. - .. II ri lirTTT jwmMr..-mm.',--
ctm:Tri.- owned that b couldn'l
ari B ifAcy ivouU not
fcur hit hear to desist. ,
"lilt Wkiodof vou-rcry kind, induced
Jim' said Bob's mother, Ho come from calch
kttf thow great whalea, and give me end my
32r fatherless children to much money
Ttn thousand pounde." interrupted Mi.
ut'why-'vhy didn't you write me a
Utter-only one-to tell me all about you
j.-..;cipr' rfnlied brave Jim, how
u'l I didn't know your name, if you
were married or where you were to bo round
1,1 I u-ritn then i
Oh vwi might have writlm,' persisted the
nn 'II vou didn't know wl.nt my
name ivnand where I lived, the postman
did, and he would have bronght the letter
Mr Bpw lnu8htd- and brae J? l0Ug
ed and Rob's mother, not knowing the reason
of their mirth laughed ulso.
JLtAlktJimJiv nclurcs m vmw-
icine of Paris, died ol suppurative fever, an'
aing from punctures received in dissection.
It appears also, that while, during the same
period, the rate of mortality was 1 in 80
nmow; students of Jaw, nnd I in 75 among
the Polytechnic (Military) School, it was at
least 1 in 50 among students ol medicine.
JjOnden Lancet.
Mid-day in Jerusalem. Not n human
being i3 visible except the Turkish sentries.
Tt is tnid-summer, but no words, and no ex
perience of other places, can convey an idea
of the canicular heat of Jerusalem; Bengal,
Egypt, even Nubia, are nothing to it In
these countries there are rivers, trees, shade
and breezes ; but Jerusalem at mid-day in
mid-summer, is a city of stone in a land of
irah, with a sky of biasj. The wild glare
and savage lustre of the landscape, are them
selves awful. We have often rend of the
man who had lost his shadow that is a
shadowless world Tancred.
A Foolish Wise Womax. Q.ueen Eli
zabeth, though by no means beautiful, had,
nevertheless, a strong desire for the pnisc of
beauty. When in her thirty-third year, sho
became dissatisfied with hei published por
traits, and issued a proclamation setting forth
that there had been a great number of pic
tures made " which did not sufficiently ex
press the natural representation of her majes
ty's person, favor or grace, but for the most
part had erred therein" and forbidding any
one to show or publish onj. of these obnoxi
ous portraits, or to paint or tpgrave any new
ones. Her favorite Essex lost her favor
from having said to another patty in a fit of
displeasure, inat"Der mina was as detormed
ftv ii4h gwa.fjcnokeL'i.
dolent servant who indulged himself in bed
at a late hour, 'Fall to rising, you spalpeen,
toll to rising. Don't stand there Ivinir in
bed all day.' 3 b
A SuREvix:Boj A friend tells us the
following which he considers a good 'un.
Being in a mechanic's shop, the other day
an urchin came in, his dress covered with
ud. His father, obseiving his dirty plight,
said to him
"William, my son, how came you to
niudJy-fflBr dress so V
Thi bqy'Vtopped a moment, then looking
fcis &tbtjn the eye, very soberly asked :
f Father, what am I made of J"
"Dust. The Bible says, Du$t thou art,
and "onto dust shall thou return.'"
"Well, father, if I am dust, how can I
help bing muddy when it rains on me?"
"William I go down stairs and get some!
wood, start !" JW Journal.
i
Frvm the Spirit of the Tima
AMENDING AN ERROR.
A candidate for office at the late election
in this city, was quietly sauntering near the
poll at one of the Ward Districts, when a
fine specimen of ' Green Ayrinn stepped up
to bim, and exclaimed
"Well, Judge, how do you find yourself,
yhow?" '
an
v iuitc well !' replied the Judge.
J Blessins' on lis, Judge," teinirkedPat,
with an air decidedly sorrowfu1--tlBesliii8'
on us, but things is althered inN'rcly.''
w WlmTi the matter V jtre3 )u Judge
"Matter T Why, bad luck to this district
system, but it bothers the voters out an' out.
The divil burn the invintors of it."
"Hss it hurt you, Pat?"
