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POR CANAL COMMISSIONER
JAMKS M. POWER,
OF MERCER COUNTY.
War with Mexico.
The United States is now at War with Mexico.
Tha invasion of our soil and the murders commit
ted by the Mexican troops on the Rio Grande have
compelled our Government to resort to this last
alternative of nations. Congress promptly re
sponded to the requisition of the President, on be--ing
made acquainted with the news we published
last week, and authorized the raising of 50,000
volunteers, and an appropriation of $10,000,000 to
carry on the War. The people, in every section
of the country, we are proud to see, are assembling
together, declaring their continued attachment to
our republican institutions, and offering their ser
vices to the President to repel the presumptuous
invaders of our soil, and if need be carry the war
into their own country. Now that war has come,
it becomes every true American to stand by his
Government and give it all the countenance and
support he can. Party considerations and feelings
must be sunk, for the time being, and nothing re
membered but that we are Americans sons of
those noble sires who fought and conquered in the
Revolution, ad who are expected to maintain the
freedom of the country and the honour of the na
tion. The Treasury of History.
Nos. 4, 5 and 6 of this truly valuable work have
been received. We again call the attention of
our readers to its worth and usefulness, feeling
satisfied that they require but to examine to ap
preciate it.
Read
The advertisement in another column headed
" Have you a Cowl' The work there noticed is
admitted to be the best ever written on the sub
ject. Read It ! and then procure a copy of the
work.
ITIorc Disaster !
We are under the painful necessity of recording
another disastrous conflict belween Point Isabel
and Matamoras, in which seventy volunteers, at
tempting to reach Gen. Taylor's camp from the
former post, were routed and cut to pieces by an
overwhelming Mexican force. The worst of it is
that our men appear to have behaved badly, which
will embolden the Mexicans in future encounters.
Capt. Walker himself, so far as we can gather
from his accounts, did not distinguish himself
otherwise than in running, wherein he approved
Jiimself a match for Stannard or 'the American I
Deer' himself. He came in ahead of the remnant j
of his flying corps, and there can be little doubt
that his 4 time' was about the best on record.
As yet we are not enabled to determine by what j
authority a Captain of volunteers undertook with ;
his company to reopen Gen Taylor's communica
tions with San Isabel, when the veteran comman
der does not see fit to attempt it with 2,500 regu
lars. If captains of volunteers meditate proceed
ing to the Kio del Norte to make war on their
own hook, it will he expedient to put them in
straight jackets at once, and set their men to plant
ing potatoes at home. They can be of far more
use thus employed than in undertaking to maneu
ver and fight as partisans in a country of which
they know nothing and their enemies every thing, '
they fighting without artillery while half the j
hostile force is cavalry, and the Mexicans, if indif- j
ferent soldiers, are notoriously good horsemen.
The worst news we have from the South is
that of the departure of the steamboat from Galves
ton for Brassos St. Iago with sixteen ! ! volunteers
for the relief of Gen. Taylor, and the absolute
failure of Louisiana to raise four regiments (2500
men in all) for the same purpose without a resort
to the Conscription. This is most disgraceful to
those who have so wantonly involved the Nation
in us present responsibilities and perils. Jf I ex- i
as does not rush to the rescue of Gen Taylor, we j
insist that she ought to be kicked out of the Union j
without ceremony. For her sake, our Govern
ment has set up an unrighteous claim to the boun
dary of lhe Rio Grande ; for her sake our little
Army is now surrounded on the banks of the great
Mexican liver. We have to foot the bill at all
events, and it bids fair to be a. heavy one. If, in
addition to this, wo -arc to be subjected to Con
scription and dragged from our homes to fight for
her unrighteous pretensions in that region of Yel
low Fever, who among us will longer look with
favor on a connection from which Texas reaps all
the advantage and we nothing but perils, calami
ties and crime I iV. Y Tribune.
From the New York Tribune
IIV MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.
PROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
Seventy Men cut to Pieces iy the
Mexicans !
Philadelphia, Sunday, 7 A. M.
The schooner Mary Clare arrived at New Or
leans on the 9th inst. from Brazos St. Iago, which
place she left on the 29th. Capt. Griffin and pas
sengers report that Capt. Walker and 70 rangers
were nearly all killed and taken prisoners on the
28th ult. about 20 miles above Point Isabel by a
large force of Mexicans.
