lie ruled the trade, and realized immense profla hv flip hiwitiPKfl Th* TTniiati SirIpr Iirva a miner jarrtson at this place, wliich imparts more or less miniHtion to tlic scene. It stands on an extensive tnd rather low plain, with high hills in the rear, -unning parallel with the Mississippi. The house in which Carver lodged, when he visitid this place, is still pointed out. There are some nen living at this post, whose grandfather acted as nterpretcr to Carver. The Sioux Indians, whom 3arver calls in his journal "the Nadowessies," which is the Chippewa appellation for this tribe of Indians, keep up the tradition of Carver's visit tmong them. The inhabitants, descendants of the irst settlers at Prairie du Chien, now living at this dace, firmly believe in the truth of the gift of land nadc to Carver by the Sioux Indians. From this point Carver visited St. Anthony's alls, which he describes with great accuracy and Idelity, accompanying his description with a sketch if them. From St Anthony's falls, he continued to ascend he Mississippi till he reached, late in the season, he mouth of 8t. Francis river; when, returning rom which, he repassed the falls, and entered the noutli of the St. Peter's, up which he sscended to in extensive Sioux village, where he wintered with ' hem. The following spring he returned to the dississippi with the Sioux, accompanying them to n extensive cave not far below the falls; to which loint this tribe of Indians conveyed their dead to be 1 inried. This cave now goes by the name of "Carer's cave." Mr. J. N. Nicollet visited it, and has iven s description of it in his vnluablo Report on ' ke Upper Ban in nfthe Upper Missim/ipi." From the Mississippi river Carver crossed over r> the Chippewa river; up which he ascended in its 1 ource, and then crossed a portage to the head of the 1 loia Brul#, which ho called "Qoddnrd's river." 1 )escending this latter stream to Lake Superior, he 1 ravelled around the entire northern shore of that ' ike from west to east, and accurately described ( lie general a|ipcaimivc ui wo ouumijr, nieiuumg mr ices of the existence of the cop|>er rock on the On- ' magon, with copper-mineral ores nt points nlong 1 lie northeastern shore of the lake, Ac. He finally reached the Sault 8t. Marie, where he 1 Bund a French Indian trader, (Monsieur Cadot,) ' rho -had built a stockade fort to protect him in , is trade with the Indians. Descendants of this Monsieur Cadot are still living t the Sault nnd nt La PoxnU. We met one of them eturning to the latter place, in the St. Croix river, a we were descending it. They, no doubt, inerit strong claims to land at the falls of the St. lary's river, which must ere long prove valuable ) them, if properly prosecuted. From the Sault St. Marie, Carver went to Machine, then garrisoned by the English, where he pent the winter. The following year ha reached ioston, having been absent about two years. From Boston he sailod.for England, with a view ' of publishing his (ravels, and securing his lilies to the present of land the 8inuX Indiana had made him, and which it is alleged the Knglhrh government pledged itself to confirm, through the command of Ihu King, in whose presence the conveyance made to Carver by the Sioux Indians was read He not only signified his approval of the grant, but promi od 10 At otit an expedition with vessels to sail in New Orleans, with the necessary men, Ac., which Captain Carver was to head, and proceed from thence to the eite of his gra'tt, to take possession of it, by settling his people on it. The breaking out of the American revolution suspended this conlcmtdaied expedition. Captain Carver died poor, in London, in the year 1780, leaving two suns and fire daughters, i consider his description of the fndiani among whom he travelled, detailing their Customs, maimers, and religion, the best that has ever been published. In this Opinion .I am sustained by Others, and especial y by old Mr. Duncan Graham, whom I met on the Up[ier Mississippi. He has lived among the Indians ever since the year 1789. He is now between 70 and SO years old. He told ino Carver's book contained the best account of the customs and riiiifiners of the Indiana he hud ever read. His valuable Work b nearly out of print, it being rather difficult to obhllrt a copy. It went through three ediliona in London. CarvCr dedicated it (o Sir Joseph Banks, president of the floydf Society. Almost every writer on the Indians and Indian character, since Carver's time, has made extensive plugiarisms from his book, without the least sort of acknowledgment. 