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TTMIE MSSnSSEPIPII (DmiECDE J. N. MONTGOMERY, Publisher. "FOB THB TBTJTH AMD THI BIGHT." J. L.

MITCHELL, Editor. Volume S. CANTON, MISSISSIPPI, SATURDAY, DECEIT! HER 5, 1846. Nh in be 13. The Mississippi Creole, IS IVCT Jil'Oi' MOHXUfO th "1 i I uiciil i i 4 3 If i ii r' be i'u ft nm- i'o llie 'i in -red nt a a i ril-.

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IT OTW1T CPIRT. Beyond the silence, beyond the gloom Of the vale of death, and the dreary tomb-Beyond the sorrow, beyond the sin Of earthly ages, its waves begin. Along the slops of its margin bright, The groves rise up in a land of light, And shining floods of ths crystal rills Come leaping down from the jaspar hills. And all the millions who loke their birth In the dark old climes of the ancient earth, When the strife, snd grief, and pain of the past Are sll forgotten, will glide at last, Ay, crowned with glory and gladness glide Along ths sweep of that radiant tide; While all before them, snd all around Shall the ceaseless song of the sersph sound. Amidst the murmuring fountains Of everlasting life, Thy spirit, like a bounding bark With songs snd gludncsa rife, Goes gliding to the palmy slwre That lies in sunny light before.

Glide on, glide on, rejoicing The glories of thut strund Are limed by the golden morn Of an immortal land, Whose lingering hope and pearly ray Shall never fade norflict away. The silvery tide will besr thee Amid the sound and bloom Of many a green and blessed isle, Whose shining bsnks illume' Each wanderingberk andpaihwa dim Along ths passing billow's brim. A nd soon the winds shall waft Mice Among the groves that lave The emerald of their bending mghs In life's eternal wave: And round thee shall the music rise Of happier worlds snd calmer skies. Official Despatch of rol. I'nrdon Jones.

Colonel Jone' to General Tnylor. Uf.ad Q'ns or mt Riivim.kt,) Moxteskv, September the last, 1846. To Ginral Zack Taylor, the commander that can't be whipped: A'ir. 'Cordin to the rules of war I hsve the honner tn report tu you and tell you the doins ot my ridgement sines ws arris before and behind this eonkered sitty. My ridgement contains twsnty officers and no privates.

Nineteen on us playson clarynets, and eapting Nathan Potter, my adycong, plays on a hoboy. If you'll call dowa tu oar camp soma n.oon lits nit we'll plsy yoa a tune that will satisfy yoa with our skill as musistoner. When ws corns in hssrin of ths sitty sirly ths mornin of ths SOia bec.d cannons and bum shells a Grin over 'hat snd foresd our march. hen w. got rs fr a opr -sup we did'nt to no furdrr ths: o.

li't a. ed next morriu -a goer tans tue B'-ho- Pr'lii, but wo take it "a acco.rt b.in full of Mexico, t-oops tluu .1 if they wanted ta fits. I ordered cptii.g Poller, with' sit men, la recoonoter ranch -ut "Irs' la where ginral Worth centred ths and it practical, la storm il ami bring in ihs innemy prisoners, ded or livs. lie gallantly went ta lb ranch with Itf'ennent Zets Tocker, msger Tobiss Smith, Isfienent eurnel Pjyjpn Spaldin, eapting John R. Q.

Jones, and le.ienent Zebbediah Stokes, and hild ap a psscs ol whit rag that vu nis a auger sane, no silt did'al com ant. Cspting Pottsr ordered bis gallant soger la play a tans, and they strack ap "Oh no asvsr msntioa him his nam ain't nsvsr hserd," with grsu spsrril, and thsy bad'ot got so ore's half thrsw it afor ths innemy ttmmuuci, and was all taksa pri- sonsrs of war, being ovsnoek at fall mo, Thar wa foar a 's, an oa was a man boal sixty year old, and had'at got bat on ey. Tew a was ths bemeliest wimmra that evsr I see, and 'tother wa a aackin' child, bat I forgol ta aotis whether 'twas a boy or a gal. These prisnsrs wa Ml la work to anaks tortilUr for say ridgsmsnt aad hash, aad lef-taaeal Zeks Tocker eat a raach disnet that wa tskea saddea with a rackia pans ia his tanuBack which ha recovered frota that artsr-aeoa. Capting Potter capurtd a far of Uln ar braoche aad pat Vaa a aad Ihrowcd away hi', bat ths lelker was'at well Uaaod, aad got 'ees wt that ait, aad whsa ths sua dried 'ess lb next day thsy shrank ap clear to his ases.

