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Army ‘lnlclliencc.
Interesting account of the capture
. of Major Games’ command—i
. ‘.fldvenluraus Escape of Dan
‘ ‘ Henrie, &c.
The lubjrtined letter from the theatre of
nor. sent to us by a teapt'cfed (Ol'rP'pull‘
Ilep'_, given themoatgtuphic and thrilling
account of’the scenei it rlrrcrrhea we have
yet met 'with. The description ot lltt‘
' hair-hreadth ’trcttper and imminent rlrtn
gera’ encountered and orr-rcorne by the
enterprising spirit of Ht-nrie. lolly \‘erifiN
the-nag: that ‘ truth in “range—stranger
than filction.‘— "’rrrlrr'ngton Union.
_SlAli'rtum, tCapttnlot (.‘ouhurla. Meat! 0,) 2
‘ ‘ February l. 18-lrt
To the Editor 0/ the Union .-
'l'helaatletter l more you. Mr tinted
the 16th ol December. (300- \V""'- “Nil
the centre di‘iailln ol the army of Mextro.
“3‘ then encamped lat-lore the city of Far
'Bo. 115 miles N. of W. lrrrm Saltillo.-
The following day he "mirth by u
we», a letler lrorn Gen. Worth. ntm‘
with hiltbrigatle' “as then orrupying 'lrla‘
city; gluing that, from the boat tnlortna
tion-hi (mild receive; the Mut-‘art forces
contemplated an attack upon hint, “hint,
if made, would take plare in tr levr dams;
and he desired Gr'tl. Wool to join hirr'r.‘
..witla all his troops. as soon it: possible.—
The centre division took up its line. ot
rrr'tarch that very alternor-n. and. in four
day, httd taken post 20 miles in advance
Eff-..’ Gen. \Vnrth, on the great highway in
San Luis Potort, and at a strong pass near
Agun Nuera. \
’The intelligence Gert. Worth harl re
ctirrrl proud to be incurred; but still it
VIM deemed advisable that Gert. Woot’,
(uh-ole lort‘e should remain trill-in support
. it); distance of Saltilltt. ”Lil” thnn rev
'.t‘rtrce'its steps trmards l’arras. Soon rif
ler. lhelmain body of the troopaeneantperl
’ ll ‘LI Encnittatln. an carily defended paea
113 miles south of Snllilln—wltilc the cov
nlr‘y'vraa posted in the advanced positions
of Palm on the Durango rrmrl ; San Juan
de'ltt Vaqueria. on that leading to chah
[eeaa ; and at Agtra Nueva. Gen. “'ool’u
first petition; ‘ Gen. “'orth a'ill t-rcupied
islltillo, and portions ol Indiana and Ken.
tucltytroopa were thruun into the passes
' to'the north’natd ol the town. The n hole
were commanded by Major Gert. W. 0,
.Butler. nho arrived at Saltillo from Mon
te’rey just belore Gr'n. Wool arriirrl from
Poms. Our spies contrived by some ap
parently regular bjaltm. to give us an a
" arm ofthe advance of the enemy every
Mday from that before Christmas up to
the present moment. About the 14th ull.
itfitu reported that 18,000 Mexicans
‘ were on the road.and wrthlna fevr leagues
of our foremost position. At that time a 1
‘bitfle was confidently expected to take‘
,place _on Friday. the 15m ; bug. like all‘
I the other alarms. this. too. subsided. and,
forum or three days again, everythingi
was quiet. However. it was ordered thatl
the principalroade leading from San Luitr.l
I’otttai ahould be rrconnoitered lur some
diatance by our mounted troops—and Ma
jor Gainer. Capt. Casaius M. Clay, and
fbiiut. Davidsonfiol Col. Humphrey Mor
uhall’a regiment ol Kentucky cavalry;
Majorßorlanr'l. and Capt. Hartley, 0' the
,Arltannu mounted gunmen. and eighty
pen painted lrnm their several regiments.
