L 7 drohpih'édd ’u‘nae. mm: mm had. in m ‘lhin'ga mulgo (hcrhgcivea qgropghlg. {ll9m}, good. my}! yi‘rtgh ouy WO. puffs}: giving ouch? mm. though ihey ih'otild be bbyé. $lB per‘kp'on‘lhg. lo ‘givina foreign orn. who _nrc-uupid. dull," innnonnvo‘nnd using an ‘mpérrem dialec}, $2O pbr mohlh.- ~ - . ‘ ' 9“Samo.'ch'il‘dren like he?! at homom‘l nrconm of Highly}?! qhflmosa offihn lor’lchem,‘ suya'lhia 'l.de 9r ofTruth‘ '.Wo my a" lh'd chihlrah m :h'in umn «hip nughrlfohr‘abhbdlu, bilcépl'lhom :of five fnmi~ 'lloE-‘gbolh Hugh-hf They hévor sent their chil dren, ‘lb géhpxll. Wehwhonnl competent ' um} ' qyal- ‘ ifiécvl'lflhgliqh v-tdmc'li'p‘r: wn'n’, tenchiiig in Ibo vary aub-glihriél, whom fill/thong 'childron rcaide.‘ and that my by g, So that lhi‘n ‘ Lovotl of Truih '_ pl!» cps‘ Ihm competent qnd qualified Engliihgcn7lfman upoh nzlbvol with Ihg’uq ‘ dinquabjfied' unllf ~{new} - .pc‘lcn’tfboyi; 3WO think. Mi. Lfdvck or Truth huu said intrich'nlo _bolriy his lgllornnc'o hnduhlihdnelfl . IW9 has- oye’r iohio foolish and idle talk, gnu] no- lié'o onlypig‘e l'eh'tchco‘ morogulm nilnmily Inky onflofiing‘lolkxahoullOregon, or go to Texas. vThls , lenguogo'mennn. If i; ")0!!!“ any thing. llmuhe rm no‘rily'ahbuld tale. lhe , mnfugily tht 11' law indi viduals, (foreigner: openy qlhor citizens) should rule and dictate for a whole low'nship. That this minority,.‘(coneiu(ling of two or Ihrco individ hula.) should hold olljho lowmhipoflicea~bo employed ne'loophen of common Ichooln—tépeive high teln rion+hnndlo ell Itho ,money. ' to their own lnler~ yell; wilhoulbaing permiuod to interfere in their Gown behnll'or lhe! oflhoir‘ children. ll is "ole {ounce [0 Mt. Lover otTrulh whulhor mm uran gen lire qualified ' o'r n‘oh' He ' doe-A no! mom to core whelher the rounorily of: mm of good,depor|~ mam. good cilifom. capable of discharging their dutiel.‘ or not. ' The mnjorhy must pay their echool ‘ huge. and have (hoi‘r childien. and all 'lheir inter-- 1"", 'aubiocled lo .010 will of' lhe minoruy~end if 'lhoy don't eubmil they mun be publicly, Ilundered dun-tilted. lflhie minpply in not permitted» lo dogull nheee things. lhon, they any. ‘ lhcy mes! mlk‘u~ beul'Qregonmt .go to Tcxna-' Now we may. ‘Let them golfer Iho indep'endunl republicnnu of Man [in Ihwmhlpvhavn haeuJuughl that In this country minoriliu mun submit 10' lhe will ol'majcrities, and -lhil rule they mind to enforce and aubmu m;. ‘ , MANY CITIZENS‘OI' MORRIS. ' F 89!!! THE AREY. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSH]? NEW YORK! GLORIOUSV NEWS-VICTORY ! Point Isabel ‘ Vz’cloriaua—Malambras Re duced to fished— The flmerican flrmy Triumpha‘nfl-NO Mexicans Killed ! ~07}? one flmencah Killed le—fl Gan ' era! lackade Q] the >Mcxz'can*Parfa,or dered.’ ‘ ' We rgcaiy'edjntffive o’clock. lhia even ing. by Morae’a Magnetic .Telcgmph, ex clusively lorlhe Baltimore Sun, the fol lowing important and startling intelligence It wns'mcommunicaled to us from Wash ington;,bi our ’enar'gelic correspondent. where it had .been received {or us by ex~ press, in advance of the inml.‘ ‘ The news was received at New Oilenns 'by the steamship New York, and sent by expire“ to Mobile, whe‘ife It overlook the , , ~-Wum‘~c‘rou.' May 18, 5 P.