Naos • of
'CAPTURE. OFp['4llA*
Official Dcspatthes from ,ominadorc
UNITED ST4TE9 - SioplCu*BEßL)
Off Vera Cruz, Nov.F4s, 184
•
Sin:—HereWith is tristinitted copy of
a letter from Corn. Per k, accom anied by
copies of other communwationi, git, ing a de
tailed account of his oiierations kith a de
tachment from the squOdrun in th river of
Tabasco. The objects of I the . e pedition
have been fully accom o tlisbed, at ,by the
destruction or capture
~ alllthe en mytiv e s.
sels, a check has been given to a ommerce
by which munitions of vat' were, o doubt,
introduced. into llicaic44 from the eighbor
c
ing province of Yucatip. Much i praise is
due to Commodore •P#rryl for the skill and
judgment manifested tlitoutrhout the whole
eipedition. • , I -
The department Willearn with regret the.
death of Lieut. Clittrlis W. Morris, which
took place on the tit, inst., onboard the
Cumberland, from all wound received at the
town of Tobasco on the 20th ult.' - He was
an officer .of great protriise, and his loss is a
most serious one to th 4 service. 1
I am,.very respecifully, I -
Your of Klicit servluit,
D. CONKER,
• Commading• Home Squadron.
Hon. JOHN Y. MASONi •-
Secretaiy of the Navy at Wash l ingti, an.
I
A Detailed Account 0 - the Proceedings o)
the Expedition undenigConunand along
f
the Eastern Coast Mexico. I
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I left the anchors at. St. John Lizard()
on the evening of thelfith of October, with
Steamer Mississippi, staving on hoard as de
tachment of 200 Weers, seamen and ma
rines, tinder the comt*nd of Captain French
Forrest, and in tow; tote Steamer Vixen, and
Schooners Bonita, RE;efers, and Nonata, re-.
spectively commandep by Com. Sands, and
Lieutenants CammanOant Benham, Sterett,
and hazard, and the ti Scbr. Forward, and
' Steamer Itl'Lane coannanded by Captains
Nones and Howard at the revenue marine.
The next morning ja daylight I captured,
off the bar of Alvamtict, the-American barque
" Coosa," found in tr e asonable cOmmunica
tion with the enemf; and , the " Vixen"
chased and boarded the American Schooner .
" Portia." The " Cd'osa" was despatched
to this place as a Irye and the Portia was
permitted to proceed, her papers having been
endorsed. From thcf day of our leaving
" Alvardo" (the litht up to the 22d we had
a succession of ver3l.bad weather, which
grtve me much trouble in keeping my little
command together. g During the interval,
however, we capture& and sent in the Mex
ican Schooner " Teleriph."
On the 22d, all th vessels, (With the ex
ception of the " Reecee," previously separated
in a gale,) reached kl'* bar of the river To
basco; and having khgermined on attacking
the commercial totvn of Frontera, at the
mouth of the river;4d the .city of Tobasco,
situated 7 4 miles hi her up, I placed myself
on board the " Viz nt the " MisSissippi" in
command of Commander Adams!, nt -anchor
outside,.and taking ioow the " Bonita" and
1
" Forward," withthcE i barges containing thE
detachment under e.Ortlvnand of Captain For
rest, I crossed the bar; the "Nonata" follow
ing under sail. F,. ,
The " Vixen," wiilf this heavy drag, stead
ily ascended the stream against a four-knot
current, and arriving! near to Frontera, I
discovered two Stefutters, (of Which I had
received previous tafortriation) !firing np,
doubtless in the hopeKeseape, but we were
too close upon them. Ciuking off her tow,
the " Vixen" proceddd ahead, followed by
the other vessels and !parges, andiat once the
- town, the steamers, and the vessels in port
were in our possessfon,,excepting, only the
- Schooner" Ainando,l which vessel, attempt
ing to escape up tho river, was pursued by 1
Lieut. Commandant Benham, lathe "Bon
ita," and captured.' i
Desirous of reachillg Tabasco before they
would have time for kiatreasing their defences,'
the detachment undr Captain. Forrest 'was
placed on board the fiargelit of the captured
Steamers, the " Petrita, ' and she, with the
" Ncivata," the " Foiward," anchthe barges
in tow, and the " Vis*n,";withtha "Bonita,"
left Frontera -at hay-past nine; the next
morniqg, Lieut. Walsh being left in com
mand of the place. , - I
After steaming all night; and iencounter
ing various incidents*ising from the rapid
ity of the zurrentandrtlecircuitons Course of
the stream, we arrkved at nin the next
morning-in sight of Tort Aceadhappa, in
tended to command it most diffiCult pass of
the river: On our lipproach,.the men em
ployed in preparing Ole guns for service fled,
and we passed it uaniloleitted, but wascare
ful to cause the gunstto be spiked.
