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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-04-13
(GINyPAL ORDERS No. ~

ARMY HEAD lUAbIEhs
Camp Washington, before Vera Cruz March %. J
l. By articles Of capitalization signed and exchanged,
the city of Vera Cruz and the Castle OF San Juan de
Uus with their dependencies to be garrsoncd by
the forces Of the United States tomorrow at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ
In the mean time no officer or Of said forces
win approach either Of those places than our bat
teries Nos j. "a b, respectively except by special
order or permission on some matter Of public duty.
Pending the ceremony Of surrender. the whole army
Will Stand by Its arms, each corps near it's present
ground, ready 10 advance and attack II necessary
Z. Tho LIST Brigade Of Regulars and Volunteer Bril-
gsde, TO be designated by Maj Gen Patterson together
With any detachment from the u S. squadron under
Com Perry that he may be pleased TO designate will be
present at the ceremonies of eyacuatpg surrender
ing Those forces will occupy such positions at the Gers
monies may DO assigned by Brig. General Worth do
tachments OF whose Brigade will garrison the
ed works.
g. Until those garrisons with their necessary guards,
sennsls and patrols duly established other per-
son Whatsoever will be allowed except special duty
10 enter either Of the surrendered places.
O. The inhabitants OF Vera Cruz, and their property
are placed under the safeguard Of every Americans ho
nor and any miscrenDt, who shall do injury TO any
persons property shall be promptly brought before
military commission under General Orders No 20
lBy command Of Major General SCOTT
(sgnsd) II. L. scorr, Asst, Act Adjt Gen
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FLAG SHfP MISSISSIPPI,

srR-The sailing Of tho Princeton this day for the
that General Scott had the s2d insta
the day after assumed command Of the squadron, no
far completed the erection Of his batteries sne s
and on the refusal the governor to surrender OF open
ing his FIRE at three o'clock Of that day.
In conformity with arrangements made IN the horn
ing with General Scott directed the hotiha OF small
steamers and gun boats Of tho SQUADRON lea ~ Con
mander Tatpall in the spitnre to take position ana
commence a simultaneous fire upon the city Inc or
der was promptly and calamity executed ana INC nre
kept up with great animation until late IN 'n'
On visiting them at their position found that the
two steamers had nearly exhausted tne,i mn n;nht
from this ship, they At sunrise moved 10 more
bio and advanced point, and resumed ana con''huea
their fire until recalled by signal.
At the earnest desire Of myself and officers, General
Scott generously assigned position in the trenches 70
bv seamen Three s-inch Paixhans. and three long
32-pounders (a that required) were consequently
landed and after immense laoos IN ra tbo dvisons Of
Generals Patterson Worth and Pillow respectively ae
tached by those officers. cheerfuy partcspaieo' tne
pieces were placed position and opened upon the city
aoout 10 O'Clock Yesterday Immediately drawing upon
them sharp fire from the enemy, which In short timo
killed and wounded ten OF tho detachmon' ifon 'n'
squadron. . A. .h,
for the honor of which there Is great .housh lin
strife have arranged that rom eaSn mp
in charge respectively of eutonants and the whoie COM
manded by captain or commander Sns DC b
Commander Mackenzie and several eutcnants had the
direction of mounting the guns and opening the nre ana
well and bravey the duty performed Captain Mayo
is now in charge and will be relieved in turn
The Ohio arrived the Dad instant but IN conse-
auence of norher did not reach her proper
until Yesterday afternoon Detachmonts OF boats from
all the vessels are employed night and day In landing
from the the stores and munitions OF the army
Enclosed is list of the killed and wounded ascer-
taned up to this hour az meridan with the report OF
Captain Aulick also list Of the small vessels compris
ing the fotilla Of the squadron Al OF WHICH werc on
gagged on the 22d instant
have the honor to be- your mort obedient servant
NJ. C. PERRY,
Commanding Home Squadron
Hon. JON, Y Mason Secretary Of the Navy.
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The Navy.

Onacial Dispatches from Commodore Perry.
u g. STEAMER MISSISSIPPI.
At anchor Vera Cruz March 81. ls47.
SIR-I have the honor to inform the department OF
nv arrival this anchorage and Of the trans
fer Of the command Of the home squadron to mo by
Commodore Conner. this morning at O'Clock.
With great respect am sir, your obedient servant,
NJ. c. PERRY,
Commanding home squadron.
The Hon JOIN Y. MASON, Secretary of the Navy,
WashinQtOn ID. c.
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List Of officers The detachment.

