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Central ComaiSllec.
Tno E. FoxKr.ix. Lancaster City,
Thomas TH-xcas. Dauphin county
James Mastix, "
Thom4sC. Hajiblt, lork
V.'m. M. Watts, Cumberland
Daniel M. Sr Adams ; ;
John T. Wetiieriia. Philadelphia ci
Joseph K. Chancle
HonMTT.Coxr.AD " .
Tno--u McGratii, Philadclphi
Pjit.kr LrniER, licrs
Robert M. Baru, Franklin i -
Tuos. M. T. .M'Kennan, Washington
Avwncw J. Ogle, Somerset
Habmar Denny, Allegheny
Richard Irwin, Venango
Josspn II. Krnxs, Westmoreland
G. J. Hall, Erie
II. D. Maxwell. Northampton
J B. Salisbury, Susquehanna
7-'lhaan Smith, Wyoming
SiMrr.i. A. Pfc-nnAXCE, Duller
Hknrv S. Evans, Chester
Robert T. Potts, Montgomery.
teiiersft-eai Charles A. lilninic-l.
18 Miles from Saltillo, Mexico.
March 3d, IS 17.
Dear Brother: I received your let
ter dated Oth January, on the last day
.f February, and I was very glad to hear
from you. Since writing last wc have
been marching and fighting. We were
ordered on to Victoria, and after marching
four days, we were again ordered back
to Monterey, and after remaining there
one day, we again took up our line of
march for Victoria, where wc arrived af
ter a march of thirteen days. We en
camped there about a week when we
were joined by Gen. Patterson's com
mand from Matamoras, and the whole di
vision took up their march for Tampico.
After marching one day, our company
(Hrfgg'e Battery) with another battery,
and the Mississippi Regiment of volun
teers were again ordered back to Monte
rey. It is supposed that our marching
back and forth was all apian to draw San
ta Anna down this way from San Luis.
We reached Monterey in safety, where
we remained a week, and were thenorder
cd to Saltillo, four days march we there
found Gen. Wool's command. Here I first
mw Henry Rink, of Dcrlin, who joined
Washington's Artillery in Somorset. He
was in good spirits and well contented.
Taylor's command with Wool's encamp
ed for two wxeks about IS miles from
Saltillo on the road leading to San Luis,
nothing to disturb us utitil the 21st of
February, there was a scouting party
out, who discovered the advance of the
Mexican Army, and in fact our fellows
were TCTy near being taken prisoners;
they escaped however into camp that
night, and next morning we were all or
dered to get ready for marching. We
marched bark to within sex-en miles of
Saltillo, where Gen. Taylor took an ex
cellent position, waiting for the enemy.
The next morning, being the 22d, the
Mexican army appeared in sight. They
kept coining in all day. In the afternoon
they commenced firing upon us, but we
did not return the fire much during that
day, on the next morning our reveille
was a fire from Santa Anna's bin ?un,
which wc returned, and trie battle com
mence 1 in earnest, and continued all day.
The Mexican Army was 25,000 strong,
and we had 5,000. It was the hardest
battle we have fought yet. The Mexi
can! tried several times to break our
lines but all to no purpose. Our battery
ra all over the field where ever there
was any danger, there we had to be in
the thickest of the fight.
I would tell you more about the fight,
but you will see all about it in the papers.
Gen. Taylor sent his thanks to our com
pany, saying that we had saved the nrmy
on three occasions during the day. You
cr.n judge by thnt, that we had hard fight
ing to do. The Mexicans took 3 pieces
nf arliHery from Capt. Washington's Bat
tery. Some of the Arkansas and Indiana
Volunteers left the field and run into Sal-
liHo. Santa Anna retreated on the second
night or he battle on his way back to
San Luis, so it is supposed, leaving all his
killed ami wounded for the Americans to
take care of. The Mexicans had over
1200 killed and 1700 wounded; the A
ineriean on!y7C0 killed and wounded.
The next day I was w..!kig over the field
if battle, when among the killed I found
poor Henry Ri:k, shot through the head.
IIj was killed on tho second day of the
fgh!. You can write to his friends and
U: them know it.
2 miles rno.n Monterey,
March 20, 1847.
