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RALEIGH, W. C WEDNESDAY Jl'.XE 10, 1S47
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THE MEMOIRS t f
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MAJ. GEN. ZACHAUY TAYLOR,
Written eiptlj for In NttionaJ Wbiy.
CHAPTER V. ,
BATTLE OF MOTEJIEY.
On the I8ih Jay or September, 1640,
the Anierrinatt army under the Command of
Genera l apor martned from Alarm and
encampeii before Mooter? In Mexico. . on
tlie 19tli. It wat jrameiliatelj discovered
that the enemy had occupied the town ia
force nnd hail added gnailjr to it strength
hy fortifying tke vnproaches and command
iu heiffhta. -1 A cloae reeonnoisanco waa
made the tame evening bv the ofliceia of
engineers and topographical engineers on
both Banks of the town arid it wis deterrain
ed, from the information procured; to occu
py the S!lilln road in the rear of tha lown
carrying if practicable the sereral fortified
eminences in that direction, The second
division of regntar, troops and a portion "of
Hajr"a regiment of mounted volunteer'
were accordingly detached, under General
Worth orr this scic at " noon oa the
20ih. -
A ten inch mortar and 2 24 pound bow.
itzers were placed in battery daring the
nigtw.'to play upon tha citadel and town.
At 7 o lock on tho , moruing of tha ; I2st,
thesa gtns opened and continued a delibe
rate fire, which was retorned. To create
a iVilt farther diversion Infavor of General
Worths movement, the remainder of the
force iicept die camp-juard waa displayed
around ihe centre and left of the town. The
infantry and one battery of die 1st division
mule strong demftnstra'iun on the left,
and soon became so eloaely engaged, that
G;n. Taylor moved forward the volunteer
iidivision under General Duller to it aup
ptrt leaving one battalion the 1st Kentucky
to cover the mortar batterey. A cloe
ontaU then ensuod which-reatilted An tha
opture of one strong battery of four guns,
'hicli, with some ailjacent defences,, the
.merican troops continued to occupy. A
prrison being left to hold this position.
e rsmMu Jcr of, litoiorce returned '
I In tho mean time Gen. Worth - engaged
fie enemy early in the morning of the 21st
nJ defeated, htm with considerable - loss.'
ithe course of the day, two of the batte
t in the retr of tha'town were carried; by
forming parties of the 2d division ' a ad a
aird was carries,! the. dawn. oWiya the
2dr . '
On the morning of 22d, tha Bishopa's
-PalaceToouy ing-height in reaT "6rl)ie"
o wn waa gkLaatly carriedby tha voepa
if the 2d division. In the course of toe
night of the 22d tlie batteries below the town
were with one exception , abandoned by
he enemy and on the morning of tho S3dTn"no ihewamp an.fhammock to the right.
hey were occupied by the American force.
During that day, the 3J infantry with the
field artillery of the 1st division, the Mis
sissippi snd Tennessee regiment and the
2d regiment of I etas riflemen (diimeirRtec;
were, warmly engaged with the enemv in
he town and drove him with considerable
3ss, to the Plaza and iu, vicinity. ; Which
ere strongly occupied. A portion of the
W aivtuou odvanced to the town on the
right, and held a position there. ' -
At noon, on the 23d. .wliile the American
troops were Josn engaged in the lower
part otlu- city. General' Taylor received.
ny a nag a comma neat ion from the uover
nor of the State of New " Ieon, request
ing that a reaieenablelime be granted for the
inhabitants to leave . the city. . To , this
communication General Taylor returned
an answer declining to aoceue to the re
quest. . Iiy 1 1 o'clock in the "evening of
23, the 2a division.: whh h had entered
tlie town from the'directionot tbe Bishop's
raises, nad advance d within one square
of, the principal Plaz.a and occupied . the
cily op to that point-, The mortar hud, in
tba, mean time been placed in battery in
the cemetery, within good ' range ' of ,' the
heart of thi town and was served through
out the night of the 23d W iih good tffoet,
Eatly: in tbe morning of the 21 h Gen.
