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NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER. MANIFEST DESTINY. TO THE EDITORS OK THE KATIOHAL INT EL LIU EX Gentlemen Every one has heard of the thief who, on trial for his crimes, begged the judge to remit his punishment because it was his 44 manifest destiny to be a thief. It may be so," said the judge, but dost thou not see that it is also thy 4 manifest destiny' to be hanged for stealing In my opinion, gentlemen, honor, justice, humanity, morality, and prudcnce are much safer guides than 44 manifest destiny and, if we neglect the former to pursue the latter, we may find ourselves involved in the most serious difficulties. It was the 44 manifest destiny" of Bonaparte to conquer half Europe but it was also his 44 manifest destiny to die a miserable exile on the rock of St.

Helena. It was the 44 manifest destiny of the Romans to conquer and pluuder half the world; but it was also their 44 manifest destiny to be harassed by incessant civil wars, oppressed by ferocious despots, and, finally, conquered aud plundered by innumerable hordes of pitiless savages. It may be the 44 manifest destiny of the AngloSaxon race to possess the territory of Mexico; but if we pursue this 44 manifest destiny by wantonly invading her soil, harassing her people, breaking up her civil institutions, and murdering men, women, and children, it will most assuredly be our manifest destiny to be punished for our crimes, or, what is the same thing, Divine Providence will permit us, in the indulgence of our ferocious passions, to punish ourselves. But, gentlemen, do we really need any Mexican territory By no means. It would be an incumbrance to us if we had it.

Our present territory is amply sufficient for three hundred millions of people, which is more than our population will amount to for a century to come. And if the situation of the Mexican people is as wretched as it is represented, they will before that time have destroyed each other, and we can then take possession of their vacant territory without bloodshed and without crime. Or, if the forty thousand men which we have sent to Mexico had remained at home, attending to their farms and workshops, or if they had been employed in constructing canals and railroads, improving harbors, building cities, and clearing out our Western forests, the product of their labor would in a few years have purchase'' fee simple of all Mexico; especially if we Cjud to it the principal and interest of the hundred millions of dollars which we have already expended. Again, gentlemen, would it be good policy in us to annex any part of Mexico to the United States if her people were willing Most assuredly not. In a country so prodigiously extensive as this would then be it would be impossible to frame laws equally acceptable to all parts of our population; and, unless they were acceptable, they could not be enforced.

Let us remember that the most ancient Republic in the world is the smallest. The Republic of San Marino, in the mountains of Italy, with a territory of only thirty square miles, has existed for nearly fourteen centuries. A deputation of her citizens waited upon Bonaparte, when he commanded the French armies in Italy, and were received with marked respect. He offered them some cannon and an increase of territory. The cannon they accepted the territory they wisely declined, not wishing probably to be engaged in the miserable folly ol attempting to govern people without their consent.

But we are told that this war is 44 doing much good to both Those who give us this information are bound to inform us in what this good consists. Is it doing good to Mexico to murder her people, destroy their property, batter down their cities, break up their civil institutions, and expose peaceable portion of her population to the insults of unprincipled men from this country and murderous guerrillas at home Or is it doing good to the United States to entice away our valuable citizens to die or be killed in a foreign land, to create an enormous national debt, to exasperate the feelings of all Mexico against us, and to neglect all improvement at home, in order that we may have money to spend in murdering our neighbors abroad If wars do good, then Tamerlane, who laid waste half Asia with his horde of barbarians, murdered five millions of people, and raised a pyramid of seventy thousand human skulls on the plains of Namarcand, was a philanthropist, a benefactor of his race and William Penn, the friend of peace and humanity, who founded the noble State of Pennsylvania on the strictest principles of justice and benevolence, was a fool and a visionary. But peace is emphatically the mission of these United States, and if we elect men to office who, instead of encouraging the pursuits of peace, shall, in their insane tolly, it their business to excite wars between ys and foreign nations, we shall show but little more wisdom than the fabled trees of Jotham, which, in cheering their king, neglected all the useful trees of the forest, and 44 put their trust in the shadow of the bramble." AN OLD FARMER. Washington county, (Md.) July 37. A TERRIBLE CASUALTY.

Five Children large limestone fell from near the top of Coal Hill, above Sligo, on Monday afternoon. In its descent it rolled against a frame schoolbouse, and instantly killed five children, besides wounding three others, one of whom it feared may not recover. The of the children killed were Oliver McAnincb, John Cassidy, Morgan John Davia, and Charlca Doran. It qccurred during achool recess, and the children were playing in the yard, and, aeeing the rock rolling down, it ia supposed they ran under the houee, which waa elevated on the lower aide four feet from the ground, in order to escape the rolling e. The teacher, Mr.

Chidera, waa the only one in the house at the time the accident occurred, and very narrowly escaped. An event like thia, hurrying so many children from the vety midat of their youthful aporta to death itself, and from the play-ground to the "grave, ia almost unexampled for the promptness ot the aummoni and the sting it leaves for thoae who Gas. of Tuesday. A Had Merrill, of Salem, one of the oldest, moat respectable, and eminent lawyers in the county o( Essex, was found on Monday afternoon lying on his office floor in a state of paralysis and, what is peculiarly painful to his friends, there is reason to believe that he had been lying in that helpless condition for more than forty hours. Mr.

