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srfil'proiecu‘ted on umpire. 'ot the United
Stiles‘otth’out hn'v foundation in natural
just'i‘cciybut'i‘lhe Impeachment or the fund
dad was' threatened. because. as it was
alleged; he find" «prong it ttpon the coun
try.’. lt'tvas.‘ t'n‘oreot'er. made to appear
that the'Tall elections in Pennsylvania and
Nari 'Yo'rli'ha'] resulted auccossfully to
the Whigs. on account of the dissatiatac
tion which'prevalletl in those States agstnst
thé‘ administration [or Irepelling the blow
levelle'd'at'nn'r army from Matamorus.—-
Mexico'Was‘m'nde to believe that the “an
clearly‘in thc'rlght. and thatthe people ot
enr'o‘w'n country had ‘so decided at the
ballot-boxes; as ‘lar ’as an expression 'ol
sentiment had been ascertained. Under
such'anspicious circhmstances. endorsed
bi'the' apparently potent name of Dantel
Wébitér; it ' would have been strangeit
the 'M‘exic‘an Congress should have author
ized the opening oi negotiations; until our
army" was’ withdrawn from her soil. anti
our y’es‘s‘éls'ltom her ports; or. until all
ltfipeol'btanding up belore her had been
e tirely banished by successive and brill
iatl‘t’v’iéto'ries. not! by the‘undoubted capo.
cit'y”'attd u‘nfatterint.r determination of the
administration to‘i‘nflicl‘ other blows: it she
daggedly held-out against peace! It was
very naturally expected that the view tn
ken by the senator was that entertained tn
common-with the whig‘ party. and- that the
means tot-continuing the war- would be
withdrawn from the Executive, by which
it necessarily would be concluded to our
disgrace.and injury. Santa Anna. with
such-a demonstration before him. howmr
much disposed to see tranquility restored
between the two countries. would have
been as powerless in the accomplishment
of his purpose as the humblest soldier in
his camp. The united voice ofhis coun
irg ‘I9P” have pronounced him a traitor,
if 'e‘had had the ternerity then to propose
a suspension ot hostilities.
_ It follows, then. that".lte protractton ol
ihe' Wat’ has been mainly occasioned by
Mr._“‘ebster. and those whose sentiments
he "embodies. and'upon hisf head. and
'theirs.’all the responsibility will attach tor
such horrors as may ensue in conducting it
to an honorable termination ; 1 say lion
iorable. toron no other terms will or can
the-Union consent to lay down its arms.
Deltas are the blessings ol pence. they
.arenatto be purchased even at the slight
est sacrifice of national lame. With the
_moat poweriul ol nations, when we were
comparatively ot diminutive dimensions.
ye came out oftwo wars Victoriously;
and it We should fail in Mexico. an indel
'ible stain nou'ld’fasten on our character
‘foi""'conduc'ting military operations. We
‘slioltfdbethedaughing-stock of all Chris»
tendons: It is desirable. in myropinionm
as relates to our future securitynnd tran
quility. that our army should enter the:
capital and hold possession of it until the}
"proud-and stubborn Mexican spirttis ut-.
Jetty subdued. This would be the most
cfiectualmethod ol demonstrating our au
periorily over the. degraded progeny of the
oldCastilian race; and ot humbling it so
into malteit [eel acutely its insigntficance
.on the North American continent. The
Lbenefita, political and otherwisenvhich we
should derive, would more than compen
sale for thc’privations and ettpeuses in
curred in attaining such a result. - Un
ion, union. union.’ should be the watch
syords of the flmert’can party. and it
”oliould'makea ‘ long pull. a strong pull.
"snd"a'pulli’nltogether.’ to accomplish its
pt’ir‘jioacs;specdily. In the war question.
