The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-02-23

ton, cool, calm, collected, and dgniied, believing
himself simplyan instrument in the hands of Prov
idence to work out the great problem of liberty,
| remains firmly seated, like god upon his throne.
The repose of the hero at this moment of imminent
peril to his life contrasts admirably with the fear
full agitation manifested by his noble but unreason-
ing steed, who is sustained by Of the consider
ations which impart courage to the hero and the
| Christian.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
The New Orleans Picoyume of the 18th publishes
the following letter from special correspondent,
writing from Vera Crux under date of the 5th
inst:
THE DIVISION OF TERRITORY.
In my last to you, of the 9TH and 8th ult, [
spoke of the Liberals having ma ority of the ter
ritory and population of the Republic of Mexi-
| co, in their favor. | now call your attention to
the map of Mexico, in connection with the follow
ing statement of the possessions of the two contend
ing parties, which you may rely upon as correct,
| viz:
Territory IN Possession of the LiJeraEs-States
entire Jalisco, except the capital city, Guadala-
jara, which is threatened by the Liberals;
Sonora; Sinaloa; Zacatecas; San Luis Potosi
Guanajuato, except the capital city, now threaten
| ed by the Liberals; Nueyo Leon; chihuahua: Goa
huila Tamaulipas; Morelia; Guerrero; Oaiaca,
Cobos having been driven out with loss of all his
| forces and munitions of war; Durango: Tabasco;
| Chiapas; Yucatan Vera Cruz, except the cities of
! Jalapa, Orizaba and Cordova, which are in pos
session of Miramon.
Territories IN Possession of Wiran0n.-State of
Mexico, except Toluca, just fallen in possession of
the Liberals State of Puebla capital of which and
some of the towns only in possession of Miramon;
Queretaro, but some of the towns in possession of
the Liberals.
States and Territories entirely in the hands of
the Liberals, 90 seventeen, and (6) six States in
possession of both parties, and not State en-
tirely in the power of Mramon.
1t will be seen by the above statement, that the
entire coasts and ports of the Gulf of Mexico and
those Of the Pacific in this Republic, in the po-
session of the Liberal party. With these state
ments, the American public can draw their own
conclusions and which of the two parties are in
the ascendant-M Miramon the Liberals.
! The Liberals have of late gained some important
| victories, and are now very much encouraged that
they will soon terminate the war. In this opinion
do not concur, unless they get foreign aid, for the
reasons, that they will not degrade their cause by
making forced loans. While Miramon on the other
hand, when he cannot raise money by voluntary
contributions from his partizans, the clergy and
the rich, he forces it out of them of which they
getting tired, as they see, ultimately, ruin
staring them in the face. He and his friends have
recently made desperate effort, and have raised
about 5000, 900 to carry the expedition against
Vera Cruz-S300, 900 Of which Jecker has advanced.
EXPEDITION AGAINST VERA CRUZ.
1t is said that 500 troops have already left Mex
leo for this destination, and that Miramon is to fol-
| low with 800 cavalry, and that he expects to OBJ
| tain ,O00 more in Jaapa, Orizaba, and Cordova.
He also calculated on getting 1000 from Oajaca but
by the recent defeat of CobOs, his forces were de
! stroyed in that quarter. From the best infprma-
| tion ! get, he will not be able to bring over
about 500 against this place, and my own opinion
is that he will never reach here, as | do not see
how Miramon can leave for any length of time with
his forces as about $4,000 Liberals of all arms are
lowering about tho vicinity of the State of 0aiaca
ready to fall upon the city in his Absence which
follows: 5000 Morelia and Michoacan
troops; 1000 under Sr. Don Juan Alvarez, and
5000 under Barozabal at Toluca, and about 9 900
under Carvaja at Tlascala. He had also enough
of the expedition of last year. This city is the Sc
vastopol of Mexico, and cannot be taken by fair
means.
EXPEDITION AGAINST ALVARADo.
1t is also said that Miramon intends first to take
Alvarado and that he has sent SO OO0 under cover
of the Captain General of Cuba, to the commercial
house of Arreyunada, for the purpose of buying
provisions, munitions of war, riled cannon, &C..
&c, also steamer to sail direct to Avarado or
some other convenient point. If this news be true
which is not doubted here, our Government cannot
use too much vigilance against the common enemy.
