Pi
, f h 'I - i . i
r f : I- V.UL
" V .. ivJliIi per annum ia advance.
WtirA a JSI P?r square for the fint j
Urnilcnt insertion, Court OrJ
ent insertion.
rioai M NaonaS Intelligencer. !
ipnOSPKCTSOl' THE WAR. ,
Tbc shlngtdnl Correspondent of the
oal pf .Commerce writes to that pa
Jf, tcU$ which, c nsidering how and
j'T'Ch vhat channel we receive Mem,
I 'ij not fail. in the .-jbsenceof any other
ftjoiv oti the Abject, t0 cxcite in
J : rnird irfeat unfallnr.ss, if not alarm,
i .u nrescnt projects of the war. From
Mine i f A ;fi ,1, . - r - .
rxtract tfc loliowinj
. . , )'
: : - -) - ;j - ' : - -iV-'-r 1 i v-,;-r
I IT
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; V;. . IdL :::-il:4VdLA.!l'-l 0
BRUNER JAMES, '',!:' :i'-V:.r? , ;.'r , rHsi.io-i--- H-t . r; . f r-j-. ' - '
' .ji V I- ; SAIiISBURY, -H. C, EKIJG&I: 1847. . . : r:'m: -';
.. , . V ' ' 1 - : " .
.iwi? U now iTrbrc
to rise ni.ijm
fall of a Genprila
yet t
chance foe our
olonel, ora'Majorof
o thirds of the men
bait Id are iully equal in
on, weauru sianamsi and
our army; and
! lost in the late
i talent, cducati
i ' 7 l " - w
; general usefulness to their Coloneli and
to meet, in a war Maiors. Their loss to theicsneetahlfl nr.
.it . . " -r !:
C.i inWi ;iiip. masses oi uie az- tion of society, and to the country; are
... ItiO r"H'u,1" i . : "vi c i equally great, oucn are me lives that are
Mtirt cW'nS 2 ? ro'on-ed war, and sacrificed by thousands in this war of bur
iJto(rr'fri..: ?tw already advertiseo President's making. And for what?
i" i .
minist ratio
paper that such
character of the
cxico now refuse
A.
I'.r licfcaltcr ifMc
ltofiour terms '
1 .r0 of a company or a. piaioon win
What object jand what result? Do vou
recollect the expression of, the British
General Roste i i the last war, , when he
was speaking of the Volunteer force, con
sisting f the best young men of Balti
more, that were to b brnntrhr intn Mlnn
1- tsi jimv-at the end of their trm of i with wht l.k wfiU ..cci-Lvt
icc. I ItwouKf not oe surprising even , ile said that it was j playing guineas! at
wmcfy Vie communucrs snouiu uecoiiii; gainst halt-pende. We are playing the
roasted witlih; service, and refuse to same game hovJ. Ouij loss in battle, how-
Mit ant Instructions WhlCh may be vr w nnthntr in rnmnnrknn tn nnr
is4ritnnuriianifyanu common sense. ( by disease and by thej system of guerilla
AVbat the particular fact or facts, if;
i ..- i ,
krcbclany, upon jwnrcn l tiq
war,
vvpubeiv'n the lit sentence
jjcl is feuoded, w6 are not s
bomc -of 'all thq Volunteers immediately
Loofl tM successive .'exjurations of their
I
Urms ip IserVice. prwit apprehension is
fiprtsscq b" private letters from New
QrlrtiDS anJ elsewhere near the army (not
r.M nflWrH or nnvates of the armv or;
persons toncteu with it) that it will be j
! have the r5ejople! of 4he United States the
ol tins ex. j on the whole rolutel iricludins-all -nnr rl-.
tract is iounrut v uri""LU- j lacnmeius on uie uio uranue, the losses
hi W! are enab ed, from information ! by individual murderl are enormous. Ev-
our ownj possession, in auuiuon 10 inai(-' 'f" wj-irveiier pensups ;
stained o the subjoined Letter from a a,nd ere is no kafetyl in venturing from
jnu'H, . r the nosts even a short distance. Hundreds
rwvrrian now wjm vrray, 10 conurm ; , . i. J r i .i
C effJRf . .... -J have already perished in this wav : Tnanv
Lbffact pt the probably p;rlaiu return never heard of Lho started in small par-
ties to go from one pbint to another." Dis
ease has been still mqro severe in its ope-
ration. The Mississippi regiment buried
135 of its numper bffore they h
banks of the Rio Grande. Others reci-
y -MR:ioLK-j:;;ifH
v The Nashville TTAV has thrown tbgeJ
ther the following facts, Avhich illustrate
mbs forcibly the special regard of "Mrj
olk. and the great mass of the Democrai
tiC: party, in Congress, as well asthe ieadj
ing presses of the party throughout th
country,' for the Hero ot Buena Vistai
Monterey, &c. . ' It is quite amusingjafterj
all these occurrences, now to gee the De4
mocratic organs proclainiins themselves!
the.onlytrue and sincere friends of OltJ
Rough nd Ready :
- It is a. fact, that, taking all the circum-i
Stances under which he fought, the dis-
parity of forces, and the difficulties he had
to. contend, with, . no American General
ever won three such battles as those of
Palo Alto, llesaca de la Palma and Mon-
crey.
