From ihe JN. O. Picayune, Oct. 21 .
ELEVEN DAYS LATER
FROM THE ARMY,
The steams-hip Galveston, Cjl. ' Wright,
Hriived yesterday after noon fiom Bidzos San- I
Government, was aUo totally Iot oa 'be 8th
inl., 8 miles to the south t ibc mouth of the
Rio Graude.
Correspondence of the Picavune
3IONTEF.EV, Sept. 29, IS4o.
1 r at-, mmj a m 1 m ... a m mm a . t
a,o, coming by way ., falvHoD She has ; je al ,be while, lhat ur rrgu-
leiieved v,r citizens of the pnuful supeue I n 'orre-poiidebl "ll." was keeping you well
which ihey have endured for ..muy davs. Ojr ailAJd wjtb the Stirling eveuts of the past
;:dvi t-s tio.n Moutcey come d-n to the Gih : ad ,;,tle ime had eve colid bave
of Oi iober. 'i tie 1 Uy is in ;he quiet ocrupa- , bajJi UjU Wliljlg mate,ials, to give you
Hon our tioops. 'Ihe evacuation d,v j J,,, account of ihe Hoinga of the 2d divisiou of
.-cubed 111 the Inters ..four rorieepniideni. I (h(j AinjV ytom Jhe ,j:Tje the Mexican Lan
Aficr perusing the letters we have iC,vf? ! ce3 cniieureJ the attack upon our advance,
by the Galveston, mid milling bc'y w i hue on the sifter noon of the 20lh insl., up to
several military gcuilcmcii, give- f he tinal capitulation on the afternoon of the
sure that we have no corrections , . , i:,.ii rM i41 ih sole of
1 mij &vi nao iiiliuii v -. -
10 make iu
Ihe. tiil ipnoil whiih we nave " "
Monterey. Officers who were i" those a. lions
bear witness to ihe fidelity of our couespon-
The following order of Gen. J a) lor ail
uouneiug his victory o copy fiom the Amer
ican Flag of the K-ih inst.:
1 1 EA l0rJ A RTKRs Ak.MV OF OcCUTATION, )
Cninji i' :ir Monterey, Sept. 27, 1S4G. )
1 be Commanding General has the satis
f.icli"U t oiigt-itulate. the Army under his
command upou another signal liiumph over
Ihe McAitan forces Superior to us in num.
holding pic nic parties. The 3d, volunteer
division, is also encamped in this grove. Gen.
Worth's division occupies the town. The
citizens are beginning to return in great num
bers, and appear to feel glad that the Mexican
II.
block, and was made fast to a weight of near
four hundred pound.
r a e. . f
Aiier some aaamonai minutes 01 suspense
had been inflicted upon thousands of specta-
FORE1GN NEWS.
ARI1IV OP THE CALEDONIA. FIFTEEN
f-ATER. FROM EUROPE. LOSS
1 i?.Kb:AT BRITAIN. SAFETY
f 'r-'- of THE PAfR ivr pd o v n pp p w I 8UUK J-iOwen, .mougn ine new tariff law ha
tors, a flash issued from the gun over which .-5SEGE.RS A3D CREW-. ,t na h if.,n " ..V"
ihp Jianrtiilii nurl noon a ioH .1 fha ama i . v w o ! -v .1 .1
I " " - ' 1 uinv. j , a a "-j ill
From the Union.
MORER0INW AND MORE "PANIC!"
We do not hear of any great fortunes r vlt
suuk at Lowell, .though the new tariff law ha.
From the Ball i more Sou.
stant a human form
I curved line through the
was seen fly.ng m a ; The , n.Vju,. Cap. erations in that Arneiican Manchester tjm
rom ,nc 0dM ' v: , ' l" c.u aSlou.au...g . : E G. Lo. rr;.i ,...k a, Ei to be extending themselves with marked r.
LATER FROM SANTA velocity. When .be body reached ar Boston, nt half past ioV ocru He.e ., some account of their pro-
OK GENERAL KEARNEY. ,.o grea, had been jhe.mpuse that the check 20,h o afJH pi, .7rf 6uuS a "edings in .hi, way, as we find i giveuP in
Dr. Grain, of Kentucky, who has been perpendicular ly into the a,r fee tup- aIf d d(J(in J. she encountered oi .he la.e Lowell journal:
reding in New Mexico a,;d Calif. nia r r . "New M1LLS I.ow.-The. founda-
fifteen years past, reacnea oi. uis nu mo , - " r . 1 ne tireat Urit.nn steamshio is lost, but all ,,u" ,ur lo ew mm on tne carpet is near y
iintfcii jurrti" 1 t . block, and then, afler a fw violent vibrations. , L icannip w iusi, h ...i..i rr-L: ., - . . ... 1
uary. On the contrary, the manufacturi
r2
it passed over the fore brace, split the halter
lllh iust. He left Mazauan o ii oi - ; ----- , " ; -r- i Oer passengers and her crew ivere saved. She ""wieu. xaw mm will be tilled with pow-
June. Chihuahua on the 15lb ol July, and . " 7 " '. uua' ua68 umiuue u. a ; ran aRround on lhe coft - . . . b er-loom. for carpet weaving. It is to be 272
. V - M 1 t IMIIVIUV lllflll. m v . I W V 11 jrilh f m. m
T7 ik Rirt oi renieiuu3r. ir. . o
aania r c uu
a mail, and despaunes irom ieu. !