-M. ‘MesauzlA‘. S; Ahell & Co. ' ‘ -_ ‘ ”."Tha‘lame or the American “Army has ‘beenaignally yindieate'd. with an intoxi bljit'yzot forces so disproportionate, as. tn havqcnused the deepest anxiety for Gen. Taylorvan‘q hisgallnntband._ They have gained a‘ great; a glorious, a' noble, a tui ugnnhant VICTORYE, ' , . ~'l‘rhe'y,following report is from :Captain Walker, of the” Texan Rangers, who had ‘arriv'edpnt e sth, inst. "at 4 P. 'M., frém theentrenehmonts opposite matamoraa.—— An engagement had ‘ taken place between the United States and Mexican {cream—J Gen.- Taylor, 'on' the evening ofttha 3t! inst,.‘-lelt the, entrenchmenta with a dc. taehment of United States trbopa,‘ tor the purpose ofopening n communication be ~tweenPoim Isabel and the entrenchmente. - Onthemorning of the 4th inst. the Max icans; taking advantage of his nbscnce. at day‘ break opened a heavy canonmla‘ on the'entfenhhments, which was gatiingly tethrned‘bj' the United States troops. and in'thirty minutes silenced ' the enemya' battering reducing the city 0! Mammal-as to'aahes. ' , " ‘ i ~' 0n the marning of lhefilh lhe‘sluughtcr {among the Mexicans was tremendous; up ‘waflll ofSEVEN' HUNDRED lay-dead on the fiéld of battle. and the ‘numhcr of houses”lgflih'Matumoras was not suffi ciént'm ncépmmpdnto the wounded. ' .. . Accquhts' myth: the number ol.Mex-. icané'in find about Mntnmoraeywas estim ated at {eh lhbdund 'men, and reinforce mentt'daily “pasted; ' ' Geh. Taylor was ‘0 leave' Point Isabel onthe Glh‘inst; with a detachment o! troupe. ~ determined :0 open communica rtion bet}veen*§’oint' Isabel and the army inpposithnlanmras, «which has for. some ‘ My; beeh‘cul oil. and only efléctea‘ in 'one ,ii'lslgncp by the gallant ,Walkerrwhos'e hgrso was ahothndcp him, 'and the this of ,unxmpm, ‘ ‘ , ' ' ‘ ' ‘ ‘M_’K‘ei§tgr rum] Rntcmf _aie two among ‘h’aiix men of qut. Walker’s party kill,- ed. whilst forcing their way throfixgh the Mexicdnatto Ibor‘Uuiled States camp. " ,jgag‘n‘y "caps; are in/ fine spirits. The maimbody 9f the‘ troopgaré pnobany‘on this side of lhe .nver. ONLY _ONE A MERICAN KILLED; and he by 'nnhcllQ c’l‘ho' Motksy-iara go well, cqns‘rnclcd m: the Mexican, ‘lpbt could- no; ,inju'rolth'amj. '11:.le ibaltle, Major Ringgold‘, of {be Artillery; commanded the American cam’p oppol'it'aMntamoras. ‘_ _ g \ " "ANOTHER BATTLE.’ .. .- ,- 'On lhe‘porning ‘ol lh'q‘6lh- preyioua to (Heflebntlmq _of the, New Vz‘Yvork' ,a heavy. cg'qunndip‘ga wéi'sheard, s‘uppqned' to be andflier'ptta’ck 'ofotl'n'e' Mexibb‘ns ..o‘n'the U} pire‘d Stage; lroopu pppusit'e' Matamqrag; m min ‘thQGulvealon No'ivp oi thb’BLh in'st: : . Wh'cqlfie'nera! Tnylor'lcfl Point llébél m there waa'no't tlt‘e slughtZ-at alo'ybthé 'wn'l'lhl [have cut‘hig «my to the :e'ntr‘en'chmemp. throujgh vastly superior“'nuh‘iheraltifjthis enemy. tvhu were" knowngtuhe postéd 'in largo t‘orées _ainoog" this" ‘itllmost' 3mhqs~ible thicket of chu’p’uorek on“ IMF-road, with n tlcterminntioh to‘cuthim off. . ' '. . t, ‘ The» number of Mexicans is ‘ esti’mntéd at frulh‘ls.ooo to 20.000, 'L'_ . ‘ It ~seem:’v'ez‘nmnnblc to suppose- that it (lgcittive and glorious battle ’ was tonight yéstegtlay. and we wait fwith‘ p‘niulul an‘i iety‘ to hear tlm‘result. . ‘ . 