’ whatever-names may be chosen to distin
guish them. there are but two. parties in
the United Staten—the flmerican and
axis-fistula”. When the nation‘is in
a‘s’tateof repose In its loreign relations,
t-dlemocretand whlg. republican and lleder
alist. may be considered as proper corrrel~
alive appellatives tor the parties'arrayed
against each other«; but when we are 90-
.aaged in .-acti've hostilities .with another
wwgr. the more approprtate line of airti—
.,...-lion assuredlyis that which I have diesig:
stated. ‘ " ‘ , ‘
England perceives that a great mistaket
ll” been committed by ‘lterjou‘rn'ala in they
..QWCEWES madeby them to giviecurrency'.
tetheacntimehu- of Mt; Webster and his
.A,Wsshtnglon organ,.that theftvajr'ivnsf- Mr.
torolk'rlnt'flh' and that. findin'g"no'iael)'r fin.
ethe United. Slatemit enhancement); ,h‘e'
"74"‘Q’Ii‘51iion duration. )Tliécommercia!
t,,.!thi!9lfl“l§¢.l“rlng interests of Great ,Bri
.onnarewerr considerably. injured by . the!
”vanadium in which Mexico. augmenting
, .plsced hersell., ll instead otft'hefdne'jm.‘
ed atitements regularly transmitted bv!
the Southampton steamer to Vera Cruz?
nthMF-tfilk WORM» Ricotntwlled by the
”valenthw.cwwtflmu to bipkonttrom
'.tsssiwarmhe. tyne, state 95!“ case had
when ”presented. such .ng _ site’- nick'pouill
,«gse'hdwt-ortthrce '.ltnyuince in ,tlie'l
hronicle—to wit. the. prompt and ,vigof:
oul'action of the government to conquer-a
just peace—the blockade of the Mexican
PAIUS.
Kb). 2.8 £1.84:
We learn from an article recently pub
lished in the .lliiiladelphla Bee. that in
‘ lBl77ithc entire trade from New Orleans
was conducted by means of not more than
ment] barges. each at which could hear
one hundred tons and perlnrtn one trip a
year. On the Ohio, keel boats were the
medium of.transportations nml did not
rise overnone. hundred and titty. were ot
no more than thirty, tons apiecenand were:
only Able to passlrotn Pittsburg to Louis
ville., about three times a ,eeaeon. The
entire tonnage at this period, which their
tardy means of ennveyancc were able to
trlnnsnort, is estimated at 6.580. The
change _which the year .1843 presents.
staggers and‘nstonishes; but nevertheless:
challenges the investigation ol tlielmnst
,scrupu‘lgne, land it} ,estahlishedhby Idates,
true un‘dngcnrnte, ,heypndnll qnestion.-—:
{The isteatnboatr, nlhieh then .treversed
those ntrcemy were .450, their uxelj'nge
tonnage about 200; their aggregat'c‘tonv.
nage 90,000. ,theirhvaluesyer too, 880 3
their. aggregate .yalneegeven millionmo
hundred Jbousnn‘dizdollnrs; the perspns
engaged in navigating their” 1,51,..00‘0 I;.an‘d
the expenses, incident ,to‘ conducting this
‘ immense;establish"!eutls2.2Bo.oo9.. This
ts’bnla part of,.,the;pi.cfo.f_?;- 'l‘hgtlat heats
engagedinthat immense nperatiqn. were
.4000 ~ the." persona templozttdt-"ponthem
20,0005; th’emnuual 'cost.ol.t§°;o9"“9llfig
and conducting ”them. sls3§9.9Qo;.‘,the‘
ifettrly products utlthsse ӣ3.10!" (transport;
:ted .Qntithemw 8129.000.009 5 at“! ithpfie
lromtoth’ertpnrtibna ofthefimontand ether,
Countries“”3l,oo,oo3looo l) ""13 =~m9l‘l“g
an uggtegate .ot‘ :3220.000.0.Q0- I; Theta!!-
thtés:vyearsuitueeeumaqujte A“.:Wll°'filml
item-u :Bygtheizepurttuf...the 'lirett'éury $18.;
.pmmeut, ending ”in “101:3th olz-lufiei.
1845Mhe nt'tmbesr',‘ 0t steambefllaflfllkl'fific.