, "V by, judge," said Pat, laying his
h;m(1
vuuuTOiuuny un me inoutaer o tne mnmr
"I got up this mornin' likes lark, and
t iotdowniolhe powl,and found everything
there mighty quiet, an' voted like a real Dim
mrciat, an', Judeout I comes, and blor an'
wfcw whardoet I find but that I had voted in
tie wrong distniict
"Well, p4 what did you then "
-Why," itirt Pii, looking astonished at so
simple a quwuoo, "I winl immediately to my
AUoamsUur theatrical performance at
W. James Theatre. Loodoo, for tha benefit of
M Irish, pfobgue, written by Lord Mor--.,
JCtkt WS spoken. It contained iho following
4tIhMoo to the Americao contributions for the
.Jtl)cf 4 the Irish:
' "fYeai every rank ike generous aid hi flown,
" Alii MHgbt tU r irlie impolse Trom the throne,
' ffor paoitlhere, but lands and oceans o'er,
1 ' Wafts ftt Mwt freight from far Colu mbla's shore.' '
The editor of Wohio' Cultivator' U be
coming quit poetical. Hear him: ., r
JVo never OTeacnnnnH-. .
But some one else was rowto get her.'
Th Parialun editors are discussing a letter
that has been addressed by a negro king in
Africa to tha voumr Queen of Spain, in
.u:. i 4onimpnL he calls her his
11119 UIUIVIUl. ' - , .L..
mr.nnd assures ner oi nis nvc.j
nVrlarino that Spaniards are the only loreign
.r. ,Knmh ever will permit to resided
his dominions. He sent various presa.w.
and requested in return, from Her Majeaiy,
:. r.rat irnivaers with a cold stripe,
O UUII wl m,m I J L
loni?. a cockea nni
a tool wjim j - o.
ilh a sweeping rod plume, and a cane w in
KH of the size of an orange. tier
W
a gold head
Mnjeaty has dispatched the desired articles to
u..'a.r with tho addition of a scarlet
IICI lu.f.v, - ... 1J l-
cloak trimmed at the nock w.in goiu
THE COMMERCIAL.
WILMINGTON, N. C.
SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1847.
GODEY'S LADY'S BOOK FOR JULY,
mi.:- -..-I... ni.(t04 mhel1iiihmenis. useful
la I lie October number, will be commenced a new
Novel by Miss . Leslie, which thel publisher pro
mises shall be a rich treat. 11 will not interfere
with the usual variety, but will be given extra.
Of this wotk, Scott's popular Weekly Paper
says: "We have been favored with a portion
o( the MSS. of the forthcoming' novel, by Miss
Leslie, announced by the publisher ol Godcy's
Lady's Book, and we can, without hesitaiion,
pronounce it the most graphic, humorous and
iruthful work that we have ever read. It abounds
with Miss Leslie's quaint humor, and contains ma
ny sly hits a. the vices and loibles ol the day. The
readers ol the Lady's Book have a rich treat in
store."
HORRID SUSPICION.
We learn from a gentleman recently from New
Mexico, says the St. Louis Reville, that a suspi
cion prevailed there, that an American, at first sup
posed to have been massacred at the time lhat
Waldo and others fell, still lives, and :hat he from
the first has been one of the prime instigators of the
butcheries that have taken place, both at the Mom
and Taos. It is alledged that he has been seen, long
since the massacre, among a band of outlaws, and
that he appeared to be their leader. Strong and
seemingly incredible as this story is, we are assured
that at Santa Pe it is generally believed to be true.
TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR.
A Typographical error of some importance oc
curred in a pamphlet issued from this office a few
days ago, by Mr. Repiton, which we have been
requested by lhat gentleman to notice in this way.
'On the 3d page is a letter dated " Wilmington,
Deccmbc 18, 1839." We have seen the original of
ibis Letter and find lhat it is dated in 1838. This
correction is very important to the Author, as well
as to a correct understanding of his meaning by the
The Presideut arrived at Baltimore about noon
on the 22d in. The Baltimore Sun contains a
long description of his reception in the "monumen
tal city," where there appeared a desire; by gener
al consent, to welcome the Chief Magistrate of the
Union, lie was received by a very large military
assembly and citizens and escorted to the Exchange
Hotel. He was there addressed by Maj. Davis,
and returned a very appropriate answer. Among
other things he said, he should retire to private life
at the close of his official service. "And I hope,"
he said, "o retire, leaving the administration of
my country in the hands of a worthy successor,
and that country which has honored me so much,
I trust to commit to that successor prosperous and
happy." We believe a great majority of the people
will cheerfully respond lo the point touched upon in
this part of his Excellency's address.
The President was wailed upon by the ci.izens,
the military, and the Association of the Delenders of
Baltimore in 1814. From the reportof the procee
dings we conclude Utat it was a very splendid affair,
and ihe citizens WefelifjbJy gratified at the pres
ence, manner sad bearing of the Chief Magistrate.
