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I told her that her marble brow.
O’er which her auburn locks were straying.
Was like a drift of purest snow
W here golden sunset rays were playing.
I told her that her soft blue eyes
W ould shame the brightest orbs of Heaven,
That walk the chambers of the skies
pon a moonless summer even.
I told her that her lips did seem
J.ike cherries ripe, with dew upon them,—
With teeth like rows of peart between, —
And that her breath shed fragrance on them.
I swore no summer cloud could vie
In snowy wldleness w ith her ho-oin
And that her cheeks had stolen their dye
From wild rose and magnolia blossom.
I vow'd that unto Tier alone
My burning heart had worship given:—
Th it should she on its worship Irovvu,
’Tvvouid then to dark despair be driven.
And then I gazed upon her form,
And pressed her small, soft hand witli fervor,
And asked —if, ’mid calm and siorm,
fcdie would be mine —and mine forever.
And then I swore I’d keep my vows
As true as rule, or square, or plummet,
Rut she placed her finger on her nose,
And told me—that 1 "couldn’t come ill”
A Morn!.
Ye who would marry by tiik scalfs,
la this, the heart —in that, the goid,
Remember, when the wife is bought,
As surely is the husband ‘‘sold.”
[From the New Orleans Picayune, 1 ins/]
FurlLur E)claii« of the Ifaliic.
The “American Eagle,” published at
Vera Cruz, isstii*l'an extra on the 20th
ult., from which we extract copiously,
though there are many repetitions in it:
The positions occupied by the enemy
were as strong as nature, combined with
art, could make them, and could you but
see them whilst reading these lines, you
would wonder at their surrender. The
Cerro Gordo, the most prominent of the
defences, commands the Jalapa mad for
two or three miles, ami a heavy battery
here, in the hands of skilful men, w ould
keep an army in check for many a day,
if not entirely prevent its passage. The
importance of this point was soon made
apparent to all, and last night, about
twelve o’clock, a piece of cannon was
hauled upon a neighboring eminence,
which, after sending sundry shot upon
the enemy, was found of linle avail; and
in the morning the Cerro Gordo was
stormed and can ied- not, however, before
the commander-in-chief of llie Mexicans
had secured himself a safe retreat, by sid
ling back, with his body-guard, several
miles upon the Jalapa road.
In the mean lime, the other defences
were being stormed by our troops. Three
forts, situated nearer to our camp, and
upon three heights adjacent to each other
—each commanding the others—were
the objects of attack; and the carrying of
them was the task of the volunteers. The
centre one of these forts runs further in
than the others, atid this being the object
of storm, the advance of the stormers had
to undergo the fire of lhe right and left,
and the centre—the latter of which pru
dently withheld its fire until our men had
advanced within forty yards of the guns,
and then the dogs of war were let loose
with such fury, that our men were driven
from their position, with great slaughter
—the 2d Tennesseans, who were in ad
vance, having a large number of killed
and wounded. Befoie the volunteers had
time to renew the attack , the enemy had
surrendered—driven, as they had been,
from their favorite position on Cerro
Gordo.
Taking all things into consideration ,
this has been a great fight, and a great
victory, one calculated to shine brilliantly
in the chapter of those achieved in Mexi
co by our arms.
The Mexican forces on the height of
Cerro Gordo were the 3d and 4th. Light
infantry, the 3J and sth Regiments of the
fine, and 6 pieces of artillery, with the
requisite number of cavalry. Col. Oban
do, chief of artillery, was killed, and Gen.
Vasques, general of division. Many of
our officers were of opinion that this gen
eral was no other lhan Gov. Morales.
Opr force consisted of the 2d, 3d and
7ih Infantry and Mourned Riflemen, and
Steptoe’s battery, Capt. Mason, of the
Rifles, was severely wounded, having lost
liis left leg. Lieut. Ewell, of the 7th In
fantry, was severely wounded. Capt.
Fallen, of the 2d, left hand shot off.
On the 18th, Lieut. Jarvis, of the 2d
Infantry, was wounded in ascending the
first hill.
