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; i:f. 1 t . ' u , - 1 , 1 . - i. i ,- - . , . ; :A".f. i -i .i.tt.L5.,n inrtiob. Court ur V:kL. teOr! Evenm- Mercury. ....- n r n A'li Ul- IA r;." n Mi i AH (f f s' i "!! !. frsi Chase if.. ihrtf. i ratious :o i jipico. j taking of (ho wife of our Consul LMW sent to &oni. wnn' r T vVi. tel iairJor-l'arnrKand Wk ibe place :d m ; ii: w 1 1' :: kmv-'m-M v-b i lite 0 "AID AND COMFORT t ' the Fii r its or tup, i , - ;;;.MEA(;!:. "The Federal ct!"u.r's ! khouU b eti their irinrd !,- .. .. o lesicanvrnr;3,thpv ?L BRUNER - & ; JAMES,; ' ' Editors )fr Proprietors '; Kesp a check vtox xll touk ' ' - . ' r ' v ' -i; .. i. . :t f? -r! - i paper. It no! necesiarr to ' 1 ; ' -1 :- i parasrapb is bavins a rrer.? - r r .u j necessity if rrceiviuj a tvrJ. LI ; JJOOTSRIS,-1847,- --4 Si" aVTL'i; :Uit.i1ni bvthat accomplUh i-.w natfuH Criauj.-.. ; If'A ttJlMJ Norman, to w iiili ttcf by M& thasc I rrsolC giv- 30,000 more had !een despatched to capture -San Juan, etc., ahq closed with remarking that I wojilcj bo c6mpel)ed io close my house within a day or two; as i force of 25,000 to 30000 i , ,1 , . troops was comini agamst this place which ivc belmv a letter, p ... r 4 r..tu.-,i J a.it. that she thought ijhe General here would call me to account for it- . , ; j ' Next day I hajj a call from the captain of bom it was pWrU ,nh' i.L:tl iL iainrTmmrn. I the port, who wished to know the truth, and in. f e-. if :rt y i llP1 ksa nrahifi. M""tu " 1"T. " w f .,i inn i 'vyi-'-T t fT" - . . .1 !.v..r lllar inmo T 1 LT L : i m .11 r . riii'iM : :ii hi si'. j urn.! sums "jiuci ui iiih imrn L. iKifiSitai! ';lccrt. btpwed on the conduct of; r,.ncUonari discovered me to be an imnortt .ioirJpWs thd(p:at'n6tic lady tljan she de. I character in their du'dy rounds. In a con versa, l " 1 . 2nd Kve -tfi-st Itllat our Government, in I tion with the fath4r-inj.law of the General, I HIv--T-- r i .1 ' ! i.-r . .. . , ! , . manrn In Kir n 1.. . . I. . trrliimh bf tac ven' uislinjrwisnu services recwHiuv.. m iicwiy rmrcai, as me tvist-ji lwuiov ju uc laacu , aim iijai same nigni, pespatched to San Luis Po. I .Tit. Inn rcnuerpo, ji me ncru ui ner ui.. I n ihatiibl reAVUrd her will enduring oner? t. xv. j ..Li whether there Is a letter on record, i c j; il. j i- ;r4n iifa A'mnjo hind, breathi jinkj a. purer the admiration entire, it .friMiS(n; ai;rtoWef ardora more courageous frt tbao tliiU tf .iMrtf qhase, whiclh we givq JnJ m U i P'? example aifvmg our ..Xni atVd h?r name will descend, ort L .m.'oroUrl.islotJ.Hv'nninS he . 1 j :l t .!' !L.1 , .J- , ,J, .. 1, ..,tXilJlnrivjiitcj ivliat he saV and did. V; 'y ,l ;f ; Jf.;; rUjicio. Dec. 14. 1846. VfhhmiVrWi : A great change has LmioVr (l.cifit itf in Witam at lekst within .''see of iinjfyiisl'jicjs, -v have a this mo. ...rtoinei. twenty $4iH'f vessels in itho river nuauvcr paSMUg a, reposing, the ; f h U iuh of Vlich i'ys me, in part, U r my six . . . Vionthi 8"Ui'Kie anu rmmit og. i am noi a oe- cur io J uraiory, .nui i iiiiiik i nave passeu brrb lj.lt. J'rdeall by residing in arj enemy's ilffr 'ilin'fl,1 not Only hostile in feeling, but HM 0tr ri.'nu,.jvscarceiy Know now to re j to-ii'l fiiejidly!olicitud6- toward me and ,'ine e.Hia1ly. In bfgiiiuing my irn)erftct a) lnc4-4mjf!' n'ertjevin jneycr keep j ade with flwfinci. You will liavc been awn re of Mr. KW'i fl pul Mori, rtgrejeably to the Idecrec of !I$htv?ny Ittst ; n4 m compliance with a private post; was tosi, upon the strength of the information so re ceived, through mej ;' the town ofTampico was ordered to be vacated on the appearance of this largo force oflf tha bar ; scouts were sent in every direction, to procure mules.'elc., for the conveyance of propeity to the interior ; and two schooner loads were shipped to the city of Pa. the canon were rernoverJ from the Port, and the i rment, which, alas, can in future troops evacuated tire plaice. , I then despatched I 1,nIc to h,s I"crory. This officer is Ciu to Commodore Conner an 'account of the state of things, and in iriplicate to Havanay under ry:es4ab!ish'ed 9m ilD? pressure; of misfortune, land in Impending danger, even to the bleaU wastes of Itdrrsity should not chill my arddrlirl Allowing his' advice and his caused and trust to G.od. " j We ;will lose nearly one- aalft of jpur stock fjgpods No doubt the United State Govertt ment will indemnify Mr. Chase at a future day. U Our house will be turned into aWrrison, andjthree field-pieces will be placed uyoh it.