The President'itdlte consists of the Hon. Mr.
Clifford, Altorneydeneral; Hon. Mr. Burke,
Commissioner of Patent ; and Mr. Appleton,
Chief Clerk of the Navy Department.
The Son has the following remarks: "The
amiable lady ol the President, who with her neice,
Miss Rucker, accompanied her consort this lar,
received the visits ot ihe Indies ol Baltimore at
the Exchange on last evening. Quite a large num
ber ofour fair cilixens called upon their distinguish
ed visiters during the evening, and were received
with her usual grace, and left highly pleased with
the refined and aimable manner of their reception.
The ladies leave the city this morning, in the wes
tern cars, on a visit to their homes in Tennessee."
Tk. DM.l..i i i. oi.M.i.i.i... .
half pait three o'clock on the 83d and was received
by the citizens in handsome style. The city was
thronged wilh persons to see the procession.
Prom ihe Montgomery) Alabama Journal, June 2 1 .
MAIL ROBBING.
Mr. Joni P. Cagsteb, on of the travelling
genii of the Post Office Department, arrested oat
ike 13th lost , ia Rockford, Coosa county, a suge
driver, (named tela Carpenter) oo Utenxilt from
this place to Heouv ihe, on the dure oi robbing
the maHL Circumstances go strongly lo prove that
be has commuted a eerie of robberies on taU route,
as some eeven or eight mailt, timing Ms tooy, are
onaecoonted for.
A considerable amount of money far beyond his
means, hie wages being only Ii2 or 115 per month,
was traced lo his po ssession, lo kalKUs. The ei-
j tent of the robberies Is, of course, unknown, and It
I Is revested, therefore, that persons who have mail
' ed money by this line which remaine-tainaceoanted
! for, will write to the Pos Master at this city, giv
, lug necessary description, dates, 4c.
' . , ..... tn D " s-Tnf am , .
U I FROM VERA WUZi .' r
Arrival of the Mary Kingsland-Ad.
ditional particulars y e
tack on Colonel Mcintosh's tratn
Slender garrison at Vera Cruz
Yellow Fever.
. o ...m, Marv Kingthnd, eapt. Dti,
from Braxo., the 13m ln. -
Kiand left Vera Crux twoaay. k-" ,
departure of the Ma.uut,., -he brougu u. mo
aiuaof the mo. l.nporunt event tha . hu iMelr
happened In that partot Mexico, v. .
Co! Mcln-osh'. train. We received, by .hi. ar-
riVa , leuere from our corre.ponden,, who reaume. h
... .1 V.I. nnrrnt V6 Ol dally "
7aUhe;;e;Ptoflhe,atfu.manby!heO,
'cans' Attack on the train.
We Icnrn that the whole of the Immense train, un
d.h. e.cor.ofCol.McIn.o8h and W , Vro-
.tacked by a guerma pa.., - - 11
teen miles beyond Santa Fe, a village
,, . Th mnrnrnt the attn
'c, a village eigi
ent the attack wus made
lrom v cm u. . . ,, the
the head of the train, tne a roguu .. .... -
.A ,llnfrsed (hem
Alter me luyuc
or '-i-. .h.M.xU.n.M.ta"'
' . .,hAimins numbers, Rt issl "
which had to be kept up, on the inarch, owing t the
narrow defiles through which 'hp train was passing.
Col. Mcintosh, after a rather severe contest, bet off
the assailants, and then fortified himself behind his
wagons, deeming it Imprudent to continue on wltiout
a reinforcement, particularly requiring artillery. ! An
express reached tho city on Monday, the 7th Ins., In
the evening, and on Tuesday morning, General bad-
wallader marched to his relief, with a section detilled
from the Howitzer battery, 10 guns, attached M tho
Voltigeur regiment, under Lieutenants Blakeleyand
Cochrane; four companies of the 11th regiment, un
der Col. Ramsey; one company of the 9th and One
of the 7th Infantry; and company K. of the 3d Bra
goons. Twenty wagons accompanied. The Mexi
cans are said to be posted In considerable strength, in
the vicinity of the National Brigade, (Puente Noclan
al,) close to which the train Is entrenched. They are
determined to dispute the passage with us. General
Cadwalladar, on his junction with Colonel Mcintosh,
will be at the head of about 1500 strong, and he has
declared that he nhall soon be able to clear the road
of those desperadoes, the guerrillas. Although tho
name is not given, there Is little doubt of the Mexi
cans being under the command of Padre Jnrueta, the
Spaniard, of whose exploits we havo already spoken
in these columns. The exnet sum, in specie, con
veyed by this .rain is 8350,000. There is no authen
tic intelligence of the loss sustained by either party,
in this encounter. Dr. Harney, brother of the Colo
nel, it is said, received a musket ball in the leg, which
was, however, but a flesh wound.