Taylor received a flair from the. town bear
ing a communication from Gen. Amp'idia,
asking for permnion to evacuate the city
ami its fort upon tlie grounds, that the ade
(ence which the city had made had satisfied
military honor, and that aa ,ihe American
t! o v r n i n en l h id ajaai fea ted" a d ia pos i lion
to' negotiate" fitc further efTusion: of
Wood would be onneceMary. 1 Gen Taylor
declined acceding to this, proposition'; nd
demaned a cotiiplete aurrf nder of the town
and garrison A' eeasafoj- of hostilities
wss agreed npoa untill 12 o'clock - of that
day the 21ihat wlii'cli hour . a, final, an
swer of Gen. Ampud was toW received.
Before (hf hour Gtn. Atnnuui 'alvnified
toGeij. Nfo et 're for a phonal inh-r
vicir with Gen TayU. '? The revest was
secde4 to, snd the.tfspeeUyf f aaics , met
(.hn V.tiVSn iT nrti.rn.j: of Um ame
ay.' The result of the eonferencewas toe)
nammg Or e - eomrolssioft onvoth des iol that Captain Allen was, advancing, ha or
4faw an article if agreement reg'lating j dered the 1st infantry to move lo th lefu to
, the .with, diawal of the Mexi ?nn tronpv ,U11
, temporary cessation of hotttilitie. The
eiitaiiiissinn settled upon the article,' wsh
sttpulaM the sorif nder of thS ctiyendMI
Dpahlitf rtnei tv to the American. i
saarcliieg of the MxWnn forces out pf ihv
sity with the honors of war;.and cassaAB4 joined them,' ' until' inear ni'iht and
lion f liniiii'niea.'ta last 'far 8 weeks or tliv k,nr,l .k . nnruM h-lt-' Ar'lio.i.i.
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f I.l ri'liar (!iiiuramkt hnAtl 4ofimtiMla tna
irevav:..,.'! e,tT. ,i-u-M&fH2 srtf
rl '4'htcine,rta.ntedtQtherMesiean gi
n lta neuron limn tli. re at first
lmjof;!j l( f ause te ttheiicin tleneral
took into consideration the gallant defence
or the town nd the prospect of an early
peace arrisiiig out of a change in tbe Mex
ican Government at the time, , ,
Oo the 25th. the. A."erical troops in ac
cordance with the convention, occupied the
citadel. " " ' ' v' ' . t
THE BLOODY BATTLE
LAKE CKEE-CUOBEE.
The army moved forward at day light
the next morning tbe 24 of December and
after marching five or six miles, reached the
camp of the Seminolet, on the border of
another cypress swamp, which must have
contained several hundred persons and
which bore evident traces, of having been
abandoned in a grcatharry, a thejfnes were
still burning and quantities of beef tying on
the ground unconsumed. Hero the trpops
were again disposed or in order of battle
but no enemy appeared to oppose them
The command crossed over, .this swamp
about 11 o'clock in the morning and
entered a large prairie in ita front, on
which two or "three " hundred . head -of
cattle were grazing and number of Indian
ponies, Here another . young Indian
wairiorjwas takcoJarmed sad equipped as
the former was.., lie poiated out a dense
hammock oo tho right about a mile dis
tant, in w hich lie slid the h ostites .were
posted and waiii.ig to give the Americans
bajtforrwrTT"rrr
Tbe fihal disnosiiion was made at this
Jilacj to' sttack them in--1 w ;, lines --The
volunteers under Gentry and .Morgan s
pieces formed the first line' injextended or
der. They were instructed to enter die
hammock and in the . event of being - at
tacked and hard pressed, to fall btck irt the
rear of the regular troops, oat of reach of
the enemy's fire,' The second line was
composed of the 4th and Oth Infantry who
were instructed to sustain the volunteers.
The 1st infantry was held in reserve.