VERY LATEST.
| have Just been favored with the following ex-
tract of letter to one of my friends here, dated
Mexico, February l:
"ln regard to the expedition itself against Vera
Cruz, have nothing more to add to nv former
letter except that Miramon has conducted a large
business with Jecker and some other bankers by
which they advance him handsome sum. The
business is founded the l5,00O 900 of bonds late
y issued and known by the name of the Jecker
bonds. 1t by this new transaction these
bonds have to be admitted by the Government in
payment of all kinds of duties, contributions loans
&c, to the amount of twenty per cent of said du-
ties, &C., and at their par. Besides about nine
millions of these bonds will be added to the French
convention, thus making nice diplomatic compli-
cation for the United States to interfere in by and
by.
"All the particulars of this business are not
known yet, but surely it is the most ruinous ever
carried out in any civilized country
THE SAN JUAN DIFF1cULTY.-The action of the
Legislature of Washington Territory in the matter
of the San Juan troubles, and its protest against
the annexation of the military department of Ore
gon with the department of the Pacific, thereby
dispacing Gen. Harney from his present position,
has been briefly mentioned by telegraph. The New
York Herald, through correspondent, has received
the text of the resolutions which are as follows:
Resolued, That we, the Legislative Assembly of
| the Territory of Washington, earnestly and re-
spectfully protest against any change by which the
military department of Oregon shall be merged into
any other department. and against its headquarters
being removed.
| Resolced That we respectfully and earnestly
solicit the President of the United States to con-
tinue the present able, experienced and prudent
| officer BRIG. Gen. Harney) in command of said
military department.
Resolred, That we firmly believe Gen. Harney
has acted in prudent and proper manner in pla-
cling military force on the island of San Juan for
| the protection of American citizens from foreign
savages and wanton aggressons of foreign officials
First-Because the island is clearly ours under
| fair construction of the treaty.
Second-Because said island is within the militia
| ry department of Oregon; it having been, by an
act passed in 1854 at the first session Of the Legis
lative Assembly of this Territory made IA part of
| the organized county of Whatcom, which act was
duly submitted to the Congress Of the United States
as by the organic act is required, and has not to
this day been disapproved, and is still the law of
| the land; and
Third-Because at the time the circumstances of
the case required that military force should be
! placed there.
Resolred, That General Harney, having right
fully placed military force upon said island
would have been recreant to his trust had he failed
to support it with all the power at his command
when it was threatened with attack by a foreign
nation.
Resolred, That having the fullest confidence in
our title to the island, our right should be main
tanned at all hazard
Resoired, That we most respectively ask the
proper authorities to revoke the Odious military or
der placing San Juan Island a portion of Whatcom
county, under military rule.
Resotred, That we have the fullest confidence that
the President of the United States will act Justly
and firmly in the premises, and that American
rights will be fully vindicated by him.
Resolred, That copies of these resolutions duly
signed and certified, be sent to delegate in
Congress, to be by him submitted to the President
of the United States; and also to General w. S.
We hereby certify that the foregoing House Joint
resolutions is a true copy of the original, passed
unanimously by both branches Of the Legislature of
Washington Territory, Jan. Z, 1860.
John ID. BnEs,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
s Ii. j. G.. MAxoN,
President of the Committee.
ARREST OF AN ALLEGED MURDERER.-In Boston, on
Saturday, named George Dover was ar
rested, charged with having committed murder on
board of an American ship, when about seven hun
dred miles from New York, by throwing overheard
a seaman named Humphreys. On the arrival of
the ship in Liverpool he was taken before a magis
trate for examination. The testimony elected
being conclusive, he was handed over to the Amer
| lean Consul, Mr.. Campbell, and that gentleman
placed him in charge of an officer, and forwarded
him by the steamer Arabia to the United States
authorities, Dover says he did not commit the
crime, and intends bringing forward the captain
and mate of the ship to prove his innocence.
BURNED TO DEATH.-At New Brunswick N. j.,
on Wednesday night of last week, poor homeless
wanderer went to one OF the me-kilns at that place
to sleep, and BY some fell into the fire and
was burned to death. When found, nearly all the
flesh was burned from his body; one leg and arm
were entirely consumed, and a portion of the ribs