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[ BY UOB'T. L THOMPSON & CO. PIOKRNS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, MARCH <), 1801. VOL. XII. NO. 31.
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, ipqietiry
Shadows'
n\* j, M. Kti.ioiT. ..
Rh:\(lnws flitting pnstflto etnrliglU,
8hn<l*>ws d?Hdii)p IjyHip, irii^RWIowft
tYi tf c s'whytng topn,.
HhuifowH.pl 'Hhg tfVijr'ywKcr^.
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'v * V','*y \'V T ? o ' wui II VI UI'IUUW?)
(?vory(hi4g i?, w^idmul.jliHu., ,
.Sliiiuowy gloats haunt evdryjvallpy
iViih a pfoseucc ijronri grim.
Tlun-o (vio tiimja ?v|jen every Iie^rt-U?f6b
$pciir< to ?t\ini?oiiH 3liO'l?w>i near,
W .\funk ihpirtH in erui'v oliHtiiln'r
Of tliw hJaj't. MiM'h tf>ti-k Willi four,
irt'rtK With iioi?jcl?;3$ f0Otsf0pt?,
(I ixd.nVoiind <nonvnful eyou,
Cku.o2ivuin li.kfuLi -.irtth H.-h>>.
? / ,rv ^ " r*?* '
Flu oyr souls Wiijt tcM'3 au<i sighs.
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tiV?Vkvhia^>nvuM linv'p It* fwtfM-ffill?
Sit uluws ooihc wiili every night,
hvi'fjT?<?W i}?enms of glury?.
A.vqJh^ x'.1i>il-i (hiit jiJcd ko ljf?ht 5
tlio Ulm cfifyiibcrs,
Whore lli'py revel wiifi ilelfjrht.
Till wc shii'V-lur ftt their preMcVoo,
,f.U?b) ?{nl treuvbling with affright. ; '
. incr-riijrm-inironmrs tlio morning.
' Ainl tlto "jrnMurt Whma 61' (lay,
w.<kii?>r \oy in cvfer.v' vallfy,
? . D>*\v* I Ho fltimlowy fjliostrt nttnyi
fcwW'y liejyl mIiiiII nioinini?,
lffcpo' wilt'.rihint) wHh cWering rav,
' Then tin* jrlioit > dim coin wi?51 Hanrt thiols.
I'oworloxs. will Hor? nwhv.
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po'it Tini kko'.vKk c<u!rcir;it.
Sketches 6f Life in South Carolina.
It in very inueh to the disiulvant^e- <?f
Charleston that it is Jliifdo to the. yclhnv fuvcr.
Although several yenri? will puss without h
siatrleease Of it, yet it gcner;dlv returns after
tlrtit interval has elapsed. We have heard
that Dr. D.vvil) Ham*ay (as good a physician
us" historian) osWl UV nay, that taking Charleston
by the uevoh year* it was one of tho
healthiest cities in the (then) United States.
l iiis js ns trfttf mmnirf tlicn. nmJ ispurtly owinp
t<? (hetf:ilnhrity of tho .*d? broo^p, nml nls?o to
t >(! tf. elcmlinoss of tho oity. And Mum
l ist in tniM i.s owin^ fo t'n strict MipjSrvfaTfin
Wvdr tlift yjinls, the struct*, So., which irf 'sya*
tcm.rttt&Hv lcept tip bY'the Polled, uu^cr the
(ltfCUtjo*! (r?f thfi .'tlViWni* hwVV ?1.a ?:l
....u tuo v?t y v'uuru.
lint still, tin; porb died return of thin dronijftil
scourse will 7ftwnyn (\ni fuar") tend "to prevent
;t tlio oity from ?t en I Ring tlmt sixc nnd jiof.tHou
whioh.it ?ii?jhf oUioryr'wo do; in pjutmnliir it
rendOVD thbse from n distance, foreigners ospwi.dly.
Either jrfbdd oP/Scttlhij> permanently
thorn, The'city is well. guarded" by1 tiighl;
it litYTi* before o'clock in wiiiler, tind TO in
srtmirter, the b<dl? of old St. fllloluiuTs Ohufoh
rinir two chimcs, first n double^ then ? Kindle,
' mid finally they bent the drum 'flVthp Guardhouse
for 10 ruinutd*; after which, the Oity
?tinird Yu lino rttftl v?cW drilled company)1 turnfc
otitv* liiteh one of thif* Oimrd lin iippoiut'
I ? (?. \??ra m which wrfll?* bp rtnd n? ??
sciUiiu'h- and k'rVps w.ttfh for six. hAur* oyer
his prirtron of tho Blcpptftgr <!it y until roliovod
hoYjtMiel: ' At tho T<*n?t ;ilnri1\ lift
springe hiflTHttle) *>id insfnjdJy be" is' "\r(h>- 1
forcA!"' by ii nu>??Wcr of" l?t? "tfoifijiidcs who
' ppfm<4, .ppiirofitly, us ff by ftnelinntmynt,frohr'
the around'; but who h!uv., in ronlity, * hr??tcfifrd
from their different wurds to Ids iwd 1
^ AfterlKo hr?iliitjr of the drum oVory-n?gVo !
multr bafuroi.-du'd with n p:iR<>' oorroHlyd^tt'd,
ju*?Mi;r/M?,d,by'-somo rc'spMsdblo whito person,
t <>r ho-4? liilblo to hn-put in tho <1u ml-house I
J for t/ho njpfbt, nm* h:rv6.<v whipping i" the j
inr>mi)\f$ or his nwnpr wulsfc now ? fine Xt I
[! dollar, which in iViypfciftly pnid. Gonor.dly, |
I non?? rif'tho mn>o correct mid orderly nefiflMcfl
fver jjflt cotiftiH'd" tlicm ; but wc once1 knew
op twr# canes to I ho contrary- -one of a pood
old JVKjivetirblfc eirtorfti woAirin, ^ ji.cuyinj;
41 iMothw^ih fhrt other tlfctt-of-a
?er\'?nt hofmVjjfoj? t<> ruv'ofHcor hitrh fn authority
intbo ' Hirt hKrCcrlWrfl iniKifntijil th6
pass by onfy t)he sri.i?le:diy, nwl accord in<_dy
s"irt in tills oxpl ui.itiiui rtt the *MaVf>^fe office,
the -fiAfe h'Rd tol?o ptiTd.?
