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THE REPUBLICANS V. B. G I LICK, Editor aud Proprietor NEVVBERN, N. C. "Wednesday, .-Marchr 1 , 184& Dcatli 6f Ex-President Adams. In another column will be found an account of the illness of Mr. Adams.' At 9 o'clock on Tuesday night;(the latest dates we have) lie was rapidJy decline W. ton 'T? rb ly thai he is dead. Ho probably died on the -2nd of Feb. His spirit took its flight, mid The roar of the artillery in honor of the birth day of the Father of hi Country. His whole life" has been devoted to the service of his coun try, and it may be truly said of him that he spared no opportunity to promote, what he con itc l.pst interests. If he had laults, " I ' - .... i . 1 let them be buried with him ; we will only recall his virtues ; these we will hold in grate ful remembrance. A good man has died. and the nation mourns. Change of Position1. The Whig party now declare that the war with Mexico originatedby the .unlawful ancl unconstitutional act of the President in or dering our army under GenTaylor, in con formity with his advice, from Corpus CJhristi to the Rio Grande, and their ingenuity is tax ied to the utmost to find arguments to support this position. How docs this tally with the declarations made by the same party previous to the annexation of Texas. .The Whig doctrine in 1 844 was that the - annexation of Texas would be productive of war ; while the Democratic doctrine was, that it could present no just cause of war. This meas. ure of annexation was consum-Ued under the . administration of John Tyler.-and for which President Polk can in no way be considered responsible. The Whigs therefore have en tirely changed their ground on this subject. abandoning the annexation as a cause, arid as serting the acts of the present Executive as having led to the existing difficulties. The present Administration has adopted every plan consistent with the national hon or, for the preservation of peace. Mr. Slidel was sent out with full .powers to settle all the difficulties between the two Governments. Mexico would not so much as receive him. Could more than this be done to preserve peace (' The annexation of Texas having been ac complished by the preceding administration and Texas having thus become a componen part of the U S., it became Mr. Polk's duty to protect that territory from the invasion o any and every enemy. This emergency he provided for, and when aggression was made by Mexico, the army of the U. S. was i ready to repeLthe invaders. What other course, consistent with .the national honor, and with his oath as Prerideht of the U. S , could he have adopted? j The. annexation of Texas was declared by Mexico, previous to the passage of the joint resolution in the Congress of the U. S., to be an act of war : and that Mexico would con sider it as such. On the passage of that res olution, Mexico began preparations for I the wary not to conquer the strip of territory, be- tvveen the Nueces and the Rio Grande, but for the reconquest of the whole of Texas. The question of boundary was then never thought of. It1 was an after thought, on which to base the many groundless charges , of "unconstitutionality" against the President Knowing well that their former declaration that the annexation of Texas would be fol lowed by war, would avail nothing against the present administration, they were compel led to resort to this subterfuge concerning the true boundary of Texas. They no longer stand on the same platform as in 1844. "Circumstances alter cases, and so the Whigs feel themselves authoiized to change their position whenever they deem it ex-president. They well deserve the name that has been applied to them, of the "expediency party." TIT I I I'll UcAUgOJ. s 3pcdu " We will give the Republican a quart of ground peas, if he will make good its asser tion, that Mr. Badger is opposed to all indem nity, or that he attempts to prove that Mexi co is in the right and our Country in the wrong. "Newbernian. We refer to Mr. Badger's speech again, not particularly for the sake of the 'ground peas " he so liberally offers us, but more par- our statemerit of his position is correct, and also to show the real difference between Mr. B. and the Newbernian. ; He begins by laying down the position that the war was commenced by the "unlawfui;and tmconstitutionai act of the President." If then the war was wrong in its inception, it follows that every other act subsequent to and a consequenqe of this y unlawful and uncon ! stitutional act " must also he wrong. And it is as plain as day, that if vve are in the wrong, the Mexicans must be in the