[ ration* at Hatana~Fort{firatum of fenla de Cordova 32 mile* from Mexico?Thing* at JVetr OrUan*. Our advices from Vera Cru* are to the mor ning of the 29th of April. No direct intelli gence had been received from the Army of In vasion for the two previous days. Three Ame rican soldiers had heen shot about six miles ou, of Vera Cruz on the Jalapa road. They were lying in the bushes with their throats cut. The road was deemed unsafe unless passed by a strong escort. Vera Cruz continued healthy. No case ofvomito had yet appeared. The Bri tish steamship Dee arrived on the 23d from Tampico. Wa have advices from Matamoros up to the 28th of April. They had nothing from Mon terey since the 14th ult. The Rio Grande was in a wretched condition for navigation. All the old channels had been filled by the recent Hood, and the sand bars changed. Several boats were aground above Reynard, and there was a serious obstacle to the forwarding ul supplies. At Matamoros were the following troops?1 Regiment U. S. infantry, Col. Da venport commandant of the Post?2 Regi ments U. S. Art. at Fort Brown?9 Cos. 1 Re giment Massachusetts Infantry, Major Abbott commanding in garrison?1 Co. Tenn. Calv. Lt. Adams in command of Cos. Sireet?1 Co. I Reg. Mass. Infa. Capt. Nichols command of Fort Paredes. Capt. Webster of Mass. Inf. had been ill but was well again. Advices from Campeachy up to the 23d of April have reached us. Nothing very impor tant in them. No mention is made of the re turn of Joseph Robira, who was recently here on a mission of peace and neutrality for \ u catan. An American who had resided several years in Tobasco, has reached New Orleans by the vessel which bring this news. He says that all the Americans were forced to leave Tobasco on pain of death in one hour after the useless bombardment of the town by Com. Perry, that the cannon which we had spiked were unspiked and planted on a hill overlook ing the bend below the town to receive us should we attempt its attack again. We are in possession of Havana intelligence j up to the 29ih of April. The biith day of the Queen Mother was celebrated on the 28th with great rejoicings. The Habaneros had given a gold medal to Alexander the Magician ?who was to give a performance on Sunday, the 2nd instant, for the benefit of a new church being built in Havana. Two French vessels were in the harbor. A very great stir was ma nifested in the Cuban army. The Cabana, the Moro, and other forts were arming with heavy artillery, and they exercising their guns? but what for was not known. Our papers from New Orleans are Sunday morning, the 8th instant. They tell us that Venta de Gordova, which was being fortified, is on the main road from Vera Cruz to Mexi co, and 32 miles from the latter city. They also inform us that the capital was being forti fied at last dates from that city. Gen. Mejia's son is one of prisonersof Cerro Gordo, and has arrived in New Orleans. He had been admit milted to his parole and was residing with his mother in that city. His father was an oppo nent of Santa Ana. Two companies of the 16th Kegiment of Infantry from Kentucky arrived in New Orleans on the 8th instant, consisting of 197 men, under the command of Captains Graves and Garrard. The Kentucky Legion was to be disbanded yesterday the l(jth inst. The Quarter Master intended to rent the Briga man Race Course on the Opposite side of the river at New Orleans for a camping ground for the discharged volunteers. Capt. Duperu's company of Louisiana Infantry was to sail for Brazos on Thursday last. Sergeant Maxey, of Capt. Gathy's, Kentucky volunteers was I killed by the accidental discharge of his pistol on the 3d instant in New Orleans. The steam ship New Orleans was purchased by Govern ment on the 7th instant for $125,000. ty3~Yankee Doodle contains a fair and laugh able hit at the war, last week?being a full view of the Mexican Eagle, "before and al'trr the war." The national bird, as he appeared bpfore the war, is a very respectable, well-to do fowl, in fine feather?but the portrait of the same bird " after the war" present as melan. choly a specimen of skeleton leanness as Mrs. General Gaines could desire to illustrate the " horrors of war. " It is a most ludicrous picture, yet conveying a deep moral lesson.? The rest of the illustrations and the letter-press of the present number are unusually rich and sparkling. It can be had at Adams. Troops.?The J. M. White, says the Saint Louis Republican of the 7th inst., left W ed nesday for New Orleans. She was to