Wo iuivy' IttYrvd (h;;fc"'hr,':.& tipt f^ith wb*t
Ut\lli)4jWtHrftrif ts."ii>ij^u d n?rrr?r) Hfatti.'fhol
all \Fifc hurHJa-frt the cify flhnl' ririfl irt uoiue pe.
ontiar manner 'v nr. ono inU ur^l vri't ?>"y !Hc !
ularoJ to tin) others; in th'o crarfrt tif ?ny nsihff '
in tjre uitflrt Mnimijir.thb i?o;?rop?." Tin) inMnf* j
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yt(.iht<i? iieurty /HStnri'rt-in IJhort
io#t/o >Hiu?y /y<mrH w?k prov.oirtod by a
?>c-{rr?J nsnxid laftnc Witeofi, vrbn jrnvo i<?fiir.lfihoti
fc<?xtht,i whitoioi>:?l??frintst* ?1 *??1 Whjj
rcw.i?Joi!^?e ibis iiiit^iwrprtrt*iit neivlcii'ftfbt J
lt?i > . tu by *1u> of h?* 'ffwdouti 'A
l.?r{rij pr<fportinR'<d' <Trt^M|?()'in "it had
b'!nn the\mo!*fc. faithful ai?4
HifpJrnKtH m .aoOte of tb? lifM^Vo?poct?b1ii)f?f|j. :
il;'-s in tiir ftity, by. whrirtu tfrHirjf of tdiviiv had J
Jbnoit ftusttd from' thfcir ftufcJh'Pt inibtffcy. Hnt f
ili'jj-' ' (i bnun allowed to t3?oinb>? "? tbfcir I
?j|i(rob*9 fvf jigiou? piuposo^, *(tfcVioOt aify j
/ bitp pcrHynv?.fH thuni^.THc'nrcolftvad prtvioh- I
Jitid, 4!ou4!t?|RQntly,. t rfdvWirtnjre of j
?$d i4?ro.ugbt tk?? powerful nlbv^^'*0^' |
"i^ybvUr' Hy^&'th'#tn y bfof!c.?Trtfw?"!d'thf5in. ;
?$ u mo*. \f\Uod'? poopta, tfhe irfriuditOT ) ?*>(! I
r(?rfltaARt.A<L t>* ?'i"??^r ?? -*
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-lUJy kUonld Wfre'"1# ^beij-ownof* wafrcom^ * I
u^reii, U> IMi^rRim And bi? n^fc. and tlrvy'*V^I'
into^he old ^dHnio^'oPHrftiini would.
<li? U?*d.#ervlqi> by c*<Fiit*?v ('MWo ttyfr^on At,
UiH,|lft?lofnevV?*vty to' Pfnlicetfr Hv'clwndwtifta
H*?i blood$d'*UoddhiVpV'blood,.not. only
ikiHH, bill U;iU <if- Ik*-]plow womcv wftd iby-i
4jrtffr? {? b* ?l ^4 rl^pc-iortdoM *ufof
ws?? *n-.?xA*ipfr ?f; tltiy Y<^fc?fSr<? dMbtittKri! ."I
,< >atairJfy <* *,> <rp?Kt<>J>toi>ft pf?nUl}ri??l<A>Ti?*rt. ?
W.c b^vjp offeort bc?wA M w y*r- M
M&sfcky;lt;wj*?.tbfa :? A tfeiiorwMo old Indv 1
Kt th? i??ad of 'on? df Abo 2i*t'CilMinfc fWnn- ;
UftV ?<#* 1/wiiitr^, a nriatf imumhI
<P?tyfV *J?mr wiilr beV-4>w??*??A, frintei *nhi^tl ii
I 4ic hwiiftlW*y? 4
I ojjf IfljW to/*Wf l
Twa?M'4 y
1 1 ' f*?*Vwt. tarv^n^ ^
Nyi ifcftMW srt)dh>-*wfc*4bi <
j short, m6s>t entiVo conBdcilc^ had been placed r
j by the wlndo family io C'ttwar. To tlmir utter
tturp?i*<o and .dismay, it whs found out that
i CioH?r luid bet'u .euputriMl in thin projected iu!
?U'iTi:?'tion, 'dthofi<?h lio had stipulated, as an
' expvi'fls condition of i^>iiiin_jr in it, tliat ho
' ftlfollhl h? employed in another p;Ut of tlio
V'fmvi. \? ?... cbl l-.B.w. .I.-:-.- ' '
T- .... vviyiu,.V|JIJf tliy llllfT ICHUera
wore hung. Cwsar wits permitti'd to ro?
turn homo, und retired to bin chamber in
groat tribulation and slmme. ijis aged and
venerable mistress and friend, wlium he rn:d- I
ly loVed sent for hipfj when bo entered the 1
parlor whore slio"\va3 wutyd, >;bo held up her '
hand, und in a low 8ad tone simply ?:iid ' Oh! 1
Ojosar ! Cuwar !" All the now doctrincs- van- i
ished that Imd boon torecd ltnnn t??o I.
flcvni^y nature; iiisd old npSOci rtti'MJ*, nnd old >
nfFertinn returned in full furor. Flofcllon liin
kijecs bofuro !iis inlstV^^.fccrToctW^vfc/wlicnn- i
od. l-urst into t?M!rs, anil gH/.inL' lie J' h^tjd,fijuyt-!
?, *
i fii:u u ? iui Kiwi's. IU'tried in vain fur Koine
j tiuie to ufticulutc. At lost In- *ol>h?d out, t
I "Oh. mit&ua! I'm ton jrlrfd, toufrhul. to yet !
hank to ynrt? if you'll only try me this time, i
nud li t me strtv with you, I'll never leave you j
ftjjntn ! i)cvflf ! to the Jay of my d^atli. His |
mistress preciously {.rianted. his request, not .
rycrt j< pro!Khin<j> 1:1 :u~for Ivpro-.u-h \v?B su- '
pcrfiuous ; and he .did pofVe. hormid (?Qra most [
faithfully. Not; until the lay of liis death, i
J hut us loiYtr 'as ho- WiVubhv to do. And then. (
' in liis turn, b^i???.r c;lr< fully attended hnd sup- I
plied with ("Very comfort as loliy as ho jived I
by the eliihtreh and ^'r/uiU/ehihlrcjl of her who
i now lav still in her on let. <?? ???? Ami *?.!... 1
win we think of thpse who would disturb this !
stnjo of mutual eo??P.upnee, lovo ami ev<*n re {
flprot ; filsn (if intttiial pupport f The sLvr j
supporting his owners "while uhlo to dj| t*o (re- i
eeivinjx, lidWcver. brshles (lothing, food rod t
shelter, (always sure) many comfort*nuO pri- |
vil^ges ; nnd th?? owner/ supporting him, and I
;?kin?r the kindest cure of him in aivhticss oi't
I old ntjo.
i" l ill ' l i? W !
Tho Southern Postage Act.
'i^he most important j'.etiou of the Southern j
I vv'is'xoa. en iocs mi in'-tuit, was tlio rautov- 1
) nl of secrecy from the following report and
hill :
Mr, Chilton, fro?Yi the Committee oil PoStd |
Affair*,. minle the follow?jig report
The Committee on Vystal Affairs hnviiifr '
considered,of tho duties Mpsitriicd thorn, have j
instructed mo to tmlnuit tho follow i tie report, j
and tlio hill iioQoinp niyinir tho putiic.
