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igjon, I suppose ? r
I do so, O, M. Price, what should I do
without religion? I tell Zlfr. Shaw, that
with my miserable health, religion is my
only support. .
B-ut,..'l1r. Price,I feel at times excess-
i-‘vely exercised, in view of the low state of
religion in Greenville now.‘
Y-e-s, it is truly’ melancholy, the ways
of Zion languish. ,
They do so. I don’t know when Ive
had my feelings sotried as they have been
this ‘morning,’ to see the coldness and
worldliness of some of our people. On
my way here, I stopped to restfit several
places»-arid O,my dear .7lIr. Price! it was
so distressing to witness the unconcerrr
that was manifested.‘
Y-e-s. .-
I callediat Zlfrs. Barber's, they’re very
irreligious, people, you know. I didn’t see
.Mrs. George Barber, neither. She was
with the old lady, but I saw .L’lIa'ry; what
a. hardened girl she is! Why, .Mr. Price,
she actually called on the name of the
adversary of souls in the course of her
conversation. I never was so shocked !
Dreadful, awfully dreadful, sister" Shaw.
- And the .IlIore’s t'oo,.I: was in there;
how ex-cessively wordly they are, think of
nothing but making and saving money,
and what is money good furl. nothing,
just nothing, Jllr. Price, it’s the root of all
eyjl, .. .
Y-e-s, y-e-s. ‘ _
Though poor .7l[r. Price thought in Ills
heart that a little of that same root would
not come amiss to him. i '
Arid Dr. Sinitb’s people, I called there,
tqo, what apoor, sillyiwoman, Jllrs. Smith
is, entirely devoted to the world and its
follies. She thinks more of having liei
daughters shine in society, than does
of saving her soul, I do believe. 0, .Mr.
Pricei,I was sick at heart; I could have
wept as I sat there, and heard that woman
run on about her daughter being a bclle,
and dressing in style and all that.
Y-e-s, it is truly melancholy.
O, ther’s an alarming state of things in
Greenville.
Speaking ofyour absent daughter, sisiiei-'
Shaw, have you heard from her lately '2‘ ‘
Ilreceivedia letter yesterday. She de-
sired to be" particularly remembered to her
dear friends, Jlfr. and .’l1rs. Price.
Y-e-_s, thank you, did she say what was
the state of religion in New York now’!
Very low she sriys—~very low, indeed.
She attends Dr. Kittle’s church with her
iincle’s family; but she says she does
want to hear one of your excellent, spirit-
ual’ se"i‘m‘oiis again, Mr. Price. She’s
heartily sick of the gaiety of the city.
She’s obliged to mingle in it some, you
know; "but such things are very‘ uncon-
genial to Angel’s taste. She does long
to come home to her old friends, and sit
under her dear Mr. Price’s preaching
once more. Angel is very much attached
to you and Mrs. Price, and so fond of re-
tiremcnt. Ma, she says in her l;tter, I’m
utterly worn out with visits, parties, and
siveiiiees. But I must go, my visits are
so refreshing. I always stay longer than
I intend to. \Vhat an intensely iiitersting
sermon yomgave us last_Sabbath day, Mr.
Price, it did me so much good. Mr. Shaw
was excessively delighted with it—that’s
W-llttl‘. I call: pr.e:ic'nin.g, said he to dine, as
we were going home. Come round, .7lIr.
Price; and you‘, Mrs. Price,I think so
much of having you come.
B?&.3.!"R.i(_!Till!1l§‘8 oi"'t‘.’rie two Victorious
Battles o£'Coiiita‘eras ritual Sc.'.na:'lc
Eliseo.
From the Picriyane of Sept. 8, we learn
that steamer Mary Kingsland arrived at
New Orleans on the 7th, bringing ac-
counts of the two victorious battles of
Contreras and Schurle Busco, so called,
from field works of the enemy. The
proposition for an armistice was made by
Gen. Scott, supposed to have been at the
instance ofthe British Embassy. The re-
port hitherto given that the city oflllexico
was at our mercy, seems to be unfounded;
and should peace not follow from the ne-
gotiations now pending, another battle
must ensue. -
A letter from Mr. Kendall, dated Tazcu-
bazo, Aug. 22d, says :—“Tlie Arch Bish-
op‘s Palace of this place is now occupied
by Gen. Scott and a portion of the army,
after defeating the enemy in two of the
hardest fought battles in the war. On the
14th a reconnoisance made by Col. Dirn-
can having satisfied Gen. Scott that a road
for artillery could be cutfrom Chalcoa to
San Augustine, Gen. VVortb’s division
moved in that direction on the 15th, fol-
lowed by Gen. Quittnau’s, Pillow’s and
Twigg’s. Byzthis move a new line of
operations was taken on the southern and
northwestern sides ofthe city of Mexico,
and the strong works of Penon and .7lIexi-
calfingo, on which Santa Anna had bestow-
ed;snch immense labor, were completely
turned on the lfith Aug. Gen. \-‘Vomi
marched as far- as the Hacienda of San
Gregorio, when a halt was ordered by Gen.
Scott, as Gen. Twiggs had met a,_ large
force of the enemy near Cliales. General
Twiggs promptly ordered the heaviest
trains to be unlumbzred, and after a few
discharges, the enemy was dispersed, with
a loss of six killed. On the 17th, General
\Vorth resumed his march, over a terrible
bad road, but by 8 o’cloclr in the morni-ng,
he was in sight of the domes and spires of
the capital without opposition, except that
rocks had been rolled upon the road and
ditches dug, evidently showing that Gen.