1 could name u number of authors who have availed themselves of Carver's Writings, without acknowledgment; but as (hey are still living, I da 'not wish to wound the feelings of themselves ot friends. One o( (he writtirs alluded to, gravely puis forth, ns a speculation of his own, (lie suggestion that (lie Winnebngocs, and sortie other tribes rfif Indians now residing at the north, had, in former times, re* sided far to the south, tpid fled north from the wars rtnd pcfseciilions of the bloodthirsty Spaniards; that this opinion was strengthened from the fact, that the Winnebagoes retained traditions of their northern flight, and of the subsequent excursions of their war parties across the plains towards New Mexico, where, meeting with Spaniards, they had in one instunce surprised and defeated a lurgc force of them, who were travelling Oh horseback. Now this whole idea originated With Carver; yet Mr. has, without hesitation, adopted It as a thought or discovery of his own! The next Englishman who visited the northwest, anil explored the shores of Lake Superior, was Mr. Henry, who departed from Montreal, and reached Mackinac through Lake Huron, in a batteau laden with some goods. His travels commenced, I believe, about l773-'4, and ended about I776-'7. Mr. Henry's explorations wete conducted almost entirely with the view of opening a profitable trade with the Indians. He happened in the country while the Indians retained a strong predilection in favor of the French, and strortg prejudices against the English. It being about the period of the Pontiac war, he had sonic hazardous adventures among the Indians, and came near losing his life. He continued, however, to prosecute his trade with the Indians, to the north anu west of Lake Superior. Making voyages along the shores Of this lake, he became favorably impressed with the mineral appearances of the country. Finding frequently, through his voyagcurs, or by personal inspections, rich specimens of copper ore, or of the metal in its native state, he ultimatejy succeeded in obtaining a charter from the English government, in conjunction with some men of wealth and respectability in London, for working the mines on Lake Superior. The com|>ariy, nflcr making nn ineffectual attempt to reuch a copper Vein, through clay, near the Ontonagon, the work was abandoned, and was not afterwards revived. General Cass, witli Colonel Allen, Ac., were the next persona to pass tip the southern coast of Lake Superior; and, In going to the west and northwest of the lake, they travelled through Indian tribeh in search of the head of the Mistussippi river. Their travels and discoveries are well known to the public, and proved highly interesting. Mr. Schoolcraft's travels, pretty much over the same ground, have also been given to the public; as also the expedition of General Pike 011 the Upper Mississippi. More lately, the basin of the Upper Mississippi has received a further and more minute examination under the explorations directed by Major Long, in his two expeditious authorized by government. Lastly, Mr. J. N. Nicollet, a French satvm, trnv cllmg for some years through the United States with scientific objects in view, made an extensive examination of the basin of the Upper Mississippi. He ascended the Missouri river to the Council Bluffs; where, arranging his necessary outfit of men. horses, provisions, Ac., (being supplied with good instruments for making necessary observations,) he stretched across a vast tract of country to the extreme head-waters of the St. Peter's, determining, as he went, the heights of places above the ocean, the latitude and longitude of certain points, with magnetic variations. He reached the highImd dividing the waters of the St. Peter's from those of the Red river of the North. He descended the St. Peter's to its mouth; examined the position and geology of St. Anthony's falls, and then ascended the same river as high as the Crow-wing river. The secondary rock observed below the falls, changes for greenstone, sienile, Ac., with erratic boulders. On the east side of the river, a little below Pikwaliik, is a large mass of sienitic rock with fleshcolored feldspar, extending a mile in length, half a nule hi