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take part in the engagement Gen. Ampudia was sec
ond in command of the Mexcans, and superntended me
operations OF the enemy. When the Ceuo was carried
ne was seen retreailng on hne white charger, ms
hat falling of as he gailopPed away Many OF 'he me
hexcans escaped by bye,Path which runs OH
from the main road between the Cerro and the Tort
carried by General Worth. AS TO Santa Anna ana
Canallzo, they rereated in time escape by the nam
road. Their conduct regarded as most cowardly.
do not hesitate attribute their defeat the eowadlce
or corruption of Santa Anna The force OF the enemy
composed of their best soldiers The infantry that
fought well al Buena Vista, all the regular arhllersts
of the republic, including several naval officers were
present Some OF the officers whom Gen. Scott released
at the capulaiion of Vera Cruz, without extorng the
parole account of their galantry, found among
the killed and wounded gallant young officer named
iazinger German by birth, who eXtoned the admlIa-
ton OF our army, in the bombardment OF Vera Cruz, by
Selling flag which cut down by our balls, and
holding il up in his hand until staff could be prepared
had been released by Gen. Scott without parole, He
found among the desperately wounded at Cerro Cor
do The enemys loss Tin killed and wounded) was about
large But, in addition TO this, the loss OF
GOO prisoners and some % their best officers, our army
captured about thirty pieces of beautiful brass cannon OF
large cahber, and mostly manufactured at the royal
foundry OF Seville. large quantity OF fixed ammuhi-
uon OF very superior quality, also taken The pri-
vae baggage and money chest OF Santa Anna, containing
$4,000, was also captured. The latter was delivered
over to the pay department. The volunteers who were
employed IN carrying the specie into camp cracked many
Joke over the prospect Of being soon pad oil IN MeSi-
can CON- and free of expense 10 Uncle Sam.
When our forces had carried the various positions OF
the enemy, and the road cleared Gen Twggs start
ed in hot pursuit OF the fugitive Santa Anna, and pressed
close upon his heels strong position, five miles west
OF Ceo Gordo fortified and defended by ne battery OF
long brass guns abandoned by the enemy and
pied by our troops. Gen. TUggs blvouacked within
three miles OF the lovely town of Jalapa
In concluding our imperfect sketch OF this brilliant
achievement we sufficiently express admira-
hon OF the extraordinary deeds OF gallant army and
able general Scarcely month has elapsed since our
troops, under Scott, landed the enemys shores In
that time strong walled city has been captured together
with impregnabe fortressa pitched battle has been
fought under the most unfavorabe circumstances and
against the most formidable natural defences-tweve
thousand prisoners have been taken, including some hall
dozen general oicers50o splendid cannon, and an I'M
mense amount OF munitions OF war, have been added TO
the national trophies Truly such results are glorious
testimonials OF the valo OF soldiers and OF the skill
gaantry and perseverance OF the accomplished general
who led them.
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We are indebted TO a correspondent in Lynchburg for
the following statement Of the congressional election in
the 18th district
"LYNcHBuRG, May 6, 1877.
'sThe western mail is just in, and | drop line TO in
form you that Col Fayette McNullen is eertajn elected
over Fulton in the Abingdon congressional district
Messenger BY the stage gave me this information, and
says that he (McNlullen) has the return As this disro
has been in much doubt for some time. have though,
the OF sufficient importance TO write you. never
have known such results in Virginia; minorfies have
ruled all over the State The vote is, perhaps the thin
nest we have ever had Virginia IS more thoroughly
democratic this day than she at the last presidential
election. Rest assured OF that"
Thus we would have ten democratic members and FIVE
opposition Our correspondents stat ernent of the thin.
ness OF the polls and the popularity of the admnisra
ton is confirmed by all that have heard and all thai
we have seen The Richmond Enquirer states thai
the vote will fall atleast 5000 short of that OF the cleo
loral vote OF 1884, and twohrds of the absentees are
democrats The democracy in many OF the counties
were not sufficiently organized The county committees
did not urge the people 10 60 TO the polls Many of ou
friends did not turn out They far too sanguine
OF success.
We ought TO have carried Tredway's and Chapman
ard Shelton Leake districts, for the popular majority is
decidedly with us But in two OF these districts other
causes of local character interfeed with our candi-
dates The Old Dominion, however, stands fast She
will prove her stability and her strength in the presiden-
tal election of 1915, when the democrats will come forth
10 rally around their principles and no other candidate
but democrat can obtain her suiirages The result OF
the recent election is calculated besides, rouse them
up and concentrate their exertions
''For Virginia (says of the best-informed men in
the Stae) may speak with confidence. care not what
phase is exhibited in the counterfeit lights OF the recent
elections Her people are true. There was mo-
men OF her existence which if calmly considered her
response would have varied from the noble and faithful
sentiment of John Thomson the Curtus OF Petersburg
that Federalism under whatever guse, so true
to itself, as when false to the country"
Another intelligent correspondent writes US, 81 the
more regret the falling off in Virginia, from the false i'm
preston which may be taken as to the estimation in
which Colonel Folks administration is held Judge
Cd understand, thinks it the best the country has
ever bad and such my candid opinion; and feel sure
that the administration has fully the confidence of hun
deds of democrats who felt that these candidates were in
no danger and allowed themselves fall short of their
duty by remaining at home the day OF the election In
Halifax | cannot think that any other than the above
over-confdence Tredways election could have caused
81 many TO stay at home"
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The following from the correspondence of the Jour
nal OF Commerce, under date Of Washington May s.