Ordets were now given to move in the
direction of the hammock. After proceed
ing about quarter of a mile, 'the troops
reached the, swamp :W, hich separated Uiem
frenrihe eneTYtr;' If winiire rjuar iers of i
a mile tn breadth, waa totally, impassable
for horses and nearly so Tor foot, snd .was
covered with thick growth of saw grani,
five feet high, and with mud and water,
about knee deep, which extended to Ufa
left as far at the eye could reach and lo the
right.lo a deep cte'k whieh ran through
part of the swamp and hammock, Over
which the Americans had just crossrd
ai tne eigeot ttis twim the men were
dismounted anti-tlia horse a and t baggagethere-were foundmboot one hundred of -the
leit unuer asuiiaoieguaru. . ;.:,;
Captain Vllen was detached with . the
two companies of mounted Infantry to ex
and in the event of his not finding the ene
my in-that direction, he was to return to
the baggage and to join Col. Taylor imme
diately il he beard a heavy - firing. .The
arrange menu being made Colonel Tsylor
crossed tha swamp in the order stated. . r
On reaching the borders of tha hammock
the volunteers and spies received a heavy
fire from tho enemy, which ' was returned
by them for short time; their gallant com
aander, ; Colonel Gentry, ' felt mortally
wounded, when they mostly broke snd in
stead of fornMng in the rear of the rdgulars
as they had been directed to do, they retired
serosa the swamp to their baggsge and
horns, nor could they bo again brought
into action aa body although efforts were
made repeatedly by Colonel Taylor's staff
to induce them, to return. The enemy,
however war promptly checked snd driven
back by the 4th and 6th Infantry, which,
in truth, might be said to have been a mov
ing battery. Tha weight of the i enemy's
fire wss principally concentrated upon five
companies of the 6th Infantry, which not
only stood firm, but condoned to advance,
until their (allani commander, Lieutenant
Colonel Thomson snd his Adfutant.Lieoten
snt Center, where killed, nnd every officer
of those cosnpaoies with one. exception, as
well as roost pf jne Don commissioned offi
cars, including the Serjeant Maior and four
oi me oraeriy sergeants, were killed and
wounded, when that portion of the' Regi
ment retired to a short distance and were
again formed ne of these companies. ..hav
ing out iou i rmen lea nntoucbedVu-!
-y Lieutenant Colonel Fostei. with 6 'Com
panies, amounting in all to ICO men. rained
tha hammock in rood order when he was
joined by Captain Noel with the two - re
niametf companies ot the Gib . Infantry and
paptain Gilliam of Gentry's ' volunteers.
with a few. additional men and continued
to drive the enemy before him for. a con
siderable time when, by a change of front,
he separated bis line, and continued to'driv
them until he leached the great, lake Okie
thobee, which was tn the rear of their po
sition and on which Oieir.encampmenl.eX i
tended for more than a mile., -,-.. -, !
As soon 11 Coionei Tarlor W informad
gain ilie snemy's right, flank, and, turn U,
which otder waa executed in the promptest
msnner possible.' !:As soon as that regiment
got jii position; the enemy gave ono firt
and retreated being pdrsued by the !', 4th
and Oih. and some' of the voluntnteers who
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4 the enemy hrfng driven ! fn all ' dine
tins, Thf miion was a" hot " one i' and
e'liniied frtm half past "twelve J o'clock-
: uo three i,i the afie rnorfn a part of the
time t-ry 0se nd severe,
The Americans suffered, much, having 20
kiiieu snq ii wounuen, among , wnom
were some of their ! most valuable officers.
The hostile probably suffered, all .things
cousidcreJ, equally with Ihe Americans,
they having left JO ded on, . the 7ground,
besides, doubtless, carrying on more as
customary with them when practicable. 'As
soon as the enemy were completely broken
lolonel Tsylor turned his attention, to
taking care of the wounded and to facilitate
their removal to the, baggage where he on
dcred an encampment to be formed. " He
directed Captain Tsylor to cross over to the
spot Where ihe baggage was lefl, and em
ploy every individual whom he, rnighfl
nnd there in constructing a small foot way
over the' awamn. Ihia with creat exer
tion, was completed in a short time after
dsrk, when all the dead and wounded were
carried over in littlerS made for the purposj
with one exception, a private of the 4th In
fantry,' who was killed at.d could not be
found. , , . ,
In hi offieial deapath, fiving an account
of this battle, Cplonel Taylor . says: i'And
nere t trust, I may be permitted 19 say that
t experienced one of the roost trying scences
Of my life and, ho who could have looked,
on it " with indifference, must have , had
nerves differently organized from my own.
Besides the killed, there lay 112 wounded
oracers and solders who bad aocompaniea
unexplored wilderness , williout , gqides-r ,
who had so gallsntljr beaten the'jsneni
der my erderin'his'"tron2st "position
snd who had to be conveyed back, through
twsmns knd hammock, to the place whence
we set out with cut any apparejiljucana of
owng 10. , -i, ....
