SVzrftorotfgt j Edgecombe County, M ife
.. . i i i - ; . i 4 , r- i Ti i
Tiki; Irarboi OiiTli ; P.f
c Mr (r ROJJtiE Hd vVa RD J Ki . s
.uu.i aftklv aw Two Dollars Bfer fyear
,,; a advaade-or, T,vo foliar b djFjf
'V at the expiration of the suDScripuon year.
uCribers are al. liberty atscon tnde ar any
on Wi? notice thereof add paying arrears.
1 Xdvert 3B,nWentS not exceeding a square will be
,.i ,t tfe Wfar the first ; insertion; 25
cents fur every continuance.
Longer advertise-
niR npr sdilare. : vJOUri uraereana
. - i i
Indicia, drtisements 25 percent. Higher. Ad-
lrortlernf ins ill""1 - . , .
lions required.
directed, and charged accordingly.
rtr thev win ctuv,
otherwise
paid, or they in ty not be attended to.
l.ptters adtiressea io me r "T- r
. i . . . i . ilk tflitrtr mil At be OOSt
Volunteers for Oregon-
.Mention! rheumatic Knilalion!
IN anticipation of a war
with England, the ihdivi
duals composing ' he line it
matic Battalion are. ear K
and every one no'ifij
eu anu vvdii He " . t:
near farmed as shall here;
Wafter be directed,) before
Or'l-rly. 'Surgeon GEO, HOVVAKU, in
rarhoro' and purchase a bottle of
h ives' iAn vnent and Elixir
which is Warranted to cure all ihe old cases
nf phr .iii.- o- iufl.mmUo'y Rheumatism
that nave remained nncured np to the pH
sent time. Tht without delay, so that you
may he in readiness to march, if called upon
To ihe Universal Rheumatic Battalion!
Given this da v at Head Quarter by
COMSTOCK $ CO.
Commanders Generals
The abuve article is sold wholesale h
Coitrj'ck & Co. 21 Cortlandt st. rNewYor
-hv Gen fJmtiard. Tarboro' M. .W.feR
MHiJiaston F. S Marshall, Halifax Ben
nfi & r'lvman. Hamilton F. VV. Moore
Wiiliarriston and by one person id ever
Vinaif mi i.'i "'line?" aim vjjiiauaa.
March 19, is 10
CARRIAGES,
THE Subscriber offers for ale, a supefid
JlforthertubUiti Carriage
lat. in latest style and best materials
Leather-top Buggy
Cloth top WuilG Y. and a
JP.f TJEAT 8 V1jK
; - T ! - -
--all new. with first rale harness to theifr,
LSO. a second hand barouche, but. lit
vo'ii and a btttti'V, ver'v cheap har-
is toHiem HOWARD
April 22nd, lf 16.
Sappiiigtoii on Fever's.
r Fl work is-now offered to tbe pub.lV'pledge ourselves to be unwavering i it our
J- for sale. y j j terms of Comrrrissransy asr we place all' on
A foil disnlusiire' of the (fo'mporrent pJl!f an eqoal fpoiing;. Say jijty cents per
ui ma miii 'ccjjiiis 19 ; given in nilffffe jur UOllOn, ami ail uimci rmms ui
worOgeTher
orNgemer vihMlireetions fo' making '
nd uSine llte,, (rff,0Ce.o . Ri
an
I he pri'ee oijhe ViH is reduced to 75
cents per box-ratd of the Books to fet
per copy.
TJ0 fresh supply of the above Pills'
jnsi received and for sde by
GEO rfOtVAHiy
Tarboro', April 17. 1846
nn. turner? &
Ague and Fever and
-OS-
nPHESE PFLLHr ha,e Keen eaWvyty
used in pnvafp nracfi tl
6 years with the mosi unparalleled succlss;
n fact, in no single inancer rrave i they
beer known to fail in effecting a sure ctirt
ble character, and even after in
nent. rrysicians have exhaust
ur.., ,n cases ot the most fbrmrx a-
e most emi
ted their
mosi skHr the patient..
almost- with
out
hope. been entirely cured in
by the use of these pills alone.
