rhe 'powers granted under Coa'^lilHlinn, heing derived from the People of the JJ/n!cd Slates, may be res'irneL by then wkt'.uecer perverted to their injury or oppression.^*—Madison.
VOI.U:»IE G
CriARI.OTTE, i\ORTIl-CAIlOL,I]\ A, SEPTE^IBER IS, 1846.
IVIJMBER 5879.
J1£Ck'LEXliI’R(I JEFFERSUNLIT'.
EDITFD A\D PL'BLISIIED WEEKLV, I3Y
JOSEPH W.
AGRlCULTUi^ AL
TO PREVRiXT SMUT L\ WHEAT.
Allhough we have ^iven directions how lo pre-
▼pni the smut in wheat in a former volume, many
our rf'aders do not seem to have read them, and
therefore we repeat them. Make a brine strnng
\)tJJ‘er.snn=an'‘ furnished to suhscrihera
ct TWO l)ULL \R^ i/ m advance^ ;
or withhi one vir-ith fro:ii the commencement of the ■ bear up an f-gg, be careful that it is not
or if not thus paid j ihen hi the grain soak in it from
.V Sc'yscriptiori wi'l be discontinued, (e.rcept ; one lo twelve hours as is mof-t convenrent. While
the- I'ffon of the iintil all arrearages a/e ■ in «oak, siir up the grain occasionally, and every
paid. j time this is done, take ofi'the scum, foul stufT, and
Sii‘scr-j)t^^>ns may he sent by mail at the l^ditor^s [jijht seeds that rise to the lop of the brine. As the
risk, procidrJ. thepostuge ib jiatd. i g^ain is takf.n out, spread it on a floor or in the sun.
AJverUsemenU uill be i,u,ertca at One /Mlar per ,
i lo lines) fnr the f,rst lu„e. and -IVenty-Jice ,
tents /or eacri contuvuince. A considerable rednc-\ . . , , , • . ,r ■ • i
,, , t , si 1 1 .1 ! if lo be had. It will dry m ha'f an hour in the sun.
CIO:- irilt he miuie to tknse ivho advertise by the year.
I ANDL'Liox Coffee —Dr. Hariisot), of Edin*
burgh, prefers dandelion coffee to that of M'cca;
and many persons nil over the Continent prefer a
mixture of succory and cofTee to coff' e to alone. D "
up the roots of dandtlion, wash them well, but do
not scrape them, dry them, cut them into the siz
of peas, and then roast them in an eaiihern pot, or
coffee roaster of any ki.id. The great secrit of
"ood cofTef^, is, lo have il frcsi#; burnt and fiesh
ground. — Collage Gardening.
-— r— ““
How TO BOIL Green Corn—The proper
stale in which to tat green corn, is, at the time that
the rpilli ilows upon pressing the kernels with the
thumb nail. It is best when boihd m the ear wiih'
the husks on, the latter of which should be stripped
off when brouaht lo ihe table, 'i’he ears should
then be covered wi^h butter, with a little salt added,
AU ^m,u,ry X„ice., e.ce.Hn, sir Unes : X.,U- \ r.aCy .o be sovn. C“pperns water and ^
./ /W. Uclnre.. A.,e,ni„ic, an,I n,n,,nu. , ''n-.e are frr-quenl.y ns.d n,.e„d "f ^ | .^en. ofT, but in so
funiti ns nr-iinme^xluKj f'anflid-it^s for Otficf'S il^PS»ed; but we much prtTer !trine. as it is cleanlv, J , , u r i •
j-r'ft and trrist, or l^uhlic JJxhi bit ions, uill bt and never danijprous in application. Some say oiog l ej ose niur o i u ir .wedntw..
grain may be soaked 2-1 hours in the brine without
injury; but if it be a thin-skinned vnriity,we should
think it would i ndanijer its germination to soak over
o o
t'i ir^icd as Adctrtiseineiil-i.
