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DEATHS.

Died, al his residence, in this city, on N,
day evening, the 29h inst, Mr.. EDWARD N. Al
LEN, in the Both year OF his age, leaving an age
mother and several brothers and si>iers 10 mour
his valuable loss. His funera will be preacnt
from DR.. Plumef's Church, lhis afternoon,
half past 3 O'Clock His friends and The ifietc
Of his family are respectfully invited TO aust
without further notice.
II has neyeg been allotted TO any individual
record with more sorrow The death OF anoIR
than has fallen to the lot OF the humble wTitei .
this. Nothing that he can say could extractit'
the deepe rccesseS OF The hear oil The nuInef0.
friends oil the deceased, emotions oil sorrow M
hea,t-rendirg than The mere annunciaion oil ,.
death. No man ever died more regretted by
friends. Yhcse who best knew him, mos a.
mred him. He has been member Of the RIcs
mond Blues for more than Is years, and toF 70
last several years has been a lieutenant in saA
company.
Died, a, The residence of Mr.. Alfred CoE'tl
OF this city, Sunday evening. March Pm,
o'clock, MIR CHARLES AMoHETr, OF Ches'efas-
county, in the 18Th year OF his age.
Died, February Eth, al Liscormae, Co. =,
Loagford, Ireland, MIR. SHuLDHAE JOHNSTON, ~ =,
Of The city Of Richmond, deeply and desei'es =.
regretted By numerous circle OF iTlenas ~ w,i >.
many virtues and endearing qualities tie o'el :
he lived, faithful follower OF his SavIouf'
Died. al his residence, in the county 81 Suss,,
On Thursday evening, the 18Th February, iitss -
T. Scorr, in The 50h year of his age, leaVinii E.,
AFFLICTED wife and children to mourn 'nen ~.
The subject olths obituary was man OF s. .;,y i
dustry and energy The comfort and pfospes.i;: i,
his family was bis greatest desire, ard ioI ~:
labored most assiduously kind, hospilaLp sna,.
friendly in his intercourse, polite and sen aGs vic
~ in his department, he LETT many fllsndis a..
deeply sympathise with his befeayed iam,2
| will ever remember the pleasant assoc,.i III:
passed with him. But thou ar, gone 10 ny adj
home, and LEI, all who were dear 10 thee gu
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A SAMPLE OF WIG ABUSE.

The following from the New Orleans Bulletin,
(says the Baltimore Republican, is but mode
rate specimen OF the abuse Of some of the Wing
press, thrown upon The Administration. No mat
ter what occurs, blame must attach to the Execu-
tive. "Placed by the Government in his present
painful and Trying posilion"-is The language
used when The facts are notorious that every dis
cre,ionary power was given 10 General Taylor,
and if he got into such position il was his own
ac; but thai snpposilion is most probably ground
less, as the most authentic accounts show that, II
he has had battle, his position has been such
as 10 enable him to whip The Mexicans. But
this is the manner after which Wing Editors talk.
Their attempts 10 "turn every event Of the war
into cause Of censure upon The Administration"
are well understood, however, and condemned by
not few Of their own party; SO lei them abuse
away-"it is their vocation :"
sWhether successful or defeated, Gen. Taylor
will gain reputation and respect from The coun-
try, as every one considers he has been placed by
the governments his present painful and trying
position, not only without his consent, but against
his actual remonstrances-and whilst total de-
feat would only excite the warmest sympathies
in his favor from the entire nation, that result
would sink Mr. Polk and his cabinet into The
pro.oundsst depths OF political perdiIion.'
