.annually, on or before the 15th day of Decem-
ber, transmit to the adjutant general a correct
jmentioned in the fortieth section of this act, but
- enrollment, the said
‘**‘-finch
~_.—-.__._n.a.—
issued by such officer for that purpose, and in
all respects, said commanding officer shall have
the same power and jurisdiction as the presi-
dent of any court martial appointed in pursuance
of law for the trial of commissioned OlllCe1'S.
SEC. 50. All appeals required by this act to
be made to such commanding officer of the regi-
ment to be remitted or mitigated, after he shall
have considered dcdecidedon the same, shall be
final. He shalljthen immediately transcribe the
names of all the persons liable for any fine incur-
red and not remitted, in abook to be kept by him
for that purpose, and return the former to the
commandant of the company of whom he receiv-_
ed it. - _ .
SEC. 51. Witliiii ten days after the time
shall have expired which such commanding ofii—
ce_r shall have appointed to hear appeals, ho~shall
make an alphabetical list of all the persons of
whom fines are to be collected, designating the
company to which they respectively belong, the
sumsiimposed as lines on each person, and shall
draw his warrant under his hand and seal, di-
rooted to any sheriff, his deputy sheriff, or con-
stable of any town within the lnnits of said regi-
ment, who shall take suchwarrantand discharge
and perform all the duties required therein:
which duties shall be the same as now required
in cases of warrants directed for the collection
of fines, which said warrant may be levied on
the goods or chattels of the delinquent.
SEC. 52. Every such sln=.rift', deputy sheriff‘
or constable to whom any such list or warrant
shall be dirbctcd and delivered, shall execute
the same in the manner at is no\v provided by
law in such cases, and shall receive the same
fees for collection, with the additional sum of
seven cents, as costs, on each dollar thereof.
“The shall also make return of each warrant and
all moneys collected thereon in manner now
provided by law in such cases.
SEC. 53. Every such sheriff, deputy sheriff
or constable who shall refuse or neglect to take
any such warrant for the collection of lines,
when presented to him for such purpose by any
such commandingjofiiccr of a regiment, or refuse
or neglect to discharge and execute any duty or
nct therein required, shall for every such refusal
and neglect forfeit to the state a sum not exceed-
ing one hundred dollars, to be recovered by such
commanding officer of the regiment before any
court of competent jurisdiction.
SEC. 54. Every person who shall have incur-
red any fine may pay the same to the comman-
ding officer of his regiment on the day of hear-
ing appeals, who shall receive the same without
fee or charge of any kind, and shall enter the
name of the persons paying the same and the
amount paid» in a book which he shall keep for
the purpose. ’
‘ SEC. 55. Such commanding officer of the
regiment shall pay all money received by him
for fines or otllerwise in his said official capaci-
ty to the treasurer of the state.
SEC‘. 56. It shall be the duty of such freas
ure_r to require such commanding officer to ren-
der an account ofall moneys received by him
on account oflines and of all fines imposed, at
least once in every _\ ear, at snchtimes as he shall
deem proper.
SEC. 57. Everysuch co1mnandingofi’iccr who
shall wilfully neglect or refuse to comply with
‘such request, for the space of ten days, shall be
liable to be tried and cashiered and fined in a
sum not to exceed five hundred dollars.
SEC. 58. All courts martial for the trial 0
officers shall be ordered and conducted as now
provided by law: but no such courts shall con-
sist of more than five nor less than three mem-
bers. On trials before courts rn::1'ti:l,.c‘.c.posi—
tions may be used in the same manner, under
the same circumstances and to the same extent
as the same may be now used on trial before a
civil tribunal. Provir/ct/, reasonable notice of
the time and place of taking such depositions
shall be given to the prosecutor and the accus-
sed.
SEC. 59. The president of such court mar-
tial shall issue his warrant for the collection of
all fines imposed fiysaid court, directed to a sher-
ifl‘, or some other proper officer, whose duty it
shall be to collect such fines, together with law-
ful costs ; the fine to be paid into the state treas-
ury. ,
60. The expenses of all such courts
shall be allowed and paid as now provided.
Size. 61. Every collector of any town shall,
before he enters on the duties of his office, give
to the town of which he is collector a bond with
sureties in :1 sufficicnt sum to be approved by the
selectmeniol said town, for the faithful payment
according to law of all monies received by him
as Snell Collector, under any ofthe provisions of
this act.
SEC. 62. The Treasurer of this state shall
statement of the sum total paid into the state
treasury, from fines and ,commutat.ion money.
