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I THE UNION
CITY OF WASHINGTON.
I |{|DAY MIGHT, AUGUST I, 1815.
This evening's southern umil brought u* not
from farther south than Petersburg, Vn.
THE COPPER REGION.
\Ve have been inconsiderately drawn into a
|frt of some importance to the United Slates.
Iisve struck a vein, however, which promises t
rich in its resource);. The render will recollect a t
ong and interesting letter which we published
Tuesday evening, from oneofour regularcorrespi
nts, who is now on u tup from Mew York to L
Superior, in which he gave us a description of
leculiur and striking scenery, and made somt
narks upon the copper lands in its vicinity, and
in the agents .of the United States who have L
liargcd with the care of tlio mineral lunda belonj
3 the government. This letter drew forth a r<
3 our last evening's paper; but we declined the |
cation of the whole communication, for the reut
,-hirh we then suited. The writer of that arl
barged tiie United Stales agent with many act
liamanagemenl, and even malversation of of
ml as we wi re nwnrc that our government
boot to appoint u commission to visit the coun
id investigate the conduct of the agents, we de
I it most advisable to refer to another tribunal,
(present, at least,) a full inquiry into these r
rs. In the inrnn time, a new scene was ope
.fore us. We were scarcely aware of the ex
ice of these mineral resources,?much less of tl
;tent. But our curiosity is now being aroui
tie public documents connected with them h
en politely placed in our possession, end w e s
cparean article for the "Union" for the purpos
lling the attention of the country to this very in
esting subject. l lie lead-mines belonging to tlie. I
led Slates in Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Ac., It
lieen longer known and are belter understood t
die copper region. They have been worked t
considerable extent, and their produce is an al
dani, that they can not only supply our own niai
with lead, but afford a large export for the consul
lion of foreign nations. Perhaps no mints in
world are equal to those of the belt on both side
the Mississippi.
The topper region is probably more impor
than the lead-mines. It is supposed by some gc
gists to extend from Lake Superior to Texas, cri
nig the Mississippi diagonally ata lower point t
the lead-mines, and forming a vein of from th
10 forty miles of average width. The ore is sail
he unusually rich. In some places it is mixed v
veinsof silver, so abundant that the precious m
alone is sufficient to pay nil the expenses of wo
ing the vein?the ore itself making a yield
Gil or 70 per cent, of copper An imrne
boulder of this metal is now deposited in the pu!
yard between the War and Navy Departments, i
is well worthy the inspection of nil curious ohi
vers who happen to visit Washington. It wci
more than .'1,700 lbs., and is so rich in tho me
that n plate of copper is smoothed off on its surl
like the copper-plate of the engraver. It was tra
ported to Washington from the banks of the 1
lonsgon river, nbout forty miles from the Eagle ri
The two principal points where the richest
has yet been developed, are on Eagle river, and r
Copper Harbor, on Lake Superior. But the ricl
portion of the copper region, as far as it is exploi
is reputed to be Isle Royale, in Lake Super
much nearer the Canada side than our own; but
boundary line runs north of the island, so l
it falls within the limits of lite United States.
Itoyale is estimated to beabout thirty miles in letq
mid five miles broad?singularly rich in copj
which is constantly cropping out on the surfi
The de| irtment has decided that no patents sho
he granted, and no leases taken, on this singular
and.
Two large companies have been formed for li
ing and working the mines in the Lake
prrior Copper Region?the one which c
rates in New York, and the other in Boston,
valuable have shares become in some cases, the
gentleman in Boston, who is said to own ah
eighty shares, haH been offered more than $
fur a single share. The supervision of th
mines is devolved on the Ordnance Bureau, ((
Talcott,) attached, of course, to the War
psrtment. Some important regulations have b
made about the leasing of the mines, but furt
legislation will be required from Congress. The ?
retary of War grants the permits to applicants to
upon the lands; and upon presenting a certifii
from the qgent of the United States that the ti
lias not been previously occupied, a lease may
granted for three years, upon condition of payin
percent, of the neti proceeds of the metal, after i
smelted from the ore. If the lease be renewed
another three years, the rent is extended to 10
rent. The leaseholders were originally confi
to the smelting of the ore in the neighborhood of
mines; but it wns found that, owing to the wan
fuel, and other appliances, it was best to transf
the ore to New York or Boston. The secret
yielded at last to the application?the governm
till receiving its 6 per cent, of rent, in the metn
self, free of nil expense of transportation.
On the illst of March last, it was determined
the Secretary of War to grant no more pern
which would authorize a selection of more tl
one square mile; and between that time and 18th u
even hundred and sixty such permits were issu
It was then determined to stop the further iss
The cause of thin is expressed in the printed cir
1st from the Secretniyof Wnr, which we have
ready published. It states that, "should locate
lie made pursuant to the permits already iss>
from this department, to select lands in the l.i
Superior mineral district, the quantity rrquirei
nti?fy them would exceed one million one hunt!
thousand acres. It is apprehended that the wl
region open for location may not conlnin this qu
uty of mineral lands. Explorations and survey;
these lands have been ordered, and it has liecn
termined to nnnpend the further issue of pern
until the results shall be made known. The
I'lications for permits received at the dep
ment subsequent to the 17th instant, will
tiled in the office; and if thediseloattres of the ext
'nations shall warrant the further issue jf |>err
for the Lake Superior region, they will be consii
ed in the order in which they have been or shnll
Wfcivwl. If 14 nnt f>vnni>lr>(l flint fh#? rnqulfn nf
examinations and surveys to ascertain the probt
quantity of mineral lands in this region, and
make the lorations pursuant to the permits aim
issued, can be completed for some time to come.
It seems that Walter Cunningham, the first
ptrintendent of these lands, kept no record of
permits he granted, or of the selection of tracts
which he certified as not interfering with the clai
ol others; and, in consequence of the absence of I
information, it appears that his successor (Sto< kt
has, in two or three instances, certified for othi
tract* previously certified by Mr. Cunningham; i
this has given rise, as mnybc supposed, to so
complaint. The certificates of the. latter have !>
dropping in for a week or two past, but we kn
that very few more can lie in existence.
Mr. Gray (the only one of the assistants assigi
to the superintendent, who possessed any com
tent knowledge of the surveying or platting)
heen busily engaged in preparing maps, and lc
ting the leases, and claims to leases thereon, to a
from the, risk of granting certificates which will
'erfere; and another competent surveyor has rcc<
ly been sent to that country, in order that the o
mtioiiM may be expedited us lust iu? pusaible. It ia 11
* also understood that Dr. Haughton is carrying on tl
surveys under the orders of the General L.um) Office,
which will soon extend into .Stockton's district, if
and will probably throw much additional light upon S
?? the extant of this interesting region of country. o!
lung We are informed that, na regards Mr. Gray's ol
mingling in nny way with politicians, (as was stated (I
by our correspondent of last evening,) it can'ecarce- th
ly be true. "He is a young man, who has been ui
sub- constantly moving about, and acquired no right to tl
We j ,vr a vote in any locatisn. Modest and retiring, si
0 he is the last man in the world to donnytliing of the P1
'ery kind charged upon him."
on It will thus be seen, from this very rapid sketch,
'"d" on imperfect data, that the copper region of the Uni- l''
u'te ted States abounds with interest; that, from tlieabun- T
"H dance nnd the richness of the ore, it is probably ul
' te~ calculated to furnish copper enough for our own
UP" consumption, and for a large exportation to foreign 01
,een countries. Of course, great interests are growing up riJ
?'"c in that wonderful region?much speculation, large "i
iply
companies, strong contests for the possession of the ;
iul> tides?the same mine sometimes shingled over
ions several claims?some violence and some fraud. "
And even the agents of the government have not <b
s escaped the suspicion of mismanagement and mal- l|i
Hoc; vcrsution. The executive is about to do its duty in b?
