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in New York. Gen, Almonte expresses his indig.
nation at the brutal arrest Of his secretary whom,
as he says, he sent TO Mexico for the purpose OF
consulting with his government.
Cn nearing of the strange proceeding, and on
reading the calumnies which President Paroles
and the Minister Of war has caused, or allowed to
be published against him in ministerial journal
ne Immediately sent on his resignation as Minis
ter pIenlpo'entiary, and will not probably return
10 Mexico until another government shall have
taNeh me place OF the present party in powell
Gen. Almonte is a man who by his experience and
talents, as statesman and soldier can be one
OF the most efficient in saving Mexico, if i, can
be saved; and IL is in the hour of danger that they
Danish and SANDER such man There is res SON
to say, with the ancients that whom the gods
wish to destroy they fret make mad.''
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FURTHER FROM MEXICO.

The New York Courier Des Flats Unis, has
some information from Mexico by the way of
Havana which has not been published elsewhere.
1t will be seen that Santa Anna and Almonte,
aWait IN HaUana the progress Of cucnts, and
eTpect important results from The yet unsnp-
pressed and as they think, significant repolu;
ton of aIuarda.
"To complete the list Of the disasters with
which unhappy Mexico is threatened, our Haya
ma letters of May Goth inform US that the insur.
rection proclaimed in the South by General Don
Juan Alvaren, in favor Of Santa Ana, and pure
republicanism, has not been suppressed as report
ed and that on the contrary this conAsgration is
destined TO extend over the face Of the whole
country. Santa Ana watches its progress from
the depths Of his retreat at Havana, all the while
enjoying his cock fights; and on the day when
this skfsl player believes that the time has come,
he will only have TO appear, for the power Of
Paroles TO fall in ruins, undermined on all sides
Gen. AIn'onte remains at Havana, watching
events with Santa Ana. In letter to a person
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CONGRESSIONAL.

In the Senate on Tuesday, the greater portion
OF the day was spent in the consideration Of a
proposed line Of steamships to Europe.
In the House, report was made by Mr.. Vim
ton, from the Select Committee appointed to in
vestsate certain charges made against Mr.. Web
ster BY Mr.. c. j. Ingersoll, in relation to the
secret service fund. A counter report was made
by Mr.. Brinckerhoff. Both reports were laid on
the table and ordered TO be printed.
The majority report by Mr.. Vinton, exonorates
MIR. Webster, and concludes by stating in the
testimony, facts which have been brought out,
which ought not to be made public, and asks that
the testimony be sealed up and placed in the
archives of the House, not TO be opened only by
order of the House, and that the Committee be
discharged from the further consideration of the
subject.
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OUR MILITARY FORCE.

Tho volunteers called into immediate service
by the government, number 17,153. Orde1s
have been issued for the enrolment of % fpll
regiments Of Infantry, TIT men each, and halls
regiments, 800 men each--toial 24,436-to be in
readiness 10 march at 24 hours notice. the
whole number for enrolment is Ill ,64o-Eot 81
7O4, horse 1915. II to these be added the reou.
lar force as established by law, about 300 men.
With The Two regiments Of mounted rifemen.
10Y each, authorizing by Congress, and two repi-
ments Of mounted rifemen from Louissns, caIjsd
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THE CONSULAR SYSTEM.

The question has been frequently asked, why
does not Congress take up the Consular System
OF the United States, and so amend il as TO put
this important branch Of the public service in a
more respectable position in the several countries
to which our COnsuls are sent2 The Consuls
compose one of the most important branches of
the Government, more important, in many cases,
and more practical than the corps diplomatic
Why are they overlooked This is not right
Complaint, after complaint, is made by our Cap
tains, that too many of the foreign ports have
foreign Consuls, appointed to them from this Co
vernment, who have no ineres, in common with
our people, and who do not pay that attention to
our interests that one of our own counlrymen
would
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MEETING OF TINE NEW HAMPSHIRE
LEGISLATURES

