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yet there obliged to remain until midnight when we
resumed our journey Al daybreak 0rzaba in all
its grandeur rising in beautiful cone covered with snow
above the other mountains of the range and
rise entered the picturesque town of Jaapa through
" Gale del Sangre PIecioso dc Crso street Of the
precious blood of Christ"
The country between Plan del Rio and Jalapa had the
opportunity Of seeing my return, when travelled from
the latter place TO Vera Cruz in litter borne by mules l.
however, observed nothing in it especially worthy of note.
Ceo Gordo where General Santa Anna is said to have
his position oppose the march Of Cen Scott is at the head
of long ascent of several miles from Plan del Rio but my
recollection of the place is too indsnct Tor me to venture
upon any details of its topography Corral Faso four miles
further is ruined hacienda. the summit rocky ridge,
from which magnificent view of the great mountains pre-
sented There numerous goges and passes in that
gon, which would doubtless offer considerable for
defence but they must be manned by people Of stern stuff
TO Withstand our forces.
conclude, this account Of the road from Vera Cruz to
JaaPa by the following table of distances, made from my
observations, which believe to be nearly exact
From Vera Cruz to Santa To Palo Cache 6
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THE VOLUNTEERS IN MEXICO.

FROM THE ORLEANS PIcAYUsE OF APRIL 81.
From all that learn the Washington Union will
be greyousy disappointed respect the renewal Of their
engagements by many Of the volunteers whose term of
is about expire 1t is supposed here that single
regiment be formed out Of al the twelve months men
in Mexico. The volunteers who the glorious bat
tie Of Buena Vista their way home One of the Ken
lucky regiments is already the Brasos COL Jefferson Da
vss regiment win soon be there and the Illinois and Indiana
troops will follow. We learn from officers and that there
is disposition e.enlst The from General
SCOTS column satisfactory. The determination to
return home soon their enistmens expire is universal
The officers little DESTROYS the of remaining in
the service that the whole of Gen. Taylos Buena Vista
army, with the exception of few regulars and large por
ton of Gen. Scott's will shortly leave the field.
The for this universal desire to quit the service has
been explained to The of Monterey and Buena
Vista assert and with good reason that the Iaures that have
been by them have been garnered by the Government
decorate other brows They say, and with TRUTH that
vaor sacrifice victories Of theirs their pro-
motion protect them against being oveaughed by nexpe
enced officers and subjected the command Of political ap
ponees They point to the miserable remnants Of regi
mens which they led to the army with wel6led ranks and
swelling aspirations, in token Of the hadshps they have su
eed and the per they have encountered and then refer to
the army register how such services are rewarded
They feel that the qualities which they have exhibited
Of blazing batteries the which rank and
they retire to give place TO those who possess them.
The second Kentucky regiment will return without its colo
mel lieutenant the first Mississippi will bring home
its colonel and leuenancolonel upon tters the Illinois
troops leave the gallant Hardin where he FELL and COL Yell
back the head Of the from Arkansas
These noble regiments have melted away under the seventies
Of campaign in which, if they have not the lasting
gratitude OF their coun,rymen, they have nothing.
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GORGE with high perpendicular cliffs each side, famous for
the number of robberies which have been committed there
and, alter emerging from it. entered another village called
Cruz Bnco-Whiie Cross-of somewhat better appearance
than the two last mentioned Still descending from this place.
we crossed beautiful little valley, covered with very green
grass and spotted by yellow flowers like butecups remind
ing of many places the Blue Ridge counties Of Virginia
and after passing the RIDGE which forms its western boundary,
we saw spread before us the great central plateau of Mexico
with the town of Perote and its castle in the distance. The
had become clear and cold and seated the coach
box had the opportunity of observing, in succession the
new objects presented. M Ell. #ft.
plantation Of Maguey Agape Anaercanathe Aneri-
can Aloe of our greenhouses-om which is extracted the
Pque the universal beverage Of the people of the upper
regions Of Mexico. We then passed large hacienda, with
its long range of low buildings looking like fortress and
its great church rising the midst and about sunset
entered the Of Perote, having employed eight hours
in travelling the thirty miles between that place and Jaapa
The distances on the road, by my estimate follows
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New YonK, MAY 3. Is47.

