North Carolina Newspapers

i M. LL J- 'i'ilE CHRONICLE. XTCDXCSDIT, Jr.E22nl. ISJT. 7rtr PRESIBEXT, ZACHARY TAYLOR. &aJUUt' in;ig, -The firnt general meeting fif thl Stockholder is th WlUfMftTOR A5B Mill CBtsna Rail Road Coxr&xT in to be holden to ds y at Mirwn Court Hoc', 8. C. : Then wa meeting of U "Wilmin jto Stockholder it the Ma mui HH In tw ia PridV evening last, to ascertain who " would attend at Marion, that they . might accredited to act for th whole.; The fol lowing gentlemen signifies! their willingness to go, aikl Ibey were accordingly appointed delegate. . Gov. . B. Dudley, Gen. Alex. McRas, O. C. Parsley, Henry Natt, William A. Wright., Win. A. William, Edward D. Hall,. G. J. McRee, David ' FW Wnu Hill. - iTrBTiJdJrtn.Vi cm the concluding poT If. tl.H La mI tViaa aj)4rM aultatjul ttiai nt-an. aUIa IlaUl Ml IWtll vii,w uavwn fereoc for any particular individual aa a candidate for the next Presidency, hatha haa authorized as to aay that he ia decidedly in favor of Gen. Zachabt TaTtoa'e tlevation to the Chief Magistracy. -, ; -.!v. n . hi ' i' V Gen. McKay Candidate. The Journal haa been anthorixed to annoonca that General McKay ia a candidate for re-election to Congress from this dia- . triot. rnon rxnorc. By the Steam Ship Cambria, arrived at Boston on Thursday last, European advices to to 4ih of the present month were rrerived. Breadstuff had experienced a great decline in tire English markets frora the lime of the previous Steamer's leaving. Th decline at Liverpool was 6. to 6a. per bbl. in Flour, 8s. to 3s. per quarter in Wheat, 10a. to Hs. do. do. in Corn, Ace, The de cline was oaring to the large stock on band and the promising appearance of the crops; In the Cotton market there waa decided im provement. The money market waa easy. Danijt 0Cnnell, the world-renowned Irish Agi tator, died at Genoa, whither he had gone in par ai.it nf heth. or. the 15th of May. He was born One of those trbo Condemned General ' Taylor. n to House of Representatives in February last. General MeKay Voted with 115 others that the terms 01 me capuniauon enterea into oy uenerei i ayior ai Monterey were not worthy of approbation; in other .words', he voted for the strongest kind of a censure ''' U "Rough and Ready" hero. Will the "Dem ocratic" freemen of this district, whilst remember- in; this fact, vote for General McKay with their ' wonted alacrity f An they willing to sanction his At .,rJP movtat Mik f . vvw tarn liviipyiv - f ifo6en Cangreninnal District. The Locofoco rtj had a' Convention at Newbern on the 19th ins1., and nominated William K. Lane, of Wayne county, their candidate for Congress in opposition to Mr. Donr.ell. We shall be greatly surprised if Mr. Donnell do not beat him by six or seven hundred majority. , x The Bank if the State of North Carohnahae de- v m . . . J; -j: J -f C . .... ciarca senM-annuai (uviueno oi ioui poi iv, f1"ive of the State tai of a quarter per cent. - . i . ha Charleston New of Saturday evening states, ' hi way from Washington to Mexico, as bearer of Important despatches for Gen. Scott. in the coanty of Kerry, Ireland, in August, 1775. His friends who attended him ia his last momenta had determined upon having his heart taken out and sent to Rom in a ailvar am, and his bodr embalm ed and eent to Ireland. ' r Dr. Chalmers, the celebrated Scottish divine, it also dead. Now General McKay ia feiriy before th people of this district as a eamlidats for Congreaa, we will express the hope that they will bear in mind the conversation which Mr. Hall, flte -Whig candidate, aays in his address he had with the G rmral. ' This is Mr. Hall s statement In Elizabeth, Bla den counlyvonce during Court week, ahortly after a session of Congress, I accidehtly stepped into one of the Clerk's offices, . where I heard General Me Kay in conversation with others. He went on to state to them the force of party at Washington, by asking them if they did not recollect when he first went to Congress, that Tie voted once or twice with theWhigs 1 Being answered in the affirmative, he then said he found out it would not answer, being apoken of by his party, asking what waa McKay about, &c. That thereafter he gave a party vote. replied, well General McKay, you have this day acknowledged that you have Buffered party to make yon forsake what you thought waa rioht, r.nd do what you thought was wrqno. He replied, T is, Hall, and if you were there you would do so too; which I denied, and requested him not to judge me by himself. Well may Mr. Hall ask, is such a man fit to be a Representative in the Congress of the United States? .The p. S. Steam Ship Aleghany, built at Pitts Biirg, Pa., and fitted out at the Memphia Navy Tird, has arrived at New Orleans, and excited good degree of attention. The Aleghany ia of I,- rePt attention to the words we have italicised. They In looking over Mr. Polk's "war message' to Congress, sent in on the 11th May, 1816, there has been recalled to mind one circumstance connected with the commencement of the war which affords another strong proof that it would have been avoid ed but for the altogether unnecessary ordering ofonr troops to take post on the Rip. Grande. The Amer ican army under General Taylor arrived opposite Matamorae on the 28th of March. Thereupon, "the Mexican forces (we quote from Mr. Polk's message) at Malamoras assumed a belligerent attitude, and ow the 18th of April, Gen. Ampudia, then in commamlV notified General Taylor to break up his camp within twenty-four hours, and to retire beyond the Neucu rt ter, and in the event of his failure to comply with these demands, announced that arms, and arms alone, must decide the question." We wish to di- 156 ton burthen, and her engines of 400 horse pow i! She carries four 64-poundcrs, and is pierced for Six smaller guns. Her pivot guns are said to be th heaviest on any sbip afloat, each weighing 10. 