The Legislature of New Hampshire met on
"Wednesday, the Sd Of June. The regular demo-
cratic members nominated Samuel Swasey, of
Haverhili for speaker, and the clerks of last rear
The independent democrats nominated John p
Hale. of Dover, os speaker, Thomas j. Harris
as clerk, and Cyrus X. Sanborn. as assistant
clerk. The whig members met in caucus, and
resolved TO support tho nominations Of the indie.
pendents. The election resulted thus:
Henry IL. Rust, Of Wolfboro, democrat had
George u. Fogg, of Gilmanton, independent,
had 9
Samuel Swasey. Of Haverhll, democrat, had llS
John p. Hale, Of Dover, independent, had l39
and was elected.
Harris and Sanborn were elected by l4O votes.
Only one member chosen TO the Legislature was
absent.
There were but FIVE senators present at the
opening of the legislature, six only having been
chosen by the people, and one being absent. The
Two houses in convention proceeded to fill the
vacancies in the senate. The following persons
were chosen: In Senate district, No. 3, James
U. Parker; in No. S, William w. Rollins; in
No. 6, ARENAS Harmon; in No. z. Timothy
Abbott in No. 8, Nathan Kingsbury; in No. IL /.
lrenus Hamiton-all wings
1t is pretty certain that Colby, whig. will be
chosen governor by The legislature, and John p
Hale Will be returned to the United States SEN
ate.-.New Fork Evening Post.
The Concord Patriot says: The federalists
gagged nightly at first at the thought of swal-
lowing Hale, abolition, and every othor kind of
faction but the nursing Of Tuesday and the eau
cuslng Of Tuesday evening and Wednesday
morning prepared them for the disgusting dose-
1t amused the democrats to see with what marks
OF humiliation, accompanied with affected delight,
the iederalsts submitted 10 the imperous de-
mands OF the staggering chief of the allied army.
The true democrats were in fine spirity. They
are not disappointed at the result thus far They
anticipated that shameless intrigue, supple bar.
gaining. and deserton Of professed principles and
party pretensons, would fagranily characterize
the first as well as last proceedings of The trading
politicians. They are determined to proudly up.
hold, so far as is in their power, the integrity and
honor Of the democratic party. s
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NAVAL.

The u S. brig Truxton, having received or
ders for sailing, will leave here the first fair wind.
Commandant Alexander Slidell Mckenzie goes
out as passenger.
The U. S. ships Savannah, Levant and Cyane,
were at Mazatlan, Sd ult., officers and crews all
WELL The Portsmouth, it was thought, had
gone to the Columbia River, and the Warren. 70
San Bias.
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OREGON AND CALIFORNIA EMF.
GRANTS

The ST. Louis New Era of the Goth ult saws,
tina. Oregon and California emigrants have start
ed off in many detachments, taking with them
large number of wagons and several thousand
head of cattle Between one and Two thousand
have already left the frontiers, and they are still
leaving. II il feared that some of the struggling
companies will be attacked by the Sioux or other
Indian tribes.
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CALIFORNIA

The Mexican traders who arrived at ST. Louis
on the 18th from Chihuahua and Fort I,.,+in,;o
represent that strong inclination is manifested
among the people of California TO throw off the
Mexican authority, and 10 come under the GOV
eminent Of the United States that the disposition
Of the people In the upper provinces is decidedly
in favor Of more liberal form of government, and
that Santa Fe, in particular, would gladly throw
off all allegiance.
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PORTSMOUTH RIFLE COMPANY.

