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9 miles froi Mexico, Aug4itijl9, .iil , fl.-: :
Slit: Leaving a - sprivetent garnidh in'ichieblri;
Ibis army advanced upon .the..ceratel)3l Wows:
Twiggs'. division, preceded-br . 1-4,.iiry . brigade :Of
cavalry, the 7th; Qintindn's division of volunteers,
with a small detachment of IL.S. marines, the Bth;
--Wf otke# 4 vision. , the „ . l3 tb , autlrillow4.distisicethe.
lOth.L:itgliNtbia_mootli-. - On the Sth: X overtook,
and then continued With, the leading divlsion '... The'
aotp4 were; af . no -- tine;heyond five boors, or Sup.'
poltMgAitince,"tipart-t- . eut ern:, descending into
the
basin of - the_repitrir(79"rnilee - from Puebla)
theY'hatitne moto --- elniely pliproximited, abchit
the heed of Lake Chalco, with, Lake Teseueo a
4t .. tiii,.in, frOtitjend. trithe right, On the 12th
and,l3l.l4we,pasbed econaoisancis upon the Person,
ismisalated mound (eight . miles from Al exico) af
great height, strongly fortified . to, the , top,, (three . )
tiers of Works)-':and Raided around the base by
the of rains' and sluices from the lakes.— I
;This mound, eloseto . the national road, snd com-1
mends the priaciParapproaeh to the city frorti the'
-Pik. No doubt it .might have been carried, but at
*Zreat and disproportionate lass, and I was anx 'i
- taus to spare the lives or this gallant army for al
geberal - rhattle .which. I knew we hid .-to , win I
bef‘ra eapttiring.the city, - or obtaining:the, object
ofthiecriinpaign-- &lust end honorable peace.
.. 'ArioilierreronOoiuince Was directed, (13 th y upon
blexicalzmgo, to the deft of the Penon, a village
at afortified-bridge across theoutlet. or, canal, lead
ing from
,Laker Soehilnileo to the capital--fiVe I
miles' BIM) the tatter. it !night have been easy
(Making the . Penon) to force the passage; 'but. on i
' Theother side of the bridge we shoal() have found
ourselves rani - miles from this road', on a narrow
causeway, ila9ked to 1134 right and left by water or
boggy grounds. Those difficulties, closely viewed,
threw me back upon the project, long entertained,
Oil : turning the _strong eastern defences of the city,
by passing around- south of -Lake Choice and
Yriebinfilco, at the footof the Mlle and mountains,
• an amo,reach this point, and hince to manoeuvre
on: bard' though'rbuch broken, tothe south
and"-southwest Of 'the capital,4bich his been
more or less muter. our , view, Sifine the .10th inst.
AccOrdinglY, , by -11 - sudden inversion,„-Worth's
division;' With liarney's cavalry briigade leading --I
we marched'On the llsth hist Pillow-lie:lid Q‘pit
saiini..diviaiounfoltowed closely, and thentwiggs'
divisilin,"which was lett till the next day at A yotla,
in ortieT to threaten the Pettoo , and Metrical:logo,
angle deceive the,enerhy as long as practicable.
tei' l iggs;‘ott the ifith, marching from Ayotla,l
toivirds Chelco (6'miles) -met a corps of more,
:thiridonble hikueuther,—cavalry and infantry—
untler Gen...:Valineia:: Twiggs :halted, deployed
intotineyand by a few rounds from Capt. .Taylor s, kaki - battery, ,dispersed . the enemy, killing and I
wounding many men abd horses. • No other mo.,
lestation has been experienced except a few randorcil
shtits Rii- guerilleros, On the height ; -and the
asarchi,of 27 miles; over a route deemed imprac
ticable by the , enemy, is now accoinplished by" all
the ems—thanks to their indomitable zeal and
physical prow:eel . , .
... Arriving here, vie vlBth, Worth's division and
Rarney'aeavalry were pushed forward a league,
and ti&earry or to mask ian Antonio, on the direct
Tektite' thecapitat. , This village was found strong
ly defended by-field works, heavy guns and a nu
merous garrison. It could only-be turned by in
. (entry, to the left, over a field of volcanic rocks
and lava; for, to our' right, the ground was too
baggy. ',lt was peon' 'ascertained by the daring
engineers; "Capt. Mason and. Lieotenants Stevens,
and. Tower, that the point could only be approaCh-
ed by_the front, over "a narrow causevilty, flanked ,
with'wet ditches of great depth. Worth was or.'
tiered not to attack, but to threaten and to mask
the place.
The first shot fired from San Antonio, (the Bth)
killed Capt S. Thornton, 2,1 dragoons, a gallant
Officer, who was covering the operations with his
company.
The same day, a reconnoisance was commenced
teit4i . left• of San . Augustin, first over difficult
rnriunds;and farther on. over the same field of vol
eanic rocks and lava which extends to the moun
tains, some 5 roilei from San Antonio towards
Magdalena. This 're:Dmitri - saw was continued to
day by Capt. Leeiassistett by Lieutenants Beaure
gard and Tower;:*ll of the engineers; who were
joined, in the afteirmon. by Major Smith ; of the
same corps. Other divisions coming up, Pillow's
was advanced to make a practical road for heavy
ititilleiy;andTwiggs' thrown farther in front, to
cover that operation; , for ,
by the partial reconnois
atycof yesterday; apt,Lee discovered a large
:0.44 . .0 observation in that direction, with a de
.titchneent Of which his supports of cavalry and
foot under Capt. Kearney and Lieut. Col. Graham:
respectively, had a successful skirmish.
By 3 o'clock this afternoon, the advanced divis
ions came to a point where the new road could on
lv be continued under the direct fire of 2 2 pieces
of the enemy's artillery, (most of them of large
calibre,), e placed in a strong . entrenched camp to
,
oppos our operations. and surrounded by every
advantage of ground, besiderlmmense bodies of
eavolryand in,fantet hourly (reinforced from the
illy; trier ao
.ekeellent road 'beyond the volcanic
keld;'etiffi'consequenily entirely beyond the reach
of - eireerivalry and artillery.
Arrivingon the ground, all hour later. I found
-dilt...Pillowt.'s and Twiggs's di visions had ads mired
itiLdt&lodge the enemy, picking their way, (all ME
ears on foiut,) along his front, and extending them
selves toward the road, from the city and the one
,nip lett= Capt. Magruder's battery of 12 and 6
' poUndanceruk.Lieutenant Callender's battery of
mounted howitzers and rockets, had also, with
•Iteat:difficidty, Leen advanced Within range of the
469ra - idled camp.
-These batteries most gallantly
' r tieried;s s eilfered much in the course of the afternoon,
from the enemy's superior metal.
44i7 rThe:l)4tl e, though mostly stationary. continued
totagemrith great violence, until nightfall:. Brevet
Brig.-Ben P. F. Smith's and.Bravet Cul. Riley's
brikides ,.. ,(Twiggs' division) supported by 'Brig.
DicciiirsAierces, and Cadwaladerht, brigades (Pit
low;i_division) werenuere thazi , ibree hours ! tkeder
;beery : fire of artillery and musketry, along
,the
almost impassable ravine in front. and. o the left
of the entrenched camp. Besides the 22 pieces of
artillery, the camp and ravine were defended close
.ly by masses of infantry and those again support
ed by clouds of cavalry at howl and hi:tiering in
,
, vie.v..„, t,"onsequentlY'po decided impressiort could
- Made by day light, on the enemy's most formi-
Ville , position, because, independent of the.rlifficul
ty:ofithe ,ravine, our infantry. unaccompanied by
'cavalry and artillery, could not advance in column
without- being mowed:do - wit by the grapeand can
1'414.91'04 tiAlleries, nor iffivanced in Jinewithout
bein g ridden: aver by the enemy's numerous cave!.
17,... , :AW our . crops, however, including Magruder's
and Callender& last batteries, not only maintained
-the exposed, positionaearly gained, but all attempt.
