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NE ID A WH IG 800 to 1000 men were stationed at the different pass- es of tlie river above and below tlio encampment. Til an express from Gen. H ouston,dated April 13th, the Mexicans are repprted to have been a t the Fort -■ - - - .............. Bender crossing, on theBrasses, 20 miles below San Felipe, endeavoring to effect a passage; ~,0 fall down to th at point im T ex ian arm y w as to me- S h ip Ca n a l .—It'w ill be seen b y the annexed Elesolutions the'General Assembly o f Ohio, th at Resolutions of l the project o f u n i t ^ L ake Erie w ith the.Aafimic by meanso f a Ship Canal, is viewed With increas- -----allbyall who examineexamine ing favor who the subject with fair- ness andit-candor. It is not expected that those whose private o r local interests will b e injuriously affected b y this great -work, will evince any other -W o , M ye .recdv«i fro® tim Messrs. Harpers, tla o u g h M L G . T^racy o f ajsriiy,,ajM m --. ber o f their latest publications, wliioh we ahull tice more particulnrly next wedc. W e .have also received from the same publish- ers, through M essn. Bennett & Bright, a number o f new works which we' shall notice as possible. ■ ' > T w o thousand laborers, according to die Phila delphia Pric e Current, will find constant employ-^ ment on the upper section o f the Leliigh C an al and Rail Road. T he country is healthy and (he wages laborers, at $1 per d a y , and from-six to 8 the hour for extra work. ’ r c l^ cents il form ed th e m th a t th'ree o r fourd'ayTnflfor'Gen S c o tt’s departurer. th e y w ere a ttac k ed by a considerable body o f In d ian s, who do in g o th er itijury th an killing one p Z aro c k Cook, o f th e M organ guards i i ^ rivi ) rd s. an U ali fo r twVmnes^an^^^ o f ■ Col. L in d say , fire a t .m tinued b is m arch, and before e venw gm ariie divis ion, encam ped on the CoU L in d say had also left T am p a, A p ril 14 th , and While cro ssing th e H illsboro riv er, w as a lllsbi tacked by a p a r ly o f In d ian s, his m en ,M r. Ja m es B r a rh a n who killed one o f Pu tn am county, G eo. G en. C linch th en p roceeded to F o r t K in g ,” r i S d ,ihef® „S\ch^'o\Fo?t K in \‘w h ere T h T ^ ^ 'A pril 25 lh . G ^ e rd ^ C lin c h follYn'‘ o f c attle. new id eas on g ove mm ent. .RDaasijB ao^iix',:^- I i i s tru e ho h a s -a house o f re p re e e iita tire ff ’ th e y can m ake no la w s b u t aiich-aa t h »- ■ends—and v ^a t e v e r he d oe s , h P3S8 uncereiDonioualy, H e as no -foctious S e n a te to co n su lt. A ll cause trie d before th e c<o urts m ust b e sen t to him f o r approval o r rejection. TJhis ia ta k in g th e r e sponsib ility w ith a ven g ean ce. H e ' has it in bis sh o o t fi jpi anj-m aa in T be~ povince a t I person d a re g a in sa y h im - I t is (ru e th e govern o r h a s sh o t a g r e a t num ber for political c rim es, as h e c alls th e m — th a t il , not th in k in g a s he d o e s ; hot w e ex p ec t, n ex t w ee k , th e re will be about twe n ty sh tiY rth oso e n gag ed in th e m u rd er o f G en, Q u iro g a, 1 send you some p a p e r s ; on e -o fth e m b a t t h e g ove rn o r's m essage, an d one th e ne w larifiT —> and w hen th a t goes in to e ffe c t th e A m e ric an tra de will be done up h e re .Y ou r-F re nch w n r jn a d o some atft in Bn en o s A y r S i b u t nobody sees w h at yon are abo u t'to fig ht for.. B u sin ess o f all kinds, is dull-’ — no th in g d o in g , owingHo the continual revolutions-in th e coub'- Iry , and th e ir p ov e rty . T h e y h av e also a * ve ry g r e a t d rought. ^ T h e r e h a s n o t been a n y rain for th ree montlia : and if th e y d o not h av e 8 po w er to al s w ill, and n Vtlem ,T u t i d m r ,M ajr IT , 1836 .O w n w BANK,-hVec< ____________,e congratulate the cciupty up-' t h e passajge of A 3 GnoWa Bank bill. T h is iMWwr6, so urgently demi T p e s S u rt, r g e h tly ^ d ^ a n d d liy the business h of thejeroun ! ^ j ^ ^ y ! insidious liostility of some and the interested efforts i)f otfien,h a!i a t length succeeded. W e have every believe that tliis institution will exert tlie influence in affording the means of resources.of the county, ' development . Mid b y enabling me .eonfidenee on tlwse facilities which various pursuits demand. To tliis. ;n in business to rely with more their enterpriz .citj^ th ig o f this ban k is the harbinger o f a bright- dditio l tal iitto tlie ’ ehartcrini er d a y .' T h e a ^ itip na l means which tliis capi trill afford, cannot fail to im part such encourage- ,m en t to our business men as to secure them agaiiist those depressions to-wilich they have liitherto been .‘lu b jefct. T h e real estate of th is city, which until k a l, and w M acquit rth e positfon of'O nr city,-wcaldi, and ' e x trao n lin ary local advantages, it is richly entitled. sldrd. and many of nix: inhnbilnnu mu nzlumed nu‘ mes. home, and Wm glnmiug wr_n. ly of the projected im- provement,-but o f the necessity of a more enlarged and rapid communication with the great valley of W est. T h e Detroit Journal and Advertiser o f M ay 5, in remarking upon tliis subject, sa y s that“ the ■)lic mind needs only to be cunvinced of the.utility' American enterprize will. tliis grand work, and ■ K” T o the accomplishia e state of N ew York, and calls, for the united ergotic action o f i ptly to the“ b m p work IS of vastmome II who wish to secure perm a- nen E ire State” tlie great and grow ing commerceo f the W est. 'R eto lted ,by the ■ T h at the emerat Aitem bly o f the’state oDAtruction o f a (hip canal fishers a copy ofjthe \U n io n Hymns,\ published Igr the,American Sunday School Union a t Philt gands la'teiy slopped the diligence of Chartres, in France, and finding nodiing within but poor work- they-distributed among them a g ratuity o f a i Xt [ —T he pad New York last w ^ , with tile 5th April. H av re arrived 'ices from H avre to Igr Sunday a .............. work contains upwupw aids of fiv delphia. T h is little hundred hymns, and is peculiarly ^a p te d -wahta of Sunday Schools. T he collections liither- in however excellentthe April. FVance,—T h e Bulletin des Lois, o f , the 2d April, contains the official d.ecree of^Louis,Philippe, di- recting‘the payment of that-portion o f tlie Ameri^ Indemnity due Feb. 2, 1836^ - amounting to 18,486,662 francs, 52 centimes. to in use, however excellent the selections, were too use,selections, limited Both in tile number an d variety of the- hymns, a nd the necessity tit a