Iho feel of anv man in Gen. Woith s com
maud. The rain on die uights of the 2Uih
aud 21st, combiued with the coiiotaot expec
tation of an -attack fiom the nemy, were
causes sufficient to drive away sleep; but to
these should be added hunger and that excess
of fatigue whi h drives oft' lurnber, as well as
the circumstance lhat many of us had wound
ed comrades demanding attention; with this
; of Dund'iim, between Belfast aud Drogheda, ,eel hY 13" eet wide, two stories high,
on the night ol the 22d uli.. at the heieht of ,,,,u "S,i,eu ue top, and will cootaiu 200
, and was soon too much imbedded by oma- his company is also puttiug up a
laijjc uwruiue snnp, piCKer-Douse, and other
build iugs.
t ...
rr .K n.vornmelll. WhlCh he mailed OAVAHHAH, ,VCI. lh.liitp
at Independence. The St. Louis Repub.i- areT'T; "kTTm ! "ed oy subsequent tide.
- ! are exceedingly gratihed to learn lhat a letter ; Ti,.i;..-,. l
lef, Sa...a Ke on .he 2d, for ,he Rio Ab-jo. ! " "? ZJt?0'' . st,e "r,ho :"' - "'""ject of
. . . . - r..-.:c I With IHK riot III thn Kanr.ua Ran mnl .r Irio 1 . 15 MnJt "-"-
K.irorro. where no was 10 eicnu loruiicu-i . - . ""': o"" "CS'""'"V" nrices have advanced ....... ma...
On his route he intended to visit Albu- .ia' -"St. e were unoer ine lrnpres-
five miles below Sauta Fe, 8,on I,oni "e very lust, that the statements
- : T.. . t i ? i rr .i
iho reideuce of ex-Gveuor Arnnjo. i ne ' uieaiiair were greauy ex-
' oositiou of the ex Governor was not knonu asfi"'u, auo mai u iapi. mcmanou am
liv ti, fe it was Ihouenl inai ne nau gone -9
lion.
que que, seventy
cornbinalioii ol draw backs you can easily con
' ceive that one had I ill Ju time or inclination for
writinj:. r.. ...... ;, ibnoohi that he had "one a,,y ln,ng wroug, it was attributable to the
! Speaking of wounded comrades reminds ine ; J , . ,nr8 hejiev. d he was slill in the vi- misconduct of others, rather than to aoy im-
bers, strongly lot'ilu d and with an immense of f Thomas. He was one of the most , . . Kparuev e.xoected to be abseut i P"'pet lecling or motives on bis own part. ,
I -.till .1.-... twiuo vi'l Uffll - ... . i . . ii i . : tlllliy. UCU. XVCUl ui,; "I ' -
l"nm,M" """ c ,M " J' : daring spirits in wcLuiiiiCh s compauj, auu ; expetj-,to frm liMeen to twenty days
omen nom po.n. ,o , .,.. ....... . had his' horse wounded in me cnarge oi me . hundred men, with all the
I tr leiilis l I'Hjnimmifiii. "
I .. III tna i
l.t en grant, o as e-e o,., u , ,he 21sL ; ; V.niAt crook
gallaut delence l the town ana to me uoerai , A ODe jme SQ co,irident were Ampudta .. . $auXa Ke. Gen. Kearuey was or, a gentleman well kuown and , highly
policv l our own ijuiuiui.hu..
The (general begs l M-lnni hi- thanks to
his commanders aud to his i Hiceis and m :ii,
b. h o ihe regular and volunteer forces, for the
ekill, me courage and the perseverance with
w-hirh ih-y have ovcicome inair.ltild diflicul-
ftLietlt. Irwin, of the 3d Raiment nf
I iiooui mrew uuuuivu ...... ; o
i hnicas mot rattlo not on duty, were at pas- ! Inun.i'v killed at the battle of Monterey, was
, hftecti or twenty a,,,u Ul jor- iiwin, o uid roint ijooi
en. Kearnev was or, a gentleman well kuown and. highly re-
aud his generah of success, they sent Ro-, ere( lJV R f(jM ol, an eminence to .he nottb- 'pected by all the officeis of the army. The
prices have advanced enormously, at least
twenty, five per cent, or a penny per pound.
The Cnors. The editor of the Circular to
Bankers, than whom a more careful observer
does not exist, has just published iho results
of his recent investigation into the state of the
j crops. The editor observes: The spread of
j the disease has been signally arrested, and a
much largei crop ol potatoes in Great Britain,
mano
with fifteen hundred or .wo thousand j f"saiiia Fe by throwing up a strong "'u Major has been stationed at Old Poiut
cavalry in the rear of Gen. Taylor, to cut offj enil)a,ikmeu, an,j covering tbe exteiior-witb , Crmfoti for five and twenty yea's. The late
bis retreat. ..- , h.,. .rood road had been 1 x.ieuienani ir win was born in or near
" 1'he new Hamilton mill is 317 by 48 feet,
and four stories high, calculated for 20,000
ripindle. It is fast being fitted for operation.