right the iden tical proposition that Mr. Badger labors, but ineffectually to establish. If then, the war was "unconstitutionally and unlawfully commenced, " if our country is in the wrongand Mexico in the right, does it not follow as a matter of course that, we are not entitled to one ot of indemnity, in territory, or ,by any other ineanj.. On the contrary, we ought to make amends to Mexi. co for the defeats she has suffered, Tor the men sfain in hattle,; iind; th'e - money xpendJed. fix prosecuting' tc- 'ar. : Any other coarse than this Wild be fraught witft unnearu u. ,uS lif ;ch as w hope this country, ishe (jesires a continuation ci me uieaaiug ui heaven, may never' be guilty of. ; 1 alternative to which Mr. Badges This is the 's position reduces us. - ' ' . - v - , But to prove incontesti Wy that - Mr. B. is opposed to all indemnity, " we heed tonly refer to his Speech. After going on to-sayj that he is opposed to the absorption of Mexico by the U.5S. or the destruction of her na tionality, he "says : " I ; am opposed to the Conquest) by "arms, of Mexico or any part of Mexico. 1 am opposed to wresting from her one inch of her .domain by the - exertion pf any iorce wnicn snail control ner wim ana compel an apparently -voluntary surrender, while in realilyth$ soul of the Country te naciously 'adheres to that with which it parts." If this does ndi look like refusing indemnity, We do not know what i means. Again-Speak ing of his constituents, the people of N. C. he says : 1 hey may be willing, tis I am, to pro cure a bay upon the Pacific,, with such an additiorfof territoiy as shall be necessary, and oaTely necessary, to unite it with our territory pf .Oregon.piovided it is not obtained by force- that the surrender is hot dictated by coercive power but that it is made with a true free will, and, honest! y purchased by us. " Here is, at least an implied declaration of the refusal of indemnity. We can only obtain Mexican territory by purchase, says Mr. Badger. We think we have established our posi tion that Mr. Badger believes his country ih the wrong and Mexico in the right, and that he is opposed to all indemnity. We do riot expect to convince the Newbernian nor any of its coadjutors ; none are so deaf as those who will not hear, There is one more point we wish to men tion. It is evident that the lNewbernian does r ot relish this position in which Mr. Badger has placed himself; he finds it extremely dif fieult to support him in the stand he has taken against his Country. Again we ask the ques Hon does Mr. Badger represent truly his constituency in North! Carolina?.. Does he truly represent the Whigs of this Congression al District! Are these the positions assumed by 'the' Whigs preyious to the last election? We wait for an answer. Col: Fremont. The decision of the Court of Inquiry has at ast transpired. He is found guilty of all the tharges and of eacti of the specifications of the different charges. They are,! 1st Mutiny 2d. Disobedience of the lawful commands of $ljs superior omcer ; 3rd. Conduct to tne pre judice of good order and military discipline. The Court sentenced him to be dismissed the service. Seven members of the court, in con- sfderation of the important services Lieut. Fremont has rendered previous to the acts for vrhich he was tried, recommended him to the Executive clemency.1 The President, in re viewing the case, says he is not satisfied that the facts prove 'the military crime of mutiny, but that the Second and third charges are I . .. , . " . sustained.'. In consideration however of his previous arid meritorious conduct, and the re commendation of the Court, the penalty of dismissal from the service is remitted. He was released from arrest and ordered to re- su'me his sword and join his regiment in Mex ico. Lieut Fremont on the instant of receiving notification ot ths result of the investigation, , - . . . ' resigned his place in the army, on the ground that he was not conscious of having done any thing to merit the finding of the Court, and I'll 1 . '" a CQula no seem to admit its iostice bv accent ing Executive clemency. , The Difference. Mr. Clay declares himself utterly opposed o the acquisition of any territory whatever. &r. Badger, in his recent speech in the Sen ate of the U. S. is willing to procure a bay on the Pacific and the territory' necessary .to, unite it with Oregon, by purchase'. Which is Whig doctrine I Does the Newbernian confine himself to either ? The Newbernian we presume, is not aware th' at the Richmond RepuMica?l, from which r we took the observation concerning. Judge McLean's friends, is a Whig paper, and a Taylor paper