Scott had stolen a march on Santa Anna.
On reaching this point however, rr scatter
ing fire was opened on the head of his col-
umn by a party stationed in an advanta-
geous position, which was soon silenced
by Col. rS'mith’slight baftalion of the 2d
artillery under .Mnj. Galb; -,mot.~he,- mine],-
was shortly after made but again the ene-
my s"picl<ets were driven in without loss.
At '7 o’clock on the 18th Gen.’ Scott arriv-
ed at San Augustine.‘ At‘ 10 o'clock on
tlre_]8'.h, Gen. VVort-h was in’ full march
' for the city of'I\'lexie.o‘, by theymain road 3
Jllajors Smith and Trumbull, Capt. ./liason
and other Engineer officers were sent in
advance, supported by Capt. Blal-:c’s squ8.(l~
. .
‘that they were soon silenced.
mo of dragoons, to récofiri'oit_re, wlicn a
masked battery was o_ipened on them, and.
a ball from an 18 poirnder killed Captain
Thornton of the 2d dragoons, besides se-_'
verely wounding a guide. Col. Garland’s
brigade was ordered to occupy a position,
in 1! plain in sight of the enemy’s batteries
at Sun Anionto, while Col. Siarlt’s brigade
and Duncan’s battery took their station in
the may close by, A party was then sent
out to reconnoiire to ascertain the practi-
czrbilityiof liirilirig a road by ulricli the vil-
liige of Sun Angel might be reaclretl, and
the strong hold of E'an_Antonio could ‘he
turned. This party had a skirmisli ivith
the enemy, killing 5 0|‘ ll. “Pd lalilllg
as many prisoners, wiihoiit losing a mari.
Thr result of she reconuoiisance was fa-
vorable, and it was ascertained that 8 rmitl
could be tirade. 'I‘he fllexiitflns Were
plainly seen in force n ar Crontreras.
At a council held that night, it was de-
terirriued to attack them in the n'r.oi'rriug.
Wliiletlie reconnoisance was going 0",
Geri. \-Vnrth had established biiirself at the
Hziciendn of Birrcra, from the windows of,
which countless irurnbers. of the enemy
could be se-:-n at the batteries of San An-
tonio. About noon they opened upon the
Irlacienfla with both round shot and shell;
nearly every shot took effect, but did no
clamnge, except to the buildings. Late in
the evening they were a,qain opened, but
were silent during the night. Had the fire
have been kept up, the Hacienda might
have been torn to pieces, and the entire
command have been compelled to retire.:
At 8o’clock on the niorning of ilie 19th,
the batteries again opened on Gen. \‘."ortli;
so hot was the fire that the troops were
compelled to gain shelter behind the bull-
dings, but did not give up their position.
About 9 o’clock the division of 'I‘wiggs_
and Pillow were ordered to march in the'
direction of Fi'oriterii, and by one in the
afternoon were in plain sight of the cue-
my's batteries, and within range of the
heavier grins. The brigade of P. W.
Smith was ordered to advance towards
the enemy’s works, whilst that of Colonel
Riley was ordered to it small village to-
wards the right, and thus cut off reinforce-
ments which might be sent to Gen. Valen-
cia from the city. E
An incessant tire was opened on Colonel '
Smitlr’s conimarrd, and soon the Rifle-s_
wereengnged with the pickets of the eire-:'
my, driving them in. The twelve pounder
batteries of Capt. Illagruder, and the
mountain ll()\\'ll?.€l' batteries, now cour-
manded by Lieirt. Callender, of the Ord-
nance Departinent, were pressed forward
and opened on the enemy, brit were so
much exposed to a lire from heavier grins
Lieuts.
Johnson renl Callender were seriously‘
wounded. At three o'clock, Gen. Cad-pl
“ ' L“ ‘I_L.i_‘. '""..7¢'I..." i
iMacl.- intosli,
jmcu care anv more for the honor or credit
‘do for that of the 'I‘on<_ro Islands, self is at
‘all the. influences enumerated above are to
i. T/re Prospects of Piea.ce'.l-—I mayfibe mis-"
taken, but my humble opinion r_s that there,
are three irrfluencesinoiv at work in the.
city of Mexico to‘ bring about a peace.;c:innnn,,and 1-li’Generals, including three glowing pp,-fig,-npijg
The first and foremost is ...anta Anna him-'
self, sick and tired_of the war, and seeing-
nothing in its continuance but his own ut-
lter and irretrievable ruin. The second is
'l lrornton 6:. Co. the latter
3 gentleman secretary of Legation or a'Iac/ze
‘to the Ilnglisli Minister, rind both repre-
senting English interests. The third, and
all powerful interest .is American
‘gold,’ of which ‘Santa Anna and some of
his friends are known to be exceedingly
ifond, and to handle which they will stop
‘at nothing. Tlrornton,duriiig the illness
of Mr. Iillnh-l'rt'_’{'t(l, does the talking on the
English side, and Maclriiitosli acts as bank-
er iind general agent. Not one of these
of the Government of Mexico than they
the bottom ofall,uiid Santa Anna is the
most selfish man of the lot.
