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w of thi Watchman. ;
?'Y:,,,S t if "A iin nJvncf , Two dollar
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";' .it .7ai f,if,P first. and 2-cts
K . .1 . j ... nigral iteduc
I. k 'htr tnan inrss mi.
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rSdUNiVl WATCHMAN.
...linir f the Board ot unenn-
A- rPnmmnn Schools for the Coun-
MIS ul r
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"Keep a check cpox all tocr 'S ' ( NEW
1 IVLLLRS. ' :
J ' i . .igj3k (xenl. liarrtson. (
BRUNER & JAMES,
Editorh 4 Proprietors.
SERIES.
NUMBEU27JQF VOLUME IV.
SALISBURY, N-. C, THtTRSDAY, NOVEMBER 4 1847.
X- -
v.. or limit
. f;.fcarV, on
No. 40 Solomon Eajgle, Peter Hartman,
y ensuing yearj w n
It
r :
as unanimous-
'rveoaftl tlieiv procTuVd to the mlop-
flpf tbe fullovin llesolutions, to wit:
sevcial School Com-
ilfV careful fiffitu cenire oflheir (lis. N. 4o Sai
WM 'jleiij chool 1 1 i j s p ; in Iho William P. Bu
'.! ir within i rjuijr of u inile of il ; aiu s N. 40 Jol
Jacob
SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
No. 41 Moses G. Morgan, "Jesse Hod-;e, ! ision of the S
a; coirn
John Morgan
No. 42 William Stores Peler Miller, De
wait Lrntz
No. 43 Isaac Rilelin, Jacob Earnhart
Jaines MrCombf.
Nr. 44 David W.
Kelly, -(ienre A. E. Jane.
Samuel Luckey, Thomas A.Burke,
utke.
1 - T- 1
mi ; rraie
illce build a school John Lyerly.
FROM THE RALEIGH REGISTER OF OCTOBER 27.
Mr. Editor : At the Annual Session of the Grand Di-'
f T ' . C X' i i
ui ifinptfrance 01 rsonn Carolina, a
Kesolunon was passed, to the effect, that such action as - 7 HI'" " y or,,...
De. had been t .ken hlh Kt l apJK'irs that a rouit martial, of which Cl. Ri.
; naa 0660 taken by that body upon matters affect ng the ; rii o l l r . o i . . wl
nnh'ir nH ,u r ,, T , , ! ,,,e 2(1 Infantry, was PrcMdent, tried 29
pb.,c and ,he cause of Temperance generally, should j men ltr deser.ioi. to the enemv. Their fate may
. Jr., be drawn up.and enclosed to the Editors in our City, i be rea(J in lhe sfMl!pilf, flf ;: ' f
r Ui 11511 :1 ts?S I Ur I HK UKSKK I LKS.
; We have not room for the orders in full in
which the trial and sentences of the different
deserters are given, but "ive the substance.
; By a general order, dated the 6th of Sept., it
.1 . 1 i . J . l - . 1 . C . I. .
. iflore iiian a nuarier oi a nine iroru mo
matter t. at ea.t. two member of LX1 i H OF
r ' 0 ird of Sunerintendents. and shalf have
,dto' 'eayc f writing to do so.
imk I 1 1 . 1 a .
tv 1 1 1 1 1 ii irioifMi 1 1 .1 1 11 m v n 1 1 ina nnnt isv-vm v aik..
jlioneycutt, Hugh B. Press throurrhout the S.atP vUil1 oKti a K
o u w iijriiis
j the same before their readers, in their respective Jour-
j nals.
! In compliance with the above Resolution, below we
' give you a summary :
I The fuilowing Officers were elected for the ensuing ;
be read in the sentences of (Jen. Scott.
SENTENCES.:
Th
Appleby, company D, 2d artillery ; M. T. Fran
tins, company K. 3J iufmtiv ; Peter Nfill.com.
any B, 6ih infantry; C.enrge W. Jackson,
company If. 1st artiUeVy ; Kerr Delanv, com
pany D, 4th infantry ; jjohn Price, company F,
2d infantry ; John Cuitle, Company B, 21 in-
tantrv
nenedirk, company I 0?h infantry; Auute
Morstadt, company I. 7h infantry ; Jhn Roe
and Larhlen MrLachjen, company F. 6th in.
laniry ; John Cavanaugh, mmpqny E. 8th in
j Col. Clms. S. Todd, ir Vras n ! .
; " the oUliers in lhe late war in il
j west, aiid the friend' of the lair 1 i:
I President Harrison, hviiiiteil to
, in lite city of Cincinnati on the t, i
! vemher next, to consult upm '.
suitalile measures for r reeling
me.nt at North Bend. cJesi-rnr-tl to'
rnorial of the national gra!itu! r;
; illustrious patriot." i !