Part of the building was undermined by water
last spring, aud about 30 lee. of it fell into the
canal.
" I he new mill on the Merrimack is nearly
ready for machinery. It is .five stories high,
353 feet in lengib, and 48 feel wide, aud will
run 600 looms and 20,000 spindles, aud give
employment to 500 hand; it is intended for
the manufacture of printing cloth. The water
for this mill is carried from the canal through
an immense wiought-iron feeder, or flume, 8
and we susoect also in lrt-hnul will u tin.t
be preserved than any man dared to hope for ' fee1 in diameter, with a fall of about 30 feet,
a few weeks ago. This is so far extremely I 1 his feeder was made at the machine shop iu
satisfactory, and has aff.rded us much relitl." 1 this city, and win cost, logeincr witn tne ex
1 he food n-osnects of the count, v form ' pense of laying it down, nearly $20,000.
- !- t. ia.i" i. .1 i I r
inn is. t $nMiiu iniuK. si ueciutu irnnru(-
lien, aiul fan.ny nrnieveu a vicioiy sneuuiug . , f :, , The base and vinff 1 ' ' - .... tu .....i . mi d amiable man. beloved hv ih rmv. mirl ' . - . . ! tlu. n...t K.nn. I.v ih ......-., .
i ..n... ih A.r.P.u-i. HIII4 . i ii I w". the surrounding couuwy. r i . . r . . . ' ' weeks, wnien approaches in its mild neauiy io " r ' . 1 " rtv -
- i w 1 1'ssi iiv iriiiiuir iv - - - i iiih i niiinii mi iniin iiit'iii i . iin. iiciu 1 1 it t
j J saw Afnpudia as he left town for Saltillo
on the morning of the 26ih iode along in his
cousti tided up the eminence to the tort. It ; - ---.. o,.,ana aisunguisn- ; Tbe fiue Bllflimn.,
position is such as to command tne low u ana - f , w"' 11B was experienced du
somen oi anxious conn over sv. i hn iiiurt 1
! of ihe oolato mm is not regarded as noil., s uient upou tne old wooden llume. 1 ne con:-
the u., i ;. ..... 0 u...t i i, nanv are also buildiii!' a new picker-house.
uci . v ci wn.u.i... t c. it u 9...... .....a v n .
" . ' I c . f I
weather which has been
rlii" Ihe lasi six or seven
216 feet long, and a new wale-hnue, 110
i feel long. It is estimated that there will be
A great lesnlt has been obtained, but not
proves him such looked crest-fallen, uer-
oresstuw ra
pidly. The General was rapidly ! his fate is deeply regretted by all his compan- j ,he ,ndiai s
'good opinion of .he Mexicans by ! ""- Had he lived he would have i effea uf afU
All dread rapioiy risen io command, as ne possessed alt ! ,i:
wresting the progress ol the po.atoe
,.;ih,..,t ihol., ..f ...m.v r mil m ari-om- i' ..... . .. ,- .- i winning me goou ,,,,..,..
........... ........ vons. aim nrniii ir a oeoree. lie was leariui . . .. . . ........
.,i;.K...i ..tr....... i.mv The Annv : . . ' .. . ... " A his mild ana concniaioij . - . c t, - - i - disease.
i v fcTe, V , -i T'8 Y; " the army was fast leaving .he minds of the requ.es o, an ao.e omcer. arR mw ulIoadi m ,he Dublin
Z Sminr.fd fii'io? thTi who4- have i .lr0!:??. tVrr"1. People, ani many of them seem pleased wi.h, . . Jqu:,a two American vessels, lighted with
...... . ...w . .... ! .U . t nnirArnmulll f"C.lPP 11 1 1 V I. . f I Ivlilir. . 1 i I - SI I J V llvs KIllfF n PHIl. I
: . .1- i ints c.i.ios1 j"i" ""i y , 7 j
live?'
thus scaled their devotion w ith theii
By order of Maj. (Jen. Tavlok:
(Signc-rl) W. V. S. Blis, As't. Ad'jt. Gen.
Official:
Gko. A. M'Cai.i., Ass't. Adj'l Gen.
We are glad to hear that the report brought
over by the McKim of the d ath ol C"l. Mc
"Clung, ol the Mississippi v..uuteeiv, was to
tally uuloundfd. An otiicer who left Monte
rey on the G h instant, says lhat he was im
proving and il was thought be would recover.
II is fiit mis will regret to hear th.M Lieut.
Dilwoith of the 1st infantiv, has died of his
wounds. Lieut. Graham, ol the 4lh infantry, ,
was ptiil alive and hopes were even cuteitaiu- j
cd that he would n. cover. lie is so desper
ately wounded lli.it his tccoveiy would bi
deemeil a moaclo. but bo has gieat stienjith
of constitution and his numexuis Itieuds do
not ilespair.
Mijor Lear, of lh. 3d luhnitiy, is doing
well, ami it is believed itiat l e will rei over.
Gapt. Oweo (t'ouneily Lieutenant) of the
Bi.liiue.re Battalion, left M onteuy on the 6lh
inst., and we aie indebted to him lor many in-
hrough their encampment ' situated dtiectly
on his loute, he could not conceal his fears.
They allowed him to pass, however, vviihout
even a ciy or shout of exultation.