NEW YORK, MAY IS lb4T.
The excitement and phrenzy that existed here time
since about The Emgra passenger business, has received
its quieus by the passage of bill which gives satisfaction to
all pares and that will certainly the purposes for
which framed viz the protection Of the City and State
and the encouragement Of emigration The bill provides that
the arrival Of passenger ship the thereof shall
port the Mayor the and condition Of his passengers
and pay tax Of one dollar head for them.
In any lunatics inrm persons idiots, any other
persons incapable Of earning living and providing for their
support, and ,cho not members Of inamigrdng ia
miles, shall be among them, bond in the sum OF three hun
dred dollars shall be given for each The words in italics
constituted the great point Of difference between the shippers
and the Common Council and led to the expression Of public
opinion at the Tabernacle short time ago.
The Common Council proposed that the shipper should
give bond for every person that afflicted in this way
while the shippers concnded that there necessity
it, unless the persons afflicted part parcel Of
emigatng family II they were, they thought unnecessa-
y because the families Of the afflicted would take that
they would not become public charge.
The shippers will be perceived gained the point they
contcnded for The city and State will be indemn6ed be-
the tax Of one dollar each sufficient deay the
pcnse and the matter is at resorever it is be hoped
CORES. Philadelphia Inquirer.
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SINGULAR AccIDrNr.--A singular and serious accident
occurred last week Cincinnati In company with gentle
man in buggy young lady was returning to the city from
country aunt Her long dress, flying the side Of the
vehicle caught in the spnte of broken eoe Of the hind
Wheel and dragged her violently and suddenly out upon the
pavement In the fall her skull fractured and her
very is doubtful.
III wonder that such accidents do not more frequently
happen, seeing the needless manner in which Ladies not
azng the danger Of the pracce) suffer their garments
hang loosely from gigs caoes any sort Of carriage which
partly OPEN We have ofen observing carriages passing
own srects) shuddered the reflection that light breath
of wind waiting the folds Of shawl mantle, the train
Of gown over the wheel Of the vehicle lady riding in,
might lead to the most ghtul accdentjust such thai
above described -EDIToRs NAT. INTEL.
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For the last three years the number Of students Of theology
at Berlin has considerably diminished In 1914 the number
amounted to 613 and there is 247 In all the German
Universities the number OF theological students Of late years
has very much fallen off but not in great proportion
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TUSSEL-Itis proposed to tunnel the st Lawrence,
opposite the island Of Montreal in order to connect the rail-
road running the Atlantic The proposed tunnel under the
ST. Lawrence at narrowest part, ST. Heens island,
will be about one-hrd of mile from shore to shore, and
about one third the length Of the principal tunnels in Eng
land The depth of the in the river above is 43 feet
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THE ROAD FROM VERA CRUZ TO MEXICO
FROM "THE UNION"

DEAR SIR Ageeably to the desire expressed by you yes
ersy send you sheets containing description of tn
lower portion of the road from Vera Cruz Mexico,
which army under Gen. Scorr moving by the laes
accounts II is made from my notes and recoectons Of my
trip to Mexico years ago, and will hope, be Of some
use in rendering easily ineligible the which may
be daily expected from that quarter Should you consider
worth while, will send you similar sketch of the remain
der Of the road to Mexico. With great esteem, yours,
ROBERT GREENHOW.
WAsHlSGroS, SATURDAY, MAY /, lSf7.
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bestowed
road by the SPaniard who paved with large blocks of lava
but like all works Of the kind executed by that nation
badly laid and is abandoned in many places
for convenient lines of direction Passing the village
of la Buaderia, (he little fag,) we, in hours and
half reached another about ten miles from Jaapa called
San Miguel del Soado, consisting Of three ruinous
buildings and immense church Of pasered sone Of
those which each great landed proprietor obliged by law
by custom to his domain At a short distance be-
yond this place gained emnence from which pros
pec embraced extent Of country, including the
far south, informed, Vera Cruz but ere could
examine it in detail involved in thick mist, which
changed cold drzzle and obliged to draw up
the glasses Of the carriage
Ere had advanced many miles from San Miguel all signs
OF tropical country disappeared My thermometer fell from
76 where it stood when left Jaapa to As and suffered
severely from the change although prepared for it by thick
the appearance of If violent noheasery
in place Of the dense growth Of covered with vines
saw only few pines at intervals in sheltered places This
was in the 18th degree latitude midsummer under
directly vertical At LENGTH after toling, rather climbing,
in this for another hour and half we reached
village Of La Hoya, (he hoom) consisting Of few log
huts in rock defe Of the mountains and Immediately be-
yond appeared Of the extraordinary character.
