• • •
the rate of 200,b0Oftbil#.per Mu--
There is no central bqily around which pit
is moving, asdr planate move;aroond the
sun; but, antrnoon,didl.khe
lunacy stars, it is moving around a centre
of gravity. That centre is in the constel
lation Orion in the Milky Way. To com
plete,its revolutipn - around this centre 18,-
20h,000 years are required. In half this
period the sun, will be on the other side
of this,c,entre, vyhed: the t eye will: see the
constellation projeded'i!on the opposite side
of ads-Heavens.
FR I OMY.
G6 I ;..TAYLOWS . ip.F..R.Nrci,fE.s.
Iltad-Qnarters Artny of Occupation,
Canip on the field Of battle, Buena , Vista,
Mexico, Feb, 24,1647.
:Sir—l hare the honor to ieport that,
having become assured on the 20th inst.
that the enemy., : had assembled in very
;heavy force at Ettearnacion, thirty miles
in front of Agua Nueva, with the evident
design: of attacking my position, broke
uromy camp at the latter place on the 21st,
and: took- up a strong' line in front of Buena
Vista, seven.. miles.,suutli of Saltillo. A
cavalry force loft at Agua Nueva for the
purpose of conveying the removal of sup
plies was driven in during the night and on
t ;eittarning of the 22d the Mexican army ap
peared immediately front ofour position.
*!..At 11 n'clock,.A.. M., a flag was sent
bearing from General Santa Anna a
mods of unconditional . surrender. To'
which 1 immediately returned a nega
tive reply. The suthmons and my reply
are herewith inclosed. The action was
commenced late in the afternoon between
the light troops on the left flank, but was
not ;seriously engaged until the morning of
the 23dwhen the enemy made an effort
taitorce the left flank of our position. An i
obstinate and sanguinary conflict was main
tained, with .short. intervals, throughout
the day,. the-result. being , that the enemy
was repulsed from our 'lines. An attack
of : cavalry upon the rancho of Buena Vis- ,
to and a demcnittration upon the, city of
Saltillo itself were likewise handsomely
repelled; Early in. the,niglit the .enemy
withdrew from .his camp and fell back up-
on Agua Nueva, a distanceof 12 miles.
Our.. own loree• engaged at all points
in this' action fell 'somewhat short of 5,400
men, while that of the enemy, from the
statement of,General, Santa.Aana, may be.
estimated at. 20,000. Out success against
such great odds is,a sufficient enconium on
the good conduct of ourtroops. In a more
detailed official, report, .1 shall have the,
satisfaction of.bringing.-to.the notice of the
government-0e- conspicuous -gallantry of
particular officers and, corps; I - may be
perinitted•here, however,' to acknowledge
my greatiabligationsto Brig. Gen., Wool.
the second, in comm Sod, to whom I feel
particularly.indebted for this valtiable sec
" vices on'This occasion.. - • •
Ourlostihas been very severe, and will
probably .-novbe:shorip f 700. The Mexican
loss' was:inimense:.! 1. shall take the carli!
est:. Opportunity of-lorwaaing a 'correct
• lisCof the casualitiel of the day:
iery3respectfully; your obedi
ent sertiyanti! Z. TAYLORiI .
.. Commanding:
. Adj. Gen. U. SA. Washington, D. C.
Youof Sculia annq to Gen,Taopr.
You ore surrounded by 20,000 men, and
cannot,,in any humanprobability, avoid
rout,.and, bciug cut to,, pieces
nvith sTour troops.; but ne you deseive eon•
sideratiari.and esteem, I wish to save you
,catastrophe, , end ;Or that, purpose
give you this bodge, > ii oider that you may
. t eurrenger„-at - discretion, under the assn.
.rence, that you be treated With the
consideration ;belonging .to the Mexican
character, to end. you will be grout
nu; hour's tope, to,niake up your mind,
.to commence creni the moment when my
flag ortruce.arrives in your camp.
! ) I ,V4h th,iiyiew, I assure you of my par
. ticular,coniflora4on.
f . C.rop, at Eneantada,
4'ebruFyl2o,. /8,47. ,
LOPEZ
_To gip. Z. Taylor,. ‘ commaltdin . ..the ra
fos 'of
ilio Unktod 3
• .
Head-quit:ler:: 4rmy, of Occupation, Z.
t.., Near Buena Viata.*Feb.22:,lB.l7:
: to your nntq i cof this date,
. summoning. Inc to surrender my forces at
: ,discrgtion, I•begleave.to say that Idecline
accediug to your •requesi._
With high respect, I am,
,sir, your obe
dient seyvant,' , Z.TAYI.OR.
• ! blaj. Gen. U. S. Army, conimanding.
Senlr Gcn.,l). Antonio Lopes de Santa Anna,
Commander-in-Chief, La Encontada.
Hedkuarters 'Army of Oecupation,"?
,; Satillo, Feb. '25, 1847. 5
Sir--ft :nave respectfully tn report that
'ilic . lnairt•Mexican force is at Agua :Nueva.
.;.Our troops, holdthe positions which they
• hivelsO-well defended, and..are..,prepared
''to receive .the enemy. should he, venture
another attack.
`•An arrangement has been made with
Genekal Santa Anna for -an, exchange of
prjoioners; by tvbiieh we-shall receive all,
or nearly allcotthose captured from us at
I,'Attrerent times, besides - the few taken in
-the i'etiuit Of the , 23d. • Our wout‘ded no;
, well.oaso those orthe. Mexicans which have
fallen mit , hands, have been removed
---iiilhitiplitce;and are rendered comfortable.
loss in the recent: actions, so far as
ettg l b er t a inekl, :amounts to 264, killed 450
" 1 wounded tinili2o missing. One company
of theKentelircavalry is not included in.
4:'4lltillnitettlifint, its essualities, notheing yct
reepeetfullyo,epelose a list of
rZ 40,E01414 killed and
r‘ w
bis impy names the
. loot t ir
1114411:41111614riqour obedient
' , 14ZeT.firbon,
il*Aitisii*Comorakef Ib¢ A r my,
- . • Washington D. C.
7 7A
'''ffsodipottrters *army of Occupation, Z, •
Ages Nueva. March 1,1647. 5
Illito;o4bare the honer to report that the
trtipplot my 'command ocCupied their.• o
riginalcamp at this place on the 27th of
Febrnasy, the last :of the Mexican army
leaving on the morning of that day in the .
direction of San Louis. It is ascertained
that the enemy is in full retreat, and in a
very disorganized condition; the men de
serting - and dying of starvation in great
numbers. I despatch a command Chas
day as•far as Enearnacioti to harass his
rear, and secure whatever military supplies
may be found there.
From the statements of Mexican offi
cers, particularly of the medical staff left
to succor the wounded, there Seems to be
no doubt that their loss in the recent action
is moderately estimated at 1500, and may
reach 2000 men, killed and wounded ; be
sides 2000 or 3000 deserters. Many of
ficers of rank were lost I enclose a list
of our killed and wounded, made as com
' pleteas. practicable at this time. One reg
iment (Kentucky cavalry) is not included,
its return not being rendered.
The enemy had fully reckoned upon
our total rout, and had made arrangements
to intercept our retreat and cut off the ar
my, stationing for that purpose corps of
cavalry, not only immediately in our rear,
but even below Monterey. I regret to re
port that they succeeded near the village
of Marin in destroying a train of supplies,
and killing a considerable number of the
escort and teamsters: Col. Morgan, 2d
Ohio - regiment, on his march from Cerral
vo to Monterey, was invested by the Mex
ican cavalry, with which he had several
rencontres, but finally dispersed them
with small loss on his own part. Capt.
Graham, A. Q. M., volunteer service, was
mortally wounded in one of these affairs.
I have no doubt that the defeat of the
main army at Buena Vista will secure our
line communication from further interrup
tion, but I still propose in a few days to
change my head=quarters to Motiterey with
a view to make such farther arrangements
as may be necessary in that quarter.
The dispositions made to harass our
rear, vindicate the policy and necessity of
defending a position in front of Saltillo,
where a defeat has thrown the enemy far
back into the interior. . No result so de
cisive could have been obtained by holding
Monterey, and our communications would
' have been constantly in jeopardy.
..._ I am, sir, very . respectfully•, your obedi
ent servant. Z. TAvtott.
Maj. Gen. U. S. Army, Commanding
• The Atilt. Gen. of the Army, Washington.
Later from the Brazos.
Retreat of Santa .Inna to Matehtila—.lr . -
rival of Gen. Taylor at CerralvdL--
Flight of Grr ea—,-Connaunications Re.
The steamship Telegraph arrived at N.
Orleans the same morning from Brazos
Santiago, which she left on the 23d ult.—
No positive intelligence 'had been received
from Gen. Taylor's camp later than that
brought by Lieut. Crittenden. but from the
best information that could be obtained;
it appears that Santa Anna had retired to
Matehula, where lie was endeavoring to
collect forces.
_
An officer 'arrived at Brazos from-Nlata
moras just as the Telegraph was casting
off, with information that Gen. Taylor
had arrived at Cerralvo with a thousand
cavalry in pursuit of Urrea,. who fled in
the direCtion of Victoria as soon ;as he
heard of Taylor's approach. The com
munication between Camargo and Monte
rey was 're-established.