Waterman 13.88,. and/ahetrptonnefia Wm
7871 lhu'emnklflg lilcqculi're camwemwir
cced' actually 3three hundred milliims ol
dull-rm—Bicknell,
' EU‘Vc‘t-a Cruz was tnk’en from the
Spnhinrda by the‘Mexl‘cnns. fibttul'April,
1820. Mr. . Poin's'elt, who was there' in
1822.1“ an with Santa Anna. who was
then Goter’nor,‘antl ulmul‘SO years of age.
Mr. Pninsett trays :--' Santa Anna, 3
‘young man at the hem! nl "the desultory
lnrcei of the Country". succeeded in driving
the Royalirts o'ut ol the cityu “’l'hefirst
attempt to enter Was made on a stormy
night, \\ hen the ammunition of the “sail
nntn “the wet by the rain. - nml-they were
repulsed. (lit the second altuck. the Roy
altslé abandoned the city aller-n leeble re.
rislnnce, and‘retired to the Cam-.‘.’ 'l‘he
Spaninrds held possession ol the Cnétlc
till Nut’ember, 1825. when they were
compelled to surrender, for want of pro
visions, hnving‘. during this time.-levted a
duty 0! 8 per cent. on the cargoes of all
vethcls arriving at Vern Cruz.
A correspondent of the Journal of Com
merce says ' this Castle cost the Spanish
crnwri fifty millions ol dollare to build it.
Mexico has expended upon it large sums.
and yet. as opposed to the means of mod
ern warfareui: in less use than a Common
stone'fence would be. The time haigono
by for these great elationary workr. as is
fully demonstrated in thin cutie.’
POWDER MILL EXPLUSION
Eighteen Lives‘Lo'st. ——Wo lcnm. with
egp,regrcl, that at nboul slx «'.’clock nn
Wednesdnymorning lost, It dreadlul ex
plosion, took place at the Upper Powder
Mills of Muse". E. J. Dupont. De Ne
mours& Co. Aebout 4% miles from ,Wil.
mington. Eighteen of the workmen were
instantly killed, being literally torn to
pieces ;‘ and several others were more or
less injured. The scene for n time was
most appalling. Many ol the victims
were old workmen. [The window panes
of the houses in the neighborhood were
many 0] them broken, as were also sever
al gplendid looking-glosses. The family
at the Messrs. Dupont escaped all injury.
The loss of property is not vet") great.—
T'icre were 'two explosions. The shock
was distinctly felt in this city. at Camden,
and us far up us Trenton. ' Some persons
supposed it to be unearthqurike._while oth
ers-attributed it to a sudden gust of wind.
The greaterpart of'thc pointer recently
manulacturi-d,‘ had been sent away, and
it is probable that that which exploded
was nothuiie completed. in all the stages
nl'its manulécture. 'The families ot“the
deceased will. we have been informed. be
as‘sinted ' bythe Messrs. Dopont in the
mist liberal aod'benevolent spirit; I: is
som‘eyears‘sinee u'n 'eXploston of'so fatal a
F.'!§f_€i§‘e!i99§lé.rrcsl ..‘}! these (hills. "which
ore conducted 'on the most scientific prin
ciples and with every possible precaution.
Nevertheless the bu lineus is naturally one
of great hazard.—- Birknell.
THE TRADE AND COMMERCE 0F
TH E WEST.
The mails of y‘eater'tlay’ brought u9‘ full
:pnrticulara of the d‘ecent events in New
‘Meitico, "l'hé' lollot'vin: reached tit-tin the
shape ol ah"Exlrii from the" Gtiveriimetit't
Praia at Santa'Fe. under dareot‘Feb. 15:
On the 18th ol January; 1847; Charles
Bent. Governor of the Territory at New
Mexicohlett‘ Banta Fe‘,‘ the seat 0‘ Gov
ernment. Im- 'l‘iios. his'place of residence.
