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BALriaoRE, October "a, S p. m.
The anxiety to hear from tho seat of war is be-
coming intense in this city. The friends and rela-
tiyes OF the Baltmoreans who are on the battle
ground are watching with fearful anxiety not only
for the detailed official dispatches of the doings at
Monterey, but also to whether the rumored at
tack by Ampudia on Gen. Taylor, after the armis-
lice, Is correct erroneous. The deceptive eharac-
ter of the Mexieans gives force to the rumor
The -four market, to-day, has been less aetivein
Baltimore, and holders have settled down on IS so
for Howard street brands but and very few pur-
chasers Some very small sales have been made at
81 SO, but buyers are unwilling to give that price,
though it was freely given yesterday, whilst some
held IL higher There is also less activity in grain,
though prices remain unchanged. Good to prime
red wheat may be quoted at Il0 lis cents; white
wheat for family -four, lbs 1870 cents; oats, 80
eentsi old white core, 10 cents; yellow 6s 40, aud
new white and yeIlow IS and SO cents per bushel.
Sales of whiskey making at "a a IS cents per
gallon in hhds and bbls.
The telegraph reports from New York that there
activity in -four to-day At the close Of yes
Ierday's sales Genesee brought So 90, which Is the
price to-day, but the market is very dull. Wheat is
fat, and no sales reported. Corn has declined, and
is now held at about the price il before the arm
val Of the steamers news. Rye sells at 80 cents
and the demand is good. Holders OF wheat are
asking more than purchasers willing to give.
There is more activity in cotton, with advance
Of sth of a cent per Ii. Whiskey brings but 24i,
and the provision and grocery markets without
change.
At Philadelphia, to-day, the -four market was
dull, and prices have declined Sales Of fresh ground
we're made at IS as, but some holders ask more.
Rye flour and meal are held at "a. Wheat
has also declined. Sales of prime red wheat were
made at ll0 ll2 cents. Yellow corn is held at
10 70; oats at 80 cents; and whiskey at "a cents
per gallon.
From the state Of the markets in both adphia
and New York, il is evident that further decline,
in both -four and grain will take place in the Balt-
more market on Monday.
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From the Boston Post.
LATE FROM CHINA.
Hone KoNG, July 25, 1916.


