POTSVILLE. Saturday Morning, May 23,15-16. VOT.NnT , 13 rALER. ;111. kis :Real Esate<ime Contr-ggenties, •,.,. . i _ • Caller of Third & Chcst - ri Street. Philadelphia, ' N 0.160, NU:I:gall Sreciet r , "Sew Veit, • No. 16, Stare Street, Amnon, And ' . : Socalt can cnrncr ornaltimore.,& Calvert Streets, Etalitimore, is our A cent for re , :eivintipuhstriptlotis arid isdiertisernenta for the Miners' journal . tirc.lf - 811nA.Sc4 ' .1 This kind of Insurance is frieinntog to attract eon tderable attention In thl. tonntry. l Pamphlet* ton tainivathe necessary Information, can:be obtained at Iltaotfice where application can be nude- Jnne.2s AGENTS FOR WW I MINERS' JOURNAL: I Itlinersifie—Charles R,'Be Forest- Pan eabAll—Henrv•StiimAer.• I Who are nothonsed to receive subecrlptionn and ad vertisetnents for the )liners Journal. . APPRENTICE WANTED..--An iicti l ve bo%, atinut fifteen years of age, of a ;:t•axl moral character. who is sufficiently edul:!ated for the purpose, will be talien-as an Apprentice to the Printing busi ness, at this office. None hut ode who can bring at' nexCeptionable references as to eluracter need apply. .Hti:stu: has been received, hat c The attempt at poetry to below par. Tho Governor's Proclamation, volunteers of the State to hold thetri l l diness for immediate service, will be day's paper. . • - - Filly taecss.aa VoLcirrsarts. -- 'of Pennsylvania to fill up the fifty iunteess, placed at the . disposal of .t ; is Six reglinenta- T ancl . the ,overtio " received an order from the Presiden and hold six regimeute the MilitiJ for active service. CONGRI.;:tsSit/:siAlr. The proceedinits of 4 t:rtozzehe du week evince i detcrei r ination on Alt . Government., to prosecute the exist vigor, and bring it too Npeedy termi I ' bills which have ahead y : passed the t, Congress, authorize the enh4unent of 10,090 unteers, and such eit r increpe in the surly and navy as will place 80000. hind and _sea forces ai the disposal of the Prectit. The appropriations made and:proposed, 41 equal or exceed $2O 000,- 000. 'l ite sentime+ of the pies, arid the loge of the peopte,...nisedfested at putdic meet inge throughout thet-r:;\ippear to be in en -lire accordance vrithtthe, action of Congress.± Whatever diperence at opinion may have exited concerning the war , before its commencement, there appear, now to be but une sentiment in re gard to the matter—that it ought to be prosecuted • in such a manner as to eitsure the . victory 'of' A' merican arms, save the .National flag from dis grace, and terminate it "aa speedy as possible.. On `Saturday lasi the Senate was not in session 'The bill in riation tothe raising of a regiment of Mounted ritlemeo, was taken up. The House receded by a vote of 96 to 60 for its aMendment repiiring the officers to be taken from the super numerary officirs of the army, and ;he bill was passed. . Nothing else. of general interest transpired on Saturday. 'On Monday the proceedings were not for-the most part of generallinterest. A bill was reported •tio the House fox increasing the rates of postage. „ In Renate ) on Tuestlitir, Mr. Benton from the. M ilitary Committee, reported a bill supplementary to the act for prosecuting •the exis:ing war with Mexico,' and for ether purposes. The Post Office appiopriation bill was taken up. Mr. Speight of Mississippi, said be would not oppose the bill; but denounced the cheap poitage scheme as intended:. to keep up high taxes, • lie asked if the committee intended tiny change.' Mr:.Niles of Conn. repliL chit the cOminittee contemplated ab change-aa being ni , c - Tssary. Toe Home en the same day took up the army egpropriation% bilL There is little doubt that it will be passed by a large majority. On Weednesday in the llmese,, Mr. Stewart ai). Mitted a resolution instructing the Committee; on Military Afrairs, to report a -bill to in,;rease the pay of, voluatee.rs to ten dollars a itiOnth; and up_ propriatine io those serving to tho end the war or who die'in the service, one hundred and sixty ; acre's of land. • • The Washington correspondent of the United , States Gazette , un d er Uste of the Inch inst. writes , • as follows: "I hear itlstated, that the commutes on Naval •• Affairs have had thirilicrettie of the Navy, imme diately, under con'sideratien, and have resolved to teceritimend a sulficient appropriation for the erec tion by contract of, twelve iron war ‘leititiers of about tsootons kitchen each, and an iron frigate. The frigate lis ni he .pierced for sixty, gUns. and each of the Steamshipirsix 32 pounders: ex penditure will reach several millions, and it is tin : deristood that Mr. King of Ga. will, on Tuesday neat, report Ito the HoUsii a bill making pitkisten for the cons ruction of llacse vessels. , . ' T7te l o t a4 ',,ko of the easu —Mi. Ritchie, in is paper of ITtnirsday night, (more prokrly day. morning) calla upon:the fauhlul to reduce the Tariff forthoSith. .We have ti surplus ofl tWelve millions, he 'says, in the 'l'reasuiy, and 1‘.4 ti tan this .cum, trust, brim; the contest to a speedy and succeistul terminanon. Otheijs, taros," too, calculate that tt sill cut at least fifteen and „not unlikely fifty milli:tins'. But the last (joke that a reduction 'of the llutica will increase the reirenue, .N`ove is the tittle," exclaims this Solo mon, "to Stag against the Tartlf , system. The country deniands ,Justice requires it. The - power is ptitiinto the hauls of the republican party to consemin to this reform. We die waiti n g with great impat4nce for the' House to act .upon the Tariff questiiin " . Now I [Mist heteeeh - Mr, R. not to write so fat 'attics/sly. will be the death of hia'read'erra yet. Why; Ibe can almost make a dying man Laugh; ,and the more ic . resiatibleis his fun from the fact that .it is uttered ;OM all the gravity and sincerity it funeral sermon .' Really Mr. R. is .the greatest joker of the age; • melancholy cannot Lye' in the same atmosphere with kiln. Pray, have • mercy! upon us, 3t12 R, and suspend your jokes for a short time." The bill file. the construction of war steamers alluded to atiov i tt, was reported on the 20th. it appropriate* - k . 0,000,000 7foe tho piupcia6. IThe bill was ordretl _lo be printed and referred Co .he ViCrnraitteeo r f ihe whole. ,' husinessraf Lila luru: Tapia zapidifincreasing in this Country and particularlsl in ail: A single Comtrani•in N!oir 'York jitsated no leas ibao 272 the month of April, and 142;1 durktg she hist twelv e /Moo • The. Mauch Chuilk Gazette dates, that tto damage; was done to the Lenigh WOrki On the Lehigh by ;the reefnt i lreshet. It is also supposed that the Del6ware I.)Ovi.ic:n of the Pcnuiylvania C'snat bultirdaine,l IMI 8 . 0.:431 74711N150 13110 P AND'PLANINS/ Mr. Henry &ranch of this bormigh hasrecently erected *large two•stori frame building, on Iforwegian street above the basin, for the.purpoie ol turning and planing by steam power The turning tatbea are already In operation, and it is the intention :if Mr. Strauch to put up the planing machine as soon as porsible. The steam engine which is of eight horse power, is a very neat piece of workmanship. and works will. IL was built at the Eagle !yen, VlTorks of C. W. Pitman, Esq., and the first engine turned out at that establishment: We have no doubt that Mr. Strauch will do welt with his ' new establishment, aathere h a great'deal of work or the kind to be done. in this vicinity, and he is known to be a skilful mechanic. • ~~ Caere GROdERY.—Mr. J.'T..Hazzard, has recently converted his Grocery Store next to Mr. SiHimmel; new build in ge, into a Green Grocery nit the sale of.Ve-- getables,Fru its, &c. dr.c. 'Mr. Hazzaikhas 'fitted up the establishment with much mete, and his store looks very much like a market house on a small scale, with siparate stalls for different articles. In addition to Vegetables and Fruits, Mr. H. keeps, constantly for sale tho best qualityCof oysters and all kitids of fish which are in season in _Philadelphia. Millis prices are moderate cud his store worthy of patronage. .Cnit.D"Bs.vett Pb)CIS - ThincvDiNG.