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bistttrs and TAiags- General Despetehss FROM


Washington for Vsra C,u--Ths U s. Gutter Lsgars


-Nel0 orleans-FaH BuSiHsss-Cotton Crop.


Although there is nothing from the seat of ar
to-day whence present springs all the Of
crossing nature, will drop you few lines with what
iew items of interest there stirring. We
looking for arrivals from the army with the keenes
anxiety, expect in few days, possibly by the next
arrival to hear of hard fought battle if at the city
of Monterey, between that city and Cerravo (Which is
distant es miles from the latter place. between
Gen Worths command and the Mexcans, who, accord
ing to the last accounts. had been found by McCul
about % miles be yond Cerralvo.


That Gen Worth is d, ing retrieve the mistake he
made in leaving the army before the battles OF the sh
that he il brave and gallant oftcer-one OF the very
best the army ami will push on 10 have hghi on his
own hook. without waiting for General Taylor to come
up no matter what discrepancy may exist between his
force and the enemy's fhey do meet him. or should
IL they have uet hmfor by this time the question
has been decided, there have been a brilliant en-
gagement Ere this the American cannon have opened
hope the Ame1osn forces have achieved another vic
tory, and resp-i fresh lsures cannot doubt IT, but
there vey who wait for the result with fear
and trembling oere nas been vast deal Of argument
here lately about s pioprety of the plan Of the
paign-apd it is gen.rsly considered excessively
impouc and by conversant with military mat
ters 10 urged that good result from taking Mon.
terey and that will require all the force in the field
keep up the on the route IRON the





il does vast extent of country with the danger
Of supplies being cut of continually BY the enemy Ma.
ny have wondered that rampco not made the base
Of operations all supplies uld have been landed with
facility at that pont which is distant from San Luis Po-
tos only 100 miles snd that city could have been readily
taken without the long an tedious march the army
now had TO pursue ami It is vastly superior city TO
Monterey In almost every point view of the wealth.
lest 10 Mexico and extremely healthy But shall
what We snsll Nobody knows who planned
psgn the whole country hope imagine, that will
prove glorious one


News wss received Yesterday from Pensacola that
dshipmap Gregory 10 saii Tuesday last the 22I
Inst Tor Vera Cruz, IN the Steamer Mississippi with
patches IRON Washington to Commodore Conner He is
said to have arrived at Pensacola from
Washington The nature OF the of
not known Lieut. Purviance, with dispatches from
Com Conner, must have reached Washington Mon
here to know their purportt has been rumored that
they are rel jecton the peace Offering the ground
that there is 10 Congress in session at Mexico and
power existing to en- er into negotiations


The s. steam cutter Legare In the river from Vera
Cruz via the Brasos, but without news She has come
Tor the purpose OF undergoing repairs The T. s.
cutter Ewing was al Fort Jackson 90 miles down the
yer, yesterday. taking in supply of fresh water.


The city continues healthy although there have been
Tour or hve deaths IRON yellow fever this week People
seem to entertain very little fear of epidemic at this
late period OF the although the weather the
last week has been OF character likely to create one
To-day II raned o, and the atmosphere is moist
and agreeable.


The fall business has not yet commenced and but little
doing The accouns from all quarters of the cotton
growing region continue TO be disastrous in the extreme
and more han hall is not hoped for The price of
cotton VIII oil course go and those planters who
succeeded IN saving portion OF their CROP will per-
haps be sufferers to great extent in end they
seem to fear The prospect of sugar crop is good
The amount OF cotton hand the time is about
5000 bales principally the old stock being pretty
much exhausted The arrivals this have not ex.
ceeded $500 bales since the LIST instant showing falling
on in the receipts between this and year during the
same period OF over thirty thousand bales. The re
cepts from divers causes, will be small for several
weeks to come.