The Sun. — London, England, 1847-05-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince:Albert, the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Court and the domestic household, attended divine service yesterday morning in the Private chapel at Buckingham Palace. earnerwlMat yes stY and yesterday. her Royal Censort took their usual ly The Royal Family took their accustomed airings yes terday in the pleasure grounds of the Palace. her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Alfred and the Princess Alice, and attended by the Hon. Miss Dawson, L ok a n a i r i ng on Saturday in an open barouche and four. Waitin g , the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Equerry in " ait ingl attended on hors e back. T r , Royal Highness Prince Albert, as Lord Warden of the Stannaries, presided on Saturday morning at a meeting of the Duchy Court of Cornwall, which was held 11ali.he Council Chamber, Privy Council Office, White- T hes- meeti ng was atten d e d b y th e L or d Ch ance ll or , a4ur ci Lyndhurst, the Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh W heatley, of the Duchy of Cornwall), an d Si r Henry "i lleat leY, Bart. b Ills Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse tt,ek on Saturday, accompanied by the Duke of Welling- Thand attend e d by th e E querr y i n W a iti n g. e p r . Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the nce of Leiningen, and attended by the Viscountess 7 1111 1, Hon. Miss Dawson, Marquis of Ormonde, p l ie ut•- olonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Ito ". A. H. Gordon, honoured the performance at the Royal Italian Opera House with their presence on Satur kitty evening. seller ti „ isi Majesty the Queen Dowager, and their High oisBes the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Saxe Weimar, attended Divine service yesterday afternoon in Westminster Abbey. &The hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of C le Weimar, attended by the Countess of Assenburg. °nut de Beust, and Baron Zigesar, visited and in llPected the Tower of London and the Thames Tunnel 3,I1:1 Saturday, Their Royal Highnesses accompanied her t o a r ,j es !Y the Queen Dowager for a drive in the after th;s' In a pony phmton. The ladies and gentlemen of 13 suite of her Majesty, and of the Hereditary Grand Astekenand Grand Duchess, also drove out in pony F li b i s Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine r ° , - ,' ; ,,ussia visited Lord John Russell on Saturday at his si:ngenue in Chesham-place. His Imperial Highness j e -° ,Paid visits to Viscount Palmerston, at his residence athystrlton Gardens, and to the Marquis of Clanricarde 13 residence on Carlton House Terrace. The Grand Lister' honoured Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Mi- L ir, with his company at dinner on Saturday evening, ~.15 residence in Dover-street. ase ri c leur de Berg was in attendance on his Imperial ier, tithe s u ness the Grand Duke Constantine on Friday even the concert given by her Majesty in Buckingham th e . - Wee aye authority to state that the time each day for J ar , is sue of tickets to view the Royal Pictures St. — ea's Palace is from nine to one o'clock. . tene t- Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at eh ed Divine service, yesterday morning, in Grosvenor .i r ee s Pei• Baroness Hammerstein and Mr. Edmond Mild i:, were in waiting on her Royal Highness. t Th e Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service, yes erda., I ,„ tis ? morning, in the Lock Hospital. Major Stephens u t o waiti ng on his Royal Highness. byl r Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended . " 14(1 Y Augusta Bruce and Lord James Murray, hernoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre with the Duchess on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness ttneunchess of Cambridge also honoured the perform- IZithhor presence. her presence. arid the Royal llighnesses the Duchess of Gloucester the Duchesse puke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness St. of Kent on Saturday, at Clarence House, he r t s's ' be e t, Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the A r, eBB of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. \-4tbniet Council was held at three o'clock on Satur- T a Y after n ..ord - 00 n at the Foreign-office. It was attended by La iu rhil Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of asi - rz c ' w ne, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, of A —re ,y, the Ch ance ll or o f t h e E xc h equer , the Earl Vise"; re, j, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Campbell, th e I , ll nt Morpeth, the Right Hon. I'. B. Macaulay, and T i ci ght Hon. H. Labouchere. ',Council sat two hours and a half. consisting of Sir Isaac Morley, and tot., i_ ttd ,dingham, accompanied by Mr. Reeves, solici- Ward : er • l ut ß t ' a i eus, Potation,an interview with the Right Hon. Ed odSaturday, at the office of the Commis ays in Great George-street. has s: of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, The turned to town from Dublin. b at ld l i l e ) } , 44e s of Wellington and Rutland, and the Duke J e slerd -e ! s of St. Alban's attended the early Service Wer e r in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Prayers 1)4, 101 e :d by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the Sermon was ▪ th ' 4 b Y the Rev; Dr. Goddard. yN terd e dairy,serviee in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, the co re a3 :4 b t _ ll o Prayers . were read by the Rev. T.Helmore, o ean) f h l'ion service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley (Sub- Go ddard h e sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. raulti t ,The th • was—" I beheld, lo a great Th e ude " MOW" " 1 4 aren i .) Mr. Turle presided at the organ. ley,(Sut,4) ent was administered by the Rev. Dr.•Wes f ea bf TP* ll .) Among the nobility present were the -east ve l ,,,t• G and ‘.l iziort and Leeds, the Duchesses of Beau errnosn Ladies Spencer, Fortescue, St. Th 8, Wilt ' • e 'Lev. D Desart, Ebrington, and B. Somerset. Il eXt • r• k • in the Chapel will preach -the sermon on Sunday "apel Royal, St. James's. I , T O Tim A TRIBUTE •ol t m , TIEMORY OF DANIEL O'CONNELL, W IN Y YEARS THE ELOQUENT AND ZEALOUS ADVO - -AT E OF IRISH LIBERTY' AND INDEPENDENCE. " Ile is not dead, but sleepeth." fi b! why is the wild harp of Erin unstrung, jih! why are its melodies dying away, vq! why is the cypress-wreath mournfully flung, Where late was the shamrock so green and so gay? 1311 1 the heart of the harper is mute with despair. T0., 14 voice is sent forth in a desolate moan, "in unison blends with his heart-breathing prayer, 4 ed finds him, alas! now deserted—alone! ( 3 1 . 43;though all the ties of his kindred might part, Th e m e Death had struck from him the lov'd and the dear, A te was one.who had truly a free Irish heart, a Vul ever would shed with the joyless a tear. 41 41 1 0, -e re Was HE pow? had that noble form perished? pi , 4 s that mighty heart stilled in the midst of its woes ? Ti ti l a a ` i l ;tis to break from the thing we have cherished, .'"ed us as friends and resisted our foes. k ' l l4 ! - 'l." lament for O'Connell with sadness, tt 4-1 1 1Z :1 1 4 the _ wild grief of despair over him weep, W e k e rish a hope—a bright glitter of gladness— T i l ce , 'OW that HE shall not for ever thus sleep! And e dark be closed o'er that one noble head, et th e the voi grave eo7our champion be hush'd in the tomb, A nd a,bgels of God shall watch o'er his bed, A tne bright stars of heav'n illumine the gloom. . - asd N o r strif e of that spirit with earth sl , all now cease. But i ni c i ) nger it mourns for oppression and woe; In abits the halcyon regions of peace very far" land which Fo: that " v e no mortal may know. Bona! tram t h e skies a bright chariot descending, jt bear-lieed by angels, and borne on the wind, And hi s freed spirit to joy never-ending, R leaves but the casket of earth here behind! 4,11 ( 1 -1 1 1 tr e I resume thy melodious numbers, Fo r o,c7reathe in each accent a soft lay of love, -ill `' °llll ell, thouA now in his grave, only slumbers, —4 ' the voice of the trumpet shall call him above. A nd hi s y shall Own lov e l Erin, fair gem of the ocean, sweetly break forth from her darksome repose, 1 1 °nger be ravaged by civic commotion, triumphant to friends, turn her foes! May 25, 1847. LUCILLA FAGAN. , t c , l 1 i r t MAJESTY'S TllE.A.Taz.—There were her Royalpresent 1 1 (1 ". Saturday evening at her Majesty ' s , Th e a tre, t'ghness the Duchess m of r li , e c n h t r , is a t t o t p e i rld er e , d m h r 3 s. L ß a e d n y ti A nc u kc gu a s inn t d a . etke, Mr. and Lady y C,rd J. Murray; her Ro a y ß al ar l e l l if e l s i s ne li ss am ti m ie er D st u e c i l n irs La. o c_ f ty :_ la,- 1 14 0, attended by the r'er h , the Hon. 11bEe.xS t N . v John t btliirlti Royaly. her Majesty the . lis sQueen Napier, D o a w n a d ger l ' r s . h Countess Assemburg, . °I S' • attended by t e Ighnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess be t ar 4Ze Weimar, box was also his Excellency t eQuierset. In her Majesty's ge Q n de Buist, the Baron Zeijesar, and the lion. Captain v: l re r lt .Schimmelpenninck, elNethhetrilgablesssMpinriisnteeer. George, There I,r. likewise present, his Royal t in,ct, Louis Napoleon, the Conde de Mon c t e e l m eb o e l l in p , e a b tte F n r d a e n d . Y G eneral Don Juan Montenegro, and . jero_lac'ttreiseer,ry ; th t e he m D a u r k q e uis of e l f ,ee c cl i s a , b t r h ie e ar D d i e, ike t h i a o hlaY, the Marquis of Donegal, , the a n d Marquis Duchess oo of Sh e i r i les3 of Ailesburv, the Earl of he Lonsdale, Aiarlu is t h a e nd Earl M a r o - f E arl 'orne, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl lr . o e f el C in a t rd s i e g m an e , rt t e h b e , v ise c'f Munster, the Earl of Falmouth, t,. 