We the summit OF the pass Of the Sierra Madre
mile and half in absolute elevation above the level Of
the and crossing plain strewcd with ofava
Of all Sizes from fifty feet in height downwards among which
here and there few suned pines wreched vegetable
aborons rendering the desoaon more dcsoae by their
Torn aspect Whence these Of lava, like many
gigantic cnders, projected, is mystery not vet aho-
ed, of crater having been discovered in the vicinity
and the only mode of accounting for their is the
suggested by Humboldt that they may have been thrown
out by lateral eruption from the Colre de Peroehow
many thousand years ago there Of estimating
After crossing the plain for hour began descend
and soon reached Las Egds struggling village Of huts like
La Hoya Thence we went down through long valley OF
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quence Of the wound received from Colonel
Benton.
Mr.. Reed was bona Jide in all The battles
fought during that campaign; knew Colonel
Benton personally, and asserts most positively
that he was in none of them.
] have also examined thoroughly one Of the
lives of General jackson, and look in vain for
the mention Of his name there. Admit, as is
contended, that he was at the battle of the
Horseshoe. His must have been an inglorIous
part, not to have had his name mentioned by
any historian, when there were not more than
three thousand troops engaged. A Colonel
with his commission in his pocket, and in COM
mand of a regiment, a part Of the three thou
sand men engaged in the most desperately
fought Of all General Jackson's bloody battles,
not to have gained renOwn enough to have his
name mentioned in a history giving the details
Of the bloody strife, is a much poorer compli'
ment to the Lieutenant General, than to say
that he was not present. / reckon he would
say, "deliver us from such friends.n ***
Beatie's Bl4f, August 81, l847.
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The ADMINISTERING AND GENERAL ScorT.-
The course of the Presidents editor in regard
to Mr.. Trist's mission to Mexico, is specimen
of the political integrity Of the A administration
When Mr.. Trist first set out on his mission, a
conjectural statement of the object of it was
put forth by some newspaper, which the off.
clal organ promptly discredited by the asser-
ton that Mr.. Trist was gone, not to Mexico
but to New Orleans on his own private bust.
ness. When the reports of Trist's difficulty
with Gen Scott were first made public the
Union denied that any difficulty had taken
place. But now, at least, the Union charges
that, but for Gen. Scott, Mr.. Trist would have
made peace with Mexico before now. We
have no doubt the Administration are bent or
picking a quarrel with Scott and mean to re-
call him. This is no unreasonable suspicion
when it ia. considered that the government or
gan publicly makes so tremendI us an assault,
onscott asis necessarily implied in the assertion
that but for him a peace would have been con
cluded by Mr.. Trist.-C,n. Atlas.
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"chaplains in the Army.

Hon. PAUL A. BRowN, of Philadelphia, late
ly addressed the following letter to Rev. w. L.
MCCALLA, brother of Hon. ]. M. MoCALLA,
laie of Lexington, KY, and now Of Washing
ton:*
'DEAR SIR; | earnestly but respectfully re-
quest you to answer truly, candidly, and fully
the following questions:
'lst. Were you not recently an applicant
for the situation of chaplain in the American
army now in Mexico?
sgd. Had you a personal interv lew with
his Eycellency JAMESK, Polk on that subject?
ga. Did the President tell you that when he
appointed two Catholic priests chaplain, he
knew he had no right to make any such ap-
pointment, as there was no such office within
his gift; but that he had appointed them chap
lGtns nominaly that they might become sp,es !?i
To these questions Mr.. MoCAILA returned
the 70 lowing %laconic answer at the conclu-
sion OF a long letter rejecting severely on the
Catholic church, which has nothing to do with
the particular points under consideration, 70,
which reason it is omitted:
"My answer to your first question is, | was
to your second, l had; TO your third he did.