The Massachusetts regiment was order
ed to garriacin Matamoras.
INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF THE
Battle of Buena. Vista,
Description of General Taylor's position
—cannonading on the 21st—r General
Taylor's exposed situation—His white
horse—=Battle of 22d of February—
Death of Cols. M'Kee, Clay, Hardin,
Xdjulant General Lincoln, Col. Yell,
and Capt. Willis—Colonel Marshall's
charge—The gallant Mississippians--
•:General Taylor's left. flank; turned—
Deniand to • surrender—Killed and
wounded—Minon's discomfiture.
We copy from the New Orleans Delta of the
27th tha following interesting narati : em oldie
'battle of Buena Vista. - It Contains incidents of
the most thrilling interest :,
We had the pleasure of an interview
yesterday with Maj. Coffee, of the army,
who brought over Gen. Taylor's despatch
es.. This.gallant officer—son of the dis
tinguiohedgeneral who fought so. bravely
on the plains of Chalmette, and in various
other battles by the side of the illustrious
Jackson—acted as the aid of G eneral Tay
itt the Bloody fight at Buena Vista. We
are indebted to him for many particulars
of this hard-fought battle.
Gen:Taylor had, fallen in lov, at first
sight, with the position at which he finally
made_ his stand—at Buena Vista. His
movement towards Agna ueva•was mere
ly a ruse to_ decoy the enemy into the field
which he hadselected for his battle-ground:
As soon etr,M'Culloch's men, who are in
valuable scouts, informed,hine of Santa An
na's approach to Agua Nueva, Gen. Tay
for quietly broke up his. camp, and fell
upon his .first love—Buena Vista: This
position. was admirably chosen. It was
at the foot of a mountain, or rather of two
mountains, betiveen which ran the road
through a narrow valley. On his right
there was a deep ravine, which protected
that flat* more effectually than a dozen
regimetifs could have done. The left of
Gen. Taylor's line rested on the base of a
mountain. The road in the centre was
entrinehed and defended by a strong bat
tory. In front 'the ground was uneven—
broken into hills and deep ravines r —well
adapted to the mnde . ot fighting suiting our
volunteera, and by its peculiaritiessupply
the disadvantage of a great inferiority
of numbers. ..„
On the.2lst the enemy were deteried,
approaching peer, the hills. At their ap
pearance the volunteers raised a grea shoutt
and gave three tremendous cheers. Their
engincers and officeri ,t - ere aeon flying •
ver the field, and dragging theiteannon
bout to get them into position; but the na
tore. of the ground did not favor the under
taking, and it was fate in the day, before.the
big guns began to open.
•The enemy had with them thirty-two
cannon, mostly of large calibre. Their
fire though kept up very briskly, and ap
parently well manned, did so little execu
tion in our ranks that it was noeconsidered
necessary to return . their fire. Our can
non were silent the whole of the
Eight or ten killed and wounded were the
extent of the casnalifies sustained' by our
army on the 214 t.
During the d'ay
,an officer approached
our lines with a flag of truce, and request
ed to be, shoWn to Gen. Taylor. The
brave old man was sitting quietly on his
old white charger, ,With his leg over the
pommel of the saddle, watching the move
ments of the enemy, when the Mexican
officer was presented. In a very courte
ous and graceful manlier the officer stated
that "he had been sent by his Excellency
Gen, San_w(Anna, to his Excellency Gen.
Taylor, to inquire what he (Gen. Taylor)
was waiting for' , From the silence of
Gen. Taylor's batteries, and the quiet man
ner in which lie received Santa Anna's ter
rific connonading, the Mexican supposed
he was asking a very pertinent question, to
which, however, old Rough and Ready
gave the very pertinent reply that "he was
only waiting for Oen, Santa Anna to stir
.render.
The Mexican returned hastily to his
lines. The message,proved to be a ruse
to ascertain where Gen. Taylor's position
was, for after the return of. the Mexican
officer to his own ranks the whole Mexi
can battery seemed to open upon Gen.
Taylor's position, and the balls Ile* over
and about him like hail. Utterly indiffer
ent to the perils otitis situation; there sat the
old chief, on his conspicuous white horse. l
peering through his spy glass at the lung
lines of Mexican troops that could be seen
at a great distance on the march. The
persuasion of his aids could not induce him
to abandon his favorable point for observa
tion, nor give up his old white horse. To
the suggestion of his staff that old whitey I
was rather too conspicuous a charger for
the commander, ho replied "that the old
fellow had missed the fun at Monterey, on
account of a sore foot, and he was deter
tnined he should have his share this time."
At sunrise on .the 22d February, the bat
tle began in earnest: The Mexicans were
drawn out in immense numbers. The
dark columns of infantry extended as far as
the eye could reach, and the cavalry seem
ed to cover the whole view. .with their in-1
terminable lines. At intervals between ;
the infantry and cavalry, their big guns,
strongly protected by a large artillery
force, kept up an incessant cannonade a
gainst our lines. . Their forces were soon
in motion. ,Our artillery was thrown for- I
ward to meet them, protected by the vol
unteers. Gen. Wool led the main body
in person, and was seen every where,-ral
lying and .encouraging the vohinteers.—
The two armies were soon engaged in hot
conflict. The broken nature of the ground
divided the forces, so that instead of one
general engagement, the. regiments, were
compelled in a great measure to fight 'on
their own hook. 'Our Officers were always
in the advance, leading their troops- 7 ,hence
the great4nortality among them,
In this general melee, one of our small
regiments, of 400 men, would be attack
ed by a whole Mexican brigade of several
thousand. Thus the Kentucky infantry
Was attacked at the foot of a hill, in a deep
ravine, by an immense force of the enemy.
l'Alarge number of the officers were killed
here—among them was Col. M'Kec, who
fell badly wounded, and was immediately
despatched by the enemy, who pierced him
with their bayonets as he lay on the ground.
Lieut. Col. Clay was shot through the
thigh, and being unable to .walk, was taken
up and carried some distance by some of
his men, but owing to the steepness of the
hill, the. men finding it very difficult to
carry him, and the enemy in great numbers
pressing upon them, the gallant Lieutenant
Colonel begged theM .to leave him and
take care'of themselVes. Forced to leave
him on the field, the last that was seen of
this noble 'yonnuofficer he was lying on
his back,. fighting with his sword the ene
my, who were stabbing him with their bay- .
Onets. The veteran Capt. Win. S. Willis,
of the same regiment, at the head of his
company, with three stalwart sons who
fought at his side, was badly wounded, but
still continued the fight until he was over
come with the loss of blood.
In the meantime, the Indiana brigade,
who were drawn out to charge the . ene
my, were seized with a panic, and display
ing some hesitation, Assistant Adjutant
General Lincoln rushed to their front, and
Whilst upbraiding them for their coward
ice, was shot, several balls passing through
his body. In justice to this brigade it
should be stated; that they subsequently
rallied, and redeemed their reputation by
the most gallant and effective fighting.
Col. Hardin led the Illinoisians in very
19dsome style, and the sturdy "suckers'
fought like lions. Their intrepid Colonel
fell wounded, and expe6enced the late of
Colonels M'Kec and Clay, and was kil
ledby the enemy—not, however, before he
had killed one of the cowardly miscreants
*With a pistol, which - he drew whilst lying
on the ground:
Col. Yell led, the forembst Man, a
charge of his mounted 'volunteers against a
large body_of lancers, and was killed - by a
lance, Which entered his mouth and tore
off one side of his face.
The Mississippians, the heroes of Mon
terey, after doing a hard duty as skirmish
ers; were ordered into line to receive a
charge of cavalry, whiehlthey 'did 'with
their rifles, delivering at the same time a
most destrUCtive fire among the crowded
columns of cavaliy. The enemy were
completely. repulsed. The distinguished
commander of this gallant regiment, Col.
Jefrerson Davis, was hadly:wounded a ball
Jo lito passed put tooj• sty paiatua i'uttisq
his ing. Re was., howirer,' doing well
.....,-.. -
,
whon last heard from. The c hi va l rous ; lor despatched Mr. Crittenden to order .
