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" fu1=Discovery.-One serene evening
o the. middle of August, 1775, Capt.
rren, the master of the Greenland
t ~ae ship. found himself becalmed among
timmense number of icebergs, in about
egrees of north latitude. On on.; side
Sdowithifn a nile of his vessel, they were
b 6losely fwedged together, and a succession
orsuow: colored peaks appeared behind
acb other, as far as the.eye could reach,
' +ihowaig that the ocean was completely
looked up in-that quarter, and that it had
'.~rbiliybeen' 'ofor a long period of time.
:ajuirren did not feel altogether sauis
fed with his situation; but.there being no
; wind, he could not move one way o: the
otier, and he therefore kept a strict watch,
. " 'knowing that he would be safe as long as
icebergs continued in their respective
likP~aes -.
- 'Abnt midnight the wind rose to a gale,
. cn!edpanied by thick sho ers of .suow,
"jThwilea succession of treinendous, thu
e grinding,'aid crastioin oises, gave
rful edence that-the ice was in motion.
t' a, vessel;yeceived violent shucks, every
mest ;ut the, haziness aef the araiou
Aqre~reinied tboss abair frm disnov
:, i'p wrctionahe o enwaLer aser
-bl8td ben
nsierse among tiii ~faias the eye
-s4-could discern. .,S;
'was two miles beyo d the entrance of
biteicnal that a ship~iido 'its agipearanice
bout noon.-The sausione brightly at
i te imea, and a geutte' jieeze blew from
h north. At first soie ipte'rvening ice
1Cegs prevented Gatig Warren from
distinctly seeing any thing but ter mnasts;
bu he was struck wiitie'st rangemanner
is whiea her sails we 'sposed. and bith
the daismantidd aspec tl'iervards and rig
. Nt;. She coitin uedT ge sefree the wind
- or a few furlongs,& ien, groundig upon
bhe low icebergs, rriied-tiio nless.
- Capt. Warren's criosmey wa- so much
-- escited ihat e immediately leaped into
, tis boat with severanibemen, and rowed
t nowards her. Ou approehig lie observed
;-hat her hull was intseraly a eather beatei,
z "ndi not a soul appenaed 6h deck. which
bu e w as covered with sow-to a cnsiderable
~ ~depth. He hailed her crew several times,
L but nio answer was returned. Previous to
S'' eping on board an opeti port unole near
- w matn chains caught his eye, and on
I kciog into it he perceived a man rechnwng
fbakon a chair, wit riting materials on
- a- telobefore him i but the feebleness of
4lb iihttnade every thing very indisioct.
'e party went updo decks and having
'-'~eoved the hatchw;liy, 'which they found
, closed they desceoded to the cabin.
ayfirst came to theaipsarmen: nwhich
'.Cto t. Warien vieed thr'ough he po r
I *s ole. A tremor seized him' as he entered
' ''t ts inmiate retained his former position.
otaiiseeined to be iin sensible to strangers.
1I wai~ found to be a orpse, anid a green
ip 'mould.hbad covtered his cheeks and
,~rlead,.and veiled his' open-balls. He
eS1L;i in U his ha'nd aud a log book lay
b~o im, the 18a sasentce in whose
C p'I pngo .rgeufhnit;-"Nov 14,
'I~'We have now benenclosed in ice
y 's. 'The 'fire went out yesterday,
's~nd ar'nmaste,r haebeen trying ever sinen
jokindle it egain, dthodt success. His
ie died~ ' hs amoring.--There is no re
ta a~~;i~ Warren and his seamen hurried
__ 'foo ; ag*ot without uttering a word.
6j O jerin the prmecipal cabin, the first
S bjtbi t atractedthirtter~tion was the
bida iotif ofa feie.f reelining on a bed
sloitaili of deeip interest and atten
-O6., tier countenance5 retaiped the fresh
~nuofiffe, but a cgdirtitof- of the. lighbs
*jj'that her rormn was; mnahmate
o on the hoer-w'as a corpse of ani
- '?prefly ynung man,.~holding a~ steel in
heabcdbad .a fint in the otlier, as if ini
f sriking fre -upon some tinder
- ide hin.: 1n,tlie fore par~t ol
- ey'eril lsilots wore (found lying
Lth ~~eiri berths,- and the .hod3 of a
' uonheleat the boflom ofthe
ais Neither, provisions noi
ct 1~b~Ase cred. any whmere, bu
r''~' -
Captain Warren was prevented, by the
superstitious prejudices of his seamen, from
examining the vessel as minutely as he
wished to have done.
