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THE LATE BATTLES.

Extra from letter rTiilen by an Officer Of
the AInu 10 a geMiemen IN helr York, dated
CoYoicAN, (uear the City Of MExlco.)
Sept. (. lo47.
The siorming of Fort Conireras. by Ri
Iey's brigade. c. imposed al The 4th artillery
ed and 9Th Infantry, was |, think. the most
SPLENDID affair OF The whole war. and, indeed
! thai has ever occurred in this country. Ii
took place on the morning of the 20Ih. before
da, lIshI, succeeded IN gaining position IN
rear Of the enemy's works. without being dis
covered until the columns oil attack were
nearly formed. They stunned the fsrt in
,wo columns oil aiiack-the 4ih artillery and
/ part oil the ID Ipiantry composing one col
umn. and the main part OF The I'd iuianir,
and The 7Ih forming the other in the latter
| column, The I'd 10 front. The sIorming col
umns marched steadily up the bill in double
quick lime, with a huZZa. under heavy
rhower OF grape and round shot from the
Mexican artillery, and at The point oil the
Ia, onet routed The enemy and drove them
al orgh ah"Y; Z, D00 strong from III works
$50 Mexicans we're killed. while our lo-s
Was only about 60 men in killed and wound
ed. How many Mexicans were wouEded ]
cannot say. We took ton.c 400 or l.5G0
prisoners on that occasion. beside q pieces
! OF artillery and any quantity OF email arms
| Only reflect. 500 American soldiers attack
ing and storming fort containing 81 pecet
OF artillery. and delrnded by 1000 soldiers
! 1t is IA feat unparalleled in history. This The
gaIlan, r LEY did with his brignde-killing
500, md capturing l.500 prisoners. with ii
loss of only On men. A drawer commander
ard Drawer or better soldiers never lived than
Riley and hiss,orming brigade.
The attack on Churbusco. on the after
noon Of the 20th was a bloody affair fer us.
We ostnearIy 1000 men in killed and woun-
ded. Our regiment suffered severely; bur
The enemy were eventually driven from their
works, and we took LOO prisoners. and u
or Is pieces oil artillery. Ii Was q brilliant
| affair Tor our arms.
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SOCIETY IN FRANCE.

The condition of society in France, as
represented by the recent arrivals from
Europe, is truly lamentable. The deprav-
ity which prevails, particularly among the
educated and higher classes, is almost in
credible. The corruption discovered in
in every department Of the government,
the immortality of even the Kings family
as exemplified in the seduction Of noble
young lady, the daughter of Marshal Of
the Empire. by the Duke of dNemours,
and in the discovery of one Of the Kings
own aid-de-camps in disgraceful knaVery
at cards-these we have already noticed,
Then came the horrible tragedy of Pras-
lio.Choi.el nor does the list end here.
By the Brittania, we learn that Count AL
fred Montesquieu has stabbed himself in
consequence of either gaming loss or for
gerv. And last, the Prince d'Eckmuhl,
son of Marshal Davoust, deemed insane
some time, has stabbed his mistress whom
he brought from India. Never. even in
the DAYS of the most licentious courts, was
profllgacy and crime SO rife in France
as under the reign Of the citizen King
These successive Developments have a.
reused the public mind TO such state OF
ferment, as may lead to great and surPri-
sing events Albany Argus.
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IRELAND.

Accounts from Ireland are not devoid o!
interest or importance. There appears TO
be general inclination 10 resitt the repay
ment ofrhe loans advanced by government
through The Relief COMMISSIONER 10 The
several poor law boards throughout ireland
III the purpose Of alIeYiating the universal
distress which prevailed in that country du
ring the past year. Such conduct viii M
doubt lead TO very serious results, especially
ii the government insist upon the repay :nen'
Of The loan.
Up 10 this time there have been COMPARE
lively few failures in Ireland; but the pres
sure has been Of such long continuance,
that many Of the traders are totally unable 10
meet their engagements.
Mr.. john O'Connell has issued circular
10 all the Irish mcmh .rs. calling meeting
il Dublin in The early part Of November, 10
consider the alarming stale Of The country
and of public state of affairs. and TO counsel
as 10 the remedial measures which it will be
Their duty 10 press upon the attention Of the
government.
The potato disease WAS said rs heretofore
10 have reaPpeared with sudden ard in
creased destructiveness but at present these
rumors have assumed no authentic shape.
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THE PRASLIN TRAGEDY.E