width, and SO feet high. This is called the I jit It tock. Higher up, on the same side, at the foot ra the Knife rapids, there are sources that transpoil ? very fine, brilliant, and bluish sand, accompanied by a soft and unctuous matter. This apfiears to be the result of the decomposition of a steuchist, probably interposed between the sienitic rocks mentioned. The same thing is observed at the mouths of the Wabrxi and Oraoslikos rivers. Ascending the Crow-wing river a short distance, Mr. Nicollet turned up Gull river, and proceeded as far as Pine river, taking While Fish lake in hie way; and again ascended the east fork of Pine river, una reached Little Bay river, which he descended over rapids, Ac., to Leech lake, where he spent some days in making astronomical observations, Ac. From Leech lake, he proceeded, through email streams and lakes, to that in which the Mississippi heads, called llasca. Having made nil necessary observations at thia point, he net out on his return down the Mississippi; and finally, reaching Fort Snelling at St. Peter's, he spent the winter there. Lake Itasca, in which the Mississippi heads, Mr. Nicollet found to be about 1,500 feet above the level of the ocean, and lying in lat. about 47? 10' north, and in Ion. 95? west of Greenwich. This vast basin of the Upper Mississippi forms a most interesting and valuable portion of the North American continent, f rom the number or ita running streams and fresh-water lakes, and its high latitude, it cannot fail to prove a healthy residence for its future population. It also contains the most extensive body of pine timber to be found in the entire valley of the Mississippi, and from which the country extending from near St. Anthony's falls to St. Louis, for a considerable distance on each side of the river, and up many of its tributaries, must draw supplies of lumber for building purposes. in addition to these advantages, the upper basin is rich in mines of lead and copper; and it is not improbable that silver may also be found. Ita agricultural resources are also very great. Much of the land is most beautifully situated, and fertile in a high degree. The climate is milder than that found or. the snme parallel of latitude eaat of the Alleghany mountains. Mr. Nicollet fixes the mean temperature at Itasca lake at 43? to 44?; and at St. Peter's, near St. Anthony's falls, at 45? to 46?. Every part of this great basin that is arable will produce good wheat, potatoes, rye, oats, Indian corn to some extent, fine grasses, fruits, garden vegetables, Ac. There is no part of the Miastssippi river flanked by such bold and picturesque ranges of hills, with flattened, broad auminita, as are seen extending from St. Anthony's falls down to Prairie du Cliien, including thoae highlands bordering Lake Pepin, Ac. Among the cliffs of sandstone jutting out into perpendicular hlufTs near the river, f being frequently over 100 feet high,) is seen one called the Maidtn'i rock. It is said an Indian chief wished to force hia daughter to marry another chief, while her flections were placed on another Indian^ and that, rather than yield to her father's wishes, she cast her elf over this tall precipice, und met an inatant death. On hearing of which, her real lover, it is said, also :ommitted suicide. Self-destruction is very rsre imnnr the Indiana: and we inwwine. when it docs : teenr, it muil be produced by the strongest kind of influence over their passions. Mental nlienation, if riot entirely unknown among them, muat be exceedingly rare. I have no recollection of ever having heard of a solitary case. From St. Anthony hi Alia to St. Louis is 900 miles. The only impediment to the regular navigation of the river by ateamboata, ia experienced during low water at the upper and lower rapida. The firet are about 14 mi lea long, with a descent r?f only about 85 feet. The lower rapida are U miles long, with a deaeent of 94 feet. In each caee, the water fella Aver beds of mountain or carboniferroua limestone, which it baa worn into irregular and crooked channels. Bv a moderate expenditure of money on the partof the general government, which nught to be made as early aa practicable, these rapida could be permanently opened to the passage of boats, fa it ia at present, boats, in paeaing the rapid* ( low water, and especially th* lower rapid*, hav* to employ barge* and keel-boat* to lighten them over, at very great expense. From the rapnt settlement of the country above, with the increasing trade in lumber and lead, the business on the Upper Mi*ai?