He therefore carried away the log iook
mentioned. and, returning to his own ship
imm'.diatly steered to the southward.
deeply impresed with the awful example
which he had just witnessed of the danger
of navigating the Polar seas in high north
ern latitudes.
On returning to England, he made
various inquiries respecting vessels that had
disappeared in an unknown way. andby
comparing the results of those with infor
mation which was afforded by the written
documents in his possession, he ascertained
the name and history of the imprisoned
ship and of her unfortunate master, and
found that she had been frozen thirteen
years previous to the time of his 'descove
ring her among the ice.-Wfestninster Re
niew.
From the Southern Chronicle.
1'onderful Occurrence.-Me invite at
tention to the singular and most strange
occurrence narrated in the fitlowing letter
from Fairfield District; acknowledging
that we should ourselves hesitate to have
given credence to it, but that the writer is
a highly respectable clergyman, and has
been personally known to us for several
years.
W sBnoto'. March 231.
Dear Sir:-An- occurreutce has taken
place of late in this neighborhood that has
astonished many. Nine triles, less or
more, in a westerly direction from the
town of Winsboro', near the side of the
public road that leads to Kincaid's bridge
over Little River to Monticello, in the field
of Mrs. Ferrell, a rock, perhaps twenty
yardsin circumference, was discovered by
the family of Mr. [Howard Robinson from
his yard on the morning of the 13th inst.
d considerable distance from its former
position ; or rather the appearance of a
ditch. they discovered in the field which
they did not expect to be there.
Tue attention of the family being thus
attracted, some of the members of the same
went to the place. which was no great
distance to ascertain the cause; and found
that said rock had' been moved from its
place. 1t had rubbed over a smaller rock
ly ingin the ground by its'side; then ap
piiretiy, as ifit had runi onits edge. cut
tlie cot; wihtb ihe'oots that .,wereat utto
tbh dephIft ing'fee ; and c atreie -the
Mce s toihatl ie , had'dccpied -
before. '
S'p t ie iter s* the. place, ho nay
stai'that the declivity is butssmall, and
ii: calculated to produce or to, carry ott
the motion of the rock. The rock :.Must
have passed along with ,onsiderable ve
locity; for there is not merely a large
quantity of earth thrown) our of tracki
somewlat in the form of the bad: -of a
diti,hut a large'quantity has peen forced
before it, and is not found in the form of a
heap. as might have been expected, if the
motion of the rock had. been slow ; but
spre.ad o:tt equally to about two feet thick
n.Dss, and covering a surface of perhaps
seven or eight yards long and three or
four or more broad. - This circumstances,
the writer considers, as it strung evidence
of he rapillity of the motion of the object.
The inquiry is, what was th impulsive
cause. of pu tin, the rock in motinn and
keeping it in motion till it pissed a dis
Lance of twenty five yards, and then ap
parntly. intstan-ly to stop 1 A variety of
conjectures have been hazarded. Some
have supposed tha, it hadl beeni siri-ct with
lightning on the precedhin'g night durinig
the storm oif thuntder and rait, that gave
it the ijmpulse. This is not evident, as
there is no mark of violence to be seen
upon the rock, and the soil on the upper
side of its origitnal bsd stands unmoiived to
the depth, perhaps, of a foot and'a half.
If lightning had given~ to it the impuitlse,
tere must have been some remaining
evidence, and as there is none, it is tnot
likely that tho electric fluid was the im
pelling cause. Others have supposed that
its must have been the conseuence of an
eathquake. Tfhere is no appearance how
ever, of this remaitnitng to lie seen.
Being astonished at what I first heard
and then saw, I thought it my duty to
o mke the ,r.atter public, by comnmunt
atitg it to "on. It is likely however, as
the occurrenice has exci'ed a considerable,
degree of interest in the neighborhood.
that someO indlividual w'ho may have ex
itod the place more accurately than 1
have done may give you an account oure
worthy of publication. Thte impressions.
iowvermade upon my mind I have
otmshiated to you, and they are at
yordsoa-Yours respectfully.