I wrote a !: ttcr to you from Saltillo da
ted 3d of March. A few days afterwards
Gen. Taylor marched us down to Monte
rey logdhcr with the Missispippians and
Dragoons. In my letter of the 3d I gave
you a short description of the battta at
Buena Vista. Before this time, you have
no doubt received all the particulars of
the fight. It is no doubt the greatest bat
lie that has ever been fought in Mexico,
cons idering the force that old "cork leg"
had he had 25,000 men ia the field, and
scverd thousand cavalry stationed on the
other side of Saltillo to cut off our re
treat, but he found out that tee don't re
treat orRSELVES. He had also sent a
portion of his cavalry between Camargo
and Monterey to cut oflf our supplies.
They did take one train and part of an
other, consisting in all -of-132 wagons
with all they contained, killing all the
teamster?, in fact burning some of them
alive. Since wehave been here wo have
been out expecting they .would give us
fight, but they have not shown them
selves. I suppose we will remain here
for some time to guard our trains back
sttd forth. - . '.', - - - "
Your brother, s
CHARLES a: KIMMEL.
Joh.v O. Ivimmel. Somerset Pi. '
The Baltimore Republican says:
"The war and its glories and its heroes
U long to the Democracy."
The "war," yes. Its "glories and he
roes," no. Its "glories" belong to the
whole American people. Its principal
"heroes" are Whigs. The good names
of those "heroes" have been assailed by
"the Democracy" in Congress; and but
for the patriotic magnanimity of the Sen
ale, Gen. Taylor would have been cen
sured for his humane snd wise capitula
tion at Monterey, and insulted by being
despoiled of his command by Col. Bex
tox.: Alb. Journal.
A Hit. -The Louisville Journal says.
"The functionaries at Washington did not
think Gen. Taylor worthy to have his
name appear in the last annual message
of the President- The people will per
haps think him worthy to have his name
appear at the bottom of the annual mes
sage of the President in lSiO." V
E xtraor d i x a r y U n ax im ity. Santa
Anna says that, in the council convoked
after the battle of the 23d of February,
ail his officers were perfectly unanimous
in advising a retreat and he concurred
with them. What a harmonious band of
heroes!
More Tnoors. A requisition has been
received by the Governor of this Stale,
for its quota of tho new levy of 6000
troops. We presume this levy is to make
good those whose terms of service are
about to expire, and to rill any vacancies
which may be caused by other casualties.
Elections in 1817.' Elections are to
be held during the remainder of this year
as follows:
Kentucky, Aug. 2 Maryland, Oct. 0
Illinois, 2 S.Carolina, "11
Missouri, " 2 Pennsylvania, " 12
Indiana, " 2 Ohio, " 12
Alabama, 44 2 Michigan, Nor. 1
N. Carolina, " 5 Mississippi, " 1
Tennessee, " 5 Louisiana, 44 1
Vermont, Sept. 7 Texas. 44 1
Maine, " 13 New York, 44 2
Georgia, Oct. 4 New Jersey, 44 8
Arkansas, 44 4 Massachu'ts 44 9
Forida, 44 4 Delaware, 9
Miami Indians.- The steamer decla
ration,' yesterday from St. Louis, brought
down to Evansvilie, la., fifty-four Indians
of the Miami tribe, who had been on a vi
sit for six months to their relatives in the
West. ' Among the parly were the Chiefs
Lafontaine and Wildcat. Cin. Gaz.
FROM THE ARMY.
LATER FROIfl-VERA CRUZ.
:'v; Arrival of the Si. 3Iarjs.
ANOTHER VICTORY ALVARADO
TAKEN WITHOUT firing A GUN.
Surrender of JulapaXutionvl Bridge
' Probubly Taken. : :
, The following slip, for which we are
indebted to the Mobile Herald and Tri
bune, informs us of the onward 5 progress
of our arms, and the fall of another
stronghold ef the Mexicans without firing
a single sun: Victory follows victory in
rapid succession, ana we wrwcwi uuu
will ere long be compelled to sue for
peace, or be wholly in our possession.
The following is the intelligence from the
Tribuc: ...... -;. .
Navy Yari, Pknsacola, ?
April 13th, 1817. $
" Gentlemen: The U, S. sjoon St. Ma
ry, has just this moment arrived, 8 days
frem Vera Cruz, with news of the taking
of Alvarado, by Lt. Hunter, commanding
steamer Scourge, without firing a gun, on
the 2nd instant. '
. The St. Mary's brings despatches from
Com. Perry. She has a great number of
her crew sick.
. The sudden departure of our mail pre
vents my giving you all the details.
