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when the Committee arose and the house
adjourned.
WAR BILL PAssEDIN SENATE
40 10 y!

Ut - " N'VNh
last evening, ufer passing The House bill =
ayes, so, nocs 2 THIS is the $4,000 vol.
unter bill and sl0,000,000 appropriation.
All efforts to change The bill into a more
peaeeable form, and all amendment propo-
sing to transfer the appointments OF officers
from the prcsden, 10 the Governor, OF The
respective states also failed,
Other Sigh, amendments relative 10 c.
equipments, were adopted onthe linaNpassage
OF the bill.
Mr. Crluenden moved to take a separa.
ton vote on the preamble and BILL so asto
allow all the friends Of the measure 10 vote
for the supplies, for there were many OPP
posed to The preamble, who were IN favor
of voting the supplies (This preamble
speaks Of an existing war; a motion 10
strike out the preamble was rejected by
vote OF ayes ~, nays2S
Mr. Dallas decided that motion not to be
in order except by unanimous conser, and
that cons, 4 seemed likely 10 be given, when
Mr. Rroe, objected
MIR Breeze, then, strongly appealed TO
from several quarters, withdrew his oblcc.
ton, but Mr. Bagby renewed it and would
not rrtract.
Mr. Mangum then rose and in a noble
and mnS,erly style, SAID he was in favor Of
toe bill, and would for it, bu, he entered his
his solemn protest agans, the truth Of what
were alleged as fact IN tho preamble.
Mr. Clayton and other wings followed
in similar strain, when the vote was Ia,
ken.
cannot give you the names Of the S"na
tors voting IN the negative, bat Davis,
of Mass, T. Clayton Of Del, Bcrrion
Of Ga and Calhoun OF S e.. refused TO re.
cord their names.
The House took a recess to meet in half
an hour, md would doubtless concur in all
amendments sent TO them from the Senate
In looking over the New Orleans papers
find proclamation Gen. Ampudla has
distributed through the American camp,
pronouncing our government unworthy the
Christian name.
II is addressed to the English and Irish
soldiers under the orders of Gen Taylor.
We give translation Of the proclama.
ton which Gen AmpudIa has found means
of distributing in the American camp
Tie Commander.in CHEF Of The Mexican
Army TO the English and Irish under
the orders Of The american Gen Tag.
Tor,
Knou Yc: That,he Covern-oni r. the
United States is conm,..u, ssh. wi. .., ....
ed barbarous aggression against The
magnanimous Mexican nation tina, the
government which exists under the flag of
the stars, is unworthy tho designation of
Christian Recollcc, that you were born
in Great Britain that the Government Of
the United States looks with GOODNESS upon
the powerful flag OF ST George, and is pro.
voklng to rupture the warIlk" people to
whom it belongs, President Polk boldly
manlies.ing desire 10 have possession Of
Oregon, as he has already done of Texas
Now, then, come with all confidence to the
Mexican ranks, and guarantee TO YOU, up.
on my honor, good treatment and that all
your expenses shall be defrayed until your
arrival in the beautiful capital Of Mexico.
Germans, French, Poles, and individuals
OF other nations Separate yourselves from
the Yankees and do no, contribute to de-
iend robbery and usnrpnlion which. be
assured, the civilized nations Of Europe, look
upon with the utmost Indignation Come
therefore, and array yourselves under the
tn colored flag, in the confidence that the
God Of armies protects il, and tina, il will
protect 20 equally with England
PEDRO DE hMPUDIA.
FR&NcIsoo r Moreno,