*ippi i* augmenting at a prodigious rate. When the river is sufficiently high to afford no obstruction on the lower ratiuU, not lea* than lonte 99 or 30 boat* run regularly lietween Oalena and St. Louie?the distance being 500 miles. Besides these, two or three steam fiaekets run regularly to St. Anthony's Ihlles or to a 1 St. Peter's, near the loot of them. Kvery year will o i add greatly to the numlwr of those boats. Other e 1 ftne large end well-found packets run from St. Louts a | to Atokuk, at the foot of ihe lower rapids, four ? miles below which the Des Moines river enters the c Mississippi river. It ia (lie opiuioii of Mr. Nicollet, || (hat this river can be opened, by eome slight im- ? provernente, for 100 miles above its ni?uih. It ia said the extensive body of land lying between the d Oca Moines and the Mississippi, slid running for a o IUIt? ll|H?1MW3|WailCI Willi HID IVII UnilK or lIlC inner, I, contain* the moat lovely, rich, and beautiful'land to 0 be found on the continent, if not in the world. It i* j already pretty thickly aelllcd. Splendid crop* of ? wheal ami corn have been raiaed on farma opened 0 upon it, the present year. Much of the former we ? found hod already arrived at dep?>ta on the river, in e quantities far too great to find a sufficient number of c boats, at the present low water, to carry it to market. c 1 do nm see but the democratic party are regu- a larly gaining strength throughout the great Weal, na the reaulia of the recant electiona, which have ( already reached you, sufficiently indicate. ? 'those who wiah to obtain more general, as well as minute information, respecting the basin of the Upper < Mississippi, I would recommend to consult the able report, accompanied with a line map of the country, by Mr. J A*. Jficoilel, and reprinted by order of the Congress at their last session. i am, very respectfully, 1 Your obedient servant, I MORGAN. ? Nr.w York, August 27, 1845- ( 7o the tUUori of the Union: t "The requisition made upon the governor of Loii- I iainna for troops far Texas," created no little stir ? here, followed by a slight decline in fancy stocks, as a matter of course. It was, indeed, a god-send r for the "bears" in Wnll street; but, in my opinion, I the "bulls" of the same neighborhood will yet have their Companions on the hip; for I cannot yet believe that Mexico Will presume to declare war, or make war without a declaration. The opinions here are as various as are the different interests of our citizens, though nearly all agree in commending the course of the administration. It is truly gratifying to sec the steady and detei mined course of the President in reference to this matter. Concentrating our disposable force upon the borders of Texas, and steudily pursuing other precautionary measures, arc acts which are dictated by the soundest judgment. Every movement of the Executive, thus far, seems to huve inspired the whole country with the utmost confidence in bis ability for the high station that lie occupies; every movement, thus far, gives increased evidence that lie is possessad of a clear head to discern, and a steady hand to direct, our affaire in any emergency. As an old and influential whig said to me this morning, "Never have so important measures been before I he people of this country; never have we occupied the attention of all Europe more than during the Inst six months, when every movement was watched with eagle eye, to find some assailable point; and yet the whole action of the administration nas been so judicious, every movement dictated with so much ability and good judgment, that not a flaw ,can be found, or a point to assail, visible." That such is the opinion, not only of our own party friends, but of the whigs generally, is evinced from the fact that little or no opposition is made. On the i contrary, a vast majority of the whig press even i give evidence of their decided approbation of the j arts of the sdministration in reference to our foreign f relations. The clamor of one or tuopresses without t much weight or solid character, about sending troops to Texas without the sanction of Congress, is mere idle balderdash, and is scarcely worthy of the able rejoinder of the "Union" to one of these prints. In reference to