Merrill occupied a suit of rooms nt the Mansion office, and bedroom. After lea on Saturday evening be was miasing but, as he was in the habit of going out of town without mentioning hia intention to the family, it was supposed that he had gone to spend Sunday with eome of his friends in the country. On Sunday morning the chamber-maid went into his bedroom, but, finding the bed had not been occupied, she left the room and closed the door. Thia confirmed the family in the lielief that Mr. Merrill had gone out of town, and nothing more was thought of him until the shower came up on Monday afternoon when, on going to his rooms to see thift his windows were closed, he was discovered lying on hia side, speechless and entirely helpless, having apparently fallen from his chair while engaged in reading and thus he must have laid from Saturday evening until Monday afternoon.

Mr. Merrill was living on Tuesday but the prospect of his recovery ia very small. Traveller. Female servant girl, remarkable for her fearless disposition, laid a wager that she would go into a charnel-house at midnight with a light, and bring from thence a dead man's skull. Accordingly, at the appointed time, she went, but the person with whom she made the bet had gone liefore and hid himself in the place.

When he heard her descend and take up the skull, he cnlled out, in a hollow dismal voice, 44 me my head The girl, instead of displaying symptoms of horror or fright, very coolly laid it down and said, 44 Well, there it is then," and took up another upon which the voice repeated, 44 Leave me my head But the heroic girl, observing it was the same voice that had called before, answered, in her own country dialect, nae. friend, ye cana ha' twa heads paper NEW YORK CORRESPONDENCE. New York, July 29, 1847. As I down to pen you a line to-day, the weather, which for of yearn claimed a right to be chronicled, for a tangle remark. It has given us a three days revolution." After a month of moat oppressive heat, ou Monday afternoon a audden change came over the atmoxphere, bringing with it dark and tempestuous thunder, lightning, and heavy showers of rain, followed by cooling breezes from the north and west, refreshing as thoughts of frosty Caucasus." The change was loo great and sudden for some coustitutiona, the mercury falling in a few hours nearly thirty degrees.

In Boston 1 perceive it fell thirty-five degrees in fifteen hours. The temperature of the atmosphere continues to this time to lie most delightful. While we are enjoying the effects of this three daya' revolution in the weather, the French residents here are celebrating the "three days' revolution" in France. A French company in full uniform, led by a find band of music, has just been marching through Broadway, followed by a crowd of French looking people along the sidewalks. It is curious to see, in this American city, what a representation can be collected almost eveiy civilized nation on the earth.

Of our foreign population the Irish are the most numerous, the Germans next. The number of Irish in this city and Brjoklyn cannot be less than a hundred thousand. The great influx of Foreigners here operates hard upon American laborers and mechanics, by reducing their wages almost below a living point. These foreigners, accustomed to small pay and poor living in their own countries, are ready at once to underbid the American laborer, and deprive him of his employment and his family of bread. Or if the American continue to get work, it must be at too low a rate to supply him with ordinary comforts of American life.

This is an evil which presses with great severity upon the American laborer and mechanic in this city, sometimes driving them almost to desperation, and if some remedy is not provided may in the end lead to lawless violence and popular outbreaks. In connexion with this subject, I see it stated in a Philadelphia paper that the Secretary of the Navy has determined to withdraw the contracts for making clothing for the United Slates Navy from Philadelphia, and transfer them to New York, for the reason that, oning to the great injlux of foreign tailors in flew York, the work can be obtained cheaper here than in Philadelphia. It is a matter worthy of reflection whether or not it comports with a wise and patriotic administration of the Government to go round cheapening the labor of mechanics in the public service, screwing them below a living point, and finally giving the jobs to freshly imported foreigners. The razor-strop man" has been succeeded by the garterman. A great, stout, two-listed, fat, red-faced man, probably from some extreme point ol Yankeedom, has determined to make his fortune by retailing ladies' garters.

While I was engaged in looking over a newspaper in the well-arranged reading room of the Howard Hotel to-day, I was accosted by the garter-man with? Boss, buy a nice pair of garters for your lady I shook my head, keying my eyes upon the paper. But it's a very nice article, sir, a great article there's no mistake about it; it is the neatest thing you ever see patent, elastic india-rubber ring garter; slip on over the foot, no tyintr, 110 buckling, no trouble. Only a shilling the best thing you ever see." As I still continued my reading, he probably began to consider me a hopeless customer, and passed on to the others in the room, whom he plied in the same manner. An hour afterwards I was in the American hotel, when the same stout garter man came up to me with the same salutation, Boss, buy a nice pair of garters for your lady And round he went from room to room, laying siege to every one he met, even giving battle to several officers of the Army and Navy, continually throwing the same shot, Boss, buy a pair of garters for your lady Nice article, great article sold five thousand groce of them this summer, and mean to sell a great many more." If President Polk about these days is anxiously looking round for some persevering fellow, who will not take Mo for an answer, to send on to coax the Mexicans to make peace, perhaps he had better apply to this "knight of the garter." VIRGINIA UEl.IKdUENT LANDS. First Auiutou's Office, Viroinia Jilt 17, 1847.

NUMEROUS of Land, especially in Western Virginia, now rapidly filling up with population, were sold for taxes in the tall ol 1845, and purchased by individuals. The owners can only redeem within two years from the date of sale, which will soon expire, and it is therefore iliat 1 call their immediate attention to the subject, and invite them to correspond with thitoflice. JAS. E. HEATH, iuly 1st Auditor of Virginia.