The adjutant general shall from the lists of offi-
cers and men retui‘:d to him as having perform-
ed service in the uniformed militia, and from the
report ofthe treasurer of the state of the amt
of fi nos and commutation money collected, fix the
per client allowance of the officers, musicians
and privates, which shall be as near as may be
shall not be so._high as, when added to other
necessary expenses created by this act, to re-
payment in the aggregate greater than the \vhole
amount of fines and commutation money collec-
ted in_the state. The adj. general shall send
to the Treasurer ofthe state a copy of liis de-
cision of the per diam. allowance to the different
grades of officers and men, and a like copy to
the commandants of each regiment, who shall
draw their warrants in accordance with such de-
cision.
brigade (‘.onnecticut militia, duly enrolled and noti-
fied, ane liable to perform military duty in said com-
pany, was duly warned to appear at (here namethe
place of parade) on the day (0l‘(l:lyS) of
for (here state the purpose oflhis parade
as the case may be.) And wln.-reas said
unnecessarily neglected to appear
with said company on said day (or days)
of at said place. for lheipurposes afore-
said, and thereby incurred a penalty oftwo dollars
for each and every day of such neglect, aniountuig
in the whole to dollars, and was wilhm five
days aftcr4.~aid parade duly notified of_ saul_penalty.
and of the amount thereof. and also of the tune _and
place ofhearing appeals by the comznanahng othcer
ofsaid regiment. _
And \vhcrea.~4 said penalty has not been paid, nor
has the same been remitted or miti_.-zat-~d on appeal.
-'l‘hc.~‘e are therefore by autliority ofthe stale of Con-
necticut, to command you that of the goods and
chattels of the said delinquent. within vour prccints,
you cause to be levied and the (same being (lispo.-‘etl
of as the law directs.) paid and satisfied unto mc.,
the saidcommanding officer, the aforcs:1i(l fine of"
dollars; and also that out of the said goods or
chattels _vou levy seventeen cents more for this war-
' rant together with your fees; llereoffail not, and
make due return oflhis warrant within sixty days
next coming.
Dated «xi.
this day of
Commandant of said regiment.
Like forms of warr:uu.< may be used for an_yo1ln-r
dclinquenccs or deficiencies mentioned in said forty
fifth section, mufalis mutanti.-'.
Si-:c (3-1. It shall be lawful for any military officer
collecting a.f1ne in any ofthe (‘:l.~‘(3.<lllt'1lIl()11(?llll] this
act. as often as occasion m:v_v require. to make use
of other and (livers forins '-h lll those in this act pro-
scribed. so that the substance ofthe matter be well
contained llle.'ei1lnC(.‘()I‘(llllg to liw.
SEC. (35. It shall be the duly ofthe mljutant gen-
eral to cause so much of the militia laws now in
force as are not iinzonsisicnt with this act,_togc1lier
with this act to be printed in palnphlct form. and to
dist.ribnto one copy to each field, connni-‘stoned and
striffoliiccr, and toicach to\vn clerk and town treas-
urer in this state; and also to prepare and cause all
necessary bl.-ink b()ol(.~'. forms and notices to be
transmitted at the expense of this state, and to carry
into full cfi'cct the provisions of this act.
Si-zc 66. All laws inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed.
LA F.u'r.1"rx-‘. S. Fos'rr.R.
Speaker of the House of Repl‘escnlalivcs.
Tuo’s. C. Pl~.h‘I{l;'\'S. l’rc.-"t of Senate, pro tern.
Approved June 22,1847. Cl.All.K BlSSEl_.L.