at that. Instead of endorsing such sentiments, we held them up to the de testation! of all true Americans. Congress. On account of the entire failure of the mails on Saturday night our intelligence from Washington City is not as late as. usual. What we have reeeived amounts to literally ngthincr. JDeath oOlajor Webster. By the last anival from Mexico, we learri that Major Edward Webster of the Mass. Vbl- un teers, son of Daniel Webster died m'Mexi CO in the latter part of January of the .typhoitf Jeter. - -' . r . . Wanted to know General Taylor' opinion on taking indemnity in territory from Mexico. Will som e , of the Taylor papers later us with an expose of his views? ? X . - w "j ; Peace. "-: r;"'- Last week we noticed that a bearer of des patches from MexiccThad gor onr'to Wa?h ington City. As it Was conjectured he bore the projet of a "peace Between Mexico and the U.j Sv Although this treaty was not ratified when the despatches left Mexico, there seems to be no doubt but that the Mexican Congress would ratify it immediately on its assemblage We cannot vet tell what will be' rW mil Txa pfed by, the admrnistration at Washing ton, but wc presume the projet will be sent in o theSehate fpfelrlconlideratioinS The; conditions havemt yet officially transpired, but the following, from the NationalIntelli. gencer is probably a correct statement of the trms. . ' H ' 1 1" . ' . : ;Y The substance of the Trentv is ns wc un derstand as follows i-y- - J. Peace between the United States and Mexico! and ah Armici Uton th Military Commanders ' of the two roimtries during such time as the Treaty shall be ia sus pense. , , f r ; . , . ; , ,: t ; Secondlv.Mexco aprees, in cnnsidrAlinn &c. that the boundary between th p. tT States and Mexico shall hereafter be from the Sea up the middle of the Rio Grande to the boun dary of New. Mexico and thence in a line which (with some digression to run west to the Pacific Ocean and strike a point south of ine port or san JJiego. , Thirdly. In consideration of this larire cession of Territory the United Stater are to pay to Mexico the sum of Fifteen Millions of Dollars," and to satisfy all the just claims of citizens, oi the u nned States acramst the Gov- ernmeni oi iuexico. TheTfea:y is understood to contain many provisions of details : but does not, as we hear, include any provision, as has been reported, for the maintainance of a military force by the United States for a certain time in Mexi co ' . -. - ' ' - The Treaty makes its appearance in a questionable term I being concluded by Mr. x rist, as wnn iuii powers, alter tnose powers had been withdrawn, or intended to be with tlrawn, by the Execvtive. It is understood however, that the Treaty, such as it is, will be submitted by the President, to the Senate for its consideration. ' What will be its fate in that body we shall not undertake to pre diet. - . ' v" ' " - - ' ' i Friday Feb. 18th. Senate After the d isposal of the mornin business, the Army bill was taken up and mr. vjreenspoice al length against the bill. The Senate then adjourned till Mondav. House The bill for the relief of the heirs of Commodore John Paul Jones, after some ueuiue was passeu. Aaj. Monday Feb. 21st. Senate The bill for the relief of the heirs ot John Paul Jones was received from the House, and referred. The special order was about to be taken up when Mr. Benton rose and stated that Mr. Adams a member of the House, had just been stricken down, and that he was probably passing away : he moved an adjournment, and th(t House accordingly im- meuiaieiy aajournea. House--Mr. IV eedy introduced a bill for the admission of Wisconsin into the Union. Mr Hall introduced a bill for the relief of vol unteers engaged in the military service of the U.S. A resolution tend erin: the thanks of Congress to Gens. Worth, duitman, Twiggs, Pillow, Shields, Pierce, Cadwalader and Smith, and ordering gold medals to be pre sented to eachwas then offered, pending which Mr. Adams was seen to droop in his seat us li luuuiii. Aue nouse immeaiaieiy adjourned. - - Tuesday Feb. 22nd. Both Houses adjourned immediately on meeting, Mr. Adams lying in the Capitol in a very critical state. AE NEWS Orizaba Taken. The following letters from the New Orleans Picayune will be read with interest. We can not give a better account of the movements of our Army than by inserting these letters en tire. ' Puebla, Jan. 21, 1848. I wrote on the 17th instant from Mexico, and informed you I intended to accompany a secret expedition under the command of Gen. Lane, which, at the time, was supposed to be intended to scour the valley of Mexico in ciuest of oruerrillas, and