I did'al kavs nobody killed ia that actiaa, aad aly aa saaa woaaded, that was ataag with a yailar wasp's Best parsaia the Uaeaty. ft. I srarchd Biy rid gemot load the Btshap's Pallia agio, aad tackseaded Ihi tisa ts tabs it arts a good dsal af fitia by th re g- jars, Lstissny volsateers aad Texicaaa, ia which I lost six vollerble men that I found agin arterwards The next day any ridgement marched inta the sitty and foUered bravely at a respectful distancs arter the other gallant son of Mars that was stormin the sittv. My ridgement aeiilly kepposeshun of sovrnl strong bouses thai innemy had 'bandoned, aginst there hull army. One of these houses we hovs lived in ever sens, and sxpeel thst Mr.

Poks will maks as a present of it for our vallorsbls services. There is a good many hansum wimin In this sity, snd I and Mand Worth will see that they ain't insulted nor sksert. I think you had best quit that old tent of yoorn and come and live in the sitty afor th nights get enny colder. I've heerd it sed thai Ampudy cheated you tbem docyments that he showed you from his Government 'bout peace. Them papers was forged, Ginral, and you'll find it so tew.

You did rite not to take thsm lousy rasesls pris oners of war. If you'd a dun so, they'd a filled our Army full of vermin, snd finetuthed coams scares in thiseountry. You did rite to send 'em off, but I haled like thunder to see tbem march off with all them guns and drums snd fifes and bugles a beatin. Them guns will be pintsd at you agin if you dontlook out. Lost in my ridgsment, stormin the Pallia: to-wil, namely Zek Tucker, vammussed J'lhn R.

Q. Jones, grt Into a rong road and did'nt ketch up Tobias Smith, vammussed Jed-dt-diah Tcrkins, fainted away and foil behind a rock and lay there till the battle was over and then cum tew. I wish, Ginral, to call your 'tenlion to the enraordinary conduct of my ridgement, and as I'm the Curncl of coarse the first honners comes to me this I hope you won't forget. Capting Nathan Potter, my adycong, is a b'svs old cock, and has dun a heap toads Ihs catterpille-ration of the ahty on such easy terms. You've dune your duty, Ginral, and I shall speak to Mr.

Poke sboul your conduct. Gen. Worth did the thing up brown tew, did'nt he. fly order of Ginral Pardon Jones. NATHAN POTTKR, Cspting snd Adycong.

Colmel Jonet to Preriienl Polk. IlcinqrASTESS or Jtonewy, Mrrieo, October, 1846. Jeenis K. Polk, our President to Wsshington JVy dear rend Ae a good many reports is going home sbout cspterin this devoted eity, I lak my pea in hand to da myself justice, snd to inlorm yoa thst I took it myself! It slu't necessary for me to prov this, for fsx is stub born ihi; hsiobssii srry wiishi bbbJ ported in I glorious scheevment by Ginral Taylor and hia army, speshly by the td Division, ths Ginral of which has proved himself to bo a great man, and hia officers is all officers of great Ginral Worth, or ol great worth gin rally, which ia the same thing backwards. I (eel grateful for this sssistance, and hope that none of these gallant men will be overlooked when you come to reward me.

