Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 September 1847 — Page 2

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It is a inai'u-r ahmt which thousmda of nur readers wie 4 a rush ; a ml hmrVovrr, the pre-sura upon our column ia auch, Lh.it many connrtunfc.it5.prn, u4 of general iuterrst, are necessarily re jetted. Resides, we tin n like to Interfere in ueh matter, expeeiVly whete ne are rngni-unl oT only one side. Y.si may toy. In publish It, would draw out both sides. Very well ; and hat wimld it Ulnae of uurpnper ? We know that k would nuike us enemies without cause on our part, either of one si.ie or the other ; and Hie Lord knows, editor have no "downy" time of it, any hour. Perhaps our refusal to -putilisli, tn.ty also tnve that efTrvt ; and flile we hops 'not, we cannot help it if it does. As filr as possible, we intend to keep out personal matters, miles ordered lit and paid for a advertisement. Even Ilten we should cierc.ee a discretion, ao as to prevent our being ibe suffer er. J. M. B., Bhvmiinstnn. The five tnpies bVve heen lepilnrly sent Iron) this offire to II. S. Siand.rd. Tili leaves the mllrr straight, as ou have sent them additional. May they prove litte Ute seed which fell in (Vk1 ground. T. T. S., A ndersontown. Will attend to yodr request, immediately. P. M., Login."porL We regret excredin'y the miiiion, and must offer for excuse lite fact, that our regular iii.il'ii'g clerk is aheeut. The gentlenrtn w ho supplies hw plate ate lern., does an well as ithiMxt any traneer rould do; and when the newnexa tlie hitfineos and the amount In be done is taken into consideration, 'our only wonder is. that a t few errors or oimsyinu occur. We will endeavor to be as parlM-ui l.u as poM'ilile while the present Anaugeuleiit exists, whkh will probably be not over a week longer. Our corresMndent generally will pleawe excuse any apparent delny in attending to their favor, as we are exceedingly biy in cunarqueuce of lite a bee nee of a port too of our regular force. Democratic Slate Convention. The democrats of t.'ie State of Indiana are requested to appoint delegates to represent them in a State Convention to be held at Indianapolis on the 8th day of January, It? IS, which convention wil, nominate delegates to the .National Democratic Ctnvehtion for the nomination of candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. Also, to lake into consideration the appointment of Presidential electors. By a vote of the committee, each county is requested to elect its delegates at the earliest practicable period, and not less, if possible, than its represe ntation in the Genera! Assembly. It is desirable, however, to have as large a representation as possible. tf By order of Slut? Central Committee. i i Electioneering. Caleb E. Saiitli, more general ly known as the Soap Factory man, recently re-elected t') ConrcS' by the federal whigs of his district, is stumping now i:i Oiiio, as is also Tom Corwin, the Mexican cand.da'e fur the Presidency. Caleb probably wai:t V be eltttf d Speaker of the House of Representatives, ,), li -.i., like Corwin, opposed to the war ami in favor of Mexico, has gone over to help Corwin and Iiis frird, and bargain for tl.e berth. When i.c gets to Congrrs?, wc t paie he will find different Lntcml ; and we promise him anew hat when he is elected Speaker in our Congress. He would eland a better cnance in Mexico. Moke Ruin. A project is on foot in Cincinnati td erect a splendid hotel at the corner of Broadway and Fourth streets, which shall occupy a space of about 2)U feet on otie street onj 150 feet on the other. It is found tiiat the present hotel-, large, numerous and well conducted as they generally are, are not suüicient in accommodate the immense custom they receive. Hence, new ones are to be added. How awful to reflect on such ruin ! Such desolation brought about by the election of a democratic administration ! Verily, the federal wl.igs need another shibboleth. Thirtieth Congress. The next Congress will be w hig and an awful responsibility a" heavy duty rcstg upon that body. Wabash Courier. Indeed, Judge! Are you qtiite sure ct the next Congress bein whig ! If bo, w hat is this a-w-f-u-1 responsibility !" Why don't you tell them what they ought to do, instead of whining no piteously bout the responsibility ! Can't you get up a "ruin howl, arid induce the whig Congress" to undo nil that has b-en d.me, and pjy Mexico for this " unho)y wir!" Do, now. C-??ot!.ing done as jet, that we are aware of, to i-elebrate the srrival of the railroad cars at this city. Disgraceful ! We stated some weeks ince that the cars would n.bably arrive here a tout the 23th. We believe they will be here between that and the 30th. Nobody fee. ns to take tha least interest in the matter not evn to (livin'r necessarv information to the ruh!i.v Why cannot those who have charge -ive us someihni-r 1 iT the sort 1 Santa Anna. The Manifesto of Santa Anna, given to-day, is important, a3 shadowing his views relative to peace, lie is such a Jiar( however, that but little dependence can be placed on his assertions. i'ev rtlieless, he ntaf mean to try fur peace ; and his gasconade and excuses for defeat, are probably n ade to quiet the Mexicans and save his heud. It probably sounds well to them ; while with other nations, it will only provoke a smile. (7-This is the last week for the long advertisement of delinquent lands. We shall soon have morn space to devote to reading matter, which we much i.eed. Notwithstanding the large amount given weekly, we are sorely pinched for room ; and in these vertrug times, matter accumulates rapidly. When Mir frkiids teilt it, ami do their part, we shall enlarge our sheet. This is tl.e ouly way left to please oursdves and all our readers. fj7WilI the person who took from our lumber pile Several r or 8) short sticks of 6 Ly 9 lumber, be so fiod as to return them! We don't wish to publish tbe qiiih of any person who takes lumber without ftiäve ; but this is a peculiar case, and one w h i tj we re not willing to snbrnit to. A speedy compliance js requested. Natkinal Flxd. The Divisions of the Sona of TetTi'wrnncc in this State are informed, says the lirookville American, that the rule requiring each rW'mljer annually to pay 10 rents to the National Fund, ha- lten juapemled for one vear, ly the Na tioinl Division. There will therefore be none paid at fiie croe of" tie. presi.r.t quarter. C"7"Tiie address of Profe. or Bead, d.iercdat fhe larbecue given to the citizens of Moüm county, to the Monroe (ii;ards and other voi r ixi, we will endeavor to publisli next f Gr.ftAT Bakh.uns. See tlie adv Pcf k, wl-ii Ij we are assured j, no c ti-in-.s.- Be oir haüj, if fit wi h gooernent of Mr. . ?. trap of the . " prices.

