Indiana American, Volume 14, Number 36, Brookville, Franklin County, 4 September 1846 — Page 2

Ioi:i? at Washington.

f,rrtf nfnre J the Baltimtre Patriot. Vii.Nro. Au;'ul iMd, 1546. Mr, Bancroft and Air. Polk have, as I Understand, bad a frc and unreserved conversion nn the su ject of the former leavinj the Cabinet. They re congenial tpiri? rd live cltier. m mueW as lo ini'-h inert re capable i f loving. It is under-Mo-d that Mr Bancroft is oflrd either tin Miwmii t' Frsnce or Kngkn1, lor which lie utir have the Navy depigment the 1st of October, or earlier if h pre 'era. Ilelni iea.ii io fer that the Senate will not confirm In nomination hut what of that lie get $IXH outfit, his salary of iUiH'O per annum mil In hears f Li rji-tion ntliciilly, and then his inrit of l,5'.t in all a snug round urn! And then there he can cvue to run U( to a very rteat frfr.i i'jv. if he will be ns dexterous In charging againel Uncle Ham as he was when Collector of R ifloo. in charging and obtaining fee fr hi services oil the Boaid of Cummissio.'.er t- superintend the erection of the IJii.t'ou House, for which the Treasury D spartmcnt exprely informed htm. when he was appointed, he was to Me no pay in addition to 1m nil try a$ fillector! I am informed, u,on go d authority, that he was in the Filth Auditor's O'dice three days nffo, m'ikit'2 inquiries and researches to ascerttm Low nuich were the exffoi',) and the pay of a Miesion to Cugland. From this he ought learn whit he could charge on a Mission to France! How elegantly the United States of America will be represented at the Courts of .St. Jam-i and St. Cloud, wlien Francis VV. Viskeiis enV (ieorn llancrort are the eccredifed Ministers Plemp tentiary ! lr I...n V. Mnsu the- Lest wan in the Cabinet goes back to tie Navy Depart uient It now appears tolerably apparent that thf. t.w mi 1 1 ions grant asked fur by Mr. Tolk. was to oj put into the pockets of rtauta Anna an not Paredes. I hava before risked if Santa Anna had not been approach, d in this matter! Uur Government has sent an Agent to Cuba. The British Government has tent an Agent there also And now W3 see it announced that Santa Anna iihs if .'t his exile in Cuba to resume t e reinot C mimand i i Mfx e. lloarisim to land at Vera Cruz unless our blockading tcj'iatiron stationed there, is ordered by our Government to let him land, in order that he assuuia the head of his Government and tell a part of his country to hia inend Polk See what the official organ of last evening eays upon the subject of Santa Anna's restoration, in connection with an immediate peace htween Mexico and the United Stntes. Is tliere not something meant in whit it says more than is fully expressed in word.' The mine of aain cheating and humbugging Pennsylvania in regard to the TariiF, of which I wrote in my last, has progressed already much father than I was then apprised of. I believed, that Mr. Buchanan, Mr- Dallas, Mr- .1. K. Kane und the like, would have engiged heartily it, it, but I did not believe that Mr. Robert J. Walker would. And yet you perceive it is openly stated in 8 mo of h;s political mouth-pieces, und in the New York. Herald, as if by aitW.y, that Mr. Walker is in favor of an alternation of the new British Act, at the very next nesaion of Congress, and that ha will recommend the imposition of a higher duty uputi coal and iron, to appease and rrmifv Pe insvlvania! Nov, will Mr. Walker Co this and thus publiely stultify himself! or is the promise held out as a chtat! as a gull! a a tub to thi whale! Il'huie in earnest and will recommend tuch a thing, what is the country to think of his great labor and sludy lor nearly a year to perfect a bill that would be permanent, lasting, durable and needing mo alteration or clung"! What is the country to thiuk of his wisdom and consistency! Bate , Mr. T. (Tare is at last to be recalled from the Consul Generalship at Tangiers. The Fmpcrior of Morrocco triumphs in his retubalx to receive him, and Mr. Polk, as he acted en tho Oregon question , backs oull The plce is offered to Mr. Slamm, of the New Vork Globe, but it ia not quite so valuable and office as he would like, and he has not yet decided to accept it. Possibly )., will. I hear Robbert Rnnloul, of MassnchusriM.miJ Franklin Pierce, of iev llamp shire, are likely to bo appointed Attorney General, if Mr. Mnson goes into the -av Department. They ar3 able lawyers both. Mr. Polk returns to Washington next Tuesday. POTOMAC. Wasiiinoton, August 21, IS43. Ones more I call attention to the giand game of deception, fraud and humbug tat is to bo played upon Pennsylvania on the subject ol tho Tariff. Ca-i xMessrj. Polk. Jlallas, Buchanan. Walker and Company cheat and humbug that great State again! Will the Pcmisy Ivantans consent to be ugin grossly and outrageously imposed upon? Can they be made to believe, by the promises of Mr. Buchanan and .Mr. Walker, and others, that tho Administration intends to rcceoniniond Congress nt its next session to alter and amend Mr. Walker's laboriously prepared British TaritF Act, so as to increase the duties on iron and coal, for the beiifjltof Pe'insylvxuial Recollect how Mr. Walkwr promised and humbugged Mr. Senator Cameron and Mr. Manufacturer Ckambers up to tho very hour almos. that the British Bill passed tha Senate pleging himself to the cojnpromise which they presented to him or, rather, which he prepared with his own hand, agreeing solemnly to get soico democratic" Senator to introduce as an Administration measure, and then falsifying his pledge ar.d his promise. let Messrs. Cameron and Chambers be interrogated in regard to this matter and eee how they will condemn the Secretary of the Treasury! Well, if Mr. Walker will humbug these distinguished members of his party, on so solemn end trying an occassion, who is t trust whatever promises he makes, on the eve of an election in Pennsylvania, that he will have his darling British Act repealed, or modified so as to suit the Pcnnsylvaniar.sl Does not Mr. Walker know, if he modifies that act by raising tho duties on iron and coal to suit Pennsyl vanians, that Louiiinnians will cry out for the duty onsugar to be raised? that the 'New Yorkers will make the welkin ring for an increase of dutied on wool and salt that tho coperBitha, the hatters, the tanners, the shoemaker and Yftitcu nther luechanic professions will each. ha clamorous for more protaction! that he importers of dry goods will be luriotis for a repeal of the ad valorem system! Mr. Walker doe$ know all this. He know-i that if tho work of repeal comri.encca by items, it mnit poon until the whole of hia long-studied and carefullyprepared act is repealed! He knows, too. that if he now recommends rspeal or modifivation.hy way of discriminating for a particular or local interest. he itullijie bimseh! Ilenc'J, tlthouh he may promise, as he did Messrs. Caunrou and Chambers; common tense dictates that Le is uot going-tu carry Li nrcrnise into effect! iu my letter oflau ecnmg I rertelL

