IUI II lilMill I. i.L L ..'.'-!. .1 iliLJJ!
nJini nv ikd brik rail nutn.
At a meeting of the Erie Boat J of Trade, rielt
Monday, August ?th.ain rmriiiaafe of a spe
''il call by the President thereof j on motion of
C ore Si'lilen, the following resolution was un
ummously allotted : t -' 1
fliaolveJ, That tn the opinion of tLit Board it
i now expedient ami will bt serviceble to the
interests of the State, to publish the correspon
nVnce'We have to long withheld, between thia
Board and the Hon Charlks Gibbonr, of Phila
.l- lphiii, and that the laid lettere be published in
nil the papers of thia city, and that the President
and the Secretary be and they are hereby instrnc
td to take suitable measures to have the same
republished in the papers of Philadelphia city
GILES SAN FORD, Prost. Bd.
Juvim Cmp, Secretary.
Erie, Pa March 17, IS 10
It in. CiiARt.cs CiBCONt:
Dear Sir Having observeJ that your action
n the Senate on the bill granting the Right of
Uy to the Baltimore and Ohio rail road compa
ny to the City of Pittsburg, baa exposed you to
much obloquy and bitterness of feeling on the
p..rt of those whom you immediately represent,
and having read your able, lucid and unanswer
able speech, in which yno set forth the reasons
for that action and point out so clearly the in
terests of Philadelphia as identified with the po
licy you advocate, we feel constrained to make
known to you our warm approval of your course
an, I of the comprehensive and liberal plans which
von have developed for the future internal im
provements of Pennsylvania. Those plana must
sooner or later unite the intelligence and enter
prise of the whole states, not only in their sup
port hut also in their actual extension. We can
not withhold from you the testimony of our high
respect for the intelligence, that in the midst of
a misguided enthusiasm for other projects, has
been able to see and seize upon that, which will
s-mre the interests and prosperity of every sec
tion of the state. Please therefore accept this
expression of sympathy and regard from a por-ijo-n
of your constituents in north-western
Pennsylvania, as a token of that respect which
saaaeity a"nd integrity always thoulJ, and, (thank
God and our countrymen,) always will, sooner or
Liter, command. .
We are happy in knowing that at least one
leading mind and public man tn Philadelphia has
a just appreciation of the importance of the Sun
bury and Erie rail road. - In the days of Frank-
tin and other Fathers of the Commonwealth, the
. importance of a direct communication between
t'.e great Lakes and Philadelphia, was justly and
Inly appreciate! ; but aince those great lights
were extinguished, the primary object for which
I .at portion of our State north of the 42d paral
I II, inc!uding the Harbor of Erie, was purchased
.ems to have been forgotten or despised. Sure
ly the object proposed by those great minds, in
making this purchase, was not merely to add
a little more territory to our State, to bean ex
pised and expensive frontier in time of War, and
to be a useless acquisition in time of Peace !
