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

a". worm 111.mr.m...11.11111.1 trATERVENTION IN PORTUGAL. The Presse of Friday publishes the following pro- I locol, signed in London on the 2lst inst., by the represen • t atives of G reat B r i tain, France, Spain, and Portugal : 7 4 PROTOCOL Or THE CONFERENCE HELD AT THE Fo- R EIGN -OFFICE, THE 21ST OF MAY, 1847. resent, the Plenipotentiaries of Spain, France, Great " Britain, and Portugal. The Plenipotentiaries of Spain, France, Great • !nntain, and Portugal, having met in conference on the -Invitation of the Plenipotentiary of Portugal, the Pleni :::Littiayry of Portugal d e cl a red that he had learned, by 8 P a tches received th a t d a y f rom his Government, the of the efforts made at Oporto by Colonel Wylde 4: d ,,tne Marqui s d'E spana t o put an en d t o t h e c i v il war P ortugal through the means of the conditions which i k - e Queen o f P ortuga l h a d aut h or i se d t h em to ma k e :I, ll° an to th e Junta. He added that as the Queen of ..„. e rttigal had offered these conditions in conformity with advice o f h er a lli es, h e was comm i ss i one d by her , t rj_estY to re new th e request a l rea dy ma d e by h er t o ees „ L e of her allies ha who d taken part In the treaty of ,7! 22 d of April, 1834, in order to obtain from them the Z. l3t ance necessary to effect the pacification of her : L es- Bar on M oncorvo d ec l are d su b sequent l y t h a t t h e .o. ndi tions thus communicated to th e J un t a o f Oporto, on l'ae Part of her Majesty, were— ,e ; A full and genera l amnes ty f o r all political ‘,„en„ ' es coramitted since the beginning of October last, tmmediate meal of all - d persons who since that e're been s e nt o u t o f Portugal for political reasons. t 2 2 . An i mme di ate revocat i on o f a ll d ecrees w hi c h te be en i ssued since the beginning of Octo b er last, rd Which inf r i nge u p on or con fli c t w ith th e es t a bli s h e d and constitution of the kingdom. • A convocation of the Cortes as soon as the elec k..n% Which shall take place without delay, have been onsplish ed. ti 4 • The immediate appointment of an Administra- Cortiposed of men not belonging to the party of the The nor being members of the Junta of Oporto. 14 4 : -ale Briti s h Pl en ip o t ent i ar y con fi rme d th e declare of Baron Moncorvo, and declared that the British i‘.?il'erninent had likewise received dispatches from ten e t Wylde, announcing that the mission in which 'ints employed conjointly with the Marquis d'Espana iliZe f ailed, and that the J u nta had ref u sed to co nc l u d e e Civil w ar on t h e terms propose d b y h er M a j esty, or even to consent to a suspension of arms. The Pl en i potent i ar i es o f Spa i n, France, an d G reat o irtin, taking these circumstances into serious con toterati°o, and having present in their mind the profound which their respective Governments feel in the 4:37Perity of Portugal, and the strong desire of those e,a,..,eNments to see the civil war which is at present ating that country terminated on conditions founded the be one hand on the respect due to the dignity and to oe_ ce nstitutional rights of the Crown, and proper to eUificiently the liberties of the people; convinced, sp e f i 'vver, that the terms proposed by her Majesty were calculated to accomplish those two objects, are rem in thinki ng th a t a con j unc t u re m now presented = iZtich their respective Governments may, by con to the fully t o th e pr i nc i p l es w hi c h di rec t th e m, accede them demand for assistance which has been addressed ; 31 bY the Queen of Portugal. 1 )48 he Plenipotentiary of Portugal, afteP having ex ,d the s a ti s f act i on w i t h w hi c h h o rece i ve d t h at de thWetiOisn on the part of the Plenipotentiaries of the %d o . ewers, established the urgent necessity for st k iP ti _rig measures c o nf o r ma bl e to those d ec l a rations, isortrepresent e d that in the present state of affairs in a r ,, r 2gal every delay must add to the bloodshed and Tit j v ate the ca l am i t i es w hi c h afflict the kingdom. Itti a dving regard to these circumstances, and per ef the urg enc y o f th e cr i s i s , th e Plenipotentiaries y four Powers have agreed that the assistance pro to the Queen of Portugal shall be afforded imme liesof s ; and after that d e t erm i na ti on the Plenipotentia that rain, of Fr ance , an d o f G r eat Britain engage p re th e naval forc es o f th e i r res pective Governments sent stationed on the coast of Portugal shall take 4 —• ton j o intly p et k r , and instantly with the naval forces of teso u : s tPisithful Majesty in every operation deemed ne ' *orc es ' o Pportune by the commanders of the combined kip ahL t ° attain the obj ec t o f thi s common act ; and the •f ti;h Pl enipotentiary engages, moreover, that a body the G n Ve, of which the number shall be fixed between int o i;verottients of Spain and Portugal, shall penetrate 114 r dosfugal, in order to co-operate with the troops of raithf I M •and that those troops shall -ter u Majesty, —,ser th e . the territory within a period of two months Vedi t i o n' entrance, or as soon as the object of the ex .ll)mi/trine shall have been accomplished. The Plenipo rino,bl of the four Powers promise that orders con trol:4 etO th e engagements of this protocol shall be Pee 4,4 G transmitted to the naval officers of the re tuttlidi..evernments, and to the general officers com -li th e Spanish troops on the frontiers of Spain. a XAVIER DE ISTURIZ. " JARNAC. " PALMERSTON. Ocire " TORRE MONCORVO." tlli Wfre b e --- k_ en favoured by our contemporary, the uuni:ef W a ld, with the following intelligence from i l : ow n ree days' later date than the last advices from t returneurdreePendent. At that time the Sidon had matuth from her mission to St. Übes, but the e intelligence she brought bad not trans itactihiteeehrirr.zdenittwals believed that it was favourable to the subiot appears, however, from the extract n, that it was of a very different cha ta"fiThe Sides -4 B an ., . 