Tho Committee, havtj mainly directed their j
mqtiWHen tr-the question whether, .without |
material fnMnVcuiemui to the public, the IVsst |
Office I)ep:irti!iHiit of this Confederacy euii be j
I HJiHli' SOlt-KiV^tiiiiUlllT.
' Tbc Committee find. from tne latest ani.1
most, relihble-mean# of inforttiAthiiii-of which
(hey hnVe hern able to n'vaiI thenisclf, th.it
the excess of expenditure oyer the reveiptd of
this IVpArlnititit in the six States compromising
'-this Otinfo.lar ?cv, for the foot I yen ? end'
ine 80th was SI ,t?0p,r)0(?.S3w?
They have nut been able to oh^'mi the report
of such reccipls'.jtiwl ocpemlitnrcs for tho lVst
fi.?Cld your, out they piVMtine tlift ft hove forvishes
an. approximation Htiffi'ciontly accurate
for the. predicate pfmrr present action.
To.provide for this deficit, your OoynniUee
Would $\isr!je^-'thiit the rates of postage may
be jtVo'eascd, as proposed by the-aeCoi>ir?an\
| uijr hill. Hy (Ins bill Hioy (jslimnto uif iii'orcofto
of rofcipN uppro^imfitinjj: ?57^-.''T
I Tiny WTfftVil tint it .-.ivitiL' fin at\ offered*
by A chitiigo in tju-. ihodiv of !etftn?/oul until
1 contracts, :id..ptin<r wit: t is Usu lily vallvd
l u (ho p(fiv-bM 'sV^Coiit." ' 'Providing njl due
1- s ifo-vrnitrib tor the (Tolcrity, certainly, mid fio.I
entity of the inai'ls. l.,ir without bflter tiwlKc;
tions' n's to thfl mode of tMn^pbrtat ion." In
fltfci w.-iy yourCotrmuM'1" anr satisfied th?t tho
iw pons" qf iinil tran^povtat ion rtinV In- reduced,
' per ?SMit. upon pjyfic'jit s:?y
They in' further r?f opinion thfil Mhmv ?d1(>nM .
'frtrn (liveniirmuiinco of numnrofts routes^"tfift "
"cost of which is-jrrontfy difprcpnrt ioWd to
wiMvinniuif mill IIIU rVCI'l Jlt8 01 I MO pO*t
officcH wiipplivtf'fyy thenf. ' In t]\Jh d-:i^ tfooy 1
hefjict^ a' f'fjX"i1-lTMf tho present ctfst of
Ir iii-.jidrt-itiVni Ju.iy he atftiiu d, nay 8"2'Mi,o44! *
Tjio wfV^co upou of the motes may,without'
niofenai deti itnept be clinofreVl, daily
A?Ktt!H>^'<J?VV1 to fri wfcelcly. &C-> at a'ti efiiimMh'Jf
reduction of, say '
ThVy wouldi rocoinirtend the. Lii:1 ijtr>.,
? umijlurr of hiinor poMt nflVcs, wbftdi pC^R"slob
considerable expMi.se without ooirojpoml'niff-profit
Of $oiW(?riioneo. In tjiis wiYy n sji.
Viii<? to thirl^nrrtipeOt ndjrht ho readily
v.i'xne.1 to fhe ftliiouot e, *>y ^oOjOOO.
^b^*'ftafn?*fe(h$oj!. -Ky jrf-*' *
, wilpifif raisin#' '
; N" #37^*87j
'lif sAvnYg, 4k ab<frft. ift<!ccifit^r "V*
... ' :
' r,(i(ib.5or,,9:i *
Vrfcdont itxfcfti irif o'xpdntiU'nr'cs
oticr tdfciptH 'L- ; * v f,0fit*,5OfrS!> tj
Y?mr Com mit too iiro of opinion thin stojn '
l?cr' ti^<m to M-,f]
aire st;imjW of the. ilonominution pf 'two, fivu ^
[fffwft)(V*Mfrntw\ f'tiimps* * w'jl^o \
?{i?c'ioht to the wutru <>f the JVft.vtt- \.
Qfcgi-fbt ih'e nrfcs'om. . ]'.y ' '. 1 ' j Thoj
^oula'f^rtho^^pf^t^ili inVuio?JiH^ j
stcfuirfthoni J hd' fair oh' foe_
T>1v of too!?* jiml t.Atf* f.ti'ilin1 <?? > .
j ^ r -r : - IfYJE ' *YV ? t
oMi^o hfimk?,'' njicti n? arc 'titty {
TVy WJjtffd'MrtJvir 'ttwit n.ft'Mih J
Hintl'oftwtritqtt wiifihi rt^H hc.'r^- ' lot
nt ns (rtrty n dny n* pr?oli. u4*!.v, arid nufil ,
tiw nrtv T* i?t JMlttyfr 1
6f-\I
htv'hfmihh mMra<sWrH tfoin Wo 8W dcyof '
i ?nir fwiBBintofl *rfi ?>*y ?
r'*H yftfff'*ur?keV 'firrWKfwnant* MW'*K? va l"d
bft6? w^Jgbt 'Wtoimim* ti4h(?r mw. ?
tct ta sw r%
hwfr.rtftf.ftM fa# W&F M*mi l
SWtNrf Wnlf ^itt ^W*W^ w^fNw jr
themselves, which w t. in a prent measure,
remedy tlio iueonvenienfce. The widespread
ramilieations of the Kxpref-a companies would
furnish Vfduahle auxiliaries fur communication
hcyond tlio (!oiit<-doraey, the mhil mutter
heariOjrthe stamps nf eaeli government thro'
which it may pafip hy said Express.
All which is ri>sp<H.'tfully submitted. I
W. J'. Omi/roN, Olu?i)*man.
An del to I/r fiih'/fiil tui in ( to pre wriiii: lafcof
Postyijc in (Jic ( 'i>)if </< rate &>(ill?# of
Ainrrir.ii, ana for other Jtir/n:8rn*
Si;c. 1. Tiifc Cb'iifircss of ilie CouTcdcriitc
States-of Amcriuu do enact (Ji?V from ajid yftcr.sUyli
period us the l'-ostyi aster General may
by proclamation annouuee, there fhall l?e
cl?J)r?rfd the following rules of postage, to
wii: lor every single lot'.vr se;>!ed, nm.l_.tpr |
every letter in manuscript or paper of nny
kind, upon wliich infotujatiou^lrtiH be asked
for, or communin:?t< d in writing, or bv inaJ'lc.s
or Mt;ns\ t'imvtfy/d in the mail 1'yr any distiHiJee
fyU<KM. places wliliin tlio ('unl'ederate {"'lutes '
of America, not exceeding f>' 0 miles, 5
evn.ts ; sunt for any di>t.uicC exceeding f>00
miles douliie that rate ; and every letter or
p reel not o.xceedirg half an our.Cc in weight.
