KK OltEAT BATTI.K OF CCRltU OOn
W. , .. .
Pwrtlcnlers far ReelTe.
American turn In Killed end" WoondVd-lnv
mens. I.os ot Meiicane Their pursuis to
Jslapa Qnnoral Twrgg Encamp withib
Three Mile of Jala pa Letter from our owe
Correspondent The Pennylrnine. .- i"
Wegalhef from the Icttr of the Ledger
correspondent snd from the New Orleans Uulla
mid Picayune of the 1st insl ell tb particular
yt received of the bsttl of CM Gordo,' In
which General Scott totally defeated Santa
Anns, and captured nearly a hall of army.
Vhe correspondent o the I'iceyune, writing on
the 10th, two 2nya before the general battle,
iriveethu following eccoitntof the Mexican de
fences : '
The Mexican, under Santa Anna, arc occu
pying a chain of works along the road, the t par
rel of which ia about a mile and a quarter from
Gen. Scott headquarter in t direct line. The
road this aide is cut up and barricaded, and ev
ry possible mean of defence and annoyonce ha
ben reeorted to.
Beyond the first work there are three or fo'ir
other, completely command ins the . gorge
through which the road to Jalape ran thece
fortification oh hill, and rising o to de
fend one another. It is thought that Suit An-
in has 20,000 men with nim- the lowest esti
mate give him 15,000 ami with them he haa !
21 pieces of field artillery, beside noma 14 hea
vy osnnon in position. " Some of the prisoners
and deserter from' the enemy camp een
place higher estimates, both as to the number of
men and (runs.
To turn these different work a road haa been
partially cut through the rough ground and chap
parol to the right; and, although the rcconnoi
nance is as yet imperfect, it is still thought that
a point near the enemy' farthest work can be
reached. If Gep. Twigga succeeds iii reaching
the rear of Santa Anns, and he will use every
exertion, 1 do out see what ia to save liiui.
Santa Anna left the capital with a force ol
near ten thousand troops, intending' to unite
with I Vega ; and with strong reinforcement
of the National Guard, and the rabble (jarocha
tin) of Puebla and other towns on the mute, to
tkke position at a strong pass, called Cerro Gor
do, and there give our army battle. A stronger
position could not have been selected. The
road lead through a precipitous rlrfge, whence
the name "Cerro Gordo," or wide ridge. Bo
fore and around this ridge, on the road to Vera
Cruz, are steep hills, which the enemy had
strongly fortified with about 4 heavy guns, and
a force which, at the lowest estimate, roust have
been at least 15,000.
Three forts, commanding the road for miles,
had first to be carried before the Cerro could be
attacked .' The hills were covered and the bat-ti-ries
strongly supported by a large force of
Santa Anna's best infantry. On the other side
of the pass, Santa Anna himself we stationed
with 3000 cavalry a position assumed either
to cut off the retreat of his men, or to facilitate
hi own. The buttle opened with an attack u
pon an advanced post, strongly fortified, of the
enemy. This was handsomely done by the
vanguard of Gen. Twiggs, under the command
of Major Sumner Gen. Smith being unfortu
nately ill. The new and splendid resiment of
mounted riltemen took the lead, and, under a
heavy shower of grape and musketry, drove the
enemy from their position. , Our less in this af
fair was heavy. Mnjor Sumner was wounded
in the head, and eeveral other'officer were bad
ly wounded. When our troops had occupied
this position, the enemy made a feint of allock
ing them, but after a great' parade retired to
their strong defences. ,
-r t -m. ' . 4 .
After this, the enemy kept up an incessant
fire on our lines, but without effect. , The next
day (I3ih.) the battle waa opened in earnest,
and by a succession of brilliant ehargee, under
General Twiggs, Shields, Pillow and Worth,
all the various forta and defences were several
ly carried at the point of the bayonet, the ene
my totally routed, and fiOOO of them taken pri
soners, together with most of their Generals,
ond all their baegage and munitions; Gen.