1 don't want to caat nobody in the shade, but want to have th sun of your good graces to shins putty bright snd warm on my patriotic fame. We've had soms fuss alrsddy, in ths Lionesrs, 'bout rank. Leftencnt Zek Tucker and Leftencnt Sinker had a file 'bout that very t'ling, tho oth er day, in which Leftenent Tucker, arter get' ting both eyes bunged ap black and blew, vammuased and left Mr. Sinker victoiious. put 'em both under arrest in the guard house.

Leftenent Tucker was so mad about it that he writ ms the follerii letter Guard Houh of the Lioneeri, Oct. 1846. Curnet Jones: Sir You are a tirant and a low-lived aun of a gun, if yoa are a eurnel, and I ain't afeerd to tell you so, if I mm in th guard-houe. Yon think you're a grate man i jut let me tell you, sir, that other folks hss different 'pinion, snd I'm on of them. Yoa think that Mr.

Poke will mak a Ginral of yoa, and that th people will run you for a candidate. Jest lei me tell you, sir, thst I've gol aa ankle in Congress, and PU rite tu him, and ruin your prospects, sir I demand yoa to send me my blsnkets, and a newspsper, and a bottle of arwjMfenly. Whst ths devil did yoa pat Leftenent Sinker into the same room with for, when there was danger of my becomin violent and duin on him boddily barm. Sir, you're bo gentleman, and I'U giv yoa satis faction arter ws go horn. ZEK li TUCKER, Left.

Lioneers. I ws so mad whsa I red this letter that I srdered a dram-head eourt-msrahall to shoot Mr. Tscker without any necessary delsy, and tnea weal to call ta aes Giaral Worth and ax hi advic 'boot it, Th Ginral axed as perlil as could bo to ait down, and listened ta ms, aad red Soke's letter from the gard-houss that I handed to him. His fae looked as plsasant as eoald be, 'for be nd Zok 11 tor, bat whea he'd daa it, ha looked al aad bis fae awaited a little aad turssd as red as a eol of Are. "Think," says "new mmehody will ketch it," bat whether 'twss Zek or I eould'nt telL "Wsll says -Ginral, oust that a hard easel Instid cassia somboddy, as i 'spscted, would, bast rite oat int a load lalT, aad did'at atop for soms tims.

"Yss," say he, "Camel, it hard ceo. Do yoa go aa fast as yoa cas, aad dismiss your eourt-mer- sbsll, srors they sheol Mr. Taeker, and Pd advise yoa ta ri aa sarwer la him, and then have him tried ordi ta law." I vammuased bom sad aot dowa aad ril as Cellars Hs. Qu.BTia,Lioaxaa, Oct, 1,1846. Lefteanent Zk Tsekeri You're aa impadeat infemsl rascal, and if yea was'nl a lefteaaeat aad I wse'al a camel, I'd cam aad lam yea like a Bigger.

Bat Hit aa it Hit, and yea may lhaak year Mara that it 'lis so. I aiat feerd sf year sncla ia Congress, aad if ks ever opens his clamahpls in Congress agin me, I'U whip him and yoa tew, yoa dsm rascal, yon! My orderly, Leftetinent Shupeek, will bring you your blankets and a bottle of mutat; the arwy-denty is sll gone, besides I want it for my own use. I put Mr. Sinker in the same room 'csuse I had a mind to, and I aint afeerd of your burtin' oa bim, if yoa feel like it, yoa can Iry it, Zek Tucker, you're a coward; yea vammussc' when we took the Bishop's Psll us, snd if you du.i't like what I say, I will give y. any satisfaction I please-ar'tst wa ya home.

ease PARDON JONES, Curnel Lioneers. Leftennent Sinker wssso mortifisd 'cause I put him into the guard-house, that he first threl-ened to repeal for justice to Ginrcl Taylor, snd then sent and bot some pizen and swore he'd pisen himself. He's a putty spunky feller, but he eould'nt muster curridgs to swallow th pi zen. A Isst wslksd tosds eke snd reach ed out bis hand, and. ssys he "Zeks less mske friends I'm goin to die as a psrtin favor I wan't a stiff drink of muscat to study my nerves 'fore I take ths piten." "With all my bsrt," says Zeke.