wereidet‘uilrd. for that entice—one partyt
V'li_nderi;h!_aju'r‘lßorlutid to proceed directly
_déwn,.tlt('l§nn Lilia road lrom AguaNue;
" n—‘tlj‘e'p er under Major Gainer to take
"’lhl'“Pl:ltfltnntrPnta','ortd melting a large de
tour'fto the left, to fall into the Potoai
trace _near_ Estauque la Vaca—half-way
from Agua Nueva to Ericaroarion, and a
bout 70 milerr from Saltillo. The two
.eotntnau‘rla performed this service nithout
meeting with any Inter, and united at the
-Eatauque la Vaca. and lrotn thence march
ed together to Enrarnacion. thirty miles
nearer San Luia Potosi. Maj. Gaines be
'ing' the'senior officer present with the trio
delichments. became their commander
' ‘When-Eunited. 0n the 21a! instant the
«not. party pushrrl on to Solad‘o, uhere
v’thci Major expected he alrould find a Mu
icln-‘piquet “hieh he hoped to capture.—
lt‘wll his desire. therefore to reach that
place ‘tn the night in order to aorprire
whatever _ol'tho enemy might be there 5
"but after proceeding three leagues in ad
'vm‘ce ol Encarnaaiun he ascertained at a
r‘a’uchc‘that lrom the great distance. it
iwou'ld'be imporaible to do 10. and he chan
ted'hiadetermination. andlell back again
"to Encarnacion; being likewise urged to
'the latter courae by it terrible storm ol
rpimthiih than .t'et it» . i. . . .
" Alter hia.r'eturn'tO'Ertcarnacion'. he put
rail his trboopu in the hacienda. barricaded
the doors and vrirrdorra. and placed large
stone! on the. parapet wall immediately a
have. to he throttn down .upon the heads
olahy‘ party nho should attempt to force
them; Eighteen men were then detailed
f 0! guptd'. six,senllnela at a time being on
duty at the various points on the top of,
tndcahout the hacirnrla.
. I'l“"l.he'ntght wore array without anything
hitting transpired to rlrsturb the little gar
”.lllfib 'Ulllll 2'2 o’clock on the morning of
”19322”; when . one ol the aetrttnels stated
he thought he had heard the elapkingol
arrns.. All the ullicera immediately got
up, and searched in every direction about
the lace. but could find nothing \r‘rhich
. [could have occationed the alarm. except
the rudemachrnery and jingling chaina of.
two walls, from in birth water vtaa proéured
for the supply of the estate. This ma.
chineryuaa kept inomotiun ntghtand day
by a number at mules; anrlnll the oflicera
and. even the sentinel himself. at len rh
become aatiafied that its ,rioiae Was “EM
.hehad tniatakendor that!” firmm'when
,qo'rt‘rtwaa again restored, and all retiredi
flzelnrbul the airmen on port. " ‘
tvtm'r daylighi tittt'me‘” '9 'l“ °."‘"|"
ishmsrtt of the whole puffy. ll" hactcm a
was entirely surrouniled b} ”'9 “'.'”er "I
the enemy. and «li-ram on "9'! or" 'tom
a half to three quarters of! veils- A (on
sultation was immediately had "PHD the
‘hnt course to be pursued undr-r these on
)me (ircurostantt’ir and allot first de
”.minmt to defend their position to the
‘lugt, and in the mean titneto send some
lmnt) to force, if possible, hts way through
r'he enrmv to alarm our troops at Salttllo.
that thev'might come to the rescue. A
Mr. mi). 1). Henrie. who- was “Uh Ma
jor Gaines as an interpreter. and who. 9!
one of the Mier prisoners. had been taken
to the castle ot Perute. and escaped from
there utrh General Orr-en, was the man
M’lrclfll for this M‘Hlt‘t’. [Io Immediate
lv prepared his hone for the occasion. but
helnrr- everything was ready for ltls depar
ture. any"; Gaines called to him from the
fill) at the hacienda to slop. as anhttc flag
was turning in from the enemy. and lit
wished Hr-ttrie to more up there and th
terpret for him. The flag “as borne by
a subsltern. accompanied by three “if"
one of film"! was his interpreter. Aflt‘r
‘tt had atrprvathrtl uithin speaking (liti
lantt'. it “.'u halted. \trltt'rt thr- interpreter
u ho «as ui'h it. said to M jut Gaines that
he was surrounded by 3,000 regular, Mex
ican cavalry. under Ihc tornnrird rf Gen.
‘Minott, “ho tlt'-itctl that lltt'ft‘ should be
100 sacrifice of life. and “ho wished Maj.
