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[O. A. BUEIII.F;rI., EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
VOL. XVII.---11.;
LADIES) SALE.
T HE Citizens of Gettysburg and vi
cinity are informed that the Ladies
design making a sale of a large variety of
FANCY ARTICLES,
during next week, at. Mr. KUHN'S .l'empe
rance House, in Chambersburg street.—
As many of'the articles have been prepa
red for presonts suitable for the season, the
presence of Parents and others is respect
fully solicited.
REFRESH3IENTS
of various kinds will be furnished during
the continuance of the Sale.
per The Rooms will be opened on
Tuesday Evening next, (the 22d inst.)
—the sale to continue several days, in
cluding Christmas.
BAs the proceeds are to be devoted
to the use of the English Lutheran Church,
it is hoped that a liberal patronage will be
extended by the public.
g -- J= - Contributions, either in money or
articles for sale, will be gratefully neeeDted
by the COMM I'ITE E.
Gettysburg, Dec. 18, 18.16. 1 t
PF:LAIIIIATtaIIt
T HE Tenth Anniversary Celebration
of the "Berlin Improvement Socie
ty," will take place on Monday Evening
the 28th inst., in the Lutheran Church, in'
East Berlin. Exercises to commence at
6 1-2 o'clock, I'. NI. An address will he
delivered by the Rev. Air. HARTMAN, suit
able to the occasion.
The citizens of the counts', and the
friends of Literature in general, arc invited
to attend,
JOSEPH A. WOLF,
\
JOHN ZERNAN,
Committee
Dec. 18, 1810.
TEMPERANCE
MASS CONVENTION.
rg.IIE Friends of the Temperance Cause
-
111 - will assemble in County Mass Meet
ing, at the llunterstown Church, on New
Years Day, at 10 o'clock, A. tl., to delib
erate upon and devise means for the ad,.
vancement of their benetieent Reform.
The Committee of Arrangements ap
pointed by the last County Mass COIIVOII
- held in the Ilunterstown Church, in
accordance with the duties and powers
conferred by their appointment, earnestly
call upon each and every Society to take
measures to he numerously represented
in Convention. The Secretaries are
re
quested to make full reports of theeon
dition of the several Societies, and -al;
so to furnish information of the number
of persons engaged in the trade, in their
bounds, and the eifeets of the wattle upon
the health, life, &c. of those engaged in it,
in accordance with a resolution passed by
the the last Convention. Speeches imw
he expected from Rev. M'Ci..tv and other
friends of the cause.
HUGH M'ILHENY,
JOHN F. FELTY,
TAUGHINBAUGH,
Wll. WRIGHT,
I). ArCONAUGHY
ISRAEL DIEHL,
JOHN NEELY,
Commithe of' .Irrangemod.
7'o TE.ICAIERS.
APPLICATIONS will he received by
the School Directors of the Borough
of Gettysburg, until Thursday the 31st of
December inst. for the situation of TEAcu-
ER OF THP, MALE MOH SCOOOL of the
Borough, which will then become vacant
by the resignation of Mr. Haupt, the pre
sent teacher. The salary is $25 per . month.
Persons applying for this situation will
have to produce vouchers of their qualifi
cations, character. St,c.
Applicants will direct their communica
tions to the_Secretar• cif the Board.
IREINER See y.
11. J.
ecomber 11, 18.16
JUST PUBLISHED,
CHRISTMAS BOX,
'Forlfie SonsDaughlers of Temper
,..
- , anCC, Gy
- of Six Nights with the Wa&liim , ,toniaos,
RiMed. Family, Jim Braddock's Pledge,
, -..q . 1(,..1 , ,Water Pledge, &c. &c.
' V" IS 'Christmas Temperance Story is
..'.- edicated tb write Sons and Baugh::
... 00 Temperance," and exhibits the Fes-
LVt . eis of Christmas in the same Family,
r, 7 - er the different influences of Brandy.
line, and Water. -It may be sent by
it at a BEng postage, and should be in
.
t ' a .
as a gift book, of every family
in the land. It is done up with a splend
id embellished Lithographic Cover.
Price—Single Copies 371 Cen ts. 3
Copies for ONE DOLLAR.