While the citiea of New York and Boston are
.i Mine improvement to improvement and expend
ing millions in order to enrich themselves by 1
ciiring the vast trade of these Inland Seas,
Philadelphia, with natural advantages greatly
superior to either of them for diverting this trade
to her own doors, and with resources abundantly
a lequate to secure it, turns from Lake Erie with
lisilain, and from its fleets of steam and sail ves
sels carrying on its waters the greatest inland
tiade which the world ran .exhibit. She has
never yet awakened to the knowledge of the
farts, that within the borders of our own State,
we have the largest, safest and best Harbor on
Lake Erie, and that when the western entrance
of that harbor, now in progress of improvement,
is completed, the entire trade of the western
lates will pass through that harbor ou ita way
to the Atlantic. But why should it not atop
there instead cf passing through it to an inferior
harbor in a rival state, and at which it is further
from the Atlantic than when at Erie? The ans
wer is, because we have no direct, continuous
line of communication between Philadelphia and
Krie. Let the Sunbury and Erie rail road be
nude and we then have such a communication,
end one which w ill defy all successful competi
tion, whether the comparison be made in distance,
in grade or in resources for local trade, with any
similar improvement completed or in progress,
or which cun ever be projected, between Lake
I'.iie and the Atlantic. Upon this project, in
connection with the grant of the Right of Way,
Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Erie and the whole coun
try lying between them, could unite, and by
mrh union the work could be completed. This
would also contemplate a connection with Pitta
Vurg at some future day, by a branch from the
Erie joad down the waters of the Alleghany riv
er. It is trne, that a road to Pittsburg by this
route, would be considerably longer than the
"Middle routs;" but we have yet to meet with
an intelligent man, or with a scientific engineer,
(always excepting Mr. Schlatter,) who does not
entertain the decided opinion, that the difference
in the gtades of the two routes would more than
finalize the difference in diktance, and that the
in?' cost of the two roads would be greatly in fa
vor of the northern route. The Middle route
would hardly add a dollar to the local trade
which our tw4 great cities now enjoy by means
of the Main Line, while the northern route would
i wen and pour 'into both, a new and valuable bu-
'rf. of t hit description, it ran never be rea
ch. J ia uny other way Lfcl Pliufduli-hia be
loutetit with this plan of improvement, and we
ran all put our shoulders to the woik and ac
complish it. ' It will place her far beyond the
reach of all rivalry whether ou the north or the
south ; will rotifer immense advantages upon the
southwestern as well as upon other pasts of the
ktate, and will rid our commercial metropolis of
the odium of any longer acting the part of the
dog in the manger. We are aaaured that theae
views will meet your approbation, and that you
will give our project the consideration which we
think it merits, and use your influence In laying
it before those who are interested in it.
Yours with sentiments 61 much esteem, tie.
GILES SANFORD, President
1rvi.e Camp, Secretary." " " "'"
IlAHKtsDt nn, April 20, 1810.
(iKMTt.EMEtv. My public dulici have pre
vented an earlier acknowledgement of your
let lor of the 17th ultimo, in which you have
been pleased, on behalf of tho Erie Board of
Trade, to express your approbation of my course
in the Statu Senate on the question of granting
to the Baltimore and Ohio rail road company the
r'ghtof way to Pittsburg; and to invite m.y co
operation In urging the completion of the Sun
bury and Erie rail rood. ' I beg to present my
hearty thanks to the body which you represent,
for this valued testimonial of it respect, and t-j
sure you that I regard the great work in which
northern and north-western Pennsylvania are
eo deeply interested, as one of the highest im
portance to the common welfare of our people.
It is now more than halts century elnce
your bountiful harbor wna purchased by the
State, for the benefit of the merchant of Phila
delphia. Shortly after ita cession to Pennsylva
nia, Governor Mifllm strongly recommended
the construction of canals ond turnpikes to con
nect it with (hat city and other important point,
w-ith a view of recurng some of the advantages
of the immense trade that ia now poured npnp
your "inland seas.' The Engineers of the fie
neral Government have repeatedly referred to
H in their official reports, as the moct valuable
harbor on the Lake, and one of the greatest
commercial importance. Again and again has
the attention of our merchants been invited tn
it as an acquisition which would enable them,
with a little enterprise, 'to place Philadelphia at
the head of American cities. The Snnburv and
Erie rail road company has been organized for
several years under one of the beet chart era ever
e ran ted y our Legislature, and a superior
route for a rail road has been surveyed, in pert
located and made ready to be put under contract.
But Phiiadelphiana have stood aloof, and have
been content to boast of their "natural advanta
ges." trusting in thrm exclusively, until Burton
and New York, overcoming by their enterprise
all their natural disadvantages, have etrelched
their iron arms to the Lake built a magnificent
city on ita borderland now hold in their grasp
a trade that requirea for its accommodation
some five hundred steam and sail vessels, with
an aggregate of more than one hundred thou
sand tons And it ia a curious fuct. that rood
sold in Philadelphia are carried at some seasons
of the year through tho city of New York to
Buffalo and then pas your harbor on their way
to the far west; thus making a circuit of nearly
seven hundred miles, with three trans shipment
before reaching a point on the Like withi i our
own State, distant from Philadelphia by the
route of the Sunbury and Erie rail roid lout
hundred and thirty-five miles only !
