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bill*. *bout one hundred and fifty feel above the
level'of the iwamp in which ihe St. Croix and Brule
head. The two rivera are aaid to have a common
orison in one spring. But the swamp, in which
ihi v both bend, la No doubt lb 11 of springs?aouiu
running one way and aome another, 'i'hfe swamp
,s wide, extending from one rifeer to the oiher. nearly
north and south. On the east side of this swamp,
and parullel with it, are found the range of nine
by the sidefe, and offer the summits of which I
ibe porwge path rroeaes Still trt thfe Ms' of this
ihoil range of hilla, is a small lake, which empties
into the river Bru'fe at some distance below the
portage, called by the voyageurs White-fish lake.
<ear the head of streams of the St. Croix river is
I'ppcrbt. Croix luke, to which our portage paili
descended at ihe northeast corner, descending to it
down the southern side of the hills spoken of, being
thnr tni'ea from the pluec of debarkation on the
Pru'c- The AonfcfeS of thent riverd are litid down
in Mr. Nicollet's man aa bting hihe hdndred.feet
above the Atlantic. They are also said to be'two
hundred and seveniy-five feet alcove Ihe level of the
lake; but I am inclined to believe thai they are high(r
ili.iri slated?especially an above the level of
the lake, if the high land we crossed bo included in
the estimate. Most of the maps are in error about
ii'e geography of thin part of the country, both i
with regard tb thfe heSdiby of thfe riveri, as tfefell as trt I
their lite and course. ,
The course of the Bruit5 is from south-southeast ;
lit* iw,,tHow In ih.. Inlr#* i
InBOrUWWrillWCTj ?- r mI IW1 .-W ?- ?
being comparatively ? small river. The eourse of
the St Croix, from its head lo the Mississippi, is
outh-southtvest, "iid '>y no means so crooked
SS; d"'"ii "ft repr"<eiited. It is so large, for fifty or
seventy-five nnles above tlif fall*, ak tit fompare very
favorably with the Ohio; which, ut some points, it
much resembles. It, and its tributaries, have a
den! of file' pine timber growing along its tmnka;
a Mod fieu' ef srhich Ima been cut, tip supply the
mi ls below. Mr. Nicoilhi'd map, *bleh is generally
very correct, leys down hills between the waters
of the BruWand St. Croix, w here none exist. 1 believe
he did not visit the portage in person, but relied
on the information of voyugeurs.
It wmj an agreeable rctlection lo know, when standing
i.ti tile li!j*!!ec' pnjt't ef HiH? rn the portage, that
tve could overlook the course of one river sivfiepiffg
sway to the north, on its vast journey to tho Gulf of
the St. Lawrence; while to the south u tire seen the
waters of tli? St. Croix, just gathered into a pretty,
quiet lake, from its ton?lomer*te of springs near by.
alioiit to speed its waters to tho Mississippi, ann
down it to the Gulf of Mexico! and when once
there, perchance, guthered in the Gulf stream, and be
agHin wafietl by it to the banks of JVewfound'und,
where it may again unite with (he water of its kindred
Bruit"
What it wonderful Cnntinentis this of ours! What
Va?t h?ers end lakes jnler.'itfct it! Tej appreciate
their lengths, magnitude, scenery, Ac., they. m'ntJt be
travelled over to be understood. In June, I was at
the Falls of Niagara; in a few days I shall probably
lie at the Falls of St. Anthony?|>assing from one
to the other by water, with the exception of three
miles!
Having, on August the 9d, succeeded in getting
iverytliing over the por'nge, including canoes, luggage,
1e.; ahd it being towards sundown, Wfc concluded
to camp, and get ready for an early Start next
morning. Sunday morning, the 3d of August,
found us descending the beautiful upper Inke St.
Croix, bordered in the distance with rolling pinehills.
We soon begnn to meet large parties of Indians in
Ihsir Cannes, bound to La Pointe, to be present at
(he payment. A* Mr. Huys (the Indian agent at
La Pointe) had told u# that he expected the Hev.
Mr. Ely, who had charge of a Presbyterian tnishinnarc
aialion on the PereAptnidn. oh Snake river,
to be fiver at the puym^nt, arid tHnh?!il it pfobuHe
that we might meet him; and learning that some of
the Indiana tve met were from Snake river, I asked
them il they knew whether Mr. Ely hud left. They
told me he had, and that he wna at his camp down
the river, which we would soon reach.
We continued on, amidst fields of wild rice in full
bloom, which covered the lake for acres upon acres
on tneii Side Of ihe channel. This wild rice (rixmttn
at/uallr.a) is nf great importance to the Indians, who j
gather large quantities of it when ripe, in autumn, for
their winter food. Its soft stem and watery roots
are immersed ubout 2 to 2( feet tinder water; while
the blades, head, and stalk reach about afoot to a
fdot Sad a half above water. In flowering, its heads
present a singular appearand). Its pistils, or grain
part of the flower, arc clustered on a long, sharppointed
spicula, terminating in a sharp cone at the
very head of the stalk; while the pollen appears utlathed
to the stalk below the head.
Why could not this rice be sown and cultivated
in the lakes of western New York and in New England?
Besidei the value of the grain for poultry and
various other purposes, its lofc <>r blades would
make the richest and sweetest fodder for cattle. I j
chewed thk blades, and found them tender, and as |
sweet as the tender blades of gree.n corn. The experiment
might be worth the trial.
About the middle of the afternoon we reached the
first rapiJs in descending the St. Croix, now contracted
from a lake into a narrow river, strewed here
nid there with black boulders of trap. We liere
had the pleasure of finding Mr. Ely encamped oil
the west bank of the river, who had remained
still all day, as it was Sunday. He had in company
with hi'iu the Rev. Mr. Uoseelle, a young clergy- ,
man from Ogdensburg, New York, to whom he introduced
me Mr. Rossellc informed me that he
had been to the falls of St. Anthony, from whence ,
he hud gone 011 a steamboat "Still-water,1' at the
head of the I iwer Lake St. Croix, and from thence ,
to the missionary station on the Pereagaman, or ,
Snake river, where he concluded to accompany the ,
Rev. Mr. Ely to La Pointe, and be present at lire
Indian payment. From La Pointe he expected to
make his way home by tlie Sault St. Marie, Mocki- ,
nac, ike. Mr, Ely bad some Indians along with |
him, who were evidently attached to the mission. ,
He sulci the success of the mission had been interfered
with, to some extent, by the dread in which the ,
Chippewa* held the Sioux in that part of the coun- ]
try, that, in constant fear of their natural enemy, ,
they disliked making permanent settlements and to ,
improve them. After some other general conveisa- ,
tion, we continued our journey over rapids, till near '
night, when we camped (as was often the case) on ,
an old Indian camping-ground, and saw lying about j
us dog bones, on the meat of which the lndiuos had \
feasted. An innumerable swarm of horseflies ,sur- ,
rounded our lent and camp-fire, which the voya- .
geurs at first mistook for bumble bees, whose nest,
tlicy conceived, they had disturbed, and, for fear of |
being stung, they fled; but, on ascertaining they i
were merely noisy flies, they came back again.
We made un early start next morning, to resume ,
our descent over rapids dashing over trap and gran- |
ite boulders. We met a hall-breed und his wife, ,
who hud a keg of whiskey in his canoe. They ]
were eoipg to La Pointe, where Mr. Hays sutlers ,
no liquor to land. The man offered to treat my 1
reyiigeui.i, one of whom was known to him. I con- |
senied that they might take one dram each, but no ,
more. This being given them, wc thanked him, 1
??d proceeded on our journey. About noon, we ,
jsissed the last severe rapids, and the mouth of a j
wrge tiiliutary from the eaet, called the Mac an on, ,
about loo miles above the falls, and within 50 miles |
of snake river. * 1
1 he St. Croix, from this point down, became a |
larger, more beautiful, arid more interesting stream. ,
I he bottoms, too, became wide and rich, but sub- |
J??j I? inundation at very high water. The si rati- .
bed red sundstonc was aeeu to skirt the margins of
me river, all along the rapids; while boulders of '
trap and granite were strewn over the centre of the
channel. Hut, as we approached Kettle and Snake
*'e began to notice, the appeurance of white J
headstone on the shores of the river, which continued
to appear till near the falls, and again rose in
> gb cliffs below them, und continued to the Missis- !
