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advertisements for theafinure . Journal.
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'June 26.
,AGENTS FOR TINE MINERS' JOURNAL.
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Forext.
Carbon—henry Minster.
Win:tare authorised in rareine-autntrriptions and ad-
Vertisements for the. Mineral! Journal.
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fifteen years of ace, of g•rod moral character,
who is Sufficiently educated for the purpose, will
Wiraken as an' Apprentice • to the -Printing bus'.
nese, al this officrL . None but one who can Wing
tlnereeptionabko references as to character need
THE WHIG TARIFF OF 1842.
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DEMOCRATIC WHIG COUNTY MEET-
ERIE
The Democratic .WhigS of Schuylkill County
are respectfully inJited to attend a general County
Meeting, to be held at the :Court House in the
Borough of Orwigsburg..on
Monday the •Sin day of June net:, •'
at. 1 o'clock in the afternoon, for the purpose of
making preparatory arrangements for the fall cam
paign, and to nominate th4elConferees, to meet
the Conferees of Lebanon rind Dauphin counties,
et• Such time and place. as lolly be thereafter by
.them agreed upon,' to select 4 suitable candidate
for Congress, to be supported at the ensuing Oc
tober election, and to traOso4 such other business
us may be deemed essential tit the welfare of our
country. A general . niti•ndance of the Democratic
Whigs and friends of the Tariff of 1842, is there.
fore earnestly requested.
C. VV. Pitman. • ,• Jacob
' Kline,
John Reed; James H. Graeff,
• Daniel B. Ke'r-hner,• John W. Heffner, •
George Kaufman., • John Prevost,
Joseph.Bressler, . John Bolig, jr. ,
Standini (Tidy Cow - alike
May 30,1946. ,
WlllO . COUNTY M E sr; We refer our reit
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dors to the above call fora inecting.of the Whigs
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and the friends of the Tariff of 1842, tu he held iat
Ortvigshurg on Monday the Bth of June. Turn
out Whigs on that occasion and 'do your duty..
' "Eternal vigilance is the pri • of Liberty." .
OURSELVES.—WP publiShed all.the import ;
news by the Steamer Brittannia, on Saturday Ili
and sent it to Reading before
. ihe news had arria l
at that place from Philadelphia.
I
We also issued the gloriou news from the Sr
of,War, which will be frond on our first page, j`
an Extra Miners'•Journed,lo !all our country sil
scribers immediately after its receipt: We et
continueta lay all important news ,before our r
diii at the eadiist,period. • .
GEN. TAYLOR Pittiaro:rx.n—A ntiftlTED Hi
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i
ort.-9A Wednesday last th President manila
terdtolthe Senate [Pere' Brig Bier General Tayi
!as Brerel Mixon Gr.urtat. in consequence
gallant exploits on the Rio Grande: T
- , 4titin was unanimOnsly .contirmici in Eli
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nomination was unanimously
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W 111. 1. 98 Ta F. M ATT Ea I— l .-Henry Horn.
man whom Gen Jackson said "could'ilt
been, rejected by the LOCarUCO Se'nate, a s C o lli
tOr of Customs fori_Thijadel )hia. This mot
ment, it is stated, has crate "quite a hubbub
mong the democrary in Philadelphia.
tj•SeVerel vessels built i
Mexicans. suitable for their
the Mexicans could not 'pay,
by our Government.
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' SOLDIERS TOR TIIE `
STATES.-A , ‘ I re
quiting station tins been eS4itlished at Reading,
for the-enlistment of. United States soldiers for Ithe
increase of the ArroY, attU - orised by.Congiess.
They enlis none but able-bodied, sober men.—
Lieut. Wm. A. Nichols, U. §. A., is the . recruit
ing
officer
EFFECTS or TOE WAR—Accounts fr
South state that huiiine.s i..Mrerin; dread
that quarter aince the-war has commence
produce of the f South and pouri
"Stew Orleans, !but the circiihriio,n of bush
stopped. A writer from New-qrlein.' sa
•
"The rates df freigh(havel advanced m tt
Merchants are unWilling to take the htt
making shipment , ; the Nn there merrhat.
willing to advance on property which Mtivt en.
counter the - risks of the GL);C:hlive withdrawn
their- credits; and so. the prttluce pilingup be
yond the'capseities of watehon.e.d. How
ctr nrrchants meet 'their eima4einentg, hen, all
their pMpetty is suddetilv rendered utriva
Thise evils are to 1.4. .rest et,ted, but thlh South
were determined to Kve lexas, and th
take the hitter with the stk.+.
jail will be olooxved b vie Proeeedi i.s.*ci f
a ,
meeting in anothir part of our paper, hat our
friends in Orwigsburg are p l r.•parrig fm
.he'.cami:
. paign. The war spirit is fairly abroad An our ` i
county. The different volurneer companies are
recruiting and drilling. and so far, haveli
'snecessfiil in adding to tliir numbers.
' of the drum and the shrill 4fe is heard . r
our streetsand out _towniihnost presen
pearanci of a camp: 11,'Sibuylkill cotun
' furnitili a fUil lieginient of volunteers, she
will . muster more than a ilailalion, alto , •1 •
services be required.. . I,
s*
Wine Roe i...—We refer our.readcre 1
• vertisement offering fOr - Bala ;Wire Rop
, . use of the. Collieries. , This-"rope is pi
_ . exelu•ively, used at the• f:;:illierie.s in
. iirhere.xt.h is been ttuituuOly trie 1. - Ii
. nearly if I[o4 quite as bittiz es ed.aina, and
ly about une-fourtii tile in.ice. A nip
lung:-!Arfighing about t'i.tl:6l;iit., which
only abouXsl4o, would-lie eullieleut i
Tor all the'pOrpAics• - requited at 111;:el
this region.- A number of re.tdicateai i
can lm examined at ttlift trit'e.
If aacza's PIC root tt. LE.t—Tbi
work .
s.‘
ismow completed. One or two co/
fic:t remain unsold at tilt
Thee in ' , want had tti•tter - apply unto
the ridishers give notiCe. that the p
• vro: will hr advance i d.
• We hare made arrangernimls to hair.,
- .blued in tLe t0 , ),1 elegant style. at less,
adelphie,priCes. Bubs-ril ,ra wishing •,
t please hmtfin their °pie,. inamedii
EIS
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THE GREAT, NATIONAL FAIR. .
• . Accounts from yr ishingtonstate that *lags._
hibition ef. Americen airilkend ingenlthy, fataur
passed the. expectations - of its prejeeton. They
were hark! that the time wits too short fore tirro .
per-display, but therindemitible spirit ofenterprbus
.which 'characterizes our people * wits equal to the
emergency, tiskri the fair more thworeeited all . that
the most ardent friends of Attaricin - lalustry
could base expected. The display of artscles was
.grand and beautiful, and the Saloon was visited,
by an immense concourse of people Who thronged
to . Washington to view the vast display of !hearts
and manufachrres of our country. ' No leas than
fifteen bundred persons left Baltimore in a single
day for. Washington to see the exhibition. 'the
National batelligencer says:
~".
is_particulerly gratifying to Observe that the
numerous visitors who throng the spacious build
ing 110 not parade through jt--ae though they had
heed brought tsgether; from mere motives of curi
osity to'behola a rarcind novel spectaile, but they
are busily employed in examining the qualities, in
quiring the price:hind other circumstances attend-,
ing the various specimens of manufactures; thus
enabling themselves, as American citizens strongly
interested in thegnestion, 5y ascertaining the value .1
of the American to act knowingly upon it. This
is all that the rnanufacturescan require : they can
have no more anxious wish than that the Public.
the consumers of the articles which they produce,
should . have the means ( or judging for themselves.
To this test the manufacturers may 'very safely
and confidently trust the question of the encour
agement due to American industry." „. .