Kama Anna narrowly escaped on a mule, hi
king some by path through the chapparel.
lie waa closely followed by hi Secretary of
War, Gen. Cuna) za, who, for his great reputed
bravery, has been for a long time called the
"Lion of Mexico." Gen. Vasquex, who com
manded the rorpM de ruerve at Duena ViMs,
was killed. This officer had a high reputation
tor gallantry and military knowledge. He waa
a Spaniard, who waa somewhat distinguished in
the Snnniih service, Other Mexican officers
were killed, but most of (hem were taken priso
tiers. Among these are Gen. Ilerrers, the ex
president ; Generals Jarero and Ite La Vega
the former accepted bis parole, the latter pre
ferred to enjoy tha hospilalitieeof the good ci
tiMiisof New Orleans, and will come hither
aoon with a large force of subordinate officers,
who have, perhaps, beard of the pleasures and
quietude of life in New Orleans.
This signal achievement has not been gained
without a hnsvy loesonooe part. Several lalu
able officers have beta tnsl, anany have been
badly wounded, and large body of the lank
and file were strewed ov r the field and ekvtg
the cliff and defile el this difficult pass. The
tola I of our ktllod and wounded will not, perhaps.
exceed HOi). Among the turner we fear we
shall have ta include the Beiue of the fsHaat
and popular Geo. Shield. He Ml mortally
wounded, shot through the lasgs. whilst ldig
his brigade sgsmsl one of the esjeuiy funs.
Gen. Pillow, loo, was wounded io the advance
of his noblw TMoMiesje, but ucdd glo
riously carrying the point attacked by him.
list of the officer killed
and wounded :
.Generals Shinlde and Pillow f
Major Sumner, of the Rifle ; Copt Mason,
Lieut. Maury, G.bhs, psvi. Swell and liana,
of ih R fl's; Lieut Jarvis, of 2J Infantry; Lt
Darby, Topographical blnrineers ; I.: Dane, 7th
Infantry) Cspt Pulten, Ud infantry.
: Among the volunteers the killed and woun
ded are (i follow :
: KiHe.! I Jent. Nelson and 'Gillof Col Hsa
kel IV Tenner see regimot, - .jtr
Wntn.ifff14 Col Cumming, sightly; Sin
jor fainhsrson,' nf "Texas, aevtrely; Lieut
Haile, severely; Lt Wm Yeownud, inortally;
Lieut Ki.rest.elightiy ; Capt Murray, cevervly';
George Sutherlsnd, (Ky vidunteers.) severely.
. Correspondence, of the Daily Delta.
,. . ,. Plan Dri, Itio, April 18.
EJ. Etlta The American army, uuder Ccn,
Scott, baa just achieved another great victory
over the Miran forces under Gen. Santa Anna.
The nghf was fairly commenced yesterday by
Gen. Twirea and Col. Harney,, and concluded
about noon to day by Gen.. Worth and Gen. Pat.
temon's diviaiona. The enemy could not have
lest than 15,000 fight ing men, while our force
was not over 13 000. The position of the Mex-
ieana waa oneofjhe strongrat imaginable, and
our brave troopa had a hard task to porform in
routing them. They were entrenched upon as
feral largs heights upon which no let than seven
batteries were planted mount ing 51 gunt in all.
One by one they fall into our handa.
At about 10 o'clock, a cbaige vrat mad at
aeveral points by the regulara, the two Tennessee
and (wo Pennsylvania regiments, which for a
time, was strongly opposed by. th Mexicans,
who fought desperately ; but finally their trum
pet sounded a retreat, and away went Santa An
na and th larger portion of hia army aa if 'Old
Nick' himself was after them! Kot so, how
ever, with Gen. Vega, and 6000 of his command,
including four other Generals, all of whom sur
rendered, snd are now prisoners of war in camp
with all their arma. ammunition, &e , Ike.-'
General Santa Anna, in his retreat, waa so
hotly pursued by Col. Harney, who had com
mand of th 7tb Infantry and Mounted Kifiea that
he waa forced to leave his splendid farriaga
trunks, some $70,000 in silver, snd one of his
cork legs. They sre also in camp, and attract
much attention, and cause no little merriment.
Uur losa in killed ami wounded ia severe.
while that of th enemy must be very treat.
Among theae killed ami wounded on our aide 1
regret to mention the name of Gen. Shielda, who
fell mortally wounded at an early hour in the
day. The victory, in abort, ia a brilliant one,
and adda another bright page to the annala of our
country's history. I have riot time to write
more all did their duty nobly, and all abare
alike in the glory of the day. 1 annex the names
of some of the killed and wmindeil, among tbe
volunteers, ss far as they reached me :
Killed Od Tennessee Regiment, under Col
Haskell. Lieuta Gill andF B Nelson ; Sergeant
H S Bynnm and Brown j private Georga Kee
ney, Wm O Stripling, Fleming Williama, Ephra-
irn Price, C A Sampson, Samuel Floyd, Robert
Kernan, Thomas Griffin. : ' ' J "
Killed--Kentucky Volunteers Corporal Wm
FEIkina; WmPuiham. 1
IVvundtd 3d Tennessee Regiment Brig.