Of our own side we have two influences
at work, the first is Gen. Scott, hampered
and hriiid bound by his own government,
and anxious to bring about a peace, be-
cause he believes a majority of his couri-
trymeii are warmly in favor of it; and the
second is Mr. Trist, covetous, asiiny man
in his .~‘lltll)ll(‘in would be, of the distinc-
tion so important a deed as the inaking ii
peace must give him. Opposed to "these
influences is a proud but cowardly set of
Mcxicaii military dem:igogues——:i band of
leeches, who have lost all caste but‘ still
retain a species of hold upon the people;
and then there is the great body of the
people themselves, who linow not what
they want, but who are IIOOII-\\-‘ll':l(8(I and
led by the (lernagogiies. Santa Anna has
no friends, but he has power, and that s:iits
him just as well, perhaps better. Now,
be used to bring about a peace; but how
tliev will sriccced is a matter 0ft.")n_jC('.i.lll‘e.
Isuppose that the means should not be
ton, were,éa'p_tu'r.erl'iiini iilie 'diifl"e:reint i\vbr'lis‘
taken by Twiggs. The Mexicans-,
alsoackuo\v‘ed,r:eiZtlie loss of-45 pieces of;
Ex-Presidents, killed, wounded and mis-
sing. Eight of them it appears are pris-
oners. . _ .
Col. Payne, of the North Carolina Regi-
ment, nt Bnena Vista, in order to quell a
mirtiiry,had occasion to fire at a crowd
with his pistol, wliich killed one and \vouii-
deal another of the mrriirrnirs. His con-
duct was approved by Generals Taylor
and Wool.
Later fronts the South.
A letter from ‘Vera Cruz states that Col-
Miles comuiaircls the troops there-
Maj. I.-tlil_\', at J:il:rp:i, l as been sliglrtly
worrnilcd, and has liad some difficulty with
Capt. ‘Wnllrer. ,
The latter was sent to reinforce Lally,
but on reaclrin_p'_Jalnp:i it appears he acted
ratlrer iirilcpci.derr:ly, and his superior‘ of-
liver ordered him in ai'rc:-"t.
tirnore, a~1etr.er confii-tiring lust Proviticial
Council hield-there, and i:oirt,aitriiigi,iilso the fol- ‘Ycanesaay’ s-épt. ,22,_ 18%,.“
r rt-’--Pa.---uas....:uc rs>:2.t1i’<¥ih.°.c-Irbisluir-3’?Belt-.l N ORWALK GA z ET‘-'1‘
“We are greatly rejoiced at the cheer -
ing testimoiry you have sent us oftlievery
3”-‘i1l_a“(l mpld l“_m'e“S° Of the Calhollc that at State L0llVe!lll0l[, for the iioiirinatioii ot'can-
religion 1n,the United States. We warm- ilidatcs for (iovernor, Lieut. Governor, Secretary.
1‘, (mug,-muliiic you on Your ‘illillle and ‘,'l‘rc:isurcr.:ind Controller, and for the appointuicut
Ii-bors find on the sinrrirlar zeal \\ ith which I "I M" l)"l"ii“le’l f".““‘ “'9 SW9 5“ l"'g°'. “lid. °"°
“ ’ . C , . _ gfr'0liI eachnt the four Coirgri-ssroii:rl Districts. to
3'0" are “mmmed rm‘ llle l’l"l”~‘g“l”’“ 9r,tlre \Vlrig Natiorinl Cuiivcrilioii. to he held'for.the.
religion, and the Cnltll‘_£fi:‘rir('Iit OI lllttt por- |Sl!l(>EClI()ll of C£lll(lltlilI(-‘S for Pri-.-idi-nt and Vice Pm,-.
Hun up the Lordvs ,.',,,e,.,,,.(j em,.us-‘ed to iilc-ii: ol the Uiiiteil.Str,ites—tvi|l be held in the city
your care and pasmml sari, imde. “re -of l\ew Ilavcii. on W eilnesday. the 3d day of No-
ll0[‘.(3 also that the future, with the help of
:u-irr_lrer, 1848, at 10 u’cloc.k in the furenoou.' The
_ ,_ _ _ , Wings of the several towns are rc.qiii.-.~'tei'l to appoint
your eminent exertmn s, will produce - still ;ili-li-.,_'_1_ates as soon as practicable to said State. Con-
,,.,0,.e ,,bu,,,j,,m_ f,.uits_ “'8 j',.,_,e]-V P,.(,mi5e vi:iriioii—tlre number to be equal to double the nutri-
\VIIIG STATE CONVENTION.
The Whigs of Connecticut are hereby notified
care of the church over which
picsigle.”
l'rusl;raud was a corpse, and the wife lay
VValkei' refused to obey, and withdrew
his con'rui:ir:d; and _if:er leaving Jrilupa he
ovei‘lru:rle(.l a l\le.vii':iir party, dispersed
them and recaptured a mail taken from
Lally’s train, '
A letter from Gen. \Vorth, says that the
~capi!:il is entirely at the mercy and in the
power of the Aiiiericans, and states that
the illexii-an loss in lcillcd, ivotinilerl and
prisoners, at 5000, and nrrr loss 1000.
Thus no less tlran 1,000 of our soldiers
were killed and wounded on these bloody
fields. .-\nion5_r them are .~=oir:e of our best
laurels and incite their men to deeds of
prowess, have exposed their persons to
constant peril and injury.
officers. '
The Courier 86 Eur] irer say.-: that Col.
claim his seat in Conszress as OFIC of the
members elect from that city. The con-
victs lrorir Blac.kwe'l‘s Island were taken
from their prisons to vote against Mr.
rlunroe. Casting out tlrese votes, it is
rejected so that the end is gniired.