On the top of tiie Cerro Gordo, the
scene was truly horrible. From the
Jalapa road, dead bodies of the enemy
could de seen on every spot where the
eye was directed, until they literally
covered the ascent to the height. There
is about half an acre of level ground on
the top of the mountain, and here was
collected together the wounded of both
armies, and the dead of our own. Side
by side were lying the disabled American
and the Mexican, and cur surgeons were
busy amputating and dressing the wounds
of each—lotting them in turns, unless the
acute pain of some suflerer further along
caused him t« cry out, when he would be
immediately amended to.
The pioneer parlies of our men were
Pl c !*ibo U P the wounded and bringing
them in from every part of the ascent to
giiTwaiif j i ■ ——bww
! the height. From the side towards the !
liver, w’here the storming party of Gen. !
! Twiggs’s division made the charge, most
1 of our men suffered, and many of the j
| enemy, also, for they made a desperate
stand; but when they gave way, and start- |
ed in confusion down the hill, was the ;
time they most suffered, many of them i
receiving the tails of our men in their !
backs.
Tue charge on Cerro Gordo was one of j
I those cool yet determined ones so character
istic of tiie American soldier. From the
lime that our troops left the bill nearest that
: prominent height the fire was incessant, and
they had lo fight their way foot by foot, tiil
they gained tiie summit, from which place
the enemy gave way after a very short re
sistance.
Our victory is complete. Those of the j
enemv who escaped were driven in all direc
tions by their pursuers, and many of them
cut down on tiie road.
Gen. Twiggs, who followed them after tak
ing Cerro Gordo, approached within three
miles of Jalapa, and finding no force of the
enemy, encamped f or the night, lie is in
the town before this time.
Capt. .Merrill, of the 2d Dragoons, return
ed from Twiggs’s camp last night, and is of
opinion that nothing but a small body guard
is with tSanta Anna.
tSanta Anna’s private carriage was captur
ed, and amongst his effects was found the
tgam of §IB,QUO, which is now in the hands
of the rjuai'err- o’er, and an additional leg
of cork bo - IL ovhe.icy’s in case of
emergency
1 noticed one ; . e enemy shot
through the head o: 1 rdo, wiio was a
conspicuous man at > ■ iz.
Gen. L i Vega, who is i in our clutch
es, looked as dashing and fine as ever. He
did not seem the least disconcerted, hut rode j
in from the haltio field, by tiie side oi Gen. |
Scott, laughing and talking as though he was
once more on his way to New Orleans
Gen. tSnie'.ds was mortally wounded, and I
, hear this morning that lie is dead, fie be
haved most gallantly and his mishap is deep
ly deplored.
Gen. Pillow*was wounded in the arm, but
slightly.
Major Sumner, of the 2d Dragoons, was
Riot in tiie head, bat is considered out of
danger.
The force of the Mexicans, at the lowest,
is set down at 12,000. The officers of the
Mexican army are being paroled whilst I
write itiis, and with their soldiers are being
sent about their business—our commander
being of opinion that he can whip them easier
| than feed them. The generals will he sent
j to New Orleans; among mein you will have
! the second appearance of La \ ega, he hav
! ing refused again to be paroled.
The second in command to Banfa Anna is
a man as biack as the ace of spades, with a
name something like Clinton.
All Santa Anna’s plate was taken, and bis
! dinner, cooked for yesterday, eaten by our
| own officers.
I am sorry to say that Gens. Patterson and
Smith were both confined to their beds by
I sickness, and were unable lo go into the
| fvdits with their commands.
I o
Late from the City of Mexico,
By the arrival yesterday from Tampico
| afid Vera Cruz we are in possession of tiles
i of papers from the city of Mexico to the 9th
of April. We have only been able to bestow
upon them a cursory examination, but will
: recur to them hereafter.
