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Zljt JJero.
(Inserted at the request vf an old Lady.)
Mv father was a farmer good,
With corn and beef in plenty;
I mowed, and hoed, and held the plough,
Aud longed for one and twenty.
For I had quite a martial tarn,
And scorned the lowin cattle;
I learned to wear a uniform.
Hear drums and see a batde.
My birth-day came, my father urged,
But stoutly I resisted,
My sister wept, my mother prayed,
But I went ofl and 'listed.
They marched me on through wet & dry,
To tunes more loud than charming;
But lugging knapsack, box and gun,
"Was harder work than mowing.
We met the foe, the cannon roared,
The crimson tide was flowing;
I heard the death groans round me close,
I wished that I was mowing. '
The foe came on, I lost my leg.
And I was in their clutches;
I stayed in prison till the peace
Then hobbled home on crutches.
From the Baltimore American.
BATTLES OX
THE EIO GRANDE.
The following minute and graphic ac
count of the battles of the 8th and 9th
May, in which our gallant Army won
for themselves imperishable renown, will
be read with deep and thrilling interest.
It is from the pen of a heroic officer who
nobly bore his full share of the duties and
dangers of the trying occasion.
Camp opposite Matamoras,
May 13, 1846. $
On the 1st of May the Army under
Gen. Taylor took up its line of march at
3 o'clock, P. M. for Point Isabel, thirty
miles distant, in order to force up from
that point provisions which were necessa
ry to he maintenance of our fort here.
To defend it in our absence General Tay
lor left the 7th Regiment of Infantry,
Bragg's battery of four six pounders,
Capt. Lowd's battery of four eighteen
pounders and some canvalescents as a
garrison the whole under the command
of Major Brown of the Army. We had
heard of the crossing of six or seven
thousand of the enemy to oppose our
march to our Depot, and expected to fight
them going down but did not meet with
them. On the 2d instant, in the afternoon,
we reached Point Isabel, and on the 3rd
heard the bombardment of our Fort at
this place. This bombardment continu
ed at intervals for several days. In the
meantime, Gen. Taylor, having learned
by express from Major Browx that he
could hold the Fort, put his whole com
mand to work in the entrenchments at
Point Isabel, the basis of our operations,
and having made it sufficiently strong and
loaded about three hundred wagons ;with
provisions and ammunition, he determin
ed to proceed at once to the relief of our
gallant little band in this Fort, and to
give battle to the enemy if necessary.
He commenced his march at 2 o'clock,
P. M. one squadron of Dragoons, com
manded by Capt. Mat, in front; the third
Brigade, composed of the 3d and 4th Re
giments of Infantry and RiXGGOLD'sLight
Artillery; the 5th Infantry not Brigaded,
and the 1st Brigade, composed of the Ar
tillery Battalion serving as Infantry; Dun
can's Light Artillery and the 8th Regi
ment of Infantry to which must be add
ed two eighteen pounders drawn by ox
en, and Capt. Kerr's squadron of Dra
goons protecting the rear the wagons on
the march being in a great degree inter
spersed between the Brigades for greater
, security.
On the night of the 7th we encamped
about 12 miles from Point Isabel, without
seeing the enemy. On the 8th we had
advanced about five miles, when we des
cried the enemy some two miles distant,
drawn up in great force on the open prai
rie, and occupying the crest of a very
gentle slope with their backs to the thick
bushes, called in this country "chapar
ral." We immediately formed line to the
front, and advanced calmly and quietly
to the attack. Our brave and considerate
old General, finding that the enemy wait
ed to receive us, "and that we were pass
ing near a lake of water, the day being
very hot and the men thirsty, halted in
full view of the advarsary and directed the
men to fill their canteens with water.
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e had now a lime leisure to examine
the force of the enemy and its composi
tion. The horizon in our front and to
the right appeared lined wiih cavalry,
(Lancers and Dragoons.) The woods in
their rear were giving up column after
column of Infantry, which were man
oeuvred with great regularity; and batt3r
ies of Artillery were observed taking
their designated places in our front and
rn pur flanks. The lowest estimate at
the time of the enemy's frlS? '?f 5000
of all arms our own being under 2,000
fighting men. We have since learned
that on this occasion the enemy had over
5000 fighting men. But the greatest dif
ficulty under which we labored was the
absolute necessity of protecting in an o
pen prairie, from the enemy's numerous
cavalry, our enormous train of provisions
and ammunition, without which, even if
we gained a victory, we could not relieve
our garrison opposite Matamoras, or
maintain our position there. Besides we
were miserably deficient as to the num
ber of our cavalry, haviug only some 200
Dragoons, while the enemv could not
have had less than 1,800 or 2,000. The
men being refreshed our General rode to
each Brigade, told the men to keep cool,
and when the enemy charged not to fire
a shot until they were repulsed with the
yonet, and had turned their backs m
ght.