7';~-in] of D.'~.9e7'ler.9.—'I‘|ie trial of desert,
-iers, the celebrated battalion of St. Patrick
is still going on, but how the affair willl,
terminate no one but those on the court;
martial can say. A strong influence is at,
work in favor of the prisoners. In the first:
place, all the I\lc.\'icaii ladies in this to\vn,f
La Senora Cavetaiio Rubia among the;
:])IHYlI'l(’.t‘, have signed a warm petition iul
_their favor, which has been sent to Cren.l
;S(-mt. The l:idy whose name I have given.
is the rich Rubin, who has a country house,
here in far:trb:iy'a. llie English, and per-1
,bnps some of the other foreign r_ninistcrs,,
have also interested themselves in belialfj
I might here state,
that the celebrated flag ofthe foreign but-gofiice, and if 'I had desired it ever so,
of the scoundrels.
confidently asserted r\’lr. Monroe would
lrnve been decliired el ctcd. The Courier
says: “The evidence of his election is
very conclusive; and there are, moreover,
rcceiit developments in connection with
the vote of convicts from B'ac'--\vell's
Island, which will probably render the cori-
test for his seat a very ea'.<y orig.
rS'z'/as lI"ri'g/it and //re 1’re.e2'c’ency.—Tlie
Cincinnatti Signal publishes the fol_lotving
extr.-ict of a letter from Silas VVi'i_1lrl, da-
ted July ‘.?.7th :—“I wish you to beliexe
iue, when [tell you that I write rrpon this
subject (the Presidency) wholly free from
itersonal enrbarriissnient. I never have
been vain enough to aspire to this high
“’3lli"l'3" was °"d""9d 0"‘ ll’ Sllllllolilitrrlion was captured by the l-tth infanti'y,',stron;.>_“lv,I am not so blind as not to see
Colonel Riley, reinforcements being seen:
on their way out from the city; \\'llllSl.l,
General Pearce was sent to sustain General
Smith.
was incessant. Abrut four o’clock Gen.
Scott arrived, and seeiirg the immense‘
strength of the hlexiirrrns, at once ordered
Gen. Shields’ brigade to support Iiileyi
and C8(l\V[lll.'i(I€l‘, and prevent if possible,
11 juncture of forces comi__rig out from tlie§
city.
The New York volunteers suffered se-l
verely, but not in proportion to the regi-l
merit from South Carolina Col. l3utler,,
who conrmarided the latter, behaved in the:
most gallant manner. In advancing cponl
the hacienda attacked by Gen. Shields, atl
the head of his regiment, his horse was‘
shot dead. He then advanced on foot irri-
til he received a severe wound‘ in the leg,
which caused him to fall. In a fainting
condition he was car-ri: d to the rear, but
soon rallied, he again advanced to the head
of his regiment, when a muskethall struck
him in the head and he died almost instant-
ly. South Carolina lost one of her bravest
and most generous spirits when Col. But-
ler fell.
T/re flrmz'sti'ce——L='ozo 2'! was c_{]'r'c.'ei.’.———
Let me now give my speculations as to
the mode by which this arrrristiee was
brought about. On the night of the 20th
inst. after the great Mexican army was Lie“ Dl"'ldAdl"llS’ ‘I0 ‘ll’
thoroughly beaten broken to pieces and Lie“ \V. P” \V'”""”S’ d° . ‘kl
’ ' 0[]1cc'rs ll’-’oz1..*2..rlc’r.l——It’(:_.gj7/lrz/‘.9.
routed, M r. Thornton of the Eirgli.-li Le-
gation, accompanied by the Bi-itisli Con-
sul, Mr. l\~Iackintosb—-a man who l‘9_"IfH‘(IS
Santa Anna, limes the Yarrlrces, and iiever
moves unless his own ends are to be gain-
ed—came out of the city post haste on a
visit to Gen. Scott. The next morning,
Gen. Mora, accompanied by Mr. ‘An-mi
goiz, wlro-was formerly I\'le.\icarr consul in
New,Orlenns, came out, also on ii visit to
Geu.,Scott, and on the same day the lat-
ter wrpte a letter to the rllexican authori-
ties, hinting at an armistice be ween the
t_wo_ armies with a view of Opening .~,eg'o.
tiatrons for peace. This proposition
W‘_‘S_e“§:"‘l'lY .l”"‘|pe(l at by the Mcxicarr
minister of War, at the instigation of Sn".
ta Anna, ofcourse,an(l the resulthasbcen
a treaty of armistice, in which, according
to rumor, nearly every thing the Il1cxi-
cans asked for was conceded. I know
notliirrg of the proceedings of this coin-
mission except from hearsay. There are
many who believe that Gen. Sr-oi: has
been compelled to adopt this policy, at
the tliresliold of the Mexican capital, by
Mr. Trist and his instructions, brrt there
are a few, and I must ackrfliivledge myself
among the number, who tbiiik that a peace
lronorable and siitisfactory to the United
.States, is to grow out of the matter.
