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Volume 3.
slco Thursday, April 29, 1847.
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Lincoln Business Directory.
Court Officers Superior Court F. A.
Hoke, clerk. Equity Wm. Williamson,
'clerk. County court Robert William
son, clerk. Ench of these offices in the
' Com t Mouse. VV. Lander, Solicitor, law
-office on the main street, east of the public
Z- -square. B S Johnson, SherifF. L I
Itofhrock, Town Constable.
- v Register, J. T. Alexander; County Sur
veyor, John Z. Falls; County Proeessioner
"Ambrose Costner. Trustee, J Ramsour.
Treasurer of Public Buildings D. V.
Schencfc.
.... Committee of Finance J, T. Alexan
der. Benj. Sumner. John F. Phifer.
Building Committee J. Ramsour,Peter
jSuuimcy, John l'Y Phiferand 11 Cansler. ,
r Lawyers Hay wood W. Guion, rnnin si.
. one door cast. L. E.Thompson, main st.
cast, 3d square . W. Lander.main st. east,
"2d square. V. A. McBoe, and W. Wil-
; liamaon, offices at McBee's building,, main
t. 2d square, east. . .
Physicians S. P. Simpson, main street,
west. D. V. Schenck, s(nd Apothecary,
. tnain st. two doors east. Ehm Caldwefl)
vnain-street, G . doors east. ; Z Butt,.ofil
fice oppositeMcLearrs hotel." A. Ilamsour.
.miin st. west. ".' V - "
Merchants- S Johnsonnorth on square
west corner, J.'A Ramsour. on square
north west corner. , C. C. Henderson, on
square, (post office) southr J. Ramsour $'
Son, main St., "5 cfoors west. Johnson &
Reed, "on square.soulh west corner main tt.
"'Academies Male, B. Sumner; Female,
underlie charge of Mr. Sumner also; resi
dence main st. 5th corner south cast of the
court house. "
Hotels .Mrs Motz, s. w. corner of main
and square Win. Slade," main si. 2d
corner east of stuare. A. A. McLane, 2d
- -corner, wt, o .. .i J l. . ,.
north west, on'square.
GrocrsG. Presnell, main st. 4 doors
cast of square. Wm. R. Edwards, south
west of sq'iare. James Cobb, south cast
'corner of Main and Academy street.
Tailors Dailey &, Seagle, mainst. one
Kioorwest of square. Allen Alexander,
-on square, s. by v."side. Moore & Cobb,
-Oon square, north west corner.
- Watch Maker and Jexceller Charles
Schmidt, main st. 4 doors east.
. Saddle and Harness Makers J.T. Al
exander, main st. 2d corner east of square.
15. M. & F. J. Jetton, on square, north by
vost. J. A. Jetton, south west on square.
" "Printers T. J. Eccles, Courier office
Ji doors north of court house, Island Ford
"road.
Book Binder F. A. Hoke, main st. on
2d square west of court house.
Coach Factories Samuel Lnnder.main
tt. east, tm 2d 'square from Court House,
'bner McKoy, miinst. east, on 3d square.
S P, Simpson, street north of main, and p.
w. of court house. Isaac Erwin, main st.,
vesi, on 2d square. A. & R. Garner, on
main st.east end, north side.
Blacksmiths Jacob Rush, main st. 5th
corner east of court house. M. Jacobs,
main st., east end. A. Delam, main st. near !
cast end. J. Bysanrer, back st. north west
of public square. J. W. Paysour, west
.end.
Cabinet Makers ThomasDews & Son,
rraain st. east, on 4th square.
Carpenters, Sfc. Daniel Shuford, main
.sf., cast, 6th corner from squire. James
Triplett, main st. M'Bee's building. Isaac
Jlouser.main st. west end. James Wells,
mains:, west of square.
Brick Masois Willis Peek, (and plas
terer) main St., east, 4th corner from square.
Peter Uouser, on east side of street north
cf square.
Tin Plate Worker and Copper SmitJi
Thos. R. Shuford, main st. east, on south
ide or 2d square.
Shoe Makers John Huggins, on back
' M't south west of square. Amzi Ford &
Co. south west corner Charlotte road and
main st. cast end.
Tanners Paul Kistler, main-st., west
eod. J. Ramsour, back st., north cast of
square. F & A. L Hoke, 3-4 mile west of
own, main road.
