Indiana American, Volume 15, Number 27, Brookville, Franklin County, 2 July 1847 — Page 2
FKOM VEitA CUUZ Attack on a ltre Train -i'a-her Ja
rHtfii HMte of the (utemltas. Th New O. leam ppera f the 13h. hive Vera Crm dates f the 9 h, and lira of W. lit . reeeiveJ the da bef.ire by the U. S steamer Mary Kingstand. W cpy what follows from ihe nimmirT ofthe Commercial Timer A task on tt Train. W a learn thai the wSole of th'i immense train, under h escort of Col. Molitlosh and 800 men lnHeeJmi o;tvirJ to the headquarters .f Gen. Sooit. were a'lacked by a guerilla rrtv at point inst fifteen miles beyond
Sinta Fe. a village eight miles from Vera Cm. The moment the attack was made
m the hea l f the train, the dragoons
tiaiieJ on the enemy, and dispersed
them. After the lapse of a very short
h we ihe Mexicans again made their ap
nparasice in seemingly overwhelming
numbers, at least 1? or 1300 strong, and
opened a fi-e on several points at once
Mere a considerable number of pack mules
foil into the hands of the foe, from the
extended line which had to oe keptup.on the much, owing to the narrow defiles through which the train was passing. Pol. Mcintosh, af;er rather severe contest, beat off the assailants, and then fortified himself behind his wagons, deem
ing it imprndent to cont-nueon without a reinf.ircement, particularly requiring artillery. . An express reached the city on Monday, the 7li instant, in the evening, and on Tuesday morning. Gen. Cadwallader
inarched to his relief, with l section detailed from the Howitzer battery, 10 guns, attached to the Voltiguer regiment, under Lieutenants Blakely and Cochrane; four vomp.tnies of the I lilt regiment nndar Colonel Rsmey; one company of the 9;h
and Tih Infantiy; and company K, of the 3.1 Dragoons. Twenty wagons accompanied. The Mexicans are said to be posted in considesahle strength, in the vicinity of the National Bridge, (Puente Nacional.) close to whicli the train is entrenched. They are determined to dispute the passage with ns. General Cadwallader. n his junction with Col. Mc-
j When I wrote you last we were all full !f the expedition to San Luis and active I preparations were nuking for a march
at an early period, bul now everything
is knocked in the head. Gen. Scott has thrown a bomb shell into this division of the forces wlirh will utterly preclude ihe
possibility of Gen. Taylor' advantirg for
many weeks, and probably will put an end to the expedition. Seven of the ten regi-
mentshave received orders t repair to Vera Crux and join Gen. Scott, which completely strips Gen. Taylor of the troops now at the Uraxos who were to
form part of his force, and leaves htm ut
terly powerless.
It would be utterly useless to attempt
an advance into the interior with less than
six thousand, men and it would require
at least two thousand to keep open the
line of communication from Saliillo to the
Drains. If this last order is complied
with, as It must be of course, Gen. Tay
lor's whole force will consist of the Vir
ginia, Massachusetts, North Carolina, and Mississippi regiments, six companies of
regular artillery, one regiment cf drag
onus, one regiment of Texan horse, and,
ably have been fought: oeitainly not the battle of Ceiro Gordo! They would not
have been needed or required! If Taylor had had 20.000 troops with him would Santa Anna have given him battle? ev
er! On the contrary, Taylor's aimy
would have swept over the intenei-ing
desert between Salullo and San Luis Po-
toti, and from ihe la'ier citv on, on to the
Capital, carrying all before him and conqueuing apeace in good earnest!
Mr. llenton sava hisr.fan was approv
ed by Mr. Polk. Why then, in Heaven's
name, was il not adopted and carried out! Why is the war prolonged, leav
ing out troops to imbibe the diseases of of the country and to die like rol upon
foreign soil? If we ate to conoitero
feuce, why not d it at once? Why
procrastinate? Why delay? Why put
AM E RICA N. BUOOKVILLK, INDIANA.
FRIDAY, JULY 2,1847.
We are requested by Oo. W. Kimble, Eq., to ay he decline Handing a poll for ibe office of county Recorder.
ndl poluusl friend A art from polin! preCfcrrnae, we lore the nan. We bare know bim from the Dm hoar he landed in Indiana, in 'e day of hi minority. And if the devoted attachment of early day, and the mure matured reiurttuf lsngerrxpo riciice, can hare any Influence over us, msi aiixiou ly ahall we wa'th ihe morrment in that District. Pratt I a man iTtuprrtor tali-ma, and Vn aroused, woe Onto that opponent who shall come under hi rebuke. Personally or privately t have no objee-
tion to Mr. Cathcart, but hi political ultraicm
We are authorized to announce Dr. THOMAS KENNED AT a a candidate for Ihe office of Senator,
from the county of Franklin, in the place of Dr. Oeo.
enough for u.
elected
We hope and bclirva Pratt will be (
inlotlje few and most genpra! subjects of public policy suggested by the article in question. My own personal views were belter wjiheJi till the end of the war. when wy ueriilnMs a a military cliiff, serving in the field against the common eneinv, shall ni lo;izer be compromised by their expression or discussion in any manner.
