JtHlinff of tfcc Slookhuldcrs of
tb Wilmington and a u-lifter
Bail Road Company, at Mo
rion, South-Carolina.
At a general meeting of the Stockholders
of the Wilmington and Manchester Rail Road
Company, held at Marion C. H., S. C, on
Wednesday, June 23, 1847, on motion of Gen.
K. B. Dudley, Wm. Haynsworth, Esq., of
Sumter District, was called to the Chair, and
Wm. H. Wingate, of Darlington, and R. B.
Boylston, of Marion, were appointed Seercla
ries.
On motion of Gen. W. W. Harlee,
Resolved, That the Commissioners appointed to
receive subscriptions to the capital stock of the
Company, do report the amount subscribed for in
their respective Districts to the Secretaries.
Whereupon the following amounts were re
ported :
Wilmington, - - $156,200
Columbus County, N. CV. 17,000
Marion District, S. C, 46,600
Darlington District, S. C, - 42,600
Sumter District, S. C, - 57,300
$319,700
On motion of W. A. Wright, Esq.,
Resolved, 1 bat the report of the Secretary be
received.
On motion of Hon. A. D. Sims,
Resolved, That the Stockholders present do re
port themselves to the Secretaries of this body,
wad that the Chairman call on those from the
Two of Wilmington and County ot Columbus,
in N. C, and the Districts of Marion, Darlington
aud Sumter in 8. C, so to report themselves.
Whereupon the Stockholders present recor
ded their names.
On motion of G. J. McRee, Esq.
Resolved, That the Subscribers for Stock in thia
Company shall not be called 'on for payment in
larger sums than S per cent on the amount sub
scribed, nor at shorter intervals than three months
the second instalment to be called for hi three
months after the commencement of the work.
On motion of Gen. Harlee,
Resolved, That in all contracts for labor or ma
terials to be used in the construction of the road,
preference shall he given to the Stockholders.
On motion of Gen. McRae,
Resolved, 'that when it shali be deemed advis
able by the Board of Directors to put this road
under contract, that it shall be commenced at both
ends, and thutthe expenditures at each end shall be
in proportion to the amount subscribed in each
State.
During the day, several animated and inte
resting discussions arose, which were partici
pated in by Gov. Dudley, Meesrs. McRae, Nutt,
Fulton and Wright, of North Carolina; and
Meesrs. Sims, Harlee, J. A. Dargan, and oth
ers, of South Carolina, the general tenor of
whose remarks evidence that the zeal of the
people of their respective sections was unaba
ted, and the determination to build the road,
at all events, stronger than ever. -
The meeting then adjourned until 9 oclock,
A. M., to-morrow.
THURSDAY, 9 o'clock, A. M.
The meeting was called to order "by the
Chairman, and the proceedings . of yesterday
read and approved. ''"
On motion ,of J. FJi. Gregg, "Esq'.,
ffesolvea, 1 nat a committee ot seven be ap
pointed by the Chair, tofeporfwhat officers should
he created by the Company, and the salary to be all
owed each.
The Chairman appointed Messrs. J. Eli
Gregg, Alexander McRae, E. A. Law, J. E.
Witherspoon, Henry Nutt, A. S. Scarborough
and J. Maultsby, to compose that committee,
who recommended the establishment of the
following officers withthe salaries respectively
attached.
A President with a salary of $2,500 per an
num. A General Agent, do. do. do. 1 ,500 per an-
A Secretary and Treasurer, the duties of
both to be discharged by the same person,
with a salary of $1,500 per annum.
A Chief Engineer, with a salary of $2,500
per annum.
A Principal Asst. Engineer, with a salary
of $1,500 per annum
The Committee further recommend Jthat the
time from which the services and salaries of
these officers shall commence, shall be fixed
by the President and Directors. The report
was unanimously adopted.
On motion of Hon. A. D. Sims,
Resolved, That until the completion of the road,
or until otherwise ordered, the necesnary travelling
expenses of the Directors attending 'any meeting
ol the directory on business of the Company, shall
be paid by the Company.
The Committee appointed to nominate a
President and Directors of the Wilmington
and Manchester Rail Road Company, recom
mended the election of ihe following officers:
For President Gov. E. B. Dudley, of Wil
mington, North-Carolina.
For Directors Henry Nutt, D. Fulton and
John McRae, of Wilmington, N.C.;J. Maults
by, of Columbus, N. C; J. Eli Gregg and A. S.
Scarborough, of Marion, S. C; G W. Dargan
and J. S. Gibson, of Darlington-, S. C. ; J. J.
Moore and R. B. Muldrow, of" Sumter, S. C.
The report of the Committee was unani
mously adopted, and the above named gentle
men declared duly elected.
On motion of W. A. Wright, Esq.,
Resolved, That a Committee of three be ap
points! to draft Bye-Laws for the Company, and
that they make a report to the next general meet
ing of the Stockholders.
Under this resolution, Messrs. W. A.
Wright, H. L. Holmes, and Alex. McRae,
were appointed.
On motion of A. J. DcRossct. Jr., Esq..
Resolved, That the next annual meeting of this
Company be held at Darlington C. H., on the
first Thursdayafter ihe 3d Monday in June, 1843.
On motion of E. D. Evans Esq.,
Resohed, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Charleston, Wilmington and
Sumter papers, and that 300 topics be printed in
pamphlet form for distribution among the Stock
holders. On motion of J. E. Witherspoon, Esq.,
Resolved, That it be recommended to the Board
of Directors to appoint scents to oi.cn hooks and
s.tlicit subscriptions for stock, in the districts of
Williamsburg and Horry, S. C and for the coun
ties of Brunswick and Robeson, N. C, and in the
city of Charleston. '.
On motion of Gen. Harlee,
t Resolved, That the amount suhscrtlted and paid
for the preliminary survey of the route shall be re
ceived in part payment of their stack, by the per
n who may have respectively contributed to the
su-vcy.
On motion of Hon. A. D. Sims,
Resolved, That the thanks of this meeting be
and the same arc hereby returned to the Chairman
and Secretaries, for the courteous and efficient
manner in which they have respectively performed
tbeit duties.
Adjourned sine die.
WM. HAYNSWORTH, Chairman.
