The New York herald., 1845-09-25
More Military Movements, sc.

VERA CRUZ, August %, lS45.
Matters IN Bret.
| The brig Petersburg has still on board the guns
and shot she brought out; she is advertised for the
9TH September, but think it doubtful if she leaves
here before the 10th or 18th.
We have had complete change OF ministers here
lately-the present cabinet consists OF Pedro Maria
Anaya Minister of War; Pedro F. del Castillo,
Secretary of War; Jose Bernardo Conto, Minister
de Justlca Man. de la Pena Pena, Minister of
| Foreign Relations.
The French Minister has demanded his passport,
on account OF the horse bathing business. He ap-
pears not TO like the satisfaction he demanded
| time ago, and which was given to him by this Gov
| eminent, and they have given him his passport.
The reason you are not well ogged by this time
ls,because this Government has nolmoney,no credit,
(at least not at b per cent per annum,) and no sol
dersthere are plenty of officers to advise how TO
| fog you, If they had the wherewith to do it,
i Rumor says, must have another revolution
very TO establish Government, but of what
kind | am ignorant; and believe that the movers
| OF 1t are about as much enlightened as am. Poor
| Mexico appears to be doomed to the shades. Jose
joaquin Herara, is elected President.
We have the Petersburg, before mentioned, and
an English brig, the Victoria, which latter has been
cleared some ten days, but cannot sail, all hands
are sick, and three have died. The captain is
among the sick These aresthe only freight vessels
IN port 1t is little the dullest here that you have
| any idea Of
j
We learn from the Madison .argus that the u s. troops
stationed at Fort Winnebago have been ordered SOUTH
of United States property was to have taken place the
9th inst.
From a letter from Prairie du Chen Sept. 7.
Orders here last evening, directing the troops
stationed at Fort proceed possible
racks p a TO i the south
ten days There is to be company sent here from
| Fort Atkinson There will remain one company at st
Peters, tFort sneng) company of dragoons at Fort
Atkinson and company OF infantry at this place.
can learn. 1t thought by that the 9th nfan.
try under the command of Gen. Brooke will be ordered
here.
From Mobile Herald, Sept 1877
PENSACOLA (Fa), Sept TO- ls45.The leaking frigaten
and the steamer Mississippi to be left behind-the
last mentioned one however will make her departure
so soon as she finishes coaling (Which will be in about
weeks time In consequence Of the lightness OF the
winds the ST. Mary's unable to leave until yeser-
day morning at which time she put to with Colonel
ElGrdge board bearer OF dispatches for General
Taylor at Aransas Bay. The soop Of war Lexington is
expected out shortly, and designed by the Secretary
for store ship to supply the wants of the squadron that
are to remain in the Gulf for short time, at least
Since pennng the above, have Just received intel
gence through our Consul at Vera Cruz that Monterey
had been taken by squadron in the Pacific. He says
that is prevalent report at that place. but will not
| vouch fol- its correctness.
j IHE EQUINOX AND WEATHER IN VIRGISIA.-The
sun crossed the line between midnight of Saturday
and Sunday, the goth and the 2lst and we have
| never known the weather to behave so conforma.
by and so handsomely according the popular notion
oil how it ought 10 behave at such crisis For many
days, prior Saturday, we had had continuation of
the most prostratng of all violent September
little or no air in circulation at night and with
an almost universal disposition TO and plethora
about the head On the night of the Equinox the clouds
gallantly mustered up from the North, they
shower and then dispersed Sunday night, leaving
with clear sky and glorious and bracng North
70 tune with SO exact puncuality-and we begin
TO believe in sderia and lunar nhuencesin the hang
OF the in her relative eclptic position in her first
quarer-and TO say all in one word in the Dutch the
ores respecting the influence of that planet upon
world There was no doubt, much tobacco prematurey
the Blue Ridge and beyond we fear the cold blow Of
yesterday forenoon induced very general cutting Of
the crop ripe or unpe Our persuasion is that the
frost was not killing and that the planter ought to have
eit ms crop standing to give chance of getting ripe
& or, IT was not ripe knowing it would be more plague
than proht TO cure 1t green hmond Whg, Sept o.
GREAT STORM ON LAKE CHAMPIAIN This town
was visited, this evening, by the most grand and
awful storm OF thunder lightning and wind that
but towards night veered around the east and so on
to the north and northwest the clouds gathered black
was IKE the premonitory symptom of storm at At
DUSK the horizon in the from south to north and so
around to the east was alternately with the rapdity of
thoughta blaze OF fire or sheet OF backness dark
midnight In the distance could be heard the roaring as
Of mighty waters Onward and furious the raging
blastees are levelled to the ground chmncys demo.
lished barns and houses unrooed the fragments flying
all around show the power and fury of the The
rain descended in very The baustrade and the
chmneys on Sttongs store formerly the Burlington
tel and the chimneys Pecks store are swept on clean
to the roof The roof of John Bradley new brick barn
was entirely blown of and the building nearly demo-
lshed. MRS. Doctor Moody's fine dwelling, near the e.
male seminary had the roof entirely taken off, and the
storm Of wind and rain poured in upon the terrified in
mates the house and thing in il ware completely
drenched The Burlington left the wharfa short time
peiore me olow IN time Judge to get into shelburne
Bay or over to the other shore before the storm Bur
| ington, ~, Letter, Sept 90
! STEAMBOAT AFFRAy.-The MayspiKe (Ky) Ea-
gle says AN afray occurred on board the steam
boat Josephine, on the 18th inst while descending the
river few miles above Marietta in which several ndi
siduais were more or less injured A gentleman Of
new Orleans and gentleman from Cincinnati very
much enraged at each other, rushed utsneousIy 10
their respective state rooms for fire arms and soon re-
appeared IN the main hall each with his pistol Blood
anu esnage was expected to follow and great scatter
men ensued. Both pulled triggers at the same instant
me Lousiahan missed fre, and consequently did no
execuuon,outth the Ohoan fired and severely iacerated
the arm Of his antagonist though was hoped no perma
h hs. yuay wouiu result from the wound. glass
bier thrown by the steward of boat at The head the
Louisanan in tho early part OF the aray was broken
pieces against the door separating ladies' from the
main cabin, and fragment struck the Louisianian's
lady, drawing the blood quite freely The Cincinnatan
lett the boat al this place,