r h e 'powers g r a n t e d u n d e r Coa'^lilHlinn, h e in g d e r iv e d f r o m the P eop le o f the JJ/n!cd S la tes , m a y be res'irneL by t h e n wkt'.uecer p erver ted to the ir i n j u r y or oppression.^*— M adison .

VOI.U:»IE G C riA R I.O T T E , i\O R TIl-C A IlO L,I]\ A, S E P T E ^IB E R IS , 1846. IVIJMBER 5879.

J 1 £ C k ' L E X l i I ’ R ( I J E F F E R S U N L I T ' .

E D I T F D A \ D P L ' B L I S I I E D W E E K L V , I3Y

J O S E P H W .

A G R l C U L T U i ^ A L

T O P R E V R i X T S M U T L \ W H E A T .

A l l h o u g h we have ^ i v e n d irec t ions h o w lo pre-

▼ p n i the s m u t in w h e a t in a fo rmer vo lume , m a n y

o u r rf 'aders do not see m to h a ve read the m , and

the re fo re we repeat them. M a k e a br ine s t rn ng\)tJJ‘er.snn=an'‘ f u r n i s h e d to suhscrihera

c t T W O l ) U L L \ R ^ i / m advance^ ;o r w ithhi one vir-ith fro : i i the com m encem ent o f the ■ bear up an f-gg, be ca re fu l that it is not

or i f not thus p a i d j ihen h i the g r a i n soak in it f rom

.V Sc'yscriptiori w i' l be d iscontinued , (e .rcept ; one lo twe lve h ou rs as is mof-t convenrent . W h i l e

th e - I'ffon of the iintil a l l a r r e a r a g e s a / e ■ in «oak, siir up the g r a in occas iona l ly , and every

p a i d . j t ime this is done, t a ke o f i ' the s c um , foul stufT, and

Sii<‘scr-j)t^^>ns m a y he sen t by m a i l a t the l^ditor^s [jijht seeds that rise to the lop o f the br ine. A s the

risk , procidrJ. th e p o s tu g e ib j ia td . i g^ain is takf.n out, sp r e a d it on a floor or in the sun.A JverU sem enU u i l l be i ,u ,er tca a t O ne / M l a r p e r ,

i l o l ines) f n r the f , r s t lu „ e . a n d -IVenty-Jice ,

ten ts / o r eacri con tuvuince . A con s iderab le r ed n c - \ . . , , , • . ,r ■ • i,, , t , si 1 1 .1 ! if lo be had. It wil l d r y m ha ' f an h o u r in the sun.

CIO:- irilt he miuie to tknse ivho a d ver t ise by the year.

I ANDL'Liox C o f f e e — Dr . Har i i sot ) , of Ed in*

b u r g h , p re fe rs dande l ion coffee to tha t of M ' c c a ;

and m a n y per sons nil over th e Cont inen t pre fe r a

m ix tu r e of su cc or y and cofTee to coff' e to a lone . D "

up the roots o f d a n d t l io n , was h th e m well , but do

not sc ra pe the m , d r y them , cut th e m into the siz

of peas, a n d then roast t h e m in an e a i i h e r n pot, or

coffee roaster of a n y ki.id. T h e g re a t s e c r i t of

"ood cofTef^, is, lo h a ve il frcsi#; b u rn t and f iesh

g ro u n d . — C o l la g e G a r d e n i n g .-— --------------r—----------- ““

H o w TO BOIL G r e e n C o r n — T he p roper

stale in w h i c h to t a t g r e e n corn, is, at the t ime that

the rpilli i lows upo n p ressing the ke r ne l s wi th the

t h u m b nail. It is best w h e n bo ihd m the ea r wiih'

the hus ks on, the latter of which shou ld be st r ipped

off w h e n b r o u a h t lo ihe table, ' i ’he ears should

then be covered wi^h butter, with a little salt added,AU ^ m , u , r y X „ i c e . , e . c e . H n , s i r Unes : X.,U- \ r . aC y .o be s o v n . C “ pperns wa te r and ^

. / / W . U c l n r e . . A . , e ,n i „ i c , an,I n ,n , ,n u . , ' ' n - . e a re frr-quenl.y n s .d n , . e„d " f ^ | . ^en . ofT, but in sofu n i t i ns nr-iinme^xluKj f'anflid-it^s for Otficf'S i l^PS»ed; but we m u ch prtTer !trine. as it is c l e a n l v , J , , u r i •j - r ' f t a n d trrist, or l^uhlic JJxhi bit ions, u i l l b t and never dani jprous in appl icat ion. S o m e say oiog l e j ose n iu r o i u ir . w e d n t w . .

g ra in m ay be soaked 2-1 hours in the br ine wi thout

in ju ry ; but if it be a th in - s k inn ed v n r i i t y , w e should

th ink it would i ndan i j e r its ge r m i n a t i o n to soak overo o

t' i ir^icd as Adctrtiseineiil-i." — —— i— —

v o i y r i i v

B e s t T i m e t o P r u n e P e a c h T r : : e s . — T h e

most sui table t ime for p r u n i n s the peacli as wel l as

for most o t he r k inds of sione-frui i , is la au t um n, four hours or so. It is a good plan to p r e p a r e ryt*. j j „ g t l eaves

i barley, b u c k w h e a t , and oats, tor sow m 2 io t h e s i m e | j ^ ^ v n w a r d motion.