an extra session of Congress, I speak advisedly when 1 say that 1 know the general feeling of this section of the country is averse to it, until Mexico shall actually strike a blot v. After r she liim committed some overt net, it will then be ( time enough to call tin extra session; though, from ( present appearances, the war would most likely be | ended before the members could get together from i all sections of the country. Our citizens were, lost week, reminded of the ( trappings of war, by the appearance among us of . an independent military company from Charleston, 1 South Carolina?and a fine soldier-like appearance they made. They were received by, and became the guests of, one of our own crack companios?the ' Light Guard, Captain Vincent; were renewed by 1 our worthy mayor, and I believe most agreeably r entertained during their short sojourn among us. f Such interchanges of visits tend much to strengthen f the bond of union, and do away with those section- ? nl feelings which, to some extent, exist. " The anti-rent excitement in the interior of our State continues as great as ever. Many arrests " have been made, and, I trust, such active and strin- ' gent measures will be pursued, as will exterminate " the leaders, at least, of this bad set of men. The 1 laws must be respected and enforced. ' There has been great excitement in the city for 81 a day or two, owing to the sudden and mysterious y death of Miss Sophia Smith, a young girl respectably connected. Many deemed it another El- v len Jewell affair, though the coroner's jury brought in a verdict of aelf-sti angulation. She was found 11 in the atlic-room of a lodging-house, in one of our most fashionable streets, divested of all clothing, e lying upon the floor, with a band of cotton some . five feet in length crammed into her mouth, about 1 the same length wound round her neck, and her v face tied up with a handkerchief, passing under her chin, and tied at the top of her head. She was also stabbed with a penknife seven or eight times in the abdomen, and retained the knife in her band when found. It appeared so utterly impossi- n ble for her to have committed the act herself, thata second inquest bos been held; the police were s active in procuring facts and evidence, but nodi- g ing was elicited, and the second jury came to tl the same conclusion as the first. n Another horrible discovery was made Inst night, si A female physician named Cdaiello, alias Maxwell, s was charged with having procured an abortion upon o a young female, and causing her death?the body o sold and shipped away; also, for performing the 1 same operation Upon another young girl some six b teen years of age, who, though she lived, is evidently but a short time for this world. She has not h only exposed this female monster and her husband, ai but the viler and more hntcd being, her seducer, who U employed the wretch Costello to perform this opera- ai tion. The whole three are arrested, to meot, 1 trust, ft their just deserts. Our city never was more crowded with strangers, mostly merchants laying in their fall supply of mer- u cnnnuise. vur lasnionaoic sirens aie inronecu, o while the business onea are piled mountain-high with boxes and bales of merchandise waiting ship- ci merit to some distant State. Our fashionables, being S fond of novelty, arc ever striving for something a new; and the last card out, is, to assemble in one of our monster steamers, during these warm evenings, b put off to some of the neighboring islands, raise an tl immense tent, and there "trip it on the light fantas- vi tic toe," until the small hours bid them repair to their water-craft; and, while enjoying an excellent tl supper, they are skimming over the seas. But their pi supper and their sail come to an end about the ol same lime, when they land and seek each bis or her b< own quiet home. The last place selected for these ni nocturnal parties is Coney island, a place not altogether unknown even to some of our southern Ji friends. The KKh and 13th wards had an immense gathering of the democracy on Monday night, when strong and effective resolutions were passed highly approving the course of the administration towards ? Texas, and of the language of the President in ref- 1 crenee to Oregon. They also go for the sub-lreasu- J ry and the reduction of the tariff. This is but the gi commencement of popular movements. pi LEDYARD. di