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During the present and the succeeding month (Sep-
tenlber) there will be LOG men claiming their dis
charge, among them between 20 and 80 petty Off
GERS. However, as prospects now are, they and
more can be spared, the spirit OF Mexico, it
appears, has condensed itself into the person of AL
monte, and few of his satellites Two sloSps OF
war are now in the ofiing one supposed to be the
ST Marys, from Texas, &c. with latest dates
should she get IN before the mail closes, | will ad
wise you.


severe squall passed over this bay yesterday,
accompanied by thunder, lightning and rain, with
hallstones, some OF which measured four inches in
circumterence-most of the ships dragged little,
but the u. s. brig Porpolse most. The Eastern
barque Abbot Lawrence, lying at anchor at the Ma
Wy Yard in ballast, driven ashore, but after the
squall, by aid of the boats of the squadron, got
oil, without damage The Porpolse in attempting
TO moor after the gale, fouled ths Princeton, but
cleared without damage 10 either.


Advices from New Orleans by this mail, confirm
the suppositon that the sloops in the oliing the
ST. Marys and Falmouth, last reported the former at
anchor off Galveston Bar on the 10th, and the latter
of the Bar of Aransas on the 9th inst by the re-
venue cutter Woodbury., direct from Galveston, at
New Orleans.


Should the appearances indicate war, our first in
tifnatlon will be the arrival of the sloop-of-war Sa-
ratoga, from the coast of Mexico, where she has
been detailed for observation, &c in which case
shall advise you.


The Falmouth and St. Marys are both at anchor,
and bring no news of Importance. There Is ano-
herlarge vessel in the ofiing. The mail is closing.