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v......nv " it;uv r, iiinj I'vi'vyjm ]
ditioiial weight ot" halt nit ounec or iubiitloii- ,
>i|.weight. ill' lews-1tiling half an bunco, thaUbe
?l*rjft;4 with ; 11 additional single pov.t igc ;
and ;.ll packages ronfainil);: other than written
or pi.itucd matter-?ami ihoiffcy paekatfes [
tiro included in this elasa?-shi?ll be. rated by
weight its letters iir.o'rfitorf, ami .-hall foe charged
double the rates of ju^trgtV on IvtteVfi;
.iiul all ilrop letter or letters pin tied in tiny >
1 *ost olTce n.o,t for transmission but for deliv- 1
cry only, shall be ch irged with postage at tl.G |
rate of two cents each j. tutd in all the t'oro '
going ct'KCS the postage must be. jm- pi-id by '
stumps; and till luting wliwdi lu'ftyiftcr
bo adyct'^SOu sis niinnijiiii'/ over or ujicolU'd
for in a fly-prist tiflice, pliull l<y. cli:tr?<d with
two cents .eycii in ndd'tion to the roj;iiJ;:r pus- j
tage ; l)(>tl) to lu? accounted for.ua filler postja- !
jjos of thin Confederacy.
Six. Ain! Lr il <>iac(?tl, Tliat J
n . ... - 1
nil iH'ws-p' j n'.* !n>i oicfffioftuij; three miners in 1
sent from the ouiee y.P publication to1
actual ?,|1<T Vol!.! (ide, Milja'orjlx IS, si} :ii I* '
charged \vH!i posjUije as, fpllowa, to wit : (ho !
poe-Ui^o on 111e jcypiliir numbers <>( ii ncw^pu- :
per published \vcil<lv, shall he OJ cents p"l'i
rpliUteV, anil p pers pMbli.-dipd fcemi weekly |
Rouble that rnt?: tiud pipers publish <i thrice
;i wefk treble that ri.to; and papers - M'ahed
daily six times that iT-tc ; mid thy
on all newspapers to actu .1 subscribers wit limit
the ?U;ie ?w.hei;c published, sh:*|l be
eharpd double tlyj forejrolug rates; ; 115I peliodiuals
..sent from the ejHae (if publication to
actual and bona lido subscribers, {.|i}dl be i
chained with poflt ago t:s folUiWrt, to wit: tin* '
postage uii the, reuul.ir number* of a period! '
eal, not exec, ding 1?. ounces in weight, and t
.published monthly within the. o.tate where I
published,! shall be 3 cunt's p >r quarter ; if i
pubHjihei] semi monthly double . that rale ; I
nut] for every additional ounce, or tru* <i-.n i>!' |
mi oiiiMO, double ,tlicvforeguing rates shall itv j
eharged ; and periodicals p^blifUjid quarterly j
or bi Uipiuhly, shall l^e oljarirecl yyo cout til) |
ounce; ftnd ilio p,osivge. - on a}l periodicals
without Alio State where, published shall t>e ;
doublvMhe above ppecilied rates ><?nd rpjsuiar |
subscribers" to newspapers and periodio,.Is j
.shall ho required to pay one quarte r's rootage
in advance. And theri) shall b<! charged up (
on.every other iiows|r.iper, on. <}i)(;h circular '
n.oty Healed, handbill, " engraving, pan.j.lili t.,
periodical and Uitigi/Ujip, which fthpll be un-)
connected with ?my nnmutjeript qr written
niivtte)", not qxcpeding fInoo. ounces in wyight,
t wo-ctnit*; ?md for each additional puuce, or
frutliomd of iiji ounce, lvyo cents nduitiomd; <
and in all ^ik<Vthe posti^e shall bo prepaid I
by gtniit)is, And hooks byuud or Uijbound i
iiot wfcijjyuji.& o\'<*r four peur>dn ?liall be de<;mfed
n>ujluUte matter,and shall ho churned with
pof-tiuc to Of prep iid by stamps, at two cents
per ouikjo for nriy distsjpee. The publishers !
of newspapers px poriodioals may wend to
c icfj other froin their rcspettivo yflicw j>F ! i
pnblieatioh, frcE of posta^c^ ono ^ppy of each ]
pilbluiipiQn,.. . . ' '
SU'C. ,o. Ami be it,'JiirQitr cnac^y}, 'That s
(t shall be the dufy of 'th? l'o^tmnat^r (n-no- j
rid to provide and furnish to nil Denutv Kvaf- I I
* " J " V '" I
misfowj, nnd t<) all other persons K applying r J
m 1x1 paying therefor, suitably posfcijrc Ht'iiups
stamped .cnycibpos wf the dwtynwjatiun I
I.f two cont^, iive cotitM, and twenty <*enjfcf, to <
Faemtnto the prQ-ppyiiiynt pt! p'K-t>j{e* pi\>\'i !
ili-ilfor in thu^sfct; jw.d }\}>y pn'ejwn .who *I?:iU t
[org* Ar.counterfort jijiy-pq?tiig?) i-^iirpp pT<?\'i' I
]?.<! <?r i'liini^lud nn?l/ r the urovisjuiiaid' tlii*
iv'aiiy former act, whfthcr the tinine. un; iui <
pressed or printed on or attached t<\ envelopes \
ir rfbt, of n n y t'rift, phrt e, - or e > i srr.i v i n or iHorc
C.... / 11 * i- - '?
iu> uimnin iiiivro or pn>it, or Knowinyly Wi1 ['
a'('U,-of;hn*o in. hi* po*KP*Hihn, wifh intont *
o iiso or iihy RUcb fcilao. fttfgSd, oiv rotm [c
lorft'itH <<I i<*>>?, . pbitf*, fjvjravinff, <?r p wtoge
itmrrp, ov who abMH-itmki* or pvinhor nifhorfee,
or prof?ro talus ?t:u]o >or pt;in totl.uny ^
vuHtftifO KUVf)"" of tho bind prrividvil an?l fur- ,
tishod by f lift Pnatmntftej' ik-m-tal nh nfore- .
hi<l, wl tltu? ft bo c*fa.ifft :i uf h'rtri ty. <li roe ? '
ion of the i'oflt-.oHioo iftipartnnuit. op who. '
fk?Srwtidh iMive btt!n ptintml. ',l
hnll/Mlltb'iiit<'ritMi+i<iHK?wm?l tb? rotefruNto ot 1
h<? ?fp?K'i?kw>t|* ?Wn?r>r juiy po?t- 4
tee totMo^'iporsonor poraoftH -other* '
linu n\tnb ?ni'?l<!ill-be 'jiutborized, to -repofatv s
ha ?Atii?'i>y hrf invlru'ii^nt of wrifSnij. duly '
xp?utc?l nn?lev i-bii hmid of-tbo Puhtmaiier 1
iKtal of | >. >f
ori cciiVi^iOh-' -tfh^mof^ho
ii;e?n?d odjlfcy <?f felwiV*' a to} p*ni*lU'<lbt
fine iiof,. oiswmJiriji iivO, w < by. jr*^>ri...
