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Alair, miserable collection of the poorest acals. and prepared to rest ourselves and horses unlil moon-rise, and then according 10 our first inten. ton pash oH to Camsfgo--shout thirty five miles fursher-we were once called to arms by the cry of sentinel of .shorsemen approschng!" But found 1t eaiy some COW herds coming from their labor. About nine o'clock we were again en route with aH additional guide, who had volunteered his seT- vices. be wanted to avail himself of the protee- ton of our party to 20 to Canargo. We did not consider ourselves out of danger until withia ten miles oi Camarso, where we arrived just before daylight, completely worn oat, and many of our horses killed ap, thus finishing an excursion rich in incidents of sacy inter- st, which would reqaiFO Iuli description of the different prominent eharac- iers, Ia be enjoyed-bui ail agree that, volume could scarcely contain the many occurrences farci- cal and ;rogical tha gave interest 10 the whole a fair. have enaeayoFed to sketch briefly and has lily the trip but was net till this moment aware of is length; but this is rot common fault, and you will, am sure, forgive. would had more time 10 give interest 10 my te,reFs but that '.oei only lengthen them. send you thus enfnished sketches as they fall fton my pen amid repeated interuP- tions, leaving yuur imagination to ilI any hiatus that may occur.
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One of the sosnpaAies in AIasamosOs is .om handed by Capt AIbsris, . printer ops ', tie heulenants is printer. fhe ursarlr N ,' gsant Is 2 printer, and eighteen of she o.; yates. Mexicaas, look out ior thes, ho, The dagger and the skoe,-iag-slick have bes. their PsaythIngs almost from infancy, .nd their balis always make an lxsprsssSvi to ,As tune Of Yankee doodle.
 N c. Regimeat Two comnanies of ,h,. regiment are stationed at shis place, av,,,ii0. the arrival os the other companies, vel d, = They arc commanded by Captains Wilsoa aad Duggan. From few hours eonver... ton with them we have taken up tho i,I,, that the old North State will never ha,. cause to blush On their account.
 Massachusetts Rrgimcnt.- rceimes, is looked for daily at the BTazos, and |, s thought will occupy for time, .his place We should De more than pleased to see il, learned and accomplished commander in ou, midst.
 Col. Davis, second Mississippi reximen when he left here. turned over papers, docu. mcntss &c., to Capt, Wilson, who is nuw ex-olScio governor of Malamoras.
 Six companies of tho Massachuseu res;- menu We are informed, were landed a. the Brazns on Monday.
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LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI

Coxx.-A slight decline has taken pllcce, and l5o00 bushels were snld at one cent less than the day before. The price is quoted al s to ss for white and yellow in Kentucky bagging.
 CuNNy BAGs-Dull at 30e.
 FLouR--Ohio brands S5-75; Illinois sJ7o pr bbl ExcHASeE.-U. $. Treasury notes par to dis Drafts at 50 days on Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York. 2i to P dis. At sight . to dis. ssxeIK--.3merieaa gold 10 ,prem; Sovereigns ass to 4s6; spanish Doubloons Is.2o to l6.4G; Pa- taet Doubtoons i5-s0 to 1860.
 Tennessee Bank notes ? 10 2l dis.
 KsnsasAy do do to dis.
 Arkansas do do a to 3lc pr dol.
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REGlmExrAL HEAD QUARTERS.

REGiMENrAL HEAD QUARTERS, Encontada, Mexico, Jan. 3i, lSI7.