111 , :et, C c a o n u t t i l l t u p pe i , )r N s r a i7unt Canterbury, " Lor s d et an a LL A a i d is y s „ est Bruce, Lord and Lady Fitzroy S9mer i I,4uthainnt A . - on, Lord Adolphus Lor d Frederick b l e Lord Gardner, Sir iudexander Lady and Miss Woodford ;, , t2C- Lad are r Pal L m o e r r d , li r " • M. Stanley, Sir ' R. Gordon, the Rifitlit Islioricri..thvireoLmorbd wkyor and the Misses Carroll, Lady Fol Yrs, ateutlt,Lßart., Sir R. and Lady Howard, , Si antle, the Hon. R' ,-,:dY Graham, Sir W. and Lady et - P IrMartyn and Mrs. T. Hare, Sir B. I,_k,rtyrzon,ethe Hon. G. Byng, Mr. M. " . `en, 8, . era Prince by ROYA L ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—ITEP iesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,accompan ied ßoyal Italian of Leiningen, honoured the „ a, Coveut-garden, with their presence on_ _ ar uis of 6 en ing• Her Majesty was attended by the_Al 9 Saturday ~.,!"Monde, Lady Canning, Hon. Miss Dawson, resent Vhipps, anti the lion. Captain Gordon- There werep callirnaki, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, Princess Hon. Colonel -_-_-Has Exeellency the Turkish Ambassador and the .of S Alareltioness of Ilastin „ligo, the Marqui of liuntl y, the Marquis t o l f le D M o a u r r q o u , E is t a h r e_ l'ranville, Earl of Strattunt)re Countess of Roden, Coln2t, en Dowager of Essex, Earl of Munster, Viscount ci la gs , Ea e rl Bective, Earl of Cawdor, ess l Viscount Tompletown, Lord Temlemore, Lord Carin i g_ton, : t he Ladies Fitzwilliam, Lord George Manners, Lord W. iiri ,_nerltn, Sir Charles and Lady Cecelia Des Vceux, the Hon. Sir , 4 _vfard arid Lady Butler, Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, d and Edwardji and Lady Cust, Hon. Colonel zDaTfa on. Kenn r, , 41.tiel.teste'i,IIIHFo°nr.telc.uDe'. 3 , lion. J. H. D. As t 1 e y l‘,lN°7 a inl n io d urrg ; l,l a bE d y y ., Rsbert Hon. i,ar,Colonel Arbuthnot, Hon. Craven Berkeley, Hon. Mrs. Gore, •„ ei Lionel and the Baroness de Rothschild, Le Comte sil A t (ao s n t nl°. e r Y ' ' li Sir Henry dor, General Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Henry Paulet, Acla n W ebb, Sir J. H Pal Sir Peregrine and Lady and Lad 1 d ' SiriGleorge Talbot, Sir Charles Slingsby, Sir William “ L Y' 0 eswrh, Sir Frederick Trench, Sir Bellingham ra am, Lad • ' fiftedrcYys Y r whitt, Lady Jodrell, Lady Bulkeley, Inson, General Shelly, strirAßn.thony Rothschild, Sir William Abdy, Sir I , ' s. Price, Sir Charles Kent, Sir Henry Ro . J obe, D E , nnisto tr A. Clifton, Mr. H. Baring, M.P., Mr. un, m p IL Gore, u.p ., ikv : ~ and Mrs. Dennistoun, and Mr. Mon- • •; • f 'l 4ll „1„.. TILE - SL lei. THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO. GREAT BATTLE AT CERRO GORDO. THE MEXICANS AGAIN DEFEATED. JALAPA AND PEROTE TAKEN. FLIGHT OF SANTA ANNA. By the steam ship Caledonia, which arrived at Liverpool on Sunday morning, we have received New York papers of the 15th instant. Their contents are very important. On the 17th and 18th of April the American forces under the command of Gen. Scott, completely defeated the Mexican army, commanded by Santa Anna, killing 400 and taking five generals and 3,000 Mexicans prisoners. Santa Anna fled, leaving his carriage, his money, his plate, and even the dinner which had been prepared for him in the hands of the victors. The American force amounted to 8,178 men, the Mexican force was estimated at 14,000. The following is the official dispatch of General Scott announcing his victory : Head-quarters of the Army, Plan del Rio, 50 miles from Vera Cruz, April 19, 1847. Sir,—The plan of attack, sketched in General Or ders, No. 111, herewith, was finely executed by this gallant army, before two o'clock F.M. yesterday. We are quite embarrassed with the results of victory— prisoners of war, heavy ordinance, field batteries, small arms, and accoutrements. About 3,000 men laid down their arms with the usual proportion of field and company officers beside five generals, several of them of great distinction. Pinson, Jarrero, La Vega, N oriega, and Abend°. A sixth general, Vasquez, was killed in defending the battery (tower) in the rear of the whole Mexican army, the capture of which gave us those glorious results. Our loss, though comparatively small in number, has been serious. Brigadier General Shields, a com mander of activity, zeal, and talent, is, I fear, if not dead, mortally wounded. He is some five miles from me at this moment. The field of operations covered many miles, broken by mountains and deep chasms, and I have not a report, as yet, from any division or brigade. Twigg's division, followed by Shield's (now Col. Baker's brigade) are now at or near Xalapa, and North's division is in route thither, all pursuing, with good results, as I learn, that part of the Mexi can army—perhaps six or seven thousand men, who fled before our right had carried the tower, and gained the Xalapa road. Pillow's brigade alone, is near me at this depot of wounded, sick, and prisoners ; and I have time only to give from him the names of First Lieut. F. B. Nelson, and Second C. G. Hill, both of the Second Tennessee foot (Haskell's Regiment) among the killed, and in the brigade 106, of all ranks, killed or wounded. Among the latter, the gallant Brigadier General himself has a smart wound in the arm, but not dis abled, and Major R. Farqueson, 2d Tennessee ; Captain H. F. Murray, 2d Lieut. G. T. Sutherland, Ist Lieut. W. P. Hale, Adjutant, all of the same regiment, severely, and Ist Lieut. IV. Yearwood, mortally wounded. All I know, from personal ob servation on the ground, that Ist Lieut. Ewell, of the Rifles, if not now dead, was mortally wounded in entering, sword in hand, the entrenchments around the captured tower. Second Lieutenant Derby, Topographical Engi neers, I also saw, at the same place, severely wounded, and Captain Patten, 2d United States Infantry, lost his right hand. Major Sumner, 2d United States Dragoons, was slightly wounded the day before, and Captain Johnston, Topographical Engineers (now Lieutenant Colonel of Infantry) was very severely wounded some days earlier, while reconnoitering. I must not omit to add that Captain Mason and Second Lieutenant Davis, both of the rifles, were among the very severely wounded in storming the same tower. I estimate our total loss, in killed and wounded may be about '250, and that of the enemy 350. In the pursuit towards Xalapa (25 miles hence) I learn we have added much to the enemy's loss in. prisoners, killed, and wounded. In fact, I suppose his retreat ing army to be nearly disorganised, and hence my haste to follow, in an hour or two, to profit by events. In this hurried and imperfect report I must not omit to say that Brigadier General Twiggs, in passing the mountain range beyond Cerro Gordo, crowned with the tower, detached from his division, as I suggested the day before, a strong force to carry that height, which commanded the Xalapa road at the foot, and could not fail, if carried, to cut off the whole, or any part of the enemy's forces, from a re treat in any direction. A portion of the Ist artillery, under the often distinguished Brevet Colonel Childs, the 3d infantry, under Captain Alexander, the 7th infantry, under Lieutenant-Colonel Plympton, and the rifles, under Major Loring, all under the temporary command of Colonel Harney, 2d dragoons, during the confine ment to his bed of Brevet-Brigadier General P. F. Smith, composed that detachment. The style of exe cution, which I had the pleasure to witness, was most brilliant and decisive. The brigade ascended the long and difficult slope of Cerro Gordo, without shelter, and under the tre mendous fire of artillery and musketry with the utmost steadiness, reached the breastworks, drove the enemy from them, planted the colours of the Ist ar- • tillery, 3d and 7th infantry—the enemy's flag still flying—and, after some minutes' sharp firing, finished the conquest with the bayonet. It is a most pleasing duty to say that the highest praise is duelto Harney, Childs, Plympton, Loring, Alexander, their gallant t officers and men, for this brilliant service, independent of the great results which soon followed. Worth's division of regulars coming up at this time, he detached Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel C. F. Smith, with his light battalion, to support the assault, but not in time. The General reaching the tower a few minutes before me, and observing a white flag dis played from the nearest portion of the enemy's batte ries below, sent out Colonels Harney and Childs to hold a parley. The surrender followed in an hour or two. Major-General Patterson left a sick bed to share in the dangers and fatigues of the day, and after