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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
Loss OF A STEAMER.
CORRESPONDENCE OF THE PIcAruSE.

CORRESPONDENTS OF THE PIcAruNE
PENSACOLA, OcToRER IL, 1916.
On Saturday night, the 10th instant, the United States
Steamer General Taylor took fire alongside the wharf Of this
yard and in short time burnt to the waters edge Great
exeons made by the officers and mechanics of the yard
to the boat Her engine may be of value but it
must be much damaged by fire.
The United States fgate Potomac sails Tomorrow her
destination being Vera Cruz
We hourly expecting the Princeton this port
from Chagres, and the John Adams and Falmouth from
Vera Cruz II is said that the Falmouth will return to the
North and go out Of commission.
We have been visited at this yard for month past with
fever called by variety Of namespemcous congestiye
bilious, malignant ever-a relation Of Yellow Jack
Our chaplain Mr. Alden, Miss Lynch, and several others
have died of il. The sick improving There are
about hundred and twenty patients in the hospital
this place.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
FROM THE CINCINNATI CHRONICLE.

The WAR AND THE ARMIsTIcE-There are GER
tain facts connected with the movements of the Go
vernment and the army of which we must remind
our readers, in order to keep them advised of the
true state of things.
1t is now notorious that till within two or three
weeks Mr.. Folks administration lived in constant
hopes of making treaty with Santa Anna, whose
supremacy in Mexico was considered certain. For
this purpose a regular INTRIGUE was carried on
with that chieftan Messengers passed to and fro
between the Napoleon of Mexico and the President
OF the United States. At time when the two
tons were at swords points, the Mexican chief,
Santa Anna, allowed to pass quietly, peace
ably, and lovingly through the American fleet, and
land IN Mexico, to take command of her forces !!
while this intrigue was going on, Gen. Taylor was
beyond doubt advised by the Government Of what
the President expected, and he was, Of course, not
at all hurried in his movements
In the mean while, about three weeks since, the
President became fully aware that his intrigue with
Santa Anna had failed of the expected results. He
accordingly started up in great surprise-an inter-
nal exclamation, /" Perfdious Mexicans WAR;
WarW The result of this determination of Mr..
Polk and his advisers was orders to Gen. Taylor to
hasten his operations, and march boldly forward
But about the time this change was made al
Washington the army had reached Monterey, and
the bloody battle there fought and won. The
commander, Gen. Taylor, knew nothing of this
change, and of course thought that the armstice he
had made was the best step towards peace. While
his messenger is carrying the Of the battle of
Monterey to Washington, the Presidents messen-
ger is carrying him fresh orders to advance into
Mexico, and hasten active operations. These mes
sengers probably crossed one another.
In the mean while the Union continues to say
that the war is to be carried more actively, and
the advance into Mexico continued. If this be the
case the volunteers not yet called into service must
be ordered to Mexico, and very much larger sup
ply of subsistence provided
AS to the ARMIsTIcE, its terms cannot be violated
with honor. The words are, no advance shall be
made within "eight weeks or until the orders or
instructions" of the respective Governments are
received Now, this does not refer to the orders
then on the ,ody 10 Taylor, but to those he should
receive from the President after the latter had re-
ceived his dispatches. Five or six weeks must
therefore elapse after the LATHE Of Monterey before
any advance could be made by the army.
This is the present state Of things.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24

The reported call on Pennsylvania and other
States for volunteers to reinforce the army of Gen.
TAYLOR is contradicted by the official paper That
paper says: whether or when the Government
will call for some volunteers, we know not and
it is possible they have not yet decided but no
such call has been made
The Union also gives qualified contradiction
to rumor circulating in the papers on the imputed
authority of Lieut. BERGMAN, of the navy, that
the Government had ordered an attack on Vera Cruz.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
FLORIDA WING /!