T.. he display of the Household Furniture is said
to be rich almost beyond comparison—a single,
set of chamber furniture from the establishment ,
.of Crawford Riddle of Philadelphia, made of rose.
word,and beautifully carved,is valued at sBooo.
The • beadstead alone is worth $2(500. The
Silver Ware from the Messrs.. Wilson's of Phila
delphia is superb, and the prices are said to be 15 per
cent less than the foreign wares can be purchased.
The display Of Carpets was very rich,, and also,
the display of Military Equipments. The able
editor of the New York Tribune, who is now at
Washington, gres as follows his first impressions
of the Fair:
have been looking over the fabrics - already in
position, athid the rattle and - din of,preparatioo,
until my head aches, yet-have glanced at but a
portion of whatla already itiailinginspection.—
It is a'vsst and gratifying Exhibition. Of Cot
ton Goods, and indeed of woven textair-e-Sgener
ally, there has been no previous - eihilitjon equal
•in extent and variety on this continent if any
where. I speak not now of the fineness or excel-'
lence of the goods; of that another time. This
is manifestly not an -.exhibition of show-goods, of
articles get up for the occasion, ur:of noYeltija, va
rieties and luxuries., There are • qualities of the
commonest staples for every day wear'. On most
of the articles the width rind price per yar I is mark
ed, and it isintentled to be on all on many the
card tells you the fineOss, weight, &e. as well as'
where made. and by , i - Vhom old. J The People
and their Representatives are invited to see just
how shockingly they are plunderedby the manu
facturers and how much truth tlierri, is in the as
sertion that an increase of duties rieccessarily leads
to'an increase of prices. There are at least five
hundred varieties of American Calicoes ors'Prints
ranging from 6, to 20 cents pe'r yard: some at 7
cents, which no lady need be ashamed to wear.—
(The duty on Foreign Calicoes is 9 cents per
square yard, or about 7 cents:the. running yard.)
There are wide . . Shirtings at 7 to 8 cents ; good
Sheetinga at, 63 tb 133 cents—the latter unsur
passable. For Summer wear; th l ere are Jeans at
9 to 15 cents; sturdy doubled-twilled Cheeks cost
ing 20 cents which Europe cannot match at 25;
Drillings of every style at 8 to lZ cents—not to
be rivalled in the , China or .any open market by
any British fabrics. For Winter use, there are
Kerseys and Plains from 14 cents per yawl. up to
30: Flanriels from 20 to 31. (very good ;) Cas
simeres sorbewlist,highsjr, but still within the easy
reach of any•man who can earn fifty cents a day.
Mind you all these ore the very' de,sinptiona of
goods on which the present Tariff levies WS high
est rates of duties—so that it is said to tax the
prior man's chithing 50.100, or even 150 per cent:
according to the fancy of the declaimer. Ido
wish that all the potir men of the land could but
•15ok through this exhibition, learn the prices of
every article they wear and compare them with
prices - of - five yeari
Here is a fact worth stating: IA Boston iii4or
ter—impelled: try :pure phiranthrophy, of course,- 7
has for a portion of this kession occupied' the C4n= . .
mittee-room of, the Capitol as an exhibition rem
for choice speciniens
a bf British Manufactures,
comparing the quality
i nd price ',with what'he set
forth as like specimens orArnericinfaltrics. This
gentleman has been- Waited on "j
in • behalf of the
Managers of the Natibnal Fair, and -invited to
talc: his choicd of the tables in the exhibition, and
there_ show hiti British specirriens against the
American fabrics whicl - .o .he has done his beat to
disparage. This would be no one-sided compari
son, but an actual te4, each party selecting Its
own goods. •He has declined .the
Every one can - Make. his own comments.
I deeply'regret that 'New York is very scantily
'represented in this Fair. Philadelphia has turn
ed \.. out nobly ; Baltiore, profusely, of course;
- Bo ton and Lowell as on hand; even N. Hamp
shire has a hundred different specimensbf goods;
white Virginia surpasses all expectation. (1 hear.
that about thirty cotton factor:-es are, now being
erertcarin Georgia. which State, is resolved • to-be
to the South -what Massachusetts is-to the North.)
Yet I have not met but a few :packin c ies of goods
from our . State, and those frdm Troy, Oneida
Sec.
The suggestion we made a few weeks since, to
bold a National Fair at Washington every other
year, during the long sessions
u f Congress, seems
to meet with great favor. We Also sug gested an
other,proket; that is, the erection of a building at
'Washington . similar to the patent Office, for
depositing all new articles of American manu
facture, together with the pricej and wheie and by
whom they are manufactured. Members of Con_
gress•would then have, acceis I to and became ac-
Atiaitited with the varied manufacturing interests
of the country; its rise and progress, and the de
gree of perfection . ' to which it has arrived under
a,,Wise and salutary system of•protection:
111
New York 'for
oast,_ and for will
=
EIM
ully in
. The
nz. into
iess
twill);
a'tl of
MEE
SM=I
j Our paper is rather warlike . atis week—but
the anxiety of those of our readers, Who have not
acciss, to the city papers, to receiselall the news
front the'seat of srpr,,ivill.encrOach to some extent
een very
IThe roll
l ightly in
the an•
on the miscellaneouri part of our paper—and ren
der it not quite so attractive to those already in
possession •of the news. But, this ie an evil in
beparrihly connected with ,our!positilm, which we
cannot remedy at present--:and we hope our tea . ;
ders abroad; and those More favored in our borough..
will bear Veithrra until "war's exciting alarms
cease . to exist.
y fails to
ran and
uld their
-o an a.l
for the
I w ahrobt
Ern.,llnd.
will In+t
THE 1..) , 1T1L1N6.-o,l%lClairrl it abroad. The North Arrierieen,in alluding to the -project
of conquering Mexico, and ann'exing it to the llJ
eitstes, inakee 'use of the fultuwitig strong bin
just remarks: . -1
=MI
GOO tt ct
°old cost
strength
..The day that gives America an acEtt by the,
robber right of<cotiquest—a'title only recognized
in the chancery of. fiends—breaks the spell that
has Charmed her path with sunshine, and turns
our future into guilt and gloom. • America abhors
any conquest—much more such ir conquest-4
nation of rnongreie--atid area fort slaves. The
country will aubmikto'no further extension of the
slave system.'.' ' -
ilieries in
its favor
ies or the
k office.—
Ikhately es
,iee'of the
The Money market is "tight" in
cities. The Banks and monied m.
,
preparing .tor. the, pause of the
and MlMus Sub. Treasury whi
imtmeile -l •Administration threaten
country with again:
the work
ban PM.
car bound
itely:
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:Procrossisi or don-Fatitrireor-Tbs: •••
Sion took 'OO" d ing; to 01 11=
autirtingenient., the evening-, to.
foe. and the threstesaig leaped of the .elo
on the aortintiPirTeitrd number , from neigh-
Miring places - ooco. participating to the Proton
-abut notrrittopoding.itieirciravilizeita; then rn
her 0110r:toed out reeeded 350; Olin full rega
tie. wis-odelegatient of . kip
afiitrotu tift'Plriklbelongifig:.prliaciptify
to 71to4ornery •11mdritsuzli - the Enciatpme t ; of
that"Beiorigh; ; They *ern !accquipartied tvi en
excellent:Baird,: who kindly favoied , ow . citizens
witb some exquisite tnusiiduiing There
were aka respectable delegations from - the Lats
.
non Lodger, Grace, Lcdir;. Pmegisavei Carroll
Lodge, Schuylkill4iveni. Social Lodge, Miriers
ville-- and representations from Lodges in Tama
qua, Ilainblirg, Danville, and other places. The.
Banners carried in the Procession were beautited.