to th news from Ilavana.lh.it San'a Anna: had left that city for Vera Cruz. nd r . marked that it might he alter nil, that Mr ' -dk wanted the two millions bnbe-mnnry : for Imn. and no', tor Parade. The m'm- j one looks at the thins the more pUtis-hlc it : appears. Hoopoe that Mr. P iU's Sei-ret gent, SI i del I M ikmiie. who went to II o ana, approached Sjnta Anna and inl.rMit-d him that if he would ret'iiu to Mexic our i blockading fleet in the (..il?" nrjil.riOar Vera : Cruz should be instructed togite him a free pass intj that port., and tlt "ir tr o; n ( ::

in Mexico fhould nt list mdirectlv ai.J him in bitpplan"nj Pareds pr.tvidrd hat he would forthwith, ancr obtaining power, treat with the United States for peace accept Mr. .Trdin Slidell as Minister and surrender California, more or les, to the Lulled States, fuf a valuable consideration A iid suppose that Santa Anna cnnentad to all this, upon the condition that -r-f Pilk would advance hirn some two millions of dollars. .o enable him to bribe the ro r I paid and h ilf -marved troops of h s enemy. l'aredes. In tmcb a eiipposalde case, what j sort of a letter would M r. Polk innru -t Mr. t it . . . . it .i , -.i. Much.iiian to write to .Mexico, on the e- ill- f ject, add resed to Com. Conner! W. ild it j noi oe a creiuny worneu lerier, uu.it.i to n functionary bv natm, but to the Sc ret.ry of Foreign AfTiirsof the Mex i . ., J . L .- I . !.... 1. I (Jovernmint, so that It C'Uidbin Com. ! Connor's possession, to be forwanU-d to Santa Anna's Secretary of Foreign Arfiirs. the moment he sVmld be appointed! Gn-a ter men than Mr. Polk and Mr. !?oehan;i.i f have pUyeJ trick in diplomacy ad btracge j as theae, centuries ago. ! We .shall soon know how Santa -m t will g.'t along without the two millions ! Hj the way, why cannot the sum b-3 m ado j ii ; and went o il to him in Mr Secretary j Walker's circulating medium of Treasury j Notes, or Mr. Secretary Marcy' circulaltug mcdiwn of Army l)r afts ot Hid each,; beati ul as Mr. V:i kars X les of $ mi 1 j i led, urae those used to b of th't old j United Slate Hank ot ihe same den mi. nat i ui. The next re vs we hearfrmi Moxio will j k t..,vI.i .. .yftutt I .r it h,ll f i" if i l J t i III ! .t ..i . r r j I li 4 i Hi,' ii Mi.--1 1 1 iirr.- n of o l r ( I ve r I il C lit anticipTt?s favonbln results from tho re- j torat ion of Santa Anni. 1 have to ide;i j but that Commodore Connor has been instructed to let him pass into Yrra Cruz, in I the private tsntili steam pacnei inn in; . took passage on from Havana. But nou Some time ago a large number of dis;in-riii!h,-il crent liMiiin l both oolit;cil par ties in Boston, addreet-ed a very lUuering and complimentary letter to Senator W escott. for th spirited, patriotic and disinter ested speech he made in deieneeof the I public reputation of Mr. Webster, at the j time he was assailed by ingcrtou huh Oickin.-on. Mr. Wescolt had recently fouiut time to reply, and his letter is chaa: tenstic of the man. He has no mercy for those blinded devotes of party, whether calling themselves Whigs or Demociuts," w ho scruple not, for party ends, to traduce and nnd valify the high reputation and public ch iructer of the tiuly'great nie. ofour country . The correspondence will, of course, be published, and I doubt not the co'itrv will endorse the sentiments of Mr. escott as correct. We have weather a little cooler and more phasaut to-day. Yesterday it whs piping hut. POTOMAC. 1 IVnincn killed by her Husbu l at her own request. 