 On receipt Of the ramor that Boraaad and Danley had been captured, Jeff my encamptncnt about | o'clock, h. m, on the 18th, and marched 10 Incar- natoa. distance of llty miles, and reached it by | o'clock, a. m We found no one there. The in- habiants had all leit tine place. and We were not in condition to march further that day, as you must know our horses were very much wearied, and I had let without provisions, intending 10 quarter up on the enemy, which We did
 Early in the morning l sent out Lieut.. Diling- ham with twelve men, 10 proceed as far as Buena Vista. large Hacienda. .and make all the enquiries he could concerning our little command under Ma. Jor BoIland. Upon reaching that place, he took the Alealde and other citizen and brought them to my quarters, from whom learned the correct intelligence of the capture which had been made, They further informed that General Maaa Lad Left Incarnation the day before with his whole force, about three thoasand) and gone in the direction o Saitilo, about 3o miles. became satisfied that he was informed of my arrival at Incarnation with not more than a5) or 30e men, and would return that night and attack me in the morning pass through the mountains and fall upon one of my ou'pos,s. Agua Nueya, where there vas but one company of the squadron left. that he would attempt b ap- proach Saiio by the Eastern or Poiomas pass com handed by Col Field of the Kentucky Regiment volunteers. therefore decided at once to return to my head quarters, as We should have stood slim chance against 5000 cayai'y, although knew the possibility of his making rapid march and inter- eepting me about half way on the San Luis road. where it is intercepted by the cross road I-ading from his camp. We got through however without an attack and have no; yet teen able to ascertain whether or not they returned to Incarnation.
 Since then my ou,posts at Agua Nueva and other places have been withdrawn. and my camp pre-. sents the front to the enemy. They mus, either pass my way or by Col. Field at Pclonas. The uoops are constantly under arIas and an attack daily expected. Ii there $ infantry in the rear there will be no attack by Gen. Minon upon Sal. to: if however, the repot, be true that this is but ;he advance and Santa Anna is coming on with ten thousand Infantry and forty pieces of artillery re sAeA Asps s0iae ho. 'ooFl Had loGgk Re .3FiaaSas Regimsa! rig pro6ably rseeire lac first shock, sce ,ru rtmSabtr iae4yaGsioa-- Boriaad aai Daalsy lsll De sss .ratei w0rd and Dsy l.s |, tsali i0 our duty
 Yoass truly. 4. YELL.
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coyTespoadeaea ef ths Csmmercial TSmes.
 LATER FROM TAMPICO.
TAMPlco, March 10. lSa7.

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 GESTLEaES--By an express arrived hrc from the interior, t appears that grea, hs.. tie has been fought. Santa AnRass accoun, represents that both armies have been tern. bly, cut up.
 Gen. Gates has just issued special ordess that all citizens of the United States in sii. place shall enroll themselves instanter ia,O companies, and drill once weak, in ouis, to bc ready at any moment to defend the city, which i, is hourly expected, hy many, may be attacked.
 lrcgret to state, that duel was fought here few days since, by Col. De Russey and Capt Copland HunG the latter was the challenging party; the cause of the difficulty has not publicly transpiret. The aniag. onists met, and Capt. Hunt was wounded Weapons, small swords. The affair lasted about ten minutes. Capt Hunts wound i, not, 1 am happy to say, considered danger GUS, as he was struck in the breast, and lh. bone prevented the deep penetration of .hs sword. The seconds Interfered as soon s the wound was inflicted.
 Gen. Gates assumed the command her, on the 7th inst. Generals Quitman, Shields Jesup, and Surg Gen. Lawson, iefa here oI the 7th for Vera Cruz.
 The last o( Gen. Scott's command lsl here on the S,h and 9th inst.
 The steamship McKim arrived here oI the Sth, aud has left for Vera Cruz.
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he is now cordially assisting in keeping or der among the inhabitants.
 FIGHr WITH URRE .--In the account we gave of the encounter of Colopels Gurus and Drake with Urres. there was evidently mis- take on the part of our informant The af- fair with Major Giddings and his escort, a' Seralvo, was no doubt that which created the stir: i. was, indeed, the only one that oc- cured Lieut.. Cri,tenden informed us, tbai he met Col. Curtis aud his force just halt way between Camargo and Monterey well.
 OrR LErrEEs.--We beg to draw tho at- tention of oar readers 10 the sabjoined cor respondence, which will be perused with in- tense interest, and altho' il Is rather volumin- ous. there IS no, line disest of something important, in the way of original news, or news of the detail.
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wagons tol Monterey, wilh supplies and ann manision It was hoped hat he might come up with Gen. Urea, who was al Puma Guda; but do nos expect the Mexicans will be caught No apprehension was entertained at Camarso for the safety of Major Giddiags ard his command, since the movement Of Col. Curtis.
 Colone Drake, with lst Indiana regiment, reached Camargo on the 18th, and were ia press on immediately, The Id Mississippi regiment eit here on the lth, and will also % forwaiJ without delay. This place is now held by portions of tho Virginia and N Carolina regiments.