'I he policy of Gen. Scott or oflllr. Trist
——I do irot know which is responsible for
the mcasure—in affecting airy armistice
and consequently an opportunity to, nego.
trate-—-this policy, I say, although riotvery
fl‘"l°"'"g _l0 lhepride of those who fought
the sarrguinary battles of Contreras and
Cliupubusco, may still have a teirdeircy to
soften that of the Mexicans, and lead in
some kind of a peace. So perfect was the
panic among the sons of Iturbide, on the
‘20th, that one of our ivealtest regiments
could have entered the grand piazza with
but. little 0pposition—irr fact, could have
driven every soldier either out of the city
attnclred to Gen Pillow’s division.
I\.laj. Gaines, who recently escaped from
ter the route at Contreras, and while our
troops were on the way to Cliurrrbusco, a
house where Capt. Danley and Maj. Por-
land were secreted was passed.
, l
mer was quite unwell at the time, but the
latter came oirt, shouldered a mus‘ ct, and
was in at "the defeat of tihurubusco. I,
hear that Clay and all the other prisoners
will nozv soo/n be released.
Annexed is a list of the killed and woun-
ded so far as known:
Q]/'i'ccrs Iifr’llccl—.l?cgzi.!(zr..
tVIajor Mills. 15th .-.\i'tillei'y
Capt Briike, 1st iri'tillcr_v
Crrpt. lluniau, 7th iirfzrirtry
Cript Tlrorirtori, ‘.2d driiguous
Capt Cnprou, 1st zii‘tillci'y
Capt; Quailey, 52d ‘:ri't.illc.ry
Cir rt Andci'sor'r, 2d infurrtrv. «
l .
Lieut Irons, 1st ui't:illery, but attached to (‘ion
Cudwzrlludeigs stuff
Lient Preston Jolinston, 1st ni'tillei'y, but at
taclred to Mrigruders, birttery .
Lieiit‘ Eiisly, 2d iirfatitry
Limit \Voodman, 15th iirfrriitry
Licut Hzissiunn, 1st artillery
T"olmr£cers.
Lieut. Clrnirdlcr, New York i'egiriieut
Col I’ M Butler, South Curolinzi regiiiiciit
Col Clark, 5th Iuliiutry, slightly.
Col '.\’Ioi'g:rii, 15t.li liifairtry, severt-.ly.
Major \Viidc, 3d Artillery, severely.
Major Sconimerit, 6th Iiifantry, sliglirly.
Capt \Vii:-isels, Qd IllIl|Uil‘_V, severely.
Capt Philip Keariicy, 1st Dragoons, left arm
shot off.
Capt: Mclieriiiells, 3d ])r-zrgoons, gem;-g]_,._
Capt Craig, 3d l.ril'nnti'y, severely.
Capt Ross, 7th Iiifuiiri'y, severely.
Capt J R Smith, 2d Iut'antry, severely.
Capt Clizrpmnu, 5tli‘I’irtiiirti'y, sliglrtly.
Capt Jolirisou,'* 9tl1 Iiifuirtry, do
Capt‘. Hirlileri, 12th Irifirritry, do
Capt Ilntiliwiiy, 3d Artillery, do
Capt I-Ioliiiiaii, 6th Iiifantr'y, do
Lieut. Schuyler I.'Itll11lllOl). lst. irrfunti'y, but
rittuchcdtu (.1‘eu. Scot't’s st.zifl', severely; Lieut.
Holloway, 8th irrfairtry, but attaclied to Smith‘s
light b:-itiiiliorr, severely; Lieut. Ba'_oii, 6th iri-
f.iutr'y, severely; Liciit. Callender, of the ord-
iriirrce, but conrrrririrdiugliowitzcr battc.i'y, severe-
ly: Lieut. tirtillery, semi-cly.
Lt. Hermon 'I‘lioru, 3d Dragoons. zittached to
—---Sillfii Sliglitly: Lieut. I'Ici:(li'ickson, Gtll'
Inliml-1'.Vs $3"01'0ly ; Lieut. IIumbei°t, 6tl1 Infant-
ry, sevcrely; Lieut.. Buyntori, 1st: Ai'l‘illct'y, but
uttaclietl to T:rylor"s Biittery, sliglitlv; Lieut.
Lorriniei' }r'ulinin, actzirig with Isl: iDi'iigiioris
severely; Licutcuiiut. Vuii Buron, ofthe Rifles,
slightly; Licuteirarit Martin, 1st .»\i'tillory, right
arm shot off; Lieutcnrurt Gooilloe, 18th Infant-
ry,i1rort':rlly; Lieut. I*‘arrelly, 1‘8th Iiif'arit'i'y, lint.
uttuclrcd to Sniitli’s light batt.ei'y, severely ;
Limit. Lngeuboll, ndjutunt 5th Iiif-.iiit,i'y, slight-
ly ; Lit-ut. Bee, 3d irifniitry, slightly; Lieut.
Lovett, 2d Infantry, slightly; Lieut. Cliaiidlor,
2d Infaiitry, slightly; Lieut. Ilolling, 4th In-
fiiutry, do ; Lieut. Sildeu, 2d Iriliiiitrv, sever-ely.
Lieut. Ne\\'l11tl|],-.QI.Il«it),flll1t1‘_§', severely; Lieut.
d itrfimt.r'y, slightly; Lieut. Spriigtie, 9th iii-
iiritry, ‘slightly; Lié.u1a<—I~’..iilinet'. 9liII‘ll)IllnfY_Y,
severely ; Lieut. Buckner, (r'tli"iufiiirt.i'y, slight-
ly ; Lieut. Cram, 9th iiifnntry, slightly.
