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NEW SERIES,
NUMBER 12, OP VOLUME it.
SALISBpRjmNieM 22, 1847.
TUB STOUMING OF CERUO GORDO.
The folldvving extracl from the Rath-
In i I
leep quicker than pop-; way (X. J.) Register coptains spme 'par-
frJi;',fv. hard loinK nothing; and
iOf! ' '7-"it work there is done. It t
T' ticbwouldnaterallyhea very,
i :.rni.rsOn. eii, uir mu...
r LioLWv considerablo warm,
sarmons is. sometimes ra-
Pln 'Ktonr said Justice Winslow.
VaW''1 nPon l,arson Moody; tiat
" vbtywt vv'rc called here for."! i
31' ! r,lnn't n:Kt nn rp flpr.t inn I on !
11 pf'J' i i
(ly. I vas only telling what )
'l'utLJohn Vadleigh's sleeping ,
1 ,;nr atvl its my opinion, especial-
, .:J i:Li. und tw
that sarmons
and two hours long1,
that
na-
S ' if stands to reason that r ticulars of U'hat terrible conflict by one
1 , lv ;i
'"Tlv " wno was a;pany n yit;u win ue reaci
some- $ t . I I
Uol. W. X. Uarney, Uragoons, was
our officer in command. As soon as we
had taken Our places and all laid down.
Col. II arney : gave, his orders thus: As
soon as you hear tfcje word charge, rush
ritrlit lrkA'lt fbf bill h: CitKt ao t-mt on anA
V&4j.- I ,v only t-llins ,t ."' ", "' hr st.j.p.-botlb
soon as you reach the ravine, and then up
the hill to thir breastworks as soon as you
can, and for! God's sake dont fire unless
frill fcVl I ft4 rk 1 IVTo v i r V A r kilafv Mmtr
P I y." W &,..in, Wins. ; enme Iron, Cn. .Twlg The general
r'IM !' . . a r Mn ' savs I Vou don t want him to co. crazv.
i l'n Moody aS.,in. Hicommit for Ileaven- sake lij-er The guns were
. , ' r..... ...(..... i soon ready I nd our side beean. Thev
fired for a tew minutes, when a force was
observed coming doivn the Jalapa road
and the rifletrpenV wepe ordered to the bow
of the mountain to engage them.
. In getting put of the hollow they had to
pass just in; range of the enemy's guns,
and the grape shot jtook awful effect.
trvinito ' Such a scene may I 'never witness again.
of "Oh God " and cries of the most pain
ful description came from their ranks,
m theatre for contempt of court.
tf ,nVi--I don't cast no reflection on
VjflfliMwy- I was only telling what
f vi -Ciif fnlin "Wadlei?ha sleRnhir
jl)Vuvw o
iboutlliAt.
inslow. Well, go on and tell
You wern't called hereto
ACCOUNT OF THE DEATH OF CAPT.
PORTER-'
TThe Ctiarhile Journal of the 15th nsii says :
The following letter, to the father of Capt.;
A. R4 Porter; has been furnished (or publica
tion at the earnest solicitation of the citizens of
Mecklenburg. It is from1 Cant. Desha, who
was 1st Lieutenant of CarrtPortera company,
at the! bloody battle of Buena Vista. It gires
in detail all the circumstances coniiected with
the melancholy fate of the Captain, as Lieuten-
was cognizant of the whole scene.
will he read by his (ellow citizens
I 1 llrom the N JO. Picayune, June, G.j
FROM! THE ARMY. OF GEN.' TAY-
.Wt"-:.U'- LOR. " 1
The U. S steamer Fashion, Capt. Ivy,
arrived A'esteril ay from Brazos Santiago,
yith about fifty discharged soldiers and
teamsters- .jBy this arrival we have our
correspondence from Monterey to the 20th
;ult,!anathG Matamoras Flag of the 30thv
;.The folio wing' passengers! came over on
ithe. Fashion ; jMr J. B. Bigelow, L. W.
iVVebstr, Capt. JJAdamsvj and 1. G. Try
Jon.l Captain Adams is in charge of two
rnen,Vho are said to have deserted from
He American army just prior to the bat
tle "6fBuena Vista. Their names are
Isaac McField and Christian Reatb. 4
grettirig that be should beicut off in the prime 1 1 . iFrotli the Flag we learri that Brig. Genl
iiopping, men at Matamoras, was to pro
pped; immediately to Mier to superintend
bje; foliation of a Camp of Instruction for
the troops now on the Rid1 Grande and to
arri veil! The Flag! gives the following ac-
count oi tne troops to go into camp.
