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THE WAR. MEXICAN ORDER, For forming - Guerilla. Frontier Brigade op Cavalry, Camp in Sau August in, April 4. j I ibis day send to the Adjutant Inspector of the National Guards the following instruc tions. I team, with the greatest indignation, that the Americans have commit'ed a most horrible massacre at the rancho of the Guadalupe. They made prisoners, in their own houses and by the side of their families, twenty fire peacea ble men and immediately shot theoi. To re pel this class o( warfare, which is not war but atrocity in all its fury, there is no other course left us thin retaliation; and in order to pursue this method, rendered imperative bjr lb fatal circumstance above mentioned, you will im mediately declare martiallaw, with understand ing that eight days, after the publication of the same, every individual who has not laken uparms (being capable of so doing) shall be coniidered a traitor and instantly shot. Martial low being in force, you are bound to give no quarters to any American whom you may meet or who may preert himself fo you, even though he be without arms. Yu are also directed to publish this to all the towns in this State, forcibly impressing them wuh the severe puafehment that shall be inflicted for the least omission of this order. We have arrived at that state in which our country require the greateM sacrifices; her sons fchould glory in nothing but to become soldiers, and as brave Mexicans to meet the crisis. Therefore, if the army of invasion coutiuues, and our people remaiu in the towns which they have molested, they deserve not one ray of sympathy; nor should any one ever cease to make war upon them. Yoirwill send a copy of this to each of your subordina tes, and they are authorized to proceed against tbe chiefs rf their squadrons or against their colonels or any, other, even against me, for any infraction of this order iho only mode cf salvation left. The enemy wages war against us and even against those peaceable citizens who, actuated by improper impulses, deji'e to remain quiet in their houses. Even these thev kill, without nuarter: and this is j m B the greatest favor they may expect from them. The only alternative left ns, under these cir cumstances, U retaliation, which is the strong right of tho ffeDded against the offending. To carry this iuto effect attach yourself to the authorities. Your failing to da this will be considered a crime of the greatest magnitude. All the officers of the troops are directed to assUt you in carrying out this order, and it is distinctly understood there shall be no excep tions. Neither the clergy, military citizens nor other peisou shall enjoy the privilege of remaiuing peaceably at their homes. The wholoofthe corporation shall turn out with the citizens, leaving solely e authority of the town one of the members who is' over the age of six ty years; at the same time, if all of the mem bers are capable ol bearing arms, then none shall be excepted; leaving to act some one who is incapable of military service. You yourself mut be an example to others, by cnnforiniuc to thi requisition. And I seud this to you for publication, and chargo you to see it executed in every particular, and com municate it also to the commanders of the Fnuadrons in your city, who will aid you in curryitig into effect these instructions; and in fart you are directed to do all and every thing which your patriotism rnay prompt. God and Liberty ! ANTONIO CAN ALES. A letter from the city of Mexico to the editoi of the Fiench Journal in New York, says that only ten men had enlisted ; and similar efforts made by another General was still more unsuccessful, for he obtained noue. From trie N. O. Ficayune, May 9. THE AMERICAN STAR. The advanced division of the American army entered the city of Jalapa on the 10th of April, and during the following days the remainder of the forces came up. Before the week ended, a regular out-and-out Ame rican paper was established there, and on the 25th the first number was issued, abound in? in interesting and important intelligence- The paper Is owned by the enterprising pub lishers of the "Vera Cruz Eagle Messrs. Jewell, Peoples, and Barnard. It would K6cm, from the first article under the edito rial head, that our adventurous cntempora ries have adopted the military naaxim of for aging on the enemy,,' as the types, presses, and material of the "Star" were