after giving it a tho rough search, to march in the direction of Santa Anna's residence lor the time being. The expedition, consisting of two companies of the 3d dragoons, under tiie command or iapt. Duperu and Lieuts- Adde and Martin, a company of Mounted Rifles commanded by Lieut. Claiborne, and four companies of Tex as Rangers, commanded by Captains Roberts and Daggitt and Lieuts. Tucker, and Evans. numbering in all about 3o0 omcers and men, left Mexico on the morning of the 18th, taking the Penon, or Vera Cruz road, Major Polk in chief command of the Dragoons and Rifles and Col.' Hays in chief command of the Ran gers, accompanied theexpedition, together with Maj. Chevalie, formerly of the Rangers, Capt. Crittenderf. of the - Rifles, and Lieut. Butler, Dr. Hunt, of Kentucky, and Mr Merri wether, of Indiana, the former aid, and the two latter volunteer aids of Gen, Butler, who followed the expedition as volunteers. ' We arrived at the Vinta del Chulco about 4 o'clock, in the - evening, after a fatiguing march of hear thirty miles under a hot sun andover a road covered with dust. The next morning;, crossing the mountains enclosino the valley, we reached Rid Frio about nine o'clock, when information was obtained which led to the belief that guerrillas were to be found between there and Saa Martin About midway between Rio Frio and San Martin. vve met Gen. lYlarshaiij wita tae aavance of his tram. . I i From a very intelligent Belgian,, at whose hacienda, while or the scouir we were very hospitably received, we learned the certainty that Jarauta was wounded in his1 affair with the Rangers in the valley of Mexico, but not so severely as was generally supposed. The ivound. the . Belgian mtormea us, was in the bridle arm, and was slight " Eighi of Jarau ta's men were killed, and several badly wound ed. s -Early the next morning the i march was resumed in the direction of Puebla, and short ly after leaving San Martin, we met Colonel Miles, in command of th. rear G1" Gen Mar- shall'stratn, by whosarwe wereinrrmea that Gen. Rea had been following him the whole of theiprevious day, with about threehundred men, but did not j attacK him. i ne colonel had in has charge the largest army and mer- chan train, in nroportiod to the number of men he had to protect it. mat nas pernttps ev er nassed un the road; and if Rea- continwed' the Dursuit. it is not improbable that he may have" attempted to cut off some portion of thej trainlbefore it reached Rio Frib. The' colonel, however, was on tne waicn tor mm, anaii an attack was made, Rear will find himself in ex- cellent hands. Alter an easy march; we ar rived here abput three O'clock the aiternoon. j The vicinRy of the city is mrested with rob bers, and depredations upon travellers are constantly coramittedvY " ' r n- "rr ' j There is no considerable Mexican torce now within fifty miles in any direction .from:-, this city.- 1 l he discomnture oi the enemy aunng the siegeytnd the energetic and succe&stui x- ped ltion of Gen. Lane, iwhile here, scattered to the winds the remnant of the Mexican army: Rea is the only man who seems to hold with him any portion of the army. .. We are in formed that he has his headquarters at Mat- imoras, with a force r variously; estimated al trom 5UU to l,uuu men, ana has tour pieces oi artillery. 1 do not think he wtll have to sigh long for an opportunity to try his prowess again. We leave here this evening, ; but no one knows for what point. ' . 1 ; ; - TEnuACAN, Jan., 23, 1848. j All were a good deal surprised the evening we left Puebla, to find themselves on the Na tional or Vera. Cruz road, and traveling in the direction of the kite? city ; for, so far, as conjecture could point out the ultimate desti nation of the expedition after the information in relation to Reas headquarters being at Matambras (De Puebla,) "and the guerrillas being in the neighborhood of Puebla, the general supppsiticn was that Rea would be at tacked, or that the general would go in search ofthe guerrillas reported to be between Puebla and Rio Frio, off the road. It was raiding when we started, and for some four or five miles of the road the bight was intensely dark. All, however, went on cheerfully for with Gen. Lane in command, arid , making a night" march, every man was confident that some object Worthy ofthe sacrifice of comfort was in view. When we arrived atAmazoque the general, leaving the Vera Cruz and Ori- 2abaroadsott the left, took a road entirely un known to any one but himself and his guide. For a time it was broad and good ; but after traveling some ten or twelve miles from Amazoque, we turned into a track but