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BATTE OE B.MINA VISTA.
Description of den. 'Taylor's Position —
Cannonading on the 21 si — Gen. Taylor's
exposal FHs white horse—Hat
tie of 22. i Feb. — Death of Col. McKee..
Co'. Cloy. Col. Lincoln ,
Col. Yell. CapL Willis—Col Marshall's
charge — The gallant Mississippians —
Gen. Taylor's left flank turned—Demand
to surrender—Killed and wounded—Mi
nna's discomfiture.
We had the pleasure of an interview yes
terday with Major Coffee, of the Army, who
brought, over Gen. Taylor’s despatches. This
gallant officer—a son of the distinguished
General who fought so bravely on the Plains
of Chalmette, and in various other battles,
by the side of the illustrious Jackson—acted
»s the Aid of Gen. Taylor in the bloody
fieri it at Cue a v f isia. We are greatly in
debted to bun for many particulars of this
h ird-fought battle
General Taylor had fallen in love, at first
sight, with Hie position at which lie finally
made hi- B'and-»-at Buena Vista. Ills move
ment towards Agua Nneva was merely a
ruse to decoy the enemv into the Held which
he had selected for his battle-ground. As
prion as McCulloch’s men, who were invalua
ble as scouts, informed him of Santa Anna’s
approach to AL r,| a Nneva, General Tavlor
quietly broke nn his camp, and fell hick to
his first-love —Buena Vista. This position
was admirably clio-en. It was at the foot of
a mountain, or rather of two mountains, be
tween which ran Hie mad through a nar
row vallev. On his rigid there was a deep
ravine, which promoted that II ink more ef
fectually than half a dozen regiments could
have done. The left of Gen. 'Baylor’s line
rested on the base of a mountain. ’The road
in the centre w s entrenched and defended by
a strong battery. In front the ground was
uneven—ho kmi into bills ami deep ravines
—well adapted to the m<>de of fighting suited
to our volunteers, and by its peculiarities
supplying the disadvantage of a great infe
riority of numbers.
On the 21st the enemv were descried, ap- '
proaclrng over the d's’anl bills. At their
appearance the volunteers raised a great
shoot, an 1 give three ms cheers
Their engineers and officers were seen fly
ing over the Hold, aril dragging their cau
tion about to get them in’o position; but the
nature of the ground did not favor the under
taking, and it was late in the day before the
big guns began to ouen.
The enemy had with them fhirtv-two
cannon mostly i.f large calibre. Their fire,
though kept up very b p iskly, and apparently
well manned, did so linle execution in our
ranks that it was pot considered neep-sary
to return their fire. Our cannon wee there
fore silent the whole of the 21 -M. E got or
ten kil'e 1 and wounded were the extent of the i
r. isiialties sustained hv our army on the 2 I -f.
During tie day, ■ n officer approached our
lines with a fligof 'nice, and requested to
be shown to Gep. Tavlor. 'The b r ave old
man was sifting quietly on his old while I
charger, with his leg over the pommel of the
saddle, watching the movements of the one- :
rnv, \v ieri the Mexi an officer was presented, 1
In a very courteous and graceful manner !
the officer stated that “ne had hern sent hv I
his Excelle ry Gm. Suita Anna, to his Ex- j
ceUencv Gen. Taylor, to inquire, in the most j
respectful manner, what he [G<>n. Tavlor]
was waiting for.” From the silenre of Gen.
Tavlor’s batteries,and quite manner in which
he received San’a Anna’s terr tie connona
cling, the Mexican supposed he was asking a
very nertipem question, Jo winch, however,
old Rough and Ready gave the very perti
pent reply that “be was only waiting t.»r
Gen. Santa Anna to surrender.” The Mexi
can returned hastly to his line. This mes
sage proved to he a ruse to ascertain where
Gen. Taylor’s position was. for after the re
(nrn of the Mexican officer to his own ranks
the whole Mexican haftery seemed to open
upon Gen. Tavlor’s position, and the balls
flew verand about, him like hail. Utterly
indifferent to the perils of his situation, there
sat the old chief, on his conspicuous white
horse, peering through his spy glass at the
long lines of Mexican troops that could he
seen at a great disfanceon the march. The
persnasi* n of his aids could not induce him
to abandon his favorable point for observa
tion, nor to give up his old while horse. To
the suggestion of his staff that old wliiley
was rather too conspicuous a charger for the
commander, he replied “that the old fellow
bad mis-ed the fun at Monterey, on account
of a sore foot, and he was derermined he
should have his share this time.”