It is a fact, that, nolwitstandinir those-
splendid and unprecedented achievements; !
ot General Taylor, James K. Polk, Presi
dent ot.the united states, wholly omittedl
pings c vrari had gjven placie to its iron
realities-4itsj sufferings and its evils
hearts ivhtch had beat high with hopes of
glorjjv hid been stilled in deat and homes,
oncei made happy by their presence, wero
tolknbw them no more-many a dawn, of
bright promise had sunk into 'darkness up
on distant! plains; towards wtich anxious
1 The KashTille Union! declares that General
Tajlr is indebted hrjhe distinction lie has
acquired id the favor oft the Administration in
giving htm the opportunity to acquire it"-
j Arid, thereforetheashTille Union" thinks
that old Rough and Ileatjy should bo very grate
ful to hi Excellency the Preside nt. If this prin-
J i J -1 . . r i. n-t i
eyes.wipre strained! in - vain ; I and. the si- considered a debtor toGeorgb the Third for
Jent,'but strong agbnybr the oldlStates- j the Americans an opportunity to dislin.
manvvhbm 'the nation loves, for a son ",sl? selves by resisting his tyrany ; the
butchered btt the battle-field, struck the ! p-hf?!cin bken limb should con.
chord bf Sympathy in many hearts. The "rJk..:."," uTel O'gon to the peraon
shouts pfiitriumph I
wailing'sobs of the bereaved
pie turned from the triumphant
inquire iruo me cause that
needfuj. ffjMeanivhile, the ve
i st, rapt in the' intoxication
.J. v . . . who broke it : the lwvr hn m.Lt r.. k .
were blent with the :r. ,u .J , 7 . . . 7: Urleans.
-MlMY-INTELLTGi::
Frora the New OrIt?an tVflti, ?1 ,r
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FU0 1 '
. ICO. ' t
Continued trwmpiant prvrt:: cf
mcrican ArmsJalapa (alert ? .
struggle Pcrvtc, the powerful 1
delivered vp to Gen. U.crA, id:':
i : Armament, tcithou't a skat frcn t1
tmy Reported removal) cf Gen. .
Anna from Uie commanJ:of (Ac .V
: Army Particulars of the.
STuspan Probable junction cc:.:
ted between Gerils. SScott and .Tc
The U. S. transport steam thin
Orleans, Captain Wright, from Vera (
arrived last evening. She left cn tl
nmgof the 20th .ulty and brou-ht ;
correspondence and the; latest par
the day of her sailing. ; Ve prcc
lay their interesting conttnls belcr
readers. . , . j
We would, in the meantime staf
j we have conversed withj an nu.
in?sciir, uu came ovpr OH II. '
He says that) he
11 V, " U,ion in lhe Putioii of a criminal, should """T "f T 1 lle
and the peo- , be indebted IO hirn for coinmi.tingacrime ; the : P1 T0' had eeded in c
nt results, to firemen who distinguish themselves at a con- : n,c.a,lnS w,l,h General Scott and t!
made them
eran Orjran-
of his
own
iicuft to ripply
Bcnli to 1e thus
he place of the regi
disbanded. Says one
ments suffered equally ; ? and hundreds
have been re-landed here whose appear
ance was most Spiteoqs with ruined con
stitutions, 6i locking llike walking ghosts.'
Letter :!1 The army proper cannot be re-
l crcltrd ti) its fuil ! compliment ; and the
jjsjof VQlAritcerin is rapidly coming to
ia cod a It s uot longer considered a line
cnmerfrolic through a garden of! Eden?
tigofdi arid silver images all along the
fcjl,ant lie golden Halls of Montezu-
jii'ia "tlcT'qi stance : it has come down to
roads and
From the
Sensible
Richmond Republican.