 Candles and his band were, at the last acc counts, on the Texan side of the Rio Grande, opposite Mier. On the 6th inst, an express was despatched from Camargo to Gen. La- mar, at Laredo, requesting him to push down on him with has Texan Rangers, and Capt. Gray with another company. was n full march from Corpus Christi. They may gel him between them, but Candles IS as cum ming as fox. It is said he was collecting bceves for he Mexican army.
 The 2nd Mississippi regiment dispersed nearly the whole Mexican population of shis place, whilst they were here. Such ah-uP- roarious and dissipated crowd was never seen. Every house where drinkables of any kind were to be had, was closed by order ol the regular officers, yet they managed to keep up high state of excitement. These noisy people are not always the most valiant and efficient soldiers. The officers set very bad examples .o their men.
 During the excitement here, one of the companies of citizens who volunteered, was commanded by Capt. P. c. Shannon, well known in your city. Here he is known as Don Patricio Carrick Shannon, but notyiih- standing the Mexican twist given to his narnc he conducted himself in his new position, with great tact and efficiency.
 O.P.Q.
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For the EaRRfT.
 GREEN COUNTY, Arkansas, )
 March 30th, lst7. {
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Alafch 0oNl, icif. ! L. RsAapoS, Esq
 Dsar Sir-Aiter a long and dreary winter, [ be- leye sweet spring has made her lovely appearance. Spring should be lovely to all who have had so long winter as we in the north. Only last Friday, we were visited with considerable snow. II hope you sou. Our farmers are sigiIanuy employed in pre- pairing their farms for the expected crops, which hope may be as bountiful as usual.
 Our Circuit Court commenced on Monday 22ni inst, the Hon. wm. C. Scott, Judge of the Third Judicial Circui; COurt) presiding. It was source opleasure of no ordinary character. to the friends ol Judge Scott. to know that he gave unanimous satisfaction to he citizens engaged in litigation, and also to gentlemen. of the Bar.
 We have al dtoTney who attends our courts. allVde 10 J. II. Patterson, of Batesvile. He com menced the practice some five years ago. and con- slider hiu second to none in the State. Know, SIT, that cannot be ,rejudiced in favor of MT Patter- son. for as politician have no fellowship for him. only speak of hn as lawyer, a gentleman, and PhuanthroPhist
 Oar northern friends are getting m good deal of sectional feeling. They will contend for north. ern man to represent them in Congress, or for the Governor; and seme think both Representative and Governor. But ii it Is once understood that the north is to have finger in the pie, am fearful that she will have as many candidates as have been for the last six years ,n the south.
 Your friend in haste,
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The New orleats Picayune of the 2Sth ultimo nohces he Mrirai of the Revenue Cutter Ewing Capt Moore, with despatches from Gen. Scott aud ths Squadron to the United States Government.- The city of Vera Cruz was completely invested and preparations for attack nearly completed It is gen craily supposed that before this Scott has taken possession of the city and appointed Governor for that ancient place, who acknowledges allegiance to the United States It is runlored that the com mandef- -in-chief was woundedi ia the attack, bat we see no confirmation of if in latest papers As in the present crisis of affairs shclt description of this city, may not be uniEteres;ing We condense from statement which first appeared in Baiti- more paper, the following in relation to it.
 Vera Crux was founded neatly three hundred years ago. upon the spot where Cortez first landed in l3ls. The site Is described as beautiful. the streets straight and well paved, aud some of the buildings of fine architectural design. The popu- ulatioa which Fl lSo4 was 2o.oJ0, had mercantile transactions amounting annually to more than so millions, is now less than 1000, including the garrison and it's business quite insignificant. It Is strongly fortified by nine towers connected by a stone and moEtar wall, each of which towers can mount l00 pieces of artillery. The Notifications hove however never been furnished with either men or munitions of war in proportion to their strength, and in lsi4 there were but ninety mine cannon and mortars. The mcented pieces in San Juan D'Ulloa were but g cannon ard 2l nortars Although contracts for large supply of the mate rials of war had been entered into, it is believed from the constant revolutions and the enbarass- ment of the government, that they have not been greatly increased.