keep the town, but mere fy pay it a f ly ing visit l ike the Carna nch es , kil l those whoji i t l iey could catch , nnd pack ofl as m a n y A m e r i c a n goods as they ^culd. Tho<?e w h o a re ly ing in the town could do a gr<^a tdea lof m i s c h i * f by j» ' ining suc h a pa rly, lor they a re well acqua inted wi th ev^ ry im po i tan t house we o c ’upy . and would be cure fu l to avoid the difr^^rent Am» rica^» bar racks .

l o s h o w you ho w well they k n o w all o a r move* ments. I wen t to Col . C i a r k e ’s cjuarters yeste rday . ; inl he s ho w e d me a letter he had in ie rcepi td . It was wri t t en m S p a n i s h , and its au thor haJ wisely

to have been seen. O n thei r r e tu rn ility smt td tha t a l a rg e n u m b e r o f ho r s e s ’ t r acks w e re found at the place w h e r e thej* we re said to hav e been seen .— C l a r k e then sent for the A lc a l de and quest ioned h i m as to his k n o w k d g e of ih t s e men. H e stated that about 150 con t r aband i s t s or s m u g g l e r s had come in d u r i n g the even ing , but he did not kn o w w h e r e th e y were . T h e next day a M ex ic an WiJS a rres ted h a v ­ing in his possession about t w e n t y b lank comcuis- sii>ns s igned by G e n . Mt jia.

ELirt the na^anager of (he A m e r i c a n T h e a t r e jn ihis place rpceiyed a letter from the o w n e r of ihe

withhe ld his s igna' .ure. It was t ranslated to m e by j T h e a t r e bui ldinj j in M ont e r ey , t e l l ing h im th' tt h a

was c l ea n i ng and f ining n p a n d tha t he could hav e It for a ve r y moderate pr ice wh en the A m e r i c a n nrcny c am e there . H e Slated that the re had not been a per forniance in that place for nea r two yea rs .

I hnve n J v i r t s nea r ly eve ry hour from C a m a r g o ^ but seldom gel a n y t h i n g wor th c o n u n u m c ^ ' m g 10

you. T H E C O R . o K a L .

a good Span i sh scho la r , and contained as co r rec t a s t at ement o f the disposi t ion of forc»s as the Adju lant G e n e r a ! cou ld hav e made . It g a v e a cor rect e st imate of the foices at C a m a r g n , at the B i a z o s . at B ur i t a . and at M a t a m o r o s , wi th othe r i tems of a r e a l i m p o r ta n c e to the e n e m y . G e n T w i g n s , it said, was on the eve of d e p a r t u r e for C a m a r g o wi th n ea r 3 0 0 0 men, whi i 'h left M a t a m o r o s in the

possfssion of less th an 1 0 0 0 — and those wi thout [ M a fa.M’- r a s . A u g . 2 2 , 1846.Jisoipliiie, a n J not ve ry wel l n r m . d T h a t the r eg j Gfn! ler . ,en : F rom C.im.irVo, w e l i a v e ’ acconnt s imeni opposi ie La B u n i a would mo ve up in a few i , ,ip „.;ivance of e . j r forces tovvaiils M onl e r ey

■lavs, but wo uld not s lop in M a l a m o r o s m o r e than T h e s ; eamer Vi ri j inia c a m e do w n last e ve n i ng aiid *24 h o u r s ; after w h i c h it would (all an f a s v p rey r**ported h a v j o ^ crossed over the Sa n J u a n on the 10 e i iher soldier s or conmiiSHonei s . ' ' H u then j , 9 .,, G e n e . a l W o r t h wi th tile 8 th infantry. D un - ca lcu lated ve ry co r r ec t ly w hat force would Le at | ca n ' s art i i l . rv. and an a r t i l l ery c o m p a n y from P o i n t O ar ya rc o , and wound up wi th h o p i n g the c i t izens i Isabel, m a k i n g in all be tw e e n 1 00 0 and 1100 men.

F r o in t h e H as t o n A t l a s .

. V, .M, I ' U O M F A . \ . \ Y I ' O U R E S T E R . r - iW c e x t r * c t , f r o m t h e p r o o f - s h e e t s o f A l d c r b r o o k , | ' ' ' " y e s p / c i . i l l y oa l s , a s t h e y a r e f r t q u c n t - j c i c a t n z - J l i wn la l

n o w n pr-‘ti8, by T i c k n o r «Sc Co. , the fo l io w i n g ; ly liable lo s .tmU. | p r un ed iu win te r or spr ing .