Arter Mr. Sinker had took a big drink he fell so eomfatable that he did'nt want to die, and 'bout tew hours arterwards be snd Zek went to slsep with their arms clasped round one another. I have writ about this to allow you that I keep my regiment strote You will pleass do me the favor to send me a Ginrsl's commission by return of male, and pleaae don't forget lo brevet Capting Porter. I shall vammus frcm her 'for long, on a leaf of absence, and shell leave Capting Porter to command the Lioneers. Ws call ourselves Lioneers on account of our diatinguished conduct when we took this city.

For furder pertieulers see my report lo Ginral Taylor. So no more from ycur very dear friend, PARDON JON ES, Cornel, and so forth. SrsriE roa tue A imy ih Ssirr r'i Gov ernment Uraflt no go. We find the following in the St. Louis Republican of Inst Monday week.

Copt. Murphy, whose arrival in this city from Santa FP, we noticed in our paper of Monday, has, ws lesrn, been despatched her to gel specie funds for the troops, under Gen. Kearney's command. Upon his srrivst, application waa mads to the Bank of Missouri, and, we understand, arrangements have been made by the bank lo lei him have $120,000 in gold, which he will immediately transport to Bsnts 1.1 I Wen inslUi's Ouverfl went hsd supplisd Major Walker snd the other paymasters attached to th command with Treaaury draft (war warrants, we ought to have called them) of a small denomination, to bs psssed to the traders in Santa Fe, under the belief that ths traders would readily exchange specie for them, ss they would be more conve nient for remittance to the United States. The ws believe, also took out about $20,000 in gold and a small amount in the notes of the Bank of Miesotioi.

It turns out that these Treasury draft, ill not go any better in Santr Fe than they do here, if so wellt aud the note, of the bank are in worse odor. Tbe Mexicans will not sell anything whatevor for Tressury drafts (they don't like Unele Sam's promises) or for Missouri notes. Evsrytbing they have lo sell must be paid for in specie, or they will not sell at sll. The general trade of the country has bsen so broken up by the war and th daisy of ihs traders on the route, thst they have not the specie (if they hsd the inch nation) to exchange for theee dralts: conse quently, th Government officers csn do noth ing with them, except, in a few instance, when the sutler or soma Americsn trader chooses to take them at a large (have. How far a hundred and twenty thoussnd dol lars will go in satisfying the claims of ths offi cers and men, and providing for the neccraary wants ol th camp, it is not in our power lo judge: bul il csn hsrdly mors thsn a drop in ths bucket.

thought this financiering of Mr. Secretary Walker (and so expressed ourselves al the time) waa bad policy, and would fail to meet hia expectations. Although ths war warrants or Treasury drafts were payable on their face in specie, it is sot to supposed that th Mei ican would know enough of them lo be wif ling lo receive them. As to th trader, if they had the means to mak th exchange, they are loo wide awake to their own interests, and loo well awsra of the condition in which th Government is placed, not la secure to themselves th Isrgesl profit poeeible. It is aot from inch a sourcs that th Government can expect relief without paying for it.

LrrTxaa or Miaqct. Information ha been received ia Ihi city of th fart that th at a ro ar Tay ia its last trip from Vara Crai to Havana took eat tkrm hundred letters mf maryae, with aataraliaaiioa pspsrs eoBferriag th rights and privilege of Mexicsa citissns apoa all wbowoald sail aaderihem. Thi information comes in aa aathanti form. Il was expi from Mexie a the svsning ol the 90ih and reached Vera Craa ia tims for the Tsy ths vessel by which it was tsksn to Havana, aad it waa brought her by lata arrival. A letter from Havana ha also beta received annoeocing the arrival there of thee letters of msrqae.

The writer was of th opinion that the Spanish Gorernment would not per mit the letters ts be Bsed ia the pert of Ha vana, bat adds, as nstaralisation papers offering extraordinary privilege accompany tbesa. il is probably some of them may slip oat apoa ear commerce despite the vigilsnes of the ea- thoriiics. fVcsyime. FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE GREAT Ths steamship Ureal Western arrived at New Yo-k on the evening of the 17th bringing dates to the 31st of October.