'The following is a translation of the most
interesting document which has met our eye
—the translation and original have been
sent lo us by Mr. Kendall. Our readers are
requested to contrast the magnificent prorni
j-sesof this address of Santa Anna to his
countrymen with “the lame and impotent
conclusion” presented by his personal pro
j wess at Cerra Gorda.
i Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, President ad in
tenm of ike Mexican Republic, to Ins compa-
I trials:
j Mexicans: Vera Cruz is already in tiie
: power of tiie enemy. It has succumbed—
: not under the influence of American valor,
| nor can it even be said tiiat it has fallen
under the impulses of their good* fortune.—
To our shame bell said, we ourselves have
produced this deplorable misfortune by our
own interminable discords.
'The truth is due lo you from the Govern
ment —you tiie arbiters of the fate of our
' country. It our country is to be defended,
j it will be you who will stop the triumphant
; march ot the enemy who now occupy Vera
Cruz. If the enemy advance one step more,
the national independence will be buried in
the abyss ot the past.
1 am resolved to go out and encounter the
enemy. What is life worth, ennubed by
the national gratitude, if the country sutlers
under a censure the slain of which will re
bound upon the forehead of every Mexican?
My duty is to sacrifice myself, and 1 will
know how lo fulfil u! Perhaps tlie Aineri
i can hosts may proudly tread the imperial
j cilp of Azteca. 1 willjnever witness such an
| opprobrium, for 1 am decided first to die tighl
j in ° !
'Tiie momentous crisis has at lengih ar-
I rived to the Mexican Republic. It is as
glorious to die fighting as it is infamous to
1 to declare oursell conquered without a strug
gle, and by an enemy whose rapacity is as
far removed from valor as from generosity.
Mexicans! you have a religion—prytect
it! You ha\e honor—then free yourselves
from infamy! Your Jove your wives, your
children—then liberate them from American
brutality! But it m-i-: -by action—not
by vain entreaty n . bane:; de-ir. 3 with
which the enemy v. ic.-eu. The
national cause is intux. a . a I hough
i God appears lo have deserted •; - ire
| will be appeased when we ; . as
an expiation of our errors, the sent ner.'s of
true patriotism and of a sincere union, Thus
; the Almighty will bless our efforts, and we
i will be invincible! for against the decision of
eight millions of Mexicans, of w hat avail
are the efforts of eigfit or ten millions of
Americans when opposed by tiie fiat of
Divine Justice.
Perhaps 1 speak to you fur the last time!
I I pray you listen to me! Do not vacillate
; between death and bravery; and if the enemy
conquer you, at least they will re.-pect the
: heroism of your resistance. It is now time
that the common defence should alone oc
cupy your thoughts! 'The hour of sacrifice
has sounded its approach! Awaken! A
tomb opens at your feet! Conquer a laurel
to repose on ill
The nation has not yet lost its vitality—l
swear to you 1 will answer for tiie triumph
of Mexico, if unanimous and sincere desires
on your part second my desire. Happy will
have been, a thousand limes happy, the un
fortunate event at Vera Cruz, if the destruc
■ii mvmam ■■!■■ ■■ur■ ■ i w —inn in » !■ i " 1 ' 1
tion of that city may have served to infuse
into the Mexican breast the dignity and
the generous ardor of a true patriotism!
Titus will the country have been indubitably
j saved: but, it the country succumb, she will
bequeath Iter opprobrium at d her censure to
i those egotists who were not ready to defend
; her—to those who traitorously pursued their
private turmoils to trample upon the nation
al banner!
Mexicans! your fate is the fate of the na
tion! Not the Americans, but you, will
decide tier destiny! Vera Cruz calls for
vengeance—follow me,and washout the stain j
1 of her dishonor! j
ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA. !
Mexico, March 31, 1847.
We learn that Gen. Morales, whoso gal
lantly defended VeraCruz* and Gen. Lande
ro, who signed the capitulation, were both
immediately put under arrest by Santa Anna
and ordered to Guanajuato.
In the city of Mexico civil order appears to
; reign, but the lone of the papers breathes no
thing but towards the United
| iS tales.