Address, WM. SLOgNAKER,
129 Chesnut St., Philadelphia.
Dec. 18, 1848.
Groceries and Queensw:►re.
TUST received a full supply of Grocer
les and Queenswarc. which will be
sold low. R. AV: IWSHEIZRY.
Nov. 0.
Cassinens, end plain and
faniiy Cassini - tem can be he had very
?ow at the Cheap titore of
. WM, RV ft .1
Nov. I:I
VALUABLE PARIC-i
Public Sale.
rill HE Subscribers will expose to Public
Sale on the 26//i day of December
next, on the premises, a Plantation con.
taming about
218 .ICRES,
,
On which arc erected a two-story weather
.. boarded Dling '
r: - •;• . • wel
mis.lt l i ar 0 vv. g 95,
11121!1.
vir bin .
ill SC:V. MAW
Stone
.. —_-•_. t Bank Barn, Spring-house,
Smoke-house, and other necessary out
buildings. There is on the Farm, Apple
—I,. • and Peach
` ` ' ORCHARDS,
bearing Fruit of the choicest
kind, an unfailing Spring of water move- 1
nient to the House, a sufficiency ofMEAD-
OW, and about 05 ACRES of 1
WOODLAND,
ASIIINGTON's DEPARTURE FROM NEW
YORK.—About a year since a friend of ours
visiting. the metropolis, spent hour with
Mr. Custis at his residence, and heard
from him a graphic and eloquent descrip
tion of the final departure of Washington
from New.. York, The scene has often
been-narrated, but it' merest,
when coming from tl aye-wit
ness. Our friend In ;lied us
with a description tat ? ; and
although deficient in pence
of the narrator, it is f. preser
vation. The account -which Mr. Custis
gives of the appearance and extent of N.
York at. the time, is highly curious and in
teresting
"We then staid at McComb's House
near the battery," said Nlr. Custis, "which
is now called Bunker's, and that was near
ly the extent of the eompaet part of the
city. St. Paul's church was quite out of
town, and I used to play on a fine, green
common, where the Park theatre now
stands. Instead of paved streets in that
vicinity, there mere-fenced .fields, in which
I could sport as freely as if on my own
estate, I could now point to the
_spot
where Washington: embarked, and_bade
his final adieu to his army and.the citizens
Of New York, although I am sure it must
be entirely changed in appearance during
the time which has since elapsed. •It was
a point at Whitehall, just off the Battery,
and instead of the wharf now bound with
stately ships, the shore. was then naked as
the waves which murinered on Its banks.
i .rosborn ho r th(, niorillog no if
,y ,, .ierday ;
it was a clear, cool, bracing day in Decem
ber, and as the General left the house, ho
• ; took my baud, and I though t I never saw
him look so sad. We arrived at the :T
-at" V. 11. /.
- --- ,
; pointed place of departure—l see the spot
OCT%til - MNT4Z , , Q 0N`V . 1 4 ";,' , 2/...5 2 ! He lay in the last agony of death upon . plainly before ine—the crowd was im
"" ' a pallet of straw, surrounded by a ragged ' men se, the army being drawn up in lines
._.__ 0
IHE subscriber will keep constantlymiserable groupof beings,soon to he .1 • . faced
and
...m lic h the Generalaspassed
on
. ; left to the bitter late that awaits them. It is
on hand a supply of the them ; the eyes of the multitude were stead-,
a painful sight to behold a fellow creature ( d..
y bent upon him, but not a whisper a-
Best k Freshest Oysters , who was designed for the best and noblest ( mow _
; g the. whole was audible. When!
that the market can afford—which lie will : purposes, rushing into eternity with the '
IWashington arrived at the spot, he paused.
serve up to his customers in the best style, . consciousness of having disgraced the im- , and for a moment surveyed the scene. I
either roasted, stewed, or fried. age of the great Creator of the Universe. saw his heart was too full for utterance,
Tftlle has an apartment fitted up for 1 The approach of death, in - the progress' : an d hi s eyes seemed bursting with sup
the accommodation of LADIES, who may ;of events, and under ordinary circumstan- ( p r essed tears ; still, lie calmly looked on
feel .a desire to partake of Oysters—to ces, is palling in its tendency and solemn , all around ; but it could not be long thus.
whom every attention will be paid. ; Nature was
length
in its bearings. In taking our departure
was at supreMe—the Gen-
!