-- frnt. i am wimng io stand by my nusuana sii a gun until we. both die or are victorious." i in a hollow. Vvhhin ranje of the fire from: the Iexicah citadel, and was rhdreor less ejposea all 1 night. Op the following morn- ing it vlai dircied to storm a" fort on the left and atjjhe outskirts of the' town. Three com. it are hecessarily directfy.opp.)ted; to it. Had w-e met an enterprising eneiny, this defect in the present plan of campaign Wotdd hare been rendered much more, apparent Rnd its failure much more signal by defeat in detail. Suppose Gen. )Vool. with his force1; 'and, enormous sup. ply of transportation andlsubsistrnce, bad been concentrated on Gen. Taylor, ifould the latter have; marched on Monterey wjth only 0,000 men, not having more than enough transporta. tion to carry subsistence! for' tht, number, and having to leave behind hjm hisjjattery train on that account 1 Gen. Taylor had not sufficient mander; IMajof-Allen, (now of the 2d infantry,) , transportation, with a depot as near as Cerral- paniesumbe'ring only a hundred mena for lorn hp advanced to theicharge, directly in e yorir. i nreci oatteries, me nre from the citadel, and the small arms of two thousand, men opened upon this slender column. At its head marched its brave and modest com- the Loco press.' ' ' The monstrous 5 Joctrine that i! of public measures in a Uepnl.ic i -herer before been stated. We t! such exposition in Marshall's d ci ry Corrimentarifs. . h las re. county court lawyer to promn' r miiu , ana ii uui tak e a: who hd Sled the regiment in the battles in May ; Lieut. II oskins and Lieut JGraham since deaj. WhenHvtihin a hundred yards, the fire became horribfyj destructive ; Lieut. Iloskins was shot throughthc hejart by a ball; from an escopet, and died Iwithout uttering a word. His arm stiff'enedTlwithja finger pointing to his wound. He baa aj presentiment f his death. Lieuts. i st rat ion, as weak as lhe prprr.t. ed as possible, to confirm ih c:c s We admit that aiding anJ co:r.f emy is treason, and we have ua) gainst the cord and hangmen " tl r They are not of our prescriptii.;;. recommended by the Polk pre, nr we say nothing against them, T comfort" the enemy Is to lc gui'.tv t To be guilty of treason is to iiua; and the hangman ofnee.' Tl.c , constitute a very preltj set rfprcn.L ing them, wo will'pruceed. - Imprimis, To aid and corr.fliit t! difTercnt coycrs to my fcusband, urging his re l,.rn rrtkt..;tk' TU . 1 - ; t iicsu ncic hcih iiv an aueni. ; ... , .o i CHARLES H OSKINS U. S. ARMY. The names of nearly all the officers wihofell j at Monterey have gone the rounds of the vcoun- ; try, With brief memoirs illustrated with wliatcv- i er gallant action they had performed, or jnoble quality they were endowed. So far as 1 1 hare seen, one has been omitted. And to those; who appreciated him, this omission, like that ojf the " tt luc l".B,r Plll,r lu -uir .ut-...n ..... rear .u .n, a a..u cycniuaiiy nave cap. Mexicans; cnnkunllr suffered d, 1 .i i . ! t ii tint iii ii vi iiuu.s. hihi iiiiii.nvf rnpn morr t . . t - - - - w nim i ha mnich An i t . l t 7 -j - i lij 1 t-i 1 1 j 1 inaAttLitru r 1 1 1 1 11 it iim pn irn nrntv .1 ...... uo uuic aiuT8iijr, auu icutra luusq ucs , .j ,1 . ! . - 1 , : " j ; lacked a military trailer whom if t v man onerm.ru ?ne enure numoer, leu ai trie , Had not the Chihuahua expedition been plan. feared, and who understood thoir r same moment. The wonder is that a single ned, and had the force and supplies of that ar. f.ron mm n'Utvil,n.u!wJ in I .L. I i- I . II " 1 mv Imnil nr.millu ......t 1 : .. P .. ... : . . . ji man suniveu 10 approacn so near, yei major ; -v Lumrmiuicu tn uch. 1 ay. iry, like Demetrius irom Atefn, I Allen and a few of the remainder passed to , lor' Would have bee VG,ro Monterey eight ; Poliarcrtcr, was recalled in the h : r weeks sexjner, when it might have been taken h was known that General Santa . without firing a gun. And why was this Chi. beloved by the army, and that he v. huahua expedition a portion ofth nlan rf ram. nim!.. :.- i, 1 ,w. , ; is , . . , . , . . . ... . 1 " " . " o " ' " " K" iicau.. 11 ai, ui 1 I no itnrtrrl r Hr...-ir'i. Tolr. ,nnii In in) 7 , : . 1 I .1 . ' . . . . . .. . . cademy in 18?6, and immediately joined hi4 7 iT . V ..V ! . ' rca5unauie 10 suppose inai ; weakness had rendered absolutely vo in his rear, to transport with his army of 6,. 000 men a supply to subsist it -longer than two days after the 24th, (the day .of the capitulation.) and had during his engagement to despatch his train back to Cerralvo. Had this concentration t.AAn m.i.t r.n t..i. u 1 L- i -.i. : M "'""V . . . . r V, J uuiunavenau wiiu , The Mexicans had 4ecome tl.. his army before Monterey one month's supplies, ! he UnUed Statesand were in ope;t when he could have enforced ah unconditional f ourcountrJ. f Jjatle9 had been ibu. surrender of the town and forces, or followed ! r!mI, Mo,;, ..j olll on )(jth j ... 