/ wrote you by the last mail since when nothing
Of importance has ranspred, save bit OF riot 10
Canton, few days since, and lesson taught the
Chinese mob that they will not soon forget; and the
summary manner in which the foreigners shot
down dozen of the rascals--who have been coDtn-
ually hanging about the factories, seeking every
opportunity to insult the residents, in order that
they might get up row, during which their object
has always been TO fire the factories for the sake of
plnnder--has had more beneficial effect than all
the attacks made by the English during the war
upon the city. The papers that serd you give full
particulars Of the disturbance, that 1t is unneces
sary for me to repeat them.
The Houqua made splendid out of 86J
days, having anchored in This harbor before mid
night, on the 20th June The Ann McKm sailed
We have dates from ShaDghae to the 28th uIt.
| The Vincennes, bearing Commodore Biddle's H,g,
has been at Shanghae, where she remained four
days, and seen by the Andres, on the 20th Of
June, off Ningpo, the Columbus at the same time
lying at anchor of Buffalo Nose, entrance outer
harbor, Chusan. Both ships were TO depart short
ly after, for Japan, where the French squadron Of
nine ships, under command Of Admiral Cocillc had
cones and il is said Sir John Harris, who left this
some days ago. in the Vulture steamer, for the
purpose Of being present at the restoration Of
Chusan, will also visit japan before he returns to
this port.
Tue Tonquin has proceeded up the coast, and
spoken on the 18th, off the Luinocks The
Yumch is about being despatched TO New York.
The Houqua, at Whampoa, uncertain The Ken
sington has not arrived, and Is making long
passage.
Market quiet, and nothing doing in imports or
exports Of consequences, the tea market not having
opened. Exchange, months, worth ~ and
"a.
IS The Ann McKm, Chicora, and Kensing-
Ton arrived al Macao the Goth. The FrolIc
brig, Crptain Faucon, at Maca, same day, ffom
Bombay.
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From the following extract from the Nashville
Union, Of October 18th, it appears that change in
the editorial department of that paper is in contem-
plation
"Our place will be filed, after the Is Of January,
by one who will bring to the aid OF fine talents long
editorial experience and who WILL therefore be fully
able to vndicate triumphanly the principles and
policy Of the democracy"
The place Of the present accomplished and eff
cent editor, we understand, is to be supplied by E.
G. Eastman, esq, now chief clerk in the Office OF
the auditor for the Post Office Department. Mr.
Nicholson retiring, we know Of no one more capa-
BILE Of succeeding him in that department-to which
his talents, energy, and sterling democracy have
contributed SO largely--than the gentleman spoken
Of as his successor. Mr. +. has seen service in the
political campaigns Of the State to which he is to
be again called; and that he bore himself gallantly
amid the violence and fury of the strife in the stir
ring scenes Of which he acted conspicuous part
the columns Of the journal conducted by him will
afford ample and honorable evidence. We can con
gratulate the democracy Of Tennessee upon thi
accession TO their corps editorial, assured, as W,
feel that their interests and their cause will suffe
nothing in the hands TO which they are committed
but that on the contrary, If high order Of talent,
great energy and industry, and an unvavering de
yodon 70 the principles and policy Of the republican
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A critical friend-and his criticisms are always
worthy of notice-inquired to-day, why, in defend,
ing the Kentucky volunteers from the attacks OF
the newspaper ercorrespondents, we had not embraced
the gallant volunteers of Ohio in our remarks' We
replied at once, and we think it our duty to put
forth the same remark, that we had spoken Of the
Kentuckians, because our correspondent, "a Ken
tuckian,n had particularly called our attention to
them II had escaped us at the time that shaft
had been indscreetly-we presume inconsiderately
-cas, at some of the volunteers Of Ohio. And
now, the matter being brought to our consideration,
we hasten to render the amends honorable to the gal
liant volunteers Of that State. No who saw with
what uacrity our brethren Of Ohio few to the ser.
vice of their country-in numbers far greater than
the government could employ--no one who traced
them from Camp Washington, and saw the ardor
with which they discharged all their duties, and the
training they went through, and the fine discipline
which they scquired--who followed them TO the
banks of the Rio Grande and then to the entrench.
ments ofMonterey---who saw them thence rushing
to the fight, and when General Butler was wounded
saw those Ohio volunteers standing by Their
accomplished General Hsmer, Who assumed the
command Of General Butler--but must admir-,
their conduct and their courage. Il is impossible
that such men could have laid themselves oper
to the snmadversions, which any hssty le,,er-vriie
could have thrown out against them.
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II we could place any reliance upon the statements
in the newspapers, Of them seem to understand
the plan of the campaign well the Secretary of
War himself They would appear to know every
move which is to be made on the chess-board. An
article is now going the rounds Of the newspapers
which Processes to give the designs of the cabinet,
more decidedly even than what they may have
marked down for themselves:
at now appears" according to this oracle) "that
General Wool is to join General Taylor at Sal
tiilo, moving by way Of Coahua, and leaving a
garrison there; and that General Kearny is march
to the same point by way Of Chihuahua fear
fully long march, General Patterson, with large
force is to be transported to Tampico, and means
of transportation have already been prepared. His
force will, if found necessary, be ordered to unite
with Taylor's at San Luis Potos and, If not, may
be employed in a contemplated attack on Vera
Cruz. If this is the plan it is a sensible one; and
it will prevent the danger, but too apparent, Of the
utter sacrifice Of Taylor's command. After allow
ing for all the troops left at Tampico Salo, Mon
terey, Chihuahua, Santa Fe, &C., General Taylor
will thus be enabled to meet Santa Anna at San
Luis with force of seventeen thousand men,"
We agree with the "New York True Sun" that
cit may be very well, of course, to exercise some
reserve as to operations directed against enemy,
and the difficulty, to this government, has gener-
ally been its want of discretion in this respect"
The philadelphia Sentinel" also says, with some
force that Sin olden tunes, the movements Of our
army or navy were kept with great caution from
the knowledge of the enemy But of late, this sys-
tenn seems to be wholly repudiated. Every step
of aggression or anticipated assault upon the enc
my is hourly proclaimed by the public journals OF
the day. We make no move whatever that we do
not forthwith announce to Santa Anna and his
friends We think this policy very indiscreet In
matters connected with our army and navy move
ments, there should be as much secrecy possible
maintained" These judcious remarks would be
still more forcibe if the "pubc journals of the
day" were able to state "every step Of aggression
or fthey really had it in their power to 'announce
to Santa Anna and his friends" every move that is
about to be made .... ~.
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hSr PosTMAsrERs are authorized TO ac
as our agents; and by sending us five year
" subscribers, with the subscription mon
ey, for either the Daily, Semi Weekly ol
Weekly, win be entitled to one copy OF the
same edition as they furnish us subscribers
for. ..'.
1s- The CoSGREssroSAL REGISTER will
be furnished them on tie same terms.
@s- NEWSPAPERS publishing our pros
Dsctus. with the notes attached, until the
la Of December next, will be entitled,
during the next session of Congress- to
receive copy of the Congressional Regis
Ter and Tri- Weekly Union.
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We understand that Captain Thornton has left
Washington Tor the south, t. rtiHo hIs banners
in Mexico We congratulate botn lne army aud
himself on his return to the active service which he
is 90 well qualified 10 sdorn.
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party will secure the complete success and triumph
Of that party in the State which his services are
TO be appropriated, ws feel all confidence in antiei-
pating such a result
The daily union., 1846-10-24

