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ALEIGH T.IH lS4Vr, Euro Paoratsroa. 'xoit C4inn: fowitm ia bobal, ixtiliictc.il aasraTiicii itiocicn tii Lias or otrm iats in ti ton or oca arrieTios- THREE DOLLARS A YjEAJt i i,Vasr TOL 39. RALEIGH, I.' C . WEDSE8D.il JfJ.XE 9, tStY THE 1 .0T ABA llCif fiara f A BUI; IA1A . P Ml?!8 W JSfik I f 1 irXi - RV III! II III .1 1 1 'II I nk I S . til W-AV lkS 3 I l -. I I I'l Ill ' l e 1 ' Ml I ' 8 EI rill tth of he . v.. pco othft a. v ! luf, rnl A joody if. ROMANCR OF REAL LIFE. In the town of Kilkenney, there late ly lived a fine, tall, lively girl whose handsome fine flowing ringlets, beauti ful eyes nd engaging manners attract ed the attention of all tho beaax in the neighborhood. Many were the assaults made upon the citadel of her heart with out avail, but nt Inst the fair one sur rendered at the solicitations of a knight of the needle, and before the parish priest she plighted her troth to her devoted and admiring husband. As we have before stated, the fair damsel was tall nnd handsome. Her chosen one, on tho other hand, was dimmutive in statute, in no way prepossessing in appeainnce. This was, indeed, one of those tm-j accountable tiiions which were brought about by Cupid, as if for the purpose of reminding tho world that lovers, as of old, are still afflicted with the infirmity ol this blind and capricious boy. The honey-moon passed over without any thing occurring to mar the bliss of the newly-wedded couple; but "Time's eb bing tide" was doomed to play sad havoc with the affections and the pros pects of the unfortunate fair one. On the ormosite side of tho street dwelt a ...young and..h9iidsame Mojtrvma50v-w:ho eyed with guilty emotionvthe brido of the once happy jailor.-- Passion took the place of reason, and he urged his suit so successfully that the fair one for got her allegiance to her "lord and mas ter" and takingstean, soon left the "land of her fathers" behind, and arrived in Liverpool under tho protection of her paramour. For a snort time tney uvea, if not in happiness, at least in seclusion; but the injured husband, having heard of their retreat, followed "them hither -He soon found them out, and having upbraided the frail one with her prefidy, he consigned her, to Ihe care of two of the police officers of the boransn, wno took her td' rffidewelt" 6n Vhe charge ol running away from her husband with another man. Criminal as such an act maybe in the sight of God, and heinous as it is in the eyes of man, yet the law of England has provided no punishment for such an offence; and the Bridewell keener more learned in law than the officers who took the charge, refused to book the woman, and she was discharg ed. But mark her fate. Her husband, naturally refused to take her back again to his home, and her paramour also cast her off, so that she is now lett in this large town pennilessand friendless, to earn a subsistence, it is to be fear ed, only by infamy and crime. The first raise step how seldom cun it be ret rue ed, Liverpool (Eng.) Mercury. A new candidate for fame in the "calculating" world is announced in the New Yoric papers, the statement in wich, concerning him. are ol the most ren:irkublo character. The individual refered to is a young man named P. M. peshonge, originally from Pennsyt vanra. The editors of the New York Courier, speaking of his surprising pow- crsot calculation, say lie added columns containing any ni mber ol figures, iu less than half a Tiinule, less oftentimes than would amble persons in general to glance trough the column. The multiplica tn mid division of any numt-er of Ag ues was performed with equal cele.'ity: ciumns composed of fractions, or ol noted numbers, were added, multiplied odivided with a rapidity that seemed al mtt mirncilous. We hive certainly er witnessed any thing of this kind so sVn rising. . M Ushonge says that in doing this he excises no unusual faculty, but simpltippies a principle and process ol his n discovery, which, moreover, is eqnaV applicable lo any possible op eratlin'ith figures, and which con, in a very w minutes, be so entirely cofli