5 t From the Galveston ()ivilipxiExtiu. ’ The-steamship New York arrived-from the Brazu's'St'. him) on Thwsdnx evening; bringing ncm‘ that the Mé’xicuns having lucceeded‘ in’ interrupting the communion-- tion between the “my opposite Mammar no and Pint lsnbél. 'Gnn. ‘Tnyvllnr pro: ceeden! with thu‘ main body n! the army; in order'tn secure Point Isabel. which was menncml. nndnpen the cnmmuni'ca tion, leaning uuly 700 or 800 men in' the comp opposite Matmno'ms. ' J The army proceeded wnlhout ink-"up: tion. but‘the Mexicans thought the dimm ushed force in camp offered u favornblé op purtunily'lmj its caplqre‘——nlluckcd it and were repulsed wilheovere ‘loas—sdme any seven hundred! , The loss on our a‘lde not stated. but ve ry insignifichnl. Our batteries were open ed on Matamn'rns, and yeduced (the, place. to‘ruins. or nearlv an. This was on fthe Bdr and the fighting lcontinurd until night. Walker. the well known Texan soldier and spy. then took ”forty men to carry the news' to Pointl'lsn bel. during the night. He lont six men on the way. and had his horse shot under him. but gnt'in. ' ' The New York had this news from the Cincinnati, which came out over the bar to takeoff the troops curried down. Fir ingiwue heard when the New York lelt. The main force of the Mexicans is pro 'bably on this lido of the river. 1 The-Texan schooner Santa Anna has been despn'tched from Brazos St. Jngo with communications from Gen. Taylor for the American squadron ot Vera Cruz. , The only information-we have from the seat of war, comes tram Capt. Symptom. late of the revenue service of Texim, now in the employ ol GenuTnylor. ,It is‘ do ted _May 4. Capt. S. eays—fPThe new: lwas'hrought to Point'laabet by our triend: .Wnlker, (if-Major liay's command... The! Mexicans made the attack on our works after Gen. Taylor came clown here. ‘ , 'The light continued the whole-«lay.— '{he U. S. batteries knocked down Minte mom. killing two or three hundred Mex icnns—they'killing only one of our men, .by the exploswn ofu shell. The works were so well completed that the Mexican shot could, not injure them: GLonlovs: THE NEWS FROM THE CAMP FULLY CON FIRMEDE.’ mun m 1; 0F COMMODORE CON . NOR 37531211208. - Double Triumph of Ameri > ; ' * can Arms. ,_ ' _ From lho Commorcml Bulletin May 15. ' IMPORTANT FROM THE SEA'l‘VOlv' WAR? March of General Taylor from Point Is-‘ abel toward his camp opposite Mala morns—Batllc will; the Mexicans. The United Stateb schooner Flirt. A. Sinclair. lieutenant commanding, hasjnst arrived from the Brazos St. lago, which place she lslt on ‘the Bth inst. (two days after the New York.) bringing important. though not definite Intelligence from the seatol‘wnr, We learn from her polite and intelligent officers that Gen. Taylor marched from Point Isabel on the 7th, at 3or 4 o’clock in the afternoon. for his camp, at the head of about two thousand men. carrying with him a large supply of provisions. _ ‘ ~ TherFlirt sailed on the some. day at ow bout thrce'ufclonk. tor New ()rleans. and during: the whole altcrnoon,‘ the firing all artillery was heard. as was supposed with-l in eight or nine miles of‘l’uint _ lenbel,‘ which continued until the Vessel wos b 8" yond hearing distance. During the eve-J ining ttha Flirt who met by Commodore‘ IConner. with the frigatee Cumberland, ‘(flog ship.) Raritan, and Potomac, {sloop ‘John Adammund brig Somers; the com jmodore having heard'some rumors ut Ve ‘ra Cruz that hostilities had, commenced ‘on the Rio Grande, and that Gen. Taylor “was in difficulty. he; immediately sailed for the Brazos to furnish such'aid as was in his power. , A ' ‘ " ' » 0n meeting‘thef Flirt. he. requested Limit. Commanding Sinclair to accompa ny him back to the lirnzds.'and bring im portant despstchee which he {wished to be carried to New Orleans; .A'ccbrdibgly tho Flirt was turned about. aceompa'nietl the squadron back,“ and remained at the Brazos until about t p. In. the anext day. whenshe again sailed for New Orleans withtho commodore’s de‘spatches.‘ Dur ing the whole of that morning (the Bth) a heavy eannonading was heard _in the di rection ofthe-compl nml‘as'tho sauna; Was gradually hecoming less dietinot’up to the time' the Flirt, leltt there is reason to bo heie that Geog-'faylorl no driving the Me'xicsns'bel'orehim. .1 ~ " ' .. The Cunnonading was aluo‘hjeard dlfling the gfternooh; umiuhe Flirt. was A .c'on _aidembl’edialance out in sea, . flAbout'dark [lg/officers, saw 'smo‘kle' of. hither, ,u ’lig'ht.‘ color; (rising ad 3! .‘lrnm‘ 'nlfiré; igbgut midi‘ wag 'bemen'lhéjca’mp dud"~ Poimfi’lsabel ; .99 Vaguin. [ale “high; ‘an immén‘se; vol, Inns: 9! densely‘bhwsmbke waue‘eu in thedl're'ction ol‘ Mnuimo’ram if. " {. ; WM: were ghe'jcauges vof these Ems is, ‘of course), magter .ol'conjecmw.‘ J The lifet smoke seen It 'is deemed possiblcfnmso' lfirnmllunbnrniuz': lul‘ Ilarltn; 'n ,Imn‘ll [an nn' tli‘e'Mexicun“ 's'uln «[4 Ihcl RiOvG'r'mitlr; ""which it was aniilU-‘Gnn. 'l'ayl‘nrtj gleaignetl’. . firiugton hismarch’ up to the chmpi.‘ "I'he' accnnd is! generally ’suppnaed'. by the alli "can of the. Flirt to have prnceenled from the .conflngration gnf Mntnlndrnst u'Mnjor Bfoivn‘, whom-Geng'l'n'vlhr had let: ‘in qmnmaml at the camn'. hml attempted. on the [list (layhe was attacked..tn fire Mat ptndras, butlailed. as he' could not heat his shot sufficiently; [trwas said thatvhe cantetnplaléd ngainattempting it. and lt ‘iathin that gives probability to the‘sappo iilion.,' p‘ . . ’. ‘ .‘Gen."l‘aylor left Point babel lnlly, con fident thathe would ‘bé able’ to. lnrce his way ,to the camp, in: spite- ‘of any oppnsi~ tion'the Mexicans 'could make." The om. p'ers and men under hia'puimnand wort-"in the ve‘rybeat spirits, and highly eluted at the prospect ofa battle with the enemy;— I'n a cnnvera'ation‘ with one» ofthe officers n! the Flirt. 'Gen. 'l‘aylo'r-atated that from all the inlormatinn ht; could obtain. the whole Mexican lor'ce. on both sides of the river, did not exceed lrom 7.000 to 10,- 000 men}! Nothing further line'becn heard from the camp since the departure of the New 'York. .. Geo. 