The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-08-18
Washington.
Correspondence of the Herald

oeperM dphs-SererM Acknowledgement
and Incticiais-together tcih the Progress and
Prospects of the Merican War
Cab let Council to-day. Suspect they have heard
lately Of certain beicose intelligence from Mexico
The only apprehension prevailing among our people
seems be that shall have nothing to fight The
War Department is issuing orders of payment for
grape shot, $4,000 pounds in one single case) pow
der and ball, with various instructions to the army
Conn., Stockton is In town, but he has, as are in
formed, dread of the climate of the Gull, for his
frame is not as strong since the disaster on the
Princeton. He is a noble, gallant, good fellow, and
will be sent down, if wanted, notwithstanding his
preference for some other post; and we know he
will do good service wherever he may go.
Mr.. Masters, (of Mass, we believe) powder
contractor with the government Is In towL. He
anticipates. greater burning of saltpetre on our
Southern frontier than you had in New York
month ago, and consequent Improvement In the
carbon and sulphur business
We are informed by traveller from the south,
that detachment of Arlsta's army, in crossing
over small stream over which they had built a
military bridge, after the Mexican fashion, lost
three pieces OF artillery, by their falling through
into the mud Next to the Chinese, with their
double somersets IN a terrific charge upon an enc
my, the Mexlcans are, perhaps, the most warlike
not afford a GOOD clever mouhful,. Any Yankee
might safely undertake to annex Mexico by con-
tract, provided John Bull stood neutral
Mr.. Henry E. Riel, of New, York city, lately re;
moved to this to reside here, had his house robbed
on Capitol Hill night or two ago, OF certain hams,
sugar, cheeses, and bottles of wine. very fiatter-
ing mark OF respect to stranger coming TO i've
woUd called s n he day snd 3
they were hungry Amy further nocturnal visits OF
the " same sort" will be received with salute OF
several old muskets. There are some very beggar-
w oafers in Washington, thieves of the school OF
Noah Claypole, whom it would be well to kill oil.
After all, Brown of Tennessee, we should say, Is
unquestionaby elected, outrunning the President all
hollow.
The Ohio Statesman has been recently sold by
Col. Medary to Mr.. Hazewell, Of New England.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, (also democratc,) char
ges that the Wooster Bank is implicated in the
in Reputation OF the charge. We hope is ground
less, for il true the Statesman Is defunct organ,
and Mr.. Hazewel repudlated leader, some trou-
ble we are afraid will grow out OF the liquidation
of this case.
MNulty is certainly hard customer. He rose
recently to address meeting IN his own county In
Ohio, when the democrats present cleared out OF
the house Mac, not disconnected, said IN regard to
his defalcations that if he were in the same stua-
ton he would do the same thing over again. Ihe
democrats appear out there in Ohio to have made
the discovery that Macs private character is not
much better than that of Ben Hardin, OF Kentucky.
The President ought to send them both down to
fight the Mexcans, with orders to put them In the
front rank. President Savage, OF the teetotalers,
says, (and know not the extent OF its truth) that
both these conspicuous gentlemen have been ana
are addicted to whskey
1t is said that Judge Meek, the poet of Alabama,
and +. w. Thomas, author of Clinton Bradshaw,
and that Beechen Tree which we had to cut up by the
roots, are going to print and publish literary Mag
azine in Washington for general circulation AS both
these gentlemen are clerks in the Treasury Depart
ment, what with their salaries, and what with SUBJ
scribers, they may be able to get along for twelve
month or so. They can certainly improve upon any
thing at present In existence IN the United states
of the magazine order. Don't you think so,
General!
leave city this evening for New York. Colonel
Rogers is already well known distinguished
soldier of the last war He also did efficient ser.
vice in the Texan revolution; He has travelled all
misses you personal call, he will be able to give you
much important information. You will lind HIM
soldier and gentleman of the true Tennessee breed
We shall write again this evening OF such devel-
opments as may arise with the news from the South
PHILADELPHIA, August II, ls45.
The weather in this city delightful clear and warm,
though the heat moderated by pleasant breezes This
highly favorable to the pleasure parties which are
formed nightly to enjoy the beauties of the scenery in
vicinity and the woods and waters for miles every
direction may again be expected to resound nightly with
music and the voices Of meriment tired denzens
escape from the pent up walls of the city in search Of
health and exheration from innocent amusements and
the balm breathing gales of the fields and the waters
portion of our military design appropriating tomorrow
and tomorrow night to enjoyments in this way The
Montgomery Battalion leave in the morning steam.
boat excursion down the river to Chester and at five
O'Clock the evening the crack artillery corps of Cad
wallader Gays after afternoons parade, will start in
the splendid steamboat Ohio the best the river,
excursion to Port Penn on Delaware Bay
The war spirit with which citizens have been embu
th.~lro
derable attention these military pleasure parties. And
indeed it has done so already for have heard it
nounced that volunteers have been drafted from the first
and second brigades to take charge Of Fort Miin and
Fort Delaware and that the Cadwallader Grays partcu
arly are to proceed down the river in the steamboat
Ohio which has been chartered by the United States
? The facility with which warke demonstration can
be manufactured out of harmless pleasure excursion
news is received by people, In all these eonectures
about the movements Of our volunteers the wish
am persuaded, "is father to the thought" That the
masses of our people will go with the government, IN
whatever course they may pursue of belgerent cha
racter have not doubt We have about 6fty military
companies in the city and districts numbering on an
average forty EACH and if their services will be &C
copied the governmentevery one ofthemwoud bring
hundred men into the field In this city alone force
of at least 1000 fully armed and equipped can be
brought into active service in less than three weeks
Thus much for the temper of our people on the SUBJECT
of war. rc,,
man who signed himself on the books Of sandersons
Hotel in Chestnut streat as f. VIII has been arrested
and held to bail by the Mayor for forging drafts on the
Bank Of North American for about 81, The drafts
drawn by the Bank of Norfolk for small sums but
they have been altered those Of larger amounts the
signature and filling up being, to all appearance genu-
me He was preparing to execute forgeries on an
tensive scale but was nabbed before he had got well
under way Hc had obtained the sum above stated but
about 5000 have been recovered from him by the bank
The principal things which now agtate the public
mind al war with Mexico and politics. have already
given you the indications with reference to the former
IN regard the latter, the wreworkers hard at
work. The democratic conventions meet to-day and
no activity of Office seekers and of their friends
to-day at the several places Of public resort in
he city and districts held sacred to party political dpo
have nothing new to communicate in the theatrical
inc Burton will not open the Chestnut until about
he first of September. He WILL it is said Keep Una,
md the Arch street open the whole season. Inc wal
,ut has been doing an excellent business lie carries
,is company to Baltimore, where have every reason
o believe his success will be brilliant