jntelligencer & Journal. Lancaster, June 22, 1552. GEO. SANDERSON, EDITOR FOR PRESIDENT: GEN. FRANKLIN PILE, OF NEW HAMPSHIRE FOR VICE PRESIDENT , COL. WILLIAM R. KING, OF ALABAMA FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER, WILLIAM SEARIGHT , OF FAYEJTE COUNTY PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS. SENATORIAL. GEORGE W. WOODWARD, 01 Luzerne. WILSON WCANDLESS, of Allegheny. • ADDITIONAL DISTRICT. ROBERT PATTERSON, of Philp.delphia. DISTRICTS. 1. Peter Logan, 13. H. C. Eyer, 2. Geo. 11. Martin, 14. John Clayton, 3. John Miller, 1 15. Isaac Robinson, 4. F. W. Bilie, 16. Henry Fetter, 6. R. McCay, Jr., 17. James Burnside, 6. A. Apple, 18. Maxwell McCaslin, 7. N. Strickland, 19. Joimph McDonald, 8. Abraham Peters, 20. W. S. Colahan, 9. David Fister,' 2.1. Andrew Buil, 10. R. E. James, 22. William Dunn, 11. John Mcßeynolds, 23. J..S. M'CalmOnt, 12. P. Damon, 24. George R. Barret. The "INTlLLios.ricsn" will be furnished to clubs, during the Presidential campaign of four months, from the Ist of July, at 5u cents per copy —the payments in all cases to be made in advance. Send in your names, accompanied by the money, forthith. Er A thrilling account of Mr. Wisx's Balloon Ascension, made recently from Portsmouth, Ohio, will be found on our first page. Col. Wm. Searlght Thefollowing complimentary resolution to our excellent candidate for Canal Cornmissioner, was one of the series offered by JAMES L. REYNOLDS, Esq., at the great Democratic Ratific'ation meeting, held in this city, on the evening of the 12th inst., and unanimously adopted. In consequence of hav ing been written on the opposite side of the leaf from the others, the compositor overlooked it and we did not discover the 'omission until nearly the entire edition of our last week's paper had been struck off. We now publish it, as an earliest of the high estimation in which Col. SE.Litiusi - rj:is held by the Democracy of Lancaster county Resolved, That the democracy. industry. ex peri. ence, integrity and business qualifications of WIL LIAM our candidate for ('anal Commis sioner, entitle him to the warm and active support of the party; and that we pledge ourselves to use all fair and honorable means to swell his majority and that of our nominee for the office of Supreme Judge, at the election in October next. Celebration The citizens of Manheim and vicinity have made arrangements to celebrate the Anniversary of Amer_ ican Independence, in that borough, in great style. The celebration will take place on Saturday the 3d of July—and the programme embraces a :Mili tary Parade, Music by Brass Bands, Speeches, Din ner, Military, Firemen's and Civic Procession, Fire Works, &c., &c. 117 The Dernocrate State Central Committee have determined to re-assemble the delegates composing the Convention of the 4th of March last, for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the Supreme Court. They have fixed upon Harrisburg as the place and Thursday, the 26th of August, as the, time for the meeting of the Convention. irr A great .Democratic Ratification Meeting was held at the Court House, in Harrisburg, on: Saturday evening last. Governor BIGLER presided and made an excellent speech. Addresses else; delivered by Messrs. CESSNA, of rd, STRoNa, of Berks, and Col. J. J. M'ClaiaN, of Phil adelphia. Lovers of light, sweet and tender BISCUIT, would do well to purchase Durkee's Baking Pow der. There is no article in use so well adapted for all purposes of baking as this, and it is the cheap est preparation sold. See advertisement. I:l=7The Independent Il'hig of Tuesday last gives rather an amusing account of the proceedings at the Democratic Ratification Meeting in this city, on the previous Saturday evensng. Unfortunately, however, for the pith of the story, it lacks truth in nearly all its important particulars. 1:17" The "Argus" and "Jacksonian," of Baltimore both aver that the insults offered to Pennsylvania and her candidate d::ring the sitting o ithe National Convention did not proceed from the Marylanders . We hope such is the case, for of all other peo ple in this broad Union they are the last that ought to be guilty of any indignity to the Old Keystone, —a State that has done more to protect the rights of Maryland than all the other Northern States put together. MORTALITY OF Pintinztruri.—The Medical Examiner for June contains tables of mortality of Philadelphia, for the first quarter of the present year! The total number of deaths from all causes amount to 2785, an average of 31:q deaths per day for the quarter, or, compared with the population, in every ISI. Of this number, only 2128 are from recognizable diseases. Fourteen per cent. of the deaths was from consumption, eleven per cent. from small pox. One fifth of the whole number of deaths occurred before the termination of the first year of life. THE PENNSYLVANIA Fame JOURNAL.—This in teresting and highly valuable periodical seems to increase iii character with each' number, and may be considered one of the best of the kind in the country. .The matter is of the most desirable kind for the farmer, imparting information calculated to essentially benefit all who profit by its teachings.— It should be fostered by the farmers of the Com monwealth generally. Published in this city, by A. M. Spangler, at $1 per year. The Magazines. GBASIAM'S MAGAZINE, for July, is handsomely embellished, and is in all respects worthy the high reputation it has hitherto sustained. Gonmes LAI/Y:5 BOOK, for the same month, is a dorallitnumber, with four beautiful full page en gravings, and a great variety of useful and enter taining reading matter. ILTSAELITEL STOKELY, Esq., of Ohio, has been ap pointed by the President Chief Justice of the Utah Territory, vide Brandebury, resigned. CHARLESTON, June 17.—The Democratic citizens of this city held a meeting last evening, to ratify and respond to the nominations of the Baltimore Convention,lion. William D. Potter, presided, as sisted by about forty Vice Presidents. Speeches were made by Col. Meninger,.and Major McGrath, and resolutions adopted approving of the nomina tions of Pierce and King, and appointing a corn. mitten of correspondence with other parts of the State. The DeMocratir Platform. The resolutioni unanimously adopted by the Na tional Convention which met at Baltimore on the Ist inst, leaves no doubt of the soundness of the Democratic party. They are outspoken, thorough' and to the Oat They boldly meet the great question of the day, and place the Democracy on high and unassailable ground. They yield: nothing to fanaticism. They sacrifice no principle to propi tiaie the favor of abolitionists or free soilers. In no feature are they truckling or time-serving. We must confess, says a contemporary, that with all our confidence in the soundness and patriotism of the Democratic party, we were somewhat surprised at the bold position of the Baltimore platform. The faithful execution of the fugitive slave law is ex pressly guaranteed to the South, and the old doc trine of non-intervention with the domestic institu tions of the States, announced with the most emphatic approbation. Our platform is based upon the Con stitution, and its declarations of principle are but deductions from that instrument. Where is the Southern man who does not approve of the resolu tions touching the rights of the South? Is there a true friend of the South—is there a true friend of the Union either North or South, who can hesitate to take position-upon the