Whilat there, the'two lriends of ‘twol’tje
blo Indians. who were Confined in the pri
son at that place. requested him to release
them, to which he replied. that although
Governor at the Provmcent WM entirely
out nl his power to release any one conti
netl by law, until they were tried. They
'then resolved to release the priiioners by
lprce and'murder all the Ameiricans at
‘Taos, together ‘with those Mexicans who
had either accepted otliee under the. Ame-‘
rica‘n government. or Were favorable to
Americahi.’ '
'On the Tuesday following, they effected
their reioluti'nn, releasing the prisoners
{and barbarously murdering and aralping
Gov; llent. Stephen Lee, the Slietifl.‘JasL
‘Vi'. Leal, Circuit Attorney. Cornelio Vi
gil.’(a Spaniard.) Narceaes Beaobien. and
Parbleau Hermean. sparing but one Arne
riran, named‘ Eltiott Lee. Leal was acal‘
ped alive. At the Arm Undo. twelve
miles lrnm 'l‘sba, the following men lorti
fied themaelvea in a house, and after stan
ding a» severe Siege nl two days weretaken
and murdered: Simon 'l'urly. Albert Coo.
per. Wm. Hatfield. (a volunteer.) Lbuia
Folque. Peter Robert, Joseph Marshall.
Wm. Austin. Mark' llrad. and Wm. llar-
Wood. The number ol Mexicans und‘ln
diam engaged in this massacre has been
eatimated at 300.
On the morning of the 20thvoi January.
intelligence of tlie rna'smcre at > Gov. Bent
war brought to Santa Fe by an Indian
runner. A circular letter was also recei
ved by the'ptiest at this place. stating-that
the Mexicans and Indians at Tana had
risen against the invaders ol their country,
and requesting him to join them. This
letter wat- hamled to Colonel Price by the
priest. Various reports reached this place
[of the advance at the enemy and their near
approach. In consequence of these re
ports. Col. Price determined'lo march out
at Santa Fe and meet them in the open
field. He took with them three hundred
and forty men, composer] ol Capt. Ange
neya battalion and infantry. portions at
six companies ofthe second regiment. and‘
a company ol citizens and mountaineers,
under the command of Capt. St. Vrain—
‘leaviiig Lt. Col. \Villock in command at
the post, with a force composed ol his own
battalion. three companiesot the second
regiment. a portion at Capt. Fisher's com
pany of light artillery, and one company
at regulara. 0n the evening of the 24th,
Col. Price enCoontered the enemy at Can
ada,- numbering. about 2000 men, under
the command of Gen. Jesus ’l'aluya. Pa-i
blo Chavez and Pablo Montoya. The en
emy were posted on the hills commanding
each side at the road. About 2 o’clock,
p. m., a brisk tire lrom thevartiilery under
Pennsylvanian
the command (if Lieuts. Dyer. (Of the U 52-
ulbr army.) and ”enentiver. was opened
Upon them. but from their being so much
scattered it had but little effect.
, The urllllcry~were thm-such A short
(lisxance. us (o;,bc exposed (on hol fire.
which ti’lher wouudtd or penetrated we
clothes 0! l 9 out 0| 20 men who served The
guns. Col. Price, seeing the slight eflecl
which the artillery had upon them. order-
ed Capt. Angnéy with his baxlnliun £0
charge the hill, which was gallunlly done
being suppurlefl by Cnpl. Vlain of‘the cit
um. and Licut. ~\\'hile of lhe Carru
companlcs
gx scum-ring fighl ensued, which lasted un
til sundo'wn. Our lass win: twoknlled and
seven wounded. 'lhe Mexicans acknow-
‘lcdglc n 195991 _36 killed and 45 taken pri
soners. .Thev enemy rclrealed towards
i Tnos. th¢ir strung hdld. Col. P. 60 ,tlie.