—We learn that on Monday': last,xiltile Mr.'o, land° Dufsrof this borough was walking by the Norwegian Creek, his attention was attracted by the cries °of some boys. On looking ba..k be discovered that a child bad f.illervin,the creek which was much swollen by the recentlrains, and was runninrwith a very strong current. lie plunged In and taught hold of the child, but was obliged :to let him go, and scramble out on the bank, as he could not sustain himself against the current while encumbered with the boy. ll' then ran down the side of the creek. till he came up wil h the apparently lifeless body, when be again jumpednto the water, and brought the boy to the shore. After considerable dilliultY the child -was restored to consciousness. and is now 'well. Ile , is a son of Mr. Allander llethrington ;NW's borough, and is about.fwe y ars of age. Too mach praise can not be awarded tr l Mr. llufur for his exertions to save' i the life of the chi d. l • , . ODD Fet,Lows OELEDRATION.—Wedegday next is the day appointed for the grand Procession and celebra tion of the I. 9. or 0. F.,of this region„ Such arrange ments have been made as cannot fail to Make the oc casion one of great interest. We learnlhat it is the intention of the Odd Fetlowsof Reading, to visit Potts: ville on Wednesday, and lodges front other Mallet' are expected to be present. By referende to the Pro gramme published in last week's paper, the order of proceedings tan t, , ascertained. The Only cl4nge in the Programme tb p that instead of having the . address delivered in the li i resbyterian Church; they will urn. reed to the grove not the Port Carbon toad, tfthe Weath er Is clear. If It !Meld rain, the celebration tvill be held in the Town 1011. nilot appear calling upon ( selves in rea found in to- The quota thousand vol -46 President, has , already t.:ordor out in redineas ~ l r ing the last 'e part of our I. ng war with ation. The IF° Houses of FRESH VEGETAI4,.LES — FISH Benyl and Baler advertise that at the old stand the corner of I.:enrre and 3lahatit'ongo streets, they Will continue to .stipply their citsh)rhers• with Fish, Vegetables, Fruits, at a small aditince oa Philadelphiaprires. jThese -gentlemen know well how to'cdier for the imbli take, aid those who may wish to purchase [ , any articles in their line, to fry", slew, or boil, iv dl doubtless receive the worth of their tnoney by i vi4g Me;srs. B. & K.. a call• . • SWINE —The ordinance a g ainst - :Swine running at large, will be enforCed after the 6th °Nitric. Right. The Chief Burgess deserves the tnanks of the public forlis determinat on to enforce the ordinances. ' •- 11111 MALI lasi week, Meet of Se 1 hat Col F. M. Wynkoop of the Irtße; .:1 uylkill Co. Volunteeis had gone to V:.ts.'h ingtan wit a tender of the services tif the Regiment to the Preside t. Col: Wynkorp l proceeded first Le liar niebura, an a ft erwards proceeded to Washington with 4 recomme dation from Gov. Shank : B y a letter from thatop to a gentlema in thia borougb, we learn that he had an interview with the Preside o , who ex pressed grit t satisfaction at the promptness with!which tlie Mount s n Boys of Pennsylvania have eciponded to the call of heir country, and recommended Mitt the Regiment s ould recruit and drill, as they might tie call ed upon at n early datein ca..e the elouth shouldprove tardy in fu istling the requisite numb . er of volunteers.' In accords e.e*qthi pe-vecommendatton of tic Presi dent, the y Hops companies of our borough havel open. ed recrultin stations and have issued handbills ci.alling fur volunte re of ralpp their ranks and our streets for severarevening i s bav been enlivened with marttai mu. ste from two of three. Bands' ' drawing up recruits 'for I -v different committee. • i.. . • .. On Wedlsdny ereninglast, upon receiving the news of the victo l y at i l ttetamoras, the Waihington Artiller ists fired a natibind Salute of 29 guns hnYoung*llill. 1 Barrattoa.-Maday-last 'was the annual baitaliun day and the invincibr , e ,, ll:chuyikill.County :llt turned out in ionsiderable ndrnbera. The Hibernia-Ickann Guards under ciaaimend or Cant. C. F. Jeekion, Oared edabout thirty muskets, and looked very well. i kehn w apresent cut the occaaann. I Cracua. 7 -The Circus Company ,of the Messrs . Howe gave fotir i rerforninnees in this ,borough on Monday . t and Tuesday—afternoons and evenings. lioth the' after noon entertainm i mta were well attended, and in the even hags the canvass !Pras crowded to its utm,ost, rapacity. - The ridinjof Madiuni Macarte &ill exceedingly &aired. She is very graceful and her feats. upon ilior , eback are the mostextraordinery that we have ever ;own performed by a female equettilian. t Mr. Ilohleais al=o an excellent ri der, and Mr. Cole has ti o. equal in posturi4. Dan Rice, the clown is very amoihng, and his jokes (kept the audi ence in a roar of laughter:almost:incessantly. Mr. and Mrs. Rtuadidl, So Scotch giant and giant4aa travel with this company. Mr; liixon's feats of ttren4 are very stir prising,'and the riding of his eon, a child only eight years age woo one of !the'rno-t astonishing performances we have ever witnesed. Alte,iether, circus Certain ly is worthy of public patronage. ; GEN. TA YLOR'S SITUATION. 1-,'The effort of the • President in his recent' Dies. 1 sage to throWl !the responsibility on CriM. Taylor for the expo+ situation in wh'ich lie was left , was considered unmanly, and unworthy a Presi dent of the Milted States, even by hiseiwn parti sans.: Recent ' official documents published; how- ever, throw a different fight upfn the subject. •• General Tayllor arrived at the left bank.of the 'Rio Grande, o posits Matamoros,. on the 27th of March. In his letter of the nett day to the Ad jutant General of the Army, Omura! -ray lor calls ;loudly for moist men • "Under thisi state of things, I must again and urgently Tall your attention to the necessity of •speerly sendin,,ol•recruits to this army. •,. • "The militia! of Teoas are so•remste from the border , • that, we minnot cis pen& upon their aid. "The •sirength pained by filling , up the reg.': m •ntri here, eren to the present' feeble establish ment, would be of very:great' importance." - • "coriespotident of ths,New Odeon's' Jefferso ! nian says, that Gen. Gaines has, for a.iong time, ken endeariprihg to induce the President to send [Ors men to Gen. Taylor, but he vas t not suc ceosful. The Assaults of the Mexican army, hovv evil., did more than dbneral Gaines could effect. This certainly extraordinary,' particularly since it is'statcd that Gen. Scott was not even made acquaizufd with the disposition of the A merican Arniyi . under Gen. Taylor. Can it be possible that Gen. Taylor was" left in that eiposed situation merev to invite an attack from Mexico, ai an excuse td plunge the country into awar I jThe Convention of the . Protestant Episcopal Chu i rcl; ia . now in session in Philadel phia. The att l endatice is large. '. Goon Gnscrcros.—The folks of Nevi (Menne became so elatrld At the news from the seat of war, Widch announcied the haltering dawn of Materna rae, that, accor d ing to the Picayune, they resolved to carry the war thto dfrcox. Ohl the blood thirsty dogs, where will they stop 1 Pnooness or • Lociirocoteir.--Senator Allen and the Harrisburg Union, are out in favor of electing the Jtidgei of,.the United State! Count' ,exery Ana lieitts„ Local affctirs: Mos' sa.TENTs to Porr.vit.t..—We: stated OE FROM TIME 5131 LT OF , . Pro of eif the Campai gn . E;igagemqid befu4.ll. Captain Walkeei eons ' pang or Texan hangers and a large body of Nexicans—Loss'of eight or len AmerieastSol-' diers—Thirty Iturtcans supposed ta i i's •- - • The news from the Seat of War this , Week is of a highly interesting character. Monda y's mail brought us the intelligence of an.engagentent be tween i company Of Texan Rangers under the eonamand of Captain Walker, ands superior force -of ,Mesicans, by WIMm the Americans were our-. rounded. From various papers we glean the fol lowing particulars. , . 