The Tarborough Press, BvUeorge Howard. Jr . Is published weekly a i Two Dollars per year i f paid i n advance o r, I 'wo Uo.uars ana tti Onto -at the expiration ot the suoscripuon yeai Subscribers are at liberty to discontinue at an time on giving notice thereof and paying arrears'. Advertisements not exceeding; a square, will b,e inserted, at One Dollar the first insertion, and 25 cents for everv continuance Eoritfer advertise ments at that rate per square. vCourt Orders and vftrtisftments must be marked the humberot inser tions required, or thev will be continued until otherwise directed and charged accordingly. Letters addressed to the Editor must be post paid, or they .may not be attended to. i: s Volunteers for eg on Attention! rheumatic BatialionJ I N anticipation of a war with P.nglahd, the indivi duals composingiheMef, 'jgz malic Battalion are each jHand every one t notifi X. V ml 'X M ' T ft Af fl O V rppr (armed as shafl hem a f ter c be d i reet ed , ) berqr tprderly Surgeon GEO. HOWARD, ih Tarboro , and purchase a bottle of- ,, llewes Linn went mnd Elijah, which is warranted 1o cure all thelald cases of chronic or .i n fl a mm a to ''y Rheumatism that have remained tincureri np to the pre serit time. ' Thi$ wiihotit delay , so that you may be in readiness tarn arch, if called upora To the universal Rheumatic nafialion! Given this day at Head Quarterly COf STOCK S? CO. Comm nders General. The above article is sold wholesale b Comstock & Co. 21 Cortlandt st. New-York by Geo Howard, Tarboro M. We.4 son, Gaston F. S Marshall, Halifax Beri neti & -Flyman, Hamilton F. VV. Moord VVilliamston -and by' one person in every village in U. States and Canadas. March.13, 1S46. v CARRIA GES; $c, THIS Subscriber offers fop Sale, a superior JWwtherri-buiit Carriage, Made in latest style and best materials a Xehther-ttop Hiig-gy Cloth-top .BUGGY, and a PJMTEJYT SETJLJK1T, all new, with first rate harness to lhem AljSO, a second hand barouche, but lit tle worn and a bitgy very cheap- har ness to them. GEO. HOWARD April 22nd, 1846. . . ' " JYotice. . HTl HE UNDKRSIGNED informs thfe public, .that he has open ed a aujyjsjfiJtTii semoi, 4 miles west of Tarboro. for the purpose of repairing shot-guns, rifles, pistols, stills still worms &e. &c. All-work in his line of business .will be attended to and done in workman-lik manner. t J NO. HOLLAND. Edgecombe Co , May 8, 1846 19 Ague anci Fever, and etnll ant if ttitii rjpHESE PILLS have been extensive! . uscu in private practice tor the past 6 years, with the most unparalleled success; m fact, m no .single instance .have thev beer known to fail in effecting a sure cur in 24 hours, in cses of the most formid hie character, and even after the most em - nent sicians have exhausted their ut' most skill; the natient. nlmnst witHnm hope, ha? been entirely cured in 24 !hourfe y itie use of thee pills alone i nese pills s are prepared by -DrV Henri . i . . . . . , - . . V ' f,rner, sole proprietor near Fayette mberland county NhC. G HO WARD; hent; nmro E:Edwurdslloyner' DepotJ-U l W, Jjirmstron at his Stored! G. Arthstrong 8? Sons., Rocky M t Knight rradesville. l arhoro Nqv 25, 1845 r! rpiourir n . . THE. subscriber. bfifers fors3le,. - (' "a 'upe'ior quality, at the lowest Q AM EfliPl M . prices. yr&U. tLUWA.tiU, Patterson $ Wills, ;! August 25th, .1&45, . ' ' fOTA VE- in- Store and- are receiving the following Goods, 'to wjt: 60 hhds R kico, N O.V 2t. Croix arid .refined Sugars,' ; 200 bags'-Laguifa, Rio and' Java coffee,; '; 20 hhds; P. Rico and (.'uua mofasses, pari-prime, ? - 100p sacks. L. P. and G. A. salt, 200 .ps. cotton bagging, part supr qua'l. 200 coils Bale rope. . ?. 10000 lbs: Virgirtialctired bacon, 10000 ; Western sides and shoulders, . 