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From the New Orleans Tropic, March %,
IFTOm TIC NC" OIIeHH5 7 IOPIOi HIaTCH <o1
NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF WAR

NE w . EsoNl = liA- '1iS1h oI w XIV
We are no longer in a painful state of sus-
pense. Glorious odd Rough and Ready has en-
coun,ercd The willy Santa Anna, and the result is
a triumph 10 the American arms. The vessel
which broush, th. intelligence had not reached
the city al twelve o'clock, last night. Two or
three of our cnterprising contemporaries had
thcir agents al The mouth OF The river, who board
ed The vessel obtained the gratifying intelligence
and came mp 10 the city in a steamer. Extras
we're soon issued, 10 which we arc indebted for
the accounts We publish this morning. The in
lelIigence has impaired the liveiies! JOY among
our citizens. The details of the "aG@r," as
General Taylor in hi, dispatches 10 The War
Department, modesly styled The battles OF Palo
Alo and Resaca de Ia Palma, has not reached us;
and, consequently, there are many things connec-
led with it, some of pleasing, and alas, others OF
painful interest, which are, as YET, hidden from
our view! Further intelligence will, therefore,
be looked for with painful solicitude. Onr joy
is MI unmixed with grief Many chiyalrc spir-
its have fallen victims 10 their devotion and va
lor. Among the lamented dead, the honored
names Of Clay, son Of the Farmer OF Ashland,
and Yell, OF Arkansas, are mentioned. This
part Of The news will cast gloom over The spi-
rits OF every patriotic American; and, TO tho IA
,hcr OF The first named, The shock will be severe
indeed. lie will have the sympaIhies OF all the
good and brave of The land.
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the DUTY OF electing 70 such an office the man Of
superior moral character, il his abilities are even
respectable; especially when his opinions on The
erea. subjccts Of action in that Office are more
| correct taan his adveIsary's opinions.
II is bad, very bad, to require OF your Congress
man s'rici accordance with the President-even
with Washington, or Jefferson Il is the ve
~ way 10 make servile Congress- Every Pre-.
siienl needs 10 be watched; and watched by his
f..eads loo; for The watching OF his regular oppo.
ncnis-!heir systematic outcry against all be
does-is regarded by half or more oi me naiicn
merely as The lying shepherds boys ely ol"Woll
worn Ills The Presidents fr,ends ID congress who
should be not only suffered, but encouraged by he
npople to,speak DOT boldly, whenever any measure
or opinion deserves animadVersion. Inc people
are untrue 10 themselves, wheh 'hfy tnuzze Their
congr,ssman and siihe his freedom OF speech and
~ ,boneh, il he happens TO dissent from any par,
u ,seis Presidents course. They DO much 10
ensnrc immunity 10 numberess dellnquencies and
corruntion. This consideration made il unwse
IN any portion of the real people 10 denounce Mr.
Calhoun tor his dissent, so tempeFatelY expressed.
frnm MIR. Pok's course about the war. The
ms consideration should make you and NE 10.
,.,an, M Mr.. I.eakes dissent from Mr.. Ca!hoHn
.vhs rue is good one, and works both ways
81 us not muule our Congressman Chat mey
be, towards our iavof,e statesman any tnu,e
lhau towards our President. MIR l.. is quite ca.
pable Of doing Mr. c.. justice, when calm.r
moment comes.
By suffering Mir. L. TO he defeated We Shall
strengthen. instead Of weakening the de'esiase
caucus system. Honest Democrats viii sal
"we are beaten for want OF concert, ior want oi
submission 10 the "Conyeniion" (caucns) AM
The Whss have elected their man, not hail 50
worthy as ours, by caucusing." Then they vii
sing ho2annas 10 King Caucus, and vow hde iy
, 10 him in future. Let u avert this result L.,
MS vote Tor MI Lcaks, not because but IN spill
Of his nomination BY the CAUCUS. His being i.
nominee dctracls good deal from his merits.
is ,rue bur. after all, he is immeasurahly supeIc,
in essentials 10 Mr.. Bots--who By the By, is also
a Caucus nominee, and An advocate Of caucuse,
To The polls then, brethren. and LEI us Wind.
cate or principles and the Ccntiirlion, resa3.
less Of The injustice OF these with whom We 40.
p. S-The seeming esoiism in the first par {.
the foregoing address ia but apparent, hope o.
al least. was inevitable. Il was necessary 10 ID.
favorable reception Of my counsels, ,ha, yog
should know they came IRON one who thinks an
feels with You. And The letter |" is the shorr,
and pIane,t way Of mentioning ones self
LOUISA, March 20, NJ. a BUCkSklN
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POETRY.
