New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-06
WHOLE NO. 1887.
From the Army.

From the Army.
The receipt OF our Correspondence and Matamo-
-os exchanges brough; By the Esshoa nigh, before lss
does not add much 20 the information were enabled
through the kindness Of several friends who pas
s,rrrrs IL the Fashion 70 lay before readers n
-syIIs- eSror Yesterday morning The substance OF
no news IS .hs, Cs;nsrso was taken BY the United
states .-oops or tie 18th inst without fHns gun. and
tia. the American forces are being moved up the Eo
G-ande as fast SIS Gen layer > H'eA. -
Va spprehend that the health OF the volunteers is nos
SO good supposed Some o. i9s me ~. sS'e
los, a runber OF caen- ~ " - -''' ~
I.rrsr FROM J,n.,c,-To Csptain Folser. OF
tie schooner Mary Wilkes We are indeoted Tor mes o.
Jamaica papers to the 18th INST We anG oGI us nss
IN them CopIous showers succeeded inc 'oGs "!o.S'
srd consequent Improvement has sScn place III VIC
c-ops OF the several Islands. he number OF liil"t
grants imported Coolies Africans and tusnc'padoes'
into Jamaica for tie last quarter formed an aggregate
OF 1850.
arre seizure has been made by the officers OF the
Customs al Moniego Bay. on oosrd the oGisshaHe
Thomas Capt Stanley. It appears that for sc;ne 'ine
MS, CAM Stanley had been suspected OF sicggunSuo
e an old trader between Montegc Bay and New-forS
but ii was only in the last voysce thai be WAS
Brandy oasuEar PORK. beet, sardiies tea Nc nc, 70
tho amount of 800 have already been found ana y Is
supposed that articles are sui on ooaru-
Capt Stanley hiss disappeared whether he mas ei' 'he
island is known; awr o; cNcheGuer Is issued asas,
him 4 large reward, il thought would be offered
for his capture.
Az Savanna.,a Mar on the 81 inst colored woman
was delivered of four children. Three OF these
twins O. joined together ami were stubborn;
N. other was born alive The mother is doing we'll
This second ;ourold hiEh took place on the premises
OF Mr.. Richard Williams. !
George Dounsend, the father OF the Jamaica house oil
Assembly, Is dead. u. y. pe'a' July -o'"'
LATER FROM VERA CRUz.-The mail OF yester-
day brought news that the Rsri'an had arrived At
Pensacola from Vera Cruz with daes TO the I'm INST
The naval news will be found under that head. oa' we
regret that received no papers by Tue haritai'
letter from correspondent says that nothing had trans
red subsequent the departure OF the Princeton Inc
pensacola Gazette received papers but says they CONTAIN
nothing later than has been published IN TINS cry
y. O. rcayune, July 18th.