ECLECTIC MEDICAL. INSTITUTE, Cincinnati, Ohio. THE next Fall and Winter Course of Lectures commences in this Institution on the first Monday in November, and continues four which is immediately succeeded by the Spring and Summer Session, which also continues four months. A gratuitous preliminary course commences on the first Monday in October and continues one month. FACULTY.

B. L. Hill, M.D., Anatomy and Operathe Surgery $10 L. E.Jones, M.D., Materia Medica, and Botany 10 J. H.

Oliver, M.D., Chemistry and Pharmacy 10 W. Beach, M.D., Surgeuy and Clinical Medicine 10 A. H. Baldridge, M.D., Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Chndreti 10 J. K.

Buchanan, M.D., Physiology, Institutes of Medicine, and Medical Jurisprudence 10 T. V. Morrow, M. Pathology, Theory and Practice of Medicine 10 Matriculation ticket $3 use of Library $2 Graduation fee $10 Demonstrator's ticket $3, optional. One hundred dollars, on or before the first Monday in November next, will be received for tuition in full of one student or fifty dollars, by the first of Oetober next, will secure all the tickets for one full course, the Demonstrator's ticket, use of library, and matriculation ticket excepted.

The Institute received its charter in 1845. The College edifice is situated at the corner of Court and Plum streets. The course of instruction will embrace every thing of value known and taught in the old Medical Colleges, as well as the Keformed and Botanical School of Medicine. Six or seven lectures will be given daily. Board from to $3 per week.

Candidates for graduation, in addition to the preliminary term of study, must have attended two full courses in some legally incorporated Medical College, the last of which must be in this, or one course after four years' practice. All letters, soliciting further information or containing money for the Faculty, must be addressed to the undersigned, post paid. Notes of solvent banks of the States in which students reside will be received in payment of fees. T. V.

MOKROW, M.D., jtily 24 Dean of the Faculty. WATER-CllKE ESTABLISHMENT, it Round Hill, Northampton, Massachusetts. This establishment is now completed and ready for the reception of boat ders and patients. It is located on one of the pleasantest spots in New England, with all the advantages of pure air and pure water, and overlooking the enchanting landscape ol the valley of the Connecticut. The buildings are conveniently arranged, with a dining-room 50 by 36 leet, a saloon nearly as large, several reception rooms, parlors, and bathing rooms, and over one hundred sleeping rooms.

The medical department is under the care of Drs. Edward E. Denniston and J. A. Cummings, and provision is made for the most ample attendanc amongst whom are several well instructed and experienced nurses from Germany.

The establishment is accessible by railroad from all points, New York, Albany, or Boston. july NEW GARRETT ANDERSON has this day receivedthe following Music, with various other Songs, Duets, Quartets, and Waltzes for the Piano also, music for the Guitar and Flute The Battle Prayer, music by Himmel. Thou who in supreme, prayer in the opera of th? Bohemian Girl. 1 he Beautiful West, song by Lee. Bm-na Vista, Rio Bravo, and Rough and Ready, songs by Oh, my Bravest and Best, I resign thee; song by Bishop.

I give my hand, another has my heart, song by Phillips. Fhe lament of the Blind Orphan Girl, song by Bradbury. The Chameleon, Flower ol The War Ship of Peace, by Ixiver. Adieu, fair laud. A lowly youth, the mountain child In that devotion which we from Wallace's opera of Matilda.

july FAKM FOR I offer, at private sale, my farm tituate on the Northwestern Turnpike, about one mile and a half west of Winchester, containing 376 acres of firstrate limestone land, all cleared, with 125 acres ol heavily woodland, lying near the turnpike road, about four miles distant. The sonsist of a brick dwellinghouse, large and now finithing in the with an iee-houte, and all necessary outbuildings. The granary, bam, and stabling, with extensive for stock, are all new the fencing it mostly stone and locnststake, with chestnut rails, all made within the last three years. The land is well watered, in a fine state of cultivation, free of all noxious weeds, and is probably clearer of stone than any limestone farm of the tame iize in the valley Terms will be made accommodating, and possession given in imc for seeding a fall crop. A.

S. T1DBALL, jane Winchester, (Va.) May 27. SCHOOL BOOHS, in great variety, tor sale by ROftT. FARM HAM, corner of Uth street and Psim. aveaue.

WASHINGTON. i and Union, now and torever, one and SATURDAY, JULY 31, 1847. IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO. The Telegraph transmitted intelligence to this city yesterday morning, in advance ot the mail, I which authorized us issue, in an extra, the lowing paragraph: 1 "The News from the Seat of heartily do we congratulate our readers that the Mexican authorities have, as we learn by the 1 elegraph, appointed Commissioners to treat with the United States Commissioner concerning the terms i of a pacification between the two countries. We will not allow ourselves to anticipate a failure of a negotiation thus acceded to, the success ol which is so greatly desired by the body of well-disposed citizens of this country, and cannot be less desired, we should think, by that portion of the people ol Mexico who have any thing at stake in the contest The acceptance of the overture from the lJ nited States, to such an extent as to appoint Commissioners to treat under it, seems indeed to us to be such an indication of the disposition of the Government as can fail to end in a Peace, or at least in a suspension of arms lor the purpose ol discussing the terms of a permanent Treaty ol Peace." The arrival of the mail, however, in the evening, deprived the intelligence of the morning in a great measure of ita positive character, and reduced it to the reports which we compile below from the New Orleans papers.