Letter from the Junior Editor. Albany, N. Y., Sept. 12, 1317. Dear Geokge 1 left Cleveland on Friday morning lat in the steamboat Buffalo" for Buffalo. Though the boat was but n medium one, the voyage was upon the whole very p'eas.int to me. To those whom the swell" of the Lake made somewhat sick and squeamish, it was perhaps not quite so agreeable. But one or two were very sick, however; and those young Indies who had young gentlemen to attend upon them, perhaps did imt very bitterly regret the occasion, and its effects, which thus elicited manifestations of tender solicitude from their sympathetic friends. We did not arrive at Buffilo till Saturday morning, 3 o'clock-, as the Uat was delayed several hours at Erie, to receive freight. I had concluded not to visit the Falls unlets I returned by the Lake route, but to push on eastward as rapidly as pos-iide. The cars departed half past 5, and as I hud to make all haste to get to them, I know no more of Buffalo than if I had never seen it. Tlic railroad from Buffalo to Albany is not 60 good as I had anticipated it would be. The iron is all flat btr, cxppt in the vicinity uf some principal towns, an 1 in many places the road is almost worn out. Before I passed over it, f felt disposed to blow the Mad river railroad in Ohio sky high but now I think it just as ;jiod as this. They are both nuisances to any man who ever travelled on a better road. A collision of two passenger trains occurred east of Ctica on the same day we were on the road. I am sorry to say th-it the only damage done was the rartial injury of the two locomotives. I wish that every c. ir had been smashed, if that could have been done without injuring the pissengers. The occasion of tie accident was as follows. The road seems to be cut up into some half dozcu or more sections, under the control of different management. The engines and cars are changed two or three times on the route, and the conductors twice or thrice as often. An Cistern train had started from Buffalo (they run three regular trains a day,) 'i hour before we did. It d tilled along, perhaps through necessity, during the night, and at Auburn was a little too late for the connecting train, eastward, which departed 13 minutes before the other arrived. When it dii arrive, it was gent on, and, as it would appear, without any notice given to up trains to look out for it. The belated train had not proceeded far this side of Utica before it was met by the western train at a sharp curve in the road, and hence the collision. The crippled trains returned to Syracuse, and the unfortunate passengers amused themselves by holding an " indignation meeting;" That w ill be the last of it, I suppose ; fur what does such a monopoly care for the public or for any body's convenience or interest but their own ! A rival road may serve to abate the evil, and such a road is seriously talked of. It ought to be made. Our train had nrtt left Syracuse more than a mile or so, beftre the engine ran over and killed a cow, and was partially thrown off the track. It took half an hour to get it on the track again, when it was returned to Syracuse to await the arrival of the up train, at tlie rtgular place of meeting which was several miles abend. They feared that in consequence of the delay, the other train would start, and that we should have .1 second collision on the same day$ which would hardly J'ny. Two doleful hours were thus spent in dtrkness and discomfirt. Arrived at Albany, on Sunday morning, tired and weary to the last degree, and desirous of reaching our journey's end, so that we might rest, we ascertained that those going still further eastward had to stop here (at Albany) 21 hours, as the Boston cars were altogether too "puritanic" to run at all on Sundays; and the boats for New York were sufficiently pinus not to start earlier than 7 o'clock in the afternoon. shall take a boat down at that hour; and those whom I have in charge will depart by the cars for Massachusetts to-morrow morning. I have been surprised at the appearance of vegetation in general here. It is so many years since I had seen the country that I was not prepared for the d. ff rcnce between the east and the west in this particular by past recollections. Every thing that grows here seems to be stunted the trees not excepted. But I have not time to write more now, as the boat, as well as my supper, is nearly ready. By the way, the Stanwix Hall" lictel, where I stop, appears to be a first rate house. It would make a Hoosier laugh oi tright to se-t the waiters go through a " dinner drill ;" as every tr ovement is made by the whole corns simultaneously. It is "eatin;r by rule" emphatically. I l.ke it, for my bump of "order" is largely developed. Adieu, J. P. C.