The exploits of Gens. Urrea and Romero
in cutting off our mule trains between Cer
-1 ralvo and Monterey afford occasion for con
| gratul.ition to the Mexicans, which is eager- j
iv embraced. It, is about all the consolation
they have left them. They counted with ail
confidence, both in the city of .Mexico and in
Vera Cruz, upon whipping us atCerro Gordo.
Their confidence has begun to waver ere this.
The papers announce the death of the wid
ow of the illustrious Guerrero at an advanced
age. JSlie died on the 7th of April.
The Government organ denies that Gen.
Paredes is seeking in Paris the interposition
of the French Government.
The clergy of the archbishopric of .Mexico
have bound themselves to the Government
I for a million and a half of dollars, payable
monthly. The clergy of the different bish
! oprics are to do the same.
The subject is again agitated of removing
the seat of Government from the city of
Mexico. Bit our limits will not allow us to
go further to-day into me examination ul the
j papers before us.
\l\um the correspondence of the Delta.]
! Twiggs opens the bull — (Jot. Harney silences
■ one <>f the Butteries of ike enemy—J ft ult ri
ant M ty mounded .
Apkil 17, P. M.
Twiggs has engaged with the enemy, and
a brisk cannonading and musketry lire has
been kept up for near two hours. Already
i one of their batteries has been silenced by
; Col. Harney, who is in command of the
j mounted (now dismounted) nflc%. and 7m in
| fanlry. A number of Mexican prisoners has
been taken, and many of the enemy killed.
1 regret to stale that Lieut. Julian May was
j slightly wounded. At this lime he was in
command of a company of the ICfles. Seve
i rat of our men are reported killed, and many
> wounded. “ Old Dive,” as the boys call
1 Twiggs, is giving it to Santa Anna in fine
style. The enemy are well supplied with
i ammunitions and provisions. In haste,
I _ u.
I Force of the enemy 15.000 —Three strong Jor
tresses with 24 guns—Desperate d fence —
The enemy sound a retreat — St. Anna es
capes with the curalry —IB is closely press
ed by Col. Harney—Lraces his cout h, and
tubes to the chaparral—Jits tcootlen tog —
G Urn, Shields mortally wounde d—Tnc narnce
of some of our killed and wounded.
Plan del Rio, April 18.
Bids. Della—* The American Army, under
i Gen. JScolf lias just achieved another victory
over the Mexican forces under Gen. Santa
Anna. The fight was (airly commenced yes
terday by Gen. Twiggs and Col. Harney-and
concluded about noon to day by G *n. Worth
and Gen. Patterson’s divisions. The enemy
could nut have had less than 15,000 fighting
men, while our force was not over Id.ooo
The position of the Mexicans was one of the
strongest imaginable, and our brave troops
had a hard task to perform in routing them.
They were entrenched upon several large
heights, upon which no less than seven bat
teries were planted, mounting 24 guns in
all. One by one they fell into our hands.
At about 10 o’clock, a charge was made at
several points by the regulars, the two Ten
nessee, and two Pennsylvania regiments,
which, for a time, was strongely opposed
bj the Mexicans, who fought desperately;
bui finally their trumpet sounded a retreat,
and away went Banta Anna and the larger
portion of his army as if “ Oid Nick” Imnsell
was alter them ! Not so, however, with Gen
La Vega, and 5000 of Ins command, inclu
ding four other Generals, all of which sur
rendered, and are now prisoners of war in
camp, with all their arms, ammunitions, &c.
General Santa Anna, in his retreat, vva.-
so hotly pursued by Col. Harney, who had
command of the 7th Infantry and Mounted
Rifles, tiiat he was forced to leave his splen
did carriage, 'ranks,some $70,000 in silver,
and one of his cork legs. They arc also in
camp, and attract much attention, and cause
no little merriment.
Our loss in killed and wounded is severe,
while that of the enemy must be very great.
Among those killed and wounded on our side,
1 regret to mention the name bfGen. JShiel Js.
who fell mortally wounded at an early hour
in the day. The victory, in short, is a bril
liant one, and adds another bright page to
the annals of our country’s history. 1 have
not time to write more—all did heir duty no
bly, and all share alike in the glory of the
day. 1 annex the names of some of the kill
ed and wounded, among the volunteers, as far
as they reached me.
