Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 15, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 October 1847 — Page 2

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rCRüM TIOIL!cr. I THE TUCt or LI BT TT. U1I'I,IS, 4) Tl)IH:iC 1, 147. Our Terms. The following will hereafter be he permanent terms XjC the Wttkhf Inliitna Stute Sentinel: (cjrPdy men's to be made alway in advanc. One copy, t.ne year, ..v.-. v.". .tJ.OO Three copies, one year, .... .5.00 Five ci'pie?, one year, 8.00 Ten copies, one year. - 15.00 Twenty copies, one year, .... .... ;X).00 feiui Weekly. (Published tiiree times a week during the session.) Ono r..nv . . . . O 1 ()0 I Three couies. SlO.OO One copy during the session,Türee or more copies, each - fj, .j-.- - , , . .1.110 70 To Cori-eiOHlcils. R. A. C Wil!iap.rl. Ca. et that44 uil rt fur jrou and ind by mail, by your remillin (1.25. Jjme Pair, Jame Hand, and Isaac Smith. an ftt their Bounty Land Wanant, by Calling at this tffice. Democratic State Convention. The democrats of the Slate if Indiana are letjucstpci to appoint delegates to reprefent them in a State Convention to be held at Indianapolis on tire Slh day of January li. which conv.tition will i.ominnte lielejjatrs W the National Democratic Convention for the nomination f candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presidency. Also, to take into consideration the appointment of Presidential electors. By a vote f the vom mit tee, eacli county is requested to elect its delegates at the earliest practicable period, and nut lex. if possible, than its representation in t!.e General Assembly. It is desirable, however, to have a large a representation as possib!'?. if i i'y order of Slate Ctntral Committee. The Times, Celebrati.ni, tliisines. Ve had intended to give a much more particular account of the Railroad celebration here ; but the change since is so great, although but a few days have'interv cried; the times so wonderfully altered that business flows upon us without a parallel, and we are compelled to pass it by f r the present. P.nched before for time, day and night now will hardly suffice to keep our "distance." In consequence of the accumulation of matier upon our table, the crowd upon our advertising columns, the large portion of timj necessarily to be devoted to calls ort business to say nothing of call for nothing in particular, we shall si p over a wnek or two dependent mainly on Mr. Scissors, E-q., wh has'kindly offered his services ; at least till we cart see through. The, Pot Office Order. The Postmaster General, in a letter to the New 0r leans Delta, alludes to the fule which allowed Postmasters to receipt for subscription for newspapers, and saj,: "The rule was originally adopted under the hope that it might lead to the introduction of the money order system, now in operation in England, for the general transmission of small sums through the mail, and Maj. Itobbie, who is now in Europe, has been instructed to examine that system carefully, with a view to its introduction in the Gutted States. Tne operation of the rule has been such as to create serious djubts in my min J whether it can be made u-eful in the United States. It will be, however, carefully

examined upon the report of Maj. Houbie, and 1 need rations with mote effect, and operate upon the obstiecircely assure y .u that it will aiTord me great pleas-j nate town9 and States- If we can have Pe ü,lly

I ..I . .1 . 11 -11. j , uro In .lrt'it that nr nnv othiT arstpm u liirli will tprirl I to the d s-etnlnatiou of in.eiligcnce among the people. Tue Washington Uuion understands that the Tost master General has just received a letter from Major II bbie. H'i was at Frankfort-on.tha-Maine, and w ill pro -ce 1 to Bremen, and will return to London by way of .Paris, and leave f.-r home early in October. He lias nut yet perfected his mail arrangements with EnplauJ, France and Germany; but has every reasonable prospect of b"ing able to make a satisfactory and advantageous arrangement with these countries. Magnificent Bequests. We notice in the papers litely, accounts of liberal bequests being made by rich ind.viduals, some alive and some dead the latter by will. One of these, Frederick Kohne, a native of Germany, for many years a citizen of South Carolina, and then of Philadelphia, died in 18-29, leaving legacies to the amount of 375,000, to take effect upou the death of his widow, vh;ch has just occurred. Hio-st of these legacies, as usual, are left to societies already exceeding rich. We have nuticeJ these people often enough, and almost think it is done to obtain n t riety. Therefore we are inclined to recommend to the next millionaire just to make liberal bt-q tests to a'l edilors&nd the way he will be rerneai-ben-d will ba "vvrr:hy the occasion." Nuf ccd. New" Packet Boats. We would call the attention of our readers to the advertisement of the Madlso. i and Cincinnati steam packets. We can recommend them from personal experience, having travelled on the Swiftsurc, No. 4. The Belhr is a new boat, of the same style as the other, and both Commanded by fckillful and cartful men. No boats on the ri.er are better found in every rcsject; and they are sWifi and punctual in their trips. Tlieir arrangements will be 8'jch as to take up the river, passengers arriving in the cars, so that there will be no delay, and no stopping over night. We understand, also, that arrangements will be made for passengers to remain on the boa: on the down trip till they take the cars in the morning, if desirable. Try them, we eay. CrTlie Philadelphia Ledger says that a Mr. WhiptLZ, of Providence, R. I., has invented a process of making ropes of any length, in a square room, thus doing away the necessity of long rope walks. Two twists are made at one revolution, without twisting or turning at the end of tha rope, as is now the custom. The strand is formed and rope laid in a more perfect manner, and at far greater speed, than is now attained. From L'-O to 20 l feet of two inch rope can thus be made in a minute ; smaller sizes much faster. One man could tend a number of these machines at once. ( The Ohio Statesman. This excellent sheet, now one of the most important to us, tbat we aeceive by the Eistern mail, comes now most irregularly. The Back in which it should be mailed, the delivery, contains it not. It has been so for some daye; and if poss.ble, we hope it may be remedied. The Lafayette Free Press, whig, says it pi'in those whig editors in Indiana and elehcre, v,lio.e steal gut the better of their judgment so far as to lead them t declare in favor of Gen. Taylor for the Presidency. Tiiey must, by this time, we think, feel a go'd deal like creeping into an auger hole FIomor-.- On the arrival of the cars, our city is daily filed with rumors of all ports; the latest of which, is of the death of President Polk. We have nothing to corroborate euch a report up to this, Tues day, evening. r Foreign Arrival. The Hibernia ha arrived at Ttoston. We have only room to note that there is o arg" demand for breadstuff, an advance in flour, wheat and corn, and cotton declined. Entci sive po-Ut-C rot ia Bc'ium and llollani.

