IntPATA,N:"P:-....? PAINFUL INTEL ! It;E:sitT; FROAVVIE . . . AptiklY •OF ,;OCIATATION, The .War CoftivuencM Col. Cross found lintrdered—the Death of • Lieut: - Porter confienzed—Gen. Taylor eprrouncled-thirtem americans-killed. and ply-nine Weed prisonerj—l?eoii , sitiorifor additi9rial There seems to•belaut little -doubt-.-from the-tenor. of ,flie news received within . the last few days froM the army of occupation that war. With. actually ,com mencedi Col.. Cross . is now knoWn •to have - bpo rrin . rdered and Ids body IMs been fliund, and the mtirder - olLient.. Fermi' is also confirined." A 'ConiPaijr of. Cavalry, nnder 'the command of Captains- Hardee and Thornton, have alSo been surprised f)y Mekieans, and thirteen of the Americans werekillod; among whom is Lieut. Cain. COpt:Hardee is missing, and 49 men were taken prisoners by. the enemy. General Taylor's -camp is reported as being sur rounded by the exicaliforcesl variously stated at from seven to twelve thousand men. - The Communication between Point Isabel (The, depot of the American provi sions' add. munitions of war) and General Taylor's camp, has been entirely cut off by the Mexican troops, said -to he about two thousand - strong, and fears Were enter mined that the stores, ordinance, tte., which Were guarded by a small force, would fall into their hands, Unless • 'reinforcements Were immediately sent to the relief of the American troops at that point. General I Taylor has made a requisition_ upon the.l Governors of the States of Texas, Louisi ana, Mississippi, and Alabama, for aid, and . it is expected that he -will require 20,000 men. , _ The call ha§ boon promptly responded to by the Anthoriiies of Texas, and the Legislature of Louisiana voted unanimous ly an appropriation of $lOO,OOO to arm and equip volunteers for the relief .of our Ar- ThceConsid - .and Merehants, Ani rican resident in Matamoras: had . been ordered by Gcn. Ampudia . to leave for Victoria, • Tarnaulipas--tiventy-four , hours having boen allowed them to adjust their affairs. FROM. HE ARMY.—SURPRISE AND CAP TURE OF CAPT. THORNTON AND lIIS -COMPANY: [Correspondence ofthe N. 0. TrOpie.l BRASSOS 5T.,..1A00, April 27th . By the Augusta I send you some of the items now-transpiring around this interes- ting spot. The opinion is fast gaining ground here that the imbecility of the Mex-. io,ans has been greatly overrated..Thrs•is. the theatre of real: war, not paper. squables but is the seat of the commencement of a sanguinary conflltt, arid find it is.feared of 'more'impditatibe and longer ddration than has been anticipated; bat the farce is at an end,.arid - the curtain has =risen bloody . with carnage, the 'opening of a drama most un expected; and our country already mourns the loss of some of - finest and bravest officers: - Piclrhurtiday - , the 23d, General TiYlijr received-information tliat a body of the'llexican- Array had crossed the Rio Grande some distance above the encamp ment. , 'Earlirtbe following'morning,', Captains ThorntOn and . Harding,of Dra goeni;•with'a company .of 70 men, were dispatched by. .Gon..!Taylor to reconnoitre above, and CapL Kerr of the same regiment with a Company to reconnoitre below the Encampment. The latter returned with ont:having Made-any discovery. • • The former division fell in with what he . . . considered to be 'a scouting party of the enetriy,llut which • provdd to be the ad vanced Guard.of a strong body of the ene my who hold a - situation in the chapparel immediately in .the rear of Gen. Taylor's camp., Capt. Thornton charged upon the guard, eentrary.to the advice of hiS. , Mexi- On. vide', and on ;following them Capt. Thanton found his command surrounded by the enemy who fired on him killing as is:supposgd Thornton, Limits. Kane and; Mason, and • some of the men, and ta king Capt. Hardee and the remainder of the command prisoners. The Mexican'commander sent in a cart io Gen: Taylor's camp with a soldier bad ly wounded, with a Message that he had 'no travelling bospher with him and could. riot-give him - the 'assistance his • situation reqeired. The - eels-no tloubt the ,detabli meat of the enemy east of the Rio Grande qonsists'of fully2soo men, commanded by' Caraseo and Carrajabal, bold and in-' trepid olllecers of 'experience.:and 'ability,: and were the whole army officered by such men as Carasco,isi know him personally, we should not be upon' an unequal footing. There is no doubt their object is to cut off alt communication with Point Isabel, this being the general depot of previsions for the ,American army; they have succeeded and,. consequently 'placed the American artily in a precarious situation. :'-It Utterly impossible •for,Gen. Taylor to force his way,..alotig the dreary chapparels in which the enemy are strongly posted. His corn mrand cannot exceed 2,300 men: • . -Gen.'TaVlcir has tin !excellent position in the rear , of4litantoras; and' can. hold his position against the avhole Mexican - :limy lionthinetl E and-his batteries can range?the 1 thc cktyin in ,? . ..Most of the citizens hitieleft Matainferass , and . ,Gen. Taylor has . saitf:;that...when the regulaisoldiers.of Mek - :1 "ioo•wcre seen on-,the‘eitstside. of:the river, I tleotrOy the eity:.-illis. - ibatteries I arejg.he ready:ow- the 27th, coniplete.— GAii.gaylor ; hae.in camp r.fllll rations 'for I kijayot i *hich the . ; thinks; can, be made t01t4,40i1. 4 r hiehAi a' hq is iii !hopes" to elargta.reiaor4onieatsfromthebtates•l s• 0 6. t. it If ota:biagittisiartai-Up t in.,each' of which tles-he a7eqaisition for ti1e 4 4414151rt to'` - Point, 101061411:Atir'ffillzteginiint4 Qf tittlt f iat• r "111.!rtN8* - 1:;01ttE ANS. "7. • '••• '''tifco*e• ' r tpreihiorridierpasoC-by riniatiOni, P. bill iipoppraiiiig thqvsand e >dollurs, to equip and . forward VOnnteera from this place to Point Isabel, or 4t whatever point they may be required. The Governor of die Stiite lias issued his . reqUisition for twenty-Ave' hundred ram teerp.,.and the soldiers ,are already' in the street,'and making the most active prepa ratigns for departture. They, ,wilf leave in the course of twenty four hours. The city is still in great excitement.— Guns arc being fired from the Public .'lquares, and drums :old flags arc paraded through the streets. Louisiana will do her dtity in this crisis. The Tropic sap; . "Orleans is at all times a military city, but at .the present timeit would seem to be •an encampment. Every Square has its tents, every public builditig is decked with flags. The drum • and life are play-. ing merrily in the streets, and the whole population is as bustling as a s%varm of bees without a queen. Proclamations, orders, head quarters, bounties, muskets, are the order• of the day. The New Orleans papers ; of the sth inst. state that no later accounts have been re ceived from the seat of war. . In the city of New Orleans volunteers were rapidly enrolling themselves in the corps which are to proceed, forthwith, lo the Rio Grande. Upwards of twelve bun . - dred names were on the lists, and it was believed that the requisite number would be speedily made up without a resort to drafting. Copeland Hunt, Esq., had already suc ceeded in raising a full company, and the llon. S. F. Marks another; in the latter there were upwards of forty printers. • TILE AIF,RICAN FLEE •r In referring to the American vessels of war_ now on the coast of Me:.:leo, The New 01 !edits 'limes says : The following American vessels of war, and perhaps others which we do net now recollect, are at present in- the Gulf, and, we way suppose, arc in communication -with Gen. Taylor, and will proceed to blockade the:entire Gulf coast, on 'learning tln the Mexicans - have commenced hos tilities, viz: the flag ship Cumberland, Coin. Connor, the Potomac, Raritan, 7 John Adams, St. Mary's, Lawrence, steamer Mississippi, and schooner . Flirt. There is also quite a strong Naval force on the Wesfern. coast of Mexico, quite sufficient we think, with the aid of ...American set tlers in California, to take possession of that entire line---,very