The London correspondent OF the Bos-
ton Evening Traveller, under date ofSept.
3, gives the following in relation to this
horrible affair.
The murder of the Duchess Of Praslin
was shocking one. No authentic ac-
count of the wounds inflicted upon her
has yet been published, yet the Paris jour
nails give some painfully interesting par
ticulars, gathered from persons who saw
the Duchess Immediately after the muir
der. Her whole body was covered with
cluited blood, and there were eleven deep
aud large wounds on her head. The
nose, eyes, lips and chin were also wound
ed. -Four large wounds were discovered
in the neck. On the chest and other parts
of the body there were ten wounds more
or less deep. The thumb of the left hand
wa. nearly severed. Thus gore than 80
wounds were inflicted upon her, and most
of them whilst she was asleep. There
was long and violent struggle before
her death.
IL is stated that nearly all the whole OF
the dncienne nOJLrsse, aud almost every
distinguished family in France. are con.
nected by consunguinity or par alliance
with the Duke of Praslin. The immedi
ate members of the families of Praslin, o.
De Crigny, and OF Sebastian. were hor
riied by the violent death of one rclativ,
and the suicide of snother-one even
marking with misfortune, and the othe
with savage demonIcai assassination, the
records of hitherto sPotless fame of theil
respective houses. The middle classes
it is said. regard with horror and viii
gloomy anticipations the new blow Civ, u
to the responsibility Of the aristocrac,
and the peerage.. The lower orders. will
natural. however la,neatable, eomplseen
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Rail, ROADS,

The weekly returns oil the railway lines con
rinue 10 exhibit immense receipts. on,s;rp-
ping, in some instances, the predictions oil
the most sanguino friends Of Internal i'm
proveEents. The Eastern, Maine, Fich-
burg, Lowell, Worcester. Western, Provi-
dence, Old Colony, and Fall River, are all OF
Them earning ample dividends. and are daily
establishing themselves in he public favor
and confidence, as cafe channels for invest
men, and revenue. The gain on the Western
in Il last week was Slo40o. and the three
past weeks show $4,000 increase over The
corresponding period of 1916, The es!ima-
ted amount of receipts Tor the present imam
cial year. which closes on the Both Novem-
Der. is 81 25OoO0, or 100000 gross gain
from which deduct one third for increased
expenses. and there remains 100000. or five
per cent, on the present share capital of four
millions. As the neil income last year wal
within fraction Of seven per cent. that oil
the present cannot be far from twelve.
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The WAR-Waste Of Human Life.-Of
all the incidents which 20 TO illustrate the
horrors Of war, we have seen none which
presents them To The mind in a more striking
and powerful manner than the present cnndi-
ton Of the South Carolina regiment Of Vol
unteers. They left their homes six mnnIhs
ago about 800 strong: OF This number 40 died
at Vera Cruz ar OH the march roPeubla. 360
were left SICK iffrhe various hospitals, -Aboul
272 were in a condition to fight in the late bat
tie. and ofthai number 1871 including their gal
Iant Colonel, Pierce NJ. Butler) were killed OF
wounded, leaving meagre remnant Of 1876. a
moiety Of whom may yet perhaps fall in hattie
or perish 10y disease before the war shall Ierm-
inatei What contrast will The return home
of this shattered corps present TO The pride.
pomp aud crcnmstanoe" " hich aIte ndrd Iheir
enlistment and departure for the seat Of war
-Richmond Uhig.
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CIV. felicitate themselves on the develop
ment of crime M those ranks which pre-
scription had placed above them Tor IN
struction and imitation. One writer says !:
All the male population IN Paris cursed
the Duke for the incredible cruelty with
which he murdered his wife. The women,
without exception, would tear into shreds
the butcher of the mother of his nine chill
dren Scarcely month passes in France
without an execution of men for the muir
der Of their wives or concublnes, or OF
women for the assassination of their hus-
bands, at the instance Of paramours.-
Poison or the pistol are the usual means
of these criminals: but the scene Of
slaug hter-of coolly prepared, Persever-
ing, relentless cruelty-and the heroic re-
sistance. of which the chamber Of the
Duchess Of Praslin must have been the
theatre, has no parallel in modern times !!
The Duke Of Praslin is the chief OF the
third branch of the ducal house of Chols'
eul. He was born in 1904, and was con-
sequently in his forty-third year. In les
married Fanny, daughter of Horace Sc
bastiani, now Marshal of France. BY
this marriage there are nine children
The Duke of Prasln has a brother Count
Edgard Praslin. He has also three SIS
tiers, who are married to persons Of the
highest nobility Of the old monarchy
The Duke is the owner of the chateau
and grounds of Vaux, where he expended
two millions of francs in repairs and en-
bellishments. restoring the place to ITS
magni6cence in the time of lis former
owner Fouquet.
The Duchess Of Praslin was possessed
of large fortune. 1t is related of hel
that she was always exceedingly kind ant
generous to the poor.
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MAJOR LALLr's CoMMAND.-A letter from
an officer dated Jslapa. gives an interesting
account Of the advance of this officer with
1900 men aud Il loug train from Vera Cruz
Ii seems the suerrilIas had believed that the
train contained large amount Of specie aud
his command therefore had to fight IFS way
through the whole distance from the Nation
al Bridge. The attacks were desperate ones.
Four times they were attacked resoluIely and
in defending themselves the command lost
more than So in killed and wounded. Twelve
were killed aud number more died OF
wounds soon aller~ ards: Major L. received
IA ball through his neck aud number Of bis
best officers were severely wounded.
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FRoM TIE Pacific. We are indebted 10
n gentleman who left The Coast OF Peru in
The month Of August. for a Callao pal er of
August 7. The P>ruyians were still talking
of invading Bolivia. but il WAS thought the
difficulties would be anicabiy adjusted.
The government Of NewGreDada con-
linues 10 keep up large garrison al Pana-
ma. To resist the landing oil Flores.
California. Our informant left Monterey.
California, on the Cd Of May. and WAS severn
iy-lwo days III ;he United States ship Preble
10 Callao. At that dale every thing was
quiet in California. notwithstanding the
multiplicity OF Civil Governors holdingsway
in the county. Indeed, the emigrant pop
ulation from The Slales' outnumbered the
native in Upper California. ..-
Col. SteveDson's regiment Of Newly ork
volunteers was assigned under It's field Off
GERS to the military control Of the three geo.
graphical divisions oil the territory
Our informant adGs-'As such diversity oil
opinion exists us to the character oil the
country. will not venture 10 say more, than
that il has been more Orerrdied than any
under the sun. Perhaps The best description
Of i, is contained in Wilkes's naralive. II
| 10 certain, however. tina, neither cotton noI
sugar can be cultivated in Upper California
aud il is probable that the climate and other
causes render ii unsuitable 10 tobacco
The UuiIed States vessel OF war were
distributed along the coast beIween Guaya-
mia aud San Francisco. They have pre-
vented much smuggling, and captured many
small vessels belonging TO The Mexicans.
Baltimore American, Isl.
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By the New Haven Line.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEX

lNO.
By the Southern papers received last
NIGHT we have fuller accounts of the news
from Mexico. One account states that
Generals Worth, Pillow and P. F. Smith
have been killed.
The Mexican government seized $500,
600 sent by commercial house to Gen.
SCOTS army.
A Mexican account says that bomb
shell fell among the American ammuni-
ton wagons, exploding four Ct them. blow
up $500 men, including Gen Worth.
Another account SAYS that in the battle
of the 9Th, the Americans lost 81 officers,
among them Gen. Pillow
The following is from the New York
Herald;
This brings us, says the Picayune, TO
the 18th but at what hour of the day the
letter was closed. we are not informed. Oh
the evenifnl dcnoumtnf, we have only a
brief account; but sufficient Ia assure lis
that the Americans have achieved bril-
liant triumph, and that cur army is revel-
| ling in the Halls of the MnnteZumas. The
only reliable account we have of the last
struggle befnre the capital, is in letter
addressed to Mr. Dimond. our Collector al
Vera Cruz, from Oriziba. as follows -
"OnIzIBA. Sept. 10. IS47 Il have the
honor fn inform you that an express arri-
here this evening from Mexico, which
brings intelligence that General Scott was
in the city Of Mexicu. That on the 18Th
The American roops took Chapol'ePec &
the Citadel, and went into the city thai
night. General Bravo was killed, and
General Santa Anna was wounded in the
arm, and has retired with the remainder
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MISCELLANEOUS. "A mule WAS bitten by
a raillesnake, few days since, near Mile
vile, N. j. and died in twenty minutes.
DR.. Cunninghamis TO succeed DR.. Chalmes
as principal of New College. Edinburgh,
and DR.. CandIish Is to take his place as pro-
lessor of divinity.
LONG TRAiS.-One oil the freight trains
west on Thursday night numbered eighty
six cars. all freighted with live stock
Springfield Goz.
nFThe Gazette & Times-the last or
gan OF NaIiveism in New York-has died
out, and is remains have been buried in the
Evening Mirror
The Boston Liherator has a letter from
NJ. Garrison, by his own hand. announcing
his convalecenre, and says he is in The best
Of hands receiving every possible attention.
Dr. GRAHAM ALIVE We perceive ny
communication in the Hampshire Gazette.
published al Northampton, Mass that Dr
Sylvester Graham. the brown breada and saw
dust Doctor, Is alive yet. from which We in
Ter that he has. probably. by this lime. ahaH-
doned his diet. though not his DOCTRINES
HE temper. in the article alluded 10, howev-
er, seems 10 be as sweet as his diet and Ia
have undergone no great change. The
principal object ri his commune lion seemrs
TO be 10 defend Roswell Goss, who kept the
Graham House. in this city. and who alter.
wards connected isimsell with Fourier As.
sociaIon. twin pursuiIe,l from The charge
of dying of Grahamism. The Doctor him,
thai he died BY HydropaIhy,-hu, asihat il
the only rsM We are tinctufed with, VIZ dom
believe word oil il
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THE NEWS FROM MEXICO.