platform of the Democ racy We answer most emphatically, NO. The platform was adopted by the Convention, without debate. This is but another evidence of the universality of the Democratic sentiment. Demo ' crats are the same in feeling, whether hailing from the north, south, east or west. Their's is no sec tional party ; it is based upon the Constitution, and has for its leading object the preservation of that instrument, and the common rights of the whole American people under it. -Not so with our oppo nents. The Whig party, so called, is made up Of shreds and patches. It is purely sectional in its character, and-its great and coprolling object is not so much "the good 'of the country as the spoils of office. If proof of this were wanting in its past history, there is abundant evidence in the conduct of their National Convention which met at Balti more last week. They spent almost three entire days in constructing a platform of principles—and, when constructed, it is of such a rickety character as to be-unsafe for the people to stand upon. In its details it differs widely from the plain, manly and truly national structure erected by the Demo crats. But we have hot room now to dilate upon this subject. We shall endeavor to present the con trast more at length hereafter. From the tVazhmgtori Letter of Lion. James Buchanan The following letter from the Hon. James Buch anan has been handed to• us for publication by a distinguished member of Congress from Pennsyl vania. We have no doubt that the sentiments ex pressed by Mr. Buchanan in approval of the nomi nations at Baltimore will be cordiallyresponded to by the democracy of the Keystone State. The victory obtained last fall by Col. Bigler involved the same principles which are now in issue between the Whig and democratic parties, and is a proof that the peo ple of that State are as watchful now as they were in the days of Jackson of the means which are ne cessary to maintain the rights of the States and the integrity of the Union Extract of a letter froM, the Hon. James Buchanan to a member of Congress from Pennsylvania. WHEATLAND, (near Lancaster,) June 8, 1852 Mr DEAR SIR: For the first time, I have had a fair trial. My own delegation was able, faithful, active, and energetic; but they could not command success. This was not their fault. lam now per fectly satisfied with the result, belonging, as 1 do, to the school of optimists. I shall give to the nomination a decided support, as I intend to do as long as I shall live to the nom inees of the democratic party. The principles of our great party are those which alone can secure the prosperity and perpetuity of the Union. For Col. King I entertain the warmest feelings of friend ship. A purer, a better, or a sounder-judging man does not live. I know Gen. Pierce very well.— Throughout his congressional career lie uniformly maintained the character of a sound and inflexible democrat and an honest and honorable num. We must do our duty, and leave the consequences to Providence. From your friend, very respectfully, JAMES BUCHANAN. The Whig Coniention The Whig National Convention assembled at Baltimore, on Wednesday last. The first three days were almost entirely occupied in effecting an or ganization and in bickering about a platform. On Friday evening they commenced balloting for a Presidential candidate. The following is the result of the six ballots on that evening: 1 2 3 4 5 (.; 133 131 131 130 133 133 131 133 133 134 131 131 29 29 29 29 29 29 Fillmore, Scott, IN ebster, On Saturday morning the ballotings were resu med, with the following result: 7 8 9 IO II 12 Fillm ore, 133 133 133 130 132 132 Scott, 131 133 133 135 134 133 Webster, 29 28 28 2S 2S 2S The remaining ballots from the 7th to the 46th inclusive, show very little difference. Scott about held his own, Fillmore fell off a little, whilst Web ster gained a trifle. On the 40th ballot the vote stood for Scott 134, Fillmore 127, Webster 32. The Convention, then, at 10 o'clock, P. 91., adjourn ed over till Monday (yesterday) morning. Gel'. Scott Nominated The Whig National Convention met at 10 o'clock on yesterday, and again proceeded to ballot. The result was that after seven attempts, Gen. Scott was nominated on the 53d ballot, he having received 159 votes. COMMERCE OF THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA.—In a letter from the Treasury Department, received in the Senate on Monday, in answer to a resolution of that body, an estimate is contained of the Com merce of the Straits of Florida, which, large as our notions of the extent of that commerce have been, fairly distances them all. From the best data in possession of the Department, it is calculated that the amount of Ocean Commerce of the American domestic, exceeds two hundred aad fifty millions of dollars per annum, besides that of the Mexican and other ports on the Gulf. brroaxs.yr Ruston.—The New York Express sanctions a rumor that letters have been received by the last mail from California, giving pretty certain information that a Fillibuster movement is intend ed from California upon the Sandwich Islands.— The Government has already been put in posses sion of this information, ana will, no doubt, exert its authority to put a stop to such a movement— with what success remains to be seen. The par ticulars of the expedition are not yet public, but is said to be on a large scale, and to be managed, so far, with some skill as well as secrecy. IMPORTANT DICISION.—Among the decisions by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, sitting at Har risburg, is the following: The declarations of an insolvent husband cannot, under any circumbtances, be evidence for the wife as to her ownership of prop erty. When property is claimed by a married wo man, she must show by evidence which does not admit of a reasonable doubt, either that she owned it at the time of the marriage, or accquired it after wards by gift, bequest or purchase. If the husband could create title to personal property in the wife by merely saying it is hers, no creditor would be safe for a single moment. 11 is not easy to con ceive how a higher premium for dishonesty could be offered. The relation of husband and wife is so intimate, and the identity of their interests so abso lute, that even the oath of either is not and ought not to be taken in favor of the other. A multi Or- Lion, the naked declaration should be rejected. FLAX COTTON.—The cultivation of flax and the preparation of flax cotton is a subject -that is be ginning to excite -a good deal of attention in this country, as well is in England and on the conti nent. We learn that it is the intention of one of the moat extensive farmers in Indiana, (Henry L. Ells worth, Esq., late Commissioner of Pensions,) to sow 500 acres under flax this season, and a proprietor' in England is now preparing, or.has already prepa red, 3000 acres for the same object.