From many sources I have been ad-
idrrssed on ihe su)jci of the Piesidency,
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tfT action, aild llltlS add tO tin mortality I U-a he rri;n hi offlceprrTiaua 10 hia election." of OUT brave trroops, al a terrible rale, Dr. Berry bolda the office or Surireon in the Army, and also to the enormous national ihbt , Mmmi"io" rrom ,l,e nd "t"
.. Kil. 1 "j 1 i . 1 cannot nuia tne onice 01 senator.
"'"i" i nas aireaay sauoieu upon
Berry, who ha accepted an office in U Army, ana . him hr Dlrict i drci-l.d
eou.equentIy eatie a racancy. I ,y ys.. in, me COIlft(kn,v u ii. e he will had Jo. The Mlo-inr ia the firtt .entene. of See. S, UVrrRM hil ,co ,,,,,.,,;, ,000 V.,,, .. Art. Ill, of the Constitution of Indiana: The Vine. nnr. D.-trict i almn.t hop.Wly inrolr. a,;,rV,rof nt-lfrTh'V ,JS Z" ln.of..m. Bu, the W hi,, ha.. Geo.
thi State, militia vnirra eeeptea, anait or 11 ie;ioie 1 uiinn, a pure patriot, aoic prKvr, ..-..j n
man. He i reprenrnted by friend' and political op-
In theTerre Haute Di.trlet, the Whip, bare out ! 8!d l d violence neither to myself nor
ourgratravoritf,niehar.iw.Thonip.ii. Hi pn-; to my posr.Mii as an 'jmcer o! tne army,
rate character political integrity, and trneriilent (,y acknowleCgin"; tO yOU, as I tlSVe C0n9 talent., eonnitiite him one of Indiana', nohleit on. j Jy a,j nif j)HVp a;(Jp(J i the ue of my
I name in this exalted connexion, that my
pnnent.. a a perfrrt pentleman. Mr. Carr opior bim. and i the nominee of a demccraiie convention. We know but little about bim. Kobt. D. OweJi, we auppow, will be elreted in hi District. In the Maditon Di.trict, John S. Davi i the Whi?
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..... . - . 1 . . , .1 ii..Lr.,i canuniate in opposition 10 mm. t . neun j. - ed OUt their twelve nmnlhannd are now American to it unal dimrn.ion. e Ti-el thanklul 1 . . ., , . . n lante IlloniUSBIIU nrc now . Di.trict ii rather Democratic, but Henb y act. and
1 . . . . . k . n.Kn.rA..s.i -..-....n .1 n u p nipnorn mi i - -
i rptlirnir.cf hrmi 11., mi- er n n a each . .--....v-.v . . . . v. . .
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I went, to the scat of war at least 800 strong!
to,? Look at the reduction that has taken
place in all the regiments thai have serv
We have not exeeedinr three or four week' paper,
of the mall ie, when we will apain enlart the
services are ever at the will and call of
the country, and that I am tint prepared tossy thm I shall refuse if the country rails ti e to the Ptesidential ofnee, but that I can and ohaM yield to no call that does not come fiom the spontaneous action and free will of the nation at largft and void of the slightest agency of my own.
For the hieh honor and respnnt-ibililiea
i of such an office, I lake this orcaeion to
say, one battalion of volunteer cavslry
composed of reenlisted volunteers. These They return ivt-raging less than 400, and in - I I - r, r 1 1 . I ) 1 . r I. . . i . . . . i i
win scarcely nuniorr o,wu, an toiu, nnu
to leave garrison forces will reduce Ihe colum to 3 000. With this force it would
be quixotic to attempt to move. Thete is a good deal of sickness here, bat uol of a serious character, and but few J e a1. lis have taken place. Monterey, June 1, 1S47. Although we cannot advance upon San
Luis, it is thought there may be some sktrm it-lung on the rood from here to Camargo, Urrea having again plucked up cour
age, become tired of masterly inactivity, and being now at the head of a large force
! of lancers. It had been reported that he
was at Tula, but the report was not cred
ited but I was yesterday informed at headquarters that positive informat.on had been received that Urrea was at the head
of 4.000 cavalry, this side of Victoria. It
is probable that the force is over estimated. The Missouri volunteers did rot succeed informing the company of cavalry
Intosh, will be held at the head of about j they expected, the sound of home being
our me of thi amall paper. It i true, we have
urd a laree amount of amall type, but with many of our jeadt r thi i an objection, a it i difficult for the old to read.
Haeklemen and Robin.on addret.ed th people at Rochester, in thi county, on Monday lat. Craven
of those at least 20 per cent, with shal
tered frames and broken constitutions.
never to be restoied!
General Leslie Combes, now in this
city, had a plain and rapid talk to day
tKllh Mr. Spfiralirv M.rrv ntiirh thplnt.