stop at Jefferson Barracks, to take on board Captain King's company of soldiers, destined for Mexi co. Another company will be ready to leave on Saturday. _ Magnetic Telegraph from Boston to Portland. The putting up of the wires, from the office No. 32 Exchange street, to South Berwick, was completed on the 11th inst. It is expect, ed that the line will be completed from Port land, Me., to Boston by the 1st of June. Progress of the Jge. A youne lady was ex amining some stockings at a store in Worces ter the other day, when, putting her hand into one of them to see the quality, the clerk re marked, 'that is a very fine hoe, ma'am. THINGS IN WASHINGTON. Cabinet consultations?Force of U. S. Marines ordered to Tekuantepic?Extorar Session prnba hie?Reason* therefor?Chauqc in the charac ter of the war?Sequestration of Church pro perty ? Aeasons therefor?Political considera tions for keeping up the tear?General Taylor to be kept in the field if possible. The consultations of the President and his Cabinet since the battle of Cerro Gordo have been upon matters deeply affecting the present and future interests of our country. It has been decided among others things to send a large force of U. S. Marines under the command of Gen. Henderson to accompany the party of Engineers ordered to explore the Isthumus of Tehuantepec. This force when all are assembled at the mouth of the Huasarualco river will not number less than 2000 men. It is this expedition which was shadowed forth in the recent accounts from Commodore Perry. All the marines on shore have been ordered to the Home Squadron in the Gulf forthwith, where the organization will take place. Thia force is large enough to en sure perfect safety to the exploring party, for the enemy were he disposed,cannotoffer any se rious lesistance in the section of country pro posed to be explored, owing to the want ol m?n, and there is no apprehension of any great trouble from the population itself a9 it is very ?par?e and composed chiefly of Indians. The question of calling an Extra Session has been debated with a good deal of acerbity by the President and his Cabinet, and is not yet decided. Things may take such a turn in the further progress of the war as to make it abso lutely necessary to issue the proclamation for an Extra Session. It in the apprehension of such a state of thinga that prompta the Presi dent and one or two of hi* Cabinet to take time by the forelock, but there is a difference of opin ion among the rest of his council. The Presi dent sees very clearly that the next Congresa will be against him, if the elections take place at their appointed time, and hence he is disposed to precipitate the elections with a hope ol car* rying the House. But apart from this consid eration there is another which weighs like an incubus upon the Administration, and, that is, the impossibility of making a peace with the enemy. The whole Administration ia convinced of this fact, but while the Preeident would seek to make the next Congreu the acape-goat I of the further proaecution of the war, and would call Congreas together for that principal purpose, the Cabinet think that it will be time enough to carry into effect this policy next December, and hence oppoae an Extra Ses sion. Orders have been sent to General Scott and to General Taylor to chaugethe whole charac ter of the war, if the Mexicans shall persist in refusing to make peace. They are to seques trate the Cbur:h property of Mexico and to wage the war upon all classes without distinc tion. They are to destroy all public property, which, by being recaptured or abandoned,may be used against us again. In fine, the war is to be one of conquest of territory, not of peace. The considerations which have led to the adop tion of this policy by the Administration arise out of the condition of things. It has been forced upo? the Administration by the obstina cy of the enemy. It is argued, and with no small degree of plausibility, that the war must be made popular at home, which can only be done by making it a war of conquest of territo ry and the treasures of the enemy. Peace is denied by the Mexicans on any conditions to which we can submit,and it follows as a mat. ter of course that we must conquer, occupy, and make the enemy pay the cost by seizing upon all private and corporate property, in eluding the property of the Church, whicfi is valued at 150,000,000 of dollars. But independently of the action of the ene my in lorcing us to change the character of the war, there are