Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1847-06-26
TAWpteu,


The Jaales i. Day, on her way hithef,
touched al Tampteo, which port she reach
cd At 10 o'clock, A. NJ, on the nth, in
twenty hours from Vera Cruz. She was
boarded by Pilot ClttoB, who communities
ted what news. was stirring.
Projected AffAoH oF TAmFtoo.=-Mf,
Clifton stated that tho garrison and ihhabi=
tan's were In menentary expectation Of
being attacked by the MeAi6ahs from The
country. II was stated that there were
no fewer than fifteen hundred troops Or.
gapized In the vicinity pr Tampieo, ready
for an attack when circumstances should
appear To them the most favorable. On
The night efthe 18th inst, some Indications
ofAn intention to rise in revolt, were per-
eeiyed among The Mexican population of
Tampieo. but our troops we're on the alert,
having been well informed Of all that was
going OH, and on their arms until day
break. This vigilance ovsrawed the tnal.
contents, and nothing hostile occurred in
tho way Of collision.
T'uH PtboT SrAT1ov ATrAeKBD.-Oh
the 10th inst, a party Of Ranehefos ut.
tarled the Pilot Station, but n discharge
from half dozen muskets, from the in.
mates, who were duly prepared, made the
robbers deeamp in doublo.qpiek time.
MAntEB.-Arrived ut T'ampieo on tho
10th, bark Mary. Of Baltimore, and landed
900 troops. She had previously put in for
supplies, sixteen days from Braaos, aud
bound for Vera Cruz. Not succeeding
In reaching tho latter named port she re.
turned md landed the soldiers at 'rampic0.
They will prove IN opportune reinforce
meht to the slender garrison at that impor.
tant apot.-=Com. Times.
NEWSPAPER PosrAaB Another impor.
tant correction. eay tho Baltimore Patriot,
has been made by the Postmaster General,
in regafd 10 the construction put by him OH
tho law pissed nj the last session Of Con
gress. He issued, soon after the law was
passed. a circular, requiring all papers to
be prepaid that were not sent from the Of,
fee Of adjudication 10 subscribers: The words
to subscribers was an Interpolation Of his
own, there being no such words In the law.
He has now issued another circular, direct.
ing pogtmasters to forward In tho mail oil
newspaper sent from The office Of publication,
without reference to the preparing Of post.
age.
The reasonableness of this distinction
between transient papers sent by indiviau.
ais and single papers sent from The office
Of publication, will be understood by every
one who has ever had any thing odo with
newspaper publishing, where cases are
continually arising requiring that single
papers should be sent TO particular indiyi.
utlHAs-@as III tue tAHG VI biHAtLfAA aAlNttblsbtHS
to let them SEQ that their advertisements
have been published, and like cases.
We had occasion to call the attention o.
the Department 10 the erToF in the con.
struction Of the law on this subject in the
first circular of the Postmaster General !;
but understood that he was satisfied that
he was right. How long it is since he dis
covered his error, we are not advised, but
are glad that he has discovered and &C
knowledged it.
So that it is now the duty Of all post
masters to forward in the mail all newspa.
pers sent from the Office of Publication
[Com. Times.