W. H. Wi stoats, ) q
R. B. BoiL.ro, 3 s"""-.
MEETING OF DIRECTORS.
At the first meeting of the Board of Direc
tors of the Wilmington and Manchester Rail
Road Company, held at Marion Court house,
on Thursday, the 24th June. 1847, the follow
ing persona were present :
E B. Dudley, President ; H. Nutt, D. Ful
ton, Josiah Maultsby, J. Eli Gregg, A. L Scar
borough, and J. S. Gibson, Directors.
Resolved, That the Secretary and Treasur
er's Jtonil shall be given for Twenty Thousand
Dollars, with security approved by .this Board.
Resolved, That W. H. Wingata be, and is
hereby appointed Secretary and Treasurer of
this. Company, from and after the last Wed
elay of July next
Rmolved, That John C. McRae be, and is
laxeby appointed General Superintendant of
this Company.
fciatoerf.'That the Book of Subscriptions
to the Capital Stock of this Company be re
opened, under the direction of each of the Di
rectors, and also
A t Lumberton, tinder the direction of Dr. Mc
Queen, L. B. Williams and Jo. Lee.
In Williamsburg District, under the direc
tion of SoiiAjjaofi Coward.
In DArlmgton District under the direction
bf i. M. Timmons.'
In Sumter District, undf-r the direction of
Col. Lacoster, Capt. Harris and Wm. Hayns
worth. In Brunswick Count)-, under the direction
of Duncan Moore, Win. B. Robinson and Fre
derick Huiiler.
In Charleston, under the direction of Thom
as Harlee, W. C. Duke and . L. Adams.
At Fair Bluff, under the direction of Absa
lorn Powell and Augustus Smith.
And at such other places as the President and
General Superintendent shall designate and di
rect, ann under such terms and conditions as
they may think best.
The meeting adjourned to meet in Wilming
ton, on the last day of July next.
THE PROGRESS OF THE WAR.
We await, with some anvietv, the next
news from the 6cene of war. It has been
nearly eight days mice we heard from Gen'l
Scott. He had then left in haste for Puebla,
and the whole army accompanied him, leav
ing small garrisons in his rear. This was the
23d of May. Before the I at of June, our
whole army must have reached Puebla. This
is about eighty-five miles from the Capital, the
greater part of the road being remarkably fine.
Excepting the rough ascent and dangerous
defiles in the neighborhood of Rio Frio, no
better road could be desired by an army.
There is an abundance of water and supplies
all along the road, and the temperature in the
elevated regions is delightful and invigorating.
A twelve day's march, or a forced march of
six or eight days, from Puebla, will bring
Gen. Scott to the city of Mexico. If he de
layed not on his journey, he reached the Cap
ital by the 12lh or i3thof the present month.
We think, however, it is not impossible that
Gen. Scott would consider it imprudent to
leave in his rear the " numerous, warlike and
unconquerable Puchlans, a Gen. Bravo sly
led them in his late address. But to gain and
occupy this position, is a great move towards
the conquest of the Capital. Scotfs front is
then cleared. For the rest, he has only to
contend against natural obstacles, easily to be
overcome by men of Anglo-Saxon nerve and
energy.
Should the enemy concentrate an army at
Rio Frio, to oppose our army, as they promis
ed to do, (though, from last accounts, they
were talking no active steps to redeem their
promise,) there will be another battle anoth
er glorious victory and the voice of our giant
General will ring still louder along the craggv
base of Popocatepetl, "Onward! onward!"
The Hero of Cerro Cordo and Lundy's Lane,
when he has defeated the enemy, and thread
ed the difficult dailies that lie before him, may,
like Alexander, of oH, bathe his weary limbs
in another Cydnus in the clear and limpid
stream which gives to this position the name
oi mo r no.
And then our noble army, ascending on the
beautiful plateau which leads to the Capital,
will, with music and banners flying, file along
the rose and jessamine-fringed canals, through
the fragrant gardens, and by the hedge-rows
of agaves and cacti, towards the Capital. A
small show of resistance a flourish of trum
pets, and a few innocent caracollings of a re
giment of Lancers, will soon be dissipated by
a few shells thrown from our howitzers, and
then our army enters the city of the Aztecs,
and encamps in the Plaza, where, three hun
dred years ago, Cortes reined up his fierce
charger.
But in the meantime, Scott's communica
tions in t lie rear are disturbed by banditti and
guerrilla ban. Is. The efforts, of which we
heard so much a few weeks ago, to organize
guerrilleros, to operate on the flanks of our
army, have in part been successful, and the
last accounts give us some anxiety for the
fate of a rich train, guarded by 800 of our sol
diers, under the command of the veteran Col.
Mcintosh. The fact that so gallant and dash
ing an officer should have thought it necessary
to send to Vera Cruz for reinforcements, is an
evidence of the peril which threatens our
troops and our treasure. But as large bodies
of the new levies must be arriving daily in
Vera Cruz, the country will soon be cleared
of these marauding parties, our communica
tions kept free and open, and large reinforce
ments sent on to Gen. Scott at Puebla or Mex
ico, as the case may be. The new levies are
raw soldiers, but they are fine material, and
we think will prove in action to be true and
effective men, such as the Mounted Riflemen
eminently proved, on the first occasion they
went into battle.
Events are hastening to the goal marked
out by the military ambition of the country,
from the time the war sprung upon us. Ere
this, we believe, Gen. Scott has written, in le
gible letters, on the walls of the Palace of the
Montczuinas
ilium run!
.V. O. Delta.
From the Plains The St. Louis Union,
of the I9th inst , has the following interesting
items, copied from the St. Joseph's Gazette of
the 11th:
rati y mi
I ne uregon emigrants are still counn
in
small companies, but a few
i i i
wagons are now
Deninu.
We heard yesterday that near five hundred
Mormons had left their encampment at the
Bluffs, with the intention of settling in and
near this place.
Four hundred and thirty-three wagons pass
ed Independence this spring, destined for Ore
gon and California. The number that have
passed through this place, added to the above
will increase the number to upwards of 1300
wagons, now on their way to Oregon. Aver
aging five persons to each wagon, and you
have 6,500 persons, large and small, now on
their way to Oregon and California.