ipore extended conv, (Nation h as long been feld T h is deficiency iS now- supplied, and. we hope that Sunday. ScliooU gene- rally ■will avail themsplves as soon as possible o f the opportunity o f furnishing themselves vrith tiiis' valuable w ork. T h ey can he had at the Deposito- f the American S.S. Union in this T he packet ship United States, arrived in N ew H ardw are for J York from Liverpool, h a s i D ana it Son o f diis city. far In} wnu. fident, M r. Editor, that you h av /.a 7 a U times set actions o f our lin k city in' fimh the manifold attractions o f.o suitable terms, yet there are sPme of moVe recent rlh, .which from oversight o r some peculiarity have failed hitherto to notice. I refer, of taste, you Sir, to a musical entertainment which is nightly gi- ven in a certain part o f our city by nalire vocalists T h e Havre had on board S350,000, being part o the indemnit] qch damtlage w as done by the 28th on the Frenqh coast. T h e Ne-w York pat Havire fit the ti ship Francis Depau, being off -ri e me, in attempting to enter th at harbor, tlie mouth o f wliich is only about twice Uie breadth o f a ship, of the defencesof the ey Deposito- ry o f the American S. S. Union in this city. Ame r ic a n Mo n t h l y Fo r Ma y .—Ma y is said- to be the month for inspirm ion;»but we confess w e of cattle. M aj. Cooper’s I D rane hlh e '2 7 lh on tiio .battalion w as left ' a t ' F or t rane e on G en e ra l S co tt had liisia, to w hic h I G en. E u stis . reached Pico la la via Vo- la tte r p la ce he accom panie d- ree.=m—..-...m.e......r...e......,.‘................ Resolved. 11...: me interns! of nine, n. n maln- her aflha Union, in deeply involved in meemnuue. linn afn nnvlglhla eommmieexlon, between Lake am and Lnkq,0n!nrio, em me ha. Excellency the Govomor, be nnlhoriled In Irunlmil \o the om» ddeguion xu Conguu, eopimnue foregoing re- port and ruulnlinn, reealnmendinglheiv co<op2rn- lion in nblninining gn up.-iopnunon. for [he can- emmion on lbip ex-mil Iround lbe Fen. at Ninp an.\ \ live but few and feeble, indications of tlie tothly.\ The first peare, is well writtei ters of Romeo and Juliet is inge spirit in tills number o f th e\ article, on some o f the Male CflSracters o f Shaks- itt n. T h e analysis o fth ech arac- g ^ io u s, and the con- Painler, is the title o f Ihe second, article, better'calculated to delight the amateur th an neral reader. T h e tribute, however, to th e gfi and -virtuesof tliilp au iter is'-well deserved;jiandS- though the writer is prodigal in encomium, he is extravagant. T he Aphorisms o f Goethe, will sup- ‘ ceptions o f the author are vividly given. Alstor ivished- e w ^ a q i ,wliile otliers have ;es even o f more lo aly c ^ t ,im rfect, —jile a t least the astonishment if not the admira- tion o f all listeners. T h e variety of taste in the world a s to music, will easily account for an y ex- pressions that I have used above, which m ay ap- pear equivocal Some are overcome w ith the melt- ing strains of the flute; some have been even b y the humble jr - been charmed b y i such as I now ollud: Not-to-keep you or your 'readers longer in pain- ven ■which, i f generailv kno-wn, Gen. Eu stis. - f ly th e Jan k s oTTville Com le r ext ra, o r A p rU 3 of 28 th ,* w e learn th a t p revious to th e reig rn ^ tie n an a tta c k had been m ade A pril 20th, a t 2 o ’clock, A .M by 60 mounted In d i- ans. T h tfy w ere r epulsed, but carried off with them three-o f G en. C lin ch ’s negroes, and fogr if Ccd. H u m p h rey ’s, and 17 horses. ' - ’ .C lin ch , i nI I nu heacoohee.—T itM b ti mouthfthisiv- T e x a s .—T he reports from this-“ bone of contch- tion” are so numerous and contradictory that i r e utterly a t a loss w h at to credit or what to of the defences of the ;il die 4th of April, whei w as found to be so seriously injured as to be adver- w as driven on -to rtud w as not got off until n tised for ^ le . A n American ship and brig od the Depau and succeeded in getting in. T h e uncertainty heretofore existing lation of tlie slave w ho t petuol emancipat the soil o f France -with the consento f liis sets foot upon has been removed h ordinance signed by slave lands in JVonce, the. right o f the masteroverhim ceases forever. P eop le are le av in g 1 ■half o f all the A m e ric an d^shnrt time. AVe havj h ere e v ery day. O ne le s are go n e, o r going in i ^ no m e n -o f-w a r h e re ; E r ie is gone to R io' Ja n e ito , an d the E d - iM i a u ject. One d a y we h ear that S an ta A nna, with the m o st cold-blooded c r ^ t y , h as treacherously butch- ered a whole regiment o f T ex ian s who had surren- dcrod on condition o f being treated as prisoners o f The n e x t day comes a co un t^ ^ p o rt, stating the T ex ian s surrendered a t d isc i^ on , and al- if Ccd. Humi ph rey ’s, andnI 17I horses. ' - ’ nu T he W itM acoohee.—T b ti mouth o f th is r iv- er Has recently been explored by a d e tao h m en t o f Ma- of six ty vo lu n teers, un d er th e command jo r M cL em ore, and th e im portant fac t ta ined, th a t the channel has four feet w a te r.— T h e C e d a r K ey s are tw e n ty miles n o rth , have a good h a rb o r and cap be made a d ep o t for pro visions and sfores w hich can be se n t by boats up .th e W iih la co oc h ee to th e rap id asrw iih in m ore, an d garrisoned by fo rty m en. W e un derstand th a t this p ost w ill ba su stained by th e G o vernor. M aj. M c L em o re h a s resig n ed ow - ill be succeed ed by ing to ill he alth , an d will Captain M c C an ls. w h o accom panie d th e e x p e dition. - T h is -g-allant little band is en title d to g reat c re d it fo r ve nturing in to th e h e a r t o f th e Indian co u n try w ith so smalRa I saw no th in g o f G en eral S c o tt’ s th e ^ nd ian 8 ^ /f force. T h ey a rm y , o r C O N GRE S S r ^ - 1 from the Ashtabula T h e following paragraph (Ohio) Sentinel, affordsstill further evidence o f the* interest whit in the completion COMMOSICATlOS is-felt at the W est, Specially in Ohio, o f this great undertaking. -iDAY - T” S a t u r d a y , A pril 3 0 .—In th e jS en a fe , M r. WhMo subm itted a reso latio n in ten ded a a .s su h stftn te for the 'e x pu n g in g p ro ee as’ - o f M r. B e n to n , and d e clares th a t th e c o n d em na to ry led an d aiinuit- sy^for con sid e- ratio n .T h e bill a u th o risin g th e issu in g o f • pa ten t for th e p revention o f d ry ro t in ships to J . H . K y an , o f Ire la n d , w as pEsaed. T h o jo in t r eaolution au th o risin g th e P re sid en t to no m in ate a tru ste e to ac t a s ag e n t for th e U n ite d th ough at th e mercy o f the c a p o r, were yet treated w ith humanity, instead of bring butchetfd ------- ineral is STEAMBOAJ COMMOSICATlOS BETWEXN THE La ke s a k b t h e At l a s t ic .