Hat Manufactories John Cline, north
from p blie square, 2 doors, west side of st.
John Butts & son, on square, south side.
Oil Mill- Pete rand J E Hoke, 1 mile
south west of town, York road.
Paper Factory G. & R. Hosteller, 4
miles south-east of court house.
Cotton Factory John Hoke & L. D.
jhlds, 2 miles south of court house.
Vesuvius Furnace, Graham's Forge,
Btevard's, and Johnson's Iron works, cast
v Lime Kiln Daniel Shuford and other5,
r 9 miles south.
' , FOE THE LINCOLN COURIER.; J I '
In honor of those whe fell at the Battle of Buena
Vista, on the 22d and 23d of Feb'y
Weep not for the brave vhe lie low, '
In their Countries cause they have died .
'Tis glory enough for to know '
That their enemies lie by their 6ide.
Honor and glory to the brave, .,'.-
It ho in battle" have fought and bled; I
Though they have met with a gory grave,
In our hearts we will honor the dead. '
No Mother or Sister was there
To watch the expiring breath,
iN'o tender wife was there to hear -
The last sigh uttered in death. -'i- '..
.Weep not for the brave who lie low;
Or in their Country's cause have died,
Weep not though streams of blob J did flow,
For victory is on their side. - "
; . ' ILL. T3. II.
Tampiso, (Mexico,) March 29th. 1847."
From the N. O, Picayune, April 7.
From Texas. . 4
By a transient schooner we have fuller,
though not later mail from Texas than has
before been receivedj from which we Kath
er some intelligence. t .. .
, From the Galveston News we learn that
the Swedish brig Orion, Cnpt. Lorsson,
"iwi'i 4'un-viicoiia, anu uuuuu Viiriellan t
na,5Norwaj', with a cargo of 475 bales of
cotton and three bales o.'' Iiemp, was run on
shore on Wednesday night, the 17th ult.,
and now lies a total wreck, vessel and car
go, about six miles up Bohvar beach. It
is supposed that she sttuck a sunken jog in
coming out the S. W. Pass of the Missiip
pi. When thirteen miles out the pumps
were sounded and five feet, water found in
the hold. The wind being strong from the
northwest it was impossible lo regain the
port, and the captain was therefore forced
to bear up for a port. The crew finally
being worn out at the pumps, nnd - the wa
ter still gaining on them, they were com
pelled to run the vessel ashore to save them- I
selves, after being eight days out. The J
vossel will be a total toss, but of the cotton
133 hales have bf.eu saved in a damaged
state. . ,
the schooner Spy, with fi'ity-eight bales of
coiton from. San Luis Buy. There were
lour men on board who managpd success
fully the unsafe flat bottomed crnft during
the heavy blow, and were finally able to
save themselves and cargo by running her
on the beach, on the 23d ult., five or six
miles above Bolivar Point. The schooner
was broken in two on stranding, but every
thing on board was saved without being a
bandoned.
Mr.' Dennis Madden, taking the mail
boat from Galveston to Turtle Buyou, was
knocked overboard on the loth ult. and
drowned.
An overseer named Paschal, on the plan
tation of R. S. Blout, Esq., of Matagorda
county, early in March was murdered by
some of the negroes on the plantation.
The ring leader has confessed his guilt,
but ill not undergo a formal trial before
September.
It is probable that ere this a full regi
mcnt of troops has been raised in Texas,
and for the war. All agree that had the
term of enlistment been six or twelve months
the regiment could have been filled over
and over again.
Trom the N O. Delta.
Latest from Mexico.
La Patria has received a letter dated
Tampico, 24th March, 1847, from which
we make the loiiowing extracts:
Bv this opportunity I send you files of
Rnnnldimno to the 17th inst. You will
perceive that Gen. Santa Anna arrived at
San Luis rotosi on the bth inst. He re
turned there with the four, brigades that
were left after the battle ot Buena Vista.
"Private letters from the capital, writ
ten on the night of the 17th, state that Gen.
Santa Anna had just arrived in that city.
It is also stated that the revolution against
the administration of Gomes: Farias had at
length been terminated in a favorable man
ner to the government, und that Generals
Pena Bar'agan and Salas, who were the
heads of the opposition lo Gomez Farias,
hud been shot. I do not know if this last
information be correct. We are anxious
ly awaiting the mail to confirm or negative
the report."