We douht not that this movrir -receive
a hearty nspotjsc lro:ti t
, lijs fellow soltliers. hut from nil v
lighted to do honor to hitn ulia- .i v
Phil. Sun.
vAnokcdi ThUl itiany one o( lhe sever- let
Si (poininitU'sfiill build their school , g(.
. LitiJirealer flianfce than atpiarter ot a
r.T .7. iJ. ' 1 t,...n.wl 1... 1 .. ... .. . P
EN. TAYLOR'S
POLITICS.
The New York Courier" speaks of A
t I .a r r mi i j. .l . ll T t t
icuer 01 Lm. inyior 10 tne iion. j. k. 111-
gersoll, of Philapelplnja, which it has ho-
Jonathan Barber,
year
lhe court found the above named prisoners fantrv; Richard Hanlj, company V, 2d artille.
the names are given below severally guilty ry . Gibson McDowell, company A, 8th infant,
as chaiged and sentence each (2.3.1s of the ; ry ; Lemuel A-Wheaton, company A. 6th in.
members of the court in every case concurring ; fanlry; Patrick Antisojjand Harrison Kenner,
in the sentence.) "to be ha
' (-- -' "-.. V.1M1111.111 t -am iitidiiirv : ivuopri iwnrin rrnn
- s - v - - m i
Josir a Boxer, of Salem, G. W. P.
John White, of Chapel Hill, G. W. A.
Alex. M. Gormax, of Raleigh, S.
Kldridge Smith, of Raleigh, G. T.
Rev. C. L. Cooley, of Hillsboro', G. C.
Samuel G. Smith, of Fayetteville, G. Con.
James Pi ttick, of Raleigh, G. Sen.
until k. A 1
j until 13 U ttU.
; 2. The Generabin. chief approves the fore.
I ffoing proceeding and sentences, with the fol.
1 lowing exceptionsThe cases of Thomas Riley
company 1, 3d infantry; James Mills, compa
ny H, same regiment, and John Riley, compa-
ny rv, otn iniantry.
r' t , i ' i . .ii i 1 !-.. owinv. nidi, iu cuuv
i'. tlrtihe n ace des bloated tV law. f viz : 1 u 1 i '
f-cprW,) wit'hjui fiAtjpbiaining leave of at of, hut has been disappointed, and for
I .,,jnvenibejs oflhr Ibard of Siiperinten- reasons which may b hereafter stated."
iX'h wil1 I'Me-ittlM-ir claim to the public The general tenor and substance, howev-
tKiml that li aynim win ne maae io ... . .. , . .
b&t111?1?" .? ' , . cr, it ts permitted to i
itrur
During the last three months, a new Division has been
opened at Greensboro, and one at Salisbury, under the
most flattering circumstances, and at this meeting of the
Grand Division, a Charter was granted for the formation
INTERESTING FROM MEXI
We copy from the New Orb a; t
er the subjoined extract of a rrjv .
Richard Parklr, Parian Fisz and John ter. which the Courier Wales to 1 ' '
a high source citmilitnrv i:;fur::
and says that - every word ! i!
implicitly relied upon.w rJ,-4'' s '
ulating the victories obtained l,v C
Scott on his way from IPuebU to t
of Mexico, it gives the amount
with which he commenced his tr.-
pany I, 4th infantry; George Dal wig and Bar. the number of lives lost on holh s
ney Hart, company K,d artillery : Hnh Mc. 1 .i S i r
Clelland, companj D.Sd anillerV; and John ch fob,,
McDowell, company A, 8th infantry, will be CIlince of our army into the ca;
hung by the neck until iiead, between the hours 1 City of Mexico. Sept. 10.
ceipt of this order, un(K the direction of the ; Mv ,Jear biexds: At last
w-
they s
tall have corrected the
ftwkedr-l ":t the ( hairman ot the
,of Sopcrintepdent be very careful not to
HWHy, upon .tiny urau uiuess saiu man or
tilVWH f UVl'' xt " ""i l' vy - J"" "-' '
permitted
letter U cl
1847, at the II j'adquairters of the Army of
. , . ; . ,i , , ! hum: i, hi iii-sr uiacrf, III SSUUI1 uuiius us nmciisureior N.t,
I hit! nOuli id rltnl lk 0,1 r I Olalt
! 1 b 1
me crime ot desertion as charged in the early
part of April, 184fi. At that date the United
Stales were at peace with Mexico and all the
World fr tVm
of a new Division at Elizabethtown, in Bladen County ; in het' j n V., ' J , A
. j in laci, tin a later date, and wa- nut rppn.mupft
mpart to its readers : and we reJ":e to ab!e to nr our fend9 that our exUu h lhp acl ()f Con(rre o
States, till thtria.il
prosperous and respectable standing. . No hi.rhnr .1. , ' ,
The nrnSn,rt9 of the nU HivUinn. n k.. ! I Cit" retOie, Oe IC-
r i -- - - .w... .j mvui . iitrii ii. it'j I I it 1 1 t i i ii i 11 .1 . . i
n.' - i. i ,r f ' e,'''! niim uu upon in
j' ivii rt.vf. n v.unmniiu. c I lne LFeiegaies present, was cneering, ana we nave great
Stating tbat heGtMl. 1 ay lor) IS" a VV big, cause to congratulate the friends of the Order, upon the
not an Ultra, pjjirtisnnl V big, but a (led- union and harmony which prevails in our ranks
.IUWm-K nirh niit It en to follow the law or. ded Wliig. that' no ope could have nhser- .