the sur render went forward to command the advanced forces toward Xalapa. Brigadier-General Pillow and his brigade twice assaulted with great daring the enemy's line of batte ries on our left, and though without success, they con tributed much to distract and dismay their immediate opponents. President Santa Anna, with Generals Canalizo and Almonte, and some six or eight thousand men, escaped toward Xalapa just before Cerro Gordo was carried, and before Twiggs's division reached the National Road above. _ _ I have determined to parole the prisoners —officers and men—as I have not the means of feeding them here beyond to-day, and cannot afford to detach a heavy body of horse and foot, with wagons, to accom pany them to Vera Cruz. Our baggage train, though increasing, is not yet half large enough to give an assured progress to this army. Beside, a :greater number of prisoners would, pro bably, escape from the escort in the long and deep sandy road, without subsistence—ten to one—that we shall find again, out of the same body of men, in the ranks opposed to us. Not one of the Vera Cruz prisoners is believed to have been in the lines of Cerro Gordo. Some six of the officers, highest in rank, refuse to give their paroles, except to go to Vera Cruz, and thence, perhaps to the United States. The small arms and their accoutrements being of no value to our army here or at home, I have ordered them to be destroyed ; for we have not the means of transporting them. lam also somewhat embarrassed with the pieces of artillery — all br onze—which we have captured. It would take a brigade, and . half the mules of our army, to transpor t them fifty . miles. A field battery I shall take for service with the army ; but the heavy metal must be collected, and left here for the present. We have our own siege-train and the proper carriages with us. Being much occupied with the prisoners, and all the details of a forward movement, beside looking to the supplies which are to follow from Vera Cruz, I have time to add no more—intending to be at Jalapa early to-morrow. We shall not, probably, again meet with serious opposition this side of Perote— certainly not, unless delayed by the means of trans portation. I have the honour to remain, Sir, with high respect, your most obedient servant, WINFIELD SCOTT. P.S. I invite attention to an accompanying letter to the President Santa Anna, taken in his carriage ;yesterday ; also to his proclamation, issued on hear ing that we ;had captured Vera Craz, &c. in which he says—" If the e nem y a d vance one s tep more, the National Independenc e w ill b e b ur i e d i n the abyss of the past. We have taken that step. W. S. I make a second postscript, to say that there is some hope, I am h a ppy t o l earn, t h at G enera l Shields may survive his wounds. One of the pri nc i pa l mot i ves f or paro li ng the prisoners of war is, t o di m i n i s h the res i stance o f o th er garrisonsin our march. W. S. Hon. Wm. L. Marcy, Secretary-at-War. (From the New York Tribune.) List of Mexican officers captured at Cerra Gordo on the 18th of April, who have given their parole of honour to report themselve s , without delay, to the Commandant of the American forces at Vera Cruz as prisoners of war : Jose Ma Jarero Brigadier-general. Romula do la Vega, Brigadier-general. T® rill_ l7 riir P. Ruiz y Baranda, Captain of Mexican Navy, commanding artillery. Vicente Arguellea, captain artillery. Jose Ma Mata, captain. Jose Ma Gallegos, commanding Grenadiers. Mariano Camocho, Ist Lieut. Artillery. Bartohme Aniable, 2d Lieut. Artillery. Jose R. Cobarubiar, 2d Lieut. Artillery. Jose de Lastor Bras y Soller, Lt.-Col. Battalion de Libertad. Jose Nunez, Capt. 6th Regt. Infantry. Jose Ma Mareno, Captain 6th Regt. Infantry. Gregorio del Callejo, Capt. 6th Infantry. Rafael de Berrabidas, 2d Lieut. 6th Regt. Infantry Salveio Velez, Aid-de-Camp to Gen. La Vega. Francisco Fernandez, Ist Lieut. Mexican Navy. The above prisoners, under the charge of Captain George W. Hughes, Corps of Topographical En gineers, arrived at Vera Cruz on the 21st instant, about one hour previous to the departure of the McKim. It has been left to their election by General Scott, whether they should remain close prisoners in the castle of San Juan de Uloa or proceed to New Or leans, where they should be allowed such personal liberty as their condition and conduct might seem to require of the commandant of that post. It is un• derstood that all of the foregoing captured officers have expressed a desire to be transferred to the United States, and that Colo ne l Wil son, G overnor o f V era Cruz, had acceded to their wishes, and had directed that a vessel should be held in readiness to sail, for their accommodation, about the 25th of April. The Mexican loss at Buena Vista, officially re ported, was 1,138 killed, 1,500 wounded. JALAPA, APRIL 23, 8 A.M. An express has just arrived from General Worth. He entered Perote yesterday morning about eleven o'clock, and found a Mexican Colonel, who was charged with the surrender of the place and all the arms and munitions of war generally. None of the large guns were spiked, and were found in excellent order. Ampudia, with about three thousand dis organised Lancers, moved out just far enough to avoid a conflict, and then proceeded on. Santa Anna had not passed through Perote, and must now be in the mountains on this side of that place. We understand that information was received yesterday that General Worth had thrown his out post towards Puebla and would march immediately in that direction himself. It is now certain that Santa Anna is at Orizaba, a little fort at the foot of the mountain of that name, with about one thousand troops. He was seen at that place on Sunday morning last, and was heard to express his desire of remaining there till he could muster a sufficient force to make another stand. He will not dare to return to the City of Mexico is the universal opinion, until some success should crown his efforts to redeem his thousand pro mises to the deluded people and the clergy, the latter being now his only backers. It is said that those who now cling to his drooping standard are brought from Oajaca principally, and that not more than two or three hundred of them have any arms, those, too, being in a very bad condition. We learn that he pretends he can yet repulse the invaders of the soil, if he can rouse the Rancheros and form them into Guerilla parties to annoy small bodies of our citizens and soldiers, whom they may hare the temerity to attack. The following is from the Mexican Chronicle of the 28th, by a person just arrived from Orizaba. He knows that General Santa Anna had arrived there with about 200 Dragoons, and immediately com menced recruiting, having now under his command about six thousand men, including the fugitives from Cerro Gordo. He also assures us that a correspondence has been seized by the authorities of Mexico, addressed by t great personage to Senor Rejon, offering a certain sum if he would bring about an early peace, and to place all the requisite means at his disposal. In Puebla General Inclin is commanding. They are fortifying the town for resistance. The navy are happy, and arrangements are in course of completion for the expedition to the south ward, and a start will soon be made after the ports along the southern coasts are secured. A grand expedition is to be fitted out for the Pa cific, not by way of Cape Horn, but by internal navi gation. It has a real existence, and the movement is seriously contemplated—of its object, lam also igno rant. It is to be composed entirely of sailors and ma rines, two thousand in all. Is it not Quixotic ? lam pretty confident that it will be abandoned when all the difficulties come to be weighed, although it may at this moment be resolved upon. The correspondent of the Times says : I send you the first two numbers of a paper issued in this city, the Mexican Chronicle, from which I take the liberty to clip the following niorceau : General Alorales measures the veracity of the American officers by the Mexican standard, hence his mistake ; I can hardly consider him capable of a di rect falsehood, but this document would seem to justify such a charge. Juan Morales, General of Brigade of the Mexican _ . • - , LONDON,__ MONDAY EVIANINGI liberty, the republic, and federation have been my cause ; this cause I am going to defend, not to forget. To this my power, my blood is to be devoted. Upon the banners of the enemy is inscribed, "To Conquer or Die," and in order that our country may be independent, that the cause of our race may triumph, it is necessary to oppose to this fatal inscrip tion Force and Liberty ; it is necessary that our arms should thrust forth the enemy from our territory, and that our institutions should restrain them upon the frontier. D e sti ne d t o a p ermane nt rivalry, it is necessary, in order to struggle with them, that we become great and strong by that power which rules the universe—the power of democracy and civili zation. In accepting lower I have sworn to defend our Independence and our Institutions. The oath is sacred. The nation can confide in my loyalty and my honour. But these are not sufficient to save us; the situation is difficult, and I should not have con sented to accept the Government, had