•ed:clizirges,upon them, respectively—particularly
ein: , Riley, 'twice closely' engaged, with- cavalry in
greatly superior numbers—o,vere repulsed and pun
fai&L7'.,•': ' • :
'' n e rFfri.en eininence, snort after arriving near the
acike„./abierved the churcia aad hamlet of Con
tiaras' (or Ansalda) on the road-leading up from
I.lle , Uerritil,throtgh . the entrenched camp to Mag.
fialina‘, and 'seeing, at the - same...time, the stream
eifieilifOriernents advancina ' . by the T om, from the
aly„.l.a i rdered rough Geo. Pillow) Col .
go4o, - will,. kei,oi,int;(4e -- 15th, tillthen field
o t
sio„,e,„.
~,, . ..w, to Move forward,and to oc
-OP* contrem.Or:Anstddtl--.-helng persuaded, if
:occupied, it ;Witold arrest the enemy's reinforce.
--- -megrarand; up t i mate!) , decide the battle. , • •
- 1 111ileywas -already on the enemy's left; in'ad- -
Viitieisiii the - ha Wet: `A rew minutes' Tater; :Brig
iso,lbieltht;';Witte his :Volunteer brigade, . (New ,
Agittid, - ; :ts0:414 - .pqplin4"" regi cperiis;—Qu i tnlan'ti
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mania) comin g up under .My oilers , filial, Sitnl
.A. g ._ uppp,, A tlireeteit • Shield!' to follow and. snstai n i
- Xorterin.•,: t lThrie cys,cs..ever,-,tte extreme :difficul
ties p(gottuad--partiallyemtered *ith a low forest.'
—before described, reached Contreras, and-found,ciffitiajditil'hriende:-Illioaftien,'observing the;l
ffiriiiidable'iliederneni'filani"thg Candirliiiid'ititiciv
needing thetimelY.Ceinforcernent; ,
already r Ati.S:4: i4i Elr;:a:141 4 e cold rain tiedpi.
'gun-to -fait laitarientiCumm our:unsheltered troops ;
for- the hamlet,' though ,a;riitrongdefeneive position;
can.tloldiinljr.theAketunded men; milkutsforti3iiaie
ly, thenew reg4mentiireve-little4e.nothinktnitit
in their 'haversacks. wet , .tinh#3,,,' and : without',
,the lio§sihility ofeleep, all one gallant eciriii,'Llearn.; l
aikfttll.Ol:confulenec - arid only wait for , -11:te'last
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4 fe-tt""tie,
hobr.of darkness.tosein.ibt*sitions whence to
storm .and cartOtitiAite*lATrlis.,
Of the sevenMers ;Ihreitatched, since about
suatt,m4;:knt o m lfiraitiori:: - '4"PM.i . te to the ene-
My'teentrer7ind +nithis sider]Wtho field of rocks
and- latta to cimuinniwaiqiiiiirtiction. to the
1 barniet4-n6t one ha* sue :chede t l in getting through
,'Ehose:Aitfiedities„tiriereasicy,k darkness. They
ha v i i iare i rdined.'4l*flieigella4tt and indefatiga- lile ,
Capf.slie, of the enginierS, wai s has been con
stantly with the operating Chives, is jurt in from
Shields, Smith, Cadwaladei;&t., to report as above,
and to esk,Jhad a. pawer(ut,dlyersion_i*,made
gainst the centre - of the entrenched camp towards
ittort4nk.".
Brigadier General' Twiggs, cut off, as above,
from the part of his division beyond , theimpracti 7
cable ground. and Capt. Lee are gone r under my
imlers, - to colect the forces remaining on thissidf,
with which to make, that diversion about ri o:clock,
in the morning.
'And here P will end this report, commenced ant
its date, and in 'another, continue the narrative of
the great ei•enia vihich then iinpended. •
' 1 have the 'honor 'to be, air, vgith. respect,
your moat obedient sesvont, ,
W. . WINFIELD scare
mALINIarey,. Seery of. War.
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No. 32. .-.. ' , (Duptirate.)
thuinituaturz!is Os' THE Awe,;
'' TACt 1144, ut the Gates o f Mexico •
. . Augur 23 '... 18477.,
San i My report, Iga. 31, commenced in the
night.pl. the 14th instant, closakthe operations 8.4
the army with that day.
The morning of the 20th opened with one of a
series of unsurpassed achievement*, all in view of
the capital, and to ivhich I shall give the general
name—Batik of Maim. .
' In - the night ol the 12th, Ilripadier - General
Shields, P. F. Smith and Cadwalailer,' and Col. Ri
ley, with their brigades, and the 15th Regiment,
under Col.-Morgan, .detached :fromiiripdier Gen
era! Pierce—found themselves io and about the'
important position--the - vitlne, hamlet or Auriga.
da, kalled, indifferently, 'Contreras, Ansalda,' Seal
Geroithno—hall a mile nearer to the city than the
euemiy's entrenched camp, on the,same road, tow.'
ands tbe factory of. Magdalena.
That eatrip had been, unexpectedly, our formida
ble point ol attack the - afternoon before,. and we
had now totake it without the aid of raval.y or
artillery, or to throw back our advanced corps I
Upon the riniidfrom2San Augnatin to tale city, and!
thence force a passage through San Antonio, . 1
, Accordingly, to meet contingencies, Major Gen
oral Worth, was ordered 10 leave,ein/y in 'the
morning ot, the 29th, one of his briades Manes ,
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San Antonio; and to march with the other 0 miles,'
via San'Augustine, upon Contreras A like deli ,
dilation was given to Major General Quitman and
his remaining brigade insert Augustin—replacing,
for,the Moment, the garrison of that important
depot with Rarney's brigade of cavalry.-as horse
could not pass over the intervening rocks, dm., to
reach the field of battle.
A diversion, for an earlier hour (daylight) had!
been arranged the night before, according to the,
suggestion of Brigadier General Smith; received'
through the engineer, Capt. Lee, who conveyed]
i my orders to our troops remaining on the ground
opposite to the enemy's centre--the point tof'
[ the diversion of a real attack, as circumstances
might allow.
Guided by Captain Lee, it proved the latter, under I
'the command of Colonel Ransom, of the rah, hay.
ing with him that regiment arid some companies 1
of three others—the 3d, 121 h, and rifles.
Shields, the savior officer at the hamlet, having I
arrived in the night, atter Smith had arranged with!
Cadwalader and Riley the plan of attack fur the
morning, delicately waived intuference; but rear- I
veil to himself the double task of holding the{
hamlet with his two regiments (South Carolina I
and New . York volunteers) against tear times his
numbers on the side of the city; including the
slopes to his left, and, in cue the ramp in his rear'
I should be carried, to face about and cut niftily fly
lAug enemy.
; At 3 o clock, A. M., the great movement com.l
menced on the rear of the enemy's camp, Riley
leading, t o llovvetdauccessively by Cadwaliuter's and
Smith's brigades, the latter temporarily under the
orders of Major Dimick of the Ist artillery—the
whole force being commanded by Smith, the
senior in the general attack, and whose arrange
mente, skill, gallantry always challente the highest 1 ,
admiration.
The march was rendered ' tedious by the dark- ,
ness, rain, and mud; but about sunrise. Riley, con.
ducted by Lieut.. Tower, engineer, had reached au,
elevation behind the enemy, whence be precipitated
his columns ;--stormed the entrenchment,. planted'
hie-several colors upon them; and carried the work
—all in seventeen minutes.
fff Conducted by Lieut..Beaureganl, engineer, and I
Lieut.. Brooks, of Twiggs' stair, both of whom.
like.Lient. Tower, had, in the night, twice recon
noitered the ground—Cadwalader brought up to
the general asslt, two of his regiments— the voltigeurs and th 11 th, and at the appointed time.
Colonel Ransom a 'th his temporary brigade, can
ducted by Captain ee, engineer, not only m ade l
the movement to divert and distract the eriei's } .jr I
but, otter crossing the deep ravine in his fro nt, ad• i
vanced, and poured into the works and upon thel
fugitives, many volleys from has destructive mica.
! ketry.