4 returned from St. Übes on the 19th with 1 th e p iri t are's negative reply to the proposal made thbini ce _and Spanish Ministers for a renewal of the Ale ktia which bad been declared at an end on the 17th. • • " that he was determined to obey the orders he had Z l "tved from the Junta, which forbade him' to agree to there further suspension of hostilities, and that, therefore, th et e was no use in addressing any more propositions of or any other sort to him. In consequence of this "• so lution on his part, and of its having become known tat the three war-steamers which the insurgents had at ;" o ‘.. Übes had left that port, and tak en a nor th er ly ( t tle, doubtless for the purpose of t a ki ng u p t roo p s a t 0 r.2, . and landing them either at St. Übes or in Cas il 44 ay, 14 miles from this city, the British frigate Captain Sir Thomas Maitland, and steamer 13 1 „gnemus, Captain M'Cleverty, together with the ) mush frigate Vill a d e Bilb ao , h ave b een sen t from this plies ,1 0 intercept th e m, an d p re v e nt th e m from accom kkie7g the object of their expedition. The vessels (loo n w ith sealed orders, but there is not the slightest ,that this is their real destination, if one may 1114iVTra the tenor of Sir H. Seymour's recent com- Ool oi 7 ei tn to the Oporto Junta, transmitted through b r . b. - Wylde, and the correspondence that had taken 7 i ,ttal t irtsly between Colonel Wylde and the generals I ng antagonist forces at near St. Übes." THE Xe s s 'Y••—Major-General Wynyard proceeds , tv t p o W re----,esuth Wal es as G enera l Officer and Commander of 311 Yara A. i . will be accom Grenadier Guards battalion his son, Ctai Slit , diutant of the Ist , Percy43' Secretary. By the change the Hon. Manners ti ll s 'ili b e adjutant of the latter. for ro , ru moured that Major. General Wood, C. 8., . e. 3• Lieu or.q e __ r _ t enant -Colonel of the . 85th Light Infantry, or tea 411t.n ue al Brown K.H. will succeed the late Lieu cif that General Sir ThOmas Pearson, K.C.11., in thecolonelcy o4iTregiulent.-- United Service Gazette. 'Who i . , 11 0N TO TRADESMEN.-On Saturday a woman, 131 exion a g ou t 3 2 years old, middling height, sallow corn dark ix; tdiressed in a cotton gown, blue spotted apron, and of Iv an i '' et succeeded in obtaining from Mr. Tracy, draper, fals e Pret7„ ert h, five shawls (silk and woollen) under the /Arne - "ce that she had trade been sent by a customer; the ade ara an had also obtained goods . from several other 8 4 , " under similar circumstances. an i " E cil' POlSONS.—Saturday Mr. Bedford held ficequest at the Grange, Carey-street, Lincoln's Inn tro '. °4 Robert Holland, aged 19 months, the child of a cab Praetor, residing in I3;owdy's-yard, Milford-lane, Strand. iitasAti Wednesday deceased's parents purchased " bug . poison" 'h at r• Re eves's, Fetter-lane. Having used a portion of it itsin dead7ing bugs, the mother, who was not aware t e ofi nd, Ith e 3 quality, put what remained in a cup under h . effects decease found it, and drank some of it. Its poisonous di c „,l soon showed themselves, and, and although all that me f the child by the medical erl '. l , 'kill suggested was done 1 ,, men of King's College Hospital, he died in great agony Mr.lieN'es stated that the " bug poison' was . 4 , Ve hours. eadly mixture, e composed of arsenic, sugar, and quassia. the poison was not labelled, but I), c ' cup in which he . , ri ttl as, gave •pnnyworth, were labelled " poison." that slx it e was lamentable to witness the . r . ecka containing l ess o.l C o (x n n e e r r i s n a w id h. their deadly character. ~ It poisiornos iefpoisons were sold, without any intnna bad 1,,,.the public The jury expressed . a t o flexed to Ahem labels inscribed " poison, a great I lu rn .`, (4l to life would be afforded. in g a ao o !'ar opinion, and returned a verdict of "Accidental poi • 20 th serious accident took place on t 3,11. instant, on the railroad between . Brunn and Lander tile night of the ti, ) „. by the collision of two trains going in opposite direc aas,B•, Although the shock was very violent no thepassefner tir' - p n urt, but three stokers were killed, and one o . 1 N., % . 8 had his arm broken so seriously that it was neces 84r w .0 amputat h5,...._ e i . •!tri. to further enc th e 2d "L?-,A.TION FROM tituled "An SUGAR.-With reference to ~,t section of the Act 10th Vict., chap. 6, in sugar 1 the United Ri o ndo g m," by which it is cnacted taat encourage the distillation of spirits, from r o gar be received by distillers, except from Customs vare- I o n "' and that such sugar be accompanied with a certificate Pro Per officers rd ,,M the Zi'le)n.directions that parties entering sugar for the g of customs, the Commissioners have purpose w. arr e _nlg used in distilleries, be required to . state . on 1 noon to th e or entries for the delivery of the article, in Tc duty i of packages and " number the weight upon which the 3 to b e fro wino till 1 the paid, the name of the warehouse or place I. , sugar is to be removed, and the name of the i ( is ordeet; and distiller to whom the same is to be carrie( „in and r to afford the requisite information fur the preparation waru l t i s r os in g °f the said certificates by the comptroller of troll e accounts in London, and the collectors an . d co an er s of the revenue at the outports, in conformity with p„urp 'PP- r oved form arranged for and adapted to the required ose. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE DEAN OF MANCHESTER. - -We regret to record the unexpected demise of the Hon. ‘nd Very R ev. the Dean of Manchester, which took place tuldenly on the afternoon of Friday last, at his mansion in !ontiereford-street, Park-lane, in his-ixt , -ninth year. The . and Rev. Gentleman had been S ailing 3 for the last two N i pra, and latterly had been attended on several occasions by ~fatrS. Holland and Chambers. On Friday morning he al' es bett er than usual, and went out; but about a quarter _an hour after his return home he suddenly fell back iii his ~_°"r, and expired almost i mmediately. The deceased was a "4enaber of the noble house of Carnarvon,. and uncle of the Present Earl. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS, REGENT'S PARK.—The fi s: r , st , Promenade concert for the present season, in these beau lr4.."l,l,gardens, took place on Saturday, and was very numer eri3_,a!id fashionablv attended. Ills Royal Highness the d e _eu w ilara' Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar honoured the gar -13 lth a visit during the afternoon. i'-''.LLi,, tr.-7:1:r. (4f.,org.t, llohFon, of Ballyhagan, to blossom. . 411, ii.loi tale us that he has potat , wsgarl.ered ossom. They are American Whites and Reds, and Were planted in the openair, in February last ; and, fr orn thei r present appearance, he calculates they will be fit for use in about three weeks,—Armagh Guardian. 1 ery tbe oUC Ping. re. 05 sd be ig id )e ae CRICKET. MARYLEBONE CLUB WITH DEAN AND HILL YER v. OXFORD UNIVERSITY. This annual contest was opened on the Magdalen Ground, Cowley-marsh, o❑ Thursday, and was continued throughout Friday and Saturday in the presence of a large assemblage of spectators. The following is the score of the first innings:— MARYLEBONE. A. K. George, Esq., b Yonge ... 9 Dean, b Yonge L. H. Bayley, Esq., b Yonge ... 8 Hillyer, b Yonge ... 26 Hon. H. Grimston, b Yonge... ... 18 C. Harenc, Esq., b Willis ... 1 Lord Burghley, b Yonge 11 H. W. Keate, Esq., not out ... 7 M. Ainslie, Esq., run out ... 1 C. Lloyd, Esq., b Yonge 6 W. Moncrieff, Esq., run out... ... Byes 11, wide 8, no ball 1 ... 20 UNIVERSITY. R. Bateman, Esq., b Hi ... 4 R. Honey wood, Esq., b 'Harenc ... 18 P. Williams, Esq., b Hillyer... ... 4 C. H. Ridding, Esq., b Hillyer ... 19 W. H. Davies, Esq., b Yiillyer ... 14 V. C. Smith, Esq., b Hillyer ... 19 C. Rarvioiph, Esq., b Dean ... 24 G. Yonge, Esq., b Hillyer ... 5 A. Redding, Esq., b Hillyer... ... 10 S. Soames, run out ... ... 6 F. Willis, Esq., not out ... 16 Byes 5, wide 1 ... 6 145 CAMBRIDGE TOWN v. GOWN MATCH. The annual match between the Gown and Town of the University of Cambridge was played last week, and seldom has it occurred that so much excitement has been manifested as upon this occasion. The final score stood thus:— THE TOWN. Pryor, c M'Niven, bA. Walker 5 b Lee 4 Bell, b Lee 27 c and b Walker... 16 Cornwall, c Boudier, b Leith 34 c and b Walker... 7 Fenner, c 111‘Niven, b Leith Diver, b Hammersley Hayward, b King 53 c Leith, b Walker 0 Ringwood, c 11P.Niven, b Lee Arnold, b A. Walker H. Foster, Esq., bA. Walker... 5 run out 6 Ilaggis, not out... _ . . _ Wiiiierion, b Lee 3 not out 5 Byes 4, wide 11, no balls 5. .. 20 Byes 6, wide 3 193 91 THE GOWNS EN. J. Lee, Esq. ' c Cornwall, b Fenner 2 R. Seddon, Esq., b Diver ... ...... 26 b Arnold 0 A. M. Hoare, Esq., c Diver, b Winterton R. T. King, Esq., c Cornwall, b Arnold l2 b Arnold Boudier, Esq., c Winterton, b Diver 0. C. Pell, Esq., not out J. Walker, Esq., b Arnold E. M'Niveii, Esq., c Kingwood, bArnold .. ... 29 not out ~... ......... 25 Hammersley, Esq., b Diver 2 J. Leith, Esq., run out 0 .. A. Walker, Esq., b Diver 2 Byes and wides l3 Byes and wides .... + ll 176 109 The Gownsmen thus won by eight wickets. SIR J. FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION. Some weeks ago a paragraph concerning this expedi tion, from a Portsmouth journal, made the tour of the newspapers, and was noticed in the Literary Gazette. It was to the effect, that Dr. Richardson had undertaken to conduct another expedition in search of that under Sir John Franklin and Captain Crozier, and to carry provi sion and succour to relieve any distress or danger which might have occurred to our brave navigators. As this statement seemed to imply an immediate alarm for their safety, we have deemed it our duty to make the best in quiry into the subject, for the sake of satisfying the public mind ; and have now the satisfaction to make known the result. It is true that Dr. Richardson, the old companion and sharer in the toils and perils of Arctic discovery, nobly offered to the Admiralty the service of which we have spoken, and that Lord Auck land, feeling the deepest interest in the subject, lost no time in giving it the earnest attention of the Board. It was judiciously suggested, by competent and experienced persons who were consulted, that supplies of provisions should be forthwith cent, under the direction of the Hudson's Bay Company, and conveyed through their agency to the northern shores of America, by the Mackenzie and Coppermine rivers, so as to meet and furnish the expedition if it arrived in that region. This has been done, and the stores are in course of transit to the destined points. It has also been determined that, should nothing be heard from Sir John Franklin in the mean time, Dr. Richardson shall set out next spring upon a similar errand, and so follow up the proceedings already in progress. But we ought to observe, that though these humane and salutary precautions have been adopted, no apprehensions are or need yet for a long time be entertained respecting the fate of the expedition. In the first place, it was fully provisioned to last till the autumn of 1848; and if, in the prospect of detention by elementary causes, reduced to shorter rations, to the end of that year. It has, therefore, wherever it may be at this, moment, eighteen months' provision in store. In htahvee Russian accounts fromrit territories; ; John Franklin the interim we have two a lt er n a ti ves i n v i ew . Withi n the next faw overland months w through emay or before the period when Dr. Richardson would start, we might hail the return of the enterprising commander himself and his gallant companions, having achieved a successful termination to thei r arduous voyage. God grant it may be so; but, at all events, we repeat that there is not any ground for natiobal alarm as far as present consideration is involved. We certainly agree that the measures so promptly adopted by Lord Auck land do honour to his foresight and feelings; and we are sure it would only require a hint from some proper quarter, whose opinion and authority would carry weight, to induce his Lordship to take a further step in the event of such intelligence as we have alluded to not being received. We think that his Lordship should be prepared, with two vessels, to pursue, as far as possible the tract laid down for the expedition, and carry out every aid that its probable condition might render necessary. For it ought to be remembered, that no suf ficient overland supplies could be carried to above 160 men ; and especially by parties who must themselves encounter great hardships and privations in the attempt to find them. We, however, confide the whole case to the same alacrity and discretion which has already dis tinguished the Admiralty proceedin gs.