municaj to other persons as to enable theratoork tho same results with e qual ea He applies it to every kind of calcnion: to astronomical reckon ings tl calculation of eclipses, the Mductioof time, and indeed to all pos siblo mos otcomputatiop. Extetd calculations, such as cal .v.il itiouf eclipses, &c, he snys, by lha use J one eight hundredth part of Hj tnuijrolfigiires required in the oruinoitiethod. He has carried the cukin of the square of the circle Jo the Kth decimal much farther than it hirer been carried before and that redibn, he says, is wiihiu ona uecimui cutting an end to the endless process, .This e Gnst remarkable instance f rp: aiealation we hare ever Known. aroh Cecum's wonderful perform; ivere tha result - of an in- tuictuepwer, which he could not xplninJich (es communicate. Qui Mr. Deiige works by a fixed rule which says, will accomplish the ame r and he teaches the pro. pesi nn ;ertaio conditions to all who wish lo learn. f ' Taylor, Mr. D. says he knows not how he'yoj'. first acquired his superior knowledge or mathematical calculation. Although he has since devoted twelve years to the study of matemathics, he thinks he has not derived from others any addition to his knowledge, except by acquainting himself with the terms of science. He has not changed his views or practice. The princples on which he calculated in childhood aro those which he now employs. The process he uses for the solution of problems appears to him per fectly plaiti, and he regards it as noth thiug wonderful in himself. He feels astonished only at the fact that rrery body cannot do if as well as himself. A very long and deeply interesting account, in detail, of the grent battle of r- . .i i . t . i Bnena Vista from the pen of the Arkan sas officers, appears in the Little Rock Gazette. The writer, after a vivid sketch of the scenes on the battle-field during those two days of fearful carnage, says: "No man living could hare won the battle but Gen. Taylor. His preesnce save confidence to the men. W 1 1 ile - lie sat there unconcernedly on his white horsey tt target, for the balls and yet unhurt, every man felt like May when he said to" his men at the gloom iest moment: 'Men, the day can be gained yet, and the dragoons have to do it!' The same confidence would not have been felt in anv other man: and to Gen. Taylor it is owing that our arms ore not disgraced, and this brave little army sacrificed. What punish ment from an indignant people does not that Administration deserve, which, either from spite, malice, fear of a suc cessful General's popularity, or stupid ity, voluntarily and without any neces sity leaves fire" thrms.irtd rnptl hatidi'edi of .mites in an enemy 's con n try to "" be sacrificed.' Ic is frightful to think: of! Had we been defeated, not one man in ten would have reached tho Rio Grande. How many homes and hearths would have been made- desolate- ho w much misery and ruin, caused by its insane acts, would have drawn down legions of curses loud and deep, on the Admin istration's imbecile head !' M. WeBSTicn. The publication of the following ailmirable Letter Ifom Mr. Web ster to the Bar of this place, has been de layed by the necessity of sending it to Chapel Hilt to Judge Battle, to whom it was addressed: Charleston. S. C, May 8, 1847. Gentlemen: Your very complimentary and respectful letter of the 4th inst, was receivvil here, yesterday At Raleigh, having been made the subject of most un fortunate delay. I felt myself oblige I to lot ego the pleasure of seeing Fayetteville, and to proceed at once lo Wilmington, and thi City. Your letter, if it had come to hand while I was in Raleigh, would eithei have shaken my resolution, or greatly en hanced the pain of executing it. It would have been exceedingly pleasant ior me, to have met with so large and respectnble a I portion of the Bar of North Carol ida I f love the Profession, and highly regard U , wno Honor n. in tree Uovernment, i s importance to the public cannot be meas ured. Sometime there are round in it, unworthy men, sycophants of power, and devotees lo low and transitory objects. But, in general, I