—We a re gratifie d ta le ara'tb a t measures have recently been ta k en b y citizens o f Utica, to effect a steam boat com- licatioa between th e Atlantic and the ' mboat c • ' ■ er«. T he route from Osw ego, about one h a lf the distance, has been carefully surveyed by a com is ninety-two miles, of which iifly-six miles is now s r . ? e n t e» latioD, wealth, and rommerce o f th e vast country ,im rfect, on-Vey an y distinct impression of his 10 brief to impart much instruction.— ■« title o f an article which o sup- o f this author—too ilnpet ‘ x ,to genius, and O ur Forefathers, is the gives us specimens o f poetry which have for their ibjects, 8<mie of the memorala ble events o f our R e- volution. These are assuredly not w ithout merit, although not above the ordinary tllbutes to this pt H o- etical season. Oriental U s i n g s , furnishes us with sketch o f the character o f the famous H aroun Al- rasohid, one o f those personages whose exploits are the theme o f history, and have a t the same time frir- nished the materials which be-wilikr and delight all ages in the A rabian Nights. L et the lover of the latter work beware how he touches this article, as it strips the hero of these tales of most of his claims to his brilliant reputation, and exhibits him as a ca- pricious ty ra n t rather than the generous, adventure- loving monarch. A n Indian T reaty Scene* is a picture o f w h at we have had a g ain and again, and o f which we c o n f ^ we are heartily tired. W e have the same recinrence of ‘ -white m an,’ ‘ red nan ,’ ‘ pale face,’ ‘ the brave,’ ‘ the G reat Spirit,’ the long knives,’ ‘ the graves o f our fathers,’ with ill that train o f similes which delight on the firet reading for their simplicity and.rude grandeur, but repetition o f which is a s tedious as a“ a tale twice told.” -The Letters frem a Modem Greek, plainly la ck the j^ irit o f the ancten/. T h ey aretoo elaborate and sentimental for their character. A ■Visit to th e Clerk o f the W eather, is a whimsical article whic h we should suppose had been plucked from some Cierman story-book, where it should have remained. Our Countrymen Afirood, is rather Splenetic In Its tone, yet ripe and good in its general spirit. T h e subserviency o f Americans abroad de- mands a satirist T h e Prose o f Jeremy Taylor, is a short article, but juSt even in its extravagantcom- mendatioiis of this -writer. In truth, there is no fi- poetry than in Jeremy T ay lo r’s prostl T h e ,im ful suspense^ I - ^ 1 at once Announce the .extraordi- nary circumstance to which I refer. It is no less than a nightly concert o f Fb oo s, on the comer o f Bleecker and Jo hn streets. H ere, at twilight, as sses along, his ears are saluted b y sounds i f they do not charm. No on'e even o f the most help being affected if not overcome by th serenade. 1 deem it m y d u ^ more' particularly ( ‘ la^Bfejin Council to it, ii call the attention o f t h e ^ m n ^ ' asmuchas it is o f a p ^ p l S a t u r e and under the es- preial guardiansfaip^i^ the c i t y . ^ suppose that it would more equitably fall under the direct cogni- h W a tii Aldermen. I consider tliis .must remain t be a source of gratification to the 4lh W ard iformed, that ifa these r e s e t s the improved.* ’’ T he green mantle” a fortunate circum aance,jis thejr are evidently ad- mirably qualified for a duty o f this kind. I trust, t will attend to this portion o f their constituents with due vig'dance, and see that 'the pond is kept in such a condition as to ensure a healthy element to these ' native choristers.’ T o accomplish this, care must lifr taken to keep the w ater from flowing but; it 1 as still and stagnant as possible. It therefore, thal the representatives o f the Fourth Aldermen tp be infor e could not be lis standing pool, presents to the eye all the vi- vid and varied colors which, no doubt, Shaks- peare designed to commemorate. If still kepf in this condition and prevented from flowing out, it will increase in all those constituents which its sli- my tenants naturally d out question, add to die l elight in, and which, with- ! exquisitcncss of their music. .honor by those who are bound to point out to the world tlie“ rural sights a n d sounds” o f Utica. Above all, let ou r‘honorable representatii 4th W a r d in the Council, keep a jealous ves of the lwatclh, a s such good republicans are bound to do, over the rights an d pri-vileges o f this most democratic por- tion o f their constituents. blood. At one lime tlie Mexican ge sented as h a ’ troops; a ncBXiit is found tliat no such requisition b a a been Texians exclaim i M exicans a s'cOttaiitling the most horril id e s and perpetrating outrages too shocking to l a t e : tlie M exican generals complain bitterly o f the burbarous conduct o f the T exians in burning towns' an d houses a s they retreat, m an y of which belong to M exicans settled in Texas, and not to the Amer- ic an portion of die population. In short, to such a ineral is repre- lisition for 5000 gainst tlie le barbai^ ition tff the ivar in that degree is every thing in rela i pro'rince exaggerated and mystified, that litde d e n ce can b e given to any o f the a r e made. statements w h i squadron Biscay, -■ - so fth e Q to Gen. Cordova, one ofthe officers t Queen o f stales th at he has received orders from the I government to afford to Gen. Cordova and tlie troops underh is conunand, the most active and efficacious co-operation in preventing the fortresses Spa in .—Lord John H ay , commander o f the British squadron on the coast o f Biscay, in a letter -■ - ftht QQueen to Gen. Cordova, ofthe officers f -iDAY - no min ate a tru stee to act asag ent for th e U nite d S la te s , in th e p roceedings n e ce ssary to obtain th e m oney bequeathed to th e U.S tate s% y 'M r. S m ith so n o f E n g la n d , w as d isc u sse d and fi- .nally o rdered to be en g ro ssed for a th ird r e a d - in g . 31 to 7. ..T h e H ouse w as n d t in sessio n . that coast, which display the flag of Queen Isa- bella II. from falling into the power o f the troops o f the Pretender, and also ip retaking from the rebels such o f those places as m ay have already fallen into their hands. H e also statra that the squadron under his command h as received consideral ments of sliips and troops from E ngh ders to aid and protect an y operations ble reinforce- land, with-or-; l i w hich Gen. m ay think proper to undertake on th at coast, and that he has received Instructions to take on board troops o f the Queen and convey them to an y points-on the coast. 