CAPTURE OF TOBASCO,
Official Despatches of Com. Perry.
The Washington Union publishes an
official note from Con. Connor, trans
mitting the following letter from Com.
Perry, which it will be seen, gives a de
tailed account of his operations in the
river of Tabasco :
4 Detailed account of the Proceedings ofl
the Expedition under my command,
along the Eastern Coast of Mexico.
I left the anchorage at St. John Li
zard° on the evening of the 16th of Oc
tober, with the steamer Mississippi, l
having on board a detachment of 2001
officers, seamen and marines, under com
mand of Capt. French Forrest, and in
tow, the steamer Vixen, and schooners
Bonita, Reefer and Nonata, respectively
commanded by Corn. Sands, and Kicuts.
Commandant Benham, Sterrett and Haz
ard, and the schr. Forward and steamer
McLane, commanded by Capts. None
and Howard, of the Revenue Marine.
The next morning at daylight I cap
tured, off the bar of Alvarado, the Ame
rican bark Coosa, found in treasonable
communication with the enemy ; and the
same day the Vixen chased and boarded
the American schooner Portia. The
Coosa was despatched to this place as
a prize, and the Portia was permitted
to proceed, her papers having been en
dorsed. From the day of our leaving
Alvarado, (the 17th) up to the 22d, we
had a succession of very bad weather,
which gave me much trouble in keeping
my little command together. During
the interval, however, we captured and
sent in the Mexican schr. Telegraph.
On the 23d, all the vessels, with the
exception of the Reefer (previously se
parated
by a gale) reached the bar of
the river Tabasco; and having deter-1
mined on attacking the commercial town
of Frontera, at the mouth of the river,
and the city of Tabasco, situated 74
miles higher up, I placed myself on
board the Vixen, leaving the Mississip
pi in cominand of Commander Adams,
at anchor outside, and taking in tow the
Bonita and Forward, with the barges
containing the detachment under com
mand of Capt. Forrest, I crossed the
bar, the Nonata following under sail.
The Vixen, with this heavy drag,
steadily ascended the stream against. a
four-knot current, and, arriving near to
Frontera, I discovered two steamers (of
which I had received previous informa
tion) firing up, doubtless in the hope of
escape; but we were too close upon
them. Casting off her tow, the Vixen
proceeded ahead, followed by the other
vessels and barges; and at once, the
town, the steamers, and all the vessels
in port, were in our possession, except
ing only the schr. Amado, which vessel,
attempting to escape up the river, was
pursued by Lieut. Commandant Benham
in the Bonita, and captured.
Desirous of reaching Tobasco before
they would have time for increasing
their defences, the detachment under
Capt. Forrest was placed on board the
largest of the captured steamers, the
Petrita, and she, with the Nonata, the
Forward, and the barges in tow, and the
Vixen, with the Bonita, left Frontera at
half-past 9 the next morning. Lieut.
Walsh being left in command of the
place.
After steaming all night, and encoun
tering various incidents arising from
the rapidity of the current, and the cir
cuitous course of the stream, we arrived
at 9 the next morning in sight of Fort
Aceachappa, intended to command a most
difficult pass in the river. On our ap
proach, the men employed in preparing
the guns for service fled, and we passed
it unmolested, but I was careful to cause
the guns to be spiked.
Anticipating serious resistance at this
place, arrangements had been made for
landing Capt. Forrest, with his detach
ment, a mile below the fort, to march up
and carry it by storm.
At noon all the vessels anchored in
lice of battle in front of the city, at
half-musket range, when I immedietely
summoned it to surrender, the boats
meanwhile being employed in securing
five merchant vessels found at anchor
in the port.
To my summons sent' by a flag with
Capt. Forrest, a refusal to capitulate
was returned, with an invitation to me
to fire as soon as I pleased. Suspect
ing, as I did, that this answer was given
more in bravado than in earnest, and
being extremely reluctant to destroy
the place, 1 entertained the hope that a
few shots fired over the buildings would
have caused a surrender. Accordingly
I directed the guns of the Vixen alone
to be fired, and at the flag staff; sending
an order to all the vessels to avoid, so
far as possible, in case of a general fire,
injury to the houses distinguished by
consular flags.