L -In the meantime, Smith's own brigade, under
the temporary command of Major Dimick. fol :
I lowing the movements of Riley end Cculwalader,
discovored.onpiiiite to, and outside of the works,
a long lineed Mexican cavalry, drawn up as a
suppurL, Dimick, having at the head of the toi
-1
gade the company of sappers and miners, under
Lieut. Smith, engineer, who had conductid the
I march, was ordered by Brigadier General smith,
to form line faced to the enemy, --and in a charge
against a flank, routed the cavalry.
Shields, too, by the wise disposition of his bri
gade and gallant activity. contributed much to the
general results. He held masses of cavalry and
infantry, - supported' by artillery, in cheek below
1 -him, and - raptured hundreds, with one general,
(Mendoza) of those who fled from above. -
I doubt Whether a more brilliant or decisive
1 victory-,-:taking into view, ground , orsifie.i.al le.
fenees, batteries, and the extreme disparity of
numbers--withou cavalry or artillery on our aide,
, ---ia to he found on record; ' lncluding Including all dui
corps direeted 'agai est the entrenched . camp; with
Shields' brigade at the hamlet, 'we positively did ,
not number over 4,500 rank and file; and we knew,
by sight and 'since, more certainly by many cap
tured documents and letters, that the enemy had
actually en g aged on the spot 7,000 men, with at
least 12,000 more. hovering within sight, and stri
king distance,-- a buth ,on the , I dth. an& 20th.. All
not killed or captured now fled with precipita
tilion... ' , . ,
Thus was the great victory of Contreras achiev
ed; one road:to the capital
.. opined ; 700 of the
enemy kilted 843 prisoners ; ineluding among 88
officers, 4 generals; besides many colors and stan
dards ;22 pieces of brass ordnance--half of large
calibre; thousands of small, arms and accoutre
ments; an immense quantity of shot;. shells, pow
der
and cartridges; 700 pack mules, many horses,
&c.; all in our hands.
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It is highly gratifying to And that, by skilful
larrangement, and rapidity of execution, our loss
in killed and wounded, did not exceed, on the spot,
60—among the former, the brave ('apt. Charles
`Hanson, of the 7th iriantry—not more distinguish
ed for gallantry, than for modesty, morel's and pi.
oty. P, Johnstone, Ist artillery, serving
,with Ata,gruder's battery—a young officer of the
highest promise, was.killed the evening before.
One_of the most pleasing incidents of the victo
ry, is the recapture, , in the works, by Capt. Drum.
51th. artilleryi under Major, „ Gardner, of the two
b rass six pounders, taken from another company
of the.same regiment, though without-the doss of
honor, at the glorious-battle of Buena Visti:l• a.
bout which ganalhe:whole regiment had mourned
for so many lung. months' Coming up; a little
later,l . had_ the happiness tojor4 in tlfe protraCted
cheers of thegallant 4tkpn the . Joyous , event, and
- indeed:oe whole arnaft sympathizes its just
pride and exultation.
The bettlebeing !iitr'cirOeforiftireratlviincing bri
gapes of Wortits aneXatittirianl)divisions . weto in
sight; botii, were , cmtered bank to', ibelnAtipost
tions-rWoith,tou tack San Antonio, in front , wi ib
ltis force, as 800i1 as approached ilfthe rear,
• by.-Pi ow!trend diirisicms—inoving from
Contreraa, thmugli.San-Anget and Coyoacan.. By
carrying Sam:-.Antonio, we .kneW that We ebould
- open-whotheri—a ' , shorter aifd tiettei foad'fn the
capital; for. aur.sicgo, and othei trains.
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,r ‘ Acconlingly,. the- two advanced divisions and pf the enemy, the caßtain risel 'iketinas and men, won ;
Shields' brigade marched Mirk Coat re ras, under universal admiration, .44,41,..1entia . :eh digabled ;
Mein:mediate ordersof Major General Pillow, who in men and horses, th;Oiritteg:koWty: superior
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wow i°4 3 .44 thftathkiT o3 4oor .00akfak ordgf•iliaYiiMrawn froftiOle 11.tirhtslI
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11 1 4iL4V0f ) hisYthiefaidnaleitft i.iiillyllinaWspiadifeliefante'alyanifetstler of the x:eniverss.l, .:- , •', l
liritivity r inte Oie - veiii!g . before, bl'sil sever hurt I '' - Tlioseicotpege*cepting 'l , ayloasl.tattery l belon ea
; fee-lived iroirOhis fallietf bith3rsa.r.-eA • t , --, T ; 144* theheigade - Of BrigiGent.Strirtl4,who closely
Alter givin g einlitirti on Ilk fielKln the I di:reeled:Pie vehode attack in dent; vr .. itishis ha bi t ll
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'• f f e 'i'ers l iti d : •th!Ptilko' = niidlsedtiftiS in , al eghltitneitetrabililyi•Whiltilliley'a - briSlide—t he ;
Structkiis to liiiineysf/brigude of`triValry;,felts at Q''fin'a -,7i h Infatitty,'-onder Capt. , X :Malt* and
"SetrAtiguetin, to join me, I personally followed Lieut. Cul. Plyinpton, respectively; vigorcittely
Pilffikesiiiitivement.l engaged the right and left oi the work and part of
. .
Arriving at Coyoacan, two miles by a cross: its rear. At the mament , the rifles, belonging to
`iblil, froth the " rear Of Siiii - AnfrinikTfiiiedetechel'Srnith'ic Were 'detached - Iff'stallion - of Brig. Gem
ed . Capt. Lee, engineer,
...with Cept . .f Icearpey'si Shield's, OR our extreme left, and he 4th artillery:
troops, Ist dragriono, supported by It i e, eille . aegi.. acting iis.infatory„ undee - Major Gardner,..helonging
..naent,.Ander..Majpr_ Lering,....to . reconnitro that to Riley'a brigade, had been left in charge of the I
strong. point, and next despatChed Major Gen. Pit camp, trophies, &c„ et Contreras. Twiggs -di
low, with one of his brigad es (Cadwallader's) to vision, al Churulnitee, had thus beeh 'deprived of
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`make the attack upon it, in concert. aid), .Major the ierVices of two of its most gallant amleilective
,
Gen. Worth, on-the opposite side. ~ , •-- • t• regiments.
-At the same time, by another road to. the left, The immediate results of this victory Were:—
Lint Stevens, of the engineers, -supported -by the• Capture of 7 field pieces, some anitit)pition,
Lieut. G. W. -Smith's company of sappers and one color, three generals and 1,201 prisatere. in.
miners, of the Caine corps, Was sent re..Tern:Mi. eluding other officers,
tre the strongly fortified chprch or convent of San Captains E. A Capron and M. J - . Burke and
Pablo; in the hamlet or Chtirtibusco,-use mile Lieut. S. kleffinan, all of the Ist artillery, and
off. 'Twiggs, with one of the Inigedes (Smith's. Capt. J. W. Anderson and Lieun - Thos. Easley,
-n-lese the rifles) and Captain Taylota field batte. - both of the 2,1 infantry—five Lagers of greatnnerit
ry, , were ordered to, follow and attack the convent. . fell:— aliently before this work. :;an
Stajor Smith, senior engineer, was -despatched to ' The.-capture of the enemy's citadel war the
concert with Twiggs the'mode and means -of at. fourth great achievement of our arms in the samel
• ;
I tack,. nit Twigge other brignife(ftiley.'s) I soon: day. " ' -
I ordered'op to support him. ' . ' '• ' - I It has been stated that: some two hours and a
Next (but all in ten minutet) , l - seriPitree Cinst half before, Pierce's, followed closely'by the vol- '
able to keep the saddle) with 'his hi - Meade, (Pal.. unteer brigade; both - under- the command of Brig.
, lowS illvision) conducted, by Capt. Lan.engineer, .(en -Shields; had been detached to our left to tura
by a third road, a little farther to oar left, to at• theenemy's works ;—to prevent the escape of the;
tack the 'enemy's right and rear, ire order to la. garrisons, and to oppose the extension of the ene ,
var the movement upon-the convent • and 'cut of my's numerous corps, from the rear, upon and a.
the retreat towards the capital.' ' And finally,' rand 'our left.