111, - I.H! It appears that Captain Walker had !,been' Sta tioned between Point Isabel and Matrimeras ' fcr the purpose of keeping open a' comn i atinication with the American 'camp. . Finding that some wagons which bad started from Point Isabel for the camp were retu'rriing, he determined, on the 27th to sally out with twenty-four men on a recon noitering 'expedition, and if possible to 'est4blish u communication with Gen. Tayliir. When about ,half way between Point Isabel and the camp he was surrounded by a large body of Me:iictins, esti mated at 1500 in nuinher. Captain W's forces were cornposed in prtof raw recruits, who, panic stricken; did netlolady the command to retreat into the chaparal, and the consequence was that the most of them were killed and taken Prisoners., Captain Walker estimates that thiityMexicans ,were slain in the engagement.. s , ' . Battering doyen rflatannorag. ' • . Great . Loss of _Mexicans,'' The news received on Wednesday stating that I• 1 ; the 111exican ' city of Nlatainoras was I battered I. down, and that the stexicaris had lost , from 3,t0 I I 700 killed in an attack on the Anterican 'earrqa— ;l • 1 appears to have been greatly exaggetated. The I - subsequent accounts from ,the Seat of ;War gives ;, . the folio% mg information, •which-may tie co:laid' . , 1 ered as MTicial. ' I • : •I; ; - • ATTACK UPON GEN. TAYLOR'S. CAMP. 1 • , .. , On the tat of May the main body of the Army of Oc.. cupation Marched truth the could on the, Rio • Grantre.. leaving as it gait - aim in the told works oppcssitefltlatain ras': the 7th 1:, gitn. nt hi Infantry and two cianpan:es of ArtillelT, helium:nth d by Lapt. Lowd and Lteet. bragg— tile witule is entinandeu by -Major Irown. Tilt 4,n : w r y. On the - .:,n.1 the I, my' en, amped at Pont hsalail. Luray. in the Morning of the tld a heavy Cllllntmude sibs tv....i'd to- the str.•ct on of Matamoros, obis h was cant-hoed slaSay. toe dl.y and at ietervals thrtoth the In zht-ti•der:n4 the day of the 4th. OwinS to the aiI:IL:W.& oi • edninioniting u WI the tort- no hdeligence Was rye, s - ed id Sietal !Mos - - ters -- respeeting tie . reatilt of the cannuatille 'uht.ll the snit:nip s of the Li t. when a party set torwillil tes.cuniniu nititte, rtrunght a 1 d,.: pot.h Min Major Ilr.',,Wit, a:mishits ring the pa:oculars. a brief starement of wid,„"l a ti,11,,,,c, ..• At 3 OLIO: k on the Ill:ening of the :id a Strew,. op•saol upon the far; truMisne ot the Mexican hatturies. alai was COMM. ii . 1%i:11 ,cy. it L:1111;'. 1 Titi• tire wit., linin,diately returned and the lattlery silenced in thirty Minutes—two of the enentv'a guns supposed to be dismountial.l • The enemy then couttneuctin: tiring titan tiro Itiwer fort • and mortar battery, a tarok linos of tllO2 slid shells was! `kept up Lad without datitilat tO the fort. ur gat rbion. • A ,ItAittl.ral , tire wait 1101 Q kept up by our, eighteen prAintli`re upon theinency's gAti, and the city i)t..,..llett.ono ries. the con-ulatt fl ags being Ale-petted- 'll 'r The tire of the enemy • with kept up without eessatifin lipid hall pa-t 7. At ten it. atlas tc inpurarily ;sal:ended. but recommenced and rothitiued ar Intt , rt-alsil until /2 at night. Althou4h it is belliNtal that 'tone laaklbt.l3ooshot were fired by the enemy during this period, tun ant cam. arty occurre d—sa serpequitot 11 Conipany :id liithiory la, ,inz killed. Not one of our guns was dhuietintetl, damht the enemy's tire was concentrated for some ben on the to pout-her battery. and the shot freemanmy la-trus k the embrasures. At 3 o'clok op the morning 01 hue 4th the tiroWas resumed by the many, cuonnucii 114 twelve or fifteen shots, and kept up at Ilhig intervals duryrig the day-, . 1 but without etlia4. • The altit/Un.t 0" dallraitj dutle to the enemy,l,Ja.yond hi honing their bat cries, cannotyet be correctlyknower. Capt. Walker sod six others of the Texati 'tiuluntaaira, hrOuzlit the de-r.uehe:i into Point Data..l. It in suppo,ed the 3 to 1/000 /ktrlxieltrtl'attacked the fort, and the'rhaparal -is full of them i ur lioye 'el ism stunted one of their IA poun ders, and threw 0. 50frtilet in the atr. Our inforrnantlassurg.s us thia it Was under ood to he _Geri. Taylor's intention to remain at -Point Isahel 'initil that , s po=t should he perteetly fortified, and a large a .Oession of ' trormashouid arrive. captains, Thornton and naedie, and Lieut. Kane 'were taken prisoners by the Mexicans. Caplain T. UPI not-ens coped as was -reported. H! was thrown offl his horse over a precipice, and - thund 'a day or two after, 42 an loser , sible state. .. . - , , I i , . . I 4 ~' , ' ° A letter from Washington, publLshen in me Led ger, State y - I , • I i Private otters from. Point Isabel state that the attack: upon Ge. 'Taylor's ramp commenced un the:, horning la i the4B.l in, 'Ant, fromplatamorus, and also' frOth the east tfide - of tli t Rio Gr ns 4le, and that the firing hadibeen epn u tinned at • te:as:ldr two or three days.. Nothing is said of the destehrtiou'of Matacnorae, or the killi4 ,of seven hundred Mexicans tk• It is not etated, indeed, ~ 5 . tutor- of them. Whether any Mexicans were killed, though it la Men tioned that one .9zaericua wll.l--a Sergeant. 7 7114-tit is no doubt that cOnsiderable damage was done to ,the city of Matamoros, though the Panes of the Consulate Were keptdying during the cannonading, and the 1/011,er.'fiorn which they were displayed respet tel It is probe blethitt a n um heV. of the Mexicans were killed, but it sveo of, course nu possible to -Peak with certainty.. Gen. Taylor wasstill atl Point babel and his position considered Very preca rioue. I • r One letter states that the Mexicans on the east's side of tlFe - river lought their - way into the, American Omni'', but were repulsed'and driven out whit consitleriddelotia. This lettelr suites the, number killed in Jlataruoras, I and in the attacks on thel east aide of the river, at 3tal and the nutri • be{' of Wallie, destroyed at ten. The number,ef Amer- Icons killechfsistateil at Some five or six, and thinivounited at about the time another. Thi; account hi Le4ved to . .. ~ . belthe most adeurate. •-• ', I `",', ~ .1 The ‘l, - nalungtori Union, of, r litirrolay everting, says : Wit, Irani that alespatches; - teere.reeelvjNl.thh, evening frOm Gen. T.irlor, elated 34.straSstettaitant=-Souith Point Inane!-and thertat on the /tip Grubdti, perfell site. The affair With Captairs7Wlllkclits Texan"- angers, 118 - rei)re , ented by rumors: r ival trte . loo • ,&%teritted. In the temporary, absence of tfiaf galltird and • Pspriaing °fil ter his company lost, by a surprise, till of men '- . .-8 or 10. ; •a-, -- ' '• I . Captains Tshorntott and Hardee: and I.leutenant Kain , , all of the Oil dra.toons. hod arrived unhurt, priarmers of war, at Matanioras, and reported themselves to Gera Tay. lor, by letuu r us ktritfiv treated. ~ ' I iI I 1 In the cannonade Maj.irltrbwn, Captain :Mansfield of the engineers , . -f,,h4littin Lowd, and tile garrison ivere]all nmph distinguished., Gen. Taylor always .Writea coahly. - His March, wheal he expected to most 3000 31e . 2 , ti0n hOne, wee: a gidlant enter - prase. , The Mexicans havenot proba• bly bad, good l and bud, 4000 troops,son the ' Loaves 'Rio Grtutde. I • Ortormen Orr!—The French Schnonet dieehde. Packet' No. 4, Captain IPorttele, arrived here yesterday', 1 'rihe woe from LP:et - pa:o, hound ,for Matamoros, but was, ,ord.,rad elf from the month of-the Rio Grande ou the Isi,instant„ by the United States brig Lawrence. ' • I 11' :. ' • Cot- HAY .J.-A geld:smart who arrived from', fialreSten. .y 1 yesterday . 11 Ides to lei tat-apes dote in regartryi this ,gals hutt Texas Langer,. the. authenticity.of which ivri du not doubt: s I' - s -' ' e • - I • I I •,, Col. Canallea a MeXican- chief., at the head I c't''ti lar , re . ._ . FI " - '.