We learn by a gentleman from the Bluffs,
that a party of Pawnees lately came from a
hunting tour on the plains, bringing with them
sixty yoke of cattle. These cattle were stolen
from the Oregon emigrants. We should not
be surprised to hear of several emigrants be
ing compelled to abandon the trip owing to
the Indians.
Large bodies of Pawnees and other tribes
are scattered over the prairies, watching every
opportunity to rob and murder. How long
will such things be tolerated? It is high time
that a stop should be put to such proceedings.
WHAT IS HEAVEN.
thb aexoor ci.atia, i bailey' " rasTua."
Is Heaen a place where pearly streams
Glide over ailver sand ?
Like childhood's rosy d tilling dreams
Of oine far fairy land 1
Is Heaven a clime where diamond dews
Glitter on fadeless flowers 1
A ad mirth and music ring aloud
From amaranthine powers 1
Ah, no ; not such, not such is Heavea !
Surpassing for ail these :
Such cannot be the guerdon given
Man's wearied soul to please.
For saint and sinner here below
Such vain to be have proved :
And the pure spirit will despise
Whate'er the senje have loved.
There we shall dwell with Sire and Son;
And with the mother maid ;
And with the Holy Spirit, one.
In glory like arrayed :
And not to one created thine
Shall our embrace be given ;
But all our joy shall be in God;
For only God u Heaven !
Good Neighborhood. A farm was lately ad
vertised in a Western newspaper, in which
all the beauty of thesituation, fertility of soil,
and salubrity of the air, were detailed in the
richest glow of rural description, which was
farther enhanced with this N. B There is
not an Attorney within fifteen miles of the
neighborhood.
Friend-skip. The noblest of all sentiment
is that which springs from sincerity, constan
cy, frankness and forgiveness.
LITEST NEWS FRO.H MEXIC O.
From ths Mobile lie aid & Tribune.
LATE AND IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO.
The steamer James L. Dav arrived at New
Orleans from Vera Cruz on Monday morning
She left Vera Cruz on the afternoon of the
16th inst.. touching at Tampico on the morn
ing of the 17th and Brazos St. Jago on the
afternoon of the 1 8th.
Her news is one day later, and we are in
debted for it to the Delta office. The main
interest excited by this arrival, (says our slip)
centres in the report communicated to the Jas
L. Day, by Mr. Clinton, the pilot of Tampico,
who boarded her on the 17th, off that city.
He stated that they were in daily expectation
of an attack from the Mexicans, who were
reported to be 1500 strong in the vicinity of
the ciiy. Un tne nigntot tne l'ztn insi.,a de
monstration was made by the Mexicans in
Tampico to rise. The American authorities,
however, had timely information of the con
templated movement, and to suppress it, if at
tempted, called out the troops, who lay on
their arms all nhrht There was then no de-
o
monstration of revolt made.
On the 15th inst , a party of Mexican lan
cers attacked the outposts at Tampico and
drove the sentinels into the city. On the
16th, a party of rancheros attacked the pilot
station, and were greeted by a discharge from
half a dozen muskets, when they retreated.
The barque Mary, of Baltimore, put into
Tampico on the 16th inst., for supplies and
repairs. She was bound for Vera Cruz with
200 volunteers, which she landed at Tampico.
The most important part of the intelligence
brought by this arrival is the flattering pros
pect of peace. Capt. Wood, of the James L.
Day, informs us that information had been re
ceived at Vera Cruz before the Day left, that
Gens. Scott and Worth, with the mam 'body
of the army, had advanced as far as Rio Frio,
without opposition, a were met at that place
by a deputatipn from the capital, with propo
sitions for peace. The exact tenor of the pro
positions were not known ; they were, bow
ever, of such a nature, that Gen. Scott refu
sed to accept them, and was determined to
push on his forces to the capital. From the I
deen anxietv felt bv the new government, it
the term government can be applied to any
party or power in Mexico, to stay the march
of our forces on the capital, it was tho't that
further concessions would be made to General
Scott before he took up his line of march
from Rio Frio.
Corrcpnd-ne of the Commercial Times.
Vera Cruz, June 14, 1847.
Gentlemen I have just seen Capt. Duperu,
who came in this morning from the train,
which he left about three miles this side of
the bridge, at a stand.
It is his opinion that the train will not move
forward for some days, if at all. The gueril
lar are gathering in great numbers and from
all quarters, and the chief danger is in delay.
Every hour renders its advance more difficult.
Within the past three days a number of young
Vera Cruzanos have gone out, and are now
under arms against us, after enjoying our pro
tection for the past two months, during which
time their property and persons have been
more respected than they have for any two
months together since they were horn.
The city has several emissaries within its
walls from Jaranta and Rebolledo, one of
which, in a gray friar's dress, was just point
ed out to me. Persons in the interest and
pay or promise of pay of the Mexican au
thorities. Mexicans by birth as well as Span
iards, are also in the employ of our authorities
in this city, some of them receiving large sal
aries and holding offices of trust connected
with our Courts, and different departments in
administrative and clerical capacities, ready
at any moment to turn over their files and
books to parties with whom their natural sym
pathieslie; people openly rejoice in the recent
success lor success it is of the guerillas
over our troops. The Spanish paper here dai
ly teems with covert appeals to the sympathies
of the foreigners, and the patriotism of the
Mexicans; magnifies our losses and the Mex
ican gains, makes a great display of wrongs
inflicted on our side, and patient suffering on
the part of injured Mexico, and all passes un
noticed as far as I can see.
I am informed, and I know my authority
too well to treat it with contempt, that six
men, Spaniards, from Havana, have landed,
or will to-day land in Vera Cruz, and who
will each in less than four days command a
party of guerillas. 1 also learn from the same
authority, that two hundred Spaniards, with
six or eight small field pieces, are expected to
land on the coast, within fifty miles of this
city, during the next ten days, when they will
at once organize into formidable and desper
ate guerilla bands. These men are to come
from Cuba, but not, I believe, all from Ha
vana. All the leading men amongst the guerillas,
now, are Spaniards, and Uso many of the
rank and file. A Spanish General, Saturnino
de la Vega, has been in this city for some
days, and has just left for the interior, where
I learn he is to find a command, or an office
giving him the control of several commands,
it is doubtless to his influence that we owe
the departure of the young Mexicans to which
I have before adverted, and he and others
have inspirited all the native classes with
more hope than they have before enjoyed for
a long time.