This service howevcr.'.was encountered
and overcome, and the wounded were, con
veyed Id Tampa Bay on rude litters, con
structed by the axe and.knife.unlyoi-f
poles and dry bides the latter article hav
ing bee n fo und in great I bo undance lit X be
encampment of the hostilcs. t The litter
were carried on the backs of we'ak'and tot
letting horses, aided by the residue of the
eom.raMd
comfort lo the suffciers as they could have
had in abu'ances of the most iiiorored
cQ0atraetiNO!: , t w
"'"The day after the hat tie, the army -"remained
ai jhe encampment occupied, in
tiling care of the wounded, and hi the sad
office of interring the dead; .also,, in. ptt.
parring littcra for the-removal of tbe wound
ed and collocting with a portion of: the
mounted tnep, the horses and. cattle in the
vicinity belong to . the enemy, of which
former many of whieh were saddled, and
nearly 300 of the latter.--.! Sj ?
- :CoionelTaylor left his eursmprasnt oa
the mording of .. the 2rth of December,
1837. for the Kissimmee where ho t had
left bis heavy . baggage and reached that
point on the 28th. After leavinj 3 com
panies and a few Indians to garrrson the
Stoekade, which wss nearly completed by
thst active and vigilant - officer. Captain
Munroe of the 4th Artillery Colonel Tay
lor set out the next morning' the 20th, 'for
f ort Uardiner, where 1 he arrived en 31
tne wounded were sent forward the next
day to Tampa Hay, with the 4th -and 6th
Infantrythe former with orders to halt st
Fort Fruer. - J" 4 -, fr-.c-i
:-t Colonel Tsylor remainder at Fort Gardi
ner whhthe 1st Infantry in order to make
preparations to take the field again so sooo
as bis horses could be recruited, most 01
which bd been sent to Tampa and so soon
as supplies were in a sufficient state 1 of
forwardness to justify the' measure,
1 M-a (76 3onuitiei)
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EL' PASSO.' "
If we are'td believe Captain Hughes, the
valley of CI rasso Is the long - lost garden
of Eden.'' All the fruits ' of GooTs earth
produce two crops a year tere half a
mil ion of gallon of grape Juice are 'made
annually and sold at two doUare a eallon.
raisins supperiorjojny.ia,,Uhewwhl--a
bound,, water, powei lor,dnvingr sl( the
mi ll jn creation can be had, for nothing,
the air is so pure that old people do not
die but dry up and blow away, : Ac. 1 We
only hope; it ha not , proved ,.a valley of
Ilinnooto those of our i people whom
Col.' ponipbaa left llierel-". jSTmtK Whig n
! E3r"A Locofoco paper says' tb etV "tl ie
war with Mexico continues another
year, in addition to the MILLIONS that
have already , been expended 'twenty-
TUKtS MILLIONS OP -DOLLARS MOIIK
will BE RiuiuittCDto purdinse a peace
with that country! -Abotit one half of,
this enormous enm, says the-Editor,
"may be reqtiifed this fiscal year. phis
patriot calculates the amount of "doHar
and cents" to be expended; but makes
no calculation js (to s theTprobable a
nountof citcciovf 'wV bsj jtn pe, offered
tip, or of the k vat berlkas widows asp
0 PjtAXf lo be made, npon ,nu ; altar e
rected to create a little popularity Tor:
weak and imbecile man and . wicked
and iniquitous party?: ,if .' i jti
hanitattcr Tribune cjf t'nion.
Kjf"Tho Pplk papen are Incoming
ashamed of their General Haud declare
liira lo e 'cfStyf -we suppose for-uot
"licking Gen. Taylor at Huena Vista
and Geo Scot atCerrn Gord.i. f ,,
It is said tliut (iou
,n Vega isjG.
"engaged" to a beautiful ydnnjf Creole
of New ' Orlenns. - IVIint will Father
Ritchie and heighbor Mnr " say . when
theyjienr of this Higratit. instarjee of
rendarin? "aid nnd comfort" to the eu
arnirar nTnri iinr AniArnii irvne nnnm,
ionaIIy iu tbe hands of a loe .
Lancaster Tribune & Union.
GOING IT WITH A LOOSENESS
The railronsf traint . bet weeen Phil
adelphia and New York run at the rate
of twenty three roilos per hour. This
u quite fast enotijj-h for careful people;
out tJ ociy a snails ra loo to what triev
aieaornETOC Ihe railroad hntwmtii T.on
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aon ana 'Utrmrjighant the train on
which, on the2Stn nit., Avcnt the whole
distance in two hours and thirty minutes,
f : . ". r- "
incmaingmree stoppnges at turnouts.