---Cio. Com. James Buchanan Of all the regular candidates in the field prior to the nomination, thatiistinguished statesman whose name has graced the head of our paper for months past, was our first and last choice. We have freely given our reasons for this preference. Office has never added lustre to hid high character, and the Presidency could not have contributed a single lau rel to his wreath of fame. His great talents and illustrious virtues have shed glory upon our nation He is one of the great lights of the age,—and among that American scholl of statesman, Cass, Calhoun, Clay, Webster and Jackson, he is, and has been a reigning star. That we do regret the nomination has not fallen upon him, and that, we remove his name to give place to another with reluc tant emotions, we sincerely :acknowledge. There were other able and deserving men before that Con vention who shared the same fate, but "he was the noblest Roman of them all;" and yet while the staunch and noble-hearted democracy of those dem ocratic states which clung to him so devotedly must deeply regret his defeat, he alone, perhaps finds in the disappoidtment but little to deplore. He has long been covered o'er with the most eminent hon ors in his country's gift, and in the social happiness of private life, which is his natural choice, he will have but little cause to need the sympathy of his friends in not being charged with the responsibili ties and cares of the Presidency. We still look forward with hope to that period when his country will honor itself by conferring on him this compli ment. To contribute our hUmble might to the ful filment of this wish, is one of the cherished objects of the future with us.—Baltimore Jacksonian. Biography of Gen. Pierce On the first page will be found a well written bi ography of Gen. Pierce, to which we invite the at tion of our readers. To this we wish to add the following notice of his personal appearance and habits, taken from a notice in the Cleveland Plain. dealer : Every body, of course, is anxious to know some thing about the personale of the man who is to be our next President. He is not far from five feet eleven inches in height, and finely proportioned.— His face is impressive and commanding, and beam ing all over with the light of intellect and energy. We have never seen a countenance which exhibits more lofty purpose, zeal and undesigned frankness. With a mind of the highest order, and harnioni ously developed, he combines the suavity of a child. , His habits are those of a man who believes there is ! a great deal to be done, and very little time to do it in. He is forever at work, and we may safely say, that from the first time he entered public life, no man has spent his powers more profusely in car rying out what was allotted to him, than general Pierce. As an orator vith will pit him against any body in the country—but his arguments are none the less compact for the beauty of diction and the elegance of his gesture. In his love of country he is a per fect enthusiast. Had he a dozen lives to give they would be free ly yielded up at her shrine. This salient feature of his character he may have inherited from his fath er, who was a General in the Revolutionary war and, we add, was Governor of New Hampshire.— We delight in being thus particular, though we have not said all they say." General Pierce. The Louisville Times has an enthusiastic article hailing the nomination for President, from which we take the following: When appointments were made by President Polk, of officers to fill up the commands of the ar my, Col. Pierce was promoted to the rank of brig adier general. During that unexampled campaign, he bore a part conspicuous for the exhibition of all the elements that make a great captain—patience and endurance under toil. and privation in a new field, a coolness that met every responsibility, and a courage ready to face the 'cannon's mouth.' Be , loved by those who served under him—for he was , ever ready to participate in the labors of their marches and their daring in the hour of battle—he brought with hiin from the fields of Mexico laurels that can never wither—the enshrinement of himself in the hearts of his countrymen who beheld his val . or, and partiCipated in the glory which his bravery won. At Contreras, when dashing over the pedregal (a continuous series of sharp rocks thrown up by vol canic action) for the purpose of heading his brig ade, his horse fell under him and crushed the leg of his rider in his fall. The battle of Cherubusco followed next day, and scorning to hang back with in his tent, with crutch in hand, he mounted his goodly steed, he urged his men 'on to victory r In the foremost rank of battle he was found; and through most of that bloody day, he was the spirit of the wing in which he was placed. But with fa tigue and the anguish of a fractured limb, he be came faint, and was borne insensible from the field; but not before [could he have heard,) the shouts of victory would have filled his ears, and brought back . the quick pulsations to his noble heart. We speak with enthusiasm of the gallantry of Gen. Pierce, because, attached to that brahch of the service, we were an eye witness of all that we rep resent. It was with pride and exultation that we saw him rejecting the privilege accorded the woun ded, and baring his bosom to the strife. Our admi- I ration knew no bounds—for we felt that there was a heart truly American—American in its most corn prehensive sense—reckless of self, and all for its country." A STOPPEII.—In allusion to the calumnious let ter published in the N. Y. Tribune about General Pierce, accusing him of being an intemperate man , &c., "The Fountain," a temperance paper in Con necticut, says— "The Hon. Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, is the democratic candidate for President of the United States. Outside of his politics, we always liked that same Frank Pierce. He is a man of noble impulses—with a heart as big as a pumpkin, always ready with kind offices—generous sympathies, and good deeds. He is a politician, and as such may en tertain some naughty sentiments, but about that politicians must inquire. As plain Frank Pierce, we knew him well, and like hiss, too, and mean to for a while yet. He is a temperance num, too. We have heard some of his noble, earnest and eloquent ap peals for humanity, and they took hold of the heart, encouraged and strengthened us in our toils among thc Granite Hills. We hope he is a Maine Law man, though we don't know what the Times will do, if be is—but any rate, he is a noble fellow, and thus, too, we will ever say of him, whether he gives us any office under his administration or not." Nat, hampshirc.—The house of representatives, 137 to 113, has passed a bill to repeal the law of the coalition whig and abolition legislature of 1646 , forbidding justices of the peace and others to aid in the arrest of the fugitive slaves, under a penalty of $5OO to $lOOO fine, and six months imprisonment. Only four democrats voted against the repeal, and only 13 whigs for it. Thug do the democracy of New Hampshire vindicate the constitution. The bill will undoubtedly pass the other branches. The legislature will adjourn on Saturday next to the 17th of November. On Tuesday evening a demo cratic caucus resolved, SO to 63, to postpone the election of U. S. senator to the fall session. SOUTH CAROLINA AND THE PEESIDENCT. — The first National Democratic Convention for the nomi nation of President and Vice President was held at Baltimore on Monday, May 21, 1832 ; consequently the late convention was the sixth that has been held, and the fourth occasion on which the vote of South Carolina was not cast, she not having been represented in the conventions of 1836, 1840, and 1844. The electoral votes of the State were, how ever given to the Democratic candidates for Presi dent except in 1832 and 1836. On the former occa. sion the State voted for John Floyd, of Virginia, and in 1536, for Willie P. Mangum; of North Caro. lina. 117* A Grand Ratification Meeting was held by the Democracy of Old Mother Cumberland at Car lisle, on Saturday evening last. J. Ellis Bonham, Esq., addressed the assemblage in his usual happy manner, and concluded by submitting a series of admirable resolutions. After the reading of Mr. Bonham's resolutions, A. G. Ege, Esq., of Maryland. was introduced to the meeting. Mr. Ege had been a whig all his life, but is now going in with the Democracy for Pierce and King. During the last Presidential election he made a whig speech in Carlisle. The Volunteer says his speech on Saturday last was eloquent and argumentative. He pledged Maryland for 10,000 majority for the Democratic candidates. Cholera at New Orleans.