At the third discharge from the Vix
en, the flag disappeared from the staff'.
On seeing it down, I ordered the firing
to cease, and sent Capt. Forrest again
ashore to learn whether it had been cut
down by our shot, or purposely struck;
the reply was that it had been shot
away, and the city would not be sur
rendered.
I now directed Capt. Forrest,with the
force under his command, to land and
take a position in the city, commanded
by our guns. This movement brought
on a scattering fire of musketry from
various parts of the city, which was re
turned by the flotilla.
Perceiving toward evening that the
enemy did us but little injury, though
openly exposed on the decks of the
small vessels, and their balls passing
through our slight bulwarks, and . appre
hending, from the proverbial heedless
of sailors, that should they and the ma
rines be attacked in the narrow streets
after dark, they would be cut off by
sharp-shooters from the houses, I order
ed the detachment to be re-embarked.
In this position the vessels remained
all night, the crews lying at their quar
ters ready to return the fire of the artil
lery of the enemy, which it was suppo
sed they would have had the courage to
have brought down under cover of the
night to the openings of the streets op
posite to our vessels, but they left us
undisturbed.
Learning that the merchants and other i
citizens of the city were desirous that a
capitulation should be made, but were
overruled by the Governor, who, regard
less of consequences, and to secure him
self against attack, was content that the
city should be destroyed rather than sur
rendered, I determined, from motives of
humanity, not to fire again, but to pass
down to Frontera with my prizes.
In the morning, however, the firing I
was recommenced from the shore, and I
was necessarily returned, but with re
newed orders to regard the consular
houses so far as they could be distin
guished. In the midst of the fire, a flag
of truce was displayed on shore ; on per
ceiving which I caused the firing again
to cease, and Capt. Forrest was sent to
meet its bearer, who submitted a writ
ten communication, addressed to me, a
copy of which, with a copy of my reply,
marked B and C, will be found enclosed.
As an assurance of my sincerity, I
now hoisted a white flag, and directed
the prizes to drop down the stream,
in
' tending to follow with the flotilla ; but,
in violation of the understanding implied
in the before mentioned correspondence,
the enemy, on discovering that one of
the prizes had drifted ashore in front of
the city, collected a large force within
and behind the houses in the vicinity,
and commenced a furious fire upon her.
Lieut. Parker, of this ship, in command
of the prize, defended her in the most
gallant manner, and ultimately succeed
ed in getting ter again afloat, having
one of her men killed and two wounded.
It was in carrying an order to Lieut.
Parker that Lieut. Morris was wounded.
He had been of infinite service to me
from the time we left Lizardo, and, con
ducting himself during the bombardment
with remarkable deliberation and cool
ness, he approached the prize in a line
to cover his boat, and, though apparent
ly regardful of the safety of the officer
and men of the boat, who were seated,
he stood erect himself, and the ball
struck him in the throat. No one can more
deplore the fate of this very valuable
young officer than myself. His loss is
irreparable to the service and to his
family.
It may well be supposed that on per
ceiving the attack upon the prize, I re
opened upon the city, which again si
lenced their fire. I now proceeded with
the flotilla and prizes down the river.—
One of the prizes, a small schooner, of
little value, having grounded in a an
gerous pass, and knowing that it would
be difficult to extricate her without caus
ing inconvenient delay, I ordered her to
be burned.
We arrived safely at Frontera on the
evening of the 26th, the Vixen having
towed down the river five vessels and
several barges.
From Frontera I dispatched my prizes
to this place ' • and after destroying all
the vessels and craft found in the river
of too little value to be manned, I pro
ceeded on the 31st to rejoin you, leaving
the McLane* and Forward at anchor op
posite Frontera to continue the block
ade of the river, and to afford protection
and shelter to the neutral merchants,
residents of the place, who professed
themselves in apprehension of violence
from the Mexican soldiery should they
be left unprotected.
On our way to this place the prize
steamer Petrita, in company and in sight
of this vessel, captured the American
brig Plymouth, found engaged in landing
a cargo upon the enemy's coast.
M. C. PERRY,
P. S. I omitted to mention, that while
lying oft' the bar of Tabasco, this ship
boarded the Campeachy schooner For
tuna and the French brig Jenne Arnadee,
on the papers of both of which a noti
fication of blockade was endorsed.