I not hoped to be able to unite all our efforts against the common enemy. Independence demands the co-operation of all Mexicans, the sacrifice of all animosities, the exercise of every virtue, the exertion of all our vnergies. Let the nation rise up united ; let it enter upon the struggle with the vigorous enthusiasm of the days of Independence ; and then the Vandals who have threatened us shall repent of their rash iniquity. Victory will crown our exertions, and we shall speedily have nationality assured, a name worthy of respect, a permanent existence secured. If, in the hour of danger and sacrifice, we imitate only the lofty virtues and the indomitable valour of our fathers, Mexico will be saved. PEDRO MARIA ANAYA. Meixco, 3d of April, 1847. Santa Anna himself issued the following address before proceeding to take the command of the army against Scott : Address submitted to the Supreme Congress by his Excellency the President of the United States of Mexico. " Excellent Sirs—Absent from my country, the first tidings of the reverses of our country in the war with the United States of America reached me, and I at once felt a strong desire to return to the Re public to comply with the duties which were due by me, as a Mexican and as a soldier. The errors of an ill-omened Administration caused its fall ; the revo lution which caused it turned its eyes towards the exile, opened to him the door of his native soil, and implored his assistance. That voice reached my re treat—it made my heart exult, as I only belong to my native country. I hastened my departure ; I re sponded to the call that had been made upon me, and I kissed the shores of Mexico with the enthusiasm of a devoted son who returns to the embrace of his mother. "On my landing at Vera Cruz, I addressed my fellow-citizens, stating to them the conduct I intended to pursue. I assured them that the object of my re turn was not to seek power; that I merely wished to combat internal foes ; and that, free from ambition, I did not return to live in ease and pleasure, but to submit to all the rigours of war. My actions have borne out my assertions. I refused the Presidency, which was repeatedly offered to me. Without losing a moment I marched to San Luis to prepare every thing for the conflict which was about to tape place, and which I expected would humiliate the pride of the invaders. "In that city I established my headquarters. I worked without rest in order to unite the elements necessary for the prosecution of the war, but this de manded time ; everything was to be done, everything was to be created, and even the most trifling wants were opposed by every possible obstacle. Notwith standing, the months which I passed at San Luis were not lost. I raised as by enchantment a brilliant and numerous army, such as had not been seen since the days of our glorious independence. The troops were instructed and manoeuvred daily; a plan of the campaign was projected, showing every probability of our ultimate triumph ; the soldiers were inspired with a spirit of enthusiasm which, far from fearing the moment of danger, were anxious for the encounter with the enemy, sure to teach him to respect and fear us. If under these circumstances we could have relied upon the necessary supplies, the advantages of our position were such as to give us a certainty of success, but I am sorry to confess it, we were in want of the first necessaries of life. Willingly would I avoid blaming the Government of the time being, on whom must fall the responsibility of the past, did not imperious necessity oblige me to touch upon so delicate a subject. " The situation in which I was placed was ex tremely critical. It was rendered indispensable that the army which I commanded should meet the enemy, and the complete destitution under which I suffered offered insuperable difficulties. It is notorious to the nation what means I used to obtain some money, and the extraordinary efforts to which I was forced to have recourse, in order to save from starvation and nakedness the brave men who obeyed my command. It is a flattering consideration to my heart that at this critical moment I had to pledge my fortune and e th i t a h t er of m if y fly But the nation was waares w e h n a e t matters d hyitsus t e h ; e loss Th of ese considerations induced me to go to battle, which I will not call a sacrifice, as I know no sacrifice when my country is concerned, but merely to prove that I am always prepared to expose in its defence what ever p ea r o r' iyeoal Having opinnggs fort to finally possessions.tnma, e lely v e days, I started from San Luis me —my quiet, my health, and my assembled all the troops with to meet the enemy at the head of valiant troops, in search of death or victory, and in the midst of most frightful misery, which failed to dishearten them or shake their discipline. Their conduct in the battle of Angostura was such as might be expected from them —their valour and patriotism are entitled to the highest consideration, and above all praise. The daring of the soldiers during the combat can only compare with their endurance while crossing the de sert, with, their resignation under the want of food and raiment, and with their patience when suffering by the wounds of ball and knife, inflicted by the Americans. without any medical attendance. If it be true, as has been asserted by Napoleon, that the first quality of soldiers is to support fatigue and privations, and that valour is only the second quality, then the Mexican army has proved in the memorable expedition in the month of February that it is not deficient in either. " Although for the reasons which I gave in my official dispatch, I could not pursue the enemy. I had concentrated my forces suc h places as offered • some prospect of subsi s ti ng the troops, in the hope that the moment would s hortly arrive when we could consummate our triumph. Such were my intentions, which I could have carried into effect had it not been for the news which I received of two important events :—First, the danger with which Vera Cruz was threatened ; and, secondly, the revolution which had broken out in the capital, and which obliged me to change my plans. The first showed me the neces sity of sending assistance to Vera Cruz, one of the keys of the Republic, as its garrison having nothing to sustain it but their heroism, could not hold out any length of time ; the second, informing me of a pro nunciamento by which, to the scandal of the world, Mexicans were going to destroy each other, when the foreign enemy was threatening their independ ence from all sides, forced me to fly to the rescue to re-establish public order and tranquillity. To meet these two evils, of egeall importance, it became neces sary to return with the army to San Luis, whence I ordered a respectable division to proceed to Vera Cruz, while I proceeded in person to put a stop to civil war. Men being irritated, the passions being excited and warm from the shedding of blood, there were few means to choose in consolidating a peace— there was but one, for me to take c h a r g e of the supreme power, occupying that seat t o w hi c h th e confidence of the representatives of the people might call me, and to which a respectable m a j or it y o f th e Congress did since appoint me. To have vacillated under such circumstances _would have been a cr i me . c y ha p r ri g n e c o il? t le the first stati on o f the Republic s the sub m i ss i on On this account I yielded to necessity, and a ssum i ng the reins of Government , I succ eeded, by t bi s costly sacrifice, to put a stop to the f ratricidal contest whi c h was dividing us. which cuhtlt forth p h ae madec ceases e consistentin as t awithpka havinging s a s s eb de. in s e o n o oroncdnae conquered, u the beer exigen cy w hi c h callediendg: e my filling thre-estahlished internal eminent station of President would be a violation of the most solemn and sincere promise s I ever made. In the face of the nation and of the whole world, I have stated that I am determined . to fight the usurpers of our soil as long as . there is the print of their foot the military b ta e k li e ef cli th ar a g t e th o e f left on our sacred soil. My sentiments, in confor mity in every respect with my pledges, separate me decree of the from the Government, and call me to the army, and in obedience to both I have determined to march this Government giving m . e the command of the army is st ill in force, but if it should have expired I suppli cate most earnestly that it may be renewed. o w p e e e r k at t io o n V 3, er u a nd The state of Vera Cruz, of which I know every C er . . ru t z h t e o inch, and which I love with intense fervour, as this is the place of my nativity, is invaded by the forces of the foreigner ; its sufferings cannot he indiff eren t t o me, because as a Mexican I f eel the misfortunes of every State, and doubly of that State where I first saw the light. The Supreme Congress mu s t b e conv i nced that by every title it is necessary that I should march in order that the Republic may see in me redeem my pledges, and that the army, itsy, whose faithful and inse parable companion I am all privations and dan gers, and that finally my . country may r ece i ve a new proof that I am always willing to sacrifice myself to