Madison, October 1, 1317. Editors Sentinel: This is the first day on which the Cornea R irs comprising the fifth regiment wereadvined that they could be accommodated with subsistence arrd quarters ; and fite of them are already here ono, the "Shelby ville Hard-s" Ca pt. M'Kinzey, has been mustered into the servhe of the United States. Tiie TPgimcnt encamps below the city on what is Considered very beautiful ground, north of the railroad.

and fronting and in full view of the Ohio River, with

good parade ground in front of the tents, which are the citizens of Saratoga, vvnere the fair for this vear rapidly being pitched. I was 'eU1- and ""T" of U,e, offic.er oft,,e ' 3 , j . ri. society, were highly satisfactory and praiseworthy; Every officer ,s busily engaged in the duties of his but Jnnn the membersthe only source, as all who department. Col. Lane is here in full flow of spirits, j have attended such exhibitions frequently, will agree, and made a most happy and patriotic speech last eve- of pre-eminent effect backwardness, lukewarinness, ning to a crowded audience in the court house, and an! a verJ reat wanl of laudable competition prewas frequently and loudly cheered, which is evidence oKw, perhaps, lent so much interest, solemn of the good reception of his speech. Major Morrison though that interest was, to the occasion, as the read-

has complete arrangements for subsistence, and is now issuing ration? to the five companies in rendezvous. Dr. J. S. Atlion, the accomplished surgeon of the late 3d Indiana, appointed to the same office in the 5th, is now here on duty, to the great gratification of every returned volunteer, as well as all others who know him. Capt. J. H. Young. Quarter Master, had pro cured quarters in buildings for the companies, lest they should arrive before the tents; but happily the tents, cooking utensils fcc. arrived last eTening, and the Capt. is busily issuing them. Lieutenant Rodman, a gentlemanly and accomplished young officer of the regular army, has becu designated as mustering officer, and is now here on duty. Thus, you see the organization of the 5th regiment is going rapidly and pleasantly forward. Your obedient servant, D. REYNOLDS. Ciive thcua Ciiotili. We ci vc below the conclusion of t late article in the Washington Union, on the subject of Mexicans making peace. We have been informed by a gentleman lately from Washington, that the President de sired to pursue the waf with the greatest vigor some time tince ; and that he was induced to follow the late plan of the campaign by the advice of Gens. Scott and Taylor. We are among those who believe the latter to have been the best course. He also informs us, that the late offers are the last the President will make 'that the Mexicans must now make overtures and that the war will be prosecuted with the utmost vigor, (should peace not be concluded under the late arrangement,) and that our army will forage on the enemy. This is the true plan r.mr; and we are glad to see it foreshadowed in the Union. The battle has now been fought; the Mexicans have been signally defeated ; and a negotiation has succeeded. It is even now doubtful whether the Mexicans have come to their senses, and will accept of a fair and a moderate peace. This Week will almost certainly 6olve the problem ; but if they should again reject the olive branch, then one honorable course lies before us. We must not offer peace again, but concentrate all our efforts fdr a vigorous prosecution of the war. The Executive will do its duly with energy; and we cannot doubt that Congress will -second its efforts with all its power. We must change the spirit in which the war is waged. Still practising as much humanity as we can, we must ! levy contributions upon the enemy and make the haciendas and the merchants contribute tl e funds, provisions, &.c. The military force which we shall draw around the Commanding general will enable him not only to arrest the ruerilhs. but to extend his one Ul SLCIU ltd ITC liiU3k U ü kUUk ,,Ul IU Ul ULI 11 I.U11' 3 a, " w.v. w wM quer a peace. Hot Potatoes. What is getting into the Whigs ! The Journal now-a-days Bays hardly a word in favor of Gen. Taylor's nomination. Those who raised his flag, which the Journal refused to do, while it was endeavoring to ride its party into power on his shoul 1 a !. aers, are now cropping him like not potatoes, some cast a lugubrious look over their left shoulder, and wonder why they should be obliged to do so ; but those on whose 6leeves they have pinned their faith, have said it, and away he must c. The Madison Eanner slips him overboard after the following fashion, and to rrace the ach.yet keeps his flaj aloft. 0 ! harmo nious whiggery ! O ! consistent whiggery ! As for the whigs, it is their destiny, we verily believe, to make a clean sweep in 15-H, and they will support no man, for any office, blindfolded. They have not yet forgotten John lyler, and intend to be on their guard. This is the " tinkindest cut of all !" Comparing Gen. Taylor to John Tyler ! ! And yet it may not be so far out of the way in the whigs to do it. Let them scold. Indiana Plblic Deet. We give the following for the purpose of putting it on file. We copy it from the Lafayette Free Press, whose editor holds office under the company, and hope it may not prove otherwise than correct. We are free to say, how ever, that 44 d.IT.'rent positions make people see things in different lights." A correspondent writes us that the affairs of the Indiana Agency are in a prosperous condition the outstanding bonds still coming in And a very conside rable sunt expected from Europe (perhaps a million) a k . t I tm y fry oy tue steamer 01 tue loin or Ja-t ot Uclooer. Hie amount of principal and interest "now? surrendered cannot vary much from tlevcn millions, and it will reacti twelve by the meeting of the Legislature. This is doing immeasurably better than any friend of tho law (even the most sangnin-) expected. It is no lonjer doubtful about the exchange of the entire debt of Indiana and the complete huvce-a of the arrange ment. Every citizen of Indiana will rejoice at the proect before us ; and even the opponents of the measure, whose honest fears made them doubt, wil be glad that their own efforts did not succeed. IIo?r. Wm. J. Erown. The Pittsburgh Daily Post, noticing the allusion to Wm. J. Brown, 2d Asa't. P, M. General, contained in a late letter from the junior editor, says : 44 He is right. No better specimen of the Hoosier Democracy has ever been sent there than he is; and there is no olucer of the government zrxre mdustriou" faithful, and elFieient in the discharge of his duty. We do not think a more worthy and capable man could be fund in the Union to fill the office of Second Assistant Postmaster General. A7"The Cleveland Plaindealer says that Douglass the fugitive slave, is about to establish a paper in that city, ntitled the 4,.WM Star." While in England jSpJUUO were donated for this purpose, which Douglass is commissioned to draw for. lhe paper is to be in operation this fall. We think those who donated the $2000 would have served God far more effectually by giving it to the starving slaves of their own country. C. B. Lancdon, Esq., of Lockhavcn, Pa., has cut loose from federalism. He could not sanction the treasonable course of those who eppose- their own country on all occasions, and take sides with the public enemy. He savs : 44 Since the beginning of the war, the whig party seems to have substituted folly for policy, and desperation for principle." We could publish numerous cases of this kind, had we room. The Chilicolhe (Ohio) Gazette states that contracts for fat hogs, to be delivered next season, have been made at 8!a$i 23 per 100 lbs., by some of the Cin cinnati packers. The house of Iaac Bosley, near Claysville, Va., .vas burnt on the 2'Jd u!t., with three children of Mr. tKsIey. The house was left in charge cf the eldest, four o. five yrars old.