part and parcel of a Jalapa paper which, whilom, be labored the 4Yankee3" with grandiloquent objurgation. The following observations upon the "rank and file will awakeri an echo in many bosoms : The rase asd file. With what pride must every American reviewlhe conduct and bearing of tbe rank and file of our army in battle. They go to work with heart and soul in the cause, and each private works lor and exult in the glory of our arms as if he were the commander-in chief, and the responsibility of the action rested upon his shoulders. In the late fight this feeling was indulged in to au unusual degree, and the manner in which they stormed and carried the principal height- opposed as they were by men apparently as determined asthem selvea deserves the thanks and gatttude of the whole American nation. It is said that the strength of our army lies in the fact that every man is a hero, anj every one capable of being a commander. Thi? is true ; they are all heroes, because they are all actuated by the same proud feeling- that of seeing their arms victorious or freely shedding their blood in the "at tempt. The rank and file, as we a id be fore, deserve the gratitude of the nation, and we would fain - see them mentioned amonf the more fortunate of the army." From the N.O. Tims, May. 15. TA M PICO, (Mexico,) May 6. The new Customhouse regulations for tbe Mexican ports went into- operation here on the 1st instant. Mr Chase, husband of the celebrated Mrs Ann Chase, has been appoint ed Collector ; Major Dashill, Receiver of Monies ; and Captain Carr, Storekeeper. There is' a great field open here and in other Mexican ports, now in possession of the Americans, for office seekers, and I think that President Polk hs now a fine opportu nity to rid himself of some of those who hang about the White House. Another arrest was made here a few days ago in the Alcade line. The Alcade and Councilman of the town of Altamira, situated on the San Luis Potosi road, about tweuty one miles from this place, have been engag ed for sometime past, in preventing traders and cattle from coming into this place. These facts were .laid before Col. Gates, who immediately despatched Captain Wyse with a detachment of troops to arrest him. The Captain caught the gentlemen and they are now in confinement. Capt. Aiken, of Company I, Louisiana Volunteers is now beiug tried by, Court Martial, on some sixteen charges. Colonel Marks, Captains Freeland and Cole, and Lieut. Ogier, of the Louisiana Regiment, have been ordered, to your city on recruiting service, so that when the campaign opens after the rainy season, we may have a full and effective regiment. The health of the city i good, weather very warm, and business brisk in the Quar ter masters Department. Yours, X. From the Charleston Mercurv, Mny 24. LATER FROM MEXICO. The Steamer Fashion reached New Or leans on the morning of the 18th in 4J day3 from Vera Cruz, The news i comparative ly unimpotant, though the details are very voluminous. We make such selections from our exchanges as we deem most inter esting. General Orders, No. 128. Headquarters of the army, Jalapa, April 30 1. The division of the army, in this neigh borhood, will be held in readiness to advance soon after the arrival of trains now coming up from Vera Cruz. 2. The route and the time for commencing the march, will be given at general Headquar ter. 3. Maj. Gen. Partterson, after designating n regiment of volunteers as part of the garri son to hold this place, will put his brigades successively iu march, with an interval of 24 hours between them. 4. Brig. Gen. Twiggs division will fol low the movement, alo by brigades. 5. Each brigade, whether of regulars or volunteers, will bo escorting such part of the general supply train of the army, as the chiefs of the geueral staff" may have ready to send forward. 6. Everv man of the division will hike two days subsistence in his havresao. This will be the general rule for all marches when a greater number of rations is not specially mentioned.. 7. As the season is near when the army may no longer expect to derive supplies from Vera Cruz, it must begin to look, exclusively, to the resources of the country. 8. Those resource, far from being over abundant, near the Hue of operarinus, would soon fail to support both the army and the population, unle they be gathered in, with iut uastp, and reguhnly issued by quaite' master. and commissaries. 