Shields, senior brigadier to Pierce, with the New, Coulidecing the inferior numbers of the two Sri
- York and South Carolina volunteers , (Quinones ligades, the objects of the movement were difficult
division,) was ordered to follow Pierce, clotely,' to accomplish, 'Bence the reinforcement (the ri
-1 and to, take the .cornmatici.of our loft wing , All I des, &c .,) sent forward a little later.
1 these movements were made with the utmost 1 to a winding march of a mite aroutA,,tO the
alacrity by oursallant troops and commanders. , right, this temporary dtvisitui found itself on the
Finding myself at Coyotwan, from whirls so edge of an open wet meadow, near the road from
!many made conveniently branched, without esedrt San Antonio to the
.capital, and in the presence
i or reserve, I had - to advance, for safety, close upon of acme' PAW of the enemy s infantry, a little in ,
7 , 440 'rear. The haul, new raged from the rear of Cluirubusco, on that road. Establishing j
right to the left Of our whole line.
' !the right at Li strong building, Shields extended his '
Learning, on the return of Captain Lee, that i left, parallel to the road, tograftauk the enemy
4 Shields, in the rear of Cburubusco, was handl towards the "capitol'Rut the nervy citentling his
!pressed, and its danger of - being outannked, ifi hight,supported by; f.tledcavalry;inoved rapidly(be
Inot - oveiwbelmed, by greatly superior numbers, I, tog favored by better ground) iu thesaniedireettOn.
?I -immediately sent, under Major Sumner,. tht Shield* concentrated the (libitum aboTit a hamlet,
aeons, the rifle**(TWigg's reserve? and Capt. and determined to attack in front. The battle
' Sibley's troop, .2,1 dragoons, then at hand, to sup was long, hot and varied; but, ultimately. 'shaves
i port out - left, guided by the same engineer, ernwned the zeal arid gallantry of dui' Troops. ably
'About an'hour easier, Worth had, by skilful directed by . their distinguished cominerider.—Brig
I
t a u ni r t ned dar a i nd ug
to m mt ev il em s e a n n ts
Aunpotonnito_he
;its
lognat
garrisons, no
i u G ud atr e e r ra c l u b i l o i n ,a ei 'd
j - i4t. l o h n c ,, ti t t p l u th a s -r % id o,i l ;:iih stu r d eg c im ol e u i n it e s l ,
1 dould,....nich shaken by our decisive victory at ; Morgarnreepectively, of Pierre's brigade, (Pillow's
Contreras; 1 division.)) and the skew York and south Carolina
ilia seenntab n i ga d e (cal. cti er ke e ) conducted i volume-ire, under Colonels Burnett and Butier.,re.
I by Calif:" Mason, engineer, assisted by Lieut. Hard.!spectively, of shields oats brigade (tarimaan a
ll castle, tollogreph vision) icat engineer, turned the right,l *on) together with the mountain huodset Lit
ane ! by 'a wide sweep, cams out upon the high: fray, now under Lieut. Hen. ol the o:dance coops,
road to the capital. -At tilde point the heavy'ger.i all shared in the story of this action—our fifth
- noon (3,..a.tt/ men) in retreat, was, by Clarke, cut ; victory in the enure day.
is the centre one portion, the rear drivers upon! litigadicr General Pierce, from the hurt of the
.! Dolores, cart° the right; and the other upon Chu...l esenmg beture—under pain and exbaustinn—faiat
ruhuseo, in the direct line of our operations.--fell in the stetson. Several other changes in COM-
The fi re: brigade (Col Garland t) tame division.' nail, occurred on the Geld. Thos., Colonel tlor
I consisting of the tel artillery, under Major Gsll,l,gan
'infantry
severely vvounded. the eons mind of the the 3d art Ifery, under Lieut. Col Ballot, and the 115th Meshed on Lieuienarit Colonel
4th infantry, cornraanded.hy Major F. Lee, with Howard. Colonel Burnett received a like wound,
ILeo. Cot Dunean's field battery, (trimperarily), the cotranaial of the XII:e York volunteers tell toi
followed in pursuit through the town. taking one Lieut. Col. Baxter; and on the fall of the lamented;
general pricer:lir, the abandoned Bona (five pieces) Colonel P. M. Butler—earlier badly wounded, buil
marl ammunition, and other public property; i continuing to lead nobly in the hottest part of the'
The roman of San Antonio wait Ake stroad bril. i battle—the command of the South Carolina Val. 1
liarft event of the day. . ratters disol vest lost, on Lieutenant Culonel their. i
Words's division fatting fronts remnited in hot 1 1i1.0.00, who being sea arty svotmdmi (as before in !
pursuit, he was Joined by Major General P,lioa,-. 1 the s:cge of Vera Crus) the regiment ishrhaatcly
who, marching from . Coyoacan. oral discoserma I tell under the order* to Slam tatadden.
~ that ShnAntoaro had been carried, , immediatelyl bents. David Adam* alai W P.. Witham i
I turned' to the left, according to my instructrone,! the same corm Copt Augnstus Qii...rles and Lie of na.d,
i and though, Much impeded by ditches and swamies,: J. 11. - Gunder an, of the 1 sth, and Lieut. l', Chandler ,1
I hastened to the attack of Chu:ulnae°. iNew York Yoluuteert --all .
, i The hamlet or acettered houses, bearing this" tell in the tame actian, gallant officers nobly
I name, presented, betides the fortified convent, a! Shields took 35u prisoners, tucludiniholkertni.
/.strong'lield work (we de pent) with regular bat. I and it cannot be doubted that the rage of the con
tient and curtains, at the head of a bridge overdiet between him an the enemy, just in the rear
, I the mad passe* from San Antonio to the capital I a the tear dr anal; at.it - the convent, had some mita
1 The whole remaining (urce_s of Metter“..-OVICTIT! nee on the surrender of those lorrmdatile de:eacea.
,I 27,0t)0 men—eavalry, artillery, and infantry, cis' •As soon as the tee dt pont was carried, the]
' lected from every quarter—were now- in, on the i greater part of Worth's and Pillow's forces passed]
I
.; flanks or within supporting dietance of those • that bridge in rapid turmoil of the dying enemy
1 works, and teemed resolved to make a last anal nese dtstiogiashed generals, corning up with'
desperate stand; for if beaten here, the feebler! Brigadier General Shields, :ease also %aeronaut,-
1: defences at the gates of the city--f Mlles MT— i the three commute: to press upon the fug itives to'
II could nor, as was well known to both parties, delay l within a 'mite and a hall of the capita). lime
w
the virtues an hour. The capital of an ancient ; Ltolunel Harney, with a titian part at his brigade j
empire, now of a great republic. or Oil eaily peace.l of cavalry, rapidly passed to the front and charge!'
the assailants were resolved to win. Not an the enemy up to the nearest gate.
A menraii—and we were less than a third of the ; The caentry charge was y i Catain
'lll' I enemy'a numbers—hail a do; it as to the resuP. I Kearney, of the Ist dragoons, s
having n s q uad. l
The fortified church or convent, hotly p re ssed ion, with his own troop, that of Captain Malley a l
Twiggs, had Aready held out about an hour.l mails of the li—nmaktng the usual escort to gas 1
' when Womb and Pillow,—the latter having with ; eeral head quarters ; but being early in the day, I
1
h er inl ec o ll i e Y ly Ca t r iPia hv n ti tl l tf i l li er l e ri d g et i ce s e— f, - , 1:'- began
m co 3 n n eTt:t I detached
flarney o l° rd r e g ra ener l a ' i be.g ier i v tltn ' t w c as ap n t= u t:i ' i d t er li C ea o r l - . !