LlC6t.' 001. M'Clung was prevented from ! COI. M!Kec, of the 2d Kentucky Regi
. , • •to brim 1 . • t • •
d o i ng hi s - s hg re o f t h e b rave d ee d s at t hi s ment, to bring his men m , ex la e ac
fight,
fight, bY the grievous -wound received at , tkm• Mr. Crittenden found the regiment,.
thehattle of MontereV, which still confines , men and officers, eager for the fray,
him to his bed, and from which it isi muc h ! delivered the order,Thnif eode back to the
feared by his bast friends he will never ' General by whose side it was his duty to
recover. i keep. The, Kentuckians moved forward
Col. Flumphrey Marshal's splendid regiment of 1 in gallant style, led by M'Kee and Clay,
Kermickycavalry were impatient for an
,opportu- I both of whom, alas ! fell in a subsequent
nity of . showing their mett!e, and aven ging the 1 part of the day. It so happened that he
captareof their brethren, then in The hands of thewhich the}
' fore•reachinir position froth
enemy. They were soon favored with the desired • 1 k ' ba • • '
d deliver an effective fire, the regiment i
opportunity, by the apprOach of a force of more 1 cou '
than' 20001.ancers and Hozzars. who gallantly had•to cross a valley which was broken i
charged them. The Kentuckians stood their' up by ravines and masses of stones.—
grettod with immoveable stcaditiese,and receiving i, Whilst crossing this valley the heads only
the enemy with afire from their carbines, charged ' of t he poin
of the men could he seen f ront ' t• .
in the most gallant style thraugh the column tin which Gen. Taylor and Mr. Crittenden
,h.iir tight, and wheeling, fell on their , len, .
dispersing and killing a great many of them. A occupied—nikihese were bobbing. up and
li'te charge was made by Col. May. at the head of dOwn and erosWise in suelveoefusion as
a squadron of dragoons, and one of Arkansas cav• to impress both with the idea that the regi.
airy; against a large body of the enemy's cavalry, ment had fallen into disorder. The Mex
with like results. . jeans were annoying them at the same Mo
..
During the engagement on the right, Santa An
na, seeing that Gen. Taylor's force was not well
protected on the left flank, sent a large force of
cavalry around that point, and nut-flanking Gen.
Taylor, succeeded in throwing 2,000 men in his
rear.. .But Gen. Try lor immediately sent Capt.
Bragg, with his artillery, against this force, whp
succeeded in cutting them off from the main body
Lieut. Crittenden was- despa•ched with a flag of
truce, to demand the immediate surrender of this
force. The Mexican officer, pretending not to un
derstand the character of his mission, insisted that
he shoed he blindfolded, according to the rules of
war, and thus had the Lieutenant carried into the
camp of Santa Anna himself. This was a ruse
to get time to extricate the Mexican cavalry from
their dangerous position, and pending this truce
they were all drawn ofl' by a different road from
that by which they had gained this position.
Lieut. Crittenden was conducted blindfolded to
the tent of the Mexican general-in-chief, a long
distance from the scene of action, and which he
thought the safest place he had'been in during the
whole day. As he approached Santa Anna's tent
he was greeted with a tremendous flourish of
trumpets, which might have been heard a mile
07, producing no very great terror:in the mind of
the Kentuckian. ills blind was taken off; and he
fuund himself in the presence or the famous Mex
ican chief. surrounded by a brilliant staff of bediz
.zened, gilded and moustached officers. Santa
Anna apologized to the lieutenant for this act of his
officers, in having hint blind-folded, saying, that
so far from having any desire to conceal his situn
ation, he was desirous of exhibiting to Gsn. Tay
lor the utter folly of resisting so powerful an ar
my as he had under his command,
To which the Lieut. replied, that his simple mes
sage was to demand his (Santa Anna's) immediate
surrender to Gen. Taylor. When this extraordina
ry demand was translated to the Mexican Genera',
he raised his hands and eye-brows in utter aston
ishment at the temerity 'and presumption' of such a
message, and replied, that he would expect General
Taylor to surrender in an hour or be would destroy
all his forces:- Lieut,,Frittenden's reply, which we
have already given,—"Gen. nylor never surrend
ers I"—terminated the interview, and the battle re
commenced, and was continued until night.
- Santa Anna took three small pieces of nue' artil
lery, which, under Lt. O'Brien, hail been posted,
too far in arkance to-he covered by our infantry
All the gunners wore shot down, and when the guns
were captured there was not a soldier lea to man.
them. One of these pieces was an old Texan six
pounder, which during the Tetan Revolution, had
done good execution among the Mexican Tanks.—
As to the flags he boasts of having taken, 'they •are
very probably mere company markers, which were
dropped on the field and picked up by valiant Mex
icans. His Excellency of the War Department, to
whom Santa Anna has sent these trophies, will no
doubt be sorely disappointed in the size, texture
and beauty of these standards. Mexican pride is
easily satisfied when such feeble mementoes of their
prowess and valor as these console them for so in
glorious a defeat.
All the officers on our side in this hard-fought
[ battle, distinguished themselves. The details of
[the battle were conffiled to Gem Wool, who nobly
[ justified the confidence of his commander and broth
er veteran, by the most active, zealous, efficient and
gallant conduct. Throughout the whole action he
was constantlysengaged in the disposition of our
forces and in rallying them to the onset It was a
miracle that he escaped the thick-flying balls which
thinned the ranks lie was-marshaling. There was
but ono complaint made against him mid that was
that ho exposed himself too much. Brig. General
Lane, also, showed himself to be a brave and capa;
ble officer. Although wounded early in the action
he kept his horse until it closed, and never for a
moment left his post.
The old General-in-Chief remained at his origi
nal and. much exposed position, superintending the
battle and narrowly watching its events. An es
copette hall passed through hip overcoat—that same
old brown, so fain liar to all the officers and men
who have ever been under his command, and which
has seen several campaigns in Florida, in Texas,
and in Mexico.
On the night of the 2'2d both armies drew off
from the field of battle. Our
.men were engaged all
night in bringing in the•younded and taking care of
them--;-the Mexicans as well as their own Men.—
There were, 'hawaver, bat few of our men found
on the field wounded. They were, to use Santa
Anna's significant words, in his despatch, "all
• dead," the cowardly miscreants having killed ev
ery man they overtook, wounded and helpless on
the field. With like turpitude and treachery,
they left their own dead unburied and their wound
ed uncared for, on the field where they fell. The
latter were carried to Saltillo in our own wagons,
the former were buried by the alealde, 'under the
the orders of Gen. Taylor.
A n !tuber of officers were 'faker] prisoners, and
an exchange was effected; by whicfsd'all our men
Wm are now in their hands were released. Cas
sius M. Clay's party are now understocd to be in
the citiof Mexico.
Among the killed and wounded of the Mexicans
are, three general officer and twenty colonels and
commanders of battalions. Gen. Minon, it appears
has not us yet realized the brilliant career of which
he considered his capture of Maj. Borland an earn
est He was ordered by Santa Anna to attack
and carry Saltillo during the'engagement at Bue
na Vista. With this object. he made a demon
stration against the .town with 2,9p0 cavalry.
Lieut. Shover, with sixty men and •tivo small pie
ces or artillery, went out to meet the valiant Gen
eral, and at one discharge of his cannon, sent him
and his large force to the right-about in double
quick time. . •
In concluding our necessarily imperfect sketch
of the few details oldie brilliant deeds of Ameri
can valor performed at Buena Vista—details gath
ered from a hasty conversation—we must be al
lotted to express our satisfaction to find that the
anticipations we have so confidently and so fre
gently expressed of the bravery and efficiency of
our volunteers, have been more than realized.—
Let those who have heretofore made our citizen
soldiers the theme of their ribaldry and ridicule,
be forever hushed into silence by the unparalleled
gallantry and glory which hitirrecorisecrated in A
merican history the blocdy field of BuenaNista,
AN INCIpENT AT THE ,BATTLE OF
BUENA VISTA.
From the N. Orkans Piraytene.,
The' Kentucky Regiment:
At a very critical point of the battle on
the 23d, when it became necessary to sus
tain one of our columns, Arhich was stag
gering under a charge made by the Mexi
can§ in overwhelming numbers, Gen. 'ray-
ment by a lire, which helped to confirm
the opinion of the general that the Ken
tuckians were thrown into dismay. •
It was one of those decisive crises which
occur in every well contested field, when
the issue of the day depended; for the time
being, upon the gallantry of a particular
corps.
Gen Taylor, who as before said, could
only see the heads of the troops, and mis
led by their motions in getting across gul
lies and going around rocks and other ob
struction, into the belief that they were
about to falter, turned to Mr. Crittenden,
who is a Kentuckian, and with a counte
nance indicating deep mortification, for the
GenordlS a Kentuckian, too, and an eye
fierce with emotion, exclaimed, "Mr, Crit
tenden, this will not de—this is not. the
way for Kentuckians to behave themselves
when called on to make good a battle—it
will not answer, sir ;" and with this he
clenched his teeth and knit his brow and
set his teeth hard together. Mr. Critten
den, who was mistaken by the same indi
cations that deceived the General, could
scarcely make a reply from very chagrin
and shame. In a few moments, hoWever,
the Kentuckians had crossed the uneven
places and were seen ascending the slope
of the valley, shoulder to shoulder, and
with the firm and regular step of veterans
of a hundred fields. On they imived un
til they reached the crest of the hill where
they met the enemy before the flush of a
temporary - advantage bad subsided. Here
they delivered their fire by companies
with shell regularity •and 'deadly aim that
the decided phalanx of Mexico' gave way
and retreated precipitouslyy. As the
Kentuckians emerged from the valley, the
countenance of the old General, who was
regarding them with the iatensest interest,
gradually relaxed the bitterneSs of its 'ex
pression. A glow of pride supplanted the
deep mortification which fixed his muscles,
and great enthusiasm -qualified the • fierce
glances of his eagle eyes. Forward they
moved under his rivited gaze, whoSV feel
ings became more and more wrought up
as they approached the scene of carnage.