was tj,ege respects. It is contemplated to employ two fei
"7. highly respectable commissioners to inspect th" lands, ">
pm" to receive and investigate all complaints, Hnd make ln
(for n report to the War Department. A more com- a
llat" plete report also, of the mineral resouires of the be
ned West, the quality and extent of the mines, and the
:'at" best way of working them, will probably be ob- of
heir tained, under the auspices of the vigilant Serre- w.
sed. tary of War, to be submitted to the next Congress, th
av" The statistics will, no doubt, be found valuable; and,
hall in fact, the whole subject is every day assuming a to
i. of new and a more expanding interest. co
ter- lit
Jl,i* A CONVENTION IN VIRGINIA. ki
avf . . sli
. Although we have left I lie Lai)i wick of Virginia,
nun 0 ... .1
vet u/p. rnnnot iiivpst mii-Mrlvpa nf Imp lnlorpal which -
O 11 ' 01
we have always felt in her welfure. We scarcely in- re
j{et tend, however, to meddle more freely with her own in
|(1p_ concerns, than every American citizen would feel die- ^
,ht. P0SUl' 10 interest himself in the ulfuirs of so distin- 8[s
0f guishetf a State. An important movement id going er
on nt this moment in the old Commonwealth. The ^
tant <lues,ion of culling a convention to amend her con- S(,
lo stitution is under discussion. Much vuriety of th
oss ?P'n'on 's honestly entertained upon this subject. w
jihi) The western portion of the Sutte is-almost universal- J"
irtv ly in favor ?' The principal division is in the east- aa
j t em portion of Virginia, where we presume, a tnuvitli
-i?ri,y 's ?PP0Seil t0 a convention. There is no
e(ol amendatory clause in the present constitution; so
rk that it cannot be amended without calling a conven- ht
oj. tion. The struggles which were made during the e)
last convention (ip 182it) in regard to the basis of rep- of
blic re8cntation?wliether it should be the white or the lui
and m'xe*' 'ja8's?were calculated to produce some appre- T
hension about the union of the State. The fear of a an
similar contest operates, no doubt, upon the minds Ca
"al of many, and prevents a portion of her citizens from of
j. supporting llic convention. The press is, of course, an
ing equally divided upon the measure. The two whig w
Qn papers in Richmond are on opposite sides. We are cf
happy to see the course of the "Enquirer" on thisi
ore subject., u supports t lie convention, for our own
part, we trust, that when it assembles, it will meet rr
ies| in tlmt spirit of conciliation, wisdom, and tnodera- f?
l tion, that may prevent all angry excitement, all sec- ),c
j ' tional jealousies, violent passions, and serious dis- w
the CUMion- or
hat We dismiss the subject with the following quotn- lie
Isle tion of a letter which we have just received from a up
?t)i citizen of Eastern Virginia. "It states the principal ea
aer grounds on which lie supports the call of a conven- th
tce, tion: mi
uld "I am much pleased with the course of the Enqui- w'
isl- rer on the subject of the convention. If it be iirobablc pa
that a majority of the qualified voters of the State de ?y
sire a convention, (and such)l believe to be the fact,) .
?n9- the question should be submitted to their decision. 111
Su In a democratic form of government, the will of the
majority must and ought to prevail. 1 entertain no Pe
fears on the subject, and am willing to sec the pco- HS
pie in convention whenever it is their clearly ascer- l(.
it a tained will to have one: It is true, that some risk is
io,,1 to be encountered in every, new experiment;?but '
j.jjlj there can be no improvement without experiment;
and no one will asscit that our constitution is not wi
lcse defective, and needs no amendment. The right of f"?
Do!. suffrage, ns now exercised, is a great grievance. It 111
Dc- gives to the rich, who have the means of manufucluring
votes, undue political weight. The power to run
Fen multiply nominal freeholders, and to create a horde
"er of dependent voters,. (or "serf,i," as you very prop- j',!'1
lee- erly designated them,) ought not to be tolerated in a no
_0 free land?especially if it opens the door to the vile it i
frauds which were attempted in our late spring elcc'ale
lions. No man should have more than one vote. F"J
act Wealth gives to its possessor influence and power t, r
be sufficient to take care of himself Hiid his property, cir
(j without the aid of peculiar political privileges. ho,
. Under our present system, our Stale government l)f|
1,18 has a strong oligarchical tendency. It has already, up
for on more than one occasion, through the influence of
prr our whig towns, transferred political power from " "
I the majority to the minority. With an increased ,j
nF population in our towns, and the repetition of the in
the Hampshire frauds in the country, it is easy to fore- nni
t of see that, by concert of action, and the influence of ''jl
,ort associated wealth, every closely contested election
in the State may result in defeat to the majority. <lei
Hry But, independent of this, and other defects in the ,,ri
icnt constitution which require amendment, it would be Jj"1
I it impolitic nnd unwise in the east to throw uny im- Rri
pediment in the way of ascertaining the will id' the no
people on the subject. If the majority desire h eon- ,'111
by vetition, they will have it; and if it is to come, the "e,
nita sooner the better. If the west shall ultimately sue- tnl
cced, after a long and severe struggle for a conven- t.u
an tion, the state of public feeling will be unfavorable llc
to calm deliberation, and, a just apportionment of
ed. power among the vnrious sections of the commnniue
wealth. But I forbear. 1 find that I am trespassing
upon the limits of a letter, which 1 expected would mc
cu~ be verv short when I commenced it.'1 t?t
al- ' th?
onR MEXICO,
ued
We give some copious accounts, (extracted from
j (n the New Orleans papers,) and received by tlie Mexre(j
ican brig Delfino, with dates from Vera Cruz to the Sr
l0], 3d July, and from the city of Mexico to the 28th P"
nn. June. They seem to leave us completely in the j '
, nf dark alxiut the proceedings of the government. r"
,je "They nre silent about Texas, and seem very much 8,1
nits engrossed about the election of the President."
ap We have received a file of Mexican papers, for Wl
nrt- which we are indebted to the American consul at Vera 1"
Cruz. There has been no opportunity ofgleaning for j
im_ tliiseveningnny of their contents from their columns. I
nj,? Letters have also been received in Washington, }
]cr. from the capital, as well ns from Vera Cruz. Wo'fie
I ^ understand that the indications which they convey j *?
t|,r are not at all decisive, but nre, on the contrary, con- ^ b?
>i their imimrt. The correspondence from i?
lOle " ? ?- I , . ...
l? the capital seems to point to pence. The letters I "J1
,jy from the coast incline more to war. A sign which j co
o is less f'uvnrnblc to peace, iA, that Almonte, with nil
w. his prejudices against us, has just Iwrn appointed j < x
,j)p Secretary of War. Another sign, of a less unfriend-,
(? ly character, is, that the new Congress has been con- j *h
ime veiled. Several reasons are assigned for its meeting.1 tin
his The moet prominent of these relates tot he j tjo
on) domestic organization of Mexico. This first is for! fat
prs the consideration of various internnl improvements,
in,| affecting the tariff. Ac. ; the second is, to place be,n)P
fore them the proceedings taken by the gov- nr
ren ernment on the resolutions concerning Texas, j
ow passed at the last session. It is only when1
they come to the second reason, that they nl- j (,i
?cd lode in a distant manner to the course which it may m
pr- become Congress to pursue, in conaequenee of the j 0f
lias annexation of Texas. I'll is consideration is thus, vj
ics- comparatively speaking, thrown into the back-1
ave ground of Mexican policy.
in- The Mexican papera apeak of !i0,000 troops about |y
ml- to l>e ordered to the frontier; but there in no allusion i?