At sunrise on fheJ23 1 February, the battle j
began in earnest. The Mexicans were
drawn out in immense numbers. The dark
jcolumns of infantry extended as f<r as the
eye could reach, and the cavalry seemed to
cover the whole view with their iufermina-
Jhle lines. At intervals between the infantry
•and cavalry, the r big guns, strongly protect
ed by a large artillery force.kept up an inces
sant cannonade «giin-t our lines. Their
forces .were soon in motion. Our artillery
was thrown forward to meet them, protected
by the volunteers. Gen. Wool led the main 1
body in person, urd was seen every where,
rallying and encouraging the volunteers
The two arrnies were soon engaged in hoi
Cotij Ct, *3 lie broken oa'ure of tire ground
divided the force-, ee, that instead of one
general engagement, the regiments were
compelled in a great to fight on
their own hook. Our offi ers .were always
in the advance, leading their troops hence
the great mortallity among them. In this
general melee. one ofour small regiments, of
400 men, would be attacked bv a whole
Mexican brigade of seteral thousand. Thus
the Kentucky infantry was attacked at the
font of a lull, in a deep ra vine, by an im
mense force of the enemy. A large number
of Hie officers were killed here—among i been
was Col. McKee, who fell badly wounded,
and was immediately despatched by tlieene
•MT, who pierced him with their bayonets as
h« lay «o ihe ground. Lieut. Col. Clav was
shot tbrowgii the thigh, and being unable to
walk, was taken up and carried some dis
tance by some of his men, but owing to the
steepness ot the hill, the men find ng it very
difficult to carry him, and the enemy in great |
numbers pressing u(on them, Hie gallant j
Lieut. Colonel begged them to leave him
and take care of themselves. Fvirced to j
leave him on the field,the last that was saw oi
this noble young officer be was lying on his
back, fighting with his sword the enemy who
were stabbing him with their bayonets-. The
veteran Capi. Wrn. S. Willis,of the same re
giment, at the head of his company, with
three stalwart sons who fought at his side,
was badly wounded, but still continued Hie
fight, until be was overcome with the loss of
blood.
In the meantime the Indiana brigade, who
were drawn out and ordered to charge the
enemv, were seized with a panic, and display
ing pome hesitation. Assistant Adj’t. Gen.
Lmcoln rushed to their front, and whilst up
braiding them for their cowardice, was sho»,
several balls passing through his body. In
justice to the brigade it should be stated, that
they subsequently rallied, and fully redeem
ed their reputation by the most gallant and
effective fighting.
Col. Hardin led the lUinoi-dans in very
handsome style, and Hie sturdy “suckers”
fought like lions. Their intrepid Colonel fell
wounded,and experienced the fate of Colonels
McKee and Clay, and was killed by the ene
my—not however before lie had killed one of
the cowardly miscreants with a pistol, which
lie fired wails! lying on the ground.
Col. Veil led, the foremost man, a charge
of his mounted volunteers against a large
body ot lancers, and was killed by a lance,
winch entered bis mouth and tore off*one side
of his face.
The Mississippians. the heroes of Monte
rey, after, doing hard duty as skirmishers,
were ordered into line to receive a charge of
cavalry, which they did with thmr riff-*s, de
livering at the same time a most destructive
tire among the crowded columns of cavalry.
The enemy was completely repulsed. The
distinguished commander of this gallant re
, girnenf. Col. Jefferson Davis, was badly
J wounded, an escopette ball having en’ered
his sot and passed out o{ his leg. He was,
! however, doing well when last heard from
i The chivalrous Lieut. Coi. Mc.Clting was
prevented from doing h : s share of the brave
deeds ofthis brilliant fight, by the grievous
wound received at the banle of Monterey,
j which still confines him to his bed. and from
j which it is much leaned by his best friend* he
will never recover.
Col. Humphrey Marshall’s splendid regi
ment of Kentucky Cavalry were impatient
lor an opportunity of showing their mettle,
and avenging the capture of their brethren,
then in the hands of the enemy. They were
soon favored with the desired opportunity, by
the approach of a force of more than 2000
Lancers and Hussars, who gallantly charged
(hem. The Kentuckians stood their ground
with immoveable steadiness, and receiving
the enemy with a fire from their carbines,
charged in the most gallant style through the
column on the right, and wheeling, fell on
their left, dispersing and killing a great many
of them. A like charge was made by Col.
May, at the head of a squadron of Dragoons,
and one of Arkansas Cavalry, against a large
| body of the enemy’s Cavalry, with like re
sults.