political considerations at home in favor of keeping up the war until after the next Presidential contest. The party in power do not intend to surrender the administration of the Government without a terrible struggle. It is now the disbursement of fifty millions a year, which makes the administration so de sirable to politicians. As a prominent mem ber of the administration said a day or two ago?if the party in power are turned out, it will not be for the want of trying 'to keep in. Hence, it is desired to keep up the war till af ter 1848, so as to seize upon every turn in public opinion which may benefit the Admin istration. Besides, war itself is a powerlul disturbing force, and the Administration hopes to avail itself of it as an element of success in its own aspirations. At all events, the dis bursement of a war budget is a mighty engine of corruption, and the party in power desire to have the advantage of it in the ensuing con test. In addition to these considerations, the appearance of General Taylor in the Presiden tial field, called thither against his will by a grateful and admiring People, has created a terror in the ranks of the Administration which almost drives them to madness. To do some thing by which the People can be turned from him, is the grand object of the party in power, and as it is believed that the keeping of him in the field will have that tendency, if not abso lute effect?(vain notion)?the President and his Cabinet would gladly see the war continu ed. So that, even if the Mexicans sue for peace, there is a disposition to make the de mands so high as to repel their advances in order to keep up the war. 03- 'Paddy, my jewel, why don't you have your ears cropped ? they are entirely too large lor a man.' 'And yours,' replied Pat, 'are too short for an ass I' Santa Ana's Dinner.?Kendall of tke New Orleans Picayune bat the following rich atory about that dinner which Santa Ana left un eaten : I informed you the other day that I had a ?tory to tell of Sadta Ana and his travelling carriage. In hia great haate to leave it be went off without taking any ?f his effecia?a small writing caae only was found broken open, for be had no time to unlock it, from which be bad evidently taken a f?-w papers of great importance; but the majority of hia eff. els?his silver plate, his papers, his money?all were there in good condition. Two of our officers entered the coach, and what did they find, after rummaging about, but a most excellent dinaer, together with delicious wine, and some highly flavored segars. To say that they did uot ait themaelvea comfortably down on his rich ly cushioned aeata, partake ef his sumptuous dinner, wash it down with hia delicious wine, and finish it off with his highly flavored segars, would be dep-uiiug further from the truth than I care about doing just now. The names of the officers were Capta. Wil liams and McKinstry, and the dinner was a perfect windfall after a hard morning's work, without eating, and with slim prospects ahead for food. I forgot to mention that they found a woman in his carriage ! Character or Gen. Taylor.?A friend of Senator Simon Cameron, writing from Monterey, says that General Taylor is as simple and unos tentatious as a thild?plain as a pike-staff?homely and unpretending?brave as Caesar, and as deter mined and firm as adamant. He has strong good sense; he is unornamental, but useful. His sense is of the cast iron kind, not shining but solid, and altogether practical. He is the least showy, unar tificial General, or subaltern, that is or ever was in the American army. He has a power and an influence over men,whether individuals or armies, that is irresistible. All around him have a con sciousness of security and safety while he is with them. It is this moral power, this magie of the mind, which made his four thousand men superior to twenty thousand well disciplined troops. And it is this moral power?this magic of the mind, which will lift him to the next Presidency on the shoulders of millions of his grateful countrymen ! fch We are indebted to the New York cor respondent of the JVashingtou Union for the subjoined statement of receipts for the first 3 months of the years 1846 and 1747 respective ly : 184G. 1847 Customs, $7,360,000 $0,300,000 Lands, ' 437,225 240,000 Miscellaneous 11,645 17,000 $7,808,870 $6,557,000 6,557,000 Showing a decline of $1,251,870 under the 'free trade' tatiffof 1846, which we were told would increase the revenue ! Remember this is from the Washington Union, the organ of Mr. Polk's administration, a paper that has been prating and still is prating about the in crease of the revenue under Mr. Walker's won der-working tariff! Last week Mr. Polk and his Cabinet held a levee in honor Gen. Tom Thumb. National Whig. We hope they do not have it in contempla tion to appoint him to the chief management of the Mexican war. Louisville Journal. ! They have abandoned that idea and they now design to apply for a law to allow Mr. Polk himself to take command of the armies in Mexico in person! CO- It is suggested that the President shall employ the prisoners of war in digging a canal across the Tehuantepec and that Mr. Dallas be sent out as the Lieutenant General of this great force and Mr. Ritchie as second in com mand. This important work, it is thought, could not be entrusted to abler hat)ds ! Troops from Delaware.?The company of infantry from Delaware, under Capt. Chaytor, arrived at Baltimore on Thursday night last in the Philadelphia boat. They are now quarj tered at Fort McHenry, and will embark for the seat of war as soon as possible. QtJ-The Church properly of Mexico is esti mated by Gomez Farias at 160 millions of dol lars. This is a snug little sum for Mr. Walker to revel in. We now see what Sam Houston's "revelling in the Halls of the Montezumas" originally meant. By the by, it is said, that Mr. Trist carried out the order to Gen. Scott to seize upon this property, if the Mexicans re fused to come to terms. Marble Corps.?Orders were received at Philadelphia on Friday, for six companies of United States marines, numbering about six hundred men, under command of Major L. Twiggs, to repair immediately to join the army in Mexico. Eight additional companies, under command ol Lieut Col. Watson, have received preparatory orders, and will shortly follow the first battalion. Upon their arrival at Vera Cruz they will be joined by all the disposable force ot the marine corps now attached to the Gulf Squadron, and the whole amounting to about 1700 men, will he formed into two regi ments, the first under command of Lieut. Col. Watson, and the second of Major Twiggs, the whole comprising the Brigade of the veteran Brig. Gen. Henderson of the marine corps. May 17, 1727.?Expired at St. Peters burg, Catherine I?a inoRt extraordinary personage. On the same day, 1829, John Jay, LL. D. second Preaident of the American Bible Society, died in Westchester county, New York. May 18, 979.?King Edward of Kngland was murdered, by order of his step-mother, Queen Elfrida. He was surnamed the 4t Martyr." May 19, 1536.? Anne Bnleyn, Queen of Henry VIII, was beheaded at the Tower of London. The same day, 1780.?The dark day in New England, when lamps were lighted at noon, and many people were excessively alarmed. / (0* The New York Herald's Washing ton Correspondent Galriensen, very justly lashes the Union for abusing the Mexicans as "imbecile" "cowards," &c., &c. It >s ever a proof of imbecility and cowardice to hear a man charge ihese weaknesses on his enemy. From the Louisville Journal of 9th inst. PREJVTICE.MJW. All the Locofoco papers are shouting the praises of General Scott, the victor of Vera Cruz and Cerro Gordo. Well, if Scott is the great and glorious commander they now repre sent him, whst sort ol policy whs it on ?*e part of the Administration to keep hun shut up at Washington ciiy, like a csged eagle, tor nearly a year alter the commencement ol tne war, an exile lrora his country's battle-fields, merely because he had thoughtlessly written a letter to the Secretary of War, complaining ol 'attacks from high quarters V Mr. Polk should now, by all means, send his friend Santa Ana a new wooden leg to rep ace the one lost at Cerro Gordo. W e hope that the artist employed for the purpose, will turn out just such a piece of work as the celebrated cork leg of tl.e Rotterdam merchant, which, when once set to going could never be stop ped. Let such a leg as that be buckled to San ta Ana's body, and then let him be started in the direction of Gen. Scott or Old Rough and Ready. Gen.Cushing, the last appointee of Mr. P0^* has made himself ridiculous at Matamoros by a prohibition of dancing. The general imprea sion in the army is than Gen. Cashing is a lit tle softer than Gen. Pillow. The LocofoCo Washington correspondent ol the Philadelphia Ledger praises Cave John son as 'the watch-dog of the Treasury ' Is it necessary to have such a very great dog to guard the treasury 1 It is impossible for any man to read the Washington Uuion's account of the late ?lec" tion in Virginia without being reminded ol Santa Ana's report of the battle ol Buena Vis ta. Mr. Polk will now be as hostile to General Scott as to General Taylor. Both of them have whipped his friend Timber-toes. Old Rough and Ready has proved himself a first rate Taylor. He always gives his Mexican customers CCJ- It is the first duty of every American citizen, says Wendell Phillips, to devote him self to the destruction of the Union and of that Constitution which has already shipwrecked the experiment of civil liberty here. And the next is, for this fool to jump into the North River with a pair of 100 pound shot fixed to his heels! Ocj- If it be of any interest to our readers, we can tell them that Lord Cathcart, late Govern or of Canada, has gone to England! OCJ- Hear what a Democrat can write about old Zach to the Richmond Republican from Little Tennessee. And in conclusion, Mr. Editor, permit me to send you one yell, as the precursor of that tremendous avalanche which will pour down from your native mountains in 1848?Huzza for Old Zsch, the Here of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palnia, Monterey, and Buena Vista?he who sent terror to the hearts of tht wire-workers about the Capital, and almost caused the Washington hero of the Mexican war (Marcy) to fall through the seat of those famous "breeches." A DEMOCRAT. Santa Ana's Cocks. We take the following story from one of Kendall's admirable letters irom the seat of war. We are sure our readers will relish it: A party of dragoon officers, some two or three weeks since, also had their own fun near Santa Ana's estate of Mango de Clavo. While hunting about the premises they stumbled up on the building where he kept his fighting chickens. Those well informed upon the sub ject tell me there was a great deal of cock fighting in that immediate section for a day or two, and that one particular fight created great excitement. A fierce looking rooster which they dubbed General Taylor?not so large as some, but with game sticking out all over him was pitted against a long gangling chicken that they gave his owner's name to?a heavy but clumsy bird, with but little fight in him. Well, Gen. Taylor and Santa Ana, as repre sented by the chickens of the latter, were set upon one another, and after a few heavy hits from the former, the latter 'vamosed' out of the fight as last as his two legs would carry him, leaving general Taylor's representative upon the ground crowing right lustily. Such are some of the accidents that have befallen the 'Hero ofTampico.' "VTOTICE.?I hereby forewarn all persons from j\| crediting my wife Eleanor Henderson, on my account, as I am determined to be responsible for no future debts incurred by her. may 17? 3t* JOHN HENDERSON. Fauquier White Sulphur Springs. M THIS establishment, so favorably known for BhM the curative qualities of its water and the ele gance and comfort of its accommodation, will be opened for the reception of visiters on the 1st June. It is situated 50 miles from Alexandria, 35 miles from Fredericksburg, and 20 miles east of the Blue R dge, in one of the most healthy and delightful cli mates of Virginia. The direction and management will be the same as heretofore, and the same atten tion paid to the accommodation and comfort of their guests. We have an abundant supply of ice. The season, commencing the 1st of June, will end the 1st of October, embracing 4 months. Lovers of music will find the band unsurpassed. Board : $10 per week, $9 per week for 2 weeks, $30 per month, $80 for the season. For more than one day $1 50 per day, 50 cents for a single meal, 25 cents for lodging, children un der 12 years of age, and servants, half price; horses AO cents per day, per week $2 50, per month $8. Tri-weekly stages will run from Washington un til 1st of July, after that time daily. There will be a line of stages from Fredericksburg after the 1st of July, previous to which conveyances will be furnished on accommodating terms, may 17?tf DAN'L WARD. FOR RENT. rPHREE stories of the Fountain Buildings, corner _L of 8?cond street and Pennsylvania avenue. En quire at the Fountain Bookstoie. may 4-tf U. WARD. w IfEW CARVO? * AMD GILDING ESTABLISHMENT. ILLIAM SPEARING, having commenced business in the above line, immediately in front of Colemsn's Hotel, respectfully informa the citizens of Washington and its vicinity, that be man noctures Looking Glass and Picture Frames, Plain and Ornamental Cornices, as well as eveiy other kind of work in his line of business. William 