By an arrival which gives us later intelli
gence than that brought by Duperu, from the
train, we learn that it was again moving cau
tiously forward, and expected opposition at
tne cringe. Jaranta was tailing bade upon
Eaccrro, where he expects to be able to keep
the Americans in check until reinforced by
Rebolledo, and the rancheros from the sur
rounding country, who are drawn rapidly a
round by the prospect of sharing in the
division of the specie about half a million of
dollars in the train. Rebolledo is said to
have fifteen hundred men that he can bring
forward, and they hope to have a force, such
-n il.? . . ii .
as win enaoie mem to taice our teiiows in
front and rear, and route them completely.
When this is done, a descent is to be made
upon Vera cruz!
ISow in all this there is nothing ridiculous,
although three men out of four laugh at such
calculations. 1 would not guaranty a success
ful defence of Vera Cruz with our pffcsent
torce, particularly it the onset were made sud
denly, and at night. 1 know, too, that there
are hundreds in the city who would assist the
assaulting forces.
El Arco Iris, of yesterday, has the follow
ing article in its editorial columns :
" By a private letter from the capital, un
der date of the 2d inst., which has been shovn
to us, we are informed that Senor Rejon and
five generals have been . seized and confined
to different states; that' although Santa Anna
nas a second time sent in nis resignation as
provisional president, together with that of
his command, and of his rank as general-in-chief,
the Congress has not as yet accepted
them, and the letter concludes by savins: that
a number of persons, of different employments
and men ot intluence, have forwarded a peti
tion to the President-substitute, praying that
he would proceed, to negotiate a peace.
I have not seen, nor heard, anything of this
IB any other quarter.
Since I commenced this page, I have seen
Dr. , who was just arrived with thirty
wounded and dead men from the train tne
latter have died on their way here, from the
severity of their wounds, and many of the
wounded are in such a state that they wi
probably sink under the amputating knife. -
Th train had reached the bridge when this
pa f left, and the fight had been suspended
iot me moment. The General (Cadwallader)
nowever, expected to meet the enemy in ful
lorce at Lncerro. or at Cerro Cnrdo. and wil
have to fight every inch of his way to Jalapa
or, inaeea, to rerote, as we have reason to
believe that our troops have evacuated the for
mer post.
1 am told that in one onset made bv th
) gurillenoas a comparatively ill-protected sec
tion of the. .train, an important money wagon
came near falling into their hands the one
containing nearly a hundred thousand dollars.
So confident were the banditti that they would
have their own way in the matter, that they
were congratulating one another in good Eng
lish on their succassnd one of them caMed
out to the teamsters, who are helpless in such
cases, "ah ! we have got your specie now !"
But " that was a mistake of his."
Wc have now more than a thousand troops
lying at Vergara here, within three miles of
the city walls, and why, in the name of won
der, they are' not on the road to reinforce Gen.
CadwaH'ader, is a question asked twenty times
a day, without receiving an answer.
Seven hundred arrived to-day ,and are now
nearly all on shore. They might with proper en
ergy, also be on the road to-morrow. Who is
responsible for criminal delays which attend
the despatch of the others, I know not, but
certain.it is that there is a shameful degree of
apathy in some quarter.
Duperu tells me he passed seventeen dead
bodies on the road with their throats cut! all
our men, of course. Who is responsible for
these atrocities. It is unpopular to answer
that interrogatory as it should be answered.
Yours, INDICATOR.
From the N. O. Commercial Times, June 23.
FROM VERA CRUZ.
The steamship Edith, Capt. Couillard, arri
ved yesterday from Vera Cruz, bringing dates
to the 12th inst. not so late by four days as
those previously received.
By this 'arrival, however, we have been
placed in possession ol letters from Our atten
tive correspondent, of the 11th and 12th inst.,
which, as they form a connecting link with
the serres df events that have lately transpired
ir, that quarter,:are not without interest. In
deed, tjie communications which we subjo'n
from indicator." shed some -further light on
the skirmishes which took place at El Passo,
de las Ovejas, and go to confirm in part the
unpleasant, reports which have reached us in
relation to the recent guerilla attack.
Whilst on the subject of Mexican affairs,
we may mention that letters were received in
town yesterday, from the city of Mexico, un
cier date of. the 2d inst., mentioning that Santa
Anna had withdrawn his letter of resignation,
under the apprehension that it would be accep
ted This only goes to show the extent to
which sincerity forms a portion of the charac
ter of tnis redoubted hero, who is continually
boasting of his awior de la patria, and of his
readiness to lay down his life and immolate
himself as a victim for his country's welfare.
The Capital is represented as being in a state
of complete confusion and anarchy ; and as
the letters do not mention that any steps have
bee;: taken to fortify the city against the ap
proach of our troops, we presume that Gen'l
Scott will find the Halls of the Montezumas
an easy conquest.
We commend that portion of our correspon
dent's letter relating to the opening of a new
road through Orazaba and Cordova, to the at
tention of our readers.
Correspondence of the Commercial Times.
Vkra Cruz, June 11th, 1847.
Gentlemen Col. Banks yesterday came in
with a small party from the train, which had
halted, and was hourly expecting a renewal
r . 1 t f . t a r a
oi tne attacK. irom tne Mexicans, wno were
gathered in the road and chapparals ahead in
large force.
mi . . s a
i ne attack was mane suddenly, and bv a
small party, upon an advanced party of dra
goons, who, with Col. MTntosh,the comman
der of the escort, were half a mile ahead of
the wagons. This party, u-ell mountedand
well armed, retreated or fell back upon the
main body, belore an inferior force ot Mexi
cans, an occurrence, the first of its kind du
ring this war, and I sincerely hope it may be
the last.