nrotwui^dm^iKng pirv jwmiWr or by f(
tw)i p .19 ftrtrl ?' h?I<1 1T?
m ot procuring nud'providiwgftH du6h pott- jtn
ft* AtWtfept?a)tyl' hM*9iBt?K* fwVf-Kw
cH for r?r.?v?nhoriwt t>y . i'!ib? jv,i<i, tl
o^oECft5Hep^tfwFrrtP)o;,Crq, efcrhfttyrte of
BUE$*i,^,v-,ti,,f .'vr *
&<!*Tfft^?rt-y\immjjrfrorrt tnrrwvi'nuvtfWTOs ij
Vist *fllcc I^jmrt-nient'
Skc. 4. And ha it further cmntnt, That '
it shall lie thu duty ui .ovury Postmaster to J
cuusu to ho dcfacod, in such maimer as the j
l'ostn.a^tor General shall direct, nil postiijio '
stamps of this ( on fedora cy. attached to lot '
tors deposited in his office tor delivery or to 11
he soot by uniil ; and it any Postmaster pond- j 1
iii? letters in. the mail with such pi.tngo 1
. ...... (/r- uuni ..V.I, -im.u UIIIU lU'Ul'lill'U IllCSnillO, |<
it sball be tlio fluty ot tho I'ostnnif-tcr to '
\vho: ii of.ice such letters slntl 1 be-sent tor de-H
livery to debtee tlio stumps and vopoit tbc delinquent
Postmaster to the 1'ostmastcr (Jen- 1
oral, and it' any person shall use or attempt
to u>e, in tlio pro payment of .postage, any
postage ultiuip's which sliall have been before 1
used for like purposes. sneli person .shall be
subject tci a penalty oT liftv dollars for every
such Off. lice, to be recovered in tbe niulje of j '
ui.v i oniuierate Stale* of America, in nliy j1
court of competent jurisdiction.
iShC. J). A li</ hr. i( fotihry r If (trimly '!*!?:< t | !
fjom unci after tin- dav when thixact uucs ill- I J
to QfTct:VMthe franking privilcgiohall be ivbol- 1 1
ished. prut {<!<:</ thy I the Po>.tniM-t< r ' ic tic rid | '
his yhief clerk, and the auditor of I lie '
'J'-veasury fur tlit; ii?tlic?i liepartirtcnt, shall '
ho ?nd they .ijo hereby inithoris-Mj to tntns- ti:if
through the mail free of po:-t:i*re imv let- '
ter.i, paoka-jre*. or other matter.*, relating ex '
cltusivcly to tlieiroHici.il duties, m to the hu
sines* of the Post nlYieo Department; Irut , 1
tin y sln.11, in.exciy Mich e se, indbt't'O on the p
hack of tlie letter or pacham1* to he sent fi'^o j ?
of 'pestfice, over their own signatures, the 1
words < Hiioial . Business,-' and lor any Mich i J
indnteOlttfMif falsely made the p<-i?on So of- ! 1
fVud'.iS?}ts?ll forfeit iritil pav r'lUU ; and pro- I
vii/c<f JurtJu y, the fcev-irul Unputy Postmasters
throughout tlu; Confederate Stales shall 1
1>p.ami hereby :uc aui hulioed tosond through ( 1
tlic uhu) free of j>nsj?gu. all letters and pack- . '
ajrejj which it ipny be I'leir duty, or they uiity ; r
have occasion to transmit to;n;y person ml'
place, uml wliich shall reluto exu|uHvii)y to | s
the husiucs$ of their roijuctivp o0ice>>, to tin* !
business of the i\ist ofiice Department?but j f
in cvojy such ease the deputy ppslinuster j '
sending any i!?vcli letter or package shall ill- I I
dorse, ther oil, over his own si?rn;ilur?>- ?l f . i
word* " l.'ust-oflice Uufiuos," and for. any l
and CVuy such indorsement falsely made. the j ''
person muking l!ic t>au:u "shall forfeit and pny i ^
sa'od, j >
Sj'.C.^ 0. Am/ in;, it further inuclcu, .That . n
the third sei-tlun uf aw tit entitled an act-fur- ' v
tlier to amend nil act entitled an Met to-reditee i (l
and modify tho rates uf postage, in the United I "
Ft:>tvs, u'ul fi-r other puipoj?o^, passed March v
18f)L, approved M rcii '>. l.S5i>. whernhv t
the let!"!' r,? jiistiMtiou bvstc^tn was established, c
lo r.ml is hereby ropcutytl from anil after the C
iliy when tliis net iut.i effect.
ShC. 7. And b< it. further enact^J, -A:o., v
That uu iottvr3 .ilusllbe carried by the t'.Mprgss' '
or other chili tcreil companies, uiiIwh the fame
kIiijJI bjc ]))cpaul by c 'ilorsctl in n ?Uimp- n
V?1 cv .olopo of tins CunIndcriiiry, ami any j ''
coMipnuy viol;itii){r the provisions of t.Ms net j '
shall forfeit ami pny the sum of live hundred j ?
tlyll^rs for, each olFeii'oo, tu be recovered by j |
action of debt in any court,of thi$ Cctitcdcr- . n
my having .cpjjnjzanuj} thereof in thy uatne I
unci for thy use of this Confederacy*. 11
Shc. 8. A m/ \>r it f'nrlhev cni'^tfiil, *l'li:it '
the Postmaster llciui >1 of the .Confuderate b
htatoft bo, unci if hereby authorized to make a
nil ncei^s ii'N avraiiL'vmeutsfi?v the transmission >i
of mailt; bet ween the Torritories of this and
other jrovcmjjienls, subject to the approval of ^
thy President, until pQstal trpatien win bo-ef- '
M& : . 8
l';:;;sed Tebi U'iry 21, 1801..
W.\sif?NpTON. February 2').?Mr. liinroln
visited Uonurop to-day. Mcsftrs. Johnson, M
if Tennofl:*i'Ok Kennedy, of' Maryland, were f(
the only Southern .Senators who noticed hini w
it all. lie was hlxo coolly received in t!io
Ifon^v'r.v Southern iSuin. j,
Thw hntfpissdd tHe Civtl Appntpri. rj
it ion bill, i ilcln*! i m tr "ppvupri.tMous tnr the j,
^on'thf-rn oon>t. light-houses. hcn'eoiis, &c.