little better than a mule path) and for about eight or ten miles the horses had to go over a bare and jagged limestone rock. The horses bore it admirably, and about 5 o'clock in the morn ing we took up our quarters at "a hacienda near the village of Santa Clara, at the foot of a range of mountains, after having accom plished a manh of overitbrty miles. j At this place the' general informed the of ficers that his. immediate object now was to capture Santa Anna, who, he had lntorma tion was at Tehuacan with about one hun dred and fifty men. In .order chat the Mex ican chieftain might not obtain , information of the presence of our troops in this section of country, the general ordered every Mex- ican in the hacienda, and every one lound on ttie road during the day! to be arrested and kept close until we left in the evening. The order was strictly enforced, and at about dusk tlie march for Tehuacan distant nearly forty miles, was taken up, in the full hope that the vvily Mexican would sooh be within our grasp. Shortly after leaving the hacienda, at a part of the road where it runs through a deep nar row cut, ana betore the moon rose, the gene: ral and his staff' riding in advance, came up on a party of mounted Mexicans armed, be fore either saw the other, at the distance of twenty feet The Mexicans, eight in number were insianiiy aisarmea dumb me rear oi them we found, a carriage, from which step ped a Mexican with a passport from General Smith to travel from Mexico to Orizaba and back, with an escort of eight armed servants. This being disco vered,the arms were of course returned, and the cavalcade was permitted to go on. Midway between the hacienda we had left and this place, the road hecomes as bare and uneven a rock as it was a part oi tne marcn of the previous night, t The horses, jaded Irom the rapidity with which we had moved the whole distance from the capital, gave signs that cautioned their riders hot to push theai too hard ; and the consequence was, the com mand did not travel With celerity the general designed for he had intended that the forty miles between the hacienda and Tehuacan should be accomplished tn about seven hours, and that he should arrive1 there about two on the morning. Would that he had 1 ; Within eight or ten miles of Tehuacan, me guide received miormation that Santa -anna was, without doubtf at that' place, and had with him from one to two hundred men. With renewed Hope every man now spurred his " jaded'sleed," and on vve went quick enough untilmithin fi ve f miles of our goal, where a halt of about half an hour was made, a"d a plan of attack and 'capture disclosed by the general to his officers. The nartv moun ted ; orders were given to observe the strict est silence during the remainder of the march lhe order was obeyed, ypu may depend, for every man had an intense anxiety to secure me prize aneaa. . . Ahis silent march over auch a country as passeu mrougn was impressive indeed. On our right was a precipice rising immediate iy from the road, to the height of two hun ureu ana ntty to three hundred feet; on the leitwas a dente growth of underwood,between us and a lofty range of mountains, through the gorges of which the moon-lit snowy peak of Orizaba, brilliant um oieaK ana ahead of us was a road over a lime stone rock, having a dazzling vhite- ? 1 1 oixx me moon's rays being reflected up on ii airectry towards ffs. Amid the romance of scenery, the suggestion could i not fail to present itself that we were only about three . aim liny Sironrr- that wa iwrp frnm Rrt v ai, uunarea miles from reinforcements with put infantry or artillery f that wft vvprp trpad jng a part of the country which never before . t.H;Tvl Presence ' of American arms, and , migui uave naa notice ot our ce and collected a formidable forcel: but there was an abiding confidence in the aagdciiy, skUl and bravery of the- command rP1 dawn we Avere Wtthfn EaPf amile of rehuacan. The report of ar solitary5 r,in rom tne town, and the rapid passage ot lights to and fro in the hmMlr,.., -IL , that the btnf w U,., 7; u . P. v . - , . . "wui io ue cageu, ana sus- ica me expectation of meeting an enemy. as the command came tor the entrance of the H a P'nsMd Rifles dashed tb'tHe ngtitand left, and in a fewmiriutes every out let was stopped, and" the. Rang-er galloped ahead towards the nl.n- rifh Am;.-, cocked glancing an eye on every side,, with the btkef, and' I thibk I may say the hope, that the enemv was nn tWo h. n, Rangers in the plaza, in a moment squads weregalldpingthroughtevrysfr - . bt r . i i . 