Capt. Walker succeeded in reaching the Point
at 4 P. M. with only three, men. He applied to
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determination to proceed to Gen. Taylor's camp
or die in the attempt his object being to commu
nicate full particulars of the attack to the com
manding officer.
He started from his camp on the 28th with his
whole force to rcconnoiter, and, if possible, open
a communication with Gen. Taylor. He had pro-
ceeded as far as about midway between Point Is-
abel and the Camp, when an overwhelming Mex-
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ican force approached suddenly. A portion of ,
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his troops were raw recruits, he instructed them
to keep on his right and gave orders to the whole
to retire under cover of the chapparel in view, but
his raw troops, panic stricken, scattered in confu- j
sion. !
The Mexicans advancing with overwhelming
numbers, he gave orders to retire, lie was lot-
lowed until within a mile of Point Isabel, where
he arrived with only two of his men ; six others ;
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ubsequently came in. Capt. W. estimates the ,
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lumber of Mexicans he encountered at 1500, and
s
number
he supposod that at least 30 of them fell during
the fifteen minutes which he engaged them.
This force is supposed to be a portion of that
which had, at last accounts, crossed the Rio
Grande some 20 or 25 miles above Matamoras,
and which is estimated at 3000 men. It is be
lieved that they had taken a circuitous route on
the Eastern side of Gen- Taylor's camp.
The post is very strongly defended. By the
exertions of Majors Monroe and Saunders with
500 men to defend the post it is believed it can be J
made good against three thousand. There are j Whereas, by an act of the Republic of Mexi
now about five thousand Mexicans on the Ameri-1 cQ a 8alc of war exists belween lh&l Gomn.
can side ol the Kio uraudc, one halt above and
one half below Gen. Taylor's camp.
The Picayune says, the greatest apprehension
now felt for the American position, is that the
Mexicans may raise fortifications which command
Brassos Santiago. The natural formation of the
ground is mostly favorable for such a purpose ;
the men would be effectually protected from any !
naval force by the natural embankment, and the
position could only be carried by actual storming
of the works.
A slip from the Tropic says that a gentleman,
passenger in the Ellen & Clara, informs us that
Gen. Taylor, on the 29th, had only six days' pro
visions. The Augusta was met going out with
troops, The Cage and Florida were left at Point j
Isabel loaded with goods. The night previous to
the Ellen & Clara leaving an attack was expect
ed on Point Isabel. It was expected that Gen.
Taylor would cut his way through and come to
the relief of Point Isabel.
The latest advices received at Vera Cruz from
Matamoras were to the loth ult. immediately after;
the arrival of Gen. Ampudia, his notice to Gene
ral Taylor to retire behind the Nueces was known,
and the Vera Cruz people expected to hear of hos
tilities. We have heard it reported that the Brit
ish Consul saw a letter from Gen. Taylor to Gen.
Ampudia, and that he approved of the same.
Front the Rio Grande Direct.
The report brought to this City yesterday by
the Schooner Empire, which left the Mouth of the
Rio Grande, on the 28th ult. was that a body of
two or three hundred Mexicans (2 or 3 companies)
had crossed the Rio Grande, at a short distance
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Empire also brought a report that twenty or thirty ;
Rancheros had crossed the river between the A- d""BU auc "ey3 33 are neccssa-
merican camp and Point Isabel, and captured a ; TY 10 Pcci the sea board and harbors, or gen
wagon containing stores. This is a Mexican report, i era' defence.
There arc two Ferries between Point Isabel' Secs- 9 & 10. Provides the rate of pay and
and Matamorasone at Buchila and the other about, tho continuance of the act for two years. Pri
eight miles below Matamoras At intervals of va,es "ffoot comPa'3 will receive S10 per
r M.i i t i i month; the mounted men $20 per month, in-
some five miles there are places where boats , ,- . , . , r . ' '
.... , - , r , eluding the use and ribk of horses,
might land unobserved. , Bu, ,W() ,murg wero a0Iled o lie discus.
The CSptain of the Empire states that the re- sion in lh(J House RhetIj IIt,nies aIl(1 0,iers
port when he left was that the Mexican Army con- j argued pro and con as to the case of war.
sisted of about 8,000 men of which 5,000 were i Adams took ground against the Bill,
regulars and 3,000 Rancheros and Militia. There j An amendment declaring warwas voted
were nothing but Rancheros below Matamoras. , down by an immense majority, as ilot uecessa-
I ry, the act of Mexico having made a state of
Important Offer. One of the chiefs of war.
i he Creek nation, now in Washington, it is In the Se.vate this discussion on the Mcs
said, has offered to the President the services . sae from lle President was all closed It
of2000 picked warriors, should they be required
in the war with Mexico.