Gen Pillow, very slightly; Lieut Col dimming,
Major Robert Farqnharson, (of 1st regiment);
Capt Murroy, Lieut Yoewood. Lieut W P Haile;-!
private C Ross, Benj O Havre. Joseph M Woods,
Georee IVaimnnd, Vm Fnrland. 'R'chaid L'
Bobanart, John Gunter, Alfred Hatten; L W Fus
sell, Wm Whittirgdon, John Furrows, Charles
obnioo, George A Smith, Alonto White, Fran-
is Bbe,.a; nrwr. ' ''-. i n '
WftvhsVrf Kentoky Volunteers Lt South-
rlshrfi fierceant ' AHsn T Mockshee ; privatea
Jlenvy Brewer, Minor T Smith, Henry Williams,
joab Langston, Whitimore Kietb. c ' 1
j Many of the above are mortally wounded. !
. v. ' ; - v-i - i .!! v urn. n.
On the top of the Cer"ro Gordo the scene was
truly horrible from theJalapa road, dead bo
dies of the enemy could be sees on every spot
where the eye wss directed, nntil they literally
covered the ascent to the height. There ia about
half an acre of level ground on the top of the
mountain, and here were collected together the
wounded of both armies, and the dead of our own.
Side by side were lying iheditsbled American
and th Mexican, and our Surgeons were busy in.
putating snd dressing lbs wounds ef earn lot
ting them in turns unless the scots nsiu of some
sufferers further along reused him to cry out,
when be would he immediately attended to.
The p'eneer psrtiet of our men were pirking
up the wounded snd bringing them in fron. every
part of the ascent to the height. From the aide
towarda the river, where the' storming party of
Gen. Twiggs' diviainn made tbe charge, most ef
our men suffered and many of the enemy, alu, 1
for they made a desperate stand but when they
gave way, and started in' confusion down hill,
waa the time Ihey moat auffeied many of litem
receiving the balls of our men in ibeir bucks.
I noticed on officer ef the enemy shot through
the head on Cerro Gordo, who was a ronipicotius
man St Vera Cm.
Gsn, La Vega, who ia at-ain io our rlutchea.
looked ss dsshing snd fine ss ever. , He did not
em the least disconcerted, but roil in from the
battle field by the side of Gen. Scott Isugbing
and talking as though h was once mors on the
way to Nw Or Ieana.
Gea. Pillow was wouaJed in tha arm, but
slightly. .
Major Psmnsr, ef th 3J drags, was shot in
tks head, bttt is tonsidersd oat ef danger.
Tha fores ef tha Mexicans, at Ik lowest, it
ttt dswa at 13 0CC Th eBWsrteftb Mexican
army who give thsir parole, whilst I write this,
witk the e, x Uing esetabeut their busiasss
eur corfirOaMt! bawg ef ppiaron (hat h eaa
The following is a 1
whip them cosier than fs4 thsm. , Th Geosrala I
will b tent to New Oi lean among them you
will have the second appearance of La Vega, be
having refused again to be pereled.' ; ii' t
Th second In command t Ssnt ; Ann jit a
man at black as the ace of spades, with a name
something like Stinton.
All Ssnta Anna's plate was takrh, and hi din
ner, ccoktd for yesterday, eaten by our own offi
cers. . ----'
; i - Correspondence the Public Ledger. 7
The Morning nflr tiii Bntlb of Cirto Uordo.
. . .,r . Ptan l)tt Rio, April 19, 1817. '
, The opening of; Twiggs'- batterret, i on; the
morning of the 17lh,,w tt the,signsl for our bri
gade, commended by Gen Pillow, to move.. The
Tint Petintylvania and aecond Tennneste regi
ments led tbe vsn1, to which the flrtt Tennestee
ansand theveennd Prnnsylvsniant formed a sup.