ant; Desha
The letter
with a! proud satisfaction. 1' Proud at bis' noble
danng unaer sue n trying circumstances, yet re
of hi usefulness. It will be seen -that; his
friends intend to bring his body back to this
alive
am
.rfilv aboui Parson Moody.
jnrM.4-l.M s wh:it 1 1
1. tftoii would i't keep putting me out
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biieptV'j'ierniwy api to sleep in Tneei
fjprcUIIy" Avhen llie sarmon I mean
alfyrn they get pretty tired, i i
.Ublf n6'ieightly in the sarmon rriy-
U;b'utl(tonce get by there, I gener-
ret into a; Kind ot a waiting train
i' i i . . i :. il..
vfc AnI;rpitKe out. to weainer u. uui
tiVso h Wndleigh ; 1 ve generally
Lced tht if he begins to gape at ihe
TfBihlviod eighth, lis a gone goose
jibim brfare' he gets through tcnthjy.
MUtt- '''d t0t lor an-)i:i-i prop
iil:n:tiVf newhere for b:. neck isn't
. - i-f- i; ..- r,. - trfi
Zw.y 'V4HI m uri. An:l irojm tenth
while the bipod fepa
in every direction.
tered and dust flew
Capt. Mason's leg
vas shot entirely away, but he took it ve-
rv coolly, siniplv looking' at it and observ
ing, " VVeir,here's my leg gone !' By the
..strenuous exertions j of their officers the
ranks were skept closed., "Keep in the
ranks, men!don't fall out stand firm !"
while at e vejry shower death strode among
them. ThelwOrd was now the Third
forward," and our; bugle sounded the
"charge." Ve rose! and pitched for the
brow ot the
most pereftl
uji.iicr i5 (lie. 'a hs ilo.it.1 as a (!
!ior
'amen brings the peorile up
rrars,i find Vra(lei"b comes up with
jiju;iji!UQ opejilng- a jitck-k'nife. j
- - ij iSc ma btutn.
x I . Li. :. . - . ..
frtttxfilli;sMK?..-rrI laving noticed that
Rrirtibuijhes nuty as well be made trees
'Vub, p cot'ielude to tell you liow I
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livtsrrn l flone. jn me spring oi joi.
r fatliPfic,ot))niende(l a garden, and a
xotbr things, cuttings for current
.'Vi.' rinirrrniued to make an experi-
-. Qti Otylof these 'cuttings, and as soon
ifcretjl pinched off all the leaves ex
pt the t'HVtiift, which I, let grow. The
ciirj was-aJjout fourteen inches high.
riie scetie bd
whole lire o
1 . ( 11 1 " . i -! ,1. ..V
Country,' so that he may be, buried in his in
land, when! hat Respect cajn he '.paid Jo his re
mains ,which is justly the meed of all those who
die jin defenee of their Country's Honor.i j
La Encantada, Camp of the Arkaniaa Regiment, 13
I - 1 -i : i -: i : i . , - a ..." - . j.' '
Mu James PomxsX?.:?.??
Buenai VistaL on the 23d of i Feb.," and also! as to
the practicability of halving his remains brought
to the United tates, was received a few dajrs
since and handed over to the Colonel oh this
Regiment for information, who hand handed 'it
to me1, inasmuch, as j I now command Capt.
Porter's company and; am knowing torthe cir
cumstances of his death, burial, 6cc. I was
the 1st Lieut, of his company, and was close
to him when he received his mortal wound.
Four companies of the Arkansas Cavalry, a-
jThe
tire,: is
first at
13tb
16th (Col. Tibbatt's) regiment. en-
How at Camargo and will be the
the camp. Two companies of the.
yi. jciioiss; regiment passed up
. Dear SijU-YoOr letter bf the i7uVut(.f;i; the river on Monday ; ond company is' in
rectedto Gen. Vool,! eoqhiring into the par. Fcrt PaVedes, vhfiie it will remain for
ticulars oi me aeata oi your -son, uapi- a n.i
rorter wno was Kiuru in jioo uiooujr uauie -oi
the nrpspnt j i . . n
r: r - ' , vq more; are at toe ura
os. expected up, "fiwheV fivecoropa
2s ?li ,s TO1 y to arrive.
