Indiana American, Volume 15, Number 52, Brookville, Franklin County, 24 December 1847 — Page 2

Report of the Secretary of War. This document is now betore . an1 potose muisunl importance on account nf tie ir in which we are en-jaJfJ.

The entire locnrnent occupied nearl eight columns in the Union, ami is mainly it compilation of official document detailing the operation of oi r &tnip in Mext . c. which we have previously IhuI before Mrtetd- r We vill iherefr content onre!ve with thoe porlioi suf the document which are new nnd interesting. The troop of ihe United in their country' service in Mexico are disp red over a wide pac 01 country, in ciMnequfmc of which accurate statements coutd not be hv the Adintant Genera'; but it-iuin - s from the best information !n possession of - - i the department, the aggregate force is estimated at 43.530. of which 21 500 are regular troops, and the re-nainder voltirt..r. Oft hi number there are under Gen. Scott, including those in garrison j nd on the line of his oprrations, 32,150 Under Gen. Taylor, 5,727; in Santa Fe, and that section, 3 631; in California about 1,003. The effective forces are, however, oiniderablv below the above numbers, sa there is no deduction frr sickness and other equalities, and the Secretary has not the data to make such deductions. In raising the new regiments, organizing, and despatching them, the best energies of the department were employed, and the duty performed with reasonable expedition. The report then proceeds to detail the operations of our gallant at my. Commencing with a brief yet most perspicuous exposition of the posture of our mili tary affairs in Mexico at the beginning of the present campaign after the capture of jliwtterey, it recites the organization of the expedition destined to move first on Vera Cruz and ihenca upon the city of 4lexico. Leaving the force destined for this great enterprise at Ihe r place of rendezvous, on the Island of L'bo, 'he narrative ruturns to desrr.be and duly signalize tne intermediate movements of Gen. Taylor's column which resulted in the memorable battle of Buena Vista. Returning then to the main line of military opfrtions against the he?rt of the enemy's country, the report follow?, step by step, the triumphant march of the gallant army under Gen. Scott, from its place of embarkation to the National Palace, .1exico. The co!ht?ra! expedition- against Chihuahua, Santa Fe, and California, are next summ-m'y described in their dueordet; their impottant bearing upon the results of the war depicted; and the signal achievements which marked their successful progress justly portrayed and appreciatedWith these events, and with a due notice of some subordina'e, but highly honorable, successes of our arms on the line of operations from Vera Cruz to city of ljxieo, the military narrative of the report concludes. Turning from the p:tl to the futurefrom what h is been to that which remains to be accomplished the report surveys ih various nvdes of conducting the war which present themselves to the govern-me-it; recommends t-ie plan of active operation in th? enemy's country. i: addition tu the ttoops required to garroti places to hr rMifed. it prop rd to hare in the iU'id a competent force for jreiv.? operations to strike the enemy wherevrhe miy present a vulneraht point; to opMi aver.ups from Ihe ports i t our poses'ou in lh? enemy's country, and to cover and subject to our control tsome of hi r eh mining districts and ptrduiMive agricu.n rI regions. The Secretary ihen proceeds to present his views in relation to the troops considered necessary f r this purpose. T he twenty five regiments of the tegular army as distinguished from the volunteer force, when filled up to th limit fixed by law, would be twenty-eight thousand eighi hundred and fourteen, exclusive i f nfiicer; but the actual strength, as ne; r as can be ascertained, is now twenty -one thousand five hundred and t';irty three; it will therefore requ'r seven thousand three hundred and eighty-one enlisted men to complete tho regular military establishment. During the lat year, the recruiting setvice fir the regular frmy has been attended with considerable success. The rpcruits enlisted f r Ihe fifteen old regiments amount to eleven thousand and eighty-one, and those for the ten regiments raised undi the act of Congress ate eleven thousand one hnndred and sixtytwo. Oy tho operations of the recruiting service, it is believed that the present 5irength of these regular regiments will be sustained, and prob.vbiy incieased. There are now "m service, engaged frr the war. twenty-three regiments of volunteers, seven b millions, and ih'nty-three companies not organizsd into regiments or laitaitiotj; but the rank and file of all these di not probably exceed twenty thousand men. Most of the volunteer f irees have b'Tne a conspicuous part in the present arduous campaign, and particularly in the of severe conflicts with the enemy. The casualties of the service have, therefore, fallen heavily upon them. They ha ve become considerably reduced. To give those serving for Jhe war their complete organization, will rai7"ire an addition, of about twelve thousand five hundred men. During ihe year only 821 volunteers nave Dceti oniaioeu to Jul np tho companies in service, principally in consequence of the bounty not being equal to that given recruits in ihp regular service. The Secretary, therefore recommends an increase rf bounty to volunteers. In regarJ lo future proceedings, the Secretary nays: "Our further operations must, in my opinion, b conducted in oneofthe 3 follow ing mod:tttke and hold an indemnity line; in recede from all places and positions now occupied in ad vance of it, and cease from all aggressive operations beyond that line; second, to overrun the whole country, and hold all the princip-sl places in it by permanent garrisons; and third, t' retain what we now possess, open ihe line of communication into ihe interior, and extend our oprr itions to other irrsprrt'nt places, as our means and the prospect of advinlage ulull indicate keeping a dup-H-aM f, r,,t a wayt ready, within approachable? liiuils, tit annoy the enemy, to i ftippijp, .enforce contribution, and ft Uftrnte b'u f-fTort to collect means and ctr.ble troops for the purpose of pro-

trading the war. "A full diseui-iort of the comparitive rnetits of thee rodeaof conducting our militstrF operaiiot'S wruld extend thi

Jcominuniraiior. l an tin warrantable length.