IL
ly executed, and thr Regalia, nearly all of. which
was entirely her, was extremely rich and beeuti
int. We Were particularly struck with the, neat
aid manly appearance of the members, and the
order and precision wall which • they marched.—
The Marshal of the day.' John M. Crosiald, and
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his assistants, Messrs. Wolf, Brown, Taylor, Chi
,
chester and- Bintlley, all aLquitied themselves with
credit. 1'
After marching through the streets as designated
oces
in the order of the Pr ion,they proceeded to the;
Grove, within the lititits of the Borcugh, on the' ,
Port Carbon Road, whe an addresl was deliver-1
ed by the:Bev. Mr. Bun , of Philadelphie.,'Gur I
engagenierits prevented us from being present, hut
we understand that it v as appropriate to th e oc
easion, and some portioeloquently delivered.
• They afterwards par,
served up at the Town
usual good style, for 50
oversight in the Com
friends .from, Reading,
Geisse's Eagle Hotel, be
a collation had been pie.
sight which was exceedi
zen Odd Fellows, sod i
Reading friends will par
In the evening our
escorted to the Depot,
took theii, departure • fro •
We must not neglec
the rich Regalia, which
tion, was manufactured
Taylor of thi•
We know of no instil
ed go much good in ou
ject is to_ visit the sick,
comfort and help the vs'
cheer'up those • who a
that God-likC virtue, "•C1
feature and principle of
:nay the Order Continue
in doing good; '1
Tenntric Hirt. Sr not.—On Satur lay after-
noon last, the western portion of our co nty was
visited with an unusual violent and 4structive
Hail Storm. At Martini Weaver's house all the
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panes of glass, upwards of 80, expose h
d to the
storm, were all broken—such was also tile case in
nearly all the houses on the Muddy Branch. Some
of the hail stones were larger than a goos.egg, and
a number were picked up the following day at the
side of the road, where the ground remained cov
eredtu.the depth of several inches. One person
who took shelter under a cool- shute, states \hat
the pelting of the hail was- like the hlows•of a
sledge-hammer. The Giudens. Frott and crops,
within the range of the storm, ,are all cut up, and .
destroyed—and the poor horses engaged in haul_
ing coal on the tail road, suffered dreadfully—the
storm came-'on so suddenly that they_could not be
•ternovid under covers-r-some ' ran 'away 'with the
trains; others broke loose from the Cara and scam
pered grin every dtiertion. The storm lextended
into Northumberland' county above us,
Berke below, .prostrating trees, fen l ces, bi
in its course. The extent swept by' the
not more than two miles wide—and it is
hat it was confined to so_sniall a space
Since the above was in type, vr‘ learn that the
hail storm was very destructive at
king glass in the Borough valued afslooo, l and
has completely destroyed the crops for about 6
miles in length along the Susquehanna. The
farmers have fumed their cattle 'ln their wheat
fields, which pr i esent the qpearance of new mow
ed meadows.
Some of the Papers in the South arc loud
in their denunciation of, the Government for their
inefficiency in the present state of .affairs, and the
utter neglect of their duties. Officially acquainted
with thestatefr affairs on the Rio Grande, 'with
a surplus.of R 2,000,000 in the National Treas
ury, up to the time of the aetuallommencement
of hostilities, al..arcely a dollar hailbeen transferred
;.South to meet
treasury. . .A
The govOn
—are buying e
enortitot sly On
the Quartama:
payaLle' on 4.11 , !
hawking abou
ten per cent. I
;lay for $1,70
no doubt $1.5
week a heavy
harrels) at 13
;been bought
( proportion—at
1 000 of surpluj
The only.
. .
'shameful mit
ernrnent, is t
greater neces'
—but God h
•
to be drawn i,
an adruinis .1
M4ITART
Of the 3d B I i
lest;u , 'nder ttr
rison Artiller
th 4 that th
They were
so. Col
I=ll
corps tai rein
McCuilrn, /
should be ccd
then Said Ca l
shall go bad
order, let thi
yolk:mist 0
the act or or
son Artiller
t he rear of t
Brigade be
rebuke from
ur prinerpul
en, are ietse!yr
rice rejected
h'the present
o afflict the
The New
that the Fl
-wheat crops
ENE
ook of a cold collation ,
all by Mr. Mudey, in his
,„ Owing
1 u persons. to an
ittee ' who, rece l i tved- our'
hey engaged D inner at
ore they were aware that
, sred. Thie l wa on nver
gly-regretted by our chi-,
it is to be hoped that our
don the omission.
-hors from Reuling were
and amidst hearty cheer.:
our "city in the.,hills.''
1 to mention that some of
attracted so mUch atten
at the establiihment of
borough. - • } I A . •
tion that haa arbot4lial ,
community. t tl'heir ob
relieve the dii3t . easr , d, to
tilow and orpha a, and to
a word,
leading
Long
l e cast down—i l l
lAISITY," is till
Odd-Fellovslii I
to flourish: and
lIIIMICI
and into
&c
Egs=
(fortunate
.
:the drafts likely to be made on the
!letter frinn New Orleans says:
- rienu have not a dollar of funds here
every thing on credit, and paying
trough the nose—the• certificates of
inter, fur amounts due for supplies.
itnand so soon as funds arrive, are
at every shaving
,shop at eight to
iscount on the face. I saw one to-1
, which was offered for $1,550, and
0 would have been accepted. Last
purchase of pork was made 0000
. when the same quality could have
or cash at $lO/—other things ir.
and this state of things with $12,000,-
tfunds in the Treasury.
onsolation to be derived from such a
Management of the affairs of Gov
hat the heavier the expenditures, the
tity of sustaining our present• Tariff
, I
21p the country if we should happen
to a war.with• England, with such
i tion in power. •
Piscreinws:--During the Parade
J i igide in Philadelphia, on Monday
command of Gen. Hubbell, the Mir-
declined marching any further, sta
y' were tired, and' left the ranks.—
tdered to return, but declined doing
lubbell immediately despatched the
lery, Capt. Murdock to compel the
rn. When ordered to return, Lie..rt.
Fornmanding. replied .qhst , tny men
to pieces before they should go back;"
A pt. Murdock. "I have orders that you
it, and I am determined to execute the
consequences be what they may—
y, sir." Just es Captaili M. was in
yin "charge bayonets," the Hard
!, to . their credit, formed into line in
e Wayne, add marched to where the
halted, and there received a severe
he General.
.wn (Bucks county) Journal states,
is making great havoc among the
n that county.
EMMEN
t•
'7l AlliE
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nwm Tatc-i*T.o***
i r. R OPAt i a i o fl the . L e + ll * .altl ,X
GREAT TIMM - 'PIeOP - AMERiCAN 41181f1.'
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Honor and ienevon . toGO. , y Ind tua_gal
lane
t hind of katribia: . ttol . :-*Es* = 14 ; 1 4 . 1 0 110 :.'
tamed the 01814 OiStition*Sithtst: the flies'. I
fearful odds,---"cuid "it - wrietvaveli *triumph and
and in a blaze pf glory on the bank* of the Hi°.
Grifnde.,, , These pa have achieved" a.victory
nbioat , imparallell in the annals of vmrfarei—a
fa
victory which wou ld reflect credit on alVelling
,
ton or a Napoleon,and i whatever ol4nion mightbhve
been entertained heretofore with regard to.Hex
ican coura,,,oo or bravery, these l two baules have
shown that our troops have had uo mean or Ow
'artily-foe to contend with. Nothing but the Cool
ness of Gen. Tayl6r, the ' indomitable courage,
and the superior ie of warfa re of our troop.,
saved them fntrn utte r unnihilaton. .
On our first pag . will li.t.founil the first accr i limt
of this brilliant all kir whiLl reached ;IS, andlit.L.
t
low will-be found-- 1
more l 1 -
' I -
;hit Account. -
Etl2
The Two Battles
wounded. i
I tie *etc. O Orleans ßullefin. .