A tie l y w regiment Colonel Tempi
forth again to protect their foil, j It is thought
by ihe Mexicans here, and - they could noil
made to believe oiherwiseilthat Gen. Taylor
contemplates a speedy movement upon San Luis,
in consequence uf all the troops' being sent on
to Sahillo immediately after their arrival here,
and Urreais said to have expressed his inten
tion of retaking Monterey as soon as Gen. T.
departs. I am afraid ibat jhe will be disap
pointed ill his expectations! That Urrea has
issued.orders and promulgated an address I can
not and do not doubt. Why should he not as
well as Canales 1
; Eight companies of the lYorth-Girolina Re.
giment; Col. Payne, pari of I whom arrived with
the last train from below, marched up to Sal.
tillo on Thursday, and appjjrently with pret'-
full ranks. A part of the Massachusetts- r':
giments ire at Cerralvo and the rest at Camar.
go, and are soon expected u. ' S
i Gov. Early, in consequence of the exorbi.
(ant prices demanded for all sorts of marketa.
ble matters,! meats and vegetables, has been
compelled tri fix prices for, every ibing at rea.
sonable and! remunerative fates. j The' Mexi
can hucksters are in"a great rage about it, but,
to make use' of a vulgar expression,' have to
"grin and bear it." - ! J. E. D.
FROM THE CITY OF MEXICO.
The Mobile Herald and flYihune has com
plete files of papers from the Cily of Mexico
down to the lGih of June, several days later
tii4t accii, i ut; news 13 noi of frrni
r. . ,r NORTH CAROLINA MINT.
A letter in the Boston lt, akir - -operations
cf the U. S. Mint in NouU
na, says;... '. j
Charlotte is the centre of tte 4 !J r,
North Carolina, this being the lJ2ati..i. .
branch of the United States mint, j Tl. -er
mint is at Philadelphia, and thjn- ar
branches at New Orleans, at j Da)
Georgia, and at Charlotte. At Phi!
jhej coin gold, silver and copper ; (at NY
leans gold and silver, and at Patloiir
this place, gold only.' But littla silver .
here ; no more than is wanted in u.i I
coining the gokL They make oulyl !
and quarter eagles here. The.'.-
coined hero in any one year u? I
less than 8100,000. As it i.. v ;..
ome, I will give ah.Wi descry i :, i i
the processess lbs U''J gos t'ur.u-h.
miners have r, grfnJ lie rUli fclie, V
ing it wet coKiuily ; arnl as it beconu ?
t washes - They have aj bard ki:
stonu U grinding. They then rids quu
with it, ani tjt collects the guJd fdu?t. !
washed ,c"U;d. and goes thniigi soia :
of a beating process. The gtJd Uut i. :
Usuic.V ,d lolbe uPrintendtfnt if :
Sorf hht the miners melt iK- J
' - 'f fetor ofTering u.v. ) j
TTapp ;.?ee; each i , f
X Riil y. .g je rfiust cainitL bti
oTIlWuwl i i. the mint. The t..
take the goU-cut, melt hv and least it i
bar, when it is weighed accurately and a
is cut off the assayer. He lakes it, ihe It it
twice its weight. in silver, and several ti :
weight of lead. It is melted in tome's m i i c
made of bone-ashes, which absorb kll 1 1.
'Uen a large part of the silver is extrac:
another process, and the same is jhen i
out to a thin shaving, coiled upland p.t
sort of glass Tial called a mamais, alur ;
some nitric acid. .The mattrasses are :
a furnace and the acid is boiled som- i
poured off; a new supply put in. and boIU J
This is done several.times till ihe acid !. ,
traded all the silver and other miner a!
stance, Jeavmg .the sample pure g .Kl.
tA a'-u"? the cnnitai
complete is trir campat; jthis place, and t 7 m the Herald we learn
wmTettioye torthe; Uamp-or Instruction 1 yobicmo of the l3ih June,
when relieved by the - I linois troons. un- V5 : San'a Anna, nrohibiti
importance, but it lets u into the state of af. ! samdo is then weighed, and, by the
Vi 1 i
that the Diario
contains the de.
ng the publica.
derstood to be On Uie way! out. The bat- i X " ' n'JUc! a to he state of defence of the
rr nfT all
ion "with th noim ,f i i.i:- ; the rroveinment rh min rr ' nmhln- (ir,.
, uo iwtriiiiuiiv; oci unieo ' ... ------ - v
letween the weight before essa)ing an 3 l
its true value is formed.. All tie silver .
and above fire pennyweights fir each 1
paid fr by the mint at its true valnej Ti
tier calls at the mint afier his lot of g I
leen assMVH Anrt rrl it. r. .TI . 1 I .
mong 'hch wa
Capt. Porter's, (the remain-
der of the. Regiment being; engaged with the
enemy in anqtherj part; of the field) were form
ed in conjunction "with the Kentucky Cav-
j airy to resist a charge; from the Mexican lan.
jdicular descent. V And OOTIjit-W ii.hin 7A or lOi: y4nis of x r
came a scene mt'eed, lor the
which the enemy was capa
ble was directed against us. All their in
fantry was tit work,! and the constant roll
of -musketry!; with now and then the loud
er and more startling report of artillery
from all the enemy's forts, which were
cross-firing us, was awful. Still cheering
we rushed 6ii, cheered by our leader the
intrepid Hartley. A great many were
shot, while We could not fire a gun our
selves, and even our artillery had now to
be silent, as we were in the range of it.