Killed— 2d Tenne.sssee Regiment under
Col. Haskell. — Lieuts. Gill and F. B. Nel
son; Sergeants 11. IS, Bynum and —Brown,
privates George Keeney, Win. (J. Stripling, j
Fleming Williams, Ephraim Price, C. A.
Sampson, Samuel F.oyd, Robert Kernan,
Tlios. Griffin.
I Killed —Kentucky Volunteers. — Corporal
W n. F. Eikms; Win, Durham.
Wounded —Is/ Pennsylvania Regiment. —
John Li b .—Lindsey.
Wor J — 2d Pennsylvania Regiment. —
Ja a Lunons, mortally, Edward Cruse,
Thomas llann, John Chamler—ail of Phila
delphia Rangers—James Shaw, Abraham
Rowlan, Wm. Wilhelm, Fred. Somers.
WotJSDEd —2ti Tennessee Regiment. —
Brig. General Pillow, very slightly; Lieut.
Col. Cummings; Major Robert Faruq
harson, (of Ist regiment;) Capt. Murray;
Lieut. Yoewood; Lieut. W. P. Haile; privates
C. Ross, Benj. O. Havre, Janes M. Woods,
George Dearmond, Wm, Eng and. Richard
L. Bobanan, John Gunter, Alfred llatlan,
L. W. Fussell, Win. Wimtingdon, John
Burrows,Charles Johnson, George A. Smith,
Alonzo White, Francis Bibh, \L Brewer.
Wocnded— Kentucky Volunteers. —»• Lt.
Sutherland, Sergeant Allan T. Mockabee;
privates Henry Brewer, Minor T. Smith,
i i.. —i.miilii nmmm ■■■■—■ hum iwwi Mißiryn l
Henry Williams, Joab Longston, Whitimore
Kieth.
Many of the above are mortally wounded.
What disposition is to be made of the pri
soners I know not, 1 trust they will not be
permitted to march out as at Vera Cruz. —
We shall push on to-morrow towards Jalapa.
L. S. B.
P. S. President Herrera is also a prisoner,
and with Gen. La Vega goes to the U. States.
'The other prisoners, in a dav or two, will be
sent to Vera Cruz under a strong guard, of
which the two Tennessee and 2d Pennsyi-
I vatiia Regiments are a part,
j 1 enclu.-e you an order issued by Gen.
! Scott on the day previous to the battle.
In rny walk through camp 1 have counted
132 wounded persons —I understand many of
the officers are to be permitted to return home
again upon their paroie of honor. L. s. B.
Discharge of Mexican Prisoners —Vega only
detained as Prisoner—Herrera discharged.
Plan del Rto, April 19—3 P. M.
Eds Delta —J have the morlifi alion to an
nounce that ex-President Herrera, and the
other ihree Mexican Generals, with the bal
ance of the officers, have been discharged by
Gen. Scott upon their parole of honor, and are
now on their march to Jalapa or some where
1 else —no doubt to oppose the progress of our
gallant army,and give us another light. Gen.
La Vega rest sed to accept the parole, and
goes prisoner to the United States. This
move is deemed by Gen. Scott prudent and
wise, particularly when the expense of trans
porting such a body of men is considered. I
will only add, universal dissatisfaction reigns
in camp. L. S. B.
Passengers
Per ship American, from Vera Cruz. —2s
officers and 129 discharged volunteers, of tne
Pennsylvania, Tennessee and South Caroli
na Regiments.
Per schr. Blanche F. Sayre, from Vera
Cruz —Capt. Thos. S. B iker,Capt, A. Wil
liamson, Lieut. Thos A. Rowley of the vol
unteer-, Lieut. W in. 11. Trovilla of the vol
un'eers, Mr. Wm. Black, and 75 sick and
disabled volunteers.
AUGUSTA, UEU..
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 7, 1847.