'l‘n‘ylor. however. ,cxpressed himself in all times certain that Major Brown, ivith the five hundred men under his command, would be able to hold the Mexicans at buy. if not repulse them. no the’positiun ofthe camp was naturally easy of defence. and no lnhor had been spared tol‘ortily its assailnble points. ‘ w Commodore Connor. immediately on arriving at the Brazos. communicated with Gen. Taylor. and informed him ol hie readinento land 1.600 or 1000 men. sailors and marines. should they be requi-l ieil.’ ..Tho SI. Mary’s was expected soon to join the squadron 'ut lhe Brazos. ' 'l‘he'lriends of Captain Thornton wiil be gratified [o‘ learn lhn! he is still living. Lenora had bc‘cn received ‘lrom him at (he c’nmp,unnouncing that he hud'been cup lured by the enemy. and was held a pm oner at MMamorns. ' 1 A aggamer was seen by the Flirt going in'thc‘9‘Bi‘aZOl, wilh troops, an the lelt. which in all probability was the Augusta. The Flirt. also saw on the 12th the James L. Day and the Telegraph, about 209 miles West of the Balize. ' ' ' ” Credible irflorumlion had been receivad hat the American cnnnul. and all lhe A- mericnn citizens at Mntnmoras had been arrested and sent to Soltnin, a small town übnut 130 miles back of Matamorns. In one hour and a half after the arrival of the gallant Walker. with the into’lli gencu that the Mexiconbhud attacked our com p. he again ,stgrted (ofthe camp with 75 Inen,.‘“l‘or what purpose was not pre cisely known. ' . From the IV. 0. Bullelin, Extra, May 17, ' Later front the tirmy. ‘ Brilliant Success of the flmérican firms; The United States steamer Colonel Har ’ ney arrived at half past two o’clock this morning. bringingna prisoners of war the Mexican _General Vega, and Lieutenanta , Prada and Velez. Lieut. C 01... Martines, aid-de-camp to Gen.‘ Vega accmnpanied his chief voluntarily. } Though the principal (acts by this arriU val are given in the newspapers of_ thisi morning. the subjoined letlcrlrom :- high ly intelligent gentleman on. the ground. gives so clear, circumstantial. and anti» factory a statement 0! events since Gen. Taylor’s departure lrom Point Isabel on the 7th, that we nroinduced topubliah it. The accounts are brilliant beyond the most sanguine expectations; the triumph of A merican arms is complete : a vastly supe rior torce is routed through a series of ac-‘ tiona as brilliant as any on record, din-play ing in our-thrave handful of troops. and their illustrious commander. the very high est points at military courage, skill, and knowledge. » ' ' V [Correspondence 0! the N. 0 Bulletin] Poer Isuzu. May 12. By the lant departure I wrote you brief ly of the operations of the army up to tho: time, of the bombardment of ‘the fort op posite Motorourns. and the movement of Gen. Taylor ‘with the main body to this place. tor the purpose of strengthening its defences. Havingeflccted this, he march ed withoutwuiting {or reinforcements, on “the evening of the 7th. and-on the .Sth,‘ at 2 o’clock, found the enemy in‘pmition, in front of n'chopparal, which lies opposite to the timber at a stream called Polo AI- 1 "Jo. ' ’ " . The train was closed up; the troops fill ed llleir conleen'u. and General Taylor promptly 'lormed his line of battle as follow» : on; the right was Ringgnld’s battery. sth and ‘3d infantry; then two eighteen ‘pound‘ero; _then. lhe nrlillery battalion“ The'lell was composed ofthe 41h and Bth infantry. and Duncan’s hallo rv.