Letteri--The New
fcUr.rrhlite,s to Trough
York
Freeman's Journal contains a letter from
the Rev. Bernard O'Reilly, one of the Ro
man Catholic cnaplains in the Afmy, and
who is now in Matamoros, a portion o
which we give belowt We invitethe at
tention of our reader to it, as presebting
a plain common-sense view of the induce
merits for neace. from the nen of a ara-
i mmiQ nun imnrli;i nncprvpr ivnich
rofdffi si thciiHi and the lasso j ba, ,tljiuk lhe advoltes 0f a prbtracted war
conanqfCOrn ureau : pebble stones or' uill find it hard to answer. " M H
kfinds for a bed,! and the sky for a
sm ' . AMASTS A.I. ... I f
llagration must be indhted to lhe incendiary i "JC mis uespaicu wanaeior.
who causes it ; and, above all, (Jen. Taylor is 1 mutual understanding beiwn u
more indebted to Santa'lAnna than to Mr. Polk ' vvth a view of joining their force
tor the opportunities of) distinguishing himself ' paratory to a descent UOIl t!.c c
in Mexico. Tribune, j! 1 Mexico. :
But how could Santai Anna have given Gen. 1 Santa Anna boasts that there
to mention his namei in his message to
Congress. I
It is a fact, that no other American Pre-
ig strain!.
sweUitig hymn of triumph, played on; nei-
tner; h0 nor his applauding audience, at
the White House, had lost son or brother.
or received a maimed and wounded loved Taylor the opportunity! for distinguishing him- i another Thermopyla; on the road Li ;
one back again, and still tHe glories of selt if ,he President; had not sent Santa An. Puebla and Mexico.
Poll; and :hi war was the thmc. But at " lnl M"!Cnto h!atl" . ? vifw Scott pushes on without step rr ;
last, like the anfeient Burd od Scotland, ; ruRh d Ready is indebted io lhe destructive storm of Cerro Gr; '
..... . ... vuc cnance oi winning me Ticiory lav r i - l i
I of Buena Vista.l ' ' S 1 a fn r an ho'Jr li,S (
I J ! ' j march ; with a boldness an encr.
I c, TT ' I a masterly activity beyoa-J all n .r .
Uen. bcott s Orders-Tha spirit of Lundy's ' has passed through the coniJer;iV'
lane, oi nriogewaier,and ot Oueenstown. oer. nf Ja ana. trvrc.l tu. ,i ,
I .L "...I r i... r 'r 4iw uau
" He struck lhe chords of joy, but low,
Arid mournful answered notes of wo ;
And the proud march that victors tread,
jSahk into wailiugs for the dead 1"
an.' : , . . . .
sident was ever before sruiltv of so nitifnl ; . t3 r . tns made! widows and
ahlexhibition of petty spite and intention- i orpWs Jy these triumphs,! marred the
al neglect towards anlofficer who had per- ! me. u ine exu!un
c. i u a: ' i ' .i With the practise!
luiiucu auuu uianwgmisdcu services aim
shed such undying renown upon the arms;
of his country as had Gen. 1 aylor.
yadea the General Orders of the gallant Scott difficult road thirty milesbrycnd'. :
Tit C I pears with the oldWguard oft!.
.1 " .I'll . . .
formed such distinguished services and . T,lu -l!ie Punea ski.., , acquired by
wi,i .,'-u ..j..: l .i the experience of more than hall a centu-
;
firm m;. nnVo TlV under the gallant Worth,: befor
h . J":;:V:tt .'ajeu I i castle of Perote. tThis
v.vr.v.ii.i., muok it,iig uie wanneii an. , - r , . .
r rpnnivnpn in iipt rnn n sinfv i c- t
e t.
PHuse and highest nrlmlmtinn nf rrprv Am..:
iiiv luut ui uisi:iai.ru iiitu
Revolutionists, of the unhappy vie
anarchy and of rabble rage, but 5
familiar to all Americans as the il
of those brave men whose ernrl
be attacked in front, and at lhe same time turn- ! gave the first impulse to the spirit
en. A nrl .lion lio ii ri,. c.i!.-R.J r ! . .
cross me nign purpose he has in view. There
id no-looking back no.retum. " The enemy's
noir. iuiu oi enirencaments and batteries will
ed
victory
ry, me veteran urganist caught the cur
Utisa fact, that when the Whigs in .! eni ?l PUD !c f ntiment, apa sought to - -n i . vocauuiaiion were is no such
r,rr nrnrt v.tn r ii.l-w ,7.,,i o ' lurl 'Mrom me Auminisirauon ; trie sweir- L - C I Perm,ls a QOUUl lt
medal to Gen. Taylor, the Locofocos. hav- !ng lhe Sn& away beneath
ing a majority of some seventy n the his skillul fingers, and sunk; into a sub
House of Representatives, tacked on to d melody, on a key more in unison
the proposition an implied vote of censure ' Popular feeling ; the war when made
hi rr;nr, tn . th n-inihiiaiinn r!the burthen ot the song, was Polks no
more, but nrodnenrl hv the imnrnnnnpft nf ' mrl.nuidil.- :i ul...i ... .
