'Now% lottori4
•
.
• Highly Amportarrr from 'OiLr At
Def . eat ..of Santa..llllKby
'Gen. scat! ko .
Six Thousand filexicun Prisoners Wen-4.fiue•
Hundred thlleriCallY Kilted and WO& Lt-
Gen, La Vega agai-a Ifi*alrAtAiNtz ,
Anna 'Escaped,
. By the Steamship McKim, which left Vora
'Crux on the 20th, the following glorious news
has been received.. from the scene of action.
° On the alto room, of the 171 N tilt., the ad-
'vance under Gen. Twigg's, nornberig 2178,
encountered tin} enemy, when a,;severe but
indeeisive•confliet ensned.
' the; leueral order chows that General
Scott's ;intention - was to give 'battle only on
the action was brought on by the
Mexicans. The main brittle ocenried.on the
18th, mid resulted inAbb complete triumph
-of the American arms. 'Santa Alma made
his escape tiller thn ratite of the army.
Gen. Le Vega was taken prisoner. with
five other Generals, a long list of Colonels.
and subordinate officers.
• Puus - rk.: DEJ.. Res, April 17,
I I O'clocrk A. M.
The Division of Gem Twicus s ta r ted t wo ,
'hours since, n I: • navy raTllll4llllli,ng has.
already isomr(,,lL pan his lines.tiom the
-artillery of. the forces; at intervals.
'ton, the rattlinT, of -smith ants is• heard dis-:
linelly from bat direction. t -
5 O'CLock, P. M—l have jirst .returned
fromilid'scene of conflict, and a bloody one,
__AMA beer_t, this sibibetarlliest Magiean
u.
tort. , No - one poifsessiiiif•or it;
'last evening, but his morning it was found (
to be occupied:by the enemy'slight.troops,,
abil to force it itt.ence was deemedindispen- !
. For this purpose the Rifles, under'
Major Suinner,with a iletrichment of artillery
•aiul infantry;-were entered to-charge up .llw'
'tugged 'ascent... This, they did iketTlantly, dri
ving the MexiCans, alley a resistance. They.
, were obstinate in their defence, and g:eat
- numbers - of the enemy were 'killed, and on
'our side the loss was else severe. Make
Siimrrfer was shot in the Meant with a me
lte' ,; Lieutenants Maury and Gilibs, of the
Rifles, were wounded ;- also, Lieut. Jarvis, or
'the 3d Infantry. I could not learn'that any
if imr - oflicers 'were 'killed. The- entire loss
•on our side Was estimated at one hundred.
[Correspondence of the N. 0. Delta.]
PLAN MA. Rio, April YR.
Eds. Detta—The fight was 'airily Tom-
meneed yesterday by-Gen. Twiggs trod Col.
'Hamer, and concluded about noon to-day by
'Gen. Worth and Gen. Patterson's divisions.
The enemy, could not have had less than
• 15,000 fighting men, while our force was
not over 42_0a0. The position of the Alexi
, vans was one rif the Strongest imaginable, end
our brave troops had a,hard task to pet / feria
. in routing :them. They were entrenched
upon several-large heights, upon Which no
toasifian Seven batteries were planted. mount
ing 24 guns in all. "One by ono they Tell
into our hands. -
- At abont 10 o'clock, a charge was made
several paints by the regulars, the two
:Tcniiesssoc,...saull two Pennsylvania regi
iny.nts, which,' for limo, was strongly op ,
posed lei 'the Mexicans ; who fought-despe
rately ; but 'finally their trumpet sounded a
retreat, and away went Santa Anna and the
larger portion IA his - army as if " Old Nick"
imsolliEvEs alter them ) . , Not so, however,
with Gen.La Vega; and 5000 -14''com-
Tumid, including four Other Generals, fill\of
which surrendered, and are.now prisoners
_war in camp, with all their arms, .ammuoi
tier, &e. &c-.
. General Santa Anna, in his retreat, st_as so
hotly Purstled . ;by CSI. Harney, who had com
mand of the 70.1rifantry and Mounted IL
lies, that•he tints kneed to leave his splendid
, carriatm, trunks; some ii,70,000 in silver, and
one of his coil; legs. They are also in camp,
and attract Much atteMion, and cause no lit-
de merriment.
Our loss in killed and wounded is severe,
while that of the enemy must be very great.
Among those killed and wounded on
. our
side, 1 regret to mention the name of Gen
Shields, who fell at an early hour in the day.
1 annex the names of some of the killed and
wounded, among the volunteers, as far as
they reached me':
Killed-2d Tennessee Regiment, under
Col. Flask - ell—Lieuts. and P. 13. Nelson*:
Sergeants 11. S. !Bynum and Blown ;
privates, 'George Keeney; Wm. 0. Striplimr,
Fleming Williams, Ephraim Price. C. A.
Sampson, Samuel, Floyd, Rebell Kaplan,
Thos. Griffin. •
Killed—Kentucky Volunteers—Corporal
'm. F. Elkins, Wm Durham.
Wounded,—lst Pennsylvania Regiment—
John Limbart. Lindsey.
frounderl—M Pennsylvania Regiment
Simons, mortally,'Edward Cruse. Tho
mas-Hann, John Cham of Philadel
lhia Rangers—James Shaw, Abiaham Row
ett, Wrn. Wilhelm, Fred. Somers.
Wounded-2d Tennessee Regiment—llrin%
General Pillow, very slightly ; Lient.
Cummings, Major Robert Farquharson,
(ol
Ist regiment • ) Capt. Murray . ; Lieut..l'.eo•
wood; Lieut. V. P. Hallo; privates C. Ross;
Jlenj. 0. H4Jm,. Jonatti,M. Woods, George
Dearmontl; Win; England, Richard 1;; Robe
non, John Gunter, Alfred Rattan, L. W, Fus
, sell, Wm. . Whittmgdon e Joljn Burrows, Chas .