. Hint for Molther.-A medical cor
rspodent of an'English paper, attributes
the high shoulder and the lateral curva
ture of the spine. wvhich .so frequently dis
igures 'yottng females, to the sboulder
tra)s of their dresses resting- below the
shoulder and on the muscles of the arm,
instead ,or beinug on the shoulder, which
ompels the wearer to be constantly hitch
ig her shoulders to keep up her dress, an
ntionhat resulIts in furcing up the shoul
der, a distortion of the chest anad a lateral
ctuvaturefthe spine, He also:s'ates tbat
from tisdanigerous practice, and'thecensa
qeeet gposure of thes ihest to the cold,
thht i ad tubcles are formed, and not
.uufreueiitly consumnption s engendered.
From the Washington Union ,3Ist ulth -
FROM GEN. TAYLOR'S CA MP.
HEADQUARTERs ARMY OF OccUPATION
Camp on the feld of baule, Buena Vista,
Mexico, February 24, 1847.
Sir: I have the honor to report that,,
having become assured on the 20th idsr,.
that the enemy had assembled in very'
heavy force at Encarnation, thirty milesin
front of Agua Nueva; with the; evident.
design of attacking my position, I broke
up my camp at the latter place on the 21st
and took up a strong line in front;-bf +
Buena Vista, seven miles south of Saltilld.
A cavalry force left at Agua Nueva'.r f,
the purpose of covering the removalof
supplies was driven. in during the night;
and on the morning of the 22d the Mexi.
can army appeared immediately in. front. d
rf our position. At 11 o'cldcik, A. M.,. a
flag was sent, bearing from General Santa
Anna a summons of unconditional surretl.
der. To which I immediately returned a
egative reply. The summons and my a
reply are herewith enclosed. The action d
was commenced late in the aftei-noon be
ween the light troops on the left flank, hut
vas not seriously engaged until the mtorn
ng of the 23d1, when the enemy made an
flort to fo-ce the left flank ofour position.
in obstinate and sanguinary conflict was
naintaied, with short intervals, through-.
>ut the day, the result being that the ene
ity was completely repulsed from our
tines. An attack of cavalry on the rancho
if Buena Vista and a demonstration upon
he city of Saltillo itself were likewise
iansomnely repelled. Early in the night, ,
:e enemy withdrew from his -camp and
ell back upon Ague Nueva. a distance of
welve miles'
Our own force engaged at all points i
his action fell somewhat short 5,40) men, -
while that of the enemy, from the state h
nent of General Santa; Anna, may be. -
stimated 20.000. Our success against 1
much great odds is a sutflicient encomium
n the good conduct of our troops. -In : a
Aore detailed oflicial report, I shall have
he satisfaction of bringing to the- gotice
>f the government the- conspicuous gal
antry of particular officers and corps.. : '
nay be permitted here, however, to trck-'
wowledge. my-greai obligations to Bii
1en. Wool secui n-command,. to whom
l feel particularly indbted for hi valuable
Cervices on this occasion-.
Our loss he been.very severe an
n.ptuo ably fall-shiort of700 men.; Then '
lexican loss.has beep immense. I-.siilf
saitehearliest.oport city o forwar -
ral I .
1'l ADOTAs T Gk.NERAr of. the aruti
W'ashingtodr, C
[Translatio] ..
([Smmonsof santa Anna to Gen. Talir. ]
fou are surrounded -by twenty -th'~,
mand men, and caanot, in any hu-nan-pro
ab'ility, avoid suffering a rout, aud being -r
at to pieces.with your troops. but as you *gl
leserve consideration and particular. es-.
eci-, I wish to save you from a catastro- C
he, and for that purpose give yeu this
]mice, in oidbr that you may surrnder at
liscretion, under the assurance that you
will be treated with the consideration be- f
unging to the Mexican character, to which
nd you will be granted an hour's time to is
nake up your mmn'd, to commence from b
he noret wheu my flag of Truce. arrives
u. your camp.
With this view, I assure you of iy
paricular consideration.
God and Liberty. Camp atEccantada ti
February 2'd. 1847. - ri
AN i'. L OEZ DE~ SANTA ANNA. a
To Gena. Z. LArtoa, cozmd'g the forces ..
'of the U. States. a
IIEADQUA RTERS A R3tr YoF OccuA'rrON .
%ear ittena Vista, F'eb. 2. .
Sir: It relty tto ytour note of this dlate, I
sutmoningi me to bitrrender my, force~s at* ti
'iscretion, I hreg leave to say that I de
dino acceditng to your request.
Witht higrh respect, I amc sir, your obedi- dl
eatserant Z. TAYLOR.