I haU therefore, c;nfiiii? my remarks to a few prominent considf r ilions reiaiive to each. VViih referf nre to a ppeedy peace, with jroper indemnity and security the only object of the war the line polity is regarded as rbjeciifnahle. If our present position ranr.ol command acceptable termsof p;cificaMon from Mexico, retiring to an indemnity line would certainly fail to produce such a result; it world weaken t he it ducements of the enemy to put an end to hostilities. Restored, by our voluntary uirender, to the possession a ; . of his capital and impt rtant department, and relieved from the pressure of our arms, and from all apprehension of frr ihrr conquest and annoyance, beyond the limits we might select, he would be left with mere abundant resources than lie now possesses, to prepare, at leisrr? and in security, to strike an effective blow I iih rnnrpn'mlprl fnrres at our detached pasts. To hold these posts safely, to re tain possession of Ihe peaports we now have, (if that should fall within the poli cy, and to prevent incursions into the trr ritrries which we might choose to appro priate lo ourselves, would, in my opinion. require a f rce as large as would suffice lo to mantain what we now occupy, and to carry our opertions still ft rther into the interior of the enemy's country, and make him feel the calamities of war in a way best calculated to induce him to seek for peace. But if in this I am mistaken, and the line policy should enable us to reduce the number of our troops, slill, it will not as I conceive, thereby effect a reduction of our actual expenditures of the war. 'In consequence of the interruption of intercouse between the seaports in our possession, and Ihe cen'ral parls of Mexico, the collections on imprris have hith erto been inconsiderable. If the line policy is adopted, Urn interenrrse will continue to be interrupted, and, consequently, the receipts of revenue from this source will be small. "Under the oprr ition of Ihe line-policy, all expectation of lessening the burden of sustaining our troops, by deriving supplies and contributions from the enemy, would be disappointed. The supplies in the vicinity of our posts would he withdrawn from our reach, as soon as our design to seize and approrriatc them was ascertaned or suspected. But, were it otherwise, as our posts would be remote from the wealth and resource of the country, the amount which could be obtained would be inconsidpr bjp. 'So far from deriving advantage fr- m the line-poiicv, by way of obtaining assistance from the resources of the enemy, towards the support of our troops, we should, I apprehend, confrr upon a portion of ihe people of Mexico a direct benefit by opening lo them at our posts a market, in which we should become the purchasers of the'r produce at an exrrbitant price. Thee considerations, without hringing into view others, have led me lo look to on? ' f the other modes of operation I have mentioned, as preferable to that of ocepving n indemnity line. "In regtrd to the second mode suggested that of occupying ihe whole conn fry the wide extent of territory emhri ced in the Mexican republic, the many important points garrisoned, and ihe long lines of communication to be kept open present difficulties of no ordinary magnitude, if our occupancy is to be of such a character as to supersede the Mexican authority, and require the temporary establishment of civil government. In carrying this plan into effect, it would not be reasonable to rely upon the favorable disposition, or even neutrality, of any considerable part of the Mexican people, until some assurance of the stability of our power was derived from its continuance Orr posts must thereft re be strong, and our forces numerous, in order to sect re ihe many and long lines of communicstion, to disperse and chastise the gerr r'dla bands which would obstruct them and to suppress the more powerful upris ing of the people w herever they may be attempted. I cannot safely estimate the force requisite to crry into full effect this plan, at less than seventy thousand men. To insur- the presence of that number in the enemy's country, and at places w here they would be wanted.it would be necec. sarv to raise a much larger force. The great expense of robing, organizing, and senuing to ineir remoie cesnnation so large a body of troops as soon as needed to give effect to this plan, would. I apprehend bring a very heavy, and perhaps embarmssing, demand upon the treasury. "The third mode presented is. in my judgment, preferable to the olhers. Be yond certain limits, it admits of expansion and contraction; but. as a fixed condition, all now held is to be retained, and no ptrt surrendered, but in compliance with treaty stipulations. This plan ajso contemplates further acquisitions extend ing to othf r important points, morerrless numerous as c;reumsiances may warrant. "Notwithstanding our victories have fallen with crushing weight upon the assembled armies of Mexico, most of those who hold in their hands the decision of the question of peace, have stood beyond the range of the physical evils inflicted by the war. By extending the theatre of it, and changing the mode of conducting it. tfu:y can be made to feel its pressure. In con.uqence of our liberal and humane policy, v have, as yet, scarcely touched the substance of the wealthy and influential classes in Mexico. As the Mexican army has long been to them the instrument of oppression in the hands of their successive rulers, its destruction has not deeply enlisted their sympathies, or aIsrmed their fears. Our army has affor ded them better protection than their own; and thus by our presence and forbearance, they have, within certain limits, hitherto escaped exactions from either. But our successes have now opened the way to act upon and influence those who probably can, if they will, put an end to hosiilites. By making them suffer the usual calamities of war, they must r be made in desire peace. "In addition to the troops required to garrison pUcea to be retained.it is proposed to have in the. field v competent force for aggressive operations to strike the enemy whrrevrr he may present a vulnerable poln'; to open avenues from

ihe ports in our possession into the enemy's cnun'rj, and to cover and subject to out control some of his rich mining districts and productive agricultural region. It is not deemed rroper io point out in more detail the movements and objects contemplated in ihe further prosecution