probably too with the free consent of its inhabitants. We trust our vessels in thb Gall did not allow the Mexican steamers of•war, recently pre tended to have been sold to a mercantile house in Havana, to leave the ports of Mex ico, There is scarce a doubt that the sale was a ruse intended to get the vessels out of port without opposition, in order to lit them .for privateers. • - Fon THE SEAT OF actor-. dance with a determination to scud the en-, tire disposable force of the U. S. Army to Texas, the two companies of Artillery sta tioned at Fort McHenry, Baltimore, and the three companies now at Fortress Mon roe, have been ordered to the seat of war forthwith: The whole will be under the command of Col. Becton, and will proceed by sea to Point Isabel, • From the Pensacola Democrat or the 4th instant ive learn that the sloop of war St. Mary's was under orders to proceed without delay to Brasos Santiago, to sup port the fortress at Point Isabel, and the steam frigate/1/iBBissippi was to sail that evening for Vera Cruz. The steam frigate Mississippi, Captain Fitzhugh, was ordered to start for Vera Cruz at 5 p. in. on the 4th instant. Orders have been issued by Maj. Gen. , Gaines, directing that two companies of Artillery at Pensacola, and two companies of the same description of - troops stationed at Forts Pike and Wood, near N. Orleans, proceed.forthwith to the scene of opera tions near Matamoras. LATEST FROM GENERAL TAYLOR • The condition of Gen. Taylor is a sub ject of intense interest. The condition of the•iroops at Point Isabel is moreover a matter of extreme anxiety. • We are glad therefore to find the following scraps.in the New Orleans papers, which hold out en couragement that reinforcements if prompt ly forwarded, may arrive in time : H G. TAA-Loi.—We 'understand-a high ly respectable gentleman of this city re ' ceired a letter from Gen. Taylor, in which he (Gen. 'l'.) expresses great confidence, that he can .hold his position against any i force the Mexicans can bring against him, until he receives' reinforcements: lie ex ! presses no uneasiness at the result. Extracts of a letter from Major Thorne . :4, U.S. A. dated Point Isabel, APidl 27, to Lt. Col. Hunt, Deputy Quarter-Master-General, U. S. A.: "We have some eighty regulars to guard this depot. We have upwards of 300 op eratives in the department (as most of . the train is here)- which I am now organkcing into a battallion, under the immediate coin mand of Major Mcßae, Capt. Sibly and of the Qr.-Master Department. "In addition to this force, the Salters, &e., have a company of. a hundred ; men,l so that we can muster nearly 500 fighting. Men ; not disciplined to be sure, but good and trtie.'," In addition .to this force the probability is, that`tbe: 180-recruits, aceonipaiticd by three U. S. officers, which left here on the 40th ult.; on ~board the N. - York, -have ar rived at PcirtlSa . bel.---,N.. 0. Della. ~ Supposed English'lnterferOcc. . The Philndent Evening News says :—"A letter iv as received' at . lirashington 'recently- . h r fi respectable gentleman, froin . .a . mer chaii(itiVerzi)Oruz;'dated ilpril2, in' which he rciiiarl ed that the movements of the . Mexican Army towards'Tokas would de pond, nion adviees then expected . from England, which reached. there very shortly aftervyar; wherenpg the signal the suit is , no,w ketdre the world, irgned, frotn i thii faet that * G,l3ritain is an. actor bp-. hind/the scenes in thitiattempt Of 'Mexico." FROM 'WASHINGTON. War Movements in Congress. b"The first intelligence of the commencement Of hostilities on the Rio Grande;reachetl - Wash ington on Saturday evening . , produced an intense sensation. A CabiLet meeting was held thermic night. and on Sunday various orders were istsed from the cations public office;. Among other step:, says the National Intelligencer, all the re maining disposable force of the Army has been ordered to the seat or war. The reAgtiation of Ceti. Wmtru not having been acted upon by .the ,War Department, the gallant soldier, on hearing the intelligenee from the Rio Grande, at once resumed his commission, and will . return forth- With to the Anne in the South. On Stiday, the Committee on Military A:Lirs of the Home of Reprc.:eniatives held a special meeting. at which it was resolved to submit a propoiitiOn to the !Luise, urging the iminediate passage of a law authorizing the President to ac cept the services of 50,n00 volunteers. They al so determined to bring in a bill appropriating the soon of slo,ooo,uou for more effectual operations tgain,t Mexico MESSAGE . FROM THE PRESIDENI Ur On 3londay, soon after the, fleeting of the two Houses, the following 3 112,Fage was transmit ted to Congress by the President, accomfianied by the despatches from the Army of Occupation.— The galleries and lobbies of both ch . ambers were densely crowded during its reading: To the Senate and House of Representatives The existing state of relations between the U. States and Mexico, renders it prop er that should bring . the subject to the consideration of Congress. bi toy mes sage at the commencement of your present session, the state Of these relations and the causes which led to the suspension of di plomatic intercourse between the two coun tries in March, 18 15, and the long contin ued and unredressed wrongs and injuries committed by the Mexican Government on citizens of the . U. States, on their persons and properly, were briefly set -forth. As the facts and opinion's' which were then laid before you were carefully con sidered, I cannot haler express my present convictions of the condition of affairs up to this time than by referring you to that commuhica lion. The strong desire to es tablish pcace with Mexico on lib era l an d lumorable terms, and the readiness of this Government to regulate and adjust our boundary, and other causes of difference with that power, on such fair_and equitable 1 1 principles, as would lead to pernlanent re-; lations of the most friendly nature, induced me in - September last to seek a re-opening of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Every measure adopted on our part had for its object the furtherance of these desired results. In communicating to Congress a succinct statement of the injury which we have suf fered from 'Mexico, and ‘f "deli had been accumulating during the period- of more than 20 years, every expression that could tend to inflame the people of Mexico, de lfeat or delay a pacific result, was carefully avoided. An Envoy of the U. Slates re paired to Mexico, with full .powers to adjust every existing difference, but though pres ent on the Mexican soil by agreement be -IW'reen the two governments, invested with full powers, and bearing evidence of the most friendly dispositions, his mission has been unavailing. The Mexican govern ment not only refused to receive him or listen to his propositions, but after a long' continued series of menaces, have at last invaded our territory, and - shed the blocul of our fellow citizens on our own soil. It now becomes my .duty to state more in detail the origin, progress and failure of that mission. In pursuance of the in structions given in September last, an in quiry was made on the 13th of October, 1845, in the most friendly terms, through our Constil in Mexico, of the Minister in Foreign Affairs, whether the Mexican gov ernment would receive an Envoy 'from the U. States, entrusted with lull powers to adjust all the questions in dispute between the two governments, with the assurance, that, should the answer be in the affirma tive, Stich an Envoy would - be immediately dispatched to Mexico. The Mexican Minister, on the 15th of October, gave an affirmative answer to this inquiry, request ing at the same time, that our naval force at Vera eruz might be withdrawn, lest its continued presence might assume the ap pearance of menace and coercion, pending the negotiations. This force was imme diatelywithdrawn. On the 10th of Nov. 1845, Mr. John Slidell, of Louisiana, was commissioned by me as Envoy Extraordi