" ———i——
voiyriiv
Best Time to Prune Peach Tr::es.—The
most suitable time for prunins the peacli as well as
for most other kinds of sione-fruii, is la autumn,
four hours or so. It is a good plan to prepare ryt*. j j„gt leaves
i barley, buckwheat, and oats, tor sow m2 io thesime | j^^vnward motion.
keep the town, but merefy pay it a flying visit like
the Carnanches, kill those whojii tliey could catch,
nnd pack ofl as many American goods as they
^culd. Tho?e who are lying in the town could do
a gr^atdealof mischi*f by j»'ining such a parly,
lor they are well acquainted with ev^ry impoitant
house we oc’upy. and would be cureful to avoid the
difr^^rent Am» rica^» barracks.
lo show you how well they know all oar move*
ments. I went to Col. Ciarke’s cjuarters yesterday.
;inl he showed me a letter he had iniercepitd. It
was written m Spanish, and its author haJ wisely
to have been seen. On their return ility smttd that
a large number of horses’ tracks were found at the
place where thej* were said to have been seen.—
Clarke then sent for the Alcalde and questioned him
as to his knowkdge of ihtse men. He stated that
about 150 contrabandists or smugglers had come in
during the evening, but he did not know where they
were. The next day a Mexican WiJS arrested hav
ing in his possession about twenty blank comcuis-
sii>ns signed by Gen. Mt jia.
ELirt the na^anager of (he American Theatre jn
ihis place rpceiyed a letter from the owner of ihe
withheld his signa'.ure. It was translated to me by j Theatre buildinjj in Monterey, telling him th'tt ha
was cleaning and fining np and that he could have
It for a very moderate price when the American
nrcny came there. He Slated that there had not
been a perforniance in that place for near two years.
I hnve nJvirts nearly every hour from Camargo^
but seldom gel anything worth conunumc^'mg 10
you. THE COR. oKaL.
a good Spanish scholar, and contained as correct a
statement of the disposition of forc»s as the Adju
lant Genera! could have made. It gave a correct
estimate of the foices at Camargn, at the Biazos.
at Burita. and at Matamoros, with other items of
areal importance to the enemy. Gen Twigns, it
said, was on the eve of departure for Camargo
with near 3000 men, whii'h left Matamoros in the
possfssion of less than 1000—and those without [ M a fa.M’-ras. Aug. 22, 1846.
Jisoipliiie, anJ not very well nrm.d That the reg j Gfn!ler.,en : From C.im.irVo, weliave’ acconnts
imeni opposiie La Bunia would move up in a few i ,,ip „.;ivance of e.jr forces tovvaiils Monlerey
■lavs, but would not slop in Malamoros more than The s;eamer Virijinia came down last evening aiid
*24 hours; after which it would (all an fasv prey r**ported havjo^ crossed over the San Juan on the
10 eiiher soldiers or conmiiSHoneis.'' Hu then j ,9 .,, Gene.al Worth with tile 8th infantry. Dun-
calculated very correctly w hat force would Le at | can's artiil. rv. and an artillery company from Point
Oaryarco, and wound up with hoping the citizens i Isabel, making in all between 1000 and 1100 men.
Fro in the Hast on Atlas.
. V, .M, I'UOM FA.\.\Y I'OURESTER. r - i
Wcextr*ct, from the proof-sheets of Aldcrbrook, | '''"y esp/ci.illy oals, as they are frtqucnt- j cicatnz-Jliwn lal
now n pr-‘ti8, by Ticknor «Sc Co., the folio wing ; ly liable lo s.tmU. | pruned iu winter or spring.
I. Lching stanzup, written to her mother by Mrs
.•es begin to fill, when the sap is in a J amanlipas vvould not sufJer a hand full of men : ^^35 reporied ihnt they were dfSlined lor China,
lion. At Ihis peiiod, a more perfect ‘ possession of the lower country, whilst the 75 nniies towards Monterey, but there is no doubt
kes place lhan when the trees a"e ^ they will procced as quickly as possible to the latter
place, man vvntn aie trees a.e inter would have been of great importance lo the When iHpv r^.nr-h 1 ha... n,,.
Ml. jr vi-u toller voyaj^e iVoiii this port, ;i.
V. “Iv -age :
ve i'ii my old scat, Mother,
Willi my head upon thy knee ;
I V y; ■ ed thiough many a cliMn^^ing sccnc,-
riiicc th IS I cat hy ihee.
■ Ai \ h t ii eli-;k into thine eyes—
Tli IP meek, bolt, loving light
FalU', 1 ke a gleam of holineaai.
I |:on my hearl, to n.ght.