 The country in the neighSorhood, il is said, pro daees everything in the way of provisions, vegeta- hles, fruit, wines, &e. that the greatest epieure ceuld desire.
 The castle of San Juan D'Ulloa situated aboat 1000 yards from fronting .he city, was built uP- on a coral reef and cost forty millions of dollars. Its walls arc from F to 20 feet thick and built of a species of soft coral found in the neighborhood. The number of guns to be employed 5y the U. $. naval force in the attack upon the castle, is 5ei under the direction of Com. Perry.
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s'CoUIpS'r HsLP ir.r--A fellow applied 10 oae Of our Senators, says the St Louis Revelc, q! The present session of the Legislature. 10 get bin some office; and to sappor; his clam, told the Senator be had fought with Jackson at New Orleans. The nember dOabted hs story. and to test the truth re- marked:
 ..f wcht vote for yoa because you let he British fake sss essyy."
 aws couldn't hslp H. replied the candidate ..frs JbagA hts tiyus, bad iafs rsrs too naa for ssfn
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TEE U. $. SHIF OF WAR MACEDONIAN, RE- FusxDs- The Irish relief committee have declined the offer of Com. DeKay. to. transport 10 Ireland or Scotland, in this ship. free of cost, whatever they might wish to send. The reason assigned is shss .she was captured from the British daring the last war. and the committee doubted the courtesy of sending such vessel lOs .~i with aims for British saejeets." especially as no appropriation has been made by congess, for the expenses of the ssysge.
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 'T'HE ISLAND OF LoBos, says late ieF ter writer of one of lie. Pennsylvania 'egi- meuts which has taken up it's quarters on uN island, is a lovely little spot, formed enil'eiy of coral, about two miles in eircumlefen's' twelve miles from the Mexican shore sDOs, so sixty miles from Tampico, and so'ne ,'' from Vera Cruz. It IS covered, or was' " fore we landed, wiih variety oi trees ane ae shrubs, the highest of the former pernaPs -J feet high, and these are so ihickiy cess'~ w with vines .ha. one can hardly get inSo us'' . There is hardly a tree or shrub, or P'aa'' growing here have ever before sesli' Da*. van trees, spreading over large spaces ~ ', ground, tbeir limbs forming props as 'as, pierce into the earth and take seos, wi'as H'' to,s ,hickiy ,liaiched with evergreen sshss' form most beautiful arboFs. Lemon, i'",' cane. and an hundred other species oi so0s' are growing with all the freshness aud oeay, w of the Indles; and we have had fine paaes made of the times plaeked here, as wea = q, ade made of lines, in lieu Of iein"A' which do not seem to grow lhis There is plenty of wafer to be had os sls gino for il six feet. lis braeklsh snd sSses but we are geiiiag used to Il. and like II pes p'l Nv as well as ship water. Fish and sea ioA . we have in prolasion. With these we hs. ~, a delightful sea air, that fourteen hoafs os' of ihe twenty-four makes the place osi's fully pleasant. .--------
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WAR Nrws-To the steam boat Arkansas Mail which arrived yesterday. we are indebted for Mem phis papers of the ist instant, containing partica- lars of the late battle and the gallant condue: olour troops, communicated by Major Codee, bearer of despatches from Gen. Taylor. We regret, in pub fishing these details. that we are n0t enabled to give the nanes of the killed and wounded, as the most painful suspense prevails among large nnm- Der q our readers who have ends and relatives in tle Arkansas regiment. We have every reason to suppose that the loss was great as is stated in the account tha, ..Co. Eei led the foremost neu, and that Col. May in his charge had a squadron of Ar kansas cavalry with his dragocns.
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From the N. r. Globe. "BETRAYERS OF FREEDOM.