This is at the rate ot fifty-six miles an
houil 'A port of the distance was; run
at the rate of terenfy-five miles an hour
and twenty miles iu the samepumber
A PRETTY INUIDENf.
The Jalopa Sjar of the 9th inst. con
tains the following: , As the column
ol Mexican prisoners were marching
dv us on tuo evening, ot tne lt8h, we
observel..To,iufr oin. wtth- - tha- rest
Utile boy and a lamb. " Amidst Ihe fire
and smoke and the- roarof -musketry
ami
ml artillery: which had so lately envef
bed the hill, these wealr and defence-
0;
less! creatures had stood' unharmed.
As.tliey passed -.-along -otir ; lines, they
were evcrjr( where jgrooted with a , kind
look and ,'word.Uoimtcuauccs . dark
with fierce passioisof the recent conflict,
clouded with the remstnbrance of 1 fallen
friends, and sTroveng7jif half sated,
relaxed into i smile of mingled pleasure
and pttysipity, that they-alionld have
peen exposed, ana 1 pioflsure; that 5 He
who "guards the sparrow,- hnd sheltered
th3iiTfaat.t!iWs
storm.''" y v-'.'rJ?;1
THE ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT
TfiT ATTJtlR UNTTEftSITY:''
'l lie - exercises xouncciad , wtt
h the
Annual Commencement, adjjurJLIuir
yersity, which commenced on - Monday
ovms wivw vii T4iiuiuir vi at-sr w Tn. i
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cqutreaadaitiOBaiiittmO
presenceof the President of the United
jJtatos,- the !- Hon. -John. Y. - Mason,
Secretary of the Navy, , Lieut. M.viry
ofthe.NntionaI Obscryatory, Mrs'JPolk
ahd etherladies of the President's' su jte,
An unusually large number of visitors
attendod this literary' jubilee many of
whom were Trom n distance aad . we
ftOTO gratified to see among 'them eutr
jrepreseotation from tlie gentler sex. t. It
was our pleasure to attend the exercises
on Wednesday and Thursday. - y
'ltie reception or tlie President and
b is suite on Monday, of con rue we did
not witness; out we : learn inn it was
condncted m a style1 befuing the occd
Sion.V" The president of the Uniiref-sity
made an address to the President of the
TJnjted States, and to, Hon. John Xi ,Mr
son, tendering, theme heprty welcome,
both of whom -t, responded in appropriate
terms. Viii-t. , sH .iisntn-!
Oiv Wednesday tuornin the annual
address before the two Literary Societies
wasdelivered by James. W. Osborne Esq.
of Charlofter and ' In the evening at enrt
die-light the Hon.' Johif Y. Mason de
liverednn address before the ' AUintni
Aseociation. 4-J Doth of these addresses
were welj delivered,' and iulerestihg fo
the lovers of literature,' ., ' ; , ','
Thursday the Zi fit , June was the
Commencement Day, Tho fQ.1 lowing
ts tne axneme oj. Ltne,eercises.'. f
iti
rOtf06N,
I.' Sacred Musici '.V"
2. Praver:. ,-"'
1 i
3. Salutatory Oration,, f'n ( English.
UlalL Y. uausom-Warreix.CfK-
. Salutatory Oration in Latin.l Sara-
net ivrwin, L,incoin civ
5. Oration. Utilitarianism. Eli W, Hall,
lUiJiuauiii
Oration. Revival oi LileratUrT. john
L. Colema 3, Halifax Viv
9. Oration Public t, Opinioin Charlei
;i s E Shober, Salem, A iuf ,m -wsi
10. Oration. Iliticnr Defamut ion . John
u ? Poof, " Elizabeth City,' l ,,s" -'
I L Oral ion. - Progress of free Principles.
-:' M iHiart Ltaca;' Chapel ' Itiir. tj
!rt;6i'yT ArtEBWoO' t .'T
irOratiort. Lnw rind l.'awyfVs:ti1nnm
"ilowerton, llalifiitai,;':;;, ,
ft! tV",ll0,v I ,Jw.,nJlAlfre4 Alstpij,
j-'tl V rfer- HMMh-il l'ii.5ti .tvW
3 Oration. - Dependence lof Liberty oil
sfrf? Law. John J. Kindred, Southamp-
.if.?' tOBj Vn.i Ir.j , 'wJ! ii i.iriS-ii w
4. -Oration. William Gaston. Willlim II.
bt Msmlw. .Raliti;'t '; ' a w ?