Tve noi been long away,Mother ;
i sund have ro^e and sei
■.ir’cc U'i^t ihc tear drr.p on thy cheek
My lips in klis.ses met.
’'1 IS hut a lir.lo time, 1 know,
1 ul very long it eeeins ;
1 111 ugh every-uighi 1 ‘■ame to thee,
Dear Mother, 111 my dreams.
Tl worlJ hap kindly deaM, Mother,
IJy the child thou lov’st so well;
Thy |;ir-yeiri have circled round her pat'll i
And Uwas their holy epell
)■ that path so liearly briglit ;
\\ hit'll Kireweil the rosee> there ;
Which gave tlui light, and cast the balm
On every breath of air.
I bear a happy heart, Mother ,
A happier never beat ,
And, even now, new buds of hope
Are bursting at my feet.
Oh! Mothei I life may be a dream ;
But if Buch dreams are given,
While at the portal iluis we Btand,
W hat are the truths of Heaven 1
1 bi'P-r a haopy heart, Mother ;
Yet, when fond eyes I see,
And hear soil tones and winning word#,
I evei think of thee.
And then, the te'ir my spirit weep*
b nViidden fills my eye ;
And, like a l.nmeless dove, I long
’n o thy \>ieast to ily.
Then I am very sad, Mother,
i'm v^ry sad and lone ;
Oh ! ih5*re's no heart whose inmoRt fold
Opt*8 to me like thine own !
Til- ugh sunny Binilea wreaths hloomin«x lips,
\\ hi’ ‘ I‘ve tones meet my ear ;
My M -tlu r, one fond glance ot thine
\\^‘ic thousand limes more dear.
Then with a closer clasp, Mother,
Now li-dd me to thy heart ;
1\1 f: ; I it heating ’gainst my own,
Once ni ’re, bei’.re we part.
And. Mother, to this love-lit spot,
W li. n 1 am far away,
Come oft—/o* (ft thou canst not come !-^
And ibr thy darlingpray.
COLIC L\ MULES.
In your last No., p;ige 187, in an article signed
Gdsion, the writer complains that his mules die ol
Succotash in Winter.—'I'ake, when green,
your com either on the cob or carefully shelled, and
your beans in the pod, dip them in boiling water,
colic. I will merely say to i.lm. that mules are but , ca-efully dry them in the shade where there is
little subject to disease, except by inflammation of! of air. Pack them up iu a box
Ihe intestines, caused by the grosses; exposure to or ba-, in which they should'be kept in a dry place ,
ire 1
itv'i ~
I cold and wel, and excessive drinking of cold water.
I nfier severe labor, and while in a high stale of per-
i spiration. Crushed corn and cob is the best food
i for them : neither rye nor wheaf^straw should be
given them while working, as it renders them unfii
for labor, but in limes of rest it is a good food. They
have been losi by feeding on cut straw atid corn
meal.
In breaking them, they should be mated with a
swift walking horse, and if treated kindly, will be
genlle; but if treated inhumanly, they will treasure
up their reveng® for years, until an opportuni
offers lo gratify it. They ate called obsiinulej by
mulish drivers, and by none else. No opifl’ion is
more erroneous than that mules can thrive on bram
bks and briars. They may live, but cannot thrive
A mule rt quires one third less of nu‘rilive substance i
than a horse, but his quantum he must have, or like
other animals, he will starve; and though not so
much ot an 'epicure or glutton as maM, he is as much
opposed to scanty doses in feeding as his master.
JAMES BOYLE.
AnnapoUs, Md.
How to make Succotash.—To about half a
I pound of salt pork add three quarts of cold water,
and set it lo boil. Now cut off three quarts of green
corn from the cobs, ?et the corn aside, and put the
cobs lo boil with the pork, as they will add much to
the richness of the mixture. W hen the poik has
boiled say half an hour, remove the cobs and put in
and succotash may be made from them as well in
winter as in sum.'iier.
Weather Rules.— if the moon looIVs and
dim, we may exj ect rain; if it ? red, look out for
wind; and if its color be of a n.itural white, the
weather will be fair.
How TO DRIVE away Mi’j^uitoES.—Fumi
gate the room containiijg them by burning brown
sugar on a shovel or pan of coa’s.
LATEST FU031 TIIK AH MY.
Corrdspo7idence of the Ne^o Odean^ Bee.