The Tallahassee Sentinel of the 18th instant has
the following returns of the late election for Repre-
sentative in Congress from the State of Florida. If
they be correct land we have no reason to question
their entire accuracy there can be no doubt that
JOHN {. CABELL, sound and consistent Wing, has
been elected to Congress from that State to succeed
the present Democratic Representatiye
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24

STRIKING FAcrs.-There in the city of Boston
twenty-five Unitarian clergymen regularly ordained in
stalled pastors Of churches Of whom five connected
with the ministry large, and society present sup
piled with unsettled minister, making in all twenty six
cergymen The aggregate of salary paid them
about $4,000 annually The probable present value of
churches and land is $500. 900.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
OHIO ELECTION.

The returns assure us that Ohio has maintained
her position Wing State. WILLIAM BEBB is
elected Governor, a majority of the Congressional
Delegation Wings, and the Wings will again
have the ascendancy in both branches Of the State
Legislature.
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OFFICIAL.

TREAsuRr grARTMENT, Oc"roRRR %, 1876.
THIS Department will issue Treasury to the amount
three millions of dollars bearing an interest OF 2-s
per per annum payable the order Of persons
aons making deposes therefor in specie in OF not less
than thousand dollars with either the Treasurer OF the
United States Assistant Treasurer ut Boston, New York.
Charleston, st Louis Treasurers OF the Mint at Phia-
depha New Orleans
The notes will bear date with the date OF depose
X. J. WALKER,
Secretary Of the Treasury.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
FOURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE.

The steamer CALEDONIA arrived at Boston late
on Tuesday night, bringing Liverpool dates to the
4th instant
| The steamer GREAT BRITAIN, Captain HosKEN,
left Liverpool on the 22d ultimo for New York,
with one hundred and eighty.,fpe passengers, and
on the same night she went ashore at Rathmun
in Dmdrum Bay, coast Of Ireland. The passen-
gers were all safely landed. At the last accounts
October 2d) she had not been got of. Her cargo
had been discharged. Her mail bags were brought
over by the steamer Caledonia.
Amongst the passengers on board the Great Bril-
tain were the distinguished Danseuses Vienneses,
forty-eght in number During the 23d, the steamer
Prince of Wales went round from Belfast to rem
der the Great Britain assistance Ii was tried at
high water to pull her off, and found TO be impos-
| sible She therefore returned to Belfast, taking
forty of the little fairies and their guardians to that
city, on their way back to Liverpool.
The royal marriage in Spain forms the most
prominent point Of discussion in the European jour.
nails. The London Times and the Morning Chron-
icle protest in strong terms against the Montpensier
union with the Infant of Spain, The European
Times says that the English Government seems
disposed to do all that it to avert this end.
In Ireland every means are being taken to ind
the people employment, which is equivalent to find
ing them with food elsewhere nevertheless there
have been some famine riots IN various parts OF
Ireland
There had been large sales of cotton, and prices,
if any thing, a shade higher. The market for
all kinds Of produce continued buoyant, and at ra-
pidly advancing prices.
Wilmer and Smith caution their friends in this
country against wild speculation, as the money and
enterprise of England viii find and bring food from
every corner of the earth if necessary.
The news from the Continent is not important
INDIA AND CHINA.
The news by the extraordinary EXPRESS in anticipation Of
the overland mail published by the morning papers Of
Tuesday. The intelligence is Of little importance
ey Of reports in circulation respecting the unsettled state
of affairs the northwest frontier The Sikhs said are
determined to reogane their army but several of the hill
tribes already dissatisfied that it expected they will
refuse to submit Under these circumstance hahar KsJahs
Government has already remained Lahore for longer Pc
Rod than that originally fixed by the noroenera Our
intelligence from China speaks Of hPepsOn' making tor
the evacuation Of Chusan. ID ..-....
LIVERPOOL CoTToNlMARKET
SEPTEMBER 26-The sales Of the week are 72slO bales,
2s 900 Of which American, n on slecu'ton Not
whstandng the heavy buying tie advance VI prices nardY
amounted to Id. per u.
OcrosER 1.-The sales since Friday are $500 bales
& oo0 an speculation No material alteration in prices, bat
the market du since the receipt OF last adSices
from the United States by the Britannia.
OcronyR s.-Sacs 7,O0O-of which :, 900 spec
ulaton No change prices The market closed steady
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
CONGREssMEN ELECTED.