' (FT We are indebted to Mr. J. M. Brown
of ihe Richmond Blues, who is now hospital
steward at Vera Cruz, for a copy of the Ame
rican Eagle of the 20th ult. and also an Ex
tra of the same day from that office.
W e are sorry the Georgia boys did not
have a showing in the brilliant field of Cerro
Gordo. It was too bard after all their
marching and counter-marching not to have
had more opportunities of winning laurels.
Virginia Election*.
Tire result of these elections gives to the
whjgs six out of fifteen members of Congress.
ThG is on the assumption that Fulton (whig)
is elected in the ‘ Little Tennessee” district.
'The Richmond Enquirer of the 4tli inst. says
that this election is still in extreme doubt,
The last delegation stood 14 democrats to 1
xvliig. The same paper claims a majority id
two fur the democrats in the L eg slamre on
joint ballot.
This is quite a falling ofTfrom their former
majority of twenty-two. Dissensions among
the democrats, and a multiplicity of candi
dates are the causes ascribed for these unto
ward results. It cannot be any growing pop
ularity of whig principles in the Old Domin
ion.
CJcucrnl OnTiii MS. Mltrlgg*.
We are highly pleased to see the name of
this gallant veteran again figuring promi
nently among those who have won distinc
tion for themselves and their country on the
field of battle. It will bo perceived by the
accounts of the late splendid achievement at
Cerro Gordo, that the division under General
Twiggs was conspicuous. It formed the van
of the army, and did all the fighting on (he
17th. On the next morning, it stormed and
carried, after a fierce contest, the important
height of Cerro Gordo, which was essential
to victory and which decided the fate of the
day. 'The following is the opinion given of
the achievement to the Vera Cruz Eagle, by
its correspondent, writing from the scene of
action:
“The charge on Sierra Gorda was one of
(hose coo!, yet determined ones, so charac
teristic of the American soldier. From the
time that our troops left the hill nearest that
prominent height,the fire was incessant, and
they had to fight their way, foot bv foot, until
they gained the summit from which place the
enemy gave way, alter a very short resist
ance.”
General Tw’iggs has been in more battles,
during the present war, counting the actions
of the 17th and 13th ult. as two distinct bat
tles, than any other general officer in our
service, and has in all deported himself with
gallantry. Honorable mention is made of
him in the battles of Palo Alio, Resaca de la
Palma, Monterey, and last not least, Cerro
Gordo. At the two first, he commanded the
right wing—which was actively engaged
in those battles. At Monterey, though
a large share of the honors has been appro
priated to General Worth, who has often been
called the hero of Monterey, yet it should not
be forgotten that as the most desperate fight
ing, and the heaviest losses on those bloody
days were byGen. 'Twiggs’ command. This
is proved by the official lists of killed and
wounded. We do not slate these things in dis
paragement oftjiejust claims of any one, but
as an act of simple justice to one whose en
tire life from early manhood has been passed
in the service of his country.
His fellow citizens of Richmond county,
who have lately presented to him a splendid
sword for his gallantry, need no other guar
anty than the past, that “they will never re
gret the gift.”
Whru id a Alas* «f full Age#
A paragraph is going the rounds of the
papers that Chancellor Kent has decided a
man to be of full age the day before he is
twenty-one years old. As this has been a
settled rule for something more (han a hun
dred vears, and as the Chancellor in his
Commentaries, published twenty years ago,
lavs it down as such, the person who has so
recently discovered the ''decision de?erves
great credit fur his antiquarian research.
[Tj-In compliance with a cab made by the
Mayor, a meeting of the citizens was he.d
yesterday afternoon, at.the City Hall, to make
arrangements to olier their hospitality to the
Hon. Daniel Webster.
Upon motion, lion. L. D. Ford was called
to the Chair and Thomas W. Aiillor, appoint
ed Secretary. The Chairman then stated
the object ot the meeting.
C. J. Jenkins, Esq. men offered the fol
lowing resolutions, which were passed:
Resolved , That the Hon. Daniel Webster
be invited to visit the city of Augusta on his
present Southern tour.