Hons Robszit. A daring robbery of some forty
or fifty horses and mules is said to have been perpe
trated by the Mexicans, on the 5th iost., close to the
walls of the city. Company K. 3d Dragoons, went
in pursuit the next day, and after remaining out scour
ing the country, until the following morning, the 7lh
Inst., returned, and reported that they saw no vestige
of an enemy
Oabiison or Visa Cauz.- VVe have been inform-
Lthat the number of. troops at Vera Crux, since the
low a figure as to give rise to some apprehensions for
the safety of the city, in case of an attack, by any
thing like tho number said to be under Pedro Janieta.
There were not more than forty men fit for duty, In
the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa, when .he Mnna
chuscttt left.
Correspondence of the Commercial Tima.
Veba Csiz, June 6th, 1847.
Gentlemen The city is on the qui vive this evening
wilh an alarm that Santa Anna Is approaching us at
the head of five thousand men, and that he will reach
here before daylight. The rumor originated, I fancy,
in the brain of some one who sow some troops of
horse leave the town at sundown, and took them lo
be scouts sent out to look for dangers.
The troops referred to, have been sent by Governor
Wilson to scour the neighborhood in search of guer
illas, who during the past night came within a mile or
two of the city walls, and stole some forty or fifty
horse . It is not at all probable that anv of th rnK.
here will be caught, as by this time they are, or might
be, in Orazaba. The Vera Cruzanos are to-day con
gratulated by ihe editor of the Spanish paper here, up
on the establishment of the guerilla bands on the road
to Mexico, as it had tho effect to drive all the robbers
away, and render the passage safe for travellers ! He
says : " these robbers, who were princlpslly composed
of demoralized men of all nations, have given way to
authorized companies, who, with a patriotic object,
face the greatest dangers In order to make the Ameri
cans feel the spirit of vengeance which animates
them."
A great many regard the remedy as worse than the
disease. Psdre Jaraula's band is greater enrac to
ths circles in which it moves, than any band of rob
bers has been. Wherever he coes ho draws sunDort
for himself and his fellow-marauders from the ranchos i
about him. Every man's house is their house, and
woe falls on ihe poor grumbler in a summary form.
As he finds no guards on the road, he dally grows
bolder, and small parties of his command mike de
scents upon the villages within a few miles of this
city. It Is not impossible, Indeed, that the alarm this
evening arose from some neighboring Indiana who
may have seen one of these marauding parties but
nobody will believe an Indian In this part of the world.
If one of them sees ten men he will make a thousand
of them, before he gats into the city.
The weather la growing lose Intolerable, but not
more wholesome. Every night gives us a rain, and
tke roomings an peculiarly delightful. For two days
J have not heard of a caaa of voroiio, bot those ac
quainted with the climate say its woret season is near
ly upon oa, and thai ths rains are fruitful of disease.
Many are leaving for the United States, and for ths
Interior, from, fear of the vomlto, and some run too
late. What comparative results will be exhibited by
a trial of ths American system, is a matter of some
interest, and the conjectures are favorable, as every
man feels cleanliness to be most conducive, If not es
sential to health.
Nothing whatever new from the Interior to-day.
People hero, of all countries, hope that Horrors will
receive a majority of the suffrages of the electors at
ihe approaching election. 1 think he will, and his
choice will be taelt, bat an unmlstakeable expres
sion Of the National will, In frof peace. Hla au
thorfiynuf be hampered at first with restrictions,
but I m surf means will be found to remove them
before he will have occupied the chair a month.
Upon examining the subject carefully, I am Indu
ced to form the opinion that Santa Anna doea not, at
this tlmetdeetr a re-election. He baa not the moral
eourage to earrr through the only measures which
will save his courTtry from farther dlagrace, and hole
very willing to see another man Immolate himself on
the altar of hie duty-heat the same time placing
himself in a Doeitlon to take advantage of all the un-
nnn..t;ritv accnilna to the victim. He will return to
his seat within eiz months after the consummation of
. .wiitv of Deace. I am neither a prophet nor a gam
bier, but I would be willing to back my prediction
t . i U- a turn
Willi iiui ui " v- f
If Herrcra were a man of greater energy, and o1
more decision of character, I ahould look forward to
the event with more hope, but as it is he can do much
nnn,l nnd 1 believe will not shrink from his duty. As
B ' r - i. -. 1
.!, nroanect of h i succession IS so lar, u m-j uU. v,c
reader a short sketch of
his nubile life. He Is now about fifty-five yoars of
age, having been born In February, us, ai jaiapu.