Correspondence of the Indiana State Sentinel. Washington, Sept. 23, IS 17. Tlte Wilmnt Proviso Ci real necessity tf harmony in the ranks of the Democracy Silas XVi ightThe Veio York Stale Agricultural Society Protective policy. I regret to learn, through the public papers, and also through private channels, that the great agricultural fair of New York has not, this year, come up to public expectation : has not, in fact, in any degree, been equal to its annual predecessors ; i. e., in an a;jricultu-

ral point of view. The arrangements on the part of ing of the address of Silas Wright, by General Dix. I hive read the address, carefully and attentively; and, whilst it would be almost as impossible for me to say tchich of the products of that mighty intellect I most admired, as it would be to tell which of my children I most doated upon, I cannot, for the life of me, persuade myself ihat this is not his masterpiece. And can I pronounce a higher eulogy upon it! Silas Wright's masterpiece! No, nothing, this Fide of flattery, can constitute higher praise. It is replete with the author's characteristic logic, simplicity of thought and symmetry of expression. ' It has uniformly been, you know, the remark of protectionists that "free trade is a beautiful tiling on paper; but it will not bear the test of downright experiment." Gov. Wright embraced the best and most appropriate occasion imaginable, to prove that this was entirely gratuitous that the very reverse was, in fact, true; a feeling and a conviction that are, and have been for years, gaining ground in the minds of the agriculturists of our country, throughout its vast extent. I'roU-ctive taritf, as such, have seen their days numbered, thunk God, in this land where the first blow for liberty was struck under the venerable motto of " Free trade and sailor's rights." It will be difficult to find a statesman that will fill Mr. Wright's place. But few men in America have secured that indelible confidence of the toilin mil lions of his country, irrespective of locality, which i. ....i i i ii . Ii possessed. .nu nownere win ms loss be more manifest than in the democratic party; of which he was at once an ornament and a beacou liht; for, in the darkest hour of that party's adversity, no one was more ready to yield bis personal claims to fort go political honors, to pour oil upon the troubled wa tcrs and unite the divided elements and strength of his party, than bilas Wright of New iork. He not only favored every step which had harmony for its object, but he discountenanced and opposed everything iat might, oy us operation, produce discord and di vision. V hen a certain measure, which has wiven a wide-spread fame to the name of Mr. Wiimot. of Pennsylvania, was introduced into Congress, Gov. Wright was appealed to, tn such a manner as to cause lose who made the appeal to believe that the meas ure would have the weight and influence of his ureal name and acknowledged popularity, in its favor. Hil answer, which was not delayed for an oppor'unity to calcu'ale but was given, piping hot, from an honest eart, was such as had always distinguished the Cato ot America 44 Gentlemen," he said, I am, as vou are, opposed to slavery; If a proposition were now before the leople of my own State for its re-admission, n'ne would oppose it more strenuously than I would. But we must remember that no greater blesiug could be meted out to the people of the United States, than the ascendency of the democratic party. We must further more remember that nothing can prevent that ascend ency but division in our ranks; and nothiniris better calculated to create such division, in my opinion, than such aroitvoas the one under consideration. I further think, to any one else, we must bear in mind that it is a mere trifle when compared with the mischievous Schemes of whiggery. What honest democrat would not prefer that the people of each new State be admitted into the Union, with or without slavery, as they themselves might elect, than to see a United States Bank, a protective tariff, a distribution of the proceeds of the public lauds, a general bankrupt law, an as sumption of the Siate debts, and all the other favorite measures of the whig party, brought back upon us, with the full knowledge which exoerience has civen. of their power to demoralize us and cripple our ener gies, and which, if we permit that party, by our own divisions and dissensions, to again attain power, would as certainly be done, as that the sun rises and sets diurnally! I hardly think I need ask if you would be willing, upon a sober and dispassionate con sideration of the subject, to lend yourselves and your influence to such an object. Tor the mere purpose of depriving the people, who may hereafter adopt a.State constitution for their own government, and not ours, of the right to say for themselves, whether they ehall or shall not admit slavery into it." How perfectly characteristic, I repeat, is all of this good sense and .common honesty, of the great and prudent democratic statesman from whose mind it flowed ! With an experience in public affairs possessed by but few with an observation and reflection upon the foreign and domestic policy of our country which uniformly looked to the bettering of the condition of the laboring classes of the land ; with what a peculiar propriety does such advice and admonition come from such a man ! How natural, it seems to me, that Silas Wright should feel and say that, with tho democracy of the United States, tie supremacy of their party in the executive and legislative departments of government, should be greatly paramount to all local prejudices and personal preferences. G. W. K. 2Vo More Territory. The new whig issue of "No Mexican territory," is beautifully illustrated by the following paragraph from the Boston Courier, (a whig paper,) of the 13th ultimo. What a set of beauties these whig leaders are ! "We were no less gratified than surprised to find the following article in the New Bedford Mercury. Our readers will see in it no new sentiment. Wc have often expressed a similar opinion, and have re gretted that the 'leading whig paper,' or any other, should have made up 4a new issue. W hue the Oregon question was open for discussion, we contended that ports and harbours on the 1 acinc were impor tant to facilitate our commerce with China and the Polynesian islands. Had Mr. Wtbster Continued in the rffice of Secretary of Stale a few months longer, he woulJt in all probability, hate secured to us the harbor and port of San Francisco ; for ice know that such an acquisition, by negotiation and purchase, had been, more than vnce, a subject of conversation between him and a Mexican gentleman of high character and great influence." A portion of the whig papers exhibit a want of de cency, which a great poet has said is a want of sense. They persist in applying to the democrats the nick name of locofoco. lhis does not injure the demo crats, but undoubtedly hurts the whig party, by show ing malice, meanness and want of manners on the part of its spokesmen. Whenever a respectable whig statesman has occasion to mention the principles of men of our party, it will be seen that he does not make use of any nickname. He has too much regard for himself, for the proprieties of society, and the good of his own party, to apply slang epithets to the great majority who have generally ruled and aredesmed generally to rule the policy of this country. That so many whig editors are incapable of profiting by the decent examples thus set them by distinguished whigs, is a fact not very creditable to the press of that party. Boston Statesman. 07"A mechanic in Boston has hit upon a plan of constructing umbrellas, says the Boston Atlas, which will almost prevent their being stolen! When it is hut, the end of the handle can be .unscrewed, taken off, and put into the pecket and, in taking it off, it locks the umbrella so that it cannot be opened. So, if a thief should steal one of them, he would find that he has got one with the end of the handle gone, and moreover, that he could not use it, for he would be unable to open it. Neither could he sell it, for he would hardly be able to find a purchaser for an imper feet one. Thus, it will be perceived, that thi inven linn is all but a preventative to umbrella stealing, in credible as it may seem. 07-Thc Hon. Henry Clay has been nominated fot the Presidency by the whigs of Eric co., Tenn