From the N. O. Delta.
Battle of Buena Tista. '
Like the changing colors of the kaliedo
scope every writer who speaks of this bat
tle evolves some new feat of prowess some
additional instance of heroic bravery on
the part of our troops ! This being our be.
lief, although giving the letters of two of
our own correspondents and a sketch fur
nished by an eye witness, we transcribe
the lively eketch below, furniahed to the
Vi'cksburg Whig by a correspondent to that
paper. The reader will find it to possess
much interest.
. Saltillo,' March 2d, 1847.
Jn a letter,; which I. wrote a few davs
since, Igaveiyotr a very full account of
the sanguinary affair of Buena Vista, (pro
nou need Wano' Esfa) and will now give
you a few scenes which I have witnessed,
no mentioned in that lotier.
The first view that we caught of the en
emy was when they turned ' the left flank
of our lines, and were pursuing the Fly ing
'lr . ... .' ' . .
inianxry and Horsemen.: Column after
column succcded.until they formed a dense
mass, numbering something like twelve
thousand men. No words canpnvey to
to ycu even a faint idea of their imposing
appearance. Their arms, brilliantly bur
nished, reflected a million limes the daz
zling rays of the Vunjheir rich and gau
dy uniforms stood out in bold relief against
the soiled and tattered garments of the "suf
faring Volunteers" their Cavalry (Lan
cers) drawn up in beautiful style, in num'
bers from two to three thousand, and in
Jines the beauty of which the most accurate
military observer could have found no fault
with; and, added. to this that-they were,
for the time, victors, I assure you we did
not look upon tHem with: contempt. But
when the quick, sharp ringing of our rifles
sounded the death-knell ofscore after score
of them, three hearty: Mississippi cheers
io!d full well that no- cowardly fear para
iy zed that little band. ' Rushing on, our
small force would have scattered the le
treating foe in all directions over the death
strewn field, had riotour ,r watchful lender,
Col. Davis, perceived that we were about
to be surrounded by an overpowering forcc
and ordered us to retire and rally.
Hero -an amusing circumstance took
place. Maj. Bradford who is probably
the most impetuously brave officer whoever
drew a sword perceived ua retiring and
thought, we were defeated. He dismount-
-rJ c' -;-T.;owed on sowv
after us, exclaiming " Jbnourm-, mvw
me! Some one called out
What the devil's the matter, Major?"
"Ah, kill me! the Mississippi Rcgi-
ment has run, and Til be hangedif I want
to live another minvtc!"
But the gallant Major was undeceived.
for we soon re formed, and although our
ranks were terribly thinned by the killed
and wounded, yet again was heard the deep
voice of the noble Davis "Forward
guide centre marchV vThe command
was repeated bv voices, and with more
steadiness and precision than the careless
fellows were ever known to evince on a
drill, they returned to the bloody contest.
But it is not my intention to repeat what
I have already written.
. '
At one time during the fight, we returned
over the ground on which was made our
first charge. Ire there saw the mangled
bodies of our fallen comrades and although,
pnimated by excitement of the fierce con
test just passed, and the knowledge that
that contest was just then to be renewed,
yet I think there was not a heart among
us which did not for the moment cease
to beat on beholding that horrible scene.
But for his straw hat and a few other
articles of clothing which the ruffians IIl(j
left on him, I should have failed, tq recog
nize the body of young Evion, He
was shot, stabbed, ant otherwise abused.
This was, indeed, Ifcc fate of all whom I
saw. Licu More, and a man named
Couchv of our cO'Spiny, were the onlr
persons whoe bodies I easily recognized.
After the battle I rode over the field.
Parties mi ere engaged in burying the dead
i 'out there were lundreds of bodies lying
stiff and cold, with no covering save the
scanty remnant of clothing which the rob
bers of the dead found too valueless to take
from them. I saw the human bo.ly pierced
in every place. 1 saw expressed in the
faces of the dead almost every passion and
feeling. Some seemed to have died exe
crating their enemies, and cursing them
with their last breath others had me most
placid and resigned expression. Some
appeared to have died defending their lives
bravely to the last, while others evidently
used their last words in supplicating fory
pplicating
mercy. Here lay youth and mature age
calmly reposing in untimely death.
