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Troops Encumpea.-There are now en-
camped at the Carrollton Race Course, a
detachment of the 10th Infantry, aggrega-
ting AGO men, under Lieut.. Col. Webb. Al
SO two companies Of the 18th Infantry-one
company of the 7th Infantry, numbering in
all 256 men, upper command of Mai. Lee,
of the 7th Infantry; Capt. Gathers com
pany, Sd Dragons, l0S men; Capt. Kings
company, LIST Infantry, 80 men; Capt. Blair's
Voltiguers, l26 men; Capt. Mofford's COM
pany, 18th Infantry, 100 men, and Capt.
McReynoId's Company of Dragons num-
boring l04 men. These troops will start
the moment that transportation can be OBJ
tained.-[N. o. Delta, May 18th.
I-Maior Geo. T. nj. Davis, aid to Gen.
Shields, has addressed a letter to d. Hay
den, Esq, of New Orleans, in which he
expresses a confident hope of the recovery
of the General.
From The Seat IF Uar.-A detachment
of recruits from the rendezvous in this CITY
left yesterday for the seat Of w~ar.-IPitts-
burg Journal May 10Th.
The Spirit Of MaryA1nd.-Mai. Gen.
John Spear Smith, ofBaltimore, the present
commander Of the third division of Mary
laud militia, has written 20 Gen. Jones, adj
%iutant general U. S. A., rendering through
him 10 the President the services of a bril-
slde OF volunteers, from Maryland, to serve
during the war with Mexico.
More Cpper.-Two or three veins Of
rich copper ore have been opened about 10
miles below the Sault, near the northern
shores Of Huron and within thirty hours
run OF Detroit. This is the nearest Copper
mine found on either side of the lake; in a
single shaft, $50 tons have been taken out,
OF excellent copper ready for shipping.
Il II mrmaentb Gyr. YcN-Thc Wash
iaSton tAfks.) Telegraph, i'll a very hand
some tribute 20 the fallen brave Of that
State, proposes to erect a monument at Lit
tie Rock, at public expense, TO Sol. A.
l.i! and the brave wl!o fell with him at Blu
cha Vista"
The Methodist Book Concern, Lave now
In process OF erection at Cincinnati, a SPLEEN
did building to be of the following dimen.
sions: four stories, eighty feet deep, and
ttty-six feet front. The building is to be
completed this season.
Il T. W. Decourcy is raising a company
ofro'anteers for Santa Fe in Clay county.
Z57CoL E. BilIingsley of Glasgow, is
raising a company Of mounted men for San
ia Fe. We understand that his company
is nearly made up.
DsaM # .achiie Murak-The Florida
papers announce the death of 4 chile Mu-
rat, the son of Prince Murat and Caroline
Bonaparte, King and Queen of N aples, aged
as years. He died at his residence in JEFF
ferson county, Florida, on the 18th ultimo.
The Gnteaa Gazette says seven compan-
les have been raised in that city during the
present war. They are fond Of using cold
had, and know how to do it.
AZ The tolls on the New York canals,
for the first week of navigation, will, it is
said, exceed twO hnndredM thousand dollars.
LIKE Ontnrio.-The water in this lake is
higher than at any former time, according
to the oldest inhabitant' IF it continues
afew years longer, it will spill itself over
the State.
IL The Governor OF Alabama has issu-
eda proclamation, calling for five compa-
MES of infantry and one of cavalry, from
that State, to serve during the war, accord
ing to the rcquisition Of the War Depart
Inent.
y 1t is stated that the BARINGs of Lon
don, have advanced 100000 towards the
progress OF the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal.
Observation-Disclosures of paper money
issued by tie Farmers'& Merchants Bank Of
Memphis, were yesterday seized with a panic
In relation to the solvency of the institution
named. We learn that several brokers refused
10 purchase, and that this depreciation is a'trib-
uuaOle TO heavy protests east.-St. Louis Union.
Mok.-ln Galloway county, last week
Dir. James Love was shnt fhrouoh the r;rl,tl