4 : . Tour rintltp3 enemy 'was tope iounci, uuu " --fc-r we had the.,mprtihcation;io u grkt object ofow search had fled two hours before we arrived, and W taken the road, tp Oojaca,' with ainescort of 75 mounted mejx Thef national flags .hung out;irom the ie: sidences of foreigners, and wnuc nag ex pended from the houses oi Mexicans iu.B vc.jr part of the town, told that' our approach was knowrin advance, and t was with cnagnn it was learned that the Mexican, wnose tuucx and escort was stopped shortly after : leaving the hacidnda, sent by a short route across the mountains one of his servants to communicate in S?inf? A nrlsk thnt a nprirnn troons were on the road-, and as he believed, with the intention of ..capturing him f -.?f . , " : Had it hot been for this treachery on me part of a man travelling under American safeffdard the surnrise would have been com plex The guide, a Mexican, whose fidelity had been proved, after meeting the carriage. was uneasy quring tne remamuer ui mc march, and was constantly urging the general to press the command forward with greater rapidity p but this could not be, done without risking" the lossof the men and horses who were most fatigu'ed a weighty consideration in the position he was then in. It was sug gested, on arrivihgjntown and finding Santa Anna had fled,1 to press fifty or a hundred fresh horses, and pursue him as long as there was a prospect of finding him, but the general wisely argued that the bird was alarmed, and to pursue him through a country .uhknbwn to our troops, and perfectly known to the enemy, and with the possibility, too, that the enemy's forces might accumulate on the road to a number dangerous to so small a body as could be mounted, would be seeking danger with scarcely a possibility of success in the grand obiccU ,; ' ' ?' s ' The first feeling of tiisappointrrient having in a great measure passed of, the public build ings and suspicious private dwellings were searched, and it ias a meagre satisfaction to find in the quarters so recently occupied by Santa Anna, a part of his best military ward robe, two of his costly canes, his field glass and three trunks, containing his lady's cloth ing. This served, at all events, to show the chase vvas hot and. the, departure hasty. His military property "was taken as legitimate spoil, and the trunks containing his wife's clothing Were turned over to this alcade. A receipt was taken for them, and a letter ad dressed to her illustrious husband by the lady, informed him of the disposition "made of the .trunks, arfd, expressed regret a; his absence on the occasion of our appearing in his quarters It may seem trifling to descend to an estimate of the value of the articles taken, but it will serve to show the extravagance , and loVe of display of a man who affects to be a republi cant The Coat is almost covered with gold lace and cannot be worth less than seven or eight hundred dollars. This fell to the lot of Col. Hays, who purposes presenting it to the Government of his State. " J Both the canes taken are of great value, being mounted with gold and diamonds and other precious stones. One of these became the property of an officer of the Rangers and the other of Maj. Polk, who intends to pre- seht it to : the President. Two magnificent chapeauxde bras, two pair of gold epaulettes, a sash of gold cord and bullion tassels,and ah elegant writing desk all distributed among the officers complete the list of valuables captured, with the exception of the field glass, an excellent one, wnicn ine general appro priated to himself, his only trophy.-. - During the day the Ayuntamiento called upon the general and expressed a desire that the American forces should occupy the town until the termination of the war. The general told them it was not probable our troops would hold the place at present, but assured them of an occasional visit of our arms to protect trie II 'J- J J .1 pt wen uispuseu anu punisn mose guiuy oi a disobedience of the orders of the commander-in-chief. With this they went oflf. apparently satisfied Several ofthe respectable citizens, on presenting themselves, expressed a similar desire, and some went so Tar as to say they wished the permanent occupation of the coun try. ff v Orizaba, an. 25, 1 848 AWeleft Tehuacan for this city early on the rnornihg of the 23d, after a rest of a day anxl to a hacienda of Santa Anna's at the base of a mountain; and at the entrance of a harrow valley. The hacienda was thoroughly search ed. but nothing sobject to seizure was -found, ana the command proceeded on through the valley, the greater part of the road for six or eight miles? being rough and jigged, and over a naked limestone jockashad been occasion