I. Lch ing s t a nz up , wr i t t en to h e r mo th e r by Mrs

.•es beg in to f i l l , wh e n the sap is in a J a m an l i p as vvould not sufJer a hand full of men : ^^35 r epor ied ihnt they we re dfSlined lor C h i n a ,

l ion. A t Ihis pe iiod, a more perfect ‘ possession of the lo we r coun t ry , whi ls t the 7 5 nniies towards M ont e r ey , but the re is no doubt

kes place lhan wh en the t rees a"e t hey will procced as qu ic k ly as possible to the latterplace, m a n vvntn aie t rees a . e i n t e r would have been of g re a t impo r tan ce lo the W h e n i Hpv r^.nr-h 1 h a . . . n,,.

Ml. j r v i - u t o l l e r vo ya j^ e iVoiii th i s por t, ;i.

V. “ Iv -age :

ve i'i<i my old sca t , M o th e r ,

Wi l l i my h e a d up on thy knee ;

I V y; ■ ed t h i o u g h m a n y a cliMn^^ing sccnc ,-

r i i i c c th IS I ca t hy ihee.

■ Ai \ h t ii e l i - ; k into thine e y e s —

Tl i IP m e e k , bol t , l o v i n g l i g h t

FalU' , 1 k e a g l e a m o f hol ineaai .

I | :on m y h e a r l , to n . g h t .

T v e noi been long a w a y , M o t h e r ;

i sund h a v e ro^e an d sei

■.ir’cc U'i t i hc t e a r drr.p on thy cheek

M y lips in klis.ses met .

’'1 IS hu t a lir.lo t ime, 1 know,

1 u l v e r y lo ng it eeeins ;

1 111 u g h e v e r y - u i g h i 1 ‘■ a m e to thee,

D e a r M ot her , 111 m y d rea ms .

T l wo r l J hap kindly deaM, Mother ,

IJy the child thou l o v ’st so w e l l ;

T h y |;ir-yeiri ha ve ci rcled round he r pat'll i

A n d Uwas their holy epell)■ t h a t pa t h so l i ea rly brigl i t ;

\ \ hit'll Kireweil the rosee> th e re ;

W h i c h g a v e tlui l ight , an d cas t the b a l m

O n eve ry b r e a t h of air .

I b e a r a h a p p y hea r t , M o t h e r ,

A h a p p i e r n e v e r be a t ,

A n d , even now, n e w b u d s o f hope

A r e b u r s t i n g at m y feet.

O h ! Moth e i I life m a y b e a d r e a m ;

B u t if Buch d rea m s a r e g iven,

W h i l e a t th e porta l i lu i s w e Btand,

W ha t a re the truths o f H e a v e n 1

1 bi'P-r a h a o p y hea r t , M o t h e r ;

Y e t , wh e n fond ey e s I see,

A n d h e a r soil tones and w i n n i n g word#,

I evei think o f thee.

A n d then, the te ' ir my spir i t weep*

b nViidden fills my eye ;

A n d , like a l .nmeless dove , I long

’n o thy \>ieast to ily.

Then I a m ve ry sad, Mother ,

i ' m v^ry sad and lone ;

O h ! ih5*re's no h e a r t wh ose inmoRt fold

Opt*8 to me like thine ow n !

Til- u g h s u n n y Binilea w r e a t h s hloomin«x lips,

\ \ h i ’ ‘ I ‘ve tones m ee t my e a r ;

M y M -tlu r, one fond g la n c e ot th ine

\ \ ^ ‘i c th o u s a n d l imes more dear .

T h e n with a c loser c l asp, Mot her ,

N o w li-dd m e to thy hea r t ;

1\1 f: ; I it h e a t i n g ’ga in s t my own,

O n c e ni ’re, b e i ’ .re we par t .

And. Mother , to this love-lit spot,

W li. n 1 a m far a w a y ,

C o m e oft— /o<* ( f t t hou can s t not come !-^

A n d ibr thy d a r l i n g p r a y .

C O L I C L \ M U L E S .

In your last No . , p;ige 187, in an ar t ic le s igned

Gdsion, the wr i te r com pla ins tha t his mules die ol

S u c c o t a s h i n W i n t e r . — 'I'ake, when g reen ,

y ou r c o m e i the r on the cob or careful ly shel led, and

y o u r beans in the pod, dip them in boi l ing water ,colic. I wil l mere ly say to i . lm. tha t m ul e s a r e but , c a - e f u l ly d ry th em in the shade w he re the re is

little subject to disease, excep t by in f l ammat ion of! of a i r . P a c k them up iu a box

Ihe intestines, caused by the grosses; e x p o s u r e to or b a - , in w h i c h they s h o u l d 'b e kept in a d ry place ,

ire 1

itv'i ~

I cold and wel, and excessive d r i n k i n g of cold water .

I nfier severe labor, and w hi le in a h igh stale of per-

i spirat ion. C r u s h e d corn and cob is t h e best food

i for them : nei the r ry e nor w h e a f ^ s t r a w should be

given th em wh i le w o r k i n g , as it r enders th em unfii

for labor, but in l imes o f rest it is a good food. T h e y

have been losi by feeding on cut s t r a w atid corn

meal .