pe made to any declaration of hoatilities against tho j ta
lulled Sin tea, or to any particular dealinaliuu which d
ieae knights of buckram are to receive. - di
Upon the whole, we are atill inclined to believe h
lat the chances nre against war with the United e<
uues. But we repeat, Who can decide in the midst ni
f a revolution, where instability marks the councils
f an unsteady, excited, and clamorous people, le
ike the mob of the capital,) whether wc shall have di
te sword "f the olive-branch ? In such a slate of m
ticertainty and fluctuation, Great Britain may hold w
te elements of peace or war in her hand ; and we
lould be inclined to hope that her interests would 0f
roinpt her to employ her great influence in Mexi>
to preserve the peace of the world. ft
Some of our statesmen, indeed, do not believe [ JJ1
at war with Mexico would beany great calamity.! ?
hey think that it is high time to terminate our ]
certain relations with the government of Mexico. P'
lie has been guilty of repeated outrages against
ir people. She has insulted our citizens?interipted
their commerce on her territory?confiscated Wl
cir property?imprisoned their persons?then ?V
ipulated to pay their claims?and, finally, violated
;r engagements. The idea is gaining ground, that no
begins to be time to call Mexico to a sense of her
ity to us, and of respect towards the laws of na- 011
ms. She will not, it is supposed, be sensible, of
r duties Htid of our claims, until she is taught to 1,1
el our power. But, war or peace, the general
ipression is gaining ground, that we must now ^
akc a clean job of it, and place our relations upon .
permanent basis. Until it be friendly, it cannot .J
permanent. ,j,
It is supposed that Captain Conner had returned j(
F Vera Cruz with his squadron. But no news ^
as received from hint by the recent arrtvsl from
at port. ,i(
In connexion with this subject, we extract the
llowing paragraph from the last "Norfolk Beain,"
by tIris evening's southern mail. We pub- pr
di the article, nfter we have corrected it, viz : stri- Wj
ng out "three sloops-of-war," and inserting " one 0f
oop;" and then striking out "Cyane and Murion:" jn
"On the 14th inst., there were lying in the harbor tn|
Pensacola eight vessels, composing the squadron
cently stationed in the gulf, viz : the frigate Poto
m-.j uir niuupn-ui-wnr oarnuip, r itiiiimini, uiiu 01. ^
[ary's, the brigs Somers, Lawrence, and Porpoise,
id ilie steamer Gen. Taylor. To this force will
leedily he added one aloop-of-war and two slenms,
viz: the Nteamers Princeton and Mississippi, and
e eloop-of-war John Adams. The rumor that the
ennayfvania w.as also ordered to join the gulf
piadron had been contradicted. A portion of that m'
:et will be at the Balize, to convey the troops Pc
liich are about starting hence to Texas ; the re- fo
ainder will proceed down and cruise in the gulf, -pj
nil the relations between Mexico and this country
isume u more peaceful aspect." or
gr
PENNSYLVANIA. th
The temporary repudiation of two or three States
is subjected our country to strong rebuke in the
'es of European statesmen. The government
the United States bus discharged, to the
st cent, the public debt funded alter two wars,
his was a spectacle which is unprecedented in the
inals of Europe. We paid evorycent in our national
pacity, and not a stain rests upon the escutcheon
the federal republic. The several States (now
nounting to 28) have, in like manner, complied g,i
ith their solemn engagements, with the exception
two or three. The faltering faith of Pennsylvania ''
as more injurious, for a time, than the repudiation
any other State; but, fortunutcly for our public D
edit, as well as for her own honor, she has come tei
rward to redeem her faith, ami place her character
inceforward ubovc the reach of suspicion. The \
higs have availed themselves of the repudiation of
ie or two States, to raise a clamor against the repub- Aan
States. They strove to throw the whole odium
ion the democratic party. But when the republi- f0
n legislature of New York determined to raise Ti
lit Inxes for the purpose of redeeming her engage
.iits, and in llic very face ol" a wing opposition?
ten the legislature of Virginia performed the sarnc ^
rt, in spite of the Whigs?and now, when Pennlvania
repents the experiment, the wliigs must Di
ve the modesty to hold their peace.
It was on the 29th July that the State treasurer of
mnsylvania announced this gratifying intelligence,
appears by the following article from the last
darrisburg Union:"
'Thk interest vvili. ut; k*Aio.-^The credit of Pennsylvania .
Itemed.? It will be seeu by the subjoined note from the I
ite treasurer, that the instalment due on the 1st proximo
II he paid in lull. This announcement is made with more
il pleasure than any which has for a long time appeared
our columns. It is the more gratifying, because the
nctnal payment of the present liabilities of the State is
'ompanled by the confident hope of meeting all future de- "If
nds against her. If bankrupt now, Penney lyania might inl
ver emerge from her pecuniary difllculties; interest ac- ^
mulutiijg on interest might forever preclude the possi- I
ify of restoring her credit; but, by pioving that she is
w able to pay ail the interest due on her immense debt,
* clear that she alway s can; and while she can, she will
'The people of Pennsylvania never have, lor a moment,
Up turned the base doctrine of repudiation. The < oinmondlth
has heretofore failed in the prompt payment of in* ]
est, from n combination of unfortunate and unforeseen 2
viiinstances, which in no way reflect discredit upon the ^
nesty of the people. *'
An enormous debt was contracted by the construction 4
a vast system of internal improvements, Mist sums were 5
Hindered in the making and management of those woiks;
w loans were negotiated, to meet ihe interest on the old;
inking fund was never thought of; ami Anally the State
is dei ply involved in pecuniary' embarrassments This 7
lr lesson of experience will not he without its usefulness. H
future, Pennsylvania will avoid the errors of the past, <)
1, instead of borrowing to discharg the interest, we trust
it u sinki g fund will cic long be provided, to reduce the
incipal of the debt.
* We oft'er our sincere congratulations to Colonel Snow1,
on the complete success of his untiring efforts to
ng about the results herein announced. He has boldly
countered and overcome nil the obstacles which lay in
way of the rederrt^tion of Pennsylvania from the disice
of defalcation; and, without turning aside one moment
m his course, has finally arrived at the great object so 1.-nfistly
desired by all. Pennsylvania will not forget his 2.vices.
o _
'Ktern.il honor is duo to those counties who not merely
ked about pnying their quotas before tho first of August, 4 .
t came boldly up to the mark and paid. It is with no litpride
we reflect that Dauphin is among the number. 5,.
~ 6.*
"Kiatf. Treasury Orr'irr, ~
"IIarrurin?>. July '19, 1816.
'The holders of certificates of the funded debt of this Com* '
mwtalth are hereby notified that the Interest due on the " *
proximo will be paid at the Bank of Pennsylvania, in
* city of Philadelphia.
MM LB ROSS 8NOWDF.N,
' State Treasurer."
Whig os the "Philadelphia Gazette" is, we shore
1 congratulations upon this occasion. 44 We conatulote
the people of Pennsylvania," snys that T,
iper 44 upon this result, nnd the indisputable
idenee it affords of the willingness of our
izens to stand by the State in nny nnd every mi
tergenry. It shows to the world how dour is her du
tcgritynnd honor, and how false nnd tinjustifiuble ('u
re tho imputations of repudiation which the '
emies of our State have endenvored to oast upon he
r." *'<
From the Philadelphia U. H. Oarette,
The Treasurer of Philadelphia county made, yesterday, a W1
arge deposit*; to the credit of the commonwealth in the oil
niisylvania Bank, and in ready to-day to make un any de- olJ
ieiwy which the State treasurer may have. The woik
M I '.'V lv nn
Deeply mortified, as every true-hearted Pcnnsy lvnninn nil
s been, at the condition into which th? good old cominweulth
wax placed, nnd induced, an Rome of ux have
en, to tie almost unjust to tlioxe who taunted ur with our
pong positions, the above announeement must come to
t*m with peculiar delight It is refreshing, after so much ^
nfusioii oflavc, after enduring ?o many taunts, to And tin* .