Passing on from this part of the bloody
ground, I went over to the plain literally
covered with the dead bodies of those who
had so recently been our foes. fc The scene
was horrible enough, God -knows but
was divested of its horrors by the fact that
nofrone of the Mexican soldiers was eith
er fobbed or stripped of his clothing, nor
was there the least appearance of the bo
diet having been, abused afie? being woan-
ded. This, inderdspeaks much for the
barbarous volunteers vf thellnitpr! States
of the North," as the Mexicans style us.
Among the hundreds of dead I saw there.
I was much touched by the appearance of
the corpse of a Mexican boy whose ag
I think could not have exceeded fifteen
years. A bullet had struck him full through
tne breast, and must have occasioned al
most instant death. He was lying on his
back, his face slightly inclined lo one side,
and, although cold, yet beaming with a
bright and sunny smile, which eloquently
told the spectator that he had fallen with his
face to his country foe.
THE CITY OF VERA CRUZ.
At our renders are probably desirous of
knowing something about the city and cas
tle which have just been surrendered to our
gallant army wc have con.pi'ed the fol
lowing sketch in the accuracy of which
we have entire confidence:
The cily of Vera Cruz is situated in lat.
19 11m. 52 N., Ion. 19 10', W. of
Washington. The period of its foundation,
although known to be in the 16ih cen
tury, cannot be determined with exact ac
curacy. It is supposed io have been es
tablished about the year 1560. shortly pre
vious to the abandonment of the CiuJad
de la Antigua Vera Cruz1 situate. 1 on the
river Agttgua, by the Count Monterey,
Viceroy of New Spain. It became the
capital of. the Department or Intendency f
Vera Cruz, which now forms the State of
the same name, in the year 1600, and was
the sole commercial city of any impor
tance with New Spain, and is the princi
pal commercial city of the present Repub"
lie of Mexico. The population of the ci.
ty, which contains about 1063 houses,
amounted in 1804 to 16.000 souls, which,
according to Don Ramon Caray. was re j
duced in 1831 to 6228, and which is now
probably lees than 5000. It is surrounded
by a tunc wall of inconsiderable height
and thickness, which measures in circum
ference 3124 Castilian varas, and which
has cine bastions, calculated to support 100
tun" k.rnini wi lucic ijnnrtf;
lhatof St. Jago on the south, and of Con
cepcion on the north, both facing the cas
tle of S?n Juan de Uliua, are the strongest,
and protect the ingress to the harbor. The
city has a cathedral, to which are attached
two chapels called de la Pastora and del
Loreto, and four convents for Franciscan,
Dominican, Augustiu, and Mendicant friars.
There is likewise the convent of Betlem,
founded by Don Gaspa Jb'aenz Rico, for
purposes of education, which is, however,
tn a most dilapidated condition. It has,
moreover, threo hospitals one military,
called San Carlos, one charity hospital for
males, San Sebastian; and one for females,
Loreto. There is also a principal plaza,
the south side of which exhibits the cathe
dral, while the east is occupied by the
Government House, which the Mexicans
dignify with the name of palace," and is
surrounded on the north and west by por
ticos (portales.)
The city is situated in an arid plain, in
which tb "northers," which blow with
j grea violence from the month of -Octobei
Mo the month ot April of each year, form
the shifting sads into numerous hillocks,
varying from fifteen to forty fet in height,
anc! which contribute, by the scope they
afford for the reflection of .he snn, to ren
der the climat intolerably hot during the
summer months. " I
In front of the city, at the distance of a-
bout 1100 Gasiilian varas. extends a coral
reef, which has gradually elevated itseifa
bove the level of the ocean, and which was
visited by Don Juan de Grijalva as early
as the year 1518, and called by him the
island of Ulua, On this island the Span;
iards afterwards erected, at an expense oi
$40,000,000, the famous Castle of Snn Ju
an de Ulua, as a rampart - against foreign
curiosity. This celebrated fortress, whos
batteries held at one time 177 guns, of
varioU3 calibrc, has now been captured for
.-
tne tourtn time since us nrui ti'"i'u
It was captured for the first time by sur
prise on the 14th September, 1563, by the
puate Juan Aquinas Acle.who was howev
er, shortly expelled by Don Francisco d
Lujan, with the aid of a fleet composed
of twenty-three vessels. This happer.e
when Don .Martin Henriquez was viceroy
of Mexico. :The second icapture, also
I made by a pirate named Loisacino, occur
red in the night between the 17 and 18th
of May, 1693, and was far more disastrous
in its consequences, Lorcncillo, after he
had inawtered the citadrl, sacked tho city
of Vera Cruz, and alter having remained in
peaceful possession of both for the space of
ofnearly Vxo weeks, departed with his
plunder. The third capture was effected
by admiral Bodin and i too well known to
require further mention. " -
Capture of Alvnrado, &c. &c.