250 sides godd" arid ?damaged,, Sole Leather, ' ' v . - '' . " - 50 doz. -Russet upper do. ' 500 lbs. Shoe thread, 150 bis. No,. "I ana; 2, N.Ca. herrinsj IQX) boxes Sperm 'and U'aliow candles, approved Brands, -' 20 ' boxes & bis. Loaf & Crushed sugar, S bis. superior. Pulverised do. 100 bags Drop and Buck shot, -100 kegs D. P. powder, N 30 tans. Swedes and English Iron, 5 . ' band and hoop . do. 3 M !blistered, German & Cast steel, 250 kegs cut and box riaijs, 10 dpZs VVells & ro. approved axes, 50 casks London porter q'ts i p'ts, 10 hhds Baltimore whiskey, 50 bis. do. do. 50 superior Northern A. Brandy. 15 10 N. E: Rum, ' Scuppernong Wine, 10 qr. casks Tenet iff and S. M. do. 1 pipe superior o)d Madeira, 5 qr casks Port wine, 5 haff pipes superior Cognac & Cham paign brandy, warranted genuine, 30 bis. old Monongahela whiskey, " 2 puncheons best Jamaica Rumf ' 3 pipes H. Gin, 100 nests Iron and Wood bound tubs, 20 bags pepper, spice and ginger, . 5 half chests superior G. P., Imperial . . and Y. H. Tea, 50 doz Bed cords, best Hemp, 100 Cotton Lines, 100 reams Wrapping paper 50 Writing & Letter do 20 boes Whittimore's genuine Cotton artd Wool cards, 100 bis. new City ground, family flour, 100 S. F. ditto ditto & countrv, 25 . superior Cider Vinegar, 100 bushels best Clover seed-selected, Together With other, articles usually kent in the Grocery lines all of which we offer for sale, lipoa such terms as we think a fair examination cannot fall to approve. We areagenlsfor the saleof Jabez Parker's Threshing Machines FAN MILLS, STRAW CUTTERS & Which, are. sold at the same " prices " ad by the Mandfacturer, We also solicit a continuance of the very liberal patronage heretofore received in the way of Consignments of Produce'1 say Cotton, Tobacco. W heat, Bacon, &e and , with supplies and munitions of war for the pledge ourselves to be Unwavering hi our relief of the, Gfarrison at Fort BroWri, (op terms of Commissions, as we place all on posite Matamoras,) which was then besieg- an equal footing. Say fitly dents per Bale fur Cotton, and all other kinds pi t. Produce 2 per cent. Also, the receiving and forwarding of Merchandise. The unparalleled iupnlm-ity nf. t.. Ifay's Liniment, ITS a surety of its virtue the genuine Hay's- Liniment has cured over twenty thousand cases of PILE" in the United States. It is the only article used and pre scribed by the Faculty of ,New jYork and it-is recorrl mended by every Physician in the country who has tsed it or seen its ef fects on others. The genuine has Corn stock & C6. 's name on each wrapper. ' . Sold Wholesale by. Comstock & Co 21 Cortlandt st. New York by Geo. How ard, Tarboro' M. Wesson, (iaston F S Marshall. Halifax Bennett & Hyman. Hamilton F. W. M)ore, VVilliamston- and by one person in every village in U. Slates and Canadas. ,. March 19,1846. . - v ,v. ::-.rr Just Received, A LA RGB ASSO.R r MT; S wedes -tMw A merican and Engl ish Iron, German & past Steel, cui & wrought XVaiis. Castings, Cbnsistingf ovens potSi spiders. skillets, tea kettles, andirotu, cart and wagon boxes, ploughs, points & heels, Spader, long hatic) led j sho velboes rtrace i j .and'halter chains, sulky; springs, ; rurks lslahrl saltblow Whitehead, linseed and train oil r ; 3 j 1 O knd Gxf2 Window glass pot tyl J ALSO,' a very large & general assortment Or j x Hairdiware and Cutlery, i jChina,G(asCroceery and S lane ware For sale on accommodating terms. : " i.'K jas. weddell:: TarboroyNor, Up , lSj 1 ; - . L From the Boston Daily Times. - ; ' "FIRE AWAY !M - The Son of Hrnggnlcf s Artillerists: The lyiextqan bundits 1 ' .' Have crdssed lo otir shore; Our soil has been dyed ' - ' VVitho'ircptm try men's-gore, 'rhe.murderers' triumph Was there for a day . t-Qur. triumph is coming So fire-'-fire awav ! "f 'Fire away: J i - i " $e steady be ready ; Arid firm every hand -Pour your shot like a storm, On the murderous band. On. their flanks, pn their, centre, Ourj baft paries play t?" And wejweep illkm like ehaff, As we fire fire away! Fire away J Lo! .the smoke-wreaths uprising! The belching flames tear Wride gaps through the curtain,. . Revealing despair Torn flutters their banner- No oriflamme gay : They are wavering linking So fire fire away! Fire away! 