J I r . . i- . .. Tk.JiiApnrili. lm.r!Mii ha nA ret
ter will be apt to lemembet! Gen. Com- didt.d ,ha he wi,hrt drrrlltrd in thi, eounty the bes called at the Department and seni in nm'mrnatr.i. And a. hi .upport i. ure defeat
to any man, he know how to effect hi purpoirt So look) out!
i,n. ih.l I liava nnl tfiA aliibtkct oanir.
ennttiirt have reiioVred bim tinnonular. and the fcr
Whip are pro.er titing the campaign wuh much ie:or. Davi ia one of the be.t political manager in the State, and a (fond fprakrr, and i rit;ht upon the Mtbject of the Mexican war, taking the ide of a patriot. In thi Di.trict, we Iiav three candidate. H.ck-
leman, (W..) UohiiLun, (Dcm.) J. II. Craveni i the
i . .
had promi.ed to be there, but it i auppoied he had , candidate of a montrn l crew, compocd o( abolition
tion; a much more tranquil and satisfactory life, afier the termination of my present dunes, awaits me. I trust, in the society of my family and particular friends, and in the occupation most congenial 13 inv wishes. In no case can I permit my-
the tick headache.
13J0 s'.rone, and he has declared that he
bhall soon be able to clear the road of those despetaJoei, the guerillas. Although the name is not given, there is little doubt of the Mexicans being under the command of Padre Jsruet.i, the Spaniard, of whose exploits we have already spoken in these column. The exact sum. in specie conveyed by the train is
8350 000. There is no authentic intelli
gence of the loss sustained by either party in this encounter. Dr. Harney brother of the Colonel, it is said, received a musket ball in the leg, which was however but a flesh wound. The account of the attack on the train, as given by the N. O. Bulletin of the 18ih, say: "The fijliting continued at itnervils for three days, with n loss on our ide of 30 men besides 200 of the pack mules captured, and 3.i of onr wagons, with their contents destroyed, to prevent them from falling into the hands of the
enemy, all the horses having been killed in the previous fighiing.,! Horse Kubbery. A daring robbery of some forty or Suy hoises and mules is said to have been perpetrated by the Mexicans, on the 5th inst., cl.is t. the walls of the city. Company K 3J dragoons, went in pursuit the next day, ai.d after remainiag out scouring the country, until the follow ing morning, the 7ih inst. they returned, and reported that they saw no vestae of an enemy. Garrison of Vera Cruz. W have been informed thst the number of troops at Vera Cruz, since the departure of Gen. Cadwallader. has been reduced to so low a figure as to give rise to some appiehen-
sions for the safety t f the city, in case of
an attack, by any thing like the number
said to be under Padre Jaructa. There
were not more than forty men fit for du
ty, in the castle of San Juan de Ulloa,
w hen the Massachusetts left
From Brazes. --By the Mary Kingsland
T.e have files of ihe American Flag to the 9th inst. inclusive. Every thing
seems quiet througout the whole of our line of military posts on the Rio Gtande.
The Flag of the fuh says:
The Hatchee Eagle passed up the river
yesterday with a detachment of the 16ih
regiment, from Indiana destined for Gen Taylor's column.
Measles. We understand that the
measles have broken out among the troops
recently arrived at Brazos, and a consid
erable number are afflicted w ith it,
Army JIoement. The 2J Mississippi
regiment have moved forward from Mon lerey lojoinGn. Wool, and the Virgin
ia and North Carolina troops are to leave.
as soon aa the Massachusetts regiment who lefl here on Sunday lat, shall have taken their place. Gen. dishing loft ihis place for Gen. Taylor's headquarters
on Friday last . Portions of the lOih in
fantry v.ndcr Lieut. Col. Fay, of the 3d
Dragoons, under Maj. Cass, and of the
13. !i infantry anil remain encamped our vicinity.
Veotp f ecer. We regret to learn
that this terrible disease is continuing lis ravages among our troops and citizens
domiciled in Vera Cruz When the .Was
tachtisetta left it was reported that there were from fi'teen to twenty deaths a day
occurred therefrom. A. O. 7tmes,l7iA
too sw eet. They had the positive assurance of General Taylor ihal he would gladly receive as many as were disposed tore-enlist, but ihey backed out. Theie may be two companies raised out of the Arkansas cavalry, but I very much doubl whether il can be done. The abandonment of the San Luis ex
pedition, on account of the withdraw al of
the troops is still the topic of conversation
and a cause of universal regret. I believe Gen. Taylor freely admits the necessity of Gen. Scott' having more troops and speedily, and can only regret that a sufficient number of troops have not been forwarded. From ihe very commencemenlof the campaign the troops have been sent out in driblets, and operations of a vigorous character prevented from this cause. J. E. D. The Picayune alsn has a little from the scene of the attack on the train from
era Cruz for Jalapa, under Ll. Col. Mcintosh, which is more particular in some
rrpects than the account given on the
preceding pace. We extract th following from it. The letter bi addressed to a commercial house of New Orleans, by a gentleman who accompanied the
train upon business.
El Palo ds los Abijos, June 9, 1S47.
Gentlemen: Here I am; about twenty-
four miles from Vera Cruz, with the train
that left on the 4ih inst.. and you may know
from the length of time we have been
coming that we have undergone a great
deal of trouble. Forthe last twelvemiles
we have fought our way, tinder command
of Lieut. Col. Mcintosh. We are within six miles )f the National Bridge, which
is fortified by a large body of Mexicans.-
We have lost some thirty men and about
S'-O.OOO worth uf property since we left.
