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OFTICIAI. DESPartuEs or GENER-
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liCNuaUARrERs or rHE Amy.
PIaU del Rio, 30 miles lrum Vera Cruz
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P.aU del Rio, 30 miles from Yer, Cruz
April 10 h, 1871.
SIR:-The plan OF attack, sketched in
General Orders, No. IL, was finally ex-
ecuted by this gallant army, before , o.
clock, p. NJ, yesterday. We were quite
embarrassed with The result Oi victory
prisoners Of war, heavy ordnance, field
batteries, small arms, accou,rements.
About 1900 men laid down their arms
with The usual proportion Of field and
company officers, besides FIVE generals,
several Of them Of great distinction. Pin
son, Jarrero, La Vega. NuriOgc, and
Obando. A sixth general, Vasquez, was
killed in defending the battery Cover in
rear of The whole Mexican army, and The
capture Of which gave US those glorious
results.
Our loss though comparatively small
in numbers, has been serious. Brlgadier
Shields, commander of activity, zeal,
and talent is fear if not dead, mOrlaly
wounded. lie is some five miles from
me 4, this moment. The field of opera.
TONS covered many miles, broken BY
mountains and deep chasms, aud have
not repor, as yet, from any division OF
brigade .-Twigg's division followed By
Sheriirs. NOW Col Bakers brigade,
are now at or near Nalapa, and Worlh's
division is in route lhilher, all pursuing
with good results, as learn, that part o.
the Mexican army-perhaps. six OF sev
en- thousand men, who fled before oul
right had carried the tower, and game,
Xalapa road. Pillows brigade alone, i,
near me at the depot Of wounded, sick
and prisoners, and have time only /,
give from him the names of lsi Lieut.
! L. 3. Nelson, and 2nd G. G.. Hill, bull
Of the 2d Tennessee Zoo, (llaskil's regi
mcnl,) among the killed, aud in the brl
gade 100, OF all ranks, killed and wound
ed. Among the latter, the gallan, briga
der general himself has a smart wount
in the arm, but not disabled, and Maio
X. Farqueson, ID Tennessee, Capt. II
f. Murray, 81 Lieut.. &. y. Sutherland
Is, Lieut.. w. p. Hale, (adjuianD all o
the same regiment, severely, and Is
Lieut.. W. Yearwood, MORALLY wounded
aud know from personal observation OF
the ground. that lsi Lieut.. Erwin, OF tn
rides, if moi dead, was MORALLY wounded
in entering, sword in hand, the enlronch
menls around the captured tower,-2'
Lieut. Derby, typographical engineers,
also saw al the same place, severel,
wounded, and Capt. Pa,er, Cd Unite,
States Infantry, lost his right hand.
Major Sumner, I'd U. States dragons
was slightly wounded the day before
and Capt. Johnston. Typographical engi
neers. NOW Lieut.. Colonel Of infantry,
was severely wounded some days earlier
Captain Mason and I'd Lieutenant Da
Wis both Of The rifles, were very scvcrel,
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In he nrevi,,s n,,,.,..- Il, Ia. hon ,h, Il.
i.et +, ,,nr, son, ..,,,iI ia
pre senteJ tho mnnn., !, ,b;.h m, laws ,,I,,,v.
To fencing operate u,,,p rho .,,,lcne. # ib,
country, as well AS the G.,.ibiI,ry Of di,u,p,ips
with the system eutir,Iy 40 far u, the pr,ir,,s
are concerned.
To compute, in dollars and CENTS. The ,nppor
saving made to that portion OF the STATE by dis
ren-iue with the system. would present sucl, Al,
array Of figures as io stafile the most sauruip,
advocate Of IL disuse hardy dare present her,
N estimate Of the dill, renee in the annual o. ii
(Which i. the wealth Of the SlalO the farm er,
ou the praries b,twceu erszi, mi the raising
e grain upon them, as eoafrasleG ya,s,io.s-
qUestons + State buli,y
Blu, let any who i,el interest enough. figure
for themselves What is is the JiCrcucv in III,
prcGt between twenty millions OF acres prudu.
chg annually six bush, !. f wheat or twelve #
corn, a, the reut # each acre, aud twenty mi.