CONGRESSMEN ELECIED
lst district, LEWIS G. LEVIN, Native, reelected.
I'd do Jos. X. INGERsoLL, Whig reelected.
Sd do CHARLES BRowN, Loco.
4th do CHAs. J. INGERsoLL, Loco, reelected.
9th do JOHN w. FREEDLEy, Wing gain.
9th do ]. w. HoRNBEcK, Wing gain.
7th do A. r. McILvANE, Wing, reelected.
9Th do JOHN STRoHM, Wing, reelected.
9th do WILLIAM STRONG, Loco.
10th do RICHARD BRoDHEAD, Loco, reelected
lth do CHESTER BUTLER, Wing gain.
18th do DAVID WMMoT, Loco, reelected.
18Th do JAMES Pollock, Wing, reelected.
18th do GEORGE N. EcKERT, Wing.
18th do HENRY Mes, Wing gain.
9Th do JASPER E. BRADY, Wing gain.
18th do JOHN BLANCHARD, Wing, reelected.
18th do ANDREW STEWART, Wing, reelected.
10Th do JOB MANN, Loco.
goth do JOHN DIcKEY, Wing.
2lst do Moses HAMPTON, Wing.
22d do JOHN w. FARRELLY, Wing gain.
Odd do JAMES CAMPBELL, Wing gain.
Oath do ALEXANDER IRWIN, Wing.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
THE RESULT IN PENNSYLVANIA.

The triumph of the Wings in Pennsylvania is
complete. They have swept the State, obtaining a
large majority of the Congressman, the State Senate
the House of Representatives, and the Canal Com.
missioner! Here are the results correctly as we
can gather them:
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
THE CANAL COMMISSIONER.

THE CANAL COMMISSIONER.
1t is supposed that the majority for JAMES M.
Power, the Wing candidate for Canal Commits
sioner, cannot be less than 10000. In 1s45 the
majority of the Democratic candidate for the same
Office was upwards of 10000
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24

Seven counties to be heard from, to wit: Dade,
Monroe, HillsboroughSt. Luce, Duvall, Levy, and
Orange, which gave at the last election nett Loco
majority Of 96.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24

The Milwaukee (Wisconsn) Sentinel, of the l4h instant
says that steamboat arrived there that day from Buffalo with
thousand immigrant passengers besides hundred
Of merchandise and immigrants luggage Four hundred
Of the passengers were landed at Milwaukee.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24

Mons REJoIcINe.-We stated yesterday that the Locos
in Pennsylvania had matter to rejoice Sc Wings
had river vote, but "couldnt get across We
find they have another They carried county, and there
upon Of them writes as follows to the Philadelphia Penn
sylvanian
EDEysBURs, OCTOBER I6, 1916
The returns Of the election in this county all in and
am happy that the victory complete Wehaye carried
the whole democratic ticket and left the Wings without hope
for the future As party, the Wings completely dis
banded and up, that to effect organization hereafter
impossible
Who held this man while he wrote this letter He had
surely to be held down then When he the Of the
State he must have started off at gait that has by this time
taken him the very OF Salt rlverBdh Patriot
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
THE LEGISLATURES.

Last year the Democrats had small majority in
the Senate and the Wings had but 80 members of
the House. The reports now show:
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1846-10-24
GEORGIA DELEGATION IN CONGRESS.

GEORGIA DELEGATION IN CONGRESS.
The result of the recent election gives the follow
ing members of the Thirtieth Congress, being
Wing gain of one member:
Wings. Democrats
Thomas Butler King, Alfred Iverson,
John w. Jones, Hugh A. HARRISON,
Alex. H. Stephens, Joseph H. Lumpkin,
Robert Toombs, Howell Cobb.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-12-05
SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE POLK
TARIFF

Gov. Aiken of South Carolina in his recent
Message to the Legislature, tells what the
South thinks of Folks British Tariff He
congratulates the State on the "sense of re-
turning justice which has marked the measures
of the Federal Government especially
SIN the faithful fuLflment Of its PROMISES in
destroying the Protective System" and de-
clares that "Free Trade adds another grant to
the great charter of human liberty, the right
to enjoy the full and unrestricted reward of its
own labor"-all which His Excelency's ne
groes will hear with wondering pleasure.
Promises! yes-which Polk secretly made,
no doubt, to the South, to be fulfilled in case of
his election, while the "Kane Letter" was put
forth as a CHEAT to the North; and Polk has
certainly cheated the North and fulfilled his
promises to the South
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-12-05
The Mexican War and Slavery.