nary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the U. S. to Mexico, and was entrusted with full powers to adjust both the question of the Texan boundary and of indemnifica tion to:our citizens. The redress of the wrongs of our citizens naturally and inseparably blended itself with the ques tion of boundary. The settlement of the one question in any correct view of the subject, involved that of the other. Y could not for a moment entertain the idea that the claims of much injured and long s.uffer ing citizens, many. of which had existed for 'more than twenty nears, should be post poned or separated from the settlement of the boundary question. . Mr. Slidell arrived at Vera Cruz on the 30th of November, and was courteously received by the authorities of that city ;. but the government of Gen. Herrera was then tottering to its fall: the revolutionary party had seized upon the Texas question to effect or hasten its • overthrow. Its de terminations to restore friendly relations With the U S., and to receive our Minister to negotiate for the settlement of thislnes-, tion was violently assailed, and was made . , the great theme of denunciation against it. I The Government of-Gen. Herrera, there is ffood reason'to believe, was•sincerelydcsi rous to reeeive . our Minister, but it yielded' to the stormraiSed bY itS and the.2l4t'of 'DeeeMber ',refused accredit; UPO'n the =St frivolous; pre-1 texts.• these are &o "fnlly and ably pressed in the nine of Mr. Slidell ofJ • 21th of Deeembr.qast, to the Mexican' M in ister of Foreign Relations, herelvith trans -mitted, that I deem it tinneceessary to en ter into further details en this portion of the subject. Five days after the date of Mr. Slidell's note, Gen. Herrera yielded the government to Gen. Paredes, without a struggle, and on the 30th of December resigned the Pres idency. This revolution was accomplish ed solely by the Army, the people having taken little part in the contest; and thus the Supreme power of Mexico passed into the hands of a military leader. Determin ed to effect an amicable adjustment with Mexico. I directed Mr. Slidell to present his 'credentials to the government of Gen. Paredes, and ask to be officially receiv i ed by hiM. There would have been less ground for taking this step had Gen. Pareds come into power by a regular 'constitutional sueces :hon. in that event his administration would have 'been considered but a mere constitutional eOntinuance of the Govern went of Gen. lierrers, and the refusal of the latter to receive our Minister would have been deemed conclusive, unless an incitation hatl been given by Gets. Paredes of his desire to reverse the decision of his predecessor. But the Government of Gen. Paredes owes its existence to ainilitary re volution by which the subsisting constitu tional authorities had been subverted. The form of government was entirely changed, as well as all the high functiona ries by whom it was administered. Un der these circumstances Mr. 'Slidell, in obedience to my directions, addressed a note to the Mexican Minister of Foreign Relations, undor date of the Ist of Mareh last, asking to be received by that govern ment in the diplomatic oharacter to which he had been appoihted. The - Minister, in Jiis reply under date of the 12th of March, reiterated the arguments of his predeces sor, and in terms that may be considered as giving just grounds of offence to. the government and people of the 11. States, 'denied-the application of Mr. Slidell.— Nothing, therefore, remained for our En voy but to demand his passports and return to h is own country. Thus the Govern anent of Mexico, though solemnly pledged by official acts in Oeto ber last to receive and accredit an ,Ameri can envoy, violated their pledge, their plighted faith, and refused the offer of the peaceful adjustment of our difficulties.— Not only was the offer rejected, but the in dignity of its rejection was enhanced by the manifest breach of faith in relusing to admit the envoy who came because they had bound themselVes to receive him. Nor, can it be said that the offer was fruitless from the want of oppOrtunity Of discussing it, as our envoy was present on their own soil. Nor can it be ascribed to a Want of sufficient powers—our envoy 11:1(1 full pow ors to adjust every question of difference. Not: M'as thcreroom for complaint that_ our 'proposition : for settlemeht was unreasona ble, permission was not even given our en voy to make any proposition whatever.— Nor can it be objected that we, on our part, would not listento any reasonable terms of their suggestion; the Mexican government refused all negotiations, and have made no proposition of any kind. In my message at the commencement of the present se4sion, I infornMd you that upon the earnest appeal, both of the Con gress and Convention of Texas, I had or dered an efficient military force to take a position between the Neuces and the Del Norte. This had become necessary to meet a threatened invasion of Texas by the Mexicans, for which extensive military preparation had been made. The invasion was threatened solely,beeause Texas had determined, in accordance with with a sol emn resolution of the Congress of the U. S.. to annex herself to our Union, and un ,der these circumstances it was plainly our duty to extend Our protection over her citi zens and soil. This force was concentra ted at Corpus Christi and remained there until after I had received such inionnation as rendered it probable that the Mexican government would not receive ourenvoy. 'Meantime, Texas, by the final act of our Congress had become an integral part of our Union. ,The Co'ngress of Texas, by its final action of Dec. 19, 1836, had de clared the Rio I)cl Norte to be the boun dary cif that. Republic. Its jurisdiction had been exhhided and exercised beyond the Nueces. The country between that river and the I)cl Norte /had been repre sented in the Congress and the Conven tion of Texas, had thus taken part in the act of annexation itself, and is now inclu ded within one of our Congressional Dis tricts. Our own Congress had, moreover, with great unanimity, by the act approved Dee. 31st, 1815, recognized the country beyond the Nucces as part of our territory by including it within our own revenue system, and a revenue officer to '46'side within that district has been appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Sen ate. It became, therefore, of urgent neces sity lo provide for the defence of that por tion of our country. Accordingly on the 13th of Jan'y last instructions were issued to. the General in command of these troops to occupy the left bank of the Del Norte. This River, which is the South-western boundary of the State of 'Teas, is an ex posed frontier. From this quarter invasion has been threatened. , Upon it, and in its immediate vicinity, in the judgement of high military experience, are the proper stations for protecting forces of the Gov- • ernment. In addition to' this important considera tion,_ several others ot.torctrfo induce this movement. Among these are the facilities afforded by the ports of- Brazos Santiago and the mouth of the Del Norte for the re- ception of supplieohy .sea, .the strong and • more 'healthy military posinomi, the convc:l nicnce for obtaining a . moro ready and ruor . c.abundaqt supply of - provisions, as ! water, fuel and forage, and the advantages which are afforded by the Del Norte in forwarding, supplies , to' such posts as may 'be established in the interior and uPOri'the"! Indian frontier. . . The Movement of troops to the .Del :Norte was made by the commanding Gen ' oral, tinder positive in-traction' to :!'stain from all aggreSsive acts : towards Mexico I or Meicidati citizens, and to regard the re ! latioas between that 'Republic ar.d the Uni ted States as peacef*, unless she should declare war or commit acts of hostility in dicative of a state of war. lie tt•as espe cially directed to protect private property and respect personal rights. The Artnt• moved from Corpus Christi on the 11th March,ad