Its Sustaining, in August, the right pOfltiOQ which she
mimed in February, and to feel that, with less and left of t?
ertions. she will ho ready and willing in February next,
d at each rucceodipg February and August, to pay the
terest on her debt, while there can be no doubt that, in a
ort time, the exertions may be diverted from preparations
p the payment of interest, to efforts for the absorption of t),
e principal *\\
e congratulate dr. Snow den upon the honorable posi- ?
in in which he is able to place his name, and thank him
tho ...PHu.no 111.I ajorif. ?.u hi* ..art to aid S.i l>.- ITlin.l U I
jrk of State honor. nn
of
An nlniopt unparalleled drought continues to en
ourge Virginia. Letters say that the "oldest intbitanl"
secretly recollects such n one. "The in- ^
ibitant* of counties within a circuit of one or two th
imlred miles, are now sending to Richmond for pr
eal." So says one of the letters before us. Some J;
' the farms on the lower James river will scarcely w
eltl half a crop of corn, even it they hove now the St
Ivantnge of copious showers.
The neighborhood of Washington has nlso severe- ' I
suffered. The grass in her beautiful public squares ^
nearly withered up. The gardener in the vege- ^
ble garden attached to the While House says he
>t?i not recollect nuch a spell of weather since he
sya of John Quincy Adums'saiiminialration. We
ave hail two, indeed, here lately?one on Saturday
reninp, and the other (a hcuvy shower) on Wodt-sday.
This morning's "Richmond Times and Compi- i
r" gives an appalling picture of the cflecla of the '
rought in Virginia and North Carolina. (We do
5t undcrstuiul that it has extended very far to the (
est.) I
"The corn crop in ail eiit^rn Virginia, except in the rich 1
wland* on the ti<lc-water, will be a failure The tunnels
the corn were destroyed by the intense heat without rain, j
id furnished very little pollen; the consequence Is, that :
e ears are. a largo portion of them, without grains, while
w are tilled. Some fields look as though they would
ake a tolerable yield; but upon taking oft the shuck 1'iom l
e eur, an exhibit of grain* lew and far between is made, j
hich is distressing to the farmer. The nrohpoct for to
icco is giowing daily moie desperate, The Uriiieis will 1
w have to trv their skill in economising, u* well us in i
oviding a substitute for articles of food which are dell- (
ent. 4
"The Danville Reporter, of Friday, represents the drought
ere to be severe. It complains that persons are hoarding s
rn; that some, whose granaries are groaning under the i
eight ol theii surplus gmin, are holding tip for St' per bur- t
1. It states that the j>eople in a vast section of North Car
iua, south and west of Danville, are sending their wheat, '
rn, and rye there to be ground, there being no water lor (
r mills in all their country The same is the case on the c
irth side of the Dan ; and the citizens of Pittsylvania, Hub t
.X, Ate., send a great distance to the Danville mills. ]t
juts u curious picture of the assembled vehicles of variis
kinds, of horses, men, and boys, which besiege ths *
ills. f
"Here we have had very little rain for some time, while t
a weather bus been changeable.''
When the New York 44 Courier and Enquirer14 t
all have formed a dtcent party, (in numbers, prin- I
pies, or manner**,) or indeed any sort of a party, w
its opposition to the advance of our troops upon
exns, we shall then think it worth our while to oo- c
'e its positions and expose its absurdities. But c
fore it uttucks us upon this score, it had lietter
irgufy the topic11 with its own friend of the Na- (
>nal Intelligencer. t
The "National Intelligencer11 contends, that if the
olective system be abolished, the United States (
ill he thrown back upon * direct ta.r, as the means f
supporting the treasury. If the "Intelligencer11 I
tends its remark for the tariff of 1842, and thai *
rifl* is to be preserved in aH its force and virtue,
it so certain that it will not reduce us to the ne- *
psity of resorting to a direct tax? Uuf.hist. '
PER TE LEGRA PH.
5 O'CLOCK 30 MINUTES P. M. ?
The steamer Cambria has arrived at Boston, and
fide the quickest passage on record?from Liver*
?ol to Boston in 11 days and 9 hours! Demand c
r cotton is lurge, with an advance of one-eighth. 1
he Pope has recalled the Jesuits from France, and 0
dercd their communities to be broken up?the '
enter part of their body to quit the kingdom, and f
eir houses and'property to be sold. I
ALFRED VAIL, 1
Assistant Superintendent U. S. Telegraph, J
city of Washington. c
OFFICIAL. {
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
Wii.i.iam E. Ri'uhei.i., register of the land office I
Danville, Illinois, in the place of John W. Vance, <
hose commission will expire on the 24th of Au- i
ist, 1845. 1
Geo. P. Makouvrieh, of Louisiana, consul for 1
irnambuco, Brazil, in the place ofU. T. Snow, re- 1
lied. |
Stewart Steel, of Pennsylvania, consul for i
undce, in Scotland, in the place of Edward Uaxr,
recalled.
Joei. Ti khiii., of New York, consul for the
indwich Islands, in the place of Alexander G.
bell, recalled.
Samuei. IIaigiit, of Louisiana, consul for the
tores, or Western Islands, in the place of Charles
f. Dabney.
Alexander J. Bergen, of New York, consul
r the island of Bermuda, in the plucc of William
udor Tucker, recalled.
TREASURY NOTES OUTSTANDING
august 1, 1840.
mount of the scorial issues outstanding 1st August,
1845, as per records of this office - $778,464 18
sduct cancelled notes in the hands of
the accounting officers - - 2,200 00
$776,264 l6
... ... I
Treasury Department,
Register's Office, Aiigunt 1, 1845.
R. H. G1LLET, Register. I
Conttitutien, U. S. Journal, nntl Intelligencer.)
THE COMING ELECTION. e
As the approaching congressional elections in In- v
ina and North Carolina are exciting considerable ?
erest, we give below a table of the candidates, and "
s vole, in the several districts at the last presidenI
election: a
INDIANA.
Vote in 1844 [
Democrats. Il'higs. Polk. Clay.
.?R. D. Owen, G. P. R. Wilson, 7,709 5,797
.?T. J. Henly, Roger Martin, 7,645 7,087 ''
.?Thus. Smith, J. C. Egleston, 8,089 8,910 "
M. H. Hall, C. B. Smith, 4,021 5,512
.?W.W.Wick, J. P. Foley, ) ? ,.fi0 u
Win. Herrod, j '",tU C'n3fi .
