VOL. 7--NO. 13.]
ADVERTMEMEN7'S.
ROBERT F. McCONAUGHT I
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
FFICE in York Street, next door to
the Public Offices, in the room lately
occupied by John L. Fuller, Esq.
• Gettysburg, April 18, 1836
NEIV & CHEAP GOODS
SeIII.IIUE L TIM T 111 E R 0 IF;
INFORMS his Friends and tho Public,
that he has commenced business a'. the
old stand of M ILLER & WITHEROW, and has
just returned from the city with
A LARGE AND SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF
GOODS,
SUITABLE FOR THE SEASON,
CONSISTING OF EVERY VARIETY OF
iftry'Goods, Groceries, Hard
ware, Queensware,
ALL of which hats determined to sell cheap
foi CASII or Country Produce.
April 4, 1836.
BOOTS & SHOES.
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A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF
OOTS
AND 926109
SHOES
Just received and for sale by
J. GILBERT, Gettysburg.
(KrHaving made arrangements at home
for that purpose, BOOTS and SHOES
can be made to order in a workmanlike
manner and at the shortest notice.
April 4,1836. tf-1
COel CH, S.IDDLE ✓IJVI)
TRUNK FACTORY.
THE Subscriber returns 'his thanks to
the Public for the very liberal support
extended to him, and would respectfully
state that he is at all times prepared, at his
old Stand in Chambersburg Street, a few
doors West of the Court-House, to
Make, Trim and. Repair
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alas,
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ktitailmet
rliOnfOr i. Rarouches A'
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: - Ig:7 - t- ; ''' - ' . -: - 2 CARRIAGES
of all kinds, in a neat, fashionable and sub
stantial manner, of soma NATERIALs and at
the shortest notice.
• . He is also prepared to manufacture, and
has now on hand, . ,
SADDLES, Ps', 1 4- t \
BRIDLES, 4 - t? ! 4 ..
MARTINGALES ; _ -
Saddle-bags, Portmanteaus,
Trunks, Harness,
AND EVERY. OTIIER ARTICLE IN lIIS LINE OF ROSINESS.
The Public are respectfully invited to
give him a call before purchnstng elsewhere.
Oz:TAII kinds of Marketing taken in ex
change for work nt fair prices.
EDWIN A. ATLEE.
Gettysburg., May 2, 1836. tf-5
CONSUMPTION.
Indian Specific,
FOR the prevention and cure of Coughs,
Colds, Asthmas, Consumptions, Spit
and diseases of the Breast and
Lungs, prepared by Doct. CLARKSON
FREE M AN, of the city of Lancaster.
BILL OF DIRECTION,
Accompanying each bottle of the Specific,
pointing out in a conspicuous manner, all the
symptoms in-the different stages of these
distressing diseares; also particular direc
tions respecting diet and regiment, and how
patients are to conduct through every stage
until health is restored—for vain end useless
would be the prescriptions of the ablest phi , -
sicians, accompanied by the most powerful
and useful medicines, if the directions are
not-faithfully adhered to.
'rho public are informed that the depost
tions of 287 persons have been taken, before
proper authorites in the city of Lancaster,
all completely cured in the most desperate
cases of consumption, setne of which are de
tailed in the bills accompanying each bottle.
• o:rThe price of each bottle of Indian
Specific - is $l, and each envelope of the gen.
nine Specific is signed by Dr. Clarkson
Freeman, and the initials, C. F. on the seal
of each bottle. None ran be genuine with
out his signature, a base composition hay.
log been attempted to be imposed on the
public by a counterfeit imitation of this ex
traordinary article.
For sale.at the drug store of
Dr. J. GILBERT.
Gettysburg, Oct. 19, ISa5. Iy-29
.S•O'VIU11.
A LL persons indebted to the Estate of
HENRY BLACK, late of Mountjoy
township, Adams county, deceased,are here.:
by requested to make settlement on or be
fore the Ist of July next; and these having
claims against said Estate, are requested to
present t4ie same to the subscriber, proper.
ly authenticated, for settlement.