Under this head, printed in large black letters, and with black lines drawn around them, the Tribune has had paraded, for two successive days, the Eames of the Democrats of the North and West in Congress, who voted against hilching on the Wilmot Pro- viso to the Three Million Biil--aceompanied by the threat that s.fkey shall hdre their re- rayd." If the reward to which the Editor of the Tribune, in the overdowing of his pairiohcCl) spirit has sentenced those Demo crats, should be more disgraeefnl and iguo- ble than was that of certain Editor whose efIigy was not long since seen dangling by the neck from a tree on which 1t had been hung as the s.reward'' due traitor 10 hh country--we fear they will hardly survive the shock. The Editor of the .E Y ri bHae, who is constantly slandering his own country, and affording aid and comfort to Ihs enemies of his country's Freedom-hs talk of the '.beirayers of Frcedoml' l'' Who ever heard of more brazen-faced impudencel
 But why does the Tribune so stndiousy avoid placing in its prescribed list the WAg Senators and Representatives who are equal ly the s'Betrayers of Freedomi" Where arc the names of those Whig Senators, .lreher. Badger, Bevien, Criitsndea, Rererdy Johnson, .Nangum, aud .Morshead--where are the names ef these bright stars in the Whig conslella,ion---aI of tchom uoied alh the Tribuac's prescribed 1. .Bstrayerscf Free dom 2' And where the names of those
 Whg Representatives who voted in the sam' eatalogue' Tell us not that these men lw south of Mason's and Dixsn's line, and taerefore they arc excusable. | the Rep reseniative from the North and West are .ht .sBeirayers of Freedom,n because they did not vote for the Proyiso, then surely an those of the South. If slavery be csrse' and tue Proviso was the only means Of pro venting its extension, i. was equally cuips' ble m those of the South, as of inc North, ih voting against il. -.
 What, then, shall be thought of the iie eral, cahting hypocricy of that renegade O l freedom, and libeller of his country, who has tho meaness, the bascness. to seek to disgrace those who are as pure patriots ara honest men as onr country can produce, pc. cause they are Demoerats2 Shame! shanN upon the chicken-livered wretchi
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DE S.LAuRiE, of this ely, declines the appointment rendered him by the President, of Assistant Surgeon in the United States Army.
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THE NEW ORLEANS MARKET.

CoTroS-The Bulletin of the 2Tth nlt., notices but little change in price for several days, and hol ders were firm, owing to the very small quantity arriving ia port The following prices are qgoted
 NEw-oRLEANs CLASSIFICATION.
 -assiRilating 10 that of LiperpooI
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GALLaxraY.-Qpia being asked Dy isD, ' why 1t was reported :here were H'o'e s',. r men than men, he replied, '.Is ism eos.s V. rni,y with lheasraagsaasns- sf nature, H'..s v. we always see more oftikAvEs tiisa ss''
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Ms. CAsx, . merchant of Camargo, was captured hy Csnaies, whs net him al Nara. There wa' . train cf iis wagoas loaded with forage and sub sistsaes for U. 5. troops and asaut sss nuiss load cd with meschaai's goods, and Caraies took the whole. Aa asssRgeaent was about to be entered into fr the redemption of the property by the pay meat q secs asilsrs. whea Urea's lancsrs dashed In snses them and killed the whsle party.
 n. Dusus. saidts be the English Consul at Sal- 6Ils. eas isl the party killed.
 As. Cars has siace made his escape from the Msxi<sns-
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Heretofore the law required that vacancies in the office of Justice of the Peace shoGii be lifted by au election by the people, By an act of the last legis ature this law was repealed, and the power vested in th. Governor to fill the vaneancy by appointment. The public not to be aware of this change of the law, as notices of the occurrence of vacancies forwarded to this office, under the expectation that they will be filled as formerly under the old law, by an election.
 The Executive of course can have no knowledge as to the persons best qualified for the office in the various townships throughout the State. therefore, whenever certificate of vacancy is forwarded, il should be accompanied with recommendation oi some competent person, whose appointment is de- sired by the people of the township
 D. B. GREER.
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DJ- The Eastera Msss failelsn Sunday night 'a sonssqaenes of ths breaking q her shait by the ssssabsas connected with the lise. We are Inform sxsAssths tiaiehss pianssris AsPaiched 10 supply Ass plssss sHd ws may Isok fo, sAii tonight.
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Secretary's Office,
 Little Rock, April 6, ISt7.
SecTtiaTg cf Sla'e.

We were favored with a letter from Gov. YELL to gentleman of this city, from which We take the following, dated
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Col L. J. Redrdoa:-The publication of the fol lowing may prevent much inconvenience and delay about a matter in which the people generally are interested. D. B. GREER.