T/if’. B 7‘1'ti.s-/z E7.*1.pz're in I221.-’irr. —Tbe B om-
bay Ti.’/2.~s gives some useful facts con-
cernin_:z'_lndia. The British, or British and
East lndia Company’s armies in India,
numbered, on the 1st of January, 1"-17,
considerably above 300,000 men, and the
yearly amount of military cliarges for their
support is stated to exceed $70,000,000 a
year, or more than half the whole public
revenue. The public debtdf India (which
is over and above the British national debt,
due.) is four hundred millions of dollars,
ene—fonrth of which has been incurred
within the last ten years. The gross an-
nual public income of lndia, is estimated
at $125,000,000, andfithe expenditure at
$135,000,000. Before the Affghan war,’
the British armies in lndia numbered lfiS,-
477, exclusive of about 25,000 troops from
Britain——D.ritish regiments. There are
thousands ofEnropean officers, and their
appointments is a source of effective pat-
ronage to men in power in England. lo a
few years, 110,000 men have been added
to the East India Company’s army, being
about as many as the whole British military
forces upheld elsewhere. Seven lmndrcd
British officers have been nppuir;te<l to
native regiments sincc1S3'7. 'l he J>’om/my
Tz'.;z(-s considers that the forces in lndia
are courageous and well disciplined, but
its facts do not indicate that India is well
governed. It is asserted that the reasons
riage and its expense, the want of roads
for carts, and the want of a great artery
like a railway. The growers are too
poor to send their Cotton #0 .-1 distance,
(.'erman C.:.t}zolz'cz'.s-m.——'l'hcre is, we be-
lieve, says the Tribune, only one religions
‘society in this country organized upon the
fprinciples promulgated with so much suc-
:cess within the last three or four years in
Germany by John Rouge and his associ-
ates. -Vi/e refer to the Church in this city
under the care of Rev. Mr. Glnstiniani.—
it is likely, however, that the doctrines of
“German—Catholicism” will soon attain a
wider influence in this community and
throughout the Country. Recent German : elfibllsllcil 71” 0ffi"‘3 l" ‘he Cliy H“ll'”‘iligence hail been received that Cadwa|la-
papers convey the information that Dow-
iat, one of the most powerful cxpositors
of l.ll‘.Ll. faith, was to leave llavrc 'in the
for the dissemination of his religious opin-
ions. Hc can scarcely fail to produce a
great effect among our German population
qnence, having at his command all the re-
sources of argument, imagination, wit and
rhetorical grace. 'l he editor of the
Sc/m.cZIpost noticing his coming, says that
the doctrines he will advocateihavc from
the first had many adherents here and that
SEC. 63. The following are established to be
,. forms of warrants for the collection of military
_ fines and penalties in certain cases.
1st. A warrant for the collection of a fine
_ imposed by the fourth section of this act.
To the shcriffof county, his deputy or ei-
_ ther of the constab':es of the town of within .
said county, Greeting.
V‘/liereus of the town of within
the limits ofthe regiment Connecti-
cut militia, an able bodi: d, white male citizen, sub-
ject to militia duty by the laws of the United States
and oftlns state, and duly enrolled and notified of s’d
_ not bring a co:mniss-
toned or warrant ofliccr or member of:-_ny uniform
company duly organized. did not at anv time he-
twecn the lstday of.l:mn:iry, 18 and f1”, 15, d,,,.
ol'May in said year. commute for military duty, by
paying to the collector of state taxes in the town iii
wvhich he then resided. the sum of one dollar, as by
law required. And whereas the said
- has by reason of the premisesincurrcd a fine of four
dollars, which said line has not been paid. These are
. therefore by authority of the State of (,onnecticut.l
to_conunand you that of the goods or chattels of the
said dclmqncnt within your prccints, you cause to
be levied, and (the szune being disposed ofas the law l
directs.) paid and satisfied unto me, the said com-
‘. mending officer, the aforesaid fine of four dollars;
and also, that out ofthe said goods or chattels you
levy seventeen cent»: more forthis warrant, together
- with your own fees; llereof fail not, and make due
return ol' this warrant within sixty days next coming.
Dated at this day of
Commander of said regiment.
Qd. A warrant for the collection of a fine for
‘non-‘appearance under lhe forty-fifth section of this
act.
To'tlie sheriff of county, his deputy, or
ciflI'e'r"nflli.e constables ofthe town of
Greeting. \'Vhereas of the town of
in the county of a (non commission-
‘ -cxl o‘fl'a;er, musician or private as the case may he )
ofthe ' company regiment
,nothing has hindered their extending but
flhe want ofa man of talent and elevated
lcharacter, who could inspire universal
lconfidence, to take the lead in the organi-
-zation of societies.
.N'ew d]c:L‘ico.——Gen. Kearney’s Proclam-
ation issued in New Mexico is said to have
ibeen rescinded by the Administration at
*\Vashington. According to the St. Louis
,Republican, Col. Price at Santa Fe, had
ircccived instructions to notify t'ie people
‘that they are not citizens of the U. S., and
that the code of laws prescribed in the
.(}eneral’s Proclamation is not sanctioned.
"On the strengtli of these instructi0ns,Col.
,Pricc ofiicially demanded the release and
liemission of sentence of Antinio Maria
~ l‘ra_plio, convicted of treason against the
igovcrnment of the United States. The
iaccused was thereupon set at liberty, Of
course they cannot elect a member of
C0ngI‘€SS- It remains to hear how General
Kearney will justify himself. The imp:-es.
sion has been that he did not transcend his
instructions.
A robber at Lippcncott, 'I‘a_vlor 85 Co’s.
store in Philadelphia being alarmed by a
watchman fled into an outhouse of the
Merchant’s Hotel—of whichthe floor had
been taken up—s—fell into the pit and
perished!