—During the week end ing the sth inst , there were 390 deaths at New Orleans, of which number 179 were from Cholera Thomas F. _Meagher We are pleased to see that this able and eloquent roan, who a week or two since reached New York, having made his escape from the penal Colony in Van Dieman's Land, has declined a public reception tendered him by the corporation of the city of New York, much to the disappointment of some would be conspicuous individuals. In his speech to the Committee, declining the offer, be said: "While my country remains in sorrow and sub jection, it would be indelicate for me to participate in the festivities you propose. When she lifts her head, and nerves her arm for a bolder struggle— when she goes forth, like Miriam, with song and timbrel to celebrate her victory—l too, shall lift up my head, and join in the hymn of freedom. 'Fill then, the retirement I Seek will beat accord with the love I bear her, and the sadness which her pre:- ent tate inspires." This declination of MYAGIIER impresses its very favorably of the man, and it can scarcely be other wise than that the community generally will be impressed in the same way. By this refusal to be made a show of for some private ends, he has strong ly ingratiated himself into the esteem of the corn, mon sense men of the country, though by it he has lost"splendid opportunities" to exhibit the eloquence for which he is no doubt justly celebiated. Simi lar invitations of welcome have 'leached him from various quarters, which, will of course be disposed of in the same sensible way. It is unnecessary for us to repeat how highly we esteem this noble Irishman for the great,good sense he has shown in this determination;, or how strong and lasting an impression it has made urion the sub stantial and thoughtful portion of the community. —Germantown Telegraph. PENNSYLVANIA Ancuivzs.—The bids for the printing of the Pennsylvania Archives, and three volumes of the Colonial Records, were opened at the office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, on Saturdayweek. The successful and fortunate bid ders were Messrs. Joseph Severn & Co., of Philadel phia, the publishers of the Daily Argus, and the price ig 65 cents a copy—amounting to .5995 a vol umes. The bids are as follows for the Archives: Joseph Severn & Co., 65 cts. a copy. George Bergner, . $1,321 a vol. Lescure & Adams, 4,370 " Geo. W. Schroyer & Co., 1,224 " Jos. S. Royal & Co. ' 1,262 " Wm. H. Egle & Co., 1.200 " M. C. Brown, President Printers' Union, 1,670 " For the three volumes of Colonial Records, the lids were as follows: ' ~ J. S. Royal & Co., Geo. Bergner, JOE. Severn & Co., Wm. H. F,gle & Co., Geo. W. Schroyer & Co, Wm. H. Egle & I. Banman, Theo. Fenn & Co., Lescure & Adams, . M. C. Brown, President, &c., 1,500 The firm of Theo. Fenn & Co., bid for the Ar chives last summer, and in the winter the contract was awarded to them at $1,125 a volume, but in the mean time, the wages oT journeymen having risen they refused to comply. They did not bid again for the Archives. We congratulate Messrs. Severn & C0.,•0n- their success and ability to do the work so cheaply.— Harrisburg paper The State Loan The loan of ,550,000 authorized by the Legis lature, has been taken in the following highly fa vorable manner "The North Branch Canal loan was awarded to day to Messsrs. C. B. Fisher, of Philadelphia; 'Dun can, Sherman & Co., New York, and George Pea body, of London. Two hundred thousand dollars were taken at four and a half per cent. per annum. ant six hundred and fifty thousand at five per cent per annum. It will be recollected that a lesser rate of interest, instead of a premium, was requested from bidders. The loan was advertised at a six yr cent. loan. THE New YORK STATE AGRIALTURAL SOCIETY has appointed a trial of Agricultural Implements, to be made tinder the superintendence and award of its officers at a time in the month of July, prob. ably from the 20th to the 25th, to be fixed when the season is properly advanced, and to be held near the village of Geneva. Prizes are offered for the best implements tested, among which are-grain reapers, mowing machines, drills, horSe powers, col tivatorsre&c. Inventors, manufacturers, and farmers, from all parts of the Union, will be present, both to exhibit the products of their skill and indus try, and to witness the trial and display. CALIFORNIA. THROUGH TICRETS--CONTICTION. - 011 Saturday week, in the Court of Quarter Sessions, Edward Munlord was found guilty by a jifry on the charge of obtaining money under false preten ses, under the following circumstances: It seems that he was the agent of A. H. Pride'k: Co., of New York. The defendant sold seven through tickets to California, to seven different men, for $1420. The prosecutors went to New York to take passage in the Brother Jonathan, which they found sold the day they reached there. They then demanded either their money or passage tickets through, which A. H. Pride and Wm. Charles Barney, composing that firm, refused them. 1 hey returned to Philadelphia, and arrested laniard, as a knowing participant in the swindle. The defendant showed' his letter of agency, and proved his having remitted all the money to New York to his principals. Thus it seems the accused has been made to pay the penalty of even being connected with swindlers in a matter in which he may possibly be innocent. The prosecution was' conducted by De Witt C.. Morris, and the defence by Mr. Gibbons. A motion for a new trial has been made. There were four bills against Munford upon three of which he was convicted, and acquitted up on ono. A Perilous Ride.—Yesterday afternoon Miss Ma son, sister of J. W. Mason of this city, was sitting in a buggy carriage near the burying ground in Cambridge street, a gentleman who was with her having temporarily lft her, when •the horse sud denly started. Miss Mason grasped the reins, and, it is supposed, in her haste, pulled one only, which caused the horse to wheel round and start off tow ard Boston at full speed. Miss Mason cried out for some one to stop the horse, and at length at tempted to jump out, but at the momentot her leap. some part of her dress caught in the carriage and suspended her with her head resting on the axle between one of the fore wheels and tho vehicle, and her feet dangling near the ground, and at times dragging over the surface. In this position she was carried nearly a mile, the horse e•oing at a rapid rate. About half way acron the bridge, a toot passenger jumped over the railing, and mana ged to stop the horse. Those who from a distance witnessed the approach of the horse, supposed that a buffalo robe was hanging from the chaise,' R. H. Dana, Esq., who happened to be passing, rescued the lady Flom her fearful position, but found it nec essary to use his knife to cut the dress to enable them to disengage her. She was perfectly senseless; he'r shoes,were gone, her stockings worn off by contact with the ground, and her feet bloody from laceration. She was ta ken to the residence of her brother in Green street, where Drs. Perry and Bartlett were called in. They found her side as well as her feet to be a good deal bruised, but after being with her most of the night, they left her this morning in a comfortable condi tion, with prospects of recovery. She states that she does not remember anything that occurred af ter she attempted to leap from the vehicle.