-• body of cavAliy, scot word to Col. flay, 0 - 1,64 s at . iAn. j• tenth, to Ow Argot that li. Col. Coinale , , was at ilUi head of 1300 Mrxiette cavalry upon ihn Arroyo ColOrliio. pod ar should he v ri happy to mech'e there Cull .I.l.l.,V=lland the, /3. , thg ,, r , °- . I • ° l • I,. . To this' C d, 'flays promptlyi•egpondoc by : the sutras messenger. t tot n would give hiM plcarurn to Pay . .his res peet, to Col. Canahis, buthihat he would aecordi o-lv wait upon Ithn f that purpose-vvith 400.jtnrigdrs on lyedne.,.. day meat!. hneth iu..1., 7 . . ' • . ... • ~ I i day thi luterchanze of .courteties take place—And we have no ~,i.on to donts,..it, fur Hay, 6 cluterinined to cut his way - ko Gen. Taykea com e t—eve thall ii.suredly bear of,w er work•thait tiny which tuts ye been re ponal. , 1 1 , 10S OF MExt co.—The North A men grsilaY says :—..We are prep i tred Ito rlvery hest authcoity, that itlltts y the government that Ceti ral Pratt to the City of Mexico. It 'i r s l itot ex he will participate .th the prey tit taritg liio as he cannot t Cruit in e laurels olthat contest will !it , left to Tns IN can 'of T 1 state', on th l tiCtt 4 imined is to' .march pected that gle on , the season. 'l, gTi t " i lr ' be reaped fii . the . sword of the aan ,' , aylor.— When thejnain army shalltiave been eoacentra ted, the herti of. Lundy's Lane will lead itkerii to the Capital:Of Mexico. • ' .• i I:: We underkand that a high military ',' lbority e in . Washington has exprtssed the Cipinio but the volunteer forces cannot _be concentrat ton' 'the Rio Grande beforO the close of August or the open ing of tiepterober. ; The task of colleetit!eueh a force from our widely.extended territory, Organiz ing and preparing them for. the- field,. cannot. be effected, even.with the most strenuous (4,ertiOns , . , before that ( period : The army , .will consists, of twenty odd tbOusand men, and will be iikovided with :all that's necessary to ensure triumph. ' . ' " This measure will meet the approbation br the entire American public. The most vig,oroda coun sets are now the most moderate. as theytiii ill ser cure an early] anti glorious termination of Ithis un r happy'contest. Stich any army of AniericanS, led on by such a chief, is now the best and only • peaci-maker.l Thel selection of General Scott' for.. this high service will be received by the army and the people with Universal applause. Intrepid, cautious and enterprising, he will not only win glory', for himself and his country, but by. guarding against the excesses which invading armies too at test commit, ;will protect that glory from ,istaiel.', li/ITNERSI i;' . JOUMAL. THE 111 , ' Proc. Rtion 'of the:Governor Governor Sinink tuts promptly-responded to tali cond. try's call the following Pro ‘ clamation. , Peantsloaaia, as. in the name and by the authority of the Comnionwealth of Pentokylvanis. By Frauds R. Shank, Governor • of the said Commonwealth..' . A PROCLAMATION: . Whereai, the President of the United States, in his Proclamation of the la th ' instant; has announced *that by the acts of tbe Republic of Mexico, a State cif.Wat exists between , that Gov - erne inland tbe United States. And whereas, It is our first duty to acknowledge our dependence upon the Greaf Ruler of the Universe ;,-.r•l do, therefore, invoke the good people cif the CoMmon, wealth, by their religion and their patriotism, to 'sub mit, as freemen should, to this dispensation of .Prori, dence, and humbly ask of Him, who alone cap give counsel and strength, to sustaimus in the Last resort of injured Nations. .• ' - And whereas, the President has been authorized by Congress to call for and accept the services Of fifty thousand volunteer soldiers, to protect and maintain the honor and security of the Union. And whereas, All the force that may, be required promptly and efficiently to conduct the war, and bring it - to °speedy and successful termination, should 'be in' readiness to meet every contingency that may eicnt in its progress. • .nd - whereas.The Union ofthe States binds together the seperate Sovereignties, and seethes one cOmmon fe . elingand interest, in which the people of l'enti...3 Iva = /Lai:oy participate. . 1 The officars and sotdiers of the Commonwealth will, therefore, with that alacrity and 'zeal Which animate freemen, and for which they are distingutAlied, hold trie.thselves in readiness promptly to meet and repel the enemies of the Ilepnblic, and to preserve the rights and honor, and secure the perpetuity of the Union. All persons who havn charge of Public arms, and other munitions of war, are reminded by our eisting relations that It is their imperative duty immediately to prepare them for the public service And whereas, the power , of the Union ma. 4. cßer ;ice for protection and defence, in all emergencies, by, the harmony and ene'rgi of the people of each Mate- - therefore, . All' the citizens of the Commonwealth are Oliorted to he united, gran and decided in preseradng ordlir. pro= motiug concord, and maintaining the ethesey;W: the laws; and in slumming and invigorating ill 1110 -leas tires which may be adopted by the constituted author ities for obtaining a speedy'. just ann ;lionorablei peace. Given under my hand and tll4 Great Seal of the Cmn-• monwealth, at Harrisburg. tie sixteenth day Of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty-six, and of the Conunonaital:h the 'seven-, tieth: - By the Governor. U. MILLER;, Secretary of the Commonwealth. MEICO-4TS RESOURCES AND !uItsRAOER.—. The Cincinnah Daily Chronicle. df the 12th inst., contains a long and interesting ankle under the abOve heading, which being of iMportatice l at. this; tisne, we extract the followieg:- , , Melieo'has generally, been y much unilet , rated : Frrst , because the peop aof - the Untied States, speiiking a different language. and being a different r ace, have..troubled .theiti.sel es Ty.lit• . Ale • about the NleXicans; and.' seensully, because. they base been so ill gove'rtied, and add supw an intellectual- rank, that the people of. the pilled States could not refspect them. 11Totivithstanding this., however, Mexico is a veryy.extensiVeceuntry, with a large population, an 4. 1, ,; much ju t trinlic strength. Its natural positi4n any resources 1113 V be, tblis stated aqua' Population, • The extent of NI twenty•fiee titates,, ita population aho ted dates., The natural rei!eL hard'y imrpassed 2 by With a low coast a nor of the countrY pea. at '.ri ,hcight mountains Cif.'our IS, nail althungh much' a climate capable. ' ! ductions of litaLlut in• England.. " 7 009 will Like the travel sphere of the coali Its : greatest incotii that iof • very shall Li hie i also extends! If a .. - relitt barrier in t I . '1" le greater par inha6it the souther its . Vast territory rill • unknown. The p habitill and .knoviii ruiner:, and prodtich Lxiistaln and Littoral .1 1 he population aliounitie nrillion he tiafely affirmed; India6s, or of inix'e Ttio following at ico :I-, : $ - Cale', • ' Mexico, • Puebla, ' • Guanaxuato, Guadalaxara, Chihuahua; • gaxoco, San Louis Po Zacatecas, These are larg population. The ci a place of great sp It has hardly yet • tna'y be called sem' of manners, which into Spain by the receivtd a nery tine admixture with the 'The AC alwris ark, saitl,llo Mexican, I lowing are the chic: Bra Ports. Vera Cruz, CO mpeachy, I Acapulco, :Tampico, These are small pare ill with those • 7A few years sine co were:collected b tlild military coud lows Revenue, Debt,' ' Army, • Navy. Deducting the in , disposable ordinary ten" millions. In anlitary.e,yay,, and t i 'lexico is taxed to that. . . - From the charact r of her Port:; and, because she raises little snrp us produce. Mexico hi not a large commercial S ate. In additien to this, the habits of the people seem to have in them some tiling so lazy and unenterpriaing, that neither on land or ot-ean has there seemed much indication of .bold' adventure, I . . . P. We are -Laid tie M exicans are brave—that they have' a fine couniry, kind grime good officers., This M ty all be. so; but the 6 is wanting every where that itifirintlig mind, which in the United States di rects - everything, and is continually. advancing ; w h ic h lool t s to the'l future-, mot the - past fur the scenes of glory and l i 6chievernent. ~' • - --4. A not h er raring hai weighed heavily on Mexico. i l, That is a religion:: I Stale; and not merely of State, but which for ids any other. ~ The Third Artie,. of the Mexicarctenstitution, {adopted the 4th ó -:October, 1824,) which pee cedes the DeclaratiO of liepublicanisir. is— , The Religion ;if the ist(!gicall Nation ts, - and shall he. in perpetuity, the '... I postulic Roman Catholic Re ligion. The Natio protects this Religion by wise and just laws, an forbids the exercise of any other Religion." • We believe Mexico has not changed this article of her Political Cm4titution—the effect of - which is to deprive the not on of a vast many 'enterprt sing and energetic c igratits of the Angle.Saxon family. - .