‘ A during teconnoisancoi by Cum; J. E. Blake, showed the gnemy’o line .10 he of nearly twice; the otrénglh‘mf ours, with heavy reserves in the Ichapparnl. The Mexicans opened the actionw'ith the'lr nr~ ‘ lillcry. the range of Which'Was hardly great enough togrea‘eh our liner which was mov ingjlowly’forward'. and comp got into lhe thickest ol ' their" shot"ond ballad, " Their fire wan retorngd from all 0! ou‘r'b'atteries, and [autumn any that no field of ha’ltle ever; displa' e'd" such skill, dr'ropidity'ol firennd cvolinion, , ~ 1 l f.""l,‘h"g fififitid 'oth impo'rtgnt'mbyémen! nttemptg‘d; byz'lhe' "ene'ml', was 'aj; dqmph. ment at their cavalry (Q‘iij'iiifc"azdclour a; ‘round u’clump ol' ciiappnrul on ou'r right; but] mud; {he lraianCapt; [Walke‘n of lhe Téxna‘rangcrs, prdmpllyyepor‘te'd this, and she sth inlaulry was Héxaphed ,to meet at,‘-’which it did handsomely. rcteivibg the ianccrs in'squnre.'hnd‘ driyingithem by a Well-delivered Valley. {The cavalry then pdahedun'ughiu vfur -lhe- twin. and {nund ma third: infantry"- advancing in c’oiumn hi: idivieioni upon lhem. They. then retired; iu'nd periheyvrcp'a'ssed the slh.'they receive ed a‘ lira lrum Lieutenant Ri‘dg'ely’s two pieces, which- had 'nrrived at 'the nick of lithe". 'l‘wn‘ field piecee which here lol luwihg the enemy’a’ cai'nlr'y, were also sdriVen back with, (hem. _ Meanwhile the enemy’e left was riddled by the eighteen pounderh. which slowly advanced up the mild—Duncan’s battery Uri the Mt; neglecting: the enemy’s guns. throw their fire intq the Mexican. infant; r_'y, and swept whole canke.‘ "The Bth in-' Innlry' tin the "left sum-red severely from the enemy’sfifire. The grass “me set on fire, nt-lhe end of an hour’s cnnnn‘nnding; and ohs Cured the enemy’s pbsilinn Coin pletelyrnndnn-inté'r‘val ‘uf three-quarters u! anyhour Occurred”; During this period our right, now resting on the eighteen 'pimnder§'.' ndénnced aiongihc mind, to the pnint'originally occupied by the’Meximn lelt. and when the Imoke had‘ cleared a way sufficiently to shim theenemy; the fire was resumedwnth increased rapidity and execmion. Da’ncan divided his but" ”Y on the la". giving a section to Lieut; Rn and. to operate in front. and with the other he advanced beyond the‘ burning grass, (which was three rm high,‘ and the flames rolled ten leet in the strong breeze.) and seized the prolongnlion oftherenemy’a right; 'enfilading that flank completely, Night found the Mo armies in this posi tion. - ' On the 9th. the general packed tho_hea vy train. collected the enemy’s wounded in 'hoipital; buried their dead; arranged our own wounded. (among whom we have to regret the sudden death ovaaj, Ringgold'.‘ and probably'Capt. Page.) and moved on [in pureuitof'thoenemy on the Matamorae road. They had taken mat in the chappa rat the second time, occupying the bed of a etieam called Reeacn do in Palma. with! their artillery on their road at the crossing. l have no time for details of this affair.