Games to come and hold a parlry nith
)him to arrange some terms of capt'ulation.
promising. at the tatttf‘ time. on officer of
‘equal rank to remain with the Americans
[as a liming? during lht- absence of their
lhcomntander. Mr-j. Gaines \t'rtti to the
,‘pluce “here Gen. Minor] was. taking with
lhirn Mr. llonrre as his interpreter. The
,zencral and his interpreter alone were
lpresent at the interview, the other officers
lbeiog at a distance and bej’nrttl ear-shot.
‘Grtreral Minot) then told the major that
lhc that surrounded boa force ()H'l‘ 3.000
‘strung—that the troops were all in sight,
iand he could count them, it be pleased.—
'l‘hat if he would surrender, his “hole
‘forte should be treated us prisoners of
our, for u hich he pledged the l‘unor of his
lnation and his own—at the sometime say
ing. it his promise it as not kept. he would
resign his commission. He also said that
the officers should be allotted to retain
their horses. and the major his urm°. That
Mr. “Eflfit‘. who had already been H‘Cttg
hired as one of the Mtet prisoners—should
,betegarded as a ptisypnrr of star. also.
land that the Mexican tr ho harl been forced
Ito act as the Major’s guide, should have
la fair trial. Major Gaines then returned
to the hacienda and made known to his
tofficcrs the proposals of the general, and{
they unanimously agreed to accept them
-—their hope ofa successful resistance be l
coining lost “hen they note informed byl
the major of‘tlte true numbers of their oppo‘
nents. and the strength of their positions
on the various roads. The Americans
then marched out and surrendered their
‘artns—thc Monica” gathering well in a
tround them the meanwhile. No'sooner
lhad this been done—.than thejnan “ho
tltad acted as Major Gaincs‘s guide was al
‘lowcd five minutes to confess himself toa
priest—.ohen a party of men shotrhim on
the spot. ~ 9
‘ One hundred and'ftlty “are then de
tailed as a guard to the Americans-«all of
trrhom were dismounted but the officers—l
‘aud their horses and horse equipage taltenl
pouch-ion of by the .enemy. The “hole
remained at Encarnacion the 22d. Dur
ing that day many of the officers of the
Mexican army took from our soldiers
their blankets. and whatever else they de
sired—throwing them a dollar or so, as
payment lor nhat they thus obtained.—
On the morning of the 23d. the prisoners
touk up their line of march for San Luis
Potosi. During that day several circum
stances transpired. which led our officers
to believe that the Mexicans intended to
about Mr. Henrie, and all of them urged
upon him the necessity of escaping if pos
aible. Major Gaines gave him his thor
ough-bred mare and his tsropistols, which
still remained in the holsters on the saddle
—-and told him to make a dash through
the guard the first good opportunity that
should present itself for so doing. Mr.
Henrie had been allowed to retainhihown
horse-—which the major mounted at the
‘sams lime lfettrie mounted the mare—and
‘the exchange was not noticed b the Mex
frame, or its purpose suspectcd’. Just as.
the day’s march was. nearly complelcdw
‘Mr. Hrnrie alacltened his pace and kept}
falling baclt of the prisoners, pretending
at the same time to be adjustingtheir filesfi
until he had got nearly to the rear of tltel
column. when. “(in an instant. he struck
spurs to the flanks of his noble animal.
and. quiclt as thought. he broke through
the few sentinel: still remaining behind ;
before they could recover their surprise.
was nearly out of gun that upon the road
Iback. A party lollowedlhim as closely
”possible. He had to pass three ranches
before he arrived near Encarnacton again
from each of “Metro fresh-party ol ranche
rus joined in the pursuit.’ Front the last.
a few men took a nearer road across the
mountains, and gave the intelligence of
Hemie'a escape to Gen. Minon. who im
mediately covered every road in the val
ley rrtth parties of‘men to take him as her
canrcVaround.‘ Henric knew nothing of
this near road. or _of the men who had gone
upon itiand before he even suspected his
approach to Encarnacion was to danger of
discovery. he found himself in .the very
midst of the parties who had been station
ed to intercept him. Through them he
had to run a gauntlet for miles—no soon
er clearing one. and getting out of reach
of its fire. than another commenced upon
him. When he arrived near the Estanquc
do lsfiVaea.‘he«hsd left his pursueratar
r' I .