on the .2.Hth of that - month arrived 'on the left bank of the Del Norte, opposite to Matamoros, where it encamped on a commanding position, which has since been strengthened by the erection of field works. A depot has also been established at Point Isabel, near the 13razos Santiago, 30 miles in the rear of the encampment. The selection of his position was necessarily confined to the judgement of the General in command. The Aleicican forces at Alatainoras as sumed a belligerent aninnle on the 12th of April. Ceti. Ampudia, then in command, notified (km , Taylor to break up.his camp within 21 hours, and to retire beyond the Nettees river, and in the event of his fail ure to comply with these demands announ ced that arms and ar.ns alone must decide the question. But no open act of hostili- ty was committed until the 21th of April. Ott that day Uen. Arista, who had suc ceeded to the command of the Mexican forces,-communicated to Gen Taylor, that he considered hostilities commenced, and he should prosecute them. A party of dragoons of 63 men and officers were on the sane day despatched front the Ameri can Camp, up the Rio Del Norte, on its left bank to ascertain whether : the Me;xican troops had crossed, or were preparing to cross the river, and became engaged with a large body of these troops, and after a short ailair in which sonic 16 were killed and wounded, appear to have been sur rounded and compelled to surrender. The grievous wrongs perpetrated by Mexico u pon our citizens throUghout a long period of years remains unredressed ; and so lem treaties, pledging her public faith for this redress have been disregarded. government either unable or unwilling - to enforce the execution of such treaties, fttils to perform one of its plainest ditties. Our commerce with Mexico has been almost annihilated. It was formerly - high ly beneficial to both nations ; but our mer chants have .been deterred from proseeu ; tin;; it by the system.of outrage and extor tion which the Mexican authorities have pursued against them ; whilst their appeals through their own government for indem nity have been in vain. Our forbearance has gone to such an extreme as to be mis taken in its character. had we acted with vigor in repelling the insults and redreS sing the injuries inflicted by Mexico at the commencement, we should doubtless have escaped all the difficulties in which we are now involved. Instead of this, howeVer, we .have been exerting our best efforts to propitiate her good will, upon the- pretext that Texas, a nation as independent as herself, thought pioper to unite its destinies with our own: She has affected to believe that we have severed her rightful territory, and in official proclamation, and in manifestos, has re peatedly threatened to make Nv a r upon us. for the purpose of recomputing Texas.— In the meantime we have tried every ef fort at reconciliation. The cup or forbear ance has been exhausted, even before the recent information from the frOntier of the Del Norte. But now, after reiterated me naces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our ter ritory and shed American blood upon the American soil. She has proclaimed that hostilities have commenced, atul that the two nations are now at %var. As war ex ist.:, and notwithstanding ell tts to avoid it, exists by the act of Mexico herself; we arc called upon by every consideration of duty and patriotism to vindicate with de cision the honor, the rights and the inter ests of our country. . . Anticipating the jiossihility of a crisis I like that which has arrived, .instructions were given in August last, as a precaution ; ary measure against invasion or threatened invasion, authorizing Gcn. Taylor, if the ; emergency required, to accept volunteers not from Texas only, but flout the States of Louisiana, Alabama, Alississippi, 'Fen !lessee and Eentueliy. And correspond ing letters were addressed to ihe respective Governors of those States. These instate ; tions were, repeated, and in January last, soon after the incorporation of Texas into lour Union of States, Gen. Taylor was further authorized by the President to make a requisition upon the executive 'of that State fin- such of its militia force as may be needed to repel invasion, or to secure ! the country against apprehended invasion. Ott the second day of March lie was again reminded in the evenrof thoapproach of any considerable Mexican foremtroulpt ly and efficiently to use the authority rilith which he was clothed, to call to him such auxiliary force as he might need. War actually existing, and our territory having ;been invaded, General Taylor, pursu ant to authority vested. in him, by my di rections, has called on the Governor of Texas for .1 regiments of State troops, two to he mounted and two to serve an loot; and on the Governor of Louisiana tnr regiments of infantry, to be sent to hint as soon as practicable: In further vindication awr rights, aml the defence of our territory, 1 invoke. the; prompt action of Congress, to recognize 1 the existence of the war, and to place 411 the disposition of the Executive the means I of prosecuting the war with vigor, and thus hasten the restoration of peace. To this end I recommend that authority should be given to call into the;public service a largo, body of volunteers, to serve for not less than six or twelve months, unless sooner ; discharged.; A volunteer force is, beyond ques,tion, more ellieitet than any other description of! citizen soldiers ; and it is not to be doubt ettrthat a Thirot.i;r I:irhm - ond that required, 11 , field upon the; would readily rush to all of , :uu:ory. I f!ir!li:r-li-Tola. . , that a liberal pro vision DP math! for ; , t4laitting our entire military forvf , and fur nishing it with stipplit:s and munition of war. Must energetic Nei prompt niPasure,s. and the immediate appearance is arms of a large and oi.crpowering force are recom mended to Congress as the most certain and efficient means of bringing the existing collision with Mexico to a specd,' and suc cessful termination. In making these reeommendations. I deem it proper to declare •drat -it is my anxious desire, not only to terminate hos tilities speedily, but to tx•ing all matters in dispute between this Government and Mex ico to an early and amicable adjustment; and with this view 1 shall be prepared to renew negotiations whenever Mexico shall be ready to receive propositions or to make prof ositions oilier own. I transmit herewith a copy of the corres pondence betww•een our Envoy to Mexico and the Mexican Minister for Foreign Al:. fairs. and so much of the correspondence between that Envoy and the Secretary of State. and between the Secretary of War and the General in command_on the Del Norte, as arc necessary to a full under standing of the subject. - JAMES K. POLK. Washington, May 11, 1846. IN THE :•:EN.1.11. Immediately after the reading of the message an interesting discussion sprung lip on a motion to refer, in which 111e:isrs. Se%ier, tvight, Calhoun, Allen, Cass, Clayt6n, Benton, Crittenden, More head ;mil others participated. Mr. CA Untot: X, deprecated any hasty action and said that we were placed in a difficult position, calling for solem consideration and which it might take years to terminate. Ile hoped that - the Sen ate would act with the calm deliberation which became so important a subject, and meet the cri sis firmly and in a louver spirit. lie objected to the hunguage of the messne r which spoke of war as in actual existence and proceeded to point out the distiction bu:tween a slate o/'fcur and a sultry' hostilities. According to the Constitution otthe United States, war could not exist without action upon the part ol 'Congress. The President may repel invasion, but canot make war without the advice of Congress. Mr. J. M -Ctarrox was in favor of a reference to the Military Committee. The President had, informed us that war haul 'existed, and he was not going to stop to inquire whether we ware at war accoiding to the Constitution or not, but vote for supplies of men