Boarding.?Mrs. a. cochran, on f, -J between 13th and 14th streets, can aecommo- (| date several gentlemen with their families, or single (j( gentlemen, with board. The situation of her house (j( is highly desirable, not only for its salubrity and its proximity to the public departments, but also for its |( pleasant neighborhood?being between the resi dencss of the Hon. J. Y. Mason, Attorney General, and ex-President Adams. Aug. 29?at CABINET AND CHAIR WAREROOM, PBNN. AVSNOS, 4 DOOSt WEST OP 4] iTSEST. J AS. WILLIAMS keeps constantly on hand a "I good assortment of furniture, cane and Windsor X chairs, china, glass, and crockery-ware. He will sell low for cash; or receive monthly payment#?for To all suma under flOO, from one to six months; over te MOO. from one to nine months. " N R. Hand-rnil for anle. Old furniture taken in at exchange for new. furniture and cliaira repaired 01 and repainted. Aug. 7?lw3nr By thia evening'a aoulkern mail. Krom the New Orleans Picayune, August M. MILITARY MOVEMENTS. The departure of the Alabama yesterday for Texts wrought up the martial ardor and excitement of mr citizens to a high pitch. Nothing else was talkd of during the day; passengers were running hither nd thither, completing their preparations for the x I .edition, and the friends of the troops, and eepelully of the volunteers from this city, crowded to he scene of embarkation, to lake leave of them aad rtah them "God speed" in their patriotic enterprise. We cannot compute the numbers who went own to the barracks on these friendly offices, r who were attracted thither by curiosity to ee so large and unusual an armed force set forth n a warlike expedition. It was very large in<ei, and the whole were animated witn a seal that nust have still further inflamed the patriotic ardor if the troops. We have merely room for an enunerntion of the officers, with their commands, who wnbarked. The steamer got under way late last vening. And first came Major Gnlly'e and Capt. Fomo's ompanien of volunteer artillerists?the former con* ? listing of 123 men, and the latter of 100 men. Besides Major Golly'* and Capt. Fomo's compalies, five companies of the 7th regiment of United Slates infantry, viz: "omp. B?Capt. Francis Lee and Lt. Dana 38 " C?Capt. Holmes and Lt. Humber 49 " F?Lt. Britton and Lt. tiantt 40 " H?Capt. Hawkins and Lt. J. M. Jones. .39 " 1?Capt. Moore and Lt 41 -.t. Hanson, commanding a detachment of 14 \A. Qatlin, with non. com. staff and band, and Sur;eon Craig. Other officers, ordered to join the army in Texas: 3apt. Cotton, 3d infantry; Lieut. Scarritt, corps of ngineers; Lieut. Kingsbury, ordnance; Lieut. Shepicrd, 3d infantry; Lieut. Braman, 4th infantry; and Surgeon Wharton. The following officers are left in charge of the oats in the vicinity: Lieut. Strong, Fort Pike; Lt. -{ensliaw, Fort Wood; Lieut. Paul, New Orleans Nirracks Major Sea well, Lieut. Hopson, Lieut. ^age, and company O of the 7th infantry, form a ;u?rd for the Baton Rouge arsenal. We are glad to be corrected in our statement of resterday, that Captain Miles was unsuccessful in indeavoring to charter a steamboat for the governnent. He succeeded in securing the steamboat Creole, Capt. Hiern, which has just been thoroughy overhauled and repaired. She will be rigged with i mast, as when she came out from New York, ro-morrow she sails for Pensacola, and on Mom lay from that port for her destination in Texas. She will take over thirteen officers, one hundred and ity men, six horses, with military stores, Ac. From the Mobile Airraid and Tribune, we learn hat, on Tuesday last, 4100,000 left that city, in harge of Purser S. Ramsey, of the navy-yard at r'emuicola, on board the pifot-boat Relief, for the ise of the home squadron, now concentrated in the Jnlf. We noticed yesterday, mustered among Major Sally's corps, many chivalrous and enthusiastic roung Creoles?fellows who could live at home in aae, if not in luxury, but who joined the service or the "fun of the'tning." Braver spirits will not >c found in the ranks; and, like old General Brady, whenever the drum beats, they will be found ready, with knapaacka slung. From the Charleston Patriot, Augnit 37. Ho! roa Texas.?Company A, 3?1 artillery, ar ived at this port this morning in the steamer Cladator, from Smithville, (N. C.,) on their way to Vranaaa bay, Texas, and have taken post at Fort Moultrie until transportation is furnished them for heir destination. orricsat. Captain?Georgo Taylor, commending. Assistant Surgeon?A. F. Slater, (U. S. A.) 1st Lieutenant?William Oilman. 