We were much pleased on Saturday afternoon
with the fine and martial appearance of the
s" Portsmouth Rifle Company" as they passed
our office. Their neat and appropriate dress, and
correct and soldierly bearing drew the attention
of the whole town; and well they might, as the
ease and facility with which they performed their
evolutions, particularly the change of " 'front.' to
" rear" in halfseclions, was unequalled.
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Observation-Disclosures &c.
New YoRx juno 6p.s

NEW YORK, june o, p. M
The stock market has again been active. pric,
went up to-day TO 2 per cent.
Flour is still heavy. Small sales of Michigan
and Genesee have been made at S41la aga. 49,
Scoo bills Of the latter sold This day a, prices no,
'ranspired.
Corn is dull, we hear of no sales of note. South.
ern lie worth 62 a64 cents.
About oOO bbls. pork. have changed hands.
mess at $1,000, prime at ssC6. assl2a.
Capt. Malcolm Of the schr. II. Walker. ,,,;r
cd here the 0,h inst, in 8 days from Havana
states that the Mcxicaa steamers Montezom. -,
Gaudalope had arrived at Havana. as befor. 70
ported.
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A PLEASING INCIDENT.

Yesterday, the ship of the line Pennsylvania,
was visited by Mr.. Thomas Freeman. the agen,
of the " Baltimore Sabbath Association" who
came from Baltimore for the express purpose of
distributing the scriptures. and tracts, TO about
iorty seamen, who were drafted from that station,
to the Pennsylvania, before they had been furnish
ed with those books by the agent.
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MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH

The chain Of Magnetic Telegrsphic Commu-
ncations, between Boston, and New York, was
completed on Friday last, and communications
were made the whole distance.
We now have full and complete line of COM
munication between the seat of Government. and
Boston, to which, intelligence can be communi
Gated in half n-hour y
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A FIARE-uP

There was fiare-up between the French
man ofwar steamer Tonnarc, and the schooner
Catherine, of New York, at Jago de Cuba the
18th ui'. The French Captain finally apologized
for calling the Yankee Captain ID rascal,
and then the Catherine showed her colors, for
not doing which, had given cause of offence at
first.
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Generals Arsia, Ampudia, Mejs and Canales.
Colonels CaTaseo and Carabsjal, are pronounced
by Spanisrds, as nearly az possible. az follsws !.
A-rees-ts, Am. poo dis, Ma.hee Ca.na.lss' c..
ras-cs, Cara IA hal--the voual a, in each in.
stance, having the sound of that letter in the
English word far. The becomes h the b, v.
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A GOOD SUGGESTION

A writer in the New Orleans .Jeffersonian
suggests that Gen. Jackson's sword, worn at the
battle of New Orleans, should be given to Gen.
Taylor. Gen. jackson bequeathed that sword.
by will, TO the man who should next distin.
guish himself by heroic deeds" Gen Taylor is
the man.
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FALSE RUMOR.

A story has been going the rounds, that MIR.
Pakenham, and the Secretary of State, had come
to an agreement upon the Oregon Question
We have the best authority for stating that such
ia not the case
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CAPE DE WEIRD ISLANDs

We are pleased to see by letter from F.
Gardner, Esq, U. S. Consul at Villa da Prara,
Cape dc Verbs, under date of May I'd, that the
destructive fever that was raging at Bond Vista,
at the last accounts,-has entirely diss ppeared.
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OUR MINISTER AT LONDON

The New Haven Democrat states that at Las,
adVices Mr.. McLane was still so upwell as to he
unable to leave his room. lie could not even be
present at the funeral ceremonies performed over
the body Of Mr.. Melville.
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FIRE IN WARREN. OHIO.

A destructive fire broke out in Warren, Ohio,
the LIST inst, which consumed the Post Office,
the offices of the Herald" and the "Demo.
crat,' and some forty buildings, in the business
part Of the town
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MILITARY.

Company F, of tho 4th Regt. U. S. Infantry.
under the command of Major Brown, sailed yes
terday from Fortress Monroe for Point Isabel.
There are three other companies now at Old
Point.
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DEATH OF JUDGE RANDALL,

We regret TO announce the death of the Hon
archibald Randall, U. S. District Judge, of the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania, who died of
apoPlexy in Philadelphia on Monday morning
in the 47th year of his age.
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MURDER.