Maj. Gen. Unuited States armIy, comdl'g. n
Setordetn.D. ANTON 10LOPEZ DE SANT t|
ANNA. r
Cotmmauder-in-,hief, faa Encantada.
H EAD QUARTERs A RIY OF O.ccuraTroN,
' Saltillo, Feb. 25, 1847.
Sir: I have respectfully to report that
the 'main Mexican force ts yet at Agua
Nueva. Our troops htoldi the positions- .c
.Ihich thev have so well defended- and 1
are prepared to receive the enemy, should
be venture~ another attack;
An ar'rangement has been' made with
Genteral Santta Anna for an exchange oft
prisoners, by which we stiall receive all,
or nearly all, of those capttured fi-om' us: at
diIferest titnes, besides the 'fow taken in ;,
the action of the 23d.' Our woundid.4s '
well as those of the Mexicans which have
fatten into our hands.'have beeta removed'a
to this place, and are rendered comf'orta
ble. ' ' (
Our loss in the recent atieins, so far as' 1
ascertained, amouunt's to '264 killed, 4503
wounded, and 26 missitig. "Oneuoompany ,
of the Kentucky cavalry~ is not' itcl'dedn rw
this statement, its casaalties n'orbeing.yet:t
reported. T respectfully enclose a list sif
the commisstdnedl offic'srsiledain'd womnt '
ded, embracing many names-of't1eohigh' I
est merit.
I. ai,.'sir,. very respectfully'. yoik obe-~
dien%servant. Z. TAY'LOR,~ e .
M ~'aj. Gi. J..'MAcomd'g. ' I
The A djutant General bf thrrn;i aj
w ag4ny'of Occupation,
r eva .March 1347
lie honorto report that the
o "macd bocupied' their ori
ima - islace on' the, 27th of
tb dl the Alexican army
eagi ring ofthat day in the di
decn pi: t is asdertaiied thai
NIt niful retreat and in a very
lie 6koitiod; the ien deseriang
rarvation in great numbers.
d dnmiand this day .as far as
ea harraqs his rear, and se
d enliitary supplies may be
tatements of Mexican obi
rty of the medical staff left
su i otudded 'there seems no
GO Joss ia the recent action
(n imated at 1,500, and may
;a killed and wounded, be
ies ,e- deserters. Many of
ur ere lost I eielose .a list
fit of our own killed and woun
e - onplete as practicable at
iisat regiment (Kentucky ca
ali aeluded, its return not being
hha full: reekoned upon
rtea .}.ia e arrangements
. int retie ,'and cut off the
nf 'g ro- that purpose, corps of
al$ nLy immediately in our rear,
'evl - .MonLerey- I regret to re
oritl .succeeded near the village
f Mai etroing a .ain, and killing
con a;iamber of' the escort and
am Colonel Sorgan, 2d Ohio re
en is- march from Ceralvo to
bate a infested by the Mexican
ivi, ,wiih, he had several ren
ar fin ly dispersed them with
nu isown-part. Capini. Gra
a,. olunteer service, was
o ad one of these atfairs.
h the defeat of the main
-a - sia iwll secure our line
iuo from further juterrup;
1qn; 'Ic~opose a. lfw. days to
;a 1Pad4uarters to. Monterey,
kesuchforthet arrange
n cessaryzn itiat q uarterr
tIonspimadeto hlarassourtear,
and necessity .of de-.
ront of. Saltillo,
t r0 irn:l~..tielenny .far
tf .No reslt so deci
n'eeiti we -yholdIn
f ommuscaion wconld.
:.r}!x 1- e d t n g
'go , saL& Charoitidle , Senlznel'
bA il7.
VERA CRUZ AND
E CASTLE.
RIUSEWS~yt0
Byhii'iida -of th.estern Mail this
rnin-ag uaare in;:receipt. of the following
orinasksW affte caituire of Vera Cruz and
e Ctiofgait Jiain d'Ull6a, hiotaghit by J.
Riddle' Co's. express from Mohile to
!ntgoriery24hours in advalce of the 'nliil.
y thi irrivai we aire in pnssdssiit of Extras
uni the Miobile "Advertiser," " Register," and
Triunni of aS:nday, the 4th ins.t, from
hich wit cull the following particulars of the
nnbarddtetlt anid itrretider of the city of Vera
'ri 'nd Castle of San lan d'Ulloa.