A Mr. Morgan of N. Y. has lcft$15,00(_)
the Washington Monument Association.
especially ; indeed, he is reported to be a A
man Of most brilliant and impressive elo- * to which belongs the honor ofhavmg saved 1
From Calzfornza.-'—An intelligent officer
writes on the 15th March, from Monterey,
in California, that Col. Mason of the 1st
Dragoons, arrived at San Francisco on the
12tli Februarv, and Col. Stevenson on the
5th March, with three companies of his
regiment from New York. The heavy
ordnance and stores brought up, by the
regiment would he landed at San Francisco.
The writer expresses the confident opinion
that if California should be restored to
.\'léxico, she could not possibly hold it for
three months; that the people in file T01‘-
ritory, as well as the immigrants, would
resist the Mexican authority,and would
then fall into dissensions, quarrels and
figliting among themselves, till humanity
would compel our Government to interfere
for their relief. The Californians were
quiet at the time he \vrote, and the Amer-
'icans would endeavor to keep them so, by
mild and gentle treatment-
He describes the climate as very
healthy, the soil rich, and much unsettled
land. At present, the population is small
——probahly not exceeding 12,000; of
which about one-fifth are immigrants. ln
addition to these, there may be about
15,000 lndians; rrearly one-third of whom
are called Christian Indians, who speak
the Spanish language, and perform the
office of laborers. The rest are the wild
lndians, who live in the mountains, and
subsist, in a great degree, upon the horses
and cattle which they can steal from the
farms.—— f.'m'on.
Loss (2 Sciz:nCe.——ln a recent fire_ at
Pliiladelpliia, the residence of Mr. llaslcr
of the coast survey, was destroyed. The
fire originated in the library of Mr. H. in
which were eleven hundred volumes, most-
ly scientific works of the highest value.
besides charts, drafts and documents rela-
ting the coast survey. '['he.<-e papers
were made by the father of Mr. H. who for
many years was at the head of the coast
svrveys. ’/he _qovernn~.cnt was anxionsto
obtain them, and an offer l_iad been made
by illl‘.ll.'1Slel‘ to take thirty thousand dol-
lars for the collection. 7 be family man-
sion, contained choice paintiiigs, zoologi-
cal spccimcns, and a valuable scientific
and mecnanical apparatus is burned down.
T/Ie l'l"o7'/c Ffouse.——-ln accordance with
a vote of this town, at its annual meeting
last fall, establishing a VVork House, or
House of Correction, under the provisions
of a statute law of this State, our select-
men have provided the necessary buildings,
appointed Mr. Gould Raymond the Master
thereof, and given proper instructions for
the labor of convicts sent there. On Sat-
urday last, Drake Newman and Alvah Sco-
field were sent up, each for forty days,
convicted of drunkenness and mispending
their earnings. The idle, vicious. drunk-
ards, &c. who have heretofore disturbed
the peace of our village must now look
out, or Scely will give ‘them a free ride to
this beautiful Country Residence, some
eight miles in" the interior of onrtown.
S.'rzm.”orcl ./Ydv.
Iu’pp-'.7'l'[I1g at Was/u'ng/on.——Dr. Houston,
who was at the last session appointed to
make hereafter full daily reports of the
:proceedings and debates of the Senate,
whv lndia does not supply England with -, l1”S l$5UG(l P“0P0S"l5 f0!‘ fl daily WPCI‘, 10 , intervals for several days to fight his way
Cotton are, the distance, the want of car- ' be Commcncflcl “'”ll ‘lie 11‘-‘Xi SCSSWU. and back to the river, where he in as received
gealled “lihe United States icporter,”
iThe daily verbatim reports which the pro-
prietor is bonnd to furnish to the Senate
will be published in it each day, together
with full reports from the House. This
is the London plan. It is proposed also
to make the Reporter a general newspa-
lper,_bnt it is bound to abstain from polit-
ical discussion—except the debates.‘
l'Va.9/Iington ./Va 'im.r1l ./llonumnzl Society/.
—l-Ion. Elisha Wliittlescy, of Ohio, who
qas lately accepted the office of Ueneral
Agent ofth_e lVas/zirzglon Jllorzummt So-
cttty, has arrived in this city and entered
lon the duties of his appointment. He has
l .
rUnder the management oftlns gentleman,
l-who, during his long service in Con5_.*ress
lobtaincd so high a representation for inte -
ldiier P71” "f dime 0"’ ‘lie UM“-‘d_ S‘3’9S.lll_£le‘“'9_v l”(l"$l“5' ‘ind l-"°l’li1"~ the _l”“-‘"35’ icomplctely routed the enemy with but lit-‘
with the express purpose of laboring here ting object \Vl1lCll he has now taken in hand, He 103$
auspiciousl
cannot fail to receive an
impulse.-—-./\"at. I//tci/2'g'e22cc1'.