2001b. She will doubtless be ordered to the Calf. Lt Wm.'W. Hunter commands her. show clearly that the Mexican commander would not have molested the American troops had they re- mained at Corpus Ohristi, within the undisputed bounds-of Texcs. His only demand was that they should retire beyond the Nueces beyond the line up to which Mexico had ever exercised jurisdiction. What better evidence than thie is needed that Mr. Ctiu Taylor and the Mtuuttpptant.l he iwissis- Polk caused the war bv directing the Army to tppi Regiment has returned from the war. having march on the Rio Grande! covered itself with srlorv. The parting scene be tween this reiriment and General Taylor was, it n l- ' Eastland. At tne w nig atate . , .i . i . k. v...k Convention held in MarrUnd last week. Wm. T. ma. aimnunv in u e umuc. no uiw men mou u- i - - j A hv him- to return to their homes, overpowered Gouldsborough, of Dorchester county, was selected with a recollection ot thehieh deeds which had en- the candidate of the Whig party for Governor. jJared them to him, and with their demonstrations I he following' resolution Was passed in the Conren- f resnect and affection, hs attempted in vain to ad- "" by acclamation. I dress them. With tears streaming down bis fur- towed cheeks, sll he could say was, "Go on boys go on I can't sneak." What thiy sat or bach othib. The Mobile Itarister. strone Locofoco paper, thus speaks of i Gen. Taylor and things at Washington : Heavens! what a scattering his advent would make snwBfftb cliques, and clubs, and wire-pullers, and office-seekers, and managers that infest the me tropolis. H.Clay, jr., Col. McKee, The remains of Col. Cspts. Lincoln; and Willis, Lieut. Powell, and Pri vate) Trotter, were received at New Orleans on the Resolved, That the high intellectual capacity, the noble and generous qualities of the heart, the cool bravery, extraordinary prudenee, and strong practi cal good sense which have uniformly distinguished Major General Zachary Tutlor, aa a citizen and a soldier, "give the world assurance of a man" in whom the highest trust under our Constitution may be reposed with entire confidence. Immigrants. There were 34,974 immigrants ar rived in the port of New York alone in the month of May. The attention of the musical part of onr readers is directed to the advertisement of J. F.' Browne, 13th insU, on their way to their late homes for inter- New York. His Harps seem to be in high repute. meat. The Washincrinn Union, the I.ouinville Hem . - . a . . i - a ' - The steamer bdua, on her way trora uuacntta ocratfaiMi all the other organs of L.-olocnim, to New Orleans, blew up, a few days since, destroy- eontend that every man who believes that the ins more tha twenty lives. The boat waa torn to present war was unnecessary on (he part of the Tt.l U a ia f.l.AVf,Aft I ITmlifwl filafo u a Iraitnr tn tim minrtrrv Rill .. I m v inmt iMm um uauuvH w uk vw 10 vukv - j 11 in . 1 uiaa. " . w. th cause of tha catastrophe. Uol. Hentos savs mat tne war was unnecessary. - I. ...1 t .-. . , and ought tn nave oeen avoiueti, aim yet rresiuent rn . t c m .1 i,l.iJ.. r. . 1. 1 r .1. ' ne w. o. ingaio juaceuuiuau, vuiiirn na,iug 1 foLK wisiretf noi nniy 10 give vvi. ientik me "irranted leave to use her for the purpose, has sailed chief command of the armies in Mexico, hut tn ro New York for Cork with a full" cargo of pro- confiile to him. so far as the war is concerneil, the whole military ami civil aumorny 01 the united States Loit. Jrrur. WAR NEWS. From tie Kcw OrLant Pkavune of Ik 18A intt. FRO.M MEXICO. Santa Anna's Letter of Resignation. The sclir. Zenohia, CspU Brown, arrived, yes terday from Vers Crul, whene she sailed on the 3.1 imi. Tb steamer Telegraph was to sail from Vers Crux in two or three days. ' By ihis vessel aempyoflhe American Eagle of the 3d lift, was received. It contains Santa Anna s letter nf resignation. Congress had not acted upon it it last accounts. Th Esgls ssys that this resignation wss fol lowed Op by that of Gen. Bravo, aa Vic Presi ded, her ia probably oaM confusiorin this. As we understand itt the Vie Presidency was sbolislif d lu BsLjjdiLGomeiiFariaSianJ hss not been resubiiheda Gen. Bravo was recent- Iv in eMmnd at Puetila, and, yet mors recently was at th hrad of what is railed th "Army of th Centre. II mar have resigned this post. The election Mr Presideol will Uk plac on th Iftih inst. The Esgle thinks Gen. Herrera will be th fresiiliht. ' The Eagla gives it a report that Gen. AI- Rirmt ia prteonef, on an accusation of bowing correspondence wrth U en. Seott. It