9. Hence they must be paid for, or the pen pie will ui'hhold, couceal or destroy them. Tho people, moreover, imt be conciliated, soo'.hed, or well treated by every officer and man of this army, and by il.-i followers. 10. Accordingly, whoever maltreats un offending Mexicans; takes, without pay; o wantonly destroys their property, of any kind whatsoever, will poltn the war, waste th meat), present and future of subsisting oui own men and animals as they successively advauce iuto the interior, or return to our wn ler depot; and no army can possibly drag after it; to any considerable distance no matter what the season of the year the heavy ar ticles of bread-stuff, meat and forage. 11. Those, therefore, who rob, plunder or destroy tho houses, fence.-, cattle, poultry, grain, fit-Ids, gardens, or property c.f any kind, along the line of our operations, are plainly the enemies ot this army, lne -e ueral-in-Chief would infinitely prefer that the few who commit such outrages, should desert at once, and fight agaiust us. Then it would be easy to shoot them down, or to capture and hang them. 12. Will the body of intelligent, gallant and honorable men who compose this army, toler ate the lew miscreants who perpetrate such crimes ? Again, the General-iu-Chief con fidently hopes not. Iet the guiliy be seized and brought to condigu punishment, or the gorid mu-t suffer the consequence, in sup plies and loss of character, of crimes uot their own. 13.sTo prevent straggling and marauding. the roll of every company of the army will be Called at every halt, by, or under the eye of an officer. Iu camps and in quarters theie must be at least ihiee such roll calls da il v. Besides, stragglers, on marches, will certainly be murdered or captured by rancheros. 14. The waste of ammunition by neglect and idle or criminal firing, is a most serious evil in this army,- All officers are specially charged to see that not a cartridge be lost from the want ol care, or fired except by or der; or otherwise fifty wagons of amuuition would not suffice for the campaign, and it is difficult to find ten. Let every man remem ber that it is unsafe to meet the enemy with out foitv rounds in his catiidgo box. 15. Every regiment that leaves wounded or sick men in hospital, will take care to leave a number of attendants, according to tbe re quisition of the principal surgeon of tbe hos pital. The men the least able to march will be selected as attendants. This rule is gen eral. By command of Major General Scott : -H. L. SCOTT, A. A. A. G. . , From the Jalapa American Star, May 6. Gen. Quitman's appointment, we learned yesterday give, very general satisfaction to the army. e heard many officers and sold dier, ourselves, .peak in warm terms of the GeneraU s promotion. . The -Twtlve Month Volunteer. -Vomx regiments of tbe above troops will leave here to-day for Vera Cruz, and although w- could wi-hthat tbe boys would stay end see the affair through, we cannot blame them for wish ing to see those dear friends at home, who fur twelve long months have been estranged from them.' Many of those who now leave us, have been prominent actors in every fight since May. last, and they will take from here tbe thanks of tbe army for the service they have rendered. Correspond ence of the commercial Time. VERA CRUZ, May 7, 1847. A train is to leave this city to-morrow, which would be well worth a large esc for Santa Anna to cut off. It is immensely large and valuable, consisting of about four hundred wagons, loaded with' supplies of all kinds, including over half a million of dol lars, and a large number of pack mules near or quite one thousand. The escort will consist of about one thousand soldiers, about one-half of which are Dragoons,, sent down by General Scott. It is quite proba ble that Santa Anna has intelligence of the preparation, and importance of train, and it is not improbable that he will endeavor to intercept it, and it is hoped that Gen. Scott will send a large reinforcement for the escort, so as to ensure its perfect safety. Such a capture would about pay the Mexicans for all their losses siuce the commencement of the war. '""'" Mr N. P. Trist the celebraled--arrived yesterday with despatches for General Scott and Commodore i'erry. The Commodore came opto day. and held long conversations with Mr T. evidently very confidential, and often in a tone of voice and with a manner which indicated communications and senti ment of no ordinary