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THE CHARGE AGAINST GEN. SCOTT


Mr.. Gomez, one of the editors Cf La Patria, a
Spanish paper published in New Orleans. has,
over his own signature. IN the Delta, dsavowrd
having received any information from General
Scott respecting the plan Of the campaign in Mex
leo, which he recently published or from any
person connected with the American army
Those who know the military skill. discipline,
and sound judgment of Gen. Scott. Of cnurse No.
yer for moment believed it possible that he could
nave made communications 81 so delicste and con.
hdPniial a character TO any one, hut more espe
cislIy to an entire Stranger hose services he had
engaged merely a translator to assist in any ne
9oiiations that nigh occur in carrying out his
plan Of operations. Since Gen. Scott LETT Wash
n,gtOn. even tho letter Writers have been unable
:" even guess at his object or destination
The sbove IL taken from the Baltimore SIM.
OF Gen, SCOTS military skill We have nothing
e. say. at present; hut Of his prudence or tact
- have very slight opinion. Gen Scott sp
pintpd this very Gomez to office near his
y -on, with The rank If Lieutenant Colonel
without having inquired into his fitness for tho
'tpsr. and obliged TO dismiss him because Of
n kr.~n anti American feeling, and the protest
"t t. r,''zers Of New Orleans. Who will an
swef ior shat Gen. Scott communicated to Go
mez. between the time Of his appointment and
bsmiss.l g. .Nss Era
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My dear Mrs. Spofford-I have heard that
yourself and others of the ladies' of this town
have II IN contemplation to offer TO me some pres
ent. IN token ct your regard. previous To nv de-
parnre for Mexico, and that considerable sum
ot money has heen collected for that pnrpnse
This manifestation of interest on the part of your
sell and yonr friends demands and receives nv
warmest gratitude, and will never cease to he re-.
memhered by me with the most pleasurahle emo.
lions. And beg you to permit me- in the conf
drnce OF mutual esteem and with most respectful
Difference to the ladies' in question 10 make suo
gestIon on this snhiect
To me, of course, the value of such present
would consist in the occasion, the motives of the
donors. our reciprocal regard. and the memory of
themselves and their affeclonate act The most
tnfiIng keepsake coming TO me under snch cir
cIable estimation
Meanwhile. the brave men under nv command
who are giving their services and il NAV be their
ives. 10 lher country, In the DISCHARGE of what
they conceive to he the highest duty Of a citizen
and man. stand in need of many articles of an.
parel indispensable to their health and comfort.
ana which their slender wages do but scan,iIv
supply May then venture respectfully la pro-
p"se. that the money subscribed he devoted bv
you To the purchase of necessary articles for the
men OF my regiment. in which disposition of il
you Viii perform deed of bpnefcpnce worthy of
The noble spirit "f Your sex. and will secure the
gratitude OF hundreds of manly hearts instead of
one And IN that event, shall he most happy
u" my own part to accept. at such time and
""u'l Snch circumstances of pTesenia lion as Won
may ne pleased Ia prescribe, a plain gold rinu in
evidence OF your personal regard. which shall
never leave my hand. but with life itself. and
shail he cherished by with all The sensibiIi,y
due To those VIII" thus combine the exhibition Of
personal good will with the exercise Of an exalted
charity.
pray you and the other ladies', 10 pardon the
'infr'y nave taken IN TINS addressing yon on the
Subject and remain
With the highest respect
Your friend and servnni
G. CUSHING -
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From the New York Su'
Rassia and Circassia.