behind. and iauppnp'ed he liadno lurthefr
difficultiesfto encounter let the rest of the
iwny in ; lint hefore he had passed the E!-
tnuque u dtile. he met Several mounted piq
uete ol the-enemy apparently on their re,-
turn from near Agua Nueva. They dis
covered him, and at once endeavoured to
cut him till. In order to gelclrnr from
them. he was obliged to take a trail at n!-
must right angles Item the mad nnd lead
ing may to the southeast—the Mexican
,piquete after hitn in hot purruit.‘ He can
‘ inued in that direction, as he supposed,
tall til lorty tnilel. when he struck into in
large valley. where the poor animal nh'u
httd borne him through all these pl‘l’l'l
gave out. and he was obliged to pursue his
way on foot. The piquete had been drop
ped out 0! hearing long before he reached
the valley. and he now felt ramparatively
sale lrotn them. having but little to leer,
except the danger nl starting. or perhhing
[or want ul water, belure he ehould be able
to gel in. For a lung “hile he wandered
around this valley. emit-arming to find
some outlet. but “113 unable'todn so. and
at lasl was obliged to come back upon the
same trace by which he had entered H, to
the E-tauque de l 4 Vera, “hen he slturk
tlte main road again ; and (in the '29 h in
stunt. at day break. met nur pique-ts st:
titties in advtnce ul Agtiu Nuet'a, where
'he mu luinirhed “Hit a hour. and on
'.httt day came into this city. Fur the
«hole tune, from the eyening at the 23"
until hts airinl at Agua Noon on the
29th, he had not tinted one drop of water
urn mtiU lilul of fund, except a solitary
rut. “hich he had the good ltirtune to ki‘il
while unndering nhout the valley, at d it
part ol “illcli he had s'ill “ilh him when
he fell itt \tiih uur troupe.
l have giten you the partieulnrl of Mn
jur~ Gdilit‘n'o cnptute and M Henrie’s es
tape. a: he reported them to me ; and it)
tar as 1 can Judge [rum a knnwledge 0! n
parlul the luctt, I believe they are cor
rect. ‘
Since writing the foregoing, Col. Hum
phrey Marshall has be en at my quarters,
and from him I learned of the captureof
.till another Ul‘tlUl reconnoitring parties
by Gen. Minon's Command.
At the lime of Major Gaines’s depar‘
lure on the duty belm'e alluded to. a lntge
portion oi the Kentucky cavalry lay en
camped at the Palomar pass. ten miln
east of Saliillo. After lime'enough hail
lelapaed for the return of Mayor Gainer.
and finding he diil not come back. Lieut.
Col. Fields detached another command of
one caplalti, one suballetn, two sergeants.
three eorpurala, and eleven privates. In
search for him. This party look the satiri
road the major hail at first marched upon.
Alter proceeding 30 miles. it arrived at a
nmall hacrenda called San Antoniu.ju>t
at night. This it surrounded before any
of the inmates had escaped. Capt. Heady
who was in command at the party, deter
mined that none of the people residing
at the hacienda should leave until after he
should himsell start thef'ollowingmorning.
tearing they would convey intelligence to
the enemy. Duringthe eveningthul be
fore darli, the Mexicans got up a little bull
light for the amusement ol the-troops ;
and, taking advantage of a time when the
animal was outside of the line of sentinele.
one of ill pursuera managed to escape.—
He. no doubt, curried inlormalion to the
enemy, for during the night the hacienda
waa surrounded by 1.500 lumps, and ev
ery man at Capt. lleady’a command was
captured.
I believe they were captured on the
night of the 27th instant. So you perceive
the enemy are coming in around us toll as
near as in at all comfortable or pleasant.—
Col. Marahsll arrived here the 30th of
January fronvMonterey. and gave me
some ol the particulars of the dreadful
murder uf‘Lieut. John It. Richey, of the]
sth regiment United States inlantry, who
had been lor the last few weeks on duty
with one at the companies of the lat dra
goons. recently alationed in this city.
Upon the oth of January certain dee~
patches from Gen. Scott lor Gen. Taylor
arrived at Monterey, and it was necessa
ry they should be forwarded at once. It
was not then known whether Gen. Taylor
was at Vittoria. o'r had gone further down
toward 'l‘ampico ; but Col. Marshall vol
unteered. With one hundred of his regi
ment, to find the general and deliver the
derpalches to him. wherever he might be.