An express is about to leave for Vera Cruz for reinforcements, w hich I fear w ill not
arrive soon enough. Mexicans can be seen on all sides of us, and it is feared
we u ill be attacked before any asistai ce
can be had, and they know as much about our business as we do ourselves. The
train contains near 300.000 which these
Mexicans know.
Considering the strength of Ihe escort
which accompanied this train, the attack
upon it is in aboider vein than has char
acterised the achivemenls of these predatory bands of guerrillas. Their pertinacity in harrassing the troops, too, argues strength; and that Col. Mcintosh should deem it expedient t send for reinforce
ments is significant of more formidable
dangers than it has been thought of late
beset the road. The Vera Cruz papers notice the audacity of the guerrillas in entering the city of Vera Cruz and commit
ting dcpredaiions upon theoutsknts of the camp. Such boldness is no presage of peace. Il indicates a more extensive preparation for annoying ihe army than ihe country was supposed to be capable of making. If ihe same sympathy exists along ll'e line of communication from Vera Cruz to Mexico as was know n to obtain between San Luis Potosi and me valley of the Rio Grande, the operations of the gurrillas would lead to the belief that Gen. Scott will have some difficulty in getting to the capital yet. It is something to excite apprehension to see the passage of a train escorted by 800 rank and file disputed w ith such obstinacy as to makeil neces
sary to stop for reinforcements. Il may
a ... at
nis name to the secretary. lie was as
ked to step into ihe presence, and did so. Gov. Morcy bowed, and remained seated! His visitor said he was General Leslie Combes of Kentucky, and he had come
to have a few words of plain conversation with the Secretary of War. "Sir" said he, "I am not the Antedeluvian thai the Government seems to have imagined by its treaimenv of me. Although my hair is profuse and neither gray or dyed,
i nave seen some service in my country. I was out in the lust w ar as well as yourself! I have come to tell you, sir, that too many lives of valuable young men
many Iventuckians, as worthy as your sons or mine have been uunecessarily lost in this war w ith Mexico, and too much expense has been unnecessarily in
curred! Sir, the troopa that have gone
from Kentucky desired me to go with them, to watch over, guard and protect them, and to be like a father in my care
for their health, comfort and happiness. I would have gone with them I wished to go, and I would have taken care of
them tw enty-nine days out of thirty, and the thirtieth, when ihe battle came on.
they would have taken care of themselves!
But, sir, your system of selections and appointments parsed over the heads of men of my experience, and settled down
upon your Tom Afarshalls, Joe Lanes
and Gid Pillows! Ilis for this, sir, that disgraceful scenes occur like the falter
ing of some of the Indiana and Aikansas
troops at the battle of Buena Vista. If the
fficers had been of the right stamp, the I
troops, composed of good men, would never have disgraced themselves and their States! Sir, your whole system is
w rong'. Your political doctors and quacks
sent oul there are, for the most part, utter
nuisances, killing a vast fight more than they cure! Your w hole commissariat and quartermaster's departments are totally
wrong. The fat pork and salt beef you
send out for the troops to em are not the
articles they oujht to have in that climate.
Providence provides for the people of every clime that which is the best for them to eat. Rice and other kinds of light food should be furnished lo our troops in Mex
ico, and not those heavy, murderors provisions which are sent there! And then
there are your untutoied horses for your
dragoons, loo with iheir little fat saddles
at the first on-set against the lancers of
the enemy, they shy, the fat saddle slips (torn iis place, the ri ler cannot w ith his
snaffle-bit control his horse, any away the
command creaks: air, it is all wrong:
I tell you so, plainly. I shall so tell Mr
Polk, if I can get a chance to talk w ith him upon the subject. I have addressed
a letter to him, in which I inform him
that if he w ill assent to my proposition
I will furnish him with a sovereign pana
cea for the guerrilla tvarefare which the
Mexicans are putting into execution." This evening General Combes was at the White House, an J has obtained the consent of Mr. Polk to givf him a talk of ten minutes al some appointed hour to morrow. Your numeruos Whig friends here are highly gratified with the admirahle manner, in which Henry Clay and Zachary Taylor are spoken of in the resolutions, adopted in your recent Slate Convention at Cambridge. The friends of Lieut. Col. May have
been calling on him to-day in good round numbers. FOTOM AC.
fr Old Znek. When we were in New Tork, we
found that Mirhacl G. Bright, our Slate atrent, Hora
tio Harri., our late State Auditor, and "tliomat Dow line;, one of the best editor ever in Indiana, are all out boldly for Gen. Taylor for the Preideney. The Cono. The water ia now in the Canal, from Cambridge to thia place. From here to Cincinnati, the repair are proc;re.ine; rapidly, but we are not prepared to et the day of it completion. Deeply have we iufTVird for the want of thi Canal. We understand that the director have
determined to erect a Rate, and make the bride e
acros the river at thi place, a toll bride;. At thi no reainnable man can complain. It belong to the company, and if they keep it in repair for the u.e of the travelling; public, the company hnuld not pay the expemra. Let at leaat be rea.onablr, and let not our clf-interet too much control our judgment.