. The Executor resides in the Borough of
Gettysburg.
HUGH DEN IV LADLE, Ex'r.
May 16, 1836., 6t-7
Wrightsville and Gellysburg
RAIL ROAD.
T HE CommiSsioners of the Wrightsville
and Gettysburg Rail Road Company
hereby give notice, that BOOKS WILL
I'SE OPENED at the following places for
the subscription of Stock in said Company,
on the 27th, 281 h, and 291/i days of June
next., from 10 o'clock, A. m. until 4 o'clock,
P.M.
At the Exchange, in the City of Phila
delphia.
At the Eutaw House, in the City of Bal
timore.
At the Franklin House, in the Borough
of Gettysburg.
At the house of Jacob Eichelberger, in
the Borough of Hanover.
At the house of J. Gossier, in Columbia.
At the house of George Ickes, in Abbotts
town.
At the house of A. Picking, in Berlin.
T. C. MILLER,
J. A. THOMPSON,
T STEVENS,
J. WILSON,
WM. McCLELLAN,
T. J. COOPER,
J. F. MACFARLANE,
J. B. McPHERSON,.
S. FAHNESTOCK, . . -
JAMES McSFIERRY,
D. MIDDLECOFF,
GEORGE FILMES,
GEORGE ICKES,
J. CARL,
WM. HILDEBRAND,
JOSEPH MILLER,
A. PICKING,
G. L. FAUSS,
R. M. HUTCHESON,
HENRY WERT,
J. KAUFELT,
J. L. FATHY,
WM. WRIGHT,
WM C. McPHERSON,
WM. D. LEWIS,
JESSE R. BURDEN,
JOHN GEST,
JOHN B. MITCHELL,
SAMUEL McCLELLAN,
JACOB ALBERT,
JAMES H. MILLER,
Commissioners.
td-si
Mar'23, 1830.
Millinery.
THE subscriber respectfully informs her
former customers, and the public generally,
that she has recommenced the above busi
ness at her residence, (at the house of Mrs.
W./aimEn,) Opposite the Post OtEco,where
she will at all times be prepared to
Make and Repair Bonnets
IN THE MOST FASHIONABLE MANNER,
having made arrangements to receive the
LATEST FASHIONS from Philadelphia regu
larly.
S. SCHREINFAL
Gettysburg, April 11, 1836. tf-2
Special Court.
NOTICE is hereby Given, to all whom it
may concern, that, in pursuance of an
Act of the General Assembly of Pennsylva
nia, entitled, "An Act for holding Special
Courts of Common Pleas," passed thehs,th
day of March, 1816, and its supplements,'
A Special Court of Common Pleas
'will be holden at the Court:house in the bo
rough of Gettysburg, in and for the county
of Adams, on Monday the 25th day of July
next, (being the fourth Monday In said
month,) at 10 o'clock, A. rut. to try and de
termine all such matters as shall properly
be cognizable by the said court.
JAMES BELL, Jr. Sheriff'.
Gettysburg, May 80,1836. tc-9
Carpenter's Compound Fluid Extract of
1333 CCM
:Kit OR diseases of the bladder, obstructions of
LI urine, &c. &c. The Buchu leaves have
been highly recommended for diseases of the
bladder, by some of the most-distinguished phy.
sicians of Europe. "A variety of remedies have
been advised (says Doctor M'Dowell,) for chron.
is inflammation of the bladder: most of them I
have repeatedly tried with little or no effect,be
yond that of being in some degree palliative.—
The Compound Bucho having been lately
strongly recommended, I was induced to make
irial of
.it, and my experiments. have resulted iu
the satisfactory manner, having succeeded in
saving. the most inveterate cases, in which I had
no hope of success."
The above medicine has been frequently pre
scribed by, and found to answer the fullest ex
pectations of the principal physicians of the
cities.