Johnson,7cvee... 4., Smith, . Alonzo White,
Francis -
Wounded -... Kentucky • Volunteera-s•Lieet:
'Sutherland, Sergeant Allan T. ,Nleelraburti
privates floury Brewer, Minor T. Smith,
enry Williams., /Gab Langston ) Whititnere
Kieth. •
Many ol the above are mortally wounded.
in my walk through camp I lute minted
132 wounded persons. L. S. B.
GREAT VICTORYI AT SIERRA GORDA!
yrom tho Elam of IV Vera Cinz Eagle, April 201
--- -,_-_:_Sg.RRILGS)iIiA)APKiI t9th, 10 A, M.
'At 12, o s clock; yesterdisTlhit7MeSiezin
topes, (or tathtir; a geed proper:Hop, or therti,)
iluir endered to iit'atms., 'Out, priaon'era ontu.
Prise'fiye'Oeheirals tOtilist number of Allier
ilinate officersi; and, about, 5000 soldiers,
- Alient-lt- e'clopk, f a-Patt-of ' the diviejori
victor, gen. Twigga suepeeded "in' carrying
the; height:of Sierra delude, - and the enemy
.." of
the
'oetne tO 'I. pailey, which led t it' iiiir
' Voitiliar. Of all the tropps,,with the,it teineres.
tept the:ceininarider-m-elief, Antonio Lopez
de spilli,/itla`a, Wha‘saccqaddd; as lisi)al l 1j. 1 )
1 lfy '
lejetiligjii.4 espap9, liiiii that of ',the 'ehtue
, I Mesietiii eaya . titiMbeiing' - SotneVvhdre
tear.looo`triop,, .. .
,_ f Tho,potntionOemipte by he enetr,ty, were
• ... ) 4( l l6 s agliAßtai,e`o4aitijwed 'l'vitliiirt, Filiq
10' , tht)igi:,;(iiit could you, but " see ',ltem.
-----r wystftialltXflttiee - TlOiS, l Yen:vtitildLwou: ,
:de tittthieff ;toifp,oller.,: The 'Sierra Gorda;
. OL reifiiiit :tikM,l'U'efit.4l - ,tlUi n titifelai
vfkliiida;th,o4ltithl;,readcpr i i:t l ,o4l'.theeiliiii . les'
4 0 :-.4 3 00,14attOtt. 1 ,10.i.til Af44:ndit'Ofigiii;
'Ai'il piAtiZwiOclld` , .tileVkiti'. FulSo'..itt oitiekler
rkii * Sjt ( 1 4k) if flOV 6 tiktrOtikro# 4 4i 'itli' f a's: '
• sitgti.-=' , Tfie uppettattbio.ollos,spOliit'saite ut.A•
made tiObiiiht 18'ilt,olfifd:''Itist.'irplitit;', - .11 'dill
.12 , o'oloctlt, ti,iihSbillePtilirtbn was: hauled'
': . 4 )#ibii Wnelghborirt,lttroinenee,i, whioh'; , ';altet ,
wending sundty(shotliparifthe2,eneirijytwaal
found:of Utile avail-4and, , :iii:'thirmortiiitgi
, ~ th e sii r ia ~do r do, w ail iitormelfar4,Oairiedl .
_..._ , n ot; ho itover; before the ootemandtiti.in.ohief
f tli Nlitibliiiii , liad oocuredlhiihnoTho , eate'
, 4 r9treat, by.ialling Wick, with 4istodygT4rd
' ,
several iutpon OK! Jpiqa roid.
fif; - ::'''; klrt: the Martiliree'ol/0 - 0111pt*31ennes Were
..',ldihtiOteiriibil.ib s k,"ciMtirtiolait , '''ThriSti : Idris,
';s34tipl4oqp,:piir`iSpitip';'*ntlfijiti - tilftteis
'l4' 41,14'.'
. ~
...,3, 'JO ,i.40.'!e1 , 901 0
,i,i'',lpActe..pirk.
zy ----Ixtigitik tird - 0150tliii•pbridtwiii - at; -, 1
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.'stf,AY..+. ::4 . ,: . :,..
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tttekrateethi...lliliiti' - ,....M44. - PjAtill. -- tlntir46l4. lirt"A- • : '
it :thri - Whiriteeis.'"ThiPeerhtte" - tif + dififi - OT.
Arr2rfe fort; suns larthkin 'limn' bthers, , and
ilte being the - thjeuriai Ittqrari . ' the acliance of
:',l:4ormens had fceil d tider . 7 thelt &of - the
Ight-ailli,,,istsrandqhlk.;:e ' -- IfhWAratei• o
krh)ch rphiitentlywfiliheriftilfteii . 1 quO
ik
'ficpli , bad:;' : ripOreadhedsw:J. ifdify.;;• dl3iV
iii
1
1 46! On 010 tiiiikt Me' a , - -, Of :war" re I,',
10 - Okeivillt:'9'uolOntObkr ht.lrrfun'yit,..,le drir c
4.iii•fit„,i464.2 1 16.4 . fii0n WilK•gts.at. iiiiiitghles—,
the 2d Tennessueatis, Who were in the rat-.
vane°, losing. a largo nurriber in killed arid.
woureled. BeThre the Volunteers lia&tinie
to renew the aitedk, the enernrhad.. surren-•
dered—driven as they had been float their
helot ita position .nn Sierra Gorda.
, .,..
'raki n g rill 'things into consideration • has-
tins been a great fight and a great Victory,
one Caleulated to shine brilliantly in the
chapter of those„achievod- in Mexic?.bY'ottrt
aims.
The Mexicans cannot say, as they .did at
Vera Ci iii, that we frond till along testy and
whipped kept with superior guns;for- the
entail arms did tlm hnsineo here!
The Alex ivan forcesloii the height of Sierra
Conk were the 3d atri tfh tight Infantin
the :id and sth Regitnents•ril the Line, and'
I six piecetf of artillery. •w ill' the requisite
!mintier of . cavaliv—Vol. Chorale, Chief of
'Artillery,. was also, 'Geri. Vustftles,
General of :Division. • Many 'of Cur otheers .
were of opinion that this General was'uo ot11 , )
er ihari Gov. Morales. '
" forth consisted of the'2d, 3a and lth;
Infaittry. and Minuted 'Riflemen,
foc's livery: :Capt. Mason.,Ml the Rifles,
was severely wounded, 'having lost his left'
Lieut. Ewell, of the 7th Infatitry, .was'
sevt•tely lV0116110(1. 'Capt.,;Vatten,tof
left hand shot all'.