think it must be admit ted, that good Lawyers sta found on the side of good principle; that Somerf, and Holt, and Camden, and more modern names, on doid sines me Atlantic, anord illustrious examples of the most strenuous asertcr of Constitutional Liberty, and the ! just rights of man. .Meotlemen accept my thanks for your token of rrspeet and regard; and my sio' cere, wishe, that you may all live long, to be uselul in the dmtiiuution of individual justice, and distinguished snd eminent, in tne maintenance of the Liberties and In stitutions of your country, ' In the warmth and sincerity of Profess ional attachment, I am, Gentlemen, your obliged brother, Hon Wm. H. Battle, and other m0'm. DAN L WEBSTER. bers of the N. C. Bar. CEGen. Brown, the Whig candidate for Governor of Tennessee, has declared for Gen. Taylor,, first and lat and his march thro unto the State is s triumphal One. Gov. Brown, his tory opponent, has intimated that he will go for the old Hero, if if if to and so. Nobody, even of his own parly, stops to listen to him. Not. Whig. Beautiful is the love of s sister; the kiss that hath no guile, and no passion; the touch is purity and bringeth peace, satis faction to the heart, and no fever to the pulse. Beautiful is the love of a sister, it is moonlight oa our path it has light but no heat; it is of Uaven, and sheds iu peace pon the earth. Sam, why is da dandies in Broadway like Mexican soldiers! ; Oh, I gims dat up, joe, widout wink Well den it bekase day run from de light ob atailor,' Ha ha, Joe, dat mortalizej fJC?" The deep jnferMfwhich our men of capital have manifested ia the Magnetic Telegraph to this city, induces us lo giro the tallowing information as to the differ ent lines nott , or soon lo be, i.i operation, which we clip from an exchange paper: "It appears that at the present lime there are fifteen hundred and seventy-five mile of telegraph in the United States on Pro fessor Morse's system, and thtt 4,991 miles more are in process of construction and which it is expected will be completed in about one year. So that in the year I81$theie will be 6,510 miles of telegraph in this country and in Canada." DO YOU HEAR THIS, MR. POLK ! On Monday the 17th inst., a large and en meeting was neiu in i,oiumria ine verv town whence vou were draeired l . a t m i a to occupy the White House to eonsider the question or the next Presidency. Wlut do you think the meeting did? They did not nominate you, their old townsman. 1 hey unanimously and with the wildest enthusiasm rerolved that they would vote for the old Thunderer of Buena Vista, Gen. Zachary Taylor, for their next Chief Mag tstrnte. "When even y out own household deserts you,, is jj,.aot.4Uuie ,to give-ever per ecuttng the man whom Gotl has raised up to succefed'you! Nat. If 'hi g. i The good people of Montgomery, In diana, met in convention on the lSih ult., and nominated Gen. Taylor wtlh three cheers for the Presidency. Slop that ball, father Ritchie! EXPORTS OF BREADSTUFFS. According to a statement in the Phila delphia American of yesterday, the total export of Brcadstufls from the United Stutes, from the 1st of September, 1810, to 1st May, 1817, has been Of Flour, . barrels 4,2 18,703 01 Corn Meal, : 53147 Of Wheat, bushels 2,045,43'4 OfCorri, 11,007,141 Allowing five bushels of wheat to a bar. rel of flour and 'he same quantity to a bar rel of corn meal, the result would give Total export of (lour and wheat equal to 23,280,202 bushels wheat. 13f corn meal and corn equal to 14,020,435 bush Is of corn. Of these large azgjregiles the city of Baltimore has contributed its full share The exports of Breadstuff from the port of Baltimore during the last eight . mouths, that in, from the 1st September, 184G, to 30th April, 1847, were as follow, as certained from official source down to 15th March and from private sources for the subsequent six weeks: : Flour, 613,146 barrels. Corn Meal, 55,134 barrel. Wheat, 81,302 bushels. Corn, 1.270.411 bushels. The great bulk of these shipments from Baltimore was, of course, to England Ire land and Scotland. Their aggregite val. ue, at a fair average, in our market, is but little, if any, short ofbur millions of dolian. 