Highly Important from Jlexico. Peace

Proposition Kcjcctcd Hostilities ICccoiinueiiccd. Richmond Ya., Sept. 30tb, 11 P. M. An extra from the oflice of the Mobile Tribun dated September 23 h, received by Pony express, announces the arrival at Fensacola, of the brig Oceola, on tue evening of ,e lst, after a passage of fivejfel, uays irom vera vtui. The following letter is to the Sun of Anahuac, da ted Puebla, September 11th i "A letter is received here from Atlixes, stating that an express had arrived there ou its way to Cajaco, sent by Gen. Leon, and that said express had brought letters from .Mexico dated the 9th instant. Tnese letters state that the proposition of peace had been rejected, or at least hostilities had been recommenced on the afternoon of the 8th, and that a battlo had been fright on that evening by a few hun dred men of Scott's army, against four of the picked regiments or the Mexican army the 11th hegiment of the line, the 3d and 4th Regiment light infantry, and one Regiment National Guards, all commanded by Gen. Leon. The enemy is stated to have been completely used up, and their loss is said to be over 'j!0. The letter says that the following were Sir. Trist's propositions: That the United States would not claim anything from Mexico for damages occasioned by the war that the United States would have the privclege of establishing two factories in Upper California for eight years, and that the Mexican Government after ... i e i .i : . . i e . i. that tune, couia, it it cnoose, renew mis article 01 me treaty. 1 his was not accepted. Jur. Inst, unclo thing himself ot Ins olncial power, remarked to the Mexican commissioners, that he thought it would be better for Mexico to cede the whole of Upper Califor nia to the u nited States for which that Government would certainly pay fifteen or twenty millions of dol lars; this would probably have been agreed upon if the folio ving articles had met the assent of the Mex icans. "That the Texian boundary line should run along from the mJUth of the Rio Grande ou the left side to the right side but this last proposition was rejected, the Mexicans refusing to yield one inch of ground on the other side of the Nueces." Mr. Trist then asked fortyfive days, as he said he was not authorized to acCept such a proposition as he had received from the commissioners ; but the Mexi cans replied by saying they would give five days and no more. On the 5ih day the 7th a letter was written by Santa Anna to Gen. Scott, accusing him of breaking the Arinis'.ice, on gome trifling pretext. Gen. Scott answered by making a similar charge. On the 8th in the afternoon a body of a few hundred men was sent by Gen. Scott to attack Chapultapec. This small body encountered a large force of the enemy's best troops there, and a terrible battle ensued, in which the Mexicans, as usual, got a good thrashing. Gen. Leon who commanded the Mexicans was wounded, and Gen. Balderas of the National Guards killed. The small number of the Americans who, the Mexican letter writers say to use their own expression, 44 fought like devils," retired to Tacubaya, leaving five wagons behind them, some of these without wheel, and others without horses. The loss on the part of the Americans is said to be very small, comparatively. A proclamation was issued by Gen. Herrera, Governor of the city of Mexico, recommending the citizens, tnjn, women and children to collect stones and carrythem to the roofs of their houses, and throw then at the Americans if they entered the city. The correspondent of the Herald and Tribune dated Pensacola, Sept. 'Si, pays that the brij; Osceola, from Vera Cruz, brought late and unfavorable news from Gen. Scott's army i from which it seemed that hostilities were renewed on the 8th inst. Santa Anna and Gen. Scott mutually charging each other with a violation of the armistice, and by the last accounts our troops had possession of two of the principal streels, and had driven the principal part of the Mexican forces on towards the plaza. Our troops suffered greatly from the fire of the enemy from the windows and housetops, and Gen. Worth was badly but not mortally wounded. Our loss eiuce leaving Puebla was 3,000 men. Mr. Trist's proposition for the cession of a portion of California for a consideration of 20 millions of dollars, had been agreed to by the Mexican commis sioners. and another proposition fixinjr the R o Grande as the Texan boundary peremptorily rejected. Pa redes is said to be on the road between Vera Cruz and Mexico, with a large force of guerillas The Sun of the 16: h says, troops have been arriving in great numbers from the Brazos, during the previ ous five or six days, and it was not duubted that in another v eek, there would be from two to tnree thou sand men ready to march into the interior. The above accounts are derived from the Sun of Anahuac of the 10th instant, and verbal coinmuniea tions from the Diamond to the Captain of the Oceola, at the moment of leaving. I have no doubt they may be relied on as essentially correct. The news reached Vera Cruz by Orizaba. from the Dayton Journal, Eitra. Saturday night October 2, 8 o'clock. L.ATC FKO.U THE CITY OP MEXICO. Gen. Scott in possession of half the city and fghlin for the othir half .'The fight terrific 1500 Amer icans kided and wounded uen. ISrato killed Sun ta Anna woundedSanta Anna driven out ! I Tittseurg, Oct. 2 7 f. M. Tne Postmaster General at Washington has this morning received intelligence from the P. M. at New Orleans giving one day's later news frorn the city of Mexico. The news is of the most interesting character, con firming accounts previously received. Gen. Scott, with his army, entered the city of Mexi co on the 8th, as previously reported. The resistance offered bv the Mexicans was of the most ferocious description every inch of ground was disputed. The Americans erected mortar batteries in the streets, and made terrible havoc among the Mexicans After a most terrific contest the Mexicans were driven out of about one half the city, the American re aining possession. The American loss was most deplorable number ing not less than 150 J in killed and wounded. Nothing was known dehnitely ot course in regard to the Mexican loss ; but it said to have been enor mous. Gen. Bravo was killed and Santa Anna wounded The latter withdrew his shattered forces from the city towards Gaudaloupe. When the courier ktt the right was raging with ppalling fury m the other quarters of the city stil remaining in possession of the Mexicans. The reports in regard to General Scott g position were various and contradictory. And great anxiety was felt in regard to it. His small force continually wearing away amid the incessant conflicts in which he has been engaged, induces apprehension even in the midst of his successes. The news of Gen. Worth's being wounded is con firmed. But this account states that his wound 18 dangerous. The Washington Union has late army news. Gen Lane at the head of 2000 men was about to march from Vera Cruz at last accounts for that place. The AVnr New. When the first war news, given 111 this paper, arrived, we were disposed to doubt it. Subsequent intelligence confirms it. Although victory lias e - perched on our standard, it has been dearly won We give the following additional items, being the latest, and wait with painful anxiety further intelli gence. This is dated Petcrsburgh, Va., October 2, 11 P, Mi On the 8th, Gen. Scott attacked King's Mill, in the vicinity of Chapultepeck, and our army.-after a se vere loss of 400 killed and G to 700 wounded, fel back upon Tacubaya. This battl is represented to have been the most blöody that has been fought since the commencement of the .Mexican war. lhe Mexi can account of this battle was, that our troops retreated to Tacubaya, abandoning points previously occupied. The reported loss in retreating is set down at 100 killed and 250 wounded. On the same day our" troops attacked the Mills of El Rey, close to the fortress of Chapultepeck. The Mexicans were repulsed three times, and finally abandoned the Mills, leaving 1000 dead on the field of battle, and carrying ofT 400 dead and 700 wounded. The Americans took Chapultepeck oft the 13th, and in this engagement Gen.- Bravo was killed and Santa Anna wounded. 1 Letters of the 12th report otir victory as rrsost corn-