./7mer1.'r:u7z Valor.—Capt Bragg’s battery,
ithe day at Bucna Vista, was, we under-
I
l
drcd and tfiy times during the baltle.—
We are told by one \vhose authority is
-unquestionable, that “hen the battery
opened upon the Mexican cavalry, as they
were making their last ‘and seemingly
overwhelming charge, the horsemen were
so near that as the ramrods were drawn
the enemy’s men and horses. The next
discharge stayed the charge, and -the
next sent them to the right about.
Cour. and Eng.
Funeral Ceremonies in. Kertuc/c_z/.—'l‘l)e
Cincinnati Chronicle says that at the
funeral ceremonies at Frankf'ort,-on Tues-
day, 15,000 to 20,000 assembled there to
pay honor to the remains of Kentucky’s
departed heroes, who fell at Bucna Vista.
The oration ofMr. Bret-kenbridgc is highly
spoken of. Among the chief mourners
were Henry Clay, l\-Irs. McKee, wife ofthe
deceased Colonel, and Mrs. Vaughan, wife
ofthe intrepid Adjutant. Mr. Clay was
surrounded by the orphan children of his
lamented son.
The Railroad Bridge over the Hausa-
tonic, says the Bridgeport Standard, will
be a very handsome and imposing struc-
ture. It will-cross the river about 100
rods above the \-Vashington Bridge. In
length it is to be 1076 feet and the eleva-
tion above low tide, we believe is 29 feet.
It will have a turn table draw, giving an
Opening of 60 feet in width on one side of
the pierjand some 40 on the other. This
issuflicient for all purposes of navigation.
About 40 men are now at work in layino
the foundation of the piers, &c. ' O
3 stand, discharged, each gun, over two hun~ l
from the guns for the first fire, they struck,
FROM MEXICO.
A Battle-—-Hopes of a Speedy Peace.
Important advices from Mexico,‘ including
Vera Cruz dates to the 18th inst., have been
received.
Gen. Pierce, having marched from Vera
Cruz with 2,500 men to reinforce Gen. Scott,
had a collision near the National Bridge with a
Mexican) force estimated at 4,000, who were de-
feated with a loss of about 1:30. (left. Pierce
(the Dispatch says) rcfurnccl (0 Iferrz Cruz for
/‘chi/'rn'cc2)zcnls.
.S'cc0ml_ Di.::j2(z!rfz.——(..fcn. Scott still remained
at Puebla at the last advices. Gens. Cadwal_
ladcr and Pillow were at Perotc. There had
been a collision at La llya, in which the Mcxi-:
cans were worsted as usual.
The Mexican Government is said to have ap-
pointed two Commissicmcrs to confer with Com-
missioncr Trist. Santa Anna is supposed to fa-
vor pence-
Col. Dc Russy was recently surrounded and
attacked by 1,200 Mexiczms at Iluejutla. His
position was at first c1'il.i:ul, even perilous, but
he cut his way through the enemy with the loss
of 60 killed and 90 wounded.
Later-—-Tlie news of a battle between Gen.
Pierce and the Mexicans, which was a rumor
by a passenger in the cars. is not confirmed.
iiy the l‘cp0I‘t. of the Captain of the steamer
Orleans, as published in the Picayune, it appears
that he left Vera Cruz on the 14th inst. at
which time Gen. Pierce had reached the Nation-
al Bridge, with f2,5(l0 men and 150 wagons, on
the march towards Puebla.
The Orleans arrived at Tampico on the 15th
where the Captain was informed by Col. Yates
of the departure ofCol. dell uss‘y1!plllc1'l\'L‘»1'Willi
120 men, in search of the Mexican prisoners
lately released. Ile landed with (i01nulcs near
I'lncjutla,and was surrounded by 1,‘2()0 or 1,400
‘Mexicans, and had to cut his way through and
returned toward the river, and was there wait-
ing reinforccmc.uts.
Col. Yates dispatched the Orleans back to.
Vera _Cruz with a requisition on (iovernor\Vil-
son for four companies oflnliiutry, and sent at
the same time 150 men up the river to the re-
licf of De Russy.
The Orleans arrived at Vera Cruz on
the ‘.?.(ith, and found the city in a state of
great excitement. Gen. Pierce had on-
camped 10 milcsfrom the city, when scouts
from his rear guard came in and reported
that large forces of Mexicans were at the
National Bridge, marching toward Vera
Cruz.
Every thing was got ready for an ex-
pected attack; the shipping removed from
the ci'y and castle. Gen. Pierce came in
and took reinforcement of seven lmndrcd
men, and again marched to meet the ene-
my.