We reached the. bottom of our hill in
showers of bullets, almost exhausted, but
again wo gave three hearty cheers and
commenced to climb the enemy's height
and storm their breastworks and battery.
fcrio'ithw MJtnmer the sprout f rom I s,orm teir oreasiworus ana Dattery.
toftoV this! rrUv;.w, innh,. ' I housands u pon thousands ol bullets whiz-
f nMsmi;ul, inched off all the leaves ' w V !sl ur ears, now ana men laying
.L..n ... ...... . J--, one ol mv comrades low. Here. I saw
mint lit iiiiu ' vi ii v nn i iim ii i w ika'r-w s i . - - - - - - -
J 1 I 1 r. ..
th.n.i- i !..i.u- .. i;r... T .many oi my orave comrades mil men
mwrttWHYn,,, tiwrrrt',wl tf hmi,. who had like myself fought in all the bat
crif. hefca'me. J lUnilsmnn l'ihh. A r r . s in Mexico, and 1 thought for certain
vrhit cau eUo bear fruit.it was ' 1t,at ,n' l,m? ,,ad come, iiut no, my dear
t DrodOctrve than anv other bush in ' ?,ster ,,ie recorded prayers of those whom
; . - -i - - - " - - &
hbnd the fruit larger. It was i Vove best P earfn were around me
iatreeted wirh Ui.lrr tul (l,uP ! nien, as even and the thought lightened
i . . .! i . ... - - - I mtr h oa pf net I rnchoH sT1,! lTnnna.
nnenHcouUl rtOt pick oil the fruit, "" " f 1 ,H8,fruu"' u, "muc
iefasst aU sxtuiU wi.ro mnpp n.ilv i Whs ftt the head of jus all, cheering us on,
thorn aliojit 'thi; roots, and it was or- ! and. in a minutes we gained the top
nt instead -of ! a hlemisb. Now I I hn1 were just outside the breastworks.
;kl nmrs,w :!,iknH:RWi-r.,i nni.ift. k ! Phey foughtll i ke d e;vi Is better than Mex
r.iBrwi't.l.,.nt' i - .V.t.. leans nave iougtit Deiore in this war. Uol.
lMW thein lw Straight ones.) trained i '".' J,...uri m.iimii oixj-uir
uicasiworKS.i vapji. viexanaer, in com
mand of ouc regiment, was the third man,
itnd he shotjthree or four before he got in,
and two afterwards, with a revolver.-
Lieut. Ewell, of the Rifles, was the first
oiucer on mo. oreasiworKS, ana wascneer
taiion Of "3d Dragoons, now here, are un-
v.,. iui j iu ii muti; iu inn win ), uui uini 1V . i - I " i 'in.... : l . , .
-u i , ' -e .1 i v -" enemies, ihe North Amori. " ui oneoi me ouicersol ttie ma
non a ra 7 horse, " --cans." All persons therefore requiring to pass I Tie, though I had always underito !
nou arn ai oi norses. mlo or to wnle Q guch arfs mus , ,he government got five per cent fur coin!:
In addition to the troops above men- , safe conduct from the Supreme Government or 1 The af" il asaved. is r
tioned the following forces, raised and to ( from properly constituted military authorities ' refined, and being mixed whh its' due r.
ue raised, under the recent call lor volun- ! In the Diario for the 15th June. D. Jose Ma ,iun f alloy, (equal parts of silver and n
iej we br?d pc-tn then and imrn'.ti ?1eV XrdV
c upoa tne
charging,
Here a bloodv
bee which in a short time resulted in the dis
ptrsprt of the enemy ; though outnumbering
us some 4 or 5 toil. In this desperate charge
your son fell at the head of his company, gal- j
fcntly leading it on to; victory. He and Cel. I
If ell, who commanded ihe Arkansas Regiment,
fell within a tew pace$ of each other. When
Capiain ,rorter v.was jiouna on tne neia, nis
breast .was pierced with a lance, his left hand
half; cut on with a fabre, and his face split
from the left eye to the mouth, with a sabre.
is draw n into long strips, it shape jiot unii .
iron hoop fr a cask ; the roond pFeces cut
a sort of punch, each piece weih !,
brought to the right size by a file, if iw I.
when it is milled, or the edge rrused ai. !