List Of killed
VIM. Marcus, seaman, Mississippi John Williams,
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leg ofa pair of trowsers, or it will not go safely
And if Mr.. BRIcGs should take these precautions
the chances are that the "uoin" will be slfted OUT
on the way. and he, of course, suffers the loss
Mr.. Burke knows nothing about it till "wheh
received" There is really no safe and certain
way to complete this little business transaction
with our sublime Sub-Treasury Government,
but for Mr. BRIGGS to hire trusty man to carry
on this s2,25, paying him $50 or $50 to bear
his expenses Who pouid'm be a hard-moncy
Locofoco
Apropos to this pleasant affair, will our read
ers look at the following extract from the CHI
caro- Democrat of the 9th ut. -
SuB-TRrAsrRY DoiNGs.-- Chicdgo, april 10. The
Receiver of this place left on "Wednesday morning Tor
St Louis with two hundred and ninety thousand dol
lars In specie for land in this district. seven stages
were chartered OF Frink & Co. for the conveyance,
and sufficient guard taken to ensure the safety
OF The funds"
Under the good old WING system this $780,
900 would have been sent to st. Louis uthom
The expense IF a artiing to the Government.
Under the re- gn of modern Democracy it costs
the expense of "SEVEN STAGES AND A
SUFFICIENT GUARD"!!! We should think
Democracy first saw the light on the first of
April. 1t certainly doesn't do much else but
"play the fool -
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WINDSOR COUNTY, May LIST. Is

WINDSOR County, May LIST. 1871
Mr.. EDIToR:-
vermont seems destined to share in the glory Of
lighting the hlexicons, after ALL have recently had
conversation with Col L. B. Ransom, of the "boody
nin'h who informs me that he is expecting to get
the Company OF Green Mountain Boys from Fort Ad.
ans about the 9th inst. There now about serenty
at NORWICH enlisted for the warond there will prob
ably be over screntV.fre in two or three days when
they leave for Fort Adams Captain KIMBAtI of the
Woodstock Age" is, after all, to command them
II Mr. Marcy knew how much moor kinlball suffered
if Mr. Polk and the Cabinet knew the sulcrings Of
poor kmbas friends hcreabouts and the keen anxiety
OF the democracy" especially that part of them be-
longing to the Vermont COMPANY TO get rid Of the
Age" Captain, they certainly could not hesitate to
call full meeting OF the Cabinet maturey weigh the
important affair." and accept his resignation, which has
50 long been pressed upon them and which they have
finally refused to accept the great grief and alarm
of Cdptdin himJaH and to the equally great disap-
pointnent and modification Gen O. H. NICHOLS OF
White River. who has for some time been arranging
his affairs and preparing himself for fields of glory in
Mexico, under assurances that Kimballs resignation
would be accepted, and that he would succeed him!
But alas, md aIas--poor Captain kimball" has no
disposition to ITCH, MeXcans- modestly but solemnIy
ayows his incapacity TO command company-is ex-
ueney anxious to keep his Post Office and yet he has
recently received letter from the War Department,
in which he is told that he cannot back out-that the
Office is of his seeking, and that he must
stand up to the rack, fodder or no lodder'! Every
body here, locoioco as well as wing, knows that Kim
ball has never had any military experience, and, as he
himself frankly conlesscs, knows nothing about mill
because
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For the Free Press.