of.tr i Iaa tliA i.iiilii1 ft'a nf nnv nnrt V r r
ut, amalamattnmt., peace men in war, Anti- ; ",,v-""" " J r J, American., diaffVcted pirit, black apiri:. and j yield myself tO parly schemes. white, lie. tc. There are tho.e who love to abue j With these remarks, I trust VOU Will u, and thry can charge u. with belns; a drmocrat, a J pardon me for thus briefly replying tO hypocrite, a liar, a aland-rrr, and a'l other thine j ym wl,lrh ,( wjth a hih Opinion and tba, tn.y come aero., their brain, and we will take , (f he 8emiment3 and views emit kindly. But our patience and mirkn"! would not r ... .n.t.in .... we fear, if we rere ebnrc-d with f,vr- J bfaCfd in your editorial. intr. aidirnr. or abettinp thi mottu Craven, crew. With many W'UllPS for OUr prOfper-
We hope no honnrabie man will to far attempt to I "ny 'm life, and great usefulness in lhe wound our fee line. I spheie in which your ta'ents and exerin the Wayne Di.tr.ct, c. H. Te.t. (dcm.,) and c. ! t;0i Br? embarked, I beg to acknowledge
n. amiin, (..J arc zt'aiou.iy nrnnoe; iinuuiiii tuc canva.s. They are bo'h our ptroral and e.pecial i
myself. Most truly and respectfully, Your obedient servant, Z. TAYLOR, Major General U. S. Army Jas. W. Taylor. Eq., Cincinnati. O.
AT HIS POST.
The editor of the American ha returned to hi pot, from hi tour East. The plea. tire of the trip, and the icenery, have had no deleteriou effect upon hi temperament. He reiurnr hit. aeat with hi uual food humor, and anxiety to be agreeable to hi numerou readers. The warm greeting which he baa received aince he returned, convince him, that whilst he love the White Water valley above all oth.-r place upon earth, there are those here who greet hi rvturn with plra.ure. He will ever feel grateful to his numerous kind friend", who have manifested o many evidence of thiir friendship. There are a few rabid animals, whoe enviou spirit., and naturally malignant hearts, have induced them, despite their better judgment, to bark at our shadow, in our absence. If they derive any comfort or consolainn from such sport, we do not complain. We wish every man' pathway to be as
greeble and plta.ant a possible, thi world at
bet being full of troubles; and if it give their heart any temporary ease, to discharge the superabundance of their gall at ua. we are content. If we can, even in thi, be of any benefit, we are thankful. It doe not injure us, and no one can doubt but they
will feel easier after such copious discharge.
THE VOI.CNTEF.RS. The Indiana volunteer arrived at New Orlrans on
the 18th of June, and it is atnted would receive thrir
pay in one week. By the 25th therefore they would be ready to start home, and may now be daily expectsd, and will arr'oe certainly some time the coming
week.
These soldier are our fellow citizen our friend
and associate. During the past year they have uff"-
errd seventy tor us and for our country. They have suffered forfood, and clothing, with sickncss,and un
friend. But politically, we arree with neither. It is said that the abolitionist will have a man out, in which case, it will mnke the rontrst very doubtful. In the Fnrt Wayne District, Ewmg is the Whig candidate, and Rockliill, the loen. We are not prepared to speak of the relative merit of these gentlemen. Nor are we informed of the hope or prospect of the succe.s of either. We very confidently expect the election of four
Whig, and may have six. NEW DIVISIONS IN INDIANA. On the JO'h of June, charter were grantrd by the Grand Division of Indiana, for the following subordinate Divisions of the Son of Temperance in thi State, to-wit. Monroe Ko. 77, at Bloomington. The dneumente
for this Divis on have been forwarded to J. S. Brown, P. W. P. of Washington Division, with authority to organize it as soon as possible.
and Dr Hays, P. W. P. of Attica Division is author- d a V was a small lot of Rump Pork Bt$ll. iai'd to organize it, to whom the document have! There? waOtne enquiry for MesS dlirillj been forwarded. ihe motninj, and 1 1.50 lime, were offer-
Ha tint rr, ,o. 79. This Dmston is at South Hano- i p(1 fj nf ap, were reporled. The
CINCINNATI MARKET. Flour. On Saturday evening 500 brls were sold, deliverab'e at La renceburgh. nt 5.12; but tn-div, in consequence of the further decline in ihe Eastern cities, our market was lei down another notch. Small (tales were made from store to retailers at about $5. and some lots from wagons at 4:o; 1000 brls Citv Mills, deliverable wiihin the week at 4;70. Buyers scntre. Receipts Iiht. Provisions The only sale.repnrled to.
Lard, noticed last week.
I - a i it -w i - !
, v - . I..-.., ....... - i enquiry for
iiimi ii iiicri.a uy mir uiu hi mi m luverj irirnu, nrv. t . f . . . .