The guerillas, thus inspired with confidence,
took advantage of theconfusion produced, and
avoiding the troops as much as possible, fell
.i -i i-i
upon trj wagons and mules, wnicn were
stretched along a distance of some four miles,
and were guarded along their whole line by
number of troops not exceeding four hundred
many of these, of course, rushed forward
for their share in the fight, 1
tions ol the train entirely unprotected. The
consequence was, that twenty-eight wagons,
and between one hundred and two hundred
pack mules, became the property of the gue
rillas.
The train left Santa Fe with one hundred
and thirty-two wagons, and from five to six
hundred packed mules so you will observe
the loss forms a very large pet
am glad to learn by a letter which I have seen
from Major Bennett, the paymaster who had
charge of the money which went up in the
train, that not one of the wagons containing
the government funds was taken, although
considerable sum belonging to officers was ta-
ken in the different bajjjrasre wagons. Ihe
most important of our losses were the ord
nance stores, with which some of the captured
were loaded About six or eight of our men
had been killed, and some fifteen or twenty
wounded, during the engagement, and the
Mexican loss was supposed to be much great-
ti i v i i t
er. nat nas nappeneu since l-oi. uanKs
eft, and before Gen. Cadwallader reached the
ground, is a matter of deep interest not to
, fri r , . ii
say apprehension, j ne confluence naiurany
springing from the discovery that the Amen-
cans are not lnvincime, nas aoumiess induced
an early renewal of the attack, in which case
am not without hope that the reputation of
the American arms will be fully maintained.
A great fault has been committed with re
erence to this train. It left the city with an
insufficient escort, while two hundred cavalry
were lying here, ready, or nearly ready, to
move on the same road. If not exactly ready,
their preparations could have been hastened
at least twenty-four hours, and the train could
have been detained at least an equal length of
time. That this was not done, will, I fancy,
become a matter of future accountability.
Unpleasant stories, too, are current, touching
the habits and condition, at a particular junc
ture, of an important personage attached to
the escort. This, with other matters, will. I
presume, form a subject for the investigation
of a court martial, and a more direct reference
to it in my letter would be improper. The
attack was made at El Passo de las Oveias.
this side of the National Bridge, not be)?ond it.
It is said that the road is now to be forti
fied, and occupied in all its more difficult pas
ses, by the Mexican troops. Don Thomas
Marin, an' intrepid officer of the old Mexican
stamp, well known for his gallant defence of
Alvarado, is reported to have eight hundred
men under him, with whom he intends to oc
cupy Cerro Gordo again, assisted, as he ex
pects to be, by guerillas, who can be gather
ed around him at a few hours' notice, in cases
f n at .
ot emergency. But even it tnee reports
prove true, that road cannot be closed by
Mexican troops. Gen. Scott can detach a di
vision at any hour, which would again sweep
an sucn obstacles away lor the moment ; and
if he had the troops which figure so conspicu
ously in the Adjutant General's report, he
could guard the road effectively, by occupy
ing witn nis own men the passes referred to
"" a a
i nis, u is true, would require a good many
somiers, Dttt it is a matter ot very great tmpor
tance, and the service suffers from inability to
do it.
I am inclined to believe that the General in-
. n 1 n . . i i . n t l i i.
icuus 10 open me roaa 10 rueoia, leading
th rough Orazaba and Cordova, as it seems to
offer some advantages over that via Jalana
By taking possession of these two cities, he
would strike at the root of the guerilla evil,
by controlling, to a great extent, the mountain
hordes, from which this class of soldiers is
principally taken.-
It is believed that the best results would
follow the opening and occupation of this
road, and the General has received assurances
that the feeling of the farmers and wealthy
citizens is strongly favorable to the Americans,
having been rendered so by the depredations
of the. nativ.e bands of Guerillas. The country
along this dad. is extremely rich, and its pro-
ducts most varied and cheap. The climate is
healthy and delightful, after leaving San Juan
and Palmillas : and the roads are good at all
seasons of the year. It is also a shorter route
toPuebla than that through Jalapa.
A great quantity of Tobacco is produced in
the neighborhood of Cordova and Orazaba, the
manufacture of which, into cigars, is a Gov
ernment monopoly, the leaf being purchased of
the growers at a fixed price. This season,
the quantity taken by the Government Offi
cers at Cordova, amounted to eight thousand
bales, but, as Government property, it is lia
ble to seizure by the Americans, while
private property is held sacred. The Tobaco
has been returned to the producers, to hold
until its manufacture can be safely commenced.
These eight thousand bales are worth nearly
half a million of dollars, and, would find ready
sale. They are bona fide Government proper
ty, and as such would be a legal prize to our
arms. In Orazaba, too, is an immense quanti
ty of paper very valuable, and like the Toba
co, the property of the Government. Thus
you will observe that Gen. Scott might pick
up a million of dollars, or so, incidentally, by
changing slightly his line of communications,
while such a change would secure permanent
advantages over that at present open.
INDICATOR.
From the N. O. Picayune, June 24.
FROM THE ARMY OF GEN'L TAYLOR
We give below a letter from our correspon
dent now at Monterey, though it is not so late
as accounts received here several days since.
We regret to say that he had suffered a re
lapse of his illness, brought on by the fatigues
of a severe ride when yet teeble. At last ac
counts, however, he was better, and we doubt
not Wilt Shortly be " at himself."
Special Correspondence of the Picayune.
Monterey, Mexico, June 6, 1847.
Once again l am enabled to resume my pen.
which a severe relapse of the fever under
which I suffered so severely at Saltillo has
prevented me from using for several days. I
have had a tough time of it, but, thank For
tune, am now on " the improvement Commit
tee," and hope soon to regain my strength. At
present no scales, save an apothecary's, would
weigh a sufficiently small quantity to make a
correct estimate of my weight. I wrote yotl
a letter on the 30th ult. and the 1st inst., but
you will probably get this letter as soon.
Since the 1st inst., until to-day, I have been
confined to my bed.
The Illinois volunteers and Captain Pike's
squadron of Arkansas cavalry, have been here
several days, but leave to-morrow for Camar
go and home.