nal OF Commerce, under date Of Washington, May 5
.Mr. Walker mentioned the other day, did not
the Smithsonian ceremonies the ls learn that
he detained his house by ndisposton, which has
since diminished On Sunday, he Baltimore
take medical advice His physicians, Is said have adj
vised him open his lips-i. not to exercise his
months. He IL, therefore, in the hands of
commite OF silence for that tne,to the desIgna-
regret to that his physical inmities increasing
He had laborious Office and has discharged It's duties
with great TACT unweared assiduy and the most ardent
zeal"
1.-THE health of the Secretary is not permanently impair
ed Such is the opinion OF his physicians both here and at
Baltimore His attack is the result erctsuey of unwea-
red devotion for than two years, without nterms
son. to the duties of his Office and his medical advisers
fully believe that short relaxation from labor will
store his health The office of Secretary OF the Treasury,
al all times aborous, has been rendered doubly
by the systems prepared blythe Secretary and put in
operation by him since the 4h of March, 1916 Among
these are the new tariff the warehouse system, the
mineral lands the constitutional treasury the Mexican
tariff &c, &c: The reports and instructions issued by
Mr. Walker since he became Secretary, to about
twenty large quarto volumes and embrace the prepare
ton of new systems well putting them into
full operation Yet the Secretary has never lost day
from the transaction of business, and his friends and
medical advisers are now confident that his health will
be fully restored by short relaxation, and the Of the
remedies applicable to his case-UNIoN
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warned to shun the Msson de Chnsto as den of
thieves and uihans
The following is my estimate Of the distances travelled


The country through which this road passes from Pc
to Nopaluca almost entirely barren producing lit
lie that is useful for man, except in some few spots
where beans cultivated cattle find pasturage yet
1t contains several villages where the people live
comfortably. From Nopaluca TO Puebla, except in the
Pnal district the land is better and the inhabitants
more Industrious, or rather less indolent and the last
mentioned city may be considered lying in the midst
OF well-tlled district.
Between Peroe and Puebla the Pina appears 10 be the
only spot offering any advantages the way of military
positions, and that may be turned by superior force
passing northward through Huamantla Puebla is an
open place, a valley, entirely commanded by heights,
the possession OF which by enemy would place the
city at his mercy; that very small number OF men
in fortifcaon such Fort Brown the Rio Grande,
would preserve that tranquility which ought reign
IN spot so favored by the Celestial host
The people OF this upper country differ essentially IN
features from those below the mountains, who as
already said, evidently OF the with the abo-
regimes OF States In the great elevated Plateau on
the contrary, the face approaches much nearly to
standard OF beauty, except regards expression IN
which il is sadly deficient | many women, and
men, too with finely chselled nose, mouth and chin,
and cheeks reduced within the limits OF the GIecian OVAL
yet the whole wanted life and neither smie frown
conveyed any meaning to the mind OF the behoder Inc
head-tha is say the bainis also much compressed,
more think, than in the negro, not only III the frontal
DIVISION where the intellectual qualities supposed
to reside, but also in the hlnd-head, considered asthe
seat of the animal propensies and both these ndica
nature saw not single individual on the way OF pure
white blood, the Indian everywhere preiomnatng and
became and convinced OF the error OF re-
garding the Mexicans a Spanish people, OF being
governed opinions conduct with respect 10 them by
rules drawn from Spanish precedents X q.
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Another Victory.