2d Lieutenant?G. W. Ayres. Army.?Companies A, and I, 3d artillery, arc irdereil to Aransas hay, Texas, and will sail in a ew days from this rtorU Brevet Lieutenant Col. ^hilils, in command; Surgeon Hawkins. Captains Jurke and Taylor, Lietiieruuita Churchill, Oilman, Vyres, and Kiflburn. Lieutcant Sherman ordered to Augusta arsenal, , 3eorgia. ? PROPOSALS for carrying the mails of the United Stales from the 29d day of November, 845, to the 30th of June, 1847, inclusive,' on he following route in South Carolina, will be eceived at the contract ofltoe of the Poet Office Detriment, in the city of Washington, until 0 o'clock, i. m., of the 27th day of October, 1845, (to be deciled by the 1st day of November,) in the manner md time hereinafter specified, via: No. 3127. From Charleston, by Rantnwle's, Adma's Run, Jacksonborough, Ashapoo Ferry, Blue louse, Colllns's Cross Roads, Pocotnligo, Coosawstchie, and Grahamsville, to Savannah, Georgia, 24 miles and bock, daily, in two horse coacnea mm the 15th of October to the.l5th of June, and in ulkies or covered wagona during the residue of the ear. Leave Charleston daily at 10 a. m., arrive at Saannah next daya by 10 a. m. Leave Savannah aaily at 1 p. m., arrive at Cbarleaan next days by 2 p. m. Proposals for tri-weekly service will be considred. Proposals are also invited for daily transportation n steamboats between Charleston and Savannah, vith an expedited schedule, to be proposed by the lidder. NOTES. No proposal will be considered unless accomna lied by a guarantee. The following ie the form of a guarantee which hould be filled?the first blank with the name of the uaranlor, the second with that of the bidder, and . ie third and fourth with the beginning and termi- * ating points of the route; and after being dated, hould be signed by the guarantor, who must be hown by the written certificate of a postmaster, or ther equally satisfactory testimonial, to be a man f property, and able to make good his guarantee. 'Ins guarantee, so certified, should accompany each i id "The undersigned guarantiee that ? if is bid for carrying the mail from ? to be ccepted by the Postmaster-General, ?-? shall enir into an obligation prior to the first day of Janury next, with good and sufficient sureuetf to pcr)rm the service proposed. "Dated ." The following may be used as a form for the bid, 'here, no change from Ihe advertisement is contemplated y the bidder: "I [or we, as the case may bc,l hereby propose to \rry the mail on No. 3197, from Charleston to avannah, agreeably to advertisement, for f per nnum." For the prohibition of bids resulting from nomination, and the terms and conditions on which ie contract is to be made, see the last annual adcriisement. The bid should be sent under seal, addressed to ie First Assistant Postmaster General, with "Mail reposals in the State of ," written on the face f the letter; and should be despatched in time to c received by or before the 97th day of October sxt, at 9 o'clock, p. m. Contracts are to be executed before the 1st day of inuary next. C. JOHNSON, Postmaster General. Poet Office Department, 99th August, 1845. August 99?lawl930ct. POSTPONEMENT OF PUBLIC LAND L SALES IN IOWA.?Public notice is hereby von, that the public sales of lands, ordered by roclamation of the President of the United States, tied the ninth day of May, 1845, to be held at the nd office at FntrJUld, in the Territory of lire, on the lernth day of September next, and on the twentieth ?y of October next, are declared to be poetponed unI, and to commence, the former on ihe eighteenth ' ty of .tfsy, 1846, and the letter on the twentyeecond 1 Qi? Given under my hand at thei city of Washington, lia 38th day of Anguai, anno Domini one thouaand cht huodred and forty-five. u JAMES K. POLK. By the President; Jambs SmaLDt, Commiaaionar of the General Land Office. Aug 39?lawBw 3REISS, Profcaaor of Muaie, respectfully in forma the public that he continues to sons on the piano, guitar, and Mnging. He hope* r a continuance of the palffinage aoliberally exnded to him for the laal twelve raw. Order* may be left at Dr. Oilman's drug tore, Mr. Fischer's muaic atore, or at my remdenoe t 90th street. Pnr aala n#w Miff awonnrl hnnft ninnoif. AUK- aiu^odiw* l j: j