into a stamping press, whence it comes f r
teers and assigned to Gen. Taylor, will ria Cobos states in regard to the Mcintosh's
enter Gen. Hopping's schoul at Mier as j convoy, " that the heights of the bridge (Pu
fast as t bey arrive : '; ente Nacimial) were occupied by more than
, One regiment of Infantry from Indiana ! t,,ree hundred infantry, besides about two bun-
tii4 one from Ohio: one battallion (five d,e ,n,a,ltr)' an(J ove" a hundred cavalry in the
ai mc uiisr. ui iuc ijci"ms l mat ine hridrrA
completely obstructed by a thick barricade P1601 fohi, bearing the endorrement
. . ' m. w m M, .
inbles and trees " that the Americans resPecauie old gentreman, Uncle S
suffered a loss of 150 killed, as he had ob- ; : : 5
t.LNLRAL TAYLOR'S LETT P. :i
We are amused at the apparent cd-!
,. Y ... . . " i r u vu tiur guenuas to wuich the remark in Uenenl T-v'. r'
n.es of foot from ,rgin,a, and one com- J are full of enthusiasm; and that I). Jun Cli- letter, that he cannot permit H L 1
pany from North Carolina. mao Rebolledo was prepar tnr to aitack the - of anv ni :-u .:..,' .
rv
I ' L. . . II I 1" .1 ' ri . . . . ! . . . .
uoops win oe exercised in meir ; convoy m raso tie ucrjas, iti he cduld be spar-1 !. -r.j,t has ihrcwn the F'iauirrr 1 -
l . ..i. i i .. . , . 1 i .u... li.i i i . - ia- ll a JJ'H.-'! to Ih2
aim wiieii uiey snail nave passed through ' a" nunureu ami ooa American cavalry : wi--; h cbncfusiv.i ' !. ihe. V
. 1- . . a i rMI ...ft. 1.. I' I I . i .1 , . . . .
a course oi instruction under him, thev ,,u u,tu ursct-nut-u irom jaiatia to as-
....... I.;... I i . i . . . ' . .
will be fully prepared to fight under Gen.
I saw. the Mexican fierce him fhrough the , Taylor's invincible banner
oreast with nis lance, and I immediately dasti- , The troops quartered at xMatamoras, a
ed at him with my, sabre, . remarking to Capt. ; bou, 14()0 niimhpr w. fn uHVR hpn
Porter that I would kill him (the Mexican) tor i-.'i- , ' , , ... , rv
! mw !. - . . . . IlkklltU Ull lilt: 19L IIIMIIIL. II 1,111. 11,1-
lie made me no reply but seemed to be r ... . J
bending over! in his saddle as if in the agonies
sist the convoy, and that four! of this reinforce
ment had been killed and others wounded."
Father Jarauta represented 44 that the enemy
fell back in a most shameful manner; that the
horrific fire from the ambuscade caused a loss
to the enemy of over a hundred dead and many
wounded, and leaving us numberless wagons
is ihor., , ctx-ffanncd. i
other i;A.V oes nnt seer u . -ed
with this declaration as the E..;
haps becai:i? n pe revives very clearlv. t:
Gen. Taylor's wine i. a solvent suf.i
Kiwerful todisolu-jhe Whig parly, it i n
be less potent in ts t'uence upon t!a i-.'
nents or, more prcbtf.lv, bcriuse tl - (
knows that, althutjgn i'cn.J'j;r Yn v I
posed to a Conreulionru turn,:,, a.;"j . '
he be elected to the Preside tic j :
into that office unlettered b '...
wc8.-i-ri? vrtin Farmer.
. V ,
. it
?f the Cincinhati Advertiser.; thus
forth bp6n the Importance of bathing
l-i i ml
iiiiia. lie tuauo mo iim iP'J uul accmcu tu uc . - ,
An M U t, b. -t Y ;r ; 0,;a enport ine commandant.
of death.i The Mexican who killed him, and , . ij.:ien. lucuuocn and ins men nad and animals." To-morrow, with the force I
who had been dismounted, for he was on foot I heen lor some days quartered at Matamo- may have, though only dozen men, I proceed
whn he J struck him with his lance, ran in a- i ras- hemen were enlisted for six months, to Calera, where, with the assistance of I). Ju
mong our horses, and t did not get an oppprtii- a"d the Major has gone up to see if they an Aburto, I propose to strike another blow,"
nity tolslay.him, j lbese, sir, are the circurh- 5 could De received. We regret to hear quoth Jarauta. ! obligations, and unconrr.;tte6 h
stances of your son's death, and you may rely , that the Major is in bad health. The following paragraph is from the Diario ! he is nevertheless a Whi" in t.'i
upon their truth, as was an eye witness to' The Flag has aHreport communicated . of the 12th June: that his Administration will cf .c
thetn. The sabre voubds I think he must have ; by letter in which, by-the-way, it puts Trustworthy letters and the evidence of per. its sanction, in the main, lo Whig r.Y -
received j whilst in the act of falling from his no faith4-that a scoutin"1 party of Gen. sons f veracity confirm; the report, that the Hence, the Union says : Under iucb fir
horse, ; as the iwound in the breast was mortal. wl hh) ho.n nut nfT nr V.nain iank
was well acquainted w.th Capt. Porter, and and aU but one ITian Ui,ed or matle pri.