Uibriirhdt dutj. unleis you convince them
V it thK will nolMitaiullhcir hre of the pub.
'HtWMliey b. their Mr duty. tl4t. caoitulatiohl of Monterey, conducted ; for ,th,e able a"? fai,hful ,AddlS9 dlUv,ered !hk Ci,y
, ; i . , , , ; in tteience or me principles oi our uraer, ana me cause
maiiny on pjtfiy grounds, nuu uuum , 0f Temperance generally
these three prisoners severally romminpd pnmmonnr. n .. .v..... possession of the canitrtl nf
L . I .1 1 . . . .: . J ! . . 1 I .1 I -
may respectively be found. Executed Sept. I a,,u- quanereu in Hie tar-a:n
13. 1847, at Mexico.! j!
On the recomme'ndajion of the memlwra of
the court, the sentence of Abraham Fitzpat.
rick, company' A, 8th Infantry ; John Brooke,
company F, 6ih Infantry, and David McElroy,
eompany E, 6th Infancy, are remitted.
yjn accouni ot intugaiing circumstance m
V 'f. s
,i "lirxolmli ThUt every n hool district
l(ili;iwi. f'iihhi 'licej wjiile p'eiKons lietM een
teii'' " J"'1' a,H' twenty -one )ear and tin-
Kf fbaTl have joivc leicjier, or one. share ; and
yiere ihall biv nc aildiliou until the nuin-
hrr loriouiits. t () ; tjmlthat each district hav
.' ' J : . C "
1 ' ' W ' 1 .
The following Resolutions were adopted : eaeh-and their ounishment k rni,, I VT' comPanJ "H". ? nfl4lart.n
ved thedehate-ijl the Congress of the last i Resolved, That the thanks of this Grand Division are ; cordingly with the addition that each be bran- of t?VZn if
session, ou the ;ittemlrito censure him tor due, and are hereby tendered to Brother c. t Deems, ded on a cheek with the letter D. kept a close
prisoner as long as this army remains in Mexi
co, and then drummed out of the service.
Resulted further, That an application be made to
Bro. Deems, for a copy for publication, and that the
Grand Division have the same printed for circulation.
Resolved further, That Bro. Deems be furnished cre
dentials empowering and authorizing him to act for this
Grand Division in this State, in procuring applicants for
Charters and forwarding them to the proper authorities
for filling up the same, and opening new Divisions.
The following Resolutions were also adopted :
Resnhed. That women and children have been the
the complexion Wf his (my) politics."
That-he haslheld n commission in the
army of the United Sitates for forty years
this commission beimg one of the last
IrVm 90 to 11(1 shall have one. a na. fourth ,sslu(1 n" r- J?rsn ; that in the last
,ir; and eJchi tfiiril having from 111) to Presidential elfctin lhe advocated the e-
ISftftbatiharc one lareaihditJialf; each district lection of Mr. Cljty. bHieviug thaHie and
Wvfrwm d'dt) lo lfiOi ihall have one share his friends. 4k ussimihiietT more to the prin-
1 . . . T k ' B 1111- . I .
indlnrfeftourtlHJ anl so on. : i Clpls oi .ir. jeilcrSOill man their ' oppo- greatest sufferers from the ravages ot Intemperance , mitigation in the several cases of Ile7eki ih
' Ro nlcertain how many .teach- '; '( . U ! , . i I Alex. M;Kee, and John
fTlJtTtj BfCessarV. Hl4 Cleik shall exam- H, mm ev ermine people oi trie U.niieu ; 8houd nterested in ,he Temperance movement, thatl fwe a ot eornpany ll, 3d, Artillery, Ibe.r
omn's suati sppianeousiy elect mm ne , woman and the rising generation may be inspired with ! sentences are commuted as in the cases ot 1 .
shall feel llitusell bound to serve ; hut that ;la horror of intemperance, and .veneration for temperance i Riley, J. Mills and J. Riley above,
be will not accent of! a party nomination ' and temperance principles Therefore, ' The remainder of the prisoners tried hv the
i mot rniQ i .i-'in.i i i v on r r no in tha ni
So much of the punishment, in the case of
Henry Newer, company I), 4th artillery, as re
lates to hanging, is, on the recommendation of
many members of the court, remitted ; and a
like remission is made in case of Edward M.
