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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
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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
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by Geo Howard, Tarboro M. We.4
son, Gaston F. S Marshall, Halifax Beri
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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
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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
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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 :
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