At sixteen he entered the service or ine crow.., ...
which ho held a commission lor tome yoars, but re
tired before the revolution or independence commenc
ed in earnest. In 1821 he raised a regiment or two
inJnlapa. and aerved with credit, but nothing more,
during the war, passing through all the gradea of Colo
nel, graduated Brigadiers, brevet Brigadier, and Briga
dier General, up to that of Major ae..ot He also,
, .x (permanent) Court Martial. In 1842 he was
elcctad a member of Congress, and after its dissolu
tion, became a'meoiber, and subsequently President
of the Council ofState. It was mainly to his pru
dence, good judgment, and high character, that was
to be attributed ths success of the revolution which
drove Santa Anna from the country in 1844. As
President of the Council, he waa, for some time, in
effect, Chief Magistrate of the Nation, an office which
he was regularly colled upon to fill in August or S; p
tember, 1845, by the votes of the departmental assem
blies. The plan of San Luis Polosl, and the Pro
nunciamento which followed It, tore him from tho
Presidential chair within three or four months after
hie election, and raised Parcdesto that station. Since
that period Herrera has kept very quiet, but has been
under surveillance for most of the time. Santa An
na treats him cordially, and ia now, doubtless, willing
to raise him ns high as possible, on the principle thnt
actuates the Kngle in Bonring aloft with a turtle in her
clutches the higher the point reached, the more per
fectly will the fall transform him to "mincemeat."
June 7. By an express just arrived, we learn that
the train which left this city two days ago, ho been
attacked by a large bodyof Guerillas, and is suffering
considerably. Colonel Mcintosh, who Is In command,
wants reinforcement, but he must certainly be aware
that Governor Wilson has no troops to send him.
The attack was made yesterday morning at 9 o'
clock, and the troops were fighting when the messen
ger left at three in the afternoon. An official mes
senger is expected every hour, and until ona arrives
It will be impossible to get at the truth of the matter.
The poor fellow who brought this intelligence is down
wilh the vomlto, and is unable to tell even the little
lhat he seems know.
. All the troops that are here, and not absolutely re
quired to guard the city, will leave this evening or to
morrow morning, under Gen. Cadwalladar, to rein
force Col. Mcintosh, or proceed after him to Jalnpa.
Ac. Very little apprehension is felt for our train, aB
the escort of a thousand men is believed to be strong
enough to protect it from any force likely to be on the
road. Rumor tells some ugly stories of the attack
Doctor Harvey was badly wounded, and that twenty
five pack-mules were carried off by the Mexicans.
Another story makes the American loss eight killed;
and another Informs us that the road Is so completely
blocked up that Col. Mcintosh cannot proceed, but
hns hailed until reinforcements arrive. These are re
ports brought in by tho Indians, and true or false
meet with but little credit amongst the Americans
not from any impossibility involved, but from the
character of the reporters.
The Cerro Gordo prisoners here spresd some of
their complaints out upon the pages of the Spanish
paper, this afternoon. I don't know what excuse can
be offered for msking such a statement as their's at
this moment. It is insolence, even if their complaints
be well founded. There is evidently something wrong
in the treatment they receive, but this exposition can
hardly serve them, as It can only be regarded as an
appeal to Mexican sympathies against American In
justice. If Governor Wilson should confine to ts
Castle the writer of this article, and all those of whom
he professes to set as the mouth-piece, ho would as
suredly be justified by the General, the Government,
and the general feeling, both here and in the United
Slates. I think the man Holzinger, who has been
favored in an extraordinary manner by the Americans,
is ot the bottom of the matter.
From Uit National Intelligencer.
A YOUNG WEST POINTER.
Lieut. Evans, of Bucna Vista, a son of Senator G.
Evans, of Maine, graduated at Weat Point last sum
mer, and hastened to join the army early In the full.
A letter from a superior officer says :
" Throughout the whole murderous conflict he was
immediately under my eye. He wss apparently as
cool and collected in the moat trying hours, when men
were falling around him on every side, as he would
have been at his father's table. Two or three times
he was sent by Col. May with orders or messages to
different parts of the field, snd under the heavleat fire,
which duty ha performed wilh great credit and gal
lantry, and assisted In fighting with his company. His
courage and skill were above praise. Maine should
be proud of him."