The 81. Louis New Era of the 9th inst, states
that VIM. NJ. Meredith, respectable citizen of
Baltimore city, was shot a, Independence, Miss,
the Sd inst, by man named Harper, who was
Immediately arrested
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MIRROR OF THE PATENT OFFICE.
The first No. Of this interesting publication.
come to hand yesterday. 1t is very credible TO
its enterprising publishers. Messrs. VIM. Greer
and o. H. 'Throop of Washington City
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ILLINOIS.

There is no opposition to Mr.. French, the
democratic candidate for Governor in Illinois.
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GEN. GAINES.

Some Of the New Orleans newspanera save
the Union, particularly the Tropc, appear to ba
in very querrulous mood, and charge the Sec.
rotary OF War with an indignily on Gen. Gaines.
because copy OF the secretary's letter 10 the
governors Of Kentucky and Tennessee was cont
10 the General without comment. When Tho
facts are known, the course of the Secretary will
not be adjudged open to censure by any right,
minded, fair judging man. The facts are az fol-
lows:
On the 18th of May the Secretary was in
formed that General Gaines had made call on
these governors for volunteers from their respect
i've States, 10 rendezvous at Fort Jesup. AS this
procedure was unauthorized, and direct inter-
terence with arrangements made here. he directed
the adjutant general (his proper channel of com
municatlng with General Ganes) to write forth
with to him to countermand these calls. There
upon General Jones wToie as follows: "I am in
structed by the Secretary of War to acknowledge
your letter, received this evening, of the l,b in
slant, and to say that he desires tha, Won will
countermand your call for the several regiments
OF mounted gunner which you state were to
rendezvous at Fort Jesup on the receipt of this
letter, as this requisition will interfere with the
arrangement, already made by the War Depart
ment relative TO the quota Of volunteers TO be
called into the service of the general government
from the several States under the new Law. ,, &c.
&c.
The Secretary of War having thus written
through the Adjutant General directly tn General
Galnes TO couniermand his proceeding, in order
to effect the earliest counteraciion of the move
ment, he on the same day, addressed letter 10
the governors on whom the calls had been made.
informing them that Gen. Gaines had been in.
ssruc'ed to revoke these calls, and requesting them
TO take no measures to comply with those calls
copy OF the letter to these governors was sent
TO Gen. Gaines. This is The indignity to Cen.
Gaines complained Of With what Justice tbis
ImPutatlon of dscourtesy by the Secretary Of
War to Gen. Gaines is made, let the public judpe.
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IMMIGRATION

30,720 passengers from Foreign ports, arrived
at the New York Quarantine ground, from the
LIST Of April 10 the 9TH of June instant
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From the St. Louis Republican. May %.
EMIGRANTs TO CALIFoRNIA.

BY the mail from Independence. we are favored
with tho following letter from Captain VIM. Fl. :.
Russell, the commander of the company of emf
grants now on their way to California. 1t will
be gratifying to the numerous friends of the emf
grants to learn that they are progressing so plea
sanity. and enjoying such good health, not forget
ting to add to their number at an accelerated
ratio:
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STEAMER AUGUSTA.

Capt. Mitchell, of this fast steamer, favored us
with the Petersburg Republican. of yesterday
morning, at quarter past O'Clock, yesterday
afternoon.
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DEATH OF NUDGE MARSHALL

DEh II OF JODUE MARSHALL.
The Louisville papers announce the death of
Judge John Jay Marshall of the Circuit Cour, Of
that city. He died Of apoplexy the Sd inst.
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STEAMER ALICE.