Six Lectlt.f.s o the Diseases or the Ling?. By Samuel .V. Filch, Ai M., M. D.-We have looked over this work with attention and interest, and second the high opinions of its merits given by the eastern press generally. It is w ritten in a clear and lucid style, and uprtu subjects of the highest importance to all classfs of people. To do justice to its merits, we should be obliged to draw largely from its pages ; but we hope that every person who values health, especially females, will avail themselves of the work. It can be htd at the book store of Morrison &. Talbott' at a W Price' Map of the Solar Svstem. We have had laid on our table a very handsome map of the Solar system, got up by Mr. S. S. Colby of Rochester. N. Y. The whole plan of tlie ecliptic is represen'ed with all the planets, except Le Verrier's, lately discovered, revolving round the sun as their centre, thus giving their relative size, distance from each other, and from the eun. We should think the map very useful in schools, especially those without an orrery. It is of a size that each pupil could easily have one of their own, and to be handled with convenience. It can be seen and purchased at the book store. Maine. In 60 towns, Dana's (Dern.) plurality over Bronsoii ( Whig) is ü39. In the same towns last year, Bronson's plurality over Dana was 1121. Dana's gain, 17"0. The Abolition vote, in the same town, waslastyenr&jlkjjthisyearitis'JHS. These are tlie figures of the Boston Atlas. There is no doubt of Dana's election by the people. Last year, there being no choice by the people he was elected Governor by the Ijegislrture. Mrm'iers of Cwlgrets Elected. 2d district Asa H. Clapp, Dem. 4th " Franklin Clark, Dem. Clapp 's plurality over the Whig candidate is 1200 or l l(K), aud his majority over all, KX) or5 0. The Wlnje confidently expected to elect Morse in the 4th .in'riet, but aire disappointed. Tbe 5th and Gth districts ar.' not ascertained, but have probably elected Democrat, in which case tii delegation will stand ns in the last C.:)grcss, viz., 1 Whig and 0 Democrats. VF.Ncr.iLoQui-M, Sic. We learn that Monsief Haskell, now performing in Cincinnati, will be in our city, and give us a taute of his quality in the shape of Magic, Ventriloquism, and the Black Art g' u rally, on the 27th and 2th instant. He will show you things that never were and never wiil be, besides raising "aulj cootie" in a variety of ways. Wisconsin. The majority for Tweedy, (Whig.) will be about 1'iOO. The Democrsts have carried both branches of the Legislature. The Fort Wayne Sentinel record the death of L. S. Chittendex. He died at New Orleans, of ycflow fever.

The War Xcivs. The Washington Union contains iews direct from Gen. Scott's army, forwarded by Government express. It conSims all we have previously published; but