The New Orleans papers Of the 26ih Of
September contain The accounts from which
The Geographic report that we published or
Monday Was condensed. Still they are iaI
from being full. ard they leave many 'mpor'
tant points in doubt. No dispatches have
heen received al Washington. every. Thing
sent from head quarters have been cut of
but the Union publishes some few extracts
from letters written BY officers Of the army.
confirming The accounts which have already
been published.
There are no particulars of The killed and
wounded. hui there are reports that Gen.
Leon on the Mexican eide. and Worth, Pill.
low. aud Smith on :hc American side. are
among the killed; hut they do not come in
such authentic shape as 10 enii,le them To
belief.
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Rumored Re-capture Of
Puebla.

Correspondence Of the Baltimore Pat
rio'-By telegraph
RICHMOND, Oci. q. ls47. o'clock, A. NJ
The Southern mail arrived this morning
bringing papers from New Orleans of III,
26iII ulI
The n. o La. Pafria publishes a Letter
from lis Mexico correspondent, Of The lares
possible date. Which says that Paroles had
been Nominated inspector General Of the
P"ehIa Guards. who were awaiting the
arrival of Gen. Rea with xix ihousan,
troops, for the purpose nj attacking Grn
Lanes train. The letter, however. add,
thai Paroles had refused the command.
This correspondent, gives as runor, which
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REAL ESTATE IN CBARLEsrowN. Mr.
Hart, sold yesterday at .auctIonf, n brick
house on BOw-strcet, Chariestown. Tor $4,000
Also. q new wooden dwellins-house OIL Green
street, for s2055. Real estate is rapidly
rising in value in our sister city.
GREAT SALE. The stock OF the h'anches-
ter Nous de LANES Factory was sold al
public auction in New York OH Tuesday,
The Tribune says the amount Of the sale
WIS 100000, OF which 900 cases, or two
thirds, was in nous de LANES. Considering
the large quantity sold, the prices obtained
were good.
TRIAL FOR MURDER. Stephen Harris, Jr.
has been on trial at Keen, N. II. this week
for administering arsenic 10 his wife by
which she died. The Sentinel OF thai Tow n
s"ys--The defence Of The prisoner. by Mr..
Farley, of GrotOn. was a most able and in
genious one. and lett such reasonable doubts
upon the minds Of the jury. il not upon the
public mind, that any other verdict than tina,
Of acquital was hardly expected
The ANrI-RENrERs OF Rensselaer, county,.
NJ Y have. in public meeting. unanimous
ly acceded 10 proportions made TO them by
John c. Spencer, on the part of William
P. Van Rensselaer,, 10 submit all matters in
dispute beIwee.i them 10 the arbitration OF
Governor Briggs of Massachusetts, and
William Kent and Judge DEMO Of New
York.
Temperance and Politics. In Vermont.
as in MsSeachuseirs, in Connecticut. and in
this state. the Wing party has been distrac-
ted and weakened by an illomehed min
Cling Of temperance with politics. We lost
Massachusetts. one year, OIL account ola
rum rrstraining law. We lost Connecticut
OH account oil an anti license law. A SIM
liar fnfe, though awaiting Us in this state
has been averted by a seasonable repeal OF
the license law. And even devoted and
faithful Vermont, after resisting every po-
liIical heresv. has all but been shIpwrecked
upon an anii-license breaker
Nor does The Wing cause suffer alone,
Temperance pays dearly, ioo dearly. Tor all
these plumbers, All that hat. been gained
fur five il not ten years. in this state. to the
canse oil temperance. was lost by the license
law. And such will ever be the effect Of
coniounding moral with political reforms
ALBANY Evening Journal.1
THE NEW York FAILURE. We have
hedred will: unieigned Satisfaction that some
iwo or three parties in New York have step
ped i"rward 10 intervene in behalf OF some
bills Of exchange. amounting. as is vsr;ously
stated, from 90 to sl2o,ooo running on
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Our Whole Fsrc..-ll is now stated tina,
the whole strength Of the American Army
in The field, in the late battles. was from Is,
0O0 to $500; bnt they were scattered to
make different attacks, aud they prosecuted
only about 6000 to meet tho Mexican mas.
ses at one point. Worth with 5000 men
attacked Santa Anna, with 10000 on the
second days fight, aud drove him from the
feidl-Moil
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PnorE,rAyr EPISCOPAL CuuRcH Wa