porting column. The utmost enthusiasm and
confidence juevsiled. ' Gen Pstterton', though
laboring under severe illnett, rode on hortebsck
in front of our line as we were leaving the main
road for tbe chapperal, snd wss received with
tremendous cheering. After lesving the main
rosd we marched slong mere iheep trscks thro' j
dente chapperal, in Indian file, which in the pre
tence of any other enemy must have ensured our I
destruction.' In this manner we marchrd about 1
four miles, when we came to an openspot and re-
reived orders to hatten forward at double quick
time. At this moment the enemy's buglet found
ed the slarm, and jutt ss we cleared the tpaee and
were riling a bill the other side, the enemy open
ed upon us with mutketry and grape. But we, I
mesn the 1st Pennsylvaniana had patted the
point of extreme danger, and the tire took but
little effort uon ut pasting piincipally over our
heads and falling among thetecoud Tennetteeani
The second Pennsylvenians and firot Tennessee
ant rreeivrd a portion of this fire, whirh the sn
nexed list of wounded will thow.
Xtt Ptntif, Reg Comp A, Titttbiirg Bluet,
under art ing Lieut Ftirguson Mortally wounded
John Lliihart ; severely, Pavid Lindrey.
Comp P, Cnpt Nag!e of Pottsville None.
Comp C, under Cspt Wm F Small severely
wounded, John Sheldon ; slightly, Geo Sutton
Comp D, Capt Hill Albert Cudney and Jo
seph Ilavit tlightly wound.-d.
Comp (7, Capt Mo ehead Berj F Keyier,
slightly wounded, the tide of hit head grazed by
a grape thot.
Comp I, Capt Pana. (the Wyoming Artille
rists) Isnl Morrison, severely,' perhaps mor
tally wound, d J B W C Kitchen slightly wound
ed. ' ;
Among the destht from disesse in the Regi
ment, I sm called upon to record that of private
Roberta, son of the comedian, of Capt Srott'a
company. AUoof Henry Lower, of the tame
corn. The severe march from Vera Crux to
tbia place it chargeable with these desths.
5 tond I'enna. R-gt Comp A, Cspt Leather
Abraham Raw land, mortally wounded; John
Sheets, wounded in tbe leg.
Company C, Lieut. Frick John Smith, . mor
tally wounded.
Company F, Capt Naylor Jacob Simoct, F.d-
waid Cruse and John Chambers, teverely, per
hap mortally wounded ; Thomat Hand, slightly
Company E, Copt Johnson Jacob Miller,
slightly wounded
Company H, Cspt Quail James Shaw, alight
ly wounded.
Company K, Capt Miller -Wm Wilhelm, Jo
nab Horn and Fred Sonitrt, slightly wounded.
Ltltr from the C'lly of Mex Ire.
Ssnta Anna's Call upon the People to Follow
Arrest ot l-amlvro ami Morales for Surren
, tiering Vera Crux Pledge of a Million and
a halt ot Dollars by the Cleigy fur the War
The New Orleant Picayune of the 1st tost
hat received late papers from the city or Mexl
co, (Oth ult.) which contain Ssnta Anna's rail
upon the people to follow" him, and hi promise
to wab out the stsin of the national dishonor
Tbe people, it aeema, were foolish enough to
follow him into battle, but most of them had to
do the same thing sfler it, fer Santa Anna ran
the moment the day seemed tu go against him.
lt is smusing to rontistt tbe magnificent promi
ses of this sddrett of Santa Anna to bis country
men w iib "the Isn.e and impotrnt conclukiou"
presented by bis perrons! prowess st Cerro Gor
do, ,
Antonio . de Santa .tuna. Pe"oi Interim
nflht Mixiean Republic, to hi enmpalrintt
Mexicans : Vera Crux is already in the power
of the enemy. It has sorciimberi not nnder the
influence of American valor, nor ran it even be
said that it bat fallen under the impulses of their
good fortune. Toner sham be it said, we our
selves bsvs produced this deplorable confer tune
by our own interminable discords.
The truth is due to you from the Government
yn r the arbiters of the fate of our country.
if our country is to be Offended, it will bs you
who will stop the triumphant march of the ene
my who now occupies Vera Cruz. If the ene
my advance one step more, the national indepen
dence will be buried in the ahyts of the patt.
I am resolved to go out and enronnter the ene
my. Whst is life worth, ennobled by lb na
tionsl gratitude, if the reuatry setters under a
censure tbe stain of which will redound spoa tbe
lorbsad of every Mexican .