E't1Fdl)Cl', 2d infzriiti'y, severely’; Li’e’ut. Haydon,
Besides the. 1500 Mexicans, including
four generals captured at Contreras, -near
27,000 more, including four other Generals,
viz. Iiirrcon, Aiiaya, (late President sub--
s'titut'e,) Arrevallon, and Garay,’-'also' Gor-
IV“ to some hiding place within its walls-
ostiza late Mexican Minister‘ to Washing-
, __..__.. -
I Saturday.
jtlrat the present period presents no oppor-
fitunity for ri (‘t1l:(llt.l't\lE‘ suc.lr as I should be.
,l\Iexii-.o, was on the stafiiofGen. Scott du-l I tell you the truth, liowever, when I say,
. . - . lflllg ‘lie i'€(‘9"i ll’-llllt’-S. and lklldslilprnnngelevated as it is. and is justly considered,
The llflllg from the °"9m.V,S billlcllos "Rogers was on that of Gen. Pillow. Af-,I do not wish the oflicc.”
I Aboutten days since, while Henry Ain-
lmon and Julru F. Miller of Elizabeilitown,
The f0,._lKy., were riding in the lower purl of the
,country, a thunder storm and violent rzrin
jcame up, when they sought shelter under
a tree, wl.en (being still seated on their
Ih'orses._) a flash of lightning struck the
r
vtrec, descended, and instantly _l.'ilTed boilr
- of their horses, witlioirt hurting either of
the men beyond stunning iliein ii little.
An attempt was madeto assiissirratc
Mr. Jewitt, of the Buffalo Comnrerr-ial
Advertiser, on the 13th inst., by l\'lid.<l'iip-
man Pollock, of the U. S. steziiner .'\liclri-
gun, caused by. an article publislierl on
Two balls from the pistol
.lodgcd in his wallet on liisgthiggli, and was
the means ofsaving his life. ‘ Pollock is in
prison.
Harlem ]i’uiIraad.—'l'his road is coni-
pleted and in operation to Crotou Falls,
53 miles from the City I-I-all. Arrarr_:e-
ments have been made for its extension to
Dover, Dutclress co., ‘29 miles further;
en by the proprietors without cornperrs:i-
ltion.
ners,wlicre this‘ road will connect with
the Western Railroad is 4-5 miles. There
seens now to be a fair prospect that the
whole line will be completed at no distant
day; thus opening another channel of
steam communication to Albany and Bos-
ton —J. ofwC:o1ri.
Cau'7'on.——A lady, says the Syracuse,
N. Y. Jonrnzil, who was assisting in nia-
king arrangements for a wedding party, -.1
few clays since. narrowly escaped death by
ed the vial and merely toiich -d the cork
with the tip of the tongue, she was sud-
denly seized \v_itli violent spasms and se-
vere pain, which continued for nearly ‘L2-I-
hours, notivitlrstandiiig the utin-rst ellorts
of the pliysicirins.
Ty/e/‘ii./1..—Orre of the steamboats run-
uing on the Staten Island ferry, undertook
to tow a loaded coal barge, iraured the
“John Tyler,” to her ivlrarf at the Island.
A line ivasattaclied to the /sezrrl of the
barge, after the usual manner of towing,
birt it was insullicieirt to keep her‘ steady,
and a second liue.,was then uiaile fast, the
barge thus having a line on each how, but
after twenty minutes exertiorr it was found
impossible to keep her in the wake of the
boat. She would first sheer to the right,
and then tothe left, and at one time had
turned completely round and lay along-
side of the steamboat, with her how where
her stern should be. The captain of the
steamboat finally gave up the attempt anti
cut her loose, remarking that it was no use
to try to /read even a coal barge with such
a name.-—N'. Y. Ercprcss.
Without woman, man would be rude,
gross and solitary. Woman spreads
aroundlrim the flowers of existence, as
the creepers of the forest decorate‘ the
majestic oak with their iodoriferous gar-
lands. ' i A ‘
I . .
§ for this climate.
J.-rmes lllouroe, of New York, intends tol
most ofthe land required having been giv ’
From Dover to Canaan Four Cor-=
tasting the oil ofalmontls. Having uncork-'
,:rluirg side, nearly dc-ail; around them
l,\\’(-Blt‘ tl;ree destitute chililren. About dusk
five saw a person with several orphans, on
ltheir way to the house appropriated, to
srrccor and protect tlierrr. Lust evening
Ewe were in conversation witlr a gentleirian,
who was in the gayest of spit its, and tlrot’ ' towns to this matter, it is iirriicccssai-y iii.’ airy
illlflififilli proof against attack; it few hours
,aftcrwar"ds, a raging fever made him ama-
iniarc. A volume cirultl be ixrrttcn thus.
l JV‘. 0. st’ fa/in-nr'l, Sept -it/2.
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J-Inrleiru J\"uIs ra/Iver! 1'/r Onu:ri'o C o.——
:\\'e were presented yesterday, with some
lllirrleira nirts, raised on the furui of lllr.
_’Z=i(l0cl( Warlield, of Farnringtou, in this
"county, being rare and curious productions
The tree from which
itliey were taken, was planted 11- years
‘rigor, and is now about ten feet high, and
"the trunk, about six inches in diameter.
The nut arrives to rrraturity some time in
October.——Canunc?u-zguu Rep.