1t may be some relief to our own
war rumors to know what is going on
between the Russians and Circassians.
The origin of the war was simple and
natural one. The Ottoman Porte sur
rendered Circassia to Russia by trea-
ty, and the Circassians with great un-
animity deny the right of the Sultan to
transfer them to any European power.
Ii has resulted in war which Russia
has been unproitably waging for sever
al years. The Frankfort Journal, IN a
position to receive the latest news, has
recentintelligence from TIfflls, that the
weather has not prevented vigorous
military operations in the Caucasus.
The chief Muridss is far from being
discouraged by the Russian success;
for four days after the battle near Ra-
taschi, 1000 Tschetshenees passed to
Torek, carried the outposts, and bore
off considerable booty into the noun
tains. Daniel, at the head OF 1900 Of
those troops sent by Schamyl, made
an inroad into Cachetia, where he has
been fighting the Russians on the Kou.
ben. Masour Bey has taken up arms
against Russia, and carries with him a
portion of the Aliases. Schamyl is
exhibiting wonderful energy, and is
preaching a holy war against the Empe-
ror Nicholas as far as Erzeroum. Not
withstanding the most favorable bull
letins issued at St. Petersburgh, it is
evident that the state Of affairs in Cir
cassia at this time is nything but favor
able to Russia. 1ge a,r,-l-. ,.asEI
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WHAT SAYS GENERAL TAYLOR 1.-The
very last despatch received at Wash
ington, from General Taylor, dated at
Aqua Nueva, February IA, says:
81 am urging supplies forward as
sap,dly as practible from the rear, and
from the direction Of Parras; forifjoin-
ed by sufficient force ofthe new regi-
ments, | wish to be able to take advan-
tage ofany opportunity that may offer
TO create a diversion in favour of Major
General Scott's operations. Ofthese
new regiments, none have yet been re.
ported to me, nor do know how many
TO calculate upon for service in this
quarters"
Here, then, is undoubted evidence
that General Taylor and General Scott,
both relied upon the ten regiments;
and the President, in TWO special mes
Isages, called on Congress TO authorize
the organization Of those regiments.
But Congress, instead of acting, consul
med three months doing nothing. True,
the administration party had major
ity in the lower House, but not in the
Senate, a few democrats in the latter
body having deserted the government
at 40 early period in the session. M
N. Y. Sun.
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gars From the N. Y. Herald Extra
Late from South America.

On
We have received by the arrival oi
the Maid of Orleans, the Journal do
Comercio, and O Mercantil, published
at Rio de Janeiro, to the 18th ult. in
elusive. a,.i .i.J ,gr.r.e ECt.i ie,gyel
They contain some Intelligence from
Buenos Ayres to the ed Of January,
and from Montevideo, to the 99th. d u
1t appears that the Argentines, or
Buenos Ayreans, have obtained one
or more victories over the Monteyide-
ans, or the savage unitarians. as they
are sometimes called. a4s ot tn
1t will be recollected that Gen. Riy-
era lately captured Paisander, but his
soldiers committed so many excesses,
that the inhabitants. revolted, and, aid
ed by Oribe's troops, they drove the
Monteyideans out Of the place. This
occurred on the Gath of January. J, II
The Buenos Ayrean General, Sar-
vando Gomez, pursued Rivera 10 Nal
donado. En- route thither he was at
tackled at Sarrudi by Barrios, who cap
tured all his horses and. cattle, and
took 100 prisoners. ss .g a sryt,eg
Rivera reached Maldonado on the
a7th of January. csi sl,s,s srsg
j The mediator between .Corrientes
and sBuenos Ayres, Gen. Urquiza, of
Entire Rios, has declared himself fully
in favor Of Gen. sRosass 1oA ssb sd
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From Vera Crnz !.

The packet brig Adams Gray, Capt.
Collins, arrived from Havana bringing
the New Orleans Picayune files Of pa,
pers to the l4th instant, the day Of her
departure. Vera Cruz papershad been
received TO the oath of February. From
them thefollowing extracts are made
by the Havana Journals: 8 Il s1'
"All sorts Of preparations to oppose
the attack OF the Americans were GO
ing on at Vera Cruz, where 1000 men
from Puebla were daily expected 70
arrive. .'a. Pee
seen. Morals, commander.in-chief of
the troops a, Vera Cruz, is represented
as very anxious that the Americans
should commence their attack on the
city, as he was confident that. with the
forces under his command, and the REIN
forcements expected, he would be able
to give them a hard fight. The Mexi-
cans were carefully watching the move.
ments Of the American squadron, and
nothing indicated the approaching st-
tack; but they had reliable inforna-
ton that the troops, and several vessels
intended to operate in il, were at Lo.
bos Islands, where they awaited the
result Of Don Alexandra Atocha's mis-
sion, in order to begin the attack if the
proposals rendered by him, on the part
Of the United States government, were
refused. III iiig 7 ....1t'' e g .'''9 GOD
slt was reported in Vera Cruz that
a most fatal disease had made its ap.
pearance among the crews Of the
American vessels, in which we believe
there is no truth. ,tHS
"The papers from the capital seem
to confirm the belief, that the mission
Of Senior Aiocha was TO propose an
arrangement, by which The line of the
96th parallel should be the boundary
between Mexico and the United States,
for which $20,O 1000, 900 would be paid
to Mexico, and moreover, the United
States, would take upon themselves
to satisfy the claims oftheir citizens.
to about $i1, ,0O0, 900. aS.a
sThe Monitor says, that however
advantageous this offer may appear at
FIRST sight, il is not so 10 reality, for
the line Of the 26th degree would cut
off the States Of Chihuahua, Durango.
Coahnila. New Mexico, New Leon,
Tamaulipas, Texas, and both the Calis
fornias. x s2s.s ~ ,G'sssssa = y
sThe authorities Of Vera Cruz called
upon the inhabitants on toe sth, res
luesting them to leave the city.roy
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HE SPIRIT OF DEMOCRACY,
Well Done Sunsbury.