Just received from the ware•house of G.
W. Carpenter, and for sale at the Drug
Store of Dr. J. GILBERT. •
Gettysburg, June 6, 1b36. 11-10
POLISHING POWDER,
FOR, Polishing Brass and other Metals that
require a high and durable Lustre. This
Powder will produce a Polish with less
labor than any other in use.
ITS EXCELLENCE IN
CLEANSING ALL KINDS OF METAL
SUBJECT TO CORROSION,-TILE
BRILLIANCY OF ITS POLISH,
AND THE EASE WITH WHICH IT IS APPLIED,
Render it an object to every family in point
of ECONOMY. Its superior qualities have
gained for it a high reputation, and a most
decided preference over any preparation of
the kind over offered to the Public. It is
warranted not to contain AN ACID, or any
other corrosive ingredient.
For sale at the Drug Store of
Dr. J. GILBERT, Gettysburg.
April 4,1836. tf—l
Ltt4.1410.19Q2.1 1 /1"26464 0
ao-OF EVERY DESCRIP'rION,4:O
. Neatly and expeditiously executed at the
OFFICE OF THE
Star IP Republican Banner,
• onrriessvuo, PENN.
BY ROBERT WHIT I.4=LETOII I EIDITO;ti P I :7I3IaIREER AZTE PROPRIETOR,
"I WISH NO OTHER HERALD, NO OTHER SPEAKER OF NY LIYINO ACTIONS, TO KEEP MINE HONOR FROM CORRUPTION."-SHAIV
el,2w3P/tva3rmal e rpagl e Qragj,ilkrbazir e aww2a su e a
q2Mal
-"With sweetest flowers eorich'd,
From various gardens cull'd with cam."
WE CANNOT WAR.
We cannot war!—the Briton thinks
Our arms were framed to toil—not bleed!
He little dreams how scythes aro swords
When comes the bloody hour of need.
He little reeks the self-same strength,
Which swings in peace the summer blade,
Will mow as broad a swath among
The files where carnage is a trade.
Mark the great oaks! they array their leaves
To every breath of noon or night;
Gentle, as gentlest things or earth—
Sleeping upon their sense of might.
The storm is mil—they cast their leaves
Like useless summer robes away,
And on the hill-side greenly fixed,
They meet tho storm in stern array.
We cannot war! our cheeks will blanch
Before the fierce breath of the foe:—
When Carnage looks on us her first
To coward's burial we shall go.
WE, who have trod beneath our heel
The forest serpent and her young;
We, who have grappled nrith.the wolf,
And met the pant hefas he sprung.
If we couto be thus base—thus vile. ,
A solemn train of men would spring
Forth from the sod—the pilgrim sires!
Their manly voices then would ring.
Like death-knells; "Sons—once sons of ours,
We give you to the curse ye seek!
No more look back to us as sires—
But bear the vengeance kings can reek."
But where is Gaul? her sons can tell
If ours is frozen, coward blood;
Ask of the Indian! he can say
If ours ale trusty swords and good.
The fort o'crturned—the ambushed foe
Mark'd down by his own glancing eyes—
Th' averted brand, which madly blaz'd
A meteor in the midnight skies—
These, and a thousand rays of soul
Shot from the darkness of our days,
The firm resolve—the hardy toil—
The free-born thought (tho' this is praise,)
Attest the hearts, whose noblest wish
Is but to dream—to dare—to die
in breathing, battling, sufPring for
The stolen hope of—Libertyl
Vl2O E;1111TWiIIV(Da3o
THE LOST DINNER.
Or a Corpulent Gentleman's ✓ldventure.
"Oh that this too solid flesh would melt, thaw and
resolve itself' into a dew."—[IIADILET.
"Let me have menalrout me that are fat."--
C/ESAII.