Anticipating senolis resistance at this
place, arrangements- had been I made for
landing Capt. Form*, with his detachment
a mile below the f
it to march Up and car
ry it by- iitorm.
At noon, all the 4ssela anclun.ed in line
of battle in front of the city and half musket
sange, when lim iSliately summoned it to
rurrender, the boa sr, mettnwhile 'being em
ployed in securin Five' merchant vessels
found at anchor in lt.e port.
To my summons, sent hy a flag 'with Capt.
Forrest r a ref isalt pitratew returned,
with an invitation e o fire a soon as 1
pleased. Suspect as i l. did tat this an
swer was given- mr, in! braved than in
earnest,' and , bein hxtretnely r luctant to
destroy the place, entertame the hope
that a few shots 7ed over th o buildings
would have caused turrender. ecording
-1 19t y, I directed the g of the " Vixen" alone
*
to, fired, and at hie. flat -staff, Sending an
F
:order.to all the ves l' to void as far as pos
sible,iti cast of 'a e era fire, injury to the
1
houses distinguish e y sular flags.
At the - third discharge rom tit, " Vixen"
the .404. 7 ,4i4pPeariOf fro m the taff. On
seeinkitilown, Ila red 'the fir' to cease;'
.143 lig
and,sent Capt. Fnr t again ash e. to learn
whether it had bee lout dower . b , our:shot,
,or .purposelyi struck Whe reply as, that it
had been shot .away! ,p 7 the city would l not
be sariendernd. !,,., , i
I now directed C
~ : _ Forres t
force under .his.com ': ndi , ,, to laic
a position in the . i 0 .,, num*
ullita a
VIM. This pore dolt pugh,t,
g r,
-.ln c fire ,Alston ' f r o, b'
-inf fire ,pt nu
thecity, whiai was
,
• _Teroet4ng ,tow
li - Y .. .d i d 1 1 ,s ,411 t, Jim!
ba i
e*ided. on t p - decl
and, ..
.. s pa
butivaiki,' an -apPr
bee.
'a.
I°rifler.
ND,
-
1, with the
, and take
Led by our
E'9 a seat
,s,parts of
~ tlotilla
*toe
-liopenly
iessels,
our _slight
die. pro-.
4.
J surto
3tur
cove ing thl
1711 jury, thou
of the opxo
!hrpugh
adinz, fro')
verbial hced esspesl..of ,pulors,
ti i i t, . t should
they and the marines be unedited the'n*
row streets, after.- aarl4 they w: Id be ctn.
of? • by Sharp-sbOoters final the.lr uses,; I err
dered the detnehMent to be re-e . ', barked. 1 ; '.7
In this position the ~, e ssels re :mined all
night, the crews lying at .their qu ers ready
to return the fire of the artillery f. the ene
my, which it wail suppsed they Iroattld Have
had the courage to hay brougb . down .un
der the cover of the night to the opening of
the streetiopposite to our • vessels, but they .
left us Undisturbed. , I
Learning-v that the Merchants-and- other
citizens of the city, we desiroup that a ca
pitulation should be ma e, but were overruled
c r
by the Governor, who, , regardleus of conse
quences, and to secure hinisielfi.againstat-
tack, was content that the ity s h ould be de
stroyed riither than Surrendere . I deter
mined from motives of liumanit not to fire
again, but to pass down: to F ntera with
my prizei.
In thOorning hoi ever, the fire was re
e,owttnended fronkthe hore, and was neces
sarily returned, but w th renewed order to
regard the consular so Ifar as they--
could be distinguished, In the midst of the
fire, a flag of truce wap displayed on shore;
On perceiving which, -I caused the firing
again to cease, and Captain
,forrest was
sent to meet its bearer, who !submitted a
written cOmmtinica,tion addressed to me ; a
• copy of which, lwith • / a copy Of my reply,
marked tt and C, will ! be fonn4 enclosed.
As an assurance of my sincerity, I now
hoisted a. white flag, and directed the prizes
to drop down the streep, intending to folloW
with the flotilla ; • but, in violatiPn of the un
derstanding implied in the before mentioned
corresiiondet ce,,the enemy, in' discovering
that orie of he prizes 'had drifted ashore iu
-front of the city, collected a large force with
in and behind the houses in the vicinity, and
commenced a furiOus Ore upon Ilier. Lieut.
Parker; of this ship, , in comfaand of the
prize, defended berm the mostigellant man
ner, and ultimately succeededlgetting her
again afloat; having one of heir !men killed
and two wounded.