Or' FA MIMES can be accommodated ; from this transitory existence, after ma-
1 ° oral hastily approached one of the officers 1
with Oysters by the gallon, quart or pint,': king our peace with that Almighty Being , who was standing with several of the stalll
n the shortest notice and most favorable . into whose presence we are to appear, a near him, and falling on his neck, gave ;
terms. JACOB KUHN. i serenity and calmness might pervade the • way to his feelings in a flood of tears. He !
Dec. .1, 18 16.—tf 1 the dying couch, to exercise their cheerful ( then embraced each of his officers sepa-!
~
; influence, preparatory to entering upon a rately, with an almost convulsive grasp;
new and untried state of action—but b how ;
; and as he thus bade his long loved and loy
, different the last moments of the drunkard ing companions adieu, the tears each mo
in gliding through the world, with curses ment seemed to start afresh. Not a word
upon those lips that
......... . must soon seal ! was yet spoken, the sigh or sob alone
forever. Behold him no w.--his lamp of ( broke the silet& of the solemn scene.—
life is flickering in its socket, and his grave ;A t length, when the last officer had been
openina,to.receive his emaciated form.— ,
embraced, the General seemed for a me-
Beside him stands a care-worn and sor- : ment to gain a self-possession, and with a
row-stricken woman, who, through long q firm step turned towards the boat in wait.
years of abject wretchedness, has lavished , i n - ;
g he stepped on board, and almost
her unquenchable love upon that miserable sunk upon the seat; it was but for an ( in
outcast, and struggles to prolong his mis- ' stant, for as the boat shoved off, he stood
spent days; but all her efforts will be of upright, and quickly raising his hat with
no avail, for ere the rising of the morrow's that grace and dignity which seemed peen
sun, that heart which should have throbbed.' liarly to belong to him, he surveyed once
for the welfare of that devoted wife, will . more his officers, his army, and his friends,
have ceased its fluttering, and that hand', and after pausing a moment, he murmered
which should have grasped hers in friend-; with emphasis I can never forget, so full
ship will lie motionless in the tomb. And l of mingled sorrow and affection, so dee p
when the confines of the grave encircle ! and earnest, so soul-felt in its accents, the
I
within its limits that mortal part which the single word 'FAREWELL !' and waving his
devouring flame of rum hath partially con
hat, the fresh gushing tears prevented his
sumed, who beside that forgiving woman further action or utterance. At that mo
and those helpless little ones will shed a acid a shout, such as I never heard before
tear of pity at-his early fate? Who but nor since—one simultaneous shout burst
they will plant a flower upon his unhonor- I from the shore, and so loud, and deep, and
ed resting place, to spring film. and flourish
, full was it, that it droWnerthe echo of the
as an emblem of affection ? In contempla- , heavy guns—the large twenty-eight poun
ting the life of the djing drunkard, ' dors, which at the same moment were •fi
thought s of the most painful nature natural- !
red from a short distance aboVe ; a dull
ly spring up in the imagination upon re- I heavy noise was all I could distinguish ;
viewing his-past history. The question I and as the shout of the multitude was
presents itself' to our consideration, what' wafted over the parting waves, and the
has occasioned his dowufall ? He set out !cannon's smoke rose upwards, the Gener
in life with prospects as flattering as any. !al once more waved his hand, and the boat
The time has been,.. when
wien he bad fiends, !shot rapidly from the shore. This was
fortune, and the favor of the groat. Bles. ; the last time he ever saw New York."—
,sed with the holy Awe of woman,'in the i Watson's .Rnnals of New Fork in the 01.
strength of its purity, it is a reasonable ; d en Time.
supposition that his life night have flowed 1
on in an uninterrupted stream of bliss, had
he not, in an evil and unguarded moment,
lifted to his lips the inebriating draught,
and fallen a victim to its poisopous effects.
And his sorrowful and heart-broken wife,
who can summon up her deeds of trial, and
recount•lier sufferings ? " Where now are
her fancied dreams of bliss? .111! whith
er Ituill fled all her cherished kopes of do,
mestic happiness? And thosiekpoor little
children, what a miserable fate has attend
mi them. 'While their mother, on beaded
well timbered. The house and other im
provements are all good, and the land of
fine quality.