carr MAYS OWN DESCRIPTION or HIS CHARGE
Having had the pleasure OF long conversation Win
Cant NAV we finally asked him 10 give us DESCRIPTION
nj hs charge that might az the exact particulars
The gallant; Captain twisted about his long cca!u eV
IDENTIFY somewhat confused and after considerable nesi'
tauon said 81,
WHY YOU see the fact is any OF the boys would have
given their lives have had the chance 70 have char ed
the batteries only the lucky one IN getting the or
der After the old gave the order rode down tae
road my following OF course, where we met Ridge
v-he blazed away and let pass ana we Just rode
over the guns. and that is all about IL ~ o. lFopc'
THE WIDOW OF GAIT. PAGE.-Aiter the death
of Capt Page his widow left for the East anu
we are happy met with the greatest attention on
her way. No boats, railroads or hotels would accept
any pay until che reached schenectady Nor would
they al Schenectady, had they known VINO sne Was
This compliment is the valued. rs Capt. Page mas
left handsome fortune and his wife Is thus fortunately
placed out the reach of troubles that money can avert
tExprcss
D1ErEr1c HABITS Is PERu.-A woman here
never nurses her child when she angry for fear OF I'M
parting 10 il cholerc temperament II unable TO per-
form this maternal function she procures black nurse
but an Indian The red skin she feels assured
will give il fiery rascibe disposition FOR the same
reasons she will not feed from the milk OF sorre or
brndled COW II black one can be obtained ne mass
of the population subsist mostly on vegetable diet
Maize peas beans barley rice and arrow root are MADE
into sort of pulp or mush which Is covered win mo-
lasses or sugar This is the great edible staple OF me
people OF Peru IL gives them sickness without sTenRth
and fat without FIRE. They retain their hesh I'LL they
pass forty then begin dwindle away at sixty they
are extremely thin and at seventy have hardly sup
enough to casts shadow All tais 100. IN tae
most mild and equable climate on the globe ne tcr
mometer in Lima seldom falls below 6S, and rarely
ascends above g. l,or' jour eoii'
A BERKSHIRE CoSTRAcr.-By examining into
the given the pets OF the Administrator 10
enable them 10 swindle the Government out oil lew
hundred thousand dollars. one can occasionally come
some where the OF the unnecessary outlay
by cndeavoring properly the articles contracted
by the Government lhis IS illustrated BY the o''
lowing remarkable Developments;
The Mobile Herald mentions that contract mas {is'
been completed by Mr. T. : Barnstcad OF philadelphia
for supplying Government with from $1,000 TO sOOOo sets
Of tent poles The L. 5. army regulation prescrbe'
eight men 10 tent and az this rate provision has been
made in one contract alone, for lodging on the held
force OF about 100000 men.
A rho law requires but fifty volunteers and
u portion othem already provided with tent poles
be that Mr. Barn,tead has the profits OF max
ing poles than the Government netds 70 TIE
A'AO1'' '-"' '''N'N ~ O. Tropc.
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY IN PTRu.-Savery IS
approaching It's extinction in Peru The 1921 article oil
the Constitution declares that no one snail be born
slave in the Republic and extends THIS provision PACK
10 1890 Consequently, for the last 20 years all nave
been born free The Constitution also declares mat
slave imported from other countries snail DC ee
the moment he touches the soil OF Peru ana II ue
traffic This provision OF the Constitution has been en-
forced with energy perhaps than any other' no
! aspirpnt usurper has dared to tranple on H.
/ Cor Jour Com
EFFECT OF CLIMATE on CoLoR.--The climate
OF Peru has singular effect the color OF different
races IL beaches the black man into the muatto ana
bronzc the white into the Indian IL dwhrts the F'i
rouean in stature in the second and third generation
and deprives him al ire and energy The native YOUTH
in their boyhood exhibit intelligence and force; but t
they grow up they become feeble body and irres>-
lutte in mind The Indian who nhabts the rayines ard
table lands the Cordlrras is the only one VINO pre-
serves his v!go. To his hafcyllized enterprise and
hardihood, Peru must look for her regeneration
(Cor. Jour. Com.
The WAY 1T BgSEFrTs TIE FARMER.-An
agent says the Delaware Republican was lately sen 10
Ohio 10 purchase from $4,000 To $4,000 worth OF
Wool Owing the disturbance Of the Tarif the order
was countermanded One OF the manufacturers on the
Brandyne states that he lately orders agent
10 purchase large quantity OF Wool at u ct.nts per
pound hue ne shall now counterrnand the order and
win take the Wool unless he can get II for ~ cents
per pound.
Sr LAWRENCE ASp ATLANTIC RAILRoAD.-ThIs
road is designed 10 connect Montreal with Portland Me
The American poruon OF II has been commenced -
general meeting OF ProPrstors oil tne Ca s p" D
,. road is 10 BE- held Montreal on the lItn st "hh
the question OF Immediately proceeding Win the work
or Of Legally dssor!ng the Company VII DC hhaiy con