PRoTEsTASr EPISCOPAL CHuRCB YER
NoNT.-The Convention fthe Vermont Dio
cese met at Burlington, lis, mouth hen the
following appointments we're made The
strong lay dele Cation having been doubrles.
selected with reference TO the Onderdonk case
and other matters Of importance expected tc
come before The Convention:-
Standing COMMITTEE Rev: Joel Clapp. D
D.. Rev. John A. Hicks ID. ID. Rev. George
b. Mapser. Rev.Charles Cleveland.
Delegates to the General Convention: Rev
DR.. Hicks. Rev. DIR. CIapp, Rev. g. b
MaDser. Rev. A. X. Putnam. Hou. c. X
Williams, Hon.l. F. Redfeld, Geo. B. Shaw
Esq. Asa o. Adds, Esq.
Trustees OF the General Theological Sem
mary: Rev. DR.. Hicks. Rev. Dr.. Clapp. R.
G. Cole, Esq.
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from this vicinity and from Wiuesor. VI.
Stock Rnland ard Intervening town WIN U'o-
rive in Boston before tat, o'clock :, ~
making this by some five or 81, ham. :, ~ =
earliest line i0IoB eston ftsn The Comm
River Valley. IL proper energy ard a s';' o.
OF accommodation is displayed h, he si r""
proprietOrs above here similar 10 rh,, ~. =
lines leading TO Franklin. Cnncur,f ao,rv. "'r
ua, AZ we doubt not il will he. lin ,r.'n,
through This place will sonn be ,r,ur,. II q
doubled. The Cheshire Road or. rs u,
The most favorable auspires and - ,o,,..
finished 10 Fiizw'iliam aud DEFY all ,.,.,..a
ii''un as furnishing The direct anJ >hprr ,ni',
I'd Boston for very large extent nf ronn,''
North of U.s. The engine and cas- run r,..
the summit Connection in AShbu,nI,,,.
Wiucbendon about 8 l , ui'rs. l. !6u
uIes. on Monday.-Kecns SeniiHei
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was pretty generally credited. tina. Rea had
cap,urrd Pucbla, The American garrison
there. being compelled 10 surrender 70 over
pow ering nunbers.-Tbls. il irueais GER
i~inIy unweicome news. but considerable
doubt is expressed by the papers in regard
to lis reliability.
The number of Mexicans rerofied TO Dr.
slain at The capture oil the Mexican capital
Or rather al the great battle OF Gen. Scott
for It is not p, siiively known yet that
lie American fore. have entire possession
oil the capiial,) is reported al four thousand
men, women and childIen. The American
ioss is nal even guessed at,-but supposed Ito
be very great.
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~ Deacon Grant. the renowned tenn
perance leader in Boston. (whnse house was
so outrageousIy injured and defiled ny tie
enemies Of that cause. some month ago Inns
applied, it seems. 10 The Common Council
for recompense and. on The authority Of a
good appraiser OF such things, states the
damages 10 be within n few dollars oil S5Oo.
There is some lille excitement getting up.
we Judge on the question. will The council
paw this demand2
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rDr. Henry U. Onderdonk. who re

TDr. Henry U. Onderdonk. who resign
ed The Episcopaie of Pennsylvania lew
years ago. and who was suspended from The
exercise of his functions, on n charge Of too
freely iuduging in The use Of arden; spirits;
will, we understand. be most likely restored
to his bishopric by The Convention about 10
sit; the evidence being that lie has entirely
abstaned during the Intervening time. We
hear, farther, that a church will be erected for
him, by some Of the EpiscoPalians Of Pbila-
dslphia.