Since I left Saltillo, news has reached us of
quite a successful scout of Lieut. Tobin, with
a party of McCulloch's Rangers, which I pre
sume Col. Belknap will have no objection in
mentioning. Wrhen a long distance from
Buena Vista (near what place I have been un
able to learn) he discovered a party of ten or
a dozen armed persons, and gave chase. It
proved to be a Mexican express rider, from
General Sanchez at Patos, to the Governor of
San Luis, with an escort, mostly deserters
from our army. The bearer of despatches,
and his horse and papers, were captured, but
the men escaped. The contents of the des
patches conveyed the information that there
were very few American troops in the neigh
borhood of Saltillo, at that city, or along the
line ; people smarting under injuries and
wrongs, and anxious to fight to the last for
their country, but prevented from want of
means from resentinsr their injuries, and re
commending that troops be despatched with
all possible speed to re-take Saltillo, an easy
task ! This information I derive from, I am
induced to believe, an authentic source, and
the above is the purport of the despatch. They
would hardly come with any very large force,
except perhaps cavalry, and they are of no
account They can scarcely have any artille
ry now to spare, and I am little afraid that
Gen. Sanchez, if he it was who sent the des
spatch, would not realize his expectation of
its being such "an easy task." There is " a
pretty smart chance " of artillery in that neigh
borhood. The horse which the Mexican despatch
bearer rode, singular to say, was one stolen
from Lt. Sturgis some months since. General
Wool, I am told, despatched some of the ran
gers and a company of dragoons after the res
idue of the party, as soon as Capt. Tobin re
ported. If they are taken, and are deserters,
they will have a hard time of it.
I have alluded in my previous letters to the
murders committed at Saltillo by Mexicans
upon Americans. They killed one too many.
On the 31st ult, a member of the Arkansas
cavairv, while leading his horse in the grove
near the Alameda, used as a race tract, was
accosted by two Mexicans, who extended
their hands to him in a friendly manner ; but,
instead of the grasp of friendship, the assassin's
knife was plunged into his heart, and he was
cast into the ditch, while his horse was made
away witn. some ot tne companions ot tne
deceased, who came to join him on the track
soon after, discovered traces of blood, and on
pursuing them, found the wounded man breath
ing his last, with just life enough to tell them
the cause of his situation. Not far from the
place, two Mexicans were shortly afterwards
.i r-i j.i
I discovered, whose conduct was suspicious,
and they were captured. It was afterwars
deemed inadvisable to permit them to be regu
larly tried; a party of men demanded them,(
and they were taken out and shot. In the
sleeve of one was found a bloody knife, cor
responding with the size of the wound. This
was not enough ! I regret to state that many
Mexicans were killed that day some says sev
enteen, and some say more. Comment is un
necessary. Col. Curtis, formerly of the Ohio Regiment,
has volunteered for the war and been appoint
ed Gov. of Saltillo.
We have had no more news of Urrea, and
heard nothing of any guerilla parties as yet.
1 he 2d battalion of Virginia volunteers garri
son this place, but will move on as soon as
they can be relieved. There is still a good
deal of sickness here, but of a mild character,
and but few deaths. For the last few days.
we have had several showers during the day,
and I imagine it is brewing up for the rainy-
seasons. You will probably have an opportu
nity of seeing the portraits of Gen. Taylor by
Mr. Atwood in New T)rleans. Mr. R. G.
Brown, a portrait painter from Virginia, has
also come out to take portraits of the General
and the Member of his staff.
It seems there is still a bare possibility of
going to San Luis at a' more advanced period
than was contemplated by Gen. Taylor at first,
but all depends on whether troops can be had.
The despatches brought from Washington
by Mr. Brandish, who left your city on 21st
ult., were of no importance, and their date was
not so late by several days as Washington pa
pers received by mail. I believe I have given
you all the items of news that have reached
me, so farewell for the present. J. E. D.
On Day Later from Vera Cruz. The
steamship Fashion, Capt. Ivy, arrived yester
day from Vera Cruz, via Brazos Santiago
She left the former port on the 17th inst., the
day after the James L. Day. She brought
over from Vera Cruz Dr. C. T. Darby, of the
Palmetto Regiment.
we nave no letter trom iren. Scott's army
by this arrival, or from the city of Vera Cruz
We cannot learn that there had been any later
arrival in that city from the army above; we
presume there was none, i he most contra
dictory rumors are said to prevail in Vera Cruz
i n regard to Gen . Scott's movements, w e pre
fer to give none of them, having no faith in
them. We have no confirmation of the truth
of a report that the Mexicans had made over
tures to Gen. Scott for peace, though Capt. Ivy
I heard the same report Drougnt Dy capt. Wood
We are now more tnan ever convinced that
the rumor was without foundation.
J he. School -master Abroad. Among the
mortal maxims pasted up in a country school
in cngiana is me tallowing :
" It is sin to stoat n pin,
It is a froater to stal a tater."
PUT ON THE HAMS."
Whila Porkdom waa aa yet in its infancy,
when its pigs did not attain to half the fat
they now boast, and its corn juice was twice
as " genoine," an old lady, the owner of " an
extensive clearing," cultivated by three stur
dy sons, made her appearance at Cincinnati
with the intention of taking passage in the
first safe boat bound down the river." Her
chief motive for this trip was a long-promised
visit to a friend at Memphis, but prudently
wishing to combine profit with pleasure, she
brought with her a large supply of nicely
cured hams, expecting thereby to realize a
sum which would leave a respectable surplus
in her pocket after the expenses of the tour
were paid.
Following the advice of the landlord of the
house where she stopped, (he was, of course,
very disinterested,) she remained in town
some ten days longer than was necessary.
When, finally, one fine day, becoming fully
assured that " no severe gale was to be expec
ted," she had herself and " traps" embarked.
The captain of the boat thus honored, be
longed to that class of men so poorly repre
sented every where but among the comman
ders of our Western Steamers, being at all
times and in all places imperturbably polite,
self-possessed, and good-natured, possessing
moreover, a rich vein of dry humor, which he
delighted to exercise in hoaxing too officious
intermeddlers with his own concerns. In the
midst of the hurry and bustle consequent on
" putting off," our widow rushed in front of
the captain, and seizing him by the coat, thus
attacked his patience :
" Now, Capting, ar you certain she won't
bust ? Don't trifle with the feelings of a fee
ble woman (the lovely relic, by the way,
weighed 200 avoirdu poise,) at this orful cri
sis ! Ef I shud be blown up inter fragments,
all thru yer decepshins, Capting, and be made
the mother of three dezolate orphuns, ther'd
be a dreadful reckonin for you at the great day
of insurrecting, now I tell yer."
