THE VOLUNTEER GJVBUSLB, THURSDAY, MAY 38,1840. AGENCY. *• ' , \3*V. B. PALMER,‘Esq.. Uourauihorlzetl Agent for procu - ring ftdvorllßnment«,Tcceiving*abrtrli>tloni.omi making col* lections |hr Iho American Volunteer, nllilsoTTfCc, N. W. corner -oCJHUrd nnaChesnut streets, rhlladcl|i»iln. * .« cmocratic Gohclidato far Canal Cnmmisslorior WILLIAM B- FOSTER, JR- Of Bradford County. Thanks— to Washington Union, Harrisburg Union, Kcy*stono and Lodget of Phlladcphia, for slips contain* ing.early nows from,tho'Bcnl of War. Official AccouNta,— Wo yesterday'received papers from Washington containing the official'Despatches of Gen. Taylor, relative to tho battles fought on,lhc 7th and Olhinst., and confirming, in every particular, we believe, the accounts published in another column. A Treat. —Wo tcndcr our niost grateful acknowl edgeraents to-MrSb. Weakly for Iho'very munificent treat sent us on Monday lust,. Her Ico, Cream was delicious, and.her Cako, an fail. To those who wish lo ’‘kcop cool,” during" thawarm wcatlicr, and put old Sol at defiance, wo would say, call on Mrs. Weak ly and fry her Ico Cream—it is superb and*no mis take. li\ addition fro an extensive variety of sweet “nioatd, toys, &c., sho has a well - selected stock of ' Groccricswhich she offers on terms as rcasonablo as thcy_can bp had elsewhere in the borough.- , A Beautiful Hall.—-On Monday evening last, the Sons of Temperance, Division 67, .threw open , (heir .Hall for Iho inspection > of. the public. A large con-i course of our citizens of both sexes availed themselves of the opportunity, and thronged the room until a late hour. Tiio Hall was beautifully decorated, and every tiling connected with the general arrangemcnt.of it, .was ingood taste nnd - -r . ftj*'Wo undcre.tandi that D. S. Kauffman, Esq., a native of (]]is county, J bu( for some years a resident of Texas, has been elected jn represent that Stato in the U. S. Congress. MrC ''K. is now at Washington City, and wijl shortly visit his friends in this county, wlio reside in South Middleton township. t . . True.—Tho Pennsylvanian saya'tho National In-' telligonccr has been mistaking the United States, evereiheo tho Oregon question was first - Cussed; and' n stranger picking up that.paper nov£ would suppose*it to ho hut ji. branch of the govern ment of Paredes, tho Mexican dictator. . Arrival op liaiWNNiA. — Tho steamship Brit nnnia arrived at Boston on Thursday,'with 15 days, later advices from Europe. The only impdrtapfitem of nows shb brings, is thiit-thc Irish Coercion Bill harassed fiifst fdaAtogin'Parlfaiiicnt liy, al majority of -ldfl votcs.' Tlio Corn Law Bill wpa quo. Cotton was selling freely, but prices lifiyenot advanced. India was in a slate of tranquility -at/llic last ac counts. ’ ’ , ' -- ••~^ x Tho'‘Ccnorhl > ABseiwbly'.'"of the Presbyterian Church (O. S.) met at on Thursday Irfet; The Rev. Dr.BouoE, of Princeton, was chosen Mod erator.,-' * -Tho Now School'Assembly also met —and'Rev. Dr Cox was chosen- Moderator. - - Rejection -of - Hen^y-Horn. —Tho—Washington' Correspondent of the Public Ledger, under date of 25th inst, gives us the following'intcrcsliug item, of news: “.I,sent you by Telegraph this afternoon tho news of-the rejection of- Mr.HdVnris Collector of Philadel phia, by a vole of 21 yeas'to 25- nays. An attempt will be made to reconsider the" vote, but it will prove unsuccessful. Tho Pennsylvania Delegation, as you aro aware, have been nearly unanimous against his confirmation, from tho outset, though tho President,, it has been for some limo alleged, was desirous that ho should bo confirmed. Ido not believe, however, that tho PresidenChas interfered in favor .or against tho nomination since it was sont to tho Senate sever al months since. It is not stated who will probably be his successor, and the candidates will no doubt be Humorous.** ' : : -' • • The Harrisburg Reporter of last week says that a large box came up in the pnsspngcr cars, and forward ed by packet to Pittsburg, directed to “Gen. Taylor, iirmy of Occupation on Hie Rio Grande. Military Equipments*”. > ‘ •,-V PoLK’g LATE MESSAGE . lo CongfCSfr, informing, that body of] the existence of Mexico,was designedly, made, the Union says, almost nti exact copy of the -famous proclamation by Mr. Madison, under similarbircutnslanccs, (upon the dee.* laralion of war in 1812.) Mr. Madison was an clc gant and accomplished scholar and a master of En glish •style, yet the French Courier in New. York, supposing* the message Mr. Polk’s own,'has been aerating it as bad EugUihi This is a very good, joke indeed on the part of.the French critic.. The Union very properly proclamation sufficiently .answered its purpose in; one war with England, and we do. not very well tjco why, this pure and admirable document.may not equally answer in our war with Mexico.” . O/i’lf General Taylor should prove to bo superior them aa they deserve, whatrnoxt will those gentlemen have to say who .have predicted. hls k overthrow, and expended their sympathy bo generously in their be half? What, indeed, will U|oy do tor materials to attack the President? l 11 ;• ’ Texas, beyond tue, N ueces-Wcrt of the Nueces the people arc all Spaniards. The country is unin habitable, says the Ledger, excepting the Rio Grande; "•and.th&l containa a pretty dense population. -The /soil «n the river is of gVdat fcrtility/andlhougb iin. pcrrccUy callivatcd. prbducca cpnsiderahlo cprn, col ton and sugar. : On the river are several fine towns, some oq. one side, some on tho dthcr/ Motamoras, 90(KT inhabitantsKomoso,. 1,500 j'Comongb, 3000; Mier v fi(yoo ;/Gucrrero, 3,500; Lorcdo.l.SOOjPrcsi dios,'sooo; San Fernando, 15,000; and' whon you gct hlgher iup Sauto is another ~ populated cQuatry,.,- These : Spaniards?; ncarlyall’bf tho river, leaving-their .houses and much* valuable assurancefrom Gep. Taylor tliat all their righls and property would be respected by our Government , . ,' A Farm.