Resolved, That a committee of sixteen be
appointed by the Chair to extend to him in
the name of the citizens of August, such in
vitation, and in the event ot his acceptance,to
make arrangements for his reception md en
tertainment as tiie guest of tfie city.
The Chairman appointed the following
named gentlemen as that committee:—
C. J. Jenkins, James Gardner, Jr. A. J
Miller. J B Uulkley, Geo. M. Newton, '1 bus.
Barrett. Edward Thomas, \\ in. T. Gould,
John P. King, Robert F. Poe, Ebenezer
Starnes, Jolni W. Wildes, Daniel Hand, G.
T. Dorfic, James B Bishop, George Schley.
\\ m. T. Gould, E.-q., then moved that the
proceedings of this meeting be published in
i the papers of the city, and that the meeting
I adjourn subject to the call of the Chair.
L. D. FORD, Chairman,
i J. W, Miller, Secretary.
! The members of the committee are request- |
| ed to meet at the office of Win. J'. Gould,
Esq., to-morrow morning at 9 o’clock.
to Oregon.
j The Independence (Mo.) Expositor of the
17th inst., says—“ Our town fur the past two
j weeks has been crowded with strangers from
almost every State in the Union, and our
j streets bear more the aspect of a city than a
small inland town —not so small, either, for
it contains a population of near two thousand.
On Thursday last a company of emigrants
landed at our landing, of about twenty fami
lies, who are destined for Oregon. From the
number of emigrants already in this vicinity,
and the daily additions, the company will be
very large—larger, perhaps, than any that
has ever yet gone out.”
A meeting of emigrants for Oregon was to
: have been held on the 24th inst., at Indc
■ pendence, to make Arrangements for the
; journey, and to appoint the day for starting.
The following complimentary language is
from the Delta ol the Ist inst.
Gen. Scott’s Orders.— --The spirit of
Lundy’s Lane, of Bridgewater,and of Queens
town, pervades the general orders of the gal
lant Scott, issued the day beiore the battle of
“Cerro Gordo.” The calm determination,
heroic resolve, firm purpose, and judicious
foresight, displayed in this document, must
excite the warmest applause and highest ad
miration of every American. In Scott’s vo
cabulary there is no such word as “fail.”—
He never permits a doubt to cross the high
purpose he lias in view, '[’here is no look
ing back—no return. “The enemy’s whole
line of entrenchments and batteries will be
attacked in trout, and at the same time turn
-1 ed.” And then fie is not satisfied with a
I bare victory I He will not slop his onward
course, and quietly repose on his laurels un
til he is reinforced. But he pushes on. not
even resting from the fatigues and wounds
of battle, nor awaiting the slow approach of
baggage wagons, but with the determination
to reap the benefit as well as the honors of a
victory, fie pushes forward his columns, upon
the heels of the fugitive enemies, and stays
not the pursuit until there is not one left to
follow. Glory, then, to W infield Scott! and
forever silent be tfie ribald tongue or pen that
would link his name with augtil that is not
glorious in action, invincible in courage, and
unfailing in resources and wisdom.
\Corrcspondaite of the Baltimore Sun.]
WASHINGTON, May 1, 1847.
Celebration of Laying the Corner-stone
of the Smithsonian Institute —The Li
brary— The Site of the Building.
The celebration of laying the corner
j stone of the Smithsonian Institute was a
1 great gala, on which Heaven itself smiled
with delight. The weather was most
propitious, not too warm, and not nearly
I so dusty as this beautiful city of magni
ficent distances generally is. The ora
tion of Vice President Dallas was in his
best classical style, worthy ot the Chan
| cellor of the Institution which is to shed
I lustre on our progress in science and the
arts. If the Union had been searched
for a man more eloquent on so great a
national subject than Mr. Dallas, it would
have been in vain. The Chancellor of
the Institute feels the responsibility which
attaches to ids important station, not only
in regard to the Institution itself, but to
the scientific reputation of the country.
Spartar produced her warriors; but it is
Athens which lias made Greece immortal
and established her sway over the minds
of distant nations for all ages. Ourmoral
and intellectual culture must go hand
j and hand with our progiess as a nation,
I or our conquests will be like those of
Alaric—a scourge to (he world.