From the Pensacola Gazelle, 3d inst.
Tha U. S. arastelmer Princeton, bearing
.brdadipennintuof Comiddlre Connor ar
ved-at liii port'tliis ninrning, ind caie to
tchdr aifloltr wharf. at half-past nige o'clock
-e~ichaigiug. salutes with the navy yard as
ec gassed. . T~he Pr-inccto sailed from V'era
ri on ibe 29th tilt., and brings tlo glornos
elig-ene of the rIdd ction uf thaut city withr
e daa06 of San Jaan de.Ullos, anid their en
r unconditiondt surrender to odr arms.
ear" idEli'ed io one of the olficers
nba fr 'irthe following summary of
mentreegdi hr t-his n ijost birilliant a
heveienlt-an achiievemenit tir will
idoid inure testrfs glory of onr Army
nd Matins, aniorng thba nations abhroad,
ian any thait thas yet had place in our
Miarelk th -Disembarkatiln of the
.oips conymeu'eed.
1tbhLavestmnent of the. City emnprqle
-Wh. -Trenches opened, at night.
2g2 .. -ity summoned to surrender
refild 7 mortars -opened a fire of
ombs' . --- tie 2
?4h -Navye hat tery, f hee ong32
onnde d threS poundersr-Paixhanu
ns~OPgned'5afre in the niotjning; dis
'2i~-at r hattery of four 24
Obreraad hreea mrtars opened. This
a th Dla.vysbattery opened a breach in
bcallrfthefcity ;, the fire was very
edirettIotheltown.
26th Early in the mnornig -the enemy
~roposedfonia s~teuider. Commissioners
n thanerianide-Gens. Worth and
;'ighbt~ ol uTotteii.
29hN.pteantiins eorn pleted-City
adcst intdert iexican Iroops
el~hO Iniaand laid d'oun: their, arms.
ne rraonstrois .occupied .the .city
it~&hteteolthe~toso anda castle-at
gots f hat daygh in erican ensign was
soI~tei ofsmliotbriandid~as saluted by our
Thegafrign of-about 4000 men slaying
Iowaa hracmr as. prisoners of war, and
,ngento hitheihmes on parole.I Five
ren-eaislOinpeorioroinhere and-270 corn
Officers Killed.-Capt. John 1. Vinton
2nd Artillery; Capt. Alburris, 2nd Infan
.ry; Midseipmau T. B. Shubrick; Navy.
The total lass of the American army,
from the day of landing, (March 9,) is only
65 killed and wounded.
Officer; Wounded.-tiet, Col. Dick
inson, S. Carolina Volunteers, severely:
Lieut. A. S. Bald tiu, U.S. Navy, slightly;
Lient. D. Davidson, 9nd Infantry, very
slightly; Lieut. Lewis Neil, 2nd Dragdons,
severely. All the wounded are doidg well.
Of the Mexicans the slaughter is said to
have been immense. The commanding
General was stationed in the dity, while
his second in command held the castle.
Their regular force was about 3,000, and
they had about the same number of irregt
lars. Out-side the city was Gen. La Vega
with a force of from 6.000 to 10,000 caval
ry. - Col. Harney; with between 200 and
300 U. S. Dragoons, chargei on. and re
pulsed this immense force with terrible
carnage;, scattering them in all directions.
They had barricaded a bridge to protect
themselves, b'ut our artillery soon knocked
away this obstacle. and gave liarney's
command a chance at them.
"Let slip the dogs of war, and cry havoc."
In the attack on the town and castle
only our small vessels, drawing not over
nine feet, were available. But few shot
and shills were thrown into the castle-the
attack being maittly upon the town.
N-me of the enemy's mi~siles struck our
vessels; and Midshipman Shubrick. who
was killed, was serving a battary on shore.
With the city the hopes of the enemy fell,
as they had not provisions in the castle to
sustain n protracted siege.
The Princeton is comm. ided by Cap
tain Engle; as'she sailed from Vera Cruz.
Commodore Condor's flag was saluted
from the castle of San .uan d'Ulla.
The Commodore is a passenger on
boa-d. ,havidg been telieved by (Commo
dore Perry. iiefora the commeeenlenI of
the. nperations. The Princeton' having
lindel the hearer oftlispAtches for Wash
in;ion, an4 Col. Totten. at this place,
Bails immediately for Philadelphia via
Hia vana.
a We ..have not been able to 6litai a list
of her.offiers; and. indeed, owing to the
latenestof her arrival, we have been dit
pelle.1 ro throw together the foregoidg par
ticulars imsthe utmost possible haste.