'Tis over the thunders ; Have died on the gale Of the woiinded and vanquished . Hark! hark to the waill -Long the foreign .invader? Shall mourn for the day, When Ringgold was summoned I a fire fire away! Fire aWav ! " f From the Wilmington Journal, f i THfi TWO BATTLES. f Correspondence of the Wilmington Jour nal. Camp at Matamoras, Mexico, May 26", 1840. . ; ' : I My Dear Sir: 'Having seen "many jn flrirrect f:atf?ments of -the two actions of 0..: - , ntULfA;r U , . . J , . . r and the Mexican forces under Gen. Arista, and having: been preterit on the two occa sions, I will gi ve a simple narrative of the principal incidents for your information, perhaps gratification. ; , . .' On the morning of the of May, tie army Uner the immediate command of Gen. Taylor, marched - from Point ' Isabel (Fort Polk,) with a large train! of wagons ed b Qen Arista's arm v--the batteries at Matamoras having thrown into it showers" Of shot and shells for seven days. f On the morning of the 8th, about 12 o' clock, our reponnoitering officers reported the Mexican army drawn up in force .jjn our line of march, a few miles lin advance. Our march was continued about two hours longer, when we came in full view oC thex enemy, at the distance of one ! and a half miles. The .wagons were ordered to be packed for defence, and our line of battle was at the same .moment formed and mov ed on to the attack. The enemy had selected a strong posi- "Q r-T- tion, with hrs right restmg on a wood pi . !. &j , r- ' k w Small erowth and his left on a pond or. , , . V-, . u 1 k., !r'noD,y executed, uapt. ivjay, at marsh his whole front being about two : . f i . 1 ; , - . . - -. miles in extent, with a strong reserve pf. . - ' i - - . i- . i on i o.tL mtosh, with his regiment, (the 5th Infan InfWry m his rear 1,800 Cavalry sup- . L 1,1P ,'1 . porting histwo flanks,and:with thre&;bU teries of Artillery drawn - up at along his line , masked by iinfantry- amonntine in all to 13 eons. iJH is i whole force beingmore than 6,000 strong. Mv w v" w, -- r-er i . j Our force-consisted of -fivfe regiments;. - . .. . .... '.. ' " - , ts of .Infantry (including the ArtiJleryjatta lion,) tWo squadrons of Dragons, two bajt- n " 3 xzzsm? Kaw r , . : . ,L - -rx . to. Fort JBrown lor ' its iAlnr(j furl - - i aZ&uu onicers when we had advanced to withint 1,200 yards of the enemy's line he open- .:. r- mni , ,t;;f fv. ed with his Artillery, which, however, j , . . r r. "f l,ft;iv. ed V nvfJftMA Our guns were soon put in battery, and returned his fire with rapidity, up tilvdark . x .V. f ness put an end to the carnage.; m- - - ---- . i. In aboat 30 minutes alter tie action i! comm6ncetly tbe enemy's Cavalry (mostly Lancers,) vvitlf ' 3jguns, attempted to; turn biir right. flank' and fall u'poh our rear. The 5th Infantry and two L guns from Ringgold's Battery yereiserit to repulse this attack, which, they 'dlcT In' a gallant manner with tnusketry and canister shot, sending the Lancers jjack at a flying wpace withou t firing a although they :wefe Heard to load their guns. J--- M , Being incunibered by odr wagpn 'truing and opposed by three times pur tiwn nurri- bers'We i could riot, with -safety, charge the enemy "with bur." Infantry without-, ejepo sing our supplies to. an attack in rear," con sequently the whole of this actiori,'for yo4r hours, was fought hy the jirtillery alone, (the short attack of the 5th Infantry ex cepted. )The burning of .the Prairie, caused by the blaze's from our guns, hid the ? ene rily from bur view for about 30 minutes during which there was the cannonading, but it was a cessation of