hous e acres devoted 10 crz.ug wien stt iu q
species # gross which r,quircs from i've to six
scrcs to support single lead of cattle. ON which
the annual pr.f. cai n,i be- c,tln,atrl To exceed
three dollars. Ur how low anus, grain be If III,
n litorrrut # an acre # land frsuaIly ono.
thrrd Of il, praluc.l ou tx bu.b,r,
uf wheat ort0olve + corn, he only worth tif ,
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Fire in The Oii0 Sluie PrisuH.-A fire broke
out on The 7.h inst, in one Of the shops connect
ed with the establishment, which consumed an
entire wing one hundred aud fifty feet in length
and two stories in height. All the tools an ma.
most energy Of the fire depart uent. prevented The
bui!Jing adjonins, which vas three HUNDRED
feet in length, from sharing similar fat. The
cou,icts worked with their might aud did much
towards cxtugui-hiug the flames.
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!Sarage Synpdhy The Arkansas
lnlellgencer states that IA meeting Tor the
relerof the starving pour Of Ireland was
held at the Choclaw Agency recently.
Mai. WIN Armstrong was called to the
Chair. and j. b. Luce was appointed
Secretary. A circular Of The "Memphis
Committee" was read by Major Arm.
strong. after which the meeting conlrihu'
ted s7l0. All acknowledgements. mis-.
sionaries. traders. and Indians, a ronsld.
cradle portion Of which fund was made
up by the latter. The "poor Indian
sending his mite 10 the poor Irish
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Meriean P0pe,s.--Among the items Of news
IN the Mexican papers We find notice Of meet
Ing Of the principa! citizens on the 9Th Of April
al which 1t was unanimously agreed to adopt the
Gulllera sys.em Of warfare against the U. States
These resolutions were made known to the gov.
eminent and to Congress, and they had already
commenced the formation Of the respective DO.
dies IN order TO start ior the mountain passes end
ellis. Among the names signing the PROPOSE.
lions are those Of many prominent lawyers, mil.
iiary and other public men.
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A Cdh(5r"ia Phnier.-A Farmer wit ns
ron California to one OF the editors Of the II.
Louis ReveilIe says that bis annual crop Of wheat
i, about y 900 bushels With b~riry, beans, peas,
abou! 600 head oi oxen, 100 Aor,.s .nI mules,
3 900 sheep aud as many hogs. They all pasture
themselves without difficulty in the rich bottoms
aud praries Of the Sacramento. TO attend this
farm aad lis immense stock, he employs 100 In
diaus.
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american Energy.-Major Noah, in
his Sunday Times thus pays merited
compliment to the go ahea" character
# ,hu Americans, When We are involved
IN aU NmpgrtaU' crisis.
We look with wonder upon the opera
lions Of the war department since the
war, and the immense amount Of labor it
as accomplished within the last 10
months. Unprepared for war, $4,000
men have been armed, equipped, muster
ed into service, and sent with immense
store Of cannon, powder, ball, and pro-
vision, distance Of nearly 1000 miles
in strange country-anolher army de.
spaiched over the wilderness Of California
more than an abundance of all kinds of
stores and provisions shipped thousands
Of miles, and hundreds Of wagons pro.
cured for ,ransportalion-ba,lles fought
victories, shells, morlars, howilzers, aud
every thing appertoinng To war prepared
in due season and in abundance. We
have conquered ten times more territory
and fought more desperate pitched battles
in eighteen months, with less than 90, 900
men, than France did in Algiers, with
80, 600 veterans in seven years Is moth
ing due To the energy aud vigilance of
the war department, for the preparations
which have accompanied these victories
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Ibcy were too Int.

v We give below list of the elgh, companies
which reported themselves, after the eleven
companies the number called for had been ae-
cepted. When it is considered that the Cover.
nor's proclamation had scarcely tine to ,ach
ali the counties before all these nineteen COM
panies were raised, we think it will be conceded
that the lIIinoiansare no less prompt than brave.
Those on the disappointed lest are alike deserv.
ing of the applause aud sympathy of their fellow
citlzns. We trust, that If the war continues,
they will We, have the opportunity they seek Of
winning laurels in the vindicalion vi their
counlry's hOnot
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laborrrs busily augmenling the heaps IN
front Of bdildings whose walls have sui
fere more or less by the shower Of shell
and shot which Tell into tie city during
IT'S investment. The thousands Of lrag
men,s nf shell and cannon balls which
could then be seen at every step, are fast
disappearing however, many of item
have been taken possession of by those
who viii preserve them as curiosiles for
after times.