- -, .. Another characteriitie of Mexico - is the preys. lence of great popular ignorance. This arises, it is probable, from two causes—the native indolence Of the aboriginal infiabitants,,end -the 'exclusive religion of State. • The Mexican-Indian race are by nature indolent; and the Priests of a' sect which has no competitors among the people, will make little effort to advance the intellectual char- actor of that people.! .:- , ' A direct cOnsequebeeof this ignorance and in-. defence is the divisiola of the people into Factions, led by Military Phiefs. This is the reason why we hoar to-day sf Santa Anna in occident ; and then of the risen slat of Paredes; then of Arista." of Almonte; of Arnpudia, and of this, toati-and the other temporary Chief, under wh ose banner the divisions of the Army,'or the ignorant - populace rally, with no (Aftereffect than to divideOlistract and weaken - their country. It is a sad scene for the friends of Liberty to-see Republican Govern meat so distracted, and mismanaged—writhing and groaning in thecontortions of Anarchy!. , OE e mike, 1.000004 ft 000 1 000 exiro, then, is aboul -equal to 4 site Atom it, LI 15111(41, 2 1 t equal to IL:ll.ihatlef„tl: .111t1 . luresj of Afeicri,ere im•nense,. any country in the w all-- and alluvial hoftoin4, the line rises into - . vast piaihs, o i l. step..: i reater than that of the highest tales, and yet fertile,teinperate, il l of 4 wititin_thcs tropics, raving yielding thel yegetab!e pro • I tidy, in France,lor Devonshire, liday's journey ejays HH•tholdt, es from the st4focating • atmo to the region of eternal si,ow. ieniimee • and disadvantage is . limy. haillorS; a disailvlani age Ito the whole of Texas,land is e way of L.:unnterce, 1 . of the population of Mexico i extremity ; vihile nearly all Ithe north is uniuhabitd and rt of the country with:li is in lis .rich in soil; rich inl silver ive in all those tliaterials which li%iliird life. '. 1 Lf Mexico, we Of this pop hat three-fifthe Indians. . have sta t ed, is :it may dare atki;riginal o the principal gities of Alex- Intabittints.. • 185,040 I -. 72.000 - - so.od i o , I ‘ . 45.090 45,000 ldsi, 40.040 '20.10 , ! -23,0 0 towns for a .ountry pf that ity .of Mexico is !represented as endor, in building's and show. • owever, escaped fion whht i!..barharism—a savage Species Seems to have! berti 'mused n Sloori , h invasions, and to have I lure of the same , harbor by Indian races. ! • .. small ; hecause. as w - have arbors nre infetior. The fol t: sea pm ts !! -- . 1 Inhattittints. I t 5,000 0.000 . 5.000 3,000 .g for sea ports, anil com- United titates. d • l en the statistics of;Mexi 'McGregor, the financial of Mexic4 was as ful- I pl ace • f th • w h l r. that $15,000.000 ,'94,000 000 ; 7 .22,000 none. crest. of the Public llrbt, tha Reenue of Mcxico isl about d er .present state of anarchy, l ivit tlisaention's.!it is probable a .much greater extant than 01711 aotairrity. 4r , „ ) _ rotce of ScOutilkill Cotsnfy. • r ' • . lAt'n large and enthusiastic meeting of the'citi zena of Schuylkill Co:, held at the spacious Salotin of the Town Hall, (liberally tendered ,to the pub lie for the occasion; by the lessee, Mr. Peter F. Aludey,) •on Mo nday •afternoon, May . 18,1846, "to give expression blil,publie opinion, and 'adopt sdch measures aa • may be ' . deemed best calculated, to sustain the - government in • the• present seiter , ! gency._o s i • GEORGE HEISLER, Esq , wits chosen Pres ident— -• ' • , - . Capt. PETEIL AUTiAND, Joao - M. Cnostasrp;' Eowstin Cosattas, R'sq., Maj. Jour ,(I ‘ llESlp, FiIED'E. BESSISGEtt, MICRAXL COCHRAN, and G. W. MiTertis, \lice Presidents—and I E. 0. Jaessoii,Mid.S. M' Nlitts,Secretaries. .I . on Motion, Hun. Strange N. 'Palmer, D. E., Nice, Esq., Maj.../. 4 Campbell, Maj. I. S. llie diadem,. IMaj...J. H. i.),,tplin g , Mej. Ross Bull, Dr. Phillips, Thutniii - Foster and J. Bailey, Weror appointed a Ckmmittee to report Resolutions for' the consideration of the Meeting; who after reti-1 Iring for a time, reported through their Chairtriaq,l the following, I whiebi Were mid and. adopted bb creelaniation: 1 Wneecas, The ter ritory of the United States' his been invaded, th q lives of some of our brave . Sbldiers sacrificed, :mil others of our Army carried into captivity, Oy a hOstile Mexican force: instiga ted aitd backed as *ls ,believe, - by Great. :Britain ant other European liowers, jealous of the grew; irig',.mighc and prosperity- of our free and happy ke mblie, and winitivs,•the Piesident of the U nital States, Millis Message,to Congress, hasde i clared that this onunqy is itt present in a'Stste of War with ' Meiico. slid Congress has nobly re siMnded to thel l eall of the President,. by almeist unanimously authoriiMg him 'to hcce'pt' the servi *ces of Fifty Thousand Volunteers. and appropri ating $lOOO.OOO to Carry on the War; therefore, /levy/cid, That they citizens of dn Sch uylkill coun tV, wiiut Alistipetioh of c reed. or petty principles. slat - 00[14ga as on . e man, in defence of dlie territory, fill; Flagi and the Natiouial Honer of Mir beloved cotintry. l. • I Ittolved, That in Mvis. as , in every case of for eign invasion, we ire tvcith "Our Gout tri,iright or wrong;" that Schuylkill county is now Ims ever, w r ell supplied with 11-7 , 0.4 I. to warm our' friends, aiid with loos to cool our enemie s" and that th e National Government may freely command out services, 'out. foritinea, and •our lives, if requir ed, in support of the National integrity. I Resolver/ That Congress, in adopting with such singular Mianiqty, the recommendatinna of 'tile President, halm blit expressed the public-qeel nig upon the ' l subjeCt ; and that - we confidently look to theist for.suchifurther united, energeticland I effective action, as wi ll secure a speedy anti honor; tilde peace with :Itlexifro,- and teach all Intriguing European Monarchie.4. that the soil of the United Burgs can never be in!vaded and her glorious Flag insulted, with impunity, -. .. , ` its.sotts,rt, That w are in aver of, having oUr Artily; and Navy placid at once in the Most C.fec tiers condition; and 'that we would recommend;to Congress the constmuction of a suitable•number of . lici-z War i Steamers, fort4'e proteeduit of our coast: and Our commerce ' . ( I , Resolved, That in the present emergency, we look with coofidence mingled I with anxiety, to those whom the people have entrusted with power in our GovernineM.l . .The penple expect every Government Officer to do his duty; to "ask' for :nothing thal is not clearly right—arid to submit `to nothing that is wroog."