'a "".'V u ,,a,ecaP' ! Mexicans cnnstantly suffered lured or massacreed Amnudm s rntim nmn . .... . v . . only ChaIrles Hoskins, First Lieutenant and Adjutant o Infantry. North Carolina. T ;..., it,i.:1. . : r 17 , . '.. ' a i"K or leiniorcemem. lie graduated at the iUihtarv f 1 i n within thirty feet of the wall befl turn forthwith who supposed ihem mere i letters conveying a j wicVi t( mi" tin . ... . . . an insqrtion-ot his name mthe istot the ki! . ! aner our victories neiore waiamoros. our ene. s the "comfort-and ..ftK- ir., 10 accompany me to Havana. I spent a rest- ; company in the unerouee nation, in various AJ 1 1. ii 11 ! mv wnnhl nrnmv ind ,AA n ,.,;. . , - ,7 t 1p nirrkt nnrl mlrnm knt s, t,o. ro;,.tv . i . , , . ; ; cd, often misspelt, fcasionally attached to an. m uoulu occupy and hold, as strategic points, capable of commanding confidence less nifrni ana mornin.T. nut it has reriRiniv nandfi nc int niri.Kiiioriv no . hn.in.,nitrin. ;. r- . i i o. ur 1... . " 1 f ? , r 1 . 7; J' lr-v,"Vi- r 'v o.mhci.iii5i, , fekriinent thanMiis own' Fvin ;n iKa n i ."ocrt- aim oaiuuo, covering n.he strongest brought its reward,- My letter to the Comrno. preceding anttl during the Cheroljeedifficu ties, , f ?I cl r! passes in the Siorra Madra and having San uuiu vi 9 uiwu wtiuMcr 4tu , -.flfr. reu'iitu u ,. . . ... ... ... n . o i V "v ! I .tii Kntnsi n n hcr nln.w.r.ilnh. 1 I October ,27th, and iminediatelv called a" mectins I ' ' 4 T ' -1 jI. ! Mav. ho is designated Lieut. A. Haskins. I shnnlH ihn Imvn ; it, ,.u .j : -.. . . . .. .... ivvu, in nun in iiiioii:ii. This great General, in attemp'i1 i o . ' wercibrought from Point Isabel and distributed i aiuvnsi iuc auuauiiMi, iinu on,' iuc isiiu movem- ! t)roDCrtV ! i ' . .1 i. iff iir.ii.i .i f i I r J I ,k aI L Tin i n T "l0"1101 in that country, a responsible trust execUtedlwith I the 14th hove: in sight, twelve sail, off the bay ,. . : , ... f . . i ,i I ofTampico. A wis so confident of the coming Judgment a ability- In 1839 he moved w.th ! of the squadron, that in anticipation of their j ine regiment to Fort Gibson, Arkansas,; andj dis. 1 coming. I had a flig-staff made one week pre- charged his multipled staffduties in such a than. vious, and had it erected upon the housetop, in ner as to elicit tokens of admiration from! his 1 order to raise lhe first American flag hoisted as , commanding officcrS) and harder ta8U to the 'aught over lampco. On my first sight of the ! , , . ! " - ( cn 1 1 effl rt inn (t all vvitfi u-1 1 n i n lio r-'iniA in hnn Meet my pent-up teelings gave way, and 1 wept ; " fw" as a child for joy, Sseeing that God had brought j tact. He was commissary, and occasionally ability j lhe objective jmnt, and all ofourccerg.es should enf1 nave been exerted on this lino. As it turn-, nut. ans and the troops he disposed ot the Pf 1 be This is military glory ! Yet duty 2nV'TJ 1- S icowitt firing ' property and closed the affltirs of Governroent , ,i l . . , a gun, Chihuahua is ta.ten by a fcrnall detach- uemanas.a sacrince, ana S i)lce et decorum ttt pro patria mori Mexico, and take command of tl f might have been taken prisoner, ii . mand of the President of the Uniti u was allowed to enter the enemy's c take command of the enemy's an r is not "aiding and 'comforting thcr cnress our ignorance of the morn. words. To aid and comfort thcu : said, is treason. " Wc leave to the Polk press tl i - m m. ment from his command without; firing a gun, and after the battle of Monterey Gen. Wool ar. LieiitJlHokins was one of those rare men r"os ai "onciova, and reports his advance on -!;-- . . . , . ' I I U I I I -. .... f u.i3 iia t whom to know is to love : riot by easy temper, I STm V9 ? ?.trei,en? wLiP" ' seltiinS ,he relations between tr :,f j ' ,.i ,. . .. , , Pd ut Monterey, abandons baltillo and concen- . cord, remarking only that tr d. , nH rpHi. r unnsi inn tnuni a ui h nnv nnr v anH ... o w . . . it.niiiii. wiiit mai u.e U I. l .r-j r j i j , iraies ai can ..juuis, winca tie never could adopt any opinion to secure favor, but by the j have done had General Wood's aimy been possession of the most sterling positive qualities. ; promptly united with Gen. Taylor's. Owing to His courage was as "true as steel," as occa- ' Ulls error ,n tllC P,an ot carnpaign our enemy i f j i i.i . anj such iuca, uui oinviiHiw a I.UVi., dant, corrupt press, to what all the :r i assertions lead ; and that the noo;,- deliverance to; the 'captives, and in anticipation j quartermaster, at this post nearly three yqars, nrcnare in iln rnrl .r XAr- fw , v sion had amply tested. His generosity had no not on' 5aincd ,ime t0 forli,J at Mon- other neck, than those which they !..,! w M . . untied n la'r ( .