—Boston Traveller. THE PORK TRAM OF THE WEST.—The Cinci natti Gazelle contains an interesting statement of the pork trade of the West, for 1.851-2, ending the 22d of May in each year, from which it appears that in 1851 there were received at New Orleans 124,623, 695 lbs.. and during the year ending May 22, 1852, 106,930 643 lbs; decrease, 17 693 052. The exports of 1851, from New Orleans, reached 70,908,800, against 64, 066,800, lbs. this year, leav ing now for consumption, 10, 951,052 lbs. less than in 1851. At Cincinatti, the imports this year ex ceed those of 1851 by 1,738,135 lbs.; while the exports of the present year, over 1851, are 14,227, 712 lbs.; leaving on hand for consumption this year 10,100,580 less than last year. 11:7 - The cholera has made its appearance among the inmates of the Orphan Boys Asylum, in the Third District, New Orleans. Some six or seven of the children have died, and others are prostrated ; t he nurse is dead; one of the brothers, who conduct the Asylum, also died of the disease. TREMENDOUS FIRE IN MONTREAL:A most ca lamitous fire broke out in the city of Montreal on Sunday week, which laid in ashes a large portion of the town in the most business parts of the city- The loss of property is estimated at one million and a half of dollars. City and County Items EU' Rev. Mr. Anna:l:taloa . : of Chicago, Illinois has received a unanimous call to the Pastorate of the First Preslayterian Church of this city. It is not yet known whether he will accept of it. 147-:After a 'week of extremely warm weather, we had a' refreshing rain, in this region, on Saturday evening. Since then the weather has been pleaiant, and .our streets have been clear of dust. 'One of the prisoners—a colored tnan = made his escape over the wall surrounding the new prison, on Saturday night last. The Farmers are now busy with their hay . The crop of grass is an unusually abundant one in this county. II i - A SicEr.e.roic . Fin-No . 7 1n removing the cel lar wall of Urban's Hotel, in \Vest King street, pre paratory to commencing the new building, the re mains of a human skeleton were found imbedded outside the wall, about ten or twelve inches above the level of the'bottom of the cellar, and ex tending at right angles frOrn it. How the remains came to be deposited there it'is impossible to tell. irrSUN-STRI:CK.—One of the workmen employ A at Hager's new City Hog, was seriously sun struck on Wednosday last. ANCITHEa FATAL ACCIDENT.—We are again cal led upon to record a distressing accident, which took place in this borough on Wednesday afternoon. An interestitSg little girl, daughter of Mr. R. M. Paynter, aged about six years, was knocked down by a train of burden cars, drawn by horses, whilst attempting to cross the railroad at Front and Wal nut streets. She was not observed until the cars had struck her, when it Min ton late to atop the train.. One of the ears passed over he•r body, midi lating it in a horrible wanner. S114:1/11 but n few minutes after the occurrence.- 7 Cohmatta Spy. irrin consequence of the breaking of the wheel shaft at ;he City Water Works, our citizens have been put on short allowance for water during the 141 two weeks. A new shalt, weighing :;51.0 lbs., was cast at Mayor Kieffer's Foundry, last week, and the works are again in successful operation. 1.17^A project is set on loot to establish a Female Seminary in Strasbuig. A lady from Philadelphia has visited the place with al j view to the erection of buildings. She proposes to raise $4,00 by sub scription among the citizens, pledging herself to pay back this amouilt in trorn three to five years, allowing the subscriber; an interest of six per cent. per annum. If she succeds in securing this sum of which about 2,000d01s have been already sub scribed, she willinvest, $2,000 of her own funds and and to proceed to erect suitable buildings. The citizens of Strasburg were allowed until the 20th inst., to determine upon the proposition. It strikes us as singularly favorable. We will be greatly sur prised if it is not accepted. ID — At an election held on the 14th inst., the fol lowing named gentlemen were elected officers of the Lancaster Gas Company, for the ensuing year President—Wm. Mathiot. 1,075 a vol. '1,2 , 15 65 cts. a copy 1,125 a vol 1,035 " 1,050 " 1,100 " '1,195 " Managere--D. Longenecker, C. Hager, Wm. Gleim, Dr. F. A. Muhlenberg, H. R. Reed, and Hon Ellis Lewis. John F. Shroder is Treas4rer for Company PROCEEDINGS or Courtr.—At an appointed Court of Common Pleas held in this city last week before Judge 'Long, President, and Judges Vondersmith and Brown, Associates, the following cases were disposed of. George Norton v. Samuel Rank. Slander; it be ing alleged that Rank had charged Norton and anoth er person (John Flickinger) with robbing a certain person on their way home from a fishery. On mo tion. of Plaintiff's counsel the case was continued to next term. ,huml, 1,. Hershey v. Manhenn Plank Road. Suit for damages. The plaintiff claimed $2,000 dama ges, but the jury after hearing the testimony, award ed $5OO. . • • Jac.Ueister v. Sol. McCullough. Suit for hal ance due on promissory vote. Verdict for $294,95, being the amount defendant admitted as due. David Etenheimer v. H. Unites! deft. and S. 11. Mifflin, garnishee—Attachment to satisfy judgment. Verdict for $l5 against garnishee. John Smith r. Aaron Sheaffer. Mechanics Lien. 4 7 erdiet for plaintiff, $56,68. C. linger & Son, Dupree, Chantry & Co., Daniel Creth and Jacob Herzog v. William Hornberger.— Issue directed by the Court to determine the valid ity of the judgment of HOrnberger vs. Ford. Ver dict for defenant. Martin Amann v. Andrew Mark and Maria Mark, his wife. Slander. The plaintiff ffliling to make out her case, the jury returned a verdict for the de endants. ' Jacob Keller v. Eliiabeth Hassler. Issue from the Register's Court, to try the -validity of an in strument of writing, purporting to be the last will and testament of Elizabeth Tester. Verdict for the plaintiff. Mary Shreiner, (by her next friend Wm. Shrein er) v. John S-biffer. This was an action for breach of promise of marriage. The jury returned a ver dict in favor of plaintiff and assessed the damages at $l6OO. •Mons Bunntanics.—We last week recorded a a burglary in North Queen street, and cautioned our readers to be on the look out. Since then the Ex aminer records a number of burglaries in E. Hemp field and the adjoining townships. On Tuesday eve ning the dwelling of John Hiestand, jr., the store of Mr. Slaymaker, at Sedurnra, and the dwellings of George Lautenschlager and ' UlriA. Strickler were broken open. On the following night the residences of George Lindemuth, C. J. Hiestand and .Tohn Bren eman, were also entered. The rogues seem to have been quite unsuccessful in their operations; for they did not succeed in obtaining any articles of much value at any of these places—having either been surprised or not having been able to lay their hands on the kind of plunder they were in quest of. At the store of Mr. Slaymaker, and at several other places, they helped themselves to the delicacies of the cellars. At the house of Mr. Brenernan they went through all the rooms, and took his pantaloons from the post of the bed, in which he was sleeping, and carried them up stairs, where the pockets were rifled of their contents. At C. J. Hiestand's they were also in the sleeping room, and made a narrow escape from being caught. 