When they opened their fire the old gene
ral
could no longer restrain his admiration,
but broke forth with a loud huzza—"llur
rah for old Kentuck," he exclaimed, talk
ing as it were to himself, and rising in his
sadcic—"that's the way to r do it; and the
.tears of exultation rolled down his checks
as lie said it. . • .
Having got rid of this ebullition of State
pride he went aboht looking after other
parts of the field.
Investment of Vera Cruz.
Successful Landing of General Scott—
Warm Skirmishing-4YI the Redoubts
Carried—Capt. ✓llburtis, of Va. Killed
—Midshipman Rogers Rescued—Plan
of .fittack—Jill Supplies Cut OS:
By the schr. Portra, at New Orleans
from Sacriticios the 10th, we have news of
interest from the land and naval forces co
operating before Vera Cruz. The Delta's
account says, troops were landed by Gen
erals Scott, Patterson, NV - orth, Pillow,
Quitman, and Twiggs, with 'their Aids
and the Topographical corps,. which ap
proached near the shore, ~towards the di
rection• of•the Castle, the gun 4 of San Ju
an de Ulloa opening fire upon the party,
•throwing shell and••roundshot, bat without
doing any damage to the: reconnoitering—
the round shot either passing over or fat.:
ling short; and the shell, although thrown
with precision, bursting at a comiderable
elevation, and doing no harm. One shell
passed over the steamer Petri ta, (the vessel
employed in the reconnoisance) and anoth
er bursted under her bow, without doing
her any injury.
The reconnoisance was made while the
transports and convoys were . lying off at
Anton Lizardo; after their return, and the
least possible
_delay, • transports and, con
veys weighed anchor and stood to the
southward of Sacrilicios, bearing in.tow ards
the main land, with a fair breeze and in
gallant style, when they came to anchor,
the convoys taking position in such a
mariner as would best protect the dis
embarkation of the troops, the .first,
6000, being landed at 2 o'clock, P.. 113., on
the oth, and the remainder during Ole next
day. The landing is spoken of by, persons
who were eye-witnesses as a seene,ot mag
nificence, rarely witnessed more than once
in a lifetime. The troops landed amount
etl..•to the:exact number of 12,100.
After the landing, the different columns
took up their line of • march for the posi
tions assigned to them in ,the important
action and siege of Vera Cruz.
The stearnere)Vixen and Spitfirc,laying
under Punta de Hornos, opened on the
city across the ' point and in the direction
of the castle, with. shell and round shot,
Which was returned by the Castle, but
without effect. '
0) , Gen. Worth's division, which, it is said,
has been assigned to the operations on the
left flank:of the city; from the IPealisof
the landing on the South and under Punta
do Homes, had necessarily to'move In
echellon to the rear; past the right, in order
to gain his proper pbsition . —in, the execu
tion of which it became necessary to at,
tack ;Hid p:). le. ,:r
thrtiAyn 4in 0 1)e)II•Viurli
was a piece of,ariiiiiir) candbuili with
infantry-. •
The redoubts were - itlacked, charged,
and taken, a spirited resistance being made
by the enemy, who lost several in killed,
wounded and taken prisoners—dur loss
some seven killed and several wounded.—
Capt.' Alburtis, of the '2d infantry, W; 18 ,
killed by a round shot, suppoSed to be from
the Castle ; the same shot taking oil' the
arm of ii'drunicuer '1.3)1 and wounding
a private. Ca p t. Alburtis was a Virginian
and Ibrinerly conducted a neiespaper iu
Martinsburg. Col. Dixon .was wounded
in the breast by a musket shot. 'kite skir
.
mishing" was hOwever - no check to the ad t •
vaneicig cOhinin, which p•oseil steadily
forward to its position on the left and rear
of the city, where it halted and commune,
ed the work of cnitimehment.
The pipes used fkir the purpose of sup
plying the city 'with fresh water bate been,
discovered, and brokea up, completely Cul
ting 01l the suppry from the tanks, which ,
arc shoaled some dist:met?. firom,
During the advance upon , the rear of the-
city, passed midshipman RogerS, who ha 'it
not yet been sent from, Vera, Cruz, was
bound upon it cart, and ()K.:lured to. be*.
veyed, under a guard, to the prima at Pe;
rote, bid fortunately they were etteounter
ed by our forces. and Mr. R.Ogetis was. res
cued, and is twit on board his
The eity•is now completely iqigound
ed by our troops, env,' division having ta
ken a strong and advantageous position,_
with entrenchments completely cutting off
all coMmunication by sea or land, a il,' a n.
the sante time are safe from the lire of dm.
castle. The positions of divisions were
established on the 13th, extending from
Punta do llornos, on the right, to Punta
de la Catita, on the left, in one unbroken
line, and active 'preparations were on foot
for the immediate subjugation of this for
midable pinee.
So . closely is Vera Crnz besieged, and.
so entirely arc every means of cominunk
cation cut oll; that in a very few days the•
news must reach us that both city and !
castle arc occupied by our - victorious troops.,
The general impression seems to be that
the city will surrender in the et urse of ten
days or two weeks. No doubt is expres
sed of the 'successful termination of the on•=,
terprize. ' .
Four Days Later trou,'Vera.Cruz.
Rejoicing over the victory at /lama
la-2 he
. 11 r
oinbadwent not commenced
—Foreign Residents leaving the City-
Citizens shot for favoring Capitulatioli
.9rrivatof Harney's L)%oguQns.
By the arrival of the,Ctitter Ewing at Nr
Orleans, on the 28th ult.,.intelligence from
Vera Cruz has been received four days la-
ter, the vessel having sailed 'on the 17th - .
The news of Taylor's victory at Buena
Vista was received' at Vcra Cruz on the
iGth, and created great 'rejoicing amoiig
the army:.. •
Owing to the, rough Areather, only , a
portion of the heavy artillery intended for
the,attaek had been lauded when the ,Ew 7
ing
Gen. Scott had given the foreign resi
dents notice to leave the town: and
. they
had generally gone on board the foreign
vessels of war,oli the port.
Many citizens of Vera Cruz 'are.
in ~ii
vor of an early capitulation, but thepilita
ry violently opposed any movement of tho
kind. It was reported by the foreign res
idents, that several citizens had been shot
for proposing the surrender, althOugh few
doubt that our troops will, carry, the . place.
in a short time.
The tiring from the city and castle , was
continued, but so far has been harmless.:
Col. Harney arrived at Vera : Cruz on,
the 16th, with his dragoons, after having
been cast away at Anton Lizardo. ;!
The report of the recapture of Midship-
Man Rogers was premature, he being, un,
fortunately, still a prisoner.
Nothing had. transpired of any impor
tance, subsequent to the previous iicedunts..
The steamship Mississippi hatl not ar
rived when the :Cutter Ewing left. The'
Ewing: brought despatches frotni ; Gen.
Beott.
Atwitter Great Battle in New
11Lexie°.
Brilliant Victory .L—Overuilielming De
• feat of 1,000 . Mexicans !
The Louisville Courier, of the 2d inst., contains.
tho' folloaina lettei from St. Louis :
St. Louis, March 9, 1847
Dear Sir:—We have this 'moment re
ceived an express from Santa Fe., . The
Mexican insurrectionists; numbering 2000
men, marched down on Santa Fe, as was.
intimated by our • last advices. They
Were met-by Capt. Morris's command in
the valley of the Moro, and totally defeat
ed ! A great number of the enemy wei . o2
killed and wounded, and the rest fled . pre. ,
Cipitately to the mountains. The action
was a most brilliant ono on the part of our
men, and reflects great credit on their cool
ness and courage.
The news of the assassination of Gov.
Bent. is fully confirmed. Twenty.five
other Americans tell atthe same time.
I have no time for further particulars, as
the steamer Colorado, by which 1 send
this, is preparing to shove out. in 'haste,
yours, &e.
TaliE XOTICX.
r[ LIE public are hereby notified that the
I ff- following personal property now in 1'
the hands of hoots COMFORT Sen., of Me
nallen towhship, to wit :—I Bureau,. 1 . .
Corner Cupboard, 1 Chest, 2 'Beadsteadi
and Beddings, 1 Wheelbarrow, 1 nog, and
1 Shovel Plough, is not the property of
Jacob Comfort, sen., but was purchased 7;
by the undersigned, and - they •therefore
warn all officers, and - others, not to levy
on the aforesaid personal property. for the
debts of the said Jacob Corofortoen., as
they will hold all °ltem and others to the
laws for so doing,
NANCY comFoirr,
ELIZItBg,TII . dOMFOirr,
JACOB' COMFORT.
5111 .1A1111124
Friday Everting, April 9, 1817,
WHIG CANDIDATE FOR OOVERNOR
GEN. JANES IRVIN.
FOR CANAL commissloxEn,
`JOSEPH W. PATTON.
IT We live not been able to comply with the
regent of the York Spengs A . S.Society this week.
It wil be atti ruled to next week..
