Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-04-24
XLlI.-NUMBER 1872.

FROM MEXICO.-We are permitted 10
make the following extract Of letter from Vera
Cruz, recently received in this city. II COMES
from source entitled 10 credit, though its eAj.>
mate Of The resources OF Mexico, both fnanciaN
and military, may be exaesera,ed-[ Untoa.
"In few days afer their revolt, The troops Of
Ampucia returned 20 their duty, and the division
under his command said to be 5000 strong,
marched on The l4rh instant from San Luis Peosi,
for Matamoras, on The banks Of The Del Norrc.
The division Of General Vega, who succeeded
Arista il is sad, is also on the march from Mont
eIey 10 tina; point.
"Besidcs a loan of ore million eight hundred
and eighty thousand dollars, which The Govern.
ment negotiated shof! time since other means
have been adopted 10 raise funds, which, il is be.
l;eyed, will enat.e j; 10 assemble force Of sir
or seven thousand men on The Del NoIte BY the
end OF March, or The riicde d. April
Several 0. The departmental assemblies have
refused 10 act under The pre.en, Government In
consequence OF his decsee has lately been is
sued, vestiDs authority n the Governors CT the
different departments 10 elect meubers OF assem-
bly,. This, with lis arbitrary decree against tho
press. ard suspicion that ne is favorable 10 a
monarchy, has rendered General Paroles extreme
Y unpopular end, il is believed, Rill combine
Parry Sufficiently riweriu! 10 overthrow his Go.
verament. j is said that the commander OF The
English ship-ot-war of Vera Cfnz, expects an
English squadron Of two ships Of The line, TWO
trigaiss and some smaller vessels soon 10 arrive
from England"
SMITHSONIAN FUND-In the las, mum.
Der CT The Farmers Library is a paper by Mr.. J.
W.. Hardy, of Randolph Macon College, Va,
urging upon Congress the eIpediency and decer-
cy OF making some disposition OF The Smilhson-
ian Fund, in consonance with the designs OF the
.eslalor. Upon this point all are agreed. Mr..
Hardy then discusses al length the claims Of ag-
/ riculure 10 prominent place in any institution
TO be established from he fund. These claims
are founded mainly upon the fac, that our nation
is pre-cminen'ly IN agricultural people, and NEST
fer long while remain 80. His next point is 10
show how the money assigned 10 his department
Of agriculture should be appropriated. And
FIRST he would have d well appointed chemical
4 hail or laboratory. He illustrates This by var-
Gus analyses o. grains PLANS, maBures, &c,
which show such laboratory 10 tc iudispensa-
bic. The detail are exceedingly curious AID in
e-esling. Secondly, he would have this Depart
meet of the insiitI,o? endowed with professor
ship OF chemistry, 10 teach The elements ci tho
SCIENCE another for agricultural chemistry strict.
, ly; another for miEeiaoev AMI geology; another
for botany and vegetable physiology; and another
for animated nature.
There are other details which We need not en-
Ter into; but such are the FAXED outlines CT
carefully disesicd plan Tor making available 10
the naticE the beuevolence al an enlightened 70
| rsigner- enlightened in al! save in making Cen
eress The executor Of his designs There is
great deal Of force in SOME II The grounds upon
which Mr.. Hardy claims Tor the diffusion Of
sound agricultural instruction large share OF
The fruits Of The fund in question, and il the read
er is not convinced By his views, he will find in
siruclon in the details with which they are illus
I, traisd IN y plcJuy3g