./In Example /0 F0/Iow.—lu the Con-
gressional District in lridiaiia, \vlric.li has
recently returned l\lr. Cale") B. Smith by
nearly fourteen hundred majority, the Lib
erty party candidate withdrew frorri the
field just previous _to the election. He
did so in order to insure the election of
Mr. Smith, \\l10l’1l he knew was deadly
hostile to the war, and could be trusted
on allpriictical questions connected with
slavery.
Dr. Henry Onderdonk, who resigned
the Episcopate of l’l.iladelphia, a few
years ago, and who was suspended from
jthe excercise of his fiructioiis, on a cha_rgc
lof too freely indulging in the use of ar-
ldent spirits, will, we irrrrlerstaiid be riiost
likely iwstored to his Bislroprick, by the
convention about to sit; the evidence be
ing that he has entirely abstained during
the intervening time.
E.~.tut:: of Si/as Il'7'r'g/it.-—We see it sta-
ted tlrut i\'lr. \'Vriglit left property valued
at about $10,000. This u'iodei'atc suiii
reflects more honor upon llllfl than would
21 fortirne of ten times that amoirirt. It
shows that noblcr objects than the accu-
mulation of wealth engrossed his attention.
‘and gave enjoyment to his gigaritic men-
;tal powers.—1{o;-/resler Daily.
r -, ,___,.
l We understand CalvirriS. Ball has been
larrestcd, somewhere in New Jersey-—rec-
logrrized as an old ol.fenrler, and that he is
;now detained in one ofthe county jails, to
Qawait the necessary documents to remove
llrlm to New Yorkifor exarrrinatiou. VVe
jalse understand Mrs. Ifall is likely to
,r'ccover her watch and a portion of her
‘ irioiiey.——./Yr17,'or‘ute.
, The nrrinber of stcamboats owned in
New \ ork and rcgi.~tered in New York
jCust<:n'i House, is 183, and the amount of
ltorrnage is 56,618. The largest is the
jlsdtltt Neivtown running between New
‘York and Alb:-in_v, ivhicli is 1,332. 'l he
jlday State is a larger boat, being 1,551-,
.but is owned elsewhere.
l .D.'(l'/L of .?l[r. P'roi’itt.-—\Ve learn frorii
{the Louisville. Ky., papers, that the Hon.
§George H. Profitt, formerly an Indiana
lineinher of Congress, and recently United
jSiates .\liriistci' to B:nzil, died in that city,
jon the morning of the 5th inst. He had
larrived there only a few (lays previous,
‘for the purpose of seeking medical advice.
Vera Cruz is at present. healthy compar-
,ed with New Orleans. In the latter city,
ftlieideatlis are near 100 per day, while in
iVera Crirz the average number of coffins
furnished to the hospitals does not exceed
seven. per day.
The Jewish population in the city of
Crosby st. syrragogue, the commencement
of the year of the world, which they af-
An old coat’s advantages are numerous.
People will not think it worth while to
your acquaintances.
Irrcidciit of //re Ii},-2':/(71.ic.—\Vc passed‘
yesterday a house of a poor fauiily; thel
pm, ‘ha-L ,-,mj,',n,.,. “ in be Omipted 0" Onr ; but of Rcprcseiitatives to wlricli cacli‘ tuwiiiis culi-
part that can aid you, or be useful to tlrel i
you r
tlcd in the General .-\.-'.~'ciirlily. ,
J.\r.ii:s I?‘ BAncocitr’§
Hi-zsnv Piccx. ’ \Vliig'
Jirmi L Bl)v~‘Wl-:I.l., Stale Ccirtr‘al'-
\'t’.\r. Wiroirwaiiii, Couiuiittec.
‘Val. N. Masirx,
Nmv Ilavcn. Sept.’ 15. 1347.
',,’"It is particirlrirly rcqiicsti.-d that the delegates
he uppuinii-d at air t.‘ill'l_V day, and that their inrim-:4
be inriirciliutcly alicr sent to some “Trig paper for
publication. , '
I‘V'/rig Slate C'o2u'r3ntio7i—It wifllbc seen tlizat
ii State. Convention has been calledi, arid‘ ini"i1ivi-
ting the zittontion of the \Vliigs of the v:ii'ioti§
anything of its iiiiportiincc. Every . true \Vhig§
must see how iriiicli iii.-peiiils upon tliouctiou of’
such it body, and that it is of the utmost conse-
quence that it should not be neglected. Every’
town should he i'epreic-.rrtcd and every delegate‘
should be present. \Vc trust tiiiit iiiimcdiato’
irieiisiires will be taken to secure a fiilll repref-‘
setrtatioii of the \Vliigs of Connecticut on tho’
day desiguatcd,—prepnred toiiriiltc 11 complete’
and liarinouious oi'grii,iiz:itioii of the party for’
our next aniiiurl contest, and to iiiiiko su :h«' pro‘-
pzrriitious for future cxigiciiccs usprudcricc may
dictate.
Trii-: \Vii..\io'r Prioviso.-—\Veritt'eiiipted.iii
our last number‘, to exhibit the state of feeling
at the North upon t.lro subject of tho I’ro‘.'isu,
and proirriseil in ii future iirticle, to gi\7o some
rcasoiis for so decided it public sent.irii'ent. Tlint
promise we now endeavor to fulfil.