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P4lnrlsAne4 May 12th. ISIS.
re I wrote you' briefly ofrhe ()per
t') to that tior—or the: hontharth
Carresiandence
Fly the last depart
ations of the army
,
,Slif Matamoros , and the move
, with the main body to this place,. ilrengthening its, defences. flaring
arch. d without waiting for rein=
veiling or the Ith, and on the bib
e ene my , in position, in front of a
I opposite to the timber of a stream
. . I
1 ed up,, the tropps filledlbeir can
'ylor prOnultly.fotmed 'his line of
n the rightVaSltingeoli's battery,
• then : two eighteen pounders;
.
meat of the fort op,
meet of Gen. Taylo
for the purpose of gt
effected this, he Ind
forcements, on the .;
at 2 o'clock, found t
chaparal, which lies
called Palo Alto.
The train was eta
teens, and Gen T 1
battle as followg:--
sth and 3d 'lnfanW
..
thentheArtillery Hann!lion: The;left was' comprised
of theLth and tith Ihfantry - and Duncan's Battery!, A
daring connoinatire Ily Capt. ~1. P.l Blake, slotwed!the
enemy's line to he of twarlC twice the strength of.nurs
with heavy reserves in the chapetal. • The Mexican*
opened the action With their I Artillery, the range , of
which was hardly great enough to reach our line, which
wan moving slow nn forward! 'boob collie got into the
thickest of their shut and halted. ; Their. fire 4410 1 r
e-turned front all of our batteries, and I venture to say
that nn field of battle ever displayed such skill or ra lid
ity of tire and evolution. ! , . , ' t
The first and nnlvi important movement attempted by
the enemy, was a detachment nf their cavalry 'to make
a detriur around a clump of cba peril! on our right, and
attack the train.. Capt. Walker nth he Texas lialigets,
promptly reps reed this.'and ilie 51.11 Infantry won Ile-
Inched to meet ir, Which it did handsmnt ly. - receiving
the lancers in square, and driving them by a well deliv
ered volley. The cavaley then pustreH Ott again fort the
train, and found the 3,1 Infantry advancing in column
of divisions upon them. They then retired, arid as they
repasseri,the sth. they'received a Ore (rum Limit enant
Ridgely'ri two pieces..which 'Mil arrived at the nick of
,time. -Two field pieces whir were following the dne
my's cavalry were - also drive i back with them. -
-Meanwhile the enemy's lett was t iddled. by the 18
pounders. shire slot% tv ad vintren I tip the rnailDisn
can's battery on the len intalti. ling the enemy's grins,
threw their tire into the Mexican Infantry, end sWept
whole ranks.. 'llieSth infant reonglic telt suffered:se
verely frotn.the enemy's fir 4: The grass was set on
fire at the end of an hones cdrinnaading, and obscitied
the enemy's 'position complittely, and an Interval of
three quarters of au hour orctirred. l During this period
our right. now resting on the ; eighteen pounders, 'ad
vanced alnog the wood, to the point 4originally occupied
by the Mexican left, and when the;simike hid cleared
away sufficiently 20 Sbily tint enemy, theLith was ire
stinted with increased rapidity mid eliterithin.. Ddiaari
divided his battery on the hefty riving n.section to Lira*.
Roland„ to operate in - front, aml unit the other he 'ad
vanced beyond the !Aiming pass (fiihitth was three feet
-high and the flames rolled 10 feet in the strong breeze)
and seized the prolongation of the enemy's right, enfi
lading that dank completely. Night - found the twh ar- '
,
Mier in this position. . . , I
On the Oth, the General packed the heavy train, col-•
lected the enmity's wounded,' in hospital, buried their
dead, arranged our own wounded; (a mongl whom' we
have to regret the.stitlifen death of ; ;Mai Ringgold, and
probably Cal . Page.) and staved nn in pursuit. of ;t lw
enemy on the . :rumor* road. They had taken post
in the chaperal t le second time:or:miming the lied Of a
stream called Hi Aiwa the la Palma.l with thethartthery
)
on the road mitt • crossing. I bade no time flir details
of thin affair. The, Genem* brought lip lint t rowan Im
battalions and poste* them, with brief orders to find
the me my with the hayonet..and ; placed the•art illery
where they could actin the road. 1 . ,; I •
The.Dragnons were heft! in reserve, and ita coon as
the advance of our line had nimpvered Ilift alert ican
batteries, Gen. Taylor told r a pt, Map thsi-7:1, i mi ,.'l it o .
come. • "Ilete:s the enemy's battery. sir—take it, Ire
leas earns." / la..}' dashed upon it with hiistirladroli•
and lost oneAiiird of it, but he clenrCal the battery turd
captured its commander. General Vega: M i llie act of
raising a port fire to fire a plere trintself.' 3l''y
took his sword, and Wrought the General MI. The en
emy remarried the guns.and loslifiebi a sr-mid tune to
the sth Infantry.: Capt. Ilarbtme trf-the 3d int'antry,,
with Ins single company, and a few men front the M ri...
Who joined Min in the chaperal, threw his hack against
a clump of bushes, and received and gallantry repelled
a charge of cavalry. Cam Daiwa n,-with his battery.
did terrible exeetnlon—he is a most pritmitting iittirer.
Lieut. It ideely was, also among:the flu-vino:a'. It oUth,
it %Vasa series of brilliant skirmishes a n d t he r..y.,ah t et,,,,,
in Which 1500 - fighting men biet 0000 halt* to likint—
overwhelmed them with the precipitin of their collies,
and the steady ..cooluels of the' baynnet4a nil drove
them from the field Willa he lass elf their artiltery, bag
gage;, pack males, d'aell lietiumnllion. and! near 2000
stands ot muskets. '-r' —; . 1
The fort, tireanwhite,dtail been stfmninned, with true ,
Mexican duple ity, andfidd that 'Factor was ilying,.- - ';
The Matamoros newspapers and 'official bulletins call
him a cowardly mitt*. Iln answer to the filalllllolll3, the
otficers plunged their swords inth thr Parapet, and re
plied, "to the hilt " PP to the evening of the 11th, 151111
shells, and 31100 Shot hail (teen thrown, and the (Ibly
loss was the brave commander, ;Major BMW ii, and I
sergeant and 1 private kilted, andi 111 wounded.
The. General returns to the a any to-night and -will
CrOes the river to. morrow nr neXt day. 'flue fort. will
be increased in grins, and especially provided with mor
tars, whirl, w illbritig thin town td terms at once. 'late
Navy wall co.operate at the mouth of the ; river, and
steamboats begin to carry supplies lip that route.
Gen. Taylor has just given Gen. Vega a letter to Gen.
Gaines, and a letter of credit on 'his factor.. The, ofli
'cern here and in the ma inbody vied witlttlieir com
mander in delicate attentions to. a brave and accom
plished enemy, who won their admiration on the field,
and was taken like a soldier in full harnessi, and fight
ing 'gallantly to the last. Our loss is about 311 killed
and 140 wounded. In haste,',, II. 81.
Mexican loan at Palo Alto, out down 1):4 themselves at
450 • at Itesara de la Palma gOOll missing - , Since the
battle our dragoons have been exchanged. grade for
grade; and the Mexican wounded were Jinn over to
'Matamoros. By the next arrival you will hear of thu
fall 01' the town. and prrbably anotrer from them - trt re
ceive Mr. Slidell in-any capacity, .
-It ought to be mentioned that Some of nor regiments
are not full, and two of them only haveabont 300. Ma
, prlnstances occurred of the men handing'. their Can
-1 teens to the wounded Mexicans rind turning from thein
1 to tire upon others. There was not a single °emir
retire of cruelty to- the enemy. The morale of the ar
my is at its highest—it can now , arromplish anything,
and they would die for a commander who does not ask
them to go where he is not willing to lead, and in \flio:se
judgement they fully confide. ; f
.
The steamers Galveston and Augusta arrived at Bra
zos St. Jazo on the 12th, and were discharging; when
the Col. Harney left.,
. 'The steam schooner James Tage left Brazos St Ingo
itfificompany with the 'Col. Hamer), with despatches for
Galveston ; conssoitently, the oast arrival to be•looked
for will be the steamship Galveston.