27th, look up his line; of march towards
Tues, and again encuumued them at El
Embodapn Ihc 290 i” Thgy Were discov
ercd in-lhe (hick brushsofl' each Sldc of [he
road, in the ehtrnnce of the demo, by in
party of, spies, who immediately'fired up
,on them. Capt. ,Bprgwyu, with his compa
nypfdragounnh hearing the firing. came
up. ,togq'lhel: with Céplain Sl. Yrain’s and
Lieut. White’s companies, Achurge was‘
.‘madehlry lhe‘ihree cpmpapies. resulting in
Ihe_ mm roulcnf the Mexi'cann‘and l'ndi-‘
nus. The battle lasted half an houv, but
thgpura’tiitfiwaskcp;,u’p for two hou‘rs. ‘
«~.The marclhwu,,,ruulned. on lhqnext
day..nnd met with umopposhionipuliljhe
evening ohhe 3d of Etchu nt‘which lime
they arrived,“.(heruebllo‘de Thou. where
.lbey found, the -,Mexicans and;. Indians
s‘rongly fortified. A law rounds were ['l-
{ed-by the, artillery 251 m leveuqurbut it
WMWWl[fidflinbicg ."Pt W‘mnkc'n'mm
eml pillagk Iliggfiplbqtf'wyjt, unlil morp'ingl
.Thp quick haslgpciln'rheqced fin' (hie W9"!-
Vipg: by; W 9. biti‘eriegfyndéj‘ ’ the dqm__mand
9!..lL‘ié‘ytp, Eliénjfa‘njdgf Wj‘lspn "of tllé‘rlf'egui"
Jar ,wtj'y‘. ,nud‘ ,Li‘efiti ffln'r'sqnffier 9!} the’
Ligh.t;x.\.rx,ip,le,ry.', by ‘mr'dwwa fihdls'imo
mm .‘thh‘a 12. B’c‘fizéki‘Mfo‘afil 'chfarae‘
wpgwdqrg 'gipq"gpllg'nUy"gagegcqtgd, by‘
.9399}. figfiy‘rnfi gamma, ~ét§¢flo£zggj by
915;).th 55.53;}?'céfiifiéhf‘hhé.‘ ,Ib'tnifif
Angney’a Bitlilldn Gf’i'nfa’fi Hfslfpi'mi’lgu
bx Capt. Barbcc’a company. The church
FROM [NEW MEXICO;
The Balilés (it Canada; in
Emboda, Taos & Moron
PROGRESS_ AAND RESULTS,QFJI‘H,E CA'M
‘ IPAIGN'."‘-'-" W LN}
MEM
MQRE‘T’I‘IIAN THREE: ‘iiU‘ijn‘ED
' ; "‘MEXICANS mum: .
Nlb'nloya Executed.
l‘he thulgo routed them, and
‘whi'ch has], pee}: and as a; par} of (the for
(ificnlmnsiigvng‘lvchhfl by (his éhargm The
fight was holly culmddtcd udfilnight. when‘
m 6 \V'li‘fifynflgfl' 'wore hoisied. {but , were
immedintply shutdown. In (his battle lell‘
Cap}. Bergwyn. [huh whom a braver lol
ilier or a better man never poured out his
; bland in hiszcounlry’s _<;:.um:..__..~ _
‘ , 'l‘hr; total 'lnsafif (he Mexi‘canrin‘the
'lh'r’oc 'éngddem'ents is: "edfi‘n‘ihtedivnt . 282
"killed; the number of their wounded is un'
knuwn.‘;" Our fatal Idsa'wns‘n killed and
‘47 ‘w'o'iynded,’ (Hike of Whom‘ havdv'since
dliedfl ~‘v'-; r‘ A, ...‘ '.‘,“U
0:: "we 25th ult. Captain IHendle‘yrml
Col; Willock’a bamliom)? who wauin
colm‘mn'ml ol [the gra’zmg'parlies omthe
1110'M0r6;':‘niarcheu ‘ with 80 Inch to (he ‘
towhid[ Moroglo ‘sup‘press the insurrec
(iun mere. {mil arrest the 'tnunlgter‘l o
Messrs. Cult/er. Waldo." Noyes hnd oth
are. who were mndncred at that Mace.
