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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARY
ATHENS, GEORGIA,—THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL 29’, 1847.
NUMBER 3.
Hate* of A «1 vci
Letters of Citation
Notica to Debtors and Creditors..
P«t»r Month.’ Notice.
Bale of Personal Property, t>y hx
tratora.or Guardiana
Sale, of L-nd.or Negroes, by «L».
Application (or Letter* of D s
Other Advertisement, w
twelve lino, of small type, •
n 4 50
IT NEVER FAILS!
INDIAN VEGETABLE PANACEA.
complaints arising from impurities
if the blood, arc *equeatcd to read «be following testi-
'•oinals, in proof of the wonderful properties of the
ihove named Medicine.
UKADI nCADI! READ!!!
We, the undersigned, having visited Mr. I. Brooks.Jr-
n the office of Messrs. Rowand &. Walton. 376 Market
treet, Philadelplii
GEN. TAYLOR’S LETTER.
consequence of about 100 picked men
and horses, belonging to the Kentucky
and Arkansas regiments of mounted
tnen, who were sent out towards San Lu
is to gain intelligence respecting the en
emy and to watch their movements,
haviug been taken, after being surround
ed in the night and all made prisoners by
a large force of cavalry, about 50 miles
, ,. ] in advance of Saltillo." So said one of
t,c character, must possess an absorhmg (he who , ncceeded maki his
interest. It w,l be at once seen that be i e ' , J henext night and geui „ a ’ k t0
letter was not intendedI for the press; but; Sa ltAlo; also that the Mexican army was
pdogy for publishing such , advaacing in great nual bers towards Sal
tilio. These reports induced me to join
From the New Orleans Picayune.
Defter from Gen. Taylor.
We have been placed in possession of
a prh’ate letter, addressed to E. G. W.
Butler, of the parish of Iberville, by
Gen. Taylor, which will be read with the
greatest avidity. Whatever relates to
the Battle of Buena Vista, of an auihen-
«r Noi
pubfi.fird Forty dav*.
Notice «>**« Applic
of Saltillo on the San Luis road.
SANDS’ SARSAPARILLA,
FO* THE REMOVAL AND PERMANENT CUBE
ALL DISEASES ARISING FROM IMPURE STATE
OF THE BLOOD OR HABIT OF THE SYSTEM.
Scrofula or King's Evil, Rheumatism. Obstinate
Cutaneous Eruplions. Pimple or Pustules on
the Face, Blotches, Biles, Chronic Sore Eyes,
Ring Worm or Teller, Scald Head, Enlarge
ment and Pain of the Bones and Joints, Stub
born Ulcers, Syphilitic Symptoms, Sciatica or
Lumbago, and Disrates arising from an inju
dicious use of Mercury, Ascites or Dropsy,
Exposure or Imprudence in Life. Also,
Chronic. Constitutional Disorders.
HMI RVALUE of thi« prepurntioni. now widely known.
J. and every day flic fi.tid ol its nsi-fulncss i« extending.
It i« approved ami highly recommended bv FliyaR-iana,
W« arc assured that in th
se, no Mercurials, Oin’im
vr been used,—in fuel,list
* wonderful change,
ivid Smith, Bucks county. Pa.
Charles L. Rowand, Meadville, Crawford
tit of M r - Brooks’
ustic Applications
done,has wrought
«*}* P ur P° se “Partying
• J. W. Jones M. D., South Second stree
Jacob Lee, Pemberton, New Jersey.
E. W.Cnrr, 440 N. Fourth, above Popfa
S McCullough, Lanrnsur. Pennvylvan
R.M. Madduck, 29 North Eleventh si
C W. Appleton. M D. 16 South sired.
Pennsyl-
:, Philadelphia,
•at., N. Liberties.
..Philadelphia.