Herron, company G, same regiment, out of con
side rat ion for a son, a private, in the same com
pany, vho has remained faithful lo his colors.
'h is commtrted lb the following :' 44 To
receive fifty a,hes,well hid on with a rawhide
whip, to be branded onja cheek with a letter D,
to he kept in confinenSfnt while the army re
mains in Mexico, and; then to be diummed out
of service.' . -
- Ve conclude this miserable record of rptri.
Iiutive justice meted out l those scoundrel, ta.
ken in arms against; their own companions,
with the following from the American Star
Execution of Deserters. On the morning of
the Utn was hung at snn Angel
fcfnv many districts are entitled to
torf' than; one; share according to the
hi ii t . . L i . i ii' ii .i i
jtiovc tiesoiutiot), men atiti an trie irac
tnw,and the ntlttiber of shares so found
ty rfjft whole lol'j tin! fractions, shall he
fi'XI i t thai tlbvili I mtrvvhop r f 1 iwtrintt
l ltl iai I II "4 i ii ' I ,wi Ol.lll l,l.
i 7i i j ' im . i i i. - : : i
i -i t iii ik. iicwirru. i iiai una uiuuu muu iv uitc I i i ir ur- i I r . i . r
"erclUStmtJ. lhat;it he should he dec- ! ?!jnization of the Daughters of Temperance." and the j C"Un aiM1 ,or e me crune, v,z : Men-
ted. be will go iiito 1 office- unpledged to " Cadets of Temperance," and is pleased to learn that "7 deflator, company I, 2d Dragoons ; F. Rhode
viiuiiiaiii -yj. on. iiiiaiiirv : Liitwrr ire .nai KV. inn um sixihi nt iinprn ion win na iiniriim
any pal ticillarlcollise ; that he WHS deter- ,hev hav. already the coniidence of the Ladies and,
I , . ' 5 , ii , .i Youths of many States of thej'nion ; and we trust that
mined to cany opt fhe intention ot the , every faciiy bp cranted by our Brethren -n Nor,h
iH'el Sitleen il.ior.
There being some slight cjreumstances ofjtersfrom the American army, who had taken
arms against their (lOTernment. Immediately
after, some ten or twelve were whipped and
branded on the cheeky D. lliley, the chief of
the San Pakico crowds came in for a share of
the whipping and branding, and right well was
the former laid on by aiMexican mutineer, Gen.
Twiggs deeming it toq much honor to the ma
jor lobe flogged by ani American soldier. :rlle
of Montrzumn.
Belie vinK that it will interest v
derstand the principal pnovf m:'.r ,
army since it left Puehla. as I a: i r
sant with them all, I will relate
you will find them among tjie m
esting operations of war that Uv
red during the nineteenth centur.
When GenScott had comj h -t
rangements and concentrated l.N
Puebla in the early 'part of
when he saw the sudden difapju
thn speck of p?ace which had 1
out to him and Mr. Trlsr, he at
termmed to move hU whole ;r.
force upon the capital ly wbU :i
stration he hoped to compel the ? T
to accept our offer of pence.
, Accordingly, our advance
(Twiggs's 2,000 regulars) too!; u; .
of, march in the morning of th?
August; thedivisionsof Quifm m;
and 1'illow (2.S00 regulars, 5.'J0 i
i:ti to tn vvnoiet numner oi districts.
itr.iilhe nmolitit ibnv nbtHiiifd will he the
t:zbrt of teaeheirs renuired ' Iram('rs ' uie tU(Mistitution, ot whom two , Carolina, to plant Unions
. ; i : i : . l m i . . . .1 .
W. BRANDO A. Chn. , Ur,rM,"H 10 v nfuu PS' luamson; , p- "irreo
i I 1 ' were among early Presidents of the coun-
Ki'tuMil Coniinitire mm in trv. and that he isldetermined in sutlh ease
and " Sections" in every
A
1 of the
October r,
DitJr'trt Xd I
tniaeh l)hh-Wt for the ensuing year, to he the President of the 44 nation," and
.l-NViyiam Vi Gillon, Hnjh
Vk, Uiehar.I Gi.ahii.fi 1
Mhiois liT tterse, Datid Kihtaiiick,
Iisim r jatuesoni 1
.VCfl--Johiii McCoikle, J. M. Lou raiKe
mw ll R;u.Jiin l ,
.Vi. lJaeoli: .C. l.tMulmaii, Stephen F.
J. ( irjham.
B. Wood, James Kerr, M.
not ot a " pat ty."