During flie engagement on the right, San
ta Anna, seeing that Gen. 'Taylor’s force was
not well protected on the left ffmk, sent a
large force of Cavalry around that point, and
nutfl inking 'Tavlor, succeeded in throwing j
2000 men into his rear. But Gen. 'Tavlor ;
immediately sent Cant. Bragg, with his anil- I
lerv, against ibis force, who succeeded in j
cutting them off’from the main body. Lieut.
Crittenden was despatched, with a flag of
(nice, to demand the immediate surrender of 1
ihi> force. 'The Mexican officer, pretending i
pot to understand the character of bis mis- !
j sion. insisted that lie should be blindfolded,
' according to Hie rules of war, and thus had
I the Lieutenant carried into the camp olSan
j ta Anna lom-elf. This was a ruse to get
j time to extricate the Mexican Cavalry from
i their dangerous position, and pending this
| truce they were all drawn nff’hv a different
! road from that by which they had gained this j
posit ion.
I/eut. Crittenden was conducted blind- i
folded to the tent of the .Mexican General-in-
Chief, which he found a long d stance from j
the scene of action, and which he thought ‘
the safest place he had been in during the
whole day. As be approached Santa Anna’s
tent he was greeted with a most tremendous |
flourish of trumpets, which might have been
heard a mile off, hut produced no very great |
terror in the mind of the Kentuckians. His
blind was laken off, and he found him-elf in !
the presence of the famous Mexican Chief, <
surrounded by a brilliant Staff of hed-zzerted, :
gilded, and mustached officers. Santa Anna I
apologized to the Lieutenant for the act of j
his officers, in having him blindfolded, say- i
ing, that so far from having any desire to i
conceal ids situation, he was desirous of ex- ‘
Idhiting to Gen. 'Taylor the utter folly of re
sistingso powerful an army as he had under
liis comman I. 'To which the Lieutenant re
plied, that his simple message was to demand
his [Santa Anna’-] immediate surrender to
Gen.'Taylor. Whan Hus extraordinary de
mand was translated to the Mexican, he
raised his hands and eyebrows in utter as
tonishment at the temerity and presumption
of such a message, and replied, that lie would
expect Gen. Taylor to surrender in an hour,
or he would destroy all his forces. Lieut. Crit
tenden's reply, which we have already given
'Gen 'Taylor never surrenders!''—termi
nated the interview, and the battle re-com
menced, and was continued until night.
Suita Anna took three small pieces of our
artillery, which, under Lieut. O’Brien, had
been po-ted too far in advance to be covered
by our infantry. All the gunners were shot
down, and when th.e guns were captured
there was not a soldier left to man them
One of ihp-p pieces was an old Texan 6-
fto4jtider,ivhich during the'Texan Revolution,
bad done gtvod execution among the Mexi
can ranks. As to the flags he boasts having
taken, they are very probably mere company
markers, which were dropped on the field
and picked up by Hie valiant Mexicans. His
Excellency of Hie War Department, to whom
Santa Anna has sent these trophies, will no
doubt be sorely disappointed in the size, tex
ture, and beauty of these standards. Mexi
can pride ie easily satisfied w hen such feeble
mementoes <d (heir prowess and vn lor a* these
console them for so inglorious a defeat.
Ail the officers on our side, in this hard
fought battle, distinguished themselves. 'The
detail of the battle were confined to Gen.
Wool, wlm nobly justified the confidence of
his emoiTvaflder and blither veteran, b the
most active, zealous, efficient and gallant
conduct. Throughout the whole action he
was constantly engaged in the disposition of
our forces, and in rallying them to the on
set. It was a miracle that he escaped the
thick-flying balls which thinned the ranks he !
was marshalling. There was hut one com- I
plaint made against him and that was, that
1 l»e exposed himself 100 much. Brig. G-me-
I ral Lane, also, showed him-elf to be a brave
and capable officer. Although wounded early
I in the action, he kept his horse until it closed,
and never fora moment left his po>t.
The old General-in-Chief lemained at h s
original and much exposed position super
intending the battle and narrowly watching
its events. Anescopette hall passed through
his overcoat—that same old brown, so familar
to all the officers and men who have ever
been under his command, and which lias seen
several campaigns in Florida, in Texas, and
in Mexico.
(Jit the night of the22d, both armies drew
off from the Held of battle. Our men were
engaged all night in bringing in the wounded
and taking care of them—the Mexicans as
well as their own men. There were, however,
but few ot our men found on the field wound
ed. They were, to u>e Suita Anna’s signi
ficant words, in his despatch, "all dead,” the
cowardly miscreants having killed every m ui
whom they overtook, wounded and helpless
on the field. With like turpitude and treach
ery, they left their own dead unburied and
their wounded uncared for, on the field where
they fell. The latter were carried to Saltillo,
in our own wagons, the former were linr ed
by the alcade, under the orders of Gen Taylor
A number of officers were taken prisoners,
and an exchange was effected, by which all
! our men who are now in their hands were
, released. Cassius M. Clay’s party are un
derstood now to be m the city of Mexico.