1 ho following extraordinary ase occurred a short time since in v nr.. temburg, we find it related in a foreig i journal: Adam CJayrmT. a man sixty-four years of ago, of honest and upright dealings, loved and respecteil by nil who knew him, presented hinieelf on the tnh ult., beior the authorities at lleidenheim, and etatoii calmly that he had ju.-t killed bis v.'ife. His declaration was i mmaJiately taken, a follows: "Mv wife," he siid.as every one knows, has been suffering for a long time from illness, and nt times the puns she had to enduro wero such as to aifc her reason, she Utterly give up all hopes of" recovery, and continually repeated tluM not only was life a torment to her, but that she feared that if I died before her fhe would be reduced to misery. This morning, after we had read together the 4th chapter of the Book of Judges, (they were devout oeoole and read the Bible every day,) she requested me to d'ive a nasi into her temple, as Jael did to Sisera, as such a death seemed to her short and easy, and would put an end to her sufferings; feho sxi'l she forgave mo beforehand for tha act, ol which she aboolved me before Cod and man. A nail, ehe said, would not cause a great hemorrh tge. and would make out a slight wound. "As soon as I am daad ." she added, "you cin close the wound, put en a clean cap, and n one will know iythin" at all about it " After long resis tance (continued Cay ring) 1 gave way t'-,he wishes of my wife. I took a nail and bogun to drive it into her left temple with a hammer, but the nail waa too weak, and the point, instead of entering, flattened itself on the bone. I then took a am ill drill, but was equally unsuccessful. My wife grew impatient, and requested me to kill her at once with the hammer, which I accordingly did, by knocking in the skull. The body of my wife is at my house where you can examine it at your leisore." The magistrate immediately proceeded to the house with a medical man, and (Jay ring under a strong guard. They found the body rlressed, upon tho bed. On the lert temple there were two wounds, and the right side of the skull! waa knocked in as low as the temple. Beside the bed was a table on which was a bible, the nail, drill. and hammer alluded to. On the ground was a basin of water; in which the murderer, according to his own declaration, washed his hands before presenting himself to the authorities. (iayring is now in prison, ha is perfectly calm, and convinced ho acted well in fulfilling tho wishes of his wife by putting an end to her sufferings. Soma Wur u.uburoh papers states that the inhabitants of tho( village of Gussenetadt. where the n.urd. r was committed, left their work is soon as they beard of the murder, and ppent the day in the church, fasting and praying for thee 6oal of the departed. Mary. Who docs not love the common, yet beauliful name, Mary! It is from the Hebrew, and means a "tear-drop" What svveet ami joyous hours of other days what pleasing associations does n.t the very name call up"in every heart! Who knows aught ill of Maryi. Who that does nit love the name! If there is any thing gentle and valued, and womanly, what Mary that possesses il not! Was it not Mary who was "Last at the cross, And earliest at the gravel" And was not Miry tli.i mother of the Saviour of the world ! Oli ve Branch.. Death of Children. Ho hard it is tigive them up The innoe-eut, o pure; Th parents' hearty receive a wound Which naught on, eajtth can. cute.

A M E li I C A N.