- i r. . m . : . i ne it'tct, id fild only iweiuy.tour honors notice ; r . .71 - r . ' 7 .. r j ' r J 'T ' limit -: it kvas as lavish as the sun of his ravs 1 V ' V . vu "vl " ' LJriiiiht days lo nJire, twenty leagues ' f " s!n thf ? l f Tffect,on, and;! during the station of his regiment, and by his , hn"l,i f V ' f ! 7Is? S.'T aSa to' concentrate at aotldslerr. utlently chosb the for-a grantuoe to iiirn wno is m.ghiy to save, j mndness of disposition and urbanity of maimer j' 1 i ' i L ii- 'Jl t . ii Ti a v. I and that my feelile etrorts had wrought so! . , , . . ... i , ., ,. ;:fiF?,akfrnll, XV Strangely in our nnjtional welfare. raust gamed the attachment of his inferiors, wh.l h.s Vim. tlio blockading vessel ott tile. Har ofi .. n J . , i . . , . ... froM nn.i nntf...nn nfj..fv.i r 'IrL ii' ' --ii...a i ; i ii w pause, ana say i cannoi preieiiu to uescrioo my v "'v,M'v,,",,',k,,vv """V11 alii Ktore,'1 with noi other protection than such 4 1 could tllrr'd, and two lerks, one an ns MaJicart-arid.iin accordance; ..ue'ijiiriofpiMexicaii' chivalry, co feelings at that time. Fortitude seemed to give of whom ' " 1,1 ijiiuav y mis ciliwiiuil, t ttgiiiii with the ' squadron neartng io me nar, the boats nmenced manned aild lhe me passing, (they standing meir own puois over mat intricate passage, ) .1.1 l . i l . n t ..'.. i masi neaus ii i .1 r it ' c i ' ... , n ii . uu pnois over ui&i iiii ica.il J.Lini flu ict,!inylannoances were sol , . , ' , . n t '',V' it- . ! '. i 'L a i . i . and. the broad pendant flying at two jmtrou vhat-i cannot give you them in detail, ! ., J L - .V . . . j' i' 1 l Ii " 1' ' LVi-L i .i i the fcue and red. My faithfu 4 ul mrjilr i.Llrli nn L-nntv.nii tli. cvm. 1 J 1 ed the respect of his superiors in command.- Nearly all his family had died of consumpton, and his appearance at that lime indicating hat he would prove a victim to the same idiseiise, was a constant source of apprehension, and he Amelia and resolved with the hope of averting it. to shun! se- "j ," 1 ir ... .HJfrt -. .rc. j 1 i , . . . . uu"iu.uut was aiuiusi unci iiWVoii feel; for mv nerilot nositii n in this I '"J-" ,a" rpuus.ij s oiuce,anu ui somuue elentary occupation and lead an active lile. .1. .... ... i)o. ht .tor imy pent mu.stt.1 n this offercd ft pravc, then pm!ed the flag down and tnJu'ru: .,1 .u.,...,.!. : he was fliithful, judicious, e l rime- , j ., j , i M T w . . . wwnicu u sci.iaiwi ins tuuii alien, i nc liilllt-ipicu i . ; I .-. . , aiono rushed to the house-top. I carried it up n . ., , . , ,, . . . . cned--ai a inend, atlectio and proceeded from a heart overtlowing wtth i Luis. With the combined material of the two kindness! His frankness scorned the subter- armies lhe objective point, San Luis, might have 1 fuges of deceit, and promptodto the bold avow. ! uee" gained, and, by a decisife action with Am- ! al of his convictions of propriety or right. His ' Pia's frees alone, at that poiut.Jhe campaign 1 . , . . , ,. might have been ended, and -proliibIy the war. nature was truly chivalric, comprehending the ; .r," - ( ,, f J. ... v . - ! 1 liese arc some ot the difiicuities under which instinctive sense of honor and punctilious ob- j we have aJorcdi and jjut for which our Army servancenof all its precepts, which mark the he- could have done much more for the country. ro. Hisinteliect was quick, penetrating, grasp- By these Gen. Taylor lias been tiainrnelled in ing: ne read character at a glance, and his his operations, and has not had an opportunity ! gment. was almost unerring. As an olhcer, , , ' J, . . . . . r drma.Jln thei ueixt place, Inez de I .ilUancia, my order of the Commanding Ge- ratpassf d !me arinotice that my i privileges " Wliuu it u i j n.,. ., 1. i i ii. I ' i -! .j j 4i - : -.1 t i j i i uner among mem, ne empioyea aiinisie sure and tied it on the line with my own hands, and ! . . i J IT: htit w.o lusr const 4ion to this. 1 was aj Ilritish subject, and, asi Kb; netOier luo Jiidgcl nor the ('eiieral could iprhe m t tnV natui!al tights, as the Knglisfy iw fcilmmwlsof no alienation -stating that any urarnvn;on lis prerogaive wouia ne nasiny hi.tised Jiyltiat lijve,rnment and, in confirm -ruiiorT Hiyj assertiojn, deferred the learned onto tji Law of .Nations. Vlhu .defeated and exasperated, 1 was not '!fel tii sad anljopctnote to my htisbandj, otrthtt Ilaj-. llipt, thank God, whv. temper iwinilja the ' shorn jlarjib Ho dirt r ted rhe id 1 concerted a plan which again defeated ty hostile trpose,i;aud sent by s'.ratn'gem nine Amelia, myself and Mr. Uder hoisted it, we defied for some ed cour age or national spirit enough to lend a hand. "In thirty minutes the Aynntemente called upon me anct ordered i pie to haul it down. I replied that it was raised as. a right of protec tion. They said had no such right. I rejoin ed that it was & matter of opinion in which we could not agree. They said it was a burlesaue If it be treason to rr prove ? I 5c Co. for involving us in h war ico, that treason ougbt-to be pir i law, and the traitors incarcerate .'