'The means by which these expert thieves effected their entrance was by boring into the doors with an auger. It is supposed that there were three, or more in company.—Ex ncss Uln. Entron:—l perceive from the papers of the past week, a notice of the annual election of the officers of the Gas Company. Although this Company has been in operation for the past two or three years, no public statement of their affairs has yet appeared for the information of the stockholders. Before its incorporation; state ments were made with unbounded confidence, that a per tentage of from ten to twelve per cent would be realized from its dividends. Those representa tions no doubt influenced musty citizens idmoder ate circumstances to subscribe for stock beyond their mean's. With no small degree-of anxiety, therefore have many looked for the past 12 or IS months, for Borne report or statement in regard to the affairs of the Company as they have progressed. I trust, there fore, it will not be asking too much to request the Managers to give an account of their stewardship. All may be well and honestly managed; if so, less reason can exist for withholding a report of the financial State of the Company, in which a large portion of the community feel considerable inter est. A STOCKHOLDER. Deivcsnoir'iLy ILL.—Officer A. G. Ridgely, who shot the fugitive slave William Smith in Columbia some weeks since, is lying dangerously ill at his residendin Baltimore. The Sun says "his illness is partly caused by •excitement naturally arising from the late unpleasant occurrence in Columbia.' SPECULATING IN BEEF CATTLE.—The Philadel phia Ledger contains a communication from a cor respondent, who says: We all remember the high price of beef in 18.1.1, kept up by the monopoly of a man, by name Stien berger, from Baltimore, who had all the funds of the Maryland Bank at his control, and bought all the beef cattle, and supplied the Baltimore, Phila delphia and New York Markets. The same system is now carried on by several cattle dealers, called the "Shugar Party." One of our most respectable butchers informed me that that man has all the Cattle to sell; that his party buy all the beef cattle. They have the control of all the money, and western drovers actually get from $1,50 to s2,iiif less for fat cattle than was paid six weeks ago; yet the price to the butcher is as high as it was before. How long this state of things can last is best known to the banks who furnish the money to these speculators. The same remedy should be applied to the " Shugar Party" that was; applied to Stier'. Berger. ,' DJ" The Auburn Advertiser chronicles the mar riage of Asaph Morse, of Moravia, in Cayuga co. a revolutionary soldier, aged 91, to Cynthia Whit taker, of Locke, in the same county, aged 82, a rel c of the same glorious period. Gen. Pierce and the Religious We copy the following paragraphs on this sub ject from the Albany Atlas. By the declarations of the Freemen's Journal—one of the leading Catho- lic journals in the, country—it would appear that the base calumny on this subject which partisan malignity has attempted to set on foot is regarded with contempt by the denomination of Christians whom it has thus attempted to array against Gen• "New Hampshire is the very last State in the Union which should be honored by a special com pliment from any party. •No community with a particle of pure democracy in its composition, or entitled to the political respect of others, would tol erate a religious test which holds its place in the constitution of New Hampshire.—Albany Erenlng Journal. "How much of this slang is intenned for Webster, and how much for Pierce, the Scott organ does no, say. 'The objectionable features of the constitution of New Hampshire were enacted in,1792, before Pierce was born, and when Webster was a child. "The I.4th section of the constitution then adopt ed requires of every representative a freehold of $lOO, and that , he shall be of the Protestant reli gion.' This has stood undisturbed for many years; but after the State became democratic, many at tempts were made to expunge this clause. In these General Pierce was an active participant, and at one time the most efficient leader; but the consti• tution itself, though providin , that the question of au amendment shall be submitted to the people every seven years, yet it says that 'before the same shall go into effect it shall be laid before the towns and incorporated places, and approved by two-thirds 01 the qualified voters present and voting on the subject.' "How little the party hacks, who thus recklessly invoke into the political field religious animosities are likely to make by their recent movement will be seen by the following, from the New York Free- Men's Journal and Catholic Register: "The convention has been forced to turn away from all the candidates who were prominently spo ken of in connexion with the presidency. They have fixed On a man not very extensively known, but one acknowledged as an able lawyer, and a man of family and of antecedents entitling him to respect and confidence, and one who has the rare arid high qualifications of rather shunning than seeking official promotion. Everything that we have known or heard of Gen. Pierce has been in his favor. He hails from a Sta'e that has an in vidious distinction as sustaining persecution laws against Catholics, but we have heard that General Pierce has been one who has favored the repeal of the shameful statutes imposing disabilities on Cath olics in New Hampshire. On this subject we will have ample time to obtain correct information. He is a democrat of the old school, and not a French radical democrat. He has not been mixed up with the base panderings to the mob that have char acterized too many Washington politicians. We hope he may prove a strong and an honest man ; and , if so, he may have an opportunity to undo much mischief that has befallen our country through the unscrupulous proceedings oL unprincipled and sel fish politicians." ED — In connexion with the above, and by way of clinching the base falsehood which charges the retention of the religious test in the... New Hamp shire Constitution upon General Panes, we copy the following abstract from his speech delivered in the Constitutional Convention of that State, in No vember 18.50, in favor of its repeal : Mr. Prxncs, of Concord, said that he could con cur heartily in all that the gentleman from Ports mouth • had uttered, except his last remark. It was quite obvious that, so far from having taxed the patience of the committee, his speeches upon both great subjects embraced in the resolutions under consideration had been listened to with unqualified gratification. Not because he threw the weight of his high character and the power of his arguments into the scale on the side of right in a cost where there was hesitancy—where the judgment of members was not definitely formed—where there was a shade of doubt as to the result; but because it was desirable that the grounds on which