ISU(X)KVIL.L.l!:, INDIANA. Ttie letter from out coriespondent J. M. Mers, will be found Interesting, e?pecialy to the friends of ihos-e in that country fr,Mn ibis region. 'I he Couiuy loiiimissioncis meet on Monday next. Tlie Circuit Court of Union Co meets . next Monday werk. ' Mr. James Stoops, a merclnntof this town, and our County Assessor, is about .... r at'V'S to the town of Amei ica, in MaI hash Co. Ind. lie has already sent his j good?. Mr. Stoops is a clever fellow, ar;d we bespeak for liini in Wabash Co. a prof;iab!o reception, j,rom Mf josep, Goodie, who hns just , r . r , L , returned from a trip orth of the Wabash, we learn that there has been quite a drouth jM lhal region fl,r lvvo m,,,,,. gome por- . , . . , , , -lo,ls f 'e interior of Indiana, through which he passed, ae very sickly. , () ir Totcn This is the season of the .... je.ir, inn more or less newness is expeeled, yrt our town is healthy. There ,ire a few c;lses f Ague, which have been caught in other places, and have come heie ) for their recovery, The Canal. The aqueduct across Big Cedar will be repaired in a few days, when we will have open navigation to the Ifiver. Our merchants are ready to purchase i Wheat at the highest cash prices, or to istU groceiics and dry g iods at the lowest prices. la!er awl Heller. We have just received the follow ing letter from Mr. Moore, which it will be seen arrangements are making to facilitate the business of our valley. We are truly rejoiced to hear it. There must necessarily by a large ami. tint of waggoning from Melamora lo Brookville, and it would be well lor teamsters lo prepare themselves for it. Metamora. Sept. 21 ISiG. Mh Ci.AHKSON.-Zea-5ir.--Y'ou are about right in the time given to complete ihe repairs of the Canal, in the last American; but still I think we will be able to anticipate your lime a little. We expfct to have the new aqueduct ccross Big Cedar, ready for the water on Monday next, so thai navigation (no more ill luck happen ing) can be resumed from Lawrenceburgh i to Brookville, as soon thereafter as the Canal can be filled Jo Harrison say by the I0th inst. We hope to have a new aqueduct across Duck Creek at this place ready for the water by the 1st day of October, and possibly a few days earlier we have as large a force engaged as can work to advantage, and are getting along very e!l. By ihe time boats can run below Brookville, we will have the break here so far repaired that we can fill the canal to this place, and start the Mills here, and have the canal navigable from Cambridge to Metamora. The Canal Company having almost entirely taken off all tolls tin articles transported on this part of the canal until the break is repaired, the shippers at Cambridge and Milton, design to send their freight by canal to this place, thence by wagons to Brookville, and there again take the canal lo Lawrenceburgh, or Cincinna ti. The cost of these repairs will be from four to five thousand dollars. Yours Respectfully, II. C. MOORi:, Engineer. The Legislature. The Senate will have a Democratic majority of two. But there are two members of the Senate absent in the army in Mexico both Democrats, to wit: Ileman H. Batbour, of Bartholomew and Jennings, and Brigadier General Lane of Vanderburgh. Should the war be pro tracted, these men will not be in their seats, which wili make the Senate a tie. Should they tesign, their places will in all probability be filled with one whig and one democrat, and the Senate wi 11 still be tied. In ihe House there is a whig majority of six. Are we tight now, Bro. Robinson of the Jacksonian? We feel the force of your remarks, and ask for quarters. Da not forret it. Il will be recollected . ,l'al t!ie editonal assoc.at.on of Ind.ana, at their last meeting, agreed to meet again at Indianapolis on the first Wednesday after the meeting o' the Legislature, which will be on the 9ih of December. There is more harmony, courtesy and good feeling to be derived from a more intimate acquaintance and social intercourse, than by any written rules and restrictions. We hope there will be a general attendance. We intend to be there. What do you say, brethren. At last accounts Gov. Whitcomb was very sick. Editors Gone. One of the Chapmans of the Sentinel; Morrison of ihe Democrat, at Indianapolis; and Eckles of the Greencastle Patriot, we believe are now in Mexico. We hope none of them will contract the habit ot gambling, nor any other immoral practice, during iheir visit,

J State Coventicn. Hoitie of the people of this Slae. on the

first Monday uf August last voted on the We do not object to the Trustees bequestion whether there thould he a Slate cause they are merely democrats 'JVus-