In regard to the McLane, I propose to make a
special communication.
List of vessels captured and destroyed.
—American bark Coosa; Mexican schr.
Telegraph ; steamers Petrita and Tab
asqueno ; hermaphrodite brig Yunante ;
schrs. Laura, Virginia, Tobasco, and
Amanda ; American brig Plymouth.
BURNED.—Mexican sloop Campeachy,
Mexican brig Rentviile, Mexican tow
boat —, Mexican schr.
Mexican sloop Desada returned to the
captain in consequence of his excellent
conduct when his vessel was attacked
while in charge of Lieutenant Wm. A.
Parker. M. C. PERRY.
List
,of persons killed, wounded, and
droWned,during the expedition to Tabasco.
KlLLED.—Charles Raimond, seaman,
of the Raritan.
WOUNDED.—CharICS W. Morris,
Lt.
of the Cumberland, since dead ; John
Southerland, seaman, of the Raritan ;
George Pearce, seaman,
of the Raritan.
DROWNED .—Richard W. Butler, ordi
nary seaman, of the Raritan; Benjamin
MeKenny, seaman of the Ctunberland.
Correspondence of the Public Lodger.
Terrific Explosion of a Powder Mill.
BALTIMORR, Nov. 23, 1846
Beatty's Powder Mills, situate on the
Susquehanna railroad, about eight miles
from this city, were blown up this morn
ing with a terrific explosion. It was
thought in the city to have been an
earthquake at first, so severely did it
rattle and shake the houses. Indeed,
some glass was broken in windows in
the city, whilst in a number of instances
crockery and glassware tumbled from
shelves and were broken. On repairing
to the scene of disaster, the three large
buildings (70 yards apart) belonging to
the mill, were scattered over the sur
rounding country to the distance of ten
acres.
There were five men in the buildings
at the time of the explosion, and they
were blown into hundreds of fragments
—legs, arms, heads, masses of flesh and
bones were scattered in every direction,
and the entrails of a man were found
hanging to the limb of a tree more than
a hundred yards from the mill. The
quantity of powder in the establishment
at the time of the explosion exceeded
T , ,vo Toxs ; the houses for a mile and a
half in the country round were more or
less damaged; doors were forced open,
windows broken, and men prostrated by
its effects. No idea can be formed as to
the cause of the explosion, as all the
witnesses were instantly killed. One
of the workmen left the mill a few tnin
utas before the accident, and the hands
were at that time at work at their regu
lar business.
The names of the unfortunate men
who perished, were James Bush, Fran
cis Woodward, William Brandon, a Ger
man, named Knoo, and a colored man,
called Nelson Wigner.
The Markets.
PirILADELvoI.a, Nov. 27, 1816
FLOUR & MEAL—Tho demand for export
has been to a fair extent. The sales since Tues
day morning amount to 0000 bels, at $4,873,4,811
and 4,75 per hi% chiefly at the latter for common
and fair brands. 'Po-day, owing to cold weather,
most holders ask $4,81 a $4,871. Sales of 1200
brie at $4,87} a 4,75. Rye Flour is held at $3871
anti scarce. Corn Menl—Sales of 1100 brls at
$3.70 for Brandywine; $3,62.3. for Penna.
GRAIN—The demand for Wheat has been ac
tive. Sales of 34000 bus at $1,031 asl for good;
99c for fair red; $1,093 a I,oBi for good, $1,05
for red and white mixed; Southern red 9508 c. To
day holders ask $l,Ol a 1,02 for red, and $1,07 a
1,08 for white. Rye—Penns at 77 a 75c. Corn
scarce—Penns yellow flat at 70a69c; Southern at
70c. Oats—Prices are steady at 3103 e.
IRON—Is in good demand. 200 tons at s24a
25 for no. 2 Anthracite; s2Bas3l for Charcoal, on
time.
MARWED,
On Tuesday morning, 24th ult., in this borough,
by Rev. Henry Furlong, Mr. Gass,. Jots. to
Miss ABIGAIL 0. DUFF, both of this county.