—A gentleman writing- from Califwriia to tbo editor, of tl*e St iloyeiHo, saya .hU Bloclc , consists ofaboutytOOO and rnuies, 3000 sHccp, and ‘as inany ,bogj&>:, v pastaro themselves tfch pastures and qmto tci'bq ltfono by wh6m, hojeinpioy s'about r 400. ’' ,HU;, of . ■■ •’ -.rJi' iPne^fisMSvtiVXsiiiifcrr^ ocraUcpaper,'has,we^rccivc,mpart tclmngededit6n albaftdsi champl* on,^ehriyiant,wrii«r,^dancomprpinifllrtgvindi6atbr in^thii''editor! ; ahd;WQ,wsh hwrif onlj.ppliUdpily bjit.r , • ■ > . tE3*Tho Mexicans havtfhtfd Mr. CrUtcndcn'a^first cations, t\yo" ° - " . THE BLACK'FLAG OF FEDERALISM. ,*lt is really mortifying to notice the course pursued by certain Whigs in Congress, in rcforcaco to tiio war how exlsUng bctweeii this tounlry and, Mexico. It is thpraoro so, Vtnco aclual hostilities between thb two countries have taken place, Wo have never felt less disposed to arouso llib spirit of party. Wa would much prefer to cast aside for the present, all political prcdclictions, and turn our attention to Ilia important matters which noiv agitato 1 Ihb join hands with men of all parties, and unite with thcih in pointing out'and avenging the injuries done us by an insolcnfand treacherous Too, and by our counsel and actions assist our country in maintaining its honor and dignity." Tiio hour for action haa arrived —the time for high sounding words and studied ar guments, has passed:by—the broad fact tlmt vvo nro actually atwnr with another nation, itarcs us falUn the face, and until the crisis shall have passed, we would dovotc ourselves to our country, and to that alone. Political bickerings should bo dropped,-’at least, for n time;.but \vp‘confess that wo have expe rienced morlificaticnand'indignation at the tone of those who, inthcir party blindness, attempt to throw cold wator upon the ardent exertions of the Govern ment, to bring tho war to a speedy and satisfactory termination-.- - ~ . .. But a few days ago Mr. Delano, a Whig member' of CongresaTrom Ohio, infamous nnd trea sonable declaration—that “fftc war was unholy t 'un righteous and damnable and •“ if the people had any common sense, ihey.would hold,responsihle the authors ofthii tear, which was concocted in frauds and was to V&, consummated in inijhily. 1 ’ ; And this 'sentiment was fully endorsed at tho time byano less personage than John Quincy Adams. Is there not treason in tiio heart that can. feel, and poison in the breath that can utter, such a sentiment against its own country t when forced to takc up arms .in self defence, to repel invasion by a brutal bnd. perfidious enemy? And yet thesS samo-gontlcmcn, impiously profess to love and honor their country, while all their,power and influence arc exerted to place it in iho wrong, and invoke tho wrath qf Heaven upon it for its manifold national crimes and nggrcasipna'. Notwithstanding their-professions of patriotism, llicir._pcfiWs, show that their hearts .arc" against their own' country.—. They..appeal to tho consciences and religious feelings of oap ; citizcns to unite in execration of our Govern ment, army, citizen soldiers, and country, for prose-' culing .what, they denounced an ■*» unholy, unrighteous and damnablo v cause. America wants no such friends,.acknowledges tho patriotism and* fidelity of no such men who, after war is declared, condemn tho justice of her cause, or sympaUiiso-with the phbmy. All such are traitors at heart; *and would to-God they would domhiit some overt act for which, they-could bo dealt .with"according their .deserts. But the. germain tp tho'Toryism ofm* ‘ Witness 100, tho course of the leading Whig jour pals'. The “National'lntelligencer* 1 -Of Washington ’ —the organ of tho Whig party. Of the Union—is bit ter in donoUA , 6tfig r Thb'war r and speaks of it as “a Responsibility assumed by the Executive," in wbich tho people have no sympathy !’’ The United Slates Gazette—llio great gun pf Whiggcjry in -Pennsylva nia—is. also on tlio Mexican side of the question, and denounces Inc war as having bccii brought about by “miserable bad managers!** The Whig.journals of the fctf-honorablc cxccptipnß--“folr low in the wake of their party leaders, and find fault with ourGovernfnent. And this too, at a-time, - 'vblten we are at war with Mexico! It appears to bo the settled policy of tho leaders of that party to assume they did during our Either wars—a. Hostile atti tude to tlicir own Government, and 1 if possible dhlhaj-' rasa tho President in his patriotic efforts to bring,t)ie war to a speedy end. Well, lot ihci?i do as tjioy list —tho responsibility is \yilh them! We have reason to believe that tho masses of tho Whig party—the honest portion of them—will, frown down with mer ited scorn tho issue* which their loaders have present ed. We arc nil-Americans—our spit has been ihva; ded by. foreign emissaries—a thieving, perfidious, as sassinating foo.is quartered, upon Jour .frontier, plun dering and murdering American citizens. . Whai ihen-is our duty ? 3 It is to defend our country “Tight .or wrong,” artd tho Knout of Russia, tho Rack, of Spain, or tho Gibbet of Ireland, should bo tbc fate of him who would falter in tho performance of that duty. . ' 1 ■ "» 1 Increase of -the Land and Naval Forces.