We paid visit to the castle Of san
Juan lie UIua. on Sunday last, and re-
GREETED to find so much sickness exist
ing there, Notwithstanding The great care
used by its able and genlemanly com
.nander, Majnr Bacchus. We are itiorn'
cd that more than fourth of those who
are placed to keep il in order, are labor
ing under some pro>Taliug disease, The
greatest caution is observed by M.Jor
Bacchus TO avoid this. By the removal OF
every lhiug whi;h might be supposed to
be capable Of engehGering disease. We
lelt Gen. LA Vega in lis shirt sleeves,
busly engaged at game OF chess with d
friend. and he is in exc, lent Spirits
says he regrets very much lis inability
10 speak English, as il would add So much
10 the merit of tie society Of his Ameri'
can frIeuds-,he Generals trump caro-
he is.
Commander ] r. Sands. uf the United
S ates steamer Vixen. il is understood, IL
TO go 10 the United States as bearer u
dispatches from Commodore Perry, Il
Washington. and have in cbarge as llo
plies, sIme magnificent cannon oi curt
Gus wors manshp and ancient date, on,
of 4. u. 1000, another OF l77i, laker
from the walls of the castle Of san Juar
dc Ulua, with Others taken at Alvaradn
to be placed at the disposal IF The presi
dent If The United States on ,huIr arrival
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Our readers will iind in to-jay's paper, the Ia
test nows from the army. The overwhelming
defeat Of Santa Anna A, Cerro G ,rdo. has s,rucl
terror into the Mexican ranks, and will doubles
he the last formidable engagement between III,
two armies. Gen Scott now move On quietly
Jalapa, where il was given out that a desperat,
engagement must ensur, WINS TAKEN withou
firing gun. Pcro,c, one Of the strongest prison
towns in Mex co was surr nlered in like manner
and il is said tina, the same will be- the case will
Pucbla.
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A Dutch Brewer at Cincinnati, broke
out lately against the sons ofTemperance,
ia a strain commencing,-"Dese ftllers
nit dc white hos collars, vot lives in dis
town. is dc ruina,ion Of tic prcwcr bizzi-
ness"
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FSom Mon'e,,y.-A terrible ah'ir had occur
red a, Monterey % Mexicans had been muir
dcred by parry Of Americans On the night ot
iaton fJr the butchering Of the transfers who
bad ben captured by the Mex'cans, tied 10 Ire, =
and shot.
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DANIEL WEBSTER is now making his long
contemplated trip through the Southern States
II is supposed tina, he will he at the Harbr and
River Convention n, Chicago on the h Of July
uesi, AID that he will pass through this place on
his way there.
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Prom the St Louis Republican, May 's'h.
VERY LATE ER6m MEXICO.

Org ni-qiion i Guerih X gi,nenis- YOi,u,-
feers returning Hsp.s- Rcnmpai If tie Cor
erHmenf and Arrh'tes fiUn Mr'co IL The Noun.
iains- Gn. Shaids.
The splendid steamer Missouri arrived ycsler
day morning fr,m New orleans. with papers 10
The evening of Monday last. Among her pa,sen-
s"rs, we noticed several Missourisns from Chi.
iuahua, Of whose adventures we gise an accouu'
III another part ui this paper.
From the several Mo- Orleans papers, we max
thr following summary of news from the tso d.
visions Of he army in Mexico. The steamer J
l. D,y arrived from Vera Cr, aud Brsz,- on
Monday, h,'ing !ci, the farmer p,rt On the 81
inst Among the passengers wers Brig. Gen
Pillow. aud Lieut.. Colonel May.
The BtfttW learned from Gen. PILLow, tina
before he leit head quarters, information had beer
received from Pueblo, that ~ d, fence would b.
attempted, aud that Geo. Scott had been invite.
the capital, arrangements had been commencrd
10 d fend it. They had melted up large nun
brI of the church bells to cast cannon, but with
very bad success as to the result. That the mil
itiry men were generally Of OF non that the city
wa. incapable # successful defence, aud that the
cIliz MS generally were anxious that ii should not
BE- attempted, and that the American army sh Iuld
be received without resistance.