has been ascertained that only one msn wu killed with Cut. Sowers. The imprudence of the Colonel in venturing ahead of bis party cot these two lives. A natal cipediiwn sgshist Tshasco, under, lb commodore in ierson, was talking of at Vera Crux a ahwil to start st mice. The following ves'rels were mentioned as likely to compose it: The frig it Ryriiao. sl.iop of wsr iohn Adams, slup Gfrmantown. the iEtna, (now at F'rontcra.) the ISpiinre, (do.) the ornnn, and the gun boal Bonita and Mahoiieae. Should the almp of war Albany arrive in lnae she woulJ probably join in ih espeilition. Gen. Ssou rear bed Piifblaon th 381ft ult , lite day before Gen. Twiggs arrired there. Everything was qwet in In city, our Soulier and the inhabitants being apparently on th best terms. A smali reconnnitering parry of our troop bad been met Some twenty miles bevorhl ruebla. They had encountered no enemy so far. The Mexicsns are erertine works a short thftanre this side of the capitol, but the Egle treats thsiu as tiuiinportant and not likely to be completed . From the Picayune ofjunellth. From the Army of Gen. Scott. The steam ship Telegraph, t?apt. Auld. nrriv ed Sunday evening, haviiin telt Vera Cruz on the 4ih insi.,Taiupico on the 7th, and Drazos Santia go on the Din inst. Mr. Kendall writes from Jalapa, under date of May 22l. as follows: It seems that the affiir with Santa Anna's lan cers look place at A mosque, a small place about three leagues ibis tide o: Puebla. The iiuuiher of the enemy waa variously estimated at Iroiii from 150(1 to 2000. They charged up wnliin cannon range with great apparent resolution, so much so that a regular movement was made to receive them ; hut the three nrl discharu 'S of our artUlery set them all scampering off as fast as their animals would carry them, leaving ten men and seven horses dead on the field. The belter classes at I'uehla up pear to be well enough disposed towards the Americans, although they peihaps do not altogether like the idea that a lorre ol dUUU men should enter a ciiy ol near 80.000 souls and without resistance. The low er orders the ladronts nd ttperoei with which Puebla abouniis are evidently but ill-disposrd towards us. One of Gen. Worth's men has alrea dy been assassinated, but fortunately the murder er were immediately arrested. Un the Aloade'i telling Gen. W. that according to their taws, a year and a half would elapse before the esse of the assassins could be settled in the courts ol Puebla, ho was informed that an American iri biinal would render them full justice in a day and hull The miscreants are now a he re they will never commit another murder. It is said thnt supplies of sll kinds can be res' dily obtained at Puebla. The wheat crop has just ripened and is niost abundant, Fhe Mexicans hare abandoned the idea of for tifying at the Rio Frio, but, intern! constructing a line of works at Ll renel.a place about nine miles thi side of the city of Mexico. Gen. Scott s- proclamation has been generally circulated at Puebla. and it is said with most ex cellent r fleet. No less than three editions of ii had been printed, and still the inhabitants were calling for more. In a letter l sntyo yesterday by the diligen cia 1 believe' iIkm I stated that Gen. Valencia was coming out with 14,000 men to meet the Americans. The report is, that of this number 4000 are Pintos or Indians ol the South, under Gen. Alvarer. They arecaUVn Pinto, from the fact that after they com to manhood their faces, from sonie cause) or other whirb I hve not heard explained, become spoiled yellow and red! I hev are of little account as soldiers, and u is probable that Valencia's men, if he has the num ber given him by rumor, sre nothing nut raw recruits. II they stop to be fin d at once they will not do it a second tune. Gen. AmpuJia has bfen directed to swsit fur-. ther orders st Uuernaraos. Gen. Valencia and Gen. Siles were ordered ! leave the City of Mexico on the I4sh ult. for the ciry of San Luis Putosi to tike command of the armv of the North. ' Gen. Arista has refused to resume his military functions until his conduct should be inventijta'ed by a, military tribunal. II demands that his tri al may lake place at once in order that he may depart in the defeoc oi his country. Th legislature of Duranto voted for Senor D. Franciseo ElJoriaga for President. - The Stats ofTamaulipa ha voted for Gen. Almonte lor th Presidency, snd Zacatecas for Senor Jos Maria Laiftigua...- The Legislature of Oaiaca voted for Gen. Hr- rr.Th new Ig'slature voted for Gen. Santa I Anns lor rresiuent. If this last vote be allowed lo Gen. Herrera the result nf th election so far will sund thtisi Gen. Herrera 8 yoies. Angel Trias 5 votes, Senor Ucambo 1 vole, Senor Elloriaga 1 vote. Gen. Al monte 1 vote, and Senor Lafragua 1 vote. '. visions for tb suffering Irish, contributed by va- . jioul sssociations and individuals. Her cargo is es- timated to be eqaa) to 13,000 barrels, and consists j A Perfect Man-. When the . Editor of the Onion removed to Washington, to take charge nf the Government organ, he promised that although he went for the purpose of sustaining the Adminis tration, yet he would most certainly have the independence to condemn whatever he direinertro be wrone. He lias been in Washington more 13 than two years, and has applauded every thins 5,179 Ihe'Mminittration hut don'! The world has 10 therefore been enabled to witness, what it haI not found out for six thousand years, thl there It was expected that the President of the United I gUrn a iMnras human perfectibility, Mr. Polk State would leav Washington yesterday on a ij a per fee t man, and no mistake! The impartial ""' of th following articles, , : Clothioe. package. 