'T lie Carlists are likely to find John Bull a trou .must F r o m Te x a s .—W e are indebted to o u r a t- te n tiv e c orrespondent o f th e N ew O rlean s C om m ercial B nlletin for th e 'fo llo w in g slip, d a te d Su n d ay m orning, A pril 24th, B M ajo H ho in he House was n dt in session . Mo n d a S e na te , M r, D a - Bsented the resolution from Ih e leg isla- rx , ........ . f o r t h e a d o p - :ent^tlie*im portation o Intion offered b ’ foreig erd: reso lu n ' y Mr. K e t w ith M ay 2.—In the y, lure of MiWfSjtolinsel tion of measurqs'to prevt iien pabperl; The nt, in relation to th e arran g e m e n t F r a nce for th e adm ission o f A m h rican lo h ac- ca on m ore favorable te rm s, w as a g re ed to .— T h e reso lu tio n to a ppoint an a g en t to r ep resen t th e U nited S tates in th e m a tte r o f th e S m ith sonian le gacy, and (he bill for th e p a y m en t o f th e 'Verm ont militia, for th e ir se rv ic e s a t P la tts b u rg h , w ere sev erally read a th ird lim e a n d issed. T h e bill to jregnlale th e publio-dfi- and am en d m en ts offei pa I pnsiles w as ta k en u p . tn a reA by Mr. AAIrightand Mr. C alhonn .w ere o r d e rl ed to be prin ted .T h e .bill fo r th e im prove»i leni o f certain harbora w as ta k en o p , and o n \ lotion o f M f. D av is, an a m en d m * \’ ^ n r en tw a s lopfod, providing for th e p reserv atio n o f ainsford Island in B osinn 1 ‘ ' \' P Ionh a rb o r.. On m o- bill w aa amended b y ■ o p ening, loth o f th e o rtl , th e appropria tion o f $7 6 ,0 0 0 deepening and keep in g c lea r the M ississippi river. o f M r. e r , th e I TuisnAY , May 3 .—T h e fl'o u se met x f 10 o’clo ck , Mr. Pin ck n e y o f Sm ith Caro lin a, a r - nounced the dealh o'f b is ro lfe ago e , R ich a rd J .M anning, and a fte r a feeling enln giu m up o n ' th e deceased, moved resolutions in testim o n y o f respect for the deceased and sy m p a th v w ith h is family, w hic h w ere adopted. 'T h e H o use also passed tlie custr inform the S e na t m ary votei 3 o f the e ven t a t In th e Sena te, as soon a s th e J ead, tiie iiiessago from -the H ouse -ed. Mr. Pre sto n then ro se and e ar c ra p e , nd to a d oJonreal wiia I moved th e ite d n nan im - isnal resolutions, w h ie ftw e re adopt loslv ,and th e Se n a te adjourned. We d n e s d a y May 4 — In th e 8e S na te, s e r e . 'arioiis hilts w ere m ade, M r. Benton reporte d a bill an th o risin g th e P r e s i- den t to accep t the se rv ice s o f vo lu n teers, .aod to increase th e a rm y considerably. T h e b ill, led to some discussion. ' M r. L in n u rg ed th e im m edia te p assag e o f th e bill, in co n sid era- tion o f tho exposed condition o f tho Sputh-^ \We have befovg u s die official report of general J o s e Urrea, giving a d fd ^* f(^“ ohnt of the batde o f th e 19th March, w hirifresulted in the capture o f C o L Fa n n in and h is troops. The particulars of th i s actiond o not v a ry essentially from the accounts previously pubbshed, except that general U rrea c laim s the bonor o f having conquered a larger force o f T ex ian s than his own, nqpdthstanding they! th e advantage of posidon iti ff a superior artillery. T h i s sort o f bravado will o f .-ourse p ass for wliat it i s worth. H e states that he wa^ preparing second r ita c k , but th at the Texians, disbeai B b s, altboijgli they had entrenclied themselves during tlie night, surrendered a t d iscretion os soon as he opened his fire, in ( firmation o f which, he gives the articles of capit the intrepidity o f his soldie y 't i o n proposed by the T exian officers, and h agreed to. He say s in conclu- .must ted Su n day morning, April 24th, B y M ajo r H o rto n,w ho c am e p assen g e r in the T ex a n g overnm ent sc h r. In v in c ib le ,.w e le arn that.1200 M ex ican s had cro ssed th e C o l- orado, 8Q0 men a t S a n F e lip e , and 40 0 a t F o rt B e n d ; th a t G en. H o u sto n ’s effective force w as 2,300. T h e C olorado had overflow ed its^ banks, and the 1200 M ex ican s c anno t r e tr e a t.' H o u sto n had d espached M aj. B a k er w ith 400 men a g ain st 400 M ex ica n s, and w as a dvancing him self w ith his w hole force npon th e M exican division, whose r e tre a t to tho main arm y w as im possible . T h e to ta l d estruction o f th e 1200 M ex ican s a in ; all w as jo v and con fid e nce ,a t the T h e e le m : ‘ ' seat of goyernmei ing for Texas, am the Mexican army B r^soa is dtreadljiy Sunday.- b etw een th e C olorado and d efeated, h a v e fought the b a ttle la sj Ut ic a a n b Sc s q d e h a n na R.u l -r o a d —A writer in the New-York American states that since the o f th s^ e w - Y o rk and Erie Rail-road issage < (Few- :tors o f the Utica and Susqi p a n y have resolved to prosreute t ^ i r all possible despatch, and have directed iate survey o f tliat portion of the work with an immed route which has not already been surveyed. T h is rail- road will open a direct cwnmunication from New- York to this city, where it will meet the U tica and Syracuse and the Utica and Oswego railro ad s, and the Elrie, Chenango and Black River canals. A memorisd -was presented to the Queen o f Spain on the 23d of M arch, signed by CoL Don Manuel Fontiheral, stating that his young wife, w ith twen- ty-nine other females, had been shot by order of the Carlist chief Calvera, in revenge for the execution oflliis mother, who was shot as a spy. T h e surplus revenue o f Great Britain and Ireland, beyond the actual expenditure, for the year ending on the. 5th of January last, w as one million six hundred and tw enty thousand nine hundred and forty, pounds, four shillings'and eleven pence. r k -T h e Bishops of Litchfield and Coventry, E n gland, and the Bishop of KiHaloe, died between the 1 ^ o f March and the 5th of April la st ti-‘- Re i.