— he N. Y. Journal of Commerce gives tho following- sum mary of the. bills' which, have lately passed Congress providing for an increase of.tUc Land and Naval For. ccs. In addition to tho -50,00 Q men anil 810,000,000 placed by this bill at tho disposal of tho President for the purpose mentioned, it authorizes him to complete all tho publife vessels now,authorized by to purchase or arm and-equip, and man, any additional number of merchant vessels br steam ves sels; spited to, war service, which ho may deem “nec essary for tho protection of the seaboard, lake coast, and tho general defence of the country ” Another bill, which passed the Senate on Monday, increases each company of regulars to* 100 men, which will swell tho total to about'ls,o6o. Including regulars and'volunteers, therojgro,^oJP^Bidept : iB:authQrizcd to call into the held an army of. 65,000 riieh.. Tho NayalTdrce now in commission comprises about 8,700 men; and if increased to the ’bxtontauthorixedby tfhVlaw, will number 15,000 or 20,000 men. At the lowest calculation, : tho President will have at hisdis posul an- aggregate land and naval force of eighty thousand men! ; / ‘ the traitors; Our readers will ro.member tlmt ori ilic passage the biMo raise supplica'ahd mcn fijfour anriy,/o«V -tecn Houge. diid tho Schate, v - ted in.the negative. • The Pennsylvanian says: ,V*T«k SIXTEEN WljlGß IN CONGRESS, Who refused t© vote supplies to bur. army, qflcr tho Mood of Ameri can, citizens had been shed iipon ; American soil, aro known, by those names: Senators TAwnos of Delaware,-and John Massachusetts; Re prescntalives/SfroAm, of Rhpde. laland, Ohio, of-New.York., ‘Twb days ;6e/orc; these toon, voted to jeavo ’countrymen unprotected' when almost in tho d cruel foe, thpiitUbdx* my, that they sneered at asweak^tfcat-they pitied as aacrificed-—that tjioy dehouncod as inyadcrs ot Mexican Boil—aUhoagh buteightcon hundred slrpng, mckscvcnthbusand kangaino Mexicans ancl'defeatcd them .with/terribjp lpss. , /The cbincidence ia rather, nolbbqqi’to'pl.Gasantt^ the' fii\tehri gcnUemcn iroforxed to, li Will do Ibng rc memtered.by the people” ' / /• //''■; y- - , ‘-V Ame rican of Monday, ’ ’ Boys : Cql.F. ( Wynkoop oC the Istßoginiehl Infantry, palled throughpornity^ Washingtom ' XJpdn Ibo^paasag^ lung thePrcßidcnt lo /rdise yoJahtctb , s,".ho;coh^tcd with hbcdrrimarid andtepaired tp.Harrisburg-to the Governor,‘as C^m£^cr-ih;Chicf, l an^^ regiment^vas;toddy.forddfe^' '+ u^dh 71 dMpaU&ed i id’ with ~thfe iheSlatc; ■■-■■ Thiaccr jUiiDly'isa^moiei 1 than by and Scbuyl; kiU cbnnly has faifiy obtained'^ in lhe :■; 1 -v.v l :. ablocpramander should, have at; onca rewArtUpf- HUskUV tho brcv'ct:ridnU : .Wlvjßccdnd ‘tfic isionofO rms pi OFFICIAL DMPATOHEJ3 FROM GEN, TAYLOH. Tho Union of Tuesday evening contains tho follow (pg.abstract r of,tlio despatches received from Gen*. Taylor,by,the arrival of the steamer Florida at New Orleans. It will bo scon that the account of tho bat* lie in our last, was greatly ox&gfcratcdr Wolcornthat.dospatchcs were received, this eve* ning from (3cn, Taylor, dateditlib 3d~andstli instant —both Point Isabel, and thb fort oh the Kid Grande, perfectly safe. ■ On'lliQ 161, the defences on tbo rivar being mado strong, (nearly completed,) Gom Taylor left a gqfri son'ol’sbmo 508’mcn, under Major orown, of the 7th Infantry, and marebpd with the remainder of his or* my (27-mitcsyHo Point Isabel. Not an enemy was seen in tho whole distance.. All apprehensions for the safety of that depot of supplies wore thus dis alpalcd. -• •* But on tho morning (5 o'clock) of th6-‘3d, tho one* my, from the side of Motamoras, opened a heavy can nonade Upon our fort, which lasted withbat little in tormission till midnight . In the meantime tho cnc* my’s guns (all bat ono mortar) wero silcmced.by out fort' Major Brown lost dno sergeant killed, and not another man'wounded. ■our’ga|lQntiiUle 7bandf'ex acted an. assault from this side of tho- rivor qt tho same time, and vyas fully, prepared to rcpcl .it. None was.made. „ - # ■ . •Mhtamoras was necessarily fired upon act of silencing tho enemy!s batteries, and also. to . kill or disperse the troops.thorcin quartered. .Tlio buil dings wore probably ; but-liltlo damaged. Tiioinhob- Hants, ho doulit, hud mostly fled before the commence* mentofthe cannonade. 'What number of Mexican troops wero was only known by conjecture : no doubt a conaidcrablo , *numbor» * , ' -General Taylor, ol Point’lsabel, expected, on the sth, to march the next day with ’a heavy train of sup. plies for tho fort on the river, and then&crto .assume offensive operations against the Mexicans} bulapri* vote letter makes tho probable conjecture that General Arista had returned with his regulars td the other side of the river—leaving in (he chapparals only the fan* choroid— his irregular'cavalry. It is not likely tlial he will rcinvado Texas, as General T. had received, or expected to riß&ivo oil tho Gth instant, several de tachments, of troops,(regulars and irregulars) from Now Orleans. -r- - f - ~ ■ The. affair with Capt Walker’s Texan rangers, ns was represented by rumor was much exaggerated. In the temporary absence of that gallant and enter prising'ofliccr his company lost but a handful of men —8 or 10. Captains Thornton and Hardee, arid lieutenant Kane, all of the 2d dragoons, had arrived unhurt, pris oners of war,“at Matamoras, arid reported themselves to»Gcn.Tpylpr, by letter, as kindly treated. i- ~ , In (ho cannonade Major Brown, Captain Mansfield of tho engineers, Captain Lowd, and the garrison, wore all much distinguished. Gen. Taylor always writes cooly. His march when ho expected to meet 3,000 Mexican hprsc, was a gallant enterprise,. The Mexicans )iayo*noi probably had, good or bad,'4,ooo . troops on the lower Rio Grande. The National IntelligenceralscTpnbljsbcp tho sub* stance of tho despatched, irdm which wo extract lh c following.: - . ' - . . . It is true that Genial Taylor had marched to Point Isabel, with the clncf part of 7iis ibr&s^(iriclading Major RingoldVFlying Artillery,) which' post ho had, reached unmolested ; and intended to until the arri val of reinforcements from home. * " There had been no attack on tho camp of, Gen. Taylor v lefl under.jjommaiid-ot'Major Brown r csccpv that from tho Mexican batteries on tluroppositp side of tho river. The fire from tho Mexican batteries had been returned by Major Brown, and.thpJVlcxican batteries silenced, but lhajown ’of Matamoras ;had not been burnt or materially damaged, as fair os was known. Major B. bad riot attempted to destroy it. One man was killed on-the American side, bqt wheth or any or how marty on tho oilier, was not known. No Mexican troops had appeared recently oh tho cos tern sidc.