Though weakened by these extracts, we still cling to the hope that the rumors are founded on truth, and that they will be soon followed by authentic confirmation of the prospect of an early peace. Correspondence of the New Orleans Times. Vera Cruz. (Mexico,) July 12, 1847. We had an arrival from Puebla during the night, with dates from that city to the 4th instant, and bringing very important intelligence.

A letter ol the 2d instant, from one of the first merchants of the place, assures his partner here that three Com' missioners have been appointed by the Mexican authoritios to procccd to fean Martin I csmchu.un unci treat with Mr. Trist. These commissioners are Tornel, Gorostiza, and Baranda, three men who would sell, as 1 heard a gentleman remark to-day, not only their country, but their fathers and mothers for a consideration in cash. We have, there! fore, strong hopes that regular negotiations will imi mediately follow the preliminary arrangements which they are to make, and that peace will again dawn upon this unhappy country before the new year does Per contra, (not to allow our wishes to mislead our judgment too far,) allow me to say that this very intelligence, excellent and direct though it be, wants that confirmation which I always require news to have before it receives my endorsement, i Two other merchants ol this city have letters up to the 4th, two days later, in which nothing is said of this matter. The report, however, has univeri sal credit here, and is supported by every consideI ration of probability.

God grant its truth July further has transpired with 1 regard to the peace rumors alloat yesterday, but 1' find the list of doubters increased somewhat during the past twenty-four hours. It seems strange that one man only'should have received the news, if it had been correct, and that several letters ol later date, from well-informed persons, are silent on the subject. General train commenced moving this morning, but docs not fairly start until to-morrow. The escort counts three thousand two hundred men, but the train is less valuable than several others that have gone up. I am sorry to hear that there is a good deal ot fever in Commodore Perry's Squadron, and that one of its victims is the g'allant Lieutenant James L.

Parker, one of the heroes of the Creole exploit under the walls of San Juan de Ulua. July have been much disappointed by the return of the steamer New Orleans with a sorry tale from Colonel Gates at Tampico. Captain Auld informs us that three days ago a detachment of two hundred men were sent out some miles in the interior by Col. Gates to bring in a party of released prisoners. The detachment proceeded without molestation until it reached the neighborhood of l'anuco, where it was attacked by a large number of Mexicans, and suffered a heavy loss.

The few men (some fifteen or twenty) who came in reported twenty-five killed and the der completely surrounded when they left the field. The New Orleans was at once dispatched for this place, with a requisition on Gov. Wilson lor reinforcements. Our garrison is too small to permit the Government to send any part of it away, but he has written to Gen. Pierce, who has not yet left the camp, to learn if he will fill the Colonel requisition.

A reply has not yet (5 p. been received. Capt. Farraout, of the sloop of war Decatur, which ship now lies off the town, offers to send his marines, twenty-one in all, and I presume his offer will be accepted. learn from other aourcea that Col.

Wilsow could not furniah any reinforcement, but that the marines were The Vera Cruz Snn of the 13th instant, though not quite so late as two of the above letters, presents some of the rumors to which they refer in a more favorable aspect, as follows private expres? arrived here night before last from Puebla, bringing very interesting intelligence from that place, from Mexico, and from Generals Cadwalader and trains. The rxpreaa left Pueblo on the 3d mutant, and brought private lettera listed the aame day. had received the day previous from Mexico that Commiaaionera had been appointed by the Mexican Government to confer with Mr. Tmrr at Sao Martin Tesmelucan, eight from Puebla, and it supposed they would meet him on the 4th of July. "The expresa-rider met with Generals Cadwalader and Pillow and their respective commands at Perote.

They had lieen attacked at La Hoya and had completely routed the enemy, having sustained but little loss. No property was lost, and both trains had arrived in Perote which place, a correspondent says, they were to leave on the 9th instant. We have seen a letter dated Mexico, July 2d. The writer says that he does not doubt that a treaty of peace would be concluded at once by the Commiaaionera. He alao says that the peace party has become so considerable in the capital that he thinka that Santa Anna (who is always on the aide of the strongest) will soon pronounce himself in favor of pctco.

A letter from Puebla, which waa written several days before the express left that place, that there had been some sickness among our troops. We do not give our the whole contents of this letter, 1-ecauae it is full of rumors which hail not been realir.ed at the latest The Mexicans were still fortifying the city of Mexico, but the means of the Government were so limited that we do not doubt that it will not be more than a day a work for General 8cott to demoliah all the have done in three months, in case they should ahow resistance. The Picayune contains some additional information, besides an expression ot its opinion on the above news, as follows Vera Crux our news ia less satisfactory than we could wiah. On the 13th our correapoodent writea that two exprease. had arrived from Puebla.

The news had not fully transpired, but the report had got into circulation that the Mexican Government had sent three Commissioners to San Martin Tesmelucao to meet Mr. Thist, and hear through him the ollered by the President. This was but a rumor, in which we place little confidence. "Our correspondent on the 16th from VeraCruz that an express from Gen. Scott, (a Mexican,) while on his way from Puebla to Vera Cruz, was munlered near Jalapa.

i he guerrillas report that he fought desperately, and before he fell killed two of their number. Our own express rider arrived in era Cruz on the morning of the lGth instant, without his letters and severely wounded. He came by the route of Orizaba, and when six leagues from that place be was attacked by five gtterrilleroa, and captured. They took from him hi? letters, and inflicted seven severe upon him with a poniard, and left him for dead. After they had left him he found a business letter to our agents in Vera Cruz, torn into fragments, near him.