The New Orleans Picayune and Delta
also mentions a report received there, that
the authorities of Jalapa had made over
tures to Gen. Scott for the surrender of
that city, and that Gi-n. Twiggs had
taken the National Bridgo without resist
ance. ' "
The N. O. Delta says :
The town of Jalapa had sent its Alcal
de, with a civil escort, proflering the sur
render of that town, and praying that a
force be sent by the United States to take
possession of the town and o protect the
riht of the citizens.
Gcn. Twiggs had taken up the line of
march for Jalapa on the 3d April, with a
column of 2500 men. Col. Harney had
left the day before with his regiment, 2d
dragoons. This enterprising and gallant
officer had succeeded, by the most incred
ible exertions, in mounting the whole of
his regiment, and it now numbers 500
strong, and a nobler band of cavaliers
never went forth to battle.
La Vega had been at Puenla Nacional
with 200 men and nine pieces of cannon;
but not being supported by the Govern
ment or the peopie, had concluded toa
bandon the post, and marched oil his
force to the city of Mexico. Immediate
ly after his departure the citizens of Ja
lapa assembled together and determined
to send the Alcade to the American camp,
to surrender the town.
Col Bankhead, with the 2d artillery, is
under marching orders, and would follow
Twin's column with along train and
larg(military force. The people begin
to come into Vera Cruz, bringing vegeta
bles anc other market supplies. Gen 1
Wnnli l.sd enacted a tariff upon all arti
I... w. ni
cles brought into the city to be sold. The
market was well suppueu wun urci, mut
ton, vegetables, fish and oysters, at mod
erate prices. All the grogshops except
two respectable hotels; that had special
license .from the commander are sup
pressed, and liquor cannot be sold within
the city, without the consent of the Gen
eral in command of the city.
A great many laborers are employed in
cleansing the streets of Vera Cruz, which
are in a horribly filthy condition. A stench
pervades the whole city, particularly that
part of it which suffered most from our
cannon, it is supposed mat inere,uiu
be manv persons burird beneath the ruins
of the houses destroyed by our shells.
Everything gets' along "smoothly under
wiK'a (rnrprnmpnt. Several vol-
VI V 1 i IIVI til Cj " - -
untccrs were uuder arrest for . outrages a
gainst the Mexican people. They are
to be tried under Gen. Scott's order, issu
ed some time ago in Tampico, and it is
said, f-om the toue of sentiment prevail
ing in the army, they will be severely
dealt with.
Lieut. Col. Clay. The N. O. Pica
yune says: "His last words were of his
father. When he was shot down a sec
ond lime ho drew a brace of pistols from
his belt, handed them to Oapiaiu Cutter,
and requested him to deliver them to his
father with this message: 4tS3y to him
that he gave them to me and that I have
done all that I can with them, and now
return them to him." Here the enemy
came thick around him, and these were
the last words lie was heard to utter."
Gen. Twif;c.s"s Expedition to the
Pcexte Nacional. (Jen. Twiggs was
about to start on an expedition to carry
the fortifications at the National Bridge,
about twenty-five miles from Vera Cruz,
where it is said La Vesra has fortified
J himself with 1000 troops. Gen. Patter
son is to follow him as soon as the requi
site number of mules to. transport his sup
plies can be raised. Lurge orders have
been sent to this city for mules, and it is
expected that Gen. Quitman's expedition
to Alvarado, will open a market for a sup-
; ply of vs most necessary means lor far
ther operations.
The Government has drawn on the
Banks for the entire balance remaining in
their hanJs, for the Use of the army.
The whole sum is about $600,000. The
j disbursements of the Sub Treasury are
very larje ai uus umc, ana me amount
collected at the Custom House will also
be very large, as the due packet ships are
counnsr in. A. i. Express.
As many as twenty-fonr Iron Steam
Ships are now building on the Clyde.
One of them, the "Simoon," warship,
800 horse power, is nearly as large as
the Gre.it Britain,
THE ARMY.
Several officers of the army, lately ar
rived at New Orleans from Vera Cruz,
are of opinion that General Scott will be
prevented from marching into the interi
or of Mexico, further than the highlands
of Jalapa; by the approach of the period
when the term of several volunteer, regi
ments under his command will expire.
Some of those terms will expire before
the first day of next July, when the men
may re-inlist or not. If they choose to
return home, the General will be under
the necessity of disbanding them, and
providing the means of conveying them
to their homes; and this duty, he might be
called upon to perforin at a moment when
it would be extremely inconrenicnt to
him and hazardous to the army. It is
the part of prudence, therefore, to remain
at Jalapa till he receives reinforcements
from the United States, or till Gen. Tay
lor is so far advanced on his march as to
render a junction with him easy and sure.