30 - Ulc, tierces, Oat, bag, "' Corn, " , Meal Ceans.bbls., 210 6 1,113 2,152 U03 1,047 192 Bye, bbls., Potatoes, " Corn, " Beef, Pork, Flour, Ms.l, Tea, chests, ii w 14 ii 8 71 85 4 j 6 abort visit io ths North. ; Tbs esUblishment of the Columbia S. C. Chsoh , KLt ii offeied for sale in consequence of the death of Mr. Wier.th Editor and proprietor. Pftittne i Canada, Th Ship fever is making sfreadful hsvo aavoBg tha poor immigrants from Eu rope. At Gross Isle, th quarantine ground, thirty , ' mile Mow Quebec, nearly 700 had been buried up t fb Stat- inst, 1300 Isy sick in the churches, heds uAitrM, 4 19MH) wan ia ths ships at an- . hor there. : '.'?: organ has proved it, and who can dnjibtl mcnmona nepuoncun. Gen. Taylor. In the Nw Orleans Nation- l, which goca for Gen. Taylor, nolens volent, we find the lollowme oarstraon:. We were much gratified recently by the wstt m mi oflife nf two officer of the armv, well known lofame. who cam to eongratulate us up on the sppearanie nf pen. Taylor's name at the head of our columns. They io tney were on terrified Democrats, snd did noi intend u abandon their principle or party, but they were determin rl In cunnnrt General Tavlor aiainst an other TuKtWUM Of tun , Sioxe The Hopkin- man started in the next Presidential contest?. rilis. Ky., Cwetto, ha the following. ... of..ee w lbem A irertilcraan informs U that, dunng a recent .rt , ,h-i connirv. nnfwkville. there were 150 passengeraon ' ; tlie.teamwEarpi. an W are gratified to learn that a large" vesiel of wniiA tnev were au lurvicu on a . u n h iannhavi An ihnriduv nn liav II added that even the Democrat on the boat . , u Csed ih Jo h Ba(i ind . A -1 t: ib tit sninnnvt v. I ' . - were tnncn more eninuwwiw . bttjifor i)r. m. C.Dtwfee, of Fall River, Mass., were 111 Whig. ..-v.. -:i'J. ' v (by tliCvMessrs. Nichols. Sh is the lerget ve ' r::.-. H- Pcsrafs Tha I "l ever built in Worth Caroline, snd is copper i ' : a m m iivs - jawssa"w v - ' i . a . cvt - innr i rnr ". ., , ... ... . l uaienea mrougnoui. cu is 1011.00 ueoa.voiw Nw Orleans BoauimeT, pi ws w .t..i,..i oorV k..m i.ii nnn r- ' , i . r - 1 OHIs atiaj ii'M fi wvbuu .u viVWi Wt hi" fonwlauoa lot w oeiier, msi yen. J f . nA ntiy for f ea. f coon Tailor win retarrwth-Urri ' . ... I...... Ck.... ' ' I n....m v . WOnlPiOna cinj""J n i.y. i CSrgo,'('vvrn firjmuiican.. , FROM THE ARMY OF GEN. TAYLOR. Co. Doniphan, with a portion nf his command. pasred down the Itio Grande on the oih inst. CaiH. Garland's company nf Rangers has been dismissed st Malamoras, some difficulty about mustering them into the service having occurred. The volunteer are reluming from Gn. Tay lor with great rapidity. Ere this he is lei l with out any of the volunteers who louglit under him at Duena Vta. A short time since a party of about one hun dred Camanche. in all tfie pwiopJy nf war, came suddenly across s small parlv of volunteers, who were chopping wood tn the neighborhood of Par ras. Instead of a fig III aa was muitnUv expected, fhe ludiiins gave lokena of peae, and staled tbat the game they were after were Mexicans. Tney partially escorted the volunteers into town, to wliomihey seemed much attached. Lieut. T. is on hi way home. Col. DoiiMilian who the residue of his com mand arrived at Camp this morning and reported lo Gen. Wiiol. It ia ihouaht that the artillery compaoiea of ('apU WiKhtmun atiaebed to this command, will consent to remain dunng the war, hut I hardly think surh will b Hie eaae. I he regiment is Hinder orders to march on Sunday, the 23d. for the Brazos, there to be discharged. The two Illinois Regiment will march from here on the 30th or 3 1st inst. and the Arkansas Cavalry on the 1st of June. The two Indiana Regiments, 2d and 3d. will proceed on Monday. The troops then of the old stock will all he gone except Ben, McCullock's company of Texan Rangers, now commanded by Lieut. Tohin, and not a company will goon to San Luis, except the snillery hat terier (Hat have been in any of the hard fights with Uen. t ay lor. Santa Anna's Letter orReslrnatlod. - . - Mexico. Mar 2U, 1847. Your Excellency. Since my return to ths Re public I h.ivehad but one grsud and sacred o' jeri in view, which has solely 4ccipii d my mind for which ooject the nation recallel me it was tha defence, the integrity, the independence nl my cou.itry."' My effort were unlimited, and 1 wor ked incesaantly for this object. ()i my arrival 1 found nniliing neither armv nor resource. I succeeded ia my exertions, finally, and procured boih. I gave the nation to understand that I was ta king charge of IH government, in a manifeMO I published on the 241 inst., in wjiich. 