Staying THE DEER.
BY SAMUEL LOVER.

GLA Inv lAA- pEA'-e.
BY SAMUEL LOVER.
In the woods, hunters say,
Ii is glorious and gay,
To rush through their sporting career,
Where the leaves falling red,
Yield ready-made bed,
Where they res, after Staying line deer.
On the venison steak,
Jovial leasing they make,
And the flask going round helps The cheer,
While the logs blazing bright,
Keep them warm through the night,
When they rest, after Staying the deer
But know a sport,
That is safer resort,
For wives will complain, if too lar
You are tempted to steer,
In pursuit OF the deer,
And they wonder "wherever you are /"
So give me the sleigh,
On the white frozen way,
With woman, beside me, to cheer,
Who is never complaining,
How long you're remaining,
When thus you are s,eighing the DsaT.
As we gallop full speed,
As we run We may read,
She rejoices how fast we have col on;
While The proud ilIIle mink,
Wrapped in bear-skin and lynx.
Looks JUST like diamond in cotton
Her cheek red as rose,
owe won't speak OF the nose,)
Oh! beauly's delicate thing
OF bloom on the cheek,
Any poet may speak,
Blu! (blow itD a nose we can't sing!
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VERA CRUZ.

The streets o. cur city (says the Union haw
his day tcen inundated with inmOrs about Yea
Cruz It has been said, that the city had suriea.
ie,ed Without iiiing sun-aHd that ne casiee!
San Juan dUlloa was blown ~ Neither 9!
these rumors IS correct, as lar al least as tie g.
vcrnmenr is now advised. The facts are thee
A leuer, which We have seen, has been received
This day from Havana, which ales that, on tie
previous evening the steamer Mississippi had ar.
rived from Vera CfoZ, having taken The place d
the unfortunate Tweed, which has been recently
shipwreokcd Oh the coast. From the reliable &c.
counts brought by her, II would appear thai San.
a Anna had ordered lie troops 10 he Withdraw
nom The city, leaving tie casle 10 defend iIselL
According 10 an order issued by Santa Anna, u
appears thai his troops are Ia make stand u "
PueTls Naclonal--ihe Naliondi Bfidge-aboni =
miles from Vera Cruz This is strong mia
rs position # which Madame Calderon, Che stG
OF The Spanish Minister in Washington, To whos.
beautiful and admirable Life in Mexico, being
a residence Of TWO years IL that country" from
1899 10 1911, We arc indebted TOR So much amust
meni and intorma!ion,) gives lie following DE-
scription:
1--WE arrived ION travelling from Vera Cruz 70
The capi'alJ al puere Nacional, formerly Purre
del Rey, celebrated as the scene OF many an en-
gdpcintul OUTING tne IevolulION, ana ny ollupi
ing which, Victoria frequently prevented The pa
sage oi The Spanish troops and that Of the con-
voys Of silver 10 the port. Here we s,opre! 4
shori lime To admire The beautiful bridge rhrogl
ovsr The river Antigua. with lis stone arches,
which brought Mrs. Wards sketch 10 M r.
collection though il is very long since saw lst
book. We were accompanied by The commali.
rr oil Tie ior, II is now a peacelu-iookipg scent
We walked 10 The hsidse, pulled branches d iaee
white flowers, admired the rapid river da,trs
over the rocks, and the fine bold scenery that SUI.
rounds t. The village is a mere collection o
hus with some fine rees.'
The writer of this letter has sent, also, la'e IA.
vana papers 10 Washington. We hope TO hdF.
the opportunity OF laying some lransIaions be.
fore our readers, il they should contain anyhl0s
worthy Of particular notice.