importance. Mr Trist is the morrow to meet Ceii. Scott, and will doubtless give him ample instructions for the effectual prosecution of the war. May 8 The Jalapa stage came in this morning, without having met any visible dan gers on the road ; a fact which gives some more confidencejto travellers. No news of importance is brought by the passengers. I am, very respectfully and hurriedly Yours, INDICATOR. Correspondence of the Delta- Jalapa, May 6, 1847 7 p. m. .Last night, a man who had been sent from this army, on a secret mission, returned, hav ing left the city of Mexico, on the 2d. He reports 2L00 soldiers in the city of Mexico, and, none this side, save a company of Lan cers, who have been detailed to keep the barracks iu Puebla'neat and clean until our troops arrive there. This man of ours was imprisoned four days in the city ; but return ed here with a passport from the Minister of War. He says there will be no fighting at or on this side of Mexico. The command of Gen. Quitman will leave here in direction of Puebla to-morrow. He will leave a regiment of New Yorkers at Pe rote, in the Castle, and joining- with Gen. Vorth, proceed. on to Pueblu, to which point in ten or twelve days, Gen. Scott will lepair with his headquarters ; and then the road s not lonir to thooe Halls we have heard so much of. CllAPARff Al. Vera Crcz, May 8, 1847 6 a. m. Gen. Anaya is now he Acting President of Mexico. One of the followers of the army, Gal lagher, started from Jalapa, for this place, about seven days ago, and - when he reached Paso de Avaja, was surrounded by a compa ny of lancers and taken prisoner. He was escorted to Oriziba, where Santa Anna was-. Gallagher speaks Spanish well, and by some means got off. He says that Santa Anna had about 4000 men with him and that the number was daily increasing. Santa Anna says publicly he intends to op pose the advance of our troops upon Puebla, but it is well known that his object is to prey upon our rear. He is aware that a train will leave here to-day, taking nearly a mil lion of dollars to Jalapa, and he is determin ed to make an effort to capture it. Editorial Correspondence of the Picayune. Jalata, Mexico, May II, 1847. Intelligent Spaniards here, men who have ample means of information, tell me that matters at the city of Mexico are daily get ting worse and worse all is 3narchy and confusion. It cannot well be otherwise. Confidence is all gone, hope has vanished, and in their place poverty and despair reiuii supreme. Gen. Worth will probably enter the rich and populous city of Puebla on Friday next, Gen. Quitman accompanying" him. No one anticipates opposition, but on the contrary it is said that the larger and better portion of the inhabitant are growing more and more anxious for the entrance of the Ameri cans, for the protection they will afford. them against the hordes of ladrones and leperos which have always infested that city. We hear nothing of the guerrillas of late they are probably confining thetnstlves to rob bing their own countrymen. Gen. Quitman's appointment as Major General meets with the full approval of the army. The wound of Gen. Shields, which every one at first thought would prove mor tal beyond doubt, continues to improve, and the hopes of his recovery are stronger than ever. From the Vera Crni Eagle of May 15. The Weather at this place has been very warm for some days past, the thermometer averaging 95 at oneo,clock iu the afternoons. The city being built and paved with such a large proportion of lime, reflects the rays of .i . - . . . me sun in a most intolerable degree. Maj. Geu. Patterson arrived iu this city from Jalapa, on Saturday last, accompanied by the Tennessee cavalry. Since then the 1st and 2d Tenuessee infantry, the 3d 4th Illinois, the Georgia and Alabam regiments of Infantry, and one independent comoanv of Kentucky volunteer, have arrived, all of whom bad enlisted for twelve months, which time has nearly expired. A great number of them embatked on Monday and Tuesday; (yesterday,) and will all soon set foot again j upon their own native land. Geo. Patterson accompanies tbem to the U States, .will return we learo, to share in the perils and the glories yet to be encountered. This gallant General deserves more gratitude per bap, than any other commander who baa been in the service during the present war. He has been a cripple for several months; most of which. time, his only means of getting about, was