Aiter Con. Pillow had embarked on board the
Day, al Vera Or Z, he received message from
Captain Leonard, of the In ted States Army
stating that an express had Just arrived from tn,
! army, with information that the Government had
abandoned the capital, anG removed to small
town on the mountiins, taking with them all the
1rchives, and that deputa,ion of the citizens hal
been sent 10 Ger. Scott, asking him TO advance
for the protection of the city.
Santa Anna's army was completely dispersed,
and his power aud / iluence entirely NJ. l.
was generally understood that be was enJeay1r.
Ing to leave The coun ry.
P'oclaInalions had been issued, calling for the
organization OF guerrilla regiments, and that sys.
The trains 10 and from Yea Cruz have 10 he &c.
c"mpnnitd by strong escorts, as the route was H.
Tested by numerous banls of niatauders.
All The volunteers, whose tine Of service was
about expiring. would return, almost to man,
OF the seven regiments with Gen. Scott, it was
believed, nat single company woull remain
This reduction ot his iJrce, joIncd to he losses
10 battle, the sick LIST, aud the guIsons at Vera
Cr,z aud Jaaps, would probably prevent bis adj
vance beyond P,ro;e, unit roiLfarcemenls ariv,
ed from the United States, even under tue favor
habit, n. .'uebla and Mexico.
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PmJh.-The Mobile Tribune says thI. city
is about 100 miles from Vera Cruz, with a pop
ula,ion of 10000, aud churches noted for their
wealth aud elegance. The Cathedral ia said 10
have cost six millions. aud was completed in
1903, There aye ten chapels connected with IT,
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Al unmarried lady on the vin,ry side Of fifty
hearing Of the marriage Of yVuag lady, her
friend, observed with deep and seutiu entail
sigh, Wei, suppose it is what We all must
come to"
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We'll Said..-A Discontinued man who. wa. in
The habi, Of telling his second .pou.c Of III. good
qaslitics Of her predecessor, was al length .ienc.
ed By the reioh, ''i'm sure nobody regret. her
Jea,lI mere than d."
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COdiak-The Albany Journal says that a son
of Erin recently arrived in the laod Of liberty
made application to an individual fr employ
men', aud received for answer "go 10 hell
"By jabers' said Patrick, land you are the first
man in Amcriky that liver guy me an in'italion
TO h own fathers house.
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Caution 10 "Bueks."--when you see young
lady looking a, you, do no, deciJ. thu, she has
fallen Ia love with you. Perhaps she discovers .
rum blossom on the end Of your nose and think.
you ought to dsn the pledge.
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There is Blush rs well as an American pro-
cct Of a canal around the Falls Of 81, Mays
The Montreal Mining Company have COM lr,ed
survey with view ~ the speedy construction
of The work
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Revolutionary FanGiy.-CapL lIugrr, OFFS. Z.
acting Chief Of Ordnance at the o,tuck an Vera
Cruz. is son Of Col, Huger who made the Mt
tempt to rescue La Fayet,e when conGnej in the
prison at Olmulz.
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The New York Mirror says eve understand
that there is letter in town from Gen. Tay lur,
written in reference to his nomi alton Tor the
Presidency, in which ho expresses a preference
named, and Tor Cuttenden aud Mclean NIX.
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Good.-Wc are 81 d to notice tina, tho Pres.
dent has appointed Mr.. Halle, tho able army cor.
respondent Of tho Pioayunc, a lieutenant unde,
tho en regiment act. lie has accepted.
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Nkn0is voluitcGs.-We learn by gentleman,
directly from NJ nicrey, that the Illinois V luu.
tecrs were alb ut leaving. the term Of their en-.
lislmen having expired.
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d.. B'rjamin &wthG the founder If shurl.
Tell College at Upper Axiom Ia this State, died
recently at bos,on, in the 73rJ year Of his ase.
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a newly Invented wiro buggy is attracting
much attention Ia Cine nnal II is said 10 look
very much like cubw,b in the distance.
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Tie State n COahuiio, Of which the chici
town is Saltilo, is said to be owned principally
by two brothers named Sanch,I.
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C. ~ Chy.-!I is said tina, an exchange far
c.M. Clay has been affected, aud lha, he has re.
turned 10 SalliIlo.
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THE FREE TRADER.
Relief 81 Iceland.