Our advance then recommenced slowly
but firmly, wagons and all; and when we
arrived within good artilley range, their
batteries opened upon us, some of their
balls bouncing along the plain and pass
ing us in "rechoche," others firing over
our heads, and falling in the rear, showing
us in a few moments that their pieces were
served with skill &precision. A movement
was now observed among the enemv's
cavalry as if about to charge, and the Re
giments nearest them were thrown into
square, or formation preparatory to the
square, and so disposed as to protect our
own artiller)r whenever it was ordered to
fire. During this time some fifteen min
utes, the enemy's fire was received in per
fe :t silence by us, and at length, Capt.
Dcncan having been ordered to open up
on them, advanced in the most gallant
manner, and placing himself in a posi
tion to be protected by the Infantry, as
sault the enemy's cavalry, and one
which would enable him at the same
time to gall their cavalry and masses of
infantry, sent a withering fire among
them, which created some confusion, and
which was answered by our squares of
infantry by one long simultaneous shout,
which showed how anxious they were to
be led to the charge at once but this
could not be. They were destined to
give the strongest evidence of courage
that a soldier can exhibit to stand in
squares for hours under fire of the ene
my's artillery, so as to protect from the
enemy's cavalry our own artillery, whilst
the latter was mowing down the enemy's
ranks. As soon as Duncan opened, Ma
jor Ringgold's thunder was heard on the
right, Lieut. Churchill s from the 18
pounders in the centre, and all the ene
my's batteries opening at the same time,
a tremendous canonading ensued which,
on this plain of almost boundless extent,
presented a spectacle of great magnifi
cence. The battle commenced at 10
minutes past 2, P. M. It had lasted a
bout an hour, when a large body of the
enemy's red Lancers charged the 5th In
fantry, with a view of cutting oil our
wagon train. They were met with the
most perfect tranquility, and a discharge
of musketry from the 5th (Gen. Brook's)
Regiment told us their fate. They fled
precipitately, leaving men, horses, and
guidons on the field. In the meantime
the whole order of battle had been chan
ged to coaform to the manoeuvres of the
enemy, and our Brigade, the 1st, which
was the left, now found itself in advance
and on the right the Artillery Battalion
being on the extreme right and most in
advance. It must be observed also that
in these diflerent changes our General
was always slowly bu . steadily gaining
ground to the front, and the enemy gradu
ally falling back. The enemy's fire hav
ing slackened, and then ceased. General
Taylor, from his new and more advan
ced position, ordered all his batteries to
open, and in his turn attacked the enemy
with such fury as to cause evident des
truction in his ranks; but still they remai
ned firm. By a charge on them they
might have been routed entirely, but then
we must have exposed our wagons to be
captured by their cavalry, and that could
not be thought of.
The battle had now lasted from 10
minutes past 2 P. M. to about 7 P. M.
At this moment the enemy was discover
ed coming down with his left flank in
great force of cavalry and infantry, on the
Artillery Battallion and the 18 pounders
which that Battalion supported. The 18
pounders were served by thirty men, and
the Artdlery Battalion was about 360
strong. Both the battery and this Battal
ion were in such a position that they
could not be supported by the other por
tion of the army, and at the time the charge
commenced the Battalion had deployed
into line. However it was thrown into
square by a prompt manoeuvre, and awai
ted steadily the Mexican charge. On
' they came, "horse, foot and dragoons,
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.
shouting and yelling, when a single horse
man rode into the Square, and said, "Men
I place myself in your square." The
General was immediately recognized by
the men, who gave him three cheers for
this evidence of his confidence. At this
moment Lieut. Churchill discharged one
of his 18 pounders, loaded, with grape
into the advancing ranks, creating great
havoc, but not checking entirely their on
ward movement. They marched for
ward to within good musket range, some
TUESDAY, JUNE
150 yards of us, halted and delivered their
! t
shoulder. Finding that they would not
come nearer Col. Childs, commanding
this Battalion, ordered a volley, which
was given as if in parade, when the ene
my immediately retired, and the action
ended for the night. Our Army slept on
their arms precisely as night found them,
and occupied the position in which the
enemy commenced the battle. The two
armies slept quietly almost in presence of
each other. The night was serene and
beautiful, the moon casting the softest light
on every thing around us, and but for the
groans of the wounded and the screams
of those who were suffering under the
knife of the Surgeons, no one could have
imagined the scenes which had occurred
but a few hours previously.