- 6 F IUEC N NVl ST' LE
Tie. followi tems teta roid 1h.
a of ta o elZ30i lr<. .r .
field, ierhis presence as.:mo.tlygig t
qdtei flidifi.W ad extiotting il men..
To hit:; this was an inportatit day, asaf
ter eventswill show. do 'the morning of
'tha 23.1. Calt Hardid, ;6f Illiuois, was in
high spirits, and said to Gen. Taylor, that
under hid coinreand, lie felt as if, with. his
'regiment, he bould beat the whole Mexi
can army. His regiment nobly stiaited
itself, but its gallant commander did not
live to see it triumpih. He died as soldiers
wish to die in the arnis of victory. at the
6ead of his gallant comrades. lie was
struck no the breast with a musket ball.
di ring he hottest of the fight; and died
instantly. Cdl. Yell; of the Arkansas
cavalry, fell while bedding a charge of his
-eginent. His intrepidity on tlie dccasion,
is spoken of'in terms of the same regiment,
also coriducted himselfgallantly.. Col. W
R. M'Kee, of the 2d Kentucky Regiment,
receivitg a mortal wound in the throat, the
command rdevolved on Lt. Col. Clay, .on
of Henry Clay. While leading Eris men to
the charge, he received a severe wound in
thei 14. Not being able to stand, four of
htna m attemipted to carrylhim from the
Geld. They had not proceeded far before
le receivedl a second, and more severe
wound, in ihe hip, and two of the four
mten were killeid. The other two iirsisted
upon carrying him on': heroically he
orered themt to leave him a'ud fesu'me
their places in the fight. After the battle,
he.was found pierced quite through the
ireast by a lance. Adlmtant General
Lincoln. son of ex-Governor Uiuicoln, of
Massachusetts, was killed while restoritng
order among the Arkadsas cavalryg who
were mhmown init rom'enttary confusioni by
an overwhelming charge of landeis. His
cotduct is the them~e of extravagant praise.
Oae of the Indliana regimen'ts, it is said.
wavered for a time, when Major Dir. of
the Pay De'partme'nt, tushedl among them,
seized their colors, advanced ton the front,
and called on the med to'stamnd by themn.
lis voice and examnple bad the desired
elfect, The regiment rallied, and were
distinguished in the f'ght.
The battery commanded'hy Capt Brax
ton Bragg did terrible execution. The
Mxicatn cavalry made a charge on him.
He wvaited until they were within two
hundred yards, when he poured a t'errible
fire utpon them, his pieces charged with
musket balls. The leading ,stluadrons
wei'e mowved tdown,'and they stopped for
a mnoment. Bragg's guns wvere instantly
loaded, and a second discharge, as deadly
as the first, threw thaehenuey into confusion,
and a third put thehvrto flight leaving the
ground covered i ith mnen atnd hotse..
Oly imnaginW for a moment, a battery of
cannobr, charged almost to the mitzzle with
musket balls and slags, fired three t'ines
into a dense mass of tmen and horses, at a
disance of two hundred yards, and: you
can form 'some idea of the slaighier
At one time during the battle, Capt.
Bragg expressed some apprehensions to
Gen.-Taylor in relationbso the position of
hisbattery, and asked, what he as to doV
'Give them moirc grao e rag1-mfore
grape," says old;'-Rough and Ready," an
that will secure their safety." Jragg tried. .
the prescription, and found it.to butve the
beat effect.
Col. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi, is
idolised by his regiment, and as one of
them said he would lead them into h--1
Believing that on the 24th there would be t
a tight, and being unable to walkon s-e
count of the wound in his root, he ordere,!
that he be darried out to their head. Ina
wagon.
Yell, as we have already told dur, tea
ders, was lanced to death. His hdrse
became restrictive,-his bridle broke, and
he carried hird into the midst of the enemy,
where a lance pierced him, through the
head.
Col. Hlardin, before being killed daip:
tuled a flag from the enemy, which With
his horse, he requested should be sent
home-as a last memento to his wife.:'.