GREAT Bargains I'm Grape shawls.--
VI We have received 25 colored Grape shawls,
which we will sell at very low prices for the qua-
ties. We have them in every possible color.
Oct 24-6uf ID. CLAGETT d. co.
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and disinieTes'ed democracy of the county cannot
refuse 10 respond.
The speculation in -four is unoommonly active
There is, however, much fencing az yet between
buyers and holders. Some speculate that tho arti-
Gle may yet reach 81. Y.
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A CARD.

rJNHE undersigned having had two recent bilious
Il attacks, which he has found ttco Too many for
his bodily strength, has been ordered to the country
to recrtai Due notice will be given of his return
Oct 24--lt BOYD REILLY
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CINO LET house on q street, between 18th
Il and l4th streeIs--stands in the yard. Low to
good tenant. -
l. Oct 9i-3t A. II. fOUNG.
The daily union., 1846-10-24

A DAMANTINE Candles.--90 boxes, in
IA prime order, just received, and for sale low.
Oct 0i-3t t.. j. A. DONOH0O.
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ANOTHER MISREPRESENTATION COR
RECrED

We have been favored with the following CORE
spondenes, which has just taken place between the
Secretary of War and the Paymaster General of the
army. IL clears away another Of the unjust asper-
sions upon the government, which ars circulating
SO freely and so frequently in the newspapers. Do
we expect TO arrest them by such frequent refuta-
honsf MOI we cannot destroy the vocation Of the
libellers Of the government They still return to
their dirty work again, like the beasts spoken Of in
the scriptures. But by exposing some Of them we
produce this good effect that it shakes the conf
denee OF the people in the verify of their statements
The conduct of the Secretary of War in relation to
the volunteers Of Louisiana and in relation to the
disbanded regimentof Missouri, has served to show
the injustice with which an infuriated opposition
has attacked the able and efficient secretary; and
here we have another instance Of the reckless au-
daeity with which the administration has been as
sailed.
The daily union., 1846-10-24
WAR DEPARTMENT.,

Washington, October 81, 1886.
SIR: | observe that an article is going the rounds
Of the public prints in relation TO the non-psy
Of regiment Of Kentucky cavalry, commanded
by Col II. Marshall. desire that you will report
the facts in this case, that may know how far the
statement is correct, and what foundation for the
complaint, that measures may be edately taken
To remove il, If any exists
sm, respectfully, yours, &c,
-- .s w. l.. MARCY.
General N. Towsos,
Paymaster General.
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27O,0OO,OO,
Total lin round numbers)