Pp>. At night, we camped on a high pine blulf on '
he right bank of the river, a large swamp lieing on *
fie "pp..,iti, side. Here we were nearly devoured ,
by tnOtmiitAM ?A -l-.l s.' I
next morning without breakfast?intending to stop!
coo't ?t ? place, if possible, less infested by
isl "j w'",c'' we did, l^c pebbly beach of an J
We had a showery forenoon, but continued our 1
J'lurney. \yc mcl wllh Mveral long rapids, and, '
p'lamng Kettle river, leached the mouth of Snake '
j"fr, '"'ft 10 n. tn.?where we found a body of In- '
"'ana encimp-d, going to La I'oinie. Wecxrhanged 1
'"'i' nienl ii,r ?,,mt (jah, and gave an old woman 1
"'mc 'us;ar for a nek child. Then, wishing them a '
"", we put off. About 25 miles above 1
at passed .Satirise rirer, with aplendid and '
''"naive bottom-land opposite to it on the left bank, (
)'ing high and dry above high-water mark.
the next p!-trt we made, was Wolf river, about 1H '
nr mike above the falls. Here we found a rude
'dmie, on a rich piece of land, settled by halfl'fn'?*'
Qn,l * Frenchman or two. They '
I'Us of liquor, m d offered to sell me some; but
declined U) purchase, or to let my voyogeurs buy
iny; snd, though late in the afternoon, moved for
# or ID miles further, and camped just within
'he firai rapid or two, at the commencement of the
*"* h'rom the head of the rapids to the (alls ia 9
miles.
We reached the falls next morning to breakfast,
here 1 made the acquaintance of Mr. Purintnn, to |
m I bore a letter of introduction, and found him
lTery clever anil enterprising man. He haa done I
""ire to develop this part of live country, and to i
ehsnce its value and settlement, than any other
m*n ? It. The falls afford a aplendid water-|>ower, |
1 =? V' ". ** * *
| fully equal to that yielded by the fit lie of the Merri;
mac at Lowell. Mr. Purintori ta the |)ro|<rietor, and
I Ima a saw-mill running with live auws, in aeparale <
frames. Hie Inge tnine down the St. Croix.
There is a trap formation in place, crossing the .
river at the fella, obliquely from northwest to southeast.
It ia lost a short distance to the northwest of
the river, but runs off in a rungs of 90 miles to the
southeast of the tails. It differs a good deal from
the trap-formation on Luke Superior. It is of a
bluish and lighter color thun the trap on the lake ,
In the high perpendicular cliffs of thia stone, which ,
luces ihe river at, and for some little distance below
the falls, may be seen strong indications of a 1
columnar structure in its form; while in the trap on c
Lake Superior, the same rock ia uniformly amor- f
phous hi its form.
Besides, the trap on Lake Superior appears uni- L
firmly to have had an upheaval through red sand- r
stone) w hile ihut nt the falls has been borne up c
through white flandstone* Very disiiuct in its churac- ^
ler froth the fed Sandstone of the lake. It is probable,
therefore, thai thtri is no continuous connexion
or iioinogeueousness of character betwefcn the trap- t
rock of the falls, and that on Lake Superior) uud | ;
that they may have been ratstd ut far different and
distinct periods. Be this ua it may, however, 1 "
found the trap at the falls of St. Croix to give very 11
favorable indications of the existence of copper ore. r
Mr. Pbrinton give me some Very interesting speci- ,
friens of the ore found in Cht. Vicinity of his mill.
While ramblirv: about Lhe/uUf, I discovered, ul9o, _
one or two very line mineral chalybeate springs. i<
Having paid off my voyageurs at the fails, and v
sent lliem back in one of the canoes, 1 prepared to (
descend the river to the head of the lake, or to Stillwater,
in the other; which I reached next day. 1
There is a saw-mill at this place, and two i
others between it Hh'l tli?, fulls?nil being turned
by streams which enter the rivcf <>n mis side
or lire other. At Slillwuter, a town not quith '
u year old, there is a tavern, two stores, a hlacktftnhb-ehop,
one lawyer, que doctor, no preacher, li
no schoolinusier, no Justice of the peace or mayor, 9
one saw-inill, no school, u tine la^jh cool spring,
and a very pretty place for the town to grow on. c
We hero met the steamboat Lyrix, on which we t
took passage, ufter disposing of my cunoe. r
The land on the west side of Lske St. Croix is f
beautiful all the way to the Mississippi, and is fust
settling up. This bentrtifiil tjheel of wal?r is 29 1
miles long, and from one and a half I a tV/o miles p
Wide. (j
I am, very respectfully and sincerely, yours,
Morgan. f
a
(from oar regular corro>|>oiideul.]
Philadelphia, Aug. 126, 1645. c
The news received litre on yesterday, of the re- i
quisition, by General Gaines, upon the governor of t
Louisiana for two thousand men, created quite ail
eScitenrlcrtt. Atfthng all parties, there was but one *
feeling?in favor Iff "tlife country;" and if a call had I
been made upon the cltiien'-solthcry in thi* quarter, j
there would huvc been such a response tin would
have, proved how strong the sentiment was in regard '
to our right to the soil of Texas. Theuisniids would '
have entered their names on the muster-roll, and re- r
corded a pledge of "life" and "fortune" on the result.
The enefgit s of our neoplc are fresh, and
lihve not tficn levied, like tnose of the Mexicans, 1
b)v inleStihe feudS; and; among Ohr frstive hills and i
valleys, are thousands of young and active spirits t
who love their country with a holy fervor, and
would gladly defend her rights against any nation. '
There is a power and n confidence among them, c
growing out of the fact that they have not been s
wasted by conscriptions, and taxed lor the mere r
purposes of military ambition; ami, although they .
might not be an severely ilisciplitied as the soldiers
of France and England, yet, in the decisive struggle, fi
their Services would he found at least ns efficient, t
find their courage as lasting, ns the more practised c
veterans who fight us fit a trade, and kill their fellow-beings
for pay. Tite spirit of the American n
people is u terrible thing in war; und it ia to he 8
hoped that Mexico will not tamper with it much b
longer. The very first "shock of arms," while it f(
would drive her armies before it like chaff before
the wind, might arouse o feeling that would pursue 1
thent to the very altars of their priests, nnd to the t'
very walls of her capital. Let her be forewarned
by live spirit of New Orleans, which is but one of a t(
hundred cases. The aroused anger of a great and
free people may be much less easy to allay than it 0
Was to provoke. d
The democratic conventions for the city and eoun- s
ty assembled yesterday, nnd made the most of their
nominations. It is not necessary to give the names; 1
but it ia universally believed that the tickets will
stand a fair chance of being elected, composed as 1\
they are of excellent and unexceptionable men. The ?
natives have not yet completed their nominations, .
and the whigs are just about to begin. The natives
have trouble in their camp, and were near coming ^
to an open rupture a few days ago, in one of their ni
regular meetings. These men, who started out n
with n sweeping denunciation of both fwirties, li
are notv bo.'ily intriguing against each other bl
for the several offices in the gift of the people;
and I do not doubt thai, if the secrets of their can- ei
custs were exposed, it would be found that they are ^
as choice a set of political gamblers as ever lived.