Opinions a e various in camp as to whether
the Mexicans will now oiler peace, or make
j a siout re-i'tanco at Saltillo, a larger portion
! I believe inclining to the latter opiuion.
I Gen. Taylor is still encamped at the old
i g'ound, three miles from here Gcu--. Worth
aud 6miih are iu town. The main part of the
weuuded officers are doiim well. Gen. Boi
ler is lecoveriug, while Cols.
Mitchell are also iu a fair way.
McClung and
EVACUATION OF MONTEREY.
Monterey, Mexico, Sept. 29, 1S46.
Gentlemen We are at length iu epiiet pos
session of this place, the last division of Ara
pudia's army having marched out yesterday
morning. The 1st division marched out oil
ihe 2(iil, the 2d 011 the 27th, and the balance
on the 2Sib.
eral Kearney had promised them protection j stable named Justice, while iu .he execution
from the Indians. j ts otneat dunes, was snot through tne body
Upon .he arrival of Col. Price's regiment : with a rifle-ball by one William Oliver,
and the bat'alion of Mormons, Gen. Keam j Justice expired instantly, and Olive escaped.
ney would set out for California. It was uu- 1 .,.,., ,r- u,
derstood that the expedition would be divided j For the Carol-miail.
into three parties, and would pursue different J THE RAIL ROAD
routes, until they arrived near the Pacific j , ... -.u
coast. Monterey is to be the termination Mr Editor : W e beg leave, with your per-
of the expeditiona distance by the nearest ! mission, to make a lew suggestions lelative
route, of abrrut twelve hundred miles. A lo "ur Rlrod.
veiy large portion of the country over which An enterprise of this kind to be earned on
either expedition must .ravel, is represented successfully, tcqoires that every individual in
as -barre n and destitute of game aud sub- ! ,he. community should como up manfully and
sisteuce for horses.
-a W w f . I . 1 V
leiesiing lel..iis. lie iiuorms us mar me .v- A6f:it well armed and equipped.
me.icau los- III Ine three anions is set uow 1. j.i)e 2(j0(j borseme Jeft the citv in
at live bundled and si.xty one killed sfrif,H patties, during the four days fight, "and !
wounded. i a, jetiJl 5Q00 citizens of the .own who look up
l he great subject canvassed 111 the Army , j rms ju ,e(.I)CP) a vou bave a pretty j
eoniiuu.d 10 be tho terms granted to ! slMl,, jorce for the defence of a place whi h '
Au.pudia. Oflicersand men were so a-smcd nat)jr UU(J aft ,,ave combin.d to render as!
that a lew bonis more lighting would have strllf; ;1S any j., ,be wo,ld. Flow such au ar-!
forced them to an unoondiiional surrender, (hua s,(atetJ) Mm,a evJf Bow , l)e
that it vexed them to have their proy eseape. ! rni, (, fjy ,orce )f ess lhu1 7000 men,
uui! e Apia 11.11 1011 .uu ii.uitB o n 11. .
oeueious for bear a mo towards a gallant foe.
Along the whole route lhe grass was abun
dant, but water very scarce. The Arkansas
.
I river was perfectly dry, for lhe whole distance
I that the party travelled along il an evidence ;
! of drought which has not been know u for
many years.
1 it'it.a nvn.1ii.nn ir. n. : fn r n i:i should start ;
I saw the two last, and was able 1 . . . f 0,,h. :. wmii(i accmditia to ,
lo bum a tolerably good idea ol the number ol , pipn,,., opinion not reach Monterey
men iu them. There could not have been j beVJe he miudle of February, making lhe.
fewer than 2500 in each dtvisiou, of tegular i:n ri-vs.
Add to !
boldly to the work, and as the jolly tar would
say, "give a pull, and a long pull, aud a pull
altogether," and it will ba done.
To en-uie this unanimity, it must be con
ducted by our delegates and cortimitfee-oien
with promptness, energy, and above all, econ
omy, And as the funds must be raised
,c from every wile,
Thai's justified by houo.,".
we would respectfully suggest that the shares
be not more than $50, each, for the following
reason, viz: There are iu ihis place aud
vicinity, as also 011 the route, at least 500
mechanics aud farmers, who, if the share is
potatoes from the United Slates. They ate
of excellent quality, aud selling at the tale of
(en pence per -stone. W'e understand this is
but the commencement of an extensive import
trade of the once staple commodity of Ireland
Commercial. There has been an active
demand for most of the goods brought to ou
produce market since the sadiug of .he last
steamer. Il will be perceived that the sugar
market is rather buoyant. Large sales have
taken place aud advanced pi ices pi id. All
j kinds of provision are hih in pi ice. Butter,
. f I I.' . i.L. - I! . .1 I
oeei auo poiK, meei won .in ih-iichi ouuk.oo,
and have greatly enhanced iu value of late.
Wheat, flour and Indian corn are uow sold at
exorbitant rales, and, from preseut appear -auces,
there is Utile piospect of their lecediug
iu value.
The English Government have m.de. a for
mal protest both to the Spauish aud French
Courts against iho maniage of the Duke of
Mont pens lor with the Itifautu Louisa ol .Spain.
il was sup-
JNoi withstanding this protest,
l.aavriJ .!l..t t.,(h ih -p rc-U UlUtllageS Wlitllll
take place on the 10th inst.