It was in carryingn order t
ker that Lieut. Morri was W
had been of infinite • ervice to
time we left Lizardo, and; co
self during the bombe dmcnt 1
ble deliberation and c olness, li
the prize in a line t cover li
though appakently regardful o
the officer and; men of the b :
seated, he stood erectl
, himself
struck him in the throat. .Isl
'
plum the -fate of this Faluable
more than myself. ' his loss
to the service'and to his family,'
It may well be supposed that on perceiv
in,g the attack upon the prize,l I re-opened
:upon the city, which ag,ainSilenced_ their
fire. I now proceeded with the flotilla and
prizes down the river . ; one of the prizes, a
small schooner of little value, h. ving ground
ed in a dangerous pass: : and - nowing that
it would be difficult to extricte her with
out causing inconvenient deliiy, I - ordered
her to be burned.
...Vie arrived safely ai Fronter l i on the eve
ning of th‹.....)6th, the "Vixen" having tow
ed down the river five vessels and several
barges. I
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From, Frontera I despatch d my prizes
to this place ;. and- after Jest ying all the
vessels and craft found in tli ci river of too
little value to be manned, I proceeded on the
a Istfo rejoin ion, leaving the " M'Lane" "
at "Forward" at anchor opposite Froute
ra to continue .he blockade of the river,- and
to afford protection and shel rto neutral
merchants and residents of t e place, Who
professed themselves in appreh nsion of;vio
lence from the} Mexican soldie y should they
be left unprotected. . i
On our way;' to this place tin'
er Petrita, in company and ini
vessel, captured the Americai
mouth," found engaged in lar.
upon the enemy's coast.
M. C.l
P. S. I omitted to mention,
ing off the bar of Toliasco, thi
the Campeachy schooner "
the French brig "Jenne A •
papers of both of which a
blockade was endorsed.
List ofvesiels captured and deal
the late expedition to Tobase
modore At. C. Perry.
MANNED AND SENT
American barque C . osa.
Mexican schooner legraph.
" steamer - P • tram.
" steamer basqueno.
" berm aphrcalite big Yunante.
" schooner , Lpura Virginia.
" schooner Tabasco.
rnada.
lyinouth. •
" schooner
American brig •
BIIIWED.
• C,
Melimn sloop
•f b r i g
" tow-b Oa t.
schooher
Mexican slohp Desada rt
Captain in a nilequenceof hisi
duct when I s vessel was attu,
charge of Lieutenant Williain
, ' t 11 M. 9
List of persons lkilled, wound,
cd during h() cipedition to
IKILLED.
Charles Raiiond, seaman,
i - , WOUNDED:
Chailes . W.l Morris, . Lieu
CUmberland, since died.
John SoutbOland, seaman,
George -Pea* seaman, of ill
DRCAVNED.
:Richard Wißudcir, ordin
th Raiitan. I •
Itenintunt MlKenn ,
,seams
beflanct. ALS
SAN JOAN AUT TA DE '
.OC 26054
stn :—The :un cle sign ed
chnuts estiblislied in us port
Bausta,.tie Tub)o3co, n mum
very senons injury s ffere4 i
property bYtheOring on 40
aftieFtwor, take - e li,, rty,nti i
present ' ditrere ces , tween
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continuance, lif similar destruc 'on of their ;
property will lead to — theirchiniate ruin.
: • We are in ace d toaddress tbis cominuni
. i .
cation to you it tieing affirmed that ; unless
up to you, y felt it your diitY to continue
c l i
the military ice here surrendered this city
your hostiliti s, even to reduchig the city to
runts—a bard case, indeed, ibr,the parties
who hale no the honor of alciressing:you,
almost the w h ole commerce o the place be-'
ing in their.hruids; and who, confiding in,
the protectio4 afforded to subjects of foreign;
e t
nations at Metamoras , .and in , the march of
the United tates s Army up o Monterey,
and in the 4claration of th Comniodure
commanding , ' the United Stat Squadron off
Vera Cruz, lave not prepared for skli mea
sures as you have threatened ri adopt 40 re
duce. this place.
We thus ibeg most respe j tfully to call
i
your attenti op to our position and the' posi
tive ruin we shall suffer sho ld this city be
destroyed, gusting you may ave it in jour
power to tape tie same into iour favorable
consideratioo, and Mitigate- mph very disas
trous resultspo our several interests.
We have the honor to be, Mr, your obedi
ent, humble i rvants, ,
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t
e . .
LABAC * & CO.,
WATS° , CHABOT if.i. CO.,
Britislv Merchants.
RODRI.UEZ Y CR., 1 '
ASENCIO DE ASAGAII4
PUTIEW, OZ SACERDRUMIN Y LA,
MAN'L. R. SOLET,\ - 1-
g CommerciaMes Espanol.
ARRUEOON D. JON (TODAY,
MAN'L.IR. SOLET. .