A Ladv One Hundred and Six Years
Oj.d, Travelling. The Rochester, N. Y.,
American notices the arrival of the boat Nep -
tune, with one hundred and twelve passengers,
I ,11 mc n i ;
among whom was a lady 106 years, 3 months,
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and 20 days old, accompanied by her son 80 ;
years ol age. J lie stripling- was on his way
wi'h his mother from Michigan, where she has
resided for several years, to New Y.ork, to
spend-the . remainder of her-days with her
friends. She was in possession of all herfac-H
uhie.vand walked as erect as a person of for-;
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A Proclamation.
By the President of the TJ. States of America.
Whereas the Congress of the United States,
by virtue of the Constitutional authority vested
in them have declared by their act, bearing
date this day, that, "by the act of the republic
of Mexico, a state of war exists between that
government and the United State.
Now therefore, I, JAMES K. POLK, Presi
dent of the United Slates of America, do here
by proclaim the same to all whom it may con
cern; and I do specially enjoin on all persons
Holding offices, civil or military, under the an
j q( mUe(i Slates, that they be vigi-
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iuiii ami muiuuo ill uiauuiu J"J5 uiu uuuco it-
pectfully incident thereto; and I do moreover
exhort all the good people of the United States
as they love their country, as they feel the
wrongs which have forced on them the last
resort of injured nations, and as they consult
the best means under the blessing of Divine
providencei 0f abridging its calamities, that
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thev exert themselves in preserving order, in
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promoting concord, in maintaining the autnon-
to &
V and llltJ efficacy of ,he Iaws and in sUPPor"
ing and invigorating all the measures which
may be adopted by the constituted authorities
for obtaining a speedy, a just, and an honora-
ble peace.
jn ,estimonv whereof, I have hereunto set my
hand, and caused the seal of the U. States
Tl. s.l to be affixed to these presents. Done at
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the city of Washington the thirteenth day
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of May, one thousand eight hundred and
forty-six, and of the independence of the
United States the seventieth.
JAMES K.POLK.
By the President:
James Buchanan, Secretary of State.
TEie War Bill passed by the House.
Correspondence of the Tribune.
The bill which passed the House is in sub-
stance as follows:
ment and the United States:
Sec. 1. The President is hereby authori-
zed 10 accePl lhe service of Volunteers not ex-
ceeding 50,000, for twelve months or to the
end of the war.
Sec. 2. SI 0,000,000 are hereby appropria
ted to carry the above into effect.
Sec. 3. Volunteers are to furnish their
own clothing and horses, but when mustered
into active service are to be armed and equiped
by the Government.
Sec. 4. They are to be subject to the arti
cles of war, and, except as to clothing and pay
to be placed on the same footing as the army,
and in lieu of clothing they arc to receivo an
equivalent in money
Sec. 5. The Volunteers to be officered ac-
u lQ (h(; ctive ,aW3 of ,he Slate3 t0
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Sec. 6. The President, if he thinks it ne
cessary, is empowered to make nominations to
the Senate of Generals of Brigade and Divis
ions, and of the General Staff, as now author
ized. The Generals will appoint their own
Aids, and the President will apportion the offi
cers among their respective States tendering
Volunteers.
Sec. 7. The Volunteers received will be
entitled to all the benefits conferred on persons
wounded in the service of the United States.
Sec. 8. The President is authorized to
i complete all the armed vessels now authorized
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by law; to purchase or charter merchant ves
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sols and st
teamboats to be converted into public
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was warm, and strong comments were made
against the course of the Excuiixe on re
moving so small a force as Taylor's to a posi
tion so hazardous,
Mr. Crittenden was particularly eloquent
and impressive, and spoke in the highest terms
ofGen Taylor
The Senate adopted the bill increasing the
Liiuiimwica ill stnitD iu tl 11UIIUICU UICII eilCll.
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1 he bill for raising a regiment of mounted ri-
fleni8ll was lakcu up and p()stpnned.
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What's in the Wind? The Upland Union
has taken the name of William B. Foster, from
the head of its columns. What's lhe mailer?.
n? !no. silig. a l-"e for ihe democracy. .of
Delaware county,- to swallow J Del.Jl.'publi-
Our fleet in the Pacific will probably soon
commence operations on the Mexican coast.