The express in advance of the OverJaud
mail, teai-hed London on' the 3d instant,
bringing Bombay ddies to Aug". 27th. The
news from India shows that preparations are
They employ, nt
the pre.-eut time, nearly 1500 hands, mule and
female.
" The new Present, mills are neaily teady
for operation. The large mill is for spinning
aud will contain, when full, 20,000 spindles,
aud will be diivm by water power. The
smaller mill is to be filled wi'h looms, and a
-team engine of ISO-horse power will be used
in driviug the machinery.
"The new woollen mill of lhe Middlesex
company, on Concord river, i 150 by 43 iVef,
.-ix stories high, with u engine house aud a
la.ye euiiie for use in case of a failure of
water, whii h is always expected on this liver
iu summer. The company have also recent
! ly built a new ma hiue-shop, and made addi
; tious to theii old mills.
"At the Lowell bleaeheiy extensive ini
1 provemeuts are heiuj n.ade. A large bleach-'
hr.u.-e, one liuishinu house, one dry-house,
! and an engine room for a new engine of 12U
. horse power, are i;w being built."'
Ail Ihis seems to tell a very dificieut taK:
from that which the representatives of the man
ufacturers iu the Seuate jruri elsevvhem, led us
t e.p. -t iu the even of the passage of Jhu
new (hi if' law. We were lold, lhat the repeal
A' lhe ncl ol" iQ-ld n9 to pi ..dut'o nusj
silence iu the scenes now icsounding with ihe
hum of ihe spinning jenny, aud the crash of
the water-w heel. -
a VI..:... I.'... ..( ihn snr-rinrl rpiil.
men. of K,?.,tucky Volunteers, who is sick, j 100, we venture .0 say, would not subscribe; , ,nakUl t)lh si(es for flwh cllU(liolJi bul
came a passeuger to New Orleans iu the
XT. II.. U mwlor hi nr. ion Mrs
..'..7 ...... w .. . .... a t - , . .
i . -i r.u i.i 1.1.1 l.1....ir Rir 1 out would give IJ51U, peinaps 20." Aud, sir,
Barbour, wulow ol the late gallant Major Lar- 1 . . n ... .1.
. r u o 1 : . 1 v, r..il .. M... it needs no -oracle to tell you lhat these very
hour, of the 3d regiment, who lell ul lJou- J
; umii ni a a iiiviuiu la h Ji'ii this kal hmiill
a 1 a vu - io; 1 uuu mjlt ill ut
if put a. fifty, here would be $25,000. Again,
there are others who cannot even give $50,
... .... a .
Adjutmt Forsyth, of the Ceorgia regiment, ho.; give bis thousands,
t,,. .i...m.,d home on fu.loiiirh -to remain . ihls ma ecm f our ciOzens.a
will always appear strange to me. 1 he cow- ; uuliu heallh phai huve been re-established. sorl Pcayuiio Dusiuess ; to such we say
!.rr)!.-in rf A Mil.... I i:i U now e.stablished bevond I . - . .. . l rvi . no ask poor Kichard. alias ciaiiklni. and he
a .... . 1: 1 .1 . - I .1 -.tw. ... nis PI HI.. ... IJI.1U1.1U1 .1 II. .1.3. . '
I I N ...II...1 l.l'l. ll.f.ll.l l:l 11 all 1 ! ir.J . . . .. ... a ..." I V1J ... 'w. - - - ,
, . 1 . . .a dooht. 00 caielut was ne 01 ni
leur e ol .Monterey coiiuary lo me wishes and
even orders of Simla Anna. Havjij.
himself
aud
taken it upon himself lo protect it at all haz
ard; his responsibilities bore heavily upon
him, and after th gallant defence made by his
annv, Gen. Tavho was induced to be lenient
towaids him. Bul this is the reasoning of
others; we do not discard or adopt il. Others
say that Gen. Taylor yielded with leluctauce
to the opinions of the three officers next iu
command, tv vvhran the matter was referred
in a rouneil of war. This, n.o, is but specu
lation. The same. Mihtccl is tombed tiooii in
the letters subjoined, to whith we refer. j
- . . . .- ..... . .1
e regret 10 say mai ceitain oitticullies bad
occurred at Ca.naigo wliich it w.is grievr.ulv.
feared would lead to two piivate hostile meet
ings lu which two ol our citizens wele njt..kw
pari.
and do it oulv to meet ihe exa;ieialed tumors
was ne 01 ni- person,
that it is said he never mice left his house
when any fifing was going on. What a pity
e.ec.eu many .. ine licences o, me cuy auu . f . ,d . h dropped
into his bedroom.
1 felt perfectly satisfied, when I saw the
Mexican troops pass out of town, with the ar
taiiuemetits which Gen. Taylor had made
with them.
I rode out with the head of the column day
before yesterday, when their second divisiou
left lowu. That scene alone would almost
have remunerated one for (he long journey
j to Monterey. At the head of the column rude
I the commander of the divi.-iou. with his staff,
accompanied by Major Scott, of the 16th Iu
fantry, with his Adjutant (I... Deas.) and
l.ieuts Hanson, Uohiusou and McLaws.