A prominent whig?a gentleman of high standing '
with his parly?assured me yesterday that the
whigs would not unite wiih the natives in the coun- J
ly, hut would adhSrl to their own distinct r.omina- d
ttons throughout. Well, "nous ttrtoiu." si
A very novel book?that is, not a novel?lias just w
appeared; the author of which is the well-known p
Dr. John Iledman Coxc, M. D., of this city. It is d
entitled, "Considerations respecting the recognition si
of friends in another world; on the affirmed descent A
of Jesus Christ into hell; on phrenology in connex- It
ion with the soul; nnd or. the existence of a soul in o
brutes." Ilis theories are mainiuined with consid- p
arable ability and tuct. Our metaphysicians here- tl
shouts will, no doubt, find in them quite a nut to d
crack. ci
Joseph Carter, jr., nnd Peter W. Purke, convicted It
of the terrible murder of the Castner family, in tl
May, 1643, by which John B. Purkc, his sister, ii
[Mrs. Cusincr,) her husband, (Mr. Castner.) and a c
child not two years old, were hurried into eternity, o
were hung at Belvidere, N. J., on Friday last, d
ritey were both convicted on purely circumstantial I;
testimony. Joseph Carter was tried twice?first s
in August, 1643, when he was acq titled; and again ri
in February, 1844, when he was found guilty of w
murder in lite first degree. Peter W. Parke, the p
rtsnnrt utlin mtffioi-.irl urifh )ttm find lliri linrln Alinnr Ir
I'arkc, were also tried for the same murder at the l<
?ame term, and A. W. Parke was cleared, and Pc- a
ter found guilty. He waa harigcdswilh Carter on the o
22d inst. Dulh died vehemently protesting their inno- d
Unet with their last tren ds! Many persons who heard h
lite trial, believe thcy-wcre innocent; and the prison- A
srs never, for a moment, held a different language. ?
It i* an awful thing to reflect upon. If these two it
men were guiltless, as they protested they were, p
what then becomes of thp reason in fuvnr of the tl
aw of legal murder, fashionably disguised by the a
inme of capital punishment ? Is that law so cssen- t<
:iai to the preservation of society, that innocent hit- tl
nan life is to be offered in repeated sacrifices under !
ts influence? Is it so vital a principle in our codes, that a
die innocent must suffer with the guilty? The very o
fact that there is danger of such an awful coriingenry?nay,
the fact that human life has been initially
sacrificed by this law, is, in my humble opinion,
i truth that renders the whole sysiem a mast in- G
lurrmn, wichristian, and barbarous one. t,
n
ALL FARM FOR HALF., or EXCHANGE," tl
O NEAR ALEXANDRIA?I am authorised tl
.o sell, or exchange for city properly, a snug, com- ^
act, and handsome farm of 44 acres, three miles d
'rum Alexandria. s
The land is very good, and all is under cultivn- h
ion, with the exception of a small portion in wood, b
It is well suited for wheat, corn, oats, hay, potatoes, u
be.., and has on it peach, apple, arid cherry trees,
lesidcs ornamental trees and shrubs, and a small
jut rich piece of garden ground, for raising vigeta- t<
ilea, fruits, and (lowers The whole ia surrounded o
iy excellent fencing, and is divided into several ?
iclda by good cross fences. The improvements a
(insist of a convenient dwelling-house, of eleven tl
moms, double sloir-caee, with a pump of su|ierior n
md never-failing water, wiihin six feet of the kitchen ?
lonr; also a deep well, with cover and draw; a o
ennui's house recently erected; a large hen house; f1
bur stall stable, with hay-loft; a workshop, or b
jranary; sheds, UK) feet long, with stalls for cows; t'
iheep and calf pens; a double carriage-house, large
loe-stv. 4fcc. Anv tiarl of the stock, farming uten
nla,or household furniture, may be bad by the pur- ?
haver, and poaacasion given at any moment. ti
The place ia reniurkubly healthy, and the aoctety n
sxrellent. Any gentleman having an office in q
Washington, who deairea the enjoyments and com- j,
Porta of n country life, could not find a more n^rro- p
tble and complete residence than thin one. The a
lerras of payment very liberal. For further partial- t|
lata, inquire of tl
J. F. CALLAN, 7th and E atreeta. ?
Aug. 19.-?eodlhtf. ti
WANTED ON LEASE, ?
I^OR a term of yeara, for which the rent will be e
paid in advance, a large dwelling-house for a tl
private residence, finished in the beat style, and pro- o
vided with every convenience. Poaaeaaion to he n
had immediately. Apply to W. Q. 8NETHEN,
utorney at law, Mtsaouri avenue, between 3d and
alrerta. 11
Aug. 2fc?3t tl
T H E UNION.
ITtr? 1 1 ~i -Itiwi I mam " ?~
CITY dF WASHINGTON.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AUGU8T 27, 18iS.
AMERICAN AND MEXICAN TROOPS.
We imderetaiid that the laat arrival* from Aranis3
bting nd ernnrttunieatloris from oar camp to
IVaahuigton. Transport* Were arriving with fresh
roopa to reinforce Gen. Taylor and hi# "army of
tlfcerv'aiion"?though the aliallowa of the ahorea ,
requenfly 6b trusted their prompt arrival and immeliule
landing. Before this period, however, the general
uuat have an army of more than3,UU0g?llantmen,ex- (
luaiv.e of the dragoon* which were marching unlet
Sol. Twiggs to San Antonio or the Alamo. A little
nnger time, and General Taylor will be able to mua- j
er more (lian 6,000 picked regular*?without aay- i
ng a w*rd of the tolunteers or 1 exas or of Louisiana,
which h'e 14 itatliUrifed, if necessary, to call
iniler the wing of his eagle. With ?irms and arrtinuliltoil,
and wills provisions sufficient to support ihftfn,
here is reason to believe that they will be able to
ope with, and to conquer, any force which the Mexcans
may attempt to throw on this side the Rio Brao.
Their troops; to'o, will be compelled to inarch
hrough a Countr^ v>h?ch h<M no mearts to subsist
hem; and the transportation of thehr oUrrt protisans,
if they are able to obtain them atoll, wilf enumber
their progress, and delay their arrival at their
mint of destination.
due of the best and highest officers in the service
las expressed the opinion, that 2,000 United States
oldiers, under Generals Tuylof Ith'd Worth, will be
ompetcnt to keep at bay any number of Mexican
roups who may threaten to cross the river, for six
nontlis. In this calculation he may possibly be
nistaken, and it becomes the duty of our govtrnnent
to provide ample mentis to meet uny emcr;ency
which may occur. The administration is
leeply Impressed with the duty of making every
irecaulionflty prfcpdfatiem whieh the honor of our
irms may require.
Although the regular troops arc atfvtttcjrig (o the
antral point from' vuijoua quarters of our country,
t is yot somewhat doubtful how many voluneers
will go on from Louisiana, it id certain thnt '
Seneral Guinea has modified his original requisition;
>ul it is yet doubtful in what sense he has modified
us call upon Gov. Mouton?whether to reduce the
'umber of volunteers, or to change an absolute call
o the field, it)to ei httri order to hold themselves in
endiness.
Speculation is still ate loss to compfehnun the fcal
lesigns of lite Mexicans?if, indeed, tliey have formed
my. Some of our politicians here insist upon it,
hat the war will evaporate in smoke! But, still,
t is not the safest policy to act upon that unertain
cplcn'airon. Prudence is the mother of
afety; and we should act in the spirit of that
naxirn. There may be little honor in beating the
lexicans; but the disgrace will, therefore, be the
;rcater, if we suffer ourselves to lie beaten by
hem. We ought to act us if they were certainly
omiiig upon us. No labor?no expenditure of
noney should be regarded, when put in the opposite
eale With dishonor and defeat. The chances may
le aguinat war; But Mexico may act tinder the
everish excitement of a clamorous people, or under
he visionary hope of calling in England and France
o mediate between us, and then interposing their
uaranlces to any boundury which they muy atempt
to establish; not recollecting that it will not
nly be necessary for Iter to agree to a meiation,
and for those two powers to accede to it; but
till more, for the United Stales to sanction the
rovement with her consent.