Gen. Taylor pfoceds then to define
hi present positofi lhat he does not think
himself qualified or'the Presidency ; that
he would willingly postpone bis name, to
Resulted, Thot we hail the " Washingtonians" and
" Rechabites " as edicient and worthy co-laborera with
us in the great work of Temperance, and that we will
cheerfully and sincerely unite with them in suppressing
the monster and driving hitn from our borders.
For the information of the Public, the following was
ordered to be appended to this notice :
TLEDGE OF THE SONS OF TEMPERANCE.
I, without reserve, solemnly pledge my honor as a
o i
I n, Williain
company K. 3d Infantry ; Patrick Dalton, com- we expected.
pany, B, 2d Infantry ; John Sheehan, company The next morning-four others of the same
G, 5th Infantry ; John A. Myers, company G, company were executed at Mixicoac, and on
4th Infantry; Henry Whistler, company E, 4th the 13th thirty more were hung upon one gal.
ani.ierv ; rjiizier o. l,usk, company v., 'i in- lows at the satne place. J he thirty were
fantry ; James Spears, company D, 7th infant- brought out for execution about the same time
ry ; Dennis Conahan, company; I. 7ih infantry; ' that Chapultepec"1 was i 'stormed, and Col. Har
James M'Dowe'll, cempany K, Tlh infantry; ney, pointing to that place, told them that they
, Martin Dvdon, company D. 7th' infantry ; Win. should live long enough to see the. American
; II. Keerk, company F, 4ih artillery; Win. flag hoisted nponlhe battlements of that fortress
I Oi(hoilf cnninfinv I iiifsinlrv Hiiiru Oft. ;int nn Inncror In rjl'f..iv mnnrnt rnr f-nlrtra
, ........... , ..v .... .... .... .w,.. ,. ... ......... ... . . ...!
! ker, company D, 4th artillery ; Wm. O'Conner, were raised and afTe'r; it was shown to them i "mpregnante. - A luriner n eu:.
company K, 1st aitillery, Andrew Nolan, com- ' they were launched into eternity. , satisfied Gen. Scott and indue I
j pany G, 4th artillery; Herrnan Schmidlh, the clergy at Sail Angel pleaded hard to believe that the Pinon could he t i
, company ll, ISJ artillery ; will he hung accor- , save the lives ot ihesp men, ut it wa in vain imiiw , w.utu ns "-un:
teers) following in the' nhove c
at intervals of twenty-four hours.:
f We expected Uttle or no re.-!
til we reached lhe valley of M
did we meet any. WeWctmnter.
natural lortihcations at and in tl
ty of Rio Frio. But (he en tnv
to hold himself in reserve for t!
mined resistance our army met
ter passing that region, midway
Puebla and this city,! and nlu r I
entered the valley of Mexico.
The reconnoissance of our ri
and information derived from oi!
ces induced Gen. Scott to make '
demonstration upon the Pinon
a height verj strong by nature ;
bly so by the science, of the Mexic
left nothing undone to make the
-Aa.e-A A
So. 7 Robe i
Turner J
'alrew Gta'y
5 Uiborh li
x . s ? f ' .. l ' man. that l wi neither ma ;e. buv. se l. nor use. as a
secure the election ot Mr. Clay or any of beverage, any Spirituous or Malt Liquors, Wine or Cider.
! the distinguished n-n of the same school form of application for a charter. :
IWIU' lil'i'pnlcfl fi tlin nnKlir. ' ti, l : I fi.u:.. f ..i: ..:
I . ' r...,,.v,. i in.- uiiucisiRiiru.iiiiwuiiuiiwui .ueuevin . .. , - '. , ' ' , . " i .... . i- . I ... .: I C 'A . I ...
This letter is the Courier understands th Order of the Sons of Temperance to be well calcu- u,ng : "er several sentences, netween tne uen. i wiggs toi-i inein mat to .mpuuia, ads- anu rrurru nun. ajuun. i--
- V 'lit llll C m tat. f l.. ll.l- 1.. . Kt'l l ." I . ti I
iiuuis di u anu 11 o ciocu in me lorenoou, nexi la, anu oarna .-ntia -oiu inese men owe ineir ikiico, aau,nuci iiii.uu.ri.iiiii- i.i .
