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Tar Guar ERIE RILRoAD.-This great work. we r.
joce 70 hear progressing with rapdity There
three thousand men engaged it, and will probably
be completed IN the autumn Of ls4s. This road will opr
to settlement Of the finest portions Of the State De
ware county is full Of rich valleys and pierced with fine
streams Of water in every direction. The butter made
that county already rivals that Of Orange and in years
Delaware will be what Orange is Of the pro-
ductye counties in the State. The mountain Sides Of DE-
laware are well adapted to grazing and from that county
shall 10 few years get all fine cattle for the New York
market When the road finished Delhi will be within ten
hours ride Of New York and prophesy that provisions
New ok will be abundant and cheap in 1858 than
they now.-NelC York Gazette.
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YELLOW FEVER AT NEW OCEANS.

We are sorry to learn that the cityf New Or
leans, after having escaped yellow fer for two
seasons, is now again on the eve Of aepidemic -
Tor such is the announcement containei in the sub
joined notice OF its Board of Health
BoARD OF HEALTH, AuGu 2, ls47.
"lt having been well established by the obsyaton of the
physicians OF the city that the yellow fever Nv prevailing
in nearly every part ofi and further appearing the reports
Of the medical men of the public and private hoa and of
the cemeteries, that the of this disease hap been
meous during the past week. and forty theof fatal it
becomes the duty Of this Board appze the publ and par
tcuary the unacclimated, that the cpl
demc, that the latter may prepare absent theneves
time, and avoid such exposure and mprudence nay
crease their susceptibility TO the disease
"WARREN STONE, Chairman.
GA. HESTER, Secretary"
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The Washington Union,' it will be discovered
from its paragraph [of July q, will not go beyond
last January in sustaining Gen. KEARNY. All
that he did previous 10 that time is to be disavowed
by the Administration and thus it hopes to get rid
Of the responsibility which has resulted from the
exercise of illegal and unconstitutional powers in
New Mexico and California. But we never felt
more sanguine Of any event than that Gen. KEARNY
will be able to find instructions" plain and incon-
trovertble, for every act which has marked his
since he entered the territory Of New Mexico.
Ii will not do, then, for Mr.. Polk TO endeavor TO
shift the responsibility from his shoulders to those OF
his subordinate Missouri Republican.
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The MIcHIGAN DEBT.-The Louisville Journal
Of the 4th instant says:
cit stated that the funds pay the Interest the debt
Of Michigan, due in January next hand and that
Michigan will then wheeno the line Of nterestpayng States
The debt the LIST Of January last including interest,"
reduced to 81 lao by the sale Of the Central and South
railroads, costing 50, 3i3 2s4 for s2,50ooOO.
Of has been laid for the punctua payment Of interest
after January The purchasers Of the roads pay
tax Of per cent their capital until 1851 and after that
time tax Of per cent all their property. II esti-
mated that in 1852 this will be S52,500 leaving but
$751; to be collected by general tarabout equal TO mill
the dollar Of the taxabes in the State The debt will also
be decreased by the sale Of lands &c belonging the State
valued at s6OOOOO for which the State Indebtedness will
be received"
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THE Rrv. VIM. L. MccALLA's STATEMENT.