We learn, also, through The channel OF he
same letter from Havana, that new reyoonci
has taken place in Yucatan--lha! the Campeschs
or independent parry hasc been deieaied-lse par
Is favorable 10 Mexico, which has bcen snsPen''
ed since The 9Th January, has been restored
and all The regulations adopted during this inter
val, have heen abolished.
judge Scou has appointed Cassius /. ~
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Y ~ VIC T'T.IuTEF.
N,essrs. Editors regretted TO see an an.
nonnccmen,. in your paper Of Yesterday, halM,
Lcakc would address the people Of Henricc %
Monday next. Surely there must be some ni~
lake about this, as il has been understood thai ",
Leakc wonld be at Powha!an Conrl on Mo-.
day next, where Mr. Bolts will be in auehdarce.
There is time enough before Tie election ioi W.
Leakc 10 meet The people OF Henrco, and %.
derstand an opportunity will be afforded him q
meeting the people OF the lower and upper eli'.
the county next week.
Ii is hoped Mr.. Leakc will mol fail I" be a
Powha,an Coul on Monday 10 meet Mr. Bots
"a DEMOCRAT"
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THE FORTUNES OF WAR.

Many OF the volunteer companies complain
cd that instead OF being allowed TO accompa-
nv Gen. Scott in the active excitement of An al
tack upon Vera Cruz, they were ordered to rem
devious with Gen. Taylor, where nothing bel
Ter than amas,crly inactivity" was looked for
Their speculalions, however, were not realized.
The battles OF Buena Vista, are certainly as de-
cisive and signal, under the circumstances, as
any result we can expect al Vera Cruz; and
we'll did the volunteers with Taylor prove their
readiness and zeal in the cause. All the regl-
ments fought bravely and were stripped OF many
Of their brightest ornaments The 81 Regiment
OF Illinois volunteers and the ID Indiana Reel-
ment seem to have los, much The larger proper
lion OF oficers-and when the officers fell, their
brave men must have been equally sacrificed.
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TuE RICHMOND ENQUIRER.

,ortv miles from Camargo.--The Col. mas nue.
f,rce ot volunteers composed oiIhe Ohio and IN
LANA Regiments, battalion of Virginia yolun-
,eers. and Capt Hunters company oil U. ,. Ira
soons or corr,,vo
The Mexicans have possession oil Ce,raiVo'
China, Mier and all The towns between oahai-
90 and Monterey. cn
Major Coffee, Paymas!er, will carry on ueh'
Tayo' 5 dispatches from Monterey.
AMERICAN OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
REouLARs-GENERAL STAFF.
KiIled-Capt Geo. Lincoln, Asst Adlutant
Wounded-Asst Adjt Gen. Bliss slightly;
Brevt ID Lieut.. Bryan, Typographical Engi-
neers-slighlly.
lsT DRAGONS.
Wounded f. Sleer-seyerely.
COMPANY L, So ARTILLERY.
Wounded I'D Lieut.. w G. French-severely.
COMPANY B. 4Tn ARTILLERY.
Wounded-lsl Lieut.. OBrien- slightly.
VoLrNrsgRs MISSISSIPPI RlFLEs.
Killed-lsl LII. R. l.. Moore; 81 1t. Francis
McNulty.
Wounded Jefferson Davis-seyeiey /;
CapainJ J. NJ. Sharp-severely; Lieut.. A. B. Cor
win-slightly; Lieut. Garnet Posy-sighliy Ii.
]. ?. Stocklon-slghtly.
KENTUCKY CAVALRY.
hilleu-AdJ. +. NJ. vaughan.
Wounded-One Captain and three Lieuls.
ARKANSAS CAVALRY.
Killed-Colone Archibald Yell, and Captain
Andrew r. Porter.
Wounded Thomas A. Reeder.
SECOND KENTUCKY FooT RIFLES
Killed-Colonel W. r. Mckee and Lieutenant
Colonel Henry Clay, Jr, Captain J. w. Moss
and Captain William Il. Willis.
Wpundod-I ;eutonont r g Rarhrur-Slioht-
ly; Lieutenant w. S. Wilhers-severely; Lieu
tenant Thomas w. Mosser-seveIely.
INDIANA BRIGADE.
