The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-26

The attack on Col Miles Irain-Dcparture OF
Troops for Merico,-Launch of Steamer
Steamship Building Extensive Daguerreotyp-
g-Diortaiity-M Mercantile Faiiures-Amuse.
ments, &c.
The news by the poney express yesterday, OF
the loss by Colonel Miles, of 300 pack mules,
and 100000 of government property, has Great
ed much conversation and speculation in this
city. Colonel Miles is Baltimorean, his wife
and family residing here, and his brilliant SER
vices during the war have been regarded by our
citizens with species of local pride and graft
ficaton that the intelligence just received is cal.
culated greatly to dampen
The bark Margaret Hugg sailed from Bati-
more on Saturday morning, on her fifth trip to
Vera Cruz, with los voltiguers, detached recruits
for regiments In Mexico; l29 voltiguers for the
llth infantry, and 30 volunteers for the I'd Penn
sylvanla regiment. Captain Campbell commands
the detachment; Lieut.. keener, acting commits
sary; M. II. Cooper, acting quarter master; and
DR.. Hammond, surgeon
built for the Susquehanna Steam Towboat Com
pany, was launched on Saturday afternoon, from
the yard OF Messrs John s. Brown Co., on
the south side of the Basin She is neat look
ing craft, and glided beautifully into the water
The first steamship ever built in Baltimore is
rapidly progressing, and will be ready TO launch
in the course OF a month. Her hull has been
pronounced by old captains Of a most beautiful
model, fully sustaining the reputation OF hei
builder, Mr.. Duncan, in this respect. Her ma
chinery is being constructed by the Messrs.
Reeders, and is rapidly progressing.
A gentleman connected with the naval school
at Annapolis, has just contracted with the pro-
pretors of the Plumbe gallery in this city for ten
thousand daguerotypes. There are one hundred
professors aud students now connected with the
school, and its intention is to furnish to each of
the scholars and professors likeness Of himself
and his associates, making one hundred like
nesses for each of the hundred students and pro-
fcssOrs. The likenesses are all to be taken sepa-
rately, and the whole of each set placed In one
frame.
Our city is Overrun with amusements at pre-
sent, and all seem to be prospecting. Dumbleton's
band of Ethiopian Serenaders, after making the
tour OF Europe, have come home to quarrel and
separate. Germon and Harrington are giving
concerts in conjunction with the Virginia Sere-
naders, and the remainder of the troupe, Stan
wood, Pel, White, and Howard, have taken in
two new performers, Messrs. Briggs and Wells,
and are drawing fine houses.
The number of deaths in Baltimore during
the past week, was 70, OF which number 80 were
males, and 81 were females. A goodly proper
ton OF these were from scarlet fever, which is
very prevalent.
observe In this mornings papers, among the
list of applicants for the benefit OF the insovent
laws, two who claim the title of merchants, Wis
Geo. T. Henkins, and John s. Lafitte.
Large meetings were held yesterday in all of
the wards of the city for the purpose of raising
funds to relieve the poor.
Collycr's models continue to attract overflow
ing houses, though they are stunned by the la
dies. He remains two nights longer, and then
opens In Washington. Burton and his "Nalad
Queen" are also attracting crowded houses.