— Tho general brought up his troops by bat talions and posted them. with brief ordere to find theonemy with tho bayonet. and placed the artillery where they could act in the road.. . The drazoons were held in reserve. and as soon as the advance of our» line had on? covered the Mexican batteries. Gen. l‘ay lor gold Captain May that his time 'had come: ‘ Here's the enemy's battery, sir. talterit hole/ts- velens.’ May dashed upon‘ it with his squadron. and lost one third of‘ it; but he cleared the battery and captured] ite commander. Gen. Vega; in the act of raisinga port-fire to fire a piece himself. ‘. May tookhhie sword. and brought the gen eral OR. The enemy remanned the guns. and lost them a aecend'time _to the smin fantry. Capt. Barbour. of the 3d infantry. with his einglecompany and a few men from the 51h. who joined him in the chap paral. threw his back against a clump of bushes and received and gallantly repelled a‘charge of ‘cavalry. Capt. Duncan, with his battery did terrible-execution. He is a most promising oflice‘r. Liout. Ridgeley wee-also among the foremost. In truthrit was .a series of brilliant skirmishes and hen vy ehoclte. in which 1500 fighting men met 6.000 hand to‘ hand—overwhelmed them with the precision of their volleye,. and the steady coolnese 0f the bayonet, and drove them from the field with the lope 0 their artillery, baggage. pnck mules. fixet ammunition. and near 2.000 stands of mus kete ‘ The fort, meanwhile. had been summon adj-With true Mexican duplicity, and told that Taylor wee flying. The Matamorae newspapers and ollicial bulletins called him a cowardly tailor. In answer to the sum ‘ mono, the officers plunged their swords in to the parapet, and replied to t the hilt.’—- Up to the evening ofthe 9th, 1500 shells. and 3000 ehot had been thrown, and the only lowwue that ofthe brave commend er, Major Brown. and one sergeant and one prtvate killed. and eleven wounded. The General returns to the army to- ‘ night and will croee the river to-tnorrowor next day. The fort will' be increased In guns. and especially provided with mor tars which will~brmg the town 'to terms at onze. 3 The navy ”will co-operate at the mouth of the “var, and steamboals begin to carry supplies by that route. . ' ' _ Gen. Taylor haajuet given (ion. Vegan letter to Gen. Gaines. and aletter of credit on hls factor, The officers here'end in the mom body vied with their commander in delicate attentiona to a brave and accom plished enemy,‘who won their admiration on the field. and was taken like a soldier inlull harness. and‘fighting gallantly lo the lad. Our lose about 30 killed and 140 wounded. In haste. ' - «H'. M.’ ‘ »_ Iqum the'Wnlhinglon Union. ‘ By the President of the U.‘ ,S; afflmeric'a . Proclamation. ' . V Whereas.’ the Congress of the United States. by virtue ofthe constituted; author ity veqtgd in than. have declared, by their act, bearing date this day. that. '.""by the’ ngtof 'the républiq 'o! Mex‘i'co.‘ n astuteuqf war exists, bemeenthnt. government. and ‘héyuitedSmtcaJ’ '. " ' "‘ ' ,_wa.‘- ghewfméfil. JAMES K. POLK, Prpmderit‘o! the' United Swzp's,;b_f Ameri ca,‘7'do lhqreby » prociaivm .