Mn. CLAIRE:
We are sorry to our Westford friend so far mis-
take to suppose there is any WAR in the Agri-
cultural Society. Although each rides his own horse
whether he has any pedigree or not we are all az good
naured as a lot of boys at a hushng ilolic We are
also sorry to he is a little crusty We have not
inSnuated that J told an un,ruth,-are ready to aI-
nit that dame nature has furnished him the be,. pair
OF natural roers in the county, and are very clad to
find he is good Christian to be thankful for
thcn-still claim the yankee privilege of guessing,
and still guess he has lis eye on the old mare be-
fore alluded to
Vermont has raised more horses than any other
State in the Union in proportion TO her population,
and ,hsi~ r"pu'uio' !" pOstUu, Philadelphia ana uti.v
markets has been higher than horses from any other
States. Any one who travelled from New York to
Philadelphia, Baltimore &c, &c. twenty years since
must have known this by which VIC suspect our
Wrstiord friend is either quite young man, OF has
been too busy on his farm 10 have travelled much.
Nineteen years since we met. in PHILADELPHIA the
late Col. Rcesidc familiarity known from New York
to Washington as Admiral Recsdc man who
owned more horses and carriages than any other five
men in the United States, and accepted an Invitation
to visit his stables in Philadelphia lie said he had
made repeated Journeys to Vermont for the purpose OF
county, sc. &c lie said most Of his horses were
from Vermont - that he had procured and nroved
horse. from MI nor,s of IN. Union mud found ,h,. Co.
strength. speed and mower of epdprorcs ,l, s,,,,
o,brr Good onaI,c. ,,ni,od mn ,,,,, of ,io n.y.,
dgc,j lorecs ,,,,,I Il, ,Los, ,o;s,J IN r,,.,,,.',
Is j, no, sorry, cor,li,,,o,, 70 o,,r c'.,...
have rois.d so ,,,,nv f,c horses =, .,,,
no,hinr of their hrreJs or ncli,,roo.2 Pm, ,I.
and totally deny that onv such cor,;,i,, ne ,r, ,,
plaincd Of exists in the conditions oprscJ - ,,i
ums offered bv the Agricultural Society o,r W.
ford friend raises a SHADOW. and then il, = ,os,,or;
state, mounts Mohammed, old rpare. md o,,sr r;,;,-
from Madawasca to Mexico valiautly ptrocssi il We
have no time at present to give him the history he de-
sires and. if so. lear il may occupy too rr s, f
newspapers but will hereafter gye him bis,or, Of
III. horse and the yori,us breeds S.c 49, nra.,r'ri
wv s,,',f nG."P P'a'e III y"'' p"p'T
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We are glad though by no means surprised,
to see that second edition of Mr.. SAxEs fine
satire, ".pRoeREss," has been demanded. Our
readers know that, in our opinion, it is decidedly
the best production of this prolific era of
Hebdomadal Gazetcs and Daily News,
Gay Magazines and Quarterly Reviews; -
and we are gratiied to find the public taste in
so complete accordance with our own in this
respect. Mr.. SAKE has some of the essential
qualities of a true Poet, and that is good deal
more than can be said of nineteen ofevery twenty
in Griswods collection. He has feeling heart
and an understanding head, in addition to the
quick and sensitive perception of those delicate
relations of things their contrasts and their
similitudes - that enables him to apply the " ac-
tual cautery' o. wit and the 'emolieri. cata-
plasn' of humor, to the ioes and weaknesses
which he would eradicate. We hardly imagine,
for instance, that it is possible TO surpass the
following passage in Mr.. SAXE's poem, for deil-
cate beauty and grace of sarcastic point, and
for kcenness and point of satirical severity II
is the scimetar of Saadin seyerng the gossaner
veil of human pride and folly at the foot OF the
altar,
VIVA, impious mociery, when with souless art,
Fashion intrusive. seeks to rule the heart;
Directs how Griet may taseiniy be borne
lustructs Bereavement lust how long 10 mourn
Shows Sorrow how by nice degrees iade,
And marks its measure in ribbons shade
More impious still, when through her wanton laws
She dcsccutcs Religions sacred cause;
Shows how" the narrow road IS easiest trod,
And how geneeest worms may worship God;
How sacred rites may bear a worldly grace,
And establishment wear naughty lace
How sinners long in folys mazes whired,
With pomp and spIendormay y" renounce the world
How D." with all saints h'reate to appear
Yet quite escape the vulgar portion here !"
Now we incline to think that there is nothing
finer than this in the whole range of wholesome
satire. It is better than the best passage in
| Holmes d" Urana,'' and that is little arcm-
pelago Of wit and humor.
Mr.. SANE has awaited himself of the occasion
/ furnished by the demand for a second edition of
his Poem,to write the following neat and modest
preface -
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its Head, has placed the executive VETO upon
bill having for its object the improvement of the
Rivers and llarbors of the country, mainly for
the reason distinctly avowed in the Veto Mes
sage) that all the resources of the nation are
required to carry on an unnecessary and agrees
sive War-a war of conquest and subugation!
And, further, when the Peoples Representatives
subsequently passed a similar bill, modified in
those respects supposed to be Objectionable to the
President and greatly reduced in the amount of
its appropriations, this fortunate Administration.
not having the manliness again to return it TO
Congress with the constitutional oJjeciiOns"
contemplated as the only proper foundation for
the exercise ofthe Executive Veto, mcanly and
sncakingly placed it in its pocket, thus adding
insult to the injury such proceeding was in
ilictng upon great business interests Of the
People!
But we incline 10 think the list long enough
for present purposes 1t might be extended.
Thus far, however We flatter ourselves that it
furnishes a charming Illustration OF the Good
Fortune" that the !SeHtiRel ascrbcs to - one of
/
country has ever been BLESSED with! To be
sure, it imputes these extraordinary successes
to Good Fortune or Luck rather than TO states
manship or diplomatic ability. But it had made
! up its mind TO ego it blind and ought not to
be expected to pay any special attention to
nicely djustcd phrases. The rule in such
case is simply 10 " go ahead - We are willing
to admit that we rather like our touchv friends
whole hog gloriiication of Polkery. There
is spice Of reckless and chivalrous generosity
| about it that is enchanting. 1t is above the
cold, cautious and calculating spirit of selfish
ness. 1t smacks Of that sclf-slcriicing devotion
which Tom Moore inluscs into the romantic
hearts Of lis lovc-sick girls. 1t turns its
=" dreamy eyes to this successful adminstra-
ton and with one hand pressed upon its dla-
phmgm, and the other extended towards the
:" blue vault of heaven" cxclalms.
Il know not. ask not. if quilts in that heart:
! tut kHotc that lore thee, rhdtcrer MOu art :"
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Two Days Later from England.