of the war upon this plan." It is also recommended that a law ne passed immediately to raise ten additional regiments of regular forces for the war, and that authority be given to accept the services of not less than 20,000 volurteers. the latter onlv lobe called for in case of necessity. Considerable deficiences are stated lo exist in some of the war appropriations in consequence of the excess of volunteers called into service, and the unexpected rise in the price of provisions and other causes. Some reierence is maae o uie arrorriation of the Mexican revenue, but no estimate is mede of the expected amount from this sonrce, and iherefore it is not presented as a means of reliance. The appointment of officers with a per centage compensation is recommended, foi the collection of this revenue. Ke forms in the Quortermaster's department re recommended, and Congress i rged to provide for the payment of expenses ircurred by States and individuals, in fitting out volunteers. An inquirv into the un settled claims of citizens of California against the United States is urged upon the attention of Congress, much dissatis faction having already been manifested on-this subject. Several other minor matters of uecuniarv obligation r-ra also presented. It is recommended that the volunteers f e rrovided withclothing in lieu of the money now paid as a commutation. The Militery Academy at West Point is represented in a favorable lignt, and provisions for an annual board of visiters asked ft r. An increase of engineer soldiers is re commended, and the appointment oi six hospital snrgeous to serve d uring the war, suggested; as is also an asylum cr relreat for wcrn out and disabled soldiers. An addition of sixty army surgeons is recom mended also the establishment of an army asylum for wounded and disabled soldiers is recommended. The permanent defences of the country are spoken of as having progressed rapidly. A pressure of duties has been thrown on the pension office, by the issue of scrip and certificates 7,914 certificates fr r land and 990 of scrip issued, rejected and suspended 2,210 applications, and 7 8-10 remain to be examined. Provision for the officers of the line and staff, who hav fallen by disease in the service, is r commended. Aiso a modification of the pension law, 8o that it will apply as favorably to regulars as to volunteer-. In relation to Indian affair-5, the Sprr -tary says The policy of seprriling the Indians from the whites has been attended with favi-rible remits, and has been stpadily pursued. Treaties have ben negotiated with different bands of the Cnipfrwas, by which large bodies of land west of ihe Mississippi have been obtained. With the exception of some ou riges committed against the Winn bagoes, Omaha?, Ottoes, and friendly Pawnees, trnriqui it y has prevoiled amongst the Indians within our lin.its, and measures have been taken lo punish the aggressors, and prevent a recurrence of simih r outrages. A special agency has been appointed to visit the d'iffV rent bands of Indians w ithin the limits of Texas, whose mission has been attended with success. Legislation on thesuljectis recommended, also frrthrr legislation in relation to the Stockbridge Indians. Special attention has been given, during the past yerr, to ihe education of the Indians. Additional schools, combining manual labor and rudimental instruction, have been estahlisbed. and arrangements made for the estab lishmentof moreon the same principle.-.. This mode of educating the Indians is preferred to the old method of educating a few boys in the States, and highly beneficial results are anticipated from it. Cincinnati Com. Gen. Taylor. The Richmond Republican in reply to an article in the Kichmnnd Enquirer in relation to the nomination of General Taylor, uses the following forcible language; As to the fact mentioned by the Erquirer that Gen. Taylor does not desire the Presidency, and would be g"'ad to see Mr. Clay in th Presidential chair, there is nottung in it in the slightest decree u consistent with bia own position, or with the advocacy of h"i9 name by his friends. We are aware that it has been often eid. Gen. Taylor is writing too many letters. but the uniformity of sentiment and post tjon in those letters is unbroken from first to last, and it will be seen that the rule of conduct which Gen. Taylor adopts in one and all, ia simply, Di"TV--and obe dience to the will of the people. They must settle the question. For himself, be has no personal aspirations. He disavows them altogether. We bave his word fr that the word of a gallant soldier and true geutleman, which was never broken. We do not need the confirmation which we have from othars, who have been with uim tor months, by day anc by night, at his board and or, the field, and who tell us that his cbiefdesires are evidently connec ted with private life, and that he rarely al ludes to his position in reference to the Presidency. It may well be, that such a man as Taylor, in this glorious evening of his Jong; and well-spent day, can be content to dispsnee with Presidential honors. He has never known that corroding rust of political ambition, which often makes dim tne nnest meiai or humanity, tie is no adventurer seeking- to be fed from the pun lie purse. His energy and prudence have procured him 'he comforts of an indeper dent fortune. If he has had aspirations. well may they be satisfied with the immor tality of fame which his good sword has won him on the Rio Grande. We haven't a dcubt the tho could go to his farm to morrow, and, so far as be is concerned, surrender every thought of the Presidency, not only without disappointment, but with a happy heart, pleased to be once more ploughing a bloodless Yield, and ready to drink abumber to Henry Clay's 6iiccessintbe next campaign. lie is the same great ant yet bumble "Rough and Ready" that be 'was eight months ago, when all the Whigs and neatly all the Democrats vowed that he was a model of a man. In that oppinion the PEOPLE of both parties are atil unchanged It is for them to say whether thefTbuiiderer of Borna Vista ball be withdrrwn. We trust we are not presumtuous when predict j that their answer will be, "No! NEVER:

I OUEIC.N INTELLIGENCE. Tl.e Eastern paper nf the 1 lib, brought up wine interesting intelligence from Europe. Tbe correspondent of the New York Courier, in London, thinks tbst the Commercial Distress is murh Diminished, for lurge desires; but that the small trades people are much worse orT, All the American correspondents in England, repreent the condition of the working classes as verv bad. In Manches

ter, and the neighboring towns, about I JV.rfW were working on h-rt time, and ?,5.000 were out of employment. Tbe ces sation nf the railway works had thrown im mense numbers cut of work. Slate nf Ireland. The condition of the poorer clashes of Ireland, seems to be terrib'e: At the last weeklv meeting of the Re peal Association. Mr. Reynolds, M. P- fitsted that there were at the present moment in Ireland, four millions of people, who up on getting; up in the morning, did not know wl.ere they were to look for their breauf3st or dinners. Mr. John Ci'Connell des. cribed the State of the country as most frightful. He expressed bis conviction that if the English Parliament did not at one bring in a measure to give food and employment to the people, famine and pefttlerce would be fearfully aggravated, ana torrents of blood would flow At a Tenant Right meeting at Casbel, Archdeacon LafTan, rereiring to the recent horrid murdere in Ireland, said that 'landlordism was the demon that. blasted what was meant for happiness''--landlordism which, without mercy, had leveled the hovels of the poori man which bad sent the hope and sinew of the land to fertilize ,n d enrich tie forest and prairies of America, and, which had sent the poor man to starve in workhouses, or to die by lie roadside. I he Morning; Herald of yesterday remarks that if no words of ours can wake the English people and Parliament from their eluiniets, it is to be hoped they may be at length aroused by the sanguinary deeds of the Thugs of Tipperarv, Thurles and Tula, which we have daily and hourly to chronicle in letteis red with tbe blood of our unfortunate and murdered countrymen. With what instmctite keenne8tbe infernal blood bounds of Munster, Lein6ter and Connaught pursue their unhappy victims, will appear from the blood fmeared and sanguined details, which we this d.ty publish. No sex, or age, or profession or religion, can now, it appears, secure human life in Ireland against tbe attacks of villians tr.ore than proficient in the barbarous accomplishment of the bloodiest and cruelet-t murders." The Herald asks for martial lav, that these dreadful murders may be ended at once. tusu'a. The Cholera has already disappeared from Moscow, but it appears to be spreading beyond that city in the direction ofSt. Petersburgh. According to the latest intelligence from Mofcow, the number of patients in tLat city on the morning of the 16th of October, amounted to 105. On the same day J17 others were attacked, of iv bom 23 have died. On Ihe eveningot the 17th of October, the number of patients was IH6, which is considered an insignificant proportion for 300,000 inhabitants. There have been a few cases at Waldai and at N vogorod, a city not more than forty leagues irom St. Petersburg. Great uneasiness prevailed in the mercantile circles of the lasi named city.owing to the scarcity of money. Germany. In. the sitting of the Bavrian Diet, un the 2d instant.. Dr. Neuman. one of the kind's commi66ionei'a announced that th government had demanded information respecting the state of the Jews, and would occupy itself with tbe amelioration or the condition of'that people. Tbe vat valley of the Oder, in Prussian Silcsa, has been inundated by the overflowing of the Oder. Incalculable damage has been done. The sown crops and tbe crops in the barns have been destroyed. The Ncisse and the Kamitzbatch have also overflown and submerged the neighboring fields; thereby depriving the inhabitants of all the crops for the ensuing year. Mr. Felix Mendelsbon Bartboldy, the celebrated mueical composer, died at Leipzic, on the 4th of November, of an attack of appoplexy. He waa thirty-eight years old, a grandson of the illustrious Philosopher, Mendelsohn, and the son of the celebrated arcbeologist, Jacques Solomon Bartboidy. Italy. Letters from Genoa of the 5th instant give an account of the enthusiastic reception ol King Charles Albert at that city. At the gates of Genoa the local authorities, accompanied by about 50,000 persons, received his Majesty with repealed cries of "long I ve Charles Albert , the reforming Prince.' Among the other interesting demonstrations by the people, the following incident occurred: The American Minister, Mr. Wickliffe, had stationed himself about half way between Turin and Moncullevi, in order to salute the King. No sooner riid the immense multitude which followed lie royal carriage perceive the American Minister, than they made the air ring with cries of Evviva .Hmeric a!" "Evviva il Ministro detla grade Republica'! "Long live the United Statesl" "Long live America!" "Long live the minister of tbe great Republic:" Tbe cry thus commenced was taken up And continued by this vast assemblage of the People of Piedmont, extending from Turin to MuncuIioi, a distance of three miles. It is computed that between one and two hundred thousand people were in the procession. Tbe three Italian Princes who have entered npon a system of reform that is the Pope, the king of Sardinia, and tbe Grand Duke of Tuscany have just laid the foundation of the Customs Union. Tbe ba6i9 of it is tbe greatest possible degree of freedom of trade. Letters from Naples pf the 30tb ult., states that tbe insurrection is at an end. Washington, Nov. 22d, 1347. A startling rumor prevails in tbe city this morning, that v. ill 6ome what embarrass tbe "ro territory" party. Mr. J. Q,. Adams, it is said, will avail himself of tbe Mrs! opportunity to declare himself in favor of tbe acquisition of tne whole of Mexico, 1 was myself prepared fcr this course on tbe part of tbe venerable gentleman, from what I had heard of his conversations at Quincy during tbe last summer. He expressed tbe opinion that the war would rsult in tbe acquisition and annexation of all Mexico and subsequently, bis belief that, to avoid this natural consequence, the Administration would patch up a peace with some government of its own establishment in Mexico. Fatat. Accident. Mr. Ezekiel Ross, says the Commercial, lumber merchant in this city, a gentleman highly and iustlv respected and esteemed. w drowned lasi evening in airi rjreeit Doitom, while in a k sr S aSafta .... skiff Iookinjfiier some lumber which had floated sway. He watbitrwjfcfromhe j skiff by a rto)tnt eoneuasiomf