.?J. W. Davis, Eli P. Farmer, 8,400 6,905
.?J.A.Wright, E.W.M'Gaughey 5,829 6 910
.?John Pettit, A. L. Holmes, 7,849 7,028 'r
.?C.W.Cathcai't, 8. C. Sample, 0,446 6,709
.?A. Kennedy, L. G. Thompson, 6,199 5,843 ^
Total - - 70,181 67,867 ^
NORTH CAROLINA. r,
Democrats. Whigs. Polk. Clay, c
- T. L. Clingman, 3,073 6,468
?C. Fisher, D. M. liarringer, 4,499 5,361
-D. S. Reid, A. H. McMillan, 4,895 4,517
A. Pockcry, j 2,222 7,394 It
?J. C. Dobbin, J. II. Haughton, 5,265 4,272 1
?J. J. McKay, T. D. Meares, 5,874 3,085
-J. R. J. Daniel, R. C. Bond, 5,206 3,953
?H. S. Clark, R. S. Donnell, 4.999 4,086 v
?Asa Biggs, D. Outlaw, 3,264 4,090
Total - . 39,287 43,232
[Pennsyhaniait. f
From the IVnn?j lvani:tn. Q
HE INTEREST ON OUR PURLIC DEBT, t
It affords us the sinccrcst gratification to be able *"
announce to the public, that the Slate trenshrcr I '
now fully prepared to meet the instalment of! c
tercst on the public, debt of Pennsylvania, falling 1 c
le on the 1st of August. We received yesler- j
y the following official announcement, furnish- j *
g the gratifying intelligence that the faith of our '
>od old commonwealth will be maintained, and ' v
r obligations sacredly redeemed, restoring at once I 1
:r credit and her honor. ! 11
ri... i,..i,i ?r ii.;D? ,,,i i! n
lir n>.u<lll|llll<ll?l ? ....= fill? ....(v.. v, .-.I. |..n.i J,
d anxiously desired by every Pennsylvuuinti, so- r
red us it has been by the efforts and energies of ^
ir people, will establish our character for integrity
(long our sister States, andj'ecctve the approval of 1
, at home und abroad.
State Treasury Office,
11 ARnisnt'Ro, July 29, 1845.
The holders of eertifieates of the funded debt of r
is commonwealth, are hereby notified that the in- '
rest due on the 1st proximo, will be paid at the
ink of Pennsylvania, in the city of Philadelphia.
J AM his ROSS RNOWDEN,
State Treasurer. r
We congratulate the people of Pennsylvania upon |
is result; and the indisputable evidence it afTords
the willingness of our citizens to stand by the f
nte in any and every emergency. It shows to the n
iirhl how dear to them is her integrity nnd honor, t
<1 how false and unjustifiable were the imputations e
repudiation which the enemies of our State have j
deavored to cast upon her. I
Mr. Snowden, our indefatigable State treasurer, r
ill be in the city to-day, nnd will retnnin for some (
ys, being required to superintend the pnyment of j ?
e interest. The eminent success with which his c
aiseworthy exertions to maintain the credit of the! e
nte have been crowned, cannot fail to be a source I r
(gratification to his many friends?as, indeed, it t
ill be to every one who cherishes the honor of our i r
nte. G
pHB LAW LIBRARY, number for August, I
L just received. Also, Meeson and Welsby's i
(lgltsh Exchequer Reports, volume 11th, now f
tblishing at jW 50 per volume. ?
August I FRANCK TAYLOR. ?
From the N. O. Commercial Advertiser, July 'J
MEXICO.
The Mexican brig Dellino, fourteen days fi
Vera Crux, brings advices to the 3d instant ft
that place, and to the 9Hth ult. from the capital.
The Mexican papers are unusually silent on
subject ofTtxua, and the position she holds at p
put inwards the United States, although the in
lion of the Untied Slates government to send tro
to the frontier of Texas was known in the cap
mi the 19lh ult. The Mexican government
made a new division of the republic into ten mil
ry departments?the fifth comprises Nueva Le
Coaluiila, Tamaulipas, and Trios?thtreby i
mating that she still intends to provide fur the T
lans us citizens of the Mexican republic.
The candidates for the presidency are engaging
mention of the public, journals; and, judging fr
heir tone, General Herreru seema to be the fu\
te?though, hud Gen. Uustaiiiente arrived ear
it the country, his friends might have made so
lenioiistrations in his favor. Of the latter, the V
Druzana says: "We know that he has offered
word to the nation in defence of her rights o
he territory of Texas; und we believe the auprc
government will accept this noble offer." The s
>ort of so great a military character as the vanqui
id of Puebla, by the renowned prisoner of San
:ir.lo, can hardly give courage to the Mexican for
lesiined to be employed on the occasion.
The President has convoked the Congress for
imisideralion of vurioua internal, improvements,
ecting the land*, etc ;and, also, to place before th
he proceedings taken by the government on
esolutions concerning Texas, passed at the last s
lion. These resolutions empowered the Presid
o make terms with Texas on any conditions si
ler annexation to the United Slates. We shall n
lee what effect the consummation of this act \
lave on the chambers.
A new military movemenl has taken place in
irgaiii/.ation of the militia, under the title of "drt
lers of the lawa."
"Gen. Rnngel, the leader of the last attempt i
evolution, lias been sentenced to ten years' imp
>nment,und loss of rank and pay ; and Gen. Basai
lie associate of Canalize, has been removed to
aslic of Sun Juan de Ullna.
The Hesperin says: "It lias been iindersh
hut Santa Ana has received the grand cross
Jlmrles III of Spain," and culls on the governm
'or information on this particular; as, in such ease,
las forfeited his right and title to the pension allt
d him by Mexico, as well as that of a Mcxi<
siti7.cn.
Vessels are permitted to enter Tnbnsco_in ball
vnen mey ireignt wan uye-woods. Trie rabaao
ms have petitioned for tne free entry of Hour. I
wo war-steamers are etill lying at Vera Cruz, in
infit mate for sea.
PERSECUTION OP AMERICAN CITIZE
ALREADY COMMENCED IN MEXICO
Mazatlan, April 23, 1845
On the 18th instant, considerable excitement v
:auaed in this place, occasioned by a body of at
erymen marching through the principal streets, to
irils the custom-nouse. On their arrival at t
ilace, the officer in command received orders fr
he collector of the "aduanu terrestre," to accompli
me of the clerks of the said office with Seatigos, i
ay a forced embargo at the point of the bayonet
he property of the only two American houses
he place?Parrott & Co., and Mott, Talbott,
3o.?to satisfy a demand for duties caused by a I
if thp State of Sinoloa, 1834; which law was
lulled in 1837 by the tariff of that year, anil, filial
day up to a few days previous to the date
his, the custom-house had never demanded fr
my house such duties.
The house of Parrott & Co., of course, was ?
isrgoed on properly to the amount of #45,000, tot
sfy the cluim?only nmounlingto about #4,000; u
vhtcli, the troops were marched to the house
Messrs. Molt, Talbott, it Co., with tho object
aying an embargo on their property; but Cnpt
lope, of H. B. M. frigate Thulia, interfered, i
ire vented the embargoes being laid, one of
lartncrs of the said firm being a British subject.
Mr. Parrott?who for many years has been i
onstil at Mazatlan?suffered with much patic
he indignity to his person; and, as the diplomi
elalions between the United States and Mexico
luspended, he has no. resource in seeking rcdr
roni the Mexican government, and very prope
ailed in the French consul to witness the proce
nga?which arc illegal and unjust from the cc
ncncement, as no judge, or competent authority
he place, had passed sentence or judgment, in n
ihape or form, on the proceedings. Mr. Parrott I
[one before the French consul, and made out
irotest, and will submit it to his government, to
lettled with the other difficulties now pending w
Mexico. There are at Mazatlan nearly a dozen
lorting houses, and, notwithstanding, not a sin
lemand has been made by the collector agai
hern for duties; having, as it appears, determii
o take his revenge out of the Americans.
Many respectable citizens seeing these scanduh
iroceedings, have used their influence to concili
natters. It is proper to remark, that in the y
834 this state passed a law imposing a duty
oreign goods imported, of one-eighth part of
mrmrt In flxfrn\r llin Avru?nai.? ili? Si'
I'liis duty was paid up to 1837, when the UirifT
luil year took effect, and the central system of gi
rnnient was established, the State governme
veit abolished, and the general government aboli
d all the rights of the Stales to make and enfo
iws. It appears that all the duties linve long sir
cen paid, agreeably to the tariff of 1837, which v
general disposition of the supreme govrmment.