'1 at half gun shot, to their lett. Garland's brigade , ins the recall that bad been sounded, dashed up to i
I ( Womb a division,) to which had been added the I the San Antonio gate, sabreing, in Ms way, all'
I light bataillon under Lieutenant Colonel Smith,l who resisted. Ot the sevn *dicers of th 1
' continued to advante its limn, and under the tire at ' urn, Kearney lost his left w
arm; Mclleyco e *qua& lds and'
a long line of infantry, oft' on the left of the brig Lieutenant Lorimer Graham were both reverely
ads; and Clarke, of the same division, directed wounded, and Lieutenant R. S. Eivell,altho sue. 1
i his brigade along the road, or close by its side.— I ceiniral to the command of the escort, hail two
Two of Pillow's and Cadwalader'e regiments, the I horses killed uni'sr torn. :Shim F l).. Mills, of
111th and 14th, supported and participated in this; the 13th infantry, a volunteer ip this charge, was
direct movement; the other (the voltigeurs) wee! killed at the gate.
left in reeerre. 3lost of these corps—particular- l So teimineted the series of events which I
ly Clarke's brigade, advancing perpendicularly,-- I have but feebly presented. My thanks were free.
were matte to suffer much by the tete de pant, and Ily poured out on the different fields—to the
',they would have suffered greatly more by dank abilities and science of generals and other olfi
attacks from the convent, but for the pressure. of cars—to the gallantry and prowess of all—the
Twisge on the other side of that work, rank and 'file included. But a reward iiifinitely
This well combined and daring movement, at bigher—she applause of a grateful country and
length reached the principal point of attack, and government, will,. I cannot doubt, be accorded, in
the formidable tree de pant, was at once assaulted due time, to so much merit, of every sort, display.
and carried at the point of the bayonet: Its deep, by this glorious army, which has now overcome
wet ditch, was first gallantly crossed by the sth all difficulties--distance, climate, ground, fortifi.
and Stir infantry, commarided respectively, by Ma- capons, numbers.
jar Waite and Lieutenant Colonel Scott—followed lt-has in a sista le day, in many battles, as often
closely by the oth infantry, (Same brigade) which defeated 32.000 men ; made about 3,000 prisoners.
. had been exposed so much in the road—the I ith including eight generals (two of them ex-presi
regiment, under Lieutenant Colonel Graham, and dents) and 205 others; killed or wounded 4,000 of
the 14th, commanded by Colon Troutdale, both all 'ranks—besides entire corps dispersed and
of Cad walader's brigade, Pillow's division. About dissolved ;—captured 37 pieces of ordnance—
the same time, the enemy in front of Garland, al mere than trebling our serge train and Geld
ter a'hot conflict of on hour and a half, gave way, batteries—with a lar_e number of anrall arms, a
n a retreat towards the capital. lull surlily of ammunition of every kind, &c. &c.
The immediate results of this third e'gnal tei 'Pease great results have overwhelmed the en
urn ph of the day, Were 3 field.pieces, 102 prisoners, env.
much ammunition, and two colors, taken in the Our loss amounts to I,so3—killed 1.50, includ ng
fete de pant.
Id officers; wounded, 870, with tita officers. The
As the concurrent attack upon,the convent fa greater number of the dead and -disabled were ol
vored physically and morally, the assault upon the the highest worth. Thuile under treatment, thanks
trte de pont, - so, reciprocally, no doubt the fall of to our very able medical offirers, are generally
the latter contributed to the capture of the former. doing well.
The two works were Only some 150 yards apart; I regret having been obliged on the 20th, to
and as soon as we were in posession of the fete de leave Major Gen. Quitman, an able commander,
pant, a captured 4- pounder was turned and fired— with a part of his division.—the fine 21 Penney!.
first by Captain Laskin Smith, and next-by Lem. vania volunteers, and the veteran detachment oil
Snelling, both of the Sth• infantry—several times, United States marines, at our important depot,
upon the convent. In the same brief interval, Lieut. San Augustin. It was there that I had placed
Col. Duncan, (also of Worthai division,) gallantly our sick and wounded ; the'siege, supply, and bag
braught Tim of his guns to bear, at a short range, gage trains. If these had' been lost, the army
from the San Antonio roast; upon the principal face would have been' driven almost to despair; and
of the work .und On the tower of the church, which considering the enemy's very great excess of num
in the obstinate contest had been often refilled with hers, and the many approaches 'to the depot, it
some of the best sharpaihooters of the enemy. ' might well have become—miphatically,thepost of
:Finally, twenty minutes after the tete de pont hid honor.
been carried by Worth and Pillow, and at the end After so many victories, we might, with but
of a desperate conflict of two haUrs and &halt; the little additional loss, have occupied the capital the
church or convent—ethe'citaderbf 'the strong line s ame evening. But Mr. Triet, commissioner, &c.,
of defence along the rivulet of Churuhuseo—yielded as well as myself, had been admoniahed by the
to Twiggs Menden, and threw out, on all aides sig- best friends of peace—intelligent neutrals and ,
pals of surrender The white flags, however, were game 'American residents—against precipitation ;
not exhibited until the moment - when the;3tl Wan- —lest, by wantouly driving away the governMent I
try, under Capt. Alexander, had cleared the way and others—dishanosed,—we might scatter the'
by fire and bayonet, and had entered the work. elements of peace, excite a spirit of national des-1
Capt:J..M. Smith and. Lieut. O.L. Shepherd, both Aeration, and thus, idefinitely postpone the ble,
althea regiment with their 'compardes, had the of accommadationa Deeply impressed with this
glory of leadiegthe assault. The former received danger, and-reenimbering Our mission—to conquer;
the surrender, and- Capt: Alexander instantly hung a peace—the army very cheerfully sacrificed to
out; fins ii'leilenny, the 'colors of the gallant 3d, patriotism--ato the ;great wish rind want of our'
`Major puhick, vii.fts . n. part of the lit artillery, ier- country—the erltd that would have followed an
ving as infers: l3e entered nearly.Abeeastwitia.the entrance—sword in hand—into a great capital,—!
; leading troop
Irons, lst - artille s- ..
Lieut.J.E. „... • . Willing to leavisomething ,to this republic—Of no
; . ' : ry, -aid-d-neeeemp to
a•
officer of immediate value to us—on which to.rest her pride,
BrigadierGerteral Cadwallader, a young
and to recover tempe r---I halted our victorious
great 41 . 1 0taleel conepiciousin'hattle, 'on several corps at the gates of -the. city, (at least fur:a time)
previous Ateasirinta , received, in front - of the wink, and have themnow cantonred in the neightearhing
a Mortalavaund." ' (Since dead).. . '
, ~ .. , villages,where they are well sheltered and supplied
- cotwiTaylor'afield battery,attaobed tOT,Wigros.
iliiiiiiiin, opened its effective fire, titan early mo with till neeessariee. ' - :-' -
On the morning of the 21st, beingabout to taie
_ ..
. .
ant on theentvrorke af the..convent4pd,the
tetave't qf its Chlircii. . Expnaed : toiheeieseki. sot lite up bitteringor assaulting positions, to arid o ize
me lo‘eutrimon the.eirv. to-surrender, or to eiSif an
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Aix -.
ocy• E. W. CALM, United States Newspaper
Agency, Sun Buildings. N. E. corner of Third and
Duck, and ,tho N. Fourth street—is our only-au
thorised aviit in Philadelphia.
Arrival of the French Steamer New York.
The French steam packet New York put• into
Newport on Friday morning, the t.c.th inst., bound
to New York, short of coat, not having more
than one ton when she.came to anchor in that
harbor.
She wile ti the same day from Havre that the
Washington dril_fronte..Smilhaminno, and brings
latar dotes from France.
We do not Gnd much of interest beyond what
relstes-fc Italy and Switzerland.
The ptessuie upon the money market in ratia.
'exhilatted nothing late the severity that esistsd
in London, and eserythiug was basing a more fa-
vorahle aspect.
'The Gn%ernraent had seized L Notional news
paiter at Parrs, though on What ground is nut ap
ren t.
The firm of Vermin and A. Gie lls, of Courtray,
has suq , entled payment; their liabilities amount
to about two mi:oons of frame
The Reach Government is about to send iO 4
Senegal, artillery and monitions of war for the
tarts shich are to be erected there in defence of
the tactur es.