He gathered up most of the pieces, and took them safe to Vera Cruz. Our correspondent writes that, after putting the pieces together as well as he could, he could only make out the following items "Gen. Pillow's division arrived at Puebla on the 8th, all well. The American army would march on to the city of Mexico to a certainty if peace were not soon made. never supposed there was any doubt about this.

The postscript, dated the Uth instant, says that pcace was the order of the day. The writer placed no faith in the prospect: he considered that Santa Anna's sole object was to gain time, a principle of general policy with the Mexicans, especially with the great man. Our correspondent writes that a large part of the command of Gen. Pierce left on the 15 th. The General was expected to get o(T on the evening of the 16th.

Our letters say nothiDg about the force collected at the National Budget to oppose our advance. Gen. Pierce had been ill, but had recovered from his attack. The Governor of Vera Cruz had received such information as led. him to suppose an attack would be made upon the city as soon as Gen.

Pierce left, and precautions had been taken to defend the place. General orders were issued for every citizen to enrol himself under Capt. Tibbitts, and hold himself in readiness for any In conclusion, we give the subjoined account of a skirmish between a small body of our troops and the Mexicans, on or near the Pdfcuco river, as furnished by Capt. Atld, of the steamer New Orleans, which brought over the foregoing intelligence. He left Vera Cruz on the 17th instant, and Tampico on the 18th: Capt.

Auld reports that Gen. Pierce left Veia Cruz on the morning of the 14th instant with 2,500 men, and a train of 150 baggage wagons. The New Orleans at rived at Tampico on the morning of the 15th instant, and the Captain was informed by Col. Gates that Col. DeRussy, with a detachment of Louisiana volunteers, a part of Capt.

Wise's company of artillery, and Capt. Boyd, with one company of infantry amounting in all to 115 or 120 men and ollicers, left by the way of the river on the 8th instant, for the purpose of relieving the American prisoners, and landed 60 miles up the river, from the steamers Undine and Mary Summers, without seeing an enemy, and the boats returned to Tampico at 2 o'clock P. M. on the 15th instant. "Anexpwsa arrived at Tampico from Col.

DeRussv, staling that they had been permitted to move on uninterruptedly until they got into a narrow pass near Huejutla, when they were surrounded by 1,200 or. 1,400 men, under Gen. Garay. Col. DeKussr's command had sullered considerable but, with the asastance of Capt.

Wise's artillery, they had cut their way to the river, and there waited for reinforcements. Col. Gates dispatched the New Orleans back to Vera Cruz 1 with a requisition on Col. Wilson for four companies of in- 1 fantry. He had also sent the steamboats Undine and Mary I Summers up the river with 150 men to Col.

De Russv's as- siatartcc. I The New Orleans arrived at Vera Cruz on the lGth, at 2 clock P. and found the city in a state of excitement. Gen. Pierce had marched out, as above stated, and encamped about tpn miles from the city, when the advance guard came in and reported a heavy force of Mexicans at the National Hridgo, who were marching towards the city.

Every thing was get ready for action. The shipping was removed from between the castle and the city. Gen. Pierre reinforced his command with 700 men, making in all 3,200. In consequence of this difficulty the requisition from Col.

Gates on Col. Wilson could not be complied with. The New Orleans took on board twenty-five marines from the United States sloop Saratoga, on the morning of the 17th instant, and sailed for Tampico, previous to which Gen. Pierce had inarched out to meet the enemy. The New Orleans arrived at Tampico on the morning of the 18th.

A detachment which had gone up the river had returned, and reported as follows, as near as we could ascertain The troops under Col. De Russey had marched within seven miles of Huejutla on the morning of the 12th, when the Mexicans commenced a heavy fire on them from all directions. Capt. Wise got his piece of artillery to Iwar on them, when, after receiving six or eight rounds of grape, which cut a lane through their line, they gave way and fled to the chaparral. The Americans continued fighting their way back along the road towards the river at intervals until the morning of the 16th, when they were relieved by a reinforcement of 150 men.

They returned to Tampico at a late hour on the 16th, with a loss of twenty men killed, ten wounded, and two missing. Among the number was Capt. Boyd, who fell in the first charge, with three balls through his body also his First Lieutenant, who fell mortally wounded, and was left dying on the field. "Col. De Russy had several balls through his coat; Capt.

VV his horse shot from under him. The men and officer! fought bravely. The Mexican loss is reported by a lieutenant to be 150 killed and 120 wounded. The Americans also lost 12 or 15 horses and 60 pack mules. "Lieut.

Whipple, acting adjutant of the 9th infantry, was lassoed by a small party of guerrillos on the 10th instant, when retiring from the cemetery, within four hundred yards of the walls of the city of Vera Cruz. They were pursued by the Americans, who could not overtake them. The chaparral has been searched for miles around, but his body could not be found. "Capt. William Drrp, of the lid dragoons, died ofromito it Vera Cruz, on the afternoon of the 16th instant." APPOINTMENT BY THE PRESIDENT.

W. Cliktoiv, of the State of New York, to be nited States District Attorney for the northern district of New York, in place of William Allen, elected Justice of the Supreme Court of the State. MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. attention to the advertisement of Mr. Kkxdall, showing the advantages which may he gained by Merchants.