In b r e a k i n g them , they shou ld be mated wi th a

swift w a l k i n g horse , and if t reated k indly , wi l l be

g e n l l e ; but if t reated i n h u m a n l y , they will t reasure

up the ir reveng® for yea rs , unt i l an oppor tun i

offers lo g ra t i fy it. T h e y a t e cal led obsiinulej by

m u l ish dr ive rs , and by none else. N o opifl’ion is

more e r r one ous than tha t mule s can th r ive on b ram

b k s and br i ars . T h e y m a y live, but canno t th r ive

A m ul e rt qu i res one third less of n u ‘ rilive subs tance i

than a horse , but his q u a n tu m he mus t have, or l ike

othe r an imals , he wi l l s t a r ve ; and t h o u g h not so

m u c h ot an 'epicure or g lut ton as maM, he is as m u c h

opposed to scan ty doses in feeding as his master .

J A M E S B O Y L E .

AnnapoUs , Md.

H o w t o m a k e S u c c o t a s h . — T o abou t h a l f a

I pound of salt pork add th ree q ua r t s of cold wa te r ,

and set it lo boil . N o w cu t off th ree quar t s of g reen

corn from the cobs, ?et the corn aside, and put the

cobs lo boil wi th the pork , as th ey wil l add m u c h to

the r ichness of the mix tu re . W hen the p o i k has

boiled say ha l f an hour , r emo ve the cobs and put in

and succo tash m a y be ma de from them as we ll in

winter as in sum.' iier.

W e a t h e r R u l e s . — i f the moon looIVs and

di m, we m a y exj ect r a in ; if it ? red, look out for

w i n d ; and if its color be of a n.i tural whi te , the

w e a th e r wi l l be fair.

H o w TO DRIVE a w a y M i’j ^ u i t o ES.— F u m i ­

gate the room containi i jg them by b ur n i ng b r o w n

s u g a r on a shovel or pan of coa ’s.

L A T E S T F U 0 3 1 T I I K A H M Y .

Corrdspo7idence o f the Ne^o O d e a n ^ Bee.

M a t a 3Io r o s , AufT. 17^ 1846.D a y before yes t e rday ihe four r egimer . ts that had

a r i i ve d he re f rom be low, h ft for C a m a r g o hy the land route, and w e re orde red to tiall six m j U s dis­tant, and wa it for o the r forc«s tha t were to join th e m . On yeste rday ear ly in the m o r n i n g , the se- ond d r ag oo ns , ne a r 400 , and a c o m p a n y of f ly ing at t i l l e ry , lo2 e the r wi th severa l de t achments of r eg- ular s , started ofT for the six mile$ e n c a m p m e n t , and III the eve n i ng took up the l ine of m a i c h , preceded by the d r ago ons as »»n advanced g u a r d , and all un der the c o m m a n d of G e n . ' I ' w i g g s , T h e y n u m b e r about 2 9 0 0 , and a re orde red to reach C a m a r g o as as qu ick as the heat of '.he w i a l h f r will permit .

1 a m of opinion thnl they a re l eaving less men he re than the impor tance of ihe post d e m a n d s — on Iv about 5 0 0 men be ing siat iontd in the town, and abou t as m a n y m or e on i h e o ' h e r side of the river, and none othe rs nea rer than La Bur i t a . It is t rue we have ne.ir a thousand A m e i i o a n ci t izens here,

one qu ar t of f r e sh ly gathe red , g reen , shel led b e a n s ; e n g a g e d i nd i f f e r e n t pu rs u i ! t ; an d mos't ol th e m a re

boil a g a i n for fiteen m i n u t t s ; then add the three j m po>s-ssion of a rm s , hut then there is no o r ga n iz -

nuar t s of corn and let it boil ar .other fiftein minutes. "mo..^. th, n i - no plnce ol r. r,d, zvous s . l e c t r d j has n ow passed.* I i n *■ I t h rk 11 / « M l-\ «-« K I Xi I ' I ' l ^ i . ^ I 2 •• #1

i mpor tancee n e m y , and Ihe person w h o a rres ted the co ur ie r is enti t led to g r ea t praise. F o r pa r t i cu la r reasons he wish( S his n a m e w i t h h e l d from the public. In the same p a c k a g e w e re some thi r ty or forty letters ad drrs«ed to pr iva te individua ls , all of w h i c h Col C l a i k e b r o k e the seals and had t lfem translated to him. In none of the m, how e ve r , but the one a l l u d ­ed to, was the re a n y informat ion of imp or tan ce . I believed the va luable letter was not addressed t o a n y one, but it is supposed it was for the C o m m a n d e r at or ne a r IVlonlerey. T h e r e a re some m r n in this place that would be be»ter out of it. and if th e \ do noi kee p a b r ig h t look out wi l l fine the ms e ly es d an c in g ii the air.