Lieut. Par-.
unded. He
me from the
'ducting him
rith remarka
-2 approached
lib boat, and
the safety q t'
at, who were
and the ball
one can de
-ottng officer
Is irreparable
• prize steam
sight of this
brie " Ply
'ding a cargo
PERRY
at -while ly
ship boarded
ortuna," and
Padee," on the
'notification of
'troyed (luring
~ under Com-
IrEIM
,mpeaeby.
Itlentville.
•uirnell to the
excellent con
eked while in
A. Parker.
PERRY.
and drown
,Tobasco.
f the Raritan.
errant, of the
I fthe Raritan.
;he Raritan.,
seaman, of
, of the Cum-
PERRY.
onAsco,
foreign wer
of San Juan
, uenee of the
part of their
ty yesterday
war* lit the
the., United
adly relations
',resent that 'a
,Ul/icik
I.pmvse to
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1. 1 11. S. STEAMGAI VIXEN.
At chor in front of khe city of ,
lAnAseo, October 0, 1846. )
GENTLE#N:—In consideration of the re
presentatio s made by you in your commu
nication to Ile of this morning, and verbally
through C, ptain Forrest, Ilshall adhere to
a determintition resolved up On last evening,
not to fire ,gain upon tire town:unless the
tire should pe re-cotnmencefrom the shore.
I regret Ihe injury alrendl
produced ; but
have the `Onsolation of kno*ing that it was
altogether taused by the extknordinary coo ! .
duct of thepeople of the tow}n.
I am, !gentlemen, respOtfully,
g Your obedient servant,
. I
M. C. PERRY.
Messrs. AnAcn & Co., and others,
Floreign Merchant in Tobasco.
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4. S. STEAMER MISSISSIPPI,
St. John.Lizardo, near Vera. Cruz,
November g, 1846.
4
Sin:--,ltiseems to be just }lnd proper, and
.:
it is certain'a gratifying 'task, to make
known to y, u for the informntion of - the de=
ir y
partmcnt, e excellent conduct of the offi
cers and vit who , served under my com
mand in tlic I)ito expedition to Tabasco.—
The enterpri4e and spirit disl;layed by them,
on every ocasion, gave sufficient evidence
that in seers more sanguinary they won',
do full lionor,to the corps. 1
I was piirticularly indebted to Captain
Forrest, fot his promptitu4, cheerfulness,
and ..judgqient in carrying but my instruct
ions.
To Commander Sands, and- officers and
men, of diet' Vixen;" to Commander Adams;
to Lieuts._ Commanding 14nham, Sterett,
and Haza4.l, and their re4pective officers
and men lto Captain 'Edson, and Lieuts.
Gist, Winoow, 'Walsh, Hunt and Parker,
and their ciptachments—in a word, to.all and
every one+l am under lasting obligations
for the zeal and energy With wlri@b they
F
seconded my plans. a : , •
. I am,isir, very respectfully,
IYour obedient Servant,
LI M. I C. PERRY.
Commodote DAVID CoNsistt, Cominander
in-chief RJ. S. Naval forces, Gulf of Mex
ico. i :
I'neck of the Ajantie.
THE apkialling WRECK of the near steam
erlTLAN c, in the sheltered waters of Long
A
land S nd, has been thb sad prevailng
opic of ccthversation and'phblic interest for
he last tvrp or three dt4.l. ' The news was
i • rfectly istounding, as she was the finest
: earner recently set afloat, 4tnd builtexpress
y for the tough weather of 'winter-passages.
er splen' or of structure and ornament had
II Fide her,
z n month or two:past, an object of
eat curiosity ; and what :with her remar
_
able speeil, her sumptuous accommodations,
er noble hape and admiribleinanagement
ravellers.took unsual paina to choose her
Iternate 4ay for their journey to and fro.—
:h e was more known and-
,admired, vroba
,ly, than Any one of these "flying hote6i," of
.i.
he Amerian waters.
We. haifp ourselves a particularly st rong
mprssion ?af her majestic beauty in motion.