their service. Before concluding, I think it my duty to state clearly and openly my opinion respecting the war which we are maintaining. To no man is it given. to r; -tor MAY 81, 1847. lift the veil of futurity, and no one can say what will be the result of the events which will pass under our eyes, but favourable or fatal they must not in fluence our opinion, which must be based on other considerations. If Divine Providence should have in store for us more trials—if again our fields should be devastated, our cities bombarded, our villages de stroyed, our brave soldiers should die on the field of battle, and even fortune should be propitious, the calamities inseparable from war would be terrible, particularly when conducted with the barbarity and vandalism displayed by the Americans, without any mitigation of civilization, and to the disgrace of their arms ; but fatal as all these evils might be, far more pernicious beyond comparison would be a peace forced upon us at this moment. Peace, yes, peace is what the nation wants, but a peace that must be won by our valour and constancy, bought by vic tories obtained by a people that detests oppression. A peace of this kind will save us, and make us respected by the powers that observe us, and give us the place due to the Mexican nation. If we cannot obtain such a peace it is better to bury ourselves under the ruins of our cities, and better to die than live without honour. As to myself, lam determined to breast the dan gers of the campaign, confident that my conduct will gain the approbation of my fellow-citizens. If I am crowned by victory, and succeed in driving the enemy from our soil, I shall retire to private life, satisfied that I shall have rendered my country some service; or if the lead or steel should cut the thread of my life, I shall die contented, as I shall leave to my country an honourable memory, and to my children a name at which they need never blush. Present, &c. ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. To the Hon. Secretary of the Constituent Congress, Mexico, April 2, 1847. It will be seen that the Americans themselves admit that since the Battle of Cerra Gorda, Santa Anna has rallied 6,000 men round him at Orizaba, and if he continues to be animated by the spirit which dictated this address, he may yet give General Scott some trouble. The American Sun says, Commissioners, consisting of Senators Benton and Soule, have been dispatched from Washington to meet General Scott at Mexico, with the terms our Government are dis. posed to make for peace. The Mexicans, who still urge resistance, are in favour of Guerilla warfare, and if such should be adopted, we have only to retire from the interior, where that mode can be practised among mountain passes, and occupy the cities and ports we have captured. CAPTURE OF TUSPAN BY COMMODORE PERRY.— HEALTH OF THE ARMY AND NAVY. General Taylor is at Monterey with his division of the army, General Worth is at Vera Cruz, charged with the government of that place, and Gen. Cushing at Matamoras. General Taylor aas resolved on a requisition upon the states of New Leon, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas, for indemnification for public property of the United States destroyed by Mexican robbers in those departments. Gen. Cushing has been directed to call upon the alcaldes of Mata moras. Commodore Perry has, after an obstinate engagement, captured Tuspan, and is to sail against Tobasco and other ports on the Mexican coast. Lieut. Hunter, who captured Alvrado and Tlacotalpin in such gallant style, though in disobedience to orders, has been court-martialed and is to be dismissed from the Home Squadron. The health of the army is fine, though the heat has been excessive. At Vera Cruz and Monterey the Mexicans are recovering business, activity, and confidence, from the conciliat ing spirit of their new Governors. pleasure in thanking you in proper terms." Harney, with the modesty of true valour, claimed the praise as due to his officers and men. Thus did the division of the gallant veteran Twiggs carry the main position of the enemy, and occupy the fort which com manded the road. It was here the enemy received their heaviest loss, and their general, Vasquez, was killed. A little after, General Worth, having by great exertions passed the steep and craggy heights on the enemy's left, summoned a strong fort on the rear of the Cerro to surrender. This fort was manned by a large force under General Pinzon, a mulatto officer of considerable ability and courage, who, seeing the Cerro carried, thought prudent to surrender, which he did with all his force. General Shields was not so fortunate in the battery which he attacked, and which was commanded by General La Vega. A heavy fire was opened on him, under which the fort was carried with some loss by the gallant Illinoisians, under Baker and Bennett, supported by the New Yorkers, under Burnett. Among those who fell under this fire was the gallant general, who received a grape shot through his lungs, by which he was completely paralysed, and at the last accounts was in a lingering state. On the enemy's right Ge neral Pillow commenced the attack against the strong forts near the river. The Tennesseans, under Has kill, led the column, and the other volunteerregiments followed. The column unexpectedly encountered a heavy fire from a masked battery, by which Haskill's regiment was nearly cut to pieces, and the other vo lunteer regiments were severely handled. General Pillow withdrew his men and was preparing for ano ther attack when, the oparations at the other points having proved successful, the enemy concluded to sur render. Thus the victory was complete, and four generals and about 6,000 men were taken prisoners by our army, and one of their principal generals and a large number of other officers killed. The Mexican force on this occasion certainly exceeded our own. The Mexican officers admitted that Santa Anna had had 8,000 men in the lines, and 6,000, including 2,000 lancers, outside of the entrenchments. General Scott's force was about 8,000, General Quitman's brigade not having arrived in time to take part in the engagement. General Ampudia was second in com mand of the Mexicans and superintended the opera tions of the enemy. When the Cerro was carried he was seen retreating on a fine white charger, his hat falling off as he galloped away. Many of the Mexi cans escaped by a bye path which runs off from the main road between the Cerro and the fort carried by General Worth. As to Santa Anna and Canalizo, they retreated in time to escape by the main road. Their conduct is regarded as most cowardly. Some of the Mexican officers who were taken prisoners do not hesitate to attribute their defeat to the cowardice of Santa Anna. The force of the enemy was composed of their best soldiers. The infantry that fought so well at Buena Vista, all the regular artillerists of the Re public, including several able naval officers, were present. Some of the officers whom General Scott rsleased at the capitulation of Vera Cruz, without extorting the parole on account of their gallantry, were found among the killed and wounded. A gallant young officer, named Halzinger, a German by birth, who extorted the admiration of our army in the bombardment of Vera Cruz by seizing a flag which was cut down by our balls and holding it up in his hands until a staff could be prepared, had been released by General Scott without a parole. He was found among the desperately wounded at Cerro Gordo. The enemy's loss (in killed and wounded) was about as large as our own: but in addition to this the loss of some 6,000 prisoners and some of their best officers. Our army captured about 30 pieces of beautiful brass cannon of large calibre and mostly manufactured at the Royal Foundry of Seville. A large quantity of fixed am munition of very superior quality was also taken. The private baggage and money chest of Santa Anna, containing 20,000 dollars, was also captured. The latter was delivered over to the Pay department. The volunteers who were employed in carrying the specie into camp cracked many a joke over the prospect of being so soon paid off in Mexican coin and free of ex pense to Uncle Sam. When our forces had carried the various positions of the enemy and the road was cleared, General Twiggs started in hot pursuit of the fugitive Santa Anna, and pressed close upon his heels. A strong position, five miles west of Cerro Gordo, fortified and defended by a battery of long brass guns, was abandoned by the enemy and occupied by our troops. General Twiggs bivouacked within three miles of the lovely town of Jalapa. In concluding our imperfect sketch of this brilliant achievement, we cannot sufficiently express our ad miration of the extraordinary deeds of our gallant army and able General. Scarcely a month has elapsed since our troops under Scott landed on the enemy's shores. In that time a strong walled city has been captured, together with an impregnable fortress ; a pitched battle has been fought under the most unfavourable circumstances and against the most formidable natural defences ; 12,000 prisoners have been taken, including some half a dozen general officers ; 500 splendid cannon and an immense amount of munitions of war have been added to the national