by the aid of crutches. During the fiercest of the bombardment of this city he was busy hobbling about from one point to another, closely observing, giving, direc tions where it was necessary, and performing all tbe duties appertaining to his office, with s. much despatch as if attending to the corn-' monet affairs of hie. ? From the N. O.'Picayane, May 1 9. . LATER FROM VERA CRUZ. The steamship Mary Kiugsland, Capt. Davis; arrived yesterday afternoon from Yera Cruz, having made n very fi ie ran. She left there the evening of Thursday, the 13th inst., ooe day after the Fashion. She brought over seven companies of the 3d Illinois Volunteers. The other three, companies of this regiment sailed from Vera Cruz on the bi ig Billow the morning of the 13th. The news f orn tbe army above is no later by this arrival than we have already; received; from Vera Ciuz we have gathered a lew items of interest. In this connection we may mention that the arrival of the Mary Kingland at Vera Cruz, wiih . Capt. Walker's command on boaid, excited great pleasure. The volun teers are leaving so rapidly that it was grate ful to the American iu Vera Ciuz to see the tide turning. FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO. By the way of Vora Cruz we are in pos session of papers from the ciiy of Mexico' to the 1st inst , three days later than those j previously received. Upon the most cursory perusal of our files, the impression made confirms all that we have before said of the wide spread and deep seat ed hostility of the Mexican race, embit'ered immeasurably by the loss of the battlo of Cerro Gordo. We can only discover that there i- any peace par:y whatever by the fierce den unciations of nil who talk of peace, made by the organs of the other pailies. Peace has no organ iu Mexico. We turn to other mat'ers. Great numbers of families have left Puebl.ivand a great num ber of robber iea have been committed boih within aud without the city. On the lt of May President Anaya de clared the city of Mexico iu a state of siege equivalent to declaring martial law. Tbe reason a.si;jHcd in the preamble of the decree is the necessity of providing fr the defence of the capital, and the common defence of the n itioii by re.strainiug the progreus-of the ene my. ... Families are leaving the city of Mexico and taking refuse iu toe large lowus of the vicinity. Tbe city of Mexico m overrun with dis organized soldiery. They consist iu pmt of those who fled from Cerro Godo, and in pail of those who surrendered atVeia Cruz. They make such reports of American prowess in the capital that the Government, for thi avow ed reaou, has ordered them all nut of (In city. L A T EST F il O iVl M A TAMOROS. By the arrival of tho sch-.ner Aleyona, Brazos St. Jago, yesterday, which place she left on the 11th inst., we have the Mataiooros Flag of ihe 8th of May, fom whiih we copy the following item : An express for Gen. Taylor. -from Gen. Scott, passed through Mutumoros on the 9th inst. Upwards of fourteen hundred troop- ae now collected, at the Camp uf Instruction, near Palo Alto. Gen. Cushiug met with an accident of a very serious nature on the evening of the 6:h inst Accompanied by a lady, he n takiu a walk through the street after nightfall, and in ffoinff out of the Plaza at the Southeast corner, there th street is fortified so ns to leave only a foot path, exceeding lo feet side for egress, he "placed his foot upon a loose bi ick which gave way and precipitated hiui into the ditch, breaking the bouenfhi left leg, just above Iho ancle. DC-48 recruits for Capt. Clark's company left Lincolnton for Raleigh on the 13:h of May. They wrre recruiter! by I,t. Hoke. A Noble Act. It is well known that the late heroic Col. Yell, of Arkansas, and the President, were warm personal as well as political friends. A letter from Washington slates that "Ihe last letter which the brave soldier is supposed to F)3ve written was to Col- Polk, directing the advance of Col Yell's pay due to his family. He was) poor, and his family were dependent upon him. He had a young lad at Georgetown College, and we learn this evening that the President has adopted this boy, and will educate him and regard him as his ow.n son ; and that he will see to the comfort of the family.' ' PROOF! PROOF ! PROOF ! Revv J. L.. Turner, Protestant Methodist Minister, &ays, in a letter lo Dr. Jayne, dated Albion, Erie county, Pennsylvania, Oct. 2th. 1846. Mrs. Tur ner