From the .Vew Orleans Picayune Extra, April 14..
U.S. steamship Kdilh, Capt Couihnrd.
left Vera Cru2, evening of the th init.,
arrived at the Baiize on the morning of" th
11th eports' that Alvatado was taken by
the navv, without a battle, on the 4th inst.
On the 5th inst. , Col, Harney in command
of the 2d Dragoons and a detachment from
Gen. Twiggs's division, took possession of
Antiua, capturing ono officer and etght
Mexican lancers.
The army was lo move on the 7th inst. in
the direction of Jahipa by divisions. Gen
Twiggs leading the advance, followed by
Gen Patterson with volunteers, Rnd Gen.
Worth, with the first division of regulars,
bringing up the rfrar- Health of the army
so far was good.
The U. S. Steamship Virginia, McKim,
and Kudora, left at anchor near the Castle
San Juan de llllua the Eudora soon to
leave for the United States.
The two ports reported lo have bcn ta
ken by our forces are Flacotalpan and Cos
amoloapan, above Alvantdo. They have
fallen without resistance. They oie im
portant points, situated upon the fine inland
waters which have their outlet to the Gulf
at Alvarsdo. Mr. Kendall informs us in a
postscript to one of his letters that Com. Per
ry is about starling with all his vessels
with the intention of enpturinj, every ci
ty, town and port on the entire. Mexican
coast.
The vf ry latest report at Vera Cruz was
sane oi our troops to Mexico with an ar
. ....
of 20,000 men, it was an indefinite rumor
to which Mr. Kendall attached little impor
tancc. "
From the New Orleans Delta;
L.ate from Vera Cruz.
By ship Louisville, Cnpi. Hunt, we have
news from Vera Cruz to the 3d ms1. Frm
a conversation with several gentlemen who
came passengers by the Louisviii, we
learn that the people of Alvarado had went
up an embassy to surrender their towa on
a guarantee of tne safety of the live and
properly of the citizen.
The town of Juapa also. had sent its
Aload.j with a civil escort, prffVr.ng ih
surrender of that town, and praying that ft
force be sent by the United States to take
possession of the town and to protect theT
tigty..- of the citizens.
Gen Twiggs hd taken up the line of
march for Jalapa on the 3d April, with a
column of 2500 men. Col Harney had
eft the day before with his regiment 2d
Dragoons. This. enterprising and gallant
fficer had "succeeded, by the most mere
dible exertions in mounting the whole of
his regiment;' and it now numbers 500
trong, and a nobler band of cavaliers nev
er went tortn to oaiue. ua. vega unu
been at Puente Naciona, with 12000 men
and nine pieces oi cannon, but not bemg
supported by the Government or the peo
pie, had concluded to abandon the post,
and marched ofl his force towards the city
of Mexico. Immediately after his depar
ture the citizens of Jalapa nssembled to
gethr and determined to send the A'tds
to the American camp, to surrender tho
tow n. '
Col. Bankhead with the 2d Artillery, i
under nitrcb:ng orders, and would follow
Twiggs column with a long train and large
military force. The country peop be
gin lo come into Vera Cruz, bringing eg
ctab'esand other market supplies. Gen.
Worth had enacted a tarifl upon all artic
c!es brought into the city to he so'd The
market was well supplied; with be, mut
ton, vegetables, fish and ovsters, moder
ate prices. Ml the grogshopsexcept
two respectable hotels, hfi: hve special
license from the commander aresupres-jed,
and liquor cannot. be sold wifhin the city,
without the consent f Ik GrpffshO coin
mand cf the city, - . -