—Literary Gazette. 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. Her Majesty and her Royal Consort took their usual early walk yesterday. 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, took an airing on Saturday in an open barouche and four. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, Equerry in Waiting, attended on horseback. His 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 in the Council Chamber, Privy Council Office, White hall. The meeting was attended by the Lord Chancellor, Lord Lyndhurst, the Right Hon. T. Pemberton Leigh (Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall), and Sir Henry Wheatley, Bart. His Royal Highness Prince Albert rode out on horse back on Saturday, accompanied by the Duke of Welling ton and attended by the Equerry in Waiting. The Queen and Prince Albt.rt, accompanied by the Prince of Leiningen, and attended by the Viscountess Canning, Hon. Miss Dawson, Marquis of Ormond°, Lieut.-Colonel the Hon. C. B. Phipps, and Captain the Hon. A. H. Gordon, honoured the performance at the Royal Italian Opera House with their presence on Satur day evening. her Majesty the Queen Dowager, and their High nesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended Divine service yesterday afternoon in Westminster Abbey. The Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by the Countess of Assenburg. Count de Beust, and Baron Zigesar, visited and in spected the Tower of London and the Thames Tunnel on Saturday. Their Royal Highnesses accompanied her Majesty the Queen Dowager for a drive in the after noon, in a pony phaeton. The ladies and gentlemen of the suite of her Majesty, and of the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, also drove out in pony ph:ctons. His Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine of Russia visited Lord John Russell on Saturday at his residence in Chesharn-place. His Imperial Highness also paid visits to Viscount Palmerston, at his residence in Carlton Gardens, and to the Marquis of Clanricarde at his residence on Carlton House Terrace. The Grand Duke honoured Baron de Brunnow, the Russian Mi nister, with his company at dinner on Saturday evening, at his residence in Dover-street. Monsieur de Berg was in attendance on his Imperial Highness the Grand Duke Constantine on Friday even ing at the concert given by her Majesty in Buckingham Palace. We have authority to state that the time each day for the issue of tickets to view the Royal Pictures in St. James's Palace is from nine to one o'clock. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, at tended Divine service, yesterday morning, in Grosvenor Chapel. Baroness Hammerstein and Mr. Edmond Mild may were in waiting on her Royal Highness. The Duke of Cambridge attended Divine service, yes terday morning, in the Lock Hospital. Major Stephens was in waiting on his Royal Highness. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce and Lord James Murray, honoured the performance at her Majesty's Theatre with her presence on Saturday evening. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge also honoured the perform ance with her presence. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Gloucester and the Duke of Cambridge visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent on Saturday, at Clarence House, St. James's. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchess of Gloucester yesterday, at Gloucester House. A Cabinet Council was held at three o'clock on Satur day afternoon at the Foreign-office. It was attended by Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir George Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Earl Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Earl of Auckland, Sir John H o bh ouse , L or d Campbell, Viscount Morpeth, the Right Hon. T. B. Macaulay, and the Right Hon. H. Labouchere. The Council sat two hours and a half. 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 P.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 th e m of great distinction. Pinson, Jarrero, La Vega, N oriega, and Abend o. 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. THE MURDER AT ROTHERHAM. A Deputation, consisting of Sir Isaac Morley, and Mr. Waddingham, accompanied by Mr. Reeves, solici tor, Leeds, had an interview with the Right lion. Ed war3 Strutt, on Saturday, at the office of the Commis sioners of Railways, in Great George-street. The Earl of Clarendon, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, has returned to town from Dublin. _ _ _ Our loss, though comparatively small in number, has been serious. Brigadier General Shields, a com mander of activity, zeal, and talent, is, I feat, 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. _ _ _ The Dukes of Wellington and Rutland, and the Duke and Duchess of St. Alban's attended the early Service yesterday, in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. Prayers were read by the Rev. Dr. Wesley, and the Sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Goddard. At the daily service in the Chapel Royal, St. James's, yesterday, the prayers were read by the Rev. T. Helmore, the communion service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley (Sub- Dean.) The sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Goddard. The anthem was—" I beheld, lo ! a great multitude" (Blow.) Mr. Turle presided at the organ. The sacrament was administered by the Rev. Dr. Wes• ley (Sub-Dean.) Among the nobility present were the Dukes of Beaufort and Leeds, the Duchesses of Beau fort and Sutherland, Ladies Spencer, Fortescue, St. Germans, Wilton, Desart, Ebrington, and B. Somerset. The Rev. Dr. llook will preach the sermon on Sunday next in the Chapel Royal, St. James's. --- - COMMIT PAL OF THE ACCUSED. ROTHERHAM, SATURDAY EVENING.