Gen. Taylor is in the samo situation.
The chief part of his force consists of
volunteers, enlisted for twelve months;
and their terms may. not expire so; soon
as those of some o( the regiments under
Gen. Scott, yet his situation would be
critical, if he found himself at San Luis
Potosi, or in the vicinity of the capital of
Mexico, while his volunteers claimed
their discharge and no troops at hand to
replace them. N. O. Courier. ;
The wheat fields in many parts of this
county have a very utipromisiug .appear-
ance.. " It is thourht; br manv cxperiett-
ced farmers that even should the remain
der or the season prove favorable, there
will scarcely be an average crop. ,
More cround is belnf tretared fof
corn than was ever cultivated before lA
this county. At the present prices com
; is by far the most profitable crop that can
'be, raircd. Lancaster Examiner.-
: " fFrom the Nat. Intelligencer,
INDEPENDENT OPINION.
We have already had occasion more
than once to remark,that opposition to the
origin and objects of the Mexican War is
by no means confined to that large and
respected portion of our countrymen who ;
are classed as Whigs. It is to be found
in all classes of men, under whatever po
litical denunciation they have heretofore
ranged themselves. .
A remarkable case of independent o
pinion, and flinging off party shackels, in
regard to this great question, has just
come under pur notice, in the case of Mr.
Sykes, late editor of a Democratic paper
at Columbia, iii the State of "Tennessee,
who attended a Whig State Convention
at Nashville, and, in a public address,
gave his reasons why he should, at the
ensuing election, support the Whig can
didate lor Governor of that State.
; In the course of this address, Mr Sykes
said that he had not changed his princi
ples, but he believed that the Whigs are
nearer the true Democratic ground in re
lation to several of the new (and some of
them momentous) issues that have been
sprung upon the country than the Admin
istration, tod therefore he goes with the
Whigs in opposing the Administration of
the General Government. He said, fur
ther,, among other tilings, (as reported
in the Columbia Observer,) the follow
ing, which fully bear us out in the be
lief wc have heretofore expressed, that
opposition to the measures of this Admin
istration is more deeply rooted than the
ground upon which parties have hereto
fore divided:
"It was time (Mr. S. said) that every
true lover of the Union every true
4 friend of the South, should speak out
4 plainly on this momentous subject.
4 The nation is truly in a crisis: dangers
4 threaten us on all sides: we have closed
4 the first volume of our history under
4 the Constitution the second is now op
4 ened: a new era is presented an era of
4 conquest: no mortal foresight can foresee
4 what will be written in it."
He said "he believed that if the matter
4 had been managed with ordinary pru
dence, our difficulties with Mexico might
4 have been amicably and honorably ' set-
tied. The war was owing to the mis
4 management of the President. The
4 President assumed to do that which, un-
dcr the constitution, he had no right or
4 power to do, to decide a question of this
disputed boundary. If the army had
4 remained at Corpus Christi, and Air Sli-
dell had hoi been sent to Mexico until
4 tho settlement of Ihe Oregon question, in
4 all probability there would have been no
4 war with Mexico, and this nation might
4 have obtained more from Mexico with
4 out incurring the stupendous debt the
war has brought upon the country, than
4 she will acquire by the war: he had been
4 convinced bv the discussions m Con-
4 grcss that the President was responsible
4 for all the consequences of the war.
"To give the President the right to
make war, and then to denounce all who
4 do not sanction his course as 'enemies
4 to their country' as the 4 Mexican par
4 ty' as 'friends, compatriots, and fel
4 low soldiers of Santa Anna and Ampu
4 dia,' would be to cinert our Republic
4 into a Despotism.
Mr. Sykes said "he did not agree with
the Whigs in many of their views upon
national questions: he was with them in
their opposition to Executive usurpation;
he believed that it was necessary for the
Whigs to come into power, to save the
country from the awful consequences of
the deep misrule of this Administration."
FROM VERA CRUZ TO MEXICO.
As there arc manv inouiries respectin?
- - j
the distance between the cities of Vera
Cruz and Mexico, we have obtained by
schedule of distances on the route:
Leave VeraCruz for Calrpo on
Tuesday evening at 1 1 o'
clock, distance about 70 miles.
Arrive at Calapo on Wcdnes
day between 5 and 7 o'
clock, P. M.