The first reason why the people of the Free
States i-.ntert:iiii such views upon this question,
lS,—-lllttl they believe Slavery to be ii great iiior-
ul and political evil. A moral evil. in flltltilt for-
cibly takes away the inalieirirlrle iiglits ofii large
body of men,—tlint it keeps them in iguoraiico
and vicr-.,—tliut it; destroys all social ties, and
gives unbounded license to the worst passions
and appetites of our nature. A political evil, in
‘hair, it clrecks the growth and prosperity of
tliose States in which it exists, by restraining
wholesonic competitiorr and leaving the cultiva-
lion ofthe soil and niaiiiiiil labor, tlretruc source
of ii people's greatness, to a class ofpersoiis who
can have no interest. in what they are doing, and
who are alike czrreless of the Past: and of the
Future. Contrast the Slave with the Free
States and uiirrk the dill'orence so disparaging to
the forrner. Arkansas and Missouri are pre-
cisoly where they were. tlrirty years ago, while
Ohio is the third State in the Union. It is
slavery that. has kept back the for iiior two
SftIl'(‘.~‘, rind frcedoiir that has advanced the latter.
Slzrvcry is furllrcr 11 political evil iriasiirtrcli as it
irrcreiibcs the burdens of the nation and lays by
1' far the greater portion of tliciir upon the North.
‘ The cszpcnses of the govcriiriierit riro supplied
by the (:l‘.i~‘l()I1lS roveiiite, and oftliiit revenue the
North pays forri'-lifrlis. Slavery gives the states
‘ii which it: 0_‘;lSfS,(IOtll)Ic and four-fold the pow-
or which they ought; to have in the popular
brrrrrclr of Coiigrcss, and the House of Repre-
sentatives can vote appropriirtzioiis for any put’-
pose knowing that the North mrst provide the
cirsh. The people of the North so e and know
these moral and political evils of slavery.
Auotlier rcrrsozi for the Northern seutimeiit
in relirtioti to the Proviso is, that it is now por-
ccived that every great politicril affliction with
wliicli our couritry lins been visited in times past
lrzrs l)£-.(‘.:l 0'-Villg in H. gri.-atcr or less degree to
slavery. .Izickso:i,,Viin Bureu, Tyler, Polk, the
four engines of mischief, whicli have worked
out corruption, bankruptcy, war and oppression
for the country, lnive all been foisted into high
places and employed mainly to accomplish the
purposes oft lizr t delectable institution. A strong
ilntcwinirriitioii has arisen that; such things shall
no longer be done. But give to slavery one or
two states beyond the Rio Griiud and the case
is hopeless; we may nrurnitir and gnaw the
clmirr that will be bound around us, but it will be
impossible to break it except by civil war.
Anotlrer reason is, that it is now understood
to be a piiitof Southern policy, to oppose and
, are mnnv others, these are enough.
, .
overthrow every mciisure that may be beneficial
ito the North, even though its advaiitirges should
New Y0l'l‘s Cfilebmlf-‘d 0“ Svlurtlay. ill ' extend equally to tlie'South; and with the ad-
5 ditiouiil votes of four or five new Senators, and as
l
many Representatives from Cliihuahua and
firm came mm exisiencc 5608 ye-ms ag0' l 'I‘rriuarrlipas, the South may dictate to us forever.
Those are some reasons, and though there
The N orth.
pick your pocl-ets--the ladies will not l is willing to leave. slavery as it: is-;——we would
bother you with their insriti-.ite' love—arrd l not meddle with the rights of Sovereign Suites;
You will “Oi be leased lo mile lea ‘Vllhiif South Carolina iriid Alirbaiiia are foolish
enough to foster a serpent whose poison is cor-
I\Ir. Mike \Valsli has announced liimselfi Hiding iiwiii.iiiicibi00d’ why’ in Heiivcnis nmiwl
as ,, c,,,,d;,ja,e for ,0 election to me House let them do rt,——but; we ciiii assure the ditulrirg
of Asseinbly—now from the l~l-tli ward of? chivalry ofthose regions of perpetual bondage‘
New Yor c. He comes out “on his 0\\’n,?tliut we have no idea of giving the veneiirous
book,” as an “independent.” ‘reptile new victims to destroy, or of promoting
——“‘""‘”‘“"“'" its growth till we shall ourselves be sufl.'ucu.ted.
in its deadly folds.
Rev. Mr. I-Iuntington, of the South Con-
gregritionnl Society ofBoston,has received
a call from Rev. Dr. Dewey’s Society in
New York-—salary $7,000 per annum.
______________.
' Col. Jefferson Davis has accepted the
appointment of U.,S. Senator, to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Sean-
tor Speight.
Nine cliurches are now being erected in
tl_ie,,city of St. Louis."
TOWN BTEETINGS.
Are the ‘\Vliigs in the several towns prepara-
ing for their town meetings ?_ The importance
ofthcsc local elections cannot be overrated. A
vigorous rally in the fall to secure town Omcersg
and to see that Pvery towir is right }l.O8S mom
to sccuse a state election than aiiytliing. elsei.'l--
Apathy and-listlessness at such times. a.re.aIwa_va_
paid withinterest in the "spring election.
-not the ‘-'\Vli,ig‘”ca’use:suifl'er from any such source
' The Barre Patriot notices ‘an apple in
tiuflitown-ivhicli measures 32 inches in
= "x. . . '
Of coui°se~th.e._v-do. Tlrink ufthat .ye dried
up, snivolliiig old liiiclielors. '-
cii'cuiii.fe.rcIme and. about -It in diameter.
Lthis year. Oi‘gauizeipt'ornptly ai1d.qompletely,_
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