As matters now stand, it is doubtful whether
lexico will Strike at nil. The New Orleans
Jeffersonian Republican" of the 19 h doubts her
elligerent designs altogether, ft says:
"Notwithstanding 'the high *ounding proclamation* of
icir manifested,' the Mexican* may not intern) precipitute
leaSnrea for some time to come. They have m??1e no prepa lions
a* yet for an invasive war, further than the marshal.
ng of a few thoii'nml incn. i'erhaps, w hen the fin,(100,000
t'comea available, matter* may look Irs* equivocal."
It may amuse, if it does not enlighten our readrs,
to rend the following extracts from the " Courtier
n Etats tlniif" of the 26th instant, which n friend
ns translated for our columns!
"In the report read to Congress On the 30th of
uly, the committee pioposes to grant to Don Luis
c la Rosa the fifteen millions, which he demanded
0 imperiously; but, nt the same time, restrictions
,ere superadded, which rendered the collection imossiblc.
even if it were not so before. They eneuvored
to gild the pill for the poor treasury, by
imply substituting one conjunction for another,
kuthorizution was usked to beg for the money at
ome or abroad, and they have allowed it to be
btained nt home, and abroad. But, in com- F
ensntion, they refused the oppressive means which |
te treasury considered necessary, and which may
ouhiless be trunslutcd exactions on Mexican
jpitalisls, or sacrifices, by usury, to foreign capi- a
ilists. Thus, the committee insists that no more o
ftan six per cent interest should be allowed; which v
1 much less than Mexican credit can command,
ven in time of peace. They forbid the acceptance '
f any proposal for a less amount than a million of tl
ollars; thus preserving the Mexican people entire- ?
f from a forcer! loan, which could only be made for .
mail amounts. And, finally, thestock secured on t,he 1
evenues of Mexico cannot be delivered until the
rhole fifteen millions, to a penny, have been de- r
osited in the strong boxes of the treasury. This ,
at clause would be sufficient, of itself, to put off the
ran, and consequently the war, until the Greek
menus; lor mere is noi in ail tne luur qunrun i
f the world, a single capitalist mad enough to 1
eliver hia money, without receiving security by
ypothccation, to a government like that of
lexico, which, were it ever bo honest, is not c
ure of exialing, and consequently of keeping f
s engagements from one day to another. The
Ian for a loan (which was at first nothing more r
tan an impoesible speculation) is thus made
patriotic joke. We mHy therefore be permit:d
to have n > faith in a war?or, at leant, that
ie Mexicans will begin it?if (as their Ministers of
'oreign Album and of Finance tell us frankly) they
rill not and cannot enter the field until they have
htai'ned their fifteen millions.
* *
"We are, in fine, more than ever convinced that
0 serious event is to be apprehended, unless chance
r imprudence, on one. side or the other, should
ring on an unexpected collision. We have some
lisgivings in consequence of the warlike ardor of
le American troops, who appear anxious to cross
le Kio Grande, without waiting for orders from
Vnshington; but if we may credit a curious letter,
ated August 7, from an officer of the American
loop-of-war St. Mary's, then at Galveston, we
ave calumniated Genernl Taylor and hia aoldiers,
y supposing them capable of a reprehensible measre
of attack."
"Would not one say, indeed, that we were about
1 liave a second edition of the camp of Boulogne,
f which M. Thiers hns just traced the description
rith his msgic pen? Questions of military strategy
re above our decision; but it seems to us, that if
ic bay of Aransns lie so shallow as only to adlit
the ase of llat-boals, the simplest and shortest
ray to cross it would lie to make the soldiers take
fiT their coats, waistcoats, and breeches, and ford it.
fafiolenn would not have lost his time in hiring flatoats,
if he had only had the bay of Aransas beseen
him and England."
"This appenl to arms has lieen, it is said, indicant
to Genernl Gaines by the news that a corps of
in thousand Mexicans had appeared at the distance
f eight days' march from General Tnylor's Iteaduartera.
This reassures us a little. The old general
i liable to be alarmed by false rumors, and his imatient
courage has more than once caused him to
pa imnariiiarv dancers and enemipa We have lit
i?! fnith in theae ten thouaand Mexican*. Never- f
Iteleaa, ihia alarm, even if falae, ta not the leaa .
rorthy of conaideration; for it will produce agilaon
along tha frontier, and our pacific hope* will '
ot be quiet en long aa we aec the Louiaianiana <
nder arm*. Their neighbor* of the Weat, and
apecially thoae terrible Kentucky riflemen, are not
b* people to remain at real if they hear the trumpet t
f war; and, faith, if all theae hot heada take up the i
natter, we will not answer for what may happen." j
Thia auggeatinn of the "Courrier" ia more witty 1
ban wiae. Did it not atrike our learned "confrere" j
hat, although a boat might not eaaily navigate tha
bay, yet neither might the soldier easily ford it to
shore! There might be depths of fifteen feet, as
well as shallows of two or three feet. A boat could
not readily pass over the shallow, nor a soldier ford ''
the deep water. Besides, the bottom might be j
either yielding mud or dangerous quicksand. b
[Union.
CIRCULAR OF THE SECRETARY OF THE 'j
TREASURY. "l
"Although the subjoined statement has been in b
circulation some, days uncontradicted, and we have \t
cause to put personal confidence in the individual u
Irom whom we presnine it to have been derived, we fi
hesitate to believe the statement, while we think it
due to the government officers here to place it before e,
them. The New York Tribune of the <hkl says: ?
"TilK INQUISITIVE CIRCULARS" a
"A iSfAMcri'L raauo.?A list is going the rounds, ef i|
I'orty i|uosll(ms propounded to practical insnufsoturrrs B
sad others t>y Mr. BtcretAiy Walker, of the Treusuiy lieIMsrtnient.
It would seeiu, Irsm what is given to the public, *
that this cireular Is sent out to leawufeclnrers, ke , indu- It
rrswino/siy, wilh the slew ol collecting testimony from prac- b
Ileal men of all sorts of opinions, to be submitted to COn
grcta iur me linormaliuu ol inal uuny. nui wu aie naanreo
by a gentleman w ho liua recently been engaged in Waiting P
and |>iocoiiiig lllfo: .-nation from (lie manufacturer* of New- g
frit. Patcraon, kc. tluit these circulara arc mainly transmitted r(
t* i/eatm "a/erf,.end hu them hauled out lo Ihaaa mamtiacturara ,i
rnlij whu arc liHcty in rttui-n tuch uricu a** ut Mr. Iralkcr dt- ?
lira#/ Of one hundred tft/fd bianufaeturcra cur infoimaut
ua. recently visited, noi ant liaa received one of Mr. Walk- p
art inquisitive circulura; while the '"ly tin liacoloio manu- w
lactmera he lua tumid (only three of them Ame'ie.-ii) hate ,
each keen bleated with the secretary's inquiries, ami will
luuhtleaa answer them as |>er margin. *
"Of 'nurse we shall have a grout body of locofoco statistics,
made to order, showing that the tariff ought to lie up- ,,
let by, (he nest (fotttfress. Let them come! Ail we ask Is. H
that the p jhftc shah uuderstu.'id how they ure got together." c<
"There is little n^ert to argue of that which is not t0
yet ascertained. Should it proge true that postman- "
tars, acting for the Secretary of thd Treasury, (we
liave no idea that the secretary himself ftatr ai>/ hi
ihare in euch procedure,) huve thought fit to con- tl
fine inquiries us to ontt of tlie most important of pub- ju
If. Interests, ton single side in purtisun politics, they in
will of course be able to explain lo the secretary, Ji
?ntl he to the country, the motives of such a course, st
I'lie whole affair will prove, tVe (rust, to be a mis- d
tonceptiorv, or the work of some toois of faction, bi
which the hencAil spoils system has placed in office, bi
oul so unused to think ol anything hut party tricks,
lliat, in their eagerness to please their superiors,
[hey execute that which their superiors never dctigned."?Aaliomrf
fntelligencer qf thii morning.