Tlll4 Farm was formerly the property
of GEORGE IRVIN, deceased, who, in his
life-time, sold it to his sons, Jon` and
GEonoi:, as whose Estate it is now otrered
for sale. It is situated in Hatniltonban
township, Adams county, about 5 miles
from Gettysburg, and is, in all respects,
one of the most desirable Farms in the
county.
i Terms.—One third Of the purchase
;) , Tl' oney to - be paid in hand, on the confirm
, ation of the sale ; the residue in three equal
i annual payments; without interest. On
the payment of the hand money and seen
:
ring the residue, an indisputable title will
be made to the purchaser; .
Sale to take place at 1 o'clock, P. M.
- - SE
icy-Persons desiring to purchase, will - ONN T.
111- NHS. NORTON.
be shown the property by Oeo. W. D. Ir- 0 for the dme—the happv, sinless time—
; vin, who resides on the premises.
CEO. W. D. IRVIN, 't}loll first we murmured forth our, infantprayer,
JAMES COOPER. Listened with reverence to the church-bells' chime,
JAMES COOPER is the Administrator Gazed on the sky and deemed that God dwelt there!
of John Irvin, dec'd., and is selling the in- No more we hear those holy, deep-toned bells;
terest of the,said John (an undivided half,) But as theirecho trembles on the air,
in the said premises, by virtue of an order , So in our sorrowing minds remembrance ilwells=‘ -
of the Orphan's Court. Breathing of thcise fine days ere passion's sigh,
D2c, -1, 18.16 —1 s Remorse and sorrow, (sad the tale she tells,)
' Polluted the - petition sent on high; •
La ST Or 0 TIC E. When we knelt sinless, and our God alone
rmosE indebted to the estate of DA- i Was in the prayer that rose to his Ahnighty throne,
Iyin SnitivEn, deed will call upon
.
the 501 ,,, . -o, or and pay without delay . . Af
ter the Ist day of Januarynext, all claims
will be left with proper officers for collec
tion. CEO. WILL, E.er.
3t
Dee, 1 1, 1815
NEW GOODS! NEW GOODS !
r I 'll
E Subscriber hasjust returned from
the City with a complete asortment
of DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, AND
QUEENSWARE, all of which will he
sold very low at
R. W. M'SIIERRI"S STORE.
Ni;,. 6.
TO THE LAMM%
Ahandsome assort IT
BONS, Ladies' 1
SC &RFS, Super G
KERCHIEFS, can
AV
Nov. 6
VEST] NGS.
beautiful lot of -Fancy, Silk Velvet,
and Satin VESTING'S; also, (lend
demen's CRAVATS, SUSPENDERS ;
Mohair, Ringgold, Palo Alto, Silk and
Common Glazed, Velvet, and Seal-skin
CM'S—for sale at •
M'SIIEItRY'S STORE.
Nov. a.
11/14.1"T . E 11,
Two Journeymen Cabmet Makers,
by the -subscriber. Immediate ap
plication will secure regular employment
and good wages during the winter.
D. AG I.
Gettysburg, Dec. 4, 1846.
WM. RUTURAUVE
MILL sell FLANNELS, all Wool,
and a variety of Colors, for 25 and
31 1-4 cents, Superior Flannels for 37
1-2 and 50 cents. Linseys
.and . Plaids,
handsome and cheap, and first,rate Ker
seys for 12 1-2,
Nov. 0.
clips! C.H P4
`11,i7 M. RUTURA.UFT has received a
handsome assortment of Caps,
eousisting of Cloth, (men and boys) Vel
vet do. Silk oil do: He also lids Pur Gips
much cheaper than usual,' and good Oil
('loth Caps as low isl.s and 37 1.2, .
Nt/V. 13.
GETTYSBURG, PA,FRIDAY EV,EN6IG, DECEMBER 25, 1-846.
nt of BOnnet RIB-
Silk and Velvet
41ss Linen HAND
)O seen at
RUTIIRAUFF'S.
POETRY.
For the "Star and 7anner."
That Maiden Fair.—A, Parody.