‘th'c j‘gnmlej-l-Lto: ‘all ,whdm it ifipysmncern {find-11,40 §pécia|ly enjoin onyulfil-pgraqn’s’ holdiug‘bmces‘, "pin! or milu‘nry. ‘ugfldeuhe nulhority ,0; the U, Slates; -thpt' they;;—be yiglldntn‘nd- zenlpusi ip diachn‘rgiug'ithe dqlics‘rcspefliv‘e’yliné cidem. thccotp: pm) '[flamereover‘gxhom‘ all ,thc‘ . gppy peoplé ofthe”, Unitednsua'tes. as} Ihéy lo‘vgg‘ their country. as .(h‘eyfee! the wrongs wln‘ch have forced on them lhe Inst resort of injnrmiltmtinnn. .andfnc théy'cnn ‘ s‘ult’thc b'e‘st means. u‘n‘dcr th'e'blebling M ‘Divine Providence. :of 'abridging'ito‘calh ‘m'itieu. that théy'cxbrt thctnulvgg in pref Se’rving arden' in" [trotnctting.'_'goncbrd. in «naintaining'the. authol-itfnmfithb eflthCy of the laws. anthin supporting'anfl invig orating all the 'l‘ mamas which may bela _dbpted by {the constituted authoritiés lair obtaining n speedy, '.a=just.>and an‘honor-l able pence. -' t‘ '." _, ,‘, ,1?" -, ‘ _[L. 5.] In testimony ,‘wherenfl {have hereuntu 'set. my hand.,nn'd canned the uni. ;0f the Unitml Statéa'lo be‘nffixed‘tttilhna ’ presents. ,gDonent the citynl‘ Wn'shingtqn the lhlrleén‘lh day of:Ma_v. one‘thOusand eight hundred vaml'; furty’slx.‘ and fifths findepcnden‘ce of th’e‘U'ni‘le'd States the do _venticlh. ' .‘.- .' , ‘ , ' By the Pregidmt mar " ' "J . qus BUCHANAN. Secreléry nij‘lhlé. -' - w ' ,Ftumjhofluri-hurg Union. PENNS¥LVANIA.,SS:7;?“ ‘ln {licrname aful by 4/2: hut/norm) qflhe ~ thmon’wcalili 'of Pennsylvania.” .31; - .Fn/‘gsom, Rn Snunx.- Goveranjqf'lfie quid Commonweallh.’ ' . ='_ _' y, - , V ‘ A Proclamati’on._fi. LL ' , 'x xx; 1» WuEtiaAs."i‘hc Presidentoltlie '4' United smem» his Proclama tion of the 13th inst.‘. has an,- “ nouncetl- that by the acts of the . % -.‘Republic of Mexico. a State of War exists between that'Govornment and the United States. -. ‘ ‘ ‘ find Whereasplt is our first duty m acknowledge our dependence nptm the Great Ruler ol the Universe:-—l dc. therefore Invoke the'gned people of tho Commonwealth. by'their religion and their patriotism. to submit ‘aa freeman should. to this dispensation of Providence." and burnny ask 'of Hm. twho alonshcan give. counsel and strength, to, sustain us in the last resort of Injured Nations. ‘ . t ; .flml ill/rare”. The President has been authorized by Congress. .tofe‘oll tor and accept the services at fifty thousand vot unteer soldiers,‘ to protect and maintain the honor and security ofthe Union. .I?an Whereas. All'the .force that mey' be required promptly and efficiently to‘ conduct the War. and bring it his speedy and successful termination,- should beain readinessto meet every contingency that may occur in its progr‘ess.= . i t ' i find Whereas. The,Uniua of the States ’ binds together the separate; Suvereignties, 7, andl¢qu'ql'{l'g§ their pfikevin» the borough; of;.Cledi .‘eld, pnfMopday th'e Bth ‘day'gglJunetn‘einl‘o‘y “13'5ng a desk and _. avenue“ tu‘; file‘giia‘pe‘rs. in. [qr the; offi'c'e lo‘f ' {that Plinlhdnmg‘ryé; X plé‘n'and ' ipe'qific'qtion 01-rthjé‘ (M; gig'lk? Seen huh? Praghonolq'r'y’q offiqle‘, ," fl} 1, w ,Byfi'rddr'of 'hP'Cv'rnm'f-f ' . - ‘ 4 man,- Balsssb.'ct’k prom! .~ - May 951845.") ' -:- '3’ " '“ ' ' g 10 ‘JAM'ES- K. POLK.‘ , • 0 y a