-of it -was nof'known - what number, if any; wore on that side. v • -From the Now. Orleans nullotin Extra, Jflth inst. PROM THE SEAT OF WAR. Marchof Gen. Taylor from Point Isabel towards his Camp opposite Matamoras—liftitle, tciik the Mexi cans. n ”, r. •’ The .New Orleans papers of tfio |6th ’contain ac counts brought Uy tho arrival of the IJ. Sj schr. Flirt, which left Brazos Santiago on the Blh, Gon. Taylor set out irom Point Isabel, on liis return to the en trenched camp, opposite Matamoras, oh thc 7lb inst, at 4 o’clock; P. M., with, about two thousand mcnj escorting a large supply of provisions, “ i, Tho Flirt loft, port at tho samo hour, and during the evening, a brisk cannonade was heard, seeming ly at a distance of about eight' or mrio_milcs from Point Isabel, which.continued until sho was too far on her way to • In the course of tho night, tho Flirt felt in with Commodore .Conner's squadron, consisting of tho Cumberland, (flag-s|iip,) Raritan, Potomac, John Adams and Somers. „ These vessels were then' on their way to Brazos Santiago, to afford assistance to Gencral'Taylor, the Commodore having heard at Vera Cruz that hostili ties had commenced.' The Flirt was directed tore turn' to Brazos Santiago with the squadron, for the purpose of taking important despatches to New Or leans,;which Com. Conner was desirous of sending. She. remained at Brazos until 1 o'clock*, 7 A. M., the next day, when she finally set sail hither witlntho despatches. The noise pf-artillery continued to be heard the whole of the morning of the Bth, and as it gradually became-.less distinct, it was believed that the Mexicans were retreating before thq American army.;.. During the evening tho nbise Heard-by the Flirt at sea, and after dark,'signs of a conflagra tion were twice observed, in the direction bf Mexico. Gen. Taylor left Point Isabel fnlly confident that ho would-bo-able to force his way to the camp, in spile of ony opposition the Mexicans could make.— Tho officers and men under his command, were in tho very best spirits and highly elated at the pros ppet of battle with the enemy. ; In a conversation with one of tllp officers of thb Flirt, Gen. Taylor ted thatftom all tho information ho could obtain,the SfcclUhfcrivG not exceed ftom 7,000 to 10,000. ■ i. /'Nothing further has been heard from ihe camp’ since the departure of tho Ncvjr York. Gen. Taylor, however, expressed himself at all limes certain that 'Mtfjor. Brown, with the five hundred men left under his command, would bo able to hold tho Mexicans at bay, if not repulse them, as tho,position bf the.camp was naturally easy of defence,,and no laborlmdbcoa spared to fortify its assailable points. . What yvoro' thp causes,of these.fires is, : of course, niattor ThoCrat smoko been,.it* is deemed possible,' arose.from.lho burningof Barrita, a small tpwfn bn the Mexican side of.thq Bio Grande, which it was said Gen. Yaylpr designed firing, on his march up to.thb camp. The second is generally sup posed. by thc.officers of tho Flirt,.to have I 'proceeded Iromlho'conflagration of Matainoras. Mbj-Brown whom Gem Taylor had left iacomraand atthc comp, bad- attempted on Jhp first day hb was auackcd,to firo Matafloras, but. as ho sufficiently. Jt wos said that bp contemplated again attempting,it, ahd it u is this thal givos .proba- . opuiiuanicawawin*wen. t.uyintfjijio inf formed, him of hta;>cadihess to land; IfiOO to SOOO men, sailors marines; should tliey 6b , ; Thoi expected spon the oilheßrards...7..’,.? - A stoaraer was the in the Bra-, kos with troops as eho left, which in all probability was (he AugUsla. : Tho also'saw on the 12th 4He Jdmea I* Day and the Telograph, about 200 Ihi.les west of -77v'!,-';7-.' ■ 1 ,77 v j’-; , ‘ Cr^itabld'iafonhation received ,that thb American Consul and aft.thp. American 'oUjzohß-at Mdtamorai; hadbeen ariested aiid small towhabootl3Q inlles back, ofMatetnoroa. ; •la-oab hour arid ot .balf after tho arrival of lafftWalkcr,with‘iho;inielUgenceihat tho Mexicaba had attack’cd our qanjp, ho bgaVn shirted'fQr tho camp with seventy-five mep, for what purpose hqtprb cisdlytobwn^*k‘.irr: --vV-:4 V arb mdcbtc4 to Uio kind attbiiUon ofa yoingfricndm; tbuiß?iUc t Ky n andjaloii rcajdcntof ilisxpontyf forthoToKowing^itractt>fa^tor;da; ' ' touisTiujt, May 30,'1846. IWitors of lho AniEriciD Volunteer : ' ,v ■' Gistijuies:-—The; wirspiritaaupto 54-10 hero, Th.iBmmningOmX<om3»il!qlk:gioh>oluntcCrcdthpir Rervicca to the rrcsidcrtt, Riidabout cighthundred WavDKcntuckianswiUlßttVfl'liDMforlho'iovjio.’ijf notion ,Vt <3s . hiarccoiTodmroquisi thginioiifis of troops froiAifiVl Slate. * .GLORIOUS NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF WAR ~ The Mexicans twice routed and . 1200j(illcd. 'J: - tU) The Ehemy’siOnni Carried at: tlio Point-of ' the 'Bayimet-*Tlio ond Gnllunt Major Hlnggold killctl lu dcfenoo of his Country** General Veja taken Prisoner* ( . [From tlio Boltlmorc SUn, Extra.