On our side we had fifty-five killed and
wounded. The gallant Maj. Ringgold
was mortally wounded, and his noble
steed killed by the same shot, as he was
giving his last fire lor the night, and after
having distinguished himself by the cool
ness, precision and effect with which he
managed his Battery. Captain John
Page of the 4th Infantry, was horribly
wounded. supposed to le mortally. Many
officers had horses shot under them
Bliss, lieutenant Daniells, Captain
Montgomery, and several others.
Many Dragoons horses were killed,
and the escapes were almost incredible.
In Magruder's company two men,whilst
at an order, had the bayonets of their
muskets cut off by cannon balls, passing
just over their shoulders and between
their heads. He had also a man killed
on his immediate right and left.
Some I
of the balls fell into the centres of the
squares, and recoched out again, with
out touching any one. Others fell just
oh the out side and "bounced over. To
stand patiently and coolly ,in square under
such a fire, for five hours, wiihout tiring
a shot, is the best evidence of discipline
and invincible courage that troops can
give. But more: the effect of this con
duct, which none but regulars could have
shown, must be considered. The next
morning the enemy retreated, leaving the
field strewed with their dead, and having
lost, by their own confession, Jive hun
dred in killed and wounded; but we have
found out since that the loss is much
frrpntpr.
The enemv's artillery was nu-
merous and served with great rapidity
and precision; while we had little cavalry
and they had an immense proportion of
that arm. Hence our shell and grape
shot told brisklv among them, In short
we gained on that day a great victory.
v hen we consider the enemy s numbers,
his numerous and effective regular cav-
rlry, and well-drilled infantry and
artillery, and above all that he had
chosen his own ground, that upon which
he is most accustomed to fight, the
plain and compare all this with our in
feriority in all arms, and that we were
incumbered bv a train we could not afford
to lose, we can only account for the re
sult by the impression made on the ene
mv bv our firm and unshaken advance;
by the steadiness with which wc repulsed
their cavalry, and by the unrivalled skill
of our artillery officers and men -to
which must be added a perfect knowledge
on the part of both men and officers that
if we lost that battle the Fort at Matamo
ras would fall, the Army be destroyed,
and our depot, Point Isabel, be taken to
the eternal disgrace of the American Ar
my and the ruin cf the interest of our
Government, for some time, at least, in
this part of the world. AVe could not
afford to be driven back a single inch, and
all were prepared for any thing but re
treat. On the morning of the 9th the Mexi
can army left the field at early dawn, and
after arranging our . train, we commen
ced the march towards our Fort at this
place. At 2 o'clock, P. M., we found
the enemy drawn up in a great force, oc
cupying a ravine, which our road crossed
with thick "chapparral" or thorny bushes
on either side before it reached the ravine
and a pond of water on either side, where
it crossed the ravine, constituting a com
plete defile. They were 7000 strong,
we 54 weaker than the previous day.
The General ordered an immediate at
tack, by all the troops except" the First
Brigade, which was kept in reserve, and
soon the rattling fire of musketry, min
gled with the heavy sound of artillery,
announced the commencement of the ac
tion. The enemy had chosen his posi
tion which he considered impregnable
was vastly superior to us in numbers, and
had ten pieces of artillery, planted in the
defile, which swept the road with grape,
and which it was absolutely necessary
for us to take before he could be beaten.
These pieces were flanked on either side
by a Regiment of brave veteran troops,
from Tamnico. and we were oblisred to
stand an awful shower of grape and bul
let before a charge could reach them.
The battle had "lasted some two hours
with great fury on both sides, and many
heroic deeds had been done, but no se
rious impression made, when Gen. Tay
lor sent for Captain May, of the 2d
Dragoons, and told him he must take
the batten with his Squadron of Dra
goons, if he lost every man. May in
stantly placed himself at the head of his
16, 1846,
'men, and setting off at full speed, with
t u, ,! ht ,1ihfd into the defile.