The Baltimore Aniorican furn'mlics tho following telegraphic despatch of the news: Food Riolt Hi lidand Ireland appears to bo in a most deplor ble -itnation. County Tippesary is almost in a ststs of insurrection. A days since it waa our painful duly to rooiire toe muraer oi a man namea itieesou in tiiarevnfT7 Another msu, named Williams, hss shared the same fate. The lowu of Tompleinore wss ths scens of three food riots on Monday, by a mob varying in numbers Irom one to five hundred men. The worst feature in thie Iraneaction ia that several of the persons engsged in it might have had employment, though to a very limit ed extent, on public works, but they were prevented from availing themselves of it by iuti-midstion.

The rage for the possession of firearms ia increasing dsily. An attack on the Very Rev. Dean Holmes whilil Juliing, on Sa turday last, by an armed gang, eight in num ber, waa in soma nicasurs successful. On the same svemng the bouse of a farmer in the Perish Orriglass waa burglariously entered, by the ruffians armed with pistols, who carried off 10 ISs. Nor have the depredator spsred sven their own clergy.

The residence of the Rev. Thomas Alcylan, Parish Priest of Custle- dowa, Arra, was visited on Friday last by a lawless party, which deliberately forced his keys from his pocks', unlocked bis desk, and seised on 71, with which they decamped. In the Southern Division, Lord Donougli- inore's agent was robbed of 700 iu llie open day, oa the mail coach road, and whliiii less ths a mile of the populous town of Clonmcll. Uy far Ihs greater portion of Mu nster pn -siLta ul this moment tliu apourance of a slumbering volcano. Tlte ViJIieultiti nf Hit VtituK Loid Johu Russell snd Lord t'otteiiluun, at Cabinet Council, at Windsor, on Wsdneulav, urged earnestly the constitutional necessity lor sn early session of Parliament bufore Christmas, not only to obtsin an act of indemnity for Lord Bleesborough's extension of the Labor Rat Act, hut also to obtains Parliamentary sanction for the reduction of four shilling, duty on the import of grain.

The Council broke up without coining to any definitive resolution. At the meeting of th Ministry on ThursJay, ycaubj-. wsrcsmsil, and on tin. laimr. occasion ths oppononts of an ssily session had ths advantuge of Mr.

Buncrofl'a arrival from ths United States, with tbe intelligence that the supplies of grain collected in the American porta for exportation is so sniple as to render want extremely improbable, thus removing principal motivs for sn early session and relieving the Premier from the obligation lo lake aaolher atep which he is said to call the administration of a despotism. The objections lo sn early session have been raised and most anxiously pressed by the lr Secretary and the other Minister connected with the Government of Ireland; and, with some show of reason, tl ey allege that an early session must embroil them with Mr. O'Connell and his adherents, thus depriving the Cabinet of its principal support. It is not only on the side of Ireland, however, that there are such difficulties threatening the Administration st the assembling of Psrlisment, whether esrly or late; we liars the testimony of th Mill-owner's Jt'urnal to ths fact, thst a feeling of th nscsssity of reducing th produce and wagea between thirty and forty per cent for euch must be the effect of working bul four days, instcsd of six is rapidly spresding and becoming alinoet universal. The fetes of Faris in honor of the matrimonial conquest of Louis Pliillipp and bis son, have been postponed for soms time, in consequence, aa ia alleged, of the inundaliona in certain parts of France, caused by heavy rains and storms.

It is a good and convenient, bul not thereat excuse. There is a storm brewing which the prudent but svsricious constitutional King of ths French foresees. It is not his intereet to qusrrel with Englsnd, and ha has deliberately and with malic prepense provoked her. It would not hsve looked well lo have felea ia honor of his son's matrisgs with a helpless and unprotected Infanta of Spain, sold by a worthless mother tt which fetes, tbe British Ambassador, Lord Normandy, for political reason, woald aot present; this would effect the funds, agitats th money markets, and derange the good King's private interest a a luadhol-dsr, a trader, and a manufacturer. Nor in Cireaasta.