He lou_ml ‘1: body of Mexicans undé
nrmn, prchuml ’m delendrthe' town, and
while tqrming liis’me’n m a lme for attack,
a small puny of lhé insurgents \vefe seen
running from the hillu—a detachment was
ordered to cut them "If, which was attack-
Ct] by the main body of the enemy. A
general engagement immediately ensued,
the Mexicans Fetreating and firing lrnm
the windows and loop-holes in'their hous
es.
1 Capt. llcntltcy nml his men close pursu
ml. rushing into then houses with them,
shooting some and ronntng others through
with bayonets. A large body of the insur
gentn had taken [totséssion of an old fort.
antl'commcnc‘ed ‘n' fire from the loop holes
upnn the Americnnn. Capt. H.. twilht‘i
nmal'l party. had taken possession of m n--
pattment in the fort. nml while preparing
to fire it. was' shot by a'ball from 'an at]
jnlning room. He lell, and died in a lew
minutesfl Our men hnvmg no artillery,
and the fort being-impenetrable without it,
retired to La Vegas. The enemy had 25
filled, and seventeen taken prisoners.--
Our loss, one killctl. and two or three
wounded. -
On lhe lst inst. Capt. Morin. who had
been ordered 'fmm Santa Fe bv Col. “in-
lock. to succeed Capmm llemlloy in the
command, proceeded WM) a bully of men.
and mic piece of cannon. m Moro. and
rnied lhe‘lr’pwns (upper and luwer‘Moro)
lo the ground. (he imurgenln having fled
to the mountains. Several- Mexicans were
captured. supfmmd’lo be concerned inihe
murder of Messrs. Culver. Waldo and
pihen. and after many lhreals. werelor
bed to show where the bodies Were buried.
Several 0! them ' were learn] and carried
10 Le Vegas [or interment.
Government printing office, Santa Fe
Feb. 16, 1847.
A letter lo the S. Louis Republican un
der date of Santa Fe, Feb. 13, gives these
particulars: 'x
February 61h—Munlnyn.|lne ringleader.
has been delivered to Col. Price by some
friendly Mexicans residing a low miles on.
He was tried by n court-martial 10-dny,
nml condemned to be hung. '
7th.-—Mnnloya was executed at l. p.
m. He acknowledged his crimes. and tar
ked pardon o! "the Mexicans, the Amer
icans.‘nnd God.” ~
rfl'
oih.--Commenced our homcwanl march
and arnv‘col m Saul: Fe on Ihe llth.
The campaign of nlneleen days was
made wrlhuul term. and two ol the nighls
were spent on a high mnnnlain, covered
will) snow lrnm one to lwu leet deep. and
‘nll \vithour one word of complaint. Mrs
souri may well be proud of her sum, lor
every man did hrs duty. Au lur the U.
S. drngoons. under Capt. Burgwyn. their
lulled and wounded will show where lhey
Were in the fight. Col. Price displayed
(he lineal qualulcs ol the soldier, and all
Seemed In court danger when: duly called
them. Killed-cl Ihe enemy. lrom two to
three hundred. The Indians acknowl
edge 175 a! the Pueblo-«no Wounded
sen-n. ' a
Cupmih Burgwyn died 0! his wound on
the Bth. 'and his remains, .wilh those 0!
Gov. Bent. and Mr. Lcul. district allur
ney. were brought to ihis place; and in
terred with appropriate honoramn the 13m
Inslant. '
LATER mum TIIE “my
me the New Orleans Della;
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM ' THE BRA
'LOS
- By the nrrival‘last evening of-tho schoo
ner Henry Long; which lelt the Brazos on
the 2d instx. we have later intelligence
from Gen. Taylor’s column. The most
imporiuot-inlormution brought by this or:
mm is the report of a battle having; been
[ought between Gem’l‘aylor and. the for
‘cc! under Gen. Urrea and Col. Canola}.
in whichiold -‘x‘.Rough nndWßoady” is said
to be again victorious. The, Matamoras
Flag. ol the 313tu1t..-ior,which.we are In
; debtcd to the'pulituless of Mr. McFarlantW
of the lhcrvillian.~who‘cnma passenger in
the Henry Long, says‘: ~ n . . ’_ ~ .