Col. Peyton rode by the side of the chief, aud
he says that in ascending the liver seventy ;
sick were left at the Matamoras Hospital, aud j
he was shocked 011 his return, two week af- ,
ter, to find twenty-seven of the number dead.
The New Orleans JefTersonian has a re- ;
porl that when the capitulation of Monterey
took place, Gen. Taylor had not mote than
five-or six rounds of ammunition left. The '
correctness of the rcpojt is altogether .proba
ble.
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U. , ii 1 . 1 1 I mcivcia c. .t o.ii-ii.uii'iii; cinui aw ....
o reoiel to allude to such a subject, J t . . , . . , .
, p. . . . . J ' hun as we turned out to let the column march
a... ...V.... fl-ka. I.axaal ". t v..nl.l I..l.... U.ll
, . . .1 .. 1 .Y...iJ (l.CT ...(... t.l.U .1 ovi.r.. m CI . Lit. ......
in circulation 111 regard t Ine mailer.. It u , . . , . .
. . - .. ni a 1 , . i And now was presented a scene that I can
stated that Bri;. Gen. Marshall, ol Kentucky, r , - .. - r . 1 j
u . i , .. .7 :....: r . i i; ' ,evur rorgct. 1 wo tegirneuts ol mfautiv led
, - - j . ,,i oft, with colors flying, drums beating, and
, 111 .. , ... . "J . 1 ne trumpeters blowing with all their might.
take nl ieo. probably ou the 11th instant. Au
other dillieoliy was to be arranged at about the
same, aud iu a similar mode, between Capt.
Musson. id' Ihis city, aud Captain Shivers, of
Texas. Most sincerely do we hope that au
adjustment may have been effected without le
s -rl to arms. We must re peal our regret at
being compelled to allude to the subject. We
gladly turn , other themes.
Tbe stean.er Maj. Brown has left Camargo
to go up the rivtr u, ilsCeiiaiu how far the riv
er may be navigW,.f ant tht, Fag. ys i
is intended to establish a military depot at the
blithest navigable p,.",,,,, so as lo have stores
at a place as near a poib.e lo ,be roule ta.
ken hv General W oot, marching from San
Autouio into Chihuahua. At the last ac
cnuuts she had reached Mier wiihout meeting
obstiin-lion, and wa proceeding on up. An
runner was on uu.uu hi survey ine liver and
select the extreme uavigahle point.
Loss ok the Steamer Cot. Harney
Fro n the New Yerk Tribune
A SOLEMN SCENE.
will tell you that "a penny saved is two-pence
clear." To conclude, we will demonstrate j
more clearly, tbe feel inns that induced lhe
above remarks, by a fable :
Misses F. and W. were twin sisters, who,
1 after much toil and trouble, economized
means enough to build them each a bouse.
Miss F. iu order to have it made suitable for
; her wants, called iu her friends to advise with
( her, and devise a plan. It so happened that
it was uecessary to have several oi these con
ferences and the good old lady, (G..d bless
her,) with that liberality aud warm-hearled-ucss,
for which she was celebrated, entertain
ed Ihem iu a becoming manner, and fated
110 new events had taken place.
Serious riots had occurred iu the county of
Wa.erfotd, Ireland, ou the 29in till., large
mobs having attacked bakers' shops for the
pie pose of obtaining bread. Tw of the peo
ple have been killed by the diagoous oideied
to disperse the rioter, and much excileu.eut
existed at the la-t advices.
I he following letter explains the nature of the
accident, aod lheosition of ihe vessel :
We left Liverpool shoilly after eleven o'
clock, with a fair wind. The day was fine; we
were iu good spirits, and all were expecting a
pleasant and txpeditious voyage. At 12 o'
clock we went down to lunch, and at four o'
clock to dinner at seven o'clock we sat
down to tea, both ht f..re and after wt.ich were
delighted -by the peifoi malices of some of ihe
ladies ou the piauo, accompuuied ny singing.
I remaiued in the cabin till uear nine o'clock,
when, alter taking a (urn on deck, I tetired 10
bed, and I should say that not more than half
an hour could have elapsed before I was alarm
ed by hea-iug mu h confusion on deck, and
lhe men calling lo 'stop her." Immediately
A High Compliment to Forrest.
At the Waluut slice. .Theatre, Philadelphia,
011 Tuesday evening, Fori est performed
Othello. In the last scene, where lhe dupli
city of logo is discoveied to the too confiding
Moor, who, overwhelmed by his mi-forluiies,
and driven to despeiat ion, ru-hes forward lo
wreak his vengeance upon his treacherous
ancient, but is prevented by th rse around a
young woman, who had been watchiny Ihe
progress of the play wiih ea;er aud brimful
eves, aud incensed that Othello should thus bo
balked in his pirpose, exclaimed aloud, and
in a tone full of earnestness and simplicity,
"Why d .n't they let hi 11 slab bim'f Why
don't they let him stab nim?' .V. Y, True
Sun.
There is no mistake about the above, a-j
we see it iu several reliable sources.
Off Vera Cruz, Sept 25, 1846.