. If ibis be thought too harsh a rc:;; so venial a sin.4 a Sedition Lnw " be pnacted, bridling the unrtilv : and the traitorous pen. ' ; ' ' The othfir day, wc tracrd out t! cessive strides of the one man IV. . . m Mini .illlll'lllk.ll lV V, I IIUWIVU VIS Illlt ' V.Sf V WIS1 J V OU'lllil I i energetic, and enl.ght- : .a p,inciples . H showinff 'flrsL tx A affectionate and true to any . t ... , . h....... -,,. fiip can of himself, creatn n war! ; I sacrifice He had no enemies. In all, no man culties growing out of and caused by the pre- acb, second, that, if conquest, ns Mr I n ft 14 A rv it nit nriwniA f 4 Vk nlnn r .-w-. .i. n A . J . , , . ,, ; V -; ever posiessed in greater perfection some of the i sent plan of campaign. What is the relative lass of Illinois, contended. wa air , , i ! highest traits of human character; and blend OLtne orncer as tnc grosser sensual excesses are en as 9e were with modest demeanor, unas-' demoralizing and destructive. He abandoned i . : H , . .. r . . i f i ; suiping manners shrinking from notoriety, and books and the house for the free air and high; , f3 ., r , , . ",i., ! - utterly dpvoid of vanity and selfishness they excitement of the prairies, and became a skil- i 1 it i j.i , ' ; i were the, more conspicuous and the more prized. ful and fearless horseman, with scarce a sUpe- ... ; . . . , , . . . .. . Tr His associates paid him lhe spontaneous hom- nor in the arm, The Spoiling Magazine! re- i .1 , . .. lr , . r age of their admiration and ntlection. II nut cords many of his feats, though not blazoned ! . . .. , . .. . . . . .... J . . J ! the master spirit, ho contributed materially in upon their nation4-a lady taking the city and!.. , , , " .i . giving tone to the circle in which he moed. what would the supreme Government of Mexi- ,ihed fn ,he 6l,ot ot b'3 hard' rts and nnpia- j l(s infl(ience WM not confined to his regirnent. CD say? I replied very laconically, Qufin ture victories. . Li RgiSre he was tall and slender a face re- sabef and ottered thetn wine under the new His regiment made a tour iu Florida. in Ithe banner. 1 hey threatened t lie house. its top, and asked Mr. Ud r he house. Iran to wi,er of 1841. He met no opportunity fbrjdis- j black, sparkling and piercing, was expressive of bv me. He reolie'd Ye ' Thfn :ii f 4ihe ! ,mct"- l cw had better fortune in Honda. ; his character, and can never be forgotten by :r :m.ci!tit weejisj aiid through he sam 1 fltfg musl remain,ior all of us be sent over the I fwa8 a vvar and a country to lose rather than j those wlio have seen it under the various pfca. . rt.J. 1 l I ! ... " . i 1 I I l. .1 ICO t r.r lii t ctilll n .... L,.,l 1 : , !...., ...( ! In train nulollnn Tr iet f...li.-.rrr c?ttmninr '! I I .!... 1 ... l:..t... .L:J markable for beauty and ittelligence an eye, i ,1 ni. rrceivfl replies! ' IluUhose things were ' nose'toP af ' J shall never pull it down nor suf- i.niiil fer any Mexican tosullvit bv histoneh.' I had j fii.vitw vruii . '"J llvunii uiiu 1 1 if . j j ; '?''it, whicU ,1 most carefully conceited from bcen w, my istore entered and pillaged of W husliind, ktiotving the intensaty of his more lhan tw0 thousand dollars in the dead of '-.! ...1, .i - I A J ;..: -1 . . 1 ...I . I . r n i i orn s l-overnent. and iiAriMn Ur v fnr "'g"i a" wnen ine regimeni uom roebia en PI welfare. j to gam reputation. In the following summer ses of his feelings. He was in his thirty-third he marched to Jefferson barracks, Missouri, and j yearU tie has left a widow and an orphan son eagerly sought the same .field- of recreation; to whoiri he never saw not like the relicts of ma which he bad grown accustomed, and the lex- i ny deceased officers, suiect to the fruitless sym- jj tered this city, they entered my store and. car. cite ment of which he so keenly relished, re j pathpjoffthe world or dependent on the charity tationed i cf Government, but in affluent circumstances. rounded: by i peac0 to his ashes ! The tomb never closed Mini the meantime drew a nlan r,f ilm riilll ried off goods, and I.had no redress, and still lng he was transferred to a company s a I less svrapatbv : and though alone the God ofi at Fnrt Srott. Misnuri. wherp. snrirnni .