The town Of Tuspan, on the Gulf of Mexico, mid
way between Vera Cruz and Tampco, has been taken by
our brave seamen. We lay before readers the few
accounts we have received through the Baltimore
Sun" The official dispatches have not come to hand.
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exports OF Coal, Iron, SECURING the last two
months there have been imported into New York from
foreign countries 1893 tons OF coal 4O39 tons OF bar
IRON 53O5 tons Of pig iron 2e02s bundles Of sheet and
hoop iron; and 40s $50 bushels Of salt
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CITY OF WASHINGTON.
MONDAY NIGHT, MAY 10, Is47.
Virginia Elections.

NNHIHIN HIttVfOHh
We are indebted to correspondent in Lynehburg fo
the following statement Of the congressional election
the 18th district.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-26

ENFORCING DIscIPLiSE-On Saturday evening
when Capt Shepsrds company was marched on board
the steamboat Msndsp gusrd was placed on the pln
10 prevent the members OF the company from passing or
rppssslng without permission private named Thouss
Ward having got on shore, attempted 10 get board
when be stopped by the sentry, private named -
Mosier an alteration ensued Ward picked up roek
which he threw ct the sentry when the latter presed
upon him and run him through the body with hs hsyo
ne, The bayonet passed entirely through, but yss,r
dsv evening we understood the unfortunate man vu
still living 1T LOUIS hepuo lIh
PooR.HoUsE DESTROYED BY FIRE AND Loss oy
LryE-The Csitarsgus County Poor houss, at Msehss
wss destroyed by IRE on the 18th inst The outhouss
and barns were saved with considerable portion Of
the bedding and about ton OF pork The Csttsrsus7s
Republican saws We regret TO add the dist essipg
fsci that one of the inmates insane psuper pamsd
Ro.anna Herrick aged about 81 years, who ~s svp
posed TO be upon OF the beds in the ehsmoer per
shed in the flames
JEFFERSON. OPINION OF WAR" Never Wa
40 much Use arithmetic employed on any subject -
that which has been employed e. persuade nations that
IL 4. their interest 90 20 Were the money which
il has cost to Join at the close OF long ~sr little
town or ue territory the right o cut wood hire or
10 catch nsh there exp ended in improving what they
already possess in Masking roads opening rivers build
ing porte improving the arts, and finding employment
for their idle poor would render them much strcnser
much weather and much happier. THIS hope VII
be our wisdom" Jenersons Virgins
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-05-26

The approach Of the Judicial Election has shown
at least one unexpected benefit ofthe new mode OF
selecting Judges. Il has exhibited the character
and instincts Of too many fthe Legal profession in
a new light 1t has shown with what Pertinaciiy
they adhere to old abuses. TO avoid the real or sup
posed danger, Of eh.nss and novelty The character
Of those who have ofen complained that nearly al
judgments hare been affirmed becsuse the points sent
up have not been the decided, but h1ed alter de-
cisions given defrAud plaintiffs in error but no" siren
uously support the same Judges Of whom they have
complained for reflection will no doubt shne With IN
creased brilisncy In the eyes Of their professional
brethren who have 90 often listened their solemn ex'
ecraOn Of the Judges they now support with 'uen TUCK
ling servi,y Il equally astonishing that learned gen
temsn could be found willing to endorse the judicial
capacity Of Judge whom they have rdicuied Tor MS
obtuseness for CREST number ofyesrs and another Tor
whose weakness, they have expressed their PITY ever
since be had the weakness 70 ask for or OBTAIN judi
eisl place.
Surely we are . Judge-vorshiping community. NO
rns,tsr II Judge was never heard of 10 Court till he
came to the Bench-how tardy and negligent snother
nav have been in the discharge Of his duty-hou srbi-
trsry another in the exercise OF his discretion now
loose and inrne,hodic. in a. his bu,ne.s-how super
anuaied- and above all matter how much all or any
Of them may have ex,ored under pretenoe OF Judicial
fees still lawyers standing and character can be found
willing To lend their aid In continuing every one In Office
Heretofore have always resolutions passed BY
lawyers. commends,ory Of any Judge who has left the
Bench but this has been looked upen as maier OF
form and civy often dictated BY the Joy felt at getting
rid Of the incumbent The present instance Of fswnins
sycophancy iI however more serious. It means some
thing 1t is intended to produce effect II this effort
succeeds. 1t must be laid down axiom in American
History tina, none bu, great and good men are ever ell
evated TO, or retire from the Bench.
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Mr. RrYyorDs consents N stand 30 one OF me
wbis candidates notwithstanding his grestrelu
snce IN DO so: Mr. NoxoS we are assured, bss no
thought Of declining and % with Mr.. WHITE
SLY. NJ. JopD.s csnnot be spared from the tick.
.t and will M, be He Is the only candidate IN
nomination from the portion n the State below the
Highlands numbering 800 900 inhabitants and hsv-
inc r,re important legal business and hardly fewer
GOOD Jsrists than al the State beside. New York
CITY oush, surely to furnish one Judge Of Appeals
and she will insist on il. And Ambrose L. Jordan
Ia. been too long identified with the Whie party
il too well esteemed by and TOO much devoted to
IL we feel sure N refuse the unanimous desire o.
that party that he should stand as its candidate
He cannot be iusensible 10 the bonor-snd it Is an
bonor for any msn--of receiving the votes Of the
Wings If this State We trust therefore, thatthe
wi.he. and the necessity ofthe whole Parry VIII ne
considered above those ~ any single member oil II,
and that Mr.. Jordan win be supported heartily and
un;verssy.
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Iaud Titles Disputed.