plete, and our army revelling in the Halls of Monte-

zu ma and Orizaba i Gen. Scott was in the city, and part of the troops 1 entered on the 16th, while the balance remained in ' possession of Chnpultepetk. . Santa Anna led the attack in person, where our troops were repulsed. Bombs were discharged from thapultepeck, which a tlie amn.unTtion wagons of the enemy, in ' the yard of the mill captured by out troops ; four cf which exploded, killing 3U0 Americans; and General Worth is reported to have fallen among them; not ' having been heard from. Geiv. 1'ierce abandoned the i mill. Active hostilities commenced on the 8th and contin ued until the city was taken. Some Mexicans say . . . . . ? Gen. bcott lost l.iUU men; and others one third or one fourth of his whole army. On the 8th of September the notorious Riley and his legion, numbering 70 men. ordered to be hung, were executed in the presence of our army and the enemy. The sentence of the Court Martial was approved by Gen. Scott. General Smith expired on the 12th. Shocking AtT.iir. On Wednesday night last, between the hours of midnight and daylight, some demon in human shape. entered the dwelling of Mr. Rilet Comb, who resides about four miles and a half North East of this place, on what is called the Sage's ferry road, and attempted to murder the inmates of the house. The circumstances as related to us are as follows: Mr. Combs who follows the business of peddling was from home on the night above mentioned and Iiis w ife, a young lady (half sister to Mr. C.) and two small children were the only occupants of the houe. At the hour above alluded to, Mrs. C. awoke up, and finding the door standing open, enquired of the young lady if she had been up and w hy the door was thus left open, and upon the girl slating that she had not been out, Mrs. C. arose, cloied the door and immediately returned to her bed without suspecting any har n. She had however, scarcely returned tu her led ere she heard advancing footsteps, and instantly some person knocked at the door and enquired if Mr. Combs was at home, and upon Mrs. C. answering in the negative, the door was pushed open and the room entered by a man. At tins Mrs. J. sprang out 01 bed mucn alarmed. The wretch uttered the most horrible imprecations against the family, and affirmed that he intended to kill the last 0 le of them, and suiting the action to the words, he aimed a blow at Mrs. C. with a large knife, but fortunately, she succeeded in grasping the arm which held the deadly weapon. She begged him to spare her life, at the same time telling him it be would jermit her to get her dress she would leave him in peaceable possession of the house. In the mean time the young lady hud arose from her bed and was making her escape through a window. Upon seeing this the murderer left Mrs. C. and endeavored to prevent the girl from making her escape. As 6he was passing through the window, he seized her by the a .. 1 i a arm, held her and inflicted a severe wnuna wun u.e knife in her right breast. During this time, Mrs C. had procured her two little children, slipped out of the louse and made her escape to a neighbor s a lew hun d red yards distance. The wounded girl by some means, wrenched her arm from the demon and also succeeded in reaching the house of a neighbor not far off without further injury; The alarm Was immediately given and several men speedily repaired to the louse but the scoundrel had fled not however until he procured a large chest which he supposed contained a considerable amount of money; This he carried some distance into the meadow where he broke it dpen with a rail and tok from it the amount of seven dol lars and fifty cents!!! there being but $3,0U) in it, Mr. C. having fortunately, a day or two previous neposited his money in this tow n. The moon shown and Mrs. Combs immediately recognized the individ ual, and says she will swear to his indentity. lhe man whom she charges with the crime, lives in the neighborhood and has not been seen since. For the present, we deem it prudent to withhold his name from the public, as proper steps are being had to bring the miserable wretch to justice, lhe physician who was called to the girl pronounces her wound a dangerous one and thinks her recovery doubtful. The knife pen etrated the lungs. No doubt this community is infested with a gang of thieves and murderers. Our citizens should be on the "lookout," and