deaths, for they stooped to the low business of reached San AugUStin. ten mib
the most lull and satisfactory expression
i(j'oap, Jacot Hughey, Paul njm
of General Taylorfs views, yet given by
r 1 : J I i 1 1 . 1 1
Mr. ingersqii win nor consent to lis grant tne.n a
culled ttie
lated to extend the bleesiiuts of Total Abstinence and
P.roinJte the general welfare of mankind, respectfully pe- j after the receipt of this order, as may be ar
iniiMi iur viauu ivivisiuu in nitr ciiiir ui - i in
Charter to open a New
Dii8ion
lttlt.ll-.-af
V ilsn, John. Luckey, . J ,. i ? . .... , , Temperance ofjhe 8 ttte of
. i n luiiii'U i ouie! n il v (IU1 anu I)UT- :..,i:.:
Jolnlston James Watson Por,n to hav been written by Mr. In-! We pledge ourselves, individually and collectively, to
I-
oard, Joseph Ervin,
1
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.!() JnroeH. Owens, Alexander )rown,
.VlexamEetJ i I (
Vo. i l-1 1 , jn y SecJ.le r. Da vid R . R rad
if", rfinc llilMill j ;
t-uenrv uoat, John M. Kiictne, Jas
Uiujhri
iter, Daniel Iless, Mi-
eersoll. VN Ifen I. no1 such b-ttor whs pvpr ; be governed by the Rules and Usages of said Grand Di
written by hinj. The Courier thinks Mr. ; ",1 at'ml ; f
Ingersoll rightjin lhe position he hasta,- j Enclosed is the Charter Fee, $5-Books $li
ken, and hopeg he will take the proper ' names of applicants.
measures to relieve himself from this dif- J It must also be stated whether tb$ applicants are mem
ficully, and ohtaiVl the consent of Gen. J bers of the Order or not if they are of what Division
1 aylor to lay ttllSJ interesting document; All applications mast come free of postage, and
U-VDai
belbre the uldie.
er, (Tan.) Jacob Shu-
A New York lejter in the Philadelphia
Inquirer' says-i-44 If report speaks true,
some of our Nrfw York merchants are ma
king well of the Mexican war. It is said
that vessels halve been hired for Govern
ment use as most exorbitant rates and
that their owners receive as much for a
few months' use of ;a vessel as she i wnrth
K .1 it m a It is also said that some ?Rntlman rt.:.
i r,'M- I f r v! city are engaged in constructing steam-
I'). I U I T...t.i. f.an.i?a II I:li.n I . C . L. i m n m o r, lltillinilt 'I .
i -ki.iiiiiii - iuiiiii, niuiti- u. uiiiiiii UUalS lUr II.C UU r;i ll mcij I, nnuuui nsinif
t( j l'fV. 2 . itianll Inrln ch A Irt tv rinrt cotlinir
20-4Riird Locke, Thomas Kincaid, rfct nriris varviho- from thirty lo fortv thou.
Linn R. i Patterson, Levi
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K lrnJnihes C. McConnaughey, James
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those coming West of (Jreensborough, to be directed to
JoSHCA Boker, G. W. P., Salem ; and all East of that
place, jas, well as all letters on business connected with
the" Qrder throughout the State, to be addressed to A.
JVI. Gpr.max, G. S, RaTeigh.
VtlInUI '! Kldliman. Vri'mh Si
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Vl Rymer, Jacob Yost, Henry
Venator, F. Rhode, J. A. Myers and .. tShee-
han, iterc executed at San Angel, Sept. 10,
1847. ' ;
Ry command of Major Gen. Scott. :
H. L. SCOTT. A. A. A. G.
Two days subsequently we have further or
ders, from which we learn that lhe four men
named above were not hung on the 10ih, as
they were passing at the time from Tacubaya
tJ Mixicoac. They were ordered to be hung
on the 11th September, and the sentence was
executed at Mixicoac.
Thirty-six other prisoners were tried by a
court martial, over which Col. Garland presi
ded. Their fate may I? read in the following
sentences, dated the 10th September, after their
conviction fir desertion :
And the court accordingly sentenced the se
veral prisoners (two-thirds of the members in
every case concurring in the sentence.) each
to be hung by the neck until he be dead.
Their names are given below.
Before the'same court, Martin Miles, of com
pany A. 8th infantry, and Abraham Fitzpatrick,
of lhe same company and regiment, were duly
tried and convicted upon the charge of desertion
and the court two. thirds of the members con-
curring, accordingly sentenced each to be shot.
L1EUTJ KINGSBURY, j Be fore the samecour'. were duly tried and con-
is. I do not knavv. but I can trulv Sav that This distinsriiUlipd voting officer, who victedunon the charge ofdesertion, the following
A our citizens believe it, and are very indig- was so honorably mentioned in Genl Tay- named prisoners, : James KeUy, company C,
nam at it, l l ' i i iors oniciai neuun ot tne lvalue oi puena u ouaun , -m "r;,"r"r'v v"
!few Division to be 1 ra8(t' '')' tn,; commander of the post or camp : soliciting desertion from our ranks, and had sue- capital, on the 18th August.
gyng Gf j where the said prisoners may respectively be ceeded in seducing from duty and allegi inee Worth's division was thrown f
, to be loca- j fiund. The above named men, excepting II. the poor wretches whb had to pay so dearly for ' jeajruP to San Antonio on our r
their cnms. General Pillow, with Cad wa!.