Convention ftr amending our Constitution. This vote was taken, we believe, under a la w of last w inter. Believing as we Jidj ihat the Legislature had no right to pass such a law, and the people no light to vote on that question at this time, we treated it with indifference. This was the course i pursue 1 in many of the counties. Our Constitution provides how it shall be amended, and we contend that any other time or mode is unconstitutional. The provision of the Constitution is as follows: "Art. t, Sec. 1. F.very twelfth rear after this Constitution (hall have taken eflVct, at the general election held Tor Governor, there nhnll be a poll openedj in hich the qualified electors of the State, shall express, by rote, whether they are in favor of calling a Convention or not; and if there shall be a majority of all the rotes given at siuli election, in favor of a Convrntion, the tiovt-mor hn inform the next pimral msembly U.ertof, t hose duly it shall be to provide by law f,,PlheeI,ct;onoflh. J.nibcMof tIiec;nventi J, the number then of, and the lime ami place of met!" ing; which law shall not be passed unless agreed to by a majority of all the member t lee ted to both branches of the general assembly,4 &c. This plainly settles when, and how the Constitution shall be changed. This Constitution was adopted in the year 1816-and in the year 1828, twelve years thereafter, the vole was taken, and decided against it by five to one. Again in the year ISfO, after the lape of another twelve years, the j vote was taken and again overwhelmingly j decided against it. In the year 1852 the people will again have an opportunity of voting. But last winter, it got into the heads of our politicians that thete were not offices enough the means of plundering bankrupt Indiana were not sufficiently numerous they therefore in direct violation ol Ihe Constitution, passed a law for taking the vote for a Convention this summer. A few have voted for a Convention, whilst some have treated it withpeilect contempt and a large majority of the people knew nothing about it. At the lime the law was passed we knew it, and it may have occurred to us afterward, but it never come to our mind on the day of the Election. And although we saw the word "Convention" on the Democratic tii ket, we thought il was only intendded us instructions lo the part' that that was the County Convention ticket. Many of those who voted, looked upon it in the same light. And we know that the vote in this County or the State, is no indication of the withes of the people on the subject. We do not believe ihere are a hundred men in this County in favor of a State Convention, when it is fully explained to ihem. Yet the vole of this county is 122S for a Convention, to 137 against is. It was a base deception. But what do we want a Convention for? Where are the benefits to be derived, which will repay tho cost? A State Convention will cost $100,000, including all direct and incidental ex penses. And what will be the result? Instead of going to work lo better the Constitution, political broils and debates will occupy their times, and many party features will be engrafted upon ihe Constitution, no matter who is in power. We are therefore opposed lo the Convention. At this time it would be unconstitutional, unnecessary, injurious and expensive. Our Seminary. By an advertisement it w ill be seen that our Democratic Trustees have engaged Mr. Geo. A. Chase, as Principal of our County Seminary. We are not acquainted with Mr. Chase, and know nothing of his politics, but after all iheir exertions and boasts at their Convention, we are assured by him that no instruc' lion of a partisan character will be impart" ed. The whigs of Brookville, do not object to sending their children to a Loco Foco Teacher if he is not selected through a party caucus, and we are threatened that our children should be educated in the Democratic faith. But we are faarful fhat their action has already materially injured our Seminar j'. Some of our citizens, in dignant at their threats, have made other engagements for their tuition. It is getting to be a sad state of affairs, when the foul hand of party must pollute the very fountains of our social, moral and civil happ'r ness. If these movements be tolerated' how soon will it be before we must have Whig and Democratic schools, whig and democratic Churches and all the social ties of opposite partisans be entirely sundered, until the question of ascendency will be settled by such scenes cf blood as the world has never witnessed. This step of the Democracy of Franklin, is the first and most fatal that we have ever heard of in the history of party depraiity. After distracting our Seminary w ith corrupt political caucus action, they offered it to the former Principal. But he had the discretion and independence to decline it, and not be made the tool of a caucus created clique. We do not suppose Mr. Chase is advised of the action of the Convention relative to our Seminary. Every man that was proposed for trustee, if he was not a rabid loco foco, was denounced as '-not of the right stripe" and the public informed that the pupils in that Seminary hereafter were to be instructed in the true Democratic faith and reared in the way they should go. But they must recollect there is yet too much of the spirit of the whigs oftG, in their descendants, patiently lo submit to such hi:h handed measures. We

are not yet quite prepared to take the yoke.