We chan4d to he a passenger in the rival
i oat, the
t Pregon, on a lovely evening last i
1 utuwn we n t he tw o' steamers ran ont"to
ether fro g the Battery pier, and kept pass;
ng and revassinff, or running, wheel towhees
i s long as the daylight lasted. toth boati
• ere crottled with passengers. We had
riends o the deck of the Atlantic, widt
- horn we could speak most of the time, and
he firem of the tw9 boats amused them
.elves wi • joking across prom one engine
room to other, tossing 6ver bits of coal,
aughin t any slackening] of way, and, in
act, but fir the swift foam receding between
us at the : to of twenty oda miles an hour,
. • etching i. much in company, and as quiet;
yat rest : iftalking dcrosithe two galleries
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,
We no ce, we retnemluir the un-tremu
lous stea :ness of the Atlantic. A spray
cloud veil - d the flying circle of her power
ful wheel!; but when theeye was removed
from the , usy beauty of th at, the vast frame
of propo
. onate architectu4.e seemed afloat
l—
in the air gang along with the effortless
ease of a viillow skimming the water: It
was, real! , for an every-d 1 sight, strongly
leinoiblem
ced Captain Dastan particularly,
by the pilot-hOese on the npper
. we remember, as we looked at
a trick we have of men's content
* vocation,) -envying him his
s noble twenty-Miler, 'and his ex
st in her performance. There
e director of a vast miracle of
• nuity—with a turn of his. finger
or taking froM, her wondrous
air and , water ,: fubject Co the se
ich she sped, an d to
littie-world of
,ry, idly ejoyed by. the hundreds
pperowded, within lier- 7 and
hether he realized what o eYmute,
We no
as he =
deck ;, a n
hip) (arid,
went in
pride in h
cited irate
he stood
humanin
speed ;'S
eret.by w
social lux
100 rode,
woudred
trical kingdo.. he was matter of, or how;
Wondrous a uilgician he would
bra, newly arrived visitant to our planet,
who-should. be told, ivithoutfurtbereapluaa
tion, what that man was maker of, and see,
as we did, how the great structure, with its
subject elements, obeyed him. We leaned
ver the railing through the sweet hours of
that brilliant 'summer sunset, dividing our
musing looks between the beauty of the scene,
the golden skies, and the majestic walker of
the waters beside us—little dreaming that
we shOuld ever read, of that triumphant
mover in the picture, such a story as is now
before us. •
The Atlantic, (to tell the story briefly,)
started on her return trip on Wednesday
night, with seventy passengers. Daniel
Webster, with his family, and Judge Kent,
were to have embarked in her ; but Provi
dentially tookalarm at the state of the weath
er and left her at New London. Just out:
side of the lighthouse of this place, her
steam-chest exploded, and, at the same mo
ment, she wasstruck with a hurricandsquall.
With the cries of the scalded,the onfusion of
the frightened passengers, the sea making a
breach over the bows, and the almost impos
sibility of standing upright on deck from
the violence pf the wind the scene vas one
of confused horror and dismay. The Cap
tain succeeded after a while in heaving over
three anchors ; and for severul hours, till
daylight, she dragged these on, plunging
her bows under at every sea. The gale
continued to increase, and all Thursday
she drifted on.
Smoke-pipes, merechandize and coal
were thrown. overboard to lighten her ; but
she still dragged her anchors. About mid
night of T hursdny she piled one of her cables,
and•soon after fell, from a tremendous heave
of the sea, oport a ledge of rocks, and be
came. a total wreck. She was about five
minutes going to pieces, and in that time
nearly one half of the passengers were
.drowned or crushed to dsgh. Among them
were six females, four children and two in
fants—though the last metioned are said to
have frozen to death during the fortv-eight
hours' drift. The steamer was well furnish
ed with IA preservers, and, to these "the
snrviving passeniYers, (all of whom were
washed overboard when she went to pieces)
mainly owe their deliverance. Capt. Dos
tan,'7aio was lost behaved most heroically
and calmly throughout, and when last seen,
was encouraging a boy in his efforts to save
himself: - This lad succeeded in reaching
the shore, thou gh his 'father, mother, two
sisters and two young brothers were drown
ed. The bodies recovered, up to the last
report are thirty-eight and it is supposed
this is the number of the passengers lost.
• This terrible disaster is, as a morning pa
per remarks, to be laid at the
.dtior of
the necessity for fool-hardy competition
which all steamboat captains are under,
who would make "their line" successful. It
is forced upon them by the puffs -- of thepress,
by the preference and urging of the travel
ling community, and by the reckless go-a
hec7d-atireness of the country. The rival
boat, on the other line from Boston,(the Gov
ernor,) chanced to • have a captain a little
more prudent, who, very mach to the discon
tent of the passengers, would not venture out
in the huricane of that same night. The
necessity of e.arying high steam to buffet
the swell, and keep the boat on her course,
occasioned the explosion, and the danger
from this, as well as from the hurricane a
lone, was defied in the determination 'to he
the "fastest.," and "first in"
OCcourse it is of no use to preach reform
in thii matter. The wire to the mischief is
pulled by something stronger than Cap
tain's'fingerl—by-the public will. The Com
pany!who own the , boat,.are more responsi
ble than Captain, and the Public are more
responsible than the Company. Notwith
standing any look of danger, notwithstand
ing thnt,(with so many passengers, and each
with troops of relations andfriends)there are
literally thousands whose happineis hangs
on a single order from the Captain—the
public Will go in thi . fastest boat, and with
the most ge-ahead Captain ; and the .Cap
tain and the Owners like all who would
make money, simply humor \heir custom
ers.