luonierey. T ; , r, T . ... . , p"o uo uis mureis unui ne is re-
It is a fact, that at the last session of! bis General, the responsibility ot themarch i inforced; but he pushes on, not even resting
Congress,two Lbcoioco members, (Thomp-I the llio Grande, shifted from the Depart- i from the fatigues andvounds of battle, nor a
son, of Mississippi, and FicUlin.of Illinois) meUt ul the shulders f Taylor. I his ; waiting the slow approach of baggage wagons ;
denounced Gen, Taylor on the floor of the ! XV!iS the second lune and w'Jh a h determinM,on to reap the benefit
Hbuse of Representatives as an incompe monn7S s,.n8-s?nSvItl.hAS CV!r SmCe i 00, SIT?9 nf"
Koon tliii f. im.i f o r- rT H o f : rrfont tn i IO WOTQ 1113 COlUmnS tlODn lhe hp'l nf hn fit:
t'yltl.., ,,r ,. .1 t t . User for the White House: vet it would re- I !ve enemies, and stays not the pursuit until
is a jaci. mar me vvasningion union. tUr . .fnu , there is not one left to follow. Glorv. then, tn
uuuis itiun; 1 11 till UIU UUWCl Ul Vi UUCUSUU i ... . '1
S l
And ihen he is not satisfied wiih a bare this war fprunc thisstrbnr nri
He will not-ston h is onward
i 1 no uauci Y Ul cuuniiuus t
powerful defences, surrenders to
t
t
roof; with ; hard knocks, and plenty of
L. 'I-
.ann.
Another Letter si
if the Army towai
DestVuctive tjo our irny has been. ithe nachieved the victories of Palo Alto, Resa
pe;tks of the movement
rds the city of Mexico,
'"1 dread 'the resiiltjo our army of an
Uvanctf 6a the cabital. even notwithstan-
fitjthrccrnt victory. 1 do not mean
ittaany ;actual open resistance; for in
i3 fight ng ivc shfill drive them before us:
!4 the pertain e (ft ct of the constant wear
Mtfar, from disease, Imltlr, guerrillas,
sickness on the
j cut down more
! icans have lost
i as nothing com
i havoc which W
j Cruz : . .
j " The war now
Rio'G'rande, which has
of our
on the!
)ared
men than the Mex
battle field ;'f , it is
with the appalling
it r l"--ti -nt m i r ... autre mc
si i r. ill I k s ninpia i nrtrn n cinnn nmot v tr t . - I - - i v c u 4'ifir m . . i
r.T- ,7- .. T o i"'"'; j Yxa c, 1..11 .k- Mene! k r,i " "" : a no fiorever siicni te me n
and saw this monstrous injustice done to"JZ7 C r 77, Ti tongue or pen that would -link his name
ik nBiiTa,.in, ,.u c.:i i to sleep, as to make them forget that the ; ... ?. ... L,: f ' .
b7"" "iiowui. aiuS.c uiu i i ,l .., ...uTu .u rtUo'" " "oi gionous in acuon, invin
nui if w .t ft 1 1 1 1 i r n 1 1 1 1 r i 1 1 1 w vv n iimi i i w . i i i i 7 . t .
in defence of him. or of rebuke to those
who sought to do him this great wrong. I
It is a fact, that after Gen. Taylor had
e must witness
a :i
I'M
era
beingi waged is far more dis
astrous to us t hail is generally supposed tn the
U. btates. We ae always victorious, and lose
much less men in action than the Mexicans:
but then climate opines to their aid. atid cuts
down more men thdn their loss on the battle field..
When the numberlof our men forever disabled
ships, and cxpJosure, which the armv by the service, with the deaths in every form
encounter : so that, if Santa Anna which have thinned our ranks since the com.
bw the, best i)6I icy, it wotild be to let us mencementjof the campaign, accurately pre-
wvance yritbout opposition, to and into sented, our loss, copsideting (he smallness of
se capital,, and Jet the nrmy waste away our army, wouiq, appear great, almost tcunout a
H HSUbe best. informed men say it : parallel..
ca ue la Jfalma and Monterey, and there
jbypshown himself the man of his day,
James K. Polk interposed and endeavored
ito;check his career of glory by supersed
ling him in the chief command of the army
of invasion.
,lt is fi Sfact, that, having superseded
Gen. Taylor with General Scott, the said
! James K. Polk turned right round and
tried to supersede them both by getting
has brought upon them, have arisen from
a feebje Cabinet, and an imbecile Presi
dent, who should be held sternly account
able) for the evils which their rashness or
their Weakness have brought upon the
country. Savannah Republican.