} Our express reached Washington in advance of every thin?, anti was communicated by the energetic correspondent of tho Baltimore Sun through Morse’s Magnetic Telegraph. " •Tlio nows aro taken from tho N. O. Picayune of iho ITthinat.and an extra fforo~thd'oflico of the Mo bile Advcrtiser, of tho 18th. ..... There have been.two engagements between Gen. Taylor and Mexican', troops,'the first occurring "on tho 7th inst., when Gen. Taylor,was returning from Point Isabel to his camp opposite Matnmoras. In this tho Mexicans, numbering from 5000 to 700,0; were repulsed. Our army was sleeping on the field of battle, on which next day 20.0 Mexicans Were found dead, and several pieces of Artillery, stores, &c., were captured hy tho American army. Major Ringgold died from a wound received in this action. Of tho two^daye 1 battle, we cnh'only givo tho follow ing parlicumfs from tho Picayune. Tho U. S. stcamdr Col. Harnoy arrived this morn ing, just as our paper was going to press, from Bra zos Santiago. She left on the 13th inst Tho news is glofidufl-lp our. otitis. S.lio_brings official accounts of a second balllo_ between the Mcxlri'iTamlThe Amoricarfforccs, which took place on the Hth of May, commencing at half past 3 P. M., within 3 miles of Camp Taylor. |( , . Tho action was on tho edge of d ravine, and. one mile from (fie chupparcl, which, was nodr 12 miles in' width.. Tho Mexicans commenced tho action with thnir jyrtillcry, which Was podted so bate" sweep d harrow, passage, through which Geni Taylor was ad vancing, there being a swamp on tlio oilier hand. Gen. Taylor immediately .ordered a chargbin the teeth of the onerhy’s destructive fire, and the troops promptly responding, carried the enemy's guns at the poiht of the bayonet. So sadden and injpfitpous was tho attack, that.Gcn.- Aristd had no time lus papers, which, with all his correspondence, fell Into (he hands of Gen. Taylor. '• ;Tho action lasted one hour and a, half, in which lim? six hundred Mexicans were killed - or wounded qnd tho Americans loolr thrccdiundrcd prisoners, and eight piefedsi of artillery. , * •'Tho'Amcricßna lost in tho action-about-sixty-two killed and wounded. Among, the Hilled were Col. Mclntosh, Lieut, Cochran, by the bursting of a shell, Lieut. Inge, and,one or two others, whose names are uoPgiven. . i ’ , * _,.CQL*JCanc^lcuts..Gatce r -Vorhank r l'lboc-, i -LUtlicr and others, 1 were among tlio wounded. Wo regret to say that Major Ringgold, who Wna wounded on tho 7lh.inst., died on the XOtii, and was b,uricd with military, honors. . • Tho lota) loss of the-Mexicans in both actions was n( least twelve hundred. • -.4..'■ The Mexican forces amounted to at least, GOOO men, while that of llio Americans did not exceed 1600 'men. ,' . ' ' - -;JVn.cxciiahgc>QC.prisoncrS.took.,placc-subscqucnt ta tho battle; by which Captain Thornton and Lieuten ants Hardee and Kane woro_released. Lieut. Doas wus not.demanded. - > • Among tho prisoners taken by Gen. Taylor was Gen. Veje. , For him two American officers were of- 1 feted in exchange, hut it was declined to give him up, save in oxcliango for*an officer of equal rank, when ever one should bo taken. _Gco. Veja was allowed to bo accompanied by one of his Aids, a Lieut Col., as d friend.. , The Mexican army was so colifidcnt of victory.that .every.preparation had been made to celebrate it, but alllhcir prcparutibnsTdirhilollio'lmnds of thc AmerK cans. v In their flight many of tho Mexicans took to the. river, and were, drpwucd in their attempts to swim Gon, Taylor reached his camp lhc afternoon after tho action, leaving there his whole force. Ho started. tho next morning for Point Isabel, and arrived there on iho cvcriing of the 10th, without molestation. On the morning of tho Uth ho started back tp his camp opposite Matamoras,. We need not say that he ond his army arc all io fine spirits. -Further information has been Received that a the American Consul and all the American residents at Matamoras had been arrested and sciit to Saltillo, a' small town about 30 miles.from Matamoras.. 90,000 Mexicans Marching to Matamoras* Glorious Intelligence— Tn u mph of the American Anns —General 'ibylor again' Victorious—Houteof the Mexican Army• j- Wo extract tho following account of the first bat tle from tho correspondence of theN-O- Tropic, do ted, Brazos Santiago, May 10, arid published in.tho Tropic ofMay 18. The writer,says:, ■ When Gen. Taylor got within about three quarters of a mile, tliey. opened upon him with their flying artillery, Gen. Taylor arrived with Cai’pt. Duncan and Major Ringgold's companies, and at it they went until about sunset, when tho Mexicans had retreated to the edge of the chapparcl, and ceased firing. After which Gen. Taylor fired ten or fifteen guns at them and sot to work throwing up two. breast-works. At parcl. A council of war was hold by . Gcn, Taylor; and It was agreed that and brigade should advance' up tho cbapparel, m hopes to draw- tfic.-Moxicans into a renewal of tho fight; but the more" the troops ad vanced upon them, tho mpro (hey wurn’t there—the Mexicans .having retreated, leaving three pieces of .artillery, from FOUR TO SIX HUNDRED DEAD upon tho field, and God only knows howinany wound ed that they took away. 6no Mexican who was sta tioned at ono of their batteries, Says that every "’body but himself at the batteries was killed—says theguns beat anything" they bvur dfeamed of; they were so quick. Ohobf tho Mexican officers, in trying totally his men, found he could not, and commenced,to cut therawith hW sword, when histrcwpsahotdmh dead. We bad" 11 killed, and about 10 mortally .wounded. Capt Pago, of Uio 3d. had all'tho Ipwerpart of his face shot off with a rannon ball—itis thought.he will rccovcr,thoughhorribly.matilated.|Majocßing. gold had thb fleshy port of both his legs shot through,' and homo killed—none of his bones, broken, which is WOnderfali.-OuriDfonnant^yßihattltofiQldofbat-, T'eTcampTrine Commanded "by Gen/"Hejia. v . Thcrb is no doubt they- have ; retreated across tho river. > When the volunteers arrive you may depend you will hoar of. them“[revelling in the balls of the montczam&s,V-or peace and. good will wUi be wbippedinto those bombastic < Mexicans. It is • a matter of surprise that so' few were lost pa.bar side.: •->' .