—The inquest was held this afternoon, at the Court-house, Rotherham, be fore T. Badger, Esq., Coroner, and a highly respectable j ury. After viewing the body, the evidence of several of the witnesses was taken, and the jury then adjourned to the Courthouse. The case, as might have been expected, had caused great excitement in the neighbourhood, and the road near the gaol was occupied with groups of per sons throughout the whole of the morning. Benjamin Jagger proved that the body was that of his wife. Twigg's division, followed by Shield's (now Col. Baker's brigade) are now at or near Xalapa, and Worth'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. W. 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 imr erfeet report I must not omit to say that Brigadier G enera l 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 principal evidence was that of Elizabeth, wife of Joseph Turner ; Thomas Cocking, the landlord of the Travellers' Inn ; and Joshua Ileward, of Rotherham, labourer ; all of whom had witnessed the murderous attack, but were unable to prevent it. In addition, Ann Flannigan, of Rotherham, deposed— Yesterday morning, I was on the road, and met Samuel Linley. He crossed off to me, and said, " Llolloa missus." I was walking fast, and said I had no time to talk to him, and walked away as fast as I could, till I got be yond the toll bar, and then heard a scream. On turn ing round, I saw a woman down on the side of the foot path, and Linley beating her. I cried out murder, and some men ran to her assistance as fast as they could. Her throat was cut, and site was dying when I got up. The prisoner, Samuel Linley, is the mao whom I saw on the top of the woman beating her. I did not see his knife, but there was a pool of blood round the woman. By the jury—lle attempted to get hold of me as I passed, but I got away from him. The CORONER to the prisoner—Would you like to ask the witness any questions? Linley—lt is of no use asking me. I cannot talk to you now. Henry Wilkinson, of Rotherham, surgeon, gave the necessary professional evidence. The CORONER having addressed the jury upon the evidence, and the law which applied to the case, they returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against Samuel Linley. The brigade ascended the long and difficult slope of Cerro Gordo, without shelter, and under the tre mendous fire of artill ery 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 d u elt o ll arney, Childs, Plympton, Loring, Alexander, their gallant 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. earlypcineoerrle ttatah t have ov ne 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 n e, ot the means 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 accoutremlenhtesveboeirndgereocf, n th o em val t u o e h t e o d ou es r tr a o r y m e y d ; he f r o e r o w r e at ha h v o e m transporting them. lam also . somewhat embarrassed with the pieces of artillery —all bronze —which we have captured. It would take a brigade, and half siege -train the mules of our army, to transport them fifty mileg A field battery I shall take for service with de . army ; but the heavy metal must be collected, and left l a i n er d e th fo e r p t r h o e p p er re c s a e r n r t iage l s Ve wi h.. t a h ve us. our own e osi s t l i i o a n ll thniost,sidperobably, 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 i n wt : itr n : s t re , r: u low n i s ess olp d \p e r layed by the means o: have time to add no more—intending to be at Xalapa INFIELDof Perote— trans- taken in his carriage an accompanying * the honour to remain, Sir,with high respect, SCOTT. letter President e t si invite obedient dent asttae s nn e tt r ai v o a n., , n ‘t t nlo , nva , Yesterday ; also to his proclamation, issued on hear ing that we ,had captured Vera Crtiz, Sz.c. in which he says—" If the enemy . advance one step more, the 3. to oPu th ilS e m. National Independence will be buried in 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 happy to learn, that General Shields may survive his wounds. One of the principal motives for paroling the prisoners of war is, to diminish the resistance of other garrisons in our march. W. S. Hon. Wm. L. Marcy, Secretary-at-War. r-1 received llE six 28th inst. :—" The Spitfire arrived here this e venin g at t eD followingAN 111 A telegraphicL. 'r h dispatch, G datedov e Government Marseilles,en ttn s o'clock. The Indi a n mail was delivered at the Pos t-oflice a half-vast seven, and the courier started fur Paris at 7h. :Am," 41, 9 , 1 MILITARY C OURTS - M ART IAL.— Saturday . ',Lie Battalion of Coldstream Guards, stationed at St. John's Wood, under the command of Colonel Bentinck, were assent. bled in square to hear the minutes of a court-martial read on private J. Brownhill, of No. 8 Company, who bad been tried by a court-martial for absenting himself without leave from his battalion for upwards of seven days and ni g hts. The Court found hi m guilty, and sentenced hint to thirty days' imprisonment with hard labour. On Friday, the 28th inst., a district court-martial assembled, composed of the officers of the 2d Battalion Coldstream Guards, at present stationed at St. John's Wood, when private J. Crook, No. 7 Company, was brought to trial by order of Colonel Bentinck, commanding the Coldstream Guards, under authority of a warrant from his Grace the Commander-in-Chief , for dis graceful conduct as a so l d i er, in stealing one pa i r o f regi mental trousers, the p roperty of another private o f the 2d Battalion Coldstream Guards. The finding and sentence of the Court will not be made known to the battalion until finally approved of by the Queen. THE SEASON.