John Hamcd, 390 High s
William Smelling, M. '■>
William Hale, 378 High ,
J H P.itter. Manufacturci
George W. Met*, Brush
Ezra Carr, !59Chesnut
Rev A D Gillette, Pus
tions, each bottle will nmk<
to one quart, and is then suoerior in medicmnl
varMBySwai^ops hearing the name Tin
nr.- a)uii*» daily Jwerivmg testimonials of '
table dtateeWf,
,1 value t
ia co.. Pa
reeL Philadelphia.
Camden. N. Jersey.
■.n et. P.iila-
of Mineral Teeth. 109 South
• Phila Democrat.S77 N. Third
linker, 317 Market at, Phila.
red. Phila.
<c of Eleventh Baptist Church.
> ever been employed in [ Phila.
n ila operations, buigeii- Job* Bell, Erie street, Philadelphia, (North American of-
rystem. It neutralizes fice.)
od, and restores a heal* ! Aaron Banda, 146 Catherine st.,Phila.
ant that fluid In sem- I Dank! McGinley. Kcsrier s Alley, Phila
he result is a rapid heal- j Andrew Swcatnn, Camden, New Jersey
rh< umaiism, an.l other I R. II. Evans, West Philadelphia,
fibre, a speedy removal J Rilhard R \'aung*Gilder. 409 Market street, Phila
uewa) of strength, keep-j John W A>hmei.rl, 60South Sixth afreet,do
lisense from the system. T S Wagner, Lithographer, 116 Chesnntat, Phila
-d form lor convenience 1 B J Kinsil, 123 South Eleventh street, Phila
Smith, Editor Native Eagle, do
i, Gloss manufacturer, Wi'lliamstown, New
plete in description. The letter of
Gen. Taylor, which now for the first time
sees the light, does not profess to be a
minute description of the events of those
days, hut it presents in a clearer and more
authentic shape, the grandeur of the re
sistance made to the overwhelming force
of the enemy and the vastness of the re
sponsibility assumed in giving and main
taining the battle. Stripped of his most
o ‘l it • lnH Viuvnj iiaiuv my iHKiUlUII, I Hi
effective men, surrounded by arm.eU certained that he could gain my rear by
greater than h. sown, and in the heart of | tw0 roads on m right and one on my
the enemy s country, the gallant old jol- |efti aud not de emi„g it prudent to divide
d ter maintained Ins ground and obtatned foroes and ha s vi ' apprehensions
a victory when even his own officers CTa.i.:n~
w system
of instruction, as well *asto watch the
movements of the enemy, and where I
expected to fight him should he attempt
to move on Saltillo.
Here I remained until the 21st, esamin-
ing the several passes through the moun
tains—at which time I ascertained that
Gen. Santa Anna was advancing and near
at hand with an overwhelming force.—
Not exactly liking my position, having as-
m. Van Buren county, low*.
led taking the second bottle,
all healed, tlio limbs are restored
cLccrful, and is fust impror-
Vcry respectfully yours, C. J. WARNER,
Sec. of Youth’s State Tcm.Soc.
The proprietors submit to the public the following
by using their prepai
s highly respectable »
..fSai
.E, Ala., Nov. 39.1945.
Mtssxi. Sajiiw:—I deem it an act of justice to myself
and the community at latge.to relate the following fac
which occuredin our neighborhood in the latter part.