-.A* ' , '* ' - The monotony-of this place has. been relieved the lastlwp.daysby tho feet,” or “barnacle-backs,”'* thafbarac herb from .the squadron ,Vou : would ,be surprised to pee withwJiat, dexterity and* prccirionthoyj^ttbroughthcir.evolu tions with'triaßketev and am pnu could resistja laugh to hcar sprae of their saying f Qno old salt said this morning, “ Damn and mast iuy eyes inhere Unship ashore, and^poorAlack' ! r oh^^hw^bbtm^ci^ speech was addressed thhimsolfwhen lopkingon!ho tentthat.hadboonpitched.andwafl qfauffifient db mentions tpbold* about flfty4w&> ; pno'third of tho whold ; number of tho nteii from the aromarines, the balance tars. Ishould piclaroto'myaeiraßoldigrridingferse^cijono.ooWi ua6obndsth atTah mil d sei) four or tivahumired sat. loragolngihtowar with inuaketaontheitenquldora! hulyoucotddheircitrainlhctnfrom goingagainat tho knife and fork; ifyouwould oaly show them enhance, for they arc all "eager for lhoTfay. ,t; /'''YoUr8 ti ’dc‘c. !^v, V;'^'J^-^V: r '' ? >''’■ - ‘ "tm 1 tn thede tisivcbaUleGcn, Taylorloiitabout sixty killed and three Crcliran.of tho4th infnntry,andlJoiit..,Chadbitrn, ofthe ftHthfanlry. 1 Mclntosh," If tfio'Sth/jnlkmrj' 4'Xi^tiit^lfiPeyhri' CONFIRMATORY ACCOUNTS. 4th artillery; and Capt.Tlobc, sth infimlry—most of them slightly, an&Jione'supposcd mortally. Major Ringgold, well known os tho commander of tho Flying, Artillery, also died on the lltb, from wounds' received in the action on the 7lh, ( v Capt, Page, who w*os wounded in’ the same engage ment, wo aro happy (potato is/apidly recovering.— Lieutenant Luther, alsoslightly Wounded is convales cents ‘ • [Correspondence of (be ft. O. Tropic.) Santiago, May 13. At tho receipt of the first battle; I wrote you a short accduntftho result of the scccgid is now qn hand,and it is roost decisive* It now. appears-that (he Mexi cans had only five thousand in the ficld at the , first battle, and four thousand stowed away, in tho . chap, parol near tho battle ground.lt was theirintention to have mado but a slight, attack tho first day, but being closely pressed they wero obliged to fight, in order to make retreat to where the foilr thousand were m the cHapparc!.', In thd first fight a general officer had his head shot off; it is not vet as certained who ho was, as his body was recognized by his dress ns ho lay upon thc.-fifcld.; ••' - ' iGch. Toylor advanced 11/o morning of the first bat tle into tlio chappare), then sent fciUOpickcd men, un der Iho charge of Capt McCall, to reconnoitre; he advanced unmolested until near (the' anny following at a distance,) -when Capt McCall sent word to Gen. Taylor lbat,hc bad rcccived a charge of grape shot (Vom tho enemy, and lost two men.. The army was then deployed, and Cnpt.Moy, 2d dragoons, ordered: tar charge tho battery that bad thrown tho grape, and to take it if he lost every man; ho obeyed orders, took tho battery of four guns, and lost bufc.onc man. The battery was commanded by Gen. do la VogO, who was taken prisoner. Our little army then rent the air with their huzzas, and rushed shouting upon tlio enemy, committed the most dreadful havoc among them, taking eight pieces of artillery, 155,000 rounds of cartridge, and 500. packed mules. General Arisln’a camp bedstead con tained all-his private and public baggage papers, which latter will bo of great value, ns wo: now have (ho kqy of thb whole - campaign, which will -enable Gon. Taylor to form his plans so as to entirely defeat their designs.. . Wo took all and every thing they had, four hun dred prieioners nnd.tho army baggage. The enemy had between 8,000 and 9,oUU,troopaf iri'lho two bat tles but wo-witli 1,600 troops completcl^routodjlicni. We oxcliarigcd prisoners; got Captains Thornton, Hardee, and his liltlo band. Our officers while pri soners wero.well treated, having lived with Ampudia ever since they were taken. Gen, Taylor would not exchange for Lieut. Dcas as a prisoner of war, as it would bo sanctipning'his crossing tlio river, which ho did hot, having reprobated his crossing in tho se verest manner. • •• In this second and glorious battle wo lost about the same number of . men as in the first, fedt hlVd more officers Wounded. Captain Walker, with his heroic band of rangers, wasVho last that firedat the Mexi cans; .The army loft him and his comradcs on the bank of tho river, shooting thorn as they attempted to eposs. , ■ , '• *• To-tnorrow’GcnX Taylor leaves here to make an attack* on Matamoras, in conncclioa with Com; Con ner, who has sent a boat expedition up tho river.' I forgot to mention'that Gen. Taylor, arrived hero yesterday, with all our wounded, between- 50 and,6l), Romulus do la. Vega, one Mexican Cap tain and two Lieutenants, who go with tbip killer in tlio-Col, Harney. t . ■ . Thoriravaand gallant Mrijdr Brown diedort- , from a wound received in las thigh.by tho explosion -oPofwiHjf^ho- ; considcrod daugcrolig, but ho was placed 'in one of the bomb-proof burrows; and mortification ensued from the want of fresh air. - His death is-dccply de plored by the army; his intrepid conduct in foiling every attempt of the enemy to rodnc6 the fort pre pared them in a measure to'anticipate the result of thcso'confllctS'with our bravo army. From tlio N. O. Tropic—3d edition—l P. M. .StiltXat.cr.fxpmJtlio Army,. Tins Galveston Aitnivnn.—Tlfd Galveston is just in, having left Brazos Santiago on tho evening of tho ] 3tli Inst, Wo hasten to lay tljc news by her before our'readcrs. • From the Galveston Civilian of llm ‘lotli. On l|io morning of the 13lh, General Taylor and his stani guard that had brought down the train, &c., started for his,camp, Hu was met by an express a few miles from Point Isabel, informing him that B,ooo' fresh troops had arrived in Matamoras, 2,000 of which had--crossed over, arid‘l,loo : moro had crossed tho Rio Grando at .Barrita, near tho Bo cachi.ca, not more than eight miles from Point Isabel. Gcu’J. Taylor returned to Point - Isabel at once, and iritulo preparations to, leave tho next dfty,-with ; such forces as were arriving. ..‘ :T - Tho steamship Galveston landed 450 infantry, (re gulars and volunteers;) tho Augusta landed about 2so; Capt .Price .arrived via Padre Island from Cor pus Chrisli, with his company of severity mounted rangers. They all readied tho point on tho 13th.