'I
..i
pi
pouMOp like a ball of snow in July,
ItailSt tn IXfivioho trtitHnorl tl
-ons to cptjing (ifilror harassing convoys.
' Oarsapnlies.lnickinrjr un straer-
and obliging us to keep compact
iadin large bouTeir, without the ability to
faioul Seven- auioracinfir party. When
V of Mexico, vo could not keen
Pi the lommuhilpatioiis with Vera Cruz,
jeceive sunnliei orj reinforcements, ex-
rlty 'targe detachments which could
W their way J hnd if posts are garri
d at htervaisjon the route, they must
r'.v in a iorce mat can resist a nea-
I TV ' l. ! '' .1 .:J.i .it t l :
i -iavn, or mcy , wouiu ne carrieu in ae-
V jn tlie marfh that Gen. Scott has
HnderiakcnUhe must co in close and
Pipact columns; as the Mexican caval-
7uhqVer rouhd them like Cossacks,
, Vln5 their foraging parties and small
up, xiiU tvauii iiiuirrsirtMiglll
"There is now, it appears to me, no end to
be gained by the further prolongation of the war.
A victorious jand powerful naliorV will hot f es
cape imputiori offoll) an great error in action,
if, to punish a weak and harassed enemy; it in- i
flicts infinitely greater injury on itself. :! If the
war is to be continued until Mexico indemni
fies for actual expanse, which is not, I would
be acting sorhewha; the part, but wiih greater, i
inhumanity, of the credit r who insists on the
incarceration of an insob ent debtor until he li
quidates the debt! and also lhe expense of the
incarcerauon. it ine appropriauon oi mexi-
Coj; Cummins. When it was first announ
ced, that ihi
Major Gene
ed by the I
tor reasons which, when made public, would be
found to do him "real honor. We see it staled
that he'declined on the iround. that an annoint.
UOngressto give him authority to appoint i ment from Civil life to such a high Military
Col. Benton Lieutenant General, and Com- ; rank, was an outrage upon lhe officers of the
jtnfinder-in.Chief of the armies destined for . Army,; which he could not be instrumental in
the invasion of Mexico. - inflicting."' What a contrast this, to the con-
It y a fact, that, after twice rejecting; duct of .Col. Benton, and what a rebuke to the
the proposition to authorize the President President !-
;to;appointa Lieutenant G eneral. the same jj jMonicrey. There is one incidont'eonnected
ILbcofoco House of Representatives, under with the history of Monterey, in Xueva Leon,
the pressure of Presidential influence. dd j which s not generally known. The streets of
!pass,abill, one of the provisions of which I that city were paved by American prisoners,
authorized the President to appoint two i ",aken by the forces of General Arredonno from
additional Major Generals, and further to i Mina's unfortunale expedition of 181G, and ce-
appoint any Major General in .the service. I menUd xxhh blood- T,,ese fnen who had no
without regard to the date of his commix! j bly periled their lives lo obtain the indepen-
cible in courage, and unfailing in resources and
wisdom ! Xew Orleans Delta.
r-
LATEST FROM CHIHUAHUA.
A letter has been: received at New Orleans
from Chihuahua, dated the 19;h March. It was
received via Gen. Taylor's Camp. The Pica
yune, whose editors; hid seen the letter states
rnilen an declined he oSce of thrtl on xhc 1Slh t March the news of the bat- ll?u anu jo.cing
lis gentleman aecnneu me oi.ice oi , , r Hch'pvement left to K
eral, to which he had been appoint- llf ,na reached Chihuahua, and our , "'."'f "Vl
Resident, it was said, that he did so fel ?w. learning that Santa Anna wa, capture ot the Cltj or
lo ren?w his attack upon the 24th of February,
panTetMo join Uencrai . J aylor. lhe tone in
which the letter before us is written on this sub.
ject would be ludicrous, were it not so earnest.
Col. Doniphan despatched twelve men at once
to Gen. Taylor's camp lo receive orders from
him. They left Chjhuahua on the 20th March
and the Delia reports that they had arrived at
; Sallillo. The distance from point to point is
I about 490 mile. Col.! I) oniphan had proposed
that if the people ofiChihuahua would guaran
tee lhe safety people of Chihuahua would guar
antee the safely of American citizens and re-
; main neutral he would evacuate their territory.
It was supposed this would be acceded to and
( that in a few days Col. D. would be on the
march to join Gen. Taylor.
sion or seniority of rank, Commander-in- j
Chief, over the head ofScott, THylor&c. !