It consist's of the frigates Savanah and Consti
tution, Sloops Portsmouth and Levant, and
schr. Shark under - Com. Stockton. The
John Adams was the only vessel off Vera
Cruz at the last dates.
UjfThe U. States Government has ordered
100 tons of cannon balls from Philadelphia.
ITIcxieais Preparations.
We are informed, from a reliable source,
that within the last year and a half, or two
years, the Mexican Government has been re
ceiving iroui lime to time, schooners, powder,
cannon and ball from the city of New York.
Within this period there have been been built
by our shipmasters, twelve strong schooners, of
sufficient strength and capacity to act as pri
vateers or vessels of war. These vessels
were built with an eye to strength, coiubiiii'd
with swiftness of sailing. These vessels were
despatched to Mexico under American cnlorn
and under the captainship of A mericans, from
time to lime, as they weie built, and were
paid for by an extensive Mexican house in this
city. Each of these vessels carried, likewise
from eight to ten tons of gunpowder as cargo,
and likewise a number of guns, amounting to
one hundred and eighty in all of which were
cast in a foundry in this city, and proved by an
American of skill in such matters.
At one time it is said, the Mexican Govern
ment were indebted to this Mexican house in
half a million of dollars, for these supplies. A
shipmaster lately from Vera Cruz, reports that
when he was there he inspected the caMle of
St. Juan de Ulloa and saw a camion of 1S2
pounds calibre, which, with forty or fifty Paix
han guns, are now mounted on that fortress.
The beach were the French landed is likewise
completely fortified. iV. Y. Herald.
Washington. An exchange gives the fol
lowing as a plan to fortify Washington in case
of war:
"An army might be raised sufficient to keep
off Satan himself, upon the following plan.
Let the President announce three vacancies
in any of the departments. In three days a
sufficient number of office seekers would ar
rive to swallow up all the troops that Victoria
could muster, with pepper and salt."
A Good Weeks Work.
Miss Fanny Smith, a young girl employed
in the Washington Msils, at Gloucester, N.
J., below this city, wove, last week, in three
looms, nineteen .cuts "Fo. 40" yarn, into fine
printing cloths, and received therefore $6 85
wages, at 35 cents per cut. While this de
monstrates a proper applicat ion to labor, it also
proves an example of how beneficially the Ta
liffof 1842 is working. Deprived of protec
tion, these wages could neither have been
earned nor paid. U. S. Gazette.
And this is not all. What did Miss Fanny
Smith do with her wages? A part of it went
to the farmer to pay for her bread, meat, butter
and vegetables; a part to the shoemaker, apart
to the milliner and mantuamaker, (for Miss
Fanny, without doubt, will appear well dressed)
a part probably to a poor relative or friend.
And as such a girl as Miss Fanny Smith can
not, nor ought to live single, another part is laid
up for herself as a portion against the day of
her marriage.
Reader, what think you of this? The Ta
riff of 1842 will keep among us more than 200
000 just such Fanny's, who will not only make
our country prosperous and happy, but will
make the hearts of 200,000 husbands glad.
Let us all stick to the Tariff.
New Jersey Journal.
Straisge ISace.
An English paper tells of a race belween a
mare that strayed from her pasture upon the
rail road, and a locomotive. To her great sur
prise she found a creature of a new description
coming, and not liking the looks of the puffing,
rattling, smoking monster, that was walking so
mighty quick after her, she concluded to put
spurs to herself and try what speed she had on
hand. The driver sounded his whistle at its
top note in o:der to give dobbin fair warning
and perhaps frighten her from the tracji. This
only made her quicken her speed, and away
she went like the wind, with snorting engine
and its train thundering after her in the rear.
Tho engineer put on the steam and screamed
his whistle with all his power, bul still the
mare kept a head, although they wero streak
ing it afier the rate of twenty-five miles per
hour.
Sometimes they lost sight of her, it being in
the grey of morning, and supposed they had
run over. her, bul ever and anon they would
cai.ch sight of her.as she nished.along like a
shadow beforp ihein. The more they blew
th.c,Jas:cr she legged it." keeping ahead in
spue of Mqajn and their clamor.
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Blockade ol the Ports of Mexico on
the Pacific by the United Status
Squadron.
By the bark Home, Captain Wingate, from
Havana, which port she left on the 6th instant
we received, says the N. Y. Herald of the 18th
our regular files of the Diario de la Hubana to
the 5th inst.