THE CROPS.
A letter from Fairfield District, near Winns
borough, to one of ibe proprietor of this paper
daied the 2lst iost. says; -"For the last week, we
have had a great deal of rain, and the Cotton crop
in addition to being backward and having a bad
stand, will, I fear, have to encounter a worse ene
my than grata meaning, we presumd Ihe worm
The graiu crops are good ; but, we had, yesterday,
a heavy tall of rain, and from the appearance of
'he clouds, I think it was general. If so it will be
productive of much mischief." Charltsten Courier.
Fatal Mistake. Capt. John Poynor, of Din
widdle couniy, Va., last week took a doe ol mor
phine for Quinine, and in a few momenn waa a
corpse.
Fatal Accident. A young man Lamed Robert
a Foeter, was killed at Nashville, Tenn., last
week, by the accidental discharge of his gun.'
FROM PENSACOLA. 1
t! PaxaacoLA, June llth 1847
p rueri-Tits u. 8. acnooner -
Lieut.
Coro'g James S. Palmer, arrived here ott Monday last
from Norfolk, ia Havana, In nine days iron. ...
er place. She brought no newa. She saueo ags
yesterday morning, bound for Vera Cruz, and took the
mails for the equaaron in tne uuu. u " -i..nHt
to be used mostly es revenue cutter, being
'""" - . - 1.
a fine sailer and not drawing mucn water. o..o
fine little vei-sel in every respect, and commanded by
clever officers. Among ner omcers is inn n .
man, Acting Captain's Clerk. This ie the young
man who waa with Col. Fremont in his eapedlilon to
California, and whose father and mother were mur
dered by the Indians; he saved himself by riding
three days and nights through the woods, and wae
attaeked several times; he haaalorgo scar on his
left cheek, and besides, lam told, ne received two
wounds in his body. He will go to Vera Cruz, where
hehaaalarge fortune left hlm-I do not know by
wnra. , . , ...
The first number of " The Pensacola Live Oak'
(this Is the name of a new paper oi w .... t
my last) will be out on Thursday next. It Is lo be
about the size of the Mobile Herald and Tribune.
The U. S. Marines stationed at ihe Barracks, Navy
Yard, have been ordered to Mexico, forthwith, ana
will leave for your city per firat vessel. They number
44 but 10 of them will be left as guards for the Navy
Yard It Is said that all the Marines attached to tho
Gulfaquadron will be landed at Vera Cruz. They
u. they arrive at Vera ru'-zlWewTlPmhrtAJ
ed to the interior.
There ia no vessel of war in port, nor none expected
soon. The Raritan, it is reported, sailed for Boston.
The sloop of war John Adania, I believe, will be tho
first vessel here. We have had a strong rain and
wind for two days the weather is very warm, and I
fear wo will have sickness here this season. The Odd
Fellows are about to establish a Lodge here. The
Court is now sitting at Milton, Santa Kosa county,
and will commence its sitting here, under Judge Haw
kins, on Monday next. Yours, L.
FROM BRASOS SANTIAGO.
By theAory Kingaland, which left Brasos on the j
13th instant, we have files of the American Flag to
the 9th instant, Inclusive. Every thing seems quiet
throughout tho whole of our line of military posts on
the Rio Grande."
The following extracts from the Flag of the 9th
comprise the only Incidents in them worthy of record :
Texan Ranger..-' were in error in stating that
the Texas Rangers, Capt. Otrland, had been broken
. ... . .,,,,, -f , i.
un. It was, and probably still is, the intention or tho
Ceplain to proceed to San Antonio to be mustered In-
to service. No lack of activity, from tho first, is
chargeable to the officers, who h.ve been at great
.rouble and expense in consequence. The boys are
in high keepine-much attached to their officers, and
ii .u u .u , , i .. r ,.,ii ,
look as though they would be 'a few in a rough
and tumble with the guerillas.
Several of Colonel
Doniphan's men have joined the company.
The Hatchet Eagle passed up the river yesterduy
wilh a detachment of the 16th Regiment, from Indi
ana, destined for General Taylor's column.
MeatletSc understand lhat the measles have
broken out among the troops recently srrived ut
Brasos, and a considerable number are afflicted with
it.
Natural Incident. A man by the name of Sim
mons, in the employ of the Quartermaster, on Mon
day night last, abused his family, and with weapons
menaced their lives. The guard, in attempting to ar
rest the enraged husband, tound it necessary to shoot
him ihp bn II shattering one of his arms. It is.
thought amputation will nave to De rcaoriru ..,..
prevent mortification. The injured, but faithful
companion of tho unfortunato mnn, let loose an ava
lanche of epithets upon the officer and privates, and
called them the murderers of her ' dear husband."