n. A meeting Of the cilz MS Of Ottawa and
lie vicinity, will be held on Saturday the 29l
day Of May inst, iur the purpose of hearing tb'
report Of the Executive Committee appointed Il
collect subscriptions, and take such further ac'
tion relative to the disposition Il the amJunl col
lected as shall be deemed advisable.
By order Of the Commute,
BRONSON MURRAY, Chairman.
JoHN e. CHANPLIS, Secretary.
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Cough recently defined mouslachcs to be the
upper Up IN mourning for the loss of the brains.
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Years. Every tanner adopting Mr..
Snyder's Improvement, will save 20
yer cent. in the manufacture of his
leather. This has been demonstra-
ted at Dayton, Ohio, where is the
only establishment on MIR. Snyder's
plan.
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LlSl OF DELEGAlES TO THE
Constitutional Convention.
4 o MP l. l. 4 l.

COMPLETE.
Adams-Wm B Powers, VIM Laughlin, J NJ
White, 3
Adams and IIighland-Arch Williams.
Alexander aud Athcrton.
BlnI--M G Dale,
Boonc-Dani,l Whitney;
Brawn-James W Singleton.
Brown and Schuyler Brockman, a Me.
lIatton, >
Burcau-S.mon Kinney;
Calhoun and Jcrsey--W Bosbyshell, l
Carroll and Ogl,-G Motittt, |
Cass-llonry +. Drummcr;
Champaign aud Vcrmillion-T Wcbbcr,l
Christian and Shclby-D D SUBWAY l
Clark, Edgar and Cocs-uri Manlcy, l
Clark--Wm utt, Justin Harlan; l
Clay-Pctcr Green, l
Chnton-Bcnj Bond;
Co.os--T b Brewer, r \ Marshall, |
Cook--F { Sherman, d l. Gregg, Patrick
Ballingall, Il Colby, X IIeacock
Crawiord--IIawlcys
Cumberland and tiingham--W II Blakclyl
Dckalb--Gcorgc II Hill,
Dowttt--lcmout
DuPugc--J Hatch,
Outage and Wills Anderson,
Edgar-Wm Sh.clds,G W Riycs.
Edwards aud Waync---Knmans
tuyctt,--J W Edmonson, 7 Eccl,s,
trauk.iu--G " Aiken,
ullon--I Lenl,y, II VI Wcad, c Kroidcr,
D Murklcy,
Guilatin--A G Caldwell, J Smith, >
Grceuc--D VI Wcodson; Witt, l. L Wor-
cr,tlr,
Grundy and Lasalle--G W Armstrong,
Uamiltou-Lamcs Lasatcr,
Hlncock--Chas Choatc, Roht Millcrt + C
Sharp, T Gcdds; W 5 Moore, ,
lu.d.n and Galatin--A McCullan,
lI,ndcrson--Ciiibcrt Trumbullt
Henry and KuoN--J Harper;
Highlander Wallace:
lroluois and Will d Norton,
Jackson-Potor VIII; seat contcsted)
Jasper and Crawiord--R & Morris,
Jo!Icrson--F ; Casey,
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The wheat crop throughout the great wheat
growing west, so far rs our information extends,
promises near an entire failure. In this county :.
Lake and LA Porte, among the greatest whost
growing counties of the West, there will scarcels
10 fall wheat enough to bread the inhabitants.
Spilns wheat, however, does well la. Rang /.
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Capt RGEb's Company will leave for Alton
on Monday next. \ few u,orc fist rate &c.
cTuits can have u chance.
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Emigrmh.-iI is said tina, The project TO
make settlement, of foreigners in Virginia, is
likely 10 prove sucressfuI
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WINFIELD SCOTT.

p. S. invite attention to the letter to
President Santa Anna, taken in his car.
riage, also to the proclamainn in which
he says, al The enemy advance one step
more, the national Independence will be
buried in the abyss Of The past" We
have taken that step.
One of the principal motives for tarol
ing the prisoners of war, is to diminish
The resIslances Of other garrisons in out
march. W. ).
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n, w DOINTT MN
Comd'g Is, Reg. Missouri Volunteers.
Should the horses or mulCs of those
bearing this express fail, or prove unf.
to return upon, have 10 reques. tina.
they may be supplied by the Govern
men, with the proper means Of returning.
A. W. DONlPHAN,
Col. LIST keg. Missouri Volunteers.
Brig. Gen. WoOI., u. s. A.