lees of that political stamp are as good a. any. But we objeci to their being select ed by a corrupt, designing, office seeking political caucus, and the threats that were made when they were selected. And the ppople of this town and County should feel it due to themselves to act in this matter, o as to give all future demagogues a warning. It is one of the first attempts of the kind, and let it be nipped in the bud. Mo .'est. By a letter from Indianapolis, we learn there are just 17 candidates for the offices of State Treasurer and State Auditor all the old hunkers of both parties, beside one or two who have heretofore made some efforts to make a living by honest industry. Third Regiment. By the last news from Gen. Taylor, it is said he intends leaving the 3d Regiment of Ohio troops and j the 3J Regiment of Indiana troop, ot Metamoras and Bat ita, lo garrison those towns This will be sad news lo these regiments We have no doubt they would rather tra verse the deserts and the wilderness in want and woe, than to be pent up in those towns. Volunteers always want to be moving, and see some of the fun of war. A Soap Factory was burned at Lawrenceburgh a few days since loss about S800. Indiana Conference. The Indiana An ual Conference of the Methodist Church, convenes at Conncrsville on the Till of October. Our neighbor of the Ritshville Jacksonian, is out strong for Cass, for President. If we are to judge of Gen. Cass' strength before the people, by his influence on the Oregon question, it will take some time to make a President of him. We acknowledge the editor of the Jackvonian is better at figuring than ourself, but there are others who will oid figure Cen. Cass in a Democratic National Convention. From the Army Correspondence vf the Indiana American? Point Isabel, July 28ih 184G. Mb..Cuk9'in:-Dear Sin; With pleasure do I aain take my teat,' in order to inform my friends, and the friends of those who are with me, where we are, how we are and what we expect to do. When I wrote you last, we were in New Albany & ready lo leave the next morning, we did however not leaveuntil Wednesday morning when we bid adieu to iloosierdom, struck for the South os fast as steam could move us. Our Regiment the 3J took two ho?t, the first five companies left on the Jas. Hewit, one day sooner than we did, we went on board the 'Hoiner" a fine bout, and a first rate crew, from the Capt. down. Nothing stiange took place during our trip, more than a small fuss occasionally among ihe men, which was soon over and all forgotten. Our amusements were various, such as eating, drinking, and sleeping, playing cards from one end of the boat to the other, for from a ' half dime" i'p to a dollar per game; and nearly all partook, Cnpls. Lieuts. and privates, all mixed up together. And I am sorry to say many vi ho were unskilled in playing were soon swindled out of the few dollars they possessed. We reached New Orleans on Tuesday evening, and pitched our tents Ln the vry spot where "Old Hickory" whipped the British, and had it not been for the rain which fell in torrents fot abont 5 days, we would have had a pleasant lime; but as it was we were every thing but comfortable. The water stood some six inches deep all over the camp, and the onIp way we could dry was by laying rails in our tents and crawling upon them for the night. Our stay, however, there was but short, for on Friday evening we came in sight of the gulf in a fine ship called the Middlesex, commanded by Capt. Elliott. All were anxious lo get out at 6ea, but I assure you their tunes soon were changed from joy to sadness. As soon as we spread our sheets to the breeze and the Vessel partook of the mo tion of ihe waves, a sight took place that surpassed all sights ever I beheld. The ship contained near five hundred soldiers, and wiih but very few acceptioti9 al! became sea sick. Some were laying stretched at full length on the deck, while others were bending over the sides of the vessel, pukeing themselves nearly lodeath;gioaning and cursing Texas. Mexico and all that pertained thereto. Our Capt. was one of the most pevish, petulant and yet despotic Devils I ever knew. He thought us no belter than dogs, and felt strongly inclined to treat us as such; but we very soon informed him if he cut up any of his extras we would take possession of his ship, and throw him over board, where upon he calmed down a little until we reached port, which was on Thursday night, when he became quite brave, and sent for an officer to keep us under subjection. But all to no purpose. He no sooner thought himself safe than he called Col. McCarty a liar, upon which M'C. knocked him down, which entirely divested him of his authority, and we had no more trouble with him. We however suffered immensely during our passage down the gulf. We had at least as many again on board as we should have had, and our transportation was more like a herd of cattle than men. At night when we reiired to sleep, which was down below, we were so thick that it was impossible for us lo lay down unless laying on those around us. And then the sick the well and the dying were all mixed up together, that none could sleep, and with great difficulty breathe. And had it no! been for the promptness and energy of Col M'Carty, I believe onehalf of our company would have never seen Texas. Uut he stood by us like a Brother and ooihing appeared too much for l.im to accommodate his men. He is a fine fellow, and is universally beloved by his soldiers. Our fare, too, was most outrageous. We had nothing on board to eat but fat Pork, Beans and crackers, and but two stoves upon.