Col. Yates’ requisition could not be
complied with, but the Orleans received 2.’)
marines and returned to Tampico, where
she arrived on the 98th, and learned that
Do Russy’s detachment in returning near
Hucjutla, in a narrow pass, was surroun-
ded by 1‘). or 1,400 lllcxicans, who com-
menced a heavy fire from all directions,
,but fled through the chapporal after 6 or 8
frounds ofgrape. De Russy continued at
I
l
I
f
by Col. Yates’ reinforcements.
He reached T-ampico on the night of
New l[ampshire’s — New Son.
The following paragraph throws some light
on the actual amount of good which Thomas
\V. Dorr is likely to “realize" through the re-
cent action of the New I*lampshire Legislature.
The Legislature of this State—the radi-
cal portion of it, we mean—to make a
show of sympathy for the “martyr Dorr,”
have gone through with the farce of con-
ferring the privileges of citizenship upon
him. VVe have not seen this impor ant
act, but we understand that it amounts to
just nothing at all. lt-merely gives" Dorr
the privilege of becoming a citizen—in
other words a voter—by coming into the
State and residing six months, just as he
had a right to do before. or as any native
or naturalized citizen of another State has
a right to do. Before he can be elected
Govern07'—t0 which use some of our Rhodc
lsland friends seem to apprehend the rad-
icals of thi»' Slate intended to put him-he
must, besides being of the protestant reli-
gion and _pos essing an estate of five lum-
dred pounds, reside within the State seven
ycars.—D.;'ve7' Erzguirer.
Gen. Taylor and Gen. Scott must often
very often, wish that figures in the Union
were men in the field; that by some alche-
my, the generous reinforcements which
almost daily march through the columns
of the official paper, might be marshallcd
before the walls of Saltillo. or upon the
plains of Puebla. The venerable expoun-
der of Locofocoism at the capital has sent
twenty thousand men to Gen. Scott and
ten thousand to Gen. Taylor, and they all
arrived safe and semi l, on the 1st of July.
He gave the figures; he proved it by the
actual returns from the Adjutant Gcncral’s
ofiice; yet neither Scott nor Taylor, such
stupid men are Wliig Generals, will recog-
nize the' value of these paper reinforce-
ments, but they still persist in acting as
though they had the one but six thousand,
and the other but half that number for
active operations. They still pause, inac-
tivc: still clamor for reinforcements of
the old fashioned kind, men with muS'-ets
in their hands, utterly disregarding the
regiments and brigades uhich the official
organ sends them every day. Certainly
it is time as the Locofocos said in Con-
gress, that men should be placed at the
head of our armies who can better sym-
pathize with the administration, and more
fully enter into the spirit of the mode in
which this war -is carried on.
P/'9:-‘I'd.-nae Jour.
'1'/ze C/u'nc.9e Fat’/0/'s.—\Ve have no desire
to originate or circulate injurious rumors,
but we fuel it our duty, as the plaincst and
promptest mode of eliciting the truth, to
state that all does not seem right about
the Chinese Junk, no\v in this port. la a
the “Kt-ying" were shipped for a home
port, and that they have been brought to
this remote part of the world by violence
done to their inclinations and national
habits. The irritation of tie Chinese,
when they found they had been imposed
upon, naturally made them unruly and
disobedicnt, and during the voyage re-
course was daily had to the as/L,'to enforce
articles of subordination, the men had
never signed. \Ve regret to have to add
that natural disaffection on one side :md
resort to compulsory measures on the
other, are said to have led to a deplorable
the 16th with a loss of twenty killed, tcn_
wounded, two missing, and twenty horses'
and sixty mules. Capt. Boyd and Lieut.j
Tnnnahill were killed. De Russy received ’
several balls through his clothes, and Capt.
\Vyse had three horses shot under him.,'
The fllexican loss is represented at 1:')0.E
Lieut. Whipple has been lassocd near
Vera Cruz. _
Capt. VVilliam Duff (lied on the 16th,
and Lieut. Parker of the Navy, died on
;12th, on board of the Mississippi.
’ The Sun of Anahuda of the 13th says
.that by private express from Puebla, intel-
,der and Gen. Pillow, with the trains had
larrived at Perotc, and had been, attacked
gal I-aha_va by a large Mexican force and
1 This Express left Puebla on the 3d, and
lthe news was received there the da_v pre-
,vious, that three Commissioners had been
‘appointed to meet Mr. Tris! at San l\-lartin
on the 8th, and learn through him the
-terms offered by the President.
A letter from Mexico, dated the 52d,
says there is no doubt but that the treaty
,will be concluded immediately bv tlfc
jCommissioncrs, the Peace Party ‘is so
istrong, and that Santa Anna will probably
gpronounce for Peace. The names of the
,gomrr(i]issionelrs given are Oarostiz, Baron-
" a an Torne .