Thus making the enormous sum OF thirteen hun
dred and fifty millions Of dollars that Grent Britain
will have raise during the next hye years for rail-
roads--smounting to two hundred and seventy mil
lions dollars annually
Yours truly, ...Ias
AMERICANUS.
The daily union., 1846-10-24

trict now represented by Woodruff.
The democrats of Philadelphia, perceive, are
contestng the election of Lelar, the native sheriff
appreciate fully the calamity of native sheriff in
that county, and have rot the least doubt that h,
owes his election to the fraudulent voting in South
wark, yet fear the efforts to contest are all in vain
In large constituencies, it is next to impossible
successfully to contest an election. .#
The Courier des Etats Unis of yesterday, congrat
ulates itself with very much of the air of the peda
gogue, that since its correction the other day. tn,
Union has spelled the name of General Kearny
right ..
| The prospect in Ireland for the numerous poor o.
that country, during the coming winter, is really ap
pallng. The government seems we'll disposed to
give all the relief in its power yet the utmost which
can be done, even with its immense resources, is
hopelessly inadequate to the emergency.
The grand rally of "the whig young mems
State convention," at Syracuse, on Wednesday,
was but ia lame and impotent conclusion" to such
loud and extensive preparations. "The attendance
was not large" says this evenings Tribune, 'but
--your but is a great salvo--''the spirit was high.
Enough sad; the convention was failure.
| The frank and manly letter Of Lieut. Governor
Gardiner has extorted the praises of the whg press
much to the dissatisfaction Of the Tribune.
The "barnburner'' convention of Albany county,
determined apparently to unite the party at any
sacrifice Of personal feelings, has gone beyond the
offer made to Mr. Corning, and adopted the entire
ticket, flying st the head OF the Argus except the
congressman and one member of assembly. This
lisa movement 10 which, am sure, the generous
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-01-24

turn with the wind, although he was a
Pole. and bled in vain for liberty.-
Veins are also found in marble, but the
veins in a marble statue of Venus, do
not contain vcnous blood nor could
you obtain blood by venesoction from
statue of Bloody Mary" though
tonpey's statp } said to have ran
blood. at the opening of Caesars veins.
The blood is carried back to the heart
through the veins; but young blood
may be carried back to his sweetheart,
through vanity, without being in the
vein for wooing though his wooing
may be all in vain. Veins are gener-
ally blue, probably because so much
c'aret passes through them but the
vane of old Trinity was not blue,
though it always told which way the
wind blew and vein of wit is said
to make book read, though vain
effort to sell the copyright is apt to
make the author look blue.
The blood is supposed to be a solu-
ton Of red flannel, as they both have
coloring matter and ibre.in. Blood
is principally used for feeding leeches,
and clarifying sugar. 1t occurs all over
in large and small veins, and contains
muriate of soda and iron but it would
not be advisable TO set up an iron foun-
dry, if you depended on working your
own veins for a supply Of the raw ma
terial, for, however, sanguine you might
be, unless you had an iron constitution,
you would find it bloody hard work,
and not the most economical way OF
making tenpenny nails; in fact, you
could not make your own salt ont OF
it. A blood beet is a reddish root like
a bludgeon but beet root sugar is NOT
made of radishes, nor is it clarified with
dragons blood. Bloodsuckers are
gramniverous animals, and live chiefly
on pulse. The difference between a
horse leech and a horse whip, is not
very striking, as one makes horses
blood run, and the other makes blood
horses run ; the latter generally run
very fast but borse-boat is not a
blood vessel, if it runs ever so fast -
A blood vessel is anything that is handy
1 when your nose bleeds sometimes .
hand ever, and sometimes your hand.
There /! now go home, your knowl
edge of anatomy is happily perfect, ant
! am perfectly happy in the know ledge
of it.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-01-24
Correspondence Of Tho Nat. Pilot.
DAnLoNEGA, Geo., Nov. 2S, ls45.