• . . Resolved, That these proceedings lie signed by the Officers ,of lid.: meeting, and copies forwarded to the President' of the U. States,' and to our 'Sen. abirs and Representatives in Congress--and that ihey : be published ir. 411 the paper; in the county. On motion, F. W. IHoghes, J. H. Cainpbell, •nd D. E 4 Nice, werel appointed a committee tu onward t e proceedings to Washington, agreeably o the six h Resolution. On molten, J. H. Downing, J. IL .CaMpbell, I . W. libghes, I. fil4Grosland, W. Pollodk, and 1. E. Nice; were aPpieutted a committee with au hority to call' another, iiit'ating .. of the eitiiens; at .uch time as they—may deem necessary and pro !er. , The meeting was addressed in a truly eloquent rid patriotic strain by;;'Messrs.,F.. W. Hughes, J. I. Campbell, J. M. Crosland and N. J. Mills,!' and heir remarks were received with the most raptu ous appl r ause. , 1 • . Adjou ried. •., I • 1 , • .. , ' MILITARY MEETING. - At a meeting of thk - Corninissioned officers, of he Ist Regiment of I Schuylkill • county ,vollim eers, held at Fox & '.ll;ortfiners Hotel, on Weddes lay evening the 20th inst. fin the purpose Of mak ing such arrangementd as are neccessary to insure he efficiency of the regiment, and its readiness to •ct at brief notice in any' emergency which may .ripe out of the present position of ohr foreign re ations. Capt. Georgi• C.•.Wynkomi pregided and petied the , meeting whit a brief but pointed and orcible address.' Adjntiint. Isaac Seerni was tips' , pointed to act as secretary. I .. . • _ It was finanitnouslY ( lie.olred, That the of fi cers belongies: 'to the first Regilnent of Sehdylkill county. Volunteers do' hereby ratify khe offer I made to the I President of the United States, om thOir I.half by Col. T. M. IlVynkoop. ofthe services of the regiment in the present crisis of the Country. and that they will fitake prompt easures to put theiyespective coo= mands into a 4ate of e ffi cient discipline. and readi- 1 nese to actndet'the , orders of the COI. of the:l regiment, at t e Moment their services are required by their coon ry. I, ' Resolved, hat in 1 - pursuance of instructions received from Col. F. M. Wynkaep under &tool' 1G of May, a will. imbiediattly make the Leese!. L ary efforts t increase the strength and improve .!he discipline f our respective corps. Resavid,That the . "' Captains of tie different companies iaionected With the regiment willlestah fish recruiting stations at their respective armoties • and bills to he published, calling fo r recruits. • Resolved, That the , I Captainsisf, ;he r respective' companies willorder daily Compan , drills at the armories of the Cointianies,• at half past 'seven o'clock P. Al. -I Resolved, That the Captains of C,orniraniea will cause a,statement. to be made of the ,mumber of stunt of • an us, required by the respective eUmpa flies to supply the reernits, in- order to swell the ranks of each Company to sixty men, as ordered b y the Col. and hand Bail statement to tlieHrig nd,. inspector immediately. IL .- .. . lir sdreel. That the ,;Commissiotied officers of the Re.tiatent will Meet on every Tuesday 'even-, ing' at 7-.} o'clock,lat l ,' the room. Of The Town• Hall for the purpose of perfecting . themselves in .regimental moveine ts.l , Resolved, That th . Chair appoint a'committee to wait upon the Town. Council with a request that they will defray, the rent Of the room, to be used for the above.purpose. , • 1 ' Committee, Capt. Edward E. Bland, :Capt James•Nagle, and John K. Clement. On motion the meeting adjourned— . A Monenn LEMIDin.—A letter from Charles ton, gives .the following account of the causes that led to the'captureof Lieut. Dees. _.ll appears that Lieut. Deas was officer of the day; and it was customary for,the American band .to perform the national' airs, when the 'Star -Span gled Banner' was lowered 'in the evening. , This concert of sweet sound attracted the attention of the Mexicans on the opposite side; 'and crowds as sembled on the.banks of the river to jisten the stra(na of music; among them were many ladies. Lieut. Dees became enamoured w'th a Certain .Mexicun beauty, and signs and tokens of aftectien passed between them; on . the sarne - evening, like, P another Leander, he plunged into the Alexiian Hellespoia after his hero, and ritiroioner had he landed on the other side than hhi,wris secured as a prisoner. I Love, and nut valor or friendship promp ted him to swim across the river:. Daowssu.—A man by the mime of. Jacob Metter, of bovier Mahantongo Township was drowned in Mahantongo ereek on Saturday last. • He attemOted to'wade the creek, which wisswol len by the recent rains—lost his tOot-hold fell and was•drowited. Mr. H: was a Hatter, and Worked for Messnl. Fox & Dobson of this borough a few years since, ! • • , , FATAL: ACCIDENT ra Tunllvarse.- 7 0n Tues day last, a serious accident oceuricd in the-mines of E: W: McGinnis!' near new Philadelphia, by which three perions lost their lives 'and two were injured. It appears that adrift car, drawn hy...,a horse; containing six men and a boy, while going into the mine struck piece of coupling which by some means had becorrie loosened. The coupling gave way, causing thelail - of the Ea i rth and Slate i v. — I above, which deeended upon tne car,, most disastrously as stated above. Thomas htur lp Ihy and William;Vo'ulahan, Irishmen, and David Morgan a Vlrelshznan, were killed instantly. James .. Coulahan and Patrick Martin were injured, but is believed not ‘rery Seri l oUsty. . A man :iantetl .nd the boyiJobri Ceulahati were u hurt. Mur. Phy left a of two, and Morgan a family of three person l s; to'mourn their sudden' and dreadful eath. • - I COTTON MANUFACTURES I ; 3 GREAT BUT— AlN:The l i l'e is a:prevalent opinion l in-this Coun try that the Cotton Manufacture. of Great Britain have declinkl since the enactment :)f the Tariff 4 . 184,2. It is trac that that bill ex Ludes all the .arser fabrics of Cotton •Mantifacluces from this .untry—btit . it has net had a temlar i tcy to depress rj a hat branch Abel!: manufactu s..b it on the con rary it seems to have received gre. t impetus, if ye are to form an Opinion - fro the are increase f Cotton Factories, wlrieh have spru gup in only ' small portion of England since i the i i pe i' tod of the I assa4e of our Tariff. The increase is extra'urdi - - I ary; according 'to the following extract, which is taken from The LOndon Times: I I • I I l',:t late-nombej of the laandoniTilnes contains sdine interesting information iiir9 the Cotton 11 anufactures of (treat Britain. i.. 1.: correspindent o the paper'givesLthe following as the rticrease of C non MarinfactUres,and • Power Rooms in the c unties of Lance' shire, Ydrkstaire,,and the four counties noritierlY thereof. 1 5::9 new factories w thin four years, s liince :November, :842 ;.;10,140 hr Lies power %ilittliti four years, sine?, IN;ok, ember, 1.42 ; 50,522 peisons employed within lb years, , si fee November 1842;` 70,08 poqr loomewith.. in 10 years, since NM:ember, 1835; ...6.237 power lo ms more now tit work in only s 4 counties in E igland than in all Great Britain le years ago. ' PaTatoTts,ll.