It is a fact, that the object of this mea- j
sure was notoriously to enable the Presi-
dent to place Col. Benton over the heads
dence of Mexico, were taken prisoners, and af
ter bejng kept at hard labor on the streets of
Monterey for months, were taken out and base
ly shot by order of the government. There
was but one survivor, aud he is now proprietor
of lhe; Matamoros "Revelie."
can territory be intended
doubt much whether the
as a compensation, 1
result will justify the
llf TArlnP fll-irt Sf.rktt tt U'crtaPoofurt kir tka
:uri.:' f .u c? i-.i l.. - p .. Church Extensions. The Watchman and
them Democrats.
'Finally it is a fact, that notwithstand-
policy or the ivisdoAi of the act. This climate ing this treatment of Gen. Taylor by the
lhe Mexicans, but so 1 Administration, and their unworthy at
tempt to check bis career of glory and the
headway he was making in the admira-
and country is suited to
little to. us that the bart taken will ultimately be
a burden rather than a benefit.
"We are victorious over this poor, harrassed, tion and affections of his countrymen, he
and badly governecj people : honor and glory has, by the unparalleled victory of Buena
and a succession of triumphs are emblazened Vista, achieved under the most difficult
on .our national esdutcheon ; we can well af- and adverse circumstances; filled to the
loru to be generous lowarus iunn. ie.xican
iican u , i,
r- a feci! r a nf V i cr j-v 1 ahit aLio w
gasconade has beekickeI and walkfd on , to:hJs cJuntrymen. and I the revival which they have recently enjoyed.
' i't n .1 in 1A Kiioni v I Ul n nil I wi I I'liui limn.
A UiV M AJU. Ill " " " -------j
..I. i i ! ' 1 ' -
V resotinius by ; this petty warfare. At
Rj8l however,! it Js, I believe, under-
that 'he will pogo beyond Jalapa'
Ajothcr Lelterlthat wo have seen (from
Aw Orleans niv th I fYlli'!nrr Siifnr will it.
I , Ty iiiu ivil"lli ..xx. . . " ... . . . A I
lt on nf-ti J-! i ' . u r Hon and weakness, still persists in her reiusai
fit P,rScd tmOVemcnl Ge to make peace on our term,, would it be sound
. C'WJ.corrnana' across the desert policy in us to continue lhe war? If still waged
IXurs; Ppt03l-:, i ! it. must be carried on, for the reasons given a-
Itove, at an immense sacrifice of human life and
treasure, and without reaching an end not al
ready attained. A'l our citizens here none
surpass them for patriotism are to a man for
peace. Their opinion is worth something.
"The soldiers and officers of the volunteer
Observer says : 7 We learn that seven thou-
sand dollars and a lot have have been sub
scribed for the Church about to be established in
Charleston, South Carolina, for the Rev. Mr.
Porter ; and that one thousand five hundred dol
lars have also been subscribed towards the es
tablishment of ah -African Church, to be under
the card of Rev. J. B. Adger. These enter
prises will depend mainly upon the 2d Presby
terian Church of that city. The same church
gave, a weeic or two since, ou ior --
porteurenort.
These are among the fruits of
i . i i : . : i i, I i . -.u
to bo so, to the occupation of their capital, if we , l',IIlsc'1 juoge roi.er . ,uc - -
Sunriosinrlthat Mexico, in her infttua- i MUK" lo or" " Vv vj v. . uniieu ssiaies xj vi v,ou.v ,.
wtvsu&iug pOllllClcllla iX. il asuiiigiuu. t Vapcicar 111 wns w,nvi. ... w j . ...v....
was no business ot consequence on meoocuei,
and thei Court was adjourned the same day.
.r, .
ltA..t n ! l i . i I
vMtrai invinr is i nirrm hp l i monom
pJosed to jhe plAn) to advance from his
1 . nryinvii. jl i. vr .iiiuiiouuvi 11 uu-
..r8BwloriL kecs are now making for
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l I o-
; , f gidlorit kegs are now makin
Lr ' ' llllny ol mem nave
--latendcd lor carry
gone
inrr Irntnr n
rleser between San Luis and
Sri fmole, with a pack-saddle, will
It? V of themuotie slung on each side.
horscs are' also being bought
t '4 lr?;vTith .pthf r large supplies.. - But,
. 'vfnpossibld, wc should think, to pe-
. nrnoycdtlie following speculations
elatcisi
TWO TUNES FROM THE ORGAN.
It was said of-Marshal Soultj that he
was like a drum, never heard of until he
was beaten, and the same remark may
with equal justice be applied to the vet
eran organ-grinder, who makes the music
to which they dance at the Whito House,
ity of the State. Wilmington Chronicle.