To hs Editor Of The Tribune;
In YOUR article of Wedneday the 2sth ult you
admit what the Commercial hsd charged 10 wit" That
sleasehoder may now by re.orting to legal fiction
averring that be hs. been elected By some one else
bring to issue and OrsrroS s'.a5l'A he ralidHy Of
his landlord tls'
You are both mistaken the Commercial In its asser
ton and you in your admission.
It's an old maxim in the action Of ejectment that the
party bringing the suit must recover on the sTsHg Of
his own title aud not on the weakness Of his sdverssrys
suppo,e then the tenant should bring bis ejectment
admitting for moment that he could bring e-etment
when In posessOn) and prove possession for ~ yesrs
That IL not sufficient unless his possession has been al
rse claiming in his own right and never admitting
that he held under the defendant
That he did not claim in bis right and dia admit
that he held under the defendant would be proved oy
the which he took and the edsenent In
H. thai he tensnt of the defendant and thus MS
n1rere possession would be- d.proved. so thst TO re
CORR in the action and TO defend H. the only evidence
necessary the part Of thu landlord a. tnst tne parry
bring bg the action admitted himself to be the tenant
Of the landlord
The Commercials assertion and your admission tnat
the tenant can bring 10 ISSUE aud overthrow or es'
tahi.h the landlords nile" both untrue, TOT tne
marty bringing suit make out perfect rfmd tdeie
nile and the others title Is not put in issue until maj 10
done. Yours, OOOE'
u We still think the Commercial right aud
our respondent mistaken-thst is, that there IS
some labyrinth of legal falsehood through which
leasehoder may legally dispute his assumed land
lords title. OF course. our demand for direct
and clear legal provision for such litigation IS I'M
Affected in either case. Ed
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Xirnfnin Election.

Oar readers will understand that the Official
Returns give the seat in Congress from the Char
lotte 1Vth) District to THOMAS 5. Bocock Loco
instead of Henry p. Irving Wing, and in the Lit
tie Tennessee (XIiIthl District to ANDREW 3
FuLros, Wing instead of Fayette McMullen' Lo-
co. Those who keep lists as published will please
correct our list accordingly The general result is
the same ms already announced-si1 Wings, eight
Locos. and one vacancy in place of Gen Drom'
eoole. deceased, which will probably be filled from
his party, making the Delegation stand 9 to Sire
Wing gain Tue seat awarded to Bocock is TO be
contested by Irving, Wing. as that given to Flour
noy, Wing, will be by Tredway, Loco There
may be another contest the vote in several Districts
being so remarkably close.
The Legislature now stands 50 Wing, 90 Loco
aud Morgan to vote again, the returned Wing De-
legstc having resigned to avoid contest. But
there will be several contested seats in the House,
which is WING
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ui,,ng on.,. own Nose of.