A
• On file 17th ; -Lient, hwitts,'of 'the
fanny, wais wounded in ascending the 'first'
hill. •
0,, the top of 'Sitar Gorda the scene was
,truly liMrlde—from the Jalapa rond; deadi
bodies of the enemy could be seenkm eve.:
ry spot where the' ye was directekl,
they literally covered the ascent to the height.i
There is about hall an acre of level ground' :
on the lop of the mountain, and here was
collected 'together the wounded of both ar-i
rn its, and the dead of• our own: Side by•
ida was laying the disabled American and:
the Mexican, and our Surgeons were bliss/
amputating and dressing the wounds of : met;
—lotting them in loins, unless ih6 acute pain'
of some sufferer furthef.along caused t= toy
cry nut, when - he Would be itotnediately at-'
tended to. .
The pioneer parties aMir Men Were pick
ing up the Wounded and brifigirg ?Item. in
from every part of 'the asecritMlhe height.
Front the side 'towards the river. whet'e 'fire:
.
storming party Of Gen. Twiggy' division,,
made-the chance, most Of our men suffered,
anti many of the enemy, also, for theymade;
rylesperate stand—boa When they gave way,
and started in eonfiision down the hill, was
the - time:they most suffered—many of therh
receiving the bans of ouNtien.in theirbacks,.
The charge on Sierra Gorda was one of
thosecoolhet determined ones, so chortle
toristic of the American soldier. - From 'the
tifne that our troops left the Bill nearest that
pr9minent height, the fire was incessant, and
!her had to fight their way, toot by foot, un
til they_gained the emimiVfrpm whiCh place
the enemy gave way after vi very siroit reels
lane&
Capt. Merrill, of the 2d Dragoons, rbturn
ed:from Twiggs' camp last night, and is
opinion that nothing but a small body guard
is_with Santa Anna.
noticed 'one offie - eT - Of the enemy -- she
through the heed on_arra.B.orda, who was
a conspicuous man at Vera Cruz.
Gen. La Vega, who is again in our flinches
looked as dashing and 'fine as ever. He did
not seem the least disconcerted, but rode in
from the battle-field by the side of - Oenenti,.
laughing and talkit " u , as though he was once
more on the way to Now (Menne.
Gen, Shields was modally wounded, and',
I bear thitotorning that he is dead.
The second in command to'Santa Anna is
a man as black as the ace of spades, with a
'name something like Stinton.
All Santa Anna's plate was taken ) and his
dinner, conked for yesterday, eaten by our
own officers.
am sorry to say that Celts. Patterson and
Smith wore both confined to their beds by
sickness,, and 'were unable to go into the
fights with their cornumnilA.
So thorough has been Our victory, that it
will to imposible for the enemy to concen
trate his form. for some length chime.
Geo. Twiggs perspe4 the retreating com
mander to within three mires of dalapa, where
all trace ol his flight being lost sight at, nor
forces halted for the night s and probably
hint it:to Jalapa this morning.
Later Foam Sattta
The Western 111 ail brings a
.month later
dater; from Now Mexico. Mr. Sublette, from
Santa Fe, which place he, left on the 29111
March, furnishes the details of the hartle of
Sacramento, ronglit 18 miles north of Chihua
hua.. The enemy's, force, numbered 2122 . 3
men,*; including some of the finest
,riegelar
troop 4 well armed. The American force
was 03, all told . The loss of the enemy
Was 3no killed . , a great number 'Wounded,
.anst,4ll prisoners._ B ' o
mortally
American loss kkil.
I x
led a d Wognded gnortally .weitnileil..
tel. . ens of 1 - lependonce, was killed.
Aile Mexican Colonel, puelta,'wnstakett pa
aoner.„TheA mericrina eaPtiired nino,poun
.4.eis,7 lour - fa:trulere, and ,2 Carrieir; each monfiting three of.o; and ii half inch
n alibi.* , Irltilikevitlite - took - a:large' g nand
ky of amnitillgtiand,piCorlalentyand ligqi.ln
i r
specie; fru.:Onemy were;entrenChed olitni-
manse pileaiilltroleania tcrekit, tact Were ftl
lently ()riven fr9rp their position. Chihtialtpir
'wart occupied on the Ist of March by a 'de.
Inclimmit of the IstArtillery' under Captain.
Williams .. .
. . .
. .
A Naval.Victoryi
• The New Orleans , 2avers of the..3(lllllre
information that ‘Tufpan'"Waa'taken byoni
squadrdn, under Core , sPerri,'oll 0 1 9, 1q. 1 4 of
April, alter severe resistance frotn.thellexi.
can troops Americans had War: nieii
liiged - itterabriet - .lonrteeri'iVoundettui . Einla t t,
thent,',Corn,,Tatualb, Lie* 'PliUerl.;ieh.
ilartstene and Mid .: Lowry- ; , wetQ;,elight y
wounded:: The Mexteatit itn,n Were spiked
Enid; the Ocieb rezidii(9l
W.4leh
, •
the timmhonordit dustorn•of taking a little
opening'medicinnin•the•spring of-the year
t's,fonniled in common sense and sound•phi
IcisOphy,' Every one is nensjble.of tho:;ineon
vanianoe:experianced on the,repurtnace•of
warn atter, tv; senhoti,of oold..weithor:
Ai leelint.oi, lassittitle,', , dtmysines44eoMa l
times a swimiiiing,of the bentrcuul•heatlecii;
a Sense. offnllness,,,aril a., host ot Onplepeaut.