On the ubove article from the "New York ^
Tribune," (quoted by the "National Intelligencer" T
?f thiff rrtorning,) the "New York Morning News" e:
?ivcs the following cthnmentl
"Our high-prcnuivi tariB contemporary apposi* aadly w
rfrahl (in advance) ot the facta aud fignrs* hi be furimiicd "
Ivy meu e^en sf the very claaa favored by the protci irvo lc- tl
({ lation it la ao aiiSIf'trslo auatnfn. Whlit if they were all 'lo- (J
. oloco manufacturera.' woi.'hi they not be manufacturer! ,,
itillf And it it very likely that their yuhlica would ao far
predominate over their buaiaeu intereatt, ai tt> cause them
lo answer fol ly lica to aa muny qneationa, for the dhintCr- ti
I ?..V.,llli.all,.i,n>n iS,,?.t.( I. a One.,(urn a:
intmilrtCluwr'miichmoru likely than a whig one to falsify
the truth ol matters within his own experience uml ohseiMillion,
lOr the purpose of aiding to overthrow that tariff |<
which if rh? Tribune's philosophy be sound, it is his viul it
Intert^f {&' su'sta flff 0
"But the outer} npfairtst fhre. mode adopted for the distribution
of the set of iuterro|fatorieK (o copy ol wblrh we E'
tiave already published) is quite $iat iitotw What more t*
thorough method of distributing thetii e#uM have been tl
adopted, than to send a number of them to ull the postman- 0
tern I The great body of those officers will undoubtedly
make n fair circulation of them among the leading und "
mOst intelligent manufacturers in their neighborhood, rr
U hmever any tifiInterrogated 'whig manufacturer* shall jf
leatre an' opportunity of sending in his answers, we e<
will giKfranty that his application to the Treasury De- ^
imrtmcnt for a eoj y of the qticstiofis Will meet with a ^
prompt and dotiftaocr's attention. Indeed, as most of the i*{
papers of the country will probably copy them, this will ft
he unnecessary; and there call be no doubt that any resnect* gj
able manufacturer, known to the department u.s sucli, or
ible to exhibit to it a respectable certificate ttf that effect,
nay send in his testimony, assured of welcome and thanks. IV
"The country will owe no small debt oi gratitude to the h
U e ' ii! hie head of the Tli?MOr> tineut lor the mass '
?f statistics and testimony which will be elicited by these
inquisitive cifculrtrs.' If the duty of sifting and digesting W
he replies f* well performed, it will produce a document ol
mmense value. We "hall await its appearance with imputation.
We hope that a careful ncrte will be Uil.cn of th.
>oliti<;s of each respondent; and. whether whig or democrat,
no sh#Ul6 be glad to see it published in connexion with
lis testimony. NVfH ihut satisfy the Tribitni?"
We (of the Union office) have also a reply to j,
riake for ourselves. Upon Another theatre,
luring the last winter, we called the attention ?'
>f the public to the fuct of Mr. McLane, when ^
Secretary of the Treasury, having, in 1832, ad- it
Iresaed a circulur, (something like Mr. Walker's,) *<
ind, upon the answers which he obtained, forming
lis bill, nfierwnrds called Vcrplunek's bill. Not sat- 0
sfied with throwing out a suggestion to this effect in <*
he newspapers, we wrote to two of our friends in ?'
he last House of Representatives, and begged them ^
o move a resolution calling upon the Secretary of p
he Treasury to obtain a body of statistics like Mr. ti
McLane's, and lay it before the next Congress?
irging, as one of the reasons in behalf of the prop- ^
isition, that the Secretary would be prepared to rr
neet the next Congress with n well-digested report, w
bunded upon a valuable mass of statistics. Thus
Congress might go to work at once, and upon the p
icst and most authentic materials. Neither of our m
orrespondents thought fit to make the motion,
"ortunately, the present Secretary has undertaken, *'
ipon his own responsibility, to obtain the requisite
nformation; but, not having the assistance) which ol
ktr. McLane jtossesscd, under the then existing fl}
sw of the country, of employing commissioners, "
sking evidence of the manufacturers und merchants, tii
nd paying the commissioners for their labors out ic
if the contingent fund, (Congress having since
vithdrawn that power.) Mr. Walker is compelled
a throw himself upon the libcrnl manufacturers to
hcmsclves, and address a copy of hia circular tii
uestions to persons who can give him information, rf
11 the best way he can command. 0I
And now wc state, upon the best authority, in hi
cply to the article of the National Intelligencer of
his morning, that the assertions of the New York j(]
Tribune, as to the alleged designs of the Treasury hi
department, arc just the reverse of the truth. 01
The proper weight would not be attached, by
ilher party, to statistical information collected y
xclusively from the other; and it is the nnx- to
ous desire of the Secretary of the Treasury to col- w
ect the facts, as regards the tarilT, from all parties. "
The editors of the Intelligencer, if they will call nt
he Treasury Department, can receive any number si
if these circulars, free of charge; and the postage J?
vill be pnid by the department on all they may diset
to their correspondents; and to all persons of Bi
my party, who may desire the circular with ot
i View to answer the questions, copies of it "j
vill be sent by mail free of charge or postage. 0|
We shall attempt to procure ooo hundred copies m
rom the Secretary; and the first fair opportunity "
ve possess, we will send them to the office of the
'New York Tribune," to be distributed, nt its own ,,,
liscretion, among its favorite whig manufacturers. 01
We may not be able to send on these circulars imnedinti
l\, until the Secretary may have an opporunity
of attaching additional queries to them.
d-We have an interesting number on hand, I
Irom our correspondent "Y," on Fremont's expedi- jj|
tons. It is confined to the first of them, with ex- w
iacts from the book, and remarks from our corrrslondeut,
calculated to show the character of the man,
ind the consequences of the expedition. "Y" is
t nd enough to promise us a sketch of the subseluent
expeditions.
We have also received from the hands of the secreary
of the National Institute a long and admirable ^
taper from J. C. Pickett, esq., (the late enlightened j
:harg# d'affaires in Peru,) on the guano, or/tuano. Ilia
lated at Washington, Aug. 23, where Mr. P. now is. to
iVc ahnll publiah it, if possible, to-morrow evening; P1
md wo undertake to say, it will receive ennaiderible
attention from the agricultural as well as other y(
lasses of the community. It is by occasionally e'
urning their attention to subjects interesting to agriulture,
to the sciences, and the arts, that our foreign w
unctionartes may essentially contribute to the. 1
tenefit, and become entitled to the gratitude of their
lountry. V(
Hov. W. W. P*tn?.?We are glad to see that
he Hon. W. W. Payne has been re-elected in the
Ith congressional district of Alabama, by a maority
of 2,000 over his competitor. Mr. Payne is
i native of this county, and left it when very n
young. He has, by his own talents and energy, at- 1
mined high reputation and influence in his new rr
home.? Wmrrtnlon ( Pi.) Flag of *)8. rr
Vrom Iho Nsw Drleuu 1'ieyu', Aug. IB. '
FROM TEXAS.
The Trxion frig Rover, Captain Jacques, which
tfl Galveston on tne 12th, srrired here yesterday
torning. Throagh the politeness of Captain
toques, we huve received lite Civilian of the 9th,
ui it contains nothing new.
The Civilian ia indignant at the movement* of
rertain restless men" in Texas, to subvert ihe ?
iling government; and thereby vents its bile in a eoltnn
of vituperation against those who would have
le convention plsce a State governmenlin Ofieration
efure its adjournment. As, in our paper of the 11th,
r'e published a paragraph from the News, urging
rhat tlin Civilian condemns, we give the following
rom the lust-named |?pcr:
"We have already in suceessful operation a gnvrnment
united to out present wants und condition,
nd one fully competent to the regulation of our loll
nil,lirs until the acceptance of our constitution hy
le United States. Even allowing tlmt it might Lie
uddenly changed or abrogated without confusion,
rt can see no benefit to be secured from such u
iensure. Granting that one rqually as good could
e substituted, nothing would lie gained. But we
snnot conceive how such a measure is to be accom- i
lishfri u/ithmir (litKiniprtintl cnllminn Ths nr^sent
overnment is based upon n constitution formed arid
rlified by the people. Its successor must have rese
sanctions, and also that of the United States ,
'ougress, in order to give it validity. Until these ,
rerequisites are obtained, the present authorities i
otild be unfaithful to their trust, to abandon the ofr<
a they fill, or cease to discharge the functions for
'ltich they were selected."