Accordingly to our fnilitary laws R.ley could ShU.hrs brigade's and ' Twig-V
not be hung, he having deserted from lhe army ; r
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netore the commeneemeut oi nosniuies, imji an
that could be awarded him was well adminis-tered.
Members of the Order who sign an application for
a Charter, must have cards of clearance; to I be sur
rendered to the installing officer, previous to being insti-tuted.
CAPT. JAMES II. R. TAYLOR.
' Wp have had the pleasure this week,
of taking by the hand the gallant (Officer,
whose name heads this paragraph, and
who has just returned to his native! State
'from the fields of .his valor, viz: Montfc-
Ral. Register.
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to !fV?t I ,....1 -c ! ' sand dollars oer their cost, and! fifty or rey and Buena Yista.
WV3t1LV'JI.,,,trSor-4i n,",P uwens'i sixty thousandSdol ars over their worth;:
Mielvejizie.i ' i it... n ULr ti... .i.:.
,lj Vl t tii, i 1 i c . ti'-u- " ci uuiuuidBim. nu uuc una
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Phillipt, John L. Rendleman,
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i. BroVn, Michael S. Brown,
tPriet..;
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CP-rW lliam II. Ilorak John I. Shaver,
55-Jehu Foster, Radford Bailey, The
& L . lfraley, Sahret S. Trolt, Wm.
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rrence, Isaac Keslcr,
Vista, for his good conduct, passed through infantry ; Jihn Utile, company C, 2d dragoons.
Alt TVf nP TTNfTPn STATP lF this City on Saturday last, en route for court accoromgiysempnc eacn io
oAlLlAb Ur UJN 11 iLU I A 1 itiO V i t ' a t - a receire fiftv lashes, well laid on with a raw hide
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sfets.
The week ending the 10th instant was
a busy one in Ithel Quartermaster's De
parUnent at Nlw Orleans "The follow
ing United States vessels sailed on the
night previous vii : Schrs. - Sarah; and
Gertrude, and brig L iwrence for Tampi
co ; schooners Heroire and Whig for Bra
zos Santiago, ahd schr. Eleanor for Vera
Cruz. - The cargoes of the vessels consist
of hay, grain, lumber;
about 35 horses in
each, and a number of teamsters as pas
: . mi 'it 'i .....L. J.. t.:.
jFa3eitevilIe, to assume the command, of
the Arsenal, to which he has recently been
appointed. Ral. Reg. - ' j
Martv of the leading Administration jour-
l nals at the North disapprove, in strong
f . C Cni.it C PAnAiiAt.1 4 lent a
ICI IilSt, UI IUC jpiHfc vyiilllUCOfc uicpajvu
by ihR Organ of the Administration at
Washington. We are happy to hear tbat
some of the influential members of the
Cabinet are equally decided in their dis
approval of it.
onihisi back; to forfeit all pay and allowances
that are or mav become due him: to be indeh-
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Monument to the Patriot Harrison.
An Incident at the Grave.
The remains of pen. Harrison are de
posited in a vaults built on a beautiful
mound, close by his old homestead, at
North Bend, (Indiana.) about three hun
dred yards from the bank of the Ohio.
The ton of the mound, on which a beau
tiful little monument of white marble, has
been erected, is nearly level, forming a
circle of about an acre and a half, which
is fenced in with aiwhite paling, and kept
perfectly clear of trees or bushes, giving
to be whole a view from the numerous
boats passing on the river and a boat
never passes in daylight without its pas
sengers seeking the kipper deck to obtain
a view of North! Ijind, and the patriot s
grave. On .passing down the Ohio some
fimr years "since, onhesteamcrBenjamin
Franklin; her passengers, to the number
of about ond hundred and fifty. sought th
upper: deck when 'two j miles irom tne
hallowed spot; anas they approached
in full view iof the tpmb, ekch: head was
uncovered, and, a inge of melancholy was
depicted in every countenance. It was
an nour auer uouiraK, ou
bly marked on the right hip with the letter D, f hv tne side of the! tomb, was observed the
two! inches in length ; to wear an iron yoke, bereavetl widow, with a young female.
H iittchyj William A. Walton, sengers. The Uniied States- steamship
triiijtertr li 1 J Alabama sailed'oh thtj morning of the 10th
UchkeL. Brown. Martin KlUtts.l for Vera Cruz and Tamnico. loaded with
Ir t . - i S 2 1 I
' ! nnarlaiiniDl..J.Li i A i Ahnnl rr a lil-in.
Mai
Peter Miller, Moses
Joseph Miller; John
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oseph A.' Linn, Dai
-MtfTrexlc Leonard KluttsjE.
liH m Simeon D. Peeler,
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d red men are on bba'rdj to , be employed
MO JU OTA - 4 W0 , I. I . " ' P .