where he wes greeted with an overwnenn- t
inar discharge of grape and bullets, which
nearly annihilated his first and second
o o o i . i :
platoons, but he was seen unhurt darting
like lightning, through this murderous '
hail storm, and in a second, he and his iost nearly every man under h:s corn
men drove away or cut to pieces the ar- mand, and his daring heroism in cutting
tillerists. his way to Gen. Taylor's camp, have
The speed of his horses was so great, excited in the public mind a strong desire
however, thut thev passed through the to know more of him. lie is the same
battery, and were "halted in its rear. j gentleman so frequently and honorably tion seem to be aware that they have in
There turning, charged back, and was Upokcn of in Gen. Green's journal of the volved the country in an expensive war
iust in time to rescue a Mexican General
. ... .. i
officer who would not leave his guns, ana
who was parrying the strokes of one of
the men. He handed his sword to May
announced himself as General Vega, and
gave his parole. Mav turned him over
to an officer, and, galloped back to Gen
Taylor, reported that he had captured
the enemy's battery, and the gallant Gen.
Vega, bravely defending it, whose sword
he had the honor to prcsnt his Com
manding officer. The General was ex
tremely gratified, and felt no doubt that
a blow had been given, from which it
would be difficult for the enemy to rc-cover-and
so it proved,for a portion of the
that the enemy had
immediately re-occupied and commenced
serving their pieces, gallantly charged and
bro't off several, when the 8th, which
had just come up, marched to the attack
by its gallant commander, Col. Belknap,
seconded nobly by Captain Montgom
ery, and took off the remaining pieces.
Col.' Belknap, leading his Regimenfinto
the thickest of the fight, seized a Mexican
standard, and waving it over his head,
dashed on in front ol his men, until his
horse stumbled over some dead bodies and
threw him. Being a heavy man, he
was helped on his horse by a soldier,
who in the act received a ball through
his lungs, and at the same moment a shot
carried away the Mexican Hag, leaving
but the handle with the Colonel. He
dashed ahead with that, however, and
his regiment carried every thing before it.
At this moment the Mexicans gave way
entirely, and throwing down their arms,
fled in every direction, leaving all their
stores, munitions of war, arms, standards,
&c, &c. The kiiled wounded and pris
oners, including among those who were
! drowned in the Rio Grande, can not fall
short of 1,500 so that the enemy's loss
in two davs amounts to at least 2000
men, something more than the number
we had in our army.
When Lieut. Magruder introduced
Gen. Vega to Gen. Taylor, the latter
expressed his deep regret that such a
misfortune should heve happened to an
officer whose character he so highly es
teemed, and returned him his sword
which he had won so bravely. It is said
also that the General jgavc the captive
officer an order on his private banker for
a large sum, for his use when he arrived
in the United States.
Immediately after the victory, a regi
ment marched' into this fort, and was re
ceived with cheers and open arms. All
had done their duty those whe were
left to defend our fort those who march
ed to its relief. I had nearly forgot to
mention that no officer in the "battle of the
9th was more distinguished than Lieut.
Randolph Ridgely. His conduct drew
praises from the lips of every officer.
But I shall never finish if I record the
feats of personal valor which occurred in
this battle, where officers and men fought
hand to hand for hours with the Mexi
cans. I shall therefore conclude with
the hope that in a few days we shall be
in Matamoras.
Copper Jlall.
The Mexicans use "copper grape,"
and it is represented as being most poi
sonous. They are made rough, and left
to accumulate verdigris, and other nox
ious coatings peculiar to copper, and
when they wound they are almost always
fatal. We are not informed says the N.
Orleans Tropic, whether the Mexicans
use the copper becanse of its poisonous
qualities, or because they have no lead.
We see it stated, however, that but few
of those that ha.e been wounded by balls
in the American army stand any chance j
of recover, as the great heat and mortifi
cation caused by the nature of the balls is
rapidly carrying them off, as was the
case with the lamented Maj. Brown.
Captain May, the officer who made the '
desperate charge against the Mexicans, is
represented as a singular genius. With a
beard extending to his breast, and hair to
his hip bone, which as he cuts through !
the wind on his charger, streams out in
all directions, he presents a most impos
ing appearance. His gait on foot is
awkward, and that of his horse is
the rack of the Canadian pony. The
squadron, at the head of which he char
ged the enemy's battery, contained 82
men; and of these he lost one officer and
10 privates killed, and 13 wounded 28
horses killed and 10 wounded that is
nearly one third of his men; and almost
half of his horses kon du combat. The
Captain was about ten yards in advance
of his men and was not touched. .
ROMANCE OF REALITY.
S-tMLCE, II. WILKEK.
. m. lll, III I LI 1A (MI.: Wl .1J7C lain l LH1 1 L-'
This officer is one of those rare
i .
spirits
which a state of war will bring out from
our citizen soldiers. His late unequallhd
conflict with the Mexicans, in which he
Mier expedition. He is a native of
. .