1 related the success which have attended our arms up to my arrival in this capital, and alsoibe motives which moved m return, ami the benefits that might re sult from it. I arrived at the head ol only pin of an army, in the greatest destitution and Oh grace in order to reiniorco this garrison, and en tererf with fhe frill power to obtain every thing that wis necessary for its defence. So success ful have I been that l ean now with pridd saw that the ciiy of .Mexico is now provided with means of defence to reist all lb elfins to sub due it which the enemy can now command. I have always refuted supreme power, except in eases of amerjeiicv, w hereby Vi-iiueret ol the rmtioo might be endangered At preaetu, cir cumstarfces require from inea sacrifice of all I possess, which sacrifice is even attended vrii'i umiircr an I a groom T orosnpet. nt-sides druirrsice attached lo it: this is no less than the ronsrrraiinn of myself, by marching forward and setting at defiance the calumnv ami perfidy of my ene mies, and with deeds of valor revenging mysell against them for their venomous im, utatimia.- Tlii I am ready and willing to perform, if m ay way the result thereof can benefit my beloved country. I am fearful, however, that such will not be the result; and I have come to the coivlu simi that hv holding the seat of fie chief m;igi--trartv I will he, fomenting iinpedi'iienis against the attainment of my most ardent wixhes. The enemies of my country have emissaries in every part of the Republic, whoe artifices mis lead and create distrust and calumny to sneh an extent that it is impossible to convince the Mexi cans other lhan that I am an insnperablo barrier to my country's welfare, and pirtieularly iliat un love of power will ever be opposed lo its tran quility. it is easy to perceive the reason why they spread such reports to my detriment men who are afraid to defend Ibe country wish for peace, and are learlul Ihnt they will not .enjoy it as long as I am at the head of the government. They are well iaware that my determination has been to put down the different parlies which have en deavored lo destroy one another, and which, even now, have entirely forgotten the cummon danger, in order to be benefitted by such division, hop ing that a change may place them in power, and fiee them from their responsibility to the nation. The foreign enemy's policy is to foment siicb a division : in order tu obtain it, they have selected me as the most probable person bv the ruin of whom it may be obtained. I am consequently a target for the shafts of all parties. Therefore my position is full of danger; but I do not fear it. The difniiliy lies in preventing me from doing what 1 could to save the Republic. The intrigues of a revolution are well known. On that account the enemy are now advancing towards Puebla and Mexico, as they have been given to understand tlt.it a revo lulion would take place in the capital, w itti one act alone I ran slop such a revolution, w hich I consider is the most important service I can ren der the Republic that act is my present resigna tion as President pro. tern of the- .ienublic, with wlifbb my nation has honored me. 1 nut. fully persuaded that this resignation will save the coun try. 1 respectfully request the Sovereign Con gress to accept immediately my resignation, ami to declare its session, m order to appoint a per son well qualified t discharge the above respon sible office. I have discharged niv duty towards mv country as far as in. my power. 1 have de dicated my life to it my fortune and iliat o! my family, as well as ny own reputation my hlooi has been snili snd mv limbs low I in iis dtlem-e " - and now with pride I forever resign my pub career, without fear of disgrace, and conscious that my service nave netn laitn ut min imiriniii . i anv nart of the world where fate may place me, I can raise ruv head with pride, and with sattsfHC lion carry a heart that lias never been mined wul shame but on the contrary, they wilt see me faithful and patriotic Mexican, who in all his ac tions has striven for the honor ol being iiisiru mental in elevating hi nation to prosperity and honor. , Your Excellency will report the same to th Sovereign Congress, in order that it may accept ofmv rerignaiion, for which I will remain yours, respectfully, with the highest consideration. 1,0(1 and i.neriy ! ANTONIO LOPFZ DE SANTA ANNA. To their Excellencies the Secretaries of the Sove reign Congress. From lie ILde'gh Rigaler, Ct'ft AIUIY COItRESPOSDEXCC ' Head Qutb's N. C. Reo. or Vocnteebs, Walnut Spring!, near Mmlerey, Aftxicii.) The Old Nort'i Stale has reported herseil in persoi st Head Q tarter, and we think made a lavorahle impression. Our station is at Csmar go. Col, Pi'ne moved forward with 150 men. lo escort train of wagons, snd Gen. Taylor has given him leave to remain here as long ss he likes. We have been st this place eight days, but shall soon return, ss 'the Colonel is getting snxiou to see his men again. Ol ill places in Mexico, Camargo is the worst. In dry weather so very dusty, and in wei, muddy and tuch wa tw! I wduU' prefer drinking from the dirtiest mud hole in North Carolina, rather, than from the Sarr uanv'rrrrsiddteiiiig comes very hard on the men; many were sick when we lcfl Caraargo, and one had died. If we are obliged lo remain at Caioargo, our Regiment will suffer much dur ing the warm weather.