The officers killed and wounded on the American side
omits follows
. . Major Ringgold, wounded; (s,ince dead.)
Major Brown, wounded. (Since dead.)
Capt. Page, wounded.
. Lieut. Luther, do.
May 12th:
.j.inot, loge, 2d Dragoons.killed.
,Lieut. Cochrane, 4th Infintry,'do
'Dent. Chadhurne, titli do do.
Lieut. Col: Mclntosh, wounded,
I.ieut. Col. Payne, do.
' Capt. Montgomery. do.
Capt. Hone, do.
Lieut. Gales; do.
Lieut. Seldom do.
Liens. McChire, do? ,•
Lieut. Burbank, dot
LieuL Jordan, do.
Lieut. Folkler, do. ' 6 •
Number of non-commissioned Officers and poi
not known,
From the Nashville Orthepolita
Gen. Zachary' Taylor,
The Commander of he Ai•my of Occup.
. ,
• Recentrevents have.thrown tills gentleman so 1
inently before the public, that we feel disposed t
ley the strOng desire, expressed by many, by .
some of the incidents of his lily. .
Gen. Taylor entered the army in MIS, hunted
after the :mark on the tiz•apeake, and has b.
the service of his country from that tido: to theprl
Having entered the army as a Lieutenant, of int,
he hid rken to UM command of a company St tl
ginning of the last war.
For his gallant defence of Fort Harrison on'the
September, 1812, President 3ladison eonferied;
him the Brevet rank of Major, grid he is riew,the'
breed in the army. . .
In 1831 he became Cal. of the Gth Infantry; with this
regiment he went to Florida in:18:16, where he Was al
ways foremost in danger. i
On the 25th of December, 1536, Cal: Taylor at the
head of a detachment of about sOu men, corim:red of
parts of the Ist, 4th and Gth.regiments of U. ti. Infantry
and some Missouri volunteers; met about 700 Indi
ans, under Alligator, Sant Jones and Coa-coo-che, on
the hanks of the . 0-kee-chn-ben. This battle was
sought by the Indians, for the day- before the engage
ment, Col. Taylor received a challenge from Alligator,
telling him where to find hint and bantering him to
corms on Taylor desired nothing better, and imnae
diately pitithed on, at a rapid march to the expected bat
ile-ground, fearful that the wily Indian might elhange
his purpose. The Indians had a strong' pOsitidu in a
thick swamp, coveredin front by a small stream, whose
quicksands rendered it almost itapassable, but 1;01. T.
pushed through the quicksandi and swamps In the fare
.of a deadly lire from a concealed foe, driving the
ans before him. The action was long and severe—the
Indians yielding the
. gromidAnch by inch..atfil ;lien'
only at the point of the bayonet. After three hOura of
bloody contest. the Indians were routed and pursued
:~ ~,
The. '.:4rneriFans Killed and
1
1
iikb great itlabibier; tibia night,: the last
atind - tbe Indians ever taideirin a lerge body, and the
"only' instanim - . in which:they voluntarily gaee :battles
Though' Cot Taylor wha the day it Nisei the liSpence•
of lan killed and -wonnded—more one:fourth of
- his force. Tiro Colonels.(Col.Tbontienfrof the 311114-
;fantry„ and Col. Ginty,, of the IdissouriVolunteeri,) -
tell at the bead of the troops. - . tient:Men 'Swearingen.
'and Ueda. 'Woke and.Catter; also felt the enterer
meld. .• ,
Daringthe *batter tbeertgagement;Cof, Taylor re=
tnained on horseback...passing from point to point,
cbeetlnehlamen to the conflict, and exposed to the.ln
dtantifleevery moment. The spirit* with which the
comtuander'and all his force entered into the conflict,
was exhibit In some venes written on the °cc-salon,
by a 'oldie - - • .• ,
"'There's battle in -pier hammock Mick, •
There's lightening itlyeurcloud, -
Hark t Hark I to the musk, comrades dent, •
..For the Indian yell is loud
For the Indian yell Is load, my boys,
- - And the rifle's flash is free,
' But the field of battle is our home,
- And happy, happy, men are we;
And happy men are we," 4'c.
Forth(' Matte, Poinseit, Secretary of titer, ren
dered merited praise coati engaged,ja his soluntflflice
lion to Congress. • The Breeet of Brigadier Goicrcil
was conferred on Col. Taylor, and he was given the
in - Florida which he resigned in 1840, after
four or five years arduous and indefatigable service In
the swamps and hammocks of Florida.
After his retirement fronalorida, hd was assigned to
trig coaimaria of the IstDepartinent of the Army, inclu-.
din.-lhe States of Lonisiana,Vississippi Alabama, &c.,
with his headquarters at Fort Sesupd.ouistana. •
I Ills posh ion gave him the command of the Army of
Occupation, but (lie usage of the service would" have
'waffled the government in assigning to that command
either of the six . general officers of the regular - army
. whose rank is higher - than But it may be fairly
presumed that the high character, gallant services and
.great experience of Gin- • Taylor, aside from his geo
graphical, posit ion, pointed him out as the appropriate
commanderl of an army as hial was to plant our flag
upon the Rio del Norfe. •
Grit. Taylor is about 56 years old; , is n man of much
general ilifiirmation; an excellent and tried soldier; a
skilful and prudent conimander, whose traits of char
acter are; a wise precaution to providing for the hour
of trial, and a fearless, reckless courage in battle.
Ile is , alK , entuckian by birth and all that that word im
piies. !I in heart, and stamped with
'all the elements of a hero by nature- • Under his com
mand the Flag, of the Union will receive no dishonor
on the banks of the Rio Grande
•
MExzeo. l --Gen. Waddy Thompson. late Min
-
later to Ttl'exiio has just issued an interesting work
entitled ~R ecollections of Mexico." As every
thing relating to this country at the present junc
ture4d.
of . .tirs is read with interest, we make a
few ext r acts from the work gi;ing a description of
the city of, Mexico: . •
1 Tim City - of Mexico.
The city Of Mexico Is said to be the tinest built city
on the Articric4n - Continent. In some respects it cer
tainly is its: In the principal streets the 'houses are all
constructed according to the strictest architectural
rules. I,lW:foundation's of the city were'laid. and the
first huittlitt6 were erected by Cortes, who didevery
thing n till which he atteitipted,—from buildings house,
Or writing a couplet, to i onquering an empire,.Many
of the finest buildings in Mexico are still ow'ffr - il.hy his
descendants. The public square is said to he unsur
passed by any in the world ; it contains some tweivit
or tifnoni acres paved with stone• 'The dihedral enters
m-entire side, the palace another; the western side
is isertipi i hl by a row of very high and substantial lonises,
the seco ol stories of which project into the street the
width ofi the pavement; till' lower stories ire occupied
Icy' the piincipal retail inerchatjts of the city. :The niost
of these hotores were built by Curt es.i who; with his
char:islet isiic ragarity Aril an avarillt which equally
cliaracteizeil him in the latter part of his life, selected
the best portion of the wiry for himself..