My, duty is te sacrifice sr.yself, and 1 will
know how to fulfill it ! Per bap the American
hosts msy proudly tread th imperial capital ef
Alter. I will nwsr witness sack aa opprobri
um, for I am decided first to di fighting ! ,
The momentous crisis has at length arrived to
the Mexican Republic. It is as glerieos to die
fighting, aa it ia infamous te declare ourtelf con
quered without a struggle, and by aa enemy
w hose rsnseity i a far removed free valor as
fram gensrseity. 1 , ' '
We rears that Gensral Morales, who so gal
ttly dkfcaded Vera Crux, and Gen. Lender,
who signed the capitulation, were both Immedi
ately put under arrest by Sauts Anna and order
ed to Guanajuato. f f-'f ,v ;
The clergy Tof th arrbbithopric of Mexir
hsv bound therritelvf to the Govsrntnent tor a
Million snd a half of dollars, payable monthly.
The clergy of the different h'shoprics are to do
the sum, i , t i. I. ' A . V
LATER ITROM VBRA ORIR
, rsprnr of Tnpn,. ., j.,
The Valiant L eu. Vurktr Wounded.
TheOen. Tatteraoii fell in with Uom. Terry
and hie squadron rm (heir return from the Tus
pun expedition on the 34th ultimo, - twenty five
miles North of Vera Crox. rr - -
Whe was boarded by an officer from the U.
S. Steamer Scorpion, whir put letteraon board,
and who reported to Cspt. Jsokson that on the
19th, Tuspsn had b ' n taken, after a fierce and
determined resistance by Mexican troops. We
Inst some four men killed and fourteen wounded
among whom were four Bici rs, Cspt. Tatnall
slightly, LicnJ. Psrkrr severely, Lieut. Hsrt
stein, and Passed Midshipman !ounde slighlly.
The Mexicsns finding other resistsnce una.
veiling spiked all their guns, rszed the defence
of the place snd then absndoncd it. , .
From the Picayune we'Wect the following :
General Shields wss still alive at the lad ac
counts, but it was thought he could not survive.
Capt. Johnwn, of the Topographical Engi
neers, remains in very critical state.
Gen. Pillow's wound ia not serious.
More Particulars nflhe Vlrtorr M Cerr
OnrSn,
The Enemy's Loss Thirty Hrsss Cannon Csp-
tured Mexican Force 14,000 Men Officer
Paroled Found on the F-eld. .
FRanKKirKin no, Va., May 9, 1S47.
The Southern mail received by the arrival of
the cars this afternoon cunt a ins New Orleans
paper o! the 2d inst. Further interesting de
tails ol the battle ere furnished, hut no later
dates have been recived from Vers Crux.
The loan of the enemy in killed and wounded
is thought to be about equal to that on our side.
Thirty beautiful brass enntinn snd a large
quantity of sinmunition were csptured. -
Some of the Mexican officers taken prisoner
attribute the defeat to the cowardice or corrup
tion of Santa Anna. They admit that he had
eight thour-and men in the lines and six thou
sand outside of the entrenchments. '. '
The Mcxiran infantry whn fought so well at
lluena Vista and all the regular artillerists were
present. -.':
Si-vcral i.fficers reesed by Gen. Scott after
the capitulation of Vera Crux without parole, on
account of l he gallantry displayed there, were
found among the killed and wonnJed. ,
FWnrcRii Ksncau, Va., My 11.
The Ni-w Orleans Picayuue of the 4th comes
to hum! by the S utihern mail. There waa no
later intelligence from Gen. Scroll's army.
On the Sfh of April last, a law passed the
Mexican t'ongrcM, calling upon all Mexicana
capable ofhearing arms, to enter the service ol
the government.
The Governor of Ch'hiiahin had arrived at
the city ot Mexico on the 10th ult., and was pe
tilionlng for siJ to drivu baok the perfidious in
voders of that territory. , .
Tsmpicn r'a'es to the 27ih had been rooeived,
It wss remarkably hes'thy there. The new
tsrifi had 'ji i n it ceivid, and put into effect.
