Mobile register and journal., 1846-12-03
corespondenee of lhe charIe.lon coutIer

W NASHlhGIuNY NOV. Sf'
 have been informed to.day that the Government have, undoubtedly, just concluded an arrangement with Capt Taylor for ihe employment oI his marine machinery for the purpose of taking ihe vessels oi the bar at Tampco. Heavy ships, "ith full cargoes, taken over lhe bar at Nantucket by Camels, and with complete safely and surprising ce- eriN. But Captain Taylor taim5 To have means of a superior kind for this purpose and report ot ihe American Institute upon his Cancels las drawn muchatienion to the subject. The Asarado affair shows that even our smaller vessels cannot easily get he bars and shoals thai defend the ports in the Cult of Mexico An attack is now about 10 be ma Q on Tampc1, and means ought 10 be adopted 10 en- sure lis success Another failure will be very nor tiiSing and will have an unIavorabe influence upon he result of the winters canpaign,- encouraging the enemy and displriIing our own people.
 IL was wise on the part of the Government to call Tor volunteers to serve during the war instead of twelve months men, who would be more readily ohained, but not easily retained ater they had seeU the elephant" The troops called for will, with their officers, become victorious. Adopting the strict discIpne ol regulars, they will be more likely 10 preserve the health than those volunteers "hu have heretofore entered the service. It now sa q that one thousand volunteers have pershed on the Rio Grande by disease. which Is n fearful rate of mortality
 It IS evident that great naval as well as mill tary preparations are making by the Government with view to a more vigorous prosecution of The war in case Congress should ake no steps 10 arrest II and adopt the policy of keeping what have got of Mexico-suhering Mexico cry .fquiIs'' when she pleases, 10 reake the territory, if she 
 Commodore Stewart is ogain spoken of as com mander of the squadron o the Gulf of Mexico, wh oh is to be strongly reinforced. The old ConIno- dore would. il is sad very cheerluly undertake the duiy. If permitted to do Il.
 The Van Ness attracts some interests here. The evidence on the part of the applicant Mrs. Conner, alias Mrs. Van Ness is much stronger than t supposed to be, and it s not half n sh. ed It is clearly enough proved that Gen. Van l Ness called the lady his wife before witnesses and numerous letters are prodnced--the genuineness o 1 which has been proved-from General Van Ness to | the lady in question, n which he addresses her Il. his wife. There is no positive proof of the marri age, which is alleged 10 have been clandestine, anC to have occurred in Philadelphia on the 9th of An gust, lS4S. But it also appears thai the aldermen and magistrates who authorized to marry persons in Pennsy yvania, noi required 10 keep any of the same, and that no license is necessary. If certificate gven by the alderman who performed the ceremony, General Van Ness, it is said, mus have taken it himself. No person. then an alder man, can be found, who recollecls the transact ion but one person, then an alderman, has since died.
 More than fifty witnesses have been summoned b | the parties The trial Is likely 10 consume som two weeks more.
 The last accounts from Boston render it probab bl that Mr. Adams will recover his health to some ex tent, but sufficiently to enable him 10 attend |, hIs duties in Congress.
 minute statement of the numerical vote at in late election inINew York, appears in the Journal q Commerce-lhe object of which is To prove that tn aggregate majority of those who voted are in favo | ot Ihe new Tariff.