Editors, Ac. through the use of the Magnetic Telegraph, now in operation as far South as Richmond, Virginia. The eloquent and estimable divine, the Rev. R. R.

Cm rlet, lias been called to the pastoiship of the Central Presl.v- terian hurrh in this city. The New ork Tribune of Wednesday last savs that the city is dense with strangers, and the hotels are overflowed. Onr h'tndrrd and forty-two arrived at the Astor House alone on Tuesday, filling the utmofct capacity of that noble -tructure from turret to foundation stone." learn from the Columbus Enquirer that the United State" Government has made a requisition upon the Governor of Georgia additional companies of mounted men for service in Mexico. A meeting was held in Philadelphia, over which J. R.

Chasmleb, Emp presided, at which it was resolved to erect a monument to the memory of the late C. Neal. serious riot occurred at a house of had repute, in Pittsburg, on Tuesday night. Stones were thrown at the house, and the inmates fired on the crowd, severely wounding five persons, and three of them, as is supposed, mortally. We are informed, says the Frankfort Yeoman, that Mr.

Stewart, of whose arm was broken not long since by a car collision on the Little Miami Railroad, has entered suit against the company for f700 Paid without suit. ARRIVAL OF THE WASHINGTON. Wo are advised, through the Telegraph, of the arrival yesterday at New York of the American Atlantic mail-steamer Washington, having had a passage of fifteen days. The Liverpool dates are to the 15th July. There is no political news of consequence.

were firm, and tending upward. The best American llour was selling at 37s. fMndian corn, 41s. a 45; Wheat had also proportionally advanced and Cotton had declined the eighth of a penny. The harvest promises to he abundant.

Gf.x. do not recollect an instance in which such general, judicious, and discriminating praise has been bestowed upon a subordinate officer as that which Gen. Wool lias received, from all ranks of the army, for his cool, intrepid, and skiliul conduct during the battle of Buena Vista. The Commander-in-Chief, from the necessities of his compelled to go down to Saltillo in the interval between the engagements ol the 22d and the out of respect for his military capacities, confided to him, it would seem, a larger share in the distribution of the forces and the preparation of the battle than usually falls to a subordinate officer. This confidence was right worthily bestowed, and (Jen.

Wool has won for himself a solid and enviable fame. It will be borne in mind that the collision of Buena Vista was pitched battle, a regular lace to face fight, which lasted xixteen eight of which thenlaughter was terrific, and the struggle a death grapple of hosts. It not only taxed that active courage, the desperate energy which befit men for storming parties and lorlorn enterpriser, but it called in requisition the enduring and bravery which danger makes more intelligent. To acquit oneself with eclat during such a battle is title-deed to fame. This Gen.

Wool did. And, whilst it is conceded that Gen. Taylor alone amongst men could have won that battle, Gen. Wool performed what any one could who did not enjoy the prestige of his Commander-in-Chief. It is gratify- I ing to observe in the official despatches the candor with which the great assistance of Gen.

Wool is acknowledged by Gen. Taylor, and the cordiality with which Gen. Wool attests the eminent abilities of his superior. There i2 no effort on either side to eulogize language of each is dignified and soldierlike, and its eloqiience consists in its truth. It may be proper to remark here, that, shortly after thq battle of Buena Vista, and whilst of the action were known, we said, in coYnmenting upon the hazard of giving battle with such unequal forces and the great results of the victory, that? "If we may take the opinions of military men as a guide in forming an opinion in the premises, few Generals would have hazarded the action at Buena Vista, as few would have fought the battle of HYDROSTATIC RAMS.

We know not whether the mechanicians of our country are yet acquainted with two French watermachines, which we find described in late proceedings of the Paris Academy of Sciences but to our slight acquaintance with such subjects, these new inventions seem valuable. At any event, as he, nowadays, who can raise the water can never be at 1 a loss to raise the wind, here is the description A very pretty model of a turbine, stated to be the invention of M. Fouval. but manufactured by Messrs. Kcechliri was presented to the Academy at this sitting, and an account was given of the effects of the machine by the scientific persons appointed to witness the experiments.

This was favorable to the inventor, for it appears that he has made many iinpoitarit improvements upon the turbine hitherto in use, but which was nevertheless almost marvellously powerful as a means of raising water. The turbine, however, will be eclipsed, if half that is said of another and very recent invention by a Letellier be true. This gentleman has, according to the report of two commissions of scientific bodies, made improvements upon the screw of Archimedes as an instrument for raising water, which increase its power at least one-fourth, with the same degree of manual labor. Another and very I curious invention by an Italian engineer was also spoken of at the Academy. It is a water-mill, of from 5 to 50-horse power, worked by an artificial water-fall, and which can placed up as a motive power in any manufactory, occupying a small space, requiring little labor, and of course producing vast economy as compared with the steam-engine, as it requires no combustible.

By the description given of this ma- chine, (a large model of which is we learn in operation,) find that it consuls of eight worked with ureal by I a single man, (it is said that two men would suffice for an eight-horse power machine,) by means of an admirably disposed counterbalance system. The pumps supply a reservoir placed at a proper height above the water-wheel, as in the case 1 of a natural fall, and the water falling upon the wheel to which the strap for the machinery of the manufactory is affixed, the whole goes round and puts the machinery in motion. The paradox of this invention is the return of the water to the fountain-head in such a wny as to keep up a continuous fall. If we had not been asauied by scientific men who saw the model at work for nearly two hours that this is accomplished, we should say that it was impossible. There is no difficulty in creating a water-fall by artificial means, and making it a motive power; but we do not understand how, when the force has been supplied to work the machinery of a factory, and when it would to be expended, the water should by the same action be forced back to the reservoir to renew the operation." The Lexington (Kyi) Observer says thai Mr.