Capt. Skinner of the steamer Alice will please
accept our thanks for the Richmond Enquirer,
which he forwarded us on Tuesday.
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FLEET OF THE EvoLUTIoN ,,

We learn from persons who arrived in the
Iibernia from England, says the N. Y. Tribune.
that the British Squadron Of Evolution lust
vessels:
Steamers,
Ships Of tho Line.
3 Of the Ships Of the Line carry 100 guns each
others % the remainder 81. The 12Os have
each complement of 100 men.
The steamers are the Terrible, Reiribution.
CyclOps, | hfty-gun frigs,e, and 2 twenty four
gun frigates.
The Terrible carries one-hundred and ffu
Founders and 20 sixty-einb. Founders. Sbs9
the largest war steamer in the world.
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NATIONAL JUBILEE OF THE SONS OF
TEMPERANCE IN NEW YORK

The New York Mirror Of Tuesday says:-
"The cold water army has invaded our city to-
day, and the Croton is decidedly up--every foun-
tain and hydrant is playing joyously, and sending
forth copious streams to cool and gladden. our vo.
taries. The procession is highly imposing-,he
music, regalia, banners and emblems, and the
host Of persons forming line Of almost ntermina-
Bile length, constitute one Of the grandest affairs
we have witnessed for some time"
The proprietor of this journal, A. r. Cunning
ham, ESQ.,, attended the Jubilee, as one of the
General Aides, by particular request, from whom
we expect to receive, for our next paper, full
and particular account.
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for by Gen. Taylor, for immediate service .
have an aggregate force Of SO 9O5 men now undos
arms. N0'
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From the Daily Union.
FROM THE HOME SQUADRON

We subjoin copy of the Instructions of Com
Conner 10 the commanders of vessels in the Hon,o
Squadron. showing the principles TO be observed
in the blockade of the Mexican ports tn
ports already under blockade, are Vera Co.
Tampico, and Alvarado:
Instructions to be observed by officers command
ing resseis Of the Home Squadron, in enforc-
ing the blockade Of ports ofths east coast of
.Menico.
/. No neutral vessel, proceeding towards tho
entrance of the blockaded port, shall be capturoJ
OF detained, if she shall not previously have 70
kcsived, from one of the blockading squadron
special notification Of the existence of the blocL-
ade. This notification shall be, moreover. in
serted in writing on the muster roll of the nan.
trail vessel by the cruiser which meets her and u
shall contain the announcement, together viii
statements Of the day, and the latitude in which
il was made. "
z. Neutral vessels which may be already in
the port before the blockade of il, shall have fnll
liberty to depart, with or without cargo. durina
fifteen days after that upon which the blockads il
established
3. The ports Of Vera Cruz and Tampico will
remain entirely free for the entrance and depar.
ture of neutral nsn commercial mail packets.
Mexican boats engaged exclusively in fishing.
IN any part of the coast, will be allowed to purs
their labors unmolested.
In its present political condition, the flar of
Yucatan is to be respected.
d. CONNER.
Commanding Home Squadron.
U. S. SHIP CUMBERLAND,
OFF BRAZos SANTIAGO,
May ID, 1876.
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No. and 2. And "Foreign Quarterly Review !"
Vol. XIII. No. III for January, and Vol
XIV, No. for April We shall be compelled
to take them up, and comment upon them a. our
leisure.
We embrace the present opportunity, however,
in saying to our reading patrons, particularly
those, who have never availed themselves of an
opportunity of reading these foreign publications :
that they embrace selections of the writings of
the best authors Of our times and the cheapness
at which they are offered, is strong inducement
to svery lover Of good literature, to class these
among his readings.
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Extract Of letter from Com. Conner. dated
.Mau %, 1876.

May %, 1876.
On the morning of the 18th, a detachment
OF nearly two hundred seamen and marines from
The Cumberland and Potomac, under the com
mand of Captain Aulck, in the boats of the two
vessels, entered the Del Norte to cooperate with
Lieutenant Colonel Wilson, for the purpose Of
establishing post at Barita, onthe right bank of
the river. about fifteen miles from it's mouth.
This was accomplished without opposition.
On the same day Gt appears) our army
crossed the river and took possession of Matamo.
ra', the Mexican army having abandoned il on
the day previous in the greatest confusion and
disorder: There being no longer any occasion for
the services of our men on shore. CAPTAIN Anlick
returned on board the 20th''