Men jor the last three or four years. We ; SQners The tter further said ,hat Glen.
S3mJ YamT OVV i' a PTCed- r i Wool was expecting an attack. The let
,he Mlnei courts. I deeply sympathise with you , , . , .
in his! loss, and although he has fallen young, , . ,
undin' th mid-t of hii o.pfi.ln,. vet I know an.V truth in its reports, they would have
that it will be a source of proud gratification been noticed by our correspondent writing
-1 ? I..." ' . I I i" AT
to you, to hear that he fell as a brave sol. ; ien days later irom .uomerey.
dier, in the ever memoralile battle of Buena !
tees in ruehla do not numler 0000, the stances, it is moreover fiuite manifest that
artillery does not amount to 25 pieces, most of. COMMITMENT, AT THIS TIMU.Y
8, G and 4 pounders. U hat garrison will ihey part of ANV SKCTION. OF THlv Is I
rfslc of repeating what I have al-
1 rr
D
think of leaving in Pluebla in case they moved
forward? Certainly not less thtin 2000. And
with hardly 4000 will they attempt lo come to
Mexico? In such cases it is vulgarly said ihe
meat is too Viltlefor so much oroA."
,! whilst upholding the honor of his country.
Immediately after the battle, and when all S
thingai had became quiet, I had his body enter- 1
red along side of Col. Yell. When your let. j
ir -Tl T"-- ter was received, the company was making ar-
hAK'.iLL 'c lI u; ! 1, Mify 'gi 1 1. it? neaw. 1 ue ou rangements to have his remains carried to the
un iiio, auojccijii uaiiiiu, icl liiianiry
piimdltnv renders of the importance
ngf off the impurities which the
Honof thebjood is continually de
n$oprm the human surface, since all
jttniclous filth is subject, if left there,
JfMeq up ng:in hy the absorbents,
V Manifest , prejuilico of health' and
T This is the grand cause of various
fl diseased kf .stimmer1 1 its mildest
K e5n .the I'debiljty which . rentiers
asan so uncomfdrlable and wbtch
( of the : true reason, we usually
escopette ball throiigh the heart. The 3d
I1V :t f . n . ... "'P'
waM among tneilirstOVer, and the 1 IT. States. Everyman of his cornnanv is anx. i
enemy commenced; running, but too late ! jous that it should'be done, for no man was held
they were shot down in heir tracks, many : in higher estimation by his men or more belov.
of them, asljve. turned their own artillery ed by them than was Capt. Porter. I am now
iupon them,and tpe 2d Infantry, which having a coffin prepared in Sahillo suitable for
had by this time got round, met them near I carrying his body back in, to the United States.
the. foot ofi the mountain. j Our Regiment will leave here on the 5th of
: Our flag ifas instantly hoisted on thej next month, for New Orleans, there to be dis.
fort, and thelroute was complete for the ! charged at the expiration of its term of service
enemy seeing that their main dependence w,li-'h is aboutthe 1st of July. As the Regiment
1 J S.T'. . . '. ! will l.ui'n Uora o rifl Mriilililv lht armv betofe
AVftS wrest Pit' trnrri hpm. nn: -tn name. 1 ,j j
Special Correspondence of the ricayune.
Monterey, Mexico, June 20, 1817
Nothing of any note has transpired since
my last, and vwe are all in pretty much
the same condition now as then, except
that the prospect of moving upon San Lu
is has grown a little brighter : and we
look forward to the arrival of the 1st Sep
tember with considerable importance
at least the maiority of those here do. I
Fourth of July Accidents. Just after the
evening salute had been commenced at Alba,
ny on the 5th a young man by the name of
William Shepard, of 15 ran ford, was struck by
a wad from the cannon on' his thigh, the wad
passing through his limb 'between the bone
and the femoral artery, tearing the flesh badly,
but not so that amputation was deemed advisa
ble at the time. This moaning he was doing
as well as could be expected.