Ou the 17lh inst, I was one of thu edified sumptuously, so much so, that lhe old lady,
witnesses of the supremacy of the law over iia- when she went to w.uk, found out she had spent after took'the ground, at which time the
tural light. j ui o. e. mniu 111 meieiy gennrg ; d b, f h .lld occasional
A sailor named Samuel Jackson,belotigmg ! ready. showers were fall iur?. The niuhi was da k.
to the sloop St. Mary's, washauged at the ffre j Her swler in .be meau time, had also c:l ; bu , so moch M, lhat we Coild not 4.,eH,,
led 111 oer irienus, out ah! the cunning old ,:,fh, l...i ....M n..i tull ,h 1
A Duel took place in Norfolk (Va.) on
Wednesday afternoon, between Dr. Tbom.H
and Mr. F. P. Le IJean, both old and to;
spec table citizens. Weapons small swoid--.
The former leeeived a seveie wound in iha
right side, which gave rise to seii..us appte
, hensions regarding lhe result.
1 he filers made all the uoise they could. The
men were all well armed, and .be whole divi
sion seemed to be well appointed, with the
excepliouol shoes, in lieu of which, most ol
the men wore sandals. T hree pieces of ar
tillery were in tbe centre of the column, one
six, oue uine, audoue twelve-pounder. Th
line, marching lour abreast, extended about
one mile. Tbe army was accompauied by
a great many females; officers' wives on horse
back, their faces muffled, aud with hats 011;
soldiers' wives mounted on donkeys or on
foot, some of ihem carrying burdens that I
would scarcely think of packing upon mules;
young women with shoit petticoats, and hats,
tripping iighily along ; young ghls tiudging
along with their little valuables 111 their arms,
f noticed oni niettv little creature, about niue
f r - - ,
vears old. with a net chicken on oue arm and !
j
a parrot perched upon her hand.
The ugliest 1
yard arm, pursuant to the sentence of a Court s
Martial, belore whom ne naa neen tried tor
striking a man named Taylor one of the offi
cers of that ship. ;
The preparations fr the execution were
numerous and solemn, a regular programme
having been issued by Commodore Coutier
and circulated through the squadron several
days previously.
All labor in the different vessels was for
bidden for the day, aud crews weie directed
to assume their holiday attire. At 11 A !M,
signal, 'Prepare .0 execute the seuteure
of the Court Maitial,' was displayed at Ike
mizen of the Cumberland, when a yellow lUg
was hoisted at the lore yard arm of the tt.
Mary's. The officers and crews of all the ves
sels at the anchorage were then mustered
on deck, aud distributed iu such places is
would . enable them to take as much of lie
spectacle in view as possible. Here tley
weie kept on tbe tip toe of anticipation for
more than an hour wheu the same signal that 1
mentioned before was hoisted wiihout the
'preparative and the cur losi'y of the specia
list
on r
was
Fatal Accident. A flieud has furnished
11 with an account o( a most melancholy ac
cident which happened in Mokes county on
th I5lh inst. Ahram aud Hampton Vanhoy,
two brother-, staded out early iu the morning
tri hunt turkeys. They went but a short dis-
ll.l'n l.(ll.r itlPV j.fll:l lIr. natal aflnr ourr h.
Iu company with oue or two other passenger ! . for Ksinie for o,,,,, liinw; O.,1,foarhed wph-
Really, Mr Editor, since penning the above. : . i" . 7 . B " . "7 1 ' . ' hootmg diMauce of each oiher, .0 a dense
1 : a cc i- . ' , V . , nours, wiipii me wiuo uaviug moueraieo, auo
a kind ol feeling has taken hold of me. more , u j j . T . 1
...;i : :.i... j :i.!, . aH danger a reg.nded lifo being at au end,
7 ni'icu lo.iii ursuiiuvu. iy wnoie : ,l 1-
beart, hands, soul aud body are enlisted iu tbe !
- .... -. ... i aiaie
; continued comparatively calm, and at low wa- iy levelled his gun, and fired a. it, when, to
ter in the morning we were o near the shore, 1 horror, he heaid the dvinu shriek of
i mat carls aud cars could approach wilbin ! brother; and ou roriuiii; to lhe place, be fooiul
I short distance of us, and the passengers nh J hilf ilt.eij!l corpse 1 --he ,ifle hall enterr d
I a U n t . I . ;.. . 1 . a I I . rlal. i . .
Hum iui;.jS were iu a snon innc i nis neau jusi aoove one ear and came oot at
lhe vessel is now lying between m v"... , he other, -lhe decea!,ed was ajoU, 39 years
Guard House and lhe Cow aud Call rocks. f 8J,ej nnd a you wjp . iw0or
naa sne suuck on any 01 me uuiiii
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n -.1... ... II.. . . . . f .
emu:, nib tt. iu.tuy feel IIICtTI IO WWK-ICQ narl ilf lllo ,.n!li, Thti ii.la
them on "bacon and greens "-and in .his (lowiI)g al lhe ,i,e, and, of course, il tended
way built her house, and had enoah lell .0 u,ther iu tuW!Uds .ho main laud.
.1 glorious irom, ai;u sne rejoicea ex-
icrll ivnl!
I nnrikitisjsl
forest closely filled with undergrowth, when
1 hi- hitter, hearinw soinelhinu slirrimi- in tbu
the life boats were put iu readiness for imme- j xnd faintly discovering a moving ob-
cause, wonder if it is the " Railroad fever? J .i;...-o, ,, iJ?H i. wnicn ne hh.k m ne a lurKey, immediate.