At the election for Justice Of the Peace, in Suns
bury township. on Monday last, there were two
candidates before the peope-Mr. Meott, demo-
crat, and Mr.. Eli Hopes, whig. We understand
that Mr.. Melott supports the present war with
Mexico, and Hopes opposes it-that being the
question upon which the contest turned; and,
although Sunsbury has. heretofore. been the only
whig township in this county,'y Mr.. Mellott was
triumphantly elected by majority of 3s!! Glorl.
Gus! Fifty cheers for Sansbury. ,.J ;.s-f
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WAR DEPARTMENT.,
Washington, November 20, 1s4S.

Washington, N November 23, lS46. 80
SrR:-The president, several days
since, communicated in person to you
his orders to repair to Mexico, to take
command ofthe forces there assembled,
aud particularly to organize and set on
foot an expedition to operate on the
gulf coast, if, on arriving at the theatre
Of action, you shall deem it to be prac-
ticable. Il is, not proposed to control
your ope, atisns by definite and positive
instructions, but you are left to prose
cute them as your judgment, under a
faN viep of the circumstances, shall
dictate. The work is before you, and
the means provided, or to be provided,
for accomplishing il, is committed to
you, in the full confidence that you
will use them to the best advantage.
The objects which it is desirable to
attain have been indicated, and it is
hoped that you will have the requisite
force to accomplish them. #t3. Ell.
Ofthis you must be the judge when
preparations are made, and the time
tor action has arrived. ag slj ,gs
Very respectfully, b26 ~ lea
'@''.lN your obedient servant, isss
.ssias. 3 ~ EoW.2L. MARCY,
- e' gre O Secretary of. War.
Major General WINFIELD ScoTr, Com
manding the Army Washington.
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The Battleeof Buena Vista.

Accounts as full as have been re.
ceivsd. will be found in this days pa.
per. From the accounts received, we
are convinced that bloody battle has
been fought, and a brilliant victory won.
We have heard some express them.
selves TO the effect, that it was no vic.
tory, because our loss was so great,
and also because Gen. Taylor did not
take Santa Anna and his army prison
ers Of war. 1t is certainly asking too
much ofa General, and his gallant army
Of 5000 men, to kill and take prisoners
10000 or $4,000 Mexicans. The fact
of SantaAnna being repulsed by Gen.
Tay ylor, is itself a signal victory, to say
nothing of the Mexicans slain and taken
prisoners. As for the Mexicans, ac-
cording to their accounts, they have
never been whipped. Palo Alto, Re.
SAGA de Ia Palma, and Monterey, were
but small showers, and merely went to
add new laurels to Mexican valor; and
now, at Buena Vista, Santa A ma con-
soles himself by stating that both armies
are cut 10 pieces. 1t is true, we have,
ia tho late battle, lost some gallant
spirits; but because our army Of 5000
did not surround $4,000 and take them
prisonsrs,is is it to be set down as no
victory? Not SO. If $4,000 Ameri.
cans had attacked 5000 Mexicans and
had not totally destroyed them or TAX
en- them prisoners, the commanding
General would have been covered with
disgrace, and the country would have
been ashamed of the army; but instead
OF this, 5000 gallant volunteers, with a
few regulars to man the field batteries,
have rspulsed and driven off with great
loss, an army of 10000 or $4,000. yu
Let it not be said that the gallant
volunteers will not stand fire. They
have, in this battle, as well as that of
Monterey, shown thatEall the doubts
that have existed among certain class
of people in regard to their courage or
skill, is without foundation. They
have braved danger with an lnvin-
cibiity that would do credit to the
best regulars in the world, and done
more to dissipate the idea that some
have ofthe necessity ola standing army,
than all the writings and speeches that
have emanated from public men for
twenty years. .a'
We have ne doubt but that when the
particulars Of this battle come to hand,
it will be even more creditabe to our.
arms than any of the preceding battles,
if it is possible TO be so.-Ohio. States.
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FaoM VERA CRuz.-We have only
room to announce that official despatch
es have, been received at Washington,
detealing the fact that Gen. Scott, with
about / 900 men, has effected a land
ing at Vera Cruz, with the loss Of only
8 killed. Great preparations were
making for the attack on the City and
Castle. MS h.H IN ...r4 -
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Let Justice be Done.