It have been compelled to exclude n num
ber of advertisements in order to give place to a de
tailed account of the doings of our gallant armies in
:Nikko. Our advertising friends must bear with
us for a few weeks.
irrT„he first number of "The Whig," n cam
paign paper, published at Harrisburg, by McCurdy
and Conltei, has made its appearance. It is a spir
ited sheet, and Will no doubt do some service in the
good FtiUse.
It Mr. FEtwx, of the Pa. Telegraph, proposes
to home n campaign paper, to commence on the tat
of May, at the low price of 50 cls.
pj'Tl it any, Gazette has passed into the
hands of AsTvs-Bnooxs, Esq., late of the N. Y.
Express.
11:1"Gov. SIIVSK has re-apointed Mr. Runners.
to the vacant Judgship in the lath Judicial District,
liotwithstandine his rejection by the Senate. The
Governor has thus virtually set at nought the voice
of the People, and the "consent" of the Senate.
crrA very strong and general feeling is devel
oping itself over the countay in favor of Gen. TA T
lor for the Presidency. The Pa. Inquirer,, North
American, U. S. Gazette. and N. Y. Courier, open
ly avow a preference for him. Should the old
llero be brought into the field, woe, woe to the De
mocracy ! But our preference is for another, and
equally gallant soldier, the Ilero of the Niagara be
fore the magic of whose name the already shattered
ranks of the Democracy will be scattered to the
winds.
Vi'flig Victory in .Connecticut.
We have the plenaure of announcingto our read
era a complete Whig Victory in Connecticut. The
N. Y. Tribune of Tuesday evening contains returns
from nearly all the State, which show the election
of C n Brssr.r. for Governor, Cu q. McCon
ny for Lieut. Govereor, and the re-election of Jag.
Dixon, Samuel D. Hubbard; Jno. A. Rockwell, and
Truman Smith to Congress.
The,Legißlature stands 85 Whigs, 61 Locos, `2l
no choice.• The Semite is Whig, Litchfield having
elected all three of the %Ville candidates.
The last Legislature of Coimeetient4itootl, Locos
124, 'Whip 116—Loco majority 8.
The rote for Governor last year. was for Bissell
(Whig,) 27822; Toucey (Loco.) 27- 203 ; Gil
lette, (Abolition and scattcring,) 2,218..; Whig
plurality, 619. Mr. Touccy was chosen by the Lc
gi3lature.
r•j•Thellostror Atlas states that had romp more
votes been east for the Whig-eandidates £,r the Le
gislatures in Portland, it would have made a ditThr
enee of Twr.r.vr in the delegation, and secured a
Whig Majority in the House of Representatires.—
So it seems that the Luc:awns hold posse sion of
New Hampshire by a frail tenure.
(o` , On the night of the 24th ultimo. a Dr. Shultz
committed an outrage of a most villainous charac
ter, at Tiltiana, (Pa.) Having been repulsed in
MA addresses to the daughter of a Mr. Hill. he vow
rd revenge, and disguising himself, proceeded to Mr.
Hill's farm. and set fire to the barn. Frnm thence
be went to the dwelling house, and attempted to
throw in a shell charged with four pounds of pow
der. The missile exploded as it passed in at the
windOw, and a fragment striking Shulti, tore off is
t under jaw. and injured his body badly. Thehnuse
:was much shattered, and the barn was burned
down with its contents of two thousand bushels of
grain. five horses, harness, Arr. The incendiary
was found lying on the ground, and was lodged in
prison.
Itl Spurious $5 notes on the Chambersburg
and Hagerstown Banks arc in circulation. They
bear no resemblance to the genuine note. On them
the title of the Bank is "The Charnhersburg Bank,"
or "Hogorittown Bank." whilst in the genuine note
it is "The Bank of t, harnbersburg," or of 'lagers-
Gcu. Taylor.
• Many inquiries are made as to the early history
of Gen. Taylor. The subjoined answers from the
Newark Daily Advertiser will gratify many. They
show that General Taylor, who achieved the four
great victories in one campaign, "worked . ' up
from the white epaulette on the left shoulder, to the
double epaulette of gold. and the yellow feather—
from the lowest to the higheat.grado :
"He comes from an ancient Virginia . family,
which emigrated from England, with other friends
ofliberty, and settled in the eastern part of Virginia,
near two centuries ago—a family which has since
been areittlidistinguished in its various branches,
and, which included within ita connections such
names: as James Madison, John: Taylor. of Caro
lino, indge Pendleton. Gcncral, Hunt, &c. Gen.
Taylor's father was one of the most daring of those
enterprising pioneers who settled. "the' dark and
bloody ground" which defines the Indian word
Kentucky, and many anecdotes arc told of his
prowess in desperate encounters with the savages.
. . "Ho.becante also a man of eminence, in civil life.
;and was a member of the Electoral College which
-Voted foi Jefferson,' Madison, Monroe end Clay.
died' On his ei.tnte near Lexington. in I . BM,
leaving foiir sons, of whom "OM Zack" is the third,
and, we believe, one or two daightcrs. The eld
est son, Gen James Taylor, who was a Quarter
master General in the army during the war oflBl2,
now resides nt Newport, Kentucky, at the advanc
ed of eighty years
"His more distinguished brother was horn in
Kentucky two years before its admission into the
77nicm, and is now therefore, about 56 years of ace.
Having a stout, vigoroua frame, he was early dis
tinguished for feats of manly character, and many
amusing anecdotes arc told of his achievements in
:the sports of boyhood. The same forsight, firm
mere. and decision, which have since so attracted
public Udmiration, arc said to have characterized his
whole.course through all the shilling- circumstances
-or life. Soon after the alTair of the Chesapeake
-and Lciapard; previous to the war of 181.2, he, hy
ing then eighteen years of ago, received from Mr.
.Tefferson (in MS) the appointment of Lieutenant
in the 7th infantry, and cornmenecA that military
. career -which has now been crowned with imper
ishabie fame.
"His strict observance of duty, and distinguished
merit as a disciplinarian, soon commended him for
promotion. and at the opening -of the war of 412,
we find hint a Captain in his regiment: Infmg
been entrusted with the colemand of Fort Uni
son, on the Wabash, with a garrimerrof.sll Men.
he greatly distinguished himself-in thityear by ids
successful defence of it against a formidable attack
by a large body of Indians. and NVIIs rewarded by
the President . with the brevet rank of Major.—
His well known skill in Indian warfare. aexptired
in his brilliant career in the Northwest Territory,
secured for him the command of the .First Brigade
of the Annyef the South, and it was at the head
of that division that he won' the - bloody battle 'or
Lake Okee;47,hohee, during the Florida campaign
of and for wall achievement he WaS brevet'.
ed Brigadier General: After four or five
. tears ar
duous service in the swamps and hammocks of Flor
ida, fie was assigned to the command of the first
department of the army at Fort Jessup, *here the
order to march to Texas and the Rio Grande found
him.
"BY his marriage with n lady of Maryland, Cen.
Taylor has one on and two daughters, one of
whom is married to Col..Dnvis, of the Mississippi
regiment, who was severely wounded at Buena
Vista. But to pursue his military career further.
in the midst of the glowing enthusiasm of the coun
try over his brilliant achievements in Mciico, would
be idle, and. the receipt of the Southern mail, as we
write, compells us to defer a notice of the higher
qualities which commend him to the confidence and
respect of his countrymen."
a• --
It The packet ships Columbia and Northam••
betland arrived at New York, bringing intelligence
under date two days litfer than that received by the
last steamer. 'Though so brief a time head elaps
ed,-a decided advance had been manifested in the
price of bread stuffs.
• The French and English governments appear
to be shaking hands again, and renewing the ami
cable relations which exited prior to the marriage
of Mnntpensier.
From Ireland .the intelligence isnot relieved of
that painful character which has attached to it for
time past. Mr. O'Conilell is doubtless sinking to
the grave.
The information from India indicates active de
signs on the part of England with regard to that
country.
Later from Vera Crus.
Arrival of the Mississippi with Commodore Petry--
Probable Opening of our Firc on Vera Cruz—
Continued Convulsions in the city of Mesiro.
The ship Oregon, Capt. Gliddon, and the bark
Montezuma, Capt. Thompson, arrived at New
Orleans an the 30th ult.' fiom Anton Lizard°,
both having sailed on the morning of the 20th ult.
('apt. Glidden informs the Picayune that he saw
the steamship Mississippi, having Corn. Perry on
board , on the 20th, about six miles off Vera Cruz,
bound in.
Capt. G. was on shore on the 19th, and in the
American camp. It seemed to be understood in
the camp that Gen: Scott would open the attack
on Vera Cruz at noon on the 20th. He alSo re
ports that* three or four hours after he sailed, he
heard very heavy filing. which le thinks
was from the American works. The closing
sentence in Mr. Kendall's letter subjoined, renders
this not improbable.
Captain G. mentions that Gen. Worth is sta
tioned with his command within 700 yards of the
city. Ile also informs us that the general impres
sion was that the city was willing, nay, anxious
to surrender. but the inhabitants had received the
intimation from the castle that if they (lid surren
der, the castle would immediately tire upon the
town and destroy it. Captain G, says it was re
ported that there were 1800 troops in the city and
1200 in the castle. 'We arc confident that this is
an under estimate. _ - .