Among the killed and wounded of the Mexi
cans are, three general officers and twenty
colonels and commanders of battalions. Gen.
Minon, it appears, has not as yet realiz >d the
brilliant career of which lie considered liis
capture of Maj. Borland an earnest He was
ordered by Santa Anna to attack and carry
Saltillo during the engagement, at Buena
Vista Wit h this ohj »cl, lie m idea demon
stration against the town with 2000 cava'ry.
Lieut. Shover, with sixty men and two
small pieces of artillery, went out to meet
1 the valiant General, and at one discharge of
| his cannon, sent him and his large force to
the nghi-abont in double quick time.
In concluding our necessarily imperfect
I sketch of the few deta Is o' the brilliant deeds
! of American volnr performed at Buena Vista
—details gathered from a hasty conversation,
i we must be allowed to express our satislac
j tioii to find that the anticipations we have so
j confidently and so frequently expressed of
| the bravery aod efficiency of our volunteers,
: have been more than realized. L°t those
I who have heretofore made out* citizen sol
j diers the theme of their ribaldry and ridicule,
; be forever hushed into silence bv the un
j paralleled gallantry and glory which have
I in American history tlie bloody
I field of Buena Vista.
[From the i\eiv Orleans F/cuuu te. 27th all. ]
The *5 iUlr ot JBr-izit ».
The following letter we find in the Mis
i souri Republican. Although we have pub
j li-hed pretty lull accounts of the battle of
Brazilo, there are some tributes to individual
1 merit in tins letter which we have nut before
seen:
El Passo del Norte, Dec. 28. 1840.
As small battles mnv serve to fill a small
j space in one corner of your paper, and, per
i naps, be of some interest to your readers, I
' concluded to -end yon a brief -ketch of what
' we call *‘the b title of Biaz to.”
On Christmas day, owing to some inex
; ctj-ab'e negled on the part of our advance
I guard, we were taken almost by surprise.— i
; The enemy had arrived wrhin half a mile of |
! the place where we had just commenced en- !
i camping before they were discovered, and ii j
j was tlien only by the clouds ot dust raised
| by the Mexican cavalry.
Orders were immedia ely given to mount,
and form in order of baltle, but the horses
being scattered through the bottom the order 1
was changed so as to form and fight as in
fantrv. This was executed with much more
promptness and alacrity than is generally
! found amongst raw tro’ops.
Our line was scarcely formed when a Mex
! iran officer rode out and demandel a parley,
i Bui a few words were exchanged before lie
; waved a black flig, and told us to prepare for
1 their charge.
The Mexicans advanced in good order and j
■ made a very showy appearance. They soon
| commenced firing, but at too great a distance
to do much execution. Our men s’ood sev
i eral rounds wi:h t effect coolness. The ene
{ mv’s charge of lior.-e was made on our left
; find;, the extreme of v.v Inch was occup : ed by
! Lieut, Col. Mitchell’s escort, composed of
i picked men, commanded by Capt. Hudson
l The firing commenced on our left and soon
ex ? end-d along the uho'el ne. Our fire was
very effective; the enemy wavered (or a mo
ment and then began to fall back. Orders
were then given lor our whole line to ad
vance, which was done rapidly, though in I
good order. The enemy broke at once in
confusion, and being mostly mounted on good
horses, made their escape. They reached
this city rlie same night, where they spread
terror and dismay amongst the inhabitants;
so much so that on our arrival the next day
we found it almost entirely deserted, especi
ally by the richer classes.
This is a beautiful place, abounding with
every thing that, is good except a good gov
ernment. The troops who opposed ns on
Christmas day were nearly all from Chihua
hua, and other Southern provinces. We
learn from the public papers found here, that
the force originally consisted of about four
teen hundred men—seven hundred of whom
were detained at this place, so that during
the engagement our numbers were nearly
equal. Our officers and troops behaved re
markably well. Col. Doniphan was cool and
collected and never for a moment seemed
embarrassed. Lieut. Col. Mitchell was every
where seen in Hie lhi< kest of the fight, and
Caps. Thompson, of the L T . S. dragoons, ren
dered valuable sen ice as aid, in the forma
tion of our line of battle and carrying orders.
In short, every one did his duty.