- " Gen. Taylor is encamped in a beautiful grove of large trees 'the first I have seen in Mexico and excellent water is gushing out all around us, forimng the most beautiful ftprmgs lever saw. Three R-gHnentsof Volunteers sod 4wo Com panies of Regul irs, is the amount of force in this I amp. Monterey is four miles distant from CftiRp, and is garrisoned by the Ohio Hegimeui, ijie term of service of which expires in about one mouth. When all the Tro-ips, whose term ol service expires in June, leave the field. Gen. Taylor will have hut four Companies of Regu lars, and four iR-gimenis of Volunteers, viz: North Carolina. Massachusetts, Virginia, and the second Mississippi unless the leu Regiments be gin io arrive; and with ibis force ho will be ob liged lo keep open a line three hundred-mil- s in length, or fall back and relinquish possession oI'booih of his important places. Monterey is a beautiful place for s Mex can DiiV. ' 0:i three sides, it is flanked by lolly and erftgged irptrrnt ii :s. that do not appear to be more than half a mile distant, an I are noi In re aliiy more than three. I have visited severa places rendered iut'-resiing by recent events the Bishop's Palace, Arisu'n Garden, the D'ack Fort, and lite redoubts on the Easiern and Southern si.les .f the town. Arista's Garden is ihe mosl be mi u ful place I havn seen for a long lime. It is -urroumled by a massive wall of hewn stone laid out in beand'ul w.ilks, ornamenled with llr.inge, Lemon. Fig, I'omegrauaie and Lime Irei-s, and beautified with Flower Ysses, Foun tains mi l Arbors. 'Tis refreshing to visit such a place afier a inarch of 3l)t) mdes, through the most dreary country ever exliitil)eiL I say drea ry, because we are not accustomed in the States, lo, the long dry seasons that parch "up every yreeu ihiuir." There ha been no rain on the Rio Grande f" ciffiil inonilrs. until within a f ila e. Day before yesterday, Col. Paine find myself visited the Hot Springs. They are situated about lour miles Iro :i here ai the tool ol the mountain The waier is so warm, iliat at first we could not bear it on the sltiu. hut it soon became de lightful, soil is a most luxurious hot bath. The Mexicans are conslanll v culling off indi vidual", who i-Uav mrt ofC-iinp. or fall behind the iriios, as ihey pass from one pUce to another. Yesterday I saw a youor man ol the Indiana lie irioien' brought in,' He went out a hunting, and was found with his throat cut, not more lhan a mile from (Jen. Taylor's Camp. As we camp up, ('apt. Bunch, ol'lbe Kentucky Cavalry. as lanced through ihe cheek by a lancer. He was half :i mile ahead, and was attacked by four men with lances. Col. Paine spends much of his lime at Head Quarters, mill appears to be Cf, very good terms with "Old Rough mid Ready, and lreqiieinlv lakes t''a in dines with linn. I have had the plea sure once of supping at Ins tiiblii. been teen the evening before a few mi!c below, end he ransacked the country for them, anil though he discovered fresh signs of litem, wu confirmed in the character of their drsigns a above reported; he rouIJ not discover fherr hiding- dace, ami returned at night to die depot. That night, he despatched Lieoi. MiTCHttu of Caswell Company, and Scrgu Maj. White, each in command of ssien chosen men. well mounted, to beat through the chsppiral, to dis cover, surprise, sna, it possible,' esptsr theso lawless banding Although it rained that nfght as if old mother Ocean hsd been Opsel upon them,' these officers with their squads scoured the rhsp- paral and the luver bank down tn im Wosros another Mexican Rancho, and thoiifh ihey fount! . where the Indian had been chopping in the chap naral thaserv nihl. lhev did not fall in witlr ihein. On the next day, they ' proceeded on i their fcesrch, an 1 found that they had passed-neaf where the Indiana lay in th ehapparal. But they were too wide awake to be so easily caught, aad as they doubtless did not like Ihe sppesrsne'e of our boys, they, as thtf Mexican term it,camos ed re-crossed the Rio Grande, and left these parte. J5ergt.,Major WutTt as in. such close pursuit, that they were compelled to doff off a part of iheir booty, which lie reunik and holds a ihe trophies of bloodless, never-fought batlle. Our scoulingjiarties proceeded as far a Reyrh'Ss, and Infter healing back llirotighout the ehapparal. returned to camp in good condition. I lie In dians had reordered some half-dozen Mexican, broke open and robbed seveial ranches, kidnap ped and carried otf some dozen children, and kit ed every horse and cow they rould not carry off. 1 know you will think it strange why.