! At Newton Lowel Falls, a cannon, with
which the inhabitants were. celebrating theap-
! 4 'I'li f a ! r i- .1 "
iv..11 r.vui 1, in UTor 01 uie e.; !',
(en. Taylor, is UNSAFB and ILL . (
KD ;" and hence the earnestness ui: s
it urges its friend to wait until sucli an .
al of his opinions has been ma'Ja by (It
Taylor, and has received iheir ap; rov.i!, 1
making up their minds to give l.im l.rir
port as a candidate for ibe Presidency. "
Union is manifestly more apprehensive f
tendency of this declaration of Geji. Tn!
"disorganize" the Locofoco partyan ! t!.
cent demonstrations in Pennsylvania at, 1 1
where well justify in fears than of: it f
to disturb the harmony and future una:.':::.;
their opponents ! Richmond Whig.'
RUNNING FROM OFFICII
The N. O. Daily National says (hat
iT' tAHTUio Minis, - it uiiy ur.f
jihlils l(t-bim observe a. fact
n7 , Whence supplies, that an infant
f.' epiovmen
er wasnes it all over wt pold
arly, day by day, commeneing
has
and abandoned themselves to flight.
I T Wv spring. months, never
f. oin ine nueneut'to health.
u 1 1 ?f i'irs oit Nurses . to 1 isp i n
of a bath should tempt
r
! Y TwEXTY-HlGHT MlLES of PoRES. DoUg-
lass Jerrold considers no education com
plete without a certain acquaintance with
i medical science, j All, no doubt, know
that the skirt is a perspiratory organ, but
7 . r- r w
1 1 Y
-, j. lew pronabiy ;tre
tude. of the ipart,
magni-
"win M.oi -;. " i - r . .-
1 f'jic. wnnm rnn"mR wnn in un
rtfjnw inJ.. : .L.L.i.i Li' ... .....11 1 .1
, , . , , uuiu picaar: us wni, ine
V !
yt
t
. lie- the voice clear, em.
vllnhlr rlitlnrllv 'nrfrn.
4 'jfnitatiori. 2. To.tp.ll of witch
ljnd golilins; such superstitions,
Vn yun minds, are rarely
ib' 3 T" direct a child to act
(raWrfas U is not often be-
Lr11 I,u,, bo)' ,c ape the man,
Y iHtt conform his (lemcnnnr tn biw
aJ'i" 113 own Peculiar, d-
CrV iNciO Enrllind Ciln
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A. . . i !
r f - in u iiiaruru man vvno
S
aware ot the
which in virtue of its
i function it performs in the animal econo- ;
my. v un reierence, inereiore, to mis,
point, he cites the! following statement of
Sjirgeon Wilson. P. 11. S., the celebrated
English anatomist :
To obtain an 'estimate of the length
tube of the! perspiratory system of the
.whole surface of the body, 1 think that 2,
800 might be taken as a fair average of
the number jpf pares in , the square inch,
and 700 consequently, of the number of
inches in length.; Now, the number of
square inches of surface 'in a man of ordi
nary height find bulk is 2,500 ; the num
ber of inches of perspiratory tubes. 1,-
750,000; that is, j 145,833 feet or 48,600
yards, or nertrly twenty-eight miles.
prised from headquarters that three of the
volunteer regiments recently called tor are
also to be assigned him. They will pro
bably be in the field by the latter part of
this leiter can reach you, and any one come August and ready to march by September,
here to get his remains, we bave thought prop, j Accounts of the crops in the interior are
er to take his remains as fir as New Orleans ' very flattering; the wheat crop is said to
with us, and there deposit them, from which be unusually fine, and corn also gives to
place you can easily have them taken to North fcen of art abundant harvest. This is very
Carolina. It was our intention to take them ; cheering, as by the time a movement is
back to the place of his adopted home, and made the corn harvest will be at its very
where he had raised his company, but of course, hei.rr.rnhd there will be no diflicultv in
11 i'i 1 . 1 . . j 1 i : -
we win afioe ny your wisues, anq leave nun
at New Orleans, I will write from there and
let you know where they can be found. Capt. '
Porter had been unwell with the rheumatism j
in his ancles and knees for two or three weeks ;
understand that Gen Taylor has been ap- ' proach of the day, exploded intoa hundred frag, the volunteers in Col. Doniphants con
. ..1 ..i- 1 -ti' -
foraging
the animals. I he army will
probably be subsisted upon fresh beef on ;
the route, to avoid the necessity of trans
porting salt provisions, and levies will be ;
befbrethe battle, and was advised by the sur- i maue;upon ine auriuuuuiug cuuuuy . ia.
geon, not to go out to the fight, but impelled by j perfectly elated with the prospect of going
a love of glory, and a sense of duty to his coun- to Sah LUis and coming home by the oth
try he determined to participate in the glorv of er route. I imagine that Gen. Taylor will
the day, even though ii cost him his life. Hop. j visit the States late in the fall, after pen
ing that I have satisfactorily answered your let- etratihg into the interior and uniting with
ter, I remain with much respect, your obedient Gen. JScott.
ments the largest that could be found weighed
but six pounds, and that was thrown six hun
dred feet to within a short distance of the Rail,
road depot. At the time'of the explosion the
gun was surrounded with people, but no one
was in the slightest degree injured.