April 24.?The prefccto of the port has addre
d n letter to the governor of the State, complaioi
l strong terms against the violent and unjust p
cedings against the Americans, and very prnpe
ointorl out that they were caprices of the collect)
nd, from the concourse of people who were prese
whs sufficient to disturb the peace of the port, a
ring on the country a war.
ArRit. 25.?The embargo on the property of I
imerican consul has not been raised, notwitlutai
ig a meeting has taken place to that effect. T
rniRiil is determined to resist the payment, and s
:r his property to be sold. A military force v
guin demanded for laying the embargo on Mr
albott,dbCo.'s property, but it was wisely refus
Iverturcs have been made to the consul, that if
rould address a letter to the Gffe Superior de I
inula, his property would be released; but lie I
nfiiNrd, and is determined to let the mutter take
ourse.
Other outrages will follow.
Yours, in haste, X. Y. Z
Two-thirds of all the claims of American eitizi
lid before the board of commissioners, were cam
y the arbitrary laws of the States of Mexico; s
liis was one of the motives why the central sysl
f government was established, as the States had
rays the general government in difficulties.
From the New Orleans Picayuni
NINE DAYS LATER FROM MEXICO.
By the arrival of the brig Delfino, Captain Por
rom Vera Cruz, whence she sailed on the 3d ini
ve have full files of papers from the capital to i
!8th of June?nine days later than were received
lie Creole. Although they contain no event o
ommanding interest, yet the details of Mexican
nirs are not without importance to those who ci
crn themselves with the progress of affairs in i
ountry at this crisis of her history.
On the 20th of June, a decree of Gen. Herr
vns promulgated, but dated the Kith, in which
ormally calls an extra session of Congress, to ci
ene ori the ?th instant, for the purpose of tak
nto consideration ? 1st, constitutional reforms;
i revision of the acts of the provisional governme
ind, 3d, subjects now pending the action of
hambera, especially those of tnc United States e
Texas.
This indicates clearly enough that Mexico I
lot yet determined what line of policy to puri
owsrds us. The country is so distracted by di\
ons nmong its leading politicians and military m
hat the government is unable to concentrate pul
minion upon any fixed plan of operations. '1
icople clamor for war, and the integrity of the i
if the republic; while the leaders, or most of thr
ire looking nfter their personal aggrandizement.
We alluded in a former number to certain rum
ilmut raising additional troops. This project I
iow assumed a distinct form. It is proposed to
ist a large number of recruits, under the nime
'volunteer defenders of the laws," to be disli
rom the regular army, although organized on
ame footing as to discipline, &c. This force is
ie subject exclusively to the local civil authoritici
ach volunteer having the privilege to serve in
nfantry or cavalry. As Congress has not
in used this project into a low, we do not think il
cssary to occupy ourselves with its details. 1
Committee on Military Affairs in the House hi
ilso reported a plan for the complete reorgnnizati
if the regular army; but this, too, has not yet
eived the sanction of Congress. It is npparc
leverthcless, that the eyes of Mexicans are open
he necessity of providing further securities for i
nestic. tranquillity,'and for giving more compac.tn
ind force to the national troops.
The news of the revolution of Tabasco was i
10uneed in the city of Mexico on the 28th ult. 1
Siglo Din y ?Vuere, itself the eloquent advocate
cderation, pronounces the affair the most absurd
ill military outbreaks, and adds that the unanimt
ndignation of the republic ia the only feeling it \
14. excite. " We," eay the editor*, "have nlwayi
the advocates of the principlea of the conatitut:
.om 1824, and never shall cease to contend for ther
om cause under this form alone can Mexico he c
lute I us it becomes her; yet we would be the f
die declare that all true federalists see with ahani
res- '"dignutton these infamous military inaurrec
len- ^ which miserable aspirants would sacrifi
ops l',8'r ow" personal iiiiere?ui and odious lo
ntul power, the respectability and principles of a
had w',lrh they would in vain seek to discredit,
ita- uau"e W1" triumph; but these nefarioua men wi
on thereby secure the ends they aim at, in comni
nti- 80 ttn error?so great a crime."
ex- The l'?pers contain full details of the plan o
revolution, but we have given them all subsUi
the 'y l,c'"0r6- ,l "Ppcurs that a good number of
om I lury ??cers 8110 Public officials could not I
or- 'nt0 t'le scheme, and some of the ft
Iter n""le ll,c'r e,,upe froni Tabasco by ?cu, car
mfi with them a considerable pun of the armanai
era ''lc K',rri*?n- l"H 800,1 lo know what i
his urt'1 l',e fovern'nenl wl" propose in the prem
ver There is u most voluminous corresponds
, the Sijlo between the French and English comr
ers on the Mazatlun station, the respective cc
>f)_ of the two nations, and the authorities of Muz
in relution lo certain claims of indemnity mu
French citizens upon the city. The French d
appear to have taken much by their motion,
the ',avc 1001,1 f"r die correspondence.
aj- Gen. Rangel has been sentenced by a court
lial?for his late revolutionary attempt in the c.
(lie Mexico, in which he treated the President at
ieg_ cabinet with such indignity?to ten years' 111
t' onment, without the lost of his rank?a truly Me
iVe punishment for treason. Another autiiorit;
1 usually not so well informed, says he is stiipf
v,H rank and all employmcnt, and lainishtd fo
year*. The ire of the Mexicans was a gooi
tjie aroused, apparently, at seeing him get off so e
. \ye have before uunounced that Scfior G
Farias had been elected to the Senate of Mt
l( (l According to the Siglo, Seitor Farias was in
r|s wuy implicated in the attempt made by Rang
lrfi* the 7th of June, und had secretrd himself,
the POnRe*',nen' ',e addressed a communicati
the executive, stating his readiness to enter upc
I duties as senator, and desiring that a day nug
f 0(. uppointed lor him to Like the necessury oaths,
ent nl'i,rol,r'atu minister transmitted this 10 the Si
I iiilorming them ilmt the executive governmen
' issued orders for the arrest of SeAor Farias, h
reason to liclieve him compromised in the alien
the 7th; and lhal so soon as it should succeed
[BK( curing liim, he would be placed at the diepoaili
ue_ the grand jury, taking care that he ahould be g
.| ed with all due consideration.
' a|) All the papers were sent to the grnnd jury, a
nully the Senate proceeded to supply the pit
Sefior Farias; and the election, rnucle by lot, ret
jyg in liivor of Sefior Utiintnnu Itoo. The Siglo c
27th says tliut Sefior Farias still remained i
concealment.
' On the 26th the Senate proceeded to coui
ens votes of the departmental assemblies, to fill th
til- cancy in their body occasioned by the decea
>w- Sefior Chico Sein. Sefior Farias had the hi
hat number of votes, but was declared ineligible, i
om had already been elected and declared senat
my place of Sefior Camacho. The two next hi
md candidates, having received two votes each,
on pronounced destitute of the constitutional requi
in and then the Senate proceeded to draw from thi
& didatcs having received but one vote each. Ti
aw fell upon Seilor D. Pedro Tames, a former gov
an- of Jalisco, represented as n mun of great abilit
om distinguished learning, and a friend of the pr
oi government,
om Thus has .Sefior Farias lost a seat in the S
by the very dexterous management of his ene
im- 1 he reader will bear in mind that the Siglo ii
iat- lently opposed to Sefior Farms in politics, at
fter representations should therefore be taken with
of gruinsof allowance.
of The Oburvador /acahino of the 19th Jum
ain nounces that Gen. Paredes, commanding the
ind division of the army, would transfer his headthe
tcrs lioin Lagos to the capital of the departme
San Luis Potosi, and he was to move on that (
our following day.
nee 13oth houses of Congress have been cngag
itic the consideration of a reform of the existing l
are as suggested by the executive. They have ik
ess been atile to act harmoniously in the matter,
rly Senate was occupied with this subject cxclus
ed- on the 14th and 16lh ult.