Leave Calapo on Thursday
- morning for Perotea, distance
Between Calapo and Pero
iea you go up the moun
tain until you reach a
height of upwards of 9,
000 feet above the level of
the sea. . .
Arrive at Perotea in the e-
vening.
Leave Perotea on Friday
morning, at 3 o'clock A.
M., for Puebla, distance 95 miles.
Arrive same day at Puebla,
at 4 o'clock A, M,
Leave Puebla on Saturday
morning at 4 o'clock A.
M. distance ' . 80 miles.
Arrive same day in Mexico
about 4 P. M. About half
way between Puebla and
Mexico you descend for
upwards 20 miles at a rap
id gait. - "
' . 300 miles.
55 miles.
Singular Case. A Mrs. Abington,
of Providence. R. I., fell to the eround
i w
! while hanging out clothes, and was taken
up for dead. She was deposited m a
tomb at Paw tucket in due course, but has
since been removed in consequence of
her body being found, on examination, to
be w arm. The body remains warm, and
the color m her face natural and Jluctan
ting,but there are no other signs of life.1
The most eminent physicians have as yet
been unable to give a satisfactory solu'ion
of the mystery. ; ,
Several journals, quoted in the Nation,
estimate the deaths in Ireland from abso
lute want, at 50,000, and it is slated that
such is the police report of the constabu
lary office in Dublin.
... - - v
MINESOTA.
The .Toledo Blade furnishes the fol
lowing interesting sketch of this new ter
ritoryt '
- "It is bounded on the north by Canada
West; on the east by Michigan and Wis
consin; on the south by the parallel ot 43
degrees 30 minutes, which is the most
northern line of Iowa; and on th3 west
by the river Sioux and red river of the
North. The line separating Minescta
from Michigan i3 ia Lake Superior to the
Falls of the St. Louis river, and thence
south till it 6trikes the river St. Croix,
which it follows to the Mississippi.
Thence down the Mississippi to latitude
43i, the place of beginning.
"Embraced within these bound.tries
there are about 90,000 square mils e
qual to 58,000,000 of acres. It is nearly
the same latitudes 33 the State of Maine.
In era it exceeds the Island of Great Bri
ton, and it is nearly equal to France.
Comparing it with old States, it U as
lanre as New, York and Pennsylvania.
Hiilinory & Haatua EEakh?,
U3SS3 9. 31. EARS
!70LLD rMpccifuMy inrtn tho La
V 7 dies of So;nersij: and vi.-huiy i!U!l
shs is capable of doing ths ahovo work i-
and will be grateful for a sh:.re nf i',j;r
patronaiT. f ?prd 27")
. Administrators; KGticJT
P ETTCRS of adinit:3lr.i:;,Mi, on t.a
iLi csu-.e of Joseph Lichiy, Ltt nf
S -nieret lownihip, dece.isrd, barium
ieen granted to the -nb5cribcr3, rrj'iu;:
in su'd township, all person indebted U
lite esiattf are requested to attend at iij2
late residence vf said tleceasrd, on i!is
Slli tiny of June rext, prepared to sruh;
nd thi sc having claim? I pn-seiii thrrn
at the same time and place, properly au.
uienticated.
April 27. 18 4T.
SAMUEL J. L1CHTY,
HENRY MEYER,
Adih'rj.
For the production of wheat and t:;.-j Somerset L'OUlltlf, S3.
grasses its soil and climate ore favorabro.
Now, it appears to the people ot lite Uni
ted States as extremely distant and interi
or. So did Wisconsin fifteen years tigo.
In commercial advantages, it will not be
one of the most favored of the Slate?, nor
vet one of the least. By means of Lake
Superior, on which it borders for more:
than one hundred miles, kom I'lgeon riv
er the Fond du Lac, its northern and mid
dle portion will have cheap communica
tion with all the Lake shores, and the At
lantic, and through the Upper Mississip
pi and St. Peter's Rivers, will hold easy
intercourse with the whole great vai!ey
below.
"Lake Superior aflords abundance of
good harbors, and the Mississippi offers
tine navigation up to the Falls of St. An
thany, more than ICQ m:bs above the
southern boundary of Minesota.
44 With the exception of iLs western por
tion, it is w
lakes. Its
erous deposites.
,:44The most important points in Mineso
lo, at present, and probably for all time to
come, are Fond du Lac, at the western
extremity, of Lake Superior, and Fort
Snelling, near the Falls at St. Anthony.