Clay was to leave Ashland on last Saturday, (24th instant,) for the White Sulphur Springs, in Virginia, where he proposes to spend a few weeks. An event, not without probable important consequences, is said to have recently transpired in Italy. The Duke of Modena has sold to Austria two small islands in the Po, commanding the navigation of that river, near the fortress of Brescello. Austrian regiments are very soon to take possession of this position, of well known strategic importance. The object of Austria in this move is but too apparent.

It is, in the event that Italy, pushed to extremities, and sustained by the sympathies of all, bids defiance to foreign oppression, that, mistress of the strong position of Brescello. Austria may inundate with her regiments the Duchy of Modena, I and the States of Parma and Romagna. She will thus cut off communication between the Liberals of liombardy and their brethren of central Italy. It is hoped that the King of Sardinia, whose liberal sentiments are well known, will interpose a successful protest against the consummation of this encroachment of Austria, that threatens his dominions as well as all Italy will lioston Jtlaa. Death hy the thunder storm which passed over this city on Monday afternoon last the lightning struck the house of Mr.

Exra M. Kenny, near the lighthouse, and instantly killed a child about four years old of Mr. Kenny. The electric fluid also passed through both feet of Mr. Kenny's sister, tearing and mangling them horribly.

The house was also considerably injured, rnjhty-one panes of glass being broken and the ceiling torn off in places. Stw London Sewn. Me las (-molt Acci McKutcheons, of t'astalio, accidentally shot himself a few days since. He was out hunting, and laid down his gun on a log, and, in taking it up, drew it towards him, having hold of the barrel, when the trigger caught on a limb, discharging the contents into his breast. He died in fifteen minutes after.

He was about years of age, and has left a Mir. Philadelphia, on Wednesday night, some young men were preparing for a gunning expedition. One of ihem had a inu-ket, which he was putting a rap upon, when it was accidentally discharged, and wounded four or five persons. James McMullen, who was engaged in putting on the cap, had his whole lower jaw shot away, and was dreadfully wounded in the breast. He died shortly after.

A young man, called Baity, was severely wounded in the left breast, and was taken to the hospital. The others were wounded about the limbs, but not dangerously. The Charlottesville Republican gives the following account of the sad fate of Sbmmrs, the young man who shot Professor Davis, some years since, at the Virginia University We learn from an authentic source that Jotrph (I. Semmet, respecting whose career our readers will be curious to hear something certain, brought his life to an end hy his own hand, on the morning of the 'Jth instant, at the house of his brother in Washington, Georgia. He shot himself with a pistol, the kail entering the lett eye and penetrating the brain, and lingered in a state ol total insensibility from about 7 o'clock A.

when the family was called to Ins room by the report of a pistol, until half-past 1 I'. M. of the same day. When was entered he was found in a chair, placed at a table. A pistol was lying across his lap, and on tne table was an open raxor.

On" the table was found si so a note, stating, in the form of a certificate, dated July 9th, thst his death wss occasioned hy himself, and was brought about either by pistol or raaor." LOSS OF THE JAMESTOWN. We heard yesterday, with much regret, the melancholy news of the loss of the sloop-of-war Jamestown, and probably a large portion of her officers and crew. She sailed from Boston for Norfolk on Thursday of last week, under the command of Lieut. Thatcher, to complete her for a cruise on the coast of Africa. She was lost, it is stated, 011 Cape Henry; and the following from the Norfolk Herald would seem to confirm the report Herald Office, Norfolk, July P.

M. The United Slates Sloop-of- war Jamestown reported on schooner Volante, (Japt. Msthias, arrived this mornipg from New York, reports having seen on Wednesj day, about 1 P. sixty miles northeast of Cape Henry, a (no doubt the Jamestown, on her way from Boston to this port) aground on Chinquoteage Shoal. While in she appeared to have worked over the shoal, but soon was observed to be again thumping as if on a bar.

As there is an east wind to-day, with every appearance of it blowing heavily outside the Capes, are entertained for her safety. Government has no steamer here of its own, of sufficient power to go to her relief; and there is not one in private hands to be had for love or money. WIRE FROM THE NEW PALLADIUM. Messrs. Editors It is with extreme regret and mortification that I have seen circulating in the papers the article a' luded to in your last, in which a paragraph published in ilu New Haven Journal with the signature of O.

is ascribed, to me. The idea that we shall have no heavy thunder showers, or hear of lightning striking, as long as we have telegraph wires spread over the earth, could not, I should suppose, entertained by any one who reflects how small a proportion such structures of art bear, in extent, to the grand operations of nature. Although a line of telegraphic wires sometimes undoubtedly facilitates the passage of electricity from the clouds to the earth, (not by attracting the fluid, but by diminishing the resistance always experienced by electricity in passing through air,) yet nothing appears to me more improbable than that structures so limited in extent as these are, and always must be, compared with the dimensions of the whole atmosphere, should, to any great degree, prevent the accumulation of electricity in thunder storms. One opinion, however, which I publicly expressed through the medium of this paper, a year or two since, may be worth repeating, namely, that on account of the tendency of a thunder cloud, which approaches near to a line of wires, to discharge its electricity through that channel, care ought to be taken, when the poles give warning of the approach of a thunder cloud to some part of the line, to complete the conducting communication with the earth, and thus to prevent the charge from exploding through the person of the operator. ithout this precaution I have for some time believed that the consequences would sooner or later be fatal.

