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the State Customhoass Deparsment, which, until the city was taksn possession Of were appropriated to State purposes, have been ordered to be appropriated to city purposes, as, for instance, the expenses of the tribu- nals of justices, schools. hospitals, lighting the city, and police purposes in general. Albert RawliDg and SaHli. Johnson have been appointed inspectors of reyense.

 The sales oi the vessels bsached in the late norther, are progressing very fast by ore der Of board Of survey. Mir. WalsinghaEn, :he public ancsioneer, has his hands fuii. Fortunes. on small scale, are being made at the purchasing business.

 The wounded in the Mexican hospital are suffering very much from their wounds, and the medical attendance is meagre It is said that number of the surgeons were killed and wounded before the occupation. by the bursting of one of our shells.

 1 The U. s. sloop-of-waE Germantowu. Con- mir 5. 4. Buchanan, arrived at sacrifcios on the 2d inst, Is days from Norfolk. Off, cers and crew all well. The T. s. bomb vessel E:na, Comm'r Van Bruant, arrived at Anton Lizardo on the 3d instant, from Bos- ton. On her passage out she sprung her foremast, in gale of wind ofcape Halteras The U. s. oomb vessel Hecla left New York on the 10th ult., and arrived at Sacri6cios on the 18th. Officers and crew sll well. She carries one l5,000 weight gun, throw ing l0-inch shell. '' 1 All the bomb vessels are lying in the riv- CT at Alvarsdo, Capt. Isaac Mayo being in command of that place.

 LATEST FROM sALTILLo, MONTEREY. The steam-schr. Trumbnli, Capt States berry, from the Brazos on the 18th inst, ar rived on Friday night. We have received by her the American Flag of the l4,h inst. h contains not word in reference to Gen. Taylor or his movements present or pros pective. We had the pleasure of an interview last evening with Major Coiqui.t, of the U s. Army, and Assistant Surgeon HpTrick, who came passengers in the TrumbulI They left Sal,illo the 18th ul,., Monterey the 9th inst. Wegather from them the following memoranda

 The following arc tlie positions and move ments of Gen. Taylor's column, according to the last advices, as far as we can learn them:

 Gen. Taylor IS quartered at Walnut Springs, near Monterey. Gen. Wool in command at Saltillo and Buena Vista. lst Mississippi, lss Ohio, lst Indiana, Bagg's Battery and the squadron of Dragoons. the latter now commanded by Col. Fauntleroy, at Monier- ey. 2d and 3d Ohio, lst and 2d Illinois, 2d and Sd Indiana, 2d Kentucky, Arkansas Cavalry, Washington's Battery, Sherman's Battery, at Buena Vista Prenuss' Battery. al Saltillo. Kentucky Cavalry stationed on the line between Camargo and Monterey lst Kentucky, one-haf al mouth of Rio Grande, and the balance on their return march. Virginia and 2d Mississippi on their march from Camargo 10 Monterey. North Carolina a, Camargo. Massachusetts at Mala- moros.

 Our wounded men are doing we'll In one hospital, of which Dr. IIerrick had charge, out of eighty wounded men of the Illinois regiment, not more than three or four died the remainder were fast conTalescing

 General quieiude prevailed the people of Saliillo and Monterey had returned 10 their business and seemed satisfied wi:h the pow CTS that be, if they could but feel assured of their continuance. They had hsard III Mon- terey of Santa Anna's arrival in Mexico, and those who affected 10 know more of his movements than their neighbors would wink, and say that there will be no more fighting

 About Gen. Taylor's future movements nothing is known. One thing Is certain, that he can make no onward molement until those who from his present command--the twelve months volunteers, whose term of service is about to expire, and some of whom are already on their way home--are replaced by still greater force of the volunteers now en route 10 join him, and of tie ten reei- ments at present in course d enlistment As soon as he has ten thousand of these un- der his command the word will be, unless ii shall be previously proclaimed, "iorwa,d !! march "

 As our iniormants approached near Cam argo they met train bound for Monterey One Of the volunteers In guard of 1t had been lassoed and inhumanly murdered by two Nexicans The assassins were arrested. identified and summarIly shot. In coming down from Monterey to the Brazos, the par ty with Major Colquin aud Dr. Herrick en- couuiered neither difficulty nor obstruction. They say, ty the way, that Gen. Davis is recovering from the effects of his wound.

 Gen. Cushing orders that all houses or other places of gambling. of whatever name or nature, or for public dancing, be closed. and that all sale or trafiic in distilled spirits IS prohibited, under severe penalty for the violation of either order.

 When part of the Kentucky Legion ar rived at Ma,amoro~ on their return march,