Tho ' JV'iuki (^onfcromH*, t6 tho tiltor nstoti- vs
shWenl of fvOrji od)\ Ins jigTt?>d ?>n n'cnin- y
[irorfiftont last. Tin* pint) oP sMileinonl tfard j n
ipoo i.s flio old Mis*ouii ('oihfpromiso, with j |,
diAht rtKMlififSfthtis. The iintie.on pron.ifce | w
iiiv iiuir **n?n*wvorinjz ro cwsniHJo | p(
:.!>o Cunjrrosfl fnvn nink'inp arty report until s.
iftI'Vtlic'r?i ioiS of i.in'ct)! ii. v
it is "niiili r-iohrt" {hut flip *fch*?'failvve i j,
?rnf?-*h of the Hepuliliciiijfi litttiilijjiphet' ^
ivcr llio n?dio.N in iht? foW??;irtoti of 3fv. j
r.ino??ln*s (?a^nipt. Sevr:ir<l will his ro-J
fitf'tfal ;< ? S'errot.^ry of Stale. Thi.-< ?.* !? tor- y
il>l?* h!r>w fo "(>roo!v.
TH'<? SjfifMh" tink* pJijCriWJjf8 llAuse hit! R?r ^
li.^'diitiniiii!^ tfie po?t?l st+\*i(v in'the Ntfitvs ^ (|
rhorothrt niliil is i?t?nIVro?l with. ' j \
?, V*.
llN.v,i.(>i:-tt,V'i.:wN.l>At,^.^?T!u> Wiiohl^ton ' <"
*:ipoift eftnt'ir . the liht ol hjv Lin- J r
(iLu'tf intHIL> IM'.lt inll hall. AtliMiiir tlift ?Vn>?. f'1
. <r *.<*v , .
[org for.tlus S\)nuto,.tirt> two .Suutluifii men*? < J1
Joint- i ^
ui)v pi 'JVji,aw$Vf; uiul pn clui pu t of the u
iuusiviim A. J. H 'IVxufc, antj'tf.
y, l?im!?>tnyo(\ I rtOTr'lnV~ifofjtr wlw?ii?
iva d'^uit <1 Ou'ir. ?*o.sp< otivp St"-Jinti ni
Illll A. (illllltr, or" N? >lt ll I'i (I i)i :i, Wf S
to kc.o tiff n#mo vl tifl Virginian, on I''
lio lui.. .f(. is.onnM>fh.ti>iu/*m(o?,vv?v,Sp(Uli- Ul
vnjjfrcf will? blmilyft?
ml iodifNuUhii,. Jij k?o ii:?> fcirms of flioir own '
i?il ivorejiiilly joiuuiK tu a crawl fofltiv;il.oC
u'roitiiMi* ovvr th<> iiiatiuuml/u'tn <?i' trim iwMo <
* " ' ' r" r J n
ln?9? Ifimppu w-?s >V0H Ky their. ,ihroct..n9- r<
<iuUa.tipmi Nyyibem honor atyd cpwlity.T?, -*Y
. ; j< . . .. .... 11
ArvxwsTop Mr.?/ Ki*,f,v.r>. jj
- A ilni'l fr,n TfincHtrYti li.efcr{;br, bh'tljC'St,li
fit vk?WMwf ea iWfbr?i c l\i ftrtdMj;
f^farfffeV Sf )Nnn/-, qiM it po'tifTeAtrfti t)
n'rhctV Cnltftufift,'' irt Which' 1>oth 'pwtiH Wt?r? 1,1
rtW.J not:' vjJAr K: U. w
'MjVWVre ??S-ro<to/l lV^WttfidSfrMtap doiiftty, ijj
ml. win oil h:nt I; "i iltririKod to iff
Wi "ffte <iiflSsutfr ongifit^^irv^oH-' (f
\ JEFEERSON DAVIS.
ltrftNA Vrsr.\.
Wo arc in (Job ted to a friend, (whoso {a vol's
linvo boon often bestowod,) for the following
Bxtnii'ts IVoni .-Carloton's uarration of tins biutt!o
of l>nena Vista, showing; the bravo coninet
of Col. JeflVwon Davis. mul bi>: n>ir?.
incut of Mississippi \u1untcci'i,, with sundry
sxtraets showing thefoicc of tlic rcginiont,
lo.?s, {kc., nnd the fhct that not" a " tvgular Infantry
foMiOv wns in tbe action
Our wbolo loft lind now boon forcf <1, ami
tlio enemy was in possession of every advantage
arising from the peculiar nature of tb'o
ground, the alternate, ridges ami ravines bui
ii ?r as in nob in bis f.ivor as ours.
It was at this critical juncture that (Jen.
Pn vlftr !! 1*1*1 \* iW 1 r.,m I ! * r*
..y.w. u|mmi in*.: m ivi iioiii r;u liio,
[laving completed his dispositions for the defence
?if the city. lie was acconi|>riiiicd by
[iieutennnt-Cohnu'l May, with the two com?n11io#5
O.f the Second l)r;i?ri)Onf?, and by Col.
Davis with eight companies of his M it;.?issippi
illoinei). t'npt. Albert l'ike, with his own
jiniip' tiy, and that of. (.'apt. John Preston,
Jr.,.(the two united as a squadron) and Lieut.
KHbtlin. with one nitci- from (\ii\t '?.
I ?? -' I-*
buttery, hijd also boon ordered to the hold of
Jjitllo' I Vol i'i below the eityi where they lu<d
icon oil detached duty. The MisflsH^ipi rilein'en
halted nenv'the hiuiendn lhViji enough
or the men to fill their ciinteens Willi wnti'r,
,vht'li they wePft hurried otT froiii the road diitroilHlly
to the left, Mid sidvaiiccd toward the
Miiut where out troop* were fast <rivin?r
;iound to the enemy. The (leneral com
inn miner procealiMl on directly to tho plnfonu,
laving.with liiin the iSccoiid Uragoon-s
l.p to jthis time, (lonend Wool boing upxt
n command, had assigned the positions for nil
hot roups, nnd conducted tin; buttle from the
login fling ; but, the moment Goijcrjl Taylor
riivcd sit the front and assumed thedirecioii
of n flairs, ho immediately started to asUt
i!r.i. i : 11..:..' ? "
..v .i. 111 nkiyiii^ im: .^rc? iiu imnana
loluhtrors, rfiwl to endeavor to r< store somoliiufr
liko order to our loft, which', hV this
imo,' had pwun?? nround so as to face tovfrard
he mountain* on that si do, and in a direction
>eipendicul.tr to the original line. The pusi '
ion of the hut lories still in active, operation
II the plateau, the point of land on which
'<-1 Hardin had drawn up a parapet, and Uapt.
\'ashin?,ton"{s position at La Angostura, were,
i.l* * *
i hiis njomcut, tuc only "portions of the groud
t'f first occupied, from whicli wc had not been
Irivcn. Already, ouv loss in officers and
uen had boon immense; mid anumir t'noni
rits included the gallant and chivalrous r.ssisiinl
Adjutant (icnerui, Captain (iourgo Lin*
nln. opo of tho most promising young others
in the aniiy ; and one, who, possessing
very quality which fan adorn a gentleman,
i-as admired and beloved by all "ho knew
lini.