Pidnl§ are the. gellP,*/#*!-11)11)11°r
bid, accumulations oCninter.are set loose by
.v
,aitanwentlier, and , : flbatin 'tho•olmultition,
or ilpdge4rrttome-pat '.of the body..,„.llo,Mmrll-.
i . tt,!pnrhapsi•that Spring•hiso te
• ••••••tv•enc• , .,.•., ,
J•il'er:tlin.ll,orposa of perusing the JblclinTrandl
otherifluidstifire•is etnmedionie superior to
1p
Wrieit'o,bi(tfdjyVigd g bl!i - jNiltiagd;"'Kic,gtrog.:
these:•Ptilalcit=tfOrittheishohiisyatinsiel-arid
not CitiV one,'Vait tit iiltvirisralygi.as , ,,§the r iid4
Rennes ) ! if :44000 ibefAiresieht•
uet bp drivenToithyt'&, , o4 l ,?'id'lVA:2•44llA
, =.Bo - trifeffil - fivh'en•TYOW'rimMitia,Wriglit?ii
pititii 4 v
floti,lolll6:4,avoyi
..,•-c• , ...Y•i4hq.o4,
OttatirlOtillAstio - i
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1, '4 , > -'•• 71:52A. 04\
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IVi i taxttsZE, rik.i •
; ,,\ <Z.MitiNESDAY MAY 12
silr_L_______________L -._ I , '!•
-Jo.;
.. ..... Reduced Tering. 1, ;°,` ,. "7"
One Dollar and Fifty Cents,a.year it, paid in
ititianat:Ong'ilitilluf‘tnd'SfiVellity:Piilit
'l).Ontsarppaiti.w,itltitv Of at yte enii,:of'sii
montlis=:-Tivo7-I:6lltirs-11-paitilat-ile 137rd-Ot
the year. The Herald is now: Ilia clitpip
est paper in the county!
,1,),...:.
Atiztsiz'
rite One Term- and. Taiga
Candidates. ,
• . For, Governor,
GEN. JA MES IRVIN
OF CEINTRE COUNTY
For Cabhi Commissione'r.
• JQS.: W.' PATTON'
.
OF CI:3II.O3.2LANDOVVTYI, 9 '•
".
• •
, arOen.Scoft plates in his dUspniches that
Alhijor Stimiihr -was but slightly wounded iti
ate seticin of Ceira Gnid6.
• lUlthe battle of Cerro Gordo will make
lieoittt Wonder 'again why Santa_Aiot-war;
aitiotnea to return Eo Mexico.
Tjr`Geo. McClellan, an eminent :surgeon,.
hiedudderrly in Philadelphia : on Sunday
last.
(KrGun Cotton is now pretty generallyl l
used in the iPenntqlvania.Coal, region for mi.;
ning ptirpoaes. The experiments With it so
far have been fully successful.
0-Tho Native Americans Were to hold
ilieiENtilioiial Cinivention in Pittsburgh, on
the y ith inst. They seem to be generally in
favor df General Taylor for the Vrestdency.
ct-The State Treasurer has issued a cir
calor addressed to the several oddities of the
State, urging the repetition of endeavors to
provide meads for the payment of the inter
est due oufthe_State debt on the firsttif Au
gust next.it
Tee MAtitsiont,--The NlilHintocvn Sent
nel contains a communication from Messrs.
James L. Kelly and John P. Sterret,in which
they give-an -account of some interesting 'ex
plorations of aniata county,arrd the exhuma
tion of the principal hones 'o'f what they • be
lieve from their e4rrrious size to be the
Memmdth, which 'Men early day strode in
.- _
gigantic power through the silent forests Mal;
fair vidleyi of Pennsylvania..
Minims & Wit.f.is have just cotfinteneed,
in Weir excellent 110,11 C JOICTIKII, the publics,
thirt_ofertother - ariginta novelette. -- It is - enti=
tied.' ELonorro,'2 and is, says itr. Willis,
"in 'that peculiai vein ivhich is born not ''ac
titicedi' As this beautiful - story will rlun
through several numbers, the gdittes bave
agatint been compelled to increase their 'edi
tion "to enable new su'hscribari to 1-matin
with te beginnin g." Those who 'commence
taking' the Rome lotirsaf with Ilia - present
impression are entitled to Six Parts of Dom
boy Sun, in the booh form, with alt the en-
gravings, griltis. Address Morris•& Willis,
No. lig Fulton duvet, Now fink.
Finn . Bnaprick—Thelateatriship Caler)o
-ia, 'with papers from hirerpool to the 20th
ult., arrived at Boston . nn \Vednesday morn
ing, at 9 o'clock.
The United States ship of war Yam'estown
Captain A. Y. Forbes, Inclened with bread
stuff's and provisions fot the relief Of - the dis
tressed Irish, arrived at Cork on the 12tH of
'April, on her mission of meicy . She was
hailed with joyful acclamation by the people:
~The state of affairs in Ireland is improving
Matters have reached their worst, and are
now mending. The last accounts or Mr. o'-
Cannel's health are very unsatisfactory,
Shunk, on-the 19111 of January,
transmitted to Gen. Taylor the complimetra4
ry resolutions of our State Legisrature;linal•
Bring the thanks of the General Assembly 'el
the Commonwealth to the noble hero and
his brave soldiers for their gallant servicess
in the ~iolii : C;eniiral Taylor a9knewled ges
the compliment in a.neat'atl Modest reply;
dated nt the Camp near Montery, on the etth
oriVlateh. ' ' '•
Ott-A large meeting t of the'Whigs of Potts ,
was,luila on the 28th ult., at whiph res.
gl~itione, were , oiloated, favorable to the, noni..
iihation of deneralifetylor,fer the: Presidency
and complimentary,to thß.bravery and skill
of General Soot.ff': The , m,tingahlo enro l .
sed itself in one,of its resolatiOns in .favor of
the Hon. James! 'ooper.,for the 'Pee. Prosi , .
tiencY , . .