I love her, I love her; and who shall dare
To chide me for loving that maiden fair ?
I've trcasur'd her long as a valued prize,
I've worsh ipp'd with tears and ador'd her with sighs;
She's bound by a thousand bands to my heart—
Not a tic will break, not a link will start :
Would yc learn the spell? Loveliness was there,
And a worahipp'd one is that maiden fair !
In former days I lingered near
Her beloved seat with listening ear;
And gentle words that maiden would - give,
That drew me to her, and taught me to •love.
She told me that change would - never betide,
With love for my creed and hope for my guide ;
And I learned to love my earliest, there,
As I sat beside-that maiden fair.
I've sat and watched her many a night,
When her lips spoke !Ore and her eye grew bright,
And I almost worshipp'd her when she smiled
And turned upon me those dark eyes so :nib!.
Years rolled on, but the lost one sped,
My idol wasjoithiess, my earth-star fled ;
I learned how much the heart can bear,
When I tore my soul from that maiden fair.
She's gone ! she's gone ! but I think of her now
With quivering breath and throbbing brow ;
She loved me—for her I Ivould have died,
And memory flows with lava tide.
Say it is folly, and deem me weak,
While the scalding drops start down my cheek:
But I lover her—l love her—and cannot tear
My memory from that maiden fair.
MI►S'CELLANY.
The Dying Drunkard.
"FEARLESS AND FREE."
knee, and with uplifted hands, has been
praying to her heavenly Father for the I
sal
vation of the soul of their dying parent,
they, in the fullness of their sorrow, have
fallen asleep, to wake not to a joyful mor-
Irow, but to one of increased wretchedness.
1 Now mark the sequel, The drunkard
dies in his hovel of 1.4), becomes entomb
.
ed in the pauper's grave, and his dust a
gain mingles with- the earth—his widow i
! yields to the pressure or a broken heart,
until the very springs of existence rend a
sunder—her
children become wanderers
through the lanes and avenues of this great
commercial eV, and cry in vain for bread'
and shelter fr m the keen blasts of a win-,
ter's storm. y t rivers of rum will flow on !
in a never-failing tide, to wreck the happi- 1
ness of mankind,
SPEIZABO
gong B. Gomm, the eloquent — ad-,
vocate of the Temperance cause, has en
tirely recovered from his late illness, and
during the past week has been lecturing
with' much success to large audiences in
NeW York and Philadelphia. His ad
dresses are spoken of as being more deep
ly religious than heretofore, and his elo-,
queues more powerful.,
The perfections boasted of by many
consist rather in knowing no difierenea
between good and evil,—Owen;,
A Hero hi Tears.
LOVE.—The fol!owing exquisite passage w•e
find in Tupper's "Crock of Gold" :
"Love is the weapon which Omnipo
tence reserved to conquer rebel men when
all else had failed. Reapn he parries ;
fear he answers blow to blow ; future In.
terest he meets,with pleasure ; but love—
that sun against whose nelting'beams win
ter cannot stand, thaft subduing slum
ber which wrestles down the giant—there ,
r
i.- i
is not one human creature in - Ilion, not
a thousand mon in all eartl 's lark 'quilt . -
tillion, whose clay heart is . hardened gainst
love."
ORIGIN OF THE LIBERTY CAP.—In for
mer ages, old age was honorable, and caps
became emblems of honor. By degrees, it
became the badge of Freedom, for none
wore deemed honorable who were not free,
and when a slave was made a freeman, he
had a cap given him, which he was permit
ted to wear in public. The pilns, or car;
of liberty, was simple in its form, in the
shape of a sugar loaf, broad .at the base and
ending in a cord. This prefigures that
freedom stands upon the broad basis of hu
manity, and runs up to
. a pyramid, the.
emblem of eternity, to show it ought to
last forever. It was simple, for liberty is
in itself the most shining ornament of man.