Nothing could contrast more strodgly
than the hutmanity of the. Anericat. sol!
diers and the cowardly ferocity and. fd
guish propensity of t'he Mexicans, The
Anericaus shared their biscuit and water.
with the wounded Mexicans, and *ere ~. ~
often seen to lay them in a posieibn least -
painful to them. The Mexicans, on thb
contrary, cowardly killed our wounded
men when.they :net them, as in the cese
of Col. Clay; they stripped and robbed
several of our oflicers and many of their
otin.
Aimong thie prisdders taked *eft -two
who were deserters front our own ranks.
They Were brought before Gen. Taylot,
who ordered the wretches to be drummed.:
out beyond the lides. Such tascles;he said
might do for Santa Anna-they would ldt
suit him-and it would be wasting powdet -
and shot to shoot them. They were there
lIre drummed out to the tune of the Rogue-s
March.
A bullet having pissed through .t119,
breast of Gen. Taylor's jacket, he. remnr-s
ked that the balls were becomidgtexcited.
After the battle was over, (ledj . WoUI
who was distinguished for. his gallantrr
and skill, met Gen. Taylor and thre, bis
arms around his neck, and . bdgratulated) >' --M
him upon the btilliant tictdry,-in warn'
terms. The old hero replied 'we cant fU '
beaten, General,whend wedll pull togot
er. The, whold ; contry will .aitesgtIe
ustice of the sibiple .replfj
Woten.-=Twootousand 4 adi t e
followed ghi esidiaf -1d ? :
lilh e adoed
ojne... oyleneo "
oiaidaceO o a
Rdm tora of e sc4d:t--;i d b Sv;j i ',
seen and converged with: a gentldtea ,
rect from Mdodterdy-His iaformati6ic
think can he relied dd; He: Statesiliat
Gen.. Taylof has returddd, since hidulas r
battle id Monterey with a portion ot cat
airy and four pieces of light artillery, and
left Manterdy with about 1500 troops'to
liok upi Gederal Urrdt; who ii do tbish ;
side. of the mountains and said to have . -
6000 troops-=cavalry and infantry. Gen.
Tailor marched id the direction of Monte
Morales, a towd abodt 126 milde su'uth of T
this, and report says; on last Thursday
night Gen.' T. and his little band were
within twelve or fifteen miles of the Mex
icans. If Gen. Taylor qvertdked them
peace lie to their ashes. He whipp'ed Santa
Anna onthe other side of the mountains
and now he has coate to cleat dtut all this
bottom land;
A letter das feceived in Monterey from
a conimercial house in Safi Luis. I have
conversed with a gentleman who saw and
read the letter, and .it stdtes that Gen.
Santa Anna was in San Luisi that Arisma
and Paredes' friends had declared dgainst
Santa Anna and- proclaitrded Herrera
president. If this be true,- "as the poet
beautifully expresses it," Me'xico is confu
sioni worse co'n founded. It iWill require a *
soldier with a bent gun bairel to tell what
party hd is firing for. -
'The Piresident of th'e United States has
given intructions to' the Secretary of tihe
Treasury to examine the existing Mexican
tarilf of duties and report a schedule of I&.
articles of tradie, to be admitted at euch.
ports or places as may at any time he in
our military possession, with such rat-es of \
duties on them, and also ou tonage, as
will be likely to produce the .greatest
amount of revcnue, which has been com
plied with, and the tariff of duties wade.
by the commandant of the ponts, whnis to-...
account for them to the Secretaries of WYar
of the Navy . respeectively, and not to the- "
Secretary of the Treasury,-Claletstonb
Courier
.Jack's Loevr.--A correspondentol the.~
New York Cousier and E nnirer gives tha 'K
following as the state of the eame~na ' -
ving Blank in that city . ,
"The Ocean Boys hawo-snugty-laid'ot
here, including it,,~resa earned hat not
drawn out, S1,135P250 04.." PFoidein ut- 'i
18%. Ii has received on. deposite.since
that time, $2,780.6.l&76itaai.burt : tbi.
how much would hobakeneseinde b_ the'-~
human shark,.clutchinjimoeonliesior ~
vitality than is ever takien-ty the spee6ea.
that has a hard repuilationiin the-saltwa-.
water --
.,[iis imvested adtnirably, and in-a-ma
ner-bo entitle it to further confidence om 'I
the-paui ofthemariner. In-our-own cit
add 4tatei stocks.: $27010%.05'; .in
Unit~d States stocks, $148,363 93j titin
Ohio stocks, just as .good,' $20,00~~-4
ottbond og&mortgage, S5976V --