To blame Captain Dustan, -is like blam
ing electricity for the late mal-practice on
the Telegraph.. lie had no discretionary
powers that he could use without injury to
his reputation for ,"enterprise." The boat
that has-the fewest failures in her arrivals,
that is oftenest paragraphed for: a short pas
sage, that "came through" when . other
boli failed, is the boat for the public. Cap
tain Dustau was a victim to the. juggenaut
of the country—the grew idol o-A lc Aro--the
wheels of whose worshipped car ride over so
many crushed consciences, v o much ruined
health, and so many killed worsen and child
ren.—Home Journol.'
The Pennsylvania Regiment.
The following is the form of the notice of
acceptance,, and orders by the Governor, to
the place .of muster to enter the service of
the United States, received by the Captains
of the several companies accepted to forth
the Penn - sYlvania Regiment :
FRANCIS ; S,SoIt K,
Govornor and Commander-in-Chief of the
Militia of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl
vania. .
To --, Capidin of the
SIR :—The services of the - having
been accepted as one of the companies to
compose the Regiment of Volunteer Infan
try called for by the President of the United
States, to serve to the end of, the war with
Mexico; unless sooner discharged,' you are
hereby required to repair. to Pittsburg, the
place of rendezvous, for the purpose of being
mustered into the service of the United
States.
In order that no time , mny be lost in the
organization of the Regimet the Com
mander-in-Chief designates , the • r --
t.
day of December, as the , day o your march
from Philadelphiai top roceed to the general
rendezvous with all safe and practicable
despatch, then to report, yourself to H. , B
Field, First Lieut.jof the Third Regiment
U. S. Infantry, who has been instructed -by
the War Departnaint to muster the NReki
went into the service of the United StateS.
The Commander-in-Chief, with . great
satisfaction, expresses hie high sense o f t p e
patriotism of yours4lf, officers and men. He
feels deeply sensihle of the sacrifices you
have voluntarily Tilde, ;and will continne
to make, in defence of your country,
~ Such
devotion to our coMmon country and its
institutions es you li i nve n#LnifesVcorinot NI
to inspire every .b4sotn, I twit as inspired
his own, With de E patrioti
can it fail to Milli sstevery' .
most exalted eitit ate of ,tl
military ardor of (in t on e will
try's call, bateix, utitarili;i
to the far distanttattle Bay.
,The Cornntamder-in-chi4 exhorts strict
subordination in the troops; ; and would im•
press upon the •ocers and:men •composing
the different com anies, thf, duty of uniting
ft
as a band of brot "ers, whett associated to.
gether as a regi ent. He; feels,
,kotvever,
that the only stri which cilia exist wjll I ' In
the -fraternal elm lation on the field of con
flict with the op y,
- as chwho shall b(
foremostin hattl and deed of valor. _
Finally, the, mmader-m-chief bestow
upon you, one,arill all, his benediction, with
a sincere prayer Ibr your hmtlth and happi ,
ness, and for Me fprotectinglcare over you o
Hint in whose 'l4nd are the! destinies of me
and nations. • i
By the Governot and Conimander-inehief. ,
GEO. W. BOWMAN,
Adjutant Gen. of:the Militi of Pennsylvania. ,
Read Quarters, • arrisbu , Dec. 4, 1846,
I • GENER - L ORD RS, No. S. '
HEAD Q ARTERS, /
Philadel tin, DeceMber 8, 1846. i ''',
Francis R, S nk, Governor and Coml.
mander-in-chief f the militia of the Coin
monwealth of pnnsylvania,-makes known
that the followitik Compan.:es•haie been A
mined, to comp se the Reititent of yotu .
Leer Infantry led for by the President
the United State , to serve to the end of,,th
war with Mexi4, unless sooner discharge ,
viz: • • , i 1 ,
Captain F. 'W. , ipder, 'Washington Light
li t
Illf itry. . 1
" • Joseph , ill, City Guards.
" John , . qinett, Philadelphia Light ,
Gii rds.
ft
1
" F,drnui L. - Dana Wyoming Art
- --'. till+sts. 1 -
" James_ Vagle,WaShington Artiller)k
" John Marron, Dulusne Grays. 1
," Alexauller Hay; Jackson Indepeit
den Blues. . i . 1
" Win., Small, igonroe Guards.
. " R. K. cott,'Cadwalader, Grays.
" T. G. forehead, Jefferson Guards
By o ' order of the Com. in -chief,
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GEO. Wi BowsisN,;Adj't Gen. P. 111
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Official .Di;,patrise - from Com.
'- F Conuer, . I .