A man by the n'ame's) Jolin PartbOiner;ot
Harrisburg,. 0 0 t;r044' 811 3.0 4tr)A n
day last, byiumping off ihe ttlimth-bridge
and drowning . , h:ii0olt;
..f . a r whh,.son of
miti—cf
the old man, raivecT;brutalt , rnmilpre4d
two orlliile74"0.4100
'of that borough. , , ,
"'
, F i nnatten
t fi' OicrOl,ok. ° P.if*P 3 l.l l ,P,Rfh i iO4.
n'tijay ' ictr,:•atta SP9it'fti
ries.. and the Liege) new I,,dt
brill' tintatoend. the'tile anilant
deati whp it klena yis4i
. .
Lleitt:" - t bikeinfil iftidiiif
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reptunanaer..;alick:qu#lll4s%l AryortvAr
'Squadk 3n , or taping
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wv,plfmcifi:Ao3rlAul?,:
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0034110:0444iii(fatihof
rtllirOiniff-I . !ffitilikriO ll B4‘.4-1 , .
The . partmulara of ihetheriengagernent with
the Mexicans, in NelicihiltitypossesEQ eve-
Ify ballad , andatfifteititrotis of ,ixtwinitil
resistance to;cliii - i*,a4yrif our Army, will
'be foundift iti9kfaiiiiii,oll'und as Ipenal,'Ottr
icto 4a,iiinir httiei4ittial dt,igitidetat
itt*
teat eiffiii`d,i,-titlikt411001.1.#114k!P11111tals•
ti• iii - ' 7- 'f.stditWaii4 ' t::%v
ct: mis.o 1 ,.. ,
~... i:. r , „.., .., .., ~., • , ~ ..,
il ) ri.'"ijiiifik# l X, OttbtfitCY° l 4 l ''', ll l:p ..,3 1 1kr
yeay, sti 11 'ascends , to . 111Offiek; . atia Ate: A tiz
inreffinaundlir,4o,-'oOOleibfitbrYc,arid-•
atveritirilillibis tiitttlftei . .yeara"ml/ippe- ,
~wa arni - Li — MiliNfiarte.pre .ifix — hT4blirtil be
lißsed.in glory, by, the splendor of), his ill
lumphsin 1146xi0.2i-'. •.I • , ' i . . :
' ''.' Wifikiti - frcifti the dcdouhtit dint the PetiM"
, sylvania Regiments bore an important and
conspicuos pert in dttagers Of , the day t dud
acquitted - themselves handsomely.
ta.' Stett's Despatches.
• The papers Of yesterday contain nothing
additional from the Army, but the oflirial
despatch of Gee: •Scott, in, whi the result
of the action. atlCerro Goo ois m featly re
,counted, and *arm_ praise bestow it upon
the officers and men who signalized them
selves by , rater i torimis services. Gen. Scott
estirliatekcaur tal loss in killed and Worm ,
f
•ded to be abcint .50,:iand til the enenfy.abotit
SO. . About . : 3 0 _men,.tvith theAusual pro-,
portion of ofl'o rs, were taken prisoipprs,.idl
- Of - whom - had - teen -- reteased - on - pardle, 'en
accettat of inal lity to aupPly, themtrith pro
visions,.. 'Gen.fcott 'anno u n c es his intention 1
to adva nce imrnediataly upon the city . of
Mexico,"bui d s not expect trdy aeridus•op- i l
position thin si a the castle of Pirote. lib
intimates tire P bability of ;Sen. Shield's re
covery.
BI igelliCO 3 • .
The Mst da a from the ,city of Mexico
atate.That Gom Fariaa had been superseded .
1 in the Vice Pesidency by Pedro Amayo,
and that the flier luta immediately taken
steps to fortify Ile capital against the advance
of our ‘army. lire Mougural address of A nr
ayo, and all thespeeches and public address-.
es breath a liero and determined hostility to
this country, Ind exclude all thoughts of
peace. ACuerila warfare is atrennouSly ad
vanced by the padin g members of Congress
A million ands hall of dollar; had been ad_ 1
vanced by the elergy for till - piosecntion of
the way
Panitl ffelister in the `qutii,
131 r. Webster seems to be receisld with
every markefiespect 'by the Most disingui
shed men of all parties, at every point'if h i s
topr through the
whieh he has hitherto been regarded is now
lost 'in the profound admiration of his
great abilitier. — bi Richmond he was enter-.
- tainedat a rititajd:dinner, where in reply to a
lisairlahircinounnad: - -abriet eulegy upon Chief
Justioe--Marshalowhich-is-eahl-- to -have-elec.
trifired the cortipatity )}is higher than even
• Diceroniang4t4MCaloquende. The Rich
- - mond-Republicart.thus T referato 'his arrival:
"The arrival Of Daniel Webster in oar city
yeft.t_toiledikithPlemurel*Aremy our s Mt.
teens, who delight te'areleflmo to oar s oil a,
man in whose ilhistrions-lameell Arirelicans
should be proud to claim .a share.
Wade not know whether Mr. Webster,
before he lett Washington, obtained a "pass"
from eny Me guardians of the South, to v
sit this part -of the country', but, whether he
he did or not, hero his is , . end there are those
who dare to welcome him nt .any and all
times, to Old Virginia.
Yes, thank Heaven and the advancing civ
ilieedion of the age, Danrel Webster,)o whom,
even in foreign lands, die loftiest nobles of
of the realm -and tire proudest intellects of
Chtistendem yield an admiringtord enthu
siastic homage; Daniel Webster who, as a
lawyer, statesinah and orator, will compare
with the brightest lights of the English bench
and Darlinment, may mote visit a portion of
his own nowntry with impunity, and be even
welcomed by the warm hand of Virginia
hospitaly, without causing the 1-leavers to fall
and thq earth to Hy madly from her orbit, at
the occurence '3l'Bo6lln astounding phenom
enon. • •
Mr. Webster was arlast accounts in Ra
sigh ) North Catalina,.