I ne steamship Sarah Sands arrived at New York
on thursday about 7. VI. in % DAYS from Iivernooj
, w1i por' slle zen on the 6h ut Her advices are
we udys ltier than the Canbria's
specie amount IA
> Money was comparatively easy in the IorJ,, s,o,t
iNchahse ana out OF doors also there was an ahsnc
OF pressure: but It was evident from The STAT, III b
luhe that the slightest increase OF demand wouId he
met 10y higher rates N ~
AMERICAN FIoUR-The vessel Indy Ulao arrival
al Hie London docks from Barbados has hrought in
nuuIoh 10 cargo OF West India su1ar one hundred
oaIIes OF American flour. This is the inst occasion.
the Nest Indies ~ N'' VI"
EuGRArloY-Upwards Of 5000 German emirront.
Ih,nr' N'iln the last fortnight, passed through Co.
MleIe thev Will take their departure for America
Inc greater part of them seemed to be rather We'll Oft
IL Is calculated that 100000 Germans Will emigra,e
uls year. The desire To emlgate has extended TO
uls,'''S III reinany Where 1t was never before felt
and amongst others 10 the rich and fertile saxon prov
nee Of Prussia The Nuremberg Correspondent states
that the whole OF the inhabitants 600 of the VILLAGE of
CRATE TO America ''
lRELANo-Emirration from all parts OF the country
u','u' "l IApId pace. lue qIuys oi Dublin restm-
DE the ha'iing-p,ace OF an Eastern caravan Crowd,
oil enlsants With their separate aotments OF urtra n,
stud every available spot
Fever holds on It's way unchecked In Donegal the
"oihhou'e hospital Is crowded, and fever and dysen-
terry prevail To an alarming extent In Nepogb the
fNeT nos aI contains lS6 patients and the hosnito of
iRt "9INnouse Yith 2i7 patients has 1870 i'll OF fever
ne deaths IN the house since the 9Th September las,
were 20 Of whom the greater part died OF fever In
l'vil,N me deaths III The wokhouse for the last wecL
were 81 and OF these - died ON the losf day oI b
M'cG' ne rector OF suburban parish OF Limerick
"s ga th's proper time advance the price of
~ Pldct oi Wuper graves from one TO two shlllnrs
lIE oily police N Cork are attacked with fever
tRAN%sE-Ihe food question occupies large spacc
] IN the Partisan journals s> i'N
ITALY The alarm and agitation created at Rome
ol 'y fa'uoShment Of the censorship have been con-
sIe'a9y uanquuized by the character of the indiyd-
uI's Nno are TO exercise It's functions CONTRARY to
Wi.nl was expected, the board is composed chiefly OF
VIC any ana OF individuals known Tor their enlght-
nc anl moderate opinions. They are the Marquis
N III we Abne CoppI, and Mn Betu and Nannu-
'eIll' the latter lawyer
AALHIAN AID To IRELAND AcKNowLEDGEp.-The
mon publishes the following note from Lord Planners
Z "h' presenting the thanks OF the British Government
una Nation 10 the people of the United States Tor their
Ireland
FOREIGN OFFICE, March 81 lsi7
SIR | have received your dispatch, No. =, ot the
l2th ut stating hat have been taken ior the
purpose OF raising subscription m the United Statcs
Tor the rclict OF Tie destitute Irish poor
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1847-05-07
y wise resolution.

the Free Press in which we announced very
frankly, as usual, our detcstaton of the exist
ing unnecessary and Infamous war with McX-
co and ofits authors, and says it shall not 'de-
mean itself by indicting uniting p a reply to
it." We trust the editor will take ga hasty
plate of soup and reconsider this termination
Quite "A lively curiosityis felt to know in what
way person who has edited tine Woodstock
Age, and who, living in Vermont, hurrahs fol
Polk Texas and the War. would manage far.
Their to demean himself.
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This popular Administration, and its
popular measures.