Of all the plagues with_ which Old Nick has at
tempted to disturb tho quiet of inn world,
I think thorn is none equal to the disposition wilfelt
half the community have for tormenting fat peo
ple. I can speak freely on this point, for lam a
fat man myself. Your lean fellows live in quiet;
nobody think of poking fun at them, or jostling
them in the street, or squeezing thorn in a crowd,
or at a stage coach, or a box at the theatre. They
slip through the common rubs and crosses of lifo
as easily as a snake, through the bushes. A starv.
ling has an immunity against all tribulation: but
a fat man—there is no mercy for him: lie is a butt
for all the jokes that are current; there is no sharp
shooting but hits him. Ho is too prominent a
mark to escape.. Tho loan ones envy his goodly
size and revenge themselves the only way they
can, by ridiculing what they would fain partici
pate in, but find it beyond their reach, as the fox
turned op his right-honorable snout at certain
grapes.
Who would not bo fat Who could? I don't see
any harin in being fat. It is shoor malice and
envy that would sot tho world against fat pooplo
who, generally speaking, aro tho most useful and
good natured of the community: fruges consumere
nati, they keep the markets up, and make trade
flourish. If to be fat is to be hated, says Falstaff,
then aro Pharaoh's lean kind to be loved. I think
so too. I hate loan folks, they make me think of
a famine; and short commons aro an abomination
unto mon of my condition. But lot me come to
the point, and the point of the matter is that I
make it a point never to refuse an invitation to a
dinner. Now I received an invitation to ono last
week, the moat magnificient dinner that has boon
eaten in the city those fifty years. Tho very men.
Lion of the dishes made my mouth water. Alder.
man Gobble who gave tho dinner knows how to
create an appetite in guests by a specification of
his tlt.bits. I need not atop now to rocapitulato
the niceties which the worthy alderman had pro.
:rased and with which I regaled my imagination
for a week in anticipation of the feast. Suffice it
to say it was a meal fit for a gormand, and I had
raised an appetite fit to do justice to it. Oh ye ;
domons of disappointment! How could ye serve ti
mo such a trick as to balk me of that dinner. 1
For as my ill luck would have it, I happen to
livo just now about ton miles from Boston. There
is no difficulty ono would think, in jumping into
a stage and posting into town,—and that is truo
enough in the case of ordinary folks, but see what
plagues beset a fat man! I had bespoke my pas.
sago, and was the first to get into the stage, when
a disagreement arose about the space which I oc.
cupiod in the vehicle. The driver asserted that 1
had taken but one seat, and all the others in the
coach were engaged before me. Now as he un
dertook to prove by regular admeasurement that
my immense rotundity of corporation, us he was
pleased to call it, occupied at least space enough
for four, ho maintained that all should seat them. 1 The elements or matters of which plants are
selves first and them I might got in if I could. omposed are almost wholly carbon, hydrogen,
"Not in the day timo, my lad," said I, as I seat. nd oxygen. Whonover the plant dies, and do.
od myself snugly on the back seat. "First come, omposos or rote, these elements partially or
first served. I have got my place, now the others wholly Nom ate, and enter into new combinations,
may take theirs, I paid for my seat isn't it a bar either animal, vegetable, mineral, or wriform.
gain."
"But,the °there can't all got in," said the driver' Prayer for Kings.
, q 1 let them rido on the top," answered I. , A worthy clergyman of the Methodist porous.
"Really Mr. Sugarhogehead," said ho, "had'ntsion, once in out preeenco hold forth upon that
you bolter ride on the t9p yourself?" text of St. Paul which requires us to pray for our
"For Heaven's sake no," said another; "don'truler& Ho remarked that it might be a difficult
put that great fat chuff on the top, he'll make miduty for republicans to pray for kings,as the scrip.
top heavy and overact us." 'lure required. "But," ho added, "I hayo thought
"1 have no notion of riding on tho top," said I,
"so you may make yourselfeasy on that score."
"But you must get out," said they, "and wait
for the next stage." •
"And what will becomo of my dinnor," said I.