The Plesident's Palace, formerly the palace of the
viceroy's', is an immense building of three stories high,
about fiee.handreil feet in length, and three hundred
and fifty wide; it stands on the site of the palace of
Moniteonia It is didieult to conceive of so'iburli stone
and mortar Leine-'put bigetuer in a lesS tasteful and im
posing .shape;. it has much inure th' appearance of a
cotton fiefory or penitentiary than what it ically,is ;
the windovis are small, and a parapet wall , runs the
whole length of the building, witls nothing, is relieve
the nintudony of its appearance except some very in
different iirriamental work in the centre; there are no
"deers in ihe front either of the second or third stories—
nothing Insildispropottionately smill windows, and too
many of Olen, ; the. three doors. and there are only
three in the lon el',..story, are destitute' of all:architec
tural !wittily or *flaunt. Only s very rattail part of
this palarels appropriated to the residence of the Tres-.
idea[ ;. a ll t1_, , ,. pi t liii,rtlices ate here, includim: those of
heads the eads f the different departments.; ministers of
war, foreign relations, funmice and justice, the ptiblic
treasury, &c., &e. The halls of the house of deputies
snot of the :Senate are also in.the same building and last
and lea si'ther botanic g:trtlesi. 'After passing through all
sorts of filth and dirt on the ti Cement story you, come
li/ a dark barrow passage which conducts you toe mas
sive door, which whet you have succeeded in opening,
you enter ab apartment enclosed with light walls on
every' tide but open at the top, 'and certainly tint ex
reeding eighty feel Square, and this is the botanic gar
den of th e palace of Ylexi4pc.; a fen:.elsrubs and plants
and the celebrated manila tree, are all that it contains.
1 have rarely in my life seen a more gloomy amt ileso.
lite looking plare. It is much more like it prison than
a garden. A decrepit palsies' old man. said to be more
tai in a hundred years old. is the superintendent of the
establishment; no one could have liven selected more'
in keeping with the.gtitieral delapidation'and dreariness
1 of this melsincholy adair.
Ilut the cathedral, which occupies the Site of the great
idol temple of !Montezuma. offer:l'a striking contrast.
It is five hundred feet long. by four hundred and twenty
wide. It witu:d be suttertlimus to add another to the
matty descriptions of this fanisiis building which have
already been published. Like all other churches in Mex
ico, ills hunt in the Gothic style. Time wall, of several
feet thickness, and made of unliewn stone and lime.—
Upon pull - Till!! 11, one is apt to recall the wild fictions
of the Arabian Nights; it Seems as if the wealth of
empires was collected there: 'The clergy of Melba, do
not, fir obvious reasons, desirelhat their wealth should
he matte known to its fill'aextent s
,they are:therefore,
not disposed to give very full information upon the sub- -
ject, or to exhibit the gold and silver vessels, vases.
KIT ions stones, and other forms of wealth; quite
enough is exhibited to strike the'beholder with wontlet .
The first object that presents itself on entering the
cathedral is the altar, 'War the centre of the building ;
it is Mallen( highly-wrought and highly polished silver,
and covered with a. profusion of ornaments .of pure
gold. On each ante of this altar flingat balustrade, en
rhlSl!!g a space about eight feet wide and eighty or a
hundred feet long. Mu, balusters are about four feet
high, and fisur inches thick lit,the largest lass rt ; the
hand-rail, from six to eight inches wide. Upon the top
of this hatid-rail at the distance of six or eight feet
apart. are I [Marian images, beautifully wrought, and
about two feet high.' All of these, the balustrade, hand
rail, and Metces, are made of a compound Of gold. sil
ver:and coimer—morel valuable than silver. I was told
that an otTer had been made to take laic tralustrade, and
replace it with another of exactly the same size and
workmanship of pure silver, and to give half a nollion
of dollars besides. There is much more of same
balustradelin-other parts of the church; I should think
in all of it; not less than three hundred feet.
As yourAVallt through the building, on either side there
are different apartments, all filled from the. floor to the
ceiling, with paintings, statues. huge Candlesticks, Wait
ers, and a thousand other aSticles, ',lade of gold or sil
ver. This too, is only the every day display of anti
cle.s of lea. t value; the tnore costly arc stored away in
chests and closets. XVltat'filtist it be when all these are
brought out, 'with the ihubense quantities of precious
stones which the church is known to possess I Arid
.titia is only one of the churches of the city of Mexico.
where there are between sixty and eighty others, and
some of them pw•sessing, little 'less wealth than the
cathedral ;! and it omit also he remembered, that all the
other large t lips, such as Puebla, Guatellalara: Guan
ajunto, Zafatteas, Ilstrango,.San Louis, Potosi, have,
each a proportionate number of equally gorgeous,es
tablislimeits.. , ' P
The Ifitilidiligs of Mexico.
Thep. tti not, I believe, a 11.
court, of greater Or less dimensions. in proportion to the
size of the hdildijig. There is only one door on the
lower door, and none at all on the outside of the upper
slimy. This door is very stronsty bit itt, and high e
nough fan coach to pass through: it opens iron the pa
tio through which you pass to the steps leading to the
sipper stories, where alone everybody lives except the
lots est classes. In all the establishments of the hither
classes, the basement story is only occupied by tiw ser
vants and as luzolier.rooms, and what struck me as
very strange, its stables. Ido not suppose there is
!such a senarate building in the city as a stable. In vi
siting Count Certuna, for example, whose whole es
ta'ilishment is altogether princely, and others of equal
splendor and luxury, I ouu l this court lih the ground
floor used as a stride, and passed through rows of liar
, ses and carriages to make my way to the most spacious
! halls, filkll with paintings of the great masters, and
! furnished throughout in a style altogether gorgeous.—
In snore bf the larger private buildings thirty or forty
different fatuities reside; each one having rented one
or t wit resins: all entering atthe only outsideiloor into
the court. which 'is the conunon property!of all—and
from which each one hati an entrance to Ills own rooms
on the ground door .or the gallery above, which runs
I all around the building. do not think that the area
covered by the city of Mexfro can exceed two miles in
length, and a mile and n half in width; a very !small
space to he occupied by a population of nearly two
hundred' thousand. • But it is not at ill surprising
when you see thirty or forty families, enough to make
a respectable village. all huddled-away in one house,
ant consider what a large number sleep in the open air
that delightful climate. How pure Hlllst be the atmos
phere when the city of Mexico is so remirkaLly healthy
tintwithsianding such a crowded and filtayitnode of
living, and with a tropical sun shining upon 04 moist
surface of the whole valley! One would tidok the
latter sufficiuntofiteelf to produce the most fatal mala
i rm. !
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It is a little curious that whilstthe buildings and rm
ulatiou hf lifeliro are Outs crOwded into so small a
space, and the reins arc three times as high as in the
city of New York, yet all around the city there is a va
cant groUnd, and as dry us the city itself, which may
be had almost for the taking. I was riding nut with a
friend one evening.when he showed me a square con
taining between five and six acrei. m the rear of the
Plana de Toros' n the outskirts of the city; and not
more than half or three quarters of a mile film the
public square, which he had just purchased for four
hundred.dollars. Wby then lots arenot improved and
the city extended, I cannot easily comprgbend, •
sth of
I:',/Zat
It isAtated that Mr. Cunard is arranging a line
of Stcam Ships to run between Liverpool and New
York,. on the alternate week's With those running
to Boston, making - p_.weekly communication by
steam across the Atlantic.
That good old patriotic Governor dunes
says a Nashville . paper, has arrived in that City
roady,to proceed to the seat of war with a corn.
pany 64 awn. many of whom have already done
good service in defence of their country's rights
and honor.
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The Road _to 11143*14* -
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The 0)11010211talger wipliiiii!:alid7l22llllr.Tesl 2 1 the
0641111110 i •
--Distarter 'bra Ban datawirte rho topmbyrrilares :
• -
; Rio Graildeottibe 15 0 Bielepd V aßaninan}
Sae J
-de ane •
Bauane N
dati 4 1 22 Village of Oed gaa ral '; 10
Ban 'Fernando •/5 Town of Matagnala 20
San Juan de Maia ,15 Bac. l4ep r esad ua
Roilia • • ' - 23 • Laguna Sees 70
River *Sabina. - I -35 Village of Benado 30
Berle nta Manna,: 20111aclenda Boras 33
r. Entine' 201 •._. 'Peluso) 2o
- Bermaneir. 151 City Ban Lcnds Potosi 10
' Munroe
Town Of Mondays •
• ,
355
10 1
Rancho of Satan 30
Tink of iian Felipe 33
flaciende' Anelo• . '3O
• Meesia. 221
Vlltare efCapellanolo 25
Saltillo ' 10
505 Town Sao Juan del Rio 28
Ilacienda'Agazt Nueva 15 Ilac. Arraya , Saco ' 30
lricacnacion, 35 Villaie of Tula * 30
San Salvador 30 City of Mexico 50
" • Salado 22 S' 1130
t.