By the arrival, lust evening, of the brig Hope
lowen, Capt. Shaw, from Galveston, we huve reiived
the News of tha J2th; but it does not conlin
one word of intelligence, save the following in
tlation to the growing crops:
"The accounts of the cotton crop which we have
curd from the interior still continue favorable, altougli
the late drought is beginning to affect it in- i
Irlntfafy. In some few places the cotton is suffer- <
ig from lice, and the bolls are beginning to fall. In t
efferson and the dofltixuous counties, the crops are
tid to have been cut short nearly one-half by the <
rouglit; while in western Texas, the rains have |
een very seasonable, and the crops were never t
eltcr" (
THE NEWS FROM MEXICO?NO WAR
YET.
The news by the Water Witch, which left Vera
'ruz (rti the Ml inat., it will be seen, leaves matters ,
ery much Hi statu quo ante bellum, or, ns one of our
xchunges has it, a* thev were before the departure
f the Relarapago. Mexico hns neither declared
iar, nor even acted definitively on the initiatory
teusure of the $15,000,000 loan?and this, too,
tough the intelligence of the arrival on the Rio
Irnvu, of a detachment of U. S. troops, had reached
to Mexican capital.
Still, the intelligence is indicative of hostile intenons
on the pan of Mexico, and of her detenninncm
at least to make the effort to re-subjugate Texa.
Hot, whether she will do this with or"without a
irmni declaration of war against the United States,
is impossible to *ay. It maybe, as suggested by
ne of tne New Orleans papers, tlist Mexico may renrd
the intimation or threat officially communica il
to the U. S. government, that she would regard
te consummation of annexation as a declaration
f war on our part, as requiring no further focnjulily
Ont Iter before commencing hostilities. Or she
lay proceed with her expedition against Texsf, s*
'nothinghad occurred to niter the relation before
xisting between that republic and the United
tales. Or she mny do something else; for there is
nrcely anything that is not within the ratine of
lexicon tactics. At present, her course and degns
are an enigma, which it is not easy to solve
It is apparent, however, that the impression in
fexieo was general, that matters must come to open
ostilnics; and hence American residents were presring
to leave the country. The next accounts
'ill be looked for with increased interest.
[.ltbany Jlrgxu.
Tits PoruLVR Wu.L.?The Portland Argus has t
ri excellent article on the "popular" will, which r
iceta with the approbation of every self-sacrificing
cmocrat.
"In what does the popular will consist, if not in
nod government! Government wo must have,
nod or bad. Society could never exist, unles s
lc-h individual yielded something for the good of
te whole. Of this, we all feel sensible. To pre:rve
this compact, (of social alliance,) we resign
iany natural rights, and thus build up the commuily
of which we constitute a part. This principle
f social alliance, applies with equal force to politi1/association.
Without such association?withut
unanimity of counsel and concert of action, pnrr
cannot exist, nor the popular will be effectually
(pressed. We must associate, then, for political
imposes, and concentrate opinion. Such assoriaon
requires harmony and unanimity of action.
Without harmony and unanimity, the mere act of
ubbnig together to promote a particular end, would
b utterly foolish and inconsistent. It would prnlote
nothing?it would effect nothing. If, then, we
ould associate as a party, individual pretensions c
lust be surrendered. Individual preferences for I
en or measures must be yielded on the alter of pub- f
1: good. 'Everything for the cause?nothing for s
ien,' is the true muxtm. C
"Does any one say we have natural rights above '
id beyond party, and we can act with one parly v
i-day, and another to-morrow? It is true we have a
ie right; but what can be said of the polio/
f such a course? What man can ever possess in- a
iienee enough to carry out good measures, whose a
rijnify is questioned? And how can any parly g
ust to that man's sincerity, who is to-day advoea- c
ng the claims of one party, und to-morrow the poly
of another?
"In the midst of counsellors, there is wisdom, it is
lid; and political association enables us to -counsel
ie another. Hut, aside from our duty tut citizens
i become attached to a political party, there is at
mes unfeigned satisfaction in such associations.
"Pui ty spirit is condemned by many unjustly, betuse
abuses grow out of it. So do abuses grow c
.it of every blessing. The difficulty is, many men ?
ive yet to learn that they need not quarrel because s
icy differ. Honest difference of opinion should c
iver sever socialities. We were made to differ? o
politics, religion, and on various other subjects; fi
it no one .will pretend we were made to quarrel
ie with another. I
"In every political party there are jarring elements, v
snffcctions, and jealousies, with or without cause, ii
fc do not, we cannot, all think alike on every
pic of a political nature; but still, ns party men, fi
e should cherish union. For the purpose of spreadg
good principles, and establishing good mens- d
res, we should cherish it. Union, and cordial n
lion, is indispensable. But, to cement it, ronres- (I
on is necessary to promote its object. The ma- r
rift/ mini always rule. We are all democrats, or s
e are all whigs. We cannot lie partly the one and
irtly the other, without (as before remarked) deroying
our influence in both parties, annihilating in
ir mindr< nil serious attachment to the principles
peither. If, then, we would belong to one party or
ie other, we must cherish union and harmony in
ir ns iwiutions; and we must yield, at alt limes,
cit assem to the usages and practices that inn juries
have established, and common consent ratified, n
o party destitute of these liguments?no party "
an who withholds his assent from them, can Ion- v
sr prosper, or deserve prosperity. A party withit
union, in a party of fragments." t
o
Mii itary Movements.?The ship Pacific, which 'e
u been chartered at this port to convey company t,
, of the second regiment of flying artillery to St. c
isepli's island, bay of Aransas, will sail ttv-dny at ?
o'clock. The company numbers 60 rank and ?
e, with a complete battery of 10 guns. The offi- u
irsin command are?James Duncan, captain; John t,
. Poland, 1st lieutenant; Aug. A. UtDson, an Oo;
>hn J. Peck, lirevct 2d do. There are also on ,
>urd a quantity of arma, ammunition, Ac. ?
[?V Y. Com. Mo. of Friday.
Meier Munroe'a company waa to sail yesterday r,
om Fortress Monroe in the barque Bachelor, for t]
le aaine destination.?Norfolk Beacon. f
rHE WHITE SLAVE, or the Ruaaian Peaaant
Girl. b
Coamoa : a Survey of the General Physical Ilia- ?
ry of the Univerac; by Alexander Von Humboldt: R
irt 1. I
No. 37 of Harpera' Pictorial Bible. ,|
Treatise on Domestic Economy, for the uee of /
oung ladies at home and at school; by Misa Beech.
Just received at FRANCK TAYLOR'S.
Aug 27 _ _____
VF.W BOOKS AT FRANCK TAYLOR'S?
Genius and Character of Burns; by Prof. Wil
The Indicator and Companion; by Leigh Hunt: "
>1. aiv 6
Lyell'a Travels in North America; 9 vola. with
l graving*.
Norton'* Astronomy; 1 vol. 8 vo.: juat published.
Aug 27
t/TRS. CLEMENTS ha* h delightful house on fc
VI C street, between 3d and 4 J. She can accomiodnte
gentlemen with their families by the week, C
ninth, or year. Aug 93?lw
By this evening's southern mail. '
From the New Orlesn? Courier of Aug V)
MILITARY MOVEMENTS.
The subjoined military orders will demonstrate
the activity and zeal which the executive and adju- '
lent genernl of Louisiana Imve displayed, in carrying
into effect the requisition mudr by Gen. trainee
There ta little doubt that the number of wrluntaeis
will lie groat enougu to supersede the ne easily of
draughting: \
Exscutiyr Orrice, Aug. Id, 1845.