which to cook them. I do not feel like

finding fault with my country, but I think if she cannot furnish her soldiers with enough to eat of such food as they can eat. and comfortable manner of transportation she should not expect her citizens to do tier fighting. And I asure you if volunteering should again take place but few of those who crossed the gulf would try il again. But we are now here and much better satisfied; our lents are pilehed in a vast sandy Island and as level as a floor. There are plenty of stores here, and we can get almost anything we want by giving 3 or 400 per cent. Lemonade lOcts per glass.and Whisky $2,00 per gallon, and other things in proportion. Seven of the La. &c. Regis, were sent home to day and several more are to be sent back in a few days. Many of the men who have returned are much dissatisfied, atil others well pleased. They are however very ignorant of thecountr' through w hich they passed, for all told different tales. There is one thing upnn w hich they all agree, and that is, the heat of the weather and the plentines of Mosquitoes. Gen. Taylor Is at this time in Metamoras, where we expect to meet him in a few days, after I which we will no un the river in the direction of Monterey. This is til I can tell you in regard lo our movements as but few know atiy thing about what we are to do. 'he health of our Regiment has been tolerably good, and the health of our company has been quite good. We have lost but nine in the 3d Regt. since our departure from Indiana. One died on the boat on the river, one was drowned; and six died on the gulf. Those who died on the Gulf, Jessy McMahan, Lewis Moore, Shedrach Arnot, all of which were members of the Shelby ville company, and Reese Brummot from Brown County. The other names I could not learn or I would give them. Those who died on board the ship were sewed up in their blankets and cast over-board, as a prey for the fish. When the; first one was thrown into the deep I sat on the side of the ship and I wondered to myself if any of the volunteers from old Franklin should find a resting place amid ihe bhe waters of the Gulf. But I am hap"py to say none of our boys are missing. They are all here and most of them sound and hearty. Andrew Bery, and John B. GiJlmore, are not well but are not dangerous. Robl. Harper, Willis Moore, and several others were quite tick but have recovered. Those who are still here from old Franklin, are Wm. M. McCarty, J. C. Burton, Robt. Harper, Willis Moore, Thos. V. Kimble, Petr Ileadrick, Andrew Bery, Orvilie Dyer, Henry If. Green, R. W. Lane, T. F. Rariden, Wm. Land fair, J. B. Gitlmore, J. C. Wilkinson, John Hudson, Henry Smith, Alexander Eads, John Miller, J. M. Conrad, Lewis Fetlerman, and John M.Myer, who all send their compliments to your honor,and their friends; and let me say to those to whom I have prom ised to write, they must certainly excuse me they know not how inconvenient it istu write, and nil they want to know is how we are getting along, &c. which they can see in the American. Yours Truly &c. JOHN M. MYERS. Correspondence of the Ind. Democrat. Steamboat Mercer, Mexico, ) July 30, 1S4IS. I am on my way from Matanioras to Brazos Island where I left the troops on the day before yesterday. I am in company with General Lane and Major Lane. We went up by land 1 drowned the horse of Dr. Walkers, trying to swim this river. We expect to move our encampment in & few days near to Barita. 1 am not pleased with our new camp ground. We shall be about a mile from the river, which is our only chance for water, and we shall have no wood except the chaparel, which consists of small thorny bushes. We bad an interview with Gen. Taylor this morning he refuses lo let us move higher up the river for the present. I expect we shall remain there until September. Gen. Taylor says Le will leave one of tbe Indiana regimentH in this vicinity to pro tect bis rear. All will dislike to be left all appear to desiro to be in the first rank and in the first battle. I Lave kept ahead up to this time, and I would dislike to be left. I hope it will not fall to my lot, but to that portion of the troops who may have the first and hardest fighting. The opinion is gaining ground here tbat the war will be protracted, though you are better informed on that subject than we are. The Mexican citizens appear to be quite indifferent on the subject. They are a very indolent peopla. They have a country which, with proper enterprise, would be the greatest country on earth it lacks nothing but timber. I be soil is equal to tbe best I ever saw; the heat is not so oppressive as I had supposed, and all ths inhabitants enjoy good health. I have not suffered so much with heat at any place as I did at Al bany. This river, for all the world, resembles the Missouri, except that the banks are low only one, two, or three feet above tic surface of the water, and no timber except tbe chaparel is to be seen. The palmetto is the largest tree I have seen in Mexico. The inhabitants here scarcely work at all, they do not even cultivate the peach, fig, or orange trees, which are almost indigenious to the soil. The children go naked, and tbe men and women nearly so. The females all, when they walk out or attend church, throw a scarf or shawl over their heads. I attended mass this morning, and was surprised to see so few in attendance, and to find the church so small, which is only a chapel. About ten years ago they commenced a bansome church which is not yet finished. Tbe town of Matamoras is larger than I Lad anticipated. I think there must have been ten thousand inhabitants. It is now in a dilapidated state, and many sf the inhabitants have left. Tho situation of the city is beautiful, and many oi the buildings are of brick and in good taste; others are nothing more than wigwams built of reeds and covered with palm leaves, and many are built of what appears to bs crooked limbs 6tuck in the ground and filled with mud. Th troops were suflsring with measles and diarrboea. We Lave had no deaths in the Marion volunteers, though many have the moasles. Yours, kc J. P- DRAKEMovements of the Army. The New Orleans Bulletin, contain the following letter, da ed Matamoras, August 0, 1816. General Taylor left here two days since for Camargo, bjr tht river, to await the asemblaj of the army at that point for the