Sylvester Seov.l, the Pre.id.-nt r.f ,l,e College, a. I tyu-A 6.ue in OJ is un well as by two or three of -lie professor. The hooks j CtmpTiL'e) til 50c hav, been forward, d to Lewis J. Adams, P. W. Pi Cheese S:t!es of 250 boxes good in rMadison, No. 8, who will organise it tail Iolat0i6jc, Sen Cosr.V, .V.. 80 Thi, i. in Henry county, and j OatS Sale of 300 S irks at 33c, SSCks will be orennized by the G. W. P. of the State.on the ; . evening of the 12th ofjulv. The neighboring Divis-j lnf" " ioi,sarereo.ietedtobenr..ent. Pis Iron-Sales of 100 tons Tenn. 6t
SOb ten iUe, So. 81. Thi i in H.imilton county, ! $29 Cah; 100 dn Cold blt. (RjCOnn and will be organized by the G. W. P. of Indiana, at i Furnace) at 33, 4 mo; 10 do from Store 10 oeock A. M. of July IS.h. Ihe brethren will be '; oa A m
prepared, and neighboring brethren are requested to
Pearl Ashes A sale of 5 caks al 51c. Potatoes A sale of 503 bush old from landing, nl 50c. fifSin. A sale nf 50 brl at 2:50.
Salt-MO br! Nn. 1 "ld a few dsvi
attend and assist.
Vtica, So. 82. This is in Clark county, and the
documents have been forwarded to H. W. Heaton, P. W. P. or Jefferson Division No. 9.
Jmt'y, .Ve. 83, located at New Washington, Clark j
c.unty. The books, &c, have been forwarded to H ! jnce al 23(. an(j jnspecljim. 200 do'tO-dey C. Sanxav, P. W. p. of Madison No. 8, who will at- I ' . . ' ! at same, tend to its organ. zatit.n. . E!'xn',cth, So. 84. is in Harrison county, and Col. ! Mackerel sale of 12 brls Nd. 3 HalTho. Pnsry, P. W. r. of Spencer Division his been j ifat at fi:75. deputed to organire it. The charter, books, itc, j Mln.teS. A a:e. of 15 brl good N. 0. have been forwarded to him. at45.';3lc was refused for a lot cf 53
nentant liitl, yo. 85, is located in Montgomery ;
firtd f i'tj CtnT
u r , . r , . enunij, nnu r.. ,i. iiiirry, r. v. v. r., nas oeen an told privations. For the honor of their country they I ... . . .. .... .,,. ..,.: i .i. , ... ... ( thonitd to organise it, which he will do on his way have deprived themselves of the society offriend and . . . .. ' .. . . .. . . . . (to 'he fir anil Division.
n.i ...v iumiuii, ui mime, t nen rriend let us, by
our warm reception, say to them that we are thank
ful for the service of these brave defenders of our
country. The hearty approval of their conduct is bi tter to them than a'l their pay. Br: Semant of the Tippecanoe Journal wishea to ell half or the whole of his establishment. It is an excellent location; the best, prcbably, in the Stat.
Howard Division, S.i. at Boekville. will be or- I
gan'.zed by C. F. Clarkson, G. W. P. on Saturday evening, the 17th July when on his way to the; Grand Division. j Coltim'int. Vn A7 x-uliins ri..l. n .r
Franklin Division has been authorized to orraniiev suffered.
Crops. We have the usual cry of "short crops." we think, willmtit just cau-e. The great crattari" of the West are now proo.nir.2 with their weight of grain, ntid. though wheat is siifTerinjr, or
in certain quarters, yet. on
this, to whom the charter and documents have been ' W hnle, we may IrtuR IICXI year KJr forward, d. plentiful supply.
and the paper sustaining, as it dura, a good credit, ' Catrarie St. 88 is at Delphi, and the harf. r and 1 The amount of h re ad St 11 ft received St
makes it a desirable location. Lafayette does a lar- ' books have been forwarded to J. B. Srntans, P. W. ger produce business than any other city in the State, P. of Tippecanoe Division, who will attend to its orand the leading public journal would nrressarily do ' ganization. a profitable business. As Mr. Seman will shortly j Kuth, So. 80, at Rnhvitr. This will be orranihave the labors of a public office worth $300 per fd by F.. H. Barry, P. G.W. P., when on hi way
year, he wishe to relieve himself of some or all the
labors of hi paper. It is a good opportunity for ome enterprising man. Crop. The Editor, in bis late travels through some of the States, has paid considerable attention to the growing crop of w heat, com and grass. With but few local exceptions they are all good. In Maryland the wheat crops were excellent, and when we were there it was about half cut. In Ohio
it looked well, and in many cases we know it is ex-
to the Grand Division. Potey, So. 90, at New Harmony. Pigeon, So. 01, at Gentryville. The chirters, books, fee. for these two last, hare been forwarded to John Mitchell, P. W. P. of Lyman Beecher Division, who will attend to their organization. SoMe Mrition, So. 92, at New Salem, Ruh conn, ty, Ind. For the want of Books Dal ton, No. 71, and Green' Fork, No. 70. which were chartered at the last Ses.
cellent, in others it had been injured by the fly. But , .ion ofthe G. D. have not hern organized. But duwe consider the crop generally equal to any previ- i ring the pr. ent week, the charter, books, c , were
"v "re " ra-uj mi'iaKen, , lurwanl.d to D. B. Woods, W. P. of Wavne. No. 2.
ous year.