To Gkn. John S. Aiimant,
Adjutant and Inspector General
of the State of Louisiana:
Sir: In pursuance of a requisition to me from
Major General Games, of the United Slates army,
to furnish two companies of artillery with field
rt 101**4*1 rniAtiUlA far in Tp*?? vnn la/ill as.
tier Major General Lewis, of ihe first division of t
Louisiana militia, to raise?by voluntary engagement,
if possible; otherwise, by draught?the two
companies complete. You will furnish them with the
artillery and equipments required from the arsenal,
sod direct him to place them forthwith under the
orders of Gpn. Gaines.
I am, very respectfully,
Your obedient .servant, ?
A. MOUTON. i
Adjutant General's Office,
Headquarters, New Orleans, Aug. 18, 1845.
General Order?No. 13.
To Major General John Lawson Lewis, i
Commanding 1st division L. M.: ,
Sir: You are hereby ordered to raise within your (
Jivision two companies of artillery, to be muster- (
;d into the service of the United States for three j
months. ,
You will raise, those companies by voluntary engagements,
if possible, or otherwise by draught, und
[ilace them forthwith, completely ermipped for aclive
service, under the orders of Major General
dames, of the United States army.
By order of the commander-in-chief, c
J. S. ARMANT,
Adjutant and inspector general.
Executive OrricE, August 19, 1845. *
I'o General John S. Armant,
Adjutant and inspector general of the State: i
Sir: I have received a communication from Major "
deneral Guines, commanding the wealern division of 4
lie United States army, requesting that ''four regi- '
nents of infuntry and riflemen, from the militia of ?
his State, be organized and held ready for service in '
rexns, to move thither at short notice, which shall 1
re communicated at thepioper time, when they will f
x: duly mustered in the service." '
In pursuance of his request, you will forthwith ?
irgnnize two regiments of infantry and two regi- J)
neiiin of riflemen, and equip them in the beat pos- '
lible manner for service. You will issue ordeis to "
he major generals of the divisions to invite vohui- '
eers to engage in this service, anil to report to you, ['
is soon as possible, uny companies, battalions, and ''
egiments that-may be organized and lender their 0
lerviccn. 1 rely wilh confidence on the patriotism n
if our cilizen-soldiej's te complete the requisition by *
foluntary engagement without resorting to u draught;
uid 1 desire you would communicate to (hose in the *
ricinitv of the capital the great satisfaction I feel at
he urdor they have exhibited to enguge in the serrice
of their country, from the moment it wus "
cnown their services might be required.
I am, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant, ]
A. MOUTON. J
h
Adjutant General's Office, "
Head Quarters, N. O. Aug. 19, 1845. '3
General Order?No. 14. j*
By order of the governor and commnnder-in-chicf, p
wo regiments of infantry and two regiments of rifle- tr
nen are forthwith to lie organized and equipped in el
he best possible manner for services in Texas at jt
he request of Major General Gaines, commanding
he western division of the United Siutcs army. v
I Jie guvcrnur nau unti-iru iiik ur cA^iraa tu uur ciu* ji
;r n-Rohliers, in the vicinity of the capital, his great t,
alisfartinn at the tmh.r which they have manifested v
0 eml-ark in the net vice nHlieir country the moment b
t was known their service* might he required; and g
hat he relies with confidence on the patriotism of u
mr citizens througliout the State to meet the requiaiion
by voluntary engagements, without resort to a
1 taught.
The major generals of divisions will, therefore, brthwilh
issue orders to the officers under their
omnnand, to invite the services of volunteers, and
irgunize them without delay into companies, bat- "1
alions, and regiments. As soon asa company, bat- J
alion, or regiment is organized, the ma jor general rt
vill report it as ready for service to the adjutant 5!
;eneral. V
Should the regiments, or any part of theni, he oi
ailed into service, they will be furnished by the T
Jnited States with every requisite supply of sub- o'
istence, nnns and ammunition, and camp equipage, sc
t the barracks and forts in the vicinity of New d
)rlenns, together with steamers and other vessels,
or their transportation to Texas, and also with n<
t agons and horses for the transportation of supplies hi
fler landing in Texas. ol
Nevertheless, the major genernls will report to the 01
djutant generals the stale of the arms, munitions, nt
no other equipments of the corps they may or- hi
anize, and use all their exertions to make it as w
omplete as possible. vi
By order of the Command in Chief,
J. S. ARMANT, Adj. and ins. General. di
ti
Headquarters First Division L. M. 11
New Orleans, August 19, 1845. ^
General Order?No. 9.
1. Upon the requisition of Major General Gaines,
onimanding the western division of the United
Itates arnty, and in obedience to order No. 14, is- "
ued from the headquarters of the coinmander-in- I
hief, two regiments of infantry and two regiments
f riflemen will forthwith he organized and equipped
or active service in Texas. "j
2. The officers of the first division will forthwith "l
nke the necessary measures to call into service such Jv
nlunteers as may offer to engagr, and organize them
nto companies, battalions, and regiments. 1,1
3. As soon as organized, they will report ready ?c
ar service to the inspector of the division. 1
In communicating this call to the officers and sol- el
iers of the first division, the major general com- "
landing relies, with confidence, on the zeal and pa- ,
riotism of its citizen soldiers to meet promptly the
equiaition by voluntary engagements, without re- w
ort to draught.
By order of J. L. LEWIS, ,
Major General Comd'g first division L. M.
L. E. FORESTALL,
Inspector of first division L. M. V
V
Krt>m the N. O. Bee, Aug. 30. ^
Military movements.?Captain Forno's compay
of volunteer Native American Artillery, number- rig
seventy-nine men nil told, officers nod privates, 1
rcrc yesterday morning, at 11 o'clock, mustered into J
lie service of the United States, at the Washington fr
irmnry Hall. Major Cooper and staff, on the part P
f the United Stales army, and General Lewis and re
taff, on the part of the Louisiana militia, were presnl
and took part in the ceremony. These volun- ri
iters are as fine a body of young men as wc have ci
vcr seen handling a field-piece or a musket. They
re commanded by their own officers ; and will,
hould an opportunity occur, render good and effecivc
service in the campaign in which they are about 1
o embark. to
We understand that Major Ually's company of ar- b<
illery will be mustered into tlie same service this tr
Horning.
Both of the companies of artillery, and six com- allies
of United Slates regular troops, attached to 1
be ncventh regiment of infantry, will leave to-day J
or Aransas bay, on board of the steamer Alabama, vt
m
More Tniiors.?The steamer Arkansas No. 5 ^
irooght from Baton Rouge, yesterday, companies F
nd O, of the 7th regiment United Stales infantry, "
nmmnndrd by Major Sewell, Lieut. N. Hopton,
hciil. F. N. Page, and Lieut. Gantt; and placed
hem on board the steamship Alabama, en route for -i
Lrunsas bay, Texas.
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August 36, 3 p. m.
MILITARY. |
The battalion pf artillery ordered from Fort Monoe
to join our a. my in Texas, consists of r.omp?- e:
les G, E, I, and D?250 rank-and-file. The of- '
cera are:
Brevet Major John Monroe. ~
Brevet Major William W. Morris. J
Captain J. B. Scott.
Aaaistaiit Surgeon J. B. Wells. '
First Lieutenants R. Smead, E. Deas, J. C. rem- re
erton, E. Bradford. , . fC
Second Lieutenants M Lovell, E. Whiting, J. o<
Jill, J. P. Johnstone. J. R. Reynolds. Is
All die oncers attached to the battalion, now ab
lent on detached aervice, ere ordered to join their
ompanics here or in Texan.
The barques Bachelor and Phenix?the vessels
haitered to take the troops loTexaa?will probably
ail on Friday. Full parka of artillery will be curied
out with the battalion.
fresh family groceries.
WE have juat opened a well-selected stock of
groceries, worthy the attention of purcha?rn,
consisting, in [?rt, of the following, viz:
it hhda. sugars, prime and medium
6 Uixcs best loaf sugars
8 barrels crushed and powdered sugar*
10 barrels clarified sugars, suitable for preserving
Fresh imperial, gunpowder, and young hyson teas
40 bags coffee, assorted kinds
5 bags fresh toasted white coffee
25 boxes cheeae, fine for retailing
3,000 lbs. hog round bacon
6 barrels Mo. 1 lard .