The Courier g. Enquirer, having denounced
Me,,r, JogDAS and WBIrTLEsET because the An
ii RENTERS manifest disposition 70 vote for them
and urged its Wing readers to vote instead iof
Messrs Bronson and RHggLes, volunteers the ioi-
lowing exclamation Of its views and motives;
III, hardly necessary to add that our remarks yes
,erdsy we're IN the spirit Of kindness and hot osseo
., IN .uopostcn that Mr. JORDAN vss 10 any way ia
vor.be 20 the Anti Reners II rs had nominated tne
80, ,n In the State and the ADtRenters had tnen So
eeted portion OF them. "a In the present case ", "1
nk,saaaSly hare dropped e parties hl "ssied ~ le
hc.uss We hold IL 10 be- extremely dangerous 70 permit
h., unvrinc pied party 10 occupy the position OF noos
"a, balance Of pouer Beyond All question We snoulo hAve
.onsilv uryed the absnoO meDt Of Mr. hEfNoLDs OF
rn.,ics PRoSsor " the Anti Renters bad seieet'd
hon This much II IL due TO Mr. JORDAN and to our
selves 10 repeat
7, vould seem from the above that the Anti
Renters. whether they bold the balance OF power
in the State or not decidedly hold 1t in the Courier
Office. They can stop that paper and turn IT about
any time by merely agreeing with it. The Courier
now proposes JOSHUA A. SPENCER and DASikL
CADY-two capable and excellent mentor AP-
peal Judges but let the Telegraph only bring ud'
ings that the Anti Renters have accepted tnem'
and the Courier will bolt from its own nomination
Nav the Courier is now jealous for zen. Iaylor "
next President bat the moment an Antrhent Con
vention shall nominate him las it very likely may
dol then the Courier is off, and denounces It's own
nominee though insisting that he has given no sort
of couptenance to Anti Rent Can this be sincere
fso.i it not melancholy drivell Is it not the
more charitable presumption that the Courier IS at
tempting 20 commend itself 10 the PATRON interest
bv a skin.deep fanaticism of devotion
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Things ia philadelphia.

Correspondence Of The Tribune o,-
PHILADELPHIA. May Is. lc47.
At lsst have warm weather For the nrst ume
this season the to-day sweters and scorches he
rain has eft the and foliage very fresh and tender
and Philadelphia looks like series Of shady garden
walks
Judge PAa.oSs finding that he had been caught zap
ping n the negro business got into pretty tail passion
Yesterday, and sctualy-the negro not oelng come
stable-commtted the prison keeper 10 bis own euso'
dy and finding that this would not work held him 10
bail in 81 OQ0l
De NEYER the Lion Pianist is in town.
sALEs OF Srocgs First Board $3.50 Texas ~ pc,
% 20 Girsrd BIZ l2f 30 do l2i % Mech Bk 27i 500
Texa. DC p: 81 coo Tenn s.. IS $500 os o. lV'f
"a Commercial Bk ST 10 Girsrd Trust % go Schuyl
kill Co. "a; Franklin Fire, 40 s2o2 Lehign Mort
~ ssh: 5000 state Sc 7si 30 Morris Canal b. Us
50 do 2Ol 5000 Reading &C. so - 5000 Texas lIes
.ury Notes Is; 20 Pennington, 81 $50 Grsrd bk, Il.
100 ststes Bk ~ 5000 State Sc ISL 100 Nieksours
Bk ia; 50 Girsrd BIZ, l2t 50 Morris Canal ~: lVV
Reading'R r oct 50 Williamsburg Bx, III % Morn.
Canal 2Ot s. 900 Texas Trea Nts l5i $40 Lehish
scrip. IS. -. $50 >, ~.
Second Board and Lier 100 Girsrd l2i LOCO do, b
1914; 10 Far & Mech 57t 100 Veks, IL; 4o5 Sch "a
nal scrip s4i 500 : Loan 6s. o.. 1914.
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Boston Anniversaries.

AMERICAS EDUCATION SooIErY.-The 3lst an
niversary of this Society was celebrated on Monday
evening The Atlas gives abstract of the report and
proceedings.
Number Asssfed The number Of young men assisted
by the society during the years. three HUNDRED
nine This IL greater number by fourteen than was
assisted last year.
The number connected more directly with the Parent
Society At Boston is 2i6 The number reported oy ine
Central Am Educs,ion Society, Al New-iork a. con
nec,ed with that Society with the Philadelphia Educs
ton Society and with the two Auxilisries in western
New York llg to which is 70 be added - connected
with the Education Society of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church and reported through the Society AT New York
making the aggregate among these several Auxiaries
l43: and the Whole number, az before stated 3eg.
or those assisted during the year 2O9 have been Ine
oloeicsl Students snd $50 in their college course.
Number at Institutions in New. England -..--Es
Middle States 20
Western States. -