The Institute, if I comprehend the designs
of the board, will, in it;- object and tendency,
be a medium between the British Museum
and the Institute ot France, resembling the
former more in its administration, and the
latter in its pursuits. It will not only con
tribute towards popularising science, but en
courage scientific pursuits, which is really
j the most important tiling of the two. Under
the cover of “popularising science,” many a
tyro may hide Ids ignorance, and many a
true votary of knowledge be kept starving.
The art of rendering knowledge popular be
longs to the schoolmaster; “the Institute”
will take care tnal it exists, in its most rigor
ous form, within the precincts of the Me
tropolis.
The formation of a great and scientifically
arranged library which, with the exception
of the Boston Athenaeum and the University
library of Cambridge, does not exist any
where in the country, is a great desideratum.
Libraries have made more good scholars than
colleges, and it is, indeed, refreshing to re
flect that the seat of government will hence
forth become not only the arena of angry po
liticians, but the tranquil abode of men of
science and letters.
'Tfie site of the building is admirably drawn
and will be a great improvement in the ap
pearance of the city, and the coup d'ail en
joyed from the balcony of the Capitol in front
of the Congressional library. Washington,
whatever may be said about it, is destined to
become a large and magnificent city from the
moment that science and the arts atone forjthe
absence of trade and traffic.
It is a happy coincidence, and one which
we will hope is the harbinger of a belter un
derstanding with onr brethren across the
water, that the corner-stone to the first scien
tific institution of the Metropolis, established
by the munificence of a Briton, should be
laid the very day after the publication of
Lord I’almerslon’s despatch, coney mg’ that
thanks of her British Majesty’s government
for our national sympathies with her des
tressed subjects.
Anecdote of I>’Alembrrl.
D’Alembert was tne son ot tfie clebrated
lady of bight rank who to conceal her indis
cretion, caused him to be exposed on the
steps of the church of St. Rod). Here he
was found by a poor woman, who earned a
livelihood bv her needle. She adopted him,
! maintained him by the produce of her labor,
j and placed him in the College of Montaigu.
I The young man profited by the instructions
! he received, so that, like Pascal, he made
j new discoveries in geometry in his fifteenth
; year. His name soon became kr.own over
all Europe,and the learned courted the society
of the young student o ontaigu, Such
was the fame he acquired by his early talent.-,
that the lady at last began, to be proud of
having given birth to such a son. His sos
; ter-mother had been watched,and consequen •
I |y, the real mother had obtained information
concerning the fate of her child, but without
contributing towards Ins subsistence. Vani
ty brought what the voice of nature was in
capable of effecting. fShe one dav repaired
to the College,and requested,to see the youth.
He came. JBhe began a long harangue on
the Iryranny of prejudice, on the pain she
felt at being obliged to forsake him, and so
forth. “1 am your mother,” said she. “Von
my mother, Madam? You are mistaken: I
have no mother, but her who took care of
me in my infancy.” He turned his back on
on her, and never saw her in ire; but continu
ed tfie affectionate and dutiful son of the
seamstress, and repaid with interest in her
old age the cares she had bestowed on his
childhood.
A Curious cause of War.
In the year 10()o some soldiers of the
Commonwealth of Modena ran-away with
a bucket from a public well, belonging to
the Slate of Bologna. This implement
might be worth a shilling; but it produced
a bloody quarrel, which was worked up
into a bloody war. Henry, the king of
Sardina for lhe Emperor or Henry the
second, assisted tfie Modenese to keep
possession of the bucket; and in one of
the Panics he was made prisoner. His
lather, the Emperor, offered a chain of
gold that would encircle Bolonga, which
is seven miles in compass for his son’s
ransom, but in rain. After twenty-two
years imprisonment, and his father being
dead, he pined away and died. His
monument is still extant in the church of
the Dominicians. This fatal bucket is
still ex hibited in the to« er of the cathedral
of Modena, enclosed in a iron cage.
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