always be prepared for emergencies. Saton (ia.) yews, Sept. 2Slli. Antipathies. Amatus Lusitancous relates the case of a monk, who fainted when fie beheld a rofe, and never quitted his cell while that flower was bloom ing. Orfila (a less questionable authority) gives the account of the painter Vincent, who was seized with violent vertigo, and swooned when there were roses in the room. Valtain gies the history of an officer who was thrown into convulsions and lost his senses by having pinks in his chamber. Orfila also relates the instance of a lady, of forty-six years of age, of a hale constitution, who could never be present when a decoction of linseed was preparing without being troubled, in tbe course of a tew minutes, with a general swelling of the face, followed by fainting and a loss of the intellectual faculties, which symptoms continued for four and twenty hours. Montaigue re marks on this subject, that there were men who dread ed an apple more than a cannon ball. Zimmerman tells us of a lady who could not endure the feeling of silk and satin, and shuddered when touching the vel vety skin of a peach ; other ladies cannot bear the feeling of fur. Boyle records a case 01 a man who experienced a natural abhorrence of honey; a young man invariably fainted when the servant swept his room. Hippocrates mentions one Nicanor who swooned whenever he heard a flute; and Sliakspeare has alluded to the strange effect of the bag-pipe. Boyle feil into a syncope w hen he heard the splashing of water; Sea I iger turned pale at the sight" of watercresses; Erasmus experienced febrile symptoms when smelling fish ; the Duke d'Epernon swooned on beholding a leveret, although a hare did not produce the same effect. Tycho Brahe fainted at the sight of a fox; Henry HI, of France, at that of a cat; and Marshal d'AIbret at a pig. The horror that whole families entertain of cheese, is well known. Fishes Tamed bt a Child. In a quarter of the town of Hinjrham known as Rockynook, there is a pond, where a little girl, not six years old, Who resides near the bank, has tamed the fashes to a remarkable degree. She began by throwing crumbs into the ter. Gradually the fishes learnt to distinguish her footsteps and darted to the edge whenever she approached; and now they w ill actually feed out of her hand and allow her to touch her scaly sides. A venerable turtle is among her regular pensioners. The control of Van Amburg over his wild beasts, is not more surprising than that which this little girl has attained over her finny playmates. Visiters have been attracted from a distance of several miles to witness the spectacle she exhibits. The fihe will have nothing to do with any but their tried friend. They will trust no one else, let him come with provender ever so tempting. Even fishes are not so coldblooded but they will recognize the law of kindness, and yield to its all-embracing power. Dostoh Transcript. How Much is a House Power. The ahswef furnished by a scientific American is, that 4-4 a horse poicer is a power Buflicient to raise one hundred and thirty pounds one hundred feet in one minute ;" equal, I conclude, to raising 13,000 pounds one foot per minute. This is widely different from the answer which I collect from Chilton & Thompson's 44 Engineers' Text Book." They remark: 44 there are various opinions as to the power of a horse. According to Smeaton horße will raise 22.11)6 pounds one foot high in a minute. Desaguilliers makes the number 27,500; and Watt makes it still larger, that is, 3 ),0iK). There is reason to believe that even this number is too small, and that we may add nt least 11,000 to it, which gives 44,000 pounds, raised one foot high per minute." Chilton &. Thompson, Who style themselves " practical engineers " then give the dimension of an engine which, they say, would raise 5,423 pounds through the space of 220 feet in erne minute equal to raising 1,194,100 pounds one foot in one minute; furnishing " 52 horses' power, according to Smeaton ; 43 horses' power, according to Desaguillers ; 3G horses' DOWer. according tO Watt ; and 27 horses' 1101 r . , .. ..... Dower according to ir.e usual esumaie. iyai. mi. a Judgment and Sentence Reversed. The Supreme Court, sitting at Pittsburg, have reversed the judgment of sentence of death against George Dunn, convicted of murder, because the prisoner was not prcent at the tfial Bad tho renditios of tho verdict.-