The news from Cireassia, which comes dowa lo tbe t7th of August, is of interest. A Rasaiaa deserted to th Cir-eassisBS, Bsk Delilcsner by nem, who, obtaining influence with th varioua tribes, has beca raised to aa important eemmaad, tnd has mad a succcasful rauia ea Ike Rasaiaa territory. Tax Masists. Corroa. lieer-axd, Oct 30.

The accounts by the Great Western gave a farther stimelns to our market, aad aa advance of id. per lb. was obtained, in Ameriesa and Ssrat, at which a large baaiBrsa waa don ea Thursday. Tbe Hibernia arrived, with further sceounts of favorable weather for picking, which seemed to cheek the specutstiv ardor, though ss yet steady at the advanc oolsd below. Brazil, Egyptian aad Sea Island are without change eince our last There have beca takea ea peculstie, 3,100 bales, consisting of 18,300 Ameriesa, 700 Egyptian, 400 Maran-ham and 1700 Sural, aud for eiponatioa ISjO Ameriesa sad 1 50 Sural.

Forwarded into the country unsold during the mouth, 590 A meri- can and 70 Sural. Tho prices declared by the Committee of Brokers for fair Cotton, are Dowcd Oil, Mobile CM, anil Orleans C(il-- Salea from the24ih to the 301 II October, inclusive, 48,700 bales. News by tbe Acad in. The New York Tribune of the IU inst. published the following suminnry of the Acs-diu'e news, received by electric telegraph from Hostun Boston, Nov.

178 r. m. The Acadia uiriveH this motmrvayat sialf past 9 o'clock. The following was the state of the marten at Liverpool, 4th November: The price of Corn has advanced since October 20l li, and the best quality of Com is quoted at 65 shillings per 480 lbs. The price of Flour hna declined it.

fid. per Mil. since the suiling of the steamer of Oct. Flour in bond, best quality, is quoted at 33. per bbl.

Flour free of duty or free F'lour is quoted at 35s. per bbl. Ordinary Orleans snd Mobile Cotton is quoted at 6 lo 61d. Fine do. at 61 to 61 J.

Good do at to 7d. Lieut. Col. Fremont. Mr.

Bsnton has furnuhed the Government st Wsshington with letters from Lieut. Col. Fremont, giving a connected account of his operations in California. Titers wsasiiufui to be supplied extending from Fremont's intended withdrawal from tho eonntry down to the lime when Coin. Bloat availed himself of his services.

Fremont was compelled to wage hostili-tiessgainst the Mexicans long beforo lie hesrd of the war, and upon his individual responsibility. Upon what ground ho atsuiiicd such responsibility ho stales in his letters to Col. llenton, ami that gentleman gives the following brief summary of them, and of the events which have ensued. Most of llicso events will be entirely new to our In the middle of May, Captain FrcmsAt, in pursuance of Lis design to reach Oregon, and return by the Colunibin and the Missouri thro' the northern pass in the Rocky Mountains, had arrived at the great Tlatuaih lake, in the edge of the Oreeon territory, when be found his further progress completely barred by the dou ble obstacle of hostile InJiono, which Castro had excited against him, and the lofty moun tains, covered with deep and fulling snows, which made the middle of May in thut el vnu region the same as the middle of winter. TIh hc wsre-tli lUfficuliies and dangfe-sie fr.tui.