mi- The presidential canvass continues to oc
in most of the attention of the different journals
my it is carried on with much moderation an paper.
bus reform of the organic bases also calls out a
his deal of public discussion. The Siglo, whi
be strongly in favor of reform, devotes a long h
ith powerfully written, utmost daily to the subject
im- The publication of the Monitor Constitution
iglc dependente, in the city of Mexico, 1ms been sus
nst ed; but the editors announce that they have asi
led ted themselves with the conductors of another
nul, and that a new paper will be issued by
ius under (be title of El .'imigo del Pueblo.
ate Sefior Pon Manuel Barandcz has presented
ear self for triul, refusing to avail himself of the
on amnesty. He asks, however, that he should
the lowed to go at large, and not committed to jite.
during the tunc previous to his trial; he tinderti
of to give the amplest security to appear nnd ar
av- his accusers.
nts Sefiores Zenca, Santibaficz, Junencs and J
sli- gui have been set at liberty,
rce Gen. Lhistameiite reached the capital on the
ice ult. He immediately offered his services tc
/as government, to maintain the national claim
Texas. It was thought these services would I
as- cepled.
ing i'lic contractors announce that the line of s
ro- to be put on between Querfluro unil San Luis ]
rly si, by die 1st inst.. as whs promised, will n*
ar, consequence of the difficulty of finding cou
nt, commence running until the 1st of September,
nd In the latest Courrier Francois we have seen,
is not a word of local interest. It is occupied
ihe foreign news, and a scientific discussion, in v
id- it is contending at great length with a writer ii
'lie of the Mexican journals,
of- The Prndencia of Guanajuato of the 18tli
ras nounces that in the school of the children of
lit, Miguel de Allcndc, in a recent storm the ligh
ed. struck the house, nnd killed instantly the instrt
he Sefior Ignacio Luna, nnd one child, and won
la- another, which died the following day.
ins The Siglo congratulates the citizens of New
ils upon the promptitude with which justice is e:
ted in that province. A wretch nnmed Caste
made dishonorable proposals to the wifo o
friend, Sefior Vargas. She resisted them; w
upon the brute took her life, and that of a soi
>ni brother of his friend. He then stole n horse
" 'J some other effects, nnd fled. This happened o
9th of April last. He was pursued, taken, tried
e*1 found guilty; nnd on the 21st of the same n
was sentenced to dcalli. He had two suhsei
hearings before the court, but the judges de<
that there was no good cause for delay; and he
executed on the 12.h of May?jusUhitly-three
after the perpetration of his atrocities. Pretty
this, for a Mexican court.
Bt.
tl)(j From the N. O. Jeflenonian Republican, July
by MEXICO,
f n The Mexican brig Delfino, arrived at this
nf- yesterday-morning from Vein Cruz, whenci
on- sailed on the 3d instant. The news brougl
hat this vessel is a continuation of the old storyMexico
is preparing for war, nnd continues, i
era reotlv. at le.oat. in the di'termniaiion "most hnr
lie ; to revenue" our annexation of Texas. We
an-1 disappointed in not receiving the full files of IV
ing | can papers usually sent us hy every vessel
id, I Vera Crit7. for this port, by our friend and cc
int; pondrnt. The subjoined letter from him, how
the which was brought hy this arrival, advises
mil J Ids having written us on the Jst instant, and thr
le ter, with full files of papers,' are on their
has here, via Havana. In a day or two, we may
iuc for lheir"arrival. In the mean time, we lay b
'is- our readers such items of information as eon
en, gleaned from the few papers within our reach
die the letters to gentlemen in this city, in ndditii
'he the matter contained in the letter of our c.orresp
'oil cnt.
im, Dates from Mexico are to the 38th ultimo
from Vera Cruz, to the.Id instant,
nrs I In consequence of the annexation measure I
las effected, a new organization of the militia of tf
en- public has been ordered ; the levies under
of regulation nre called the "voluntary defenders r
net laws."
the It is slated that, nmoqg other indications o
to prospect of a war nt Vent Crux, the inhabitant
i? busily engaged in covering the flat roofs of
the horses with sand, to the depth of a fool or mo
yet1 anticipation of a Ixmihurdmcnt of the town,
ne- President Herrera convoked Congress on th
he instant, for the purpose of effecting changes i
l*e constitution, amending the rules < f the provis
ion | government, anil to lake, into consideration th
** lion which has been hud upon the annexation
" t bilious, and ihe Mexican treaty by Texas.
1? correspondent considers the object of the con
d?" I tion to be solely a declaration of wnr. Before r
css | days elapse after the opening of the session,
gr-'ss will have an additional provocation in thi
j cidcd action of the Tcxaa convention,
he j Mexico, it appears, is as pertinscioits in claii
?C Texas, as if it had not achieved its independen
' | her, and maintained thai independence nnaide
'tis j ten years, in defiance of her power?aa if she
fill I able to reassert her pretended rights, or hau nt
i been lini]Uiabed (Item altogether, by offering la arknowlion
of edge that independence on prepoaterous conditiona.
n, be- She has divided her territory into ten military de*
onali- |mi tnients. The filth coniturl.i nda New Leon,
ret to Conhuila, Tamaulipaa, and TVtrua !
ie and We cloae our report with the interesting letter alliona,
ready referred to:
ice u> v Veba Caux, July 3, 1845.
ve of Dees Six : An extra aeaaion of the Mexican
c""Bf Congreaa haa been called by the Freeident, to take
T he int0 conaideration the allaira of Texaa and tho
ill not United Statea. The reaull of thie will be, beyond
itting any manner of doubt, n declaration of war. The day
fixed for the meeting of the Congreaa waa the lat
f tliia July; consequently, by the next mail from Mexico
iiilial- we shull receive the news of ila installation. Nothing
null- will be done in the way of a declaration of war,
'c ae- until the official news of the action of the 4th of July
irmer convention ia received, which news will be brought
ry'"8 down immediately by the British frigate Eurydire,
'lit of it is supposed. Government makes no great bluameas
ter 0l)Oul a war, but at the same time is making ao
,#e>: live preparations, secretly, of ? moat energetic ua>c<
in ture, as 1 um assured by those who know what ia
nuiul- going on. The intention ia to send thirty thousand
mauls men to an(j wnh ihisohject orders have been
allao, given to General Parades, comman:!er?in-chief of
l'e "V the cantoon stntioned at Lagos, to march with all
? m' his troops to San Luia Potoai. The number of these
We troops is said by some to be 5,000 men, and by
some 7,000?ran not say certainly.
-mar- -The greatest activity is employed in the fortifioa"y
V' tion of Vera Cruz and the castle of San Juan de
"1 his Ullon.
npris- 'f|,e flPet |,.p |hm place on the 13th ult.?destiny
xtcan unknown?and has not yet made its appearance,
fi hut much to the annoyance ot American citizeue, who
icd ol fee| quite uneasy at the entire abaence of all auccor
r ten a time when tfiey are aure to need it.
1 deal Gen. Ahnonie has been very warlike aince his rensily.
turn, and preaches up "war to the knife, and Yankee
omez annihilation." It appear* that he recommends very V
:xico. strongly the issue of Itttm of marque, and haa i
aome brought, it in said, from (lie United States, a copy of
e' ?" the documenta which were granted to privateers by
From our government during the war.
on to you may rest ussured of one thing,?that if tho
hi his annexation is consummated on the 4lh of July, war
ht be wi|| |,e the result of it, and that immediately.