"Here is Mrs. Pickloton and her aovon childron
who will all bo disappointed of places in the city if
they do.not arrive at two o'clock."
"And I shall bo disappointed of my dinnor if I
do not reach Alderman Gobblo's at the samo
time."
"'Tis enough to try the pntionco of Job," said
Mrs. Pickloton.
"Don't talk to me about Job," said I, "ho never
had such an invitation to a dinner in his
"But you cant go with us," said they.
"Bnt I must go with you," said I. So saying,
I throw back my head, and composed myself on
my seat and lot them soo that I was not to bo inov
ad. After some altercation with the other pas.
sengerq, the driver shut the coach door and left mo
within alone. Presently I heard tho smack of the
whip, and the horses started. I thought we sot
off with a very easy paco,and was highly delight
ed to find mysolf solo possessor of the inside of
the coach . whore I had expected to bo annoyed by
the company of Itlrs.Pickleton and her 801'01/ chil
dren.
We travelled at so easy, comfortable a rate that
I fell into a doze; an infirmity to which I am
somewhat accustomed though not in stage coach
es. I droinpt of being at Alderman Gobble's din•
nor, where I kept eating and eating till I thought
I never should have enough. What was the most
singular of all was thut the more i ate, tho hun.
grier I grow. Mothought the dinner lasted un
conscionably long, till at lust I awoke from pure
hunger. I was fairly starved out of my dream.
"Surely," thought 1, as I awoke, "wo must have
got to Boston by this time." I pulled out my
watch. It was half pasttwo: "Heavens!" exclaim
ed I, "whore aro we?"—l jumped up and looked
out of the carriage and—and there was I at the
very place of starting, wo hid not moved a rod all
tho while. Thildriver had taken the horses away
and driven off with another stage whilst I was
dreaming of Alderman Gobble's dinner.
Capt. Marryatt, tho popular author of "Jacob
Faithful," and "Japbot in Search of a Father,"
relates the following anecdote in a late number of
the London Metropolitan. Talking about rogue
ry, there was a .carious incident occurred some
limo back, in which a rascal was outwitted. A
—(Juutra
bachelor gentleman. who mug a superiour drafts
man Tina caricaturist, was laid in hikapartments
with the gout in both foot. Ho could not move,
but sat in an easy chair, and was wheeled by his
servants in and out of his chamber to his sitting
room. Now a well known vagabond ascertained
the fact, and watched until the servant was sent
upon a mossage. The servant came out of the
front door, but loft the aroa door open communi.
eating with the kitchen. Down went the vega.
bond, enteied the kitchen, walked up stairs, where
as ho anticipated;he found the gentleman quite
alone and helploss,, "lam sorry you cannot move,
and your servant is oot." Tho gentleman stared.
"his excessively careless of you to leave yourself
so exposed, for behold the contreqtlences! t toko
the liberty of removing this wetch and set oft"
the table ind.puttins thorn into my own pocke t ;..
and, as perceive yiii# keys aro tone, I shall now
open these drawers and see whit Belts my pur
pose." . "Oh! pray help iousself,-kbet." replied
the gentleman, who was 'aWaieViat•he could do
nothing to prevent him. Tho rogue did siiticsord•
ingly; ho found the plate in the sideboard draitr,
and many other articles which suited himOind
about ten minutes having made up his bundle, he
made the gentleman a very low bow and depart.
pd. But the gentleman had the rule of his fiends
Itnd had not been idle; he had taken an exact like.
ness of the thief with his pencil, and on his sop.
Vent returning soon after, ho despatched him Ml
modiately to Bow street with the draiving, and
ccount of w hat had happened. Tho likeness was
zo good, that the man was immediately identified
.y the runners, and was captured before ho had
imo to dispose of a single article. He was brott
go the gorjtloman in two hours afterwarts, idonti.
lod, the property found on him sworn to, and in
rix weeks he was on his passage to Botany Bay.