' J 'wo disbanded r a n g e r s started for C a m a r g o yes* t e rday , but r e tu rned a little before d a y this m o r n i n g b r i n g i n g wi th ihem a pr isoner , w h o m , I unders tand , they met in the road, and found a l a rg e n u i nb er of letters , or this place. I went to H e a d (Quarters this m o m i n g , but could not get an oppor tun i ty or seeing the C o m m a n d e r . I unders tand, hovvever, f rom one of the rangers , that two or th r e e of the letters were of m u c h i m p o i t a n c e and that the b ea r ­er of th e m is kept c losely gu a rd e d . Col . C l a r k e has told the au thor i t i e s he re to advise the ci t izens to send open letters to the i r fr iends in the inter ior , and I th in k a n y letters w h i c h leaves or a r r ives he re from tha t qu a r t e r wi th a seal, wil l be b r oke n and its contents read over.

*riie s t eamer M u n r o e !f fi he re for C a m a r g o this m or n i ng , loaded do w n wi th f re ig h t— ail on private a c c o u n i - - f o r the t r anspor ta t ion of w h i c h she r e ­ceives th ree dollo.rs pe r ba rrel . M e r c h a n t s t a kea d va n t a ge of G e n . T a y l o r ’s o rde r s agflinsL#|jvir«

imto C a m a r g o by fo rm in g a m o c k pa r tne r sh ip wi the a r m y sutlers. S o m e of th e m pa y a good round su m for the pr ivi l ege o f be ing one of the C o ’s, of such and such sut ler . 1 hea rd the o the r day of 12 p a i l n e r s i n one of these concerns . A ha l f a dozen hoosf^s or tents will hear the n a m e of Jenk ins & Co , o r s o m e o the r l i rm, w h e n in fact, he has noi

1,000 interest in the w h o l e o f them. L e a v e the Y 'ankee me rc ha n t s a lone for w h i p p i n g the devil a round the s tump.

M a ta m or os is^still very hea l thy. T h e old ihhab itants say th e r e will be little or no s ickness this year , ' j ' hey say that unless >1 be s i ck ly d u r i n g the •• fruit season” they never look for it, and that season

place. W h e n they reach M on te re y , 1 have not the remotes t idea o f ihe ir beinj? opposed, but th ey wil l enter an d t ake the t o w a wi thout f i r ing a c un . in ant icipat ion of the i r a p p r o a c h , G e n e r a l Mej ia left for Sal t i l lo about tw e l ve day s ago, t a k i ng with h im, besides his o w n soldiers, 8 0 0 m e n — every m an tha t he cou ld induce to fol low him, e i the r by ent reaty or threat . T h e r e a r e report s of a M e x i c a n force r a ­pidly a p p r o a c h i n g from the interior, but I do not be­l ieve a w or d o f it, and if an y f ight ing does g r o w out of the a d va nc e of the A m e r i c a n forces, we do not look for it unti l we get in the mountains . T a y l o r ’s d o ing all in his p ow e r to f ho ve W o r t h ahead , a n d give h im an oppor t un i t y of m a k i n g up for lost t ime, and I a m g h d of it. H e was pa r t i cu la r ly un fo r t u ­nate, in l eaving he re last sp r ing , and should an op ­por tuni ty present itself, he wil l m a k e ihe most o f it. It was t h o u g h t that the T e x i a n c a v a l r y would oe the. first to enter Monte rey , but 1 unders tood this m or n in g , t he y had posit ive orde rs to r epa ir lo Ca* m a r g o after l eav ing Victor ia . So the hope of being- at the c o m i n g out po ' t need be entertained no m o r e by them. T o s h o w you (hat we a re not the on l y

ones w h o m M a d a m e K u m o r occasional ly visits, a letter v;as received he re yeste rday, hy a y o u n g m a a fronr. his mother , r es iding m Monc lova , t el l ing h i m tha t five th ou sa nd A m e r i c a n s had crossed the R i o G r a n d e from San An lo n i o and w e r e m a k i n g rap id ' m a r c h e s for tha t p lace— she, h o w ev e r , expressed he r df t e rminat ion not to r emove, for, s ay s she, the ra is no place in Me xic o w h e r e t h e A m e r i c a n s wi l l not he in a few months .

T h e s t eamer R o u g h and Rea<Jy, a r r ived here d a y be fore y e s t e r d ^ ’ J g ^ e/1 d o w n 1^ f«»ight a n d fiffCTOg d O o a r 3 tvvb comp anies of T^a> nessee voluntee rs for C a m a r g o .

W’ ith ihe except ion of the t raders from the inter ior few purchase r s of goods a re now in xMatamoras. and /he place is as dul l as you ever s a w N e w O c l e a n t d u r i n g the p reva lence of an epidemic.

T H E C O R P O R A L .

, - . , in cases of a l a r m ; and al thnui^h they m ig h t be ableN o w , tu rn the who le out huo a dish, a d five or six | ( joaood service by actin<i lu concer t , a? they now

large spoonful ls of but ter , season il with pepper t o '

Mi:. \ V k b s i f u a d l e t o go a n y w a v . — W’hen Mr . \ \ I hitter I ' rupountied the ques t ion o n c e at F a n - euii l l a 1. •• n / j z / c shal l 1 g o ? ’’ he w a s P t ranue ly

y o u r taste, and wi th salt, also, if the salt of the pork

tias not proved sufficient. I f the l iquor has boiled

a w a y , it will be necessary to add a little m or e 10 it

before t ak ing it a w a y from the fire, as this is an eS'

seniial par t of the ofl'uir.— IV eslern F a n n e r a n d

G a rd en er .