-vv ai v. cy n! v viii vyiiuui (iiiu i ' ( j 7 -7- , W McClaoeV. --or the Jnhn AdiiiA. with W he Just was my captain general, and 1 had no- NctdeHcVlktmri Of all ithe forts, the number ' thinS t0 fear from; all Mexico. And now the r)M,lalut;bf thi tfoops and how they were 1 hour ofm redemption was at hand. I expect- house. I rested with mv risrht arm round the flag-staff, the bander waving in majestical beau. Jd. nH 'every pblitical' movement, so that r "ri vha&e and his agent, they knew frrj important movement in this section of the. IwTrabujied ami !osultid ih "k - ., i . r " prairies and with ample i leisure from duty,; his wish was indulged. While at the barracks, he bo came attached and betrothed to an accompli shed and arriable lady, residing at Potosi, Missouri. To consummate this union, he obtained the on- upon a nobler spirit. M. C. M. II. ty, and the squadron nearing tire city, where ' y leave of absence excepting for a short buf- they saw the flagJ: II was like litrhtninf to nil- . i ion .u . u , ., . ; . " i . i ji0uiiiiu0 iujmi . faj excursion in 1841 that he asked for rltir. The War The Last Campaign Future Operations. Under this head the N. O. Pica- i! r yune of Sunday publishes the annexed very in position of our own and the enemy's force at he was an tllimitP.ble monarch. 'his time ? Santa Anna has beyond doubt con- j third, if be had such powers, WC v cenlratwl at San Luis 37,000 men ; he holds a . citizens, with rights to discus m: central position which, with his force, cannot ' ,ers but subjects, bound tn rr-i - I - I 1 a - m- . I.A . .. I . ... I I ........ . . . - . . . . . - ur U jlJMUrlCIKU IIUII1 1IIIS UIICCWOII Ceil l)J SU- perior. forces, owing lo the scarcity of water, wVich, on a large portion of the route, is held in tanks, and entiiely at te disposal of the en emy. He holds himself invincible at that point, relying on tire strength of Vera Cruz to resist attack, which must be taken before we can ap proach him by gaining his rear. The number of Gen. Taylor's army is very far overrated, even by the Union, w hich seems to estimate it at the actual volunteer force sent into the field and the regular force prescribed by law, without any allowance for the diminu tion of hi force from casualli$7and sickness, which has very far exceeded what; might have been reasonably anticipate under the most tin. i favorable circumstances, i Whatever may bo : thought of the strength of .our force in Mexico at this date, I assert, and without 1 fear of con- , tradiction, that not more than fourteen lliousand , must always rnsort to unconstit' T .- I 1 I I . . .... . . rr. . cjeenye men couiu ue orougni uuo action io- ; acts to maintain itselt. Hie mo:: morrow morning but of the whole army in the Tftn- nriW,! the advance of Gi n. field. Now, what disposition of. this inferior' (jan J3:i) to the Itio Gramb a force necessarily results from th? plan of the ; aIcd by the fact, fliat Co:i-i campaign ; rjan jl.uis canuoi oe approacneu from this direction, and to get at our enemy wc must approach him on another line. Rut the all-important passes in the Sierra ..lidre mu?t diots of our bead Chief, not to .sji them. This being the doctrine c i i it naturally enough makes n -c-"Sedition Law," to punish rcbi lli , jects, if not a fortress, or gallows t care of them. . i When free discussion of the r.c public servant, such as Mr. Poll; i i nounced as treason, Sedition Lrv 1 inevitably follow the cstablibbmet t a monstrous proposition. Do th ! cbists intend to bring in such a 1! 1 they intend to throw the whole V!, ty into prison because they canno! James K. Polk ? Sure, they b?;,: let "aid and comfort to the their punished. i .Unbridled, unauthorized, utiitrru' - ! l .. tl c .1. C .1 J"- UIIU. IU lICCIll UUI true. Hi Hum raill.llt; uji teresttng letter " from the pen of a gentleman ' 1 . ... J. . rb . , H ,. s? rpar nuri nur fure.es. ait.uMHin interior to ttiC ft. . r. i , i t - i 1 .1 ' f ' I .. . . rTt than, ten years, who Is very inch a soldier." The writer, as : enemy in numbers, are necessarily scattered, , "3 B. tfi rrllrrt Anil nrnv tliici fur I In. i iv ni I me OlilCCIS SAW IViO iemaie lOHTiS Standing bV 1 J ill .i w. r . i ' .. .. .i ! i : n . i . r .. w'iwitiftn':-!'lVtili il.U j..Urt':... J... f..:7i.r..i it. and uave three! cheers in front of the. i . vi.v v a v. ii i j hi , i a ii i ii ii i ' rt i 1 !- i ..:. . , ' .,.1.1 Turp Mo .butiijtl human sympa hy.as ul 'StisVinfliiencielwas against out national ...li'fi! 'I m! ri.t.-i i ... 