march to Monterey. It i thought lie will

be able to begin the march by the 1st to the 10th September. Hi field force v, ill be 2,500,nd if the 2J Infantry arrive in lime, say 3,000 regular troops, '.villi about 7,300 volunteers, as follows: three Texas regiments; two Ohio; one Georgia; two Kentucky, one Tennessecjone Alabamajone Mi?sisippi regiment, and the Baltimore battalion, in all say 10,0UU men. The two Indiana regiments will probably be diatributed between this city and the mouth of the river, under the command of Brigadier General Lane. One of the Teirae mounted regiments under Col. Hays, marcbej bv a wide circuit iuruun c!i'i rt-rnanuo, uinares, 4c, to join the mam body at Ca margo, or on tho march to Monterey. i hey will probably Und work, as Mejia is caid to be at Liuares, nith the wreck of Arista's force. The artillery will be composed of Duncan's, Ridgely's, and Bragg 'u batteries, of two bix pounders, and one twelve-pound howitzer each, and a fourth battery of two twelve-pound guns, and two twenty-four pound howitzers, under Captain Webster, in all sixteen piece, with six horcs to each gun. They will travel easily. The dragoons will probably be increased to :i()0 or 350 by recruits. TJjey have been nursing their horses ever sine tho battles, and are in batter condition than they then were. Two of the Texas regi menUnrc mounted riflemen, and will make the whole force, say 1,100. Bv the clone of September this column will ruach Monterey, where the chances of a battle are tiifl;cie.it!y uncertain to inako it a matter of daily doubt and speculation. The air is rife with rumors. It is said that WolJ is now in command, if so, and he continues there, it is a guaranty of hard knocks. Latest FromHexico. The Washington Union of the 27th ult. says; n 8 are obligingly furnished with translations of Mexican Papers received at tbe Navy Department, with dales from Vera Gruz to tho 10th of August inclusive, from the capital to the 4th o August. Wo understand that the following are the most material articles which these papers con tain. If these accounts may be relied on, the revolution is advancing with rapid strides to place Sanla Anna ones more at tho head of tLc Republic: Cot. Gar. Translated from El ladicador of Vera Cruz of August Ct, 184G. City op Mexico, Aug, 4, 1810. Liberating Republican Army. In the morning of this day almost the whole of the garrison of this capital, who are at this moment under the order of the undersigned and of General D. Juan 'Morales, occupying the citadel, declared agains the government, and will soon bo in possession of the whole cily, ns tho troops who remained under the orders of Generals Bravo and Parades are insignificant, and are extremely diaafiected and almost in union with us, for it cannot long be concealed from any good Mexican that ihe holy cause which we defend is the cause of the people and of national independence. In the name of these, then, we invite your excellency and rely confidently on your sincere pstriotism immediately to second an enterprise so noble, and give thus a day of glory to the country to which you have rendered so many seivices. It is, byond all doubt, certain that the cauno which we defend will speedily triumph, not only because the government fso called) may be said to be already overthrown, but because the whole nation is in commotion, and resolve to vanquish those who wish to sacrifice it. The triumphs obtained by our army in Guadalaxara, and the pronunciamenlo of the whole department of vera Cruz, attests this truth; and for the complete information of your excellency, il only remains for me lo state to you that the valiant Generals Landeroand Perezdeclared themselves in the city ofVeraCruzon the 31st July, inviting, through a commission, the illustrious Gen. Santa Anna to come and place himself immediately at the heal of the army sustaining the national independence and liberties, in conformity with the plan which we have proclaimed, and of which I herewithin transmit copies lo your excellency. The enthusiasm among the united fpeople and army cannot be greater; chiefs, officer, and men of all classes of society are presenting themselves to u by hundreds. We congratulate ourselves, in the name of the nation, which will soon bs able to show its gratitude to its worthy servants. God and Liberty. J. MARIANO DE SALAS. VALENTIN GOMES FARIS. Tohis Excellency the commandant general of ihe department of Vera Cruz. Editorial Re r.arks of the " Indicator" on thi foregoing. According to tbe document, which we insert with the greatest satisfaction, theronunciamento took place in the capital of the repulic on the 4th inst., as was agreed upon by those patriots who had on the preceding day received intelligence of the declaration of the garison here. On the departure of tLe express which brought thi intelligence so gratifying, very few troops remained with Generals Bravo and Paredes, and those were already in agreement with their companions, who, under General Salasy Morales, occupied tbe citadel and part of the city, which tbey would soon occupyentirely. Vera-Cruzans! They cry of Union and of liberty, sent forth from this city its cradle travels with the velocity of lightning. Tho peoplo and the army uniteJ.ara reconquering the usurped rights of the country, they have now no other object than the public good. Long live the republic the union! the tutelar genius who, though, out of tho country and in exile, is able to promote its felicity; and smooth tho obstacles in its way. From Mexico. A correspondent of tha New Orleans Times writes as followsV'era Cruz, August 1, 184G. "Yesterday, at I o'lock P. M this city pronounced in favor of Sauti Anna and Federation, and by this conveyance two commissioners are dispatched to his Excellency lo invite him to come once- more and rule the destinies of Mexico. The most general belief is that he uill settle the pen ding difficulties between the United States, and this country. "In Mexico the Ministry bid resigned, in consequence of Gen. Bravo having been sworn as President ad interim. Our let. ters from the capital, dated tbe 50th ultimo, say that the new .Minister xeill, without exception, be disposed to make peace with the Americans. Nothing new from. Commodore Com iter's squadron, nor for the coat, in rclti lion lo the CslifwiaiaaW