24 hqur
i ne ptlls are prepaTetl by ?Dr. tlehry
1 "rner, sole proprietor Jner Fayette !
tlle,.( umherland county, N C. ! r , ti i
tudwards, Jov.erfs Depiit,
i ; Ji irmstronic, at his Srbre,
. J mrflYoi Rocky MX
; CKniuhi rrauesviUe.( ,
Tarboro', Nov. 25 1845' ; '
1 i
JHORSES.ihat hae riiig-bone, Spatiri.
wina'gaus c. ar eured i by Hoofs - Stie
-'ytcauu ..foundered norses entirely
redbyRodajiO :
cu,
Fb?"sireby
Geo. Howards
jZuzusl 25th, 1845,
tJt Wf in More arid dre receiving the
qfi hhds P: Kico, N. 0., St Cfoix and
v' refined Sugars
; 200 bags Lagujia, rlio atld-Java coffee,
v 20 hhds F. Rico and uoa molasses,
part primei .
1000 sicksJU p. and t. A. salt,
200 ps. coiloii baKiiug, part svp'r qudt.
200 coils Bale rope
1 0000 lbs. Virginia dured.bacon
lOOOO .' Western sides and shoulders,
250 sides good" and damaged" Sole
50 doz, iusset upp'er ' do.j
500 tos. Shoe thread, ;
150 bis, No. M and 2, N. Ca. herrings,
100 boxes ISperrn and TalBw eandles.
.approved 13 ru rids,
20 boxes & bis. Loal & Crushed sugar
I 5 bis. soperiol Piilverisrd do
IdO bags Drop and Buck shaft,
100 kegs U. P. poWder,
30 tons Swedes and English Iron,
5 bind and hoop do.
' 3 . blisiered. German & Cast steel,
256 kegs cut and box nails',
10 loz. VVells Co.-approved axes,
50 casks London pforter q'ls & p'tSj
10 hhds Baltimore whiskey
50 bis. dcf. do.
50 vsdperior Northern A Brandy,
15 N. E Rum,
10 ' Scuppernong Wine,
10 qr." casks Tener iff arid S. M. do.
1 pipe supe ior old Madeira,
5 qr casks Port wine,
5 half pipes superior Cognac & Cham
paign brandy warranted f genut ne,
30 bis. old Monougahela whikey;
2 puncheons bestjaiirjica Rum,
3 pipes H. (Jin,
tOO nests i Iron ami, Wood boiind tubs,
2rl bds (jepper, spice and ginger,
5 half chests superior G. P. Imperial
and Y. H. Tea,
50i doj Bed cords best Hemp ?
100 Cotton LineS;
100 reams rapping paper,
50 W'riiing & Letter to.
20 boes Whittitriofe's genuine Cotton
ahd Wool card,
160 bis new City ground, farriily ftouir,
jfJO S F ditto Htto & counH) ,
2& superior CMer Vinegar, .
100 bushels best Clover se'. d- Selected,
Together with other articles usually
kept in the Grocery line? all of which we
off r for sale, irponf suehr terms as we hirrk
a fairerxamruairon ca'nno't tVrl to apurove
We are agent! for fhe safle ol dabez Parkt i V
Threshing Jfjtaehines
FAN MILLS, STRAW CUTTERS &
eortt gitjtllttB;
WhiVh are sod at tire- same prices atf by
t'rre .Manufacturer.
VN 6 also solicit a continuanee of tie very
rife'-far; patronage' heretofore received rn
the vva' of Consignnents of produce: say
Cotton, Tobacco. Wheat, Bacon &e ? and
Kodure 2 per cent. Also, the receiving.
, forw.t of Mchnrtd. j
The uitbavcttltit d nopal trUu nf
g r j -m- . .
lX(iy S MuUlllIlVIlt,
ih' mwirv who has used ii or sen us et-
r...- iJk-'- l"he irenuKiie- hs'
stock & Co. 's name On e ich wrapper.
Sold wholesale by CorrYsfiork & to 21
Cortbndt St. New York by Geo: 'low
ffVrf.Tbbfo' M Wesson, tiaston F
Marsha 11. 1 1 alifi Bennett & Hy.rnan,
Hamilton F. W. Moore, VV'ilIiams.ton--and
by one person itf Ivery villafie in 0.
States and ( anadas. Meh 19184 6.
Just Reeei ved,
t:MSy theupscribcf,
A LARGE ASaR iVmKNT Swedes,
American and Englishjron, , ;
Herman & cast. Si ee It u t & w rough t N ail s.
Castings; consisting of"oyets, pots, spidery
skillets, tea kettles, arrdiions, carl and
wagon-poxes, ploughs, points & heels,-,
Spades,; long handled shovels, hoes,- trace
and halter chains, sulky springs,
lurks Island salt, blown & ground saU,
Vhite lead, iinst ed antl train oil, . r
4 x. 1 0-and iO x- 1 2 window gf ass pu i y .