'We are indebted fair thel following to th Li
Washinon U !i
'ait on : 1 r
U. S. s EBMER " OPITFIRE, " . . 1
, Befo the ToWn iof Tampico, _ 1 •
November 14th, 1846. 1
Sm :—I hav * the honor to inform th
department dm' I entered the river'of Ta
pico this morning with all; the small vesse
Of the squadron- 0 and a strdno. b detachment a
seamen and m rines frora the " Cutnbe ,
land," "MisSiis pi,"" St. Mary's,"" Princ •
ton," and " P rpoise."
On my arriv I at the city, I was tnet; b
a deputation orn the citizens , offering tl
snrrender of th - place on condition that the
laws, institutio4s and property should be re -:
pected.
I will- hold the place as long-as possible ;
its importance .equines that • a garrison
five or six hainil-ed men should he sent to o
copy it as soonfas possible. To obtnin-th
object, I have despatched Commodore Pe 1
ry to Matan4as, to make arrangemen
with Gen. Patterson to -have a' force he}i
without delay. , 11
1
'As I deem i . important the MissisSipi
should pail w it ont delay, I must defer
more partici& statement to anotheroppe
tunity.
t
I have the h' nor to be, ' , very ve respectful! l
your obedient errant, ID. CONNER,
Coiiimanding Rome Squadron
Ron. J. Y. M.'
Secretary
:I;* ° the Navy, Washington.
ii:' The following is the official - accou
of the kiHed at d wounded on- the Atomic
side, at the sic of 411onterey.
KILLED, ! WOUNDED.
Lieut goi. Wa on, 1 • Maj. Gen. Butler,
Captains, .5 Col. Mitchel,
Adjutants, 4 , • 2 i Lt. Col. ,M'Clung,
Subalterns, 4, Majors, •
Non-com. o ffi ci rs, 12 Captains,
Artificers, Mttsi- Adjutant,
cians & priVutps, 96 Subalterns,
i Nou-com. officers,
Total killed,' 120 irtifficers, tnusi
-1 . clans, & privates,"'
Privates misiiug, =.
ECI3
Total jvo
The correspondent pf t
of the, Times, writing . fro
in Mptico, says:
AN A MAZON ,
N. York Spiri' .
the seat .of Wa
'One fact 'co '
Mokuerey I hil
stated, and ge,
puny of Lance*
j
man: Seized r
sexed herself, ';
of Lancers,' sh;
foe,' and swore'
until the ?Isar 1
froth her nativl
hei;laSt drip a,
try.!' Previou.;
dedhettire :the ;
and augment e !
gucid them an ,
spht where til t
where the thic:
It is.reported
of!.Lancers wli
"Or command
merited Field.!
the Idays of ol
ico fo produce;
not dili4 her su
a gpml:detil tsi
s • • i.
fleeted with the assault it
e neglected to record. • It
;erally believed, that a Co'
• -
was commanded by a IV;
!.itlt a patriotic spirit, she LI:
ad in a full suit_ of a doom'
desired to be led agitiost t
that she never would' yie
ern babarians' were - driv!
land, or till • She had sh!
blood in defence ofher con:
,
to our attack, she was pa '
troops, and, greatly excit
their courage. • She haris!
desired to be potted at t
first .shot would fall, a
-est ofihnbattle would wa
tat on 21st she led'the char
ch proved fattil to some
among , the number. the I
There's an eiamPle. wort
! It has:remained Tor Mel
he second. Joan .d'Arc,
cessfui. I - would'havegiv
have seen let ladyihip.
,
160PIti4 8,
n i
b,e4 p epered
umpha t elm
i i
°PA'ati n i lren
sflnsibl "to p 4
aod!li pe #re .
cpnoio sages,
or till& Oes , i
et.y blessieg
tekes, useful t
ti t le ieutterer.
1
d. that a lootnnific gai hi
and uiediipith .the:,most
:ss in case* reqaiiing surgi
gyring.theSt,iopt : enOrejy
Teeth can* e*iiact
utated doting a state., of u
!Produced by. 'the •inlia!ati 1
t#s -indeed,* a ble4sad dio
im that . given andhini .
cience and niost Arntful_i
*1 w" IGt.
il, rtati;i' flie r Ge,
arita Anna , .
ieli f l niei, ;,
doa , Men. 1: It
'66Chas icf:
I , 1 , •
' 001, it letter addrpased
'eral Jones; sayit that G
d ten Alicpitilin"hatA; unit ,
akinta body',
of to t iosefl
aka, stated Ant 'the
,geke'
~ t 1 tun
solemnity ; nor
heart with The
e courage and
at tkeir coun
ffiered to march
titotijc's 'abpocatt.
•
•
' Here shall the Pres . , the People's rights maintain,
Unawed by iufluesieo; Eindimbribet.l by g4u."
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111 ONTROSE. DEC. 10. 1546
i "Rule or Ruin."