Randle los Ancinas 607
, .
Two Days Later from the army
of ' l oecupatton.
An Eatidition stakted to attack Barrita,--den.
Taylor preprin,7, to cross the Rio. Grande,
and attack aadloccupy 2lfatombras. .
The stearncr James L. Day, Capt; Griffin, ar
rived this morning from the Brazos St. Jago, which
place she left on the 16th [inst., btinging, intelli
gence two days later than that by the Galveston.
The news is important! Captain Griffin in
forms us that Gernral Taylor left Point Isabel on
the rimming of the 13th With abcruti two hundred
men; and a supply of provisions for! the army at
the camp. Aber l -proceeding a_ short distance,
hOwever. he aemed it expedient to return and in
crease his escort, alnd take With him alarge quan
tity of supplies. He did soJ and took up his march
again for the earn,, on be!morning of the' 14th, ,
with from six, to eight hundred men. a park of ar
tillery, and about 'two hundred and fifty
_wagons.
He was met about midway v between Point, Isabel
and the camp, late on the evening of the 15th •Up
to that time he him not met the enemy, nor was
it anticipated thatt he would encounter opposition,
as the-general impression Was that the enemy had
retreated from 'our sod, immediately after their di4-
'estrous defeat on the. 9th and 10th, and sought
safety on the west bank,of the Rio Grande.
While Gen. Taylor j iva at Pointiiabel he 1
re
ceived intelligence that the . Mexicans were gather
ing in large numbers Qt B: rrita, neexican town,
immediately on the bank o the Rio Grande. On'
being thus informed, he o dered the two compa
tries of fotib,iania Volunteers. under Ca ptains _
DeSha and Stockton , end detachment of United
States infantry. I numberirr4 in all. jegulars and*
volunteers, about oue-thtiusand men; composed
entirely of infantry, to proceed to the attack of that
town. -
These troopi embarked L the morning . of the
15th, on the steamers Nevh, Leo and Cincinnati,
and werelanded at the Brdzos at 1 P..M.,and im
.mediately marced for the Rio Grande, the steamers
' being. ordered to ascend thd river and transport the
troops and theirjaniunition • across. ComModure
Connor with hr whole squadron, consisting of
'the steam frigate Mississippi, the frigates Cumber
-1:!land, Raritan, and Potorrinc„frlrCUCVNlTiry, the brig
'Lawrence. and the nitrSnnta Anna, at the same
:time'tveighed arther and ~'ailed for the mouth of
the river, intending to assist the troops in ,cross
ing with his boats, and to aid
,in the attack with
his men. The . expedition, was 'under the com
mand of Colonel Wilson. , I • ._
Gen. Taylor intended to doss the river at or
near his camp, to take possession of Matamoros,
and the expedition was ordered for,the double pur--
'prise of dislodging the Mexicans . hom their position
at Barrita, and a4sisting General Taylor•in occu
pying Matamorat:dishould he be opposed. ' . -
Gen. Taylor intended to cross the river on a
bride formed ofl 3 le boxes of his wagons caulked
tighl. For this - 'urpose he had ordered all the
oakum at Point Isabel to he sent up to the' camp.
Captain Griffin heard nothing ; whatever of the
report that Paredes was marching to Matamoros
- with 15,000 :nein, nor Was there any certainty
that the Mexicans had been reinforced `the gen
eral;opfnion, however, was that they had been.
There were none of the enemy between the
camp atut Point Isabel; if any remained en this
side of the river, they were 'glove the camp. , '
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• :INTERESTING AND LAi'F. EXTIIACTS - rrint
M kxtco.— We a le indebted to our friends in this
city for various interesting 'extracts from their cor
ttlspondence. Among these arc the following let
ters just 'received "from NleXico. They are enti
tledr to attention rom their authenticity as well
as importance. Mexico is determined to wage
war agtinst us t ith all her i.iiii 3 Or. And for this
purpose, she has' laid her hands uponthe duties aris
ing from imported goods; and thiacontiscationmust
oe highly displetising to the British capitaliSts, to
whom the amount - has been made over, for the
purpose of dischluging what was due to' them by
the government. This source of revenue must,
however, lie cmi iderably abridged, if not entirely
-arrested in a short time, by our own sgu'adron
blockading her Torts..- Union ,4
Eriraclor a letiler from Vera Craz,3lay 2, 1846.
think hostilities are imvitsble. and I only re
gret that we hae not more troops th2re. (on Ale
Rio Grandei) they feel so certain in Mexico that
it will he . an easy 'victory, that they talk • about
marching the priscuiers into the city,and how they
intend fo treat them.
. . ..
"There has beeti no revolutionary movement
since I last wrote.' Bravo is active in fortifying this ,
place, and the cast! : ten heayy carriages for fi 4;
pounders went ove this morning; the commodore
has returned from watering, and is anxiously wait
ing, the result of the arrnyiat the.north. He has
now come to the 'crinclusion that if the Mexicans
do not 'attack ,{owl, there ought never to be any
confidejtce placed . n what they declare. 1 ant
pretty well convin eil that we shall never settle
with them until ilt y are:beaten into it.',' . ,
A letter fro '% risl.ington says:
.-.
"It is said that[tt e President has appointed four
Catholic Chfiplaiii- 'in the Army, and Bishop
Haglies, of N. Y.,1 as the confidential Agent of
the Gocernment,—the last to proceed to Mexico,
and appease the P i riesthood. if possible who are
much prejudiced 14ainst the United States,"
in the city o,!itlsout . a
'Tie, it true, is F #rtainly a strange movement on
the part of the xesident.- Suppose the Priest
hood of Mexico ar prejudiced against the United
Slates—who cares ! L
lb i
I ilre should not re surprised if all Mexico had
similar prejudices, y this time. •
p-Ap. PULASKI LO )GE Nn. 216.—A meeting of Pu
laski Lodge; o. 216, will be held on Monday
evening. June the Bth, at 8 o'clock P. M.
.May.'224l, I i•IC% 21—
At Port Carbon, o the :11 inst., by the Rev:th7. Wil
sOn Bunnell, Mt. 4t:55 E. Ginsos, to Miss :VARY As::
MCCoRD.
On the 16th Inst r . by, Elijah Yarnell, Esn.,, Rain
HORNRERGEO, to CATHARINE POWELL, of Barry Town-
ship, Schuylkill cuienty.
In - Pinceroce, onkhe 19th in.t.. by the Rev:.l. B.
Priebe, Mr. Pr.ren KEtsEa, of Marion Township. Becks
County, to Miss MARIA BONEWITE: of
,Pine rove,
Schuylkill county.
On the 26th inst., by the ley. D. Itasranger, . Mr.-
'ELIA! FAUST, to MISS SARAH M, FAUST, both of POtbi•
vile. .„
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lIIE aT II S - -. - i .
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On the 25th inst„ lit Landingville, REBECCA Kersrn,
wife of David Kerner, and daughter of Hiniel Boyer,
a g ed Si years and 5 Months.
In hlinerscille. oh the 2.3 th inet., ,YACOii ([Owen. hi
the 30th year of liiii age, of Iloaring Creek Township,
Colllmbia - County. ,-
On the inst., in Norwegian Township, 31snosilET
HOLLISTER, wire s ° Samuel Hollister; in the. 42d year
of her age.