His offer was accepted; and on that day
he {started for Vittoria. Upon the llth
‘ol;._lanuary, while upon the road, he recei
red] note lrorn Lieut. Richey requesting
that'he (Col. M.) would halt at Morelos,
until he could come up nith him ; a‘. the
same time stating thathe had in his passes
aion a mail supposed to contain letters-and
papers of great importance, which were
destined for thearmy at Vittmir. Colonel
Marshall did halt as Mr. Richey desired.
and during the course at the next day he
came up, hating as aneucort a party at 10
of the lat dragoone. He delivered into
Cull'Marshall’s care the mail, but never
saidra word at his having still in his poa
aeasion any deepatchea lrorn Gen. Butler
lot Gen. 'l‘aylor. although he knew Col'i
Marshall lriinsell was bearer of verv‘ im
portant ones from Gen. Scott. Col. Mar
shall inquired at Mr. Ricliey if he inland
ed to proceed still further onward _or, re
turn. and he replied he would go on'aa his
road wait to Matamoros—hla company be
ing under orders lot: 'l‘ampico.lor which
place it had started from Saltillo on the
7th of January. and was then on the road
to Camargo wilh‘Gen. Worth". brigade—-
Mr; Richey tliervtravollad with Col.‘ Mar
ehall’a eoinniand for two‘dayo, living with
him at his tent. On their way ' from Lin
aros to Villa Grands. Captain Thomas F;
Marshall’s horse gave out. and the com
mandrwaa'halterl for a while. Col. Mar’
shall and Capt.' Marshall proceeding to a
haeiendu‘ u: few_:htindteil'i)?ards from the
road to purclme‘nnotheru '.Wltilegning
thnher, Col-. 1“- 9P319 he “WI Mr. Richey
tailing his pally ardttnd a poinl of e’nnppe
rel. as he supposed. 'lo have his horse: gra
zed; but it afterwards appeared, that in
"end of stopping. he went directly on to
Villa Grands, tn uhtch plaeo he had rea
son to believe Col. M. intended to march
thatnight. Col. M. ltowet'er..u[terhav
ing proceeded to within five milee of
that place. halted and encamped. The
nexl morning he moved on. and, on enter
ingthe village, was informed by the ser
geant ol'Mt. Riehey’a party that the lien
tenant hnd been missing ever since the
night bélore. That when he arrived at
Villa Grands. he had stopped with his
men at the house of a Mexican named An
tonlo Sanchez. situa'ed upon the Plaza of
the town, where he had nnnouneed that
Col. M. \lllh his command would be up
that night. Thatl afler he had eaten his
supper. he had walked out nith an Itin
gliahman named McGill. and had not been
heard from or seen again.
Col. Marshall immediately directed in
quiries as to the stopping place of this man
McGill. and found it to have been in a lit:
tlc rural. or hut, srttrated in the suburbs of
the town' full half a mile from ithe plaza ;
and upon inquiring of the proprietor of it,
nltere the Englishman had gone, was told
he had left the night before at 12 o'cloelt ;
ithat. previous to his going away. he had
iexpresaed apprehensions for his safety—
‘seerned greatly agitated, and instead of go
ing to Linares, where his journey lay, and
upon the road to which Col. M. was en
camped, he had gone in an entirely difler~
ent tlirectron towards Fresno. Col. Mar.
shall's suspicions were at once aroused a
gainst McGrll. as being in some way con.
cerned with the sudden disappearance of
Mn. Rrehey, particularly it hen he learned
that an arricro had informed one of his
men that he had seen McGrll and another
\thite man enter the seam! together; and
from “hit-h he had not seen them depart,
although he had encamped near by for the
whole night. Col. M. now imagined that
Mr. Richey must have been murdered, and
that McGrll and the owner of the xacal
“are in some say participators in causing
his death ; and as a means of getting the
truth out of the latter, ire determined to
hang him up. Thte he did do. Before he
was dead, however. he was talten doun
and again questioned. but still denied all
knowledge of what had become of Mr. Rt
chey—at the same time alleging he had
never even seen hiru. Col. M. then deter
mined to take him as a prisoner to Victoria.
in order that Gen. Taylor himself might
decide upon the case. He also arrested
the first Alcalde of Villa Grande. and tools
him along likewise. He told the second‘
alcalde that if- upon his return McGill‘
was found. the first should be released-1
Col. M. then wenton. He found General
Taylor at Vittoria, who. in a few days, re
turned to Monterey. When the general
arrived at Villa Grande. he ascertained that
Mr. chlrey had been murdered as Colonel
Marshall had supposed—his body having
been found at some distance from the town.