trophies. Truly, such results are glorious testi monials of the valour of our soldiers, and the perse verance of the accomplished General who led them. LATEST FROM MEXICO. The New Orleans papers of the 6th May give the following as the latest intelligence from Mexico : Upon the receipt of the news of the defeat at Cerro Gordo, the Mexican Congress held an extraordinary session, at which a decree was passed, dictating to all Mexicans the importance of carrying on the war, and defending the nationality of the Republic. It also prohibits the Executive from making peace with the United States, or concluding negotiations with foreign powers disposing of any part of their territories. The decree pronounces all to be traitors, whether private persons or public functionaries, who make any treaty with the United States, and declares such treaty to be null and void. A permanent Committee is to be installed, should Congress find it impossible to continue its session. On this Committee is to devolve the whole duties of the Government Counsel, and appoint, in case of vacancy, a temporary Executive. The powers of the Committee to cease at the con• elusion of the war. There were more than eighty Members of Congress present at this extraordinary meeting, and great unanimity prevailed. • The Picayune has letters from Jalapa, dated 25th, 26th, and 28th of April, Vera Cruz of the 29th. General Worth was still at Perote, with 2,500 men. He had advanced one brigade with its battery, to enlarge the circuit with supplies. The arrival of a diligence at Vera Cruz from Jalapa, on the 28th, brought the intelligence that Bankhead, the British Minister, had offered mediation and Congress was acting upon the propo• sition. It was reported that a strong party in favour of peace had formed at the Capital. A few light breastworks had been thrown up in the vicinity of the city of Mexico, but nothing like a re gular defence had been undertaken. The citizens seemed to be stupified by the successive defeats of their troops. • Santa Anna had written to the Government from Orizaba, that he had 1,500 men, and wanted rein tbrcements and money. His demands were, however, unheeded, and the Government and people appear to have lost all confidence in him. The Puebla paper of the 24th declares that a party of Mexicans, headed by Rejon and Gomez Farias, had determined to sell the Republic to the American vandals. By an express arrived at Vera Cruz, on the 29th, information had been received that Lieutenant Dixon, in command of a detachment of 102 convalescent sol diers, on their way to Jalapa, had been attacked by 300 Mexicans. A wagon train had also been captured, and fears are entertained for another.. It was rumoured that General Taylor bad arrived at San Luis, but not that he had taken that city. It was also reported that the Mexicans intend leav ing the roads entirely free from Jalapa out to Puebla, but entrenching themselves in the latter place. A revolution is said to have broken out in the city of Mexico against Santa Anna. The Mexican accounts of the battle of Cerro Gordo say that Santa Anna sustained himself with 6,000 against 14,000; and finally being entirely surrounded, cut his way through the Yankees with a column of the 4th infantry. The Mexicans admit that two of their Generals were killed, but General Scott's loss is put down at four thousand, killed two thousand, and as many wounded. General Sales has issued a proclamation, declaring that he was empowered to raise a guerilla corps, and calls on all good Mexicans to join his standard. The New Orleans Picayune has received an account of the killed and wounded at Cerro Gordo. There was no c n3 ffi t9e c ep e rr r iov ffi a o tf officer es rl the e ar s k e ki g lil u l elldea killed a s nadkilledand seven ~e-6n wounded. W l4 o u n d Were ed ' , O wo n u e n v de o d lu , three privates killed and 48 wounded. Total, 43 killed, 265 wounded. Letters received, express con fidence that General Shields will recover. LOSS OF THE SPLENDID STEAMER AM BASSADOR BY FIRE ON THE MISSIS SIPPI. • The St. Louis Republican furnishes the following particulars of the burning of the steamer Ambas sador : " The boat, on her passage to New Orleans, grounded at Carroll' s Island, just below Jefferson Barracks, and lay in that position until April 26, four o'clock, when, with the assistance of the Tobacco Plant, and after taking out a great portion of her cargo, she was re hewed, and proceeded to take in her cargo. " Her freight consisted of •corn, wheat, SQMO 300 or 400 bales of hemp, and a quantity of flour. They continued to take in cargo at night, and about ten o'clock a candle fell from its place and immediately communi cated to a bale of hemp in the h( id. Great efforts were made to stop the progress of the fire, but they were un availing. " Meanwhile the officers of the Tobacco Plant, which Kas alongside, rendered all the assistance possible in removing the furniture of the burning boat, while the flames were confined below. " Finding all efforts fruitless, the magnificent steamer was cut adrift, and soon was a mass of flame. She again grounded near the place of the first disaster, and there burned to near the water's edge. " It is estimated that about 5,000 sacks of grain were still on shore, and the Tobacco Plant had some 200 bales of hemp on her deck. The cattle on the guards of the boat all escaped, and made their way to the shore. " Still as the boat was very heavily freighted —pro bably to the extent of 700 or 800 tons—the lots of cargo must be very great. The loss of the boat is equally severe. She was a splendid vessel, finished as a passenger boat, and intended for the cotton trade. " She was worth, it is supposed, 20,000 dollars, and there was insurance only to the amount of 8,000 dollars. Captain Brenham was the principal, if not the sole owner. " We cannot hear of the loss of any lives, but the deck epvaesrayenthgienrgs,wohficwh whom mey there were T a he g y rea w t er in e taken a , lost on board the Tobacco Plant, and brought to this city, and yet remain on her." MONEY and COMMERCIAL NEWS. Domestic affairs throughout the Union are in a pros perous condition. The greatest activity pervades all classes of business, and the demand for provisions abroad has given employment to all the shipping of the coun try. The news of an advance in the price of grain, by the last steamer, has strengthened our markets, and al though the canals and lakes are fairly opened, prices have gone down but little. Immense quantities of flour and grain are pouring into the sea board, through the lakes and canals, and ,we shall soon have such a supply must materially reduce the prices. Cotton is firmer since the arrival of the last steamer ; prices range from 11c. to 14c. The stock market is comparatively dull, foreign exchanges still advancing. Our farmers are puttiag in plentiful seed for the next harvest, but the spring has not been favourable. Winter wheat, in many sectioas of the Western States, has been frost-killed ; also in the South, and fruit orchards have suffered severely, especially the peach. A de structive worm has appeared in the cotton fields of Ala bama, and elsewhere doing great damage, so much that many planters have countermanded their orders for ropes and bagging. The tobacco plant has also suffered from the ravages of worms. Yet appearances favour a general good harvest of staples throughout the Union. The stock market was bouyant at the first board, but fell off at the second board, with considerable sales. Treasury sold at 5 per cent. premium, with large de mand. It is said that the Secretary will want no more money until July, which will give takers of Treasury Notes a chance to place them without embarrassment. The Exchange market closed heavy for the steamer at 7 per cent. for sterling. The supply exceeded the de mand. Francs are less plenty, and steady at 5.321 to 5.30. Other Continental bills were dull. Sterling at the close was about per cent. lower than yesterday. In freights there is considerable activity, and rates are firm. To Liverpool considerable engagements of flour were made at 35., and some grain at 10d. A vessel was taken for Glasgow, and another for the Mediter ranean, on private terms. ASHES.—There have been sales of about 300 bbls. Pots at 5 dolls., and 60 do. Pearls at 6 50, the first bill out. The tendency of Pots is upward, and there were rumours of sales at 5 124. FLOUR AND MEAL.—The demand continues to be large for future delivery and on the spot, and the market is very firm. The sales in loco reach 7,000 or 8,000 bbls. at 7 814 to 7 874, good parcels bringing 7 87i with out much difficulty. There was a large demand for the East, and prices were well sustained to the close. The receipts to-day were about 10,000 bbls. To arrive, the demand is very good, and rates continue to advance. The transactions would be larger, but for the limited supply offering. The sales reach 20,000 bbls, including 10,000 iu all May, at 7 50 to 7 75 ; 6,000 din() in June, at 7 25 to 7 37i, and over 2,000 or 3,000, by 15th July, at 7 25. A sale of fancy Western was made at 8 dolls, to arrive. The market closed at the higher rates. In Southern there is nothing doing, excepting small parcels George town, to arrive, at 8 12} to 8 25. The stock here is used up. The market for Meal is steady, with sales 2,500 to 3,000 bbls, at 475t0 4 811, mostly 4 75. 