Mata3Ioros, AufT. 17^ 1846.
Day before yesterday ihe four regimer.ts that had
ariived here from below, h ft for Camargo hy the
land route, and were ordered to tiall six mjUs dis
tant, and wait for other forc«s that were to join
them. On yesterday early in the morning, the se-
ond dragoons, near 400, and a company of flying
at tillery, lo2ether with several detachments of reg-
ulars, started ofT for the six mile$ encampment, and
III the evening took up the line of maich, preceded
by the dragoons as »»n advanced guard, and all un
der the command of Gen.'I'wiggs, They number
about 2900, and are ordered to reach Camargo as
as quick as the heat of '.he wialhf r will permit.
1 am of opinion thnl they are leaving less men
here than the importance of ihe post demands—on
Iv about 500 men being siationtd in the town, and
about as many more on iheo'her side of the river,
and none others nearer than La Burita. It is true
we have ne.ir a thousand Ameiioan citizens here,
one quart of freshly gathered, green, shelled beans; engaged indifferent pursui!t;and mos't ol them are
boil again for fiteen minutts; then add the three j m po>s-ssion of arms, hut then there is no organiz-
nuarts of corn and let it boil ar.other fiftein minutes. "mo..^. th, ni- no plnce ol r. r,d, zvous s.lectrdj has now passed.
* I in *■ I t h rk 11 /« M l-\ «-« K I Xi I ' I ' l^i.^ I 2 •• #1
importance
enemy, and Ihe person who arrested the courier is
entitled to great praise. For particular reasons he
wish( S his name withheld from the public. In the
same package were some thirty or forty letters ad
drrs«ed to private individuals, all of which Col
Claike broke the seals and had tlfem translated to
him. In none of them, however, but the one allud
ed to, was there any information of importance. I
believed the valuable letter was not addressed toany
one, but it is supposed it was for the Commander at
or near IVlonlerey. There are some mrn in this
place that would be be»ter out of it. and if the\ do
noi keep a bright look out will fine themselyes
dancing ii^ the air.
'J'wo disbanded rangers started for Camargo yes*
terday, but returned a little before day this morning
bringing with ihem a prisoner, whom, I understand,
they met in the road, and found a large nuinber of
letters ,^or this place. I went to Head (Quarters
this moming, but could not get an opportunity or
seeing the Commander. I understand, hovvever,
from one of the rangers, that two or three of the
letters were of much impoitance and that the bear
er of them is kept closely guarded. Col. Clarke
has told the authorities here to advise the citizens to
send open letters to their friends in the interior, and
I think any letters which leaves or arrives here
from that quarter with a seal, will be broken and its
contents read over.
*riie steamer Munroe !f fi here for Camargo this
morning, loaded down with freight—ail on private
accouni--for the transportation of which she re
ceives three dollo.rs per barrel. Merchants take
advantage of Gen. Taylor’s orders agflinsL#|jvir«
im
to Camargo by forming a mock partnership wi
the army sutlers. Some of them pay a good round
sum for the privilege of being one of the Co’s, of
such and such sutler. 1 heard the other day of 12
pailnersin one of these concerns. A half a dozen
hoosf^s or tents will hear the name of Jenkins &
Co , orsome other lirm, when in fact, he has noi
1,000 interest in the whole of them. Leave the
Y'ankee merchants alone for whipping the devil
around the stump.
Matamoros is^still very healthy. The old ihhab
itants say there will be little or no sickness this
year, 'j'hey say that unless >1 be sickly during the
•• fruit season” they never look for it, and that season
place. When they reach Monterey, 1 have not the
remotest idea of iheir beinj? opposed, but they will
enter and take the towa without firing a cun. in
anticipation of their approach, General Mejia left
for Saltillo about twelve days ago, taking with him,
besides his own soldiers, 800 men—every man that
he could induce to follow him, either by entreaty or
threat. There are reports of a Mexican force ra
pidly approaching from the interior, but I do not be
lieve a word of it, and if any fighting does grow out
of the advance of the American forces, we do not
look for it until we get in the mountains. Taylor’s
doing all in his power to fhove Worth ahead, and
give him an opportunity of making up for lost time,
and I am ghd of it. He was particularly unfortu
nate, in leaving here last spring, and should an op
portunity present itself, he will make ihe most of it.