(lo iiuiuoicio i ii iiit; tiriiiv.
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Col. Wm. B. Campbell, who distinguish
ed himself in Mexico as commander of the
we i
one
Worth's division was much an
the enemy V guns at San Antot.i
were trying to turn that position.;
brisk cannonade Was cart ied o i
troops under Gen. Pillow ngain i
emy's batteries at CoritrenK. In i.
ing of the 20th August, Riley's br
regulars, supported by Cadwala
gade, assaulted the strong worl ;
the rifles stood ready j to flank, ;..
signal one rush was made, the u.
ried, twenty:two gutis (some 1 1
pounders and O'Brien's guns take:.;
na Vista) captured, ahd also de
dred prisoners, sixty 'wagon Joad
munition, three hundred pack rtn."
eighteen thousand dollars in mo ,
sides killing more than even ;
men; and all this wa'rfdone'in
minutes by the watchp with a I
part of only forty-seven men kil:
wounded. j
Leaving our prizes. Shield's f
pursued the enemy lolTlafpatL. 1
bvall the troops under Pillow ; v, !,
Scott ordered Twiggs iy one load.
by another, and Worth by a ibir !,
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vance upon Itie enemttien in jar;
and strong position (18.000 m i ) .
rubosco, and the trte d'u'punt near I
Worth drove the enemy from .v
gustine. who fled to the'iWc de
these places an obsrinafe resist. n.
made for two hours and more, w !
ighfng eight pouuds, with three prongs, each nrobaDy her daughter, standing near her. I enemy fled lo the city. lollowe.l
j foot in length, around his neck, to be con- H , j : deenmourning. As was! dragotms and light troops lo lhe vi-m
then customary, When opposite North leaving upwards of three hundrnl
Rend thp boat wasstonned for a fewmin- and one thousand prisoners. In-M.-f
uie and some of the ladies on board wav-jzen guns and largp quant.tiesol ln;
fined lb hard labor, in charge of the guard, du
ring the time the army remains in Mexico, and
4hen to have his bead shaved and to be drum
med out of the service.' !
RaCtrA I Vi a camo fiuirt na tried. UDon the
munition. Uur los was atmut c
sand and forty killed ahd tu:i(b
ed their handkerchiefs to the mourners, in
UeiOrc IUC same tuun aa mc") - - . . . i , L
ub"' . r ...-mrtxihr with them in tneir
io forfeit nil nav and allowances that are o, a mor0 touching s'ecne was never be- the best and noblest cdhcers n !.
1st Tennessee regiment, has been elected may become duo him, and be discharged the npjd anJ it drew a sympathetic tear from General ott wisHy recaiieu
. ... :..J :c.L J. i. , r ..aT na K- .ririnf lhp Cll Vi I Will Cl I Col. '
hvthfiiennessee L.ecisiaiure.iuuiir ui service. i-rv pvc wnic i wasaounni-Min wuuru -. w .--
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DCT AlexaniIer jfi. Everett, American
Minister tor China, died -on.the.28ih.iof
June; at the house of Dr. P. Parker, Se
cretary of ; Lentiop, jwho has been for
several years resident; at Canton.
bvth
the fourth iudicial circuit of that State.
lie was forme tly a member of Congress
and is a Whig.
2. The General-in-Chief approves the pro.
ceedir.gs, findinits and sentences in the forego-
inz cases.
f he remainder of he prisoners sentenced to
.".v-. , . . M fu rmfiini death by the court, are as follow :
OGH American loss in the last battles is FogaIj company E, 2d dragoons ;
1238 killed ; 1338 wounded ; 47 missing; nenry Klaer, same company and Regiment ;
total 1P.23 : and over 3,000.since uenerat Henrr Logenshammer, company r, same n-g-
Scott left Puebfa: f 4 ' s
V . . i . .u " r Cl, davn ifen fione..the aii!;,
to by those early visiters at me grne oi rmu.n - - t
,he Severed hushancliand Hither. This in- would have be.n d,speredrar,d a.j
cident has been called to rnind by a recent cs of peace d.pHkd forever. - ;
and gratifying occurrence in the west.- On the -1st General Mom. chief ;
We observe that a public meeting of the eer of Mexico came out. and. t,
friends and Mlow-soldiers of the late Pre- Gen. Scott at Colucan. made pro-,
sident. Wm. Henrv Harrison, was recent- for a truce 1 he advance ot tb
ilenrv Lionensnaminri, .ii.i.. o . . . . . . . - r mnreri in MintnKa anu iacuL:n
a w,' . ni -:Lr.i . tu.. i I.- hp i nt i moinnati. wnen. on inuoun ui ,
imcnt ; rrancis u Conner, su, uuanirj oi j v.- .....--7
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