5. ! Oat ion; Prneress' of nJirkfv ITobert
,l..i.l at .wwt .... . j . , i , .
" 1 1.. j inrjorne: l rn rbm vo:
Annual ItetKjrl,
&, Oration. Quhquhvmortu jtaber.
; Joel D Battle, Chapel Hilf.
T. t OraUon. . Jfaiional, Insnmfy. Lionc)
t 'fii . t-'i' A 'i'- :..
1 Iegreea Conferred. , ,
.ynredictrtry,'; Johnston
.'!-.
i lttigrew.j
t mil t-&-'ir
v. uenea tenon. , ,.. : .
We were highly erntifiedV with the
speeches of tbe graduating class, ,.: Some
of them were, i indeed excellent, and all
oftbom in very good tnste, ,,, Every
North Carolinian, every, friend to edu-
cation present, must have felt his bosom
swell with loftier orida on., witnetainir
such pjeasineridences of higli moral
.. . . ' . . r - ; .
ana tniifihtHni culiure.
i rhe cmJuaiiug .class, upott all of,
tvhon the degree of Bachelor -of Art
wascotilerrcd, consisted of Jhirly-seven
ueuibors, viz: Alfred Alsienr,' Joel P.
UiVtie, Joseph Bonjamtn. Uee Wood
"crry, Alexander J., Cnnsler,, Dudley
CJatiton, Dtitican V. Clinch. John C
Colenmn .Thomas W. Duwe,; Samuel
J. Erwin, John O.; Guion, Kit VV, Ilal,
i homos u 1 Jail, James W. Hicks, , uo
v id I Jin t,onr, i)l imtL 1 1 iiM, V i tlTatn
M. Uowertoiti John: J, Kindred, ftlenal-
cus Lankford, Lionel I Levy, William
I,ucns, William JI. Manly, Uenjtimin
Mcbsne, . James L. Mostly, John D.
Myrick, Cdmiintf HNofcum, J. John-
stotrPcttigrew John Pool,' Matt.1 V.
E. ShoUer. Rol)crt: II. Tote.iT William
STrigg, Josepli'Jr-Wr Tucker Thom
as Webb, John IL Whitaker. and llobcrf
L Winborne;; t!tt 0
The degree .of Master of Aria was
conferred tipoa the fed to wing gentlenien,
graduates of ifiis. University, viz: Bur
ton. Crsitr, Angus Kelly,? Roousa-
viJle, James Johnston. andJ Walter L
Steeliy Etqs. and btr Ooctora John L;
wmiamson, John W." Long," Charles
te hofforiry degTee of Doctor of
,aws was coti'orred on Ucnjamtn Pierce.
Vofcssor of Mathamatics Ju, Harvard
UEIvoriflyj inSWito''Wojiiei
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vi iiw uicui. Aiury. oi ino lxauoti
.1 fit . u..t.T... .
i.,.wuui vuiuiy. i) aUlllg!On.,v4
.-We could but ba eralitkd, with the
goon oroer wmcn prevailed tnrotignont
all this cornnlencemnntr Rare it is that
so large a concottrsd is gathered togetli
efTbr so Tong"e: time where srv few-irt
t..J.ni::'.'..t.t' T. -i . ... .
prprtfties are1 conimitfod A gentle
- , i . . - ' i ,
fniiiiiv iinnrtrtmanf niNrlrnrl m.m inn,iitti
notn or tne stuaenis- end the Visitors
The Marshall and his assistants per
formed their duly admirably clf;,. atid
rrnapsLmncn . ojine, goooL wderlUal
prevailed may jbe ottributed to this act,..
i'.if!!!ttis'ii! t ivvt ti st!--.? Hills. Reet
f Cyll i slated that Commodore Per'rv'
has order to Jitnz, Oeuei at Le' Vega to
aiih "II UIH VI Ilia HgllT! IU
iuii view i y era vrsr, iq rate )JlJhip
man gera siiouiu oe executed as a spy
in Mewed."'; ' .' ..'-7 .-'"
' ,n v r wt
Tfie taifle of Pato" 'AitofWao6T,t
On Sunday the Sth day of May
The Mexican, Army s'rriyed, sbl to tk
pos'tion in front of Monterey Vin " Sundny
the" 80th day of September. tne bst'lle com
mencod the next morning, V.. "" 1 ; "
' Tha battle of Dul , Nortel New.Mexico,'
was lought on Sunday, the 24 r Janua
ry. ' i--- f. - ; ;j . .'''""; , ''
! The battle" ot ' Daena Tistacomrneo'
ced on Sunday ,21st day of Ftbrusrv.'