New ' ork, tin o Jtn.e 14'h. a 740723 hhi. floor. 312 IS5 bushels of v h-at. and R99 044 bushels of corn. Ffm the 1st Soptemher laxt, ays the N. V. Courier, there ha been shipped to Oreat Unlaw Of Flour, 2 074 745 barrels. Of Wheat, 1.447 571 biisheliOf Corn, 13.024 029 " Of Corn Meal, 65S 0S9 barrels. Addins the shipments of oats and barley, and reducing the whole to a rnmnv.m measure, there have been shipped w ihin Ihe perior! named, sjix millions thrf.b HUNDRED TH0r AND. SIX HTX nfl F D AND seventy Tim EE barrels! And ihe w heat M still rwiiirinc mil it slorr. and ill con-
in
Additional Items by the Arrivals at Xeis
Oi leans.
The brig H tmlel reach-d New Orleans! bhaltlie people hare become aroused,
The Washington National Whiff notices a very improbable rumor that Mr. Polk is thinking of resigning the Presidency! The example of his protnge, Santa Anna, is supposed to influuce him. We discredit il altogether. Mr. Polk may be a ery good friend of Santa Anna, and "the pass" proves it, but whilst he may lament thai the Mexican should leave the Presidency of ihe conntry, to w hich he assisted him, he will not follow his fortunes so far. as to abdicate from the White House. If
Gen.Santa Anna thinks Mr. Polk's friend
ship will go that far, he is mistaken.
General Taylor never surrenders so may il be said,"Mr. Polk never resigns!"
on the IS.h, with Tampico dales to the 1 1 th. All was quiet there, though ther had been some rumors of ieolt on ihe pari nf the Mexican citizens. The ranks ofthe Louisiana volunteer regiment had been thinned considerably by dysentery and intermittent fever. The Sentinel speaks confidently ofthe means of defence of Tampico acainst revolt or external attack. Eight hundred bayonets can be mustered exclusive of field artillery! Tho correspondence of the New Orleans Picayune from Monterey ia interestine, but contains disagreeable intelligence. We make a few extracts from it, by which il will be seen thai (Jen. Taylor was again to be stript of hi troops, to such an extent aa lo r ender impracticable his intended advance on San Luis: Monterey, Mexico. May 30. 1SI7. I have once more succeeded in returning lo Monterey, but there is no very p;e;3nt int'ihfpr.ce t.1 commyiie.at.
and that the hostile elements of the coun
try are coming in forms of effective resistance.
Crretfndenct of the Baltimore Patriot. Washington, June 18, 1847. The New York Tribune makes a striking suggestion as lo what the effect wou'd be, were Mr. Polk and General Taylor to visit New York city al the same time, ihe one to pass tip Broadway from the Battery, the other to pass down that great
thoroughfare! Need there be any guess made as to which of the two would re
ceive the heartfelt congratulations and plaudits cf the people! The Courier and Enquirer of New York has a very able article on Ihe war and
Col. Benton's plan of terminating il. If General Taylor had been furnished wi;h the 20,000 troops, as laid down in ihe plan, and General Scott with 12,000, all in good season, and supplies sufficient,
ihe battle ef Buena Vutj would not rrcb-
Alabama. The Mobile Advertiser sets
down the election of three whigs to Congress as certain, and a fair chance ' for one more. If we are not mistaken, Alabama had but one Whig in the last Congress.
a. we pretend to a little knowledge of such matters. ' f.,r Green. Fork, with an.horitv to organzie it. And timie to do so, while freightage may b
h:d! There is no ifanjinr -if scarcity. We will have enough fur ourselves, and for all who need, and we irnsi, for lli8 common good, lhal it ill be fnmi-hed at -o low a price as to enahl- all lo parlake. We rliiliketo think of high prices., and of speculation in those articles which concern the aeiual physical well-being tf man. -xa m in er.
Corn, though generally late, bids fair for an abund
ant crop throughout all the corn growing States. Grass i also bidding fair for a good harvest. Croakers may make different calculations and predictions, but it will not. amount to much. From every thing visible at present, there is also an unusually large stock of hogs on hand. If the prices of the past year should continue for a few years, the West the rich and productive west (we say this with more assurance than heretofore) will not only be the granary,
but also the Treasury, ol the world. CONGRESSIONAL.