Among the incidents mentioned by Capt. G. is
sine that a bomb from the castle fell into the guar.
tern of one of Gen. Scott's aids. but exploded with
out doing any harm.
The following brief letter from Mr. Kendall fur
nishes the latest intelligence we hate from the
city of Mexico.:
(Editorial Correspondence of the Picayune.)
Camp before rera Cruz,Z
March 10, 1817.-5 o'clock, P: M: 5
Our news from,the city of Mexico. received in
a roundabout way, would prove that a most san
guinary revolution—or rather a series of revolt).
ticinsts raging in that city, the different parties
being all by the cars, and fighting each other with
unwonted ferocity. It is said; that even the Brit-
Minister, Mr. Bankhead, at last dates hardly da
red venture into the streets, for fear of being shot
by some one of the different contending factions.
Gomez Farias has his party, the priests have their
party, those in favor of peace have a party, and
then there are the we)r men, the Santa Anna men,
the Almonte men, acid what not. All was "con
fusion worse confounded," and I can make neither
head nor tail co the different rumors,
The Mexicans have beeti firing since noon to
day, and froM the most of their batteries, and the
roar of round shot and shells has been constantly
diinning in the ears - of our men. Strange that
they do not effect more. They must think they
are destroying the "Yankees," as they now all
term us, by dozens, else they would not keep up
such an incessant firing.
The weather continues fine for landing, and
munitions supplies are rapidly accumulating at
the depots. The officers of the navy continue to
use their best efihrts.
By next day after to-morrow, I am in lopes of
being able to send you off' an account of some of
Gen. Scott's doings,
Yours, &c.,
Important from Santa Fe.
The • St. Louis Republican of the 30th ult. has
the following exciting information from New Mex
ico. It is taken from an extra of the Independence
(Mo.) Expositor, dated on ,the 25th
Thos. Caldwell, Esq., has, ust got in from the
plains, and confirms, the sad intelligence of the mas
sacre at Taos. Gov.• Charles Bent and 25 Amer.
icons are the victims of a cold-blooded assassination.
Mr. Caldwell left El Passo on the 12th of Janu
ary, and Santa Fe on the 3d of Feb. He left Col.
'Doniphan in possession of El Passe, waiting for.the
artillery to arrive, when ho intended to movp for
Chihuahua. Nothing was known in New Mexico
of tlie change in General Wool's position.
'rho insurrectionists consisted of about 2,000
men. and started ! for Santa Fe. Col. Price sent a
bout:3oo mch to quell them; they met about 25
miles from Santa Fe, when nn engagement took
place. The Mexicans drew up 2,000 strong, but
at the first lire from our brave Missouri boys 30
of them fell dead and the balance fled.
Capt. Morin, of Platte, who was in command
pursued them through the Moro valley, and burnt
to ashes every house, town and rancho in his path.
The inhabitants fled to the mountains, where
they.are bound to starve, as Morir. leaves them no
thing whatever to subsist on—a just retribution
for, the assassination of innocent people.
As Mr. Caldwell was passing ont he heard at a
distance this sound of artillery, and learned from
the rumor in the edge of the'settlements that the
American army had whipped
.them worse than e
ver. Capt. Hendley, of Ray county volunteers,
was the only one killed on our side,and some sev
en slightly wounded.
ir*The FLOUR MARKET is more
firm. the European news having caused a
small advance in the price. A small lot of
City Mills sold at $6 50, an advance of 25
cts per barrel on previous sales. Howard
st brands at $6 37 1-2, an advance of 121.
Good to prime red Wheat $1.43 a $1.41 ;
New white and yellow - Corn at 84 a. 90 ;
Oats 43 a 44 ; Rye 81 ; Cloversced $4 00 a
$4 50 ; Fiaxseed $1 35 ; Beef Cattle $6
to $7 75: Hogs $6 00 to $6 75.
MARRIED,
On the 28th ult, by the Rev. J. C. Smith, Mr.
T. B. /REIMS, and Miss HENRIETTA. BROTHERS,
—all of Littlestown, Adams county. -
On the same day, by the Rev. C. Witmer, Mr.
JAMES Cossru,of Abbottstown, and Miss Ettzs-
DETII DAVIS, of York county, Pa.
On the 4th inst. by Res. C..J. Deininger, Mr.
H►:xnr B. RESER. ann Miss JuLt♦ Ass Uttar:
tin.osn, all of East Berlin.
Q3' TIM notice of the Marriage. of FLETCUER
BAT Lis. of Y. S., was false. It was iinposed on us
by .sonie ono unknown. Tha individual who . can
derive any gratilleation from a pick Of. iltat.liind is
to be pitied.
On the 4th inst., of cancer. at. the residence of
her son, Aaron Watson,.of Mountplcasant tp., in
the faith of the Redeemer, /ANT WATSON, widow
of John Watson, formerly of this county, in the
82d year of her age.
gigirTHE Annual Address will be &-
livered before the Bible Society
of Pa. College and Theol. Seminary, on,
Tuesday evening the 131 h inst. in Christ
Church, by the Rev. S. W. HistexEr, of
Fretlerick,Alt. The friends of the cause
and the public generally are invited to at
tend. J. A. S. TRESSLER, '
'
April 9. Vor. Sec'y.
NEW GOODS.
CHEAPER THAN EVER!
GEORGE 'ARNOLD
HAS just received, and is now opening
as LARGE A STOCK OF FRESH
GOODS as has ever been offered to the
public itraitsplace, and will be sold at the
very lowest 'prices—atnong which are
CHEAP
Cloths, Tweeds, Casslnteres,
Summer Cloths, and restings,
with almost every other article calculated
for gentlemen's wear.
"The Ladies' attention is
particularly invited to a selection of beautiful
FARIP't Vta)Pi.v
AMONG WHICH ARE
Plaid, Striped, and Plain Silks,
'.g''''"Ginghams, Lawns, Mts. Delains,
SHAWLS, BONNETS, AND
BONNET TRIMAIINGS,
with almost every article in his line of
business. Please call, examine, and judge'
for yourselves.
Gettysburg, April 9.—Ot
JACOB WELLER
RESPECTFULLY offers his profes
sional services to the citizens of Ad
ams county. Ho will be found at all times
at his office at "Preen Ridge Cottage,".
Hamiltonban township, two miles above
Millerstown. He professes to cure Rheu
matism, Numbness of the Limbs, Cramp,
Ulcers, Wounds, &o. His terms are- 7
no cure, no pay.
JACOB WELLER also wishes to in
form the public that"he understands the
science of MINING, and from his long
expo tience
,can - satisfy any unprejudiced
person.
April
•
jETTERS Testamentary on the Es.
4 tate of NANCY RHEA, late of Hamilton
ban township, deceased, having been grant
ed to the subscriber, residing in Franklin
township,- Adams county, heshereby gives
notice to all who are indebted to said Es
tate to call and pay the same without
lay, and those having claims arc desired to
present the same, properly authenticated,
for settlement.
JACOB COVER, Ex'r
April 7.-,6t.7
BET WEEN Gettysburg and Hatripton
180 copies of the Sunday School Ad
vocate directed to the Rev. H. Van Orsdel.
Any person finding said papers,. will con
fer a favor• by sending them to Rev. H.
Van Oracle!, of Hampton, or the subscriber
at Gettysburg.
C. W. HOFFMAN.
• Gettysburg, April 9.
G. W. .IX
IL REED has removed his Law Of
fice to the room one door East of Mr.
Wattle's Hotel, and immediately opposite
Dr. Homers.
•
April 9,1847-Iy.
11000 BRICKS for Sale by the
Lintutan Association. Ap
ply to F. G. Benediet,or S. H. Buehler.
April 9.
Pensylvanla
-y p u will parade in Oettysborg
on Monday the 121 h day of
April, at 10 o'clock, A. M., pre
cisely,, in summer uniform,. with
arms and accoutrements in good
order. A full attendance of ,the
company is requested as there is
business of importance to be trans
_ By order. ALEX. COBEAN,
April 9, 0. S.
Spring . & Summer Dry Goods,
wiLy received from Auction, at J.
ROSS HOOPES', No. 411 Market
Street above 11th St. opposite Girard
Square Philadelphia: such as mous. de
laines, from 12 1-2 to 18 3-4 cents, ging
hams, new style, 18.3-4 to 25 cents, yard
wide lawns, 12 1-2 to 18 3-4, white. mulls,
bishop lawns, tarletons, jaconetts, striped
and plaid muslin from 12 1-2 to 25, rich
and glossy alpacas from 25 to'37, tickings,
Ilene's, diapers, &c. Shawls of every
style from $1 to $l2. . Calicoes from 5 to
12 1-2 c, of a superior style; hosiery and
gloves, nen's and boy's linen, cotton and
woolen stripes and plaids, from 10 to - 20c.
Tweed, Cassitnere, all wool, only 25 and
31 cts. Black, Eng. and Freno Cloths
from $2 to $5 per yard. My asirtnient
of muslins and, linens are not to be surpas
sed, either in cheapness or variety, in this
city.l' Muslin? at 8, 10, 12 1-2 : 3 yards
wide, 37 1-2. Cotton and wool ingrain
carpets. from 10 to 50 cents. Matting 25
to 87 1-2 cents.