7The New-York True Sun, of the 15 tit inst., says : "An instance of the l- must ir.rrerlihle rasullii of dm MafrnetiA Telegrnph, oecnred on Tharsday. An orJer w ie one iurutrej ,hares of a certain kind of stock at a certain rate, was sent over lBe wires to Boston, and in just twelve minutes Irom the time the order was leu in the New York office, the reply that the sale was accomplished was at the office of tho broker ordering it in Wall-street." The Suhan despatched a message some months ago to President Polk to send him out two Americans to' make eeolorica surveys of Turkey, lo cultivate American cotton. The . President accordingly selected Dr Davis and Smith of South Carolina tfotthe Mission. Under what clause of ihe Constilutiou did he find the power to enable him to comply with the Sultan's request? Will the obsolete absiacuoa of the Union answer! A. Whig. EC? 'The Union is puzzled to know what General Taylor mans by a strict obser vance of the Constitution, as desirablo in a President. We can venture to assure the Union that it is not of the POLK school whool that prefesss the principles of i ami practice npin wio principles of absplutism, by which the autocrat of the Russias administrate his Government. Nat. Jfhig. GEN. TAYLOR'S POLITICS. The Locofoco papers in Pennsylva nia for the purpose of operating upon the approaching elections in that State, are endeavoring to create the impres sion that Gen. Taylor is a Democrat of the modern stamp, and opposed through out to the principles and measures of the Whig party. Among the means resorted to for the purpose of humbug ging the good people of the Keystone State, a letter is published Irom Senator Cameron in which he states, that he learns from good authority that Gen. Taylor approved the Administration of Goo Jackson, and he therefore vouch es for the orthodoxy of the General's present Democracy. ; The manner in which the Democra cy of Pennsylvania, were hnmbtiggcd by another distinguished Senator in 1S14, who undertook to vouch for Mr. Polk's orthodoxy on the Tariff, should bestimcient warning to them not to place too much confidence in ths testi mony of such witnesses. Gen. Taylor may tor aught wo know, hare approved the Democracy of "Old Hickory;" but it is ty no moans a necessary inference that he admires the counterfeit Democ racy of the "young Hickory." If however Gen. Taylor be a Demo crat, it is passing strange that the lend ers of the "Democratic pirty should he so violently opposed to his elevation to the Presidency that they should envy and hate him, and more especially that he should harobeeu censured by a De mocratic House of Representatives. Tho Whigs have no fears for his Whig gery, the evidence of Senator Gamron to the contrary, notwithstanding nnd if he should be the Whig candidate for tho Presidency in 1849,we doubt not that many of those who upon the eve of a State election endorse his Dortwe-iof ...:n i . f .1 ? racy, win un muna charging mm wun the grossest political heresies, and d donniincing' him as an odious Whig Fe- .e.raUst,:r, , - In relation to Gen. Taylor's politi col principles, the Cincinnati Atlas ob serves: "We know from bosom friends of Gen. Taylor, men of the highost char acter, tnat the illustrious hero and pa triot, Bnutlieru planter as he is. is deci dedly in favor of a protective tariff; that he is opposed to the Sub Treasury scheme, and expressed the strongest in dignation at Tyler's bank veto and that he was opposed to the annexation of lexas. lhese are three corner treel which will enable any calculator to workout a survey, or three parts of . tritihglo ' from which the whole area mf"to-teWtmbiarW speak, well Knowing the reliability: of our authority and deliberately weighing.,what we say Uut we say tins, only because truth and fair dealing demand it; not to urge G ju. Taylor's 'nomination; for, as we have be fore said, we think all such movements are at present premature. All the poli ticians and editors in America, hpwever, cannot, if they would, slop thexpresston of sentiment 'byihe''pMp1e;hd'any