Wounded BrigadieT General Joseph Lane
slightly.
SECOND REGIMENT.
Killed Captain I. 3. Kinder, Captain Will
liam Walker and Lieutenant Thomas c. Parr.
Wounded Capt w. L. Sanderson- slightly,
and Captain John Osbnrn-slghty; Lieutenant
S. w. Cayce-slish,ly; Lieutenant II. Penning-
ton-slighlly; Lieutenant David S. Lewis
slightly; Lieutenant Joshua Moore-slightly;
Lieutenant Justin Dayis-sighlly, and LieuIen-
ant J. A. AppeIson-slishtly.
THIRD REGIMENT.
Killed Captain James Fagsar.
Wounded-Major w. A. Gorman-slighily,
and Captain ]. N. Sleep, slightly.
ILLINOIS BRIoaDE-FlR>T REGIMENT.
Kiled-Coloncl ]. j. Hardin, and Captain j.
w. Zabriskie and Lieut.. Bryan II. Haughton.
Wounded : Lieutenant J. l.. MCCONNELL
slightly, and Lieut. Hezekiah Evans, slightly.
2SD REGIMENT
Killcd-Capt. Woodward; Lieuts. A. B. Brun-
tree, Fletcher, Ferguson, Robinson, Kelly, Bari
Lesson, AlheGlon and Price.
Wounded-Capt. Coffcy, Capt. Baker; Lieut..
Jno. A. Picket Lieut.. EngIeman; Lieut.. Steel;
Lieut.. West; Adjulant Whitesidc.
TEXAS COMPANY.
Killed--lsl Lieut.. Campbell; ID Lieut. Leon
hard.
acknowledgement Conner.
MATaMnuas, March 9TH, 1877.
Sir-The foregoing is a copy oi statement
handed 10 me BY Surgeon Turner, U. S. Army,
Just arrived at this place from Camargo, which
is corroboraled by letter from Lieut.. Brillon,
Assistant CommissaIy a: Camarso
Very respectfully, your ob't scrv't,
]. P.TAYLOR LII Col. and A. G. q. S.
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On Thursday the irisate ST. Lawrence was
launched al the Gospou navy yard. Some ihon-
sands witnessed the launch Of his splendid "foa-
ing castle" which, according 10 The Norfolk lie
raid, was "onc Of the best constructed and mos
successful operations OF the kind that has ever
been witnessed, and reflects great credit on those
who had the management OF it,"
The ST. Lawrence, (says the Norfolk HERALD
is one OF The class oi lrisates planned by Tie
Board OF Navy Commissioners, under the law
for the gradual increase OF The Navy, which
was passed in 1916 or ~, and her keel
was laid in April 1896, since which time the
work of building has been prosecuted a, convent
enl seasons, until few months past when the or
derwas given to complies il, under he direction
o! Mir. Hart, the present Naval CONSTRUCTOR
This gentleman, however, was absent GulIng The
preparation for the launch and that responsible
business was assigned by the commandan 10 the
direction OF his son, MIR. Samuel /. Haru, TO
whom The result is most creditabIe and praise
worthy. To him we are indebted Tor the follow
ing statement OF The dimensions OF the 81. Law
renee:
Length between perpendiculars, l76 f.. breadth
Of beam (monlded) Is feet, depth OF bold 10 gun
deck q feet inches, gun deck 10 spar deck eel
inch, burihen in tons (measuremenD 1862 5U.9o.
These were the original dimensions ; but We
learn that they have been slightly altered or modi
fed, and the tonnage increased, by the new meth
cd oi estimating.
AHmAMgST.-Main deck, &c lhrty-iwo pound
ers, eight inch shell guns.-Spar deck, medi-
nm - Founders, eight inch shell guns, II light
80 FOUNDERS.
Though this shews force Of only so guns she
is picrced for and can carry TO.
The work o! finishing and launching the s..