The Some few shouts of federation by tha troops, but '
mate, merely insignificant. The people are universally in
t had favor of federation; but they do not want it to come
av'"K in a revolutionary form. w
>pi of Yours, truly, CM.
in Be
00 An officer of the 3d regiment of artillery wrttee to
uai'tithe
New Orleanii Picayune as followe:
ud fi- New Obleani, July 93, 1845.
ice of Gentlemen: It may not be uninteresting to tha
tilted friends of the 3d regiment of infantry to know that
if the they leave to-morrow morning on the steamship
n his Alubama, for the Bay of Aransas, near Corpus
Christi, Texas; and any letter*, papers, or outer
-it the nackniren intended for the. officers nf that rep-iment
e vn- should be directed as above, to tht cart qf the quarteri.-,e
of matter in Mtc Orleans.
ghest The following is a list of the officers of the regins
he ment, and of the general staff serving with it:
or in Lieutenant Colonel?E. A. Hitchcock, command- '
ghest ing.
were Brevet Captain?P. N. Barbour, adjutant,
isites, Surgeon?N. S. Jarvis.
b can- .Issistant Surgeon?A. W. Kennedy,
lie lot Cuptuins?L. N. Morris, H. Bainbridge, J. Van s
ernor Horn, Q. P. Field.
y and Lieutenant ?J. L. Coburn, W. S. Henry, J. H.
esent Eaton, L. S. Craig, J. M. Smith, W. H. Gordon, '
D. T. Chandler, S. D. Dobbins, B. E. Johnson, i
lenaic W. B. Johns, D. S. Irwin, D. C. Buell, J. B. Richinies.
nrdson, W. T. H. Brooks, A. W. Bowman, G.
) vio- Sykes, C. E. Jarvis, J. C. McFerren,G. C. McClelld
its land, H. B. Schroeder, J. J. C. Bibb,
some The regiment is 567 strong, (all included,) in perfect
health, and eager to plant the stars and stripes
5 an- on the banks of the Rio Grande,
third Yours, &c.
mt of Steamship Ai.abama.?This vessel, carrying "f
>r the Gen. Taylor, U. S. ariny, his staff, and a portion of
the troops for Corpus Chrisli, went to sea at 2
cd in o'clock yesterday morning. The lighter, the steam- ;
tariff, boat Undine, preceded her a few hours, with stores,- J
)t yet Ac. ?
The This evening, it is expected, the other vessels wilt
lively leave, with the 4th regiment infantry, 3d artillery,
&c. The Monmouth is to be commanded by Capt.
cupy J McC. Baker, her present captain, and will leave
: but tor the same point in a few days, with stores, field
The equipage, anu other adjuncts of the camp. ,
great [AVic Orleans Jeffersonian Republican.
ch is
;oder, University of Virginia?vacancier,filled.?A
letter by Inst night's mail informs us that William
al In- H. McGuffey, esq., of Cincinnati, Ohio, has been -J*
pend- elected Professor of Moral Philosophy and Political
ipcia- Economy, in place of George Tucker, esq.; and
jour- John B. Minor, esq., of Albemarle county, Profesthem
Sor of Law, in place of H. St. George Tucker, esq.
The visiters present were: Messrs. Cabell, Stevenhim
son, Rives, Randolph, and Cocke; Messrs. Mason 1
net of nnd Hunter were absent.?Richmond Enquirer. I
be al- 1
irison (^.Typographical notice.?The members 1
iswer 'be Columbia Typographical Society are rer
quested to meet at the hall of the Sons of Tempe- X
xyrC. ranee, on C street, to-morrow (Saturday) evening, M ,
August 2, at 8 o'clock. A full attendance is request- a J
, cd, as business of importance will bo brought before 1 j
' the meeting. "f
.'on J" L" SMITH, j j
>e tic- 1 Recording Secretary. 1
lugCM ' CITY HOSPITAL. I
Polo- nnilE board of visiters of the City Hospital beg I
ot, in -L leave to state, that they have, with the concur- ' I
ches, rence of the facully of the hospital, authorized Mr. f
Wm. Thompson to receive and collect contributions [
there for the support of charity patients in that institu- 1
with tion The fnculty of the institution furnish to the I
yhich afflicted poor, medical and surgical aid and advice, I
i one lodgings, nursing, and medicines, gratuitously, and I
require payment, in each case, of only a sufficient 1
, an- sum to defray the smnll expense of subsistence. 1
San To provide lliis, the visiters npp al to the benevo- I
tiling lence of their fellow-citizens, aird hope to-find a lib ]
ictor, eral spirit manifested, when they ah.ill be called on j
indrd by the ngent, or aub-ngents duly authorized by him. I
August 1 I j
Leon The Alexandria Gazette and Georgetown Adro- I j
ente will plenSe copy. I 1
f his rpilUSTEE'S SALE.?By virtue of a deed of 1 ]
here- trust to me, dated May 18, 1841, and recorded I ]
i "'! in Liber W B, No. 87, folio* 304, 305, 306, and ] 1
i and 3((7i nf the land records < f the county of Washing- j I
n the l0(1i | ghall offer at auction, on the 15th day of Au- 3 |
, and j-nst instant, in front of the premises, all the west ] I
lonth half of lot No. 2, in square No. 320, of the city of I ]
^uent Washington, with u valuable three-story brick 1
cided dwelling and other improvements thereon. This I
1 was property fronts on F street north, in a central part j
days af city; and, from its position, is highly deaira- '
wc", ble, either as a private residence or for a boarding- 1 1
house. I 1
The terms of sale are?one-fifth of the purchase j
*' money to be paid in hand, and the residue i
in four equal half-yearly instalments, with in- J
i port tereat on the whole amount, payable i I
? she yearly, to be secured by approved notes and j j
lit by a lien on the property, with power of sala I
-thiit Ion default in the payment of the notes; and,
tppa- ' on full payment of the purchase money, I will exerilily
cute to the purchaser a valid deed of the premises. ij
were with all the title and estate vested in me by aaid deed
dexi- of trust, believed to be clear < ;' all dispute. If the
from terms of sale be not complied with in three days, I '
irrea- reserve the right to resell at auction, at the risk and
ever, cost of the purchaser in default, for cash, or on any
us of other terms, after three days' advertisement in any
it the convenient newspaper. All conveyancing to be at . .
way the cost of the purchaser. '
look CLEMENT COX, Trustee,
efore R. W. DYER & CO.,
Id lie Aug. 1?eotsif Auctioneers.
sn'to T7ALUABLE BUILDING LOT AT AUCmnd
* TION.?On Wednesday, the 30th instant, at
half-past 5 o'clock p. m , we shall sell, on the premnl?|
iaea, the western part of lot No. 10, in souare 489,
fronting 25 feet on E street, between 5tn and 6th
streets, and running liack 100 feet 6J inches. This
le rr. lot is very desirably located for a private residence,
t|,,g r.nd is well worth the attention of persons wishing
if the ,0 build
Terms of sale: One-fourth cash; the balance in
f j(,r equal payments of 6, 12, and 18 months, for notes
s ?,,, satisfactorily secured, bearing interest.
"J? r r. W. DYER A CO.,
re July 21-codAda Auctioneers.
The above sale is unavoidably postponed 4 I
e 1st till Monday evening next, same hour and place. I
pi iJjp R- W uYijR ql CO?| I
ional I Aug. 1?df Auctioneers. \
rcHo- T3ATENT POCKET TELESCOPE LETTER
Our jT BALANCES!!!?Also large letter balances |j
voca- ' of the finest finish and quality, auitable for public
nnny offices, banks, and counting-houses. Just received
Con- by
s de- WM. F. BAYLY, 1
Penn. avenue, 4 doors west of 11th street. I
ming August 1?4td
ce of
d for Ti USSELL ON THE LAW OF FACTORS
was XV AND BROKERS ?One volume, 1845. /
it re- June 9 F. TAYLOR.
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