tAn American. named Dr.'l‘hompson. are
lsident of Hidalgo, was present when it tras|
‘diseovered. It appeared from an examin
lation of the remains, that the murderers
had at first laeaaed Mr. Richcy, and had
then gal'oped away to ‘ this spot, dragging
his body over the earth. and tearing it in
the most shocking-manner; that they then
stabbed him. twice in the back. stripped
him, robbed him of the important despat‘ch:
es of nhteh lrs was the bearer ; and then.
not being satisfied with what they had al
ready done, mutilated his remains mostl
barbarously. Dr. Thompson had the body
brought to to» n. and gave its christian bu-l
rial. Gen. Taylor immediately instituted!
the moat diligent search for the murderers.
McGill had been taken by the second al-t
calde. and brought back ; but strange as it‘
mrgl.t seem, upon being examined by the
general. was believed not to have been guil
ty, and allowed to go again. At length‘;
by the confessions of some of the inhabit
ants, it appeared that a plot had been form
ed by fifteen Mexicans to cutoff Mr. Rich
ey and all his party. But thatal‘ter he was]
murdered. the rest of the plan fell through,‘
and the murderers scattered in difierent di
rections. Some of them General Taylor
was able to secure. and from those he
learned the names of the rest He then
gave the authorities of Villa Grands six
streaks in which to arrest the others -—aser
ring them, as I have understood, that if
they were not found and delivered up by
that time he would cause the, town to be
levelled'to the earth. As a furtherinducc
ment, he offered/I‘ve hundred dollars to a
ny person or persons who should take
them. and two hundred dollars for the den
patchea. He is understood to have said
that ire considered their loss equal to that 1
ofa battle—as they contained tlte whole .
planpfthe campaign—the attack on Vera
Cruz and all—and have no doubt gone di
met to Santa Anna. - t
The general broughuhe prisoners whom
he arreuled there. to Monterey. wlrere
Ihey are Mill in confinement. l have gruen
you [been particulars. also. as I received
them from Col. Marshall ; and as he was
upon the ground, you can depend upon
lhenfus being correcl. , f .:
Lioul; Richn belonged 'lone'gallenl
4th infantry. ,undywas will) it injlhe gloriqus
ballles or Polo A'llo, Rebeca-119]: [‘alma.
and oubaeqpenlly. . when that, regiment
stood under such aahower oflron and lied
at Momerey. when these brave officers;
Hobkene, Graham. and Woods ”were on!
down. he was therein 'lhej lhiokeelrol the
fight acquiuing‘himeellnosl manfully.—
"0 "H fiflerwyrda'promoled 30 the sth _in
‘3n|'Y.rpnd lhclfnaaigned m duly -Wilh~.lho
lol,dragouni',f"u¥ before. slated“. , 110 .wab
beloved by eli‘his ,brother “moors". end his
melancholy tare 'tleeplj't' deplored: _ '
General 'l‘eylnt. with; two batteries of
nrtillery. Brevet'Liettt. Col. Mey’ejsqttnd.
ran 21! rlrngoons. mill "Fl" regiment of Mis.
sissippi Ifo'qtvmlttnteers. ' will 'ptobjably er.
rive here tiicday from Monterey. , General
Butler has been, ordered to thstoity. and
Gen. 'l‘nylor will. it re stud/make Saltillo
his headquarters. General WOOI and Gen.
Lane are now here. , All" Gen. To) lnr's
arrival, we shall have fanr‘ batteries ol‘ar.
tillery, consisting of eiglttéen brass pieces
of various caliber. one squadron of lrtreg.
intent dtogoons. the Kentucky cavalry. tho
Arkansas mounted gunmen, two regiment.
of Illinois, two of Indians, one of Ken.
lucky. and one of Mississippi”volunteers.
besides a company of Texans. &c. There
can be but little doubt but active movements
ol'grest importance utll soon commence
in this quarter. for no one questions the
belief that'large forces of the enemy are
continually hovering aboutus. Tho inhab
itants have neatly all left this city. and
some olthe priests ltlrewiso have guneq—
Onr but men are disposed ,tobelieve that
a storm ts breu ing and uillsoon break up
on us. But of all that I will give youthc
particulars as they transpire. 1 have writ
ten thie letter in much haste ; but you may
be able to glean item it somethingthet may
interest our many [moods at home. .