D e t e r i o r a t i o n o f B a r n - Y a k d M a n u r e . —

t ) u n g , in the opinion of the late J u d g e Pe t e r s , be*

, gins to deter iorate after il is one ye a r old. “ I have

I put it on ,” says he, “ after ly ing severa l yea r s , with-

i out any pe rcept ib le benefit. B u t the prac t i ce of

p l ow in g hot and fresh d u n g , has often bc r n to me a

subject of regret . It not only produces smu t t y crimps

imparts , over s t imulated, but canno t be equa l ly

spread or covered, so tha t m u c h s t r a w and little

a re they u o u l d be of li tle avai l Gen . ' I ' ay lor m ay be rijzht in his es timat ion of M exi ca n fr iend­ship, hut 1 have Jiitle confidence in it. T h e y c e r ­t a inly w e a r a friendly c a i h on occasions lo avoid Mj>picion, bu\ they tiavo loo m u c h of the Indian in the ir co inpo ' i t inn to forget the deadly tn ru i iy they SO recent ly ent(‘i lain( d for the Am er ic an s , and when ever their br. i 'n becomes fuddled with l iquor iheii real stnMiiK'nis find v*i»i. and ofii n about the cafe?: can be heard ‘-viva la Re pub l i ca M exi ca na . ” T h t m r n a re b* comi ng more hostile in t h i i r dem e a no r e v e r y day , ond it d o t s noi r* qu i re a pair of s pe c t a ­cles to see it. A n increase of n u m b e r is also percep l i b l e ; a n d where , four weeks ago, they w e r e a s s u b - m i s ' v e a s slaves they wi 1 now w a r m l y ari»ue wiih you about the inc rnachments of the A m ^ ricans, arid tell you that by and by ihe M ex ic an soldiers will couie back and m a k e them cross the river. I be- ' i f 've' that if they were left a lone they would re- mnio qwi' i. but • in i ‘>511 ii s a i e dai ly a r r iv in g amongs t

T h e Rio G r a n d e keeps the wa ter wi th in its ba nk s and that is ail. T h e s t eamers find il in excel lent boa t ing order , b a r i n g the swif tness of the cur ren t . ' I’here si.x G o v e r n m e n t boats he re at one yes terday , some go in g up wi th provis ions and olhers go ing do w n to load.

T H E C O R P O R A L .

gra in ap p e a r in spots, w h i c h oflen lie d o w n ; and. j u ignj! ; Lt' ’m to assist in dr ivni ' r the invad

in olhers , sca rce ly an y ad van a ^o is derived. M u c k , ers f onri the si»ii. T i i e re «re. wi thout doubt , arn^sin izz ' ed lo decid'* upon ihe exac t local ly that would iu i t iir;i. // ' It' s eem s to '1! .]i et: not h ) iher h i m a i ail, il the fol lowing anec- . jfg fprt i l izing quali t ies . D u n g and muck^ in con

. . ■ ' ' ' v ' ! ^ ' inL-i.M/V.'7rocee^^ p b c e s , f rom which free a i r and mois tu re a r e | „ . „ „ , j n.-st d j y as a cit izen o(fillotl. Mr. h’ v a i s cal led out Mr. ! excluded, u n d e r g o a de g r e e of combus t ion, and b c ' , \l.,(;^f,,oras. B siJ«s lliis, eve ry R a n c h o m the

take a sea t next lo me. ’ -‘W h y ’' | d,'y rotUn mo uM v and useless. | vicini ty iias an ui«preced i.ted nu m b e r of men about

be a m a i l e r 1 composted, will ke e p the longest , wi thou t injury to 1 ainmuniiioM and u m l o r m s « n o ug h in Mat .moros toS q i i i p Iv\o t h i r d s ol t h e l u ha t i i t a i i t s . a n d t h e y m i i i h t

a r m l h e n i s e l v » s a t ni j>hi , ar ;d n o t o n e m t w e n t y

IV, you can

m e r e is h a rd ly room lor two such '■ ••jSever mind , ’' re]oiued K

. . y . M l c a n f q n e . -ce in.” A - e o t l e m a n al i h e i ~ , !'lliO car . t. ' .-i' 2 the tli:. niiiia, ohi^er\e.l . .