—• The Telegraph and Jas.L. Day, will doubtless .land their troops, amounting to upwards of .800 at Point Isabel, on the 14th. Groat credit is duo to Captain Jeremiah Smith, .of tho, steamshipr-Cincinnati, and Capt; R. Meßaker, of tho/Monmouth, for tlio. skill, energy, and promptness shown in the management of their boats in transporting troops and supplies across the bay at Brazos Santiago. Gen. Paredes is ut the head of 15,000 irbopson hU way to Matamoras. It may possibly, bo. that. the. fresh troops arrived at Matampras, is tho advance di vision of his army. -No* doubt the enemy were fully advised,that Gencral Taylor had left for Point Isabel, and their plan is to try and enpturb him on his re turn, whilst a-.strong force crossing above, is to como downiipon Ids army. General Taylor appeared high.' ly pleased with the intelligence; for sinco ftho war has opened,,and..no mistake, the excitement and ac tivity attending, operations, opens a new era to his vigorous achievements, arid all ’have marked how much bolter ho looks than when confined to tho “mas terly inactivity” of tho Corpus Christ! campaign.. TO ARMS’ TO ARMSI. Requisition foH Thoops.—By a slip from tho De mocratic tlnion at Harrisburg, wo loam .that Gover nor Shank received a requisiUori of Wat, by order'of tho President, for six regiments of troops, to bo mustered into,the. sorvico of the U., , States, and hold'thomsolvcs in readiness to march to the scat of war, whenever, their services may-bo re* quired. , • 4 ■. ■- * The companies ard to consist of 1 Captain, 1 First LicntcnanW-lSccondLieulcnant, 4 Sergeants, 4Cor porals; 2.Musicians, 64 Privates. . ' ■ Thp Regiments are to consist of 1 Colonel, 1 Lieu tenant Colonel, 1 Major, 1 Adjutant, 1 Sergeant Ma jor, 1 Quarter, Master Sergeant, 2 Principal Musi cians,' 10 companies. • .• : s ‘ In pursuance pf this requisition, the Adjutant Ge neral,acting by authority from the Governor, has is sued the following General Ordors: ;■ No* i. HeadQuartkos. AdjutantGeneral'sOffice,) V- • y May’ 23,1846. ' y tho.cUUep hefaSs received a request “from tod PresuKmf oftho United States, to cause to . be enrobed, and held, in readiness for muster in (hp service of tho U. States, six REGIMENTS oFjNTANTav, under the act of Congress of. the 13th. May, 1846, cntitlqd u An act providing for tho prosecution of tho existing war between the United States and the Republic o? Mexico.” . t ? /.'Each regiment' to consist of 1 Colonel, ! Lieuten ant .Colonel, I Major, 1 Adjutant, (a Lieutentanl of oho df i tiid..companies) 1; Sergeant' Major; 2 Quarter Master Sergeants, 2 . Prihcipol.Muaidans, and; 10 compdhies. •’/. .■ ‘‘ * Bach. company I toco ns isloflCaptain; IFirst Lleutehhnt, 1 4 Gor poralfl, 2 Musicians, and 64 Privates. ‘ - The act of Congress contemplates that this service shoß bd The offers of cxUlihg companies df volaHteer ih fahlry,:comprißhig the requisite number of nieb,m&y be aocopted undPl their present organization,.subject tednewinflpecliqn.- . C 4. iTThS b(tl^ns^^(tStatC( : wflio or® doiifijos to ten der their sorvicca to tho country in tho prer-ent omer gooey, will forthwith bnrpl thcmßclvcs in componies of infaolry,ipiiccordancQ with thoprovipinns ofthc net of Conjjrcss, and tlia orders Of the President hcro , ; Tho companies to: bo brghnired, inspected, and laws of the State; , They may, ander the special clr- Onmatincer, hi. idepocted, elycl ;fh9tr officers; and jmako.tho oflto oj'.their »cr*iOoa toforo theyriro-nni-" fornied. - :V, . vl /I :: The companies,;when ■ completed, Avili, make: tlio lender of their cervices to tho .Governor, tn .writing, and deliver tho-rffiginal -muster rolls to tho proper Brigade Inspectors, who will return the same to the. Brigadier Generals,'and the latter to the Major Ge nerals, who will transmit nil the offers' of volunteers and chrollrhcnts'orcompnnics in their respective di-„- vision?! wllh6ut 4 'dclay, to the Adjutant General; - at Harrisburg. ’ * - ‘ It is expected that the enrollments, organization and inspection of the companies will be. had; and the' offers of set vicq made prior (o,Monday, the Juno next* ’ Offers of services from volunteers jvlll bo accepted with the view of accommodating each military divi* sion, in proportion to its numerical , ; Whep thoLoffors of a number of volunteer, suffi- • ciont to fill tho six regiipcnts are accepted; and. their 1 scrriccs ehall bo required President of Ibo U. States, orders will bo issued, for which (hey will hold themselves a in readiness, fixing* convenient points of rciidbzvous‘ibr the troops to assemble, to bo arranged into regiments, elect rpgifnontal ‘ofHcctsjtocording to tbo laws of the Slate, and bo mustered into the ser vice of the linked States. ■*“ - ' ■ The confiaencc of the in the patriotic zcaijif thc cilizcn soldiers of the Common wealth,‘fs unlimited. The'country has “called for their services—Uio war has commenced—energy and decision in its prosecution will insure'the speedy res toration of-pence,- : - • ; - By order of the Commandor-in-ChiefJ., GEO, W. BOWMAN, Adj't. OirCl. P.M. GENERAL, ORDERS, tfo. 3.