01 Rye Flour, 500 bbls sold at 5 25, which is an otivi;nce. The first parcel of Flour direct from Buffalo, 500 bhls., was received to-day, by Messrs. John B. Wright and Co. GRAIN.—The demand for Wheat to arrive continues to be good, and the sales reach 25,600 bush. Ohio, in June, at 1624 . to 165 ; 3,500 do. next week, at 170, and 10,000 do. Genesee, at 171 cts. in all June. For Corn there was a good demand, at steady rates. Of Yellow, in loco and to arrive, some 30,000 to 35,000 bush. sold at 94 to 96 ; 5,000 do. Mixed, at 92 to 94, and to ar rive in June 5,000 State Yellow, at 80c ; 25,009 do. 'Western, in _June, at 85 to 90c., and 30,000 in July and August, at 82k- to 85e. Of Barley, 1,000 bushels sold at 70c. Rye was in firm inquiry, with sales 7,000 to 8,000 bushels at 101 to 103 c. The receipts of Cora were 30,000 bushels. Oats were in large inquiry, at 50 at 51c. PROVISIONS.—There is some inquiry for Old Pork, and the market is steady, especially for Prime. Sales 800 brls., at 13 dolls. 121 c. for Prime ; 15 dolls. for Mess. New is nominally 16 dolls. and 13 dolls. 50c. In Beef the sales are moderate. Prime is 8 dolls. 75c. to odolls. 25c. Mess, 11 dolls. 75c. to 12 dolls. 50e. nomi ally and rather heavy. .„A sale of Bacon was made, but we could not learn the particulars. A sale of 165 tcs. Cana's Shoulders was made at 7c., and 150 brls. good Pickled Hams at 9c. The market is firm for Pickled Meats. Lard is quiet. 100 brls. sold at 9fc. ; and a lot Of good kegs was offered at 10c. No change in Butter and Cheese. , TEAS.—The catalogue offered t o -d a y was a goo d one , and contained a larger proportion of high priced Teas than any offered this season. Grocers held back, and the high grades sold at about 2 cents. decline on previous dales. The common grades fully sustained the market. ' he catalogue was nearly all sold. GROCERIES.—The market is rather quiet, but with ut marked change. Porto Jiico and Cuba Sugars are 'ne-eight cent. lower within two or three days. Coffee • dull. Of Molasses, a cargo of Cardenas sold for Ca ada at 21 cents. Small sales New Orleans at 35 cents., orto Rico 32c. to 32i-e. Bass.—We note sales of Dry Cod to some extent, at dolls. 90c., and of herring 2,500 to 3,000 boxes, at o 0 cts for Scale, 60c. for No. 1, and 35c. for No. 2. WHISREY.—The market is a little stiffer, with sales 4300 or 400 bbls. at 28ic. to 28i-c. Drudge is held at 29 cents. OlLs.—There is considerable excitement in English Linseed, and we note sales 15,000 gallons at 61c. to ac tive, and 61c. to 63c, on the spot. City American held at 68c. Country is nominally we. Of whale oil, 600 ii , bls. selected sold to the trade at 34c. to 35c. cash. THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE. PORTSMOUTH, SUNDAY.—By the arrival off this port this morning of the Prince of Wales Indiaman, Captain Hopkins, from Calcutta, we have advices from the Cape to the 6th ult., upwards of a week later than the last advices. The Prince of Wales has only been 93 days at sea. We take the following from the South African Com mercial Advertiser of April 3 " LATEST FaoM THE FRONTIER. " Information has come in from Fort Peddie up to Sunday last. His Excellency reached that point con tangents, the eirening of Friday, as also several of the bur g her andtin,gentst his amonEstetlhleenmeythreelveryewferdomth Lesoew-nerewAllebvaineys: on Saturday and also a body of about 300 Fingoes. The latter passed before him in single file, after which they exhibited their mode of attack, closing the proceedings with a war dance. On Sunday his Excellency attended divine service in the Wesleyan chapel at D'Urban. It is un derstood that the troops would make a forward move ment, from Fort Peddie, on Wednesday, towards Kiog tyilliam's Town, whence a simultaneous movement would be made by the troops there, including the Dra goon Guards, towards the mouth of the Buffalo, where a military station is about to be formed of 300 men. Lieutenant Jervois, Royal Engineers, proceeds thither immediately for the purpose of laying out the ground. Both divisions, it seems, after forming a junction on the Buffalo, are then to move back tQ . Yort Peddie, sweeping the country of cattle aril in iheir progress—the former to be brought to Peddie, or destroyed, should there be any difficulty in bringing them forward. The grand aim in this movement appears to be, b to the Kafirs of our determination to subduet convince • that it matters upon such is s not actuated their d p . b r vy o i o p al e e r nfi t c 3 x - e: w da e s covet, raeissool vt cob to oit place e a t m t dao our twtn e Government a ni nd j punipunish i robbery an oo gre prevent at f trh this, h j s andrecurrence ve of:afuture persuaded wars. be left undone which may conduce to No sa crifie as ei s s w h t a i nothing i t a- t h s a fo t oti nperfectg attainment." FATAL ACClDENTrjißenjamin afternoonßiOFFe re , twoP 00i3.P.opEu: young ge Percy-street, _is gentlemen, r L e a t , , T W I C li E N - hired tffh *eisLß— a e' s 'o ; r n ii a el' ll n' boat of James Godfred, a Waterman, ou Pe Rich mond, in which they rowed to the Eel-pie n a t t S o o n n i i i e l l h o e, r . Twick enham Ait, where they ordered dinner, ri saying l t t o h e meantimea secluded go p a a n r d t o of have th a e bathe.they y o n w T ot 7 l i d c k in - Strawberry-hill, where they carried thheieryinacteconrtdioinnsgliyntroowexed. riverbetween Pope's-villa and ecution. The eldest cf the two, who is about twenty-two years of age, had swam across the river and was returning, when he heard his brother calling out for help, and knowing that he was but an indifferent swimmer, he proceeded in stantly to his assistance, and held him up for some time, but having been weakened by recent indisposition he at last became exhausted, and for self-preservatiou was compelled to quit his hold of his unfortunate brother, who immediately sank in about ten Let water, and never rose again. The survivor was so exhausted when he got ashore that he swooned away. the father rank, of t 3 h 3 ree pretty children, years o f PARIS, SATURDAY,—A very scandalous affair h as been for several days the subject of con versation i n Parisian high l a if u e.. d m A ar p r e fed, rson h ag ei e ng of a t la h o e age, bildren, has been found by General D— in criminal con versation h aGveen killedera l him D—, who at first did u on the spot, and though the personage declared his rank, the offended husband said that he would summon him before the Court of Peers, of recognise with him hi , s w N% e - u if l e. d and gave him a sound thrashing before dismissing him. The affair has given rise to many negotiations in order to suppress the scandal, and it is said that the young man will be o bliged to travel for several months.He will go to the waters of Bareges with a younger brother until General D— has forgotten the offence. General D— has long been in the service of the Belgian Government. INCOME TAX.—Mr. William Ray Smee estimates the annual income of Great Britain at 489,000,000/., of which amount only 185,Q00,000/., or rather more than one-third, is charged with income-tax. Republic, to the Nation and its Allies. - • It having come to my knowledge that some chiefs and officers of the invading army of the United States, which have operated against Vera Cruz, said that General Scott had previously advised me that the families could leave, to avoid the evils attend ant upon a bombardment, and that consequently those which have happened are chargeable upon me; in order that neither now nor at any future time any accusation of injustice may stigmatise the defence of Vera Cruz, I declare that it is false that any such advice was given ; that the only communication I have derived from General Scott tended to summon me in general terms to surrender; that even the neutrals were prevented from leaving the place ; that if the Mexican families could have left, the enemy would not have occupied the place without first burying its defenders in the ruins. JUAN MORALES. JALAPA, APRIL 24, 1847. General Scott is said to have dispatched a messen ger to Mexico or to the point occupied by the Legis lative Junta. This is the old song, and the olive branch. __ _.. . VERA CRUZ, Aram 29, 1847. An express is in this morning (April 29, 1847) bringing intelligence of the continued advance of Ge neral Worth and some disconnected rumours from the city of Mexico. The citizens are throwing up wslls of sand, I fancy, around the place, and expect the sol diers to defend them. How far their expectations will be realised, we may judge by the past. The public voice is openly heard in opposition to the late Mexican demagogue, Santa Anna. " Coward," " Down with the traitor, are the cries that are now heard in the capital. I am very happy to learn by this express that General Shields is not dead ; he is improving. The steam ship is expected to move every moment. Before Santa Anna left the capital Senor Anaya was elected Deputy President, and immediately issued the following proclamation : Citizen - Pedro Maria Anaya, President Substitute of the Republic, to his Fellow-citizens. Mexicans—At a moment in which the loss of Ulna and of Vera Cruz, in which the danger of the capital itself obliges the worthy President