N. B. Purchasers arc requested to call
and examine for themselves before buying
elsewhere, and they Will save at least 21
ger cent. I •
Phila. April
DIED,
Mineralogist.
NOTICE.
LOST
I/ E3IOV AL.
RE.7lloiti L.
LADOMITS has removed his Watch
Watch-Tool and Material ,Store,
from Nb. 03 S. 4th.street, where he has
on IMO large assortment of. Gold and .
Silver Lever, VEpines, and Plain Watch•
es, with a complete assortment "of Tubls
and materials, such as Lunette,' Patent and
Plain Glasses, Mainsprings, Verges, Hand
Dials, etc,, of every description, to which
he has added a complete and splendid as
sortment of JEWELRY, consisting. of
Ear Rings, Breast Pins, Bracelets, Gold
Chains, Keys, etc. which he will guarati
tce,to sell at the lowest New York prices,
Wholesale and Retail.
N. B.—Country Merchants, and others
visiting the city, are invited to call exam
ine his stock and large assortment at No.
246 Market st, below Bth, South side.—
Orders from the country promptly attend
ed to. •
Phila. April 3.-3 m
L.l TEST f RRIPAL.
Hats, of the latest Style,
CAN be had at the Hat Establishment
of J.. 1. BALDWIN, in South Bal
timore street, a few doors above the Post
Office, and next door to Wanipler's Tin
ning Establishment, TEN, PER CENT CHEAP
ER than at any other Hat Establishment in
tow n—embracing Fine Nutria Beaver,
irFine Fier, and Old Men's Broad
brims, and a good assortment of
• Men and Youth's. .
SUDIVIBR HATS,
all of which he is autlforized to sell low
for cash or country produce, if delivered
immediately.
J. J. BALDWIN, ./l gent.
Gettysburg, March 19, 1847-3 m
DAVID HE4GY,
tea Zat4 r P.6 l r ca iattiaidiap
ETURNS his grateful acknowledg
ments fur the very liberalpatronage
which has heretofore been extended to
him, and takes this method of informing
his friends and customers, and the public
generally,Oat he still continues the CAB
INET-NI/WING in Chambersburg street,
at his old stand, where those wishing first
rate Furniture can be supplied on. the
shortest notice.
CHAIRS CHAIRS !
lie has also, in connection with the Ca
binet-making, commenced the CHAIR
MAKING, and is prepared to furnish
those wishing irs at as reasonable rates
as at any other establishment in the place,
and of as good quality, made of the best
materials and by one who understands his
his business.
•r 7 All kinds of produce, and lumber,
will be taken in exchange for Furniture,
and the highest • market price given.
ittCrCOFFINS will be made at the
shortest notice, and all orders promptly at
tended to, as usual. -
• DAVID HEAGY.
Gettysburg, March 1 9, 1847.—tf.
11E 4 ACK SIVIITHING.
THE undersigned has connected with,
his Coachmaking Establishment a
large Smith shop, and is prepared to 'do all
kinds of
BLA.oss ravrAtzta,
including ironing. Carriages, Bqggies,
Wagons, 4-c. Ile would say to those who
have Horses to shoe, that he has in env:,
ploy first-rate hands, which, with his per
sonal attention, will enable him to give en ! .
tire satisfaction to all those who may favor
him with a call. •
Carrigge If• Buggy Springs
(warranted) will be promptly made to or
der at all times.
- -
IrrAll kinds of REP.9/R/NG done,
both in. Wood and Iron, at-tife most redu
ced prices.
. Thankful for past encouragement,' the
subscriber solicits a continuance of patro
nage, and invites his friends to call at his
Establishment in Kr. west Chambersburg
Street, a few doors below Thompson 's
Hotel.
C. W. HOFFMAN.
Gettysburg;Feb, 0, 1.846.
TEACHERS
THE School' Directors of Franklin
• ; township will-meet at the house o
Hr,iitto KorrbtAN . , '(Election 'house,) for
the purpose of receiving proposals for
Teachere, male or female, on the Second
Monday of April next. By order of the
Board. • F. DIEHL, Sec'y.
Mardi 26, 1847-3 t
. .
G. E. "BUEHLER
ESPECTFULL'I informs his friends
Ft and- the public generally that he has
now on hand , a large assortment of TIN
W.4.ltE of every description, which he
will sell at moderate prices—all warranted.
Persons wishing to purchase at low rates
will do well to call before purchaSing else
where.
HOUSE SPOUTING will bo made
and put up at 12i cents, a foot. . ' ,
11C/""An Apprentice to the Tinning
business will be taken, if application, with
good recommendations, be made soon.
One between 16 and 17 yeprs of zge will
be preferred.
Gettysburg, March 12, 1847.
TO BLACKSMITHS.
THE Subsiribers have on hand a very
large stock of STONE COAL,
which they will dispose of tow by the sin•
gle bushel or otherwise, at their Coach•
making Establishment: ••
D'ANNER & ZIEGLER.
March 12.-I=3m
CLOTHS, Cassinetta, and plain and
fancy Caasimere can be he had Very
low at the'Cheap Store of
WM. RUTIIRAUFF.
A, NUTS, FILBERTS, A-L
P
,MONDS, &c., of the best quality
to be had at the Confectionary of . .
C. ,WEXVER.
~, IN ' UE MATTER
i
qfP
Of the intend applicationotok ox AL
BERT /Or ;out .to keep p loi. veto fa. t
towns hip of 'Redding, ...by darns, county,
it being an old- Stand.. , . ..
W E, the undersigned citizens ot• the
-..
township of ,Reading; - Adams co.
dohereby certify that weare personally ;ind
well acquainted with SOLOMON ALBERT, the.
above named petitioner, that he is of good
repute for honesty and temperance, and
that he is well provided with house room
and other conveniences for the lodgin and
accommodation of eitizensi strangers and
Travellers; and we do further certify,that
we know the house for which license . : is
prayed, and from its situation and - neigh;.
borhocid, believe it to be suitable.fo r a i
ta
vern, and that such inn or' tavern s nec
essary to accommodate the public` and en
tertain strangers and travellers.
Thomas N. Dicks, Abraham Chronister, John .
Baker, Jacob Hanes, JaCeb Hollinger, Abraham
King, Andrew Brough, John Brough,. George
Crombaugh, Michael Brown, Jacob Myers, John
Geiselman, George Baker.
Maarch 96.---3 t
Of the intended application of CONRAD
SNYDER, for license to keep a tavern in
the Borough of Gettysburg, ,ildams
county, it being an old stand.
WE, the subscribers of the Borough
Of Gettysburg : Adams county, do
hereby certify, that we are persomilly and
wellacquainted with CONRAD Srlitoca,.
above named petitioner, that he is-and •
know him to be of good repute for;hones- .
ty and temperance,•and that he is well pro
vided with house-room and other couve,
niences for ,the lodging and accommoda
tion of citizens, strangers and travellers;
and we do further certify, that we know
the House for which the license is prayed,
and from its situation and neighborhood,
believe it to be suitable for a tavern, and
that such Inn or Tavern is necessary to
accommodate the public .and entertain
strangers and travellers.
John Fisher, Joseph Shileng, John Slydor jr.,
Gco. Pefrer, James Bowen,•Daniel Beitler, John
Henninger, David M'Creary, B. Schriver, John
Fahnestock, JOseph Little,' Robert Colman.
March 28.-3 t
WIiEREkS the Hon.. - Wm. N. Irt
rms., Esq. President of .the several
Courts of Common Pleas, in the counties
composing the 19th District, and Justiee
of the Courts.of Oyer and Terminer, and.
General Jail Delivery, for the trial of all .
capital and: other offenders in the said dis
trict—and GEOROi ShITSER and ! JAmxs
M'Divirr, Esqs., Judges of the 'Courts of
Common Pleas, and General Jail Delivery,
for the trial of all capital and other ofrend;t
ers in the county of Adams,--have ironed
their . precept, bearing date the 20th day of
January in the year Of' our 'Lone one
thousand eight hundred and forty-six, and
to Inc directed, for holding a Court of Com
mon Pleas and; General Quarter Seisions
of the' Peace and • 'General Jail •Delivery,
and Conn of Oyer and Teriiiiner,*Get
tysburg, on Monday the 19th day of Aril {
next"-• •
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN To
all the Justices of the Peace, the Coroner
and Constables within the said County of
Adams, that they 'be then and there in their
proper, persons, with their Rolls, Records;
Inquisitions, Examinations and other Re.
membrances', 'to do those things which to
their offices and in that behalf appertain
to be done, and also they who will prose
cute agdinst the prisoners that are or. then
shall be in the Jail of the said County of
Adams, and to be then' and there to pros=
ecute against them as shall be just:
BENJAMIN SCHIHVER, Sheriff.
Sheriffs Office, Gettys-Z
burg, April 2, 1897. 5 " 7 111
AILIDITOWS Nonct.