Lawrence has been accomplished with an cxpedi-
lion and success which reflects c;edii on all who
were engaged in il, and on none more than Inc
worthy Comma ndaut Of The Yard, Commodore
Charles w. Skinner, who had the supervision Of
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Of The len regiments 10 be raised, (say> d:
Union,) under the last ten regiment law Of Fer
raary and which are sent of BY sixties and sever.
ties as last as they are recruited, il is expected
that al east 1000 would be al Brazos, or near
that destination, by The end Of March, and 1900
by the middle Of April. These will te sent d.
rom The Rio Grande 10 Monterey, under The di.-
c.e,ionasy direction Of General Cadwaliader, u
small! numbers, and IN such manner rs he nig
consider safe and expcdient The last recruits
will Be placed al posts oil the river, 10 take To-:
place of those who have been longer in The sel.
vice, and who are now at those poss, bu, vi
first be despatched 10 General Taylor.
In word, no eSerions are spared by The Wa
Department 10 send reinforccmen,s TO Gen. TaY.
Ior Orders have gone on 10 Gen. Brooke, Il
New Orleans, 10 organic, according 10 the laws
as many as 1000 troops from Lonisiana;-ani,
il Gen Scott can spare any OF his troops, aig
lakin. the castle, he will probably send a de'art.
nenr to he relie! ana Strengthening Of General
Taylor.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-04-02

We are authorized 10 announce, that J. T. A.
MARTIN, ESQ.,, will be a candidate for the House
of Delegates from the county Of Goochland. He
will al once sci 10 work 10 canvass The whole
county Tor The suffrsgss Of the people.
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A company OF volunteers nave been orsa-
nized in this city 10 take part in The next lisht,
numbering about ilty The following otilcers
have been elected: ~ B. Burrow, captain !;
r w. Heath, Isl lieutenant; Chas. A. Clarke,
ID lieutenant; Elisha Browne, brevet ID ieu-
tenant. This company serves without pay or
emolument. 1t was accepted by Gen. Patterson,
and will be disbanded after The next battle II IS
composed chiefly of Texans, Walkers Rangers,
Mier prisoners, &C.. and is attached 10 the Atm
Illinois Regiment Tampieo Sentinel, -'iareh b.
MIR. r. w. Heath, The LIST lieutenant in The
company referred TO above was formerly resi-
dent OF this city, and we'll known TO many OF The
Inhabitants. He was for some years clerk in
one of our largest and most respectable mercan-
tile houses. Wearied, however, with life oil
inac,ion, which was perfectly uncomfortable 10
one OF his adventurous spirit, some four or live
years ago lie started Tor The West and Ioinet
company Of Santa Fe traders, whose haTdships
and dangers lie shared for many months For TWO
years he was 4 resident Of Mexico, and during
that time penetrated some OF the most remote pro-
vinces OF that country, when they were BY no
means as accessible 10 American enterprise as
they are al present.
On his return 10 this country be resided IN New
Orleans until the breaking out OF the war. When
Gen. Taylor, previous 10 the battles oil the o'h
and OH made requisition upon the Governor OF
Louisiana for re-iniorcements, be was among The
first TO offer his services and embark Tor the seat
of war; The climate oil tic Rio Grante did not,
however, agree with him, and soon after his ar
rival at Matamoras he was Frustrated by SICK
ness and lay in hospital for several months As
soon as his eufeeblcd condition would permit, he
returned TO New Orleans for The purpose ol re-
cruirins his health and strength. Immediately
upon its restoration he returned 10 Mexico, ar
IDENTIFY DESTROYS OF serving his country, and WIN
ming for himself proud name on The battle Held.
We sincerely hope that such an occasion VIII
vet be offered him. His election as Isl lieu
tenant OF a company composed OF such matert-
81 as Texan Rangers and Mier prisoners, shows
the appreciation in which lie is held by those
brave spirits.
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PENDLEToN CoUNTY.-We are graft
fed 10 learn that John Bird, Esq, the former po-
pular Delegate from This county TO The House OF
Delegates, has again been brought forward by
his friends a. the Democratic candidate al Inc en-
suing election. DR.. Newman, the late worthy
and useful Delegate, declines reelection.