we pro ceed in matters of such grave import Should be stated, as they had been, with singular force of rea soning and beauty of illustration. It was also a service well rendered, not less in vindication of the past than the present. The motives of the fathers of the present constitution and of the people in 1752 had been placed in their true light. So much was doe to them. It was due :to this convention and the people whom they represent, and due to the reputation of the State abroad, that it will be un derstood that both of the provisions—the religious test and the property qualification—had been a dead letter, at least as longois the chairman [Mr. Sawyer] had participated to any extent in the coun cils of the State. They had been practically inope rative from Mr. P.'s earliest . recollection. The chair man would remember that many yaersago, at a time of high party excitement, it was suggested that a member of the House.of Reprentatives occupied his seat without the requisite property qualifica tions. But two objections at once'occurred to any action upon the subject: the first was that investi gation and action, instead of rejecting one member, Might probably vacate twenty seats; the second was, that no member could probably be found to move in a matter so utterly repugnant to public sentiment. The religious test in the constitution had undenia bly been a stigma upon the State, at home and abroad. It had been repeatedly named to him, and once at least in a foreign land; as unworthy of the intelligent and liberal spirit of our countrymen. Although he had at times felt keenly the reproach, he had uniformly referred, as he had no doubt other gentlemen had done, to other parts of the constitu tion as illustrating the true and free spirit of our fathers, and to these as, at least for many years, a blank. The great question of religious toleration was practically settled, and settled in a manner never to be reversed while we retain our present form of government, more than thirty years ago. The provisions now claiming the attention of the committee could hardly be said to involve an open question. They had been the subject of discussion in every lyceum, every academy, debating club, every town; and there was perhaps no subject upon which public opinion and public feeling was so uniform'and decisive. The substance--if substance they ever had—having long since passed away, he rejoiced that the proper occasion had at length ar rived to dispense with the form. ya • Judge WoonannY, who had just made a very able speech in favor of striking out all of the section having reference to religious and property tests as a qualification. Thirty-Second Congress. FIRST SESSION. WAS/MIGTOti, June 15th—SENATE.—A message from the President was received transmitting a re port from the Secretary of State, relative to Indian outrages on the Rio Grande. Also another transmitting a report from the same department, together with a memorial from Senor de la Berea, the Spanish Minister, praying.indem nay from this government for loss sustained by the Spaniards in the Cuban riots. Mr. Rusk reported two bills authorizing that mail contracts be made from some of the Southern ports of the United States to South American ports. After some little debate an adjournment until Sat urday next was agreed upon. The resolution for the completion of a sear stea mer was then taken up, and debated at some length. Mr. Hunter, of Virginia, speaking against, and Messrs. Stockton'and Seward in favor. House.—lt was agreed' that when the House ad journs this afternoon, it shall be until Friday next, in order to give the members an opportunity to at tend the National Whig Convention. The consideration of the bill granting preemp tion rights to settlers along the line of the Central Railroad was then resumed. dlr. Hall briefly explained the bill, when it was on motion passed over, and Mr. Bennet's bill grant ing lands to the States for.-railroad and school pur poses, was taken up. A debate ensued, when various motions were made. One to lay the bill upon the table was dis cussed. From the Lincolnton (N. C.) Republican o June 10. Departed this life, at his residence, in Walker County, Ga., Dr. James H. Lytle. The deceased was a native of Lancaster Co., where he studied medicine, with the celebrated Dr. Burrowes. He came to Lincoln Co., N. C., about the year I S.W and commenced the practice of Medicine. Here he gained some reputation as a Surgeon, and Phys. ician. He married Jane, the daughter of D. Rhein hardt in '42, removed to Florida, remained there about bne year, and returned to Lincoln County, and about the year '4B, removed to Georgia, where he had some friends, was taken sick, on the 14th of May last, and died of apoplexy, leaving two small children and his widowed wife to mourn his ul death. NEW Haves, June 17.—The Maine Liquor Law has just been defeated in the house by a vote of 11.1 to 105. - TRENTON, Jtine 17.—Postmaster General Hall was taken with a violent attack of diarrtsra in the cars last evening, and was obliged to stop at Plince ton in consequence. General Pierce in ItlexiCo An article in the North American, a day or two since, in allusion to Gen. PIERCE'S services in Mex.- co, says:— "It was his misfortune to faint and fall from his liorse, at a moment of peculiar importance, when the enemy were in view,and when the battle raged. Perhaps it was a defect of constitutional organiza tion. Ido not mean to challenge his courage, but the fact is historical." In order to show the value of all such miserable insinuations, we take the following extracts from the public documents accompanying the Message of President POLK, delivered December 7th, 1017, and ordered to be printed by Congress, from which it will be seen that the charges of cowardice, like other fabrications thus early brought against the Dem ocratic nominee, are scattered to the winds, and re coil with crushing lorce upon the enemies 01 De mocracy From the General Report of Gcn. Scott, dated Head Quarters of the Army, San Augustine, Acapulco - road, nine miles from Mexico, August 19, Is-17 : In describing the operations of the 19th August, • he sa By 3 o'clock this afternoon the advanced divi sions came to a point where the new road could on ly be continued under the direct lire of 22 pieces ot the enemy's artillery, (most of them of long cali bre,) placed in a strong entrenched camp to oppose our operations, and surrounded by every advantage ol ground, besides immense bodies of cavalry and in fantry, hourly reinforced from the city' over an excel. lent road beyond the volcanic field, and consequent ly entirely beyond the reach of our cavalry and artillery. Arriving an hour later, I found that Pil low's, and Twigg's division had advanced to dislodge the enemy, picking their way (all officers on loot) along his front, and extending themselves towards the road from the city and the enemy's left. The battle, though mostly stationary, continued to rage with violence till nightiall. Brevet Brig. Gen. I'. F. Smith's and B.evet Colonel Riley's Brigades, (Twigg's division,) supported by Brig. Gen. Pierce's and Cadwallader's brigades, (Pillow's division,) were more tnan three hours under a heavy fire of artillery and musketry along the almost impassable ravine in front and to the left of the entrenched camp. „Besides the 22 pieces of artillery, the camp and ravine, were defended closely by masses 01 ar. tillery, and these again supported by clouds of cav-, airy at hand, and hovering in view." Extract from despatch of Gem. Scott, dated Tacabaya, of the gates of Mexico, Argus( 25„15.17. "i'ext (but all in ten minutes) I sent Pierce (just able to keep his saddle,) with his brigade, (Pillow's division,) conducted by Capt. Lee, engineer, by a third road, a little further to our left, to attack the enemy's right and rear in order to favor the move ment upon the Convent and cut off the retreat tow ards the Capital.” This detachment ot the Amer ican army encountered a Mexican force 01 .ttioti in fantry and 30011 cavalry. •''l'he battle was long, hot, and varied," says Gen. Scott, -but ultimately successful. Brigadier General Pierce, - from the -hurt of the evening before, under pain and exhaus tion, fainted in the action." Extract from the despatch of Major General Iforth, dated Tacubuya, .flugast2 3, 1847. 