Fsom MaTsmosas The Picayune, extra, of
the 3d intt., hat a copy of the American Flag, of
Ibe2lttult. The Jollowiug it the most impor
tant paragraph we find in it :
Doit n Upon Them.- We ststed, not long sgo,
that Gen. Taylor bad resolved on a requisition
upon the Siatetof New Leon, Coahuila and Ta
maulipat, foi iiid' Uimfn at on fur the drttruction
of the public property of the United Statea by
Mexican robbers in those departments of Mexi
co, since then l til. I uhnif li.it received an or
der directing him to call upau tbe Alcaldes of
this jdsce, and will accordingly pay his retpectt
to their honors this morning. The proportion
of this department is $47,600, snd csn be liqui
dated in mulct st S'20 a bead, beef cattle at f 10,
or corn at (3 per fanega, (three bnshsls.) Ths
Alcaldes her will confer with the authorities
of other towns as to tbe smonnt of tsxsble pro
perty in their several districts to serve as dsta
in fixing the proportion of each The q'wrter
matter here will receipt for all that may bs
"foi ked over !" .
The Water Cure Establishment of Preiesnitx
at GrafVnberg, was visited during the last year
by 1 0'J patient. Of these Ww were Germans,
("240 Aiutnans, 2UG Prussians, 75 Hamburg
ers) 1G" Kussiai.s and Pole, p,7 English
nun, 05 llmigarMne, SQ Jail' s, 'il Amencsus,
end 03 inhabitants of other counltie. There
were sldo present 14 physicians, psrt of them
as patient and part a students of the Cure. '
ToPnoTWTGeetri mo Rt. An indi
vidual of much practical experience, states that
green elder deposited in and about the mows of
hy and grain, will prove sn efT.-ctual preven
tive arainst tbe depredations of miee and rata.
These a aims Is are frequently very destrnctive
in thu rsvsges ; end if a reoWy sosimpl end
easy of attainment ie efBcscioos, it deserves to
be known and remembered by all. We have
long known that the reevee of the common mul
ten wifl drive rata from thefr haunt. ' There
ie something In the odor of this plant that is
ilisgnatinf te their rsuhips, ae wa the leek to
the aucfent Pistol ; they eannof 'abide it'
1 A destructive fir occurred at Baltimore en
Sunday last Ths damage done by tbe fit e ie s-tiaatedatlW,0M,
THE AMERICAN.
Atfsrr-etoai, .Was IS, 1847.
I B. rjlLJHKM, ?., stf Kml Et-
tmtt mmd Citmt ItWlct, ramtr mf3d nd Ctutmut
mrettt, rhiladtlfhim, mt hU tHItt. e lf.ll
t'WesM .eVrsetf, Alsv lrlr, . K. Corner lint-
Umart and Calvert H., Itmltimort, attdfXit 16
State Sttett, notion, U axithmrited ta act aa
Jlftrnt, and rertpt for all tnamlei dam iMs
effre. For iuheri$ttttm or adrrrttmlng.
E. W, C All It. corner of Third and Dock
Streets, Sum BuilJinfrg. ttppotilt Merchant'
Exchange. Philadelphia, is alio aulhorited to
act a nur Agent. ,
Dtnorratie Sominalions.
roa OOVSRNOK,
FR ANCM R. SHVlf K,
roa CANAL COMMIISIONSS, "
MORRIS LONGS T RET H,
: Of Montgomery County.
Whig Nominations.
' ' For Governor,
Gsn. JAMES IRV1N.
Fur Canal Commissioner,
JOSEPH W. PATTON.
D7" A full account ot the battle of Cerro Gor
do will be found in another column.
C7 A considerable quantity of lumber has
been purchased at this place, within s few weeks
past, nearly all of which is intended for re-shipment
to market by csnal boats. . Tbe Susque
hanna haa been too low, for several weeka patt,
for rafting. Lumber hat been selling 30 per cent,
higher than last year.
C7 The canaltare doing an immense businett
this teainn. There is a constant stresm of boats ;
besides, many of the boats sre now provided with
extrs ha nd and ho net, and run day and night.
The revenue of the ttate will be considerably
increaaed. The collector at Northumberland in
formed us, that the tolla received at that place
are much larger than any previous year.
E7 Battalion One acarcely knows when
snd where the Battslions are to be held r.ow
a daya. There it no notice given in the pa
pert, and the handbillt merely attert that a bat
talion will be held byaome colonel at a cer
tain time, but where, ia not said. There will be
no battalion at thia place. We have been annex
ed, and the fun is to take place at the house of
William Rothermel, in Little Mahonoy, on the
2ltb intt, where our battalion will meet the
Mahonoy battalion. Candidates for tbe different
county offices will of course be in attendance.
Mr. Rothermel will no doubt be well provided
for all. Besides, there will be plenty of extras
on tbe ground, in the shspe of pretty girls, gin
ger cakes, small beer, pea nuts, and molasses
candy, all of which are necessary to make a
gram! military display on such occasions.