—,We 'fnd in thq New Yor : C uririr and Eriquirer the follnairig ' •lluring the discussion 'of the American Bib e Si ciety on ThLrsday et the Tabernacle, Ite. Jo l'srker of Philadelphia, was called Upon to speze• °Ole pacific teachings and tendencies of the 13 - bre. Be said that. ho could not do so witho t soine reference to the existing•ienditioa of publ c affairs. If he could have had , his was-, he said, I e should have preferred' peace to wart but sin the Executive had iiad its way, aodhad involve the country in war ; he should be found : on the aid • of the Executive, and that too, jtat as firmly as f he had not voted for henry • Clay; When th Gov . erptent has acted, andireld up the shield an I dranie• the sword, he should alwaye stand', fort • andsupport and defeud•the country. The Bill , he said, does exert ail influence iu behalf of paciti • principlest—ibut -it is bylelevating the national an individual character, add not by. Making 'state: and rations mean and piedllanimou. Tie did not believe the sword 'Was always drapin vain nor with God's displeasurq. The Bible taught ihdc pendenee and' eourage in maintaining Ithe right, us well es F, , ,Milttues and . forbearance; and it was that independence and bravery. which' made an Anglo.S.ixoti race 'to formidable in itf ffon energv • agd fearless determination. giiese remarks andtithers of the!, kne;spirit called forth froni.lli. Ty ng and ono bi two others, expressions of disaPprobaudn, whichdpai Mr ' Par ker to nay, that he Md not come to Break a lance with non-resistants and would not 4 drawn into controversy of any kind:— but he [tilt' that it was right to resist by force the invaders - cif- our' coon.. try, end to tight iu Llefenee of our liberty and uur tights as•WashirigtOn arid our latheri)lhad Itiug4t: MunnEn.Oit the 15th ult. JOseph Lefehro was found dead on ilt'e hank of the '‘Vaba:.:h, ju4 . below the mouth of the embarrass. where-he lived alone to sell wood to the steantkoatsi 1113 head was shot nearly half away. The suipo,,ed MUT (icier w as atrefted. I GENMAL ORDEIIs--:1To. 2. Head Quarters, 6th Divi.gibn, P. 111.1- Patt,yvillc, May 4 224; 1846. . , THE Major Generalbas l ingreviewedAlieThif d Bri gade, cannot leave it' xvitkout a public eXpression of the pleasure derived from an intercourse with the ottiners and men. !Although the Junior Brigade, it bids fair to rival in excellenceand efficient.), the other Brigades-of the nth Division. The perfedt equipment ofilie Officers, while it evinces the'pride iz the trite soldie'r, trill aldu insure the respect.of tlieir cOmmands. ! I The Tocsin of War sounds loutilyrover The land, and should the voice of patriotism, the call lir duty, or th ' requisition of the GoVernmeni, dentandThe services of the 3d Brigade, I have perfect ronfidenf That con junction with the let and 1,1 Brigades, the 6th Divigion will not he laggard In 11w strife, or fail eo exhibit the scars of honorable coallict. By command of • IslnjorlGe . iter KEI:11.. JAMES rt. CAMPEELL,DIViSiOE Inspector. . .. • May :12d, 1616. ! I PULASKI LODGE. No, 21(1.—A ineeting of Pu= Le'' Laski Lodge. No. be held on 14ItintLa evening. June the Eth, at 8 o'clock P. M. 11lay ‘ 23d, 1816. , 01 .1 lERIEDJ On Mnnday, the IStllinvt. hy the Rev.'Jbn Ma, Mr- , Jootgs %VALKEtt, Misil MARY M. , I /ERCII,I Tamaqua. ! 1 • ), On Monday, the 18th linitt; by N. M. iWil.nn Mr. THOMAS MorICAN. to. Mini ANNA AiIDROSE Millersville, Schuylkill county. On the 10th Inst., by t lin Rev. SVm. G. Alen FREIYERICK LANOLIEki, to Miss MARGARET DR Loth of l'otti.ville.!, I 1 On the 16th inst.:, Mr. ClllArt.re 'SCIIATFEft, JULIANA GneLceytt.t./., both of this ripen. In Platlatle 1 on the I Ith int., hyi the 11, Lane, Mr. PATRIC': I , lln RTY. Merchant , of Pot, to MISS AMANDA M. 11;A MPIIED, daughter of A CHAEL GAMPIIER, of Southwark, Philadi., -con , On the 1:2111 inst., by the 'Rev. 11. B. Mame NATHAN PiI.TURRAF, to_ Miss MARL. BOWER, Schuylkill Haven. in Philadelphia, on Thdrsday the'; 7th inst., Rev: J. li. 1141uard, Mr. HENRY MY ERS, • Mid Schuylkill county, to Miss ELIZABETH! -HAY' Spring , Garden.• ; vE a Ill( S . . in Reading, on Thursday Morning,..the 21st inst., Mrs. ANNETTA SSIITH,TeiIei of the late Thomas B. Smith, Esq. ' . On the 15th inns. , in Alsace township, Berks county, Mr. llAstet. FEGER, Puller Maker;'aged 65 years and 7 months. • . • On the 16th inst.. in Manheim tr . ,ivnshin, of scarlet Fever, ,tiAnan,' dlifzliter of Samuel and Catharine Fidler,-ht the 4th year:of her ne. E - - On Friday evening 1 a A ruhmi. daughter of Mary and John Jonee, aged 1 year and 9 montli: , . , Fe - The frit:tali of the family. are nlctittFied to attend her tonend from the rdedence uf her father, to-morrow, [Sandayirtfternoon, ata o'clock. • r RELIGIOUS NOTICES. THE Congregation of the "First Methodist Ehis kr' copal Church of Pottsville,' l ' under the Pastoral care of the Mil,. JAMES 1NE11.14 will worshiT du ring the time of re-building. their C eh, i the 't Friends Meeting 110u , ,e," back ofMal ..ntango street, near the Public liemetry. Services to continence at 10 o'clOt A. M.. an at 4 P. M. It. RIGG, Seoo • said Trntltl CS. ,-May 9th 1846. : 0-- BAPTIST MEETINGS.—The 'U iper BOOM' will be open for Public Worship, ou Sabbath,liest, (to-morrow) morning, atternoomand evening: at hours 101, 3 and 71 o'clock- Entrance frora'tentre Street, next door to the Store of A. B. Mate & Co. Nay 16,1810.20 OUR J►EJRKET. CORRECTED CAREFULLY' FOR THE':JOURNAL 1 Wheat 'Flour,' perßbl. /15 00 • Plenty Rye do 86 325 to 350 Plenty Wheat , 'bushel 106 Scarce Rye 65 to IT - do Corn - _ si fin ' do 14 Oats: 45 do Potatoes new " 75 do ' Timothy Seed, " 250 ' .do Clover " ,- ' " 4'50 ' Scarce Eggs ' ' . Dozen - 12 scarce Butter lb, 64 Id lola • plenty ll Bacon' 7 to 9 do Hams , .. .10 do Plaster • . Ton - 600 Plenty. flay .'y1.5,50 do DrledPeacheepared Dumb. . - 250 • • do, Dried do unpaved " ' 3 50', • ' 66' .Pria4 ; tipples parry! _, ~ i - • • ' - • 1, '' - - ' PHILADELPHIA * 1.. fl .TictiltUral Warehouse. Ar0."41 Xarket at., north Ode, herein 7th and etA etv. PHIL.4DELVII.I. HOMA,S FURBER has just received froth \Verret. ter, Massachuietts, at assortm mt of Reggles, Nourse, & Mason's imnroved Eagle Subsoil and bitter 4 1 PLOUGHS, which have been so much approved of by the principal Agricultural Societies.th New England the several last yearn; also Bennet's and Stevens' self-Feeding Hay and • Straw Cutters, a late and very valuable improvement in that kind of inipletnenl; Grain Cradles, &e.; an assortment of Ruggles, Nourse & Mason's Self - Sharperang.Ploughs of the form and Model of those above named, are daily expected. 1. F. has also various and the most approved articles Manufactured in this vicinity, viz: Corn Sheller'. Fan or IViiinowine,Mills, Grain Cradles, large ant mall Hay and Straw Cutters, together with a large assort -merit of Farming and Horticultural , Tools, Hay and Manure Forks, Coal, Grain and common . Size Stec] and Iron Shovels, tone 'handle round and square end ditto; extra stout steel S.•ailes for brirkmakers ; Garden do; Toy do; Garden Rakes and Hoes all sizes; Field hoes, Potato DigeOrs,, Srythei, Snaiths, Scythe Stone', Chains, Aies,ibiehets, , &e. All or most implernenti it in the herm tural and Gardening line will be kept Constantly at cur above itore. , - Philadellitmd, May2:l, 1• 1 , 16, i 1 21--:.3ta Maekeiel, Shad and' Herring;; Tun subscilbers at their Store, No. , 40, No rt h Wharves, Philadelphia, between . %r rh and fla ct streets, keep. an as,ortinent of FISH. in, and hiylf bble, for sale.and sidicfit of.storelieepers'to claming their pricee, /Lc., before buyintz.. JOHN' M. KENNEDY k • !• Dealer:. in Flour, Grain and Fish'. Philada., Mae 23d;1`44. .. . , . . 1 Ntitice to Teachers. - .. I , . N enntequence of thii, emnnion ,Scheole of the fib., retieh !of Mitiersville , commencing in 'June, fo u r Teachers trill be wantml—twco male and 2 female.— Thn,ie wishinzu 0 ill] lii inn. wilhneet the. Iloilo on s al , tintay thl 30th inst., al the Public Schorr! iiiitiqii. . , - . 3. W. ROBINS, Seery, ' Minergvilte, , May 22, 1816,E . ' .21-2 t —,- • . --- Steam, 74iritfic.:, -, Factory. .1 , 1111 sub , rril.er antiontoes to the public, that he b3s 1 ereeted all cotentiive ;ii1":1Ill Turning Fpciory, on torwrt:ian street. in this Itorough, where he i s •pre. pared tO!exectite everydescrilition of s • : , , , , mnNiNc .IN . WOOD, ' .. Such as nol Po l l s , Awning Polls, &c. As lie has em ployed MT. - W11.1l1A3I,G1.1.:131, as his foreman in this busitieso,l hr flan . rs: hito owiCitint :ill workentrusted to hi..inke, Will be i xecuted to their entire satisfaction.— „Ile tlierefiire soli no the patronage of the public. • Ile has' al.° a Circular Saw for slitting' all k'inds of Lumber , rfor the arious purposes for width It is used. , ~, i HENRI' S.TIIAUCIII. 'cl.:Ortlers for urning Tai' be left nt. the Store of Messrs. James Si tonal' di. Sons. .rottoyille, 31:13 2.1, 1816.:' . 