'The division commander cannot lurego the op portunity presented to acknowledge his obligations and express his admiration of the gallant bearing of Maj. Gen. Pillow and Prigadier Generals Shields, Cadwallader and Pierce, with whom he had the gra tification of concert and co-operation at various critical periods of the contest." Extract from the despatch of rllaj. Gen. Pdlow, dated Alincoac, .slugust 2.1, 1847. "Brigadier General Pierce, though badly injured by the tall of his horse while gallantly leading his brigade into the thickest of the battle on the did nut quit the field, - but continued in command ot his brigade, two regiments of which made the im mediate command of the gallant (Jul Ransom, and Lieut. Col. Bonham on the 19th, and Capt. Woods on the 20th, assailed the enemy's works w front, at day light, with great intrepidity, contributed much to..the gloriously consummation of the work, that handsomely commenced on the previous day. "During the inurement I met with Col. Ran . som's and Mason's regiments under Capt. Wood and the Howitzer baton y tinder Lieut. Reno, parts of my division, Miming General Pierce's brigade; which had been made by uriler the General-in clue:; under command of Gen. Pierce, against. a large body of the enemy to the right and tear id the main work, where they had`been in conjunc tion with Gen. Shield's brigade engaged in a twrce open field light with a large lOITe. “Brigadier Gen. Pierce, though stilt suffering se verely from his injury ot the preceding day, had nevertheless been on duly, and m command of hip brigade, during, the day, and until a lew minufes before, when he had fainted lrom pain and exhauB lion, and been carried from the field." In lien. Shield's despatch, dated tau Augustine, Aug. 2.lth, 1847, he says, speaking ol the first battle in which Gen. Piece was engaged, " In this tenth battle, in which a ,strongly fortified enemy lough: behind his winks under the walls ol his capitol, our loss is necessarily severe. The loss, I regret to say, has fallen must severely Urn my command. In the two regiments of my own bri gade, numbering about dliru in the light, the loss is reported 2-lit killed and wounded." "I'ierces bri gade under my command in the :action, lost a con siderable number in killed and wounded. - Official Despatch from Gen, Pierer. HEAD QUARTERS, ISt BRIGADE, 3il Ili vision, Mexsoque, 28, 1847, CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report. for the in formation of the major general commanding the division, the operations ot my brigade during the several engagements of the 19th and IVA] instant. Agreeably to instructions, the 9th and Its.th regi ments ot infantry, commanded by (Jul. Ransom and Lieut. Col. Bonham, were directed by me to sup port that portion of Gen. Twigg's division ordered to attack the front of the enemy's work at Con treras. These regiments moved with great alacrity and coolness for three-fourths of a mile under a heavy fire of round shot and shells, to a position a little to the right, and in advance of the battery com manded by Captain Magruder, let artillery, whose conduct I had an opportunity to observe with ad miration; which position they maintained from 2 o'clock until ft o'c lock, P. M. At that hour finding myself, as I believed, the senior officer in that -part of the field, and learning from Captain Magruder, wh-se battery had already suffered severely from the enemy's vastly superior weight of metal, that he was authorized by the orders of the general com manding the division, to make an impression on the works, to withdraw his guns, I directed him as well as the force which supported his battery con sisting of the Uth and 12th regiments of infantry, lour companies of the 3d infantry and rifles, to re tire to the base of the heights, about a mile and a half in front of the enemy's works, and there to await further orders. At 1 o'clock on the follow ing morning, (the 20th,) Gen. Twiggs, with Cap tain Lee of the engineer corps, whose distingushed services on both days- will tiot, I am sure, be over looked, came to my bivouack with orders from the general in chief to assemble all the forces in my immediate neighborhood and occupy a position in order to create a diversion in favor of Brigadier General Smith, who was to storm the enemy's works at dawn of day. Being myself unable: to keep my saddle, or to walk, in CollSeqUellee,Of severe injury from the fall of my horse the day be fore, the command 01 this force devolved upon Col. Ransom, of the Oth infantry. The night was ex tremely dark, and the rain fell in torrents, but this gallant and efficient officer succeeded in organizing his force, and in gaining the position assigned him without difficulty. His presence attracted the lire of the enemy until the storming parties under the di rection 01 General Smith had crowned the hill im mediately in rear of their works; and, when this brilliant achievement of storming the enemy's bat teries was perfected, Ransom's command poured it devouring lire into the ranks of the fugitives. Alter the rout of the endmy at this point, my command, in common with other troops, followed the retiring enemy into the town of Sari „dirge/. The 15th infantry, which had been previously detached, and under the immediate orders of the general commanding the division, joined the bri gade in their pursuit. For the operations of this regiment thus far, I refer you to Lieutenant Colonel Howard's report, herewith enclosed. At San An gel, dispositions having been made to attack in re verse the intrenchments, on the San Augustin road, my brigade, in concert with that of Geri. Shields, was ordered to cross the open cßuutry, between' Santa Caterina and the above named road, in order to cut off the enemy's retreat. Having arrived at a hacienda near the road, the enemy's infantry was iound posted on the latter as far as the eye could rftach in either direction, besides cavalry Lovering /On the core-fields) on our flank and rear. In this position, our troops received a most gal lent fire, which ter a moment threw them into some COIIiLISjOII, but they soon rallied and made a des Aerate effort to restore the fortune of the day. he intrepid General Shields, supported by Col. Ransom, succeeded in bringing portions of the com mand into order, and with the buildings as a pivot, threw forward - their left wing and dashed on the thickest of the enemy. General Shields moved di rectly on a wood where a large body of the Mex ican infantry were concealed in a ditch which skirted it, and from which they had hitherto kept up a destructive fire with comparative safety to
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