Yale College, Jult 28. DENIsON OLMSTED. An Important House of Assembly of the Canadian Parliament on Monday week passed an address to her Majesty, praying that the tree navigation of the St. Lawrence be granted to all nations and also that the navigation laws be repealed, so far as they, in any manner, relate to or affect that colony. There were only two dissentient voices, one on each side of the House.

On Wednesday the vote was concurred in by the Legislative Council, by a large majority. Death of Judoe Plaquemine Ibervillian of the 17th instant announces the death of this old ami estimable citizen of Louisiana, at the age of sixtv-eight years. He was a native of Lexington, or Concord, Massachusetts, whence he emigrated to Louisiana in the year 1S00, and had, besides being a successful practitioner at the Bar, tilled the offices of Sheriff of the county of Iberville, Parish Judge, State Senator, was shortly afterward chosen President of that body, which station he retained for several years. After the expiration of his term in the Senate, Judge Merriam withdrew entirely horn public life, and for many years previous to his death had almost entirely secluded himself from society. As a lawyer of eminent abilities, he commanded the highest confidence and esteem of both bench and bar.

Siohs and Wait A Ketchum is the very appropriate name of a lirm in York, which makes patent medicines on a large scale. Call Settle have a tailoring establishment in Meadville. We presume they give short ciedits. Neal 4- Pray is a business firm art Portland, Maine. It is superfluous to add that they belong to orthodox churches.

Luke is in the retail business in Cincinnati. As be expected from the name, he is always wide awake whenevei money is to be The Leuacr for a Washington A paragraph having appeared in several of the city papers to the eflect that a Mr. Morgan had left $15,000 to be expended in the erection of a monumqit to the msmory of the ather of his Country, and some of them alleging that it was left to the Washington Monument Association, we put a direct inquiry as to the truth of the latter particular. Th? Tribune this morning publishes the following, which gives the informaUon we sought: Mr. Alexander Morgan, a machinist of this city, of Scotch origin, having no fsmily of his own, but, as we believe, two sisters who are not particularly well off in this world's goods, died, leaving properly to the value of 15,000 to $20,000.

According to his will the net' pntcetds of his estate are directed to lie held in trust for three years, and the trustees are to advertise annually in two daily jnipers for three days successively that they have such a sum of money, (stating the amount,) which they are ready to sppropriate to the erection of a statue to the memory of Washington, provided a site be given by the Corporation such as his executors may approve, and also that the monument be erected after such design as his executors may furnish, and that they co-operate with any committee who may undertake to raise money, for such purpose. In case these terms are not complied with in the course of three years, then the whole proceeds of his estate are to be applied to charitable purposes, aa follows His turning lathes are to be given to the l)eaf and Dumb Asylum for the use of the pupils, and one-third of the remainder goes to the same institution, one third to the Blind Asylum, and the balance to the city hospital, to be applied to the use of the lunatic patients. We presume that this arrangement will not much expedite the erection of a monument to the memory of Washington, and that the institutions mentioned as alternates have a fair prospect of deriving ultimate advantage from Mr. Morgan Y. Commercial Advertiser.

Had correspondent writing Independence, Washington county, Pennsylvania, furnishes us with the following particulars of a sad accident that occurred in that town a few days ago. It apears that a Mr. Henry irtu, a highlvwspectable man with a small family, took down his gun, not knowing it was loaded, to shoot a fowl. As it is a foolish custom with many people, he put his mouth to the muxzle to ascertain if there was a load in it, and bv some means it was accidentally discharged while he was blowing in it. The whole contents of the load passed through his heaJ, killing him instantly.

The fashionables of u.e West End." says a Philadelphia paper, now pronounce dressing on Sunday as decidedly vulgar si so, in contradistinction to the common working masses who can only afford to dress once a week, rigidly adhere to deshabille, except during church They teach their children this habit, too, it is said. rrr A 1 Ladles of Nottingham District, Prince George's county, Marvlaml, will hold a Fair Nottingham on the 14th and 13th of August the proceeds to Ik- applied to the liquidation ol the Church debt ot St. Paul's Psriih. The Public aie invited to attend. jaly -Jfr CAM P-M I amp-meeting Clurles Circuit, Baltimore Conference, will be held on the land of C.

Thompson, near Holly's Church, two or thre? miles from Pomonkey Landing, on the Potomac river, tocommenee on the lflth August Preachers and people friendly to Irom Alexandria, Washington, Baltimore, ami other placea are respectfully invited to attend. Vehicles will be in readiness at the above named landing to convey persons snd baggage to the camp ground. July CAMP NEUTINU. rnHK Camp Meeting Committee (as appointed by I Quarterly Conference) for Blademsburg Circuit, requested to meet at the MethmlistKpiscopal Chureti I. Bladensburg, on Saturday, the 7th August i.ext, at tie.en A.

as business of importance to the circuit will be aid before them. The Stewards of the Circuit are requested meet at the same time and place. rty Marlborough Gazette will copy once, anil send account this office. 4 july eoJt.