E" M.osxTtc Tflkoiiapm. The good people
of Danville were sornsw hat eleetr'Jied last week,
by the spp-srsnee ef Mr. Towntend in relation
to extending the Magnetic Telegraph from Potts
ville to thatplare. ' Ths Intelligencer ssys. thst
the sum required is 7,000, which it is probable
will be raited, as the iron regioa requires a con
nection with the coal. Weare fearful, however,
that the ga'vaax influence of the trim of ths re
gion, when brought into coUitian With tbe ptw
ter, (7 000,) will not be sufficiently strong to
form the connection, although it may considera
bly Aoc the enterprise. We shall be glad, bow
ever, to hear of its success. ...
K7" A Fixx occurred at New Berlin, on Mon
day last, in tbe stable of John Lssbella, Etqr ,
from which the fire wss communicated to the
stshles of Dr. J. P. Seebold and A Swineford,
Esq., all of which were consumed. Messrs. La
shells and Swineford were fully insured.
rX7" Pa. Geo. McClfU.ah. The Philadelphia
papers announce the death of thia distinguished
Surgeon and Physician. On Saturday afternoon
he was seised with a billioos colic, with such
violence, that be died about midnight.
tt7" CoxMonosx Consul had a splendid Jiub.
lie dinner given te him at Philadelphia, a few
days since. Commmodore fttewart, Comtnoxlore
Engel. and a nombef of diatingaished citizens,
rivil and military, were present. The dinner
was given at the Columbia House, by Messrs.
Bsgley, MrRenzie k Co., who sre becoming
soinewbst celebrstsd for getting up public fes
tivals.
ay Gun. TsVLoa, at th tsst accounts, wst at
Monterey. A matsacre of 24 Mexicsns took
place at Gualope a smsll town, in tbe night, in
revenge of the murder of soros Anierirans. Gen.
Tsylor is resolved to bunt out th perpetratera
and bang them.
, " "
07 There was a report that Santa Anna was
shot by his own men, fur rowsidiee. Doubtful.
Stat or low. Ths Pemorrsts have carried
their candidates in every judicial district. 1st
district, Willisms' majority, 351 ; 24 do , Grant's
msj. 448 ; 3d de., Olney's msj. 12 j 4th do., Carl
ton's msj.oSt. Total democratic majority, 1433.
But Mason, Pern., has been defeated as superin
tendent, by Harlsn, Whig, by about 430.
Lvmbkk IkaiKcse.- The ousatity of lumber
contracted for and to be deliveed in EJiofKr du
ring the preeerrt eaon, ia not lee thee eigh
teen million of feet, valued at ,000,000. The
Republican asks: What other village Io the
elate of New York, with tbe population of El
mire, can exhibit a equal fa any branch of bo-
07 Gas. Tatlox a Psmocsat.-We hive
asserted that Gen. Taylor, in politic, was prebev
bly mors of a dsmacrat than any thing star.
These cenelnsions have been strengthened of faff ,
in various waya. Tbe following letter from Gen.
Cameron, to the Norristewn Register, wt
brought out by a casual conversation, bstwern
the editor of the Register and Gen. Cameron, in
relation to Gen. Taylor's early political attocia.
tiont. Th editor proceed to say i
Shortly aRr lh putJ'cation of eor ferrrrer ar
ticle, w bad a convertatlon with 'he How f Mm
CAxraoN, one of our United Statea Se8effrV
expressed his positive conviction that the opinion
w then gatre o( Gen Taylor wm correct, si,J
adduced several evidencea of the fact that k '
(Gen. T j was Sn principle and practice a demo
crat. As we have no idea ol permitting oar whir
neighbors to deceive themselves without giving
them a word of friendly warning, and at the asms
time, wish to put our resders in possession of th
truth respecting a military chieltsin whose deeds
hsve won their admiration, although they may
not, like some, have determined that nothing
short of tbe Presidency would be an appropriate
reward for his services, we requested Mr. Came
ron to give us, for poblirstion, such informstion
relative to the subjHct as he might hsve in his
power to communicate. The following letter
hat tince been received from him, and we lay it
before our resders for their considerstion t
"Miodlktown, April 35, 1847.
"Dear Sir Your psper of last week wss hsnd
ed me this morning, and reminds me of a pro
mise to put in writing what I aaid to you the
other day in regard to General Taylor.