Ot-Femalz Sailor Boy. The sehr. St. Mary, Capt. Black, of Baltimore, with coal, which went ashore ou the Tortugas Reef a .hurt time ago, had a cabin boy of remarkable gol looks and smartness, but as the vessel apiieared to be in danger, ft-ar overpowered every other consideration, and he b!us!iingly confessed herself no boy, but a veritable woman lit breecnes. The captain was more than ever alarmed at thin novel peril, and it is said has exhibited great

remorse ever since, for guiidry thumps and growl bestowed upon her, tne common nerritape or caüin boys. At present she is with a family in this place, and Joanna is a ery modest and really a clever girl. This whim of donning attire not belonging to her. is deemed a high offence by some of the ladies of the Key, whilst others actually commend it as - J . . l j: : gallant feat, betokeuing quite an early disposition to wear the breeches. Tne affair has assumed a serious aspect, and it is believed that the breeches have the majority. The Telegraph among the Turks. A letter from Contantiiiople, in the New York P6t, stales that Dr. Soiith, of South Carolina, chemist and geologist to the Sultan, had procured a complete set of the Magnetic Telegraph apparatus used by Professor Morse, and presented it to his Majesty, the system of Pror. M. was fully explained to the Sultan by Dr. S. and Mr. Hamlin, an 'American missionary, who has charge of a seminary for young men on the banks of the Bosphorus. The Sultan was delighted, and is said to have decreed to Prof. M. a diploma in the Turkish language, and a diamond decoration. It is also stated that he has determined to present to the Professor a sum of money, but of this the correspondent of the Post has some doubt. Advertising; The New Orleans Delta has quite a pithy paragraph on this sul ject. 44 Advertising," says the editor, " is to business what the oil is to the night lamp. Withhold the necessary supply of oil, and the lamp goes out; advertise not liberally, and who you are, or what is your business, i known only to a limited circle--your expenses otherwise continue, your business falls off, yoa break, and your name, which was never seen to an advertisement in the newspapers, now figurus in the list of bankrupts. This is true all true. It is the teaching of the times, and he who will not learn it must never expect, at this period of general activity and rivalry in husiness, to keep up with his advertising iieighoors in the race for patronage and prosperity." Woman's Power. It is related of a certain New England divine, who flourished not many years ago, and whose matrimonial relations are supposed not to have been of the most agreeable kind, that t-ne Sabbath morning, while reading to his congregation the parable of the super, in Luke xiv, in which occurs this passage: "and another 6aid, I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove them, I pray thee t have me excused: and another said, I have married a wife and therefore cannot come," he suddenly paused at the end of his verse, drew off his spectacles, and looking around on his hearers, said with emphasis, "the fact is, my bretl ren, one woman can draw a man further from the kingdom of heaven than five yoke if oxen." A Queer Ckittek. While Raymond and Waring's caravan was being exhibited in the West, a gawky, long-legged Jonathan from the country, who had never "seen the elephant," either literally or metaphorically, was stalking along carelessly ill the pavilion, alternately 6tarn.g at the caged animals, and cramming a sheet of gingerbread into hi month, when suddenly he came bump against Columbus. "Thunder and spikes!" exclaimed he, staggering backwards about twenty paces, while his eyes stuck out like letters on a sign What darned crilUr with two tails hate we got here J" Quite a Scene. We were told of an interesting fcene witnessed at the Criminal Court yesterday. A l.idy was in Court as a witness she ran her eye over the jury it rested for a moment upon a juror; she sprang forward, clasped her arms around his neck, kissed him passionately and rried, "My father, my father my father." It wa with much difficulty that the juror released himself from her embrace, and w ith still more that he convinced her he was not her father. The lady has for years been separated from her parent, and seeing this gentleman, who bears a striking resemblance to him, she really believed