and money at once, and by so di), ing he did not indicate any approval.of the courze.of President in liiinging about such a state cdthings. Our first care should be to adopt tneasittes to de lend the honor of the country, and to inquite lulu the cause afterwards, - Mr. 13r.vrom proposed to modify the resolution of - Mr. Sevier, so as to refer so much of the me's sage and documents as related to troops and sup• plies and the repelling of the invasion by .Mexico, to the Military CUM mitt no, and -the- remainder to the Committee on Foreign Relation:. After some further discussion, the proposition of Mr Benton was aecredcd to. After tl hick the Senate took up - the bill from the !louse to increase the rank and tile of the army, which utter being slightly amended was pas:ed. IN THE HOUSE, A stormy dAate ensued upon the consideration of the recommendations of [lle Alessage;which resulted in the adoption, after several hours' tbs. omission, of a llill 11 provide for the prosecution of the existing war between the U. States and Mexlco,"—yeas 171, nays ft Messrs. Adams, Cranston, King, Strohm, and others, voted in the neg,ative not because they were opposed to grant ing the supplie: l i but in consequence of the objec -tional wording of parts of the Bill. The Bill authorises the President to call for and accept the services of any number of 1 01.- UNTEERS not exceeding FIFTY THOUSAND, who may °Wei - their services, either as cavalry, ar tillery, riflemen, &c, makes an appropriation of TEN ;11ILLION6 OF DOLLARS, to be OA ced at the disposal of the President, for the pur pose of carrying the provisions of the Bill into ef fect. IN SIINATE-TrElln - , MAY 1? The Bill from the Timis° to raise troops and n:o -ney having been received, Mr. ALLEN moved to suspend the Rides in order to proceed to its imme diate consideration. Mr. CALIOJEN again took the floor and protest ed earnestly against a too precipitate action up on the part of Congress. !le was ready and will ing to vote tor the adoption of the most prompt and energetic measures to sustain the honor of the country and where our troops On the frontier but he objected to the clause of the Bill ‘vhich. recognized "the existence of a war." Mes - srs CRITTENDEN, CLAYTON, BERRIEN and others followed in support of Mr. CALIIMIN's po sitions. They spoke in strong and earnest terms against being compelled to Note ill favor of a declaration that actual wardoe:4 exist and , that it was caused by illexico, without the means (it knowing whether such were absolutely the lbcts in the case or not. They protested against being forced to vote for such a declaration, before th e f a ct s ie the case could he examined, or to vole against the bill graining supplies.. There was something more in the matter, Mr. CALHOUN kared, than ;t desire to succor and protect the artny, or repel the invasion of the Mexicans. Mr. CALHOUN would delay nothing—teas ready to act now. But %% hy tote for a hill wi nc h makes a false declaration . ? Why (nice it upon those who could not agree to the declaration, "that War now existed by the act of the Mexican gov ernment I' - - There was more meant than pure cam and safe., ty of the Army. His mind was made up, Ho would neither votelhr nor eguiost the Dill i n i ts present shape. Ile might be alone. Pe it so.— Ile cared but little for popularity Ile would not for the sake of making war upon !Mexico, also make war npon.the Constitution. ' The Majority, howmer, refused to change the objectionable phraseology, in the Bill, and it was accordingly put to vote; and filially passed with a, few trilling amendments by a'vote of .10 to 2, The Bill, as amended, was inunediately trans". mitted to the House, and after being concurred in by the Home, was sent to the President for his approval. POST OFFICE NOTICE. IN consequence of the present law tl business as well as the hibor of this of having greatlY increased, the Postmaster at Gettysburg is Mulct. tlw necessity; of re; stricting the reeeptioir and delivery Of cor respondence .to bm . iness hours. ThiS is the construction given by the Department at Washington. The 'office, then, in future,. will he open ed at 7 o'clock in the morning, end closed precisely at 8 o'cloCk in the evening. Thoeo who wish their letters 'to be mailed by .the next morning ma i is. will deposit them Le fore,B o'clock, P. AL C. N. BERLIT Poit Office, 5, gill 312 1 11 113,19:111I GETTYSBURG: - _ Friday Evening, May 15, 1846. Whig Reform Candidate for Canal Commbisi one JAMES M. POWER, Or DIERCER 117 - The Communication of "Justice," has been crowded out. It will appear next week.. • The News from the Army. ETWe have devoted the preceding page entire ly to the imPortant and exciting intelligence from the Army of Occupation on the Rio Grande, and the proceedings at Washington in relation thereto. The details as there found will command the se rious attention of every reader, and we need not recapitulate the items. it will be seen that we are already beginning to reap the legitimate fruits of the infamous Annexation project sprung tiqn the country by the Tyler Administration a few 'cars since; and Which, like a baleful meteor, has ever since been glaring in the horizon of the country, disturbing and.corrupting, by its noxious influence, the political atmosphere—until, at last, a sad and too truthful realization of thefregnently expressed fears and predictions of the Whig Press and Whig Statesmen is suddenly forced upon a startled na tion. WA-11—an unnecessary wur, the result of a most imbecile discharge of Government duty by a most imbecile administration—is the too pain ful-realization of what was too truthfully predict ed—affd the country issuinunnasl to the exercise or her martial energies. That these energies will be put forth promptly and effectively, we hare no doubt. Hostilities having commenced, theie can now be but one path of duty, until triumph shall have been secured to our arms, and the disasters already. experienced upon the Rio Grande shall have been retrieved.— The proper spirit is animating the country where ei•er the startling intelligence has reached, and we trust it will not be Icing until such a forcb shall be gatheredhipoa the frontiers of Mexico, as shall at one crush the forces of the enemy and put an end to the war. While, howeer, this patriotic feeling is devel oping, itself so universally, there exists a corres ponding and almost equally diffwed feeling of deep ,disgust and indignation in view of the ithbecile and inexplicable policy of the Administration in us ordering a small handful of our brave troops into a hostile territory, amid hogs and swamps— there to remain with "hands fettered," until an iq ceused enemy has had time to rally in numbers sufficient to cut offand murder our bravest officers and to endanger the whole army. "We trust," says the National Intelligencer in reply to an apol ogetic article of the Executive organ, "that our soldiers in Gen. Taylor's camp are safe; and -we will not &kith that Congress will, with unanimous consent, mal . ie . immediate and most liberal pri[l - to defray every expense that may attend the rescue of our little army from disgrace, and our gallant friends and fellow citizens from the peril to which they have been thus unnecessarily, if not heedlessly, exposed. • • • Our flag and our countrymen arc in danger. At every hazaid, and without regard to cost or consequence, they must be succored and sustained wherever planted or marched. Upon such a ques tion as that there can be no difference of opinion. But, whilst Congress is making such provision for the safety of the army, we trust they will not fail of the duty which the blood of their fellow citizens, crying out from the ground, imperiously demands of them, to inquire why, and for what purposes, this army was marched to the Rio Grande, and there placed in menacing array a gainst the forces of a nation with whom this Gov eminent Is (or was) at peace, and, at the time, en gaged in diplomatic intercourse Was not this an act of war 1 That it