'i.l. i .....ii I'm i v r 5"rtr3.i "j prosy, uui i wfi vv i iisiiivu nran in unnm inoap nn.a , . - ,. I , "...V... I.V.V y watch J moment o lthough alone in 7 drand so continue. I dai ; ha.tioia. .honing, to be able. nltK nmr .'on the credit ,U lr it!:-L'a j r. ' ' i i- . , t iY ;.ii3 email" icu rMi.i i.i oraer io carrv on thN , ,.,-.... iAfnevibansicVtiJ I and then came to my house, which had a a now nearly six months as it proscribed n crime or plague, ahd my tault was that the-wife of ani American. Com. Perry and the municipal authorities came to my house on ar rival, and also Com. Conner. My despatches have been sent to the State Department, and I have letters of thanks from the , officers com- bv He-was indeed all the soldier. The home of ine cayune jusiiy remarKS, "scrutinizes me wmist sania nna can operate en wawr . .v been his youth made desolate by the-fell destroyer Pat;Tl a military eye, ana predicts me imure ; r-, uu. r""' f i J j . K I i . .i.i.L. i .ii.. r t...i : i . .i. ! one rate multivle lines, on. an cilenata ironi. "some ! which sweeps off families in a season, his regi- --nes .o, a m nu t-uiuu u,e . ; , mjr ot bem? ; l.. i c..-.. i- il.i ' accuracy ot its deductions. e ask tor it the . ... - ...i n iiipni Ti ! c iiis nn v iifimn ! i i i i'itw :n : u. 1 1 1 . - s m Aairi a attention-of our readers : Monterey, Mexico, Dec. 9. 1846. my fierce and pari account Govern I 1 Amerh war, anq dred. His wife returned with him to Fort Scott, ! and he was happily enjoying the choicest bkss- ' ings which life could afford when the Mexican 1 jn writing of the opeiattons of the campaign, difficulty carried his regiment to Corpus Christi I beg that I may not be classed among the op This immense ad entirely from lhe . .i. ... . i in session, mai uiomenr, u occatr. sarv for him to denounce all as ; who questioned the justice orpt(; the act. We are, no doubt-tr;.;' him for so doing, -but we nre th',- I ' nevertheless, of constitutional L His act was treason to the Con ' i and il justice was done him, be w impeached for it. . All we say. 1. against him is u treason" to bi:n, ratrtck Henry said, he mu.-t i;. I manding, who have changed the name of Fort v jn 1845, and separated him from his family lor r m . . i . r? . i !. i ... i i 1 'enau io run ,n m comp.imem in im . , He was here m adjutant, and held 1 1 r V7 nrrivnn i.n inn nun n .ri v.pi in? iu inru - n .. . ;c' thic i rr. rr Hint ir c t i r tha m rv- .Mnv.iAMlnltn.r-iati I O J . after tame Mr, Chase, crowning all my happL j VT"'" t". j and blinding the people as to the operations of negS ! xuc cm auu yiu 01 may. major Aliep, com- i : . a I vantage to Hie enemy results most Qf tt jow ne can liclj) h detective ...ms or w i.it hp ran iln nhant it. v.- 1 - and the only lemedy is to f'ni a ne w one, by ditj()n Lw"0 put a M fo ,.r which an increased force of Jtl.OOO men must m(jre than w? can ep A i. nnn..,nirioil nn some decisive point, vera: i -, . , ! " scribblers from the army," who, write only to : craVttnd an Joan de Uitf.a must be taken ; ?um-15 necessary, uencral. i ; : trumpet forth their own fame and that of their m t ,;! then, wili Mexican generals . haPs m rot ,n pl uldcr lf! I corps oing justice to none, injustice to many, i InMiers legin to think! that their arms are I as muc opposed to that marc .i li'i'ji- .i' I . . .i . . ;BIIUaUIU o ii . i i nrn A r 1 rtrh J -rnj-f r ' You will no doubt have heard part of my Sthiscouniryshoulcj ; story previous to this reaching you, knowing the and this unlimited friendship have thus taken the liberty setn..l. '1 ...I-I-.-hr-i..H. prisouersj w:warf , a fatal ktroke to ! interest you feel; M: "'" y"' V"W gene evinced by you, I a ra hum t . wnn rrr - , tni i i . i i . . . . W ' V ' i t lh,3i Sarrison i to give as far Us practicable in detail, and have fen, ; wF M r rr.; 7!,h ?"Je 3000 mor4 extended my accobnt far beyond my intention, I . i i , ' .. ,'r i niucie in pn ;r era .J' periodicals; it was rathe Hohtd condilioif. I determined, how! upon thd old IUmiu motto w otfi W IrfKhirnlelf most, strike k'.,ttWier jvbribj, the blow rnycase xvas at best heir manding the regiment, complimented his cool ness, efficiency, and gallant bearing. lie ren dered valuable services, but his position, or ad- the Army. Such letters are read wtih deep re. j gret, fori they.aro disparaging to the reputation ! and good name of the American soldiery. I j suppci$ethe people are, and indeed ought lo be, j satisfied wilh the achievements of the army. We ha"e accomplished a great deal under ma- verse fate, prevented his achieving any jbrilliiant . . i? . V i . ! c imvc itcuuujpiisucu u. irrcai ueai aistinction. ly lonune ever exerts innuence in j dttTicuhies and trammels, and having done neofth ! and at the same t me triistiim that von irivo at ; me anairs.oi monais, u is on me iieio 91 Daiiie. so muCh we must claim the privilege ot poim- t . -" ' . 