makes it certain that the Mexican army numbered 32,000 instead of 22,000, and the Americans 7,000. This is decidedly the greatest battle of the war. We omitted to notice in our last, that Gen. Scott was slightly wounded in the leg. The following is an extract from the postscript of a letter to Secretary Marcy: "I am pleased to tid, that the following named persons are the commissioners on the part of Mexico ; and more so, because they are considered most friendly disposed fur peace, viz: General Herrera ; Sor. Conto, Lawyer; General Moray Villamil ; Sor. Atrislain, Lawyer ; Sor. Arroyo-, j Secretary, (formerly Secretary of Legation in the United States.) I have just seen a letter from one of the most respectable English houses to their house here; they say that the Mexicans are so out-generalfed and so cornered, that they must make peace; but that Gen. Scott says if they do not at once, he will occupy the city with a territorial government place 5,000 troops to open the roads, &c. They speak of the Americans with admiration. The country people were already commencing to supply tbe army with every thing." from the Sttt rf Anahuac, Vera Crvx, Sept. 1. HUZZA ! HUZZA ! HUZZA ! ! Circa t Victory! 32.000 Mexican d-Jtattd by 7,000 Americans! Our army has again covered itself w ith glory ! The English Courier has just arrived, and the news .news we say is, that Gen. Santa Anna and thirty thousand men have been defeated! whipped!! and completely routed !! ! Our troops engaged those of the enemy about three miles from the capital of Mexico, where they were strongly entrenched. After a combat of TWd hors, they (the enemy) were put to flight ! ! The enemy's force amounted to thirty-two thousand men ! and our forces to seven thousand ! ! Three more cheers for the American army : hu'ta ! huzza ! ! huzza ! 2 ! The euemy's thirty-two thousand men were driven to the gates of the city of Mexico by our seven thousand men at the point f the bayonet. Four commissioners were sent to Gen. Scott from tlie city of Mexico. This news came by the English courier, and, therefore, we suppose that no one will doubt it. We will say, further, that we have seen a letter which no one would dare to contradict, which says all we have said. This letter is dated Tacubaya, tliree miles from Mexico, August 20. N. B. We have just seen in the Diario del Gobierno that an armistice of forty-eight hours wai granted by Gen. Scott. We publish to-day a second edition of our paper of yesterday, in order to give our readers the articles of the armistice which was granted by Gen. Scott. We copy all the documents which we find in the Diario del (iobierno. Some of the communications are in the Spanish language. The want tf time kept us from translating them, as the steamer leaves this morning for New Orleans. They will be understood. We will issue an extra, if possible, before tlie Mary Kingsland leaves, with Santa Anna's manifesto. The armistice being given in another part of this edition of the weekly, (and in our 6cmi-weekly of Saturday) we omit here, and add the following correspondence relative thereto. Headquarters or the Army U. S.,) Tacubaya, Au 23, 1S47. 5 Considered, approved, and ratified, with the expres underHanding that the woid M tvpplies," as used the fecund time, without qualification in the seventh aiticle of Ibis tnilitaiy convtiition Ameiican copy shall be taken to mean (as iu both the Biitish and Ameiican armies) aims, muniiioos, clothing, equipment, subsistence, (for men,) forage, muney, and in general all the warns of au aimy. That woid M supplies " in the Mexican copy, U erroneously translated "viveie" instead of "rccuro " WIN FI ELD SCOTT, General-in- hlef of tbe U. S. A. Translation. Ratified, sbppressing ibe 9ih aiticle, and explaining the 4th, to tlie effict that the temporary peace of thii aiimstice shall le obseived in the capital and 28 leagues around it ; and agreeing that the woid supplies hall be ttat.slated returtui; and that it comprthetids everything of which the iimy may have reed, except aims and ammunitions. ANTONIO LOPEZ DK SANTA ANNNA. Headquarters Armt U. S. of America, Tacubaya, A'tg. 24, 1S47. 3 I accept and ratify the fmegoiiig qualiticaiiuu aäded by ibe Pnsideut Gcuvial of the MtXicau tepnblic. W1NFILLD SCOTT. A tiue copy of the otiginal. G. W. LAY, U. S. A., Military Secretaiy to the Genetal-in-chief. Headquarter Army U S. or America,? Tacubaja, Au. 23, li47. 5 To His Excellency the President and CeneraUin-ckief of the Mexican Republic : Sir: Under a fl g of tiucr, 1 end Lieut. Semmes, of the United State navy, who will have the honor to exchange with such officer as may be appointed for the purpose, ihe ratiucatiou of the militaiy cuuteniion that was signed yestetday by commisioi.er fiom the Ameiican and Mexican amiicj. I pa.ticuh.ily intPe the attentbn of your excellency to terms of my ratification, and have the honor lo remain, the with hiti consideration aud respect, your excellency's inol obedient servant. WIN FIELD SCOT f , Geberal-in-cbief of tbe U. S. Army. Translation. National Palace or Mexico,? August 23, 1S47. 5 1 nave tne note 01 your excellency 01 this date, iu winch you a.e ph ased to say that Lieut. Semmes, of the navy of the United States, will exchange with another t.ßcer named for mat puipose, the ratification of the miliUiy convention which was signed yesteiday by commissioners of the Mexican and Ameiican aimies, aud calls particular atteutioo tu ,bViV-t ."ieSj" indent oHe:. the undesigned .0 say to your excellency, as he has the hon-r to do, that he oideis its ratiticitiou within the lime agieed in the imi-iice ; and he is alo charged t direct ihe alteuiion of youi excellenev to ibe leims of the ratification by his excellency the PietideuU 1 have the honor to be, &c, LINO JOSE ALCORTA, Minister cf Stale, and of War and Maiine. To his excellency the Geueial-in-chief of the United Slates of America. l'eace. The mails of Sunday brought information of a trea - ty of peare having been agreed up n by the commis - sioners anpointed for the purpose; but not a word of; parliculars. The mails of Monday brought nothing in relation to the subject, and we are suspicious it is premature: We shall know probably, before this paper goes to press. The Ohio Statesman has the following: Philadelphia, Sept. 13 11 A. M. Editor Ohio Statesman : The southern mail has arrived at Richmond, but brings nothing later from the seat of war. The Charleston papers contain nothing of interest.The yellow fever is still raging at New Orleans, and on the 10th instant, the number of interments in New Orleans was"" 51; Parish of Lafayette 13; hospital 7-t total 74. Second X)ei:itcli. Death of (len. Hopping Tn-nps on the Rio Grande embarked for Vera Cruz on the Slh instant. Washington, Sept IS Ii P. M. Editor of the Ohio Statesman: A note from the Picayune states that a steamer had arrived from the Brazos, bringing the intelligence that Brigadier General Hoppinrr died at Micr, on tlie 1st inst., and that his brigade vtas broken up. Gen. Lane's brigade, consisting of the 4th Ohio and Indiana regiments, embarked for Vera Cruz on the 8th inst. Gen. Cushiog's brigade concentrates in camp near F&lo Alto. Railroad to Richmond. A party acting under the direction of Samuel Forrer, Esq., will leave this place on Monday next, to reconnoitre the two routes presented Tor the above road. On this party making its report the Engineers will at once survey and locate the road. It is intended to put this road undei contract without delay, so that it shall be completed simultaneously with the road to Springfield, if not before. Dayton Transcript. Advance in Nails. On the 2nd instant the leading nail manufacturers of Pennsylvania notified their customers as follow: "We have this day advanced the price of our nails as below: Cumberland 3; Phoenix 4J." This H an advance of half a cent per pound.