ally the case in the two preceding marches. At the foot of the mountain the general was met by the curate, and Ayuntamiento of the small village of Acalzmgo,bear.nga white flag. They accompanied us into the village, pointed out good quarters in the cleanest and best managed country inn I have seen in Mexico, and men and horses found a good night's rest. This city was now but seventeen toiJes d ft tant. From what had been hea-f d on the road it was expected a defence of it would be attempted, but about 3 ofcloek in fhe morning a deputation came to the general from the Ayuntamiento. reauestinsr to know what terms he would agree to, if the keys of the city were given up to him. The reply was that they wotfld know his terms when he had possession. With this the deputation returned, and at about 5 o'clock in the morning, the troops were on the last day's march to Orizaba 350 men wprp. nn their ivav to take a city of 2Cr to 25,000 population. To cut the matter short, the Ayuntamiento, the principal clergy man, and many of the respectable inhabitants met the command about three miles from the city, and after, at their ovrnrejuest, being in formed on what the troops would want, a portion went ahead to provide for them, and the remainder, accompanying the General, on arriving at the gates, gave up the keys of the city to him. ; - ' ' "V" On entering, we found a white-flag display ed at every house,-and the whole population seemed to have furhted out fo Witness our en try, and showed a degree of confidence that was decidedly -complimentary.4 On conver sing with some of the most friendly of the citizens we found that there were ' aboMt 100 or 1 50 guerrillas here last night; who were ambitious of defending' the city at the gate by which we entered, or who pretended they were. Whether they were sincere or not is a matter of but little moment, but the citizens. desiroras- of avoiding those .excessess which will take place after a successful assault Wise ly cleared the rascals out eaily in the mornin. Df7iDi T'iv.n-l. - . 7 '" t e urc now quieuy nuu comiortably i, ' tered here, and the inhabitants seem th ""ai UHUUrV y 0i, .5"- to. oe satished With our nresenr 'v tr - ' r.i j 'tin i ral has annnintwT Mnf Pnltr M!I.,L ll.tc'UCrxf il Governor of the city, Col. Dumon i ,f '!" ney General, and Col. Hays Commami1'01 ! DEJ Troops. : Col. Bankhead, we learn is XtheDem way'here;withUO "j6r..'120O rhen arid si "r in the ( pieces oi ariiiiery," anu is expected to arr v unty Cod rdoya to-nighjr he doeshe wiltWif everv Di (n-mnrrnw - .. I est VioA Mcxlcrt. The W,Shington Union, ofTi ing, has the following : , n ' A Wc'liavd with Mr. Freane?-" Mustang" of the X Orleans Delta whose letters from the"? Us ! OI war uavc uccu t,c iiu so much "ratiS" cation by the country at large ; and regre t learn from him that the patriotic son of Sn b of war have been read, with so much frrat,e "r H ve not p; ator Webster- Major Ed ward Vplwt, ' mail at J the Massachusetts volunteers died betu-oJ s nearl y the 20th and 25th ultimo, at San Angol, "do 'so fr eight miles from the city of Mexico, bt tv. duetis. typhoid fever, which Mr. Freaner tells us ijktcrcd i also died lately. . : ' : i ... Mr Finn left lhe Cl'f V hf T.v,V. ' F thCr in Vara Cmr in thrfifi i. (l.lvs nia greater part of the journey vvi'houi. a.u ert He met on the road a supply-train n A from Vera Cruz to Jalapaj under an escou I composed of Louisiana mounted inen and - rinncioiv irininlrv. . Mr. UlW General Cadwallader was in the quiet oc-jrk, will cUpatiori of ToluCa With his brigade. ll6 the T had under court-martial several pricsfs,.ac sistcd hi cUsed of erTorts to produce desertion among nCtcfer I our troops. He was expedted in the capita heJ about the otn. on Dusiness conuecieu wiiu ins . . , 'ft- I I -V UCUiKUliCUU - ! , I I I rl. 1 Uf.irc rtnnl TIpI lnntP m- PCrli gettingron smoothly in the collection of rcvup6cliC nue arising from the silver mines in the cdun f10- ma trv Kia nositfon controllinir the mines of thai it arc . d' region. Col. Clark marched for Guernava ca (from the city of Mejico) ori the 1st; inst,p6scil. with a brigade Composed of the 1st and 15t!; -infantry, Georgia rridiinled battalion, and r v Lieut. Lovell's light battery, for the purpor, - Y1 of permanently occupying and garrisoini! Repair that point, whirh lies about sity miles froiuiain.a the city of Me.tiCo, oil the great Acapulco l at Mr road from the capital to the Pacific. " . A bearer of despatches was at Vera Cruz, . exnectinc to go up with the train, which was. Coiir to have left on the 8th instant under the coin. tl tjK. .! ' - 'I i it, . r !. . 