IW-hiiid, and on ihenor'h bonk of the San Francis co bar, at the military post of Sonoma, war Gen. Castro, sssembling troops with the avow ed intention of attacking ull Fremont's party and all the American settlers, anint whom llie Indians had already been eicitrd. Thus his passage barred in front by iiiipassnble snows and mountains hemmed in by savi'c Imlians, who were thinning the ranks of his linlc party- -menaced by a general at llie head ol ten fold forces of all arms the American settlers Jin California marked out for destruction on a folso sceiiaation of meditating a revolt under his instigaiion his men and horsss suffering from fatigue, rold and famine and sfier the most snxious deliberation upon all the dangers of his position, snd upon sll llie res ponsibilities of his conduct, Cspt Fremont ne tcrmined to turn upon his pursuers snd fight them instantly, without regard to numbers, snd seek safety fur his party and the American settlers, by overturning the Mexican Govern ment in Californis. It was on the 6th day of June thst be csmc to this determination, and, ths resolution being once tsken, all half way- measures were at once discsrd snd a rapid execution of the plan was commenced. On the I Ith of June, a supply of two hundred hor ses for Csstto's troops, on the way lo hia camp, conducted by sn officer and fourteen men, were surprised st dsyiight snd the whole cap tured the officer and men being released, and the bones rctsined for Americsn use.

On ths lath, st dsy brisk, th military post of Sonoma, (the point of rendexvnus snd intcn ded hesdqusrters,) were surprised snd tsken with nine pieces of brass cannon, two hundred snd fifty stand of muskets, other arms and am' munition, with several superior officers, Gen. Vsllejo, hi brother, Captain Vsllejo, Col. Greuxdun and othera: all of whom weredetaia-ed and confined aa prisoner. Cspt. Fremont then repsired lo th American settlements on the Rio de lot Amerieantt, lo obtain stsistancew sad receiving an express from his little gsrri oa of foarteea ia Sonoma thai Gea.

Caatro waa preparing to cross I bsy of Sau Francis co and attaek thsm with a large force, be set at is lh afternoon of the 23d of Jane with ninety mounted riflemen, and travelling day and night, arrived al two o'clock oo th morning of thezjlb at miles distancs The vsngusrd of Csstio's fore had crossed hsd crossed the bay a squadron of esventeea dragoon commanded by la Torre which wa attacked and defeated by twenty Amer icana, with the lose of of two killed and some wounded oa the pan of the Mexicans, and bo injury lo themselves. He la Torre barely escaping with ths loss of his transport beats, and spiking six piece of artillery. In the meantime, two of Capt. Fremont's men going an express, wers captared by De la Torre's me be ing bound to trees, were cat lo pieces alive wilh knives ia ret era for which, three ef De Is Torre's mra being tr.kca were.instsqtlv shot. Th North id of the bsy of Saa Francisco was now clcaied of the enemy, tbe 4th day of Julv, Csptsia Fremont celled the Amer icsn together, sddressrd tht apoa tbe den ser of their sitastion, aad recommended a Declaration if Independence, and ear upon; Castro and his troops, aft the oi.ly minus cf safety.

Tho Independence waa impipd! ly declared, and war A few iln nfli rwurds ml oflicer from ('. in. Slom intelligence that the Amerie ii ttd ol Monterey, an examj-li; whicli wps hnme. diatcly followed wherever the news (low. The pursuit and defeat of Casiro was then the only remaining enterprise No had lied Sumh to wards ths numerous Mexican towns and si t- tlemcnts beyond Monterey, ilh his luiir or gve hundred men, ond Captain Fn mnnt, le.iv ins; some fifty men in (, i five! hundred ond sixty moiimnl i.Tru i-n in pursuit, when he received instructions from Com.

Sloat to march npon Uton'trcy. Uy did and found Com. in pproving ths pursuit of Caitio and aiding il by all means in his power. The eloop of ws Cyane was put at the service, Copt. Fremont with one hundred and sixty American riflemen, snd seventy marines, eiuliarkcj on thut vessel and sailed down the coast on the 50th July to San Diego, f.mr hundred miles south of Monterey, aud one hundred south of Vn de of AngnUit, where Caatro n.i utidr mm! io bo with on increased force of five hundred nun.