Corretpondenct of tht N. 0. Picayune. Tacubaya, Auffust 27, 1947. The official report of General Sa'as, who was se

cond in command at Contreros, and who is now a prisoner, has been published in Mexico. He admits that his defeat was total, but, as usual, lays the blame on some of his brother othcers. Ho says that on the afternoon of the lOih (this tras vhile na one teas returning their Jire) the Mexicans foujrht with uncommon va.or ano c.unusiasm, out mat eany on tue morning of the -Oil, August, they were suddenly currounded, aud at once thrown into confusion, and, ia a . . ( the end, utterly rented. Salas says that at the outset of the disorder he shouted '-victory for Mexico," ordered the trumpets to sound, and directed General Torrejo,, to charge with his lancers; but, according to the same account, I that officer fled in the most cowardly ) manner, the in- 1 fantry got mixed tip with the cavalry and also fled, . and the rout of all was complete and most disastrous, j Salas says that General alencia ran off at the commence.nenl of the fight ; that he does not know what Is. m IS rt.aj vitaA s t l.t.rt nnil t.BR 1 1 1 1 VnMa.it Ifta ..If l.t m I 11.1s ua.Muv 01 uiiii, iiiu 101 una icuuou na.3 ink nunself called upon to make a report. General Salas himself acknowledges that in this battle General Fronten was killed; that, besides himself. Generals Mendoza, Blanco and Garcia were wounded and vaken prisoners, in addition to a list of over 100 other officers colonels, captains, tc, who were either killed, wounded, or are no w in our hands. And here let me mention one fact in relation to the after battle of Churubusco, which will show how near General Scott was capturing the entire army. At the time General Worth was pressing upon the tele Je point, General Twiggs iijntn Ihe church, and Gens. Shields and Pierce upon the hacienda farther on, the commander-in-chief ordered Major Sumner to take command of the ritles, and by a circuitous march to reach the road between the enemy and the city. Nothing but the daring impetuosity of our own men in fiont prevented this plan from succeeding. Had the Mexicans held out, or our own soldiers held off, ten minutes longer, the enemy would have been in a bag, as it were, aud killed or captured to a man. Santa Anna might, jerhaps, have escaped, as he has a peculiar way of his own ; but he would not have take even the remnant of an army with him. A Mexican mail was captured by a party of our dragoons on the22d instant, on its way from the city to Morella. It contained a multitude of letters iated on the 21st, the day alter the great battles, and they gave vivid, and at the same time doleful, accoonts of their terrible and utter defeat. Some of the writers lay the blame on Santa Anna alone ; some on Valencia ; sortie on Santa Anna and Valencia; some -n Santa Anna, Valencia, and all the officers; whit? others say that Santa Anna, Valencia, and all the officers and soldiers were utterly worthless. The latter writers are more comprehensive, and probably nearer the mark. Many of the letters are exceedingly rich. One loving husband writes to his wife, whom he calls ensjel," and "idol," and his "adored ChuJila," and tells her not to occasion herself any uneasiness about his safety, as he does not intend to expose himsc f ! Another officer comes out even plainer. He t -IN his beloved Kosa that he thought of her when the balls were flying, and ran ! The capture of these letters is valuable in more ways than one ; they give much information as regards the strength and plans of the enemy, and freely and frankly acknowledge that they have been defeated and utterly disorganized. The number of Santa Anna's grand army is put down at from 30.000 to 33,000, and nearly all of them took a part in the battles of the 2Uth. The commissioners upon the part of the Mexican government to listen to our overtures of peace are Gens. Moray, Villamil and Jose Joachin de Herrera, the latter formerly President, and now military commandant of Mexico. IDs character, as all our readers know, is that of on honest but a weak man. Don Antonio Garay, a well known capitalist, and formerly .Minister of Finance, was also appointed on the commission, but refused to serve. He is known to be warmly in favor of peace, probably from interest. The commissioners on the part c f Mexico, with Mr. Trist, it is said, are to hold their first meeting this afternoon, at some place near this. I may be mistaken, but my humble opinion is that there are three influences now at work in the city of Mexico to bring about a peace. The first and foremost is Santa Anna himseir sick and