DESTKCCTIVE FLOOD! CnrciwwATi, Dee. 14, 1847. We arc now in ihe midst of an unparalleled anow storm, and it is still snowing 'set. There is about twenty inches snow on the roofs of the boose, and I have heard of several buildings which bave been arcken in by the weight of the snow. The snowing ceased for an hour or two in the middle of the day; but at tbe present time, 4 o'clock, P. M.. it is snowing rapidly. Itiavjry difficult crossing the street for foot passengers. The river is within four

feet of tbe highest point of tbe great flood oi irvu. i he water is now pouring into the cellars at the corner of Front ant1 r" -v rv . . oycamore streets two feet more of a C3 - . - swell will bring it to the corner of Colum bia aud Main streets. Two large Church es have been opened for the reception of the poor, who have ben driven from ibeir homes in the lower part of the city. Tbe Mayor has called a meeting which waa held in the Merchant's Exchange Hall, this afternoon for tbe purpose of taking measures for tbe relief of tbe sufferers.The destruction of propertr must be im mense and should the enow melt away before the River begins to recede, tbe Lord only knows when it will stop. The River is now increasing at tbe rate of two inches an hour. Jeffenonian. We gather the following additional particulars, from tbe "Daily Times" of the 14th: The Flood' Cincinnati, it is now probable, will suffer from another 1832 flood, which covered the bottom to the depth of 12 or 14 feet in Main street. The river to-day is 57 feet above low water mark. The lower part of the city is submerged, and the whole valley of Millcreek overflowed to a considerable depth. People have been driven from their homes. and mills and factories stopped. A great deal of loose property has bsen swept away, and further loss is certain io a great extent . At the ship-yard above, we learn , much and irreparable damage has been done by the loss of valuable timber, and in one instance vessels on tbe stocks have been disloged and floated from their posi tion. Laborers are sought out and large wages offered by merchants near the river. who have goods endangered, and property of every description is being moved to places of security. No advices from above give any hope that the angry flood will soon be stayed, tho streams are all full the rain is still falling. a vieit to tne river this morning' satis fies us that an incalculable amount of dam age has already been done all the way down from the head waters of the Ohio: and below, tbe loss cannot be much less. People were crossing Water street, at the foot uf Walnut this morning in skiffs, of course the cellars and first floors of the stores are covered with water. At Sycamore 6treet. the water is up a high as Front ettect. The steamboat E. W. Stephens arrived this morning from Memphis, and reports very high waters all the way down. The wet weather has been general, and tbe tributaries are pouring out floods of water. Last night, between this city and Louisville, a man bailed the boat from a floating log, and 6tated that his leg was broken, and bagged for Goti'd sake for a rescue. Tbe boat was stopped, and the yawl eent out, but the night was so dark, and tbe drift so thick and heavy that the yawl was nearly lost, nd as the cries soon ceased, it is supposed that the poor fellow was lost. Great difficulty was experienced in getting; back to tbe steamer. From the Cin. Chron. Friday, Dee, IT. The Flood of 1847. Mr, F. W. Thomas has furnished us with a copy of an "Account of the Great Flood of 1832." prepared by his father, E. S. Thomas, E?q , for the "Commercial Advertiser." It contains many interesting items, of which we copy below some, by way of comparison. 1. As TO THE HIGHEST FLOOD. At the establishment of Fort Washington, the Indians were asked how high the river had ever risen. They pointed to a tree,which stood at the place where the pump now stands on Lower Afarket, between Syca more and Broadway, and 6aid that tradition their fathers had tied their ranoes to the roots of that tree. Such a tra j..: v-ork . . union in ioy, must nave reierieu to a period as far back, at leat, a 1750. in me riooo oi ibjz, tne water came to within a few inches, in height, of the pump. Yesterday noon, ihe water stood atthe Northern end of Produce Alley, on the !outh side of Lower Afarket. The difference, in height, at that lime between the two Floods, could not have been more than one foot. In comparing the present Flood wilh that, as to streets, it should be recollected, that nearly all the streets, on the lower squares, have been filled and raised since 1832. The comparison by this, therefore, is not accurate. 2. As to the Number of Houses Inundated. The quantity is much greater, in consequence of there being so many mora built on the low crounds. Last evening we visited the West end of the town, and, at he lowest poinl we could reach on Sixth street, there seemed to be hnndreds of houses within the water, and, in some of them, it was in the 2d story. 3. Thecause of this Flood is different, and philosophers, who then accounted fo? ! -a - - tnings so easily, are at lault. The waters then rose chieflly from the snow and rain on the mountains, and poured mostly from the Alleghany and Abnonghahela. Now the reverse is the fact, and the rains alone have caused the rise, and the water has come chiefly from the Kanawha, ihe handy, ihe Jlzuskingura, and this side of Pittsburgh. The proof of this is, that the Pittsburgh papers of the 14th of February, 1832, stale, that the water rose 31 feet above low water mark, and the highest ever known since Ihe erection of Fort du Quesne, by the French. In Wheeling, the Flood was 49 feet above low water mark. By comparing these measurements, with the Telegraphic Reports from Putsburgh and Wheeling, we find that now the highest water at Pittsburgh was 23 feet and at Wheeling 39 feet. ' At Piitsbrrah, then, the river is 8 feel lower lhan in 1832. At Wheeling it was 11 feel lower, and, at Cincinnati, it is only six inches lower! At ihe mouths of the muskingum the Kanawha, &e., the water was higher than it was ever knownl This explains ihe whole phenomenon as to cause. The present Flood is caused hv r,-. tributaries below Pituaurgh chiefly of hich the Kanawha, Mutkingum and "o . uCy .i ,c tijo. and na Nandy, ire the principal one