- I ire Euircnaer oi ine ciity anu cvsue 01
teriLtvt was made to Gen. ScoU on Sun
dav tfia Sfllh da nf Phriiiirv."'
-1 ne osiiie oi secrsmrnto, vbihusus.
was fought on,' Sunday tho; SSh dsy , of
March ' ' 1" ' . '
;?The battle cf Cerrfli orda commenced
;r3Ve hsve'ibe Iliberni'a tiewi i fVomLrv
erpool to the IBth nhinio', ' ;
. A letter from . II aieelcna, Spatn, under
date of May Jd says the Jlleiican privateer
Unicu, of Vera Crux, carrying one gnn
and 53 meo, had captured; in the watera
,.r a i !... : ' . n..' .t t
of A vies, and brot in to Bah cjona, the,
meilcah 'thin Cartnelila,""iO tjiis Cspta
ci..:. vf :nit.n.i,i r..n.' d. 'tj t
tain
with coflee to Trieste.;;' J M VlMo
.United States Hour had gone up to 39s.
lo 40. jd ber bariel thus .puliinc it out
of the power of the poor lo buy. 4 Jnj, , ,
' The Cotton trade had sufTt-re gieelly
froin he pressure iflt . thf monsv , markc.ti
11 bad erclmea 4a, e ..,,1 .-..u
Tho stocks of brondslufliin tlie Kincdorn
had deceased to fiigbtful itHi. , ,On the
continent the same decreased to a' fright
ful extent. deCfeasewat exliibiteiL .Great
fears' . nrevsilr dJcst a sufficient aannlv
could, not be brought forward before har.rt
vestr,, nueatpas ia .i4en.Han9lfar8 iUas
which, is (avorable., ;ti,
American pruviaiona found, ready salein
En'pUn4 at good'price8,H 9mn ,
j 4 The pre'iie,upon. tbe money j msrket
was liegipuiiig ia berelievciii some
Vfl' "':".-! ai l-h n .: jr
, . Thf prospeclf of thf next hsryest both in
bngfund snd on iub vvminent were hiehlf
P40tnlsiugwmt, e V, mww-
. I lie Lountess ofJU!im came put in, the
llibe,rnis,,.rHi ,u,i fattm tdi ttt
,!T ," vl'-" '.,, 7 1 i
, Industry is jtndespepsable to thf ucces-
ftil prosecution of any occupation jtifc.
Il ia also indinprnaible to health and hap-'
piiir t for ii;i,lrn(-e iljvaribly jeods lOj
Vice... lhesa Iniisnu bm itn itIiam unu
highly appreciated than w pur own. happy
Gen. Sania Anna is bound 'ti 1
licked in every battle.' Ilia Polk friend
in the United Stales; who are; extending
to him aid and eomrort," are also destined "
to receive' a similar fate; 3 The Pplk ' party ,
b the United States and in 51exJco;t' are as
hear valtke la two cgire! ' ' - - ' ,
, . i J wane and Vtn$n, ,
The
prospects of peace between' he
Jd States and Mexico are hot bright
united otatps and Mexico are not brfzht-
e.ied by the lust advices from the enpiiai
of the, latter. , Tl ona of,ho publid
press and the demonstrations , of uij oflir
cial character would seem to indicate i a.
settled purpose on the part of the Mexi
can people to coruinoo thdwar,regardtesa
ofi' repeate! and - eignal disoonifitures
whieh- they hare experienced.' How fat ll
these bttlward sign on -the part of l peo
pie iiroverciany graiiottoquent anaooasu '
ful, may1 trnly set forth the public senti i
tiie)ntj time enri i oiily detern.inc, but It is
not improbable'' that j wlicn Generof
colt reaches the capftaV of e von before '
iCaccsintion of hostilities, preliminary!
to.? 'rcB ty of peace fnaylbe.agreediari-, .