Ott the same day, by the some, at SauMiura, in
this county. Mr. W. MeCLIXTOCK to Miss SIT
SAN DICKEY.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE.
Y tiu virtue nia o d f u a n n c o o r u d n e t l y • o t f h
e t h r
w G i r i ch b a e n C p. o . n e r d t
t o o f
sale, by public vend., or mac, y, on the premises,
on Saturday, the 26th day of December next, at 1
o'clock in the afternoon, a certain messuage, plan
tation and Tract of Land, situate in Tell township,
Huntingdon county, bounded on the north-east by
land of John French, on the east by land of Geo.
Frtnch, on the south-east by land of William Mus
ser, on the south-west by land now owned by Wm
Harper, and on the north-west by lard of Robert
Blair, containing abont 300 acres, more or less,
about 50 acres of which are cleared and cultivated,
with a Log Dwelling House and
oth i e it r a in t l i p o re E ve ,, m t zt o s f r te re h o a n cl e7c ro te x tl .
Icr, of Springfield township, decd.
— Terms of Sale—One-third of the purchase mo
ney to be paid on confirmation of the sale—one
third within one year thereafter, with interest, and
the remaining third to be paid at or immediately af
ter the death of Elizabeth Treater, widow of said
Intestate—the interest of this residue or thin] port,
to be paid to said widow annually and regularly
during her natural life, by the purchaser—and the
whole to be secured by the bond and mortgage of
the purchaser. By the Court,
JACOB MILLER, Clk.
Attendance will be given, by the undersigned
Trustee, appointed by the Court to make sale,.
dee2.ls) JOHN 000SHORN.
For .y information, inquire of David IHait,
Att'y for the Estate.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE.
DY virtue of on order of the Orphans' Court of
13 Huntingdon county, will be exposed to public
solo on Saturday, the 2d day of January, 1847, at
1 o'clock, P. M., the following described Real Rs
tate of John Kennedy, late of the borough of Al
exandria, decd., viz: Three Lots of Ground in the
borough of Alexandria, adjoining lots of John ()ro
bin, and the heirs of Thomas Lloyd, decd., being
• lots No. 89, 90, and 91, in the plan of
~ said borough, having thereon erected
111 1 Two . Log Dwelling Houses and a Log
Stable.
Terms of Salo—One-half the purchase money
to be paid on confirmation of sale—one-half in ono
year thereafter, with interest, to be secured by the
bond. and mortgages of the purchaser. By the
Court, JACOB ItIILLER, Clk.
N. R.—Persons desirous of purchasing, con have
any information by applying to Mr. Judith Kenne
dy, who resides on the premises, or to the subscri
bers. ROBERT CARMON,
GEO. B. YOUNG,
Administrators,
dec2-ts]
$1 REWARD!
T OST, in this borough on the evening of the
j_i 25th ult., A PLAIN GOLD RING, with the
initials 8. H." engraved in the inside. As it
is the relic of a friend, it is highly prized—and the
above reward will be cheerfully paid if left et the
Journal office. Idea It
NOTICE
TS hereby given to all persons who know them
' selves indebted to William Stewart, Merchant,
of the borough of Huntingdon, by judgment note ,
book account, or otherwise, that unless payment be
made on or before the first day of January next,
prompt measures will be taken to enforce collection.
A. P. WILSON,
01:0. TAYLOR,
Assignees.
dcc2-4w]
EMT OF ASSESSORS.
HE Commissioners of Huntingdon county deem
I it proper to publish the following Opinion, filed
by their Counsel, in regard to the duty of Assess-
OM : -
OPINION.
Two questions ere presented to me with regard
to the duty of Assessors, as well as the duty of
each taxable inhabitant, growing out of the Act of
Assembly passed in 1846, entitled „ An Act to
provide for the reduction of the state Debt." And
first : Whether ALL bonds, notes, accounts, and
agreements, whether due or to become due, whe
ther bearing interest or not, are the subjects of tax
ation wider this act? And second: Whether A LL
accounts, settled and unsettled, are included in this
act, and subject to taxation?
In construing this law, regard must be hod to
the intention of the Legislature, and that intention
can only be gathered from a careful examination of
the whole act taken together.