- we mould trouble ourselves about a fight between lite Mexican and Camanche.. You will con clude thai jm ought to regard it as that paragon of wives dnf, wfien her husband and the bear clinch. ed in the morial frav not care a straw which whipped. But a minute's reflection will con vince yon we are differently situated. Although we did come out here to fight against Mexico, yet' ii was only against that portion of it that i still hostile io its. These people are, or appear to hp, friendly have In en disarmed by us, live in a distrii-t of couuiry over whieh we have ex tended military jurisdiction, are employed by us in gelling wood for the hosts, loading and un loading them, and other menial occupations, and are lo all interns and purposes under our cot. Ind, and ihenfore claim snd deserve and receive our protection Nothing else of importance-has transpired, and I asked your pardon lor spinning hit)so dry a yarn to such unwholesome length; and I heg you will "chop it off ai both knees," or any where else you please, so as in render it palatable after so much salt and pepper news as you have been receiving from these quarters. As ever, truly vour ftiend, " ' A VOLUNTEER. FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO. In the city of Mexico every thing t manifest ly ins state of confusion snd almost unlicensed ansrehy. Gen. Bravo hss resigned not only hi command of general in chief. bt also hi eommis siorTof general of division Gen. Rrncnn i sahl te have done the same thing. More of the cause in our next. ; , Gen. Almonte is under arrest, though the ciuie fined in Santiago Tlallelolce. We and i OUR UNIVERSITY. We have incidentally learned a fact that spe ik Well for the charscter of our University, and it is this: Four of the Representatives of our Govern ment, now anil recently, at Foreign Courts, are Mlumni of ihia Institution, viz: WilLmn II. King, st Versailles: ffolflulut Af. Saunders, at Madrid; Abraham Henchzr, Portugal, and IVil Hum If. Polk, Naple. Haiti eh Register, VFe-understand that on Friday evening last during a thunder storm, Mr. John McLane, of lexingtno. while standing in the door, was in sianily killed by lightoing. When he was struck. he had in his arm a small child which escaped unhurt, except being stunned by falling from its father's arms, as both were precipitated into the yTd.Salubury Watchman-. Onb or the O hals. A short time since a (tout -bouncing young woman was knocked down and run over by a horse and wsgon on one of the street of Pre won. Jhs wagon passed over her neck aira shonlders, when the bystanders expecting to tee her kilted, were astonished to ace her jump on and spring upon the pavement, exclaiming at th noi time: "Dod rot your pictur, you didn't hurt me, old feller, any how !" The of ti imimwnment are not svowed. H n eon-4 dn of the rehicl MryjnucbJiighteiied at th accident. Camp Paink. Camaroo, Mexico. May 2iVi. 1817. . , . . , .1 L' are daily expecting lji, m. taso, troops, biiiI we shall ihen proceed at once to join the main body of the Army l Monterey, and will very soon alter be sent to &liiin. whence we hope to form ihe advance column of attack on San Laos Poiosi. I write now, because if I defer it till Col, Fagg arrives, 1 shall have no opporiiiity amid the bus ile and business of prepam.g to inari ft, lo give such detailed information as I promised. About ihe 1st lnsl.,as Minn as all lite monthly reports eame in. I forwarded to yon a list of tne deaths in the Regiment since we lei I Smithville, which I trust reached you in due season. Sine then, we have had several deaths, all of winch 1 will forward you at the close of ihe mouth. It gives me great pleasure lo inform you, that the health of our iroops is evidently im roving, and our liopitat has at least a third less in it than when 1 w rote before. Major SioKt:, in" command of the two Edge combe, ihe New Hanover, and the Caswell Compaiii"8, has already gone to Cenlvo, ji pleasant and lienlihy village about h ill-wav be tween llns and Monterey, where he is appoini. eil lo govern until the balance cl the Kegiment yoes mi, when he will join us, and the enure Regiment w ill proceed together lo Gen. Tay lor's Head Quarters. M iSinee mir iroops have been stationed here, they have been required to perform much laborious service in eseoriiug and guarding trains to and form Monterey. Thev have performed this duty so cheerfully, and will such ilacniy, dial api. Solman, of the Regulars, told me it was decided ly the hest and mosl punctual Kegirnent ever 'at- tiii place, ihe Regulars not excepted. This praise Iroin a high quarter, and as n is just praise, won by the sweat and Ml of our troops, in . , i i , , service where mere couui ne no otner laurels won. I scud illo you he recorded in their favor. and for ihe g-r aHficafion ii may afford tin ir friends speak from im Irmned knowledge of them, when I assure you thai I believe ihey know their iliity. snd are di'lermiiieil fully lo perform it to the very last Idler. In the great haitle-royal at San Luis, vou may look down tbo column l the paper that reports it, for ihe HacK where the shot are Ihe hottest, ami lite Dayoneire I lie lincKest and there you will fi id the descendants of those who were the first lo unfurl the broad banner of independence on ihe new continent, and spent iheir bio id as free as rain-water, to maintain and establish ir, and there they will remain fighting for the (air fame ol their beloved State, until the fate o! the battle shall consign them to a brave soldier's grave, or victory shall entwine llici brows with never-fading fame. Col. Paisk returned Iroirr Monterey on Sit lis . i urday atternoon, 'ii. and nan not oeen in camp more than 3 or 4 hours, when an express was sent lo him, to the effect, tbat the