8pear ing's charges for all work done at his establishment will be qnite reasonable: he respectfully solicits a share of the public patronage. N. B. Old Frames regilt. may 14 tf FRESH ORANGE CO. BU rTER mHE SUBSCRIBER has just received J_ 10 packages Fresh Butter 10 " Choice Cheese ?AND? A lot ol Maple Sugar in small cakes. may 1?3t S. HOLMES, Seventh St. Mr. H. has made arrangements to be supplied with the same kind of Butter as long as the market will warrant it. VAN LOAN & CHASE, FROM NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA. DAGUERREOTYPE ROOMS. Admittance free?next door to U. 8. Hotel. Pictures taken in any kind of weather, clear, cloudy, or rainy, from 9 o'clock, a. m. till 6 o'clock p m. Washington, 1847. april 14?tf TC. FARQUHAR & CO., call the alien , tion of the citizens and public generally, to heir New Drug and Chemical Store, corner of 16th street and New York Avenue, where can be found all articles in their line fresh and genu ine. april 37-3t A CARD. T S. BECK would take thia method of notifying I J. hia friends and public generally that he has re moved his house Furnithing Store from Pennsyl vania avenue to E street north opposite Rev. O. B. Brown's, one square west of the General Poet Office. Having a larger house and a lower rent I can and will sell any and all kinds of House-Furnishing Goods cheaper than at any time heretofore. I will try to prove this to any one in want of goods that will give me a call. N. B. Rooms for rent, furnished or unfurnished, april 3 l-3m jce 100 Icq* DE VAUGHAN'S supply of pure fresh i?ond Ice of Boston has arrived, and he is ready to supply the public at any hour until 10 o'clock at night. Any person wishing it can be accommo dated at his residence, on 9th street, a few doors north of D. Clagett's dry good store. april 33?3teod BECK'S DAGUERREOTYPE ROOMS I One hundred per cent, cheaper than the cheapest! LIKENESSES taken in the best style inferior to none, either singly or in groups at the very re duced price of $1 60 ! 11 each. Specimena may be seen at the rooms over the Furnishing 8tore of L. 3. Beck, E street near the General Post Office. Remember the price $1 60. Groups in proportion, april 3l-3m Segars and Tobacco, of superior quality, con stantly for sale by april 37-6t T. C. FARQUHAR 6c CO. A CARD. MISS ANNA M. BECK would respectfully in* form the Ladies of Washington that ahe is now prepired with her Spring 8tock to execute all orders in Millinery or Mantua Making with neatness and despatch. Residence E street, opposite Rev. O. B. Brown's. april 21-3m JOHN WA&NER, ~n Carver and Gilder, JL enn. Avenue, between 11th and 13th sts, North side. Makes to order all kinds of Plain and Orna mental Gilded Frames, Cornices, Curtains, Rods, See. Old Frrtnes regilt, and Looking Glass Plate* inserted. Terms moderate. april 19?tf THOMAS C. WILSON, Auctioneer !3L . The departure of the steamer JO* SSeSSBSCsEPH JOHNSON, will be, as nigh as practicable, at the following hours, until further notice, viz: Leave Alexandria at 7J, 10, 12}, and 4} o'clock. Leave Washington at 8?, 11, 1$, 3J, and 6| o'clock. WM. H. NO WELL, Captain, april 20?dtf THE COLUMBIAN FOUNTAIN. fllHIS interesting and popular Temperance and JL Family newspaper, edited by Rev. J. Ta Ward, & Co., is now in its second volume, and has an extensive and increasing circulation throughout the United States. It is publiahed every Saturday morning, and may be obtained at the Fochtaik Book Store, near the Rail Road Depot. Terms: One copy, one year, $ 1; six copies, one year, $5; fifteen copies, one year, $10. Sub scriptions for six months at the same rate. By the month, 124 cents. All payments required in ad vance. To subscribers in Washington the Fountain it delivered by a carrier. Subscribers in Georgetown obtain their papers at the store of Mr. J. 1. Bangs, en Bridge street ; and those in Alexandria, at the store of Mr. Joba Howell, on King street. (33s A limited number of advertisements will be received on reasonable terms. may 4?3m BUTTER, CHEESE, Ac.?The subscriber has received a full supply of the very best family groceries of every description in bis line, which he oilers on as reasonable terms as they can be bought in the city?such as Java, Rio Laguyra and St. Domingo coffee Gunpowder, Imperial, Old Hyson, Young Hyson, and Black Teas Loaf, Crushed, White, Havana, and Brown Sugar Molarces, ground and unground Spices Salad oils in flaskes and bottles Butter, Cheese, Flour, Ac. Sc. 12000 Cigars of different kinds. E. W. SMALLWOOD,