Jfeitlwr pwty,jws redly, has anyjliipg
taij coin, by ;itfurilir pralohgatioa ' ofj -
the war, while both by ks cessation would
save ' : targe expenditure of treasure"
nnd aheavey sacrifice bf'hdmair life'
n'lm last letters fronr Jalaper Wieiitlou
the fact, or the aryiTnl there in'fnTetfrjf
.the grear army f;fri f frorrf Ye'ra" Cruz:,
niiu il ( win vi.m ,nno imiu luni Jill,,
Trist'of 'Hie Slate j pepn rtrncnt, at.
Wesfiington, , traveUed to Gen," Scoli'i
head quarters., A Washington ;letlo.- "
in tbe New Yortv Courier, rcferrmg jof
Mr. Tfist's Mission, says-r- ni 't, -'h v4
Url6 what ;litayMtJhpit3nia'':
oe coiBparea wiui tne results,: wnes) tha
whole shnll be publUlied,) that General -Scott
i. placed by the Administration in1
coofidcntial tnteremSrse and 'conference
with Mr.1 Trial arfd that Gen;1 Scott.' if
the terms of peace are agreed, upon by"
all active hostilities w"!ll Ccas,' fnyanti-y '
cipation 'until (he treaty shall; be rati;
oca 9Y, row v9vernmeuts.r,T"
' ' ' " r...' '
Halt. Amernt)M
1-... t
A IATliniOMAL.; ADVENTURE;,
-i?k iwrnarkable iter jr whloh Is vouched
fores' Absolutely true reference' fo1
the discovery of a, long, lo&t wife is'
told in laid a Scotch pnncr Tha Post 6f
Glasgrow
,-The Adelphi Theatre ! irr
that city, was open,, end. that pleasant
p)ayrthe "Battle pf,Sedgemoofj was. in
course 0 performance.; 'A favorite 'ec
trcssi' lilrs. Do Dourgfi, tvas o'n (lie" stage
supportrng one of the character', wht-rj a
UU'BiMitary mor' In1 etjo of tho'tago'
boxes, gnzpd wildly upon ficS (tnd start- "
ing tip Irom his soat loudly excleimei
iMy.wifej by.1Ieavenf;'my, Elizal
Ojf totirse,.. estonishhient and,, excite-,
mob ensued, and an cxplmation' tool?
place, which resulted in tlie. discovery,
that the gentleman was a Lieut. Lewis,r 1
and that he was tti truth. Uie lady's
husband, fie bad becti on foreign scr,
vice for tuariy- years', and ; wasnowl
accorapnuied by the lady's) sona; fine
fellow rjf two end !tverty,' " Each be-,
lie red the other dend and the lady had
married a. Mr Oo Uourgh,'f who had
teen dead about J 8 months.,,;' Soon' e .
tar this meeting a most agreeable , de
noucmcr.t;.toQk plicev for. the fsnnuedj .
and', happy pair , availed ;thetusclea
again of the benefit of the clergy and! "
no objections being made by the church,'
er state,,these two persons, ,' whom the
fortunes of , War had put asundicr, werc "
remarried In the presence of a large bod-
tip tyri. -,::
rjRESBYTERIAN ASSEMB AT
ih'p RIIMOND, .itwa.u,. t
'1lie oso"1 ot'lter.' Arcmto W
Quecni' lif .' the toUipluint.4 ngainsi the!
Svnod ofN.'" C and Piesnviflrv of Pv-
ettvill,,'; for restoring him to tHemin-
isterial ;omce alter dismissal, for maf rv-;
Ing a deceased ' wife's sister, "was further
discussed on Priilsyj ; both 'fii tdlhe
duestion - of jurisdiction nhd upon' Its
isroissfeh of tho'fninisterial ofnce niado't '
a leporf which was discussed , at some"
length, but finally' laid over, hjr 'further!
cpnsideration ,' "fc7A"Vjf 1 .
Q:t Salu,rday the case, of JilcCl'ieotV
was disposed of--dismissing the,' com-
plaint by a vote pf'Q3 to 52.;', T ' ' '."
In i inakiug this disposition, bfthe com
fiUin't, the Assembly '.wishes it 10 'bo
distinctly , understood that they do not'
mean to xctract or'niodify'rtny, Jad
ment exprcssou py an Assembly repecr. .
(ua.tfie offence for , which - Mr. Mc'
Queen was susneuded from, tho exes
eises rfl , thv i gospel f ministry. v' Tin-y
siblply declare tltoihis; caso ctnnol bo, V
rcgiarfy brou'ghf before them by tlt.i4
Ce'nplaiut, . - -