"I have several acquaintances who know ths
old General well, and I met, aince the battle of
Buena Vista, one, a distinguished citizens of Ken
tucky, who lived beside him for many years.
This gentleman waa recently the Democratic
candidate for a high office. He asys that Gener
al Taylor has been a Democrat all his life, snd
this agrees with all my information on the sub
ject. Hit father was one of the Electors who -'
gave th vote of Virginis to Mr. Jefferson. He
was the personal and political friend ol Gen.
Jackson, and the flim tupporter of his adminis
tration and measures. In 1S0S, he was station
ed in this place on the recruiting service, sud he
is still remembered by some of our citixens, who
speak of him with pleasure, and say that he was
then a supporter of Simon Snyder. He entered
tbe army in early life, and has never been a po
liticiannor has he ever had any connection
with the machinery of party or with wire-working
politicians but he has slwsys kept up an
acquaintance with the leading meaiuret of the
day, and hia enquiring mind ia atored with a
thorough knowledge of the whole tyttem of our
government. "So man has a greater reverence
for tbe will of the people and none have shown a
greater desire to elevate and sustain bumble men
of intellect and merit. .-'
"I have before me a letter from a friend at '
Monterey, who fought by hi side in more than
one field, dated March 11, 1847, w ho tpeakt of
him in theae woidt: 'General Tsylor hat ar
rived since the above was written. He is sim
ple and unostantatioua at a child plain as a
pike stsff homely and unpretending brave as
Ca?ar, and as determined snd firm as adasnant.
He has strong good sense h is nnornarr.rnt.il,
but useful. His senss is of the cstt-iron kind,
not shining, but solid, and altogether practical.
He it the lesst showy, nnsrtificial general or til
baltern that is or ever, waa in the American ar
my. ' He has a power ar.d an influence over men
whether individuals or armies, that ia irrestihle.
All around him have a enntcioutnets of security
and safety, w hile he is with them. It is thit
moral power, thit magic of the mind, which mads
hit four thousand men tuperiorlo twenty thou
sand well disciplined troops.'
"If I bav not, my dear sir, said enough to con
vince you thst General Taylor is a pood Demo
crat, of tbe JefT-rsonian, Snyder, Jack ion tchool,
I tha 1 1 be gad to bear what will make a Demo
crat. ' Sincerely your friend,
flMON CAMERON.
Col. Saum 1). PAtTFktd,
Editor "Norristown Register.'
Ciisap PostACt l.xrkKASX It Tnt TlrrrNt tl
op Ts Ptr-ASTMENT, It will be gratifying to
the advocates of cheap postage, and to the pub
lic generally, te learn that tbe reVenae is annu
ally increasing, exhibiting the same improve
ment that msrki-d the progress of the same reform
in Englsnd. The Cnieft publishes the increase
for the last quartet at each of the following ci
ties, with thirty or forty other whets names
are not given, which, compared with the asm
qusrter-lstt year, indicates an increase of over
17 per cent.
Increote for Qr.
Albsny. fl. Y ( 63A
Annapolis, Md., 943
Baltimore, 3.118
. hia eatt far Qr,
Macon, Ga , 300
Newark, N 3 t f)3rt
fforfblk, 638
. Philadelphia, 3,797
ruuburg, f64
Richmond, Va.j ATI
St. Louis, 79
Savannah, . . 714
Wilmington, 406
Boston,
llnffalo,
Cincinnati),
Colnmbus, Ohio,
f.elington, Ky4
Louisville,
Lowell,
1,508
0U3 ,
1,869
1,373
313
731
537
Two tsmesss Sr-sis or Mokit have been de
vised in England to person in this country. Th
first is tha fa mens Te'wnley estate, In the divi
sion of which it is befievec! that fhe fertiify tf the
Lawrences, in New York will vltimatsly obtain
over 133,600,000. The ether 1 a windfall
mounting te $50,000,000, wbicb is ssid td be
inherited by a gentleman in New Castle, Maine,
of the neirta ef Jennings. .
SiotBeA Canal We Irarn thst ths uril
of $quetraldat issued sjtintt tbe Susquehanna
Canal company free th court of Common plea .
of fork county, Pa, has, after full argument be-
for the court, tea vacated, andall tbe proceed-
inga under It aet aside, thus returning tbe Itoajl
aet of ths company te it former tbsnntL JtoJ
tirrt eVMee. . : ,