The Locofoco papers endeavOr TO make
their readers believe that TO supporrtte Mex
lean War is IA test ofpwe national patriotism,
We commend to their attention thefolowing
passage, from u communicated article in the
Charleston IS. G. Courier; r.
"Every battle fought in Mexico, and every
dollar spent there, but insures the acquisition
of territory which must widen the field of
Southern enterprise and power in the future
And the final result will be to re-adjust the
whole balance of power in the. confederacy,'
so as to give as the control ooer The operation Of
the Government IN all time TO come. If the South
be but true 10 themselves, the day or our OPP
preston and suffering is gone, and gone for-
euer." ...r...
The same writer says in another place:
"yhe danger now is from such conlbna-
ton at the North as nlay everawe the Admin
istration and Congress. Combination may
be made upon the principle of opposition to
the Mexican war upon .4nti-S2Gye'y feelings,
| and in favor ofrestoriug the high tariff under
pretext to meet the increased expenditures
oftbe Government. 1t is this that has swept
Pennsylvania and Ohio in the recent elections
and it may do the Same in New York and
Maine. If the Democratic party be over
thrown in those States, it win bring into pow
er a strong combination deeply hostile to the
South. The first development will be, a
movement to prohibit the introduction OF
slavery into any territory to be acquired IN
Mexico, and then to restore, to great extern,
the high duties that have been recently abol-
| ished" t,.t -.3
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-12-05

expense of blood aud treasure been mndef--
Mexico remains uncoerced as before; no Se.
rious demonstration has been mods hpbn her,
no vital point has been assaulted or attacked.
We have skir,ed her provinces, we have taxi
en- some uninIportant aud remote towns, We
have iraversed vast portion other territory,
we have kicked her shins, out she remnins
still as unmoved aud as impregnahle as before.
None Of her fasthesses have been acquired
In what are we better off in all national aud
great considerations, in all national important
Consequences, on the superstition OF having
taken San Luis, than we were after the battle
ofMonterey; or rather, il may be asked, than
after the BATTLES on the Rio Grande. But il
waste of blood and treasure he ofany account
how easy il will be TO prove, that our condi-
ton is much worse and that ofMexico much
better since the Rio Grande affairs.
Blood and treasure must be shed freely in
n war; but shed 10 some purpose. Then the
country will be satisfied and will sustain the
war.
We have supposed against oil probability,
that the plan said to be in contemplation will
succeed in the capture of San Luis. We
nave not looked at the opposite side of the
picture. That is too terrible. We hope il
will never be realized, but there are well
grounded fears. We would not have too
much contempt for our enemy, and even if
that sentiment could be entertained with pro-
priety, we should not exhaust our strength in
inconsequential expeditions.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-12-05

lney were the views which the Executive saw
Al 10 offer to the country in the December of
Is45. II is possible that they deceived many
into hope that our aggressive movements
would be permitted to pass without resistance.
II is possible also that in the coming Decem-
Der the same President may set forth an equal
ly pleasant account Of our foreign relations
but the account will probably be construed
with proper reference to the true meaning o.
the stories which we have before heard from
the same quarter
The message will have much to tell, and
much TO ask. There is long history Of vac
Hating counses about the war itself, which
the world. Even the reputed causes of the
war have not been told us, and will run into
columns ofextent. But what is 10 be asked
will be the most felt. The President must
even in his opening message ask for more mon-
ey, and more men He cannot get on month
without it, and this must form the part of the
message most interesting TO Congress and the
How shall we conduct the war, and
how shall we pay for it, will be an important
question in Congress, which the message will
answer as best it may, probably with some
generalities and much bravado 1t is to be
hoped that it will state the facts more accurate
ly than was done by the recent letter from the
Department of War, which said;-"A sufi-
cient amount of force for the prosecution of
the war, has, it is believed, been called into
the service"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-12-05
THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
"BF ACTIVE.n