| ' Ol'Gen. Taylor": ‘lnovements i we have
no authentic inlorniatiou since he departed
from Mario'in pursuit 'of' Urren.»-»:The
Mexicans here have a report that, ho nvera
to'ok’ Urrea,-‘who gave him battle. andtcut‘
up his command considerably; .Vqry im.‘
pqobahie.‘ We are outnpnaitive-aa tothe
number of men‘Gen. Taylor has with him.
but-hein- it stated as _:not: me‘eedingiZOO,
‘Withl‘ono'bottery.~threesix poundeu. ~_E’-
v‘en With this swailltorce, he willmcndcr. a
goat! nccountrotuUn-eaiif - he succeeds“
Urirjgitigtiim to ‘nnLeugagement. ”There
”hob been‘inp‘hoat down momantnnrgo for
‘two (toys/ciao probably latchintelligencc'
Svould'h‘aile'been-tiecciythl "55’1"“ «my. » “t
j' ’l‘h‘o’re m‘ay- be aomevexhggemliom tn: the
tumors: M'givcnnbovw but {but‘zomengagéé
ment has taken place, would scemJo ad.
mi! olb‘ut little doubt. for though the in.
itellifienc‘é"gome to Mntnmoraa solely thro’
Mexican aoutces. it should be borne in
mind that in fiery. instance in which a
battle has heéh‘ [ought the information Wag
first. received through the same medium.
often anvcmt ”damn ndyancc of our mm
expreés'e'a': and gbnerullylturnednout ‘to be
substantially. correct,. particularly, when
the intelligencp thus-.b[.qught.,_is unfavora.
ble to themselves. .4 ' -
,A»'fletter received :by; theyMnlamoru
FlugmlatedLßuenn:.Vistm: 12th March;
states that ullgthehwoundevd were mending.
rapidly, nhd gives .thuisoulfinspliringtutor;
rbatinn'. that. according to instructions"
‘fmm Gen;Tnytnr’bflofc‘teavld‘g;upward:-
,ol torty mule loud: oflprbviélon’s had been
sent from his éamp‘tn Encn‘rnucion for the!
use at the wounded Mexicans, who were;
in'the hospital uhd in'o'alaté of starvation.-
The writer justly says the humanity of'
such unluct is beyond all bruise. and lhu’
great is the glory which ng. Taylor has
acquired by a succession of Iplendld Vic".
IOI’IBGvOVEI‘ the-Mexicans, all he has gain
ed in this way sink: into insignificduce
compared with the humanity ol lhll act,
and which he has always 'shown the failur
enemy. , V _
SHERIFF’S SALES.
I Y wrtue of a writ ul vendilt'oni carpo-
B nus. issued out M the court of Com;
mun Pleas o! Clearfield oounly. and} to.
me directed, will be clxpo‘é’ed to public'
We. at the Court house, in the borough of
Clearfield, on Monday the 8d ddy of May‘
next. tltelollowing described properly-:-—-
A House'and Lot. 'siluate in the (mono!
Curwcnsville. and known As No. —. and'
bounded oh the ’ooth by.lhc Erie turn
pike. Seized and taken in execution,
and to be sold as the property of, John
Scan. -
BY virtue ot a similar jwrit'to me di
rected. will be exposed to public sale
at the same time and placed certain tract
0! land situate in Bell township, Clear
fiellJ cuunty. bounded by Innds of James
Mcthe,John Smith. and the Sunquahan- .
on river, containing 230 acres. with a
house, barn. and about 50 ncru,c|cared
lherenn. Seized and taken in execution,
and to be sold as the prnperty OI George
Johnston and Hugh Fullerton, with notice
to Philip Johnston and James M.‘ Johns
ton. tcrrc tenants. '
JILSO.
Y virtue of a snnitar writ to me 111-
B rected. “ill be exposed to public
sale at the same time and place, a certain
tractof land ailuate in Giranl township.