such euurts would only swell the cnrrenl." DISGRACEFUL BHUTAL1 1'Y A prize light between two celebrated pugilists, Caust and Sullivau, recently came off near New York City , fa I de tails are given iu the'New York Herald The exhibition was numemuslv attend ed and after poundering each ether oui of the very sstemblance of human.tr, tu the great satmactin.n of the humane uu- dience, the victory remained undecided The New York Spirit of tho Times al.o givel w th great gusto, the particulars uf what it calls a 'resHc Tournament for the benefit of the suffering Irish" which took place a short time since near the same citv. We are averse to no manly sports, but regard these pugilWtio encounters as un worthy ol the spirit of our age, and the charatter of our people exhibitions of cold blooded brotality which can only pamper the worst and basest feeling of our nature, w e trust that sn enligbti ned public sentiment will frown down all such inhuman recreations, the only pleasure of wnicn is Uf riven irom the siiht of tune- cessary human suffering. SANTA ANNA The Washington Union has seot a letter dated ,the 4that Vera Uroz, which contains the same statement made by the letter in the -Delta dated the5th inst., viz: that Santa A urn was at St. Andres, within 35 or 48 miles of Yera Cruz, with about 2000 troops, half arm ed and badly equipped: and he threat- ended lo mke an attack on Yera Cruz. : We find tho following in the N. 6.' Bulletin of the 12th inst.: LIEUTENANT COLONEL MAY. This officer visited the the French 0 pern, last evening, and was seated with Major Gen. Lewis, in the pit, where he was soon recognized by the audience. The gallant Colonel essayed to escape, but could not succed, aud made his ac knowledgments amid a shower of bou quets, which were literally rained upon htm irom the lioxea and uress Circle, whilst the waving of white handker chiefs by the ladies and the fill band playing Hail Columbia, gave great animation to the scene.. We have no doubt he felt more trepidation than when he bounded over the breastworr at Itesacn, in face of the Mexican artillery. : ' H.O. Paper. The Rev. J. N. MalUt has-sued the Rev Mtksrs Peck, Smith and Scudder for libel, in having signed a paper ia reference to this expulsion, fioin the ' Methodist Church of New York, and the ' publishers f the Christian Advocate for having pub published It. Dr Graham, of New York, and i. Dikeman, of Brooklyn are Maflit's counsel.. N. Y. f!as. Jin effecting Scene. At Port Gibson, Miss., a short time since J. F. Sil.n was tried and convicted of the murder of Benjamin G. Sims. The ev uenre ol the principal witness, a young daughter or the deceased, was ol the moat affecting eharaeter. She said she had gone down the road to meet her father on hi return home ; that as she approached she saw the accused rise from a corner of the fence and deliberately shoot him down He approached his victim after hi full, and despite her supplications and tear, and the pleading of het parent, who aa he lav bleeding upon the pro ii nil, begged the wretch to spare his life for the sake of hi wire and children the fiend stabbed the dying man in many places, and stamped with li is heavy heel upon tho lace of his victim. The statement of the interesting little girl was clear and distinct interrupeJ only by sobs and tears. There was not a dry eye in the Court house every heart melted with sympathy. I he counsel for -the - acetined threw- rrp the case without word of the defence, and the jury promptly retnrned a verdict guilty f DmtoastrationjinJ rginia.