; On the 7tlt inst. Lin Schuylkill Haven, JOHANNES,
sop of John and N ncy 51innig, aged 4 month and 12
days. , 1
'CORRECTED CADEVULLY .FOR THE JOURNA
Wheat Flour, I per Ohl. 34 50 Plenty
Rye =do ' i " • '3 25 to 350 Plenty
Wheat .1- ' , bushel 1 06 scarce
Rye . ' . " 05 to 7Q . ,', do,
Corn- ~ ' • ". 621 • .- do
Oats . 1— ii • 45 , do
Potatoes new : " •75 do •
Timothy Se • e d , ' " 250 • do
Clover ' " ' 450 • States
Edgs . ' Dozen 12 :' , Scarce
Butter ~,,-z. lb. !to 10 - Plenty
Bacon r. 1 61 , 7to 0 . do
Hams 10 , do
Plainer * 1 Ton 000 ' : . Plenty
flay ' ' . i "., 625 00 's ' du
Dried Peaeliespardd Bush, 2 50 ,
titled du unpardd " - - 1 60do
Dried Apples pared " , _., .
440,
Hacienda Pila ; 15,
;Town of Jere 30
'Hacienda Cobb : '2O
Town of Dolores 35
S. Miguel Grande..3o
Hacienda Santa Was 34
City of Queretaro ; 13
liztelenda - Colorado
From the ikr. 0. Commercial Times•
um wurrm
OUR ~7IARKET.,
04* Orderg.ooNo.
- kepi gattOleb. •Dirv4i, P. ji
Wo'ldiblt* May Plb*
•
/PRE ewer plias arieeittwhell the .100 guatemi
IL the 6th vision, P. M.. may, be nailed :o pert rin
military duty, upoo..ta requisition, of the President to
the Guyette:tot the Orate; amiss the tiMebk uneertau
when, or in hat manner that call wilt be :caviled tab
effect, a prudent Pnethotrabt .brould Midget; thatpreir.
@rations be madeto meet it at a moment's notice: it a
therefore, recommended; - that all Volunteet Compan tea
tbe 6th Division use the beat exertions o ;complete
their muster rolls, in
conformity with thel designation
of the President, via:--one Captain, one Find Lieuten.
ant, one Second Lieutenant, four Sergeants, four CON
pangs,. two Musicians, and sizty.four Privates : to
giractlce the ;Company in Battalion drills ; and perfect
themselves In alt the duties required in active service.
Stich a ramie will not find the 61h Division nopretar,
ed, and 'Mote companies .who may not he mated urea
immediately, will derive an advantage is full ranks and
the kindling of a military spirit, which will to al.
timate good 'results. By Command of - ;
• •,„. Major General W. n. REIM.
Janis CAMPBELL, Division Inspector. , • - •
FOCST &. FOSTER,
[NEW STORE.)
Wholesale &Retail Dry Gtx4and Grocery )lerchant s,
hill door, to the . Tow* Holt; Centre rt.-Pottsville.
NEW AND EllEjllP
Next door to the Town Hail, centri Streit.
rf TIE unilersignFd have Anne tpened,!n entire new
slock•of Goods, conslsiing,of a Well nelscted and'
general , asto,rtment - ,
DRY GOODS.
GROCERIES,'' • .
. LIQUORS,,
• ,
FLOUR,
cEOAnivA RE,
QIIEENSWARE,
1 '. -t.
PRO% ISIONS,&e.
To which they Invite the attention of the public gen
erally; to csll,• examine - and ,judge for thenwelrea.,-
Families will find it to . their inlerest to call hSfore-buy,
log elsewhere - . .- FOCIIT & FOSTER.
2R—fano.
Pottsville, Ala) 30th, IE4O. -.;' - .
To Emigrants and Farmers.
FOR sale or exchange, a valuable Tract Land; in
Michigan, containing 501 acres, 250 'of which are
Oak openings and the balance rich Meadow'Land. It,
is situated le miles from the entral Rail Road, and 2
miles from the village of . Stockbridge. For the- terns
and particulars entinfre
EDWARD OWEN PARRY; Pottsville.
11fay 30, :SR L • 22 —4o.'
Iron Founder. wanted.
oL
MAN competent to superintend four Anthracite
lA - Blast Furnaces, situated 'at 'Danville, Columbia
County, Pa. Apply by mail, naming last place of em
ployment and references, to MUltDOCK,lLtevrrr
& - CO„ No. 77 Pine street, New WO. or to HENRY.
.. _ .
ItItEEVOORT, Agent, Montour Iron Coto, ,Works,
Danville.l t ;
. .
May 30th,°14413.
Stray Cow; .
, •
riAmE to the residence of the subscriber, residing at
Mount Lanni:ice, about the 12th of May, a DARK
DROWN COW, with turned up horns. The owner:as
requested to come forward, prove property, pay. char
ges and take her away, otherwise she will he snld ac
cording to law. PATRICK' DORMER.
Mount Laughee. May 30th, 1840. I ! 24-30
Wanted.
. ,
A 1 01. NG MAN'of gold character, whil writes
.I.A. fair hand, as Clerk in. an Attorney's. Office. Eo..
quire at the office of the Miners' Journal.
May 20th, tet6. I 22-31
Notice. . •
T"Epartnership hitherto existinir between'the sub
scribers in the 'lathe of A. B. Whiteliz.f;o.,
mina' consent' ciiiisolvtid on the,2lst inst. All p-rsnns
having claims or deminds against said firm, will please
presenkt hem to. A. B. White, fu settlement; and all
persons indebted to said firm, will make payment to
him, as he alone has the settlement of . the. affairs, of
the concern. ANDREW B. , witrre,
MICHAEL: BRIGHT.
Pottsville, May 30th, 1816.
DEA DY ItECKONERS, . • , , ..
It - English - and German,
for sale at BANNAN'S Cheap Book-store, Tottsville.
May ZOth, 1846,
LADIES' RiIUNING SCISSORS,
For trim
nine Rose Bushes, Shrubbery, 4.c., for pale at •BAN-
N A N'S, S.!etl and Horticultural Intplentent Store,
Pottsville. „
BEM=
.
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Barnhill's Superior Bide Wide:
Ink. . !
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A • SITPT'LIi' of this valuable article haibeen received
r.l and in confidently recommended as' the very hest
in theinattet. 'lt is used without a preparation, and
pradaces a jet black amPindelible impression if ap
plied according to directions. Far sale at }
I . BANNAN't4 nook Stoic.
AlsnAndellible Ink with a preparation.
May 30th, 1846. - ' -
• llydrants. • -;
000 D Sammer„and Wither Hydrants, price sl.oo*.
l..l.just received and for .ale. Also. - Leaden Pipe of
the different sizes and kinds fofthe Water iWorks and
carrying water great distances,.at
HANNAN'S Store, Pottsviiie.
May 20th, 1010. I 22
.
-
For the Ladles. . . . ~..i.
PERFORATED Bristol Board.
Embossed Ctolit•Leaf, for Ornaments. • 1 . '4'41
do Silver, do ' , do."
' Bristol Boartl, various kinds and sizes, and
Tissue Paper, all colors. Englitth and American, "
AOWays for sale at BANNAWS Cheap • Statienerr ,
Store. Pottsvill6. • itlay'22, 22 ,
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3tathentatical litstruntent . .
ixBEAUTIFUL article in Mahogany hoses; vertu
thehp. Alan in Seal Skin boxes, some as low as•*l
pc r brut. For sale, at BANNAN'S Cheaptfitatinnery
Store, Pottsville. . ' May 244 : =— 3
A :Seasonable Article:
FI.IE
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Ivors.
al II A.. 1
Nlayl
(..ANT FANS, from 24 cents to .06 each, among
lifts are some - of the' Gold and Sifver Fans, with
andl..s, as low as just received:and formate
AN'S Cheat Fancy Store.
30,
.Ladies' Card Cases.
assortment eiiihracing the lateptpar
as, just received-and for sale at BAINNAN'S
t‘tore, Pottsville. • .Ma• 30, • 22--
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