It was thought that the Texian cavalry would oe
the. first to enter Monterey, but 1 understood this
morning, they had positive orders to repair lo Ca*
margo after leaving Victoria. So the hope of being-
at the coming out po't need be entertained no more
by them. To show you (hat we are not the only
ones whom Madame Kumor occasionally visits, a
letter v;as received here yesterday, hy a young maa
fronr. his mother, residing m Monclova, telling him
that five thousand Americans had crossed the Rio
Grande from San Anlonio and were making rapid'
marches for that place—she, however, expressed
her df termination not to remove, for, says she, thera
is no place in Mexico where the Americans will
not he in a few months.
The steamer Rough and ReaJy, arrived here day
before yesterd^’Jg^e/1 down 1^
f«»ight and fiffCTOg dOoar3 tvvb companies of T^a>
nessee volunteers for Camargo.
W’^ith ihe exception of the traders from the interior
few purchasers of goods are now in xMatamoras. and
/he place is as dull as you ever saw New Ocleant
during the prevalence of an epidemic.
THE CORPORAL.
, - . , in cases of alarm ; and althnui^h they might be able
Now, turn the whole out huo a dish, a d five or six | (joaood service by actini lu concert, a? they now
large spoonfulls of butter, season il with pepper to'
Mi:. \Vkbsifu adle to go any wav.—W’hen
Mr. \\ I hitter I'rupountied the question once at Fan-
euii lla 1. •• n/jz/c shall 1 go?’’ he was Ptranuely
your taste, and with salt, also, if the salt of the pork
tias not proved sufficient. If the liquor has boiled
away, it will be necessary to add a little more 10 it
before taking it away from the fire, as this is an eS'
seniial part of the ofl'uir.— IVeslern Fanner and
Gardener.
Deterioration of Barn-Yakd Manure.—
t)ung, in the opinion of the late Judge Peters, be*
, gins to deteriorate after il is one year old. “I have
I put it on,” says he, “after lying several years, with-
i out any perceptible benefit. But the practice of
plowing hot and fresh dung, has often bcrn to me a
subject of regret. It not only produces smutty crimps
imparts, over stimulated, but cannot be equally
spread or covered, so that much straw and little
are they uould be of li tle avail Gen. 'I'aylor
may be rijzht in his estimation of Mexican friend
ship, hut 1 have Jiitle confidence in it. They cer
tainly wear a friendly caih on occasions lo avoid
Mj>picion, bu\ they tiavo loo much of the Indian in
their coinpo'itinn to forget the deadly tnruiiy they
SO recently ent(‘ilain( d for the Americans, and when
ever their br.i'n becomes fuddled with liquor iheii
real stnMiiK'nis find v*i»i. and ofii n about the cafe?:
can be heard ‘-viva la Republica Mexicana.” Tht
mrn are b* coming more hostile in thiir demeanor
every day, ond it dots noi r* quire a pair of specta
cles to see it. An increase of number is also percep
lible;and where, four weeks ago, they wereassub-
mis'veas slaves they wi 1 now warmly ari»ue wiih
you about the incrnachments of the Am^ricans, arid
tell you that by and by ihe Mexican soldiers will
couie back and make them cross the river. I be-
'if've' that if they were left alone they would re-
mnio qwi' i. but • ini‘>511 ii s aie daily arriving amongst
The Rio Grande keeps the water within its banks
and that is ail. The steamers find il in excellent
boating order, baring the swiftness of the current.
'I’here si.x Government boats here at one yesterday,
some going up with provisions and olhers going
down to load.
THE CORPORAL.