Our loss was only a few wounded, none of
w hum have as yet died. The loss of the ene
my was forty-five or fifty. The number of
wounded carried off we have no means of
knowing. Among them was their command
er, Gen?Bonce, said to be UJortaL *
The Kmluckr Rrgiwrnt.
An Incident at the Hattie of Buena Vista.
At a very critical point of the battle on the
2.3 d, when it became necessary to sustain one
of our columns, which was staggering under
a charge made by the Mexicans in over
whelming numbers, Gen. Taylor despatched
Mr, Crittenden to order Col. McKee, of the
2d Kentucky Regiment, to bnog his men into
immediate action. Mr. Oiitei den found the
regiment, men and officers, eager for the ffay,
delivered the order aqd rode back to the
general, by whose side it was hi« duty to keep.
! The Kentuckians moved forward in gallant >
i style, led by McKee and Clay, both of whom,
fell in a subsequent part of the d*y. ft
so happened that before reaching a position
from which they con'd deliver an effective
fire, the regiment had to cross a valley which
was broken uu by ravines and misses of
s’oae. Whilst crossing this valley the heads
only of the men could be seen from the point
which Gen. Taylor and Mr. Crittenden oc
cupied—and these were bobbing up and down
and crosswise in such confusion as to impress
both with the idea that the regiment had
fallen into disorder. The Mexicans were
annoying them at tiie same moment by a fire,
which helped to confirm the opinion of the
general that the Kentuckians were thrown
into dismay.
It was one of those decisive crises which
occur in every contested field, when ti e issue
; of the day depended, for the time being, upon
the gallantry of a particular corps.
Gen. Taylor, who, as before said, could
only see the heads of the troops, and misled
by their motions in getting across gullie
iid going around rocks and o'her obstruc
tions into the belief that they were about to
fliter, turned to Mr. Ciittenden, who is a
Kentuckian, and with a countenance indica
toig deep mortification, for the general is a
Kentuckian too, and an eye fierce with emo
tion, exclaimed,-‘Bv G—d, Mr. Crittenden,
this will not do—’his is not the way for Ken
tuck'ans to behave themselves when called
upon to make good a h illle— it will not answer
sir;” an ! wit 1 1 this lie clenched his tectli and
knit his brow and set his teeth hard together
Mr. Crittenden, who was mistaken by the
same indications that deceived the general,
could scarcely make a reply jfrotn very cha
grin ane shame. In a few moments, however
the Kentuckians had crossed the uneven
places and were seen ascending the s'oee o‘
the valley, shoulder, to shoulder, and with
the firm and regular step of veterans of a
hundred fields. On they move ! until thev
reached the crest of the hill where they me’
the enemy b Tore the flush of a temporary
a !v tillage had subsided. Here thev delivered
their fire bv companies with such regularity
and deadly aim that the decimated phalanx
of Mexico give way and retreated precipi
ton-lv A tie Kentuck ans emerged from
he va'ley the countenance of the o'd general
j who was regarding them with the intensest
interest, gradually relaxed the bitterness of
its expression. A glow of pride supplanted
the deep mortification which fixed its muscles,
and enthusiasm qualified the fierce glances
of his eye Forward they moved under his
rivhed gaze, whose feelings became more
and more wrought up as they approached the
scene, of carnage. Wuen they opened their
fire the old general could no longer restrain
his admiration, but broke forth with a loud
hiizzi. “Hurrah for o'd Ken'tick,” he ex
claimed, talking as it were in himself and
rising in his saddle—“ That "s rhe way to do ii;
give them li—ll. d—n them,” and the tears
of exultation rolled down his cheeks as he
said it.
Having got rid of this ehnlliton of State
i pride he went about looking after other parts
1 of the field.
Sonm of our readers may regard this inci
j dent, which we derive from one of the parties
| concerned, as savoring more ot profanity than
I generai.-hip; but it must be home in mind
that under the excitement of sin h terrible
I scenes of havoc and bloodshed, those engag
ed in them the name of the God of Bat
I lies with some degree of familiarity.
AUGUSTA. GEO., '
FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 2. 1847.