ITALY —Pope Pius..lX7bas promulgated n de
ores establishing a council of State ; agrceabln : to
the design expresAed by the Pope in hts &taus
circulir of April the I thh, He declares euctp a
councillo haveJteen. in former times the glory of
the States of the Holy See, and that when the
pontifieial government is enriched by Such an in.
stitution, and has the aid of those honored kith
the suffrages of the proyinces, the public adminis•
tration will be more vigorously executed, and give
to the government the practical character which
his holiness desires it should have
Four suspension Widget were about to he erect
lea in Rome by a French company. Hitherto such
privileges were not granted to foreigners.
In Tusce . tsy the punishment of death had been
abolished by proclamation of the Grand Duke,
The accounts respecting the negotiations with
Austria do nut appear so favorably as by former
advices. J t is raid that by addressing himself di
reetly Ao the, Emperor of Amine, the Pope has I
intruded rather than advanced negotiation: 1
~ s Witrzsaharrn —The Swiss Diet met at Berne,
on the 18th of October, to discuss the means of
carrying into execution the vote of the "let on
thi7 , 2oth of July. A conciliatory spirit was shown
bYoll parties,
. 'Supplies of cannon, muskets, and ammunition,
furnished by the French government, are pouring
into the cantons of the Jesuit League, or •Sonder
- bond." The Protestant cantons are all flying to
arms, and late accounts say hostilities had com
menced between.the two armies.
Swsnall.—.Apprehensions of the cholera were
entertained, and it was said, on the authority of a ,
letter from Stockholm, that two schooners and
four barques, with' medical men on board; had been'
sent out to superintend the quarantine on the fron
tier; on account of its appearanCe.
GLEANINGS PROM LATE. Ernorissts PAPERS.
—The Christian Record contihdiets the report that
the house of Constable & Co, has given £lO,OOO
lot the MSS. of the late Dr. Chalmers. The house
divideche profits of the publication With the fami-
IY•
?min Norm ady and Picardy, the great apple
di%triets of France, the intelligence it, that the
crops df ribles are extraordinatilygreat somtich
so, indeed, that there are not enough people to gath
er them; whilst in a great timber of cases the
trees have broken down beneath their weight.
Asnossurics —Mr. Green, the English aeron•
int, made his 174th ascent on Sunday last at Bros
eels, takin ,, up with him an officer of the English
navy, arieM. Bischoffsheim, son of the banker at
Amsterdam. After floating in the air for about
two years, end having attained the height of 2300
yards, Mr. Graeen and his .companions alighted
safely on the-plain:outside the gates of Lierre.
,
Porrans.—The c following circular was lately
issued by 'the beaVorthe Post Office Department
at the city of Washington: ' '
PORT OPTIOE DEPARTMENT, Nov.A 5, 1847, •
The British governmentAiatting . seen: fit to
charge with fidl poitage across the Atiantic, the
mail matter which was actually conveyed across
it by the
. I ;:luiteri'Btatee Mall stearher Washitigtots f
it beconies necessary, as a ratter green -protection,
that this government should take the step therein
authorised for terminating the subsisting arrange
ment bettveen the two countries, in tat atiorr as well
to British mails in transit ftbrouglf Ibis country for
their colonial possessions on thie continent, as the,'
ordinary mail intercourse bet Weed those posseisioni
and the United States. Thiswas accordingly done;
and those arrangements4fill inconsequence, termi
nate On the sixteenth, clay of the ,present ineinth:•' ;
The" necessary result, Will:be, Thar on and after
the sixteenth instant, no mail Matter. destined • fOr.
any of •the,British pOssessions. on
.this continent,
will be permitted to'-leave.the United States,
unless the United States• postage thereon is pre-.
viously paid, - c''fr. - ' ':-
'A public mietinglagbeenaalfeil m. the
of New York,for the purpose . ,o[giving •exiires.
eion to thereelinga or.siniyiathiapd admiration
'of the kir 'Pope- Plus IX., in bis : efforts:
to promote the welfare of his people,
MBE
ME
armistice, with a pledge i tsanter at once into ne
gotiations for a peareu7niissiort came out to
propose a truce. Reje cting its terms, I despatched
my contemg4gted note to. P,residerjzSantaqinne,
omitting :. commissions
were aposiited• try , trite :crinsruiritteri' of the
armies Was..signo on the 234 and
ratificati4s - exchaiiged 24th.
All matters ur diaputa:tietween;the,two,govern
merits, have been Ncp - pily.ty.rtied oater
plenipoientiaries'i who have now - had sev e ral con
ferences, and" with, I think, some hope of signing
a treaty of, peace.
There will be transmitted tolhe Adjufent Gene
cal, reports ,from divisions, brigades,&c., on the
foregpingroPerations to 1s 1 Must refer, with
my 4earty concurrence in , the just applause be,
luliWed on corps and individuals Isy their respective
comminders. I ha've been able,thisreport being
necessarily a summarY—to bring out comparative
ly, but little of individnal merit, notlyingdirectly
in the way nt the narrative. Thue,l doubt wheth'•
er I have, in ex - press teams, given my approbation
and applause to the commanders-of divisions and
independent brigades; but left, their fame. upon
higher grounds—the simple record of their great
deeds and the brilliant resulii.
To the staff; both general end personal, attach.
ed to general bead quarters, I was again under
high obligations for services in the field, as always
in the bureaux. I add their names, &c.:
Col. Hitchcock, acting .inspector general; Major
1 J. L. Smith, Capt. R. E. Lee, (asAllstinguished for
Ifelicitous execution, for science add'daring.) Capt.
Mason, Lieut. Stevens, Beauregard, Sind Tower—
; all of the engineers; Major Turiibull; Captain
McClellan, and Lieut. Hanlcastle, topographical
engineers; Capt. Hugur and Lieut. Hagher, of the
ordnance; Cams. Irwin and Wayne, of the quarter
masters'department; Capt. Grayson, of the com
missariat; Surgeon General Lawson, in his par
ticular department; Captain H. ,L. Scott, acting,
assistant adjutant general; Lieut. Williams, aid.t.le
ramp, and Lieut. Lay, military secretary. Lieut.
Schuyler Hamilton, another aid-decamp, had, a
iceek before, been thrown out of activity by a
, severe wound received. in a - successful charge of
cavalry against cavalry, and four times his nun
hers; but, on the 20th," I had the valuable services,
as volunteer aids, of Majors Kirby and Van Buren,
of the pay department, tilways eager.for activity
and distinction; and of a third, the gallant Major
J. P. Gaines, of the tetitucky,volunteers:'
I have the honor to be, sit, with high respect,
Tour most obedient servant,
W INFIELD SCOTT.
• Hon. W. L. Messer, Secretary of War.
Ir.
I=i=MZEM
L. SIMMER, tDMOI AND PRO#ILICSOII
PlTTMlllittOtis
TUVILSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 18, 1847
CA VFI JO fikl§ON, Post/ies ti.r General
El
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volt
LOP on MEXICO: .
PBIL~LYLPUI& Nov 17:
91:...F.,11:
By thePiirixi m se we have receiiiit-New Or:
leans papers of the 11th inst.; which contain in= .
%
telligence from Vera Cruz to the sth.
The
O. - Picayunehas wiistof- the killed.siad
wounded, at the seite of Puebla.
Lieut. Sears came passenger from Vera Cruz, by
this 'arrival. t ile was escorted..by a Mexican.spy
company, which had been .empToyed, by. General
- The killed . - of the Ist Pemisylvania 'regiment at
Pueblo were: Joirn Price, E.'H...TOries;
John. 11: Gilchrist."Jethn. s Herred: F.B. johns; H.
R utzil man Jas: Phillips , ; W A:Phillips; Si D. Sew '
ell, Wm. imith, D. S. Berry, A. Vandyke; J. Wil
son, S. Froger. Wounded—Geo Rushebergor, J.