I can exclaim with him who c waded to
inrone tnrough seas ol blood, ' by saint
Paul ihe work goes bravely on," so
goes
Then up and at it, now 'tis day,
Off your coals and level away,
The kings of the finest cut and slay,
To clear tbe back.
tors were very materially enhanced hereby
i woman I ever heard of was walktug behind n a few moments more the victim madet
n..o,i.i Mn..mn ol lh si booio r M:,r V. . ""uf i " ! nj-iau, C iuC .pK......ui lorCBSlie
X " ,h r . pT 11 U,B i'k. The donkey was ridden by a , he St. 31 ary's, attended bv two or th-ee ofli
Irom the mouth of the It 10 Urande I-lth in-1 ... .- - .-.L 11- ..... . ' . - .
- o v. am ... u ocv-u.iu - vuil.wu v ...w ! .ltu . . - na.i,. al ik.lH, .. lilts
slant, reports thai the steamer Col. Harney,
Capt. Shannon, was totally lost 011 lhe 12ih
ins., on !he Rm Grande Bar. Twelve per
sons perished, two of whom were Scrgeauls
of the U. S.,Aimy. Capt. M. could uot as
certain the names of the persons lost. Tbe
Col. Ilaruey was loaded with Government
stores, from Brnzos St. lago, bound up the
Kin Grande. The shr. Atlantic, hence for
(be Rio Grande, with a load of coal for the
one.
I saw several regiments of fine looking
soldiers, men of god size, young, active
and athletic. . 7 .
The 1st division is encamped ia the 2rove,
three miles east ofiht. .. .
. ; .u ,. ,0o town oue of loveliest
Sliots in Ihe woild, shaded l. 1 .. j
live oak trees Thi, Se P0"" a,,d
live oaK trees. J his grove seems to be the
only woodland in ibis region, and is resorted
to by Ihe citizens f Monterey as a pUce for
Now's the day, and now's ihe hour,
Lay lhe tow'ring pine trees low,
To dam the raviues let them go,
And clear the track.
With your money and your bauds,
Aid us now, ye yeoman bauds,
To Ihe ax's music, spadss keep time,
The track is clear.
ship, and
by Rev Fitch W. Taylor, Chaplain of thd
Cumberlend. Stepping tver the forcastlc or!
lhe scaffold which had been erected there fo
tbe occasion, the prisoner sealed himself q
Hark! the 'iron horse," he comes, he comes,
Wh 1 fiery foam his nostrils run,
Music, music, beat the drums,
"''he. work is done. Rejoice, rejoice.
Such; Mr Editor, are the feelings of one at
lhe railing, apparently on account of nervoui least of the $50 men, aud we believe of bun-
deficiency. " -The machinery fitted up' (or the ureas h others who,' : like myself, are seldom
: ; I A maj. .ifniJ. k.it .l. I ..a.l- hnarri hl kfl.n;n.l.l In iho KniLt !
. - : : . . . .1 :. .l. . v e -. - . . i ne .r resident n siniM.'ffi in KtiSi- ti
live. A tnicK rope was rove inrougn a oloCH is enruesi wisn 01 a 1 . , " w"'".s f r
at ihe yard arm, leading aloog the yard int4 7 WORKING-MAN. J lands ol lhe W inneba goes, aud getting tbm
1 to remove.
. . . . . . m w a noan
in the neighborhood, sne imwi "-' ---kucjcked
to pieces, and io all probability, tnany
lives would have been lost; as it is, muck will
depend ou lhe weather whether sh will or will
not be got off. She was, when I lell, (otally
unmanageable. Captaio Hosken is acknow
ledoed on all bauds to be an able and expe
rienced seamau, and be will be able, no doubt,
more fully lo accouut for this accident.
The papers announce the death of Thothas
Clarkson, ihe well- known philanthropist.
.The Sheriff of Murray county, -Georgia,
..mnaited suckIm a fniar dava iln.'. Ku L...
7 mww i- , -
. - . - . . . . . . . 7 I U. Aa .n ... ta I. L I . .1 . ' 1 . Ka.l .
nimseu wiin a pistol, hc bad, been ludided i tu wiiu mm ai me iime no w "
three childien to mount his loss Greensboro
rairtoi. .
Murder. W e understand lhat a shock
ing murder was committed near tbe Gold
Miues, iu this district, on Sunday uigh, lSib
"PP68' ,bat lwo me named
Morgan aud Andrew-Jackson, had been
quarreling and fighting duriug the day, and
that at night, after Jackson aud his family
had gone to bed, Morgan went to ibe resi
dence of Jackson, aud shot hirn while he was
in his bed. The ball eclered his back and
ranged up his ueck, cau-iug his death im
mediately. The wife aud child of Jackn
for rape on a girl of Q or 12 yeaia of
and his trial was soon to begin..:,,
the foremast, where it rove through anolhe
Hsymount, Oct. 23, 1846.
Morgan has been arrested, and confined in
the jail at Chesler field C. H.Cheraw Gaz.
- A southern editor declares upon his h'i"ir
that he fecenilyv- saw a loafer fall over lhe
shadow of a lamp-post in trying to catch a
lightning bug lo light his eegar.