---PROSPECT S OF THE CROPS. —The accounts c t t i i , u e n o t o s contained aatry ooio coincide o po T - h i provincial describingi al gap prospecter s from a o l f l quarters tho har vest as most favourable, and the effects of the present genial i N n ve g a r t e li n ef a a r s k a n b to ly st fi b a e e n , e a fi n c a ial n . I o t a f i e ta ( m l of se a a n preserveds e a a d r l 3 f ' .af a lce r t,t i ; i d hioef a tt chhc b oo t ea t rr n tnn.o d .f. gt a ruo i or t i 0 : Int elhv b oei atnfrhagNce,i Marlborough's i s aeNa t .n, doubt crops appears are s ,e t to everywhere b e e l n o t o e k r a e rdt r ib y li oni rs l ot a c rah r gr g ah e e ic,oese g hae u sinit a sta n .yst t eow i m. t ial ) e i of arable land in his occupation, thi a season beenw h B I 31 notoul e dp h urr e neo iddpnsrai,oo,dets, unproductive, e rNa,ees o s: and which has notichcull-8 tivated. _ (From the New York Tribune.) List of Mexican officers captured at C erra G or d o on the 18th of April, who have given their parole of honour to report thernselves , without delay, to the Cvin Lila Idaht of the American forces at Vera Cruz as prisoners of war : Jose Ma Jarero Brigadier-general. Romula de la Vega, Brigadier-general, A 11.111 W d Samuel Mills, a " 11:0 V s y, bleu committed for trial to Lancaster Castle for a horrible assault, committed under the most revolting circumstances, at Pres ton, on a child named Jane Edmondson, under four years of age. TILE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 31, 1847; 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 Amable, 2d Lieut. Artillery. Jose R. Cobarubiar, 2d Lieut. Artillery. Jose de Lastor Bras y Soller, Lt.-Col. Battalion de la 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 Colonel Wilson, Governor of Vera 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 ordr. 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 have 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 I. 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 morceau : General Morales 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 tojustify such a charge. Juan Morales, General of Brigade of the Mexican 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, Alum, 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 st a k e — ou r h o nour, as we ll as our national existence, the present and the future. The territory we have lost, the cities which have been bombarded, the blood which has soprofusely 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 would proclaim 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 independence would 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 strength been wasted in senseless conflicts; it is necessary to unite the whole against the foreigner. 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, which excite smiles of criminal 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 w orth y of respect; all republicans are • good sons of the country. Throughout my life, A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF DANIEL O'CONNELL, FOIL MANY YEARS THE ELCQUENT AND ZEALOUS ADVO- CATE OF IRISH LIBERTY AND INDEPENDENCE. " He is not dead, but sleepeth." Oh! why is the wild harp of Erin unstrung, Oh! why are its melodies dying away, Oh! why is the cypress-wreath mournfully flung, Where late was the shamrock so green and so gay? Oh! the heart of the harper is mute with despair. His voice is sent forth in a desolate moan, That in unison blends with his heart-breathing prayer, And finds him, alas! now deserted—alone! For though all the ties of his kindred might part, Tho' Death had struck from him the lov'd and the dear, There was one who had truly a free Irish heart, And ever would shed with the joyless a tear. And where was HE now? had that noble form perished? Was that mighty heart stilled in the midst of its woes ? Oh, sad 'tis to break from the thing we have cherished, That loved us as friends and resisted our foes. But while we lament for O'Connell with sadness, And with the wild grief of despair over him weep, Let us cherish a hope—a bright glitter of gladness— We know that HE shall not for ever thus sleep! Tho' the dark grave be closed o'er that one noble head, And the voice of our champion be hush'd in the tomb, Yet the angels of God shall watch o'er his bed, And the bright stars of heav'n illumine the gloom. And the strife of that spirit with earth shall now cease. No longer it mourns for oppres , ion and woe; But inhabits the halcyon regions of peace In that "very far" land which no mortal may know. For see! from the skies a bright chariot descending, Conducted by angels, and borne on the wind, It bears his freed spirit to joy never-ending, And leaves but the casket of earth here behind! So, minstrel, resume thy melodious numbers, And breathe in each accent a soft lay of love, For O'Connell, though now in his grave, only slumbers, Till the voice of the trumpet shall call him above. And his own lovely Erin, fair gem of the ocean, Shall sweetly break forth from her darksomo repose, No longer be ravaged by civic commotion, But rising triumphant to friends, turn her foes! May 25, 1847. LUCILLA FAGAN. HER MAJESTY'S TIIEATRE.—There were present on Saturday evening at her Majesty's Theatre, her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta Bruce, Mr. and Lady Mary Christopher, Mrs. Bentinck and. Lord J. Murray; her Royal Hi g h ness th e D uc h ess o f Cam bridge, attended by the Baroness Hammerstein, Lady Na pier, the Hon. Miss Napier, and Mr. E. St. John Mildinay. In her Majesty the Queen Dowager's box were their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Grand Duke and Grand Duchess of Saxe Weimar, attended by the Countess Assemburg, the Baron de Buist, the Baron Zeijesar, and the Hon. Captain Somerset. In her Majesty's box was also his Excellency the Count Schimmelpeuninek, the Netherlands Minister. There were likewise present, his Royal highness Prince George, Prince Louis Napoleon, the Conde de Montemolin, attended by General Don Juan Montenegro, and Colonel Don Fran cisco Merry; the Duke of Leeds, the Duke and Duchess of Montrose, the Marquis of Clanricarde, the Marquis of Granby, the Marquis of Donegal, the Marquis and Mar chioness of Ailesbury, the Earl of Lonsdale, the Earl of Shelburne, the Earl of Belfast, the Earl of Cardigan, the Earl of Munster, the Earl of Falmouth, Viscount Somerton, Viscount Cantilupe, Viscount Canterbury, Lord and Lady Ernest Bruce, Lord and Lady Fitzroy Somerset and Miss Somerset, Count D'Orsay, Lord Frederick Fitzclarence, Lord Southampton, Lord Adolphus Fitzclarence, Lady Palmer, Sir Alexander, Lady, and Miss Woodford; Lord Gardner, Sir W. M. Stanley, Sir R. Gordon, the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the - Misses Carroll, Lady Foulis, Sir G. Womb well, Bart., Sir IL and Lady Howard, Sir T. Hare, Sir B. and Lady Graham, Sir W. and Lady Fremantle, the Hon. R. Curzon, the Hon. G. Byng, Mr. M. Martyn and Mrs. Martyn, &c. ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA, COVENT-GARDEN.—Ilex Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince of I,einingen, honoured the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, with their presence on Saturday evening. Her Majesty was attended by the Marquis of Ormonde, Lady Canning, Hon. Miss Dawson, lion. Colonel Phipps, and the Hon. Captain Gordon. There were present —His Exeellency the Turkish Ambassador and the Princess Callimaki, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Sligo, the Marquis of Huntley, the Marquis of Douro, the Marchioness of Hastings, Earl Bective, Earl of Cawdor, Earl Granville, Earl of Strathmore, Countess of Roden, Countess Dowager of Essex, Earl of Munster, Viscount Clifden, Viscount Templetown, Lord Templemore, Lord Carington, the Ladies Fitzwilliam, Lord George Manners, Lord W. Gra ham, Sir Charles and Lady Cecelia Des Vceux, the lion. Sir Edward and Lady Butler, Hon. Colonel and Mrs. Fitzgibbon, Hon. Sir Edward and Lady Cust, Hon. Colonel !Dawson y N , V a il n lo d ugp a b d3 y, , op io e n rt . Darner, Hon. John Fortescue, lion. T. E. St onor , H on. C o l on el Arbuthnot, Hon. Craven Berkeley , Hon. Mrs. Gore, s p tle . L ll n e w n l y en Cl l i i i o ch n e . s j te . r, H I . Io D n.. A. Sir Henry Pa u l e t, I'almer, Sir Peregrine and Lady Baron Lionel and the Baroness de Rothschild, Le Comte d'Avigdor, General Sir Andrew Barnard, Sir Henry Webb,i Sr J. IL Acland, Sir George Talbot, Sir Charles Slingsby, Sir William and Lady Molesworth, Sir Frederick Tre nch, Sir Bellingham Graham. Lady Tvrwhitt, Lady Jodrel l, Lady B ul keley , I • d- M --x, Sir Anthony Rothschild, Sir William Ahoy, Sir Percy Shelly, Sir R. Price, Sir Charles Kent, Sir Henry Ro binson, General Sir A. Clifton, Mr. H. Baring, ALP., Mr. John Dennistoun, M.P., and Mrs. Dennistoun, and Mr. Mon ' tagu Gore, M.P., &c. ' Te r, blic, find federation h ave b een my liberty, the' cause I am going to defend, no t t o f orget. cause ; this To this my I 10w.,t, m 7 blood is to be devoted. ' of the enemy is inscribed, "To o Upon the iia11,967.‘ II • ' order that our country may . Conquer or L 'le, =a - ea :ise , of our race may be indepencler,t, that Ow to this fatal inscrip triumph, it is nt ‘c i essary to o n os6 sary that our arms tion F i orce and L berty; tZS neces.. should thrust fortl i the enemy from os ur territory, and ‘lem upon the that our institution s should restrain te. . frontier. Destined to a permanent n. valry, it is necessary, in order to Atruggle with them, that we . .s i become great and strong - by that power wh i ch Fui7 the universe--the power of democracy and 6%."'" . i zation. In accepting I. owes I have sworn to defend 0i.73 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, Midl 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 energies. 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 nam e wort h y o f 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 Stat es 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 take place, and whichl 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, bifc 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 that of my family. But what matters the loss of either if the nation was rescued by its use ? These 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 belongs to me—my quiet, my health, and my earthly possessions. " Having finally assembled all the troops with provisions for twelve days, I started from San Luis 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 in such places as offered some prospect of subsisting the troops, in the hope that the moment would shortly 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 eqeal 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 charge of the supreme power, occupying that seat to which the confidence of the representatives of the people might call me, and to which a respectable majority of the Congress did since appoint me. To have vacillated under such circumstances would have been a crime. On this account I yielded to necessity, and assuming the reins of Government, I succeeded, by tbis costly sacrifice, to put a stop to the fratricidal contest which was dividing us. But, consistent with my principles, the submission which I made in taking charge of the first station of the Republic ceases as soon as the exigency which called it forth has passed. Order being re-established, internal peace having been conquered, my . filling the eminent station of President would be a violation of the most solemn and sincere promises 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 left on our sacred soil. My sentiments, in confor mity in every respect with my pledges, separate me from the Government, and call me to the army, an d in obedience to both I have determined to march this week to Vera Cruz to take charge of the military operations, under the belief that the decree of the Government giving me the command of the army still in force, but if it should have expi re d I suppli cate ca te most earnestly that it may be renewe d . Theh - o f e whichn se fervour , a." ; t e h v i e s I andste of Vera C which Ilove Cruz, intense y t in h c ep lace state of my nativity, is invaded by the forces of the foreigner ; its sufferings cannot be indifferent to me, because as a Mexican I feel the misfort unes o f ever y State, and doubly o f th at State where I first saw the light. The Sup reme Congress must be convinced that by every title it is necessary that I should march in order that the Republic mayy see me redeam pledges, and th at the army, whose faithful and -inse parable companion I am in all its privations and dan gers, and that finally my country may receive 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 s ty . ~- ~r. V..r." 14 4 4 , • 1 - I lift the vei fu ity, no one can say what will be the result of the_eviuts Which will pass under our eyes, W.' favour .