Our citizens should Ur on the look out
fur there is no doubt we have incendiaries aim n
us. We are informed that an attempt was mail
v esterday to fire the wooden building a Ijoinin
the livery stable of Mr. Alfed Wilson. Ou
City Officers cannot he too vigilant in lb irdut
lETThe account of the late battle of Buen-
Vista as furnish-d by. Maj. Cuff-e to the edi
tors of the Delta, discloses many intcrestin
particulars. The description of the gallan
behaviour of our troops in the face of sue 1
odds as might well have shaken the nerve o
i veterans, will he read with pride and sati.-
faction by every true American. The per
sonal incidents connected with the many dis
linguished officers whose names are intro
duced, give additional piquancy and vivid
ness to the narration. The tragical fate of F e
lamented Hardin, Clayand McKee, wounde*
and stricken to the earth, and yet remorseless
ly butchered, stand forthwith painful distinct
ness In this bloody drama. A thrill of linr
ror must strike tiie heart, while deep and bit
ter curses must rise to the lips at the story
of this atrocious, wanton and cowardly butch
ery. Did a single feeling of chivalry, of
manly generosity belong to the Mexican
character, those noble spirits might yet have
survived the field of their glory. They
would have been taken as prisoners of war.
and treated with the consideration due their
rank and their gallantry.
But even tiie commanding General of tin’?
sanguinary horde, seems to exhibit a fiendish
exultation in announcing that there were
but four prisoners —that all the red were
dead. They seem to have gone into the ac
tion resolved to gi\e no quarter—to disre
gard those humane ameliorations in tin
usages of war, recognized by civilized na
tion-, and which have softened many of it.-
rugged features. Yet this is the great, mag
nani/nous .Mexican nation, whose wrongs
have excited so much whig sympathy in this
country. This is the people whom the whig.-
insist we might have conciliated, and lived
on friendly terms with,had we only persever
ed long enough—had we continued assidu
ously to follow them up with overtures and
peace offerings.
We were chidden in the co’umn* of the
Chronicle Sentinel not long since for pre
dicting that the lime might come when ha
tred of a Mexican would be an instinct of
the American heart. It was pronounced a
mere ti ght of imagination and a vagiry of
temper. We think the prophecy will soon
become fact. We are not sure but that now,
the prospect of a peace is only palatable to
the American people, because they feci that
lire spirit of vengeance has been in some de
gree appeased, by the bloody atonement aI-
• ready exacted of the Mexicans for their innu
merable atrocities.
We will hazard another prediction. It is
that if the present war be soon brought to a
close, it would be a popular idea to have
another with the great, magnanimous Mexi
can nation, upon any future provocation.
She must hereafter be very circumspect in
her walk and conduct, fur the American peo
ple would not again be willing to bear and
forbear as patiently, we are almost tempted
to siv, as tamely as they did with Mexico
during years of outrage anil duplicity.
Southern Cultivator.
The April No. of this superior Agricullu- j
ral Journal is on our tab'e. It is replete witn
interest. No farmer can look into its pages j
without being satisfied of its value to him j
and iiis business. The cuts prepared tor
this number by Mr. Pease are executed in a
very superior style.
!TI:i«lu«loii Cotton Seed.
We would call the attention of planters
and merchants in the interior, to the public
sale of Mastodon Cotton Seed, adverti-ed in
ilie day’s paper by Messrs. W. E. Jackson
Co. to take place on Tuesday next, 6ih
mst. This seed was grown by R. Abbey,
and is sold by the Steam Boat Company to
pay expenses on them, having been received
I'nmi New Orleans, and there being no con
signee. Those who wish to grow’ this valua
ble description of Cotton, will have a good
opportunity to supply themselves with seed.
The Concert.
We have never in Augusta witnessed a
more complete triumph in the musical pro
fession than that won for themselves on Wed
nesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Eistcoit.
- e -
Mr. Schmidt, and Mr. Mitchell. Bhe lan
guage we used after attending a rehearsal
was tame and cold, compared to that which
would more properly characterize our appre
ciation of their performance. Their large
and highly in'elligenl auditory, among whom
we recognized nearly all the musical ama
| tears of our city, were evidently charmed.
They expressed their approbati m in the most
! uum s'akeable manner, and encored nearly
1 every piece. Criticism certainly had a fair
field for its exercise,as be?ides their concer
to pieces, oc had Solos—from Mrs. Eistcotl
a most delightful vocalist with a full firm
soprano—its every note true, clear and li
' quid—from Mr. Eislc.ntt on the violin, who
was applauded to the echo—from Mr. M itch
ell on the flute, who played most brilliantly,
and from Mr. Schmidt on the guitar, who
b< tli pleased and astonished. llis last piece
which closed theentertainment.LA Rf.tr.mte,
was received with a storm of applause. A
friend at our elbow jocosely remarked that
Santa Anna was the only man familiar icith
the tune that cou'd hear it without pleasure.
Tue announcement that this accomplished
Quartette would give another Concert on
vlonday evening next, was received w ith
narkeu pleasure bv the audience.