Its sweeping terms, and comprehensive charac
ter, indicate most clearly that it was intended to
meet and defeat the various and mul.iform modes
resorted to heretofore for the purpose of evading
the law, and avoiding the payment of taxes. For
instance, a man wishing to dispose of his property,
and at the same time shield the proceeds from lira
bility to taxation, takes a bond or r ote as the case
may be, apparently to,thorst interest, but only ap
parently, for, ill fact, he has made a careful calcula
tion of interest, and included it in the principal, so
that, to all intents, he has not Ho much money at
interest, and as such, is the legitimate object of tax
ation.
liut, aside from conjecture on this point, here is
the language of the Legislature, clear, plain and
explicit-3d section of the Act:
" All money due and owing by solvent debtors,
whether payable on demand, or at any specified
time, past, present, or future, or whether the time
of payment be specified or not, and whether con
taining an agreement to pay interest or not."
There would seem to be no room fur doubt or
conjecture here. It is evident, quite evident at
least to my mind, that all bonds, notes, accounts,
agreements, whether due or to become due, whe
ther bearing interest or not, aro the oljects of taxa
licit under this law; and from this conclusion there
is no escape.
This 'Wings me to the second question : Whe
ther ALIE. accounts, sett rd and wise/tied, are inclu
ded in this act, and subject to taxation I The lan
guage of the net in regard to accounts, is in these
words—" Accounts and settlements in the orphans'
courts, and courts of common pleas, and other ac
counts." Construing the words "and other ac
counts," in accordance with what I take to have
been the intention of the Legislature, they would
undoubtedly include, and render liable to taxation,
under this act, tu. accounts settled and unsettled.
The Legislature intended to require of every taxa
ble inhabitant an honest statement of all debts due
him from solvent debtors; and annexed a penalty
fora false or incorrect one. It is the DUTY. on well
as the interest, therefore, of every taxable inhabi
tant, to make a true return of all debts and accounts
due him from sukent debtors. It can make no dif
ference whether the accounts arc settled, or unset
tled, in making a return ; for n prudent man, and a
man of ordirary business habits, can tell what is
due him on his accounts; and the foci of the ac
, count bring settled, can add nothing to its value or
its certainty. The unsettled account iseqnally cer
tnin and secure against a solvent debtor, and there
fore equally liable to taxation under this law. To
construe this tato so as to include none but settled
accounts, and accounts at interest, would seem to
be a violation of its spirit, nod an evasion et its pro
visions. A. K. CORN YN,
dee2-11) Counsel fur Commasioners.
PUBLIC SALE OF REAL ESTATE,
IN pursuance of the last Will of JOHN RANI
SAY, Into of Dublin township, Huntingdon
county, deceased, the subscriber will expose to pub
lic sale. on Wednesday, the 30th day of December
next, the Real Estate of said deceased, viz:
No. g I—Consistin of 266 acres of Patented
Land, situate in Dublin township, Huntingdon
county, on the State road leading from Shippens
burg to tho turnpike on the top of Sideling Hill.
The buildings consist of a large Log Dwelling
House, a Tenant House, Log Barn,
. ~ Stable, &c. There are on this Farm
g a !! Two Orchards of Fruit Trees. It has
been occupied for half a century as a
Tavern, and is a fine stand for Droves.
No. 2—About 60 acres of Patented Land, ad
joining the above described property, on ica
which there is a Dwelling House, &c.
No. 3-170 acres of Warranted Land, adjoining
the above, principally timber land.
Na. 4-345 acres of Warranted Land. situate in
Dublin township, Huntingdon and Bedford coun
ties. adjoining Matthias' heirs and others, and
nknown as " Both.' Gap place." A part of
f , • this land is cleared, and has a Dwelling
House and Barn thereon.
No. 5-300 acres of Warranted Land, situate
in Black Log Valley, Cromwell township Hunt
ingdon county, about one mile south-west of Shade
(lap.
bale to commence at 'O'clock, on said day, on
the first described premises, when attendance and
the terms will be made known by
JOHN WiTHEROW,
Adner do linnis non
clec2-31)
CONSUMPTION CUItABLE.