soorirdiscover- ed that he had again rdravvn up his line nearly at right angles with the original one. uur guns again thundered at him, which he spirit arid much accuracy, until night drew her sable replied to with and continued- mantle over the' scene; We encamped, in order of battle, on a portion of the ground occupied by the enemy in the morning two or fhree miles into the ChaparralJ We had three officers wounded," one (Major Ringgold mortally, one very se verely, and one slightly, and four men kil led; total killed and wounded about, 60. The loss of the -enemy could not be accu rately ascertained, but we buried nearly 200 of thei dead the ' folio kVing morning." Their loss-tn killed and wounded is believ ed to be about, 4 Qp. The above is a'glance at the "Battle of Palo Alto.'''1 On the morning of the 9th, our line of battle'was again formed, when we discovered the enemy drawn up, "two miles from Us", at the edge of - the Chapar ral, with a front more than a mile longer than it appeared the day before. ' A council of war was Called to decide wheth- er we should fight the enemy at once, at i f mh- r ..itiio ononnW'i! camp for their protection, nd then fight him. It WaV determined to fight first, and we accbrdipglj advanced, but soon dis covered the enemy was defiling by hiss left flank along t Fort Brovvn. tie; narrrow road towards Our column" was formed and follo wed riim ahout-T1 miles, when 'we cam upon his -advance strongly posteid in a ravine covered "by thick Chaparral bush- es, and to beapproached only by this nar row road thro'jthis'thicket. v The Infantry in front was halted and the Horse A rti lie ry battery, (late Ringgold's) was carried forward to'open.the attacKupon the Mexi can guns, wjiich were strongly posted, blocking up the road. This battery was moved forward very silently until within 300 yards of opened with were soon in the enemy,' and when " he his whole battery our guns battery, and after repeated discharges of lately upon th grape he fell back precipi e ravine. Our Light Infan try opened its fire at thej same moment ! with this' battery, on both sides of the road, and continued to movef torward gra dually the enemy falling back until he rached the ravine; whetr he attempted to ,i, iwkf0fii J; uArt rea make a bold stand -the action had Been . v. : . t ! a : . i - '. . " nony conicsieu lur auuui ij minuies, when a simultaneous charge of Cavalry J0v jMrof Aa0A n i,a ka , J t. , ;- r . j nassed over to us In short, the triumnh enemy s guns: vvhidh was promptly and ; Passecr urcr u us- 111 BUU" uwir uiupu . . . J . . . J r : , .iof th Mniran nrm 5 nasst all douht- ei- ' 'lP?,eV I rj them, and" capturing several olhcers; amongst which was Gen. De la V ega, who surrendered "his sword ta Capt. May,) and aj j enemvV Artillerv ,Sr-rJ r.. ntne iruns " A small battel amounttng to mile; jns A small battery of three guns belonging Hpt action " At this moment! our' second bar- Arm? bb: nn. and hnth haf tfinps thpn prnssfln the r? w - k - - - -r . r. Resaca de la Palma' at a llop, ahd piir- sued the enemy to Fort Brown, or; rather .i 4 v-;.-- - v "roe Aim in an airequtras iium 1.1 iwuu , : . , , i T-- leading1 to vthatlFoft:' ;In this , . i 4 our batteries were strongly.spp movement glyv soppof ted Hy a oattery of Light Infantry 23d a squadron h f , n t r i.";, . - t0 ! closely, though we were at a sallop most of M the wav halting reDeatedlv and sconnncr fl , v , itne tmcjiets wim canister supu One of the enemy's Infantry regiments .from z Tampicb fought '. as . bravely as pny troops in the "world, and with' its Colonel, was' mostly destroy ed.- "V ' - .! - The loss , of the epemy Jn the action "of the -9th at Resaca de la Palma, was more . than 600 in- killed and vyou tided our loss did "not exceed " 20Q itt killed, wounded and missirigP Thertotal los tolthe"Mexir (cank irij bbih ac byTtheinr selyes; In iilledj wounded pHsQhersVmtss ins and bv desertioflV was 3500 leaViii .