Clearfield county. beginning a: a white
pine, thence by No. 3641 S '220 pa to I
pitch pine. thence E 2) pc N by same 60
pl to a red oak. IhenceE 197 p 5 to a
chesnut. thence by No. 3649 N ‘l6O nun
a white oak. thence by No. 1939 .W 9.17
pa tothe place of beginning, being a part
of No. 3647, with about 12 news cleared
thereon. Seized, taken in executinn and
to be sold as the property of Peter. thmm.
flLSO. . f .
BY virtue ul 3 gimivlur wrjt to,mp di
rected, will be exposed. to'publtc
sale at the same time and place.' the de
fendants interest in a certain tract of land
situate in Gurnrd lquflfip. thatfield
cuunly. bcgtnning at a chemut thence N
160 ps _by No. 3649 tn :1 while oak, ‘s'
217 ps. by Na. 1939 (u n whjte pine. S
220 ps by No. 3647 (o‘l3 pitch fiine. E 20
ps N 60 ps (0 a red oak. E 197 pl (0 lll_e
p‘m of beginning-theme ..mrL 9' N»-
3647. containing 211}:ch 34 perches.—
Seized. taken in execution. and to be sold
as the property 0! Peter Lumm. ,
flLSO. ,
BY virtuerl a similar wit to me di
rected. will be expOScd to,public
anle at the same time and place. the, lul
luwing-lot of ground. situate _in the UM-
ough of Clealfield. known a: lot No. 47
in. the plan of mid lown, bounded on the
cask by Second atteel. on thq‘nqrthby lot
No. 46. on (he went by. an alley. and on
the south by lot No. 48. being 60 (gel in
(ton! and extending 200 Ice! back. on
which lhere is 9 small shop erected. Sei-
zed and (aken in executionand to be sold
as the property of Jaqob Hoover.
‘ 9‘21480. ‘ _
BY vulue of a similar, writ to me di
..rected, will be sold at lhp snrhqumc
andm‘lace, the; following pr'operth-A
Certain Id! of ground, situate in the gown
of4Curwensville, known as No. —. with |
’l‘nveru House and Siable therqpn. with
the appurtenances. . Seizegl and takeam
executinn. and (o be Sold as the propprt):
ulJohn Drauckcr. by . ..' ~ -
u _ JOHN ‘S'FITES; SlL'fl'.
Sherifl’s‘nffice. Clear! ‘ .. ' ‘
_- field. .March-S, ’47.; .. H I "
‘ CRANS.& BROTHER,
Curwens‘fi‘llé," Pelfi It’syli'itnia,
AVE; and will Ikeepmonstantly on
H hand. a large assortmcnmf .. ~ ,
Dry-Goods, -sHarllwarc, Queens-
Wdre; Gl‘OCCFieS} Drugs ah'd Dyst-
VSLtufFS‘xLTinf-Whhé{B‘obks &gsla:
‘ 7. tionary” Hats,;:Cap’s. and Bpnhcts,
. rß‘obts‘ an'dnShoesg‘c Tobacco_land
" 1. ngjarS,-'{Umbrélla'gz' . Cgrpet and
4: JCarpétLghd',outlani.~;;Yarm'Q9n~
a.fectm'name's;;l?a'il'l't,s;§ 01.1%.? €5lB.
s“&c.~‘&c.,{;u-,~'. Mm .. ”I" I,
All o_l 'whiclilhéy ar‘é preparcdlllosggll on
(he mo’st'u-hafinablel lcrms.{-.lu:' I‘m:
' Chxjxv'é &-sBn9m.m-nre (he ’Agéntbfor
thefhflle‘ owa'rJdeucs’!"celebrhtcd: famll y
‘lpédlcmeun'fiairn ; wh-wu. um w?
3" bands e‘flhaé‘aeu {ormumb'en-ipm
‘dugamm Furs. "fawfwmcfl (Immighpmpri
cumu‘flmflm MW” W has?
March 12,. ’47—“.
AM SO;
MI