1.: I. mand oi Major aiuweii, oi me voiugeurs., Qen - The l ennessee troops are garrisoning me im post at the National Bridge, and a new yo nntPPr tptfimfnt is in frhrnsoh at Puente Snn Juanj midway between Vera- Cruz and National Bridre.i j I ' J TlicCu The brigade of General Smith and colon t ; 22nl. ttt it- ...-- "i r t- 1 - Williams' regiment oi lventucwy voiuniecu m ijci are in tne city oi iviexico, maintaining an ci- rilt of j fective police. AH attempts at disorueriy.cun- duct in the city had ceased: j. 4 Gen. Marshall and Col. Lane, with .theit ot reSDective commands, are at Molino del Ref U1,yi and Chabultenec Gen. Butler eommandinj luiidato thl rWtrUiW - J " rn thatl Colonel Rilev briirade is. at f acubavai. ncc v.i the brisrade of Gen. Cushing is at San Angel, yner a t -i n i . . The National IntelhgenCer learns hou mVenl'K - r . . . . " 4 I . .- Mr. Freaner, that the funeral of Maj. yf uVj ihj'ruu ster was attended by the regiment, j. - His re- mains will be sent hbnife. No mail was ti tj Ion va uui a courier wouiu leave uu mc ioui, arrivft at Vm Crnzion the 15lh. So th;d 1 nAY6 wa Qhn nut ha liLoir in hpnr tinxr Ininrr IUr laiiu ther until the last of tin's month. v ,ll tuS rld- iv 1" Tri ifutc to uam..v aiKc v- i v r ! . v W havA rftmivfiil in thft Austin Democrat Jrnal h a copy of the address ot Hon. li. M. W llham- tggresifi son, over the body of Capt Walker, in.-tire pect till House of Representatives of I exas, who -had ow.that assembled to do honor to the, 'remains of the J we ki fallen warrior The first part of the address e or tw merely entfroeTates the many acts- of gallant .ci txJ daring. performed by Capt. Walker, tip to the i,,ing 1 moment of his fall at Huamantla, and prop s ceeds as follows. I t ! i ' I J " The stricken soldier knew that his wound . i " isriwii WaS III U rial ! Ale CAliUlvcw Mia xiTCU, uu jljioii- - - fulness, to maintain their position. Wifh "Mr 1U A Kiioo.Vi Vip Yillpfl his ftttlpst r'rttiftradeff UJf iiJg un.m - 7 I ' f I JII tiling UIUUIIU unJt uvciilu w , by the side of Gillespie under the shadows of - ' ii Ainnn i j jntat asked not to be buried among friends and kir-'lUncinfi dred, but he sotfghfi torepose under that bioon- Q ; wnigj oatnea. sou, consecraieu oy ine aacnnuu ui (ne many martyrs of 1 exan liberty bran Anlo- auCS t nio and lhe Mafnvl Mi. I'essthe Honor, therf. to the departed pafnot and ,urse ofl warrior f Let his dying wish be religiously refcrei observed r Let his name be hallowed jwitii ma i the martyrs to the cause off Texan Tiber ty ) .uixotle His services let them never be forgotei! . much Let his remains.be deposited by the side ofthe r, squird modest and unassuming, but brave Gillespie, te extra Let us erect over their common grave an ap aa oeeii oroDi'ate monument. Let. their names !J red pad sculptured tncreon i j History win preserve uicme the rememorance oi ipeir oeeds, wnue meir ueuien' Vind ies shal I renose in ! neace. and their faiP d Bill shall lastjforetw If ; ; i ! I- Piou General Q,uitman. The following is an extract of a letter front the gallant leader of the mounted rifle ! red ! ment.Maior Liorinor.vvrirv fI! at V VitA ni his regiment on the eve of entering the city nnex Of Mexico, by a wound which deprived! i'W S"nsAI of one of his arms. The extract is ah elo e.e? S 1- j- nil""" .v.. .uv i M qnent tribute from a gallant soldier to the brave-: rm7 ry of his distrngliVshed ' commander. Thi F$r5l' letter was addressed- to a friend in private cor-; , w respondencre r : '-,:') ? I ; - 4 i r ur " Gen.: Ctuitman was at the head ofmv re2'! i-itcd imeent at the time I was shot We were The A the nearest American soldiers to the city of xas w Mexico and their army, at the time I was we an; wounded:-AfterIleU. he' armed himself; Vnr wa with one of my rifles," joiped the Titles in their nillM charge upon the Garita dfr Belen, fired hsS.Dnexat last catridge, theii tied, Eis handkerchief to its j Iwa? muzzle, and vvavpd Viis fmllont urs OVCr n nniw' the j breastwork being the" first to mount slratW amid the terrible camaffe that followed. . I'll' inriei;'! yentirre to sa,y there are few instances in his-134 b torV where one 5 hiVh in rank -and advanced i orscbt! - ' ...... . . in life has thus had,arid availed himself of thd ninistx: brilliant opportunity of wreathing around nis thJLs-1 brow so distinct a title to the honor of bcin? regarded as ' bravest of the brave." ! ) fCfYTT v doin? . Cart ill A'tu ihce't' 'heii G urQo nnexa;
North Carolina Republican (Goldsboro, N.C.)
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March 1, 1848, edition 1
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