wasso, nothing has pre vented the Press and Members of both houses from heretofore openly declaring but an unwilling- Ass to aggravate the difficulty, and thus precipi tate a result which has come, alas! too soon 'for humanity, for justice, and for peace! Blood 'hay ing.ilxon shed, there is no longer reason for in g inquiry, by what authority, superior to the Constitution, we have become involved in War, the Ininning of which we now see, but the end of which no man can foretell." Gen.' Taylor. ila - The question is frequently asked, who is General Tait.nal in command of our army in Texas, and where is he from The following, particulars, says an exchange paper, will satisfy public curiosity in relation to these interesting points : Gen. Taylor was born in Virginia, and raised in the neighborhood of Louis ville, Kr. He entered the army, as a lieu tenant, in 1808 ; was a captain, and great ly distingnised himself in_ the defence of Fort Harrison., in the war of 1812, which ‘ post he commanded When it was attacked h'y a greatly superior force of British and Indians. For his gallant conduct on that occasion he was made a brevet Major, be ing the first brevet that was conferred in giat war. Gen. T. was in, Florida during a part of the late Seminole war, and com manded in , person at the battle.of Ottenc= hubbe, on the 25th December, 18,37. IfiN, gallantry - arid 'shill on that' occasion wont, for him the rank of brc.vetbrigadier plural; 17.11.ietit. PonTnn, who w•as killed by the Mex 4rians during the recent skirmishes, was a son of albm late Cont. l'en•rmh, of the U. S. Nal y,atul had heoili mauled but a i i hort tinie previous to his llis mother resides at West Chester_ in isCato, and is said to be in great distress in 101 grillant :son. War Declared by Congresp ff.Tlt will be seen by a reference to the 'intelli gence from Washington in the preceding page, that Congress hasprornptly adopted measures roar the vigorous prosecution . of the "xxlsTriro 'WAIL" between the U. States - and Mexico—thus in effect declaring war against the latter country. - The President 'was authorized to accept the services of FIFTY TIIOUSAND _VOLUNTEERS, 'and an appr4riation of TEN MILLIONS OF DOL. LARS voted to be placed at his dispo.sal. • • On Wednesday the President transmitted a mes sage to Congress stating that he had signed the war Bill, and also the Bill for increasing the rank and file of the Army. The • increase authorized by the latter Bill is about 7000. Military Marementa. irrThe action of Congress calling for the ser vices of volunteers, meets with an enthusiastic re sponse over the whole country. Volunteer corps in all quarters are tendering their services to gov ernment, and in most of the large towns large pub lic meetings have been held to respond to the movement. In Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York, Charles ton, Mobile. Nev Orleans, and 'other places, meas ures have ben adopted with the view of an im mediate equipment of troops. The Philadelphia City Guards, and two Rifle Corps, together with the Ist. regiment of citizen soldiery of the same city, have tendered their services to the President to march to the seat of war at a moment's war ning. The Harrisburg Rifle Company has made the same tender. - The proper spirit animates the country and it will notbe long before a formidable army is col lected on the Rio Grande. Printers MnreMug. rpw•ards of forty Type Setters had enrolled themselves in one of the volunteer companies at New Orleans, to march for the Rio Grande. That will be a rich company, :old no mistake as to the impression it will make. Gen. Arista might as well "give it up" at once. ID" The Philadelphia Gazette states thnt Messrs Savery and Co. Iron Founders, in that city, have received all order from the General Government, for an immediate supply of one hundred tons of cannon balls. ErAmong the - instances of individual liberality noticed by the New Orleans press, we see it stated that BEICJAMIN STplt I, El., of that city, placed $306,000 at the dis'posal of the State of Louisiana, immediately upon hearing the precarious condi tion of our army on the Rio Grande. The Messrs. LAYTON, of the same city, Hard ware merchants, - volunteered to supply as entire company of volunteers, with the usual camp equi page ---- Latest from the South. (LiOur latest advices from New Orleans are up to the Gth inst. Nothing additional had been heard from Gen. Taylor's Camp. Active prepa rations are being made to concentrate a large force for his immediate relief. 120 - The body of Col. Cnos's was buried at the foot of the flag staff in the camp. His wife and family are in Washington, in a state bordering on distraction. Adjournment of Congress. EirOn Tharsday the 7th inst. in the House 'of Representatives, Mr. Adams, of Mississippi, mo ved a suspension of the Rules to enable him to of fer a resolution providing for the adjournment of Congress on the 13th of July. Upon calling the yeas and nays upon the motion to suspend, the vo:e stood 101 to 02—not two-thirds, so that the motion failed. We observe that Mr. M'CLEAN voted in favor of the motion to suspend: Itetrocesftlon. 113" On Friday last the Iloupe of Representatives took up the bill of Mr. Bunter, providing for the retrocession of the county of Alexandria, in the District of Columbia, to the State of Virginia, and after a warm discussion, passed the bill by a vote of 95 to to 66—Mr. M'CLEss voting in the nega tive. It is thought that the bill will pass the Senate. Who is Edward Thompson ID - We clip the following from the Baltimore Sun of Wednesday:—"Justice McAlister yester day sent to the almshouse, ahoy about 14 years of age, who was found strolling about the streets on Monday night without a home, or without any rel atives in the city, and taken to the eastern district watch house. lie gave his name as, Edward Thompson, and says he is from Gettysburg, Pa. and left home at the instance of his mother, who told him to,Pfind a place." It will be seen he has found a place, though perhaps not one exactly suit• ed to him. Don fiennebody want an apprentice f" Another Frohhot. It Theheavy and continued rains of last week caused another rise in the Susquehanna and the tributary streams. The water in Paxton Creek, oh the East of Harrisburg, rose higher on Sunday last than during the great flood in the Spring.— The casting floor of Gov. Porter's furnace was inundated, and the furnace stopped for several hours. On the same day, the Susquehanna had risen to about 12 feet above water mark. Al one time during the great freshet in the Spring it reached '2O feet. The Philalelphia parrs also ..peak of a consid erable freshet along the Schuylkill river, doing much damage to bridges, locks, dams, &e Near Pottsville a number of lives were lost by the sudden rush of waters from the Mountains. It is also feared that the public works may have sustained some damage. Awful Disaster at Sen. ElTlntelligenee bas been recei%ed that the Swe dish sloop of War, Charles Krona, . from Havana for 'weeden, was upset in a squall off Matanzas, on the :b1 instant, and immediately stink--,earry- Mg, down to a watery grace ONE HUNDRED AM) FIFTEEN .'iorLs! Seventeen of the crew managed to keep afloat by clinging to spars, &e., and Were afterwards picked up by the barque rlwait and carried into Philadelphia.,, 'The .only outer bared was Lieut. - .t; M. Tbersiietien.' 1317 - Ills_NatiQual Fair %%bleb is to come °Tat Wnsbington rent 'week, ',fern': t• to te‘:i brilliant atEnr.., C.7,acribistions are being tore ltded from __•etivn Lit the con try. Increase of Postage. ED - On Monday a'Bill was reported in the lower House of Congress, modifying the present rates of postage, as follows : for a letter weighing one quar ter of an, ounce or less, 5 cents for 300 miles; 10 cents from 300 to 600 miles; 15 cents for auy distance over 600 miles; - and for every additional quarter of an ounce an additional postage is to be 'charged, unless the letter be . written on a single sheet 'of' paper •keighing over one.quaper of an ounce and less than one half ounce. Newspapers sent 100 miles or less 1 cents. over 100 miles 2 cents, tke Death of Mr. Torrey. 