- ahle ,or fatal they must not in fluence our opiniOn ' be based on other considerati ons . If Divine Providen. ce should have in store for us more trials—if again our .fields should be devastated, our cities bombarded, can' villages de stroyed, our brave soldiers should die on the field of battle, and even fortune should he 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 m ore pernicious beyond comparison would be a peace forced upon us at this moment- Peace, yes, peace s what the nation wants, but a peace that must be o ,m by our valour and constancy, bought by vie to r;e.3 obtained by a people that detests oppression A pea , ce of this kind will save us, and make us respected Place cannot obtain such to the Mexican nation. If we b y t le powers that observe us, and gi ve us the such ; s peace it is better to bury ourselves u n d er the ruins of our cities, and better to die than live w i t h out hononzr. As to myself, lam determined to breast the dan gers the campaign, cont:dent that my conduct will' gain . approbation of my fellow-citizens. If I am the • croo-ried by victory, and succeed in driving the enemy from aor soil, I shall retire to private life, satisfied that I sh. sll have rendered my country some service; or if the 4 'ead 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 whici‘.l they need never blush. Present, & c . ANTONIO Lk. IPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. To the Hon. Secretary of t..he Constituent Congress, Mexico, AR -il 2, 1847. It will be seen that the Ara ericans themselves admit at Ori za b a , an d if h e that since the B a ttl e o f Cerra Gorda, Sant a A nna h as rallied 6,000 men r oun d hi m . continues to be anim a t e d b y t h e t pint w bi c h di ctate d this address, he may yet gi ve 6eneral Scott some trouble. The American Sun s a y s , Commi ss i oners, consisting of Senat ors B en t on an d S.lule, ha ve b een dispatched fro m W as hi ng t on t o meet C eneral 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 war 4 and if such should be adopted, we have only to retire from the interior, where that mode can be practise d among mountain passes, and occupy the cities an, d 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 cf that place, and Gen. Cushing at Matamoras. General Taylor has resolved on a requisition upon the states of New Leon, Coahuila, and Tamaulipas, for indemnification for public property of the United States destrozed by Mexican robbers in those departments. Gen. bushing has been directed to call upon the alcaldes of Mata mores. 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. CALIFORNIA. BATTLES AT SAN PASQUAI AND SACRAMENTO BE TWEEN GENERAL KEARNEY AND COLONEL DONI• PIIAN AND THE MEXICANS ! 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, baggage train, and provisions fell into our hands. American 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 of 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 must 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 i Ri s commandedo which is a , arockyseries be of d of a once bigh cliffs, large rising i s n t g re stream, one above the other, and extending several miles, all well fortified. The road then deboaches 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 ring 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 un dertaking was abandoned. A like demonstration w as made by the enemy. On the next day, the 18th, General Twiggs was d ordered forward from the position be had already e alf-ea y comma nded a fi l c at Shield'snh n e a r t r n h o d e . against s separate att altachrkeegeoedl strongumoldniihse,es en capturedeSimultaneouslyy, e a f g t a iwnas was to an t t o h aebtfetoamret made oe h n i c b l ty i h.ea feonrerri difficult ascents l s 'oh c w e o n t ina s do i a'en t dc h e e idn right of the enemy's enemy, fully acquainted with General position.floV otwhilstsrtaho' Worth's d d General v ffi,h is ee i of nl Scott's eo tteontdheed variousm oNTm movement, positionshad thrown to b most serious enterprise was that of Twiggs, who ad vanced against the main fort that commanded the difficult Cerro. Nothing can b e conce i ved more than this undertaking. The steep and rough character of the ground, the constant fire of the enemy front, and the cross fi re o f t h e forts and batteries, ries, which en- Mated our li nes , Tviggs our oneo men f surpassing from ad i eth the duty.d ha assigned to General r u l lt y butthe pre vented being d rt ic y destroyed te 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. His conspicuous and stalwart frame at the head of the brigade, his long arm waving his men on to the charge, his sturdy voice ringing above the clash of arms and din of conflict, attracted the attention and admiration alike of the enemy and the army. On, on he led the columns, whose front lines melted before the enemy's fire like snow flakes in a torrent, and stayed not their course until, leaping over the rocky barriers and bayoneting their gunners, they 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 Seca, between whom and Colonel Harney there had existed some coolness, rode up to the Colonel after this achievement and remarked to him, " Colonel Harney, I cannot now adequately express my admiration of your gallant achievement; but at the proper time I shall take great !tied the the sing eon ,the ated the is is ion ine) Ate " Mae f Dart - Wed- this !igh )0 01 rieeg r thf Dr• awe' 0 SEI G.-"" mad! 3 mo , anti. i of the by is ' be--