The Philadelphia sun" of Saturday contains,
as promised, an address to the President of the
United States, headed as follows:
"W L. McCaLa toL X. Polk, President of the United
States, concerning MsJsua Spies sent 10 Merieo with lie
tHieof Chaplains 10 The Army"
The only part of this address which bears upon
the question Immediately at issue between the reye
rend gentlemen and the President and his friends is
the following part of the account of the interview
which the former held with the latter, when APP
plicant for appointment as one Of the chapains to
the Army:
81 told you that the Jesuit priests themselves
had published their declaration that you had appointed them
chapansi that the Roman Catholic papers had ratified their
statement that the Protestant papers had adopted the
and that the political papers had commented upon in
dlspuable fact. These historical phenomena which
both seemed to think required explanation That explana
ton you gave by saying that you had appointed them under
the name Of chaPans, but in reality SPIES and that you
had consulted Bishop Hughes upon the subject and felt that
you had right to do but the plan had originated, you
affirmed, with eminent Presbyterian, whose name you
mentioned which the next minute you afraid you had
right to do When heard your declaration about spes
felt thankful to Providence that had INDUCED in no indicate
efforts to extract from the Chief Magistrate of great nation
such an anomalous announcementan announcement made
to stranger injured stranger, without profession of
confidence charge of secrey, direct indirect whole
in part. As had not drawn it from you treated with
forbeang and respectful silence Under the probable impro
sion that my silence occasioned by the strength of your
position you pursued your argument with renewed vgo
epeang three four times different connexions that you
had them pes from the apprehension entertained by
20, and your Presbyterian counsellor that without agents Of
that description the Mexcans, jealous of their religion and
suspe,ng the present to be made against it, would
whem our little army by their ZEAL ferocy, and unanmiy"
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NAvAL.-Thc T. $ sloop-of-war albany, commanded by
SAMUEL l. BREEsE, Esq arrived in Hampton Roads on the
evening u the 9th instant She left the Home Squadron
Anton Lzardo the 10th July. Her officers are as follows
Captain SAMUEL L. BREEsE Lieutenants Oliver H. Per-
~, Samuel X. Knox, and Benjamin $. CAN'T Surgeon
Nnian : Pnkney Purser, J. Geo. Harris Master Thomas
W. Crossan and James s. Rdgey, ate acting master Of the
schooner Refer Midshipmen, Elijah +. Andrews William
II. Weaver, J b. Smith, Henry II. Key, George W Nor
rs Captains Clerk, $. j. O'Bnen Gunner Samuel len
Carpenter, j. X. Sheffield Sailmaker, Alex. w. Casst
Passengers fromHc S7aadron.-CapL Isaac Mayo Lieut.
Il ca Werdcn, Passed Assistant Surgeon s. H. Addison As
sislant Surgeon o. + Baxter Passed Mdshpnen Edward
Barrett J. >. Bohrer, "a Assistant Engineer William H.
Shock.
The Ab1ny was put in commission in October, $40 and
,acd for the Gulf in the month following from New York
>he has visited every place Of importance the shore Of the
luli from Tampico to Sisa and her officers have been in
every engagement with the enemy in which the navy has BAR
iicipa,ed since she joined the squadron.
We understand the AJany brings home The remains Of
Ndshpman SHuBRIcK who Tell at the navy battery while
gaIaHtly doing bis duty.-NwfoH HeraM.
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The Wings of the Sixth Congressional District Of
Maryland have nominated JOHN W. CRIsFIELD,
Esq. as their candidate for Congress. This dis
trct is composed of Talbot, Dorchester, Somerset
and Worcester counties.
The Wings Of the Second District in the same
Stale, have nominated, in Convention, JAMES Dixon
ROMAN, Esq. Of Washington county, as their can.
didate. This district consists of the counties OF
Frederick, Washington and Alleghany
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Curious C1RCUMsTANcE.-One Of our Chester county
farmers, (says the Village Record who keeps a small
dairy, annoyed for several weeks by finding that
one Of his cows regularly MIXED from day to day in
most mysterious The miIk-maid would find her
work done, and no able to for it. Suspicion
we suppose as general IN such cases. began sen upon
honest people in the neghbohood for sure il was that some
active agent must be engaged pundeng the COW Of her
milky treasures AT length the discovered
pig five or six months old discovered in the act Of suck
ing The cow which with great docy submitted to the opera
ton We have heard of similar cssesof pigs sucking
but believe the instances very One in particular
which shoemaker suspected Of milking neighbors
cows but the reputation Of the honest afterwards
trumphanty indicated by the discovery that the shoe
makers pig.
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MAINE The Legislature Of Maine has passed
bill and resolves for altering the Constitution SO that
hereafter Governor, Senators, and Representatives
in the Legislature and in Congress may be chosen
by plurality. SO far as the election Of members
of Congress and County officers is concerned, it
will 60 at once into operation. The others, being
amendments to the Constitution, cannot be adopt
ed until they receive the affirmative votes of ma
loriy of the people.
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ELECTtoNEERING MANGUVREs.

Mooovrres. we call them; though, III truth
harsber name would well characterize the strata
Gems which are frequently employed on the eve of
any important election by INSCRIPTIONS partlsans.
One Of these we have noticed in party paper in
Baltimore (the Argus which can hardly deceive
any intelligent man, and yet, being uncontradlcted,
may, through It's mere boldness, pass current with
those who will not give themselves the trouble to
inquire how true it is.
We refer to statement in the Argus OF Tuesday
last, DENYING the expensiveness Of the Mexican
War, contained in the following words:
1T is known to every well-intormed man that
Congress has as yet voted only twenty-eght mil
lions for war purposes, and that part OF this
sum is yet unexpended."
The facts, in regard to Military and Naval APP
preparations, made since the commencement of the
Mexican War, as is shown by the Appropriation
Laws, are as follows
.4ppropriationS at the last Session.
For support of the army and volunteers S32 49, 4ol 80
For support Of the navy ..............9,3oI 1913 ~
FOR concluding peace with Mexico. B. ooo 600 90
44,4s6 4I9 80
appropriations at the precious Session.
For prosecution of existing SlO0oo0OO 90
For support of the army 6,S73,OS2 o.
For volunteers and other troops. ,957,3os W
For support Of the navy. 744s IO3 30
For regiment Of mounted rifemen 81, 800 90
For sappers miners, and pononers. $4,000 90
1886, cas- o.
Har appropriations since the war begun.
Last year $50 3s6645 OF
A A. 90
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Capt MARTIN NJ MooRE, If the 18th U. s. Infantry,
native Of Pennsylvania, died the 25h utmo on board the
schooner Velasco, her passage from Tampco New
Orleans
Lieut. Moons, Of the 18th Infantry, died at the hospital at
San Francisco on the 18th ultino
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A CONSERVATIVE TRIUMPH.