The whig papers, throughout the country, are
censuring the Administration for ordering (as they
say) Gen. Scott to withdraw from Gen. Taylor all,
or nearly all, the regular army. Now. that justice
may be done. we publish the following letter Of
the Secretary Of War, which fully explains this
matter:
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From the Army test.

Gen. Taylor'ssDesp have been
received in relation, 10 The late great
battle Of Buena Vista Itis impossible i
for US, owing to the late hour at which
they were received, to publish them
this week. Vi ,ssag@ e1as
Gen, Taylor represents his force to
be somewhat short Of 5,40O.4 Santa
Anna, in his letter summoning General
Taylor to surrender, states his force 10
be 10000. What fearful odds!,s,And.
yet Gen. Taylor and his brave army,
in the engagement, completely routed
the numerous hosts Of the enemy.
Gen. Taylor says: Sour loss in the
recent actions, so far as ascertained,
amounts to- 264 killed, 45o wounded,
and 9e missing. One company Of the
Kentucky cavalry is not included in
this statement" { Va5ia I'
Gen.. Taylor further says that the
Mexican loss sis moderately estimated
at 1900, and may reach 1000 men,
killed and wounded" ai,
The following is extracted from Gen.
Taylor's latest despatch, datedMarch 4:
/ "The enemy had fully reckoned upon
our total rout, and had made arrange
ments to intercept our retreat, and cut
off the army, ,stationing for that purpose,
corps Of cavalry, not only Immediately
in our rear, but even below Monterey.
l regret to report that they succeeded
near the village OF Marin in destroying
a tram Of supplies, and killing a .consid-
cradle number of the escort and team.
sters. Colonel Morgan, Cd Ohio regi-
ment, on his march from Cerralyo to
Monterey, was infested by the Mexi.
can cavalry, with which he had sever
al rencontres, but finally dispersed
them with small loss on his own. part.
Captain Graham, A. @. M. volunteer
service, was mortalIy wounded in one
of these affairs. lhave no doubt that
the defeat of the main army at Buena
Vista will secure our line Of communi-
cation from further interruption, but
still propose in q few days to change
my headquarters to Monterey,;with a
view to make such further arrange.
ments as may be necessary in that
quarter" s7cas "I4 ,sfa }},. s.s.4gs
From all accounts it appears that
Santa Anna has left for San Luis Poto-
81. A large number Of his forces had
deserted and gone home. 9 'l'
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TAMprco, March 10, afternoon