The present condition of the river is

a followi : Fhidat, 8 A. M. The water rose in the night, about ico inches, and i now only about G inches below the Flood of 1832. Water apparently on the stand, having reached (from boats), the 21 dotr on the Eat side of Rroadway. below Lower Market, and having crossed Stone street at the intersection of 3d Street. From above. The steamer, which arrived last evening, reports all the streams, below Wheeling, still rising. The towns of Msrierta, Parkersburch, Point Pleasant, Portsmouth, Neville, Moscow, and New Richmond, are all inundated, and some of them so much, as to cause great distress and danger to the inhabitants. We take the following from the Commercial of this morning: At New Richmond, the Lancaster steam packet took out passengers from the second stories of houses in the principal street of the town! The Lancaster's trip to this place, was ex clusively for the accommodation of those who were compelled to remove; and she brought down many families. The River Below. At ihe town of Bethlehem, above Louisville, five men were drowned on Tuesday night. On the same night, four men were drowned at Lavrenceburgh, The large Warehouse, at the upper end of Lawreenceburgh has floated off, with a great quantity of Hay. The Kentucky river is higher than it ha? been within twenty years. The locks and dams are out of sight, and steamboats pass over with care. Roads. We learn, that on some of the roads, a great many wagoners, with market produce for Cincinnati, have been stopped, and unable to get in. There is little probability that ihey can come in for several days. 11 A.M. The water appears now to be at a stand. Measurements vary, bui this is the general opinion. A TABLE Showing the number of Polls in each county in the State, and the average rate at which the lands were valued in 1847, and in 1S42.

Jvrrage Jive-a Re rate per rate per Ccunlie. Petit acre in acre in in 1847. 1847. 1842. Adams, 65G $2 72 3 58 Allen, 1,913 3 06 2 4fi Bartholomew, 1 938 3 72 6 17 Benton, 120 3 40 3 78 Blackford, 305 2 63 3 03 Boone, 1 500 2 88 3 04 Brown, 511 2 53 2 21 Carroll 1,619 2 86 2 62 Cas, Clarke, 2,379 3 31 3 64 Clay, 1.009 2 65 3 70 Clinton, 1,561 2 72 3 39 Crawford, Daviess, 1313 2 09 2 51 DeErbrrn, 2 745 9 59 9 07 Decatur, 2,045 3 82 4 92 Dekalb, 994 2 01 2 76 Delaware, 1,529 2 48 3 40 Dub is, 885 2 18 3 00 Elkhart, 1,680 2 41 3 09 Fayette, 1 603 10 61 9 76 Floyd. 1 574 6 43 7 26 Fountain, 1 945 5 50 4 52 Franklin. 2,436 7 14 5 05 Fulton, 703 1 79 2 10 Gibson, 1,440 2 70 3 51 Crant 1,133 2 87 4 63 Green, 1,468 2 64 Hamilton, 1.673 3 16 3 80 Hancock, 1.206 2 41 2 81 Harrison, 1.914 2 72 2 66 Hendricks, 1 924 3 09 4 00 Henry, 2.578 4 94 5 00 Howard, 549 4 27 Huntington, 831 3 85 3 00 Jackson, 1 477 3 32 3 70 Jasper, 391 1 47 3 45 Jav, 740 2 20 2 64 Jefferson, Jennings, 1,453 1 83 3 31 Johnson, 1 658 4 73 4 12 Knox, 1.550 2 68 3 73 Koscuisko, 1 367 2 36 2 47 Lagrange, 1,256 2 29 2 28 Lake La pert e, 2.025 3 13 3 07 Lawrence, 1 841 3 13 3 54 Madison, 1 573 2 95 3 50 Marion, 3 181 6 32 7 03 Marshall, 692 1 51 1 80 Martin, 755 1 68 3 01 Miami, 1 208 2 54 3 37 Monroe, 1,440 3 30 3 02 Mrn'gomrry,2,4C0 4 02 4 03 Morgan, 1 831 4 08 4 00 Noble, 1.027 1 98 1 95 Ohio, 750 7 27 Orange, 1 572 3 15 3 17 Owen, 1,576 2 20 3 00 Parke, 2.196 . 3 64 3 47 Perry, 849 3 22 6 06 Pike, 877 2 34 2 03 Perier, 786 I 88 2 21 Po-ey, 1,814 2 66 3 00 Pulaski, j Put man. 2,456 4 03 4 02 Randolph, 1.778 2 48 3 05 1 Ripley, . 1.844 2 74 2 76 ! Rush, 2.507 5 52 5 22 ! Scott, 780 2 33 2 07 ! Shelby, 1.846 3 85 3 87 Spencer. 1 139 3 24 3 50 Steuben, 779 I 87 2 00 St. Joseph, 1598 3 12 3 15 Sullivan, 1,320 2 81 2 18 Switzerland, 1,520 3 59 4 02 Tippecanoe, 2.567 4 81 5 02 Tipton, 282 2 78 Union, 1,130 6 64 6 06 Vanderburgh, 1.468 4 89 4 44 Vermillion, 1 427 3 56 3 46 Vigo 2,008 5 51 6 00 Wabash, 1.408 3 66 3 83 Warren, 998 3 27 2 92 Warr'ck 1.219 2 68 3 26 Washington 2,313 3 61 3 40 Wayne 3.841 7 88 6 47 Wells White 531 2 48 2 67 Whiteley 709 2 50 2 74