IVovv Katiipshiit Election.
The New Hampshire Patriot publishes re
urns of the Vote for Gov *nior from ail the
’owns in the Slate except Drummer and
lari’s Location in Coos county, which last
ear gave Williams (Dem.) 12, and Colby
AVhig) 6. The result as compared with
astyear is as follows;
18 IG. 1817.
A’i li im-’, (Dem.) 26 987 80,801
*oihv, (\V Jug) 17,053 iie.l2s
All others 10.504 8,540
Majority against Williams in 1846 1,170
Majority for Williams in 1847 1,137
Legislature. —The Senate, when the
hree vacancies are filled, will consist of one
«Vhig and eleven Dem. House, according
o the Patriot, 149 Dem. and 133 Whigs.
A storm commenced at Washington on
Friday night, and continued all Saturday
f irenoon, doing considerable damage to un
finished buildings, fences, &c.. and derang
ing the telegraphic w ires between that city
and Baltimore.
k
The Baltimore American! of the 30ih ult.
savs—The Magnetic Telegraph lines, it ap
pears, were exten-ively injured by the storm
.»! Friday night. Between Wilmington and
Philadelphia, and thence eastwardiy tow ards
New' York, it is said that the posts have been
blown down and the wires broken in various
places. The line to Lancaster, Pa., is al.-o
much injured. The repairs of the several
lines w ere commenced yesterday with energy,
but it is suppe.-ed that several days must
elapse before the communications can be
completely restored.
I m par. nut if True.
The Washington correspondent of the Bal
timore Sun, writing under dale of Tuesday,
March 29, 5 P. M. says—“An officer of the
army lias just this moment stated, in public,
that the Secretary of State has received a
letter from General Campbell, Consul of the
United States at llavtna, informing him (hat
the Cattle of San Juan d’Ulloa and the city
of Vera Cruz have surrendered to the first
summons of General Scott and Commodore
Perry. No one doubts the truth of this in
telligence; and by the government it was not
entirely unexpected.”
Ihe U. S. frigate IBt. Lauretire was laun
ched from (lie Gosport Navy Yard on Thtirs
d iy afiereoon in beautiful style, in the pres
ence ofa large concourse of spectators. The
St. Laurence (says the Norfolk Herald) is
one of the class of frigates planned by the
Board i f Navy Commissioners, under the law
for the gradual increase of the Navy, which
was passed in 1816 or ’l7. and her keel was
laid in April, 1826, since which time the
work of buildmg has been prosecuted at con
venient seasons, until a few months past when
the order was given to complete it,
I • ii rtw mmu,
Armament. —Main deck—2G thirty-two
pounders, 4 eight inch shell guns. Spar dock
—4 medium 32 pounders.
Though this shews a force of only 50 guna
she is pierced for and can cary GO.
The gale from the North Weston Fiiday
and - Saturday was very severe at New York.
During tlie height of it on Friday the U. S.
ship Macedonian, lying at the foot of pier
No. 4 North River, was driven by the vio
lence of the gale into the bark Apollo, lying
in the same slip, injuring her slightly by car
rying awayjier starboard fore channels, and
chafing fore yard. The M. received but
trifling damage. The Commercial of Satur
day afternoon says—
The Merchants’ telegraph has just an
nounced that a brig and a schooner are
i a-hore inside of the H<»«»k, and a schooner
I sunk, and a brig dismasted at anchor near (lie
j East Bank.
Also two ships at anchor, bound in.
A number of vessels in ltie harbor were
slightly injured bv chafing, and several
house- in Die suburbs w ere blown down, but
it is believed that no lives were lost.
JLI(TIO\ NOTIC E*, Arc.
CITY ELECTION.
The annual Election of Mayor and three Mem
bers of Council f>r each Ward, to serve fur the
ensuing year, will he held on Monday, the 13th
April, 1847, at the several places hereafter desig
nated. The Polls will be opened at 10 o’clock,
A. M. and closed at 2 o’clock, P. M,
After the polls are Hosed, the Managers will
meet at the place of holding the election in Ward
No. 2, to add the votes given in the several Ward*
for Mayor, and declare the person having the high
est number of votes duly elected.
Ward A'o. 1 —At the Hay and Fodder Scale
House, under the management of Jesee Kent. John
W. Wightman and 11. li. Frazer, E>qrs., or cither
two of them.
Ward .Vo. 2.—At the K.igle and Phoenix Hotel,
under the management of John 11. Crocker, Wm.
II Maharrey and J. 8. Clark, E>qrs., or either two
of them.