News from Gen. Pillow had arrived at
,Puebla by an express rider. and an express
from Gen. Scott from Puebla to Vera Cruz,
was murdered afteradesperate resistance.
'Ibe Picayunc’s Express was attacl-ed
and robbed of his letters, and left for dead.
But other letters reached Vera Cruz,
and say that peace is the order of the
day, but believe that Santa Anna only
wishes to gain time.
Igsultirig ll'i/nrs.s~es in Com-t.—Among
the matters presented by the Philadelphia
grand jury of the July term, is that of the
urestrained abuse of witnesses, bv mem-
bers ofthe bar- ’l'he grand jury consider
this license calculated to abridge the dig-
nity of the court and’ interfere with the
proper course ofjnstice.
Disease among Cattle.—The distemper,
which prevailed so extensively this time
last year in “fast Jersey, and spread to
Long Island and other parts of the coun-
try, destroying in its course hundreds of
fine animals, has made its appearance
again, and is creating consternation and
alarm among the farmers. In Salem co.
one man lost five heads last week, another
eleven, and another four. It IS supposed
from the first symptoms that it is a spe-
resnlt—the loss of human life. An unfor-
tunate Chinaman, while undergoing pun-
ishment, fell overboard, and the exaspera-
ted authorities of the quarter-deck suffered
the poor wretch to perish helplessly in the
deep sea! This statement, if found to be.
destitute of truth must be regarded as a
“bounce” of John Chinaman, for it is deri-
ved directly from the crew. At all events,
the subject is well worth further inquiry.
VVhy is this strange vessel here at all’!
\Vas she not originally destined for Lon-
don’! Can it be that the stricter regula-
'tions ofthe British ports excited appre~
bensions which turned the prow of the
Keying to America 'l——./1:/ze/‘icon ./lfail.
Fire -in Ifoc/test-*7'.—-\Vc learn from the
Albany Journal that St. Paul’s Church in
Bochester, was consumed on Sunday mor-
ning. lt was the most costly and impo-
sing church edifice in the city, having cost
30,000. The organ which cost $3000
was lost and also the bell. lnsnrcd
for $10,000. The Origin of the fire is
unknown. .;.
fl_/‘my 2'12. .7lfc.rz'.r-o.—'l'lie Union says, with
regard to:thc effective force of our armyiat
Mexico: “That the pay-rols-——that infalli
able test of fnumlzers will show that the
force in Mexico, under Major General
Scott and Major General Taylor did not
exceed 30,000.
Hudson Rite?‘ I?m'lioml Comprmy.——An-
other decisive step has been taken in the
progress of this great work. The con-
tracts have been declared for grading from
Thirty-second street to the line of Duch-
ess County, embracing the most difficult
and expensive part of the track.
The Jersey Machine for making Bricks
is said to be in successful operation in Bos-
ton. Ten of them in one yard make a
hundred thousand bricks daily, the clay
being prepared by a steam engine, and
each machine. being operated by four men.
A New Haven correspondent of the
Middletown Constitution says it is rumored
that Judge Slorrs is about to resign the
Professorship of Law in Yale College, and
that Hon T. S. VVilliams is spoken of as
his successor.
.flnoI/m- C'omet.—The Boston Evening
Traveller says that a comet was discov-
ered on the 14th inst., at the Cambridge
Observatory, by O. P. Bond, Esq., being
the fifth comet first seen in this country
by this gentleman.
.13 Great Run.—lt is stated [that during
the passsage of the Sea Witch from Can-
ton for New York. she sailed the distance
of 1800 miles, or 300 miles a day, in six
successive days—a feat which was proba-
word, we are informed that the crew of
NORWALKI ‘G-A,ZECTT‘E.
“'e¢lnesday, August 4,18 I7.
Tm: PEACE Paosrx-:c'r.—On Saturday lust .
the Mexican news was of a character to flatter
the friends of peace, and lead to the indulgence
of the hope that our relations with unfortunate
Mexico, were about to assume a more auspicious
posture. But like much ofthe intelligence from
the same quart or, before it is fairly out of the
compositor’s hands, the aspect of affairs, through
conflicting and contradictory statements, under.-
goes an entire change. Instead of commission-
ers having been appointed for the settlement of
a peace as the news in an adjacent column indi-
cates, the \Vashington Union, the official organ,
declares that no dispatches of any consequence-
from the army have been received. The de-
tails of this news originated with the Sun news-0
paper, at Vera Cruz.