123 447 KenrUll, in one of his recent letters from Mexico city, writes that he prerVru the climate of the Inwr Misaieaippi to thtjt in Mexico. II remarks. -'If nn i... the least tendency to complaints of a rheu matic nature, this climate, so dry and so closing to everr pore, will be sure to bring them out." The rheumiiiim ni valis generally amor.rr the troona. Th. "delicious climate" of Mexico, it seems, is noi so aencious arter all Ktnt. r..Oood! Greely is in Washington. Ifsays (he House of Representatives resembles a Men-fr-rie shaken by an nrirrnake.

hcar nuc MortDs or ax soiniEn. T the rtfific Win a toMirr in lUr Ar.rriain ramp, in 1771,1, with many ti-r (swiiif t gT'a-t rx.oiHrt-) had violent Mirk cf dii r r thr I a f , hy liih I riil) il from duly fur Ir-np tinve. Since iht m ritul inuil rrct iiiljr, 1 httvr nerr tn frrr from coufli and a it ifflcutly of brratbin. Year after year I hate rxpreiorattd over a rH day; oftea

nut.ii murr, ami imnrlimrt mixed with Dfnotf. Yot fntiillh tum-tlier' i.irht after nic-hr. I hare ha.l in mit or be toi,urr.l tip io obtaih mjr br, alb- I he weakaim urjiiity caused ny auch eontnnt expectoration, frt-qut-ntW brought me tn a atate hor'li-rinr on death. I have (killful uhvairiana to tr.-n.l every thinr done that waa thought hkt-ly t ,e ate r-ii,-i, wunoutany Drnthnal envci. Lnt winter I had another very arvere attack or inflamnt or the I.iinr, which I fully ex pet-ted would be th-la.t. I then contidrtt-d my eae ai pat the aid of inedieine when I wti adviied to ur Jayne't Expectorant. I did ao with a ttronr hope that, a it had eured many of my acquaintance of variou dieac of the lunra. it mipht at lean mitigate my futtflVrinea. Need I tay how gratified 1 feel? It ha effectually cured me. At oin at 1 commenced taking it, I found it reached, my caae, and I began to breathe with more freedom. My expectation became eay, and my cough entirely left me. I now feel ai well at ever I did in my life, and am better than 1 have been fur the latt tiity yeart. Now after titftVrin to long, and finding at latt tuch aignal rt lieffrom Dr. Jaynet Kxpeetorant, I feel anxiont to inform my Allow cilizeni where relief may be had. Nichnloat Ilarrit, Sen., IS Lombard St. Mr. Harrit hat long been a worthy member, (we believe a deacon) of tbe Firtt Baptist Church in tbia city, and implicit confidence may be placed in hi aertiont. Saturday Evening Pott. Prepared only by Dr. D. Jayne, Philadelphia, aiitt told on agency by M. W. II A ILK, 0 3w Brookville, InJ. SCIIOFULA AND SCROFULOUS SWF.LLINOS Scrofula in all ilt multiplire form, whether ire that of King Evil, enlnrcrementt r the glandt or bonea, Uoitre, While Swelling, pulmonary Con. tumption, emanate frorv one and the tame eaute, which in a poiannoiit principle mure or leat inherent in the human tj ttem. Therefurv, unlet tbit principle ran be detroy-d, no ranical cure ean be eftretecl; hut if the principle upon which the iliaeate dependt it removed, a cure muat of necetsiiy follow, no mat ter under what firm the disease thould manif. nt it telf. 'I'hit, tlien forn, it tne reaaon why Jayne't Alterative it to univrraally aucertafiil in removing a many malignant diaeate. It desrroyt the virut or principle from which thoae diarasha have iheir ric;iii, by entering into the circulation, and with tho blood it conveyed to the minuleat fibre, removing; every panic le oi uit.jc irom tne tytlem. NO APOLOGY FOK WKARINO A VTIO. Mnddonficld, S. J., Feb. 2d, 18J9. Dr. Jarne: Sir I take preat pit aure in informint; yo'l that the bottle of Hair Tonic which I obtained of you latt October, has proved moat satisfactory and aucceatful. My hair hail for a loop time been exceedingly thin, but fur two or three yeart paat it had to fallen out that my head had lM-eome almost entirely bald. I wat under the nee ity of eoneealinr tho baldness by combing the hair on the sidet over it. But now, after usini; a bottle of the Tonic, 1 hart a luxuriant a grow th of hair at I ever had. C. C. PARK, Late Paster of the Bptitt Church, at Haddotitield, H.T. Prepared only by Dr. D. Jayne, Philadelphia, anil told on agency by M. W. IIAH.E, n rook ville, Imi. Where may be had tbe American Hair Dye, warranted to changre the hair to a beauiifnl a u burn or jet black color, w ithout ttainini; the tkin. Also, Jayne't Apue Pills, w hich never fail to tura Fever and Ague, Intermittent Fever, kc. M JOHN .lOKI.IFFi;, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Tracticet in Hamilton, Clermont and Hrown Cous tiea, Ohio. OFFICE On th Eat tide of Maia, between I1 and 4th Sts., Cincinnati, Ohio. KifertoC. F. Clarkaon, Ilrookville. Dec. 1847. 