tired of the war, and. seeing nothing in its continuance but his own utter and irretrievable ruin. The second is Mackintosh, Thornton, & Co. the latter gentleman secretary of legation or uita-hi to the English m.nister, and both representing English interests. The third (and an all-powerful interest it is) is American gold, of which Sunta Anna and some of his friends are known to be exceedingly fond, and to handle w hich they will stop at nothing. Thornton, during the illness of Mr. Einkhead, does the talking on the English 6ide; Mackintosh acts as banker and general ageut. Not one of these men care any more for the honor or credit of the rovern- , ment of Mexico than they do for that of the Tongo islands. Self is at the bottom of all, and Santa Anna is the most selnsh man of the lot. On our own s de we have tuo iußutncts at work the first is General Scott, hampered and bound down by his own govern ment, and anxious to bring about a peace, because he believes a majority ot his countrymen are u-r.rmlu in f:lVur of it; and the second is Mr. Trist, covetous (as I ni:ln , ,. . . - , ' . S 60 important a deed as making a peace must give to him. Opposed to these influences is a proud but cowardly set of Mexicau military demagogues a band of leeches who have lost all caste, but still retain a spe ,,f 1 t,i i. ... ., ?, ! C,e f.''"'d T? PCV lha ''T 13 tLe Sreal f' of tl,e woPIe themselves, who know not J themselves what they Want, but who are hoodwinked and led by the demagogues. Santa Anna has no : friends but he has power, and that suits hitn just as i f i- : "leU fboytt are lo 60 used 0 bnug about a peace, but how they will succeed is a matter of conjecture. I i suppose that the means should not be rerected. so that me onus are gained. 1 The trial of the deserters the celebrated battalion of St. Patrick is still going on; but how the aflair will terminate, 110 one but those on the court-martial can say. A strong influence is at work in favor of the prisoners. In the first place, til the Mexican ladies ill tills tOWll la Setlora Cnvptnmi "Ruhm amoior . 1 . , the number have signed a warm petition in their fif i vor, which has been sent lo Gen. Scott. The lady wose name 1 have given is the wife of the rich Rubio, who has a country house here iu Tacubaya. The English, aud perhaps some of the other foreign ministers, have also interested themselves in behalf of the scoundrels. I nfiglit here state that the celebrated flag of the foreign battalion was captured by the 14th infantry attached to Gen. Pillow's division. The banner is of green silk,- and on one side is a harp, surmounted by the .Mexican coat of arms, with a scroll on winch is painted " Li'oerlad for la republics Mexicana.i" Underneath tho harp is the motto of Erin go brah!" On the other side is a painting of u badly executed figure, made to represent St. Patrick, in his left hand a key, and in his right a crook or stalF resting upon a serpent. Underneath is painted "San Patricio." To their credit bu it spoken, the Irish in our own army are loudest in denouncin'r the miserable wretches who fouirht and killed so many und?r this flag. I know not what disposition will be made of them ; but, as hardly a person has been punished for an offence committed against our own army since it first crossed the Rio Grande, the rascals may get off easily. Two o'clock, afternoon. News has just come in from the capital, which has caused great excitement. At an early hour a train of wagons, under charge of Capt. Wayne, dressed in citizens clothes, started fir the city. Scarcely had they reached the plaza, before tlie wagons were surrounded by an immense concourse of leperos, who at first commenced cursing and jeering the wagon-masters and waguncrs. Soon, however, they began to pelt the poor fellows with stones and other missiles, and, notwithstanding the I pretended exertions of a squad of Mexican soldiers,' who acted as a guard, the entire train was driven out of the city. Several of the wagoners received severe bruises and contusions from the showers of stones thrown at them, and foremost in the mob were said to be the women of the town. Oi Mexican was Eliot by one of the va con-mas tersi and another by a Mexican oflicer, but not until! thev had half killed an American, in the crowd ofi loafers or leperos, were seen many men. apharentlv of the better class from their d rets, w ho excited the i mob to acts of violence, while in the balconies were ! , i .1 . . I ladies lotiking on and evidently enjoying the sport, ivtn me tiexican cavairy gnaru, or many ol them, I sat upon their hurecs not (indifferent spectators,- for