Thompson's Compound Syrup of Tar• and
Wood .Araphtha:
INFLAMMA PION of the mucous membranes
is the result of some impression roads upon
them by cold or other causes; hence Chronic, Ca
tarrh, Spitting of Blood, Bronchitis, Asthma, re
sulting in Consumption, Gastritis, diseased Liver
nod Kidneys, Prlpitation of the Heart, &c Prom
incontesiible evidence, it is proved that Thompson's
Compound Syrup of Tar and Wood Naphtha is a
specific in these complaints—allaying irritation,
promoting healthy secretions, and removing the
existing cause of disease. Thousands have used
it, and can bear testimony to its efficacy.
FARTHER PROOF ! !
Philadelphia, March lot, 1846.—1 hereby certify
that in consequence of t epeated and neglect
ed colds, my lungs became seriously af
fected, aud for a long time I have
suffered with violent pain in
the bt east. obstinate cough
and difficult expecto
ration, the sy mp
toms daily
increasing in vi
olence. I had re
course to various reme
dies, with no avail, until I used
THOMPSON'S COMPOUND
SYRUP OF TAIL, which effected a
permanent cue before I had taken three bot
tles. E. e VANS. Fayette street, below Arch.
Principal office, N. E. corner of Fifth and Spruce
street..
Sold by Simonton & Jones, Huntingdon; J,
M. Lindsey, Hollidaysburg. Price 50 cts per bot
tle, or $.5 per dozen. [dee2-Cm
BARLEINBARLEVI
QUANTITY of merchantable Barley, if de-
II livered noon, will Ire taken at the Alexandria
Brewery, for which [164 price will ho given.
HENRY roC;KLEII.
Aloxandiiu, Nov. 25, 1816.6 w•
NOTICE,
TETTERS of administration having been grant-
Jed to the undersigned on the estate of Anthony
J. Stewart, late of Waterstreet, deed., all persons
having claims against the estate are notified to pre
sent dim duly authenticated for settlement, and all
those indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
The Commission end Forwarding businessof :he
deceased, will close with the expiration of the pros
eatmonth, (November) and all persons in account
with the estate, are purlieu:arty requested to make
a speedy settlement, as It is desired by those con
cerned in the estate of the deceased, to have the
business and accounts settled up as soon ne practi
cable.
The account books will remain in the same office
as heretofore.
DAVID STEW ART,
L. G. MYTINGER,
Administrator:.
Waterstreet, Nov. 25, 1846.
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ORPHANS' COURT BALE.
pursuance of an order of the Orphans' Court
of Huntingdon county, there will be exposed to
public sale, as the property of Jacob Baker, decd.,
on the premises of said * deceased, in Springfield
township, Huntingdon county, on Saturday, the
19th day of December next, ut 1 o'clock in the af
ternoon, the following described teal relate, viz:
A certain rnessuage, plantation and tract of land,
sitnate in said township of Springfield,'
• -
and county of Huntingdon, bounded
sss i ,
by lends of George Taylor on the east,
Mr. Cremer on the north, Elisha S.
Greene on the west, and William Taylor on the
south, containing 136 acres, more or less, with the
appurtenances, &e.
This property lies on the waters of the Big
A ughwick creek, near the Furnace and Forge of
Blair & Madden. The land is easily cultivated,
and very productive: and though now somewhat
out of order, is susceptible of a high state of im
provement. The necessary buildings on the farm
aro convenient and snbstantial, but now in need of
some repair. it is situated in a good and thriving
neighborhood, in a township which ia improving
more than any other in the county at this time, and
in which the taxes arc comparatively light. The
administrators are obliged to sell at the time ap- ,
pointed; from all these considerations, purchasers
may look out for a bargain.
Terms of Sale—One-third of the purch tse money
to be paid on confi illation ; one-third within one
year, with interest, and the residue at and immedi
ately after the death of Morgan t Baker, widow of
the said intestate; the interest or the one-third of
the purchase money to he annually and regularly
paid to the said widow during her natural life—the
whole to be secured by rho bonds and mortgage of
the purchaser.
Attendance will be given on the day of sale, and
the property shown in the meantime, by
nov2s is] JACOB BAKER, acting Admr.