ALSO, a very Jargefit general assortment o
IfiardiTarc and Cutlery,
Chinairias, Crockery and Soni ware
For salaori accommodating terms
ITS a surety of .its virtue tlie genuine jx outside the town, on the Monterey the most particular account yet published
-U- Hay's Liniment has cured over e.n,y r0ad: The brigade mrmbers about 900 of the conquest: "
irWHisml eases PI LE- in the United meu- aVld irfcbJmpdsed6f niWcotaniebf : On Board UM stiip Levant: t
Si voT artillery, forming an artillery battallion, Off Mazatld August 1846. $
7s recuiSi by every Physician rn f)uricanV battery of Light Artillery, and I wrote yotrfrotn Monterey dti the,6th
THfi Advance upoN Monterey:
The Correspondence oj the Savannah
Georgian,
Seralvo, Mexico, Aug. 27, 1846.
he tide of conquest has AX- length
brought us to the fool of the lofty ridges of
the "Madre," mountains, -arid our eagles
are dnly waiting the signal to overtop them.
The soldiers df our hitherto peaceful re
public are now walking the streets of one
of the oldest towns in Mexico and are
looking forward to new victories and new
cdnquests. This is the fifths tow ri of con
siderable importance thaj has already fallen,
int 0 our hands, and the conquest of dne
more will give us the control of the best J
tract of land lying between the frontiers
of Texas and the . Madre mountains of
Mexico. This m'duntain range will form!
a good bdundary line between the two Re
public'sno other will answer. TKeSe
broad acres, together with a few bordering
on the Pacific, will be a fair equivalent for
the expencesof the war which was forced
upon us by our ignorant and presumptu
dds neighbor;and as it appears to be a rule
among European nations that the worsted
party shall foot the bill; I prestime that our
governrrient'will follow the example, but
to do this she must take land, as money
cannot be had. What precise object our
government has in view by precipitating.
its forces upon this part of Mexico1, Unless;
it be for the purpose of severing the North-
ern Provinces, it is difficult to determine.
To "conquer a peace," the city of Mexico,
which is Mexico itself, must be struck
and to do this it must be reached by Way
y cu wiuz. uj idijjpicv. aiio uwiuiiiiis
of Taylor, Wool, and Kearney can lop off
a few small provinces from this part df
Mexico, but they can never reach by this
route the city ol Mexico ltselt, a distance
of over 900 miles. The difficulties are ob-
- "K
vious. Rugged mountain pfasses must be
forced, extensive tracts of country entirely
destitute of water must be pased ind then
add to these, the supplies must be drawn
from the Urfited States, at feast for most
of the way; Nothing is to he had this
Biuc ui nit; iiiuuuiaiiJB, m me way ui ouu -
sistence, except corn and fresh beef. The
former conslitu'tes the only bread stuff of
the country, and each family , prepares it
for its own irse.
Such a' thin as a mill is
Crnknow-rrV
But en'ough of the intentions of govern
ment or the difficulties in the road between
this place and Mexico. We are here at
! the orders of our country, ready to fight
j4 u ir u 1 n
ier batt'es and to uphold he honor at
hazards.
The First! Brigade of the 5d Division,
under command of Geri. Worth, arrived
here on the 25th, and is now encamped
six companies ot the Slh Intantry, anrt is
'CoTn-rtindei' the dbmmanrf df Col.Thorrias Chllds
Of the 3rd ATtiHe, an officer who has
seen much service, not only in this" warbut
in- the Florida war arid the last war with
GreatJBritain. t ;
The troops left Camargo Tate dh the
eVeninss-of the 19tb inst, witfi a train of
about 000 paek- mules arid 40 wagons,
The weather was excessive!' hot, ahd the
men sdffefed much," one or tfwo dying dii
the way but' not a murmur escaped them.