How natural !
"1 know not, I ask not if guilt's in that heart (
But I know, that I love theo whatever thoo art.'
Since tho above was in type, wc learn thnt the man ; turnpike road Into the mountains, sorneelghry rods or
has died. I mor0i 1,1, broken open, bis papers taken there
Army Aforrmi.-The 2d Mississippi regiment from( lrcwed upo , graBg and dmroyei . ni,
hove moved forward from Monierey to join General ! pocketi etched nnd robbed of their contents, 03,
Wool, and Ihe Virginia and North Carolina troops j Dnd himfcf Bruinlcflly treated, being stabd three
are to leave as soon as the Massachusetts regiment . ,illle8 ,nd reCcTlng severe wounds in the leg. H
who left hereon Sunday last, shall have taken their j Wug detained until 10 o'clock in tho evening, when he
place. Gen. Gushing left this place for Gen. Toy- w ,rft hy (hc gm
lor', headquarters on Friday lust. Ponton., pf ihe j Xhlg Mr Br0adhoad had been out collecting inier
10th infantry under Lieut. Col. Fay, of the 3d dro- , on lhe sale of lots of land sold a number of vcars
goons, under Maj. Cass, and of the 13th Infantry
remain encsmped In our vicinity.
still
From the National Intelligencer.
THE WAR.
The New York Commercial Advertiser publishes
the following extract of a letter from a Southern gen
tlemsn, said to bo ono of the most shrewd and far
seeing men In the country 1
" The war with Mexico is becoming more nnd more
serious; every victory we schlcve defers the prospect
of peace. The capture of the capital, which will soon
be effected, will only add to the exasperation of that
people. It Is a strange Infatuation with Mr. Polk nnd
his Cabinot which lnducee them to believe a peaco
possible. The Mexicans look upon it sssstrugglo
for their national existence and for their religion j and
In this view they are not very wrong. They know
that any peace they can make will be attended with a
sacrifice of apart of their country, and that the ex
tent ofour demands will be in a great measure regu
lated by our power to enforce them.
"They have constantly before them Ihe French In
vasion ot Spain and Its consequences. It coil France
700,000 men, and In the sequel Napoleon his throne,
and they think that similar policy on their part will
ultimately lead to our abandonment of their country.
We may capture all their cities 1 but the 8,000,000 of
people of Mexico will yet remain to be conquered. In
my opinion the plan brought forward by Mr. Calhoun,
In a speech on ths Mexican wsr, in the Senate, Is tha
true one; and It will ultimately be adopted, but not
unill some 20,000 men and fifty millions of dollars
have been sacrificed.''
RUM'S DOINOS.
The New York Herald of the 15th Inst soys : "On
Saturday last a woman named Mary Ann Sutton,
residing at Sheeps' Head Bay, In tho town of Grave
send, wss discovered lying In her bed with her throat
eul and a child by her sido with lis throat cut also,
The house had been closed for several days, and It is
supposed sho killed herself on Tuesday last. Her
husband Is now in King's county jail, where bo has
been nearly a month, for attempting to take her life.
A razor was found in Ihe bed, and there Is but little
doubt that she killed herself and child In a fit of Intoxication."
OUR SAILORS,
m- ..tunttara of the Frbzate United State, have
sent their sympathy to the lamlahlng poor of Ireland
and Scotland In a manner which does them the high
est credit. The following letter villi tell the rest t,
U. S. FaioATa Ukitxo Statm,
Porto Praya,, Cape Verde lttandt,
May 14, 1847.
M Dear Mr. liartev:-The distressing accounts
brought from the United States of the sufferings of the
poor ,n IreUnd BnJ Scolandi have caused a letting oi
concern for their unfortunate condition, which
has been manlfeated In a substantial manner Dy mo
officers and crew of this ship.
Without having been prompted, they came forward
and offered to raise a contribution In money. The
amount collected might have been larger, but for the
necessity of limiting and regulating subscriptions
r . . . .i
made by seamen, in consequence ot me unburn u,,,
ations which they would otherwise make. It was
therefore found proper to fix the amount which each
should give.
A bill drawn upon the Hon. the Secretary, for tho
sum of S653, is herewith enclosed. We are awaro
that it is but the ' widow's mite," when compared
with the amount subscribed by our kind-hearted peo
ple at home, yet we trust thai it will effect some good,
and that it may reach its destination in time iu
ihe suffering of many individuals.