117 The Rev. Cuanx.Es Tonusr, confined in the Maryland Penitentiary, on a charge of assisting in . the escape of certain slaves of Mr. Ileckrotte, of Baltimore, died in prison on Saturday afternoon last. The fatal result of his disease (consump tion) was haster.ed, in the opinion of his physi- cian, Dr. GitiSon, by the axicty of mind under wliich he labored in his situation. Mr. Torrey was gifted with an intellect of no ordinary charac ter, and had actitely participated in the Anti-sla very movement. ,He leaves an interesting family in Massachusetts, whither his remains have been taken. . ED - Rev. WM. CArr:r►s and Rev. RouERT PArcr. have been elected Bishops by the conference of the N. E. Church South, at present in session in Petersburg, Va.—making four in all for that divi sion of the church: Messrs. Soul; Andrews, Ca pers and Paine. Forbes and .drmitage, the men who kidnap ped Jerry Phinney, from Ohio, have been indicted by the fraud Jury of Franklin county. The Gov ernor, together with the citizens, have offered a reward of 1;1000 for the arrest of Forbes. The Lancaster "Savidgs Institution" has de clared a semi-annual dividend of 'seven and a half per cent! Pretty fair profits. I:CrA life of Gen. ishNriELD SCOTT, written by E. D.-Mansfield, of Cincinnati, has been publish ed in New York. It is an octavo volume gotten up in handsome style, and is well spoken of by the Press. r"*Alr.l'r.Terrr, Chair man of the Webster inves tinting committee, has, at his request, been ex cused from further service on the committee. fl:rThe Religious Anniversaries commenced at New York on Monday, and were to have con tinued during, the present week. Ex tic I:TIO:S.—J - ow's fir Cafferty was - executed at Huntington on Friday last. The rope broke in the first attempt, and the miserable victim fell to the ground still conscious! In his confession, Rum, as usual; is given as the cause of his crime ErSeveral advertisements, with sundry news articles, have been crowded but, to give room for the interesting news from the Rio Grande. 117—No matecial change in the markets since last week. COLLLEGE 'STUDENTS, LOOK OUT! - • .4 Few young OENTLEMEN (four or five) can be accommodated with Boarding in a. private family by making early appli cation. For further particulars enquire of the Editor of the "Star." • S. May 15, 18-16. 1m SHAWLS & BONNETS. NOTHER Lot of those Large and beautiful BARAGE SHAWLS, Sa tin Stripe, and Plaid—various shades ; al so another supply of New Style Neapolitan Bonnets, Just recch•cd and for sale cheaper than er- 1). MIDDLECOFF. 4t er by May 15 DENTISTRY. DR. J. LAWRENCE HILL, Surgeon Dentist, RESI4IGTFULIA offers his profes ional services to the citizens of Get tysburg and surrounding country. He is prepared to attend to all cases usually en trusted to the DENTIST, and hopes, by strict attention to Dentistry alone, to be able to please all who may sec fit to entrust their teeth in his hands. Office at Mr. M'Cosh's Hotel. May 15. ri tf BOROUGH ORDERS. rIVIIOSE persons holding orders upon the Treasury of the Borough of Get tysburg, or that have claims against said Borough, are desired to make known the amount of the same, to the subscriber, IM MEDIATELY, that the Council may be able to arrange proper measures for their liquidation. By order of the Council, . ROBERT G. lIARPER, Clerk May 15: AUDITOR'S NOTICE. THE undersigned having been appoint ed by the Court of Common Pleas, Auditor on the account of Jacob Martin, Executor of the last will and testament of John C. Smith, deceased, late of the town ship of Conewago, would hereby give no tice that on Saturday the 20th day of June next, he will attend at his office, in New Oxford, at one o'clock, I'. M., to apportion and distribute the balance re maining in the hands Of said Executor to and among the legatees in said last will and testament mentioned, when and where said Legatees are expected to attend. • JOHN O. ELLIS May 15, 1816. WHO WANTS TO BE SHAVED I HARRIS & BROWN, HAVING, taken the Shop lately occu pied by GEORGE HAnnts, adjoining Mr. KuhtesrTerriperance Hotel, in Chain bersburg street, will be prepared at all times to attend promptly to all calls in the Ton sorial department. They hope, by punc tual attendance to business, to receive a lib eral share of public patronage. The sick will be attended to at their places of resi dence. May 13, Met BOROUGH ACCOUNTS. ROBERT ,G. ITAIWER, , Treasurer o the Borough of Gettysburg, m sburg, fro tee- sth day of May, 1845, until the 4th day of 1845-both days included. DR. . • To balance of Duplicate for 1839,.in hands of J. Slent7.,. To do. for 1840, in hands of J. Major, flpf - o - uihriffd Road Tax assess ed for 1845. Stall Rent (Market-house) Balance due Treasurer, By balance due Treasurer at last settlement, By Orders paid out as follows, to wit Bolding Borough Election, . 10 00 Geo. C. Strickhouser, Street & Road Commissioner, Geo. Cordori, do. John 'Slentz, do. 1813, M. C. Clarkson—gravel, •&e. Rev. 11. L. laugher—appro priation to road, Joseph Slentz—High Consta ble, Henry Rupp—repairs of En -1 gines and attendance, Geo. Arnold—plank, &c. Gettysburg and Petersburg Turnpike Co. do. 1 70 W. H. Sell—spikes, nails, &c. 1 55 Henry Sell—shovels, &c. 2 20 I). Middlccoff—plank, &c. 2 54 Mrs. Thompson—gravel, Ste._ 15 37 Thos. J. Cooper—plank, &c. . 1842, 12 90 D. Ziegler—stone and hauling, 19 25 Robert Smith—haulin g , 7 50 James A. Thompson do. 5 50 Peter Wertz, do. 5 00 Conrad Snyder do. 3 87,r J. L. Tate do. 5 00 E. Hanaway, do. 23 98, M. Martz—work, 2 621 11. GI - Wolf, 6'. 9 56! Geo. G. Hull." 1 50 Geo. Heck " • . 11 09. John Adair - " 1 50 11. Shryock 66 3 871 D. Troxel 6' 6 25 S. Witherow " and stone, 8 01 M. Reiling " 3 00, M. Hahn,.-- 66, '75 - Mr. Pfoutz .'7 50 A. Crixer " 1 121 John _Warner " • 525 John Mayers " 1 80 G. Haberson " 75 M, Zeh 66 11 62,1, llenry Rhine " 6 75 E. Menche, " - - 4 121 Mr. Hoffman 4 ` . 7 871 Mr. Etter • " 281 John Martin, " 1 37/ Henry weldy—work and plank, 711 Andrew Polley—work, 87 S. Withcrofees of Constable, 3 00 R. G. Harper—printing, 8 50 H. J. Schreiner, do. &c. 7 62. Pay of Burgess and Council, 30 00 Clerk and Treasurer, ' 30 00 Fees and Releases—J. Major, 49 061 Balance of. Tax in hands of J. Slentz, 16 12 Do. in hands of Q. Armstrong, 253 90 May 4th, 1846. -The Town Council of the Borough of Gettysburg, do certify that they have examined the items whiCh compose the above account of ROBERT G. HARPER; Treasurer of said Borough, for the year ending this day, and find theM correct ; and that there is a balance due said Treasurer, of Three Dollars and sev enty Iwo cents. D. HORNER, Presidcnt of Counril. 1.7 - Note by Trcasurtr.—A considerable number of the orders in the above account were for ser vices rendered in previous years. NOTICE. Estate of .11exander Ewing, deed. TOTICE is hereby given to the heirs _LN and legal representatives of ALEX ANDER EWING, late of the State of Ohio, deceased, viz :—Elizabeth, intermarried with Martin Adams, Johannah, Ebenezer; Rebecca, intermarried with petitioner, Jeremiah and David, that • AN INQUEST will be held on Monday the Bth day of. June next, on a certain Tract of Land, sit ttted in Mountpleasant township, Adams county, containing ten acres or thereabout, adjoining lands of Jesse Watford and oth ers, to make partition thereof, to and among the heirs of the legal representatives of the said deceased, if the same will admit of bu partition- without prejudice to, or spoiling the whole thereof, but if the same will not admit of such partition, then to part and divide the same to and among as many of them as the same will conveniently accommodate, but if the same will not admit of division at all, without prejudice or spoiling the whole thereof, then to value and approve the same, whole anti undivided ; and further to enquire and ascertain whether the said Heal Estate will conveniently accommodate more than one of the heirS of said intestate, and if so, how-many of said heirs it will convenient ly accommodate. • B. Sherib r . Sheriff's Office, Gettysburg, May 15, 15413. 