Sentence ok Lieut. HuxTER.-It is gen
erally! known, that on the arrival of Comrno-
v.-
Hi
Hi
,r!ik rararancp tn hi dYtp,ritv in fVinhrr
and regular army, victorious against fearful odds, . . , . . n . w QUestion.
i l i i i i m. i nt r i " a
in so many nara-iougm uau.s, are, tcuhum f - fi . . . sutlden excitement t
CJCCt viwn, liuivriui .Hf' WUiti ,ltrJ W oim - . . .. , . , -
, 1 . -r o rmicpri rftrintim. fttmnt the ntirp.
w l ing, if their-cou itry so directs, to march a- " t- 1 r . -
2ain andaain to charge, till Mexico be brought ppuu r Wu ..., ,dorc vtn beioro Aivaraao. nnaing ue
to terms but they se no object to be reached dy muskets, to prevent the national dis- aiready;captured by Lieut. C. G. Hunter, whom
that is not now attained, whilst they can scarce- S grace, which defeat by such an enemy ;;he had ordered only to blockade, the Commo.
ly consider honor of! glory to accruj to them in ! would entail upon us the Organist, mis- jdore ordered that officer into arres for trial by
future from a victory over the Mexican army. 1 taking this glorious impulse lor an appro
(thou ch not a military
Ih, I , viiiiiuhj Liiiiiicu i- i
ivvlimi,lH,B -
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L p fa'rpf Cerro Gordo appears to
in. .f"n. a bt Ihant one i but nnr loss is
felfrh0 the whole country of
hV ln, ?y ,?Pnion, is worth: Recol-
wi of hves they arc which wc
-. HI i
there then be peace
without a blow. If one $tonc still
upon another of this gloomy morv .
Mexican servility and imbecility, t
of the stars and stripesT. waves
and American cannon and Aracric
onets bristle around itslnow in
walls. Rot here does Scott's ar;
its wearied limbs. A three day's
will precipitate our victorious col u
to the warlike town of the ancie:.'
calans. Puebla whence marc!
valiant warriors with whose lodi(
in hand-to-hand combat, Cortcz rr.
famous Bridge of Corpses wit!
000 inhabitants, will yield to our i
my. And then but let -us4 loo!; ,
ther let us await until the eve:.:
justify it, before we raiseitbe cry ;
tation and rejoicing oycf; the la1-
American val
the Montez::
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Correspondence of lhe Dfha.
LETTERS FROM CHAPAIIii. .
Jala pa taken without resistance 'i .
mcrican Flag leaves from (he Cit
Santa Anna and Amptulia as!: a;
enter the city in their. Retreat V.
ales Cruz Blanca, the Pass at i A
first halted Our Killed and U i
more than anticipated.
Jalapa, Mexico April 21, I
Eds. Delta. I arrived, at this
place yesterday morning. hml fun:; :
Gen. Twiggs had hoisted the Ai
flag in the city the day before. II
lowed the retreating heroes of C n
do to within a few miles of Jalap !,
all traces of thcm'as a body, di.i; i
and he encamped" for the; bight
1 three miles of the town tKat everu
entered and look possesion cf it i
Friday. Its principal a0t during its session was ( next morning. : 4 6
to resolve itself into; the American Medical Santa Anna did not pass throi:-'
Association, of which the following gentlemen P. but, in company witb Ampu
were elected officers for the ensuing year : , Torrrjon, turned I oil to the left at
OJ ' cienda, and halted for. the 'night
President Dr. Chapman, of Pennsylvania. , nme mie Wa$ h(,-r
Vice Presidents DrjjKnigM of Connecticut : fetj but which on Second considrr
Lr. A. fetevens ot rsew ok ;; vr. . n. uuc- was ueemeu pruueni to eVacunf
hannan, ofTennesee; Dr. Moultrie, of bouth
; Carolina.
j Secretaries Dr. Stille, of Pennsylvania, a nd
Dr. Dunbar, of Maryland.
Treasurer Dr. Isaac Hays, of Pennsylra-,; lfa ftre of ,itt,c of nQ Taluc
Gen. Worth, it is said, will mov
Perote, at which place many thinl:
have a fight, as it is reported 1.?
additional defences are being nr. '
All along the road between P r
Puebla, the Mexicans here say vw
opposed, and contrary to the g r
lief, it is said the Commander in-C!.
shortly move in that direction.
The list of killed and wounded,
side, is much larger than was at :
ported it is over 350.
Col. Childs is the military, govt.
Jalapa.'
I send you a Mexican paper. Ti.
two days later dates here, but this c
who died at Camargo, x Mexico, of the dis- ajl De important information,
ease of the climate, on his way fo join bis reg-- CHAPAIII
iinent, having been received at Richmond, (V a.)
were entered in
honors on Thursday! last
The Xalional Medical Convention met at
Philadelphia on Wednesday last and employed
itself in the business.' for which it assembled du
three days, having closed its session on
ring
evacuation took place yesterday i.
and in the evening Col. Harney's ti;
took possession of the Pass Gen.
following in their footsteps. A :
of small arms was taken nt the I'.
ma.