. m e n a» we nri

if vou' , vo.i a r e w’' l'’f^ni«’ niv seal ,c a n ri ' ic - - . W e b s t e r looked at h;m

■ ■ ht Pn ru II 1 (^<raw.ng himself up as s tra i-

“vl h t ^ . ' l ' ' l *! - ' " ■. „ CO lo' liH'if ■ ' " ) r e spo nd-

^ ; : : : : . ; ? o : ; ” h ' m i ; v - c a i t o i , e - ‘ s .

sued was h •■■d ai d I ' ' " - - , o o k a « a i with |>ie locuiiiotive w’as on i

i t .and r o b h e i ies and mur J e r s a ie b ‘- in^ cnm;nil ted on S u T E K i O R C o r n B r e a d . — In s topp in g at D p- i t he ro ids almost d.iiiy. C a p ' a in B a l l ’s bwly has

me ta ’s A m e r i c a n Hote l in A l b a n y , a f e w w e e k s , I'ound about 8 m i h s from hf re on the L i Bu-

since, 1 do not k n o w w h e n 1 rel ished any food bet- =’ l">y " h o w a s r e tu rn inc

ter than I did some exci. l lent co rn bread, which I

found on his breakfast table. I was so w’ell pleased

s o m “ hors fs to Bur i t a , was f i n d upon and forced to h a v e ihe horsfS and l a ke to the C h a p a r a l for safc" ty. A n d I heard last even ing that a b a g g a g e w ag

With the art icle, as wel l as wilh ‘he genera l char- ■ on had been stoppl 'd and robbed on the same route.

of* <T l ' '''k clirds ' house, that I bc ga e d of h im lo furnish . 1 l*'’'^ oow' in a Mexi ' ' iii family, ihe w om en

;;!h,er' . l ia' t en" I me w u h a r ecipe for n iu k ing it, w h i c h is as fol- ‘ ^ _L- If i \ i th I o I J the re are l a r^e nu m b e r of C

} I ' a k c 3 quar t s of milk, a liille sour . 7 eggs, 2

------ ^ ; ounces of butter. 1 tenspoonful of sa ' seraius, and mix

Y ’l^ k e e nn iiem-r asKe.l ij,j m a r r y , ' « jih Indian mea l , to the c c r s i s t i r c v of a ih ick bat-■ Ihe tni f t w a s pitche. l upon, at . '

. wii'-ii fc.he u p a n d died f ’T h e p:m5 US'fl

■ n.... S m i t h h a s s a i d m a n y g o o d t h i n ? * , r e s t t h a t a n e w s p a p e r is like a wi l e , beCv

»very o u g h t to h a v e o n e oi h i s o w n .

ter, and ba ke wi ih a s t ron g heat

for b a k i n g a re of tin, S inches in d i a m e t e r ; i nc h-

p'^ons ; es deep, and a little bevel led. T h e above is sulfi

c i m t for seven loaves.A T R A V E L L E R .

O i - A S T R o r s . — T h e a pp l e w o m a n u n d e r the Bul- l e l i n of the N e w Y o r k T r i b u n e Olfice, haa bus ted , ; n c o n s e q u e n c e o f the ac-,v tariff.

Com'missiOiL' pa i t i e s— m e a n i n g I suppose land pr iva l e e r s — about .and w h e n I proposed g o i o e to C a m a r ­go ihe o ther day , they u rge d m e t o wa. t lor a s t eam- e*-. saymtf ihal it would be unsafe to go up by land. These parl ies rob and m u r d e r e v e r y A m e r i o a n they

can ca ich, and induce the r a n ch c r o s to lol low suit.I bel ieve that if the n e w s wa? to r each us to day

that H a y s , wilh the regim^^ni he took out to Vic l > ria h id been defeated in a fight, a bold lender, on^ w h o m the Mexici ins could p lace conf idence in. could induce the chizpns he re in fly to arm?*, and

M a t a m o u a s , Aug. 19, 1846.

A letter w’as received last e v e n i n g from one of H a y ’s men, in w h ic h the wr i te r s l a u s ihat the reoi merit had reached San F e r n a n d o wi thout enco un te r ing a n y opposit ion. T h e ra nc heros on the road i r ea tul h im qui te c ivi l ly, as did also the ci t izens of San F e r n a n d o , at w hi c h place the y had been tvvo or th re e da y s w h e n the letter vvas writ ten. F r o m the tone of the epistle, a person would infer tha t its au th or was perfect ly e n r a p t u r ed with the coun t ry t h r o u g h w h i c h he passed, and perfect ly wr i te s in acjony at the idea ot h a v in g to leave the vi llage. H e th in ks the ' e g i m e n t W’lll proceed en to Vic to r ia and thence to M o nte re y wi thou t mee t ing a M ex ica n force.

I th in k unless G e n . T a y l o r received o rde rs to the e on l r a r y by the last a r r iva l , he will l ake up the line of m a r c h for M ont e r ey in four or five days. Indeed,I should not be surp r i sed if the a d va nc e gu ar d were no w on the move. H e wil l meet with no o p ­position t^pre , n o t wi ih s ia nd i ng the reports of the ad* vance of Pa re de s .

G e n . T w ig c s wi th his men a re m o v in g on b rav e ly tow ar ds C a m a r g o . T h e y w e r e abou t GO miles above he re yes te rday m o r n in g and m a k i n g as m u c h h e a d w a y as the hea; wil l permit .