baa been afflicted w ith Dyspepsia and Sick Headache for about five years, which continued to grow more severe. It is my opinion -that one turn of it would have closed her mortal career. She took four bottles of your Wimitu-e, and oni box of Sanative Pit fa, and by the blessing of God accompanying the means, she is cured of her afflic tion. Yours, J. L. TURNER. Lancer, uiseaeesot tbe Skin or, Seine, of P..1mo nary Consumption, emanate from one and tho same cause, which is a poisonous principle inhe rent in the hnman system. Therefore, an less this principle pan be d stroyed, no radical cure car. b effected; cure mast of nec-sity follows t Thi s, therefore, is tbe reaton why Jane's Alterative ia so universally successful in removing so roaoy malig nant diseases. It destroys tbe vfros or principla from which those diteanes have their ori?ii. . Prepared only by Dr Jayne, Philadelphia . and sold on agency by S. J. Hi dale. Scrofula and Scrofulous 5wemrs. Scro fa! in all its multiplied forms, whethi r in thatof King's Evil Enlargement of the Gland, ot Boms, Goitre, White Swelling ChMnio P h..,.- For the Carolinian. METEOR. ( Mr Bayne : Perhaps it would be interest ing to those of your readers who were not eye witnesses of this singular phenomenon, to give a brief description of it, as ii appeared to us from a very favorable aituation. . Notwithstanding the phenomenon of shoot, ing stars, as it is called, is of common occur rence in all parts of the earth; still the appear ance of a fire-ball of such vivid brightness and fearful explosion is as unusual, as it waa truly grand and imposing. It was about 1 1 o'clock on the evening of the 25th inst., that our attention was arrested by tbe sudden il lumination of the entire street in which we were walking, giving to the most minute ob ject a startling brilliancy. The noise which accompanied the light, seemed to us as if some spirit band was beariug rapidly over our head a ball f fire. Oar eye being turned toward the south-east we very soon marked the fiery arrow as it sped its way athwart Ihe heavens. It appeared lq; start about 45 degrees above the horizon, at which point for some distance a'ound,the sky was illuminated with a diffused and lambent light. Its path was in a north west direction, aud when reaching the zeuiih, the flame seemed suddenly extinguished, or rather so much?3imiuisbed as to . mark for some distance a -phosphoric line as if by a point. Having described nn arc of about 90 degrees, it exploded with considerable noise, scattering the fragment! iu eveiy direction, resembling very much the slurs which fall Pom a Rocket. The coruscation when we first beheld it, was truly and fearfully graud ; and the-phosphoric Hue was one of peculiar beau ty. The fragments tell but a short distance before they disappeaed, which lead us to adopt the theory that Ihe Meteor was consti tuted of very light and cocnbut ihle material, as it exhibited the actual phtuiomeuou of corn bullion, being consumed or converted into smoke w ith intense liyht ; and the tenuity of thi Mjbstance composing it, U inferred from the fact that it was stopped by the resistance of the air. Had the quantity of matter beeu con siderable, with such velocity, it would have had sufficient momentum to dash it upon the earth ; where the mont disastrous ornseqMeu ces mijiht have followed. Various hypothesis have been p opoted to account for such wonderful phenomena. The agents of electricity, magnetism, and pV. pborelt-'d hydrogen, have all t een riotr,,,t(d but were we to give liceuse ! the imagina rion, always brought into activity by contem plating rernaikable phenomena and were we ihos to follow the Miiuo-i'ies id fancy through uufreqiieufed solitude, marked only by the tiai-k of fiery jlibes,we mijjht well pause, aud in tho dt li ioiii of extended thought, denj the reality !' co-poieal bodies, aud our existence, and, with Hume, resolve every thing tangible into a delusive dream, aud finally become confirmed philosophical maniacs ! ll is enough for us to know that every de purl moot of nature, iu its rno-t simple as well as complicated relation's, governed by n se ries of uniform and fixed law. 