All of the extensive improvements in the wes
tern Slates north of tin Ohio, were made with
the view of furnieliing to the country bounded
by that river and the Mississippi an out-let fur
its productions by way of the jkes, instead of
confining the out-li t to Putt-burg and New Or
leans. Such was Iho nlject of the great Ohm
canal from Portsmouth to Cleveland the Mi .nil
the Chicago and the lYbbMidi ca mils, and such
is the object of the rail road now ucuily comple
ted, frr,ni Cincinnati to Sandui-ky. Through
these avenues a large amount ot the productions
ol the great wet ia poured upon the takes, and
carried around Philadelphia, by way ol Hullalo,
to the city of New Yoik, often for tho same
price that is chirged for transporting similar ar
tides up the Ohio river to Pilu-burg only I
The Sunbury and Erio rail road would strike
a point on tho Lake eat of thoe wertem im
provements and 2(V milea nearer to Philadel
phia than to New York through Boll'jlo, and
one hundred miles nearer than In the same ci
ty by the way of the New York aud Erie rail
road.
The grade on the Siiohory and Eric route
are much lighter than iiue ol the N. York and
Erie, aud the road itet If, cooMirucU-d of the beat
materials and in tint murt tubhteiitwl manner
would bo much lens expensive Hint could be
worked ul much lee cuel.
The nearest routo trout Erie to the city of
New York would be throned Philadelphia by
way of the Sunbury and Erin road, and produce
and passengers could be carried to New York
cheaper over the Pennsylvania road, than by ci
ther ol her own ronton.
A reasonable ground is theret ire presented
for the belief, that the great works of the wes
tern States already referred to, would be fee
dera to the rail road by which' it is propound tn
eonnert your harbor with 1'lnUilrlphia, and that
such an improvement would carry to that city
an immense amount of prodoceaud travel, that
now has no convenient means of transit from .he
Lake, except to BohIoii ami New York. It
would alxo open to Philadelphia a umiket from
which she ia now entirely excluded by a long
and ehainclul neglect of her "natural advanta
ges." The Williamsnort and Eliuira rail road may
bo considered as a branch of the Sunbuiy aud
Erie. A few hundred thousand dollars would
complete the connection between that work and
others of a similar character which are now in
progreaa ct contemplation, communicating with
Rochetter. This would bring BulTalo, Roches
ter, and all of western New York, many miles
nearer to Philadelphia than they ever can be to
New Yiik City, by any work that it ia possible
to consliuct through the territory of our sinter
State t cpeuiiig to our commercial metropolis
till another market, with which she might car
ry on profitable t'ade at all seasons of tho
year.; -V t !
1 need not extend the estimate of benefits to
result from the Completion of this railroad con
nection between Philadelphia and Erie, and the
Various branches that , would naturally grow
from it, to some of which you particularly refer.
It is true thai much of the country through
which it would pans is now almost a wilderness:
but that is an additional argument in its favor.
The earth would soon be subdued and repleni
shed by a hardy and happy population whose in
dustry it would rewntd with its mineral wealth
and ciown with the richest agricultural products.