Respectfully, yours, "W. L.. McCALLA.,
Whether the President himself will Tor not
wash his character clear of SO foul a piece q
duplicity with the Rev. Messrs. McELRoY and
REY as the Rev. Mr.. McCAILA has charged up
on him, time will tell. ARIEL.
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oregon ana oaII10rnla--a Monlhs LataE.

oregon and CALIFORNIA; Months Later.
GAINESVILLE, avg. 81.
We have received from our attentive Cincin-
natl correspondent the following interesting
news:
Messrs. Shaw and Bolden arrivedatSt. Louis
on Thursday last direct from Oregon, having
left the frontier settlements on the 9th May anG
made the trip to ST, Joseph's in SO days.
The party met but little difficulty on the
route. The various parties of emigrants to
Oregon and California were making rapid pro-
gress. Davidson and his company were met
at the Big Sandy and two other companies at
Green River.
The Mormons with their immense train OIL
wagons, were met net. the Forks Of Platte
river, on their route to California, and theil
rulers, the "Twelve Apostles" as they are cal
led, we metal Fort Bridges. 1t was understood
that the Mormons would not proceed this sea-
son further than Salt Lake.
The American feet was off Lower Califor-
MIA, engaged against Mazatlan, Acapulco, and
other towns in that quarter. The troops had
all been ordered to concentrate in the same
direction. There is no detail given Of con,
templated movements, but it is doubtless to en-.
force the blockade proclaimed by Commodore
Biddle.
Gen. Kearney was about to leave California.
and expected to reach the States in the month
of September,
The affairs of California generally appeari in
a very unsettled condition,
Messrs. Shaw and Thompson learned from
Brannon additional details of the sufferings
experienced by the parties Of emigrants which
failed to reach California before the last winter
came upon them. They added to the horrors
Of the previous accounts that seUeaty;fue per.
ished from cold by exposure to the snow, and
from starvation, The survivors were reduced
to the dreadful alternative Of subsisting upon
the dead bodies of their companions,
The whole Reed family, in connection with
that of Bonner, reached the suffers settlement
in safety, after enduring incredible sufferings
Com. Drake, of the British ship Modest, is on
his way to the United States, overland, with Q
small party. He will probably be attacked by
the Pawnees.
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SECOND MISSISSIPPI R1FLFs.-This regiment,
now encamPed at Buena Vista, has rendered
Col. JEFFERSON DAVIS the office of Col. vaca-
ted by the resignation of Col. Reubin Davis
We presume Col, D. will not accept the COM
mand we regret to state that he is now suf-
fering greatly from the wound he received at
Buena Vista. The tender of the command Of
the I'd regiment is a compliment which no one
better deserves than Col. Davis. The regi.
ment have honored themselves in making the
tender, thus evincing their appreciation Of
what a regimental leader should be, and theil
worthy ambition to acquire glorious laurele
in the battle field. The tender was unani
nous on the past of both officers and men,
MississPpian.
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GENEROSITY OF GEN, TAyIoR-The Missis-
sippi volunteers relate an anecdote ~illustra-
ting Gen. TaylOr's characteristic goodness of
heart. Soon after the battle Of Monterey, and
during the excessively hot weather, from which
officers and men suffered severely some gentle
men sent Gen. Taylor for his private use a bar
rel OF ice and a quantity Of delicious claret.-
Inc precious burthen was deposited at the
Generals tent with a note from the donor; aE-
ter politely acknowledging which the old
hero caused the head Of the barrel to be knock
ed out, and taking for his own use a lump as
large as his fist, sent the whole of the remain
der, and the claret to the hospital for the use
Of the sick soldiers. This is but one instance
out Of many, Of the considerate and self sac
riicing generosity and humanity of Gen. Tay.
lor's character.
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snow Second Auditor Of the Treasury.

WHAT IS CENsURE?-The Western (Alex-
andria, La Democrat, in attempting to < cuse
those men in congress, who to their own ruin
attempted to ruin Gen. Taylor because he made
the great fight at Monterey, quotes the Demo-
cratic congressional provision on the notice Of
his victory.