'I hose laws, however, in their varied ma nifesfal iotr, are often beyond the profoundext deaths of human philosophy. . But because id" our inability to give satisfactory explanation, we ne not o deny the ideutv of the vauae of ordinary and extrnoidiuaiy phenomena ; indeed we cannot trace to its final cause the mo-t iiple opera- lion in nature. We may correctly explaiu geueral properties aud habitudes, but iu at tempting to elucidate the essence of matter iu origin ,r destination, except by reference to the power of Omnipotence, total discom fit ire is the result. K. A PRETTY PIC TURK! THE DISCUSSION IN RALEIGH. In our last number we gave a brief no tice of the discussion in this place on Mon day the 17th instant, and it becomes our du ty this week, as the friend of the nominee and as the chronicler of passing events, to make some allusion to what occurred on I'uesday, the succeeding day. On Tuesday the discussion was opened by Henry I Toole Esq. of Edgcomb County, who delivered the most violent speech we ever heard in any campaign or on any occa sion. After taking to himself no small de cree of credit for his labors in I8t0 as Edi tor of the Standard, and for 4iis services as Elector in 1344, he proceeded to denounce the primary Meetings of the Democracy and the Navhville Convention iu the sir on"--est term?. Mr Toole attacked Gen. .Daniel on ac count of his vote in favor of the Proviso in troduced by the Hon. .lacob Thompson, nod proposed to be attached, to the Resolution of thank lo General Taylor for his brilliant operations at Monterey; and in the course of his remarks on this subject lie aid, that the right hand of Jacob Tliompgon should be scorched in the hottest fire hell tvtr kindled! A storm of Whig applause. This expres sion reminded u forcibly of a famous, scene which occurred in this City in IS39 br '40. In a Whig State Convention, Mr Rayner, who had bet'H elected to Congress, was pres ent, and Col. Long of Halifax who had not. was making a speech, in which, if we re member correctly, he talked of the justice and propriety of having the ears of Levi AVood bury hailed to a pillory; and rhen, gathering all of the orator, and a considera ble quantity of the tragic actor into his voice and manner, he rushed towards tbe gentle man from Hertford and said: Rayner, you will be there impeach him impeach him do it ! I say, doit!" Here the whiggies also applauded as only they kno w how to applaud. .Standard. MeW ! An Ohio papor announces the marriage of Mr J. B. Kittou, t Miss Eliza v tt-:.. C f . l uaoo iviiiou. owr- A 'sailor on board the schooner Pauline, by the name of Darling, was placed under ar rest last Tuesday, on suspicion of enticing a negro slave on board the vessel and secret ing him, in order to carry him to a free state. Darling was committed lo prison to await further examination.' Ve understand that he lately ran away from Wilmington. VtK. ing but circumstantial evidence has as yet CONQUERING A PEACE. The N O -Picayune says, it is the opinion of officers just returned from Mexico, amonjr whom the name of Gen. Patterson is men tioned, that the probability of conquering a peace upon the plan of warfare hitherto pur sued is slender indeed. It is thought by them that an army of forty thousand, rank and file, should be in the field ; that csptur ed cities should be put under the jurisdiction of American citizens; that the revenues of the State should be seized to defray the ex penses of the war ; that all the resources pertaining to the Government should be held as the spoils of war ; and .bat the mili tary authority set up by the United' States army should exercise all the powers of taxa tion and legislation belonging to the civil administration of the country. This plan, adds the Picayune, embraces the idea of actual conquest and absolute jurisdiction, and is deemed the only feasible one of bring ing the war to a close. he opinion "ia becoming more general that IheUnitedSiates may conquer Mexico ; but a peacenever." Captain Hughes has returned from the camp With the highest opinion of the gal lantry and enthusiasm of our troops. The feats which he saw them perform in the field are indicative of the highest, courage. The exertions which they made lo drag their heavy pieces of artillery up the most difficult steeps, and plant them on the heights, and silence the cannon of the enemy, are aston ishing. On all occasions they exhibited the best spirit. They met death with equa nimity, snd bore their wounds with the jreatest philosophy aud even gaiety of tem per. Captain Hughes relates, that as he was approaching our hospital, he met three private. of the mounted rifles, who had just hail their arms amputated, and were quietly