GENTLEMEN: The mail from the cap.
ital has failed TO day. / am therefore
unable to furnish you the latest dates.
A letter from Aqua Nueva, dated
Oath February, states that two com.
missIoners from Gen. Taylor were sent
to Santa Anna, demanding capitula.
ton of all the forces under his com.
mand, and his answer was, that no ar.
rangement could be entered into; that
the field of fame should remain in pos.
session of him who could retain it by
the force of arms. 'a i'f
1t is currently reported here to-day,
tha: official dispatches have been re-
ceived from Gen. Taylor, in which he
states that he has reached Monterey,
TO which place he retreated, fighting
every inch of the way, with loss on
the part of the Mexicans of at least
5000, and that he had sufficient force
at command in Monterey to defend
that place, and ample supplies should
he be beseiged. His own loss in the en-.
gagement is not stated. 'I ''fi Ha'
We have positive information here.
that Gen. Urea was, on the Goth Fe b.
ruary, at Linares, with his brigade, and
that on the 2lst he would march for
Monterey, to cooperate with Santa
Anna in his attack on that place. o..
"-'' 'at "Hf J***
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We are led to believe, from
verbal information which we have received from
other sources, that there may be some truth in the
report, which we give below, of battle between
Col. Curtis and Gen. Urea. ... ,,......'-
The Latest from Col. Curtis.
We received, this morning, from our
attentive correspondent 3d." the fol-
lowing short, but important piece Of
news. The sentence "He was about
to surrender" is somewhat ambiguous;
but the letter induces US to believe that
our correspondent means Col. Curtis.
We will wait for further information
before we believe this to be the case.
For the honor of Ohio, we hope it
means Urea. Our boys would not
like TO be surrendered without longer
fight than three hours.- Ohio Statesman.
m CINCINNATI, April LIST. ls47. 4.
Col. MEDAkY:-Just as the mail was
about to close this morning, the General
Pike arrived from New Orleans with
dates Of the oath. News had reached
there by the schooner --- that Col.
Curtis had marched out to attack Gen.
Urea, and that the battle lasted several
hours. He was about to surrender at
one time, but by the sharp firing Of the
men under Col. Drake, and a general
charge, the enemy fled precipitately,
Col. Curtis gaining complete vic.
tory. "B."
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Urea, he would leave the main body
of his army at Buena Vista. d

OtiOu3 uC WVuiu tOuSO tH0 uloiu UOuy
of his army at Buena Vista. b
NOBLE AcT.-A Mexican physician
residing in Camargo, saysthe Flag, has
received letter from a surgeon at Sal
tillo, dated two days after the battle,
which states that Gen. Taylor permit
ted Santa Anna to have all his wound
ed conveyed into Saltilio, and rendered
him surgical aid from his own army.
ltis reported in Matamoras that Gen.
Urea had retreated toward the ,Tula
Pass, as soon as he understood that
Col. Curtis was marching against him.
II was also said that Santa Anna
was falling back upon San Luis Potosi;
but as we before said, DR.. Turner thinks
he has only retreated to Parras. ,ay
We are indebted 10 the editor Of La
Patra for the following extracts from
their correspondence, received by the
arrivals from Tampico: 35H1 ss.r +,
q M TAMplco, March 8, 1847. ,
GENTLEMEN, Il yesterday sent you a
parcel containing Ell Republican, up to
the a6th ultlmo, which addressed ac-
cording to your instructions, and !
herewith send you the three latest num-
bers Of that paper, which l have to-day
received for you. By these you will
see the painful position in which the
capital finds itself with the new polit-
ical movements. Tho revolution has
not yet been checked, but it's expect
ed that it soon will be-. The worst of
it is, that this pronunciamento happen
cd at an unpropitions time-the very mo.
ment when 1000 men were 20 leave for
Vera Cruz, under the command of Gen.
Canalizo, and is the reason why the
movements of the American army were
hastened, in their departure from this
place. During the last three days
about 1000 men left Tampico to join
the troops at Lobos, in order to attack
Vera Cruz. +. aa2 ..3.. yn.l .
II is now three days since we re-
ceived a report that Gen. Taylor had
been routed and cut to pieces by Santa
Anna, and that the Mexicans have lost
about 5000 men, killed and wounded; |;
and further that Gen. Taylor's army
was totally destroyed on the retreat
by the cavalry of Gen. Minon. We
do not know the truth Of all this for
want Of COMMUNICATIONS, but l can as
sure you that up to the present mo-
ment there is no intelligence to contra
dict the report, and every additional
rumor appears but to corroborate it. .
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MARITIME HERALD.
FORT OF NEW YORK, JUNE 3.
Cleared.

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Lne9na SHERMAN Have Zerega Coz Adrond.ek Ship
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(Br) Main. Glasgow. Buchanan, Harris Co; Home Win
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delphia; Faiconer Robertson Bangor; Olivia Sumner
port ..'' T--
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sloops-sarah cSln Taunton; Oscar Godfrey Tauntou
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Arrived.
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Tremst & Co.
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others.