The canvas is now fairly opened. Candidates are
to J. B. Stitt, P. W. P., foi Dalton, w ith commission to organize. As the Session of the Grand Division is close at hand, (the 20.li of July.) we hope the brethren to whom the duties of organizing the above list of divisions, i!l be prompt in attending to them. The absence from home of the G. W.P., has prevented bim from replying to the numerous leitrrs tha t have been addressi d to bim. We have no doubt our brethren have attributed it to the rig-ht cause. As the time ofthe installation of the new officers i at hand, we hope esery Division will attend to it promptly. If by any accident, your deputy should
in the field on all tide ofthe political questions in 1 ' r P,T",n, attend to it, do nut postpone it. all the district in the State. I lrt P- w- '""end to it. And if you have no P. In the Indianapuli District, the people have to I W' p-snt nre "iired your Deputy cannot attend, choose between W. W. Wick, (a vile alave to party; n,',r me P. W. p. of another division, to attend to in all its corrnn.inn. i.,l r .l.,..K.r,.l mnr. ,hc installation.
ter,) and Nicholas McCarty, a high minded, liberal
man, of strict integrity, and private worth. Wick THE PRF.SIDF.NCT
is in tavor or tne Mexican war believe it was com- ' nr following letter from Gen. TasV V ed
menced rightly, and is in favor of annexing Mexico : ,or ol "" 1 inciniiaii Signal, is jut to awaii. He
to the United States, and making slave state of it. ' cnnot be used as the tool of intArtr scheme.
He voted against raising the wages of the volunteers i But if the people cf the Vnited StatessUhMs aerfrom $7 to 910 per month. He also suMjins the i 'ices, they cm have them. 4B. J I Presidtntin sending Santa Anna to Mexico, and wa This is right, free and indepffdenV Vjpirit
favor also of giving Santa Anna 12,000,000 to "' language of a freeman. BTTy ac traH(cnti-
prosecute the war against us. With all the objec- ment ofthe man elevates him in tly
tion to him as a private man, his hitter and illiberal ' countrymen. When he take thi
tTWe are gratified to perceive lhal Lieut. Charles G. Hunter, who was so meanly reprimanded by Com. Ptjrry for capturing Alvarado, is to be assigned a separate command of a vessel to proceed lo ihe Mediterranean to look after pirates. Ind. State Journal.
Msj A. F. Morrison arrived alhome on Tuesday night in good health. He has been continued in the service and we presume w ill return in a few weeks. He is o ut warmly for 'old Zack" for the next Presidency, as is the case with all, Whig
A B'iy carried ortr Niagara FallsA melancholy accident occurred at the N'agara Falls on Sunday last. A fine lad of ihe name nf John Murphy, aged about 13 years, in crossing at Chippeua in a canoe, w as drawn into the rapids on tha Canada side, and in the "Great Hori8 Shoe Fall." When he was first discovered, he w as beyond the reach of all earthly assistance; aii'l. although the little fellow did all that his courage and strength rould do, holding his slight canoe for nearly twenty minuies almost stationary,
m"Xr hi,,ittd when lired nature save up contending
.rivent, , a,i,hihp wind and current boin
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i against llltn. me nine: icn"-v .iim.6w.
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party spirit, and his old. rtcketv and visionarv ideas. ! ""J not vile party subserviency
we hone there is ome Brosnect fur his defi-at. tfit office. We arc for Tav or. a. our firsBiH last rW, I against llitn
is done, there will go up from all part of thi State, I W" w,,m no National Convention filled with man- 1 overboard, and w ilh li e Courage and peronelong and joyou about from the heart of thou- j e"mg politician. We w ajit no more slave ofparty.j severance of a man. for Some time breast-
who will corrupt and dctray all honest expnasion of: A ,l,p purrpnt. But. alas, too lale; though
opinion by making party obedience the only claim to j :,,,: ,. I,nnrlred vards of the shorB
j",i me man
aand of freemen.
In the Lafayette District, John Petit and David Brier are the candidates. The former, we are proud to state, is a leco foeo. It this part ofthe State, if we wish to represent a man a a walking max of putrifaction, full of all uncleanncss, we say "he i a perfect John Petit of a fellow." Hi opponent, David Brier, is a plain, honest, and strictly moral man. No man ever knew any evil of him. He has not tha bright and transcendent talent of a Corwin or a Webster, yet he i a man of tound seme, and will commend respect a a representative. Ifthepeopl of that District wish to elevate themselves in the estimation of mankind, they will eleet David Brier. Go where we will, if the eitizen of other tate wih to taunt ns rbey aigniBcantly inquire, doe John
Petit live in Indiana''
favor.
Headquarters Army of Occupation, Camp near Monterey, May IS.h, 1847. Sir. I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter with the enclosure of your editorial, extracted ficm the "Signal" of the I3ih April. At Ihis time, my public duties command so fully my attention, that il is impossible to answer your letter in the terms de
manded by its courtesy, and the importance of the sentiments lo which il al-
cr Democrat, who have served under him. i ,.ni!Ksr..m,ni..ri.. . a ! lodes, rci-.her. indeed, bars I the time
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he was in the embrace of the rushing cataract. The broken fragments of his frail bark were all that were found of the lilt'.o mariner. A widowed moth-r and three children mourn the loss of a aon and brother. N. J. Visiter.
LegalJoke.uWe George," asked a friend of a young lawyer, who had bean 'admitted" about a year, ' how do you like your new profession!" The rep.y was accompanied by a brief sigh to suit the occasion "my profession Is rr.'JcH
Cathcart, are the candidate. Pratt is our personal fh.Hlld I ftc myself at liberty, ?0 CP'S! bctlCf than my practice."