Washington City, from whence he went
into the Florida war, where in several
campaigns he distinguished himself by
his intrepid bravery. In 1812 he went
to Texas, and during the invasion of that
Renublie bv Gen. VVolL he was marked
for his bold and daring conduct. After
the Mexican General had retreated from
San Antonio, and when he lay upon the
Rio Houdo, Walker and Capt. McCul
lough crawled through his camp one night
and spied out his position, and the next
-I I 11 .TV 11.1 tl
day, with the gaiiani iiavs, ieci me auacs.
upon his rear guard. He' then joined the
celebrated expedition against Mier, on the
morning of that sanguinary battle, he '.
with thron nth lipin.r tin ndvnnce
scout of the Tcxans was taken prisoner .
and carried with his hands tied behind war, and nt and man uicm lor service r.
him to the head quarters of Gen. Ampu- gainst the enemy! What visionary fol
dia. The Mexican General questioned t ly is there in all this? What madness
him as to the Texan forces,& when Walk- : in its councils? If Locofocoism had fal-
or ir.r,.m,l hm tW ihc Tnvin h:ul
i exans nau ,
impudia pom- j
;hat audacious I
onlv thee hundred men, A
pously replied: "Does that
hand lull of men nersume to follow me into ;
this strong place and attack me ?"
A
4 Yes," says Walker, "make yourself
content upon the subject, General they
would follow von into and attack
vou there." He was, with his comrades,
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men marcneu a prisoner 10 uic cuy ui
Mexico.
At Salado, with the lamented Capt.
Cameron and Dr. Brennen. he led the at
tack upon the guard, overpowered them,
and niErched for Texas, when, after eat
ing up all their horses and mules, they
surrendered to the Mexican Generals
Mercer and Ortago. He was again
marched to Salado, where, with his com
rades, he was made to draw in the cele
brated black bean latterv, and every tenth
man was shot. Those that remained of
the Texans were marched to the Castle
of Perotc and the city of Mexico. Here
while working on the streets in thnt city,
he was struckbya corporal forjnot working
faster, when, with his spade, he knocked
down the corporal, which caused the
guards to beat him nearly to death. His
life was a long time despaired of, and,
upon his recovery, he with two compan
ions scaled the walls of his prison after
nightfall, and made his way to Texas,
over a distance of more than a thousand
miles. Before, however, they got out of
the country, they were twice more im
prisoned, and each time effected their es
cape. When he had reached Texas a
gain, he joined Capt. Hays, who, with
fifteen others, armed with Colt's revolv
ing pistols, fought 98 Carnanches, and de
feated them, leaving 3G killed upon the
ground. Here Walker was run through
the body with a Comanche spear, and
his life again despaired of.
To such men Texas is indebted for her
emancipation from Mexico. Few as
they are, they have won her liberty, and
have miraculously maintained it ton years
against all the boasted power of Mexico.
Globe.
John C. Calhoun.
The corrcspendent of the Baltimore
Patriot, writiting from Washington un
der date of 3 1st ult. has the following:
Mr. Calhoun is preparing himself to
make a demonstration in the course of a
few days, which will be apt to astonish
some people. He is hard at work wri
ting a Report on the subject of the great
doctrines laid down by the Memphis
Convention the right, power and duty
of the General Government to improve
the channels and harbors of our majestic
inland seas, such as the rivers Ohio and
Mississippi. He will lay down the doc-
! trme that the States cannot confederate to
make these improvements that when a
river passes through two States, those
States may apply to the General Govern
ment for the power to make improve
ments in the same but when the river
passes through three or more States this
cannot be done the power then belongs
" 1 t 1 -a t) --
, .......
exclusively to me ueecrai uoverninein,
which can improve the channel of the
rivers, although it cannot touch the shores
on either side, as they belong to the
States. The Suites cannot confederate in
any one section of the Union, to carry
on any public work in which they have
an interst. He defines the powers of the
General Government of the States, in a
manner to meet the doctrines of the Mem
phis Convention, with great force and
ability. He will make a perfect shaking
among the old dry bones of the ancient
sticklers for "s'trict cons!rjction," the
old harpers upon '09 and '90. and carry
riff C mm tfn runks of Polk Locofocoism a
a parly that will be .formidable, both in
. i .i . r 1
talent and numoers, in next r resiacn-
tial race.
Mirk the prediction.
Vol. 4. No. 31.