—Among the multitude o f reforms which have taken place under tlie present administration, one, and that not the {ribf, has been’ effected in this city. T he good people of Utica no doubt ter ber that, under the ancient regime and^ befqn present Post-master w as inducted into office, during the summer months the Post-office w as opened at 6 q’clock in the morning, greatly to the annoyance o f those who preferred courting the embraces of Somnus to yaivning 'over duns, invoices, &c. &c-, for a n hour before breakfo^. T h e present incum- bejit of the office is, however, a little more merciful, and allows ourcitizensto enjoy\ po r s a little more sleep, a little more slumber, and a little more folding of the hands to sleep,” until old Sol h a s accomplished sometwo hours and a h alf of his daily jourhey. T he Post-master ought certainly to receive a vote o f thanks and a service of plate, a t the least, for his kiiidness and. attention to the comfort and inierests' o f our business men. Dr e a d f u l Ma ss a c r e ..—'Vl^e also le arn th a t 73 u narm ed em ig ia n ts, th a t left th is city in the W illiam and F ra n c is , for Copano, and w ere ided a t th a t p o rt, tru stin g th em selves land d u na r- med in th e pow er o f th e M exicans, w ere in tw o hours butchered by th e so ld iery . in sig h t o f the v e s s e l; th e schooner escaped to M atag o rd a. h lv ia is ected to-night gen- etaR y th er conduct and intrepidity o f the v alian ti-‘- ebiefs, oflicers, and soldiers, who, w ith so much ho n o r and deteimination, displayed in the action of i h e 19th th e valor -which characterises the Mexican «c n y , th eir courage giving place to the most adm i- rab le indulgence o n seeing their enemy had snrren- deied. T h e generous feeling, a fter s o fierce a n en- gtigcment, is worthy of special recommendation.\ «a tbeir battery a t the distance o f 160 paces, and w oanded.b e treate d with all posiibleicoi liruposing to them alto to deliver ap all tbeir arm s. As t 3-'I'he whole detachment is to be treate d as prisorrr* of w a r aod placed'a t th e disposition f the goveroment. “It now only remains for m e to recommend gen- T h e Rev. D r. Valpy, well know n by his editions of the classics, died at Reading on the 2d o f A p ril T h e lake o f Langem, in Switzerland, has sunk r_*i—I a : — :«:„i .»a L^lf its width twelve fotboms, and diminished to ha f n a n d ^ Iriticol Notices elude the number/ o n th l y Commentarj r difer with us in their estimate As oar readers may this article, and haylaf nothlnf better at hand, copied it on ourdth page. Th e\ Be tt e r Cu r r e n c y .\—Previous to and the time o f the downfall o f the United States Bar the w hig presses proclaimed the derangement o f 1 d announced-th a t the rimd-w as hp- proaching when the evfl effects of the w arfare on this national institution would be sensibly felt by the b u s i n g men. These predictions are now in a train o f rapid fulfilment. T h e exchanges from one end” o f tho Union to the other, are daily becoming more'costly and vexatious. T his, however, is r a ll M erchants ate compelled to currency an pay premiums le Munter of banks to obtain the notes o f the bank ihere they keep (heir accounts. A merchant in lis city had a note to p ay the last week a t the On- irio Branch Bank. T h ey would not receive his check. H e w ent theq^o the B ank o f U tica where kept his account, and purchased their notes by y ih g nt the counter one quarter per cent, premi- .For the Whig. t v essel; th e schooner escaped to M atag ord a. T h e P en n sy lv an ia is ex p ected up to-night iw ith farth e r inform ation. 'T he B ru tu s w as to sail th e day after th e Inv in cib le, w ith women and ch ild ren . iMPOBTArrr Db c o ve r t .—T he N ew York Com- marial.Ad.T .eOm. .8Rys, meeting“ of the British Entomologcal S o c i ^on the 4th of A ] ^ a paper w as read, develcping a plan flies out of houses. T he means adopted ply a net of m any colored thread, the meshes three irt rs of an inch square, which is hung before the T h e flies, it seems, from the magnifying power o f their vision, are stupid enough to suppose tlmt this net presents an absolute bar to their trance, and therefore do not make the attem pt” • Quere.—Do not the poor little humbugged flies suppose it to be a mammoth spider’s web—some- thing like the B ank of the United States, an d that they—poor things—are in danger of beinggobbled up^by the monster if they happen to get into bis quarten •windov and child ren . W e a lso learn th a t D r. H arriso n , son o f G en. H arriso n , o f N o rth B end, O hio, w as, while trav e llin g with th re e A m erican g en tlem en ,ta ken by th e M exicans, horribly m u tilated , his and h is bow els to rn o n t and left before life w as ex ti n c t ! T he irrison came p assen g e r in the in th a t situi wife o f Dr Invincible. copy o f tlie Common School Assistant h a s been forwarded to the Trustees o f each school dis- trict in Oneida county, and m ay be obtained at the reral post-offices. T be paper will be continued grahiiim idy to t one' year. le several newspapers in the county ore re- quested to notice this. inierests' Rev. Jo h n W . Fo w l e r w as installed as pastor o f the F irst Presbyterian Society in th is city, on Monday evening o f last week. Sermon by Rev. ,Pe j in e t , o f Ham ilton College; charge by Rev. Mr. Wa t e r s , . Froin'the New York Evening Star, HIGHLY IMPORTANT NEWS FROM LIMA. Th e U surper S a la v e rr y defeated a n d taken ^ B y a le tte r from o u r c orrespondent a t P av la , M arch 21, 1836, w e have th e im p o rta n t infor- m ation th a t th e civ il w ar in L im a h a s te rm in a ted by a pitc hed bat(he, F e b .7, on th e h eig h ts o f“ A fro de la L un e r n e a r A req n ip a, in w hic h th e a rray Sa la v erry w as com pletely routed, and ho taken priso n er w hile attem ptir^g to m ake hia escape to Islay , on th e sea coast, w h ere h is vessels o f w ar w ere assem b led .— haA,2,506'‘d.2,500\ m en, w hile S a n ta Ci H e bered 6 .000 com posed o f P e ru v ian s and Bolt ia ns. T he battle lasted seven days', w hen S: a v erry . a fte r rep eated ly repulsing th e assaiil o f S an ta C ru z w as ultim ately com pelled \ ru z num- iv- s, a l- “T h e sla u g h te r is said to have been terrib le, and th e field w as covered w ith h ead less tru n k s the d y in g and th e d ead .” S an ta C ru z acknow l- ed g es a lo ss o f 600 men. O n th e 18ih o f F e b ru ary , S a la v erry , to g eth - w ilh hia G en erals and Colonels Fe rn an d in i, P ic oa g a , M oya, C a rd eru as, and five o th e rs .T h e officers suffered first, and w as bro u g h t out to h av e w hen S a la ve riy the ban d ag e placed on his e y es h e disdainfully re- fused, say in g“ I can look m y m u rd ere rs in th e facc,fo r fear is no p a rt o f my co m p o sitio n .’’ W e mqy adm ire th e c ourage but m ust d esp ise th e c ru e lty , and rejoice in th e foie of th is w retch ed H e ex p ressed a w ish to be sh o t by ; if w hich w as com gu ard \of his own c ountrym en v plied w ith. T h is a oi-distani“ NapoU S on th A m erica” th en carried o ut th e f arce still farth e but v ery inappropriately liy im itatin g r, th a t g re a t capta in a t G renoble, an d a a y in g ,“ I f you wifl kill y o u r G en eral—fire!” ti-hich they d id .E ig h ty m ore o f h is officers were*senten- ced to be shot, and about 100 more condemned ., .............. establish ed, will have a salutary effect in sup-discussin pressing the frequent and bloody insurrections which have desolated that cou t y t ^ t r n -J — »/v nniTHlxTn f in lry a n d d estrn y - le cts—to-say noflnng o le nces to A m erican com- ed its b rig h test prospi th e in jurious cpnsequt m erce. of the snpreme goveroment. JA 5IES W. FANMN, ,B. C. WALLACE. T.M. CHANDEVILLE. CbsiB ise ar GoUtb, between Gim datm ve and La ”-■^-•(1, March 20,1836.Gim B VmoiNiA .—T he Richmond 'W hig of M a y 3^, lies that therehave been elected to the House of Several counties are yet beard from. tion o f tho exposed condition of tho Sputh-^ W este rn F ro n tier. M r. E w in g begged th a t I th e L and Bill should have th e preferen ce.— M r. P re sto n was w illing .to g o an y length fo r th e protection o f th e frontier, alth ou g h he w a s willing to com prom ise th e good faith o f th e re i a in try iii w ar, and th ou g h t th e bill^ahonld ba exam ined closely. H e th o n g h t th e Land B ill should hav e ta te n prefo’e nce , b u t would ^ h e ar from th e P re sid e n t on th e an b jee t B en to n hoped t h e gla d to il o f T exa s' and Mexii A m erican lroo( n a, to take ce. Mr. I ps m r the fro n lier m ig h t be ro a - itragea com m itted by S an ta A n - irms and revelige th e ir c o un try - 20,1836. AVhen th e white flag was hoisted by the enemy, 1 sent to inform tb e ir leader, th at th ey m ast in r- 'reader a t diicretion, without any o th er condition': t h e other articles proposed by those who sign the above a re not assented to, which th e y vrere inform- ^ ,<1 t\T tBikiisli ffliftv ff/t. •« I ndii(li6sp wnuti) The deapa'tch o f Santa Anna,, giving an account o f the capture o f th e Alamo, has been translated National an d published in' the Nation Intelligencer, but notU ng i s said about his wanting a n y moretroOr s. The N e w Orieans Bulletin ofthe“ “■ 'We h a r e received tbrouj some additional inform: 25th April says, the Mexican Qonsul, which we presume m ay be reliei} on. There will be doubtless m any traded affairs in Texas, an d individuals differendy contradictory statements growing ri interested will give partied and e For instance, w e ore now informed that inin and his men are alive—that they themselves prisoners of war, and v treated a s such. T hey a re now, it is said in 'Vi xia, prisoners of -war.” ■ Wp la s t Week published a n account of an action -between the T exian schooner Invincible and the M exican sdioonpr Montezuma, in which the laltcr • -was reported to have been sunk. T h e paper above K ]aoted states th a t“ The Montezuma, in endeavor;; ing to w arp over th^ b a r a t Matamoras, lost her n id d ^, an d afterwards suffered in an action with the T e x ia n schooner Invincible. T h at at the time, -the B ra vo was ly in g at anchor on the bar, and the I without loss. The Bra'to succeei jurtion resulted ith in returning to po rt witiio nailed, i n craupany with by c ap tain Tliompson, (late master of tlie Correo,) convoying a vessel hulen with provisions for Santa AtmaV army.” ar GoUtb, between datm ”-■^-•(1, March 20,1836. B ahia, AVhen th e white flag was hoisted by inform tb ir leader, th th .The Rev. Is a a c Fe r r is , D .,D . of Albany,-w ho as recently appointed an agent of tbe American Sunday School Union for the eastern p a rt of this and Connecticut, has accepted the invitation “ Wa r .—T he regular troops liave ner quarters, and the volunteers have 1 tyid sent borne.. T h e T allahasse Plori- 30tb sa ys that the Indians have never lades, b ut still remain in the bam- Fl o r id a intosumm: disbanded mocks between the W khlacoocheeond Vacassossa Bay. T he editorcensures very severely the move T ro v Ch a r t e r El e c t io n .—Tlie charter election in T roy took place on Tuesday la st, and resulted in the'election o f nine whigs and one lory to the commonc ouncil In the 1st,2d,3d and 4th'VV the aggregate whig majority on the Aldermen 420; on the Assistants in the same 'W ards, 401.— T h e fifthand sixth W ends a te each, entitled, to one Alderman. In the former, the to ry candidate elected by a majority o f six votes: the whigs elected their candidate in the latter. The T ro y W h ig says th at this triumph argues strongly for the H arrison and Granger cause in Rensselaer county a t the au- tumn election- o f the Reformed Dutch Church in M arket street, New-York, to supply the place o f the late Rev. D r. M cM un ay . A Ne g r o b urne d a count o f one o f the n which -we have ever heaid, is taken from the letter correspondent o f the N ew ark D aily Adver- tiser, dated Me l an c h o l y Ac o d e n t,—A n infant child o f M r. Nelson W a it of Y ork Mills, w as burned to death in its cradle on Friday afternoon last. Mrs. W n it had out and left the child -asleep an d alone.— A t her return to the house, on opening the door, the smoke b u n t forth and drove her back. ’ H er screams immediately drew a number o f persons to her assistance. O n entering the house, one side of the cradle w as found to be entirely burnt out a the child in the agonies o f death. It w a s shoekii ly burned from head to fool, and the‘ hands and 1 o f the little sufferer were completely crisped, gone survived but a few minutes. N o bloiiic is attached to the mother, as she had taken every precaution be- fore she left the house which she thought could sibly be necessary to prevent any accident of kind. It is, h o v v e ^ another w arning added to the many already given; that childnIren left alone if it can possibly be.: should n .avoided. very ments and measures o f General Scott and adds: ir '* Sinee o a r troops retired to quarte rs, the In dians, a t a m atter o f course, though conqiered by th e laws of civilized nations, have come o nt of th eir fastnesses, and resumed possession. T hey -------------'i g the bonses in Alaebna, and rioting • r e oceapyingt e ous sin faebna,andri ti ■mong the deserted plantations of corn. T hey have also pla nted their own corn t i ^ i n six miles t ______ ______________________ o f F e lt King, which exeellent w orkm en. Scott, contrary to th e remoqstrpnces of Gen. Clinch, prd-e i poses to abolish. \Gov. Call will immediately call ont th< for the defence o f Ihe coantry, on his own respon- sility, as it is th e general belief a t I'aHythassee th at they bays bc,en prematurely disbanded. General Clinch, iMs generally tb o n ^ t, sbonld, as the most competent person have him th e entire cuotrol of all (he military operations in Florida.” tiser, dated St .L ou is, A pril 29,1836. and Kvoltiog traniac of. T h e n egro fled and took abelterunder a shed, mid warned his pursuers from approachin^biin. in »A number o f the citizens soon collected, and, T h ey then chained him to a tree a short dis- tance from the court-house, and placed under him dying. 