• A ,IP're.o Vichsp-- The N. Y. Tribune, in
noticing the death of the H George
on.
brompple, . ,
of V i rginia, recently re-elected
. to Congress, speliks'iti high terms of his fine
talents and.infltnittial position in the House '
i
of Ilepresefftativas, bitt adds— •
"Here we wpuld gladly stop, buttreth end
Public. Good forbid. This gifted man was
t
for years befo his.death a victim to Intern
perance. It as the knowledge of this fact,
ico
w,e,Prestm3e, vhich dictated the preference
of a malls° ‘ d en as Gen. McKay for the
nomitialleails ip of the House' Gen. Drom
gpole was rar
,tr himself in the after part of
the day , ofte n nno part of. it. Some years
gitep.he shot neighbor dead in a duel, and
we, „think this id,much to leepen the held
Upon him of e terible infatuation against
which hie frig rt, vainly remonstrated and
tie ,frnitleasly• traggled., Oh that> his death
might orgy . aq effectual, warning to , the thon,„
earlitimatc t pid , lawful . Men, who persist 1
tu Arayel leg tfe'same dowithill road.. Wash. 1
ington City, one of the,most,perilieup local; i
itiesin , the, erlef,for, men addicted to affront..
perate,fius, , of Intes,icating Liquors, especial , 1
ly it •they 4 e 0111.Q/firm. jlo , wile, being . 1
etectgOo.,(ngress,. : resolvesnever to drink '
a • drop . 28 . P ,'Jf PrOviak4 lie - has.the virtue - AO'
adhem.te. , r.P.Ortintlembut he who:. drinks
nl,ittle.,en, cling, hi congress is in great,clan? 1
ter ofdrip .rig much before he comes awri,yl l .
„ i , • 0...,, - . 6 .6 6 .... 6 . 1 1 , ~, . s' , ! i
11)::rThe 9eneeared aitinnq s : 1416 Fel=l
1
1081,04 Otters. opt, art i cle on
...Gexeo.l9F
*POP& ; ' V 11 TP1 pollsy:itoOtWPlltile
•
;which is p htilily the(prilyivvar Itivjni'd ..of
gkiini , t'ld' itellrtfild 11y 9f a if.,.,t44tiiii q t
ts
4 110," , k1
, qwjmer i
IfteLthe.nneen.',
terrn.princip,ieu
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f , ; : wri I
04414it4
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rtiOr.••.coluce'cn;
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53 .. ''tf, 4 :**Ad
iWii.•fiU4,fiiid ,
to s
4 *t , -. . 4 *:,
treats. 4661
ckii . . *.c •
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Oiit*attilinVlVljiClfl.7ll% . o:ll!,l l ::-=ri•!f 4l '..' ( - 4 1 '.
fiittt" - ;: . .ifit . :7 ,-- ;' ,1. :• ,17 '.. ;
':.V7A .ll :o l3 ittifq,o449 - 0 4 #. 1 4:f!"1.,'9.. t .t0,r Ei t*.
I flcslic!unf4 ( ola3kifitiiicA•llAtil-4crOCkV ,
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‘ 1 4.11%.,_
--tom
Oti-A tngl
n the FifitPresbytefjen;Chtnntat
..v411,01k
the Rev. M •
eat, with on
youths, why
eating, and
Treating sta
tie is invite
mence a clu,
MEM
our men ;
,
fwry*ntroisiasm
a new Voluntee
ed oftieprE? are—
Captain.-110
Lictil?nunts.—
ert McCord.
"Un*
We learn that
sel, the presetUti
mollioalth agai
committee: to ou
of picking pnelie
sent of the Court
ney, and the peso
bly to the 'terms up
ryes. stopped; -ine,
losers of the fieib
mounts of money _:
of prosecution. Th
tifjoyful haste Isom
alternoon'last.
We never fedl
sorjously upon the o
who are entrusted
he laws; and shall ii
self to a There state
ces.' We 'feel boun
intelligence of tilts proc
'commftitity with utter a.
duced an extraorditrary
grounds, legal or other
'Judges and the grope
cm., lets mithorized to g
discharge of these prise
certained, but it seems
pinion 'ot our community
they assumed a danger
warrantable responsibility
so as thellischarge Was g
settee of the President Jud
also in the absence of: F.
•ofthe_principal vonnsel o
Commonwealth. Since tl
gentlemen to tow n they h
pressed the mostindignant
the proceeding, and delimit
in Ohrylespect and fife
liable. • There is in fact bu
community with respect
anwhat is that a greater tvr.
could , y
eihave beoli Co.
thus givin,, liberty to atop.
thieves totltsi.4 etre
(boil t
on society.
The alma w h ich it'is - .... tievett these pris _
°nem committed rouseo-o e 4„
ditmation
our community,wiTtch wai'eei g c,\lL :tted if pos
sible by_the conduct(); the rteq7„ t i. tne „
arrest.- --Instead of exhibiting feehlg of;
men injured by an unjust accusation, hey
seemed to rest their hope of defence wholly
upon the force of brazen-faced impudence,
arrogance and canning. They were of the
adem'd foine" order of chevaliers
Their exterior appearance was the heighth
of gentility, and one of them particularly dis
played the "latest agony" of fashion. They
had left home in those vulgar public convejt...
ances, the cars, but here their occasional out
door recreations from the jail to the public .
offices, had ta be done in n close carriage.--.--.
They shrunk from the public gaze, and hated
all' crowds but crowds of uneuspectinA term
era with corpulent" pocket-books,- With lots
of money they determined to have all the
enjoyments which that potent article is able
to cluster around its possessor. Tt
no testimony to fasten the very act
ing pockets upon them, but they
lowed through a well connected trai
picious circumstances, which left a convic
tion of their "guilt upon every mind. We
doubt whether shy jury in this county Would
havii'been two triers it deci_d_Lng their i Ose•
Thoit anxiety to secure a lull discharge by
Means of a legal arrangement before trial,
has now'dispelled all doubt of their guilt, if
any such existed
Every eirbumstance in limb
ed to make thtim undtiserving
ienoy, and tv , o repeat that it it>
conviction otc e ntr cinnmitnity tit
obargeArom onfltrement was,.
unjustifiable, It tletnatide anti ire
teeeive investigation.