The Diario of the 3rd inst., contains an ex
tract from the Republicano of Vera Cruz, air
ing an account of the events occurring in t,e
neighborhood of Matamoras. A detail is yiven
in the Mexican Journal, of the interview be
tween Gen. Worth and Sr. Vega, the second
in command at Matamoras. The Mexican ac
count says that Gen. Worth attempted to per
suade Sr. Vega, that, although the American
army, by order of lhe United States government
had occupied the whole left bank uf ihe Kio
Grande, yet this ought not to be considered an
act of hostility; for when the question of boun
dary should be arranged belween the two na
tions, the right to the country now occupied,
would be open for settlement. Sr. Vega is said
to have answered wiih the utmost indication
saying that lhe Americans had not only taken
Texas, but that now by this movement, they
had seized upon parts ol the department uf New
Leon, and Tamauhpas.
Extracts were also given from the same jour
nal, containing important news from lhe wes
tern or Pacific coast of Mexico. This account
states, that the American Government was on
the point of declaring a blockade of the whole
Pacific coast, and that an American squadron
had arrived for that purpose, and was anchored
in the harbor of Mazatlan. The Vera Cruz
journal, under date of April 1 3th, slates ihat the
national vessel "Palomo" arrived at San Bias
from Mazatlan, which place it left at 'J o'clock
at night, on the 28th, bringing lhe above al irrn
mg accounts. All the Mexican vessels in ;lit?
ports of the Pacific had received order.-, io make
their escape before the blockade was enforced,
as well as ihey could. The Palamo is repre
sented as having escaped out of port at nilit
with great difficulty. The custom houseso
the coast were engaged in packing up their ar
chives to be removed io Roaario. Thi news
which is sworn lo before the captain of the
portof San Bias, has created a great excite
ment in Mexico.
Another extract from the Republicano of
Vera Cruz, of 10th April, states on the authori
ty of private correspondence, that the Ameri
cans in New Mexico at a point called Venado
Colorado aided by many Comanches were e
recling fortifications and entrenchments, and
making other military preparations.
Requisitions have been made by the Presi
dent upon ail States and Territories to furnish
their quota of the 50,000 volunteers, according
to their population. Pennsylvania is called on
for Six Regiments. They will not be immedi
ately called into active service, but are re
quired to hold themselves in readiness to march,
ai the shortest notice.
His excellency Gov. Shuuk has issued hi
proclamation responding to the call of the coun
try in relation to the War.
Yielding to Circumstances. Mr. Hall
and Miss Lillie, the story of whose "marriage
in fun" has been "kept before the people" some
two years, through their application to the N.
York Legislature for a divorce, which has
been refused were on Sunday evening mar
ried in earnest, at toe South Pearl street Bap
tist Church, at Albany.
Murder.
Our whole community, says the Luzerno
Democrat, of the 13th inst., were suddenly
aroused on Monday evening about sunset, by
tho report that a man had been shot a mile or
so below town. On enquiry we find that an
old man, by the name of Joseph Davis, well
known in this community and regarded as a ve
ry inoffensive old man, living a miserly and ob
scure life, shot another man by the name of
Valentine Divel, through the chest with a rifle.
Dive, it seems, came upon the premises of Da
vis, who fancied he was going to rob him (Da
vis) of his money, of which it is supposed lie
has a considerable amount in specie. Divel!
fell instantly and expired. Davis proceeding
immediately to the jail and asked for admit
tance, stating that he had shot a man in defenr
ding his property, and wanted to bo admitted
He is now there, and talks freely of the ad ;
but says it was in defence of his property.
Daris is an old bachelor, "living by himself"
and is reputed to be worth some S, or $10,
000. The facts are as wo have learnadtihu!".
we vouch not for their perfect truth, nnndu w
desire to say anything which can in any wi"
affect lhe public judgment. A Coiouec's Jury
reported the facts on Monday evoning.
Awful Disaster at Sea.
Tho Swedish sloop of war Charles Kronnw
from Havana for Sweden, was upset in a.sa,f'af
oiT Matanzas on iho 2d instant, and immedi
ately sunk carrying down to a watery gram
ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTEEN SOULS?
Seventeen of tho crew managed to keep afloat
by clinging to apars, &c, and were- aft ononis
picked up by the barque Swan ac carie J lll0:
Philadelphia.