PUBLIC SALE ,
X 'ILL be offered at public sale, on Wednesday
the 24th day of December next, at t o'clock
P. M. on the premises, that well known House and
Tavern htaed in the borough of hhirleysburg, in
the present ocupancy of Dr. Isaac Clugs
ton, as a public house, situate on Main
“. I street, togetlur with two lots of ground,
a-
_ being each 00 feet in tient end 140 feet
hock. The house is large and commodious, being
53 feet in front and 49 feet back, well calculated
for a house of public entertainment, together with
a store that lately underwent thorough repair at
considerable expense, is now in complete of der and
very convenient ; also a pump of excellent water
at the kitchen door. The stabling is in good order
and calculated to entertain twenty-five hot sea. A
further description of the property is deemed un
necessary, as persons desirous of purchasing will
no doubt view and judge for themselves.
The terms of sale will be one-half the purchase
money on confirmation of sale, and the remainder
in two equal annual payments, without interest.
novlB-30 JAMES M'EI.HENY.
REMOVAL.
LEVI WESTBROOK
"WOULD inform his
V friends and cus
tourers and the public
0 generally, that he has
removed his Boot and
t: to
, z , .i Shoe establishment from
his old stand in Main
street, to the second
1 story of Judge G win's
new building" in Bath
street, near the Exchange Hotel, where
he intends carrying on his former busi
ness in all its various branches, and on a
more enlarged scale. A continuance of
public patronage is respectfully solicited.
NOTICE.—AII persons knowing them
selves indebted to the undersigned, are
requested to make immediate payment
of at least a portion of their dues, and
thus enable him to meet his heavy ex
penditures for stock, hands, &c.
nov 18-3t] LEVI WESTBROOK.
Steam Umbrella Manufactory.
No. 104 Jlarket Street, Philadelphia.
H.:rßoDSmoe.„7,,,
has, n ap addition; flie t o vs
ri
imll, ve S t ea m
Power to the manufacture of UMBRELLAS, turd
is enabled to sell them nt very low prices.
Merchants are invited to call and see his Works
and examine the assortment. [nevlB-4m
EST. , ITE OF JOIIX GRIMES,
(Late of Cromwell tp., decd.)
OTiCE: is hereby given, that letters of admin
istration upon the said estate have been grant
ed to the undersigned. All persons having claims
or demands against the same, are requested to make
them known without delay, and all persons indebt
ed to make immediate payment to
novlB.6t•] GEORGE SIPES, Admr.
Spruce Creek dr. Waterstreet Turn
pike Company.
riIHE Books will be opened to receive subscriptions
of Stock of the said Company on Monday the
14th day of December next. at the house of Abra
ham Moyer, at Waterst, eel; R. F. Haslet, Grays
port, Colerain Forgeollice; Samuel Jacobs, Grays
; and Samuel H. Stover, near Baileysville—
At which time and places some of the Commis
sioners will attend and receive subscriptions from all
persons of lawful age, for the space of six days.
H. B. Mytin,ger, John S.lsett, David Stewart,
S. H. Stover, .1. Y. Lyon. Martin Gates,
Samuel Wigton, R. F. lidslett, James Travis,
novll.4f. Commissioners.
TUSTICE'S blanks of all kinds fur sale at this
d office.
T. IL Cramer,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
HUNTINGDON, r,►.
DR. DAVIs'S COMPOUND SYRUP
OF WILD CHERRY AND TAR,
Vint the cure of Pulmonary Consump
f Lion, Coughs, Colds, asthma, Influen
za, Bronchitis, Pleurisy, Difficulty of
Breathing, Pain in the Breast or Side,
Spitting of Blood, Croup ; Nervous Trs
mourn, Hooping Cough, lit.
From the Christian Repository, Dec. 13, 1845.
We insert in another column an ad
vertisement of Messrs. Robison & Col
lins of this city, to which we take plea
sure in calling the attention of our rea
ders. We do this more especially from
the card of Bro. Barnes which is ap
pended to it. Bro. B. is a member of
the M. E. Church in good standing, and
those who know him personally, (as wo
do) have the fullest confidence in any
statement he may give of the efficacy of
any medicine which lie may have tested.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20, 1845.