DAnLoNEGA, Geo., Nov. IS, lS45.
This is in the great gold region
There is n branch Of the U. 5. Mint
here, and hundreds of persons are con-
stantly occupied in digging gold.-
There are two methods Of procuring
it; one by washing the sand and grav-
ell, and the other by pulverizing quartz,
which occurs in veins, running through
the various members Of the Metamor-
phic group, chiefly Gneiss, Mica slate
Chloritc schst, and sometimes granite,
The former are called deposite, and the
latter, vein mines.
To obtain gold by the first mention.
ed process, the material is thrown upon
alarge perforated iron plate, over which
a current Of water is constantly run
ming, the grosser portions passing over,
while the sand and particles of gold
drop through. This last is then pam
ned, as il is called, the sand being most
ly washed from the gold, which, from
its greater density, always remains at
the bottom of the pan. II is impossi.
BILE, however, to separate all the sand
from the gold in this state, and mercury
or quicksilver is added, which forms an
amalgam with the gold. The remain
ing sand is then readily washed off
leaving the amaigam the mercury is
then eyaporated BY heat, and the gold
left free.
To procure il from the vein mines,
the quartz, after having been qnarrled
and broken, is finely pulverized in
stamping machines, after which il is
washed by a current Of water over a
coarse cloth. This catches the parti-
cles of gold, which are occasionally
washed off into large trough, the con-
tents of which are united with mercury
and ground, under water, between two
large circular iron plates. The sand
is then washed from the amalgam, the
unamaigamated mercury strained of,
and the remainder cvsporatcd as be-
fore.
In most Of the quartz from which
gold is procured, none Of it can be dis
cerned with the naked eye, so fine are
its particles. II is often found united
with iron pyrites, probably chemically,
as it cannot be separated by amalgama-
ton, although the pyrites may be finely
pulYerized; yet on its decomposition,
the gold is deposited. BY whatever
process obtained, it usually contains a
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-01-24

Evils in the journey of life arc like
the hills which alarm travellers upon
the road they both appear great at
distance, but when we approach thea
We find they are far less insurmountabis
than we had conceived.
Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-01-24

:. This name Of a species OF tfsh glue is. we
believe. very generally applied. in the United
States. by others than biologists, to Mica.
which 10 ,Se substance here meniioned.--ED.
PILor.
American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-03
LATER FROM THE ARMY.

COMARGO TAKEN WITHOUT OPPOSITION
GENERAL WOVEN NT OF TROOPS UP THE
RIO GRANDE-RUMORED NEGOTIATIONS
OF PEACE-HEALTh OF THE TROOPS, SC
The steamship Fashion arrived at New Or
leans on the Gath ult. having left Brazos on
the 2lst. The Picayune says:
We have not received our letters by this ar.
rival, but we learn verbally that there is ge-
neral movement o. the troops up the Rio
Grande' Gen. Taylor was still at Matamo-
ras, but he was sending forward the recruits as
fast as his means of transportation would per
nit him to do so.
Advices adarrived of the taking Of the town
OF Camargo. Six companies of the It'll Rpgi.
ment entered that place a day OF two before
the Fashion sailed, without firing gun. These
companies were under the cnmmand of Capt
Whiting and others When the L. S. troops
arrived at Camargo, Col, Carrajabal was on the
opposite side of the st. Juan river He wit
messed tho entrance Of the troops into the town
but offered no resistance.
Gen. Taylor had received reports from re-
connoisance parties, who reported only 300
troops at Monterey. The general impression
IN the army was that there would bo no resist
ance offered TO the American forces this side OF
that city. No preparations for an attack of
the town were made.
The absence of every thing that indicated
resistance on the part of the enemy had led 10
the belief i'll the army that the war was at an
end. The impression was that negotiations
for peace were on foot. There was no other
way of accounting for the apparent supineness
of the Mexicans.
Reports have reached the camp that Pa.
redes was afraid to leave the city of Mexico
his presence there being necessary 10 keep
down threatened revolution.
Occasional broils between the Mexicans and
Texan volunteers occurred. The regular SOL
diery exerted everylmeans for the protection oil
the citizens, who were promised security and
support in case they conduct themselves in a
peaceable aud inoffensve manner.
There was rumor in camp that Mr.. Lums-
den and his party had been intercepted and
cut offby Indians. The report was not gene.
rally credited
The volunteers were suffering from diar
rhGl, but otherwise were well.