5 THE LADIES A RE invited to call and examine my as sortment of LAWNS,. BAREGES, BALZARINES, GINGIIAMS, GING HAM LAWNS, which for beauty of style and cheapuca cannot be surpassed; R. W. )111 . 8. REMOVAL, WM. RUTHRAUII'F HAS removed his Cheap and Fashion able Store a few doors West of his late stand to the rooms - lately occupied by William M'Sherry, Esq., in Chamber burg street, nearly opposite the English Ltitheran Church, where he will be pleas ed to see his friends. Having just return ed from the Cities with a large and splend id assortment of fashionable SPRLIVG and SUMMER ELl33=2i7] 10 12 770 59 25 00 $BBl 92 3 72 selected from the very best Est:Agit:laments, he invites those wishing to make BAR GAINS, to give him a call. Orr-Country Produce taken in exchange for goods. Gettysburg, April 10, 1846. $BB5 64 I:=MEII32 Groceries & Queensware. ir UST received a general assortment of el Groceries and Queensware, which I will dispose of at small profits. R. W. 31'SIIVRRY. May 4.' tf 25 63 65 00 19 90 61 38 14'70 .C„,©©,sS CHEAPER THAN EVER! GEORGE ARNOLD lIAS just received from Philadelphia and Baltimore, and is now opening, as larg: a Stock of DRY GOODS ) Groceries, Hardware, Queensware, BONNETS, Bonnet. Trhmlngs, Shawls, Silk and Fancy Goods, generally, as has ever been offered to the public in this place. The public are respectfully in vited to call in order to judge for them selves, and they may rest . assured of having Goons OFFERED AS CHEAP. o CIA as can be obtained in any Store in the County, or elswhere. Give me a call—and if I cannot please, yet I will he pleased to SEE YO U, thinking it no trouble to show the Goods. _ P. S. The LADIES' attention is res pectfully invited to a large selection of FANCY GOODS. Gettysburg April 10.. . fit 20 00 3G 00 Bonnets, Ribbons & Flowers. EINIE subscriber has just received a . large, assortment 'of Bonnets, Rib bons, Wreaths and Fldwelt ; also, a fine lot of Shawls, Parasols, Parasoletts and Sun Shades, for sale by R. IV M'SHERRY. May 8. tf C.l ILVER AND GERMAN SILVER 173 PENCILS, VIOLIN STRINGS, &c., of best quality, can always be had at the Fancy Store of C. WEAVER. April 10, 1846. NEW STORE. 4.. COBEAN HAS opened a new Store in the Cor ner room of Mr. M'Cosh's Hotel, Gettysburg, to which he calls the atten tion of the Public. His assortment con sists in part, as follows, viz: OLOCOVl2laitaZie FLOUR A - ND FEED, BAR & ROLLED IRON, Blister, Cast, and Sheer Steel, n aaiEfig RITOES, • CITY AND COUNTRY MAKE. The Country make of Shoes/arene{cAnd war ranted by Mr. I KRERS, of itt a place. All of which will be sold at the lowest prices for Cash or-Produce. /cp. Marketing of all kinds will be re ceived. Gettysburg, April 17, 1846. tf sBBs' 64 Tll OSE wishing to buy Domestic Goods, can buy them of R. W. M% SHERRY, as cheap as at any other Store in town. May 8. tf Cloths ! Cloths ! OF all colors and qualities, Cassimcres, Cassinctts, Vestings, Silks, &c. just received and for sale at the Store of the subscriber. AVM. RUTHRAUFF. April 10, 1846. Calicoes. Large Assortment of beautiful style CALICOES—just received and for sale by R. W. M'SIIERRY. Mat• 8. tf Oranges ! Lemons ! .4 VARIETY OF FIRST-RATE OR RANQES, & LEMONS constantly or sale by April 10, 1846. New and Cheap Goods. y have just received a Large Assortment of NEW SPRING GOODS,to which I respectfully invite the attention of the Public—satisfied that I can offer them as HANDSOME GOODS, and at as LOW PRICES, as can be had at any otherhouse. R. W. M'SHERRY. May 4 I MAMS taangi a lIE subscriber has now on hand an aIE extensive assortment of TIN WARE. at his Shop in Chambersbing street; which he will sell at prices to suit .the times. He therefore solitqts those who need any Tin Ware to give him a call. -ItemeMbei Chamhersburg street. • GEO. E. BUEHIEIt. Gettysburg, March 13. ' jr7ANTE CURRANTS 4 CITRONS foi- sale by C. WEAVER. April 10, 1816 No IV-FOR .11.112C,RINS 0.001)S, WOMMC9I I II@Oo C. WEAVER. JOHN . BRINGIWAN I ' cAnxtarr- -- mittat. RATEFUL 'for the liberal share of II patronage heretofore received, the subscriber takes this method, of respectful lv informing the public that hi continuep the CABINET BUSINESS it his rtild. Stand, in- Gettysburg, south Baltimore street, Second Square, opposite Wemplef7s . Tin and Sheet Iron Ware Manufactory, where he is prepared to make EVERY VARIETY OF CABIN'S?, . FURNITURE, incurnEvo Bureaus, Centre • and . Dining Tables, Bedsteads, Cupboards, Work, Wash and Candle Stands, 4-c., 45-e. in a - neat, substantial and workman-like manner. AT PRICES Ttl SUIT TILE TIMM IiCP He is always prepared to.make e OFFNJVS according to order, and at the shortest no lice. 'Having . furnished himself with a good and handsome Hearse he can convey corpses to any Burial Ground, at the low est rate. SLUMBER and all 'kinds of COUN TRY PRODUCE taken in exchange for work; -- JOHN -BRINGNIALN„. Gettysburg, May 8. tf New Establishment. TOBACCO ; CIGARS & SNUFF. West York Street, GETTYSBURG. • (A few doors West of the Sheriff's office, and op• . pcoite Mr. Kuhn's Temperance Hotel.) THE Subscriber would respectfully in form the citizens of Gettysburg, and the public generally, thathe has jnst.open ed, and has for sale, (Wholesale and Re tail,) a large and extensive assortment of the most choice TOBACCO.. 410 2 3P/PY dio cortearags of every descriptiOn. His Cigars are of the best quality, and consist of the follow ing kinds, viz Cazadores, Washington la Norma, Prin cipe, Havana, Half Spanish, 4-c, 10:7°The Merchants of Gettysburg; as also . the Merchants throtighout the County and neighboring Counties, are :invited :to call at his establishment and lay -,- in their stock, as he is disposed to sell on suchterins as Must suit all who are disposed to make money. • SAMUEL ULRICH, April, 10. HOUSE SPOUTING WILL be made and put up by the subscriber, who, will attendprompt . ly to all orders, and . upon as, reasonable terms as can be procured at any establish ment in the county.. • . GEO. E. BUEHLER. Gettysburg, March 13., , s, Tweeds & Cassiweres. fST Received some -verjr , fine -and coarse Tweeds, Cloths, and Cassi- R. W. M'SHERRY. meres. May 8 Ice Cream! Ice Cream! ON hand at all hours.; parties sup plied at the shortest notice, and upon The most reasonable terms. Call at the Fruit and Confectionary Store. of C. WEAVER. Gettysburg, April 10, 1840. Latest Arrival THE attention of the LADIES is in vited to the beautiful assortment of new style Spring Calicoes, Silks, Merinos, Ginghams, - IVluslins, Lace,Edgings; Gloves, Hosiery and Fancy Goo& generally, just received and now opening at the . Store of WM. RUTHRAUFF. April 10, 1646. T W 'LIVERY article of Tin Ware necessary ' ALA in House-keeping always on hand or made to order at the shop of the subscri ber in Chambersburg street. - GEO. E. BUEHLER. - Gettysburg, March 13. , SELLING AT COST, firHE undersigned, being desirous of clo sing-IL Business, will offer .'IT COST, from this date, their entire Stock of CTOODS, by Wholesale or Retail. The Goods hav ing been bought for Cash, can be had very low. All are invited (Merchants and oth ers) to call and examine for themselves...- Those desirous of securing bargains , will do well to call soon. .?100, for Sole, TIIE HOUSE & LOT. The Store Room is admit- . l o t t ted to be the most desirable in ' the place. The Property will be sold.loNg ! J. M. STEVENSON, in .:& C 6. Gettysburg, Jan. 10, . 1540., „, tr Tweeds Odifferent varieties. for Spring and Summer wear—beantifol -style and cheap—to be had at the. Store oft r RIITHRAIIM April 10, 11846. - • - Groceries t Queetioparc:4,..., 1 lIE subscriber has just:o,l)4ond • I assortment. of Groceries family use; also uthre yoriagy of. ;`. ware, which can , be sold , ti RUTP40.147, At 10,- 1846,;_ pei-fnmerg, ira PERFubiERY,:_so. ey ARTICLES, TOO ;; :aptit tlY .A.Pril 10, 1846. r :. j f2 s~j
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