The annual catalogue of accidents commen.
ces this year, as in preceding, with deplorable
instances of the fatal result of carelessness and
improvidence. In Troy a man was killed by
the bursting of a cannon. : In Schenectady an.
other had his band blown off by the same
cause.
-k t-v .- w -m
servant, r. K. DE.M1A,
Capt. Com. D., Arkansas Regt. Cavalry.
Mr. James Porter, Charlotte, N. C.
Rather Equivocal. A complimentary
dinner was given to Mr. Bedinger by the
"unterrified Democracy? of Page county
(Va.)-a few days ago. at which the follow
ing regular toast was drank : . . ;
"James K. Polk : Distinguished alike
for his valor and skill lis Commander in
Chhf of the American armiett'zLS well as
lor his wisdom and statesmansnip as. 1 res
ident of the U nited States.
j :
was a young ( man .who enuteu to kciyt.
running for the Missouri hegishJure '1
gave umbrage lo hi constituents, and 1
was put up and was elected by a unini
vote. The unfortunate individual, ul.o :
had honors thrust upon him, while tnircY
slow time with his musket on his thou! nx
in Santa Fe, is suddenly dislurbcii by 3 !. j
pearance of an express from the exca.m
flcnri dfmandin of Col. Doninhaiil en r
o 1 - -? 1
andpenaltes if neglected, the Ixjdy of tlY v.
her elect of Musoun legislature, now a
teer in his regimen!. The Colonel, Ma. ;
tary man, it obliged to obey bis comm u.u ;
chief; so he ordered the legislator cut
ranks, and told Dim inai tie must t
back, under a guard lo Missouri, willing Y .
would, or chained as a oruonerJ ll.c 1
tentative vented imprecations upon tscc
entt and upon hit sovereign nate,;at. i 1
in iiarir iraru ttmt npriprnr e
t. .. . .. .. .1
nis popularity at ine pons. Anoiaer yu ..
Col., Doniphan s command now u Va
bat been elected tft Congress
! U'
A man w
A Mexican of considerable intelligence ar-
lived direct from San Luis a few days since,
and reports that Gen. Taylor had been expect
ed there for some time. He states that there
;ho had lived much in society, j are some regular troops there, but no very large George a sample of common red Wheat,
-.' . U. 1.., Iiitla hzA fippn riin to warn 3 . . .. V . i.i t . mi
iun.c, auu inai iui mn m-v. ,wi nn inp prnif ni in ia.ift 1 nnmn
We were yesterday shown, by a' gen
tleman from the adjacent county of Prince
" 111 ( i - . i , uiiii nru iimii! hii
V J V KH!H lr-she will tell
said that his acqua ntances would fill a ;"aV. "V
cathedral, but that a pulpit would hold all Su rate that Urrea has levied a
Forty million bushels o(
consumed in England in
barley are annually
the production ot
his friends.
PhilosoDhical happiness is to want lit-
I tie and to enjoy much ; vulgar happiness
is to want mucn anq enjoy uiuc.
tax upon all the inhabitants in this region for
the support of bis forces, and that he. has agents
attending to its execution. AlUhose who have
arms are directed to keep them In good order
and be ready at a moment's warning to stand
Sasser, Esqi The heads oft this wheat
are ucommonly large, iivcraging .ten rows
atid one hundred grains to the head, of
fine full grain. Y The whole field had not
K I
a single false head in i
J formanf i
t. 1 So says our in-
iv.-,'
UnlJAab4Ll50. 1
. " a ' t
V Af V H A . mwm A m . k . -
in lueen Anne s umc.urunkciiiir
rather popular than otherwise.! hi
manuscripts ot the British Museum, U.
latter from the private Srcrataryjcf
celebrated Dutchess of Marlborough
j 0.1 n thp Pnrw which bewail l
Sir, my Udy. the Dutchess Leingf
was unauic m cc j jw-
Yesterday Temperance was junk:
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in iuosc vioj . t
1' " ,!rvr rul ten everyDody; .
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