The fJistribtition of muierf for carrying
paggage'wa one for 8 rnen; on tnis mule
was packet? a tent
.mules all belong
der their rmmed
by our Quarter M aster's Department.
is the.fifsftime the
field' with its baggajgfe updh the' iJacks" of
mules; ancrits-practicability is, doubteofby
manbfficers of ranlr arm experience. ine
ease with ffhi ch ah en e my t ca n . scatter a
train'bf les; ren
moment to be reduced to' what, we may
have about our persons. - - jx -.pr
I WarenowwitliiriO:m Monte-
. knabsacksf, &c. i ne pose; as all was to oe preparea oy six , tu mc nyiiicu ui c wurw, iu s.ay "
toth Mexicans are iun- o'cWcM ttiev tblIowingi ,mOmmg$ -whicn; puraueu-uie.rigni..j:ourse. ask ma up-
iate charge, and are hired fcame asTinght and beautitut as a J uiy any J1?11' 'J&uy?mf:ns e " lt" u
ilrey. &i"wwtfflg'!W upHes': to be thrown
fortvafd to this places - which istd be the landed without opposition ,ats the xso'
depot; -The armywilli Ibe coneentrated iTheir force was then jriarched tip a sHort
here; and we shall probably move forward distance to the custoni houte where a con
in abduf 12 ddyi.The enemy is in" our vi- course df khs inhabitants was , assernolecl.
cinityj but he has not yet seen fit to trou-
ble us although We are sm
advance pf the mairl army. i :t
We are prepared for a'ttick at sill
times, and should not fee surprised if some-
thing of jthe" kind Occurred Before long:
This is my last sheet of paper, so I'll bid
you farewell for ajring time as I-shail not
be able to Hy in a fresh supply beTdre ,
reachlng Monterey.
Prom Ihe Union
Captain Carpenter. Accounts have
been received at the Navy 'Department
from commander Carpenter as late as. Au
gust 24th. He was then at Tuxpan; arid,
with his officers dnd crw, vvaS in good
health. He writes; "The people' here
: - -
continue their kindness to lis, arid the men
ate furnished with as good quarters as the
place "affords. ; I
His disaster did hot result, is some have
supposed, from any misplaced cdnfiderice
in the Scotch captain whom he had on
board, out from the peculiar chaYacter of
the coasL He fiist anchored off the bar,
in five fathoms water. Intending to send
in his boats the -next morning, he desired
to get nearer shorei for their protection,
and found that he might safely anchor in
three ah a -half.fathdms. , In attenSpting
to arop.tne- orig into mat ; waier untier a
crib and; snanKeri sne was Josl. tie was
on the forecastle lookm out, with the lead
heaving constantly. "Deep four" having
been called, he supposed the next cast
Would give him the desired, sbufridings;
instead
of Which, "quarter less three' was
tailed.
Instantly seeing his peril, he or
dered the sails to be loosened, to back her
' off. The main-top-sail Was hoisted, and
! aback
then Uken in, the Weather anchor, dropped,
me vessel ngnienea oy inrowing over-
board shot, and pumping Out water; and
the largest kedge was got out Eastern, for
the purpose of keeping her from forging
further ahead. But these and all other
efforts
.
failed, and the boats were unable to
live in
the surf outside. I he launch was
stove by the force of the .breakers. The
two cutters were with Lieuts Hunter and
Berry mari. Thus situated, with no change
(Q save the vessel exposed to the ele-
, mentif, anrf With a prospect of destruction
- t,o an in case a gaie, or even a neavy squat
j came on he received a message from the
shore, offering him assistance, if he would
surrender with his, officers, man and vessel.
He refused at that time to surrender the
vessel, but the following day felt, himsei
compelled to accept the offer. ?
Interesting From California:7
find in the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser
r I - , . A e n c api
, Tuesday the folloVving extract of alet-
ier receiveu in inai cny irum au . uujuci
now ;on board the tj. $. frigate Savannah
Commodore Sloat, when that officer took
fdrmal possession of California. If gives
or juiyor snoruy auer, giving you ; a ue
tailed account of the occuVf Ances" at that
place, Fearing, however, : that you' may
not have received itI forward it to you by
this'opportunity, which' will probably be
I the last communication ; yob .tVill receive
from me, being no W Homeward botind
j On the 6th of July oil Was. bustle in tb
j cabin of th6 Savarriiah some four or five
men.