Messrs. Robinson, Collins 4- Co.—Being
afflicted last spring with a very severe
cough, wiih pain in my side and breast,
soreness and weakness of the lungs,
shortness of breath, loss of apetite, &c.,
I tried various remedies, but to no good
effect, my cough still continuing and
growing worse. Such was the distress
ing nature of the cough, that I could
not lie in bed night nor day, but was
obliged to sit up in my chair, and could
sleep very little at best ; consequently I
was wearing out very fast, till you very
kindly recommended Dr. Davis's Com
pound Syrup of Wild Cherry and Tar,
the first bottle of which gave the relief,
checked my cough, loosened the phlegm,
caused me to expectorate freely, restored
my appetite, relieved the pain in my
side, healed the soreness of my breast,
and strengthened my lungs, causing me
to breathe freely. 1 have now taken ten
bottles ; it has entirely cured my cough.
• I have gained consiaerably in flesh. I
think it a most valuable medicine, and
one that ought to be universally known,
that those afflicted with colds and coughs
may have a medicine both safe and sure
to cure, if taken properly. While taking
the medicine, I drunk freely of molasses
and water, which I found excellent to
keep the bowels open. If this state
ment can be found of any benefit to the
afflicted, you are at liberty to make such
t i use of it as you may think proper.
MERRICK BARNES,
No. 6 Bread street.
Price, $1 per bottle.
Robison, Collins, & Co., Piffled., gen
eral agents.
For snlc by THOS. READ & SON,
nor 25' , 16-6m. Huntingdon
GRZIAT DAnsikisTar
NEW GOODS CHEAPER THAN EVER!!
DR. WILLIAM SWOOPE
HAS just received, and now offers to the pub
lic, at his old stand in Main street, directly
opposite the residence of Mrs. Allison, as large a
stock of
F.-?LL Jl.7l'D WINTER GOODS
as has ever been offered to the public in this place,
and at cheaper prices than any other store in the
county.
His assortment is complete—having almost every
article in the line of business, among which are
Cheap Cloths, Cassinetts, Flannels, Blan
kets, Coatings, Cloakings, Cash
meres, 4%, at prices that
cannot jail to please.
g The attention of the ladies is particularly
invited to a large and beautiful selection of
L..Vd I Z,C3CSsIr co ell
which have been purchased with on eye single to
their taste. Call and examine, ord judge for
yourselves, and if we cannot please, we will be
pleased to see you.
ALso—A general assortment of Gro
ceries, Queensware, Hardware,
Boots and Shoes, Hats,
Caps, &c. &c.
The highestprice paid for Country
- Produce.
Dr. S. would most respectfully tender his thanks
to his former customers, and hopes by prompt at
tention to business, and by selling a Livri.a citron
an than others, to secure an increase of public
patronage. [Huntingdon, Nov. 4-If
VAR! WAR!
B. J. KOUGH, Gunsmith, would most
respectfully inform the citi
e , zens of Huntingdon and vi
, cinity, that he has removed
1 - 1 to this place, and will be at all
i• times ready to accommodate
1
t those who may favor him
4 with a. call, in his line of
,: , r
business. He is fully pre
pared
to do all work in its
various branches, such as
manufacturing and repair
-4
~ ing Guns, Pistols, &c., &c.,
of all descriptions, and at prices to suit
the times. He trusts, by attention to
business, to merit public patronage.
His shop is on Bath street, a few doors
south of the Exchange Hotel, where he
would be pleased to see all who may
have anything to do in his way.
Huntingdon, Nov.lB, 1846-3 m
EXEC UTORS' NOTICE.
Estate of Martin 097:4its, Deceased.
NTOTICE it hereby given thslt Leiters Teststnen
-1) tiny on thu last Will and Testament of said
deed, have been granted to the undersigned. All
persons knowing themselves indebted to said Estate
arc requested to mkt, immediate payment, and
those having claims against the same, are requested
to present them duly authenticated, for settlement.
JACOB GRAFFIUS„
JOHN GRAFFIUS.
SAMUEL GIUFFRA
Executors.
nov 1 t-6t.
Cheap Prayer Books.
!A VERY neat and correct edition of the Prayer
Book, upon good paper, and wall bound, may
be obtained at the agorae of T. Read At Son and
Wan. titewart, at the very low price of 20 cent. per
copy. InovlS at