Your beautiful town, b' coming a favorite gate
way ol the Ijike trade, would ronn increase to
a great nty, reflecting its prosperity upon the
surrounding country, and realizing the hopes
and aspirations of the good "Fathers" of whom
yon speak, when they secured it for the use of
their children. " '
When the people of Philadelphia take the
pains to examine for themselves the various i im
provement projects that now agitate the Stale,
I sin well assured that the opathy so long felt in
regard to the Runbitry and Erio rsil roid will
cease to exist, and the work eo carnrr.tly advo
cated by the western and southern counties,
will cease to alarm them. They will under
stand that the "right ol way" is in fret a grant
to Philadelphia of a right of way to Pittsburg
through Maryland and Virginia, by which she
could easily secure a con'inunus rail road con
nection with our Iron city. In summing up the
out-lay ol capital thnl will be required to make
thai connection, completo the rail road from
Philadelphia to Erie, and the branch from Wil
lie msport to Rochester, they will be surprised
at the fact, that all these works can be construc
ted and put in operation at a cost to them, of lore
than one half of the) sum needed for the con
templated road from llsrrisbnrg to Pittsburg,
by the Schlatter survey! They will see in
three great measures, source of prosperity
never yet enjoyed by the Commonwealth or her
cities, and will wonder why they have hesita
tated hotween thrm aid a "central road" of
tunnels, la If viaducts do'p cuts king grades
and high cinbiukuiriit, to lie made, (if made at
all,) by taking from them more capital than any
city in the Union can spire from its business,
and sinking it under a charter that is but a tis
sue of most dsngerous blunders. If the steam-
whistles of our neiehbon are not loud enough to
arouse Philadelphia from her slumber and her
Mile dreams of "natural advantages," she will
soon be awakened by the unusual silence that
shall reign in her business streets-
I am, with great respect, yours, Ac.
CIIH. GIBBONS.
G. Sanford, Ewi President, and Irvine Camp
Esq. Scc'y Erie Board of Trade.
From the Mobile Herald and Tribune, Sept. C.
r. ts. iiriu mux niR.-iT.
By the arrival ofthe V. S. Revenue steamship
Legare,at New Orleans, from Vera Cruz, we
are in receipt of letters from our correspondents
as late as the f.".ith ult. e have only time,
previous to the closing of the mail, to publish
the following letter.
l S Sge.snRON, 1
Oft Point Antonio de l.irardo. J
August 2tth, IHK.
The only ever.t of importance which ha trans
pired of late is the loss of the U. S. brig Trux
ton on the bar of the Tnspan river, about 130
miles Northward of Yera Cruz. The intelli
gence wai brought to the squadron on the 10th
by the St. Mary's, that ship lia'inc picked up
one of the I'ruxton's boatk, with Lieut. Berry,
man on board.
It appeara that dpt. Carpenter, of the Tiux
ton wishing to get his vessel near ahore, to pro
tect hi boats while obtaining provisions, em
ployed a Scotchman he hail taken out of a small
Mexicai: prize to pilot him in, but wbo whether
from design or accident, ran bim aground on the
1.1th. On the 17th, with the exception of Lieut.
Hunter and a boat's crew, she was abandoned by
the officers and men, who went ashore to the
number of about CO in alt, and aurrendered them
selves to the Mexican commandant. They were
hospitably received, complimented with a ball,
end left next day with a guide of four men for
Tarr.piio, about 100 miles further North. Lieut.
Hunter and hia boat's crew put to sea, captured
u small Mexican schooner and came down tn our
present anchorage ; making in all two officers
(l.ieuts. Berryman and Hunter) and about 20
men saved. As soon as the news was received,
the Princeton immediately got under weigh and
proceeded to the scene of disaster.
The Truxtnn was found beating on the bar,
bilged, and completely filled with water, having
about 4 feet over the berth deck. The surf wafc
so violent on the bar that it was not until the ?2d
that the Princeton could board her, when finding
it impossible to get her ofT or save her, the was
fired and completely binned. A few ofthe best
spars were brought ofT, bat otherwise she is a
total loss. She bad been completely plundered
and stripped by the Mexicans before the arrival
of the Princeton. Her guns were found to have
been thrown overboard. The Princeton ran into
5 fathoms water (she draws 10 feet) and was
then about 1) miles distant, the awell was ao
heavy that a nearer approach in shoaler water
was deemed dangerous.