were busily employ ebr Wri trri g
proc
amations &cl, preparatory to
possession of California4. It was lone after;
tne witcntne nour oi mianignt ere x KWiia
enabied to cateb a short and k troubled re -
Capt; Ifryihe came dhl-bdard to: receive
bifder ami at TheJeftwith a su
miliiary commandant of Monterey toiurf
render1' the nlaCe fdrthWitli
nth td the arrns of
Kthe U.iStates and also a simifc s
1" Ali - .l.'t.-.. nMmimnn' Tnt. U :
. This of our owr favored ; island. At six A M, , wnai i say is irue... XNo longer wia ihu
ilerofallCaliforniai . : V t'?"511 fbrth5r C
i , Alt 9 A. of tHe.7tli July , tlie expedi'ence. and the unrortunatts . csptsta' :iU
ionlstartedfrotri iSaVannah,, composed bf still. have to hug the ehore jn-.-.crd;
;thS boats of Saf annah, Lferapt Cytge, n Jady-loyeA ':,:cJ.L,'
marines add men were halted,
mUltitucla
by Rodman M. Price; Esq., purser of tha
Cyane iri a loud and distinct rhanneri
which was received with three hearty
cheers by, those ' presents The flag of tho
United States was then hoisted by Lieut,
Edward Higgiris, Irrimediately after rhicli
dsalute. of 21 guns" was fired by; the Savan-
nah and Cyarie. The custom , house w3
then turned into -a-rack-for the Unittd
States forces, and ev'bry thing settled dowri
quietly., J : !,; i 1 . .V;", . : '
Communications were immediately des
patched to Commander Montgomery, of
the PdrtsmoutK, at St Francisco, at tvhich
place, and at Zandnla, the U. States flag
was hoisted f on the morning of the 9thj
and before ten days had ela")sed the whole
df Califdrnia, North of Monterey wa tin
der the flag of the United States much to
he apparent satisfaction of the people, who
hope it v 111 last, knowing how much bet-
er theyj will be off under the government
of the United States.
On the 16th of July Captain Stocktc'ri
arrived; too late however,- to participate
directly in taking possession of California:
On the 29th Cdrrtmudore Sloatt gate up
the command to Commodore Stockton.
hoisted his flagon board the Levant, and
sailed for the United States via Mazatlan
and Panama, and we hope to reach the Ui
Stated in all November;
(fJCapt. Talbot has returned home,
being, we regret to say unsuccessful ia
his pursuit of Epcs, the murderer. Ka
went as far as Galveston, Texas, at Vtrhich
place he lost all trace of him. He had paid
his bill! and left, with his - baggage, 6n6df
the hotels of that city sorrfe! days before
Capt. T.'s arrival " there, but ii . was not
known in what mode or in which direc
tion, he travelled. Capt. T. lhad printed
and distributed several hundred hand-bills,
which may, perhaps, yet secure his appre
hension by some ant. Lynch Rep
United States Land. It is computed
that the quantity of land owned by tho
United StatesY exclusive of imsdld Texas
and Oregon lands, is two hundred, and for
ty two millions of acres. -There is in ad
dition tdhrs an immense tract of land, to
which) the Indian title is not eitTrict.---Th;D
average sale of the public la'rVrf is eome
thirig ess than two4 millions of a'6'res enriu
al I'. The, sales of the past year Aavd
amounted to a little over two7 millidris cf'
dollars.
The Horse Distemper iti fPest Jcrstyi
The Salem fanner sayrf this disease hzj
eommenced its, ravages id tffjft county.
" Withirf.af short distance' 6t each otbery'
twenty-fie nave diedf fn EUrribdOugh up?
to Saturday last. We fealf vbfiicrme fir-
mers who1 have i IdsT n&rlf fneir vVliclo
stock of horses, among whbirY is' 2z!-'
Cob C. Thdmpson, who has lost threo tut
of four. - Nothing buHtrr early -frb'sV.itis''
thought, will stay its course." ' . -
i Breach of Pro'mise.A Captain cf
ve,ssel "down east' ha recently - xnctitu-!
tedaj suit against at ydun 'lady ftfd
'breacrr of prdmirfe" t& marry.' The ycungj
lady, jon being called' intd'COurty ahd" tzlitOt
what she had to say hi the matter', ansWcf
ed atf foll'owsr , r
Yow ee J am Vpoor female woman brought
s' r before you', itbe lords of crealioh chztrzu
ef with'Hrng violated my fprdmis3 to'miV-
tiere ths
or five wixn" r)ayrng yipiatea my fpromi3 io rn;r
lettersv! ffiaaf'mad'w tip' tliif $
takingff inline corner and' Iddki W muclV ; lilid'c?
lizard friz' to' a "raSI
.- -"'"' .r"" rx-
. V haVe a' statement to dialce,;aria: ad': a'fipcsl
hveeksgo the wreteb tbld rbe with his
atpna. oIT ia-;
; dterjZ-waV there!;
Gentlemen, Wasn'r inw too mucnr i tnza:
I Via elll1'' . . . ". .
Tarboro'; Nov. 12, 1 8151
1