.A. 'Mexican rift!t
The fun-loving portion-of ca
were set Mt 'mpg With expects
cayscr,rions intimates
busily whispreil y conoetnitu
inoursion,upon out quiet Air
"Mexican Lancers,i who
dtlrtO:iush its 'on Sa turday ,
ti'Otnii`4 Oid, , ackie
weillt be likely-,to' cutup '
“alltinabug,":4sur . streets
crOWliefl:On'§atu'r4ay wt '
frbtil
apen s ing
'ough,.about , S;Thloc
6!#;‘, iiti.thi3N . Wdstpij
A 26 4q4 1/ i nr e
th0Y.1 3 4. 13 1P. il i grg a r -
and 4rumr an "
)04pi9W: OchP,,V
hOrid , BObc
Okis‘
be twill° descrilm
idthe.p.ie!Riv a l an '
i'rldli'P4kad
of the'iciV
toiia*
rtttriokloy. , ,
;Me io,ietit
c6i-411aW4Ail
BM
?
*ete,: f obliguifid,etitfetittlith
humburetty-01,EMupi
../...,'
s i . --,_.
! . f . hilli*lkg,g 04
Wel - ii4rorilitbeiNUcifkl
!fvas td E ',held ittShippenjb Vg,
imeningj f or thidiurposu ••'' lac
i' A, i )
'
lae,llo,,atiolltgli)Ne th q . Ik C
fo:rertiuteorthir new rtill'road
,b rg to Pittsburg, . .‘ • -
.We learn from various.seta
'News,' f4t th i engineers of the.
nia Rail Road Company are all
field, Making preparatory !l'uri/r
detstood that - The Cumberland : .
will, with the othere,•conin midi
0.-rIJaPARE9A4f.',,I.PAr"
0.. •
rtrO d-tedu-'•
e . oninitt
tide. The pub- -
vice& to corn-.
number of
aught the mill: ,
aye organized
under the title
e Commissitti=.
mined eicin. The. et. .inn
of tile , veetost irkporttirlcci'fbfol
MEM
met and /lob-
BUSINESS IN Sntrornsetnto:
says the I News;' untisual
stir among all :the' protitioing
classes of this borough. Carpi
Brick-makers anti others in ;hi
ing„have constant employme
short time will put up a numbr
dings. Houses 'are - in geeitt;
bring. high' rents. V/10 meet
of our community is busily 4
'there 'is every lriclication !pit
tin tip!. ptoper.return for tin
kleretui4tsloing..tvfl
Choir line, Anil sfl l n greal
mongst these eastat:-
EMI
by their ebun
t of the Cony-
men recently
.n the charge
litri by' con
eating. Attcrr-
ged. • Agrea
i'preritieufion
stored, to the
e` several a-
I aid ill costa
ey departed
• yednesday
the attention olifietearters
the . hinniso r e store MA A,
we. know they will .. fina in at
of gootf.
El=ll2ll
Octof those
misVation o
. -- 6tr-The synod of ilm,ba
of the German Reformed
confine, our-
ShiprTneburg, on Friday,at
a large attendance of Slinis,
tireumatan
ovever, that
ott opon our
15_,—A nett attd'hadscim
has just been ceifitqar
ny,u,~ll biro-
). On what
8 Associate
wealth offi ,
plication for
• A colorttl.tnall.;ttai
was arrested in Philadidpiii
officer Zell, of Marylaiuk
from
.11 - re Governor of .14'
Brown to be a lugifivi i ,
State. " It turned out, '
'edged, vharge - wAs Mei
him as a fugitiVe slain
ment'etomed. A writ of
immediately gotten out I)!
Earle, and Hopper for filf
case is now under invest
raised being'whettter the
go behind the warrant of the
i;efitigate..the'evidencq on 'will
was isimet.4 -
ova not as
genora) o
n so doing
TETE
the more
in the ab
PUURN, and
Esq. one
part of the
n o those
.üblicly ex:
izobation o
it as illegal
opinion in
_
- Where art
The fiuoks Count'
do we hear nothin
with Mexico? Di
test; we wer_e_te ld
merous and patriot
e matter,
ittod t 11% by.
SEMI
not thus far aund th
or wounded in the
ties in Mexico.
outto tight in tills
The gays, - 0,0- })
end hosts eT - 011ie
sent their sons to I
•I• from the dr
wlyth President I
the Illks,that tie
rolled , mong thei
any of } l on hal
let ut kuily it.
Abo !went:
(leers aliA prvat
Regimen( were
ability, at Vera ri
have left la tlie
same regiment
to follow tl.o a
diseha . rged.
"sogering,"
duty ; but
DEEM
%yell en,
of pick
'rare fol
MEE
0 of Mgt
able
wino('
lions
Mai
of ft
n Candidate JOSEPH
3 A man in all respects
office of Canal Corn:
practical man, well ac.
public works, hiving been
!perintendeuts the Portage
litlicious.and ecotiomidali
integrity, Lie is•the ittlad 01
ike charge charge of the
-essed as we 'are 'with a
Aridmilltops—all of Which
ti'Kd by- the 'Present party in
~ lottAiting no pehliC property trtAt
4.ITC,Nbm the heavy burden ot
••ttliur Canals and Rail Roads.
4.operior in all the necessa
lif:bi a useftil and efficient of
l,l:"retired City Merchant,"
IN, a' Man who knows -neflt's
sins sir canals, buLtvhe :Ileitis
?biladelphia, as oar opponents
4.0,
, .... tildtas retired nabob like to en
i+ . ~Antry seat. - --
- -q,,WiO) mg resolution passed by thri
Inttej.l4,tlekks the true ground in respect MI
th'U 4 i . , 4 o,r' , ekth Mexico:
iiol4o,4kat while, - we firmly believe the
tor.o,' ' '4i:/tVivith Mexico could have beets
glUktAttout any compranise of our ha
tb. 41:30:%"" indivitleal rights ? and 'tor flue
•
- Arial responsibility Testa
- id' his advisors ; yet
-ized by the con ,
'ye feel It lis
P
Mil
i,kfux.44l•Krs°
. ' , " - :•4, - , ',':'.',
piece , Iti • • jiitifi.