1 visited the place this morniug, a i.. — ii7t.=*to“Vi;rh‘:‘ f c f s a ' ^ d •h^s“;:K r r h t \\ m ‘t r. Buchannan said he did n o t kn.ow w h a t IB th e P re sid en t w ould be disposed 10 p u r but he believed th e G o v ern m e n t would no t in terfere in th e disp n tes o f foreign nations, h u t w ould ad h ere to its established policy aa la id dow n by W ash in g to n . H e considered th e C o nstitution o f M ex ico as h av in g been p u t dow n and th a t S a n ta A nna w as an usu rp er—- th a t th e rebellion ag ain st him in T e x as w as justifiable—but h e could n ot sa y th a t the m o r e - m enl had not been ton p rec ip ita te .A s an A merican a n^ a m an . he w ished th e m to c e e s t. B u t w hat w as th e situation o f o u r frontier. I f S an ta A nna e x cite s th e In d iah s to eroea oiSr fro n tier and to m u rd er our h elp less wolneii aitiS children, I (said M r. B u c h an n a n ) w ill h ( ^ i him responsible;' and to p re.ren t th is it m v it t Bdient tp send troops. be expedie t H e w ished to h av e the L fjid B ill diapoaed I (his m« ‘ -*• o f before easu re Was taken-Dp. X M r. Clayton also w ish ed th e la n d bi!I to b* first disposed of. A s far aa h e .h ad 'e eeii «l* th is bill he w as disposed to v o te f o r it, b n t h sue , th a t he m ight ex am in e th e am endm ^nte. T h e motion to ta k e op th e bill vfEas n e g lti r • Ne w Yo r k Co mmo n Cotivciu—T he new Board f Assistants in the Common Council of the c N ew York met, appointed a chairman, and ited, a t two sittings, about one hundred anc nes for a President—a tie on every b allo t board o f Aldermen elected a Prarident pro te n in- stead o f a chairman, a t their first meeting,—b y mis- —and he therefore is President of Board until a president is elected. o vnfv, KAATtrtKfptf ui A viiiicssck;, iio a ms p r w lamation, calling for 30 companies of volunte^s to aid Gen. Gaines .in protecting the firontiers from Mexican and Indian depredation. ij \ T h e Legislature o f Connecticut commenced s session 'at N ew H aven on Thu rsd ay , the 5th inst., and with true tory servility, one of their first acts w as to elect John M . Niles to the office of U. S. Senator. H ow are the miglily {alien 1 Te x a s .—It appears fivim the Louisiana A d v ^ ler of April 2 ^ that die report th at Nacogdoches ■d been burnt is utterly false. T he consternation , A log-house, tw o miles north o f Ronie, w as fire o f the 6th inst. destroyed by % On the night -was -without doubt, the work o f an incendiary^as . that place w as occasioned by d young mmi, ( a »erter from Houston’s army,) -who; on passing through the town, beganwaving his ha t and shout- ing“ the Mexicans and Indians.” A sudden; seized Ihe inhabitants, who ran off in every tion,' witlpmtmaking the least in quiry; and so great w as Ihe alarm that $1500 w as offered by different persons for si -wagon to carry off tbeir valuables. T he New Orleans Bee of the same date, sta' th a t“ Santa A nna w as a t San-Antonio on the 15tb inst. Gen. Houston w m at Gross, west o f the B r az il on Ihe 6th, w ith 2500 men. the whigs have g ^ e d several members, yet they have not succeded in c hanging the political chorac- Tbe wings poUe, o f the legislature, threethousandmorevotes than tbeirir adversaries, at i s ll d about ifident o f carrying the state tbe house had not. been occupied for five months, nor had there been an y fire used on the premises du- ring th a t time. T h e loss is about $150. Pur- dy, the o-wner, offers $10 reward for tbe appreben- o f the incendiary. .............. ..............sup-discussin pended sup-discussin g-the arm i priationa. THURsn'AY. May ^Inl fe, the fol- low in g resolution offered by M r. C lay w aa (0 after som e expjanfgion by Mr. C la y ...e iiie h '. agreed to r l i and several rem ark s by Mr. ArA'alker,ta M r. Clay replied. e o u se,e e was e x ly anff navy a ppro '6 .—In ih,e S en a t In th e H o u se, th e lim e w as e x anff .............. pended in arm i priationa. army.” T b e Bulletin[i leti also remarks, in relation to the re- ported m assacre'o f 73 unarmed emigrants a t Co- pana,-\ so frequently have we been deceived b y f if ing i^MHts and nlanning rumors, th at weare to d e n y our credence to the statement until ceive a r ^ u la rly authenticated account of i t Out o f this labyrinth o f contradictoiy sta t A GOOD SUGGESTION .—Thc N cw York Evening Post suggests the idea o f giving the appointment o f ! Post-master to'the people. Executive patronage needs curtailing, and in no w a y could it be more effectuany than b y giving the appointment of Post-master Uf the p ^ l e,thus removing a t once a drilled and pensioned coipe -of some ten thousand firom under tbe immediate control and supervision o f\ The GoverrimeKt.” About thirty houses v e destroyed by fire in Gteenbush last week. [eepseeon in st, which destroyed a number of buildings. Loss estimated at $30,000. T w o persons were \severely “General Gaines w as at Wilfch It' ilkinson’s, encamp- n tbe Sabine, with 600 U,, S. troops; and t o ISabm ,-«ntb UU daily eiqiectmg reinforcements from Fort Gib- There w as not the slightest apprehension of an attack on him; whatever be does will be on tbe defensive, to prevent and jirotecl” injured. T h e extensive Factory belonging to the T ro y In- dia Rubber, Company, w as entirely destroyed by fire on Friday last. * * i : ^ T h e PetTiisylvania t iieyed the instructions of thelC: STtbe Land Bill. From'iheNew -York Evening Btar. F 1.0 RIDA.