51-ly OUItl.V KICK'S Improved Patent Zinc Washboardi. I'ifth street, between Elm and PJunw MANUFACTURED by him only, and w arrantad the cheapest and best article nowod'ered to th pnhlic, in point of simplicity of structure, durability of material, and saving-of cloth es, soap and Ixbor. He fee It warranted in recommending hit Wa.hborrda to the public, inasmuch at thousands have teau-st their merits, and in every ease they have given rntipo tatisfactioii. Certificates could readily be obtained in any quantity, but he deemt a trial of hit Vfath boards a tuflleient proof. A full ami complete ttipply kept constantly o hand, and sold w holcsale and retail at reduced pricet. All orders promptly attended to. , " V purcliaa.r iieconiinir dissattsfit d after a thorough test of said article, it requested to return them and the money in all caet will be refunded. He bat been compelled to enlarge bit establiahment (owing to the increased demand for hit Washboardt for the last si months,) and erect extensive machinery, by which liu hopes in future to tupply all demands Caution. None genuine except thote marked O. Ilice, on the bark. OltlllV KICK, South tide of Fifth it., corner of Home. Dec. 18. 51-ly STATE OF I VDI AN A, In theUnioaProbnteCotTra UNION COUNTY, SS. J February Term, 1847. Lorenzo D. Florerand Lucy!iia wife, Archibald Florer and Rose his wife, Nicholas Shirky Petition lor tha and Jane his wife, and Ocnnet- PARTITION of ta Rutherford. -.,he Real Ettate of . .... . VS- Wm- Rutherford, W illiam Rutherford, Jamer Shir- I dee'd. ky and Eliza Shirky his wife, j Betsy Shroyer, Jackson Shroyer, jurn anroycr, anil oiliert. JJU.CJ by Y NTJ now at this day, to-w it: tbe 7th day of De rcmbrr, A. D 15 47. come the tnid 1'eti' lionert. Yaryan their Solicitor, and filed in iK rirrl'. wmce oi said Court, their Petition in this behalf, and also an affidavit of a disinterested and competent wit. ness, proving that the said William Rutherford, Jtmes Shirky, Eliza Shirky, William Shroyer, Relay Shroyer, Jackson Shroyer, and Joseph Shroyer, par of the defendant t to taid Petition, are not residenta of the State of Indiana. It it then fore ordered, that publirat'o I of the pendency of this petition be made in the "I ndiant Amerlean," a wet My new spaper, published ix Hrookile, Ind., for the term of three weeka in atiecession, noticing said n inresident ilt fendatitt to be am! appear at the court houje in taid county, before the ju.lgra ol said court, on the second Monday of February next, to anawer the snid Petition, or in default th 'same will be taken at confessed by them, and act upon accordingly. EDGHILL nunvsiDF., Clerk U. P. C Liberty, 7th Dec, 1847. 61-3 w 81.30 John Yaryan, Sol. A GREAT BARGAIN. THE urid-raigned ia owner of a COTTON FACTORY just newly finished, on the White Water Canal at Itrnokvillf, Indiana, 40 milei from Cincinnati. 1 he establishment now contains 1000 spindles, w ith power from the Canal to propel them. Alto, power to run three run of Iturr Mill Stones, rt night, if dt tired. The establishment it all new, and in complete ordri , on which can be made from 4 JO to f 0 Ibt. of yarns per day. The proprietor must raise tonic rcaJy money, and lor that purpose proposes to sell the one half of tha above establishment at a great sacrifice. Capitalist! will find it greatly to their advantage to look into the matter, as an investment ran be made yielding a very heavy percent. Although the rmil is iw.i n.v. I igable to Cincinnati, yet from Cambridge to Hrooki,i Buu i ucr mr in manuiartiiring pur-POM'- . .. J. WOODS. Hrrokville, Dec. 8, 1317. JO 3w Daily Oazette and Enquirer, Cin., please copy lf the am't of S3 each, aud chargn Amer. Otllce. TURNER WANTED. A GOOD FANCY TURNER wanted immediately. A single man would he preferred. Applf " JOliN HOWARD, De 8. i0-3w n,ar the Seminary. Hardware and Cutlery. MILL and Crott Cut Saws, Wood and Hand Sane, Drawing Knivrt, Cutting Knives, Pocket Knives, Knivet and Forkl. Dutchen' Knivrt, Knob Lot ka and Late ha, - Thumb Latchrt, 'Round and Squara Ofslaa, Buttt and Screws, Iron and Steel Squares, Ml II and Croat Cut Maw lilti, Hand Saw Filet, Waffle Iron, Steel Tarda, Orind Stone Cranks, Nail and Shoe Hammers, And Ifont. 11 races and Butt, Ames' Shovels and Spadet, Heavy Grail Shovelt, Hay Forkt and Aaet, Manure Forkt, Hamet, Ilrast and Sugar Kettlct. I he above arc offered at tha lawrtt Cincmaaa pricrtlorCa.li. , XT NEE. Brookville, Nov. 17, 1I47.50 PERIMr I. MOO UK, Plumber, Pump and Hydrant Maker. fo. IJ fifth si., below naee and Elm, hat constantly n hand and for sale. Well, Cittern and Forrai Pumps, Sheet Lead and Lead Pipet of all aiaea. ALSO Hydrantie Water Rams, for conveying water from Springt or ttnall streams, to dwellings, gardens, a tables, Jce., where a head of from 4 to 8 ft et can be obtained. Waterean be eonve)d from If O to ISO feet in height, and from t ta 40C0 reel in a levr, at a small expense. All orders from the country irc uted wit aeaf nets and despatch. fin., O., Dee. t, 1147 It. ly

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