grain appear in spots, which oflen lie down; and. j uignj!; Lt'^’m to assist in drivni'r the invad
in olhers, scarcely any ad van a^o is derived. Muck, ers f onri the si»ii. Tiiere «re. without doubt, arn^s
inizz'ed lo decid'* upon ihe exact locally that would
iuit iir;i. //' It' seems to '
1! .]i et: not h )iher himai ail, il the following anec- . jfg fprtilizing qualities. Dung and muck^ in con
..■'''v'!^ 'inL-i.M/V.'7rocee^^ pbces, from which free air and moisture are|„.„„,j n.-st djy as a citizen o(
fillotl. Mr. h’vais called out Mr. ! excluded, undergo a degree of combustion, and bc', \l.,(;^f,,oras. B siJ«s lliis, every Rancho m the
take a seat next lo me. ’ -‘W hy’' | d,'y rotUn mouMv and useless. | vicinity iias an ui«preced i.ted number of men about
be a mailer 1 composted, will keep the longest, without injury to 1 ainmuniiioM and umlorms« nough in Mat .moros to
S qiiip Iv\o thirds ol the luhatiitaiits. and they miiiht
arm lheniselv»s at nij>hi, ar;d not one m twenty
I
V, you can
mere is hardly room lor two such
'■ ••jSever mind,’' re]oiued K
..y.Mlcanfqne. -ce in.” A -eotleman al ihei
~ , !'lliO car. t.'.-i' 2 the tli:. niiiia, ohi^er\e.l. .
. men a» we nri
if vou
' , vo.i are w’' l'’f^ni«’ niv seal,
can ri'ic - - . Webster looked at h;m
■ ■ ht
^ Pnru II 1 (^raw.ng himself up as strai-
“vl ht^.'l''l *! -'"■
. „ CO lo' liH'if ■'") respond-
^;::::.;?o:;”h'mi;v-caitoi,e-‘s.
sued was h •■■d ai d I''"--,ook a «ai with |
>ie locuiiiotive w’as on i
it.and robhei ies and mur Jers aie b‘-in^ cnm;nilted on
SuTEKiOR Corn Bread. — In stopping at Dp-i the roids almost d.iiiy. Cap'ain Ball’s bwly has
meta’s American Hotel in Albany, a few weeks, I'ound about 8 mihs from hf re on the Li Bu-
since, 1 do not know when 1 relished any food bet- =’ l">y "ho was returninc
ter than I did some exci.llent corn bread, which I
found on his breakfast table.
I was so w’ell pleased
som“ horsfs to Burita, was find upon and forced to
have ihe horsfS and lake to the Chaparal for safc"
ty. And I heard last evening that a baggage wag
With the article, as well as wilh ‘he general char- ■ on had been stoppl'd and robbed on the same route.
of
* T l^'^'''k clirds ' house, that I bcgaed of him lo furnish . 1 l*'’'^ oow' in a Mexi'' iii family, ihe women
;;!h,er'.lia't en" I me wuh a recipe for niuking it, which is as fol- ‘ ^ _
L- If i\ith I o I J there are lar^e number of C
} I'akc 3 quarts of milk, a liille sour. 7 eggs, 2
^ ; ounces of butter. 1 tenspoonful of sa'seraius, and mix
Y’l^kee nn iiem-r asKe.l ij,j marry, ' «jih Indian meal, to the ccrsistircv of a ihick bat-
■ Ihe tnift was pitche.l upon, at. ^ '
. wii'-ii fc.he up and died f ’
The p:m5 US'fl
■ n
.... Smith has said many good thin?*,
rest that a newspaper is like a wile, beCv
»very ought to have one oi his own.
ter, and bake wiih a strong heat
for baking are of tin, S inches in diameter; inch-
p'^ons ; es deep, and a little bevelled. The above is sulfi
cimt for seven loaves.
A TRAVELLER.
Oi-ASTRors.—The apple woman under the Bul-
lelin of the New York Tribune Olfice, haa busted,
;n consequence of the ac-,v tariff.
Com'
missiOiL' paities—meaning I suppose land priva
leers—about.and when I proposed goioe to Camar
go ihe other day, they urged meto wa.t lor a steam-
e*-. saymtf ihal it would be unsafe to go up by land.
These parlies rob and murder every Amerioan they
can caich, and induce the ranchcros to lollow suit.
I believe that if the news wa? to reach us to day
that Hays, wilh the regim^^ni he took out to Vicl >
ria h id been defeated in a fight, a bold lender, on^
whom the Mexiciins could place confidence in.
could induce the chizpns here in fly to arm?*, and
Matamouas, Aug. 19, 1846.
A letter w’as received last evening from one of
Hay’s men, in which the writer slaus ihat the reoi
merit had reached San Fernando without encounter
ing any opposition. The rancheros on the road
ireatul him quite civilly, as did also the citizens of
San Fernando, at which place they had been tvvo
or three days when the letter vvas written. From
the tone of the epistle, a person would infer that its
author was perfectly enraptured with the country
through which he passed, and perfectly writes in
acjony at the idea ot having to leave the village.