The Convention now sitting in the State Of Hi
nois, for the purpose Of revising the Constitution of
that State, have agreed to incorporate provision
therein by which the right Of voting is restricted to
citizens, instead Of extending it heretofore to
inhabitants. Quite an exciting debate preceded
the adoption of this provision, which was finally
carried by yeas 81, nays 60.
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We regret record the death Of oldes, citizens
SOLOMON ETrISe Esq. Mr.. ErrISG has for great
Der Of years past been identified with the best Of the
city and has filed innumerabe offices Of honor and trust
always with credit to himself and advantage the public
and he enjoyed the aes, hour Of bis life the fullest conf
dence and most profound respect Of all who knew him.
Baltimore Am erican.
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THE Lone BRIDGE FINIsHED.-Wehav at length
the qualification Of announcing that the much-needed
thoroughiare, the Potomac Bridge, is now ready for
travellers The repairs, we learn, were finished,
in a satisfactory manner, during last week. and the
bridge has been passable since Friday last.
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-08-14

Massachusetts volunteer, writing to his friend at New
buypor gives the following illustration Of the horrors Of war
"Oue Of the most horrible sights was when we
passed the dead mems road, called where the train
was cut oil last spring. few days before the battle Of uena
vista There were mems bones, roting Of men,
CATTLE aud horses srcwed hcky around with here AMI there
an arm skull, &c, with nothing protect them but the
deadly stencil arising from them"
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Com joins ii. AULIcK arrived in this city few
days ago, from his service in the Gulf of Mexico.
The active and intrepid conduct Of this gallant Off
Ger in the trying scenes at the attack on Vera Cruz
has added much to his weil-earned reputation.
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Among the passengers in the steamer Hbernia, Boston
from Liverpool, the Rev c. c. MOORE Baptist clergy
from Sligo county, Ireland who comes out by invitation
Of gentlemen Of New York deliver lectures the
sent condition of ireland.
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In consequence of the death Of the publisher the tte GIN
L. Dox, the publication Of the STATESMAN, Albany,
has been suspended, al least for the present
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Total ................4, Or

BANNoN G. THIBoDEAUx has been unanimously
nominated by Wing Convention for reelection to
Congress from the Second Congressional District
of Louisiana.
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WIscoNsIN.-JoHN III. TwEEDY, of Milwaukee,
is the Wing candidate for Delegate 10 Congress from
Wisconsin, opposed by Noses ". Strong, Loco
foco
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Darn or MAINLAND VoLUNTErRs-A letter from a
member Of Capt Merncks company at Matamoos, announ
the death Of Sergeant YArEs aud private Burroughs both
Of St. Mays county.
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The Washington I" Union" in reply TO an article
OF the National Inelligencer, denies that the AID.
mnstra,ion considers, or ever has considered. Cali
fornia and New Mexico as annexed 10 the United
States. Now, if the PRESIDENT did not, in De-
cember last, regard those territories as part Of the
United States, we beg some of his organs to explain
to exactly what lie meant when he congratula-
ted the country in his annual message upon THE
RECENT RAPID EXTENSION OF OUR TERRITORIAL IL
MrTs.' II he did not mean California and New
Mexico, we pray some Of his friends to tell US what
on earth he dill mean. The truth is, the function
aries at Washington did consider those territories
as already portion Of their political heritage, but
they were scared away from the spoiIs BY the IN
dignant voice Of the nation, ike yulture from an
unlasted carcass.-B0sion .7Ilas.
The Hon. EDWARD BRADLEY, Representative
elect TO the next Congress from tie western district
Of Michigan died in the city or New York on
Thursday last.
H. Our attention has been called to an article
published in this paper sometime $50, in which
il was stated on the authority Of Boston paper
that the T. $. ship jamestown, on her late passage
from Boston to Norfolk, was commanded Nv Lieut.
THATCHER That gentleman, we informed
never commanded that vessel, which in fact
under the command Of Commander MERCER. This
error as well as that which at first supposed great
disaster to have bciallen the jamestown, deserves
correction wherever il has not already received it.
Mons VoLUSTEERs.-The Missouri Republican
states that further requislton has been made uro
the Governor Of that State for another battalion Of
volunteers, TO be employed in service on the
Plains The requisition is for three companies Of
mounted men, one company Of infantry, aud one Of
artillery.
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ANOTHER LETTER FROM GIN. TAYLOR.