- them : jn i '';Matam3fas o(iko'6o so much sor thativhen wVdrbssed the river with two Regimenfs of Infantrp,'a Battery of Artillery, and a Squadron of Dragobns, bn the 18th, we found -jtlie City of Mata moras deserted 'by all the troops, leaving behind them 400 poor wounded wretches to our clemency. ; We found the wou nd ed in'' the ' most horrid ly filthy condition you can weirimagine but 'our Medical .Of ficers soon visited them by, the General' oruer, ana renevea ineir wanis. . " The bulk of the Army' is now In camp near Matamoras, with a guard in the'City. Large quantities ; of corn, ammunition) arms, &c' have been found hi theublic buildings, and of course appropriated to our use. " v In the-Hospitals at 5t Joseph's Island and Point Isabel, there are some two hUn dred or more severely wounded soldiers, who fought at "Palo Alto'1 arid "ResacA de la Palma.' Many,, in fact most of them, have losta limbsome an arm," and some a leg, and of course disabled for life. They can neither carry arms again In de fence of the- Republic,' nor can they earn a livelihood by their daily toil in other-capacities; Yours J very sincerely, L. F. ' The Mexicans before the fiattte.-'The folloyvingis.an extract from a despatch' ad dressed by . General Mejia to Pared es.' The boastful prediction is iii amusing con trast with the reality that followed it. -. ; "In order ,to act with judgment free from ; the excitement, or rather the patrtol- ,cnre wn,cn surreu wiunn me a. me of the star spangled banner floating over the river KiO Grande, 1 allowed the nrst mo- pient to pass without action. Calmness having resumed its seat; 1 reflected that the" river was too broad to admit the enemy 's being reached by our swords and bayori- etsunquesdonably supenpr to his, and a cannonade would only produce an useless shedding of bVoodf besides damaging the ci-: ty: whose buildings are not very strong. I" khereforeresolved on awaiting the "arrive!'' of .General Ampudia, when, With our uni- -ted force, we might give a decisive' blow, tv nil vijc lci kaiui uiai nut a diiiiu iimvi- can would escape. I have taken all due precaution' in' strengthening ; the -works : here, and raising fortifications so as to cor- 1 the whole line. "In the meanwhjle, I have operated against the morale of the enemy, inducing aiscora netween tne iwo generais com man- r ding, inspiring them; mutually : with Idis-: giist for j each- - other. Worth, the ;cnly ? .man of talent amongst them, has resigned, and if he leaves, as I believe he will, Tay- lor alone remains in command, and as for him it would bp na compliment to,--our; countrymen, in comparing himto I 'wretched Mexican -tailor.' I 1 the most have alto fnrrnrAfffd desertion amonfst the Ameri- . . ' can trooP and from the 28th ultimo no lewer inan zo soioiers ana siaves .naic ' of the? Mexican urms is past all doubt,' ei- th er with the re in for cert en ts I expect or with the '' force under ; my : command. Should the enemy passrthe river, their tomb is open!-9 : v iv - v C - r JrjWe I mentioned j laat week; that Messrs. Serier and - Price were ; to leave f their" seats in 1 Congress for .the army ' Since then we see Jt stated that Mr. Yell, t of Arkansas, a' democrat; atfd I Mr. Baker, t of Iilxr ois, a whig, -have already left for t the "seat of warS'-Fay.' Car ; Mctancholy ,';Occurrence.V?c cro r paitled to learn, says Richmond Republi- carl, ithat boat-12 o'clock; on Saturday, JDr. G, ;W. Spalding of this, city, a geritle- i manof abortt 2 years of age, put an end -to Jiis existence by taking Prussic Acid, The deceased is supposed to have labored Under 'a-, temporary mental aberration." V: He was a young man of good habits and n muchpromise in hib professjon; 1 : ! i

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