they fairly laughed to B.e the unfortunate and unarmed teamsters beset in a manner so cowardly. f nnrvwA ll.nt Ss.nntn Anna will rml.ori7f fir t1ir

outrage, and that thus the matter will be -settled ; but this does not prevent many from thinking that the tyrant instigated the whole afiair. He is up to all sorts of trickery. There are others who think, and probably with good show of reason, that the men I were set on by tue enemies of Santa Anna and peace, wiih the intention of involving the whole parly, and ntlwaij.uiwi4lwii breakins off negotiations. Be this as it may, the Ml.xlcaM iave Won a great battle in driving our friim ,i, ,mi ..11 n,,i ;i t.. v..i, ovgr it I know not what means General Scott will now resorl , in ürd,r l0 obtai lus lü0Q aud jies froI1 ,jie cjty 4 r 1 The Mexican government !s added tw6 additional members to the board of commission to listen to the tlüa of pCace-Sefiores Atristain and Bernardo Co(lto j,, are Uaenciadogt OT lavvver8 . anJ t)ie iatle, enjoys a high reputation, not only as regards taIent for Che bi, of big e,, eTh commiioner8 hej their first meeting this afternoon, .... nt .,- T-.mwn ,.r. nhnnt Ivir enmio frn here t and I learn that Mr. Trist manifests himself as highly pleased with the proceedings thus far, and of the continued flattering prospicts of peace. They may not look quite so flattering w hen he comes to talk of slices of territory ; but of this we shall know all in good time. Yours, &.c, G. V. K. Itlaiiifevto or .Santa Anna. Translated for the -Unlin," from the second aud corrected edi:iou published in the "Diaiio." Manifesto tf the I' resident ad interim oj the republic, and general-in-chuf of its army, to the nation : On critical and solemn occasions, it ss a duty, on the part of him who presides over the republic, to give publicity to events; aud I discharge this duty with pleasure, because frankness has at all times been the characteristic of my administration. The occurrences of the 19th and 20th are too well known, for they were unfortunate; but it is proper for me to review them, in order that they may not be misrepresented, as well from a spirit of detraction and malevolence, as from errors resulting from a want of analysis in subjects of grave and transcendent importance. The nation has witnessed the great, the extraordinary cllbrts with which, during the space of three months, I have labored for the defence of the capital, which was about to be surrendered, defenceless to the enemy. I have organized, armed, and equipped an army of more than 20,00 men; I have collected an immense maltrul for this army ; I have fortified various lines in order to keep at a distance from Mexico the ravages of war; I have created resources in the midst of the state of abandonment in which the government was left; and no fatigue, no labor have I muted, in order that my country might present her.'if with dignity and firmness in the struggle to which she ha b-.n so unjustly provoked. In war, an accident a circumstance apparently the most insignificant may frustrate the most skilfully del ised combinations. A glance at the defences which I causer1, to be constructed around the city is sufficient to discover the plan which I had proposed to myelf.The troops w Inch I had advanced, by one of the flanks, supported by others posted in echtllon at convenient distau' C-.-. were to have made a concerted retrograde movtiii nt, which I commanded at the proper moment. A general who commanded a strong division of 5,000 men and 24 pieces of artillery, whose headquarters was at the town of San Angel, was ordered by me on the ltith, at 11 o'clock in the morning, to fall back on the village of Coyoacan: in order to effect the concentration of forces, in consequence of a demonslration already made by the enemy, and for the purpose of exactly carrying out rny plan t f operations. But this general, forgetting that there cannot be two commanders on the held of battle, and that the execution of a plan will not admit of comments which annul or re-rd it, suffered himself to object to the orders wl. j he had received; and obedience and discipline, so indispensable in military movements, having been banished from among us, thus renderin;; it necessary, in order to avoid greater and imminent evils, to tolerate w hat it would be absurd to approve of, I suffered him, in spite of myself, to persevere in his purpose, and charge himself with the whole responsibility of the consequences. They were no less disastrous than they had been obvious. He advanced, motu propio, of his own accord, more than a league to choose a position from which to meet the enemy, without acquainting me either with his movement ör his intentions. His refusal to obey the order sent him was the first notice which I had of his temerity; and toon afterwards the report of canon enabled meto ascertain the position he had taken, and apprized me that an action had commenced. Although weighed dow n with a presentiment of what was to follow, 1 instantly placed myself at the head of a splendid brig ade of four thousand men and four pieces of artillery, j l arnveu at the moment w lien tlie enemy had cut off the rear of the position of ihe iil-futed general by a considerable force, whose operations I was then hardly aide to check, for it was now nearly night. But I observed, with the greatett grief, that the position in question was isolated that a large ravine intervened, and a neighboring wo.'d was occupied by the enemy; the troops under my immediate command could not advance by the only road which existed, without being exposed to the same fate as the others': and a single battery, wjiich arrived late, was my only I means of attack. The firing having ceased, our brig-! ade took up their quarters in the town of San Angel; ! for the rain fell in torrents, and to keep the troops in I the field would have been equivalent to their being rou tea. Previous to this, I ordered that my aid-de-campj Col. Ramiro, should, takingas a guido the deputy, Don Jose Maria del Rio, who was acquainted with the' ground, proceed to the head of the terrible ravine in ' front of us, and along the skirt of a distant hill, and, j making all haste to tlie camp of the jenenl referred; to, order him to retire that n.jrht, without fail, with i his infantry and cavalrv, to San Angel, by the only! ro-iu wiucn was icii nun, nrst spuing Ins canon, it it was already impossible to save them. This my aid accomplished, and communicated my order between 10 aud 11 at night ; but instead of punctually obeying the ord-T, tbe general hardly suffered my aid topeak, interrupting him by j-aying that what he wanted was 0,000 men and munitions, and ecnt him off, after giving him two official letters, which he had signed and staled; one of them containing a report of the action of the evening, in which he stated that he had beaten the enemy, and put him to shameful flight, and that j he had, in consequence, granted promotions to the generals, tield othcers, and others The following day. at dawn. I retired a -rain to

. "ii f un iiiurostm-iu im i'iiF,Ttii mg urfHi!irtl U H If the same hold, reinforced by a brigade which I had i T" t'nited suies Treasury at wähmeton, luxtrirt coinmiilaordered to be brought from the capital, and deterini- JS.n lied to effect the passage at any Cost; but as soon as I ! Tbe Collector of Hie CiMoms at Buffalo. N.Y., Baltimore Vd began to move, the enemy made his attack, which 1 " il',n!,n, n.c , annah, Georg, Mobile, Aia'twma, and KkJi-