}n4:. 4 itiiif
w piece ,
iciltough
Locoloco
tre
to ha
tiroc — th
of the ,
JAMES,
bours,
tiler
a) on'their
Ira again
TestiMolly is
,:1.,,„' ~
l I
• - Ila !alowing
more Cully aheivb
tleil to thothledfor
POUND.SVIDIR.-
Da, SykraogroDal,
pouirdllairdia hfl;Wik
Doe, 1,1v,a,e requolteU
Id orgimigaig opinion 1
refliediattetit. I armlet
i aotlblngamlill dlarhorge
at largo, - and Phyrklanoli,
d. 94 0 4 4 ,40.1 IttlnuOiql
hulaceds from o iukkr.o or t t.
recbmhililliOgjullal Matr ti
' Dtagis Ott Morel; to Irg yolk
.Vltglolli or Wits* Ortsunt.' i
,I olos mb much pfetteedwithtlo,
zeituont i r h l ki l i alk a C e Pg a c c r x 4 i ,
ip lill it t ic he f2u l Ni n dro?idgi''Pnciiiiionlo,
rungs; 10 4im.',liirirciazi)7fornrin ..w.
Hen tuaky; r regoiThlt ait atilliiatual
- yeatment of that dleeage„.4oallmto
Arad enough,
h a d
hDuet ei i
lahisteaiyr
ihoe
, g el o e n't m
'theelelnglkgofgraokfort,.lMr rellrt.'
11 ehr u ;'t g fAM v- Regulars r M
le lille , first , •Patp uti alloalaloefi t,
eue,ogh O f', o.,e,Xgfaeltug,9,e,olo ! t rine,
'Jiiiiiia, Ithi ii3ITV v- • '.. 1 , Aid On 1
( ' ' . . 1 .." -.-:
.' - • "'.s 4 trfi
ii.
_,-• .- , rninktoriocs.iaiip v. ,
, Thetabbila:oenticato lionvirodif orimsi Pio
living a faaimila4 front.llo,Ml/Dr,l44 o 2lFlrety,
practlee,mug is coneldereg a gaga pill, 9, aqta al,
1 fair ; pa fe; ac 4oaays o regular so du ta. ''.l ''
I : ' ..'
-.44ll,,litiDtSrEltllS'illiMß,
1
• . . ~ D glut on t era*
e Since i the Ditrothillrrlllagpi:Zteab,,
itii till tit i nlM at nitY At i t. contilliM Vill.,
hvgadfuabor alliedlopiliaU,V...llitiiiti4K eltet
finegofffit 40 1 4mbittul.103 lathe okilik t lat alittiq_
'IY ilfol)Pa , aPata u arta,Taf intrakilqat httl.OlUer.)
Which Win' il 44ove ll. 1 00"pitits, sir k 9t.iblo
Commonwo lit dt Null JitautTutt WA 1 10 1 , 1 :
Ogolast lorporltton lett leir thatilbq rat te 01 , 0_ ,
Otieh bottle-- • --. ~.',--,'-' ''.Dr n .4, ,t0rp;;.:„..:7,,-.,_
i
:i-marilerpftEighttrciod li#6,etrcitiitiil hilto6ll)biat:'
r:!Stflif Itil 941 itilitil?t,S::WAAN*gpstt j : ' . • .
I,:xpv . , :t ft : . ~..,,, ..:, a,....1. ' ,A3p.li, f**.-
-j , - Ti/b i litil ' Airdillatlifit ' d OailY:Al6 , .
_ _ _ . . _._..
41-F-Sirir-OliOrtlicAilifit,liii.j ti il i ii i jr iiiii ). J r e:e' . :,
in almiipro , e ki l
.0,10 ere firvorlqcolowiC.".,
orarillurrimulion and - othen-:(19n
.... , .. .. .
....., ....
tesence, o
alth,tis the
eto , nteroi
tort of this.itt
cuitottatiOti'
~ and 'ollipft
Irgingt, - Thb
Mural ciraing,l
,novideti for
es : rintl health
be;
3 nco;'l,bir:'tho'
Which
'llt9upantlo,toj
111 , 19111riess
? Wnitipkovate
aorilcirlitiriec;
a Oared 'arid
1 3 ( 1 1 9,int411, -1 ,
•pvise, inquue
8. tin; pill he.
a:0;1411610 4.!
4:l4eatts. , ,,i':' •
E g, B AßridZ,
'41.1%;
4rland,t),hi,
ii , i 1 VI . f. -- 1
r.;, , , ; ',J. , -11,:'
~ {.O - . .d . , , , , t,0 7,:1
1 ,
1.1,11
Ititon 4
-I,Fp
~~y,
man, and
of his pen
ng .repoluti
loeed ins ;
bf
• ;
fell
nw-eitizens.
I IRVIN, thisleCi
PepOsyliiftilk
"beY , 44stei,.cops
iris as their Car,
"1 1 ' 041 7; kkshow
it, by, a united e r
iemipow causes:'
ci
rtortve - thlyVe"
rribui
Iroise Ina your,
iota it may be
upon hie chit
scharged with El
entire ohility- 1 -4
16ts hUmble
to nib highest: "2
50 itrOng hOnt
103 wind;
sal JAMES IRV'
Its such as shonl
gossassed
jUdgeMent.
I, of verie-corisitlel
lairs—of the moil
r p both in' Mimic
'volence and ki
blican.simplicity
'knowing their fe
',their" wants, he
an fly qualified for
or, and we tedf
.e that he Aritrtr
can safely- say to
,L-ISRicur INC
.tending, to make
'e feel secure in em
t rre evef dal (it akti
I ig cause is steajily gr
County, and has been
resultnt our elections hi
don to' this, ;Gititierel v!t
d well-desdrved popular;
.d.hirn ahead of : hrs party
iolitical-strugglesi•and
has: now more frier
store, we reel warrant
• col l tre will do her
passed the following n
'leserved—trill
tr...cannlidat
El
15