After firing the brig, the Princeton returned
immediately on the 23d to this present anchor
age, about 10 milea southward of Vera Cruz.
At the mouth of Tuspan River the Mexicans
have a small force tented in sheds. The town
of Tuspan ia back some 8 milea diatant. Several
communications passed between the Princeton
and ahore by flags of truce, ar.d by them the
fate ofslhe captives waa Irarat.
The cutter Legare, sixty hours from Brazos,
artived on the 33th with despatches for cur Com
modore, supposed relating to a three 'months
armistice with the Mexicans. The distance
trom the Braxos to this place is 430 miles, and
was performed under steam, against strong head
winds. The Legare returns direct to New Or.
leana for repairs to her boilers which are in a
bad condition, and prevents her carrying steam.
About ten days eineei Santa Ana left Vera Cruz
for the city of Mexico, previous to which, how
ever, he Bent a polite invitation to our Commo
(lore to meet him on board the English frigate
Endymon ; the interview did not take place.
THIS AMERICAN.
. Saturdaft Brfittmber, 19, 1846.
Dcniorrntlc Komlnntlons.
COMGRKSS,
ALLISON WHITE.
A3SP.3I BLY, .
SAMUEL T. BROWN.
COMMISSIONER,
WILLIAM FOLLMER.
AI'DITOR,
EMANUEL ZIMMERMAN.
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tatt and Cmil Olliet, rmrntr of 3d and Chtmd
Strrttt, Vhiladctphfa, U tmlhmrittd f act i
.If ml, and rerritt tar till manUa tint lAs
Wce, for tuherlptlon or odrertMng
.tho, ml hit OtTUt .Y). 16(1 Vlrttt,
.Vise IV.
f ltd S. K. Corner of Baltimore and Calvert
at:, Baltimore.
(t5 Printing Ink. A fresh supply of superior
summer ink just received, and for sale at Phila
delphia prices.
Cj On our first page is an interesting and use
ful article on the use of tea and coffee, and its
effects.
C7Tn linn. Chari.es Gii.boxs, am tfix Sen
CRT and Erik Rail Road In another column
our readers will find an interesting correspon
dence, between Senator Gibbons of Philadelphia
and the Board of Trade at Erie. Mr. Gibbons's
tetter exhibits talents of a high order, and is from
the pen of one who thoroughly understands the
subject upon which he writes. Mr. Gibbons,
last winter, met with much bitter opposition
from some of his constituents, for his course in
legard to the right of way. They did not, how
ever, pretend to meet his arguments. The pub
lication of the correspondence has been withheld
until lecentlv.
The Democratic ticket is now made op,
by the selection of Allison White, of Clinton
County, for Congress. Personally we have no
acqnaintance with Mr. White. The editor of
the Clinton County Democrat speaks highly of
hia talents and integrity of character, and says
he will receive a Urge vote In Lycoming and
Clinton. Mr. Brown, the candidate for Assem
bly, is a clever citizen and a Rood neighbor. Mr.
Fullmer, for Commissioner, is said to be a man
of industry, and business habits. Mr. Zimmer
man, for Auditor, we know to be a worthy man,
aud in every respect qualified for that,' or even
a higher station.
Thk Who; Tic-rkt. The convention, for
the formation of a w hig ticket, niet in this place
ou Monday, and nominated a candidate for Colt
er ess, and one for Assembly. Andrew Gutty,
Fq presided, assisted by Elisha Klineand Hen
ry Gibson, and Robert M. Frirk'Secretary. On
motion of W, C. Lawson, Esq., a series of resolu
tions in favor ofthe tariff of 1842 waa adopted.
Jacob Painter and Dr. Grier were appointed
Congressional conferees, to meet at Munry, with
instructions to support the Hon. James Pollock.
Our young friend, Capt. Samuel Hunter, was
nominated for Assembly. Our whig friends,
we confess could not well have made better
aelection from their party.