The New Orleans Courier ofthe 523d ult. has
dates from the city of ‘Mexico aslate as the 12th
ult. From that paper the following items are
taken : ‘
On the 10l»h, the members of the Mexican
Congress present had refused, by a majority of
one vote, to declare a recess, in expectation ofa
sufficient number to commence business, and
to take into consideration the American propo-
sals of peace The Sun of Anahuac says‘ the
Congress must either resolve that negotiations
shall be opened with Gen. Scott, or authorize
the (.}overnmcnt to do so. It is not within the
ordinary powers of the Congress to enter direct-
ly upon a negotiation, and‘ therefore it is proba-
ble they will give full authority to the Execu-
tive to act in1liisatli1ii'.
According to an article in the Monitor Re-
publicano ofthe 11th, there was a rupture be-
tween Santa Anna and Canalizo—-but they met
together and were reconciled, and Canalizo was
to have an important post in the Capital.
The Monitor ofthe lf3th contradicts, in very
positive terms, the report that Santa Anna was
to be appointedDictator, and ascribes it to the
enemies of Santa Anna and ofthe country.
Theliepublicano of the 12th remarks that
Gen. Scott will not vcry soon march upon tho
lapital.
It is a sign of confidence that peace will soon
be made, that the farmers have commenced
their labors in the field.
Licut. \Vhipple adjutant of the 9th Infantry
was carried off on the cvcnirg ofthe 10th, by 3
gut-rriilcros, from almost within gun shot of the
walls of the city of Vera Cruz.
The people of Tlascala had applied to Gen.
Scott for troops to aid in driving away an oppres-
sive lt':2tlet'l;al1:Cd Portillo, who had become in-
tolerable.
Vomito still prevalent.
A Goon Join-2. even though it be cracked at
ourcxpcnse, always draws upon our good nature .
aml adds to the sum of our amusement. Under
the head of“ Very Important,” and introduced
bysznne half a column of genuine fiippancy
and wit, of which the New Haven Journal is
alone capable, inserted together as a leader of
that racy sheet on Monday last, we found re-
,turned upon us, the notice which the lust Ga-
lzcttc contains, ofthe long timothy heads sent
: us by our friend Persons of Bedding. The
l Editor says, 1st, he looks “with astonishment at
: the vast conceptioh which gave promulgation to
the fact,” and 2d, lcc-ks “with apprehension
for its reception by the public.” Our old friend
\Voodward is not the man to be alarmed by
quagmire cxhalations, as his leader abundantly
shows, but in the vastness of that conception
which so much astonishes him, he appears to
have got somewhat; in advance of his usual dis-
cretion, or his apprehensions for “the public"
would have been excruciating indeed, in inflict-
ing such a text, and such a commentary upon
that public at one and the same time. So far
as we are concerned, we presunw the. wit of the
nn1i‘t'er, is delectable, but “the public," alas, it
must prove a more alarming and serious affair
for it!
,~‘l.rriv:il of the W’:|.~.hinglon.
_ Eltven, Days Later from Emjape.
IMPROVEMENT IN BREADSTUFFS.
The steamship lVas/zinglon, Capt. Hewitt’
arrived at the port of New York, on Friday
about 12 o'clock from Southampton whence she
sailed on the 15th inst. being eleven days later
than advices by the Britannia at Boston. The
'\Vashington brings 140 passengers.
The \_Vashington left on the 10th inst. and
pntback on account of coal as per report. The
\V. has experienced continual Westerly winds
and heavy head swells during the passage.—
Most of the coal not being suitable for the fur-
naces, she could not make sufficient. steam.
The news is not important. The weather
continued favorable, and there is scarcely room
to doubt an abundant harvest. Even the Potato
appears to be very generally healthy, and to
promise bountifully. In Markets, there is little
change, but a continued improvement in Money
and Business.
In France, there has been a judicial
devoloment of official corruption in the
matter of M M Teste and Pellapra-, mem-
bers of the Governmnt. The evidence
adduced fastened guilt upon M. Teste be-
yond cavil or doubt, and tended strongly
to inculpate others. At the close of the-
sitting on the 12th inst. M. 'l'est_e, having
returned to his prison in the Luxembourg,
attempted suicide-by firing two pistols, one
into his month, which, missed, and another
aimed at his breast, but the ball did not
penetrate his body. He remains under-
strict guard.
The King and Queen of the Belgians
are in Paris on a visit.
Rumors that Louis Phillippe’s health is
failing are current, but attributed to stock
jobbing. He and his family are at Dreux
commemorating the death of the Duke,
of Orleans.
Queen Victoria and family -lmve“‘just.
gone to the Isle of Wight for a ‘Summer
cics of Murrian, hitherto not known.
bly_ncver before accomplished.
relaxation. .
Norwalk Chronicler