Interesting Facts in Chemistry.
The creation or destruction of any element is
.ot to be found in the oporations of nature. The
timorous phenomena of composition and docom.
..sition which take place on the surface of the
lobe, piesent only changes of combinations,
•• hich axe formod according to fixed, eternal, and
nchangeablo laws. Thus nature is regenerated
• ithout being impoverished, and mattor.oxpori
:noes only those changes whioh aro produced
niformly and periodically, espocially m organiz.
d bodies.
A vegetable substance is always acid, when.
ver the oxygen it containsis to the hydrogen in
greater proportion than in water; it is always
.sinous, or oily, or spirituous, whenever it con
ins oxygen in a smaller proportion to the hy
rogen than exists in water; and it is neither acid
or resinous, but either saccharine or mucilagin.
us, or analogous to woody fibre or starch, when.
ver tho oxygen and hydrogen in it are in the
am proportion as in water.
.4 Rogue Outwitted.
act%
of a way to got over the difficulty,v.ithout violence
to, our feelings and principles as republicans. I
recommend all on whom It may ho incumbent to
pray for kings, to ask the Lord to giro them short
lives and happy deaths, convert their souls, take
thorn to heavon,and send no more such." "Amen,"
responded the audience heartily.
John llancock.
During the soigo at Boston, Gon. Washington
consulted Congress upon the propriety of born.
boarding the town of Boston. Mr. Hancock was
then President ofCougress, After General Wash.
ington's letter was road, a solemn silonco ensued.
This was broken by a member making a motion
that the houso should resolve itself into a coin
mato° of tho whole in ordor that • Mr. Hancock
might give his opinion upon tho important subject
as ho was deeply interested from having all his
estato at Boston. After ho left the chair, ho ad
dressed the chairman of tho committee of the
w bolo in tho following words—"lt is true, Sir,
nearly all the property I have in the world is in
houses and other real estate in the town of Boston;
but if the expulsion of' tho British army from it,
and the liberties ()four country requiro their being
burnt to aShes—ISSUE THE ORDER FOR THAT PUR
POSE IMMEDIATELY."
Tho following, from the Claromount Eagle, is
just as good as if wore a voritablo
An , unsophisticated chap from the country,
found himself not long since at the dinner table
of a fashionablo lady in Boston. Ho was ninth
cousin to her husband, and of course was invited
to dine. At home, in Vermont, ho was plain
"John," but now it was all "Mr. Stokes." "Have
you any preference—what part of the beef do you
proferr—"l ain't no way particular—l can eat
any thing home but frogs." John' got through
quite well, calling the cider "capital tongy stuff;"
and pronouncing the olives the poorest pickles he
had over tasted—not to bo compared to "aunt
Botsoy's mangos." Whoa the 'custards came on,
John stared. He had evidently novor soon any
before. Tho lady perceiving Mr. Stokes did not
scorn disposed to taste the ono before him, passed
the nutmeg grater to him, supposing a little sprin
kling of nutmeg upon it would be acceptable.—
"No I thank you, ma'am, I never oat pepper on
bonnyclabbor, when I'm at home." •
.IVewspapers.
Tlio novvapapor carries tho voice of the many
home to ovory individual among thorn; by the
nowspapor,each ono learns that all others are feel
ing as he fools, and that if ho is ready, he will find
them also prepared to act upon what they feel.- 7
The now spapor id thotclograph which carries the
signal throughout the country, and the flag round
which he rallies. Hundreds of newspapers,speak
ing in the samo voice at once, and the rapidity of
communication afforded by improved moans of To
cotnotion, were what enabled the whole country
to combino in that sirnultaneous,onorgotic domon
etration of determined will which carried the re
form act.
0:r• DEFERRED ARTICLES.
LOMB PHILLIP ^ has made M. PAGEOT,
: recently French Minister at Washington,
rto:knight of,the Legion of Honor.
ONE LATER. FROM LONDON.