THE undersigned, Auditor, appointed
by the Orphans' Court of . Adams
county to distribute the balance remaining
in the hands of Jacob Cover, Administra
tor of the Estate of Martin Newman, de
ceased, will attend ; at tbe pnblic Jtouse,of
Isaac Robinson, n Fairfield, Adams cowl
ty, Pa., on , d'edneselay the. 101 doN of
..dpril next, at 10 o'clock, A. Ms, to perform
the duties ofl his appointment—
time and place all personi, interested are
desired to attend.
ANTED.
• JOHN . 11A'C . LEARY.,41i4ifor:
, •
To the, Heirs and Legal Repiesetztatitjes
of Daniel'Keeports late iy West Lam
peter township, Laneastercouray, deed,
r k ARE notice that by virtue 'cif art order
of Inquest issued out of the Orphan's
Court of the county of Lancaster and to me
directed I will hold an Inquisition to "di•
vide, part or value 'the'Retil . Estate Of said
deceased, on the mansion tract, on Satur
day dprillOth, 1847, 10 o'clock A. M.,
at which time and•placu you may attend
if yin% think proper.
DAVID .HARTMAN, Sheriff..
Sheriff's Office, Lancaster,
March 19, 1847. ,5
fir HE Subscriber intending herafter to
devote his attention exclusively: to
the practice of his profesion, respectfully
tenders his services to his old friends and
clients, and the public generally. Office
in South Baltimore street nearly opposite
Ferry's Hotel. •
MOSES 111T.I 4 EA.N.
April 9, 1847.-0
rr HE TRUSTEES of the Presbyterian
Church requesubat 'thU Pew Rents •
for the past year,. now due, be promptly
paid to R. STEVENSON, ESQ. Treasurer
of the Board, before the 10th day- of - April
next. 4. B.,It , f9PHERSON,Preet ,
Mardi 20, 1847. . • ,
- or VARIOUS toms
,EOR
IN TUE MATTER
P ROCLAMATION.
NOTICE.
LAW. NOTICE• '
NOTIFC E.
lIC,‘
SHERIFF'S SA
I•N: ! pursuance ol i stinslry-writs of remik
iiorlil . shd Ant inrulitioni - .47fertlrs.; , r
Iltsded octal thkennflor .PORRlTlqrg,,ftgaij
of Adams county, and some directed. will '
be exposed to pdbilh salebn 44tutikey MS
10th q/ ' 4pril,, 1847; id to!ciockq,lb r 1- ,
at the dourt-houle, in the Hygitelifiet u Ji• •,:l
tyaburg, .the following Restpettir, to'sritr -
.
A T rac t
t, of La
__, no, •,,;.; , i,
situate in . I ntington Aritineitipo ;Adstni,,,,
county, Pa. a outf3 thild froth Peteriblnirr.
containing 20 ACRES. More orjelaestd;t: 1
joining lands of Witt. Sadlerbleiril of Phil , c,
ip Miller snd.others, -on, ishiett ibli ereetti, ;1
ed a Twolfitintrottgh•ctiSte blitirAl.llB4 !,,-.
tlOUBSizild Kitchen ituts . etrolti4ann
and ,Illadkernltimillopi wiik titi i ellAt
spring.nf water—tart ntr'ZiOdlind I. ek. , i-i
Bred miith excellen t : limber—seized and te•
. ~., timber-
--seized
in execution ' as the eit!ate-ot Rosa*?
NICKEL, (Blaekarnith.)-441i0.
A Tract of, Land,
situate in .. Franklin ftiettiatipi emttainint
14 ACRES, more or-leiiVi adjoining lands
of Henry Comfort, JAM, Lady, and oat-
era, on which are et4oted:ft '.l . t story . Log .
DWELLING ROUSE; Log tibia, with
an excellent well of water, &c., seized and. ~
taken in execution' sul the estate of If Bunn
W SAVER.--Alsot
, A Tract of ,Long
nklin •toirnship, adjointng ...
• e eorge Orner, Jelin Kimes. and
others, conteinitit 9 ACRES, more or
Ices, 2 acres being cleared and .the balance
being covered with timber.—seiaedand.ta.
ken iii execution as the estate of Jnift
Rot:D.—Also, at the House of Semisoft
Ai,er.ivr. in the town of Hampton ,
on Thursday, the 151 h . day o/Sprii,
1847, at 10 o'clock A. M., •
A Tract of Land
situate in Reading township, AdanlS MM.
ty, near the turnpike leading froth Carlislo
to Baltimore, and within half a thileottlist
town of HaMpton, Containgt 222' ACRES.
more or less, adjoining landhof Hint." Al
bert,heirs of Sam'l OverholtaeT,deted,ino.,
'riftior and others, on which are ereCted'
Two-Story Igg DWELLING HQUSE
and Kitchen attached, with - a well'of wa
ter and pump in it, near the door, Log attd '
Stone Batik Barn, with wagon shed, corn
crib,and Other sheds attached, and other •
necessary 'Oui-buildingi. There is also on
the• said land a 1 .14 atom . Log Tenant
House and 'LOg Barn.—Seized and hitin
id execution as the estate'of JAMBS
cisox,-Jr. • ' ' , „
N. B. By an arpngerhentyvith the par
ties conceined in the Morrison:-property,
the Sheriff has had this,pkiiiiiiY surveyed'
and divided into several Tracts; and will
offer it on, the day of sale,' either in
,the
whole or in parts to suit purchasers. , 1
BENJ. SCIIRIVER, .
Sheriff's Office, . z- .
Gettysburg, March. 19,.'47. 5
CrPersons purchasing property at Sheriff's Sable
will have to pay' 'its raft ther Orals's,
money on the day of sale, • s. B.
REGISTER'S„ NOTICIL '
NOTICE is hereby gitrett to all /Ag a°
ate and ' otlaltersOrts concerned,
that the ,R.9/1/./ZW,14.01 4 ./01V,
cogwrs.of the deceased perione)ieritn
after mentioned will , he presented of the
plians' Court,' of Adams County, foi: confir
mation, and alloyeance,, on Monday' the
19th day of April ne#, vii
The account of Polly Laughtnati, Jacob
Laughttutp a and 'Sohn Elder, Executors of
the hist wilr, and testament; of William
Laughmap, - deceaied. .
The Gtiardianship Iteconnt Oflohn Rsithr
fon, G u ardian '(Lydia Ann, David, nal
Joseph Spantler, minor children •of Jo%
seph Spangleraeertasedt
•Vhe'arc - ottiiiet Abrahain fipangleri'Ad4
ministi•ater ou thwEitate of George :Mild
befit; dideaded.'' ~-4'‘; • •t Li , ;: ,
The account of John A. Ziegler and A.
braham Ziegler, ExeCutors of the-last will
and testament of John Zieglery deteued:- ,
Thd account of .John Unger, :intl:Mi
chael Unger, Executors , ot.the last will
and testament of Margaret Unger, iledeas
- ,The account' or John illail, Esti. Ad.
- ininistrater'or the estate of 'To: 51444410 h
Bentley, deceised. , ';,
The - third final icernaht - ut * .114 1 4
Myers i Eitecutol of Philip Myers, s ,ni'de.
ceased.
." • - ,
The account d Rey. I. Martulatt, aiirvi.
ying Wilmininistratoi:oflatheillaiton, de
ceased, 'nd' Wip. R; tiadkr, Admint tra ,
ter, of L eonard tt4e64 1 .,.„ Frp!‘l4ll# , 110
11 1
was . co -Admin i s trator with - the`sitid f kui
H: . 11,1ars`den.' ' , - -
The Guardianship account of Epltitint
Render, Guardian of,Eilsabeth,RLtilip! •
The account :eft ; Nich ItS, fildttee Cud jir
cob ,Harner, Eexecu toffs of .'the hit ,irin
and:testamen to( J arOb Hari de4eita,o4!
The account or wil l : wakideiy, Ad,Mit
istrator, de ben's' tied With tlid,*ill thihit •
ed, of the estate,of Jacob Keller,' tfeettariii,
The account of Henry Calehonstfi Ad
ministrator de, boniu,,pon.witlt,tlootlll iii
ne zed , ,of the estatetif Adam Atigqirt die'
ceased. --
. , >-.• 1 •- / ~.. i
The seconnt or MieheerGin . eelman t co
Ile njant in Mallaun, and Emanuel But,tlt4z
ecutors of the htet will . and teatiuntmt of
Michael Geiselman, Amt,ideqemtuf 1-.'
The Guardianship account of Joalith
Benner, Guardiau 0C 1 4 11 41a-ADIP #4 l
Franklin, and,, Jeremiah, Jacob ,Ghturi«
nor chil dren of George,Oisier. , ,„,•; .
ROBERT Coll Era ',Nikkei:*
Register's office, Gettysbu'ig,t • 1 "'
Mirth 20,' 14411. 5 -'' is
OTI Ilitm
. 0 . ;
pArimmphiP 11 ,9 1 . 4 hPfr_VI
_it... Law, 4tweenAhe
beau thia.day dialolved g t 4 , r
et
original agreemtmts and by mu
All buai nhi and
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theilr-ji4nt *441111104'00W ,
4,Mer ,
4, DA lip .
Aft.A'A o>triomkg:,..l
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