—By th e sch oo n er ^ x a c t,C ap t. Je ffry , arriv ed y e sterd a y from S a van n ah« th e C o u r ie r h a s received th e S a v ann ah G eo rg ian of th e th ird of M ay. B y th is it ap pea rs th e three d ivisions o f the a rm y h a v e again failed ilf en-, co u n terin g th e Indians. T h e ateam pack.et F lo rid a, C a p t. arriv e d a t S av annah 'M ay 2 d, from P i Ja ck son v ille, freig h ted w i ' ‘ J caj-fo e .’i® 3, ithth e co rp s o ftC apts. id B ones. • M ajor Pe m b e rto n,Sen- r th e A ug u s a ej ho w as t D ran e, ite to and ______ ird. |j^ |,jn g o n and gyp-e d ito r o f p a ssen g er, Loguata Ch ro n icle, w ,cam e d ire c t from F o r t h av in g been w ith th e i lea rm y on th e r e fro m T am p a. . T h e division o f th e a rm y un d er G en. C linch le ft T a m p a A pril 14lh fo r F o rt D ra n e. >On. jb e 8 th a M a fte r a alig h t akiriinish o f tho advance i t h a p a rty o f In d ian s in a h am rnock, w ho , w ith m re- trea te d aa u io a l on b ein g c h arg ed ,tb e G eneral 'j t w il l b e r e c o lie o ? ^ , w e re left w ith th e wonn-1 ^ ^d and a \field pietSe, in a stro n g position op-D A dn a hill, adjoining a ponij. Ma jo r C ooper in -1 m erce. HER FROM PERU.—AVe o m itted to slat: y e sterd a y in o u r new s from L im a , w h ic h ' was received via P a na m a, th a t the Corvp e tte,S a n ta C ru z,^formerly th e bark S .E .B u rro w s) was dispatched to IslaIsl y , for th e purpose o f convey- F u m a C ru z to L im a. ing G en . .O livia, o f B^oston'i^wbich w as sold V h c a c h r a British officer^ has been cap tu red by,one o f S a la v erry ’ and commanded by C ap tain F re em an , s b rig s o f ten gnna, a fte r an action o f one hour and 40 minutes—in w hich C apt. F re em an w as i killed and 40 o th e r; o f h is cre w,chiefly A ipt •\” • .........................iptcdT to •lole le an s and E n g lish i h e y had a ttem ( h o a rd b ut tb e wind died aw ay. T h e fleet o f S a la v erry have since eurrenderdi l rrenderdd. M r. Clay replied. R eso lved th a t t h e ' C om m ittee on M annfae- to r e s be in stru cted to inquire in to th e expecli- incy o f 80 em ending th e ex istin g law s a s to lubject all hem p exported in to the U nited- States from any place w h atso eve r, to t h a 's a in e R u ssian h em p m ay be liab le to p ay for d uty as It th e tim e being. T lie Se n a te on motion nj ) th e g en eral A | o f M r. W e b ste r to o k op ppropriation bill, and tb e arneudmeDts proposed by th e Coroinittpe o» Fin anc e w ere chiefly conen cu rred in .S ev e ra l o th e r amendmid l r enia w ere propi>Red,'wh|eh to debate, and before th e bill w as got rise ne th rough w ith , th e Se n a te adjo u rn ed .I n th e F , th e N av y A p p ro p riatio n bill I resum ed in Co m m ittee d f lh e AiVhole. T h e am endm ent proposed by th e co m m ittee to th e S en a te ’s am endm ent p roviding fo r i n e; l xpIo3 ipedition to th e So u th S e a s w as a d o p t- am endm ent ag re ed to , and th e n il ring ex| ed, and the t : waa pe'ported to the H onse. T h e Htnam e v h* onrred in the disagreem ent of the committ««,te the amendment ol* thp Se n a te appropriafiiHp lO r d r e k a t Brooklyn. O n the $ 1 6 0 , 0 ^ 'for a d ry dock ^ * ^ t S e Question, o f dohCiifrenoe on th e RmendnMtni of,* ihe exploring expedition a Tong d p b a te ' r t o w . we th u s l leave our readers to find their own i IB ntUBl w ay. I j r S i n c i Ihe above waui in type, we have receiv-' •dfortiber intelligence from the seat of w ar, which ,i ^ s - t o confirm the previous intelligence as to the massacre of C o l Fannin’s corps. T he N ew Or- |aans Bee of th e 27tb A pril sa y s,\ the melancholy jij iiig * have been confirmed by arrivals yesterday.” m a y bo true, but w e confess we can haidly j i t Aside from i u atrocity,it would ^ f y , fo'ly bn the port o f Santa A nn l. A. ^ .'j|^ilft^koweveT,at<attbert,wi& TCmoveaUdo^ in be known. S ^ t T i r ^ r g e n c e fmm tl .Texiai ’is given in S letter from m ajor Ira Ingram to .-. tl ^ lHi B W o f' d r o N e w -Oi i^ ------------ . . J is ii s l i o r o f a O l ^ ^ ; . 4ms 4 Nstclikochei. A p rfl SH^ I9 wWeh he ^ t e . lMid--fpNuti» of-Qeo. ^HouMon -on. t f rApn); and iiad r e t i r e d advices fiom il i e ja ik in d aM y it b odyofthe p jMween iillltl iund strong, and finra of\ The GoverrimeKt.” St a t e Co n v e n t i o n —Meetings -have been held in a large number o f counties, and delegates ap- pointed to the W m a St a t e Co nven t i o m to be h ^ St e a mb o a t EBc pl o w o n —O ne of the flues of the steamboat Science coUapsed as the boat w as pushr ing off from tbe landing at Evansville, (Indiana,) on the 25th uk. D r. Noel o f Bkximfield,'!ll., i Bttiag on tlie bow o f the bokt when the exifiosion took place, and it is stipposed th at he w as instantiy. killed and bloam ovetboaid. Six ethers were aeald- ed and otberwire'injiired. EL ir d Die t .—It is said th a t in Siberia, n ear the Ural mountains, a aubstance called“ rock meal,” which is nothing more nor k se than powdered gyp-e im, ia found in abundance, and the natives m ix it ith th rir bread and eat it. AYe advise our d y peptic readers to try h. N o doubt it wiD (grow sovetrign remedy. i : ^ Congress, in 1814, ordered a medal in honor o f the seprices of G en.’RiPLET, wljo is now a mem- ber o f Congress from LottUoantu Otiring to the difficulty o f procuring a likencH a t th a t time, the medal w as never struck. AieNridRysaince,an ap- pn®natioA was m ule in the U.S. Senate to carry tbe rtaoltition into effe^ CorrespOndeiiee lNo s Ay r e s , F e b . 2 8 ,1 8 3 6 . inuel d e R o - T h e present govern o r, Don Mam la , baa improved much on th e J a e k t ov eniing. I th in k ' o u r o ld Eot g rn R m a n hero m ig h t tak e some sa u aa him . lo tary lesso n s from 1 wonn-1 a m so riy ou r 'Y ankee^friend .M ajo r J ac k op-D ow ning is n o t h e r e ; i f he w as, h e could give th e Pre sid e n t an d th e k itc he n -c a b ine t-so m e . St e a mb o a t l o s t .—T b e atnubhoat Ohioan, Ciq>- ta in Freeman, was destroyed by fire on Satu id ay, April S 3 d ,a b W right miles b ddw Oeheese. females escaped in the y a w l I^he other passen- jumped overboard. A servant girl w as diown- T h e packet ship Soodand. 'C apt Hacksta ff, from Liverpoed, for N ew Yoik, h as been obliged to put into Lough Swriley, (Iiriaiid,) dismasted. - O n the. S lit, he epeountend, while a t anchor th ^ k -v io le n t hurricane, which obliged hhn to cut aW ay b iam ssu to pieeerre tbe lives ofthe passengers and drew. T h e correqioncleM o f the N ew York Conunereial Advertiror a t W ashington sa y s the to ry leaders in the H ouse o f Rqprriwntatives a n determined to stitu g ls M r. Clay’s land bill a s aooh a a pearible.