‘ .Appointment by the Governor. Henry Petrikin, Esq., to He Aid-de-Camp to the Governor, with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Col. Petrikin will act ns Assistant Adjutant Gene ral until further orders, and all communications con-, ncctcd with- the formation of tho six regiments of volunteers, to bo raised under tho directions contain ed in General Orders, No. 1, will bo directed to the Adjutant General at Harrisburg. } All. other business connected with the Adjutant General’s QfHco’ will be attended to at Bedford, os before the issue of this Or der. GEO. W. BOWMAN, . Adj't, Gen'LP.'M. To his Excellency the Governor > Coinmander-in-Chief of thc'Militia of Pennsylvania: The undersigned, officers and members or the an organized-volunteer infante; com pany,-in-thorcounty of —; tender out service, through you, to the President of the United States, to servo as volunteers, in accordanccwilh.tho provisions of the act of Congrcss'of the 13th May, IB4o,cntitlcd 41 An net providing, for.thc prosecution of the existing war between the United States and the Republic of Mexico,'"f V The above form will ho observed by organized vol ilntcci; infantry companies ’ To his Excellency thefiovernor, Commander-In-Chief of the Militia of Pennsylvania: The undersigned, citizens of county, tender their services, through you, to the Pre sident of (he United States, to bo organized into a company of infantry, to’ servo as in ac cordance with the prqvisiona of tfic act. of Congress, passed ISlh-May, 1846, entitled “.dm act providing for the prosecution of thc.cxisting war between the United States and the Republic of - * Township of Borough, Age. ' Names. J The above form will’ he observed .by unorganized or newly fprmed companies. The orignal paper to • bo returned, ns directed'in General Orders,'No. 1, through thu Brigade Inspectors and General Officers,.-' to the Adjutant GcneriU*STotlVco;’at Harrisburg. Co pies.ihould.bo ictauicd-by.thc companicaiind Jrigadc Inspectors. - ./ • GEO. W- BOWMAN, - Adj'L Gen'l, P; l lf. Point Isabel and Matniuorns* - The Corpus Christi Gazette contains the, following description of these two places, which nt.tlie present position of affairs will be rend with great interest: “Point Isabel in d-high* bluff of land; projecting about one quarter of a mile into the Laguna del Mo ri re, and about three and a half miles North of West from Barra del Santiago, the principal entrance from the ’Gulf, at the lower extremity of Isa del Padre.—, The scarcity of.wood and water at*this Jilacc, ren ders the encampment df a largo force .wholly imprac ticable. The main body of Gen. Taylor’s army are now encamped about 28 miles in a southwesterly di rection from Point Isabel, on the oast bank of the Rio Grande, opposite to Matamoras. Here the land is a high open prairie, plenty of water from the river, and a sufficiency of wood upon its bank, at ho tan'cc from the camp. This place is easy susceptible of being entrenched and fortified. “ From the Borita ferry or crossing, to Matamoras, is sixteen or eighteen miles, and from .the former place to Point Isabel, about twelve miles. The provisions for a groat portion of the Army, and all tho forage and corn for the horses'and mules, must bo-carted over tins distance. “Malamoraa is an old Spanish citj',containing about 7,000 inhabitants, and is beautifully situated on the southcrli bank of thc Rin Grande within its fold?, so' that its front and roar is on tho river.-. Soon from the American, side it has every appearance pf being an American town. The streets intersect each other at right angles, and appear to be lined with many vari eties of shade trees, which giyc the town an air of cool ness and renders its appearance very inviting. Many of tho buildings are built of brick, and in tho modern style of architecture. The Cathedral, market, and buildings occupied by tho'Tnilitary, are among tho fi nest. The city has several fortifications, armed with; guns of different calibre, and a force of 5 to.fiOO irierii is kept in them constantly. The dwellings of the poorer classes are constructed with canes,brush, mud, and the like ipatcriols, and arc essentially Mexican. The town formerly contained double its present num-- her of inhabitants,and was a place ofsomoimportancc. ThißrapiddecUnoJs-owing-to-thdJnternal-commQ--—-- tionrandlho gro\ringTndolc‘nco“of "thopcopTc?* Volunteers from the Choctaws.— Col. Pitchlyn one of tlio. chiefs of tho Choctaw Nation West, and a man of fine talcrits, has informed tho editors of a N. Orleans paper, that in tho event of war with* Mexico, ha would raise a mounted regiment of Choctaws, and , tender its services to tho government! tho.. Chqctaws arc rich,' well educated and ; intelligent, witholl thohabils of civilization. They area bravo and warlike people, and have never been defeated m their wars. Unlike the Creeks andChcrokcCs, they have been our early and fdilhfdT aliresf dridoneor their proudest boasts is, that they- have ■ never shed one drop of*American blood* They ore well mount ed and armed; arc capable of making,a campaign without a commissary or hospital; arc perfectly fa miliar witji tlio country west, and would render effi cient service.. .r i «’• - " at '*n«i ; Hid- Gbakdk.-—A Jcltcr.ihim_ / Charleston gives the following account of tHe causes that led to tbo capture of. Lieut Peas. No Wonder the Lieutenant was hot demanded in the exchange of prisoners: •• I 1 li appears lho,t Lieut Peaswas officer of the day, and it waa custoraary for ‘the American band, to per form' Ihonationalairs, when Bannt?r 1, -waB theeyening. TTiia concert of sweet sounds attracted theaUchuon of the Mexh bans pn.tba6ppMUe v crowds assembled on - the banfe a of the rivor to listen to tho strains of music, among them wefe Lieut* Dcas became ■ . enamored wilh a certun Mexican bcantj/and aigns . and tokensof affection passcdhejwecn them jon the, same evening Ukeanolhcr Leahdcr,iib plunged into the alter his Hero, and nojsoon- ' crbad ; he landed on .the other side.than' he,was so-, cured, osa prisonet,- hotvaldr or-friend- slupi prompted hiih^^acrioOT'flhe rlwr. 11 ? “" ' death bed wilted all hisproperty totheLuhaUtAsylum^yingD^ that ho wished his property,'to roliirntb the eamelib. oral cU*s ofp«opIo wlbfatroniicdhfitfJn;- :TnK Taoots^—-The No Bee of the Isti» ) says that thus fer,th{riy4wo companies of tqK ‘ uhteers* 'hmhbc'ring mustered into the t 7. & service ,in that Ncweompanica ore still .being; formed. ; ,/■ j V.Thb Bulletin puts dovto .the numbor/rank and .
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