The aspect of affairs Was now most plootny,
n?l our coKditiori most criticnl. The sonic,
Cjr a t>hort timo, appeared to bo preponderning
against us, and victory to be dcfwrting
ur banners,' and winging her way toward
11080 of tho enemy. But the idea of yieldtig
the'day, so long as there was o man loll
ij light, never, for a moiueut, came iuto the
itilid of our determined loader; and in his
lulomitabte resolution to compel fortune to
tivorour side, lie was seconded by men, tm?
s the steel they wore, and firm and unyieldnjr
as the mountains around them.
The gallant Col. Davis and his glorious
1 insiss.ippians?-men who had beon. tried in
he fire of the storming of Monterey and had
tood the test like pure gold?now movod
tetdily forward through the broad current of
ur n'treatini*- Ivorsc and foot' He called
Mtdly ort those who were flying to e'otnc
itll liim and rohew the combat- Tin.-} were
nv Indeed who liceded his call. )>owles,
rho for some reason othei' th&n hick of oOur!TO
lind ordered his men to retreat, now lu?v\i^"
lost all hope of rallying it ajrain, seized a
ifle, and followed bv :w handful of his njen.
lined tho Misjda&jSpiuds as a piiva'tc. JDrir<:
tlie \Vllole day lid ^laivd tluir perils, and
as distinguished for )iis-personal brav-cry.? ith
these oxQcpfionft, (}pl. Ditvis' appeal
. .l, ..e i-- - > ' 1 - -
.m in iiu jiviiu. i ii vam no xoiu mom tnnf
is rittutneif wove " u uvisd of men behind
liicli they could take shelter juid securely
nun." lie pointed t<> * life Kcjrlufcut as Ijq
ild this. It w;t5> imli'i'd a w ill of heroes.? ,
> hat iicUjt huvp been his pride ill commund'.qj'sni-ll
Ukmi ! What tho moft inflation a?nl
uriiiitfr sJmyio of the ftjffitiws Vtdiom. hir adrested
!
Cohincl 1>avis, ns he' pnMed hy tjeneral
Tool. who had linvf yrri'ved i?t tloHpartof tlic
voujuJ, was pVQjnised Hiipj ? t, uiid tho Geot{d
iiiiiiHMiiutoly \yeiu in person to huston the.
iird Indiana Iteeimeiit from the r^io'of JjU
.tiu'jatura to his ntd. Hut still tire .Minsisppi-ni*
moved omwirtl. A* Hirtfc and deep
fVjrtti p 's'a-d hy their "r!irht? WfTttb fltinthiT
ijtt'red *li?.4 nfter eohvttfa 'diiij^oi^ftlly
u.ir fronj from the left, j,Ke twv> eiubrncin.;
oj\v?ou t/UCHi nn liicUiifMi piano which tonwi14cU
?t'? point near their juuorion, (>.t thN
loioMit hut a ftbort di*t?nr;fe in-ndyauoo of
i<* Hfgnircr.t^ biK tfhielr tons bro*d
id easy to bp cr.jino I nt its nppor iind fuVfcKftr
tt;fin)ifyr, Hoar (lie tiimifit iin.<>: On tlji.f
lain nio/t of >Vn'pft'U'T/J Ujiltf division W:i?<
yy/ ijioylu^ ijowu, flnoJ><id by u ivjilry, and
ippintyd. by vestTttn t?f the heavy inl'mimy.
hi?, tbicd JncfiuUM -VotnnW^M bud not yet.
id tirivffto conic up,M?f?d it was nil hnportimt
i: t ihA etunuv slioirfd bo olif Akfca USlWri) T?o
mill '-iYi-ct ji tewi 6f (he '?">> ravine wilicli
imbt Ronou^y ra{ai'a })iii'.c,Q^rae oawArtl to
ft rOijcj. , l'Muwlu'd witu muH-cijH, mid
Uly. i?ro?itrtiblt? in < nmnbiMft, bn.canm down
ko. nu tfwtiftTcbt* Th^it it?'ifrii* thiiti
Wl H'w MJbWtflW KtiVpiiH<?>d 'nil tbcfr-fonbrY .
tmnht rffortx. 'L'lw.y'?v?nnto?l'nnt i.Kp odd-;
i y winfod f?>V no ; but, thrown r?pfly
jtvio ov-ii:r . o? lu/tlo., thoy pr^ed /or
;?rd .likt! Sim?;Ui>srwd,idttiUuica the air was
l<?d wW'J? xlmrp irisxirtt; of A ibdwor ftf
?fi *Kl<th (whno "ru!j!iinf? jjm, .
ifo?<jh fH?dr *ifcb*<frertdful nflfaot; ,$trh
i<^'l5tjf n5l until tb-y bud bi'orfubi
iy.;?Wny Witbih aloSQ rau-o u[ tlu-Jr i-wii
unerring weapons. Then their littlo Hue
blazed forth a shefet of lire. The shock given
by it to tlio rear of the cnt my's column
was most awful, .Men .went down before it.
as ripe .grain fulls before the reaper. fctijl
the enemy came onward oyej- the dead, and
, ?till forward pressed the riflemen?fchu latter
a handful, the former a host.
Xf length tin y paup? 1, the Mississippfong
on tjie brink of tlie ravine"; tlio Mexican
Light Infantry on tlio plain beyond; tjio
CaVall'V llnVUlir 1 >. <>11 ilrlvnh fn i.iw,ii< .-.i. tl>n!?
loft. Jiui liKiv. v.'ns no cessation in the struggle,
a nil death ^ti.ll continued to gather in
his bloody liarvchl. It \vuh not enough for
' tlie Mipsissijlpintis simply to lipid such massed
at hay J their blood was up and the flight
of thooonn v.aloil.O could satisfy'then!, (jiving
one hud vi ll of defiance which' raug fcn
tlie car more liko tliP roSir of angry lioH.s than
the shout of iiioit, tln\V njr'ain rushed forward.
A iiHiiiM iit, nnd tlicy wort; lost from the viinv
of tlioir nnt;>?roui?t8. Il was only a moment,
but in it tliuy 1 lit<1 dushud into a rnviuc, cluutbi'iod
up too opposing wail, and now J^topd
before tliu Moxicaus upon their owh nido.?
l-'or u few minutes more tltpyarnnge was terrible.
At length, bloody and torn, t'Re column
hf Athpudiri lost iti steadiness, Us firo
fdnrknnd, tboll all brgnni/.:itU)n was gone ; its
ranks u^re ro-olv'cd hi to a confused multitude,
which in i moment. cvuifibled away tbo wholo
1 lleoing pveeipitatolj' back to fclio reserves.