- The fbllowioa TWhiff paper in Viriinia have ho Norfolk Herald, . Richmond Republican, Charlestown Freo Piess, Winchester Republican, Warrenton Times. W heehng Times, South Western Virginian, Harrisonburg Republican, Valley Whig, Petersburg lutelligenqrr There may be others ivhirh have escaped our attention. If so, we desire to -bo re niuded of it, and will gladly add their names lo the lirt. The remainder of the Wh g press of ihe State although not form ally annunucmg their pfefermce ; ire be Heved to be unanimously in favor of the JIaf.uiha&i Grande publican. L . t Wilmington and Ahncheiler Rail Iloa.l. It is officially announced thai f ;J00,003 have been subscribed to this work and accordingly a meeting of the subscibers is alled at Marion C. II., S. C, on the 17ih June, for the purpose of organising the II I n. mnnrj Jiianm inrTOB, 1'et hut Punch think h particularly neccwary that man shauld matte the money first DUtrict Convention. The delegates from ihe dirT-retit Ciiua tiee in his District, met at UaWaville on Monday last for the purpose of nominating enndate to reprotcnt them in the next Congress. We have not received tho proceedings of the meeting, but are inform ed ihat Col. David Outlaw, of Umie, is the Whi candidate he having received the nomination; therefore we have display Ma name at the head ofo!irco!urnn,and hear lily concur with the nomination. Augustas Mooie, Esq. of this plCe, presided a the Convention. Speeches weru delivered by Col Oatlaw and otheri. EJenlon Sentinel.' Oi l Feflownkin in North Carolina. " awuepedueni intanlry, on nta extfema , lett. was tbrowK'2 Order or Odd Fellows assembled in Wil bacfc lo seoure that flank. 1 he first fire mington on Wednesday last and remainod(of the enemy did little execution while" uW, in scsston three days. We learn that near 18 pounders and Majoi Ringgold's artille.' . ly all tho Lodges in tho State wsro repre- ry s.Wia dispersed the csvalry which formed -,e. a I his left. Captain DunciuiV baKery'throwp " Tho Returns indicate that tho Order forwaid in advance of the line wai' doinjt III- I.Mml I n Af ll.A T 1 I-i " -"'is Tcrjr rapiuiy as may oe seen gnou execution a; uii urns , uapt .May by tha following comparison, (embracing a'squadwn wa detached to support that bo- period from 1st April! 1845 to 1st Anril 1846 and from 1st April 1840 to 1st Jan'rv 1847:) -. . . . . 1846V 184Tr Number of Lodi ge.. -13 177 No. of Initlatiations, 17fl No of Contributing membere, 450 744 Amount of Ravonue, $4,334 62 3,14100 Total ara't pd. for Relief, 806 20 729 117 j Ridgeley with a section of Major Ringgold's c' Tho following Ollicer were elected for,DllHery. '"d ; Geptain Walker's compuJf the ensuing year: Dr. Wm. H." McKee, f olunteers effectually repuUed the ene of Raleigh, M. W. Grand Masterj Cicero my the- Bill Infantry spelling, a charge,. Justice of Newberri, R. W. D. G. Masters I0''""06" M rtilly doing groat execu John McRae. Jr.,of Wilminirton R. W lo their ranks. The 3d Infantry was now G. Secretary; J. D. Gardner, of Willrainir- ton R. W. O. Treasure; Benjamin j. Houze, of Waynesborough,' R. W, Q, Warden; A. P. Repiton, of Vilmington, R. W. G.Chaplain; L. C. Hubard of Clin W. G.Conductor; R. 8. Thomas of Wil mington, W. G. Guardian) W. E. Ander son of Wilmington, R. W. G. Representa. tive; P. H, Bubee, of Raleigh Alternate - Fay. Ob: rCeTThe New York Journal of Com merce, whose Washington correspondent speaks always by authority, says the Pres ident expects no success from Mr, TrUt's mission of peace, but that it was deemed proper to make the offer of peace once more before changing the eharaeter of the wari Now we predict that this change will be in the seizors of the church prop ertyl ,-' Nat. IPhig. , nrk tetter ia La Patria says the New Orleans Delta states that Santa Anna has issued, from Orizaba over one hundred com missions to as many guerrilla Officer,, au thorising them to command small itinerant parties of fifty to two hundred men each. Some of thee, it is added have already commenced what we should call their "cut throat opperations on the Jalapi voa; The same letter says, that it was ' at lit instance of the clergy the project to ft! tify the capital was abandoned. Believing that any defences which could ' be throw 'I up would be unavailing, nnd knowing' that their property ia which ix eomprist -c the principal buildings in the . city won! i tifler seA-crclv if sn attack were to be pr -! . voked they advised that tlso fortilieatiot be not proceeded witli: this would in son measure go to confirm or at least to rend probable that a tender of the peaceable v- render of the city has been niadti lof GeJ. SeoU. & ,t; THE MEMQIKS M, - ! MA