ThgabiliTiresi4l7l, Capt. Chadwick, at
bi r itiistonclon,dates to the evening
of the kith May..
The - ichr. Agneti, „which was red ieto,bir
the Gladiator, N. YePaoltat, and_ li6e;eoplY,
In 16 - fathoms water, ha's beedsold foegati . o:
r
He carets hem Wallow, oil, and 25.,t9ns
iron With same smallefarOdis.
The estimated decreaseii fheiiltorns of
the EngliTsh Post _Office; in candequence of
the late French arfa4ernOtits is E 20,000,
and the same loss upon probates by the new
System of stamp duties ! •
A petition has been presented to the
French Chambers praying the abolition' of
gaming hguses in Patin, 0ne...3r two- mem
bers spoke in favoief the petition; M. Thiers
felt embarrassed at knowing how to replace
the 5,5000,000-francs annually paid by them
to the Government. In the course of the
debate, one of , the Government Ministers
mentioned
- that gambling had diniinished
considerably, the proceeds having dec reAsed
in the course of some years, from Wean to
five millions per annum.
Great difference ofopinion to exist
in Holland, relative to the expediency of
sanctioning the projected 'rail road between
Amsterdam and Cologne.
The German papers confirm the report
of the intended reduction of the Austrian
army.
The following letter from Frankfort,dated
April 30, has been received:
"We learn that the Great Courts of the
East have just sent their Ambassadors at
Paris fresh instructions relative to the con
tingency of an intervention in Spain. Count
Fesselrode is said to have instructed Count
Pahlon to protest against any intervention;
if France take decided measures and send
an army into Spain, the Russian Ambassa
dor is to demand his passports; if France give
' assistance under hand, Cahlen is to iniorm
his Cabinet, which, in that case, may send
subsidies to Don Carlos. It is said that, for
the present, Russia merely protests, without
announcing what are its intentions in case
an intervention should actually take place.
Prince Metternich does not seem favorable
to the intervention, because he thinks that
Prussia might take advantage of it, to inter
vene, on its part, in the East."
Considerable sensation had been produced
in London, by a reported impost said to have
been levied by the - Russian Autocrat on all
vessels entering the Danube from the Black
Sea. Thd English Foreign Minister had
denied the right of the Czar to levy this
[WHOLE. NO. 325-•
,
(duty, and justifies the English mere**,
in a refusal to pay it, and a 'fleet ofveseelit,Of,
war-had been ordered to the Dardanelled:—
It is however said by some that the Wbote
arose from a misunderstanding, which thfi
Russian minister in London gays wilt 'be ,
-satisfactorily explained. . . .. '
The Tei
Head Quarters of the Artni4
SAN JACINTO, April 25.
To His Excellency D. G. Bummer,
President of the kepublic of Teias.
,
Sin: I regret extremely that my Elifilaitolll
since the battle of the 21st has been such as
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to prevent my sending you my o ffi cial report •
of the same previdus to this time.
I have the henor to inform you that on-the
evening of the 18th .inst. after 'a forced'
march of fifty-five miles, which was ellectek
in •two days and a half, the army arrived op.;
posite Harrisburg. That evening a courier" '
was taken, from which I learned that Gen.
Santa Anna, with one division of hie choice
troops, had marched in the direction. of
Lunch's Ferry, on thaSan Jacinto,burning
Harrisburg as they, passed down..' The:
was ordered to be in readiness to march
• early on the next morning. __..The_nitari
dy effected a passage over Buffalo baYou,
below .Harrisburg, on the morning of the
loth, having-left the baggage,. sick; rind a
sufficient camp guard in the rear. We - cow
tinned the " march throughout the night,
making but one halt in the prairio for a shert
time, and without refreshment. .At daylight
we resumed -the line of march,and in a short
distance our scouts encountered thiae of the
enemy,and we received information that Gen.