21— GRE FRUIT .1 IT, ‘ • ; JO . . ~ . TJAVING fitted up the'spachius.room at hisoldstand I I opposite:the Post Office, Cm trestret. Pours:in., will keeriso,stantly on hand for sale, a large surinty of Vex...nab:fp of every .deiivriptio , Fruit, Fres4 Frog, lailosters.o !Islets, Clunis.,4-e.., of til e very hest quality that the Philadelphia market will lford, and at pores quite as low agent, he atrorded hy - ny other person, es rhe„.• supeijority of the arras ienients here hem; such as In protect all articles sidd\ from the ruinous effects MI Ilw sun and dust, will readily be perceived by all wan call., „. 1 . 1 , ' • Pottsville, 31tay '23d 1810 • .1 9 .1—.-1 1 m - 1, -- .---i VEdETBLES, FRUIT , r j . ___7. OYSTERS, FISII ~. ; 4.. c... I Sa.7: - i • , poyrx. & PATEL . caution busrnels at the old, I/ stand, corner of Centre ant Mali.intongn street, PiittsVille, where they' will ke p a constant snp_pl . , when in ;ruason, of Vrottaltirs, . , truit of I.erit desert hen, Fresh Fish. Ovsters...Lobxl s, MAP: and every luxury winch the Philadelphia m arket affords, all of which they will sell at very„ niterate advances oh PhiladelPitia prices. - ' ; . try Messrs.- II.,& U. havinz In r boo , PnZiged in r 3 1,. tering, for the public, atilt runt., quentli*herome per fectly familiar with the trade, atter th mselties-tbat they can supplyallurticles in II eir line to the citizens of vottsw.ine.ao.lvicinfiy, upo rather better -ter ms than any o , f their "onapetiliws. Pottsville, "day 2,9il Istfi ' , . I ....'1•0m- .. . • . \ , NOIIICI.i. • I . - ... r i u e Ibtters' I 1 -n r l e a t e u o M f M 3l a .m ry e osnv the ehluyt nf Ben dn M;irro;r Count e. demoed„ ha% in_' been granted a,. the subsea bers. Mulct , ht hereby riven to all.perstts indebied to the I'S tat e,in make imniediate painient, altuf all jmrsons havind demand.; arainst the same are tecitrs - sied to pre sent them duly attested tn. "..... I. I . 1 . , . JOHN I. DAVIES, • . , i • REES DAVIES. ! 1 . Minersville, Mly 23, ISM. I 21--sts; I 1 • 't • SUGAR COATED - • INDIAN -VEGETABLE r PILLSI. • rrHE "improved Intli,o Vegetati:e (Su I - Coated) are certainly 'dome =chi gond' in th, . %Oink! Country. and are highly esteemed, if one half • true that people wOte and say about them. j They ar sn easy in their operation That all tube therw The Edi tor of the •• hick R.rer Journal.' one of the large. and best papers in the State of N.Y,, writes as folloWs I •2, WATERTOWN, May :CI, 1846. Di. G. Benj. Sroith—DOAr waa laid up wit a had cold soma titer since my return from N. Y., and dittoing toy illness 1 made trial ofyour.Pills, end 1 must say I found them excellent. They are the best tried!. sine for the purposes they are intended, that'l hare yeti seen. I seldonui.take Pills. but 1 found gars entirely free from the oteections to Which.ot her P Its are liable., I hope they will continue to he'a source of profit to Amite not they will be a means of relief to, the afflicted on a large scale. • Yours truly: • - • J. GREEN., . Testimonials come In daily,'sbewing these Tina are ,sit - perior to all other medicines for the cnro of Colds, and Coughs, . Dyspepsia,. Campl f aints,• Head- . ache, Impure Blood, Rheumatism, want oappetiteind • all complaints arising from a deranged:sternach. Per son's of all ago and constitutions find them pheasant •• and efficacious. They have cured the rnsh of - blood to the head. when all other means fatted. A gentleman `front Michigan says they cured hint of Ithnuniatism, by ins in Connection with them. sage tea, And that the pills have cured Many ehrrinic diseases iolhia town. •• - . READ THIS. I I hare been afflicted Willi dyspepsia' blip-moat ag gravated for for three years past, and fo no relief .antic I used Dr. G. lileijaruin Snuth'ire:. Sugar Coded !Indian Vegetable After using Sixlioxes of shut valuable Pills, 1 ate entirely cured. They aria great' .remedy.'J. K. LEEMAN, • f ailimah. Ky., Nov. 111, t 54& ' We certify to the above facts.' Dr. Smith's Pills nra 'universally esteemed in ihis .v trinity. HODGE, GIVENS , & Co., FaduCali, Ky., Nov. 19, 1615. Fiore-Dr. Singleton. Ssirritnitivn, Ky., Feb., 24.1846. Dr. Benj. Smith—Dear Sir':—Nothing has ever, been introduced that has sold so welt and given such gene ral satisfaction as yourSocar Coated linplawed Indian Vegetable Pills. - Very respectfully yours. S F. SINGLETON. Office 179 Greenwich atreet, Large Brick Block, New York. ME l‘lisoi. both or l ia. \fr. ELKEIIy r. Mways .ask for the Improved lath 1....^4.," And see is writte on the bottom of the hex. v. Mr . v111(', r. Ml ty Oth of y. the leport, of • For 4 ` a k at JOHN S. C. MARTIN'S ' May :!?4,"]S.IG, A VALUABLE wOBiC • PIC.T °RI AL EISFURY OF ENGLAND. Brothers, I COURSE of publication, by Harper, & Brothrs, New York, in numbers, price twenty-Ovie cents each; the Pictorial History of England, being la History of the People, as well a.; a History of the KitiedOm, do7n to the'reien of George 111. Profusely illustrated atttl; MANY HUNDRED ENGRAVINGS ON WOOD of )lanittnental Records; Coins; Civil and Military. Costume ; Domettic Buildings, Furniture, and Orda.: meets; Cathedrals and other great works of ..kichitec :Cure ; Sports. and other illinetrations of Mitmiers Chanical. Inventions ; .Portraits . of Eminent ,Persons and remarkable IlFstorical - ... , cencs.: To be /completed: in about 10 it umbers, forming four elegant,Vfilurnes net -jai octavo. Effort; will be made to isstieTrum three to four numbers per mon! lr. The leading ih.sign of work is to present n His- . tnry of the Ptop:r, as *ell as a Ilistory of thil Kingdom, pursuing the investigation of the past, add the pro gress of the country and its'inhabitnnts, its various in teresting directions, to whirls the authors Of the most popular of existing English histories have poly slight, ly and incidentally referreil. The narrative of vital., cal movements and changes, of foreign and domestic. wars, of . contesio.for power in which ltiti:lkOple 113V0 Only had to obey and suffer, will ; be fotindeiven with the fullness which the importance of these subjects tle wands. The work will be' derived throughout, an far' an possible, from original authorities and otlierdistthen tic monuments of the past, compared with. and read by, the light of the latest- itiqUiries by which the critical spirit rn^dern limes htts'illustrated ancient nnnnin. tint a large body of fins not 'comprehended under thisi head, - forming a: most essential part of the moral and social history of the countryovill all be presented in s ample detail; The Ilistory of Common Zip is the History of Civil fietoon. It is a history/ouch more difficUlt to.trace than to describe the• march , of the conqueror, or speculate upon the intrigues of the statesman• There facts ore indispensible to d true and complete representation of any age; they.alone can show ••its formand pressure," or familiarize it to.the imagination, and bring it'around 'us like a real scene, • The age in which si - e live is pre-emlneutly an ago of discovery in history, as well as in nearly every other fielder inquiry ; and it has been the aim of the present work to take tare that it shall not lag behind the know!, edge of the time at which it is given tdthe public, Al. though, as being intended for popular perusal, its pages will not be encumbered • with unnecessary references, it will neglect nn important source of information which the nature of its design may make it proper to consult. In conformity with nsage;it will be called .' A History of England '• " but it will comprehend alp the histo ries of ecolland and Ireland : theduhiert will likewise be "carried on in separate divisions.‘t, One advantage of These separate heads or chapters Is, that the echelne allows of a much wider division of labor than d con tinuous narrative. az- Subscriptions reeeived at BANNAN'S Book - Stnre and Printing Ofiin, where specimens of thiti work can be peen. Miwy 23,1816 N .GROCERY, • ISH, T. HA ZZA RD; eichanis n 'Vegetable with a nen Drug Store., 21.-3 mo DE
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