C7" The Clinton Democrat, apeaking of the
unanimity of I bat county for Mr. Whito, doubts
whether ar.y of the other candidates were repre
sented so unanimously. We have no doubt
of Mr. While s popularity at home, and only
have tn say, that we did not know of a aingle
individual opposed to Mr. Jordan in this county
He would not suiter his name to be used where
there was ony opposition, whatever
E Thz Gizkitc, and some other free-trade
editors who published the statement that Mr.
Cooper raised the wagea of his handa in hia roll
ine mill, in consequence of the passage of Mc
Kays bill, are as ailent aa death about Mr.
Cooper's contradiction of that silly story, and
hia statement that capital and labor muat be re
ductU or that the iron works must stop.
r m
07" Jvdcb Kionra waa ao much injured by
the upsetting of the stage near Tamaqna, when
on hia way to bold court at Orwigsburg, that be
will not be able to take his seat on the bench
during the term.
B7" GiM. Taylor and thb PaEsinxNcr We
see that Daniel Montgomery Leisenring, Secreta
ry at a 4tb of July meeting in Philadelphia, com
municated to Gen. Taylor a number of toasts
and reaolutiona nominating him for the Presiden
cy. Gen. Taylor, in his reply "to D. M. Leisen
ring, Esq., for Wm. Moore, Jas. L. Blake and
others," informs them that he ia not ungrateful
for the intended honor, but regrets that he should
be rmharrased in the prosecution of the war,
with what he no doubt deems disinterested man
ifestations of friendship.
" The Gazette's Last. '
"When Ajax strives Some rock's vast weight to
.throw, ..:.
The line too labors, and the words move slow."
C7" The editor of the Sunbury Gazette, after
the lapse of two weeks, comes out in s labored
and lengthy article of about two columns, intend
ed a a reply to our last article, on the prices of
foreign wheat. Those of his readers who have
had the patience to wade through the article, and
winnow the chaff from the little wheat it con
tained, will no doubt be thankful to the editor
for his intimation that he is about to close his la
bors on this subject. Certainly a most wise con
clusion. We should certainly very much regret
being the cause of his readers receiving another
such infliction upon their patience. The editor
of the Gazette comes to the sage conclusion that
either his table or ours is incorrect, aud that he
will atand by his, and that Mr. Hudson and all
those who have written npon this subject, except
ing the Gazette, know but little about it. How
these gentlemen will feel, when they hear of the
opinion of the Gazette, we can hardly imagine.
The Gazette seems to be particularly inter
ested for the cotton planters and Western farm
ers. , . .
117 Mr Foster and thk Tariff. The De.
mncratic Union, ofthe Sfith of Angust. Mr. Fos
ter's organ at Harrisbnrg, says that "Mr. Foster
is the decided friend of a protective tariff." The
Erie Observer, at the other end of the state, pub
lished the same day, says "Mr. Foster is the
friend of McKay's bill the tariff of 1816."
Now, according to some of Mr. Foster's own
friends, he is tariff or anti-tariff, just to suit the
market. It is, however, but just to soy, that
the Union is the only paper we have seen which
claims Mr. Foster as a friend of a protective ta
riff. C7"When we charged Mr. Foster with being in
favor of free trade, and having ruffered the Clarks
Ferry bridge to be destroyed through careless
ness and mismanagement, the Harrisbnrg Union
pronounced it a "base charge," and asked for
the proof. We furnished such proof as would be
satisfactory to any reasonably mind. The Union
was silent, not a word in reply. In the mean
time, aome ofthe smaller Foster papers copy
the Union's article, knowing its untruth. Com
ment is unnecessary.
K7 The Johnstown Democratic Courier says,
that the collector at that port, one of Mr. Fos
ter's appointments in pursuance ofthe bargain
and sale, is notoriously incompetent, and "not
capable of writing two lines intelligibly or
correctly." The editor says, Cambria will tell
a wonderful tale at the election. In fact the
whole west is dissatisfied with Mr. Foster, and
the north and east are much of the same opin
ion. E7"Mr. Foster, its Chester Cot-NTT At a
democratic meeting in Chester County, a reso
lution, among others, was offered in favor of Mr.