We copy from the Philadelphia papers letter
from Gen. TAYLOR in reply to one addressed to him
by PETER SKEN SMITH, Esq. with the design Of
eciting his sentiments in reference to the political
opinions of he Native American party:
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HEADaUARrEns ARMY OF OCCUPATION,

opinions of he Native American party:
HEADaUARTEns ARMY OF OCCUPATION,
Camp near Monterrey July 8, ls47.
SIR The prospectus of Native American paper to
edited by YOURSELF forwarded with attached remarks
from YOU has been duly received.
Upon the points alluded in those remarks and to which
members OF the Native American party require assent finn
those whom they favor fol the Presidency only ay
with all caudo that elected that office must be by the
spontaneous will OF the people at large, and without agecy
or pledge my part in any particular. If ever fill nat
high office, be untrammeed with party obligation or
interests any kind, and under but those which the
Constitution and the high interests of the nation large most
seriously and solemny demand.
LIDO not desire the Presidency and only yield thus far my
assent be considered candidate in the same proportion
which it is desired by the people, irrespective of purity
Your paper-the No. which you kind enough pro
mse-will be very acceptable. Meanwhile can only hop
it will prove useful 10 the country
Very truly and sincerely, your obedient servant,
Z. TAYLOR,
M1jo II lrn
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The SICKNESS IN CANADA.-The Quebec Mer-
curry gives the annexed statistics of the mortality
among the Emigrants from May 10Th to July oath,
at midday
Died in hospital at Crosse Isle .............l,4 5s
On shpboad the passage from Great Britain 366
On board yessesat Crosse Ie just previous 10 their
arrival, and buried on the island ................72l
In the tents at the end, where the healthy
landed ................ 81
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FROM THE MISSOURI REPUBLICAN.


"APPoTSTMEST THE PnEsIDEST.-Col. STERLING
PaIcE Of Missouri, to be Bsadier General, rice Jefferson
. Davis declined
The above announcement appears in the Washington Union
Of the 23d, and is therefore official Were this not the char
Of the announcement, in Missouri would be-
ieye it. STERLING PRCE Brigadier General of the Army
Why, it the most foolish inquous and ridiculous Of all
the outrageous appointments made by JAMES K Polk during
the war. Who recommended him Not those who served
under him certainly in New Mexico, any body who
in Santa Fe, and took note Of his ineicency and
conduct there Who will say that he has earned such pro-
motion No who the disorderly and rotous cond
ton Of his camp Santa Fe, the sickness which super
induced by this neglect Of all subadnaton and the result
which followed in the death Of Of the compo
ing his regiment The appointment is insult the brave
officers Of Missouri Illinois, and the other Western and South
States, who hare shown fitness for command and have
also distinguished themselves in battle and much mis-.
taken if any body this State elsewhere is found ap-
nlanl H.
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The recent appointment Of Col. STERLING PRICE,
Of Missouri, to be Brigader General, rice Col. DA-
VS., declined, seems to have produced very gene
raj surprise. The objection to his qualifications
for the office must be very strong, when we find
leading journal of his own State speaking of the ap
pontment as follows:
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FACTS, RUMoRs, AND sPECULATIoNs.
FROM MEXICO.


The Telegraph brought to the city yesterday
morning news of stirring interest, which was sum-
med up in the following extra issued from our office:
The Telegraph announces that General SCOTT
reached the city Of Mexico on the l7th ultlmo.
There had been quarrel between SANTA ANNA
and CANALIzo
Gen. ScoTT met with no opposition TIL he was
within eight miles of the city. sklrmish then
took place, but the MeXicans soon gave way, after
which the civil authorities met Gen. SCOTT and en-
tered into stipulaons.
"One account, sent by express TO Matamoros,
states that loss was three hundreds; the account
by way of Vera Cruz does not, SO far as we know,
make any mention of the loss.
The important item OF the above news-that
our army has taken the Mexican capital-we believe
10 be true
SO positive was the Telegraph's annunciation of
these particulars, that we not little chagrlned,
as well as disappointed, when the arrival of the
Southern mail in the evening reduced these ausp-
cious accounts to little more than conflicting and
disputed rumors We give them as they appear in
the New Orleans papers, hazardng no opinion our
selves, but only the hope that the event reported
NAV be found to be true, and that il may turn out
that the heroic and veteran ScoTT is in quiet pos
session of the capital of Mexico.
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PETER SKES SMITH, Esq, Philadelphia.
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MR. CLAY AT THE MINERAL SPRINGS.

:" A. HESTER, Secretary"
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The Hon. EDWARD BRADLEY, Representative
elect to the next Congress from tie western district
Of Michigan died in the city or New York on
Thursday last.