With sincere good wishes for your Tuture health and
happiness, 1 am yours truly,
GEO. C. READ,
com'g ti. o. ix. forces, vv. uoast ol Africa.
- - rfunw riARVEY, Esq.
Miscellaneous Items,
PEPPERMINT IN DEMAND.
We are Informed that there is quite a demand for
the essence of Peppermint, and that a large quantity
has been purchased on speculation for the Army in
Mexico. What "Uncle Sam" purposes doing with so
much mint in Mexico, unless he Intends to pepper tha
Mexicans again, we aro at a loss to determine. They
do not certainly drink "juleps." Ball. Clipper.
It is estimated that ihe products, manufactures.
&c, of all kinds, in the Slate of New York, yield
an annual income to the people of that Slate of
300,000,000.
The money coined in the United States, (luring the
; fifty years operation of the Mint, in copper, silver and
; fi0j einounts to 122,f00,000.
A Ladv i h.kp Abristed.-A respectable looking
wo"la" a fedy M at 1,10 Poliei: ofllce and
wrote in tho book kept for such t urposes on account
;
of a lar8" o "y wh'c' sho said she had lost
j 1" an omnibus. One of the police officera who saw
,he nole' wcnt ihof the lady to ascertain the
j Particulars of her loss, and on entering her room wus
I "ot '" astonlehed lo find lhat she was . person
I for whom he had been for Borne time in search of, for
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took board as a Spanish lady, under the name ot
Claudlne Toualoss, or Claudinc Coircorg. The Inst
boarding house ot which the lady resldtrd was that of
Modame Granadar, in Franklin stiect, from which it
is alleged Bhc stole $60 of wearing apparel. Sho
waa committed to prison. .V. Y. Jour, of Com.
Why Is a man standing on his head higher than
when he elands in bis nutural position,
llccause he raises two feet.
Why Is a man in deep thought like a monkey.
Because he's a-musing.
What will make the brave boys In Mexico surrcn-
eTi
Nothir.c but the loss-o.
fc
Middletok, N
V., June 17.
I On Monday last, the 14th inst. on Price Hill In this
; county, al5 P. M., a young man by the name of
Broadhead, of Massachusetts, was attacked by fiftsen
j men dressed in diitgulses und masked, (In the Ijdli.n
style,) with pistols, ftc.,,whilcon his way to Kingston,
Ulster Co., w here he was subpecnaed as a witnexs,
' and himself, horse and wacon were taken frOm Iho
ago, for his uncle.- N. Y. Courier.
"Doctor can you eat lhat Iwl oyster soup wi.li
impunity 1" "No, Joe I always eat it wilh a
spoon.''
"Coming Events."- The coming of 1th July
casts its crackers before. Juveniles are sturiyini;
the monkish compound of charcoal, sulphur and
nitre India goods and rockets are rising, squibs
are lei off, serpenls are hissing, and wheels whiz
zing. The law is a dead letter on Indq:etidenee
Day, and "about these days," as ihe almanacs say.
A NesxiBV in Pennsylvania. The Catholics
have purchased tho beautiful estate of Mr Cowperlh
wall, on (he Delaware river, near Andalusia. Bucks
counl,-, for aOOO. It is stated that il is to be con
verted Into a nunnery.
Bkas Fioht.-A bear was killed on Monday nfler
noon, near Tuckahoe, Cape May couniy, N. J., by a
farmer residing In that vicinity, who pursuccd the
animal with aeveral dogs. A deeperato fight ensued
in which two of the dogs were killed, and the bear
was finally overpowered, after receiving fifteen shots
In his body. The animal weighed 300 pounds.
Foil Mi'ttnna. The corpse of a young lady of
irreproachable character, who leA a neighbor's for
her faiher's house, waa found in (be canal near
Whitehall, N. Y., bearing marks ot violence -She
probably fell into the hands of a gang ol
wreiches, who, after violating her person, put an
end to her existence to hide their guilt.
Tns Mem who Emigrate. Already have the best
and wealthiest portions of our farmers departed from
our shores, snd those who have at all the means at
their command, arc fast preparing to follow them. To
some persons, this system of emigration may appear
ns calculated to lessen the evils which press On the
country, ns It will diminish tho omount 01" the popu
lation, but will not be attended with any good conse
quence!. On the contrary, its effects will be found to
be most Injurious, for the persons thus emigrating srn
the very bone and sinew of tho land, tho men who
alono were able to cultivate the farms and lo give em
ployment to laborers. Travly Herald.
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