We have occasionally admonished our
friends that thra existed in this county si
'desperate Faction; whose policy (althougii
;they profess to he democrats in principle,)
;is well indicated by the caption to this arti-
I de. The Editors of the "Northerti Demo
crat," asserted in a late number ef their
crazy sheet, in reference to the tr 4 demo.:
erotic One,tetini phlicy,
" THE PRINCPLE WE DESP _
' Thus, two men, among Us, professed Demo:
crats, and conductors of a paper w ich they
would have esteemed democratic t , " who
speak indeed what they sincerely e 1,7 ac
knowledge their hatred for a car nal doe
[ trine in our p arty 's creed. Now c know,
[ and assert without the least fear o contra
' diction from any creditable sou e, that,
however little Cliques, Factions an Office.:
holders may be affected on I lhe object, a
large majority of the masses who compose
the great Democratic family in e, State,
are attached to and enthusiastical admire
I.
' the " One Term P-rinciple," and arnestly
desire its invariahle application to 11 mew;
I tive or other important officers, wh exercise
the power of bestowing public pat onage by
appointing friends to places of h nor and
profit. It is hailed as an unerring xpedient
and preventive against the , power of insin-
I uating and corrupting influences, which
have so often led, astray men of acknowl
i edged worth after having been elevated, by a
1 confiding people, to high and responsible eta
/ tions. Fellow Democrats, what'{say you?
4 Will you renounce the sound . principles
which you have so long and so honestly
cherished, and adopt the selfish dogmas of
a few designing men who -would politically
sacrifice you at the shrine of their ambition
i -
Total wounded, 3
/
ad missing, 4
rr:Thi.preseut,.membitra of Oe'U p,
House of Raj►rosentatives: from" Textis,
2 Meiirii. Htiufintur tUpl Pilsbury l ,havirteim
re-cleat - ed. r , 1
Political Treason.
To the utter astonishment and irrepressi•-•
ble consternation of all real friends to ttM •
cause of democracy in this County, especial
ly with those whO have been induced to re
pose confidence in the loud and reiteiated
professions made by tbe sapient Editors of
of the " Northern. Democrat," of their ardent
attachment to democratic- - principles and
measures, those ; redoubtable champions . in
. the support of usages, have hoisted the black
flag of rebellion, usurped the hated throne of
party dictation, nud presumptuously issued
the following pronunciamento," to-wit :
" WuosoEvan'TnE NEXT CANDIDATE FOR
GOVERNOII,) MAY RE LET HIM DE A '46. TAR
IFF MAN—OTHERWISE WE DARE NOT PROMISE
ANT AID OR SUPPORT FROM TIIIS RUARTER."
What audacity! What iniposition - upon
the kindly feeling and ' better judgment of
every democratic reader of that faithless
print ! What ! llf the next 4th of March
Convention nonrfinfite a: candidate for the
gubernatorial cNfir, favorable to • such - modi
fications of the '46 Tariff as4ill protect the
slighted interests of Pennsylvania citizens,
by extending to-them the justice which Was
denied by the South, is he to receive no " did
or support from this 'quarter?" Whither
would these gentlemen direCt their powerful
aid ? Would they g o . over. " body and
breeches," to the Whig party 2 Why such
illiberal, unreasonable and , pestilent recre
ants would not be welcomed by their old aj
lies, the "Federalists" , whom they affect so
much to despise: - .
• Mon.u. LecTtines.—C. C.,Burleigh, Esq.,
of Philadelphia,,has been lecturing for sev
eral evenings past in this Borough, and oth
er parts of the comity, on different subjects
of moral refortn.'.-. •There is perhaps no matt
in the Commonwealth -better qualifiet for a
public lecturei than Mr. Burleigh—uniting . ,
with a most 'impassioned eloquence and in
tense earnestness, a clear perception of the
subject in all ite'beatings, and possessiqg
the entire confidence of an audience thet
what he says is the honest convictions ef
his heart. -
L" The Wyoming Artillerists, Capt. E . ..
L.'l;lana, left Wilkesbarre on Monday last,
for the seat of War. They are indeed a fine
company, all noble-hearted fellows,, and we
certainly Wish.they may all return to their
beautiful valley, covered with glory. They'
really deserve shine 61(17, in . advance,. for
their patriotic- Motives in going to the field
of blood, with ltnowledge of the On
gerers and .privations that surely await ditto.
A. STATE' CONVENTION, to be, comp° z i •
of editors and PubAsfiers of country papers,
in this. State;• has been proposed to be held
at Harrisburg . , dining the winter, " for the
purpose of ttikiiik into cmisideratiim some of
the grievanc , i)S , under which the
. iraft now
labor.'? TrOy, loin "'grievances': are m4Y
and dreadful. , mid if a State Convention .can
make ad bettni,'we'say, God speed W 1
:IViesli*`nest