The captain assured her there was no dan
ger, but at the same time told her the safest
plan would be to shut herself up in the state
room farthest aft, where he sent a waiter to
conduct her. She hesitated, but finally went,
with an earnest parting admonition that " the
Capting should send somebody to let her
know jest as soon as the boat began to blow
up."
The unfortunate lady was just beginning to
feel more calm, when she was startled by the
loud ringing of a bell, accompanied with the
strangest sort of a voice, which seemed to say,
" all the gemmen and the boat must go down
and settle."
So it is a goin' down ! Oh ! oh ! Whar
on airth is my big hand box ? Somebody fas
ten on tome this life preserver, and put a rope
under me ! So them Germans is a goin' down
already ! I knowed they would, the tarnal
fools, when I saw 'em down stairs thar ! Oh !
Lord ! oh ! Lord ! My hams will bf wasted,
and only ter think of them poor boys ter hum!
Isn't thar some kind man that will swim a
shore with me ?"
No one volunteered, however, before the
captain came along, and was at last again suc
cessful in quieting her.
Soon after, they passed a small landing,
where an opposition boat, also bound down,
was taking in a few passengers, which before
the former had advanced three-fourths of a
mile beyond this point, put off. and fired up
in a manner that showed her captain deter
mined to "come in at least a length ahead."
The " hosses" on board the first boat became
very naturally " considerably riled," and most
earnestly urged the captain to " put on the
gas" and " never mind the consequences." .
But he was one of those " averse to racing,"
and whatever idea he might have secretly
cherished that it wouldn't do to be beat, eva
ded a direct reply by saying, " the wood on
board, if used economically, might possibly
not last to the next yard."
The anxious widow had been meanwhile
watching the movements of the boat in the
rear, and began to participate in the general
excitement. At last she approached the cap
tain, and remarked that " thar was a craft be
hind sailing dreadful fast."
" Why, really, Madam, so there is !" was
the answer.
" VVal, you ain't agoin ter let her go by, ar
you ?"
" Perhaps it wouldbedangeroustoincrea.se
the fire, Ma'am."
The old lady was bothered and returned to
her post. " The object of her regard" was
approaching too rapidly, however, for her
peace of. mind. That sentence is entire from
G. P. R. James. She again " made tracks"
for the anti-racing man, exclaiming
" Oh ! Captain ! do jest put two or three
more sticks of wood on that fire!''
" Musn't waste wood, Ma'am."
" VVal, for Heving's sake, haint there ' no
thin else' on board tbat you can make it burn
with r
" I don't think of anything, madam, excep
ting your hams."
The old lady reflected a moment, but she
could bear it no longer, and with the expres
sion of a person going into fits, exclaimed
" Put 'em on . Capting ! Put 'em on! Who
keers ! Who's afeerd ! I ain't! I'd derned
site rather be busted up than beat, any time f
Put 'em on !"
The shouts which greeted the old lady's
i ill .'i.i
remarks wouiu almost rival tnose sent up
before Jericho or Monterey and even the
boat appeared to share in the enthusiasm, for
her paddles seemed immediately to double the
number of their revolutions, and it was not
long belore her ambitious rival was left at a
distanc which the passengers of the first u
nanimously declared " lent enchantment to
the view." '
The " widow" was a perfect " lioness" for
the remainder of the trip and on arriving at
her destination was agreeably surprised by the
full return of the money she had paid lor fare
and freight, together with " them" hams, ac
companied by a most urgent invitation from
the Captain, that whenever she travelled that
route again, she would accept of the best berth
in his boat, free of expense.
Spirit of the Times
THE TEXAN RANGER.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati Signal,
draws a contrast between the European moun
ted soldier and the Texan Ranger, in which
an interesting description of the latter is giv
en :
The Texan Ramr, when best mounted,
rides a horse bred m Texas, from American
stock, combining strength and speed with ca
pability of enduring the climate. He uses the
Mexican saddle, raised before and behind, the
skin of some wild animal thrown over it, and
attached to it some twenty or thirty thongs of
leather, by which he ties upon it the different
articles he require; for camp use for but two
or three pack mu.es are allowed a company,
and a man must carry all his personal baggage
himself. He carries a line of braided leather
about thirty-five feet in length, called a " la
retto," and a line of the same length, made of
twisted horse-hair, called a " cabaras." The
latter, when laid upon the ground in a circle,
prevents the approach of snakes or reptiles ;
.1 1 A A -1 . 1
as tnese, on coming in contact wnn we pro
truding hair on its surface, will glide off in
another direction. It is thus laid, where the
precaution is necessary, the space within its
surface carefully looked over and the Ranger
may then rest in comparative security. The
taretto and cabaras together, make a length o
70 feet which, with one end attached to the
horse, even without the other's being fastened
to the ground, will disincline him from feeding
to a great distance away. In the morning he
will be found not farther than half a mile
seldom more than two hundred yards.
The Ranger prefers buckskin pantaloons
as these alone can withstand the chaparral
he wears a hunting: shirt and cap of the skin
of some wild animal, which, in the range of
the rerriment. will assume every variety, of
shape. His rifle carries about sixty or seven
ty to the pound, and is very long and heavy.
He carries, also, a knife home madv, and with
a wooden hnriU r,- j .
"-"'""i iiiaue irom t.
preierrea. Latterly has been added to hi. ,f
a revolving pistol. His bullet to,,k
on his right side with his powder horn
strap that suspends these im hro.a. roe
the left shoulder, or lias a small pad I?,AVet
to it to relieve the wear and
barrel. Every man is a nrartio.i .v.
rife
is said that at San Antonio once, when ud il
wished to impress theCamanches 7Jl9l
pacity of his men, man aft
a hat, at full speed, at a c
ca-
yards, shooting into it five bullets in ty
sion from his revolving pistol. This "
incredible, but comes from several ev
nesses. cv-it.