The descent of the coast as fur its iieg was with a design to get ahead of iir'io, and to be in a position either to interrupt hioi if he fled south to Mexico or to Lower Culilurnis, or to turn buck upon him if r. aim 1 remained iii'l'ueblu do A ugjlos or u.iy of llie lieiB'libuiin t.iwus in llie In either (vent the cnicrpiize will prul'Jily have had its concl'ision curly in jnsi, mid official detuils n.ay now be loolird for by the first arrival fiom tin North ruciiic Ocean. All Ihnt Clilti ra is not Our reuders will neither relinquish their hats nor take off their bonnets when we in form the ii ilinl 'all that glitters is not but some i In i ii ill doubtless conclude that they have hi ard the remark beforo. Old as i the "nun 2, we fiiquenily meet wilh new instances of the Iriiih. When we see a gentleman in while kid glovrs, a golden heeded cane in his hand, lorjc qunnli i ef hair about his face, and lings ami cho na displayed in preal profusion, we arc forcibly re.

minded of llie soyin, nil that glitters is net When we see a man maKinir extraordinary pretensions to piety, dikinlnitnij religious tracts and ina.izim iiivUin l'tii nnj Unul prayers in ilia synngngue, and ut too same liliiu know 1lim lo be dmiiiuie of nil Ihs fine qualiti', (such as 'f Ii.tj and charity') which would be chaiaeieiinic ol the devoted Christian, we nattiriiilv cori' 'icK' tin 'all that glillers ia not When wc see ti 0 liunrv niin'n wilh the dtar proj.lr, nird lur.r i i so kindly nhout tliiir loving tivi. anJ r.l.rr-t innate clii'drt'ii nionifi c'i'Hi t'u? si in t.ieir welfare it ojyt-ms la us aU .1 fry When we ce m-ui iriv inNiur ionable parties, inviting to his house tiio roil-ln of whule city, and ut lite aimo time know him to be withnul f.d and cluthuig thiulTMiaT I clothing for hia family, arc wo no riiflit in ng that 'all that glittere is njt gold. Vben we ace a young MitJ, whom it may he eaid, 'She toil- not, neither doc she and yet farea auniptuout-ly every day, by indulgent end by number. cm bimcrl.ua of fashion it occur to ua that J1 that yliticra i 11U gold.1 When wc are young m.in reclining on the Uurcla of hia auc and luar htui boaaiing of their achievcim ntis nnd priding biii.eulf on the fiot iliat llu ir Mood flow a through hia cinis and at llie unmn timv know him to Le utterly war: Men nnd ahiidotird, and p-imrwhai indebted to diver tierful in p. chanica we have a alight thr.t (hit ght'era ia act gld.

A that glittcre ia not exclaimed the other evening, aa aiitiii in the Theatre, me listened lo the reuiaika of iriend a bout a gentleman on the oj pottte ait'e. he auhjrct of conversation wa drt-Mcd in tho extreme of faeliion. Ilia hair waa thoroughly oiled and nicely combed over hia ears hi vcat was of otlcaa white, and hia kid gloves of the beat qualit on hia fingers wcro sev eral costly ring; a diinond breast pin wss os-tentstiousty worn; and with the asm. tinea of barbers and cologne, he woa perfumed like a milliner. 'Who ts that diatinguished looking individual J' wa enquired of our friend, a aieamboat Captain.

That is tho steward of my boat, he replied. Wa laughed how could we do otherwise I -when our companion quickly said 0 yoa may lanh, but a d4 gno4 etVir Po true is il that -H ihj glitters is not gold ulutuliia county one of the anUj-rbt counties in New York gave Mr. the Whig csnnd daie for (ovvnor, a mnjoriiy of 804 voice, and ta Gardiner, the dciiiucralie candidate for Lt. UoTcrnor, 21(10 ehould lik to know whom the anti-renters supported. Tiio Loco foe oa no longer access Mr.

Young of lev dropped that Uke a hoi potato, aud wc think a few facta will make them drop anti-rent. na and acknowledge that they arc beaten on the two great questions of the TaiilTand Sub Treasarv, which wctc ih qnciKns in the elt-C'tca ifi.v '-r.

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