Putting down the Tariff.
The Administration Organ at W ash
inninn -! ill t!i fnllnwprs ill its wake.
llli uu uu .---.--
- . , . .t i.
as well as the brawling onice-sceKcr.
calls anxiously upon its party in Congress
to assault and slay the Tariff. It urge
the dan;
ers of delay, fears' that if it or.ee -m
the funeral pile, the Sub-Tret-
gets irom tne nincrai p
surv or some other dear party
measuro
will be offered up in its place.
Neither the Organ nor the Adminislra
one that, if prosecuted with the sum.?
. f i rt !. M -
wanton and lavish expenditure, will in
volve the Nation in an immense debt
without the slightest preparation to meet
the vast expenditures in the increase of
the Army and Navy, and without any
plan of finance being devised for mcct-
ing it, excepting that of Sir Robert J.
Walker, which in theory is, that the low
er the duties the greater the revenue.
Thus, by destroying our only means of
sustaining a large expenditure from our
National Treasury, by taking from our
farmers a market, and our mechanics, ar-
tizans and raanulacturers employment.
and robbing our banks ot their specie,
they expect to supply the Treasury with
means to support an army of 50,000
men, repair and erect forts, build men of
Ien into the hands ot its enemies mey
'n iiuu uiv uauua ui v. . - ...v..
could not wish it worse than to follow it
own counsels. Let the Whigs in Con-
grcss therefore
"stand from under and
allow the Locofocos to follow the coun
sels of their leaders without embarrass
ment or hinderance. When the wreck
comes, as come it will if Locofocoism i
allowed its own course, the people will
ii .. i -
see anu Know -irom wiieuce n uame.
and "govern themselves
accordingly.
Pa. Tel.
Oar West India Trade.
If we arc to have a protracted War
with Mexico, our West India Trade will
be first struck at by Privateers and Pi
rates; and it is not impossible but that
mischief may be done in that direction
before the Government turns its attention
to the danger. Instead of having our
whole available Naval force in the Gulf
of Mexico, a few Armed Vessels should
be sent to cruise about the Windward
Islands. When there is "mischief afoot"
upon the Ocean it is sure to lurk about
those Islands. We have an important
trade with the Danish and Spanish West
India Islands, and those who are engaged
in it should feel that they are enjoying the
protection of our Navy. Alb. Jour.
We observe, upon running over th
columns of the New Orleans "Tropic" of
the 23d instant, that the good people of
that city had been induced, by newspa
per rumor, to believe that Major Gen.
Scott had received orders to repair to th
Mexican frontier, to command in chief tl.o
miltary movements going on there; and
that he was even expected to arrive at
New Orleans on that day (the 23d) or on
the next day.
What nny be the intention of the Ex
ecutive in regard to calling this gallant and
distinguished veteran into service, we arc
not able to say. But the fact undoubted
ly is that he is still in this city, and that
we have not heard of his bring under or
ders to repair to New Orleans, although
it is here understood that he tendered his
services immediately on the arrival here
of the news of hostilities having com-
1 menced. Nat. Intel.
A correspondent of the St. Louis Rk
villb savs: As the names'of the following
Spanish officers are likely, at the present
juncture of affairs, to be frequently in the
mouths of our citizens, for the satisfac
tion of those not already informed a3 to
the correct pronunciation of them, I sub
join the following:
Generals Arista, Ampudia, Mcjia, and
Canales. Colonejs Cara?co and Carabajal,
are pronounced by Spaniards as ne arly
as possible, as follows: A-ree j-ta, Am-poo-dh,
Ma-Afc-a, Co-ja-Ics, Ca-ras-co,
Cara-fw-hal the vowel er, in each in
stance, having the sound of that letter in
the English wordar. The j becomes h,
the b, v.
PENS VCOL V EXCITEMENT.
The rumors from PensacoLi. rife in
our city last evening, we believe to bo
wiihout foundation. " The letters bringing
the news here, appear on their face to
contain but unfounded rumors.. . c
think the publication of them calculated
to do much injury, create unnecessary ex
citement, and no good whatever. N. O.
Tropic, May 12.
Gen. WoRTti. This brave and
ac
complished officer (says the Mobile AdJ
vertiser of May 18). arrived in thi city
yesterday mornir.g on the stsaer Ama
ranth from Montgoraory, on his way to
! the armv on the Rio Grande. Such men
' as Gen. Worth cannot be spared now.
i . , -! " !. C C- . .
ne ien on -ri- -ic- wn-a-
cn? o'clock.