of the re public to vacate the Government and take command of the army, the vote of the representatives of the people has committed to me the Executive power of the Union. Ever devoid of ambition, and deeply penetrated with the terrible difficulty of existing circumstances, the imperious force of duty alone could impel me to accept the responsibility. But, a citizen and a sol dier, I owe to my country the sacrifice of repose, of life, and even of my reputation. The voice of pa triotism cries to me that it is necessary to save our country or to perish. The war which devastates Mexico is for us the most sacred of causes. The world contemplates with disgust our neighbours of the North converted into conquerors, to gain possession of a territory which the faith of treaties, which rights the most worthy of respect assure to us. Never was there a defence more legitimate, never a war more necessary. In it every thing is at stake —our honour, as well as our national existence, the present and the future. The territory we have lost, the cities which have been bombarded, the blood which has so profusely flowed in this war—all constrain us to prosecute it, undismayed by reverses. It is necessary to prove that our name ranks with justice among those of the people of the universe. Let us accept the trial to which Providence subjects us—that from great crises nations are regenerated. This people cannot think of peace, because it involves its consent to the dismemberment of our country ; it cannot think of the disgrace of our name, because the unworthy thought w ou ld proc l a i m that Mexico, incapable of showing her valour, and enduring sacrifices, is at the disposal of every people who can bombard her cities and march an army upon her territory. After such disgrace, our i n d epen d ence w ould be a derision, our nationality a transitory act. War then is the cry of the people ; war is the policy of the Government. To wage it successfully but one element is neces sary—Union. Too long has our s t rengt h b een waste d in senseless conflicts; it is necessary to unite the whole against the fbreigner. In the name of the country I conjure all Mexicans that they rally around the sacred standard of Independence and the Repub lic ; that they cease from these pernicious divisions which facilitate the projects of the invader, w hi c h excite smiles of crimina l joy in those who count upon erecting a foreign throne upon the ruins of our conquered and humiliated country. Mexicans—l have not accepted power for the triumph of any party. The Government thinks only upon the common salvation. In its eyes all generous opinions are worthy of respect ; all republicans are I good sons of the- country. Throughout my life, CALIFORNIA. BATTLES AT SAN PASQUAI AND SACRAMENTO BE TWEEN GENERAL KEARNEY AND COLONEL DONT PHAN AND THE MEXICANS I CHIHUAHUA IN POS SESSION OF THE UNITED STATES. While the army in Mexico Proper has been covering itself with glory, our forces in California have followed their example. General Kearney and Colonel Doniphan, with a volunteer force of 2,000 men, after an exhausting march of 2,000 miles, from Missouri, defeated a greatly superior Mexican force under General Pico at San Pasquel, captured Chi huahua, and won a brilliant victory over 4,000 Mex icans at Sacramento. The Mexicans fortified the Pass of Sacramento and had 1,200 cavalry, 1,200 infantry, 300 artillery, and 1,400 Rancheros, all of whom were routed, leaving 300 killed and as many wounded on the field. Their entire cannon, train,baggage and provisions fell into our hands. Am e r ican loss, four killed, and less than a dozen wounded. General Kearney, after the battle took formal pos session of Chihuahua in the name of the United States. We have now full possession of California. St. Louis had been visited by a destructive fire. The finances of Pennsylvania were in a promising condition. Our Canadian advices are uninteresting. The Earl of Cathcart had left the province. The first vessel for sea, the St. Andrew, for London, had reached Quebec on the Bth inst. THE BATTLE OF CERRO GORDO. (From the New Orleans Delta.) We are indebted to Captain Hughes, of the Topo graphical Corps, for much valuable and interesting information relating to the late glorious victory or Cerra Gordo. On the arrival of the other divisions of the army at the encampment of General Twiggs, on the 16th Of April, General Scott, after taking a reconnoissance of the enemy's works, determined to storm them. The position occupied by the enemy was regarded by them as impregnable, and, truly, to any other than American soldiers it !Rust have appeared an insur mountable and impracticable undertaking to carry it by storm, or turn it by strategy. The road from Vera Cruz, as it passes the Plan del Rio, which is a wide rocky bed of a once large stream, is commanded by a series of high cliffs, rising one above the other, and extending several miles, all well fortified. The road then debouches to the right, and curving around the ridge passes over a high cliff, which is completely enfiled by forts and batteries. This ridge is the commencement of the Terra Tem plada, the upper or mountainous country—the right flank of the position—and a series of most abrupt and apparently impassable mountains and ridges covered their left. Between these points, run Ding a distance of two or three miles, a suc cession of strongly fortified forts bristled at every turn, and seemed to defy all bravery and skill. The Cerro Gordo commanded the road on a gentle decli nation like a glacis for nearly a mile. An approach in that direction would have been the most entire an nihilation of our army. But the enemy expected such an attack, calculating upon the desperate valour of our men, and believing that it was impossible to turn their position to the right or left. General Scott, however, with the eye of a skilful general, per ceived the trap set for him, and determined to avoid it. He therefore had a road cut to the right, so as to escape the front fire from the Cerro, and to turn his position to the left flank. This movement was made known to the enemy by a deserter from our camp, and 'consequently a large increase of force under General Vega was sent to the forts on their left. General Scott, to cover his flank movements, on the 17th of April ordered forward General Twiggs against the steep ascent in front and a little to the left of the Cerro. Colonel Harney commanded this ex pedition, and. at the head of the rifles and some de tachments of infantry and artillery carried this posi tion in front and near the enemy's strongest fortifica tions ; and having, by incredible labour, elevated one of our large guns to the top of the fort, General Scott prepared to follow up his advantages. A de monstration was made from this position against another strong fort in the rear and near the Cerro, but the enemy were considered too strong, and the ult• dertaking was abandoned. A like demonstration was made by the enemy. On the next day, the 18th, General Twiggs was ordered forward from the position he had already captured against the fort which commanded the Cerro. Simultaneously an attack on the fortifications on the enemy's left was to be made by General Shield's and Worth's division, who moved in separate columns, whilst General Pillow advanced against the strong forts and difficult ascents on the right of the enemy's position. The enemy, fully acquainted with General Scott's intended movement, had thrown large bodies of men into the various positions to be attacked. The most serious enterprise was that of Twiggs, who ad vanced against the main fort that commanded the Cerro. Nothing can be conceived more difficult than this undertaking. The steep and rough character of the ground, the constant fire of the enemy in front, and the cross fire of the forts and batteries, which en filated our lines, made the duty assigned to General T w i g gs one of surpassing difficulty. Nothing pre vented our men from being utterly destroyed but the steepness of the ascent under which they could shel ter. But they sought no shelter, and onward rushed against a hailstorm of balls and musket shot, led by the gallant Harney, whose noble bearing eli cited the applause of the whole army. Hi s conspicuous and stalwart frame at the head of the brigade, his long arm waving his men on to the charge, his sturdy vo ice ringing a b ove t h e clash of arms and din of conflict, attracted the attent ion an d admiration alike of the enemy and the army. On, on he led the colum ns, whose front lines melted before the enemy's fire like snow flakes . in a torrent, and stayed not their course . unt i l, leaping over the rocky barriers and bayoneting their gunners, . th ey drove the enemy pell-mell from the front, delivering a deadly fire into their ranks from their own guns as they hastily retired. This was truly a gallant deed, worthy of the Chevalier Bayard of our army, as the intrepid Harney is well styled. General Scott, between v.hoin and Colonel Harney there had existed some coolness, rode up to the Colonel after this achievement and remarked to him, "m olonel Harney, I cannot now adequately express y admiration of your gallant. achievement; but at the proper time I shall take great ch na ex de- the for os, eds r of Laia rclo. lers old in id.