Camanche Indians had collected in considerable fmce on the Rio Grande hnlow this place, snd were laying waste every thing before them killing the Mx leans indiscriminately, robbing snd htirning llreir honses, destroying their properly, and kidnappin their children, and had approached to within dangerous pioximMy if out government store at San Francisco, a depot lately established at the head of steamboat transportation in low water on the Rso Grande. He immediately ordered Capt Shivk lo he in readiness in half an hour, to march for (he seat of disturbance, and taking with him from hie staff Sergeant Major White, he pro ceeded that night lo San Francisco, and arrived , there iajboutlwOpuro're next morninf tbat a part of thesslndians had Ankcdoti of Gin. Taylor. ! the time Gen. Taylor was conducting the Florida war against the Seminole, he became remarkable among the Indians for his singular disregard of dan" ger. He never hesitated to move about unattended, and generally, when ridiag out on important busi ness, he kept a mile or two ahead qf his escort. No matter how many Indians were prowling about, the o.ld General seemed unconscious ihatthey ould harm him, ami often, when only armed part ies could escape attack, Gen. I aylor would trust imsell alone under some wide spreading tree in ose proximity with the enemy, and thus circum stanced he would eat his frugal meal, and if desira ble, indulge in a sound sleep At the time the ndians were most troublesome lo our troops, G' n. Taylor announced his determination to go from Fort King to Tampa Bay. which journey would take-lnm through nearly one hundred; miles of hostile country. The jaunt was consid- red oy every body as a most desperate adventure. he morning for starting came, when Uld Zac traveling companions. Maj. Bliss and a young leutenant." began to look wistluliy around for the ppearnce of the escort. In due time six dragoons, with horses saddled and bridled, made their appear nee: here was a force to meet several thousand wily Seminole8 who filled up every nook and cor ner between Fort King and Tampa Bay. After some hesitation, one of the General's friends sues--ted that the escort was not sufficiently strong, and that a requisition should be made for a greater force. Old Zac examined the appearance of the six dragoons attentively for a moment, and then re marked if the number was not sufficient two more might be added to it. Wen. I aylor singularly displayed this same unconsciousness of fear at Buena Vista. At the critic 4 time of the battle, when some of the best officers thought it as necessary t retreat. Gen. I aylor, perfectly unmoved, would hear nothing relative to euch a suggestion, remarking that when troopi were fighting as his were, it was best to let them go on. In the midst of the excitement, Capt Bragg went to Gen. Taylor, and stated it was n-jcess.iry for htm to withdraw from his position He was. as ever, ordered to hold hi ground; matters grew worse, and when 'apt. uragg. having no tear lor rumseit, out greatly alarmed leu his guns might meet with capture, again suggest d to otd Zac 'hat unless he wa reinforced he would have to fall b ick, Gen. Taylor coolly replied : Go on Captain Bragg, I have no reinforcements, but Major Hltss and mysell will suppdrf you;" and the old General immediately rode up beside the gun and looked five thousand regulars at the enemy, who at once fell into confusion, and soon retreated N. O. National. (J, on. Father," said a boy to his Locnfnco pareur, is Hen. I aylor a Whig I ' tn my son. "Wereday and Hardin snd Lincoln, Whigs!" I Iwv weie. "Is Scon a Whig 7 i es why do you ask. "Because you call the Whigs Mex icans." Pshaw ! vou are too young to tin- erstand politics, "nm did Polk give Santa Anna a pass to return to Mexico! " Don't lalk lo me, my son, 1 in in a hurry. Princely lhiallut.. 'w tlu. AbbotlLaw- re nee has made a most munificent donation of fifty thousand dollars to Harvard University, to establish in connection with that institution, a school for im mvement in those branches of edcuaiion that enter into the business of agricul ture, manufscttlies, and mining. A Princely Donation.' The Chronotype, and the papers generally, call the reent munifi cence of Abbott Lawrence a princely donation.' bul why they call imch generous gifts by (list name,- we know not, Tor princes sre the last men in the world to bestow their wealth for the bene fit of iIm people. Princely, indeed! There are merchant in Nw Yoik and Boston who have given twice as much for the relief nf Ireland ss" Prince Albert did, and Abbott Lawrence and hi brother A mo have given more liberally for ed ucational purposes during ihe past five year than any Prince in Christendom. When a Prine makes a gifi for ihe benefit nf the people it would be compliment to call it a nierchsnl-like'doni-linn; hut do not let us be guilty of the snobism ol characterizing the munificence of our Lowells, Lawrences, and Perkinses, a princely, , ' AT. Y Mi,-,, r r M wfvr A Valuable Hone, wag in PennslyraeJa not lonir sine ourchased a ery fine horse. 'Res' turning from rid a few day afterward he said (hat h had discovered' quality in hi animal which added fifty dollar to hi nl & ihyedaJlTVoniTaoir. .