walking along whiritleint: nd chattering as if nothing had happened. Capt. Stevens T Mason, a gallant Virginian, the son of the lamented Gen Mason, who fell in a duel some years ago, had his leg carried oirby a cannon ball. Shortly H'ier undergoing am putation, this brave officer received his friends with great cheerfulness ami indulged in many lively jest.s over his mishap."' Union SUSPICIOUS VESSEL. The. following "report was handed us by Captain Watson of the brig Adela, from Cardenas, he having obtained it from Capt. McKiulay of the British brig Esquimaux, from Cienfneiros for the Clyde : 'We left Cit nfugos on the 27th April in company with an American schooner ; same afternoon nw a sail to windward, which soon bore down towards us.. When within proper distance I signalized with Marryatt's signal, to which she returned no answer, eitherwith signals or national flag. Slie was a clipper built topsail schooner; painted nil black, having a boat on each quarter. Be ing a Suspicious looking craft I judged it prudent to acquaint my companion of my suspicions. 1 ran up my ensign w'-U an overhand knot, to give him warning he being close in with the mouth of the harbor he soon took my warning and ran into Cienfuegos again. April 28, in the morning, the schooner ran chute under our tilero, -probably to read our name ; 1 tlnn signalized him again, to which be returned no answer. When, apparently satisfied with hi examin ation, he passed to leeward, hauled a cms our lore-loot as if we had been at anchor, although my vesel is a very fast sailer lVly conviction is that she is a Mexican Piiva teer. ifthere issticha thing afloat." Chatltt lon Kt'tninz JYews. Vessel Picked up at Sea. Capt. Wade of the steamer Gov. Dudley, Mates lhat while crossing Cape Fear Bar yesterday, he spoke the Br. brio; Young Queen, about 300 tons burthen, iu ballast, goin; in. The brig waa in charge of the schr. May, hav ing fallen in with her on the 13th inst., about 15 miles North of Cape Lookout. She had beeu abandoned, with her sails hanging louse, and three feet water in her hold. No papers from which any informa tion concerning her destination was ' to be derived, could be found on board. Charles ton Evening JVetcs. Creditable. As Gen.- Morales and staff, accompanied by a small party of. lancers, were leaving the town of Vera Cruz, after, the capitulation, a parly of the U. S. soldiers from General Twiggs' division of regulars, who were engaged in loading provisions from a biig on shore near Ihe town, left their wotk and crowded m the road to see the cavalcade pass. As soon, however, a they discovered lhat one of the party, though one of the enemy, was s'ill an officer of high rank in the Alexican service, our rtn imme diately brought themselves to an attention, and gave him the salute du hi rank. It was acknowledged by the General uncover ing his head as lie rode by them. When it is remembered that thi.s ivas done not by iho order of a superior, but the prompting of each individual's proper feeling, it speaks well for the rank and file of our army. Famine in Maryland. Yea, strange as it may appear, no inconsiderable destitution exists among the poor of Prince George's County, Maryland. fhe Marlboro1 Gazette stales lhat a clergyman iu the lower pan of the couuty, has Iteen taking collect i.nis for be purpose of buying corn for the suffering poor iu his parish The Huston Mercantile Journal ol .VI arch lo, 1846; give the following notice of the most popular remedy ot the day: WILD CHERRY BALSAM. We sprak in praise of Wittar's Balsam of Wild Cherry, b cause we believe from oar own know ledge of the article that it is one of best in the mar ket for the complaints for whit b it is recommended. This medicine, coming from such a rtrspecfabijo source, and arffii!lv nrenarpd hv an exDCrienced 'and skilful physician, is received by tbe public with confidence. Its efficacy has been proveC'in """ obdurate esses of disease, and, its tame has rapidly extended. It has been extensively used in fvery part of the country, particularly in tha Middle and Northern Slates; and strong testimony from in tellisentsnd highly respectable persons, has been adduced in favor efits merits as a remedy for colds an coughs, affections of the chest, diseased hver None'sanSne' unless' signed I. BUTTS on the wrapper. Sold on Agency by S. J. Hinsdale.
The North Carolinian (Wilson, N.C.)
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