The Hon John W Davis, lhe late able pre
siding officer of the House of Representatives,
have been superseded bj the nomination of G.
w. i a rr. in me ring jst, tuuio.ua. n
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It will not bo iimppropriate to; mention in ever thus Locofbcoisrh treats the ablest men of
connection with the foregoing paragraph that ( ,he parly Impartiajity,lability, and dignity in
Judge Potter was appointed to office by Presi- (he discharge of pubfic duties, the good opinion
dent Adams the elder, in 1801, and that he is Of0pponeni, unanimous thanks, :a special com-
now eighty-four years old. He is remarkably pimeul from all the; members of ibe press al
active for one of his ape making a regular Washington, are deemed offences so serious
semi-annual tour of judicial duty extending al- an(j ve that he who if the cause of all this
most frdm the Southern to the Northern extrem-: js esteeined unworthy of a re-election. Pet.
Gazette.
The remains of Lieut.' Archibald B. Botts,
Mexican Newspapapefs Discontinued. Al
Court Martial; We learn from an aumenuc
- . i L s I iAt
Peaco with Mexico lis theardent wish of i the j val of the mode in which the war origin- ; source, that the trial nas oeen nao,
li if im ! . x . i ..i . iih! in into tva r nn tw haiio . i K M i t mt r o ctpq in r t m mnion pii. ri nniHr iitrcrii iiiuiiu t:tju v . - - .
4 tT ..uiu, success oi our arms, iroin anu Kuuu men aieu, jJOuiru iuu.. .B,,ai.. ui ....v - 't-nced to be re- oon as the Americans entered era Cruz (says
c ni. i a - i hnnri...i.-:........ ttA m'i mrn v m nnr i ' 11. itt i. h An..n. r.i.n m ; iiriifrs. ;wr nrHiiiiii(r. iaiiusv. . ... . .
rtQ.D nnh (i m; I o to iiieir uuuui ... i. ... inrV nnn . x um, aim uciiuuviauuu . ,u- n..oHrnn i d.i. , ..r .iu r ,nt lhe tra .Metteiin
k. 1 . I :. ) 7 viim imuutu HUl 4 iiiiiuuijr P , , . ,i, - i f . I IJ i " ' 1 t SJ l . m. .. i rl Hem r trom UC cviuv. ... , t ii., w. v. .w-,.-y - -- -
r-T.."!?1 1. ? .O opponents! IMtVH wasftM lbe duar.erdk ,wepape,. El LocnotV nd El Indicador
r SS.CSg.j;.'?; r..:: ridshouWbe iMBonornnauegioiy . v :r--7 sauadron.iV. 1'. Com. ; ,Sei ihoir publicat on.j: ,..
v. .Uv "5K'wmrBwuiiauiuw.v .uw.iiuw. ,., n l thA vv hi tn Mouse ransr 10 s
ri i.iii.ti v - - - -w- - n ' j "
lhalicitywith proper funeral i Jcacl,a by the Km, r
IVortVi takes possession of u int..
injsc a gun Glad Tidings i f I A -He
Recovery of Gen. Shu Ids 7
If those in our
prosecution of thej war c?uld, by some mysteri
ous process.lbe; transported to Brasos," or
44 Lobos" Island, there to fare as our brave men
fare thfS war fever Would soon evaporate, and
they would become the most strenuous advo-
cate s or peace. ;
mercial.
. ! ... tjiu
the exuu.ng ra.i. x.. ,. -- ; j , , ic,, i, St.Loui.. A tpecie. of Br. .imilir to the EufTilo GdU,
ttier Alexanaer, nouueu up.uvni ,u u.. juage n.rum.m.- . . , h . , im..:. r.,1 .,,0001.
IUCI " " : c . . (. , .',
i toes hdwevei free, are not cuucjwoi me unueu . 01 uium....j .u..g fc-
h . ; 1 a m 1 mm inn iitiif). i
i i it '
ijr ; ivr t .ut neither neeroes-nor mumi-
a n r-. . m I ami CI T 11 Ml I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1111 11 i JL. IIZU LU 1 llHH litTlTllltll Ilia. - '
iiiiuakici, o i t n r ,
Connuer lfew nrOXl.)
A short period elapsed, the gaudy trap- Sute.
He Recovery of Gen.
ed and oundcd.
" Jalata, April 1
Editors Delta Gen. Worth a;
ed last evening to within four
leagues of Terote, and entered t!
day. Webad accounts last nL'!.:
had been evacuated by the so! 1
spiked all the guns before leavi.r-.
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