Foster, which waa opposed by Mr. Monaghan.
The following ia an extract of his remerks :
"A motion being made to adopt the resolu
tions as reported, James Monaghan, E-q , de
clared that ho could not Vote fur the one which
ssya that Wm. B Fter,' the candidate for
Canal Ctimniiaioiier, was 'in every respect
worthy of tiie confidence of the people.' Mr.
M. said he could nut support that resolution.
He did r.ot believe that Mr. Foster was worthy
of confidence, lie said he had been nomina
ted by management ; that he had withheld ap
ooiments upon the public improvement!! in or
der to secure his nomination ; and that he had
used hisiiflice) to effect that object ; and that to
this day. h had not made certain appointments
to fill office which were now held by men who
had given not one cent of nerurity to the Slate,
lie could not approve such conduct."
E7" Felix Ckcndt McConnkl, member of
Congress from Alabama, committed suicide at
the St. Charles Hotel, Washington. Toor Felix
waa not without talent, and possessed srfme gen
erous traits of character ; but the consuming fires
of intemperenee made him a blackguard and a
debauchee, when at length, in a fit of drlerium
trrmtnt, he put an end to his own life, by cut
ting his throat.
C7" The Philadelphia Ledger contains the
following Telegraphic Despatch, announcing
the loss of another vessel ;
Hai.timork, Sept. 168 o'clock P. M.
Loss or 1 use Sieamshit New York. By the
Southern mail we have .the melancholy tidings j
that the steamship New York was lost in the:
Gulf of Mexico on the 7th inst. She foundered!
in sixteen fathoms water, carrying down with!
her twelve passengers aud five of the crew. j
There was nothing new from the Army or j
Mexico
Great solicitude is felt at St. Louis on account
of the scarcity of provisions in the army under
the command of General Kearney.
The St. Louis Republican thinks that a battle
ia inevitable between the hostile parties at Nau
voo, end that the next newa will bring sad tid
ings. Sons of Trmpf ranet.
A grand gathering of this order is expected on j
Thursday the 2-tlb inst., at Northumberland. I
The occasion will be the presentation of a Bible '
and Uanuer, by the ladies of Northumberland, to
the Division at that place.
All in any wUe favorable to the cause, every
man wbo feels an interest in the great work,
which, tbo' so lately begun, has already been
crowned with such glorious results, will find a
hearty welcome. . The Divisions from Sunbury,
Lewisburg, New Berlin, Danville, Milton, Ber
wick, and Williamsport are expressly and cor
dially invited to be there.
Procession will form at I o'clock, P. M. at the
Town Hall, S. W. MILES,
' GEO. APSLEV, '
DAVID TAGGART,
Noith'd Sept. 9, 1816, Committee
LATH FROM THK ARM'S,
Hlt Htiurrs ammg ike Valntr
By the southern mail we have New Orlear
papers or the 6th inst. The Delis of that de
says: "We have been permitted to puruse
letter from Gen. Taylor, dated Camargo, Au
20. The letter states that he had sent on Ut.
mules, 300 wagons and 11,000 rations, and tin
ha would himself move on the 1st or 4th ins
fur Monterey that if the enemy did not git
him fight there he would push on to Sillitoc?
and there arrange his plans for a future at
m ire forward movement'
We hive later dates, received by another a
rival at New Orleans. The troops were at i
advancing, but were unsuccessful in the
aei.rcb for the enemy.
The boiler of the steamboat Enterprise h
been blown up on the Rio Grande, and J. (
Hiiward, ol Baltimore, a sutl'er, badly scalde
Several others were hurt, but none belongii
to your city.