Santa Anna was at New Washingtoa, and
would that day take up his line of march for
Anahuac, crossing at Lynch'S. The Tex
ian army halted within half a mile of the
ferry, in some timber, and were engaged in
slaughtering beeves, when the army of Gen.
Santa Anna was discovered to be , typo:ach
ing, in battle array, having been encamped
at Clopper's Point, 8 miles below.
Disposition _was immediately' made of our ,
forces, and preparation for his reception--
Ho took a position with his infantry and ar
tillery in the centre, occupying an island of
timber, his cavalry covering the left flank.
The artillery then opened upon our encathp
ment, consisting of ono double fortified me-'
dium brass 12 pounder. The infantry in, -
column advahced with the design of charg.
trig our tines, but — were repulsed by a
charge of grape and cannister from our ar
tillery,consisting of two six-pounders. The
enemy had occupied a piece of timber, with- ~
in rifle shot ofthe left wing of our army,from
which an occasional interchange of, small
arms took place between the troops, until
the enemy withdrew to a position ,on the
bank of the San Jacinto, about thus, quert
ters of a mile of our encarniiment, afibl corn
' menced a fortification. A short time before
on-set our mounted men, about 85 in him
ber,under the special command ofCol. Sher-
man, marched out for the purpose of recon
noitering the enemy. Whilst advancing,
they received a volley from the left of the • '
enemy's infantry, and after a sharp re noot- with their cavalry, in which oar's noted
extremely well, and performed tionriafeats of
daring chivalry, they retired in good corder, •
having had two men wounded severely, end
several horses killed. In the meantime the
infantry under the commend , of Lieut.W.':
Milord, and Col. Burliion's regimen4w,W
the artillery, had **,. out
pose of covering tbgs
.iftecessary;.oTh Lqf
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temainild without any .0410446 act ,•%
the 21st, at kelt'
the first refreshthentiiiiiiicli. they 111ftr414.-
ed for two ,dajci; 'the enemy itl . Wtatetin
tithe having - extended the right flank ,010eir ' .
infantry so as to occupy the o x treob point
of askirt uf timber on the . Link o€ the
Jacinto, and securingtheir left by a fortifies, ,
tion about five feet bigh,constructed
and baggage, leaving 'Sib oitejipgin theAhn!i',
tre of the breastwork,in win& their artillery
was placed, their cavalry uiton their left,
About 9 o'clock on the Morning of the
21st, the enemy
,were reinforced by 500
choice troops," under the ceminfind of Gen.
Cos, increasing their effective force to up
wards of 1500 men, whilst our aggregate
force for the field numbered 783. At half
past three o'clock in the evening, I ordered
the officers of the Texian army to parade
their respective commands, having in the
mean time ordered the bridge on the only
road communicating with the Brazos, • dis
tant eight miles from our encampment, to be
destroyed, thus cutting off al! possibility of
escape. Our troops paraded with alacrity ,
and spirit, and were anxious for the contest.
Their conscious disparity ofnumbers seem•
ed only to increase their enthusiasm and
confidence, and heightened their anxiety for
the conflict. Our situation afforded me en
opportunity of making the arrangements pre-'
paratory to the attack, without exposing otit • '
designs to the enemy. The Ist.Regiment
commanded by Col. "Burleson, was assigned
the centre. The 2d Regiment, under the •
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command °fad. Sherman, formed thelek ,
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wing of the army. The Art ille ry ,under the , . 1 .,
special command of Col. Geo..W. Hcchlak ie . ''4
inspector general, was placed on the right : - , : * P
of the Ist Regiment, and four cointianieirdto'A
infantry, under the command of ifieuip':iq - ':J
Henry Millard, sustained the artilleti'llpaik . ,,l
the right. Our cavalry, sixty-one fo:o4iiiV'tii
ber,commandedbi Col. Miraban 8.,14,44i , 41;
(whose gallant and daring conduct thtil.,"-i?'
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previova day had attracted the edMisaiiiiii` 4 .,, ,
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