him to be her father, and hence her conduct. St. Louis Union. All Alike. The keeper of the New York city Trisen found himself not a little troubled while the seven junk celestials were Under his charge. Their comrades from the junk would visit them in numbers, and there was so much sameness ih their countenances, that it was impossible for him to tell which were the prisoners. He took the safe course, howtvefi of locking the cell door when all had come out but seven ; but for his life he -ould not tell whether the seven kept in were the offenders. Offer to the Pope. The New York Tribune says that number of bur countrymen tendered their services to the Pope to raise, companies in defence of his territories, lately, if not now, threatened by the troops of Austria. His Holiness declining, under present circumstances, to grant commissions for the purpose, left room for the belief that, if hereafter a more urgent exigency should press upon him, he would not refuse the sympathy and assistance so early and eagerly tendered him. Doubted. A Gem. Among the toasts given at a celebration of the 4th of July, we fiud the following : "America Like the Roman virgin, she has pressed her full breasts to her famishing parent's lips." A very pretty idea, no doubt ; but we presume the author had allusion to the "Grecian daughter," the young Greek matron, who preserved her father's life by bestowing on him the natural food of her infant. It seems a little strange that a Roman tirgin ßhould have performed that duty. A Mammoth Cheese. The Buffalo, N. Y., Express, of a lale date, says: The schooner Bennington is now discharging upon our wharves a freight of over three thousand boxes of cheese, from Ashtabula county, Ohio. Among the lot, we saw one alone, from the dairy of Mr. J. Stone, of the town of Mor gan, whkh weighs five hundred and seventy-four pounds ! This, however, was somewhat above the average size of the lot. A Good Joke. A private letter from London tells at tale at the expense of the lady cf our Minister that is rather good. It is said she 'made a purchase of a shawl, and wore it home, leaving the old one to be sent. She 6oon paraded up Regent street, at high noon, the observed of all. Much to her surprise, upon her arrival home her dressing maid saw upon her shoulder a ticket pinned to the shawl, reading, "Very cliaste for 40 shillings." Buffalo, Sept. 13, 3 P. M. An attempt wa made to asKnss.nate Mr. Jewett, of the Buffalo Commercial Adverlier, this morning, by Midshipman loiiorK, 01 the U. S. steatner Michigan, caused by an article published on Saturd ay. Two balls fro n a pistol were lodged in his wallet on his thigh,-which no doubt w nsr the'saving of his life. Mr. Pollock is in prison. ODtiring the passage of the Swatara, that arrived list week at Pinhdelphia, with 230 Irish emigrants, there were 22 births.iG?S Jutie 19 Tins day I paid all my debts to' a farthing. Oh! blessed day. John Erelyn's Diary. Married by Thomas Morrow, Eq., on the 20th day of September, 1847, John P. Martindale, to Miss Mary Jane Johnson, Daughter nf Mr. Jesse' and Jane Johnson, of this County. SALE OP IY,NI I5Y C'OM.TIl'C'l M:it. TY virtu Of a dwr.-e of the Marion Circuit Court, at it May I term. A. V. IM4, trM un.tervijneJ Comiui-wioner u pointed lor thai pnrpote by'M Court, "will oa f-atur.lav Uie elertnih day of IferrmtM-r next, betwrcn the honnof S o'clock A. M. and i o'ekv It P. M.at the court l ouse door in fii.tiatiapoli-1, exjxwe lor lr lo ha hiebest biilder. the following dcscri'd piece, fared or lot of land,to wit : the wrt half of th outh weal qurt-r of at etion twrntyIX (06.) tow nhip lifte. a (lö) north, rauc ihr re (?) ccpt twent-five acrM ort" the wert Je, alon the we line, b,-in ellthat art of Mid tract, lyint; on ti e wrst ide of the Central Canal, or .o'miicli thereof a shall le neceasaiy for the purpo, stall Us " fr the payment ol two hin.lret and four dollars (twins ...ouot due on 10th dar of WiV. 14-4.) and I interest and costs : amd land . . , mort.neej u, tie state oi bavins t een morteneed lo tie State of Indiana, l.y John Kit. hi now der rased, to secures loan of $ loll, from the SirAit.f Fund, and forfeited for a failure to pay tne Iniereet tli-re.n. In. interest and costs, $i9 SO. J- B. M.CHKs.NEV. mdiaimpolüi, Sept. SO, 147. ttt-t 11 Dec. Cotr,nüsioiier. lVL.4T'I. 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