'iu.? Mi-..:?: -:. * . .. i . .i j .
i in; _>l lanin.-i [t jjkmij. I (It'll IHrilWl W-Ilie.WpH
to boat up the cover of wltnt had been the
ih\tikin<r co.vor of this column. They found
it attempting to cross the ravine on tiixt hand
j in order to attack them in reverse. A few
only had envied, thely eomilhiuder nnion;'
them, but they tuivcv wept back, and thof-o
why were pressing down to fcuijeccd them, received
a (ire it was impossible fe)\ them to
withstand. They, too. iz'ive way. dud lied
back to the point whither the lij.'ht infantry
' hltd retreated, and where they were flow just
forming flpain.
For a little while this prut of the field appeared
to bo eon.phrr.tivelysjife, and by the
determined vnlot of our small rrtriniewt,' h'i
1 iiiti.iiiiont poril to onr whole Dl^iny seemed tn
h> liveried. 'j he iWipftisaippiaus gathered up
! tliuir wounded, and tukiifg tlicm to tlie row
j of the first ravine they had crossed* thuo
1 formed i(<j:iin in lino of battle. They were
i joined by thu thiol ludema Volunteers, milder
Col. Lane, and by Lieut Kilburn, with
i nun piece of artillery. The lire of this coq\i
bined force caused those ayIio ly?d just before
| contended with Colonel Dav'i.V Ji^giiuttnt, to
| fall buck for a short tine . still farther and be|
vond raie.ee.'' [Mai' i'.e of the I'attle of
l?:iena Yi. (a, by (\i[ !;.in Ct'i'leton, I'irsf J'ra!
tr:\.. ?w ~1
Tlio"Sl'_ts.?i(?sippI TTogflitont w?ht into brittle
nutTihrtrmg 808; and lost, in killed 40, wound- cd
ftO, and liiisSitrtf 2 ; in nil OS.
On the 8d April, 1849, the Soerotnry of
War, the Hon, AY. I/. Marey, wroto to (jeu.
! Taylor us follows :
" The sjiifrlo f?ct that 5000 of our troppfc,"
ji parly all Volunteers, who, yielding to tju:
impulse of patriotism, had rallied to their
country's standard, for a tompoiniy . service,
\vcro rought into conflict with an aririy of
20,000, mostly VQteraii soldiers, and not only
stood and rcDulsj<Hl ftio iissaults. of llii.s numerous
host, led by Oieir most oxperieiicgd (leuoral,
but in a protracted battle of two days
won ?i (cliivinua 5?a !?? I..
^ . .viv. J,, to im'ffU iiiuinUUMIl>le
oviihsnco of the eonsunmintottltill Hiid-pnllnnt
conduct of "our'-officers,' nurl the devoted
hevoisiij of tli6 trdopsViuler their coiimiicjuI,"
" The licrieviil results were 4000 t^f the
enemy Killed "autl wounded, nj&niPt our loss
of 700 -iijl iillL it.uii. " [General Urdery So.
i>4, March l."?, 1 ^47.]
'*Not a regular infantry soldier was in this
fight.
* * * Our lorfi aWul 2(3't ldlled ajid
4~)0 wounded ; tlie rsioiiiy >> loss about 2o0'>
in killed and vrouuded, and 4000 luiss'iug.?
("Letter, of Major Mansfield, of tho hjn^ni
eers, from Au'iti Nuevn, on March J, 1847.1
i W.MtH ANT) ill.'MCHtH V>i'- WaIW, If thrt
I munitions of war-Ojiitiime "to reach 'South
' (,aroliil:'i In the'?uivp ,'ratlrt''which they hftvo
done^f t~|n;eo <Si'vfqnr rait, hifil IVioy
J ;ii'o ?U brought ii?i. requisition, tun .?>ul of
> tlmt pr at wrttj>n?g50>vin^ State \viIj bo eovju-.
ed with, o- ,<(. iftfil to a dopUi of six iuehenpv
i inarer We hrivo slreody mentioned* shot,
slidl, cunriiHi, p'V.V'Un' (Hirt" morffirn, a<* tliey
j have passed through, but tin1 end'is hot yet.
' 'there* wiH afvlve to-ifyj*. from MMihmnd,
ru:5 teil-im-h shells, and 160.(Ki t pnnnds of
other slrelhj of all sizes: If ()ld -Abe- r.t
69111 pts ooePoion, the. bone* o^ "Bbtek Ht*i ubli
cniift.\vill bleach Uonc.Hth.tho Southern sum of
| (>.ivqIintk n;r t'yenty.-years to couip, and the
(jcreiiuados of Gm>lcV? Summer, Phillip* and
Ih'cchcr will ^11 all \ anJcQpdoi.n with diVlii,-y.
'The--supply* <>f wtyidjjn'Tuijine^ \yi! 1 he .cut,
shoit, a>"l Cwincotitfutjqj\!osjs wJJ b" ivorih ;i
nigh pii-mium.--/' J'Trnixs^ . t
TVi?Two l*nr^'rm:\ :and Viirt*
coin brith* lirtrft in' K'entm ky,' in I^OS
and 1H0!> respectively, hu^li l*r!'t thc.ir n;itivc
ii\ chih|hn>>ci'-< duvs, yny o:t(j;i?tcd
.11. uimi j i;vui ii j UlllH SUl^ril m till!
fn'jinn toar.< of tin.; \Vi'.-4, hiitli eofjvoicncjHi
lllelrf |)htifi('fi] ennVys riboitt. the ?nn?"? }>i?>P4,
licin^r PrV#dont tflvrtor* in the" ekrattym hi'
mi, Ihiyi* f>r I'olk mitf T.itrcofn ft?r OlaV
hntfi rheJrd to <'oilers* nbftut the Wme'tliRc,
'4>J'4JV, iitill were ti? the Y.fmu- yeirr ?nd nlmr?is*-tiw
Aurijft d;iy,?;illod to preside <? ?* thoir
wwpwlfvd pivi'.i-MHror.t*?ono.au J:'resident nf
the I!nit^d tit(.ty?. the other j'jro^idcnt vl' the *
(VmfodQrjttc Status qf An^i'ifo. Une t]yV
*pi;k iffnip y'hibh J\ ti:U^n hiifl ?plit,.,tlie otlioi'
tlto'cornfr etonc now IVipuhliy. #
? - -* . -~r~
t i is ot'iTcr ki mfp cmioreti io nwWdtoiy
l.v ' bm^c <>f liuin.r V.j kinilncVs, tjintnw
Vl.V 'fonr uf
< '"-I <*An ^ nmJcw Wkrt, w?V, to praiiry nt'^our
it tvtrtiM b*- ft WtWflT a# t^ya?m,th
Wftrtii." "Ok, riffTUft's noiYmtj." jtfe roplicl