The Washington Iaion has been making a
desperate effort with certain rather intractablc
figures, to cipher out a small majority in the
next Congress for Polk. 1t thinks there is but
Little doubt Cat lcas, it says SOY that the admins
tration will have majority in the next House
Of Representatives. In the tqN Congress-
elected simultaneously With Polk and Texas
the Locotoco majority in the lower House
was about SEVENTY. Sixty Of that magnificent
array has been already lost, and the U,,ioa fnd7
cause for rejoicing that it is likely that Mr.. Polk
will save a bare majority of s or ten The yo-
Pui4riy Of this administration and its War is alb
soutely astounding!! Commencing operations
with majority of 20, two years finds it, by the
confession Of its organ, in danger of losing the
whole! Polk is great and Richie is lis pro-
phct,
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forget the BAKERS. Their reputation as vocal
lists ought TO ensure them full house at Strongs'
Hall, on Monday evening. We are assured by
a friend who listened to their singing in Troy, "A
they were last at Burlington, (some two years
ago. is surprising. And the Troy papers
speak of them in the highest terms of praise and
commentator, ranking them before the Hutch
insons, who have acquired a considerable trans
atlantic notoricty and fame. Let us Judge fol
ourselves.
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loose Swine.

Hogs are very useful animals beyond a ques-
lion, and Lord Byron, in his famous controyet-
81 with Bowles touching poetlcal Pofey, un-
dertook TO prove that Il " hog in a high wind -
j. an extremely ornamental affair But loose
hogs, that is to say, hogs that are thrown upon
the cold charities of an un!eeling world without
father or mother, and compelled to CLEAN a
scanty subsistence by the way-side, are neither
useful nor ornamental. They then become sim
ply nuisances, They bring unleserycd reproach
upon the name OF hog. Everybody dsIikes
them in door-yards and streets, and public oblo-
guy falls upon the whole race as a matter of
course. People ,roat discriminate between
the innocent and the guilty-between loose hogs
and those that remain rcputably at home.
Now we believe it is in violation of the
constitution" ofour Village for hogs to be per-
mitted to DO Migrants. In addition to this it is
unqucstionaJly in violation of public decency
and comfort. 1t is well known that hogs when
they are loose are perfectly awless. They
know nothing OF the distinction between 'liberty
and Righteousness They root up roses and
mullens with the same laundering indifference.
We saw large gaunt sinister-ooking fellow
last Saturday, shaped good deal like a sun-iisll
with poorapology for a caudal fin, grubbing
through the pretty door yard of one Of our citi-
zens with his nose at least two and halt inch
es under the ground! We opened the gate
with unusual ciyility, and invited him out
when, after staring at us for a minute with the
dsmayed look of a criminal caught in the act
he absolutely bolted straight through the pickle
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about thirty miles from Vera Cruz, !, tor'n'e;
and is also spanncd by wooden bfdpe, called
Vucntc del Key, (tlc N'g Z" IN eVl "." "''O
'"e hl"'"' D.i i,.,i az IN uhich il !, iort
eh''ence VI 'o'Vt ~ a., ,.aoi, a,l d.
Vo'i,l''c'c'n, 49,. ,,ns' hr;Irol and Ialan, tho
orugc, 'et', eu' bn;,5,, fro,n ,Yl Oh the
roao PNS'ea 'c'.' ~. H., ra
h''Fc' 'uI '""o! ''''''''' WI '''' '''''''
CITY OF JALArA.
This city stands on the elevated ground, yet
for many miles the ascent is quite gradual.
From the city Vera Cruz is visible. rs is also
the sea. ninety miles distant. The city itself is
upon hrh hill-hrhest in the centre. so that
the streets incline considerably so much so,
that 10 wheeled vehicle can pass along any OF
them elccp, the main street or road. which has
a considerable rise ard descent. The city is
aurroundcd BY wall. and has a strongly built
church near The western gate, which could be
eonyertcd,intop citadel. Tic streets are paved
The houses, as in other Mexican towns, are Of
stone, with fla, roof, and iron barred windows.