abe active"-cr4s the Patriot. GoOoun1gn-
Dor, pray tell the \eopIe SOr whGt? Is it to
sustain party leaders who have wickedly be.
trayed the democracy, and for that offence
have been deserted by their party? Would
you have the democracy of the fourth district
ingoriousIy truckle to the traitors, when the
democracy ofPennsyl and ofNew York
and of Maine, aud even of New Hampshire,
have repudated them? Would you have
them now tie themselves to the leaders who
political death which awaits the Polk dynas-
ty in 48, and in the lasting contempt and in
dignatiou of all patriotic men? Would you
have them active in supporting James X.
Polk and his wicked measnroe--in overturn-
ing the Protective System-in countenancing
the schemes of the British Free Traders-in
wading through seas of human blood TO es-
tabish the supremacy ofSIavery3
We can't see any thing in all this which
goes very far to encourage ones hopes, to en-
liven his zeal, and to stir him up to energet-
ic action: bur ifthe Locos are SO far mistaken
and mised as TO attempr to prop up and sus-
tain the Polk policy, let that fact rouse every
Whig-every Protectionist-every patriotic
man of whatever name, to redouble eXertions
against that policy.-Watchman. -,'
FOURTH DISTRICT. The third and
last trial to elect member of Congress in
this district will take place on the FIFTH
DAY OF JANUARY lS47, anda PLURAL
ITY elects! Remember this, remember the
day, and PREPARE FOR THE STRUG-,
GLE! Wings of the 18th District, the eyes Of
the whole party, throughout the country win
be turned upon you, watching with extreme
anxiety your every move! Every man will
he expected to do HIS DUTY. One vote
may decide the question-one vote may re-
deem the district, and give us member IN
FAVOR OF PROTECTION, g. opposetlto
SLAVERY! See to it then i'm season: begin
low, and labor without ceasing till the battle
is fought, the victory WON BeLlo,cs Falls Ga
zette. .....
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-12-05
Connecticut and Passumpsic
Rivers Rail Road.

The Engineers engaged in the survey of the
Northern division of the C. &. P. R. r. r.,
passed through this town some days since, hav-
ing completed the survey to Derby Line.
We understand the route has been found not
only practicable but very favorable.
Little doubt exists that the maximum grades
will fall within fifty feet to the mile, while an
unusual proportion of the line will be level or
nearly So
The grading upon the Wells River division
is in progress, and is to Discontinued through
the winter upon limited scale preparatory to
more extended operations next spring, Some
rs to 100 hands are employed at different points
in Fairlee and Bradford and in quarrying gran
lite upon the Catamount Ledge in Haverhill
for the Bridge across Waits river.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-12-05
General Scott on the Way to
a. Mexico. i.t
Correspondence of the Globe.

1864" WASHINGTON, IL. ". NOV. ct. tOTo
General Scott, ,cth all his staff, left here by
the IL o'clock train. It was given out by his
suite that he was going to New York. New
York or not, he rs going to Tampico thence
to Vera Cruz, and thence 10 the halls OF the
Montezumas, if he can get there--unless
conquered peace arrests his progress.
A few days ago the President and War
Secretary sent for the General to consult
with him and receive his plan of operations,
under the present exigencies of the war. he
detailed them, they were accepted: and ne
was given carte blanche for their execution, IN
person, ifhe chose. E.f -ag.-,r X. Is
tits not understood that he is to supersede
Gen. Taylor, though he would .outrank him
by seniority in the same field of operation.
He will take all the available force that can
be spared from every quarter, take Tamplco
and Vera Cruz, and then, If Taylor has n o,
by that time reduced San Luis Potosi, WIN
simultaneously, with him, attack that place,
and then advance upon the Capital. He may
effect junction with Taylor at San Luis 20
tos from Tampico, before proceeding South
TO Vera Cruz. $3.50 Yours, DC y.