It has none of the. gilded trappings that
make the livery of despotism. The cap
of Liberty was white, the native color of I
the undyed, showing that it should be nn-1
tainted by faction or tyranny,
In Canonsburg, Pa., on Monday. week
last, three young men undertook to drink
I liquor on a banter—;-one of them drank a
, gamst the other two. First Caine a quart,
one, half of which was drank by one of
the young men, and the balance equally di
vided between the others, So with a sec
ond quart of Whiskey. The third was,
'also, delivered ! and when he who had al
ready drank one quart, attempted to take
the third, he sank, to rise no more! After
lingerin g in a state of utter insensibility for I
a few hours, the unfortunate you man
died:
A REPUBLIC IN AFRIcA. - -By papers
from the African colonies, the New York
Sun has received the proclamation of Gov.
Roberts ordering an election, preparatory
to the establishment of the Republic of Li
beria\as an independent nation. There
was not the least doubt of the result of the
election; all classes were in favor of assu
ming the position of an indepondont nation.
The other' colonies will doubtless unite
with Liberia, and form a union of African
Republics as the United States of dfrica,
under one constitutional head, like our own
confederation,
Remember the Poor,
When Providence blesses
In basket and store,
And conscience confesses
Mutt you need nothing more I
When Plenty is smiling,
With comforts beguiling,
All labor and strife—
Then think of the needy !
Remember the poor
For good ever ready,
Drop aid at their door.
Wherever another
In anguish you find,
Speak joy to that brother !
Breathe balm on his mind !
Ills lobk of sad pleasure,
The tear and the smile—
Repay in full measure,
And gladden the while !
FROM MONTEREY.
conursroxnEscE OF TUN "STAR AND 11.tIVNEIt. "
Camp ; 'tear Monterey, Itlisho.
Tho Brazos and the mouth of the Grande
are now the principal depots for the recep
tion and forwarding of all supplies for the
use of the army, to their dependencies.
These place's are low, and liable to intin
dation, .frdm the heavy gales that frequent
ly occur here. Therefore, Point Isabel is
still kept up in case such an event should
occur, that it may be resorted to. And it
is further considered the most suitabb;
place of the three, for storing ammunition,
clothing, &c., as well as for tho accommo
dation of the sick, to which it is now ap
propriated.
From the mouth of the Rio Grande up
to Camargo, a distance of 200 miles and
upwards, the country is flat, resembling in
that particular the great valley of the Mis
sissippi. The river may be said to be the
Mississippi in miniature. Boats drawing
from 4 to 5 1-2 feet can ascend, nearly or
quite the year round, as high as Camar.
go. At this point, a depot for the supply
of the army in the interior, has been es
tablished since July. Few buildings re
main standing hero, some 800 having been
submerged and completely destroyed by
the high water in June. The towns on
the river worthy of notice, aad which are
now occupied by our troops, are Barreta,
Matamoras, Rynoza, and Camargo. The
soil is of an alluvial character, and is capa
ble of being made very productive, but it
strikes me, that the Mexicans are not the!
people to make it so. They pay very lit
tle attention to the cultivation of their land,
breaking it up with their wooden ploughs
only two Or three inches deep and casting
The core_upon the, earth, kwhick is the
staple'of subsistengq onlhp Rio Grande,)
as the small graitYA - ii're seivn in the United,
States:
The country, through 'which the army
passed en route from Carnargo Meir,
like that of the Rio Grande, is flat and
overgrown with sparse bushes mostly
clothed with thorns., In this ehapperal,
region we were made acquainted with the
TERMS-aWO DOLLARR PEU AN9TDI.
.IWHOLE 110. 873.
utility of the heavy saddle gearing, in such
common use in northern Mexico, hereto•
fore unintelligible to many of us, having
the effect of the ancient greaves. Our
torn apparel, by slight deviations from the
road, to avpid the dust, or for some other
cause, proved the necessity of such an ar.,
rangement,
Meir is situated on the, Alamo, 40 miles'
from Camargo, population about 4000, and'
has fir its foundation a solid rock. The'
buildings are generally stone, and built for
defence against invasion, as indeed are all
the towns that I have seen, Whilst hero'
I visited a school of 150 boys, which is
said to be conducted on the Laneasterian
principle. Whether it he that system or
not, lam not able to say. They appear,.
ed to be busily engaged in getting their
lessons, and kept up a continual chattering,
front which I eqpcluded it was any thing
else titan a good system.
As soon as we left the neighborhood of
Meir, the character of the country' chang,
ed from the extreme flatness of the valley'
of the Rio Grande, to great boldness of un
dulation. The prospect became extensive
and beautiful—sometimes sublime, as ram,
ifications of the Sierra Madre are almost
constantly in view.