He thinks the 'egiment W’lll proceed en to Victoria
and thence to Monterey without meeting a Mexican
force.
I think unless Gen. Taylor received orders to the
eonlrary by the last arrival, he will lake up the line
of march for Monterey in four or five days. Indeed,
I should not be surprised if the advance guard
were now on the move. He will meet with no op
position t^pre, notwiihsianding the reports of the ad*
vance of Paredes.
Gen. Tw igcs with his men are moving on brave
ly towards Camargo. They were about GO miles
above here yesterday morning and making as much
headway as the hea; will permit.
1 am rather inclined to thinj that the Southern
expedition I spoke to you of has been abandoned for
the moment. The men that are destined for it are
still below here, and the ordinance proposed, but I
hear nothing of their receiving orders to move, and
suppose it’s lost sight of now, as the movement to
wards Monterey is somewhat sooner than the Gen
era! himself then anticipated. Solo la Marina ora
place, the na:ne of which I have forgotten, further
on towards Tampico,would be ao advantageous post
to occupy this fall.
Near 12 o’clock night before last, Colonel Clarke
was informed that 30C>^ounlcd Mtxicans were
near the city, and he gen^ immediately over the ri-
vtf for ihe troops took Ammand of those in town,
and in less than half an fiour he received the news
500 men were patrolling the streets. Daylight
Negro Justice.— In the Republic c^f Hayii, a
man was tried for stealing some articles ctf^food
ivhile being cooked in a pot over the fire. It wat
urged in his defence that the larceny wascommitted
under the influence of hunger; and the court decj»
ded that il w’as not unlawful for a man to steal vvhea
he was hungry. To this it was r#»plied, that he had
stolen the pot hIjo. But in this dilemma the Court
decided that, as the victuals could not be taken aw’ay
without tha pot, it was allowable that the potshould
accompany its contents.
A Good Retort. — An old woman seeing a
sailor 20 by her door, and supposing him to b« her
son W^illiam, called out to him ;
‘‘Billy where is the cow gone?”
The sailor replied in a contemptuous manner,
‘‘'I'o the D 1, for what I kriow.”
“W^dl as you are goinr? th it way.” said the old
woman, “I wish you w’ould let down the bars.”
Very A^tfecting.—A firmer going lo get his
grist ground at a mill, borrowed a bag of one of his
neighbors. The poor man was kriocked into the
w’aler wheel and the b'lg went wilh him. He was
drowned, and when the melancholy news was
brought to his wife, she exclaimed, ‘*My gracious!
what a fuss the’ll b« about th/ii baj I’’
An Irishman in a ’tore aclvu-I ' r a pair of silk
gloves, and was told the kind he wanted vvould come
to one dollar.
Oh, by my soul then,*' replied Pat, I’d cooner
have my hands barefoot ali l"he days of my iif^,
than give th a I for ’em.”,
A person having sold a horse to an Irishman, a
few months afersvards asked him how his horse
answered. “ Indade,” replied Pat, “ I cannot lell
for I never thought of putting a question to him,”
A western editor w'ishes to know whether the
law recently enact'd against the carrying of deadly
weapons, applies to doctors who carry pills in iheir
pockets ?
'Te who takes a fish out of the water finds a piece j unite with any party that would approach Maiamo 1 came without the approach of the enemy, and he
ro5. It woukl not be their mtention, 1 think, to sent our men lo the place where they were reported
Hair-cirling Liauio for Ladies.—Take borax,
2 ounces; gum Senegal iu powder, 1 drachm; add
hot water (not boiling,} 1 quart. Stir, and as soon
as the ingredients are dissolved, add 2 ouncea of
spirits ol wine strongly impregnated wilh camphor.
On retiring to rest, wet the locks with the above
liquid, and roll them on twists of paper as usual.
Leave them till morning, when they may be un-
wrapt and formed into ringlets.
Smiles of Providence.—I was much pleased
with, uncle Jirctj idea’s on that subject: Good mor
ning, uncle Jim.” Good morning.^ “Well,
you’ve got your daughter married off, have you?’*-
Yea ” “ Keally, Providence smilea upon you. V
“ Smiled I No, blew you, she snicker*J •I’Jht oul,’»