"With manv, its cold climate will be an
objection. It is pretty well nsrth, but if
a man wishes to raise a vigorous family
(and we know of nothing more desira
ble) he will much sooner seek a home in
Minesota than in Texas. There is, how
ever, abundant room, .w yet, this side of
that territory. Northwestern Ohio, Mich
igan, and Wisconsin should first be settled."
-t , t 7 'I' ,:,, 1 r ,
est" ft "juiuuvu wrr-runs
5 L g. S rfn'rt h'.'d ct Somber,
S s, in ami for said county, on tho
e" day of February, A. D.
U47, before the Honorable J
thereof.
On mo'ion of Mr. Gcbfnrt the court
confirm the Inquisition and t'faiu a rn!j
on the heirs and legal representatives (,f
Msthew Piiikerton, drrea.rd, to appear
at an adjourned Orphans' Court, m i e
held at Somerset on Mundty ilit l".h
day r.f May next, to accept r reli;.-,-lake
ihe real estate of said decease
the appraised price.
Extract frmi the records of
court, certified thi3 5;2i day of Fclnu
ry, !8ir.
wM. h. picking;
Febnwv 23. I84T. T CUrk.
Somerset County, f?s.
well watered by rivers and j!jr'-'';;i; (t T an adjourned Orphans
lake border is rich inmetallif- t'"ri held u Soineret,
LATE FROM the CITY of MEXICO.
S if a.'Ki ior ?a;u cpuhiv. oa
Slithe 15th day of February, A.
D. 1817, before the HorcraLie Judges
thereof.
On motion of Mr. Kimmel, the court
confirm the Inquisition and grant a rub
on the heir? and legal representatives of
John Grakam, drreastd to appear at za
adjourned Orphans Court, to le htb st
Somerset on Monday the 1 Dili day of
May next. (1847.) to accppi or refne to
take llie RpuJ E.i:ite ;f said decetd,
at the appraised price.
Extract from the records of scid
court, certified this !5th day of Februa
ry, 1S1T.
Wm. H. PICKING.
1-Vlvrinrv 23. 1847. (Mrk.
Uut lakcoh jinviu'-iiv ii vui Ilojr
Mexico is the following, translated for the! yVhea't,
New York Commercial Advertiser from Rvc,
the Havana Diaria de Ia Marina of the 9th ; Corn,
Cu mherland M a rket.
per barrel,
per bushel,
instant:
"On the 31st of March was published
in Mexico the capitulation of Vera Cruz.
President Santa Anna issued an address
to his countrymen, in which, among oth-1
cr things, he says:
"Mexicans: Vera Cruz is in the pow
er of the enemy. It has fallen, not be
fore the valor of the Americans or the in
fluence of their good fortune. We our
selves, to our shame be it said, have
brought this fatal disgrace upon our arms
by our interminable dissensions.
I am resolved to go and meet the
enemy. Chance may decree
that the proud American host shall take
the capital of the Aztec empire; I shall
not behold that disaster, for I shall first
lay down my life in the struggle. -
Yet the nation shall not perish; 1 swear
that Mexico shall triumph if my wishes
are seconded by a sincere and unanimous
effort. A thousand times fortunate for us
will prove the disaster of Vera Cruz, if
the fall of that city shall awaken in the
breasts ot the Mexicans the enthusiasm,
the dignity, and generous ordor of a true
patriotism. It will undoubtedly prove the
salvation of the country."
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LATER FROM CALIFORNIA.
Puil'a, April 22, 1817.
Lieut. Gray has arrived at Baltimore,
bearing despatches from California.
On the 8th January Commodore
Stockton and Col. Kearney with 500
men, encountered Flores with 700 artil
lery and dragoons at San Gabril. The
Americans charged them gallantly, and
took the Mexican battery.
The next day they had another baltlo
on the plains of Mesa. It was a severe
one. The Mexicans charged on our sea
men, who withstood them nobly with
their boarding pikes, while our mounted
riflemen dealt destruction in their ranks.
The Americans gained the battle with a
loss of only 16 men killed and wounded.
Lieut. Rowan was the only officer woun
ded, and he but slightly.
Thirty of the Mexicans were killed.
Com. Stockton refused to negotiate
with Flores, He alleged that he had a
right to shoot him as a rebel.
Subsequently Flores surrendered to Lt.
CoL Fremont, and promised to become an
American citizen.
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Bitcon, hams, per lb
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Butter, in kegs,
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Cheese Western Reserve
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