1 a m ra the r incl ined to t h i n j tha t the Sou th e r n expedi t ion I spoke to you of has been ab an do ne d for the moment . T h e men tha t a re dest ined for it a re still below here, and the o rd inance proposed, but I hea r n o th in g of the i r r ece iving o rde rs to move, and suppose it’s lost s i gh t of now, as the m ov e m e n t t o ­wards M on te r e y is s o m e w h a t sooner than the G e n ­e ra! h imse lf then ant icipated. Solo la M a r i n a o r a place, the na:ne of w hi c h I have forgot ten, fu r the r on tow ards T a m p i c o , w o u l d be ao ad va n t ag eo us post

to oc cu p y this fall.

N e a r 12 o’c lock n igh t before last, Co lonel C l a r k e was informed tha t 3 0 C > ^ o u n l c d M t x i c a n s w ere near the ci ty, and he g e n ^ imm edia te ly over the ri- v t f for ihe t roops took A m m a n d o f those in town, and in less th an ha lf an f i o u r he received the n e w s 5 0 0 m e n w e r e pa tro l l ing the streets. D a y l i g h t

N e g r o J u s t i c e . — In the R e p u b l i c c f H a y i i , a m an was tried for s t ea l ing so me a rt ic les ctf^food ivhile be ing cooked in a pot over the fire. It w a t u rg e d in his defence that the l a rceny w a s c o m m i t t e d un d e r the inf luence of h u n g e r ; and the cour t decj» ded that il w’as not u n la w fu l for a m an to steal vvhea he was h u n g r y . T o this it was r#»plied, that he had stolen the pot hIjo. Bu t in this d i l e m ma the C o u r t decided that , as the victuals could not be t a ke n aw’a y without tha pot, it was a l l ow ab le tha t the po t s ho u l d a c c o m p a n y its contents.

A G o o d R e t o r t . — A n old w o m a n see ing a sai lor 2 0 by her door , and su p p o s i ng h i m to b« he r son W^illiam, cal led out to h im ;

‘‘Bi l l y w h e r e is the co w g o n e ? ”T h e sai lor replied in a c on te m p tu ou s manner, ‘‘'I 'o the D 1, for w h a t I k riow.”“ W^dl as you a r e goinr? th it w a y . ” said the old

w o m a n , “ I wish you w’ould let d o w n the ba r s . ”

V e r y A ^ t f e c t i n g . — A f i r m e r go i n g lo get his gr is t g r o u n d at a mil l , bo r r ow ed a bag of one o f his ne ighbors . T h e poor m an was kriocked into the w’aler whee l and the b' lg wen t wilh h im. H e was d r o w n e d , and w h e n the m e la n c h o ly ne ws was b r o u g h t to his wife, she exc laimed , ‘*My g r a c i o u s ! w h a t a fuss the ’ ll b« about th/ii b a j I’’

A n I r i s h m a n in a ’ tore aclvu-I ' r a pa ir of si lk gloves, a nd was told the kind he wan ted vvould co m e to one dol lar .

O h , by m y soul then,*' repl ied Pa t , I ’d cooner have m y hands barefoot ali l"he d a y s o f m y iif^, than g iv e th a I for ’e m .” ,

A person h a v i n g sold a horse to an I r i s h m a n , a few mo nt h s a f e r s v a r d s a sked h im h o w his horse a ns w e r e d . “ Indade ,” r epl ied Pa t , “ I cannot lell for I never t h o u g h t o f pu t t ing a quest ion to h im ,”

A western edi tor w'ishes to k n o w w h e t h e r the l aw recent ly e n a c t ' d aga ins t the c a r r y i n g of dead ly weapons , app l i e s to doctors w ho c a r r y p i l l s in ihe ir pockets ?

'Te w h o t akes a fish out of the wa te r finds a piece j uni te wi th a n y par ty that w ou ld a p p r o a c h M a i a m o 1 c a m e wi tho u t the a p p r o a c h of the e n e m y , and hero5. I t woukl not be the ir mtent ion, 1 th i n k , to sent our m en lo th e place w h e r e th e y w e re repor ted

H a i r - c i r l i n g L i a u i o f o r L a d i e s .— T a k e b o r a x ,

2 o u n c e s ; g u m S e n e g a l iu po wd er , 1 d r a c h m ; a d d

hot w a te r ( n o t boil ing,} 1 q u ar t . St i r , an d as soon

a s the in gr ed ie n t s a r e dissolved, a d d 2 ouncea o f

sp i r i t s ol wine s t ron g ly i m p r e g n a t e d wi lh c a m p h o r .

O n re t i r ing to rest , w e t the locks wi th the a b o v e

l iquid, a n d roll th em on twis t s o f p a p e r a s usua l .

L e a v e th em till mo rn ing , w h e n th e y m a y be un-

w r a p t a n d formed into r inglet s .

S m i l e s o f P r o v i d e n c e .— I w a s m u c h p le as e d with, unc le Jirctj i d e a ’s on t h a t s u b j e c t : G oo d m o r ­n ing, uncle J i m . ” G o o d m o r n i n g . ^ “ W e l l , y o u ’ve go t y o u r d a u g h t e r m a r r i e d off, h a v e y o u ? ’*-

Y e a ” “ K e a l l y , P r o v i d e n c e smi lea u p o n you. V “ S m i l e d I No , b l e w you, s h e sn icke r* J •I’J h t o u l ,’»