But the country can be called nothing
else than an irreclaimable desert, save here
and there a spot contiguous to water.cour,
ses. After passing several places of im
portance, we reac hed Seralvo, 65 miles
from Camargo. This' town may have
once contained 5000 inhabitants, but at
this time few were seen in it, as well as
all other towns on . our route hitherward ,
they having been obliged, by . force of
arms, to retire to Monterey, or ,some other
place. We remained here three days to
recruit, and make arrangements to move
forward with an additional force, the
Regular Troops having advanced to this
point under command of General Worth,
several weeks previous to the arrival of
Headquarters, Before the departure of _
Gen. Taylor and Staff from Seralvo, Maj.
Geri. Butler's command, (the 3d division)
came up, The three divisions moved oft'
from this place alternately, one day in ad,
vance of each other. On the arrival of the
Ist division at Marin, 100 miles 5, S:
from Camargo, and 25 miles north of Mon,
terey, another halt was made, until all the
forces reached that place.
The sight occupied by Marin Is sup.
posed to be 1900 or 9000 beet above the ley,
el of the sea, it is the most prominent
place through• which the army marched
on its route to Monterey, overlooking the
surrounding country, and particularly to .
the S. W., as far as the mountain pass to
Saltillo. Some of our spy-glass gentle..
men occupied the belfry of the church,'
at times during our stay here, but the at
mosphere continued so dense that their"
discoveries did not amount to much.—
'Here, as well as at all encampments of our •
army, Mexicans came in to dispose of their
few articles of marketing. Glad to be
thus accommodated, we have invariably
paid them liberally for every thing they
bring into Camp.
At the appointed time, the three Divi.
sions moved off in the following order, at
6 o'clock, A. me., the Ist Division; at 7 o'-
clock, A. at., the 2d Division ; and at 9
clock, A. at., the 3d Division ; extending
from front to roar, near nine miles.
At 10 o'clock, A. at. on the 19th ult. the
advance guard, consisting of two compan
ies of Texan rangers, marched in site of
Monterey ; it could not be seen to, ad van. '
tag() until they g ot in range of the enemy's'
heavy cannon, being situated in a gorge
of some of the loftiest peaks (shaped
like a sugar loaf) of the Sierra Madre.
Six or eight guns were fired from the
Citadel, and one of the enemy's battarica, '
hut the guard sustained no injury. After'
`looking at the place a little while, and hear.
ing the music• of the heavy artillery, let
loose upon those charged with the recet,
noitering duties of the place, and finding'
the enemy strongly fortified, Gen, Tavlor
directed that the neighboring grounds be
examined, for the purpose of finding a
suitable place, as near the scene 'of , action .
as possible, for encamping his whole coat.
mand. The . execution of' this order oc
cupied but a short time, when the -army -
! in advance, and that in the rear as it camp
up, filed off to the right and left of the road
into a beautiful grove (of live oak, pecan.
and other trees) exten d ing, along a small
stream of water formed by Various springs
in the vicinity, some six miles, with grad.
nay elevating banks on. either side,i.of it.
Maj. Mansfield, of the Engineers, with .
a suitable escort of Dragoons and Texan
Rangers, was directed, with other officers
of his Corps, to continue the reconnoiter,
ing, commenced on the 19th, during • the
20th, thereby giving Gen. Worth time to
proceed, with the 2d Division, and gain a .
position on the Saltillo road, which would
enable him to commence an attack on the
heights by dawn of day on the 21st. Gen,
Worth gained his position and kept It, but
was, unable to engage the enemy as soon
as was contemplated, having enconntered
difficulties which he did not anticipate,—'•'•
However, at 10 o'clock, A. at., ho 'corn -
menced the work, whilst the let and A c t
,___Di,asions made a strong diversion* ititt
'T4vor nearly at the same tier On the left of.
the i.Own, - the result of which you _
learned ere this, as well as the poems of
the 2d DiVision. - The CommandOr of dist
Division should be a Major Geeet!atit th#
Army, instead of Brevet 13i1eit444
General. So sity'his . friendi hire ? 441
believe his enemies-toe,