1 as , . la-ilea about ten minutes, and 1 witnessed, in the midst ! of desünir. tbi emit of t)io tm.i'w .lortliv rF Kt- , - - - v. t..-ww lluoirl "VI III. Wl U WVI ter fate, and unfortunately commanded by a general w no was iiimseii me cause or their bein"" cut on. The cons-.quences of th.s affair werein my view, terrible. Tne enemy could, by a rapid movement, W ho was himself the cause of their being CUt off. rnnxl. tl... i.l I..O'. ; ...... ,'J l. f . ... i"t vupnui mime ii nouiu uu uu'siuic 101 niu iu . , ii. a . l m Slirenr if- lio ronlil hv Hnntr Mwiuuinnnt Ant nff nv? ne iuuiu, uy a .iuiik iiioveiueiii, cui on my oetaciied forces ; he had obtained, at the result of his victory, tlie power of falling with the main body his troops uptm a part of mine ; the cnemv, in tine, through the unskilfulness and insubordination of a ' general, converted to his I own benefit all the advauta ges of my situation. The advanced fort of San Antonio could not sustain itself; for our line had been intersected, und I order.I it- rfir -.U 1 r.-....r.i e. i 1 " e"0", -" --' '" cu me iii a.iu j tele de vont of Churubusco. The enemy advanced, ! ... r .i . , i cutting off a portion of tin troops as they were reti- : ring, and presented himself in front of oiir nearest 1 defences. I there placed myself aair, in front oi our ii t .1. ' , , e- ...I soldiers, and mv efforts caused the enemy not a little ; blotnlsfied. The' losses which ensued, although lament-1 ii .i .i i e i . . I able, were the natural result of the retreat, w h.cli was Suddeil, Unexpected, atld embaraSed bv the trains, ; i- I luii I marching along a narrow cause.way flanked throughoul 'ts whole extent. The defence was from line to 1"', until the third was reached, where I rsonally ; opposed the enemy, and saved the capital, wh.ch was ,

. ..,i ..i i :.. j - nr... t i .. i WHICH WOUIU niVecOUllllueil llietltlelice IO Hl last extremity, t ic,ived aconimuiiication from tiie enemy's j gcneral-in-chief, proposing to me to conclude an ar mistice, which would ahord time to consider the pro; ositions which may be made by the commissioner of the United States, for end.ng the struggle between : the' two nations. I consented to the arm.stice; and r i . , . . . ,. , , , , "iter consulting the ministers in cao.net, I have deterimncu mat tne oronosit 10.13 rcicrrea to snair oe taue 11 puto consideration.

ÜIIUUv'lll LMUIVU 111 UIM"VI. 1 line 1 HD t"II a " tU . I 1'. I. , " ..... . .i . n " . I or lal'ie received, f P., aniee to Hie fnited Slates Ihe nerformsne on the X'-iii, in organizing the f .rces and covering the , of ihe above undenms by tl, ..-r thereof, i ea-e bidteacb itteries, and .lgam in person at tlie head of a column, i '"T,"'1",, .. . ..I itt i . , r. ..I. . 1'ateil , .IS4..

The rsuspeusion of hostilities is always a good thing, becau.-e war is always an evil ; and much moro Kit httt-r crrout roliib. nations Lave been frustrated.

To save the capital from the horrors of war, or at least defer them, was a consideration which I could not overlook, more particularly when viewed as a means of arriving at en honorable peace, When two nations find tht-rnselvcs in a state of war, they have the reciprocal right to make prposi'tions, and this presupjwjses a duty to listen to propo sitions. A perpetual war is an aburdity, because it is a calamity ; and the instinct of self-preservation, w htch is even stronger and more powciful in nations than in individuals, counsels that no means shall be disregarded which may lead to an advantageous adjustment. The Constitution gives me full authority to adopt this course. Devoted to interests so great and of such pre-eminent importance, I must maintain at all risks the respect and consideration due to the supreme authority which I ex crem now especially, when, if fictions beset and harass the government, they will deprive it of the power of deliberating, and it will become contemptible in the presence of the enemies of tbe nation. 1 will be still more explicit commotion and sedition shall be exemplar;Iy pi.nished. I have preserved & considerable body ot troops, and the nation will support me in maintaining its honor and vindicating its reputation. I consider myself as free as if I Lad just obtained a signal victory, and there is no fear that I hall be imposed on by the enemy's negotiators, when his troops and cannon have failed to alarm me. We shall adjust our differences, provided honor, above all, is saved; tnd we shall renew ibe ct mbat. if ihesw ord is thtust between our justice and an acknowledgment of the rigtts of the nation. ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. Mexico, August 23, 1347. Movements of Gen. Taylox. Sme of the whig papers undertake again to censure the administration for keeping General Taylor in the background, which they attribute to envy and jealousy of a successful general. Will these fault-finders never cose to abuse the administration without authority or foundation! Supposing itchould turn out that the General himself had, three months ago, advised that his line should be a defensive one, and that all the available troops should be thrown into the other column of tl e army; what would they then say to their blunders! Washington Union. "Wlj,at would they then say!" "'hy they would swpar that it was all a locofoco forgery that Gen. Taylor never gave such advice that it was another trick of the administration to withdraw odium from its own shoulders by heaping it on those of Gen. Taylor wouldn't they, Mr. Chronicle Let the result be as it hiay, we commend the above to those whigs, w ho are in constant agony (apparently 6o) on account of some fancied wrong being done to Gen. Taylor by the administration. Cin. Enquirer. Ollice of the Solicitor of tlie 'I reasury. tu Mi I 17. 147. SEALED PltOPOPALS ill he received at this ottice until tne va day ol Ortober neu, it 12 o'cl: at noon, Kir tlie purthae of lint intern of the United Slates, at law and in equity, of the property herinaflet descrild, upon tlie terms and condition mentioned below, to-wtu LANDS LYING IN THE STATE OF INDIANA. Tracts of land conveyed, quantity, tc.

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