Extra, superfine, and family flour ^
Orleans molasses and sirups, several kinds
Coarse and fine salt, in sacks
SO packets Saliua salt, suitable for dairy and
able uae ?
Fresh rice, and fresh ground spates
Sperm oil, and sperm candles
Superior cigars, and chewing tobacco
With every variety of fresh family groceries, at
unall advances from cost.
LEWIS A HOLLAND.
We urgently call upon all who have not responded
to our late coll, and settled their bills rendered, to
lo so without any more delay, as we must close
>ur outstanding bills. L. & jf,
August 27?2tif *
FtTousehold~anlT kTtchen kiTrnu
n TURF, AT AUCTION.?On Friday "next,
he 29th instant, at half-past 10 o'clock a. in., we
iltn.ll Hell at the house occupied by Mr. John West,
in the south side of Pennsylvania avenue, near the
turner of 6lh street, a quantity of household and
citchen furniture, amongst which nre the following
irticles:
Mahogany sofa, mahogany sideboard
Mahogany dining and other tables
Chairs, crockery, and glassware
Bedsteads, beds, washstands, toilet acts, Ac.
With a variety of other articles, and an assortment
if kitchen furniture.
Also, several pairs of fancy Canary birds.
Terms of sale: All sums ot and under $35, cash;
iver $35, a credit of 60 days, for approved endored
notes, bearing interest.
R. W. DYER A CO ,
August 27?d Auctioneers.
]?> 1 O (X i l for a large and commodious threeJp
J. yntory brick house, fronting 25 feet
>n 4) street, near the United States arsenal, in a deightful
mid highly respectable neighborhood. Atached
to the house is a lot 25 by 150 feet deep,
lamed with most choice grafted fruit trees of difTernt
kinds. The outbuildings are substantial and of
>rick. This property offers many advantages to
liriae wishing to purchase, as a private residence
ir a gentleman engaged in the public departments,
r a physician. It has not its superior in this city,
^he stand would also suits man with a small enpill
invested in the grocery or other business. The
iw price of $1,250 will be divided in three parts?
ne half cash, and the other in six and twelve
lonthr, or longer if required, as the proprietor
rishes to leave the city.
Apply to the proprietor, upon the property, or to
Yin L. Marshall, auctioneer, Pennsylvania avenue.
The title is indisputable. Also
for sale, a first-rate dining-room servant,
ipply at W. L. Marshall's, Pcmi. avenue.
Aug 26?d2w
b- Ej v c,n. aii u autu r.? i neusanuN anu tens o
thousands are now Buffering under (hiit bane of
f??fever and ngue,1>r bilinua intermittent fe.ver.
Rowand'a Improved Tonic Mixture" ie universal'
y acknowledged, by t)ic disinterested, to be the
reat national remedy?the only warranted, sare,
are, and radical cure, that never has failed, when
roperly used, to eradicate the disease, and also its
nmi diute causes?restoring the natural feelings and
iHsticity of the constitution in a manner that ndthlg
else will.
Therefore, procure at once this long-tried, old faoritc,
and sterling remedy, now cnlled Rowand'a
mproved Tonic Mixture, protected against coun rfcitera
by the written signature of the original inentor,
John R. Rowand, over the mouth of every
utile, and which may for a certainty be obtained
enuinc, in Washington, of J. F. Cullau; Georgc3?n,0.
M. Linthicum.
JOHN R. ROWAND, M. D., /m
Proprietor, No 28 N. 3d St., Philad.
Aug 14?d2w
TRUSTEE'S SALE^OV FALUABLE PROPERTY.
BY virtue of a deed of trust from Matthias Jeffers
and others to me, dated 25th July, 1842, and
scorded in liber W B, No. 96, folios 55, 56, 57, 58,
9, and 60, of the land records of the county of
Washington, D. C., I will effer at auction id front
f the premises, in the city of Wasnington, on
'hursuay, the 11th day of September next, at
'clock p. m., all the weat half part of lot No 5, in
juare A of said city, with the two-story brick
welling and other improvements thereon.
Terms of sale are, one-sixth of the purchase-mo>v
to be paid in cash, and the residue in ten equal
iif-yearly payments, with interest from the day
'sale, to he secured by approved notes and a lieu
i llir'properly; and, on full payment of the purchase
oney and interest,! will execuie to the purchaser, at
is cost, a valid deed of conveyance of the premises,
ith all the title therein, believed to be undoubted,
ested in me said by deed of trust.
If the terms of sale be not complied with in threa
ays, I reserve lh6 right to resell thepremisesataucon
for cash, or on any credit, afterlhree days'adversennent
in any convenient newspaper published in
ie city of Washington, at the risk and cost of the
rst purchaser.
JOHN KURTZ, Trustee. '
R. W. DYER & CO.,
August 22?2awts?Sulif Auctioneers.
ENGLISH AND* CLASSICAL SCHOOL?
.J Will be opened on the first Monday of Sepniber
next, at the Hall of the Washington Besvolent
Society, (G street, between 6th and 7lh,)
[school, in which instructions will be given in the
cmentary branches of an English education, in
ie classics, mathematics, and the several departifnts
of physical and mental science. The sub:riber,
a teacher of fourteen years' experience, and
te principal of a respectable academy on the East n
Shore ofMaryiand, will devote his time excluvcly
to the duties of this school.
For furtherinformation, inquire at the school-room
itween the hours of 9 a. m. and 3 p. m., for one
eek prior to the first Monday in September.
FRANCIS 8. DUNHAM.
Washington, August, 1845.
Rf/ertncet.
Rt. Rev. Wm. R. Whittingham, Baltimore; Rev.
Wm. J. Clark, Churchtown, Pennsylvania; Rev.
Wm. H. Rees, Snow Hill, Maryland; Rev. L. J.
illiss, Rev. J. W. French, Rev. Septimus Tuston,
Washington city.
August 14?eod3w*
HlAGUF.RREOTYPE PLATES, CHEM1\J
CALS, &c.?The undersigned has received
om New York a full Assortment of Chemicals,
lates, and Cases, which he will sell upon very
:asonablc terms for cask. ' i
Also received 50 ounces Sulphate Quinine, Vale- : I
nnate Quinine, Citrate of Iron, and Quinine Saii- ;
ne, Ac. THOMAS P. MORGAN,
Aug 5J3?3tif near Seven Buildings.
l/l RS. D. H. BURR'S Seminary for Young LaVI
dies, corner of 9th and F, streets, Waahing-n
city, will reopen on the 2d Monday of Septem- J
sr. Mrs. Burr will be at home to receive her pa
ona on Mondays and Thursdays.
Aug. 19? 3taw3w
JUAKUINU Mil. H. M. 8MUUT will have, in
3 a few days, two or three large and airy room#
irated. Persona wanting to be near the departienu,
could not be better aituated than on J" street,
iween 13th and 14th strceta.
Aug. 18?3t
CABINET AND CHAIR WAREROOM,
penn. avenue, 4 Dooas west or 4j itrf.et.
[AS. WILLIAMS keeps constantly on hand a
I good assortment of furniture, cane and Windsor
lairs, china, glass, and crockery-ware. Ho will
>11 low for rash; or receive monthly payments?for
I sums under f 100, Irom one to six months; over
100, from one to nina months. I
N. B. Hand-rail for sale. Old furniture taken in
cr.hange for new. Furniture and chairs lepaired
id repainted.
Aug. 7?lw3w
^URNISHED PARLORS FOR RENT ?Two
parlors, handsomely furnished, in the immedfe
vicinity of the Treasury Department, would be
nted low. Or the house, furnished or unfurniahI,
may be rented; and, if agreeable, the present
icunants (a widow lady and her daughter) would 1
jard with the family, inquire at (his office.
Aug. 34?41 !