M'Cutcheon, J. H. Hoe'ver, Lynch,
M. Mason, Jas. BoWdei4 R."Wilsou, J Dx.w . tan,C.:.
Coltaunan; John D. Herron, D. W. Lariat; Janie%
Ellis, Dominic De Vandy, Luke Floyd, Capt. John
Herron; Thos. B. Ftirroan; A. E. Marshall, W. C..
Wimbiddle ' R.'Reed; .;as..
Lambert. Missing--Jno. Lorigstair,- M. Stemmer,
Dr. Bunting', Hospital Surgeon, Writ Deal,. John.
Biers; and several of the 2d Pa. regimen t wounded
NEW YORK MARKET.:
'Noveniber 17 4 P.M.
Flour—Salea of 4eisee,at . .s6,t2i. Western
brands are selling at s6iofis.- -Market heityy,vvith
more sellers than buyers.
Corn—Sales of prime iihite at' 72.2. • _
Oats—Moderate .sales) at 5 1 e.
,-` Prime Pork—Sales of -western at $lO.
Mess Pork Sales ofd wasters No I at 513,75
per bbl. -Prices firm. •
Mess Beef—Western - No.l is idling 03'74
per bbl.
Market generally withpur change
Nov. 17, 3 P. M.
Flour—Sales at $5,65,... , Sales of 10001).b1s.ci1y
Mills are reported at $5j75.
GraM—The supply of gram -is small; saki of
prime white Wheavarl4Sral3le.; 5000 bu. prime
red were sold 125 e. ' ' t.
•
Corn—Sales of prime riute at 50038 c.; prime
yellow is selling at 08400 c.
Oats--51otlerate saleslat 40c.
Ryes—Sales at 90c. • ' -
Whiskey—Moderate siles at 28fc,
3ialasses—Sales of Porto Rico at 34231ic.:
Baion—Sales of westeiu hog rouinl at 74/ 7i c
per M.
Provisions—There ie on increased demand
the market.
PHILADELPHIA:•ifARSET
November 17, 4 P. M.
Flour—Sales of 600 bbls. Genesee are reported
at $6 per bbl. I •
Wbeat—.Sales of superior white at 128e4 good
prime white is beld at 130 e.
Corn and Oats—The market is quiet, with no
sales to report.
Corn Meal—Moderate Sales at $3;19.i.
Whiskey is rather scarce, with limited sales at
1.0 c.. per gal.
QUARTER SZSSIONS.—Present, a--full P•ench.
Com. vs. giabit Sloan--After tht charge tri;m-the
Court, the jury retired, anil in a few minutes re
turned a verdict of u Not Guilty, and George 4.
Bayard ilayjiht mei."
Com. vs.. Hugh ihrrison--Indictment, "
Mg a receipt on false pretences.," Verdict,'-guilty
under the first count in the indictinent, and re:
commended to the mercy of the - CourL
Con. vs. JosepA Hastings—lodictrnent,4tassault
and battery." This case originated in a row
among some laborers wbo were digging a cellar .
in Fourth street. Evidence was heard, and case
settled by parties.
Tussxas.—The best place in the World forone
tormented with the blues is the Theatre these
nights. Barney Williams banishes therie species
of devils in a very few minutes' after the curtain
rises. We wish our knoWledge of languages was
more extensive, that we. Might . speak alt in4tia
prais'el as a delineator of Irish character, th4f we
feel. If he is not the equal of the best that has
evey appeared on our boardS, then are we no judge_
He is yet young, full-of arnhition and energy, and
has a proud prospect before him.
NEW MISCELLANY coal GIRLS AND •BOTS-
Edited by Miss Cornelia L. Tuthill, and published
tit Lindsay and Blaelist?n,lPhtladelphia. This is
really an entertaining
,and! beautifull putlication,
the first nuna - ber of vvhicl4 is before..ui - it is
equal to any of Peter Parley's Juvenile nblied
tions, and th'at is saying a good deal for
M. P. Morsels agent for the Publishers. - 1
al.. A large lot of fresh and - fashionable Dry
Goode, to close the balance cif several invoice!, will
be sold - at 111 - Kenna's Auction Rooms this day; at
it/o'clock, a. full descriptiori nf'wl;icti . ia.given in
advertisement.
*, The Hon, Ser.ii R. Honarz, whollaa;lxben
for some titne 7 in Edr - 4e,rea t ehect the city of Was:k.
indton on tb 7 e 11th instant ;!.. and on the 13th .re.
slimed his station in Ihe Poit, Offiee.Decsirtment.
- fry The amount inttpttu iTnelyeu•nn tyelndlif
delphia and 'olumbialtail iinad, during thernordi
of October, was $81,685;13
" The rVonlerfUl
Rnsteenireporteit4ptulrfoi4e*atiotiellolice
Gazette, Kith ii;ifectruit of MadarnE'zftestill."—
This trill!, one oCitte - . ine'd iellii l ktobtefever
took place in our coutiteh r Wes Aeenljust received
by . W. S. CALII*ELL; 3d fitcest,enearlropposi
the Past Office.: Pace ltlsents
(*.Peck; Thomplon,skGo, are
supper.for.the Fancy Ball, ilk theYlltroitright,.
•, _ : • , 2 • 7 , •'Braild7g.`' ''''• '`.. I' '
40WHOLE, Hart, Qoarterand • Eighth:en:of
the following brandi in 'Vintages Olk
:" : '' } -
:Piierao, ' ' '1837; '' ''''' Selgil'ette—' ' ' . '
' 0 Lard, 3831 & , 44,,.
.Pi net, pistil I ion ErCp.. 2 .44;
• Hourtessek;- 1844; ' '''Diipey'lK :E.'o.
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The above,Brands are warrantede pure, or . no sale,
good -judger! 'aro all invited to - piamino , for;:.therp 7
selves, at the corner Of Smithfield and Front sty.
novlB "-- '.
,I);C:11/A.RTIN.:
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110;RFNCT LOVE Cardin', for sale wine
1 store of (riovl6) , '' JACOB WEAVER'`.
NNISEO,CcuTtiiI, for,salo at tho : wmg More of
jot n'or IS • JACOB VEAVE,R.
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IMANCY Cordials, t 3 vatiattei,filer-Itiretiale
at the. 14itte stoma- - -
nOOB 1' JAMB' WEAVER
Clderlquegar4
Qn Barrels; for etatA
e-Pw ' PAIITRA SINCLAIR,
'" ' sq Wood st,
nov 18'
100 1s Fregh antiNut..stora,
putlb
1) Boxes, new
N , ‘20 . 4 -“:.
500.4 i; Stiky.rna, fcir:vile;tri f
apitlo • "J. 1)." WILLIAMS 11(1woodsid.:-.
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3~epar'e'dae~s s oii~goted ' ev~ry : Atterapuri.;
,P1TT51317.11.611, BOARD OF' TRADE.
FOR 30V EU ILE R.
Doha Shipton: - : 1-J. Shea J. S. Clarke
licryipingirs O THE sTEA3r.
SIBLING DAYS. • . -
leaves England. learnt iJ 8
13rittannia,
Hibernia, 19...... Oct. 16
Cambria, Judkin5,........ • ...Oct. 4. _Nov 1
Caledonia,.
French - Taw/ Prange. karat' R.
Union Philadelphia .
Miawun
...
..............Oct.
New . Oct: 'l5. 36
American. "•• leaves,Europc:rmar
Washington, Hewitt'" :Oct. 19: .....
kis) tit 1r.7:.4 id tit kil:Vl:kri
If rarr vrwrin cuANkrz.,
ARRIVED
Wisconsin, Grae4
Robert Morris, Cainjibell,LouisvilleL
°Beaver, Clark, Bearer,.