'Ai..B J! ATT 1 . " 1 . 1 I . k.lf . . this imperfect scroll, and may ! i ne bravest may not, always: pertorni heroic ; ing otu mose oinicuiues ana irammeis, o children to hate Americans, audi 10 np me gs of mental affliction, as felt j deeds, nor profound skill cuard' against ever- ' ng cause why they should never havefcexisted, ; name of ganta Anna as ho savjour of their , .!MI:m.i.R., -'! . lr jLL. ; and proring that had they not existed we snouia ri..mt hn i to whin tlie menCans w changing circumstances impossible to i foresee, , 1 t .r'., , . . . country, vno is 10 wnip i.iq .imcuw.i . . . '. ,' ! . !), ; 00 miicu lunner auanceu in auai v- ; fc meets them. It IS absurd lolinxoi 1 1 . .-.11 .. mi ti.o i: , arc not invnicioie, auu uui 1111 iucii m .vjii- . can people mistrust the prowess of their army. ( The fall of Vera Cruz and) San Juan de Ulloav may be a strong inducement to cause them to ' sue for peace, but 1 confidently believe that we : will even then have to advance and fighi the 1 enemy at whatever point he may select. The Mexicans have no idea of making peace even the private families in ths town teach their ng to mei least a reading to , never feel the pan I by me. j 44 You very kindly inquire if the existing war ; nas iniured via in fa neenniarv noiiit 1 he rev- Qtrrtrpondtnee of the Altzandri i G : : mm 9 i nasntngton Dec S. A message was rece ived bv t!. thi3 mnrning, from the Preside.. United States, which is generally sed to relate to the war, and as'., an increase of 10.000 men lo ih ' army, which I stated, some d was in contemplatioa and 'a!- .. - l . h " I T II II "VfWWe. ahd quired )x I allowed ' otpje$ car S war i nor the loftiest genius invariably detect the cr.- ' ,ecl:an advantageous peace. 11 llUS J J.nnrnrP If.' Finn ta n,ml Inlinll irsf !l ' . .... . very niniAritftl Ki,t ., Inc. Kac nnt in tU '3 --v.. ...v.; -.; y - , The Tundamenta or ncb e in war is " .11 a . . ' aU- lrilh AAliel If IllAB 4Kn wAn S AAa.AI.a V-aTl ft ' a a I 1 J : .! I A.. AilK i. i al.Jk im i U1C3C' givoiitjiiaiii,v i erate vr-ith superior torces, a comouieu move. ; Uurtorce must ue increase uj- urcuu .uw n onsnre snrees. I hj.n ha hor dnminmn. moni ntv a Hoeiiv nnmt " and no nlan nt ram. nrHintiim ut mi htart ooeraiions ui me iiiraurc cuiiri. i . " . . v. j .wm . v . - v i ...w ... -..... j- : r i ........ - r . allowed my ep.riti to flag.. My trust is in Hii who can withhold; or bestow. ' We have suffei : unless our Government wi;l lake, prompt and ! CC. : curoe tn elrilrni c.iTtlf f.,fiiri blow. trl.lClt'lll llli oauiv.i ainny .. .. ... Wyjp my house, alvvays , ed in' mind, person, atid' pocket, but with (eel- and wields a capricious sceptre, in spUe somel paig'can be promptly successful unless framed of supplies must be betteir ordered, and the 1 Cud shin nn.t in nni. ru. 1 intra of inla..... . . t i ' . i t . i .. - 1 i ! i il,. . LmlnL n- rtintu i K- irriro It i j ilia I rC .mn.in.i mnt bt .11 Stlic't fteCOfdance ,-. '.. i . .; " .r . r""1, "r . - "MV,i lowara onr neiovea counirv ana ii .: .nmnn rra ar. nH cmmMin r. ' iuh k",''k,v r"1 -" umu v.-... r ;t kn. Me NVrctcbes Wievind hat I was, duty to the LcanJ inV. I i." mi" . i.r i "iiiiiik i no uvuierican i Mining iu romn i.!n ,,i..v,:ii il,a l.n.mr iicui. ".uv-itv .iit . .' , . ! . . . ; . . J . I . . i v F " . i ..w frlneinli. nartienh I t-niinn I,, oof aii t ! .. v nn tilt iifTUnciva IC.II Ivl.i !. avfc v..n...? ...w -.. ..... . . plans ot campaign Unfbr- with military silence. ! Th ; " . i f - . : peace lne creation ol tne oliice o! .Lie t:t. k. the intention lo co which 1 havr doubted. As the messagei. wnt ther in open or secret ?ej.iion.' 1 .. : ware whether the conjecture d r: m a a to its contents.- 1 havrr the mo- Vf.fc... !ir.errfed tojhim thit 1 the country he Md sn r,-.,..!f.i.. and flQ I terev. His regiment was posted On the nig I ! r. iW I a (Ju,!(b o ifHowhimiih i weal or Woe, ac i of the 20th September:io cover i'morlkr batle nf tunatlyifbr obr Government this- principle did ! in the field show to th wrld thatjhe is not the ht j not entbr as an element in the present plan ofi man to win a battle and Ipse jto advantages. campaign, ana all operations, growing out of " in stndt accordance . , . ,a .ni: formation, however, that t!.i o. en will our general, , rM i!,,liL I. nnt lh awuru, tun 3tvri ii-r. r.i. message has not yet gone i:ij i: vcr hbcrtiy. ; i . ; ;:lTv-;l;rv ,V. , ,, . .. . 1 , f j1r. ). l i : i ... , c, .I'i II i - ia t4' f 1 1 I --1 f
Carolina Watchman (Salisbury, N.C.)
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Jan. 15, 1847, edition 1
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