Ward A'o. 3—At the United States Hotel, un
der the management of G. T. Dortic, Daniel Mix
er and George G. Mathews, Esq’rs., or either tw o
of them.
Ward .Vo 4.—At the Richmond Hotel, under
the management of J. T. Wooten, Grenville
Simmons and Daniel Hand, Et-q'rs, or cither twe
of ihem.
LEWIS D. FORD, Mayor C. A.
March? I 159
.Mr, Editor —You w ill p'ease announce Ms ,
JAMES ALEXANDER and JOHN ROBERT*
SON, as candidates fur Council in Ward No. 4.
March 31 ♦— 152
527“ Mr. Editor —Please announce Dr. I. P.
GARVIN as a candidate for Member of Council
for Ward No. I, arid oblige Ma.nt Voters.
Feb. 20 —* 119
*23“ DR. J. A. CLEVELAND, has returned
to ibis city, and may be consulted at the office of
Cleveland Spear, over the store of Messrs. Al
drich & Greet!. Feb. 28
We are authorised to announce Col. G. 4.
PAUI'Has a candidate so re-election as Member
of the-City Council from Ward No. l.,at the en
suing election in \uri! next. [Feb. 17 * —
We are authorized to announce I'HO VJAS
HOPKINS, as a candidate for Council, from
Ward No. 2. .March 12
[ iO~RENJ. CONLEY will be supported for rr
el-ction, as a Member of Council in the Third
Ward, at th>- ensuing election. March 11
20“ AV« arc authorized to announce Dr. L. D.
FORD, as a candidate for re-election to the. Maj*
oralty of this c ti y. [March 6 131
2dT Mr Editor —Please announce, the follow
ing named gentlemen as candidates for Member*
oft'ouncil for Ward No. I. at the coming election
in April next: —IAS. GODi3V,A. P. SCHULTZ*
Feb. 13 *—
027“ We are authorized to announce Dr. L. A.
DUGAS, as a candidate for re-election to Council
from the second Ward, at the election to he b--ld
in April next. March 5
2d?" We are authorized to announce Dr. J. G,
McWIIORTER as a candidate for Mayor of the
the City of Augusta, at the election ton the second
Monday in April next. Feb. 16
20“ We are requested to announce H. I),
BELL, as a suitable candidate for Council in
Ward No. 2. *— F.-h. 17
■T r 1 T T 11 ’1 T"Til TI I—■!!!■*
Latest hates KKo.M Liverpool,march 4.
latest dates ntom ii avit e ::feb. 28,
STOCK OF COTTON
hi Augusta and Hamburg on the Ist instant.
1847. 18IG.
In Augusta 29,133 30.936
Hamburg 6.117 10,813
Ou board boats, dee 450 JSO
Total Stock, 35,700 41,934
SHIPMENT OF COTTON
From Augusta and Hamburg, to Savannah and
Charleston. <sc
-181G-7. 1845-0.
From Ist to 2Sth Feb.
To Savannah, 3.641 10.364
Charleston, by rail-road,.. . 6,793 5,156
by boats, 533 t»0
•
10,869 13,520
Ship’d from Sep. 1 to Mar. I, 144,991 55,013
155.863 70,593
RECEIPT OF COTTON
At Augusta 4' Hamburg, from Sept 1 , ’46. to I stinst.
Stock on hand Ist inst 35,700 41,934
Shipped from Ist Sept 18 16 to
Ist inst 155.863 70,593
191,563 112,527
Deduct stock on hand Ist Sept.
1846, 9,906 5,919
Total Receipts 181,657 106,608
Deduct Receipts to Feb. 28,..172,950 95,033
Receipts of March ~.. 8,707 11,575
CHARLESTON IMPORTS, APRIL 1.
Sagua La Grande—Schr. Johr. Hancock—s 9
hhds. Sugar, an.l 60 hbds. Molasses, to Cay & Av
ellhe.
CHER AW, March 30. Cotton. —We have no
alteration to notice in this article. The receipts
were quite light. We continue last week’s quota
tions of 10 a life. We understand one hale of
.Mastodon Cotton was sold during the week at 134,
the quality superior to anything heretofore re
ceived.
COLUMBIA, March 31.—Our market rema’.ns
without any alteration since last quotations.
NEW ORLEANS, March 27.— Cotton. —ArJ
rived since the 22d instant, 13,998 bales. Cleared
in'lhe same time 10,091 bales—making an addition
to stock of 3907 bales, and leaving a stock on
hand, inclusive of all on shipboard not cleared on
the 26th inst. a stocu of 218,416 bales.
Our last report left the Cotton market very firm
at our outside quotations, though without much