The Texan Ranger is a picked matt ,
picked by a far different rule, from that &
determines who shall he a Horse Guard t
the Ranger, one may say, picked himself u
left the older States, not because, as i8
ten supposed, he was broken down in t
tion or bankrupt, but because his prid?""
reduced circumstances would have comn lu
or from natural love of a wild and indent '
...... ii i nig in iiiienor Dftk
life. He is genial and hospitable not n.
re J some and ot the most
AI ,1Mf
or n.-
W a i rjt mnA
lie k
nows discipline is necessary to th .ff
tiveness of the corpse ; but he considers h
commanding officer but a man like himself
and when off duty is as familiar with him
with any private. I speak here of the W
tern. Rangers, (Hays' band.) ei
Negro Suffrage.-Both branches of Am
Connetticut Legislature have approved finil
of an amendment 4a$eir Constitution exten
ding the right of suffrage to blacks Tb
House, which before rejected it, arreed ta it
Tuesday by yeas 149, nays 50. Jgg
have yet to vote upon the question
0rWheB you see a small waist, think how
much health is waisted.
Peace if th evening itar of th auul, ylrtne Ii iu
an, and the two are never apart. w
LIST OF LETTERS
3 EMAINING in the Post Office at Wil
mington, on the 30th of July, 1847.
Those whose names appear on this list, an
requested to ask for advertised Letters.
A.
Allen, Stanton
Atkinson, A
Armstrong, Alfred
Atkinson, Sarauel
A met, James
Abrahams, M
Bulard, G W
Bear, M 3
Bailey. L C 3
Brown, Elizabeth
Bell, C N
Brown, miss Mary
Bedsole, John R
Brantly, Jacob
Bowden, I. H
Burriss, John H
Bull, Edmund
Brandreth, B
Bcrhun, A
Blake, mrs M
Baker, H
Casblile, mies T E
Curtis, George F
Creasman, Jacob W
Childreas, W H
Carobell, Thomas S
Broekett, E
Bosh, James
Brister, James C
Battle, Rev A J J
Brinkley, J VV
Beiison, E
Blount, Thomas H
Brinson. L
Bowen, O L 2
Burnett, Ellen
Birt, mrs Mary Jans
Bryan, mrs Mary A I
Brice, H H
Batten, C
Bryant, Thomas
C.
Canady, Richard
Costin, James
Conekin, John
Crowell, C R
Canady, John W
Collins, Morris C
Craig, Chas
Conner, Lt
Cockrain. Chas
Clark, Capt VV S, U 8
Army, 7th Infantry.
D
Dearce, H J
Daviss, Albert
Dfummond, James
Dudley, C H
E
Emery, J
Ellington. Creed A
F
Fail, N
Freshwater, Wm
Grant, B L
Gause Sc Smith,
Grant, A
Garrison, L C
II.
Hunt, W B
Holmes, mrs Elixa
Hall, John
Harriss, Lewis
Holmes, Dr
Curtis, Melvina 2
Cleaves, J D
Coombs, W R
Cowan, Thos H
Collins, miss Susan
Conner, mrs Mary C
Daviss, Charles 2
Durstan, Rev J C
Denis, VV L
Due, N
Evans, J
Ennis, C
Foy, A B
Foy, F D
Foy, E H
Goodhues, mrs M E
Goldsmith, Theodore
Griswold, James
Gray, W P
Heir, J C
Hathawsy, capt Eli
Hood, B
Hughn, John C
Henry, mrs Jane
Howard, miss Sarah J
Holmes, E T
Harget, John
Hart, miss Mary A
Hill, miss A M 2
Hill, miss E N 2
Hill, miss Eliza
Howard, John
Holdndgc, Jeremiah 2
Hansley, Evan
Hunt, James
Harold, capt C W
Henoir, M
I A J
Johnson, Frsnk
Johnson, E 2
Johnston, Robert
Jones, J T
K.
King & Curtis.
Ivy, Stewart P
Ivinss, William
Irian, H
John?cn, miss A
Kellog. Wm
Keith, Willie
Linscott, capt George
Liddon, Thomas
Lenoir, B F
Lucas, James
Lindsey, James
Latham, mrs Mary A
Leighton, Georgs F B
Leigh ton & Chsdburnr
Laspeyre, miss Harriet
H
Mstions, J
Mosely, Sarah 2
McGee, Dr
Mercer, C
Moore, George
Moslander, rapt F L
Mooring, H L
Martin, capt J
McNeil, mrs J
MeKenney, C P
O.
Ohiloff, Harms
I.
Price, John
Pickett, miss E I
Potter, C D
Peirce, Peter .
Probase, John
Paul, ire
Padrick, Wn
Lakin, James R
Laurice, A 3
Liddon, W B
Maultsby, D F
Marshall, mrs C
Miller, miss N
Mataw, Isham
Maberey, A
McFarland, D .
Marinea, Archibald
Meegine, James W 3
Marines, mrs Mary C
Murray, Asa J
Orren, capt H
Perry, Calvin
Pine r, Mary A 2
Pridgeon, C
Peacock. Lawrence
Phihny, C J
Phinney, H H
Parker, miss D
Reigle, Jesse A
Risin, mrs Elisabeth
Robbins, capt W A
Radcliff, mis Elizabeth
Rchardson, John 17'
Ridder.JJ
Rue, Edward
Strickland; miss Mary J Shsw, mrs Volsmine
Sfoman. E
Smith, Elixa
Smith, John 2
Stanland. Jacob 2
Squiggins, W J
Sellers, R L
Shohtr, mrs M J
Thayer, Charles
Thomas, James
Taylor, E VV 2
Taylor, Wm 2
Tharp, mrs Ann
S'.rotrt, WilHam
. Skipper, John
bmith. George R
Suggs, James N
T
Tucker, Henry
Toomer, miss PenelP
Taylor, Joseph
Trias, B gu
Thompson,' 8mith A
LAV
Vernon, Edward
Utlv, A B
V rmy , capt J, U S Army,
W
Wales. L C
Walker, Samuel C
Walper, miss L
Wood, Jonathan
Waddle, mrs M A
Winters, miss C
Williams. H
WM. C
Winakm, J
Williams, E D
Wilkings. J B
Whitfield, W A
Whitfield, J. H
Wallace miss Mary
BETTENCOURT, P M
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