"PfOvided, That nothing herein contaied
shall be construed into an appreciation Of the
terms of the capitulation of Monterey
And adds afterwards
Is this ''Censure Of Gen. Taylorm Is il
even condemnation Of the Monterey capitula.
ton? For the life of US, we cannot see how
such an Interpretation can be given 10 this plain
language.
1t is scarcely necessary to hint to any man
that the editor Of the Democrat belongs to thai
class Of men of whom it is said that atbere are
none 50 blind as they who will not see,, Thai
quotation mas no feeling Of censure in #. eb4
Well sir, perhaps you will construe it into San
apPrObation."-Concordi nteltgencer.
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DENTIsFRY-We call attention 70 the card Of
the Messrs. Lewis. Dr.. Y. w. Lewis has prac-
ticed here for several years, and we have never
heard the first complaint Of his work YET,
Anotherthing we have observed is, that he does
not advise the filing, plugging, &c. of teeth,
merely for a job, thereby injuring the patient,
when there is no necessity. We examined a
piece Of his work the other day, in which he
had supplied one Of our citizens with whole
set Of teeth for the upper jaw and nearly all
Of the lower, and it was as beautiful a piece Of
work as we ever saw. We cannot describe il
technically, but the teeth were set on what we
should call a gold artificial jaw bone and rooI
Of the mouth, the upper and lower being uni.
ted by Springs. The patient was entirely sat
isfed with the work. We recommend him to
all, at home and abroad.
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The election returns from Alabama are com.
Plete. Chapman, Democratic candidate fol
Governor, has a majority of 1884. The sen.
ate stands-Democrats, 16; Wbigs,l5. Hous,
of Observation-Disclosures 62: Wings, SO
National.
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Roharts, Vote,

The attempt, so laboriously made in this
District to yindicate poor Roberts from the Of
feet Of his vote Of c%ensure, is certainly the
most barefaced attempt to throw dust in the
eyes Of the people that ever was resorted to by
p%ettifogging politicians. II Roberts is thus to
be excused, where is the censure for Jake?
Not a single loco foco paperin this District has
given the FIRST line Of disapprobation to him.
The truth is, the whole Democracy thought the
capitulation at Monterey was an assailable
point, though a desperate one, and they were
determined to keep it for future attack. The
pitiful excuse Of previous question, holding
the floor o5er them, as our friend Roberts ex-
pressed II, is only an after thought. The storm
Of popular indignation was too great, and the
sinners are ready to seek any port to escape it.
Had the Democracy rushed to thank Taylor,
they might easily have done it; else how did
they afterwards vote for the Senate resolutions
Of thanks? A desire to cringe to those in
power, joined to a prospective party advantage,
was the cause Of the vote, and fear of popular
indignation nlone caused them to back out o.
it. But the people can see and understand
these things, and we hope will remember then
at the ballot box. There is fear and alarm il
the camp, we know, from the reckless and IN
paralleled efforts that are made TO sustain TIL
caucus nominee; and with energy and perse
v%erance, we may, we can rout them. Let eve
ny one do what he can, no matter how little.
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To VoLuNTEERs.-We have received, too late
to insert it entire, a communication from Gov,
Brown Of the Oath inst. We condense.-Bul
one company Of the Battalion, the Chickasaw
Heroes, Capt. Reyes, has reported and has been
received, ordered to rendezvous at Vicksburg
on the 18Th Sept. The Governor anticipates
aud expects, that the first and second Divisions
will furnish one other company-the Sd Di'
vision [ours) one Co, the 4th and 9Th, one Col
each-to be at Vicksburg by the 18th and mo-
after the 25th. We subjoin the letter Of Sec.
rotary Marcy.
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The communication from Beatie's Bluff, we
insert, as our correspondent is a gentleman,
responsible for his statements. We wish that
he had left out a few epithets that sound un-
pleasant, and do not add to the strength Of his
statement, Ii is but Justice to Mr.. TomPkins
that the correction should be made, as the oc.
c%urrence has given rise to some considerable
conversation.