The Picayune gives the following account
a terrible riol among the volunteers:
Un the night of the 31st ult., a riot broke o
among the volunteers on board a steamboat 1
tng at an encampment opposite Burita. T
particulars ot this shame ut affair, as we ha
them, areas follows: On board the boat we
some three or lliur companies of Georgia volu
leers. Of these there was one Irish comps
between which and some other company a fe
had existed for seversl days. The quarrel rcac
ed its c'imax on the evening mentioned, am
terrible fight enued.
Shots were fired, and swords and bayonr
were tisrd indiscriminately in the nlT .ir. Sot
fifteen or twenty persons are reported to ha
been hilled or morttlly wounded. It is su
posed that eiifht or ten were forced overboil
who either drowned or had died of their wonni
While the fVrii wns going on, tho Colonel
the Geoi;ia Volunteers most gallantly interfi
ed to quel! it, by personally attacking the v
untcers with his sword and pistols. He eh
down one man and- wounded several others, li
finding ho could not succeed in putting dnv
the disturbance, he called upon Col. B iker,
the4th Regiment of Illinois Volunteers for t
sistance. '
Col. B. ordered companies A. and G. of I
regiment to assist in quelling the fight, a
went in person, accompanied by about 110
the bont. lie immediately stepped on boM
ordered them to desitd and attempted toacc
the stars, when he was attacked by the r.o'.i
and had a desperate conflict. lie defeml
himself bravely for some time against swon
bayonets and shot, but was finally wounded
a bull entering his nock. It entered belli
and passed nut through his cheek or mru
The twenty men who accompanied Col. Bali
belong to Company C, of these 9 were wour
ed, six with bayonets and two with balls.
On the arrival of Companies A. t C, Ci
Roberts, of the former, ordered his men
charge on board, and led them as far as '.
steps, where he received a severe wound fri
a bayonet, which entered near the shouhl
blade and passed throogh his hick. Tho b.
waa so well defended that the Illinois trot
wero forced to retreat, they having no C
triges with them. Ammunition waa soon, ho
ever, furnished them, and on approaching i
boat ajain, every thing became quiet. Nun'
the Illinois troops were k.lled, and it'
ihotinht on the next morning that Col. Bal.
and Capt. Roberts would recover trom tli
wounds. In fact, there was little apjirehcnsi
felt for their safety.
Two of the privates of Company C. it v
leafed were mortoily wounded. The coini
nary of the Illinois troops was olno woiiinlj
but slightly so.
At tho time Col. Biker wss shot he was
gaged in a personal conflict with the Capt,
the Irish company, who was alto among
wounded. '
The rioters were finally subdued and fori:
to surrender their arms, and placed undei
strong guard.
From the New Oi leans Ticayunc
latcl frnm lh Arinjr,
The steamship McKim, Capt. Page, arri
yesterday evening, from lirazos Santiago, wh
place she left on Wednesday morning last.
The main army is at Camargo, but there i
troops at prominent points all along the 1
Grande, from the mouth up. Consideiable si,
ness prevails, and deaths are daily occurr
amongst them.
Ity this arrival we have accounts of the bin
ing up of the steamboat Enterprise, by wh
five persons were instantly killed and sevii
wounded. This casualty occurred a little a?
daylight on the 21st ult., about forty five mi
above Reynosa, when the engine had just mi
the third revolution, the boat having been t
up to the bank during the night There d
lint seem to have been much damage done to i
hull by the explosion, but her upper forw;
works and part of the cabin were terribly derr
ished. The first four rims ofthe boilers w
blown literally into fragments, and how so r
ny persons escaped instant death is truly a v,
der.
There were over one hundred and fifty p
sons on board, and many in the immediate
cinity of and directly over the boilers, wbo w
scarcely injured. We obtained lheas parti
lars, with the accompanying list of killed i
wounded," from Mr. Emmons, one of the pi!
ofthe Enterprise, who, with seven other
sons, was lying upon the boiler deck, direc
by the wheel. Of these eight persons, o
four were badly injured. Immediately in fr
of the wheel, end almost between the ch
neys, sixteen other men were lying down, n