Swat ; ara,.Ctsx„ , _Brownsville,
Dannbe, Cock, Brownsville
Conlin!, BowmaN - Brownsville
Louis MeLairi;Beinet, BrOWrdwille
}DEPARTED
Dover, Reno; Louisville - •
New England No 2 Dean, Cincinualk,
Dlingo Chief, *His; '
• Caleb Cop'e , Monr r Wellsville
Barnes, Wellsville;
Lake. Erie, Beaver',
Danube, Cock, Brownsville' ,
Consul, Bownfin,
. . Brpwnsville
SWAari, Cdx,
PlTTSiUßfillailliEßl&-DAILY
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0FF14..0F THE ,POST,
411%1E/OW •GLASs—:There ha's been itt-extriC,
ordinary demand for WiridOW
within the last feiyAaya,;, and. prices kw! heed;
gradually advancing.; Sales yesterday Of SOO bx 4.
ixlo 4:52.62i; '156 his: fOxl2at
ASHES—.Efav, a4apced. Sales of - 2 tons
Pearl- at Bc.; , zoichliga r at, 6c:;':2 taps
Pots, at OcV;—alt forcash.:, - • •
FLOUR-=-Sales 150 bbls. in to tit - "s , CS'iblitj i .....
O. Retailing trorn . store at $4,12i(a5,25, as ip.
gnantity..
GRAIN Safes
of - ail kinds 'inoderate. — Wis!
ticOie 0at5.37023c.. 'Rio' 4 2 64 ; " 400
, , 4c. ; Co rn
43c. - -
=GROCERIES.-No-'change to report, pOqtst
SALT—Sales 200 61)18. at
BACON --Marker without change.
Bucinesp:geaetally dragjgliitklic.tiia_yesterday.
MASONIC NOTICE,
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A stated .mee ting Of:Pr - ant'hi - Lodge, F0,.224'
A. Y. Mascins, will be held in - tlie 'corner of
Third and Wood streets, this (Thursday) ivenirig :Norember'l.B, 1847, at 6. o'clock,' P. M. , -
Ey older of the
ASHBRIDGE, SecretarY Si'
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CAI
bfE to•the farm of •the subs sing ris
Wilkins TowilithiP . r. Allegheny- Ouuty, ee the
Franklin" idad, a Small muly Bull, iukiesed'in be
about isccyearield;miith red'.and
ownoi• is ragas:Med to come forward, - prose -:propel.
ty, pay charges and take him - •
• novlB war" •1' - LEVI 14.P.IliTYEE,
Mitriehester- Lots at 'Auotion:
ALES will be held at BUTl l SidOeAuction Store-;.
k,) in Allegheny; on Saturilay evening, - November
213th, at 7 tYclocs; and at Davis , Auction - Agatha, in,
Pittsburgh, on Monday and - Tuesday eveniaga, - No*,,.
22d and-23d, at 7 Waxen. '
The Lots are all inarzedlty.stakos and numbered„
and Diagrams pxepared, copies or which can be bad,
9,f:flail-at Co., or ef Townsend & Co. at Mancilesteri
at ) Burssides , or at Davis , Auction Store, or'-of the
cscriber. - - - -
. Parties wishing to purchase,
_are invited exam:eia.
ine'the groind before the Wei. : •
Gso:- BREED,
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-*..94_1V000t at
movlit
2 5.eticro Do l : 77 ) s '''
REMEMBER, that D.R.'lteit.P/PS
2,) maintain a heilthy,icenditioo.. of the digcny.
tiSe organs, and give the - constitution Omer to ear.
ry on its wawa means acorn. Indeed; in the US.
oldie N 0.2, we' di rec tly-support , the of, the.
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CONSTITUTION •:"'" r"-
and itisestonishisg to see the many bopeleis daseei;
in which the APoweri iliVature, prove, successful;
when her steps are- rather' joUoto ed,
.11411 directe4,
For sale, wholesale and ritail, by
- • 8 ' L. CUTHEERT,
Smithfield, near 3d st. - .7'
Alma by; John War :lien; Penn and pasts
bthAillid, Pittsburgh.; Wm. tole Dinnend;
glieny_city; Smith, Birmingham. novIEV
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I N the. Court of Cpmmon Piens of Allegheny cone, f
-ty in the commonwealth of Pehosylitatt4OtL ,
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June- TerIII, .184.7.... - No. a.' !;. L,.,.,. -. ' 2 . • --,..,-: ': ',.
. - vitt , In the matter of the• voluntary:ainv.
N. i. ry 1e... Gigot:neut . of Rohm' Sinclair. .' . •. ' - i
And now,Nov. IQ, 1547, - necount - of ,
atildgnee having beeneihibited and dli.: I li
. ii), 44 4 . ed, said account is.conanined nisi.ank i
: 4 the Court direct that, notice of same- Init z l .
given brthree weekly publications in thelrottcity L ,
and, Weekly; Mercury and : Manifacturer,-,tha4,ssitt t i
itccount.will he.nll Awed by, the cottri;.oed.conarmeit s i
i'molutely, on the, 4th Monday (the - :27th day)" oDe
ddintide next=un less
:: eicepio nrtbe ale 3 . to said at "
lowance, And that Austin,.Wfif.lo•Fsqbe N ipoili, s)
ted to. audit and . : . a.diult, sale account , .10. the event of I
exceptionelielng ftled:iNc.ieto' . .:end titi'diatriliate;
balance to aid among the Cieldors -- ,
,By the Collie.- : - ,'.1111?;..A.id Iffilit.7,4irdtiOr i •-: .
Notice ischemby - giv_enthat I- !NW attend; at ; uny,
*thee in. Burke , a 13!tilding, on -Fourth litOZ - in the city,
of Pittsburgh, p for the'purplis&Of in) , appointment.. i
on'hfondayi the -ad day of linuary, 1 848ilatiWhicla
time - otia . place, all - persons, having aticst ~i'
the 'estate" ,, •ll
ofo tiert , Sinclair; in _ihfithandriror4is
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assign ee, "nrit'yeipii ested tit , present:the :ri me, ~ -, .i.:_, , 1!
, , .-- q • WAI..E. AUSTIN, Auditor.
novll3tdat3tir
tio(hing S Clothing,;
;'I 7 IT.E. haie op, hand a largeand,;imperio-r atOCk o
y }early' mad e Clothing , - which we !win-sad' ca,
the Mostreasonable -terms, nonsiatiag 4
Engiiih black bro*n l ,--tun and fancy Denier °lies -
and business CoaTW, . _
English brown and, bhie'Pdiati,?Palto; Isaac'nr. - bnoli tress Coois
=r
Enilish and French black, brown, blue". and:grata
cloth Sack gad palto C oa t s .
Super super Mackinac blanket aack 4 A4:
blabli and
Plain and'iliecyr..iblaCk' Casihnere;Panti.'
Raney. Plain. and striped' i<l ° .'
Black and - 611.10:Saltpeter t 241 -
Blabk. and fancy Satin-Vests.
Fancy., Baratlia siLk ;.; . -(3
Black., ‘c c ` c.
Fancy. and - plain -Cagim .ff :2
Cealtalatee Orsalf , t ,
Also; - Shirti;,. diaivers; shins, silk s and
drainers, scarfs, crarats,pock et hdkfsisdeaii,*tli Prei
money vests, &c. -. • .AIicKER re. MEYER
flatalYl.4kaker & 614
'6 . doors belOw'4o:'
notpi
1111ORGAIIT , S. COUGH. SYRUP.-4t, proved to bft • .
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ffilltegreAt kaßacesia,curinging child" tingrasa.--
leg:cough. t , r•
Pions the Teionetanaa Ba.tiner,„ltov. 3, 180,
COVOLtSTAU,P% . .
We are eat In the liahit Of litiftlrik,' touch lcse
king Patent mealeitt6;:t?tit we feet dispoied
eoraidetid . ldortaeit .g•Srop, to these Whii
haimg tried the iitailietaidibi
to renteise a constant and distressingcoughithithid ;
for swieralittayo alninted-one of our claildseo,irithont„
anccess,wemereinduce&to try, Morgatt , a-Cough
Syrapvmal.b.l.itite/lerlvaa pbleblerll44feW:h!illres
It prated to, be the. panacea is this Case at iaLleti.7.•.--
Prepared wholesale and retail by- the priptiators - -
c JOHN .14.011GALN, Draggoit,
14,1 door below:llama:day
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