I am, my dear sir. very truly yours
TAKE NOTICE.
E'I‘TI‘IRS uf Admmmralinn having
L been granhd to "I «m lhc'euale‘ul
Genrae Shaffer. late of Brady lownahip.
Clem-field cnunly. dec'd. all persons hav
ing claims or demands againstlllq eptnllc
0! the said dnenacd are n'qiifi'lcdln‘liiik‘é
known me same With»!!! this)? and a“
person: indebted me rrqucsted to come
lurnmd and make paymcm.
JACOB SHAFFER. .
GEO. SHAFFER,
fldminiflrann.
Brady 'p. 17 1; Fl") 1847.
BRANDRETH PILLS.
US l‘ teccived a Iresh iupply of Bran-
J drxglh’. jumy celebrated pilh wim
(j‘rtchnnn l'ur uu‘. Price 25 gents per
box. For sa’e by H. 81 W. F. lnwm.
uh» arv me only nulhnriw-d agrnll in Ihc
borough nl Cieurfickl. _
Nov. 27. 1846. I
NOTICE.
ET‘I‘ERS n! Adtmnvmafiun hum:
all been grant“! In the qubycriber un
[ho Edam of Lm‘is \Y. Smith. late I"
lhchurnugh o! cmyt‘um, (I:-c’d,—all pgv.
suns having dam". nr demandsngainsl Ihc
estate are requvsrml In make Ihc lame
known [0 me uiihuut (May. and all pn
sonn (min: the suisl L's-huh- are required in
tome lorwurd and nuke-settlement in like
manner.
FERDINAND P. HURX NH l'..
flrlminiflrawr
Clemnemfizj Pub. 1917.
THIS ‘WAY I
‘US'I' received nml lnr sa'v by :hc tub»
scribe! 0! hi‘‘ ' 0/1! sluml' in 2hr bur
ough ul Clcalficld, .1 general aa-Ollmcnl ul
Fall & \Winter Goods,
cnsintingin put u!
DI? Y GOO/)3.
Hflfll) lii/IRE.
[1.4 7'B (8- 0/1 P S.
B ONN E Tb?
UM BR E L [..’] S.
COTTON YflRA. (:LJISS.
CflRPET
(10. Loo/ring Glunu
Cowedxonary, Tobacco &- Clgarp.
'l'] .WflRE. Oils. Paints, .96.
All of uhich he will sell as cheap (or (mh
or COUNTRY PRODUCE Is (hey (nu
be had in lawn. The public are rrspecl
fully invited to call. examine his'stuck.
and judge for Hlemselvea. <
RICH.\RD SHAW
NnV.17.18'16
E. & ~\V. F. IRWIN _
HAVE just received their winlcr'a
stock ofgoodn consisting in part of
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0f evcry variety and description. GRO
CERIES, Hardware, Drugs and [HM
icines. Queensware. Hats. Capo, Bon
nets, Boots and Shoes. Ca em‘ng,
i Clocks. Baakela,’ Umbrellas."Z)bac'cd.
Cigars, Snufi Sugar. Looking Gla‘af
es, Salt. Nails. Brooms. Gum'Om-r.
shoes. Books and Stalionary. Caching
Stoves, Tcn Plate and Coal Stoves. &c,
All oi which they wish to dispose hr at
as low [vices us can possihiy b: ufl'oided.
ospvcially when CASH is‘i‘n-ihe uesiion;
The highest price aivén ‘fnr‘aßAlNA.
PORK. BUTTER, EGGS, RAGS, T! M ~
O'I‘HY. FLAX and CLOVER SEED.
smNGLEs s: LUMBER or minim,
FURS. &¢.‘&c. . i ' ‘ * '
NO TI 0 E.
IS HEREBYGIVRN; that Letters at
Admlnrigtratiun have been g’ri‘nt'qd'tq
the subscribers on the Estate of ‘Adatp'
When-lentil“: of Jay township. Elk mm
ty, des’tl-«tlteretore. all persons knowing
zhemsetvea indebted to said entatc’ new,»
quired to make immediate payment tqythlg
subscribe”. and tliose ltnving dehumi-
Twill pruc'gent them‘ duly authenticated; for
settlement. '- t ’ ‘ "‘
2 JOHN M’CRACKEN. :‘
-' f' ‘ :fldminieirato’r‘u" j'
Caledonia, Jan. 18', 1847. “ ’
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