J. GEN. ZACHARY TAYLOR, Written exprewly for th National Wbig. CHAPTER HI. ! THE BATTLE OF PALOALTO.' About noon, on the 8lh day of Mav. I 1835, when the advance of the Anericvu cavalry had reached the water hole of Pal ! Alto, the Mexican troop were reported front jini!. weia aooa -disco vewl-;ottrrinTr lid in lorce. General Tavlor ordered a halt upon waehittff the-water with f VI til to rest and refresh the men and Id feral do ' libetately his Una of baHle. .The Mexieit - - line was now plain'y Visible asross thu praitic and about three quarter of a ' mile distant. Their left. which was coin nosed e ' a heavy force of cvalry occupied the fOstl' restiuit upon a thicket of ehapparral, while masses of infantry were discovered in sue-' cession to the right, greatly outnumbering ' the American force. 1 ; General Taylor's line of battle wat 'hew farmed iu tho following order: rcominene7 ingoa ihe extreme right 5th infantry,' commandrd by Lieut Col. Mcintosh:' Mai ! u- ..:n. .i S.... ... 1 uiugKuiu on mramry, - m mauded by Cant. iL N.- Nerris: ts;;UtS Pounder commanded ky Lieut. Cburohill ef tlie 8l artHletyr 4tll infantry "comViand ed by Major G. V. Alleatha 8d and 4th IlegUeuis, eoiuposia the thrd , -brigade, t under command of Lieut Col . Garland. t All the above corps . togetbt wbl4wv squadrons ol Dragoons, under Captains Ker and May, co.i.poMtd " the right , wing 7 under the orders ef Colouel Tw(gjt, The left was formed by the battalLion , oi'. Artillery, couimanded by Lieut Colonel - 1 1J Cliild Caujii tFHiwsTjsnd the ;Sth lnfautry under Captain Mont-;? gom?ry r-ail tanning the Or.t brigade, under command of Lieut : Col. Bslknap. , Tho train was packed near the water aader directum of Captains Grossman and Mv . ers, and protected by Captain Ker's squad- ., ran.. . , :" ' . .. :-.t,; ,,'.() -ri At 3 e'cloclc, F. !., the American rmy . took up the march by heads of columns in 0 the direction of the enemy The 18 pounder , battel ry fallowing the road. Whila. thu t autumns were advancing, Lieut; Blake , o.L'.., Topographical Engineers,' volunteered a r'i,r coqnoisanoe of , the enemy' hne, whi'chit. was handsomely performed, .and reu'tei ,, in t'te disiovery of at leat two batteriej Artillery in the intervals ol their cavalry. ' and infantry, ,TheeAhatt?Ties ;.wer ; soon opened apon the American, troops, wheu General 'laylor ord-red tho column hah ., ed and deployed into lice, and the firati(S be, relurneJ oy all Ilia artillery., t he tstu m 'm 1 a ja . ie ry and the left of Gea. Taylor's position The Mexican cavalry with two pieces of.t artillery were now" reported to be inovinjr through lb chapparral on Geo. TayloiVri right to threaten that Hank 6r to malco n demonstration sgaintt the train. The 6tl infant: y was immediately detached to cl.eik this movement, and sunporuid byLieu detached to the right as a iui luritU'i . 4 yet threatened . b, ecuriiy W that flanlt. the enemy.. Major , Ringgold, with th remaining section Kepi up nis are irom h.i advanced position, and was supported . b l the 4h Infantry. ?; '; :. ,'' - The tcra of the prane ludnicen acct. I dentally fired by the ' American artillery. snd the column ofsmoke par'ially conceal , ed the two armies Jrom each oilier . A ' the enemy's left hud evidendy been driven ' and the road had been left free, for the can-. nonade'had been suspended Gen. Taylor j ordered forward the 18 pounder on the. road nearly to tne possmon nri occu-. pied by -the Mexican cavaryl andean ed the. first brigade lo take en a new' ! position still to tha left ol the 18 pounder (battery. , The 6ih was; advanced irom it , lormer position ana occupied a point on ( th5 extreme right of .the new' line. Tjn t enemy had made a corresponding change or , position. ', After a suspension pf nearly an , hor ih sciton was resumed. , . , j The fire ef the American artillery wsh ! now moil destructive opening were con- staidly' made throogh the enemy's rank h -by'il, The constancy with which th'i Mex'ioan infantry sustained this severe can nonadewata theme of universal remark i - 4 i 0
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