July Inst. June C . a young girl aged fourteen year
was afflicted with an immense sore on ihe middle of hi
back, which defied all the treatment, of medical kill. As
alio was a friend of our family I employed alJihe mevnsin
my power in endeavoring to relieve her, but ia vain. At
Steely. Fa
L B Coles, MDBi
>1 Canfield, Physiologist, Philadelphia
ins P S Roby. M D Harrisburg, Penn
Wright, 157 Market street, Pluladclphii
James W New tin, 103 Filbert street, do
John Good, 174 Spruce street, do
Rev William Uric, Pastor St Paul’s M E Church, Cathe-
erine street. Philadelphia
Rev John Chambers, Pastor 1st Independent Church,
3ro;:d street, Phila
T L Sanders, Publish, i of Pudge and Standard, Phili
F P Sellers, Editor of the Olive Branch, Doylesto
Bucks county. Pa
Jacob Frick, Editor of the American Sentinel, Phils
Constant Gillou, Attorney at Law, No 29 South Fourth
street, Philadelphia
L A Godcy, Ladies’ Book, 101 CUesnut street. Phila
Rev J R Nichols, Pastor of Bnckm&ker’s M P Church,
Pbiladclphi
D S Kit-fler, Publisher of Lancaster American Republi-
A Wilson. M D No 6 Cedar Row, Phila
Samuel Ketchnm, No 62 North Third at, do
j Rev. Levi Brink, New York
brink from being | Edward Paxso.i, No 150 North Front st, do
the same J C Lavcock, Attorney at Law, Washington square, Phil*
ith bloody The above named gentlemen, constituting but a smal
lortionol those who have visited Mr- Brooks at our offict
n Philadelphia, and Would certify to the same facts if ne-
essarv) ore well known, and their high standing in society
precludes the idea of their lending their names to carry
on an imposition.
And here we say, without the fear of contradiction,
that we have not found a case of Scrofula or other disease
for which we recommend the Panacea, which the medi
cine has not speedily arrested.
We have at this time a multitude of patients under
treatment, all of whom are doing well. Among them is
tone ol CANCER, which was pnmouned by physician be
yond the reachefSurgical assistance, but from nil appear
ances will be cured in a few months.
Prepared by Rowand &. Walton, Propri
holcsale and
counselled a retreat.
It will be observed also that Gen. Tay
lor begins to espy the spires ot the city
of Mexico from the fastnesses of the Si
erra Madre. But enough of introduction.
When the * good people of the country’
read this letter we fain believe that the
hope of the auihor will not be deemed
unreasonable when he trusts “they will
be satisfied with what he did on that oc
casion.” —
Head-Quarters at Agua Nueva, )
Army of Occupation, Mexico, March 4,1847. f
My Dear General:—Your very accep
table and interesting letter of the 15th
November last reached roe on the 24th
Dec., while on the march from Monterey
to Tampico; but the nature of my duties
since then (being most of the time-in the
saddle) in addition to other matters, has
prevented me from replying toit until
the present time. Be assured my deaf
;ir, I have not since,then lost sight of it
or yourself—and T feel highly gratified
for the flattering manner in which you
have noticed the conduct of the officers
and soldiers who marched with me from
the Rio Grande to Monterey and compell
ed that place to surrender after much
hard fighting, as they fully merited the
handsome encomiums you have thought
proper to bestow on them. For ibis you
have my sincere thanks.
[The general then alludes to the mis
representations which had been made in
regard to Major Gen. Butler at Monterey,
i Those misrepresentations had been the
subject of conversation between them,
and left no feeling like distrust or unkind
ness towards each other in their breasts.
The letter then goes on.]
I was aware of the report as well as
statements in a few of the public journals
that it was intended by certain individ
uals to bring Gen. Butler forward as the
w (Jf p 0 rietn an d sold i successor to Mr. Polk, which gave me no
Joseph T^ RowanX'No’ 376 Mar- j concern, and would not even had it been
about my supplies which were in Saltillo,
I determined at once to fall back towards
that place about twelve miles, and occu
py a strong position between two spurs of
mountain with a narrow valley between
them, where at one point the road is so
narrow as to permit the passage of only
one wagon at a time, with deep gullies
running up to the mountains, washed by
the rains so as to prevent horses or car
riages from passing them without great
difficulty. Said position had been close
ly examined by the topographical engi
neers under the eye of Gen. Wool before
ray arrival, who deemed it admirably
adapted to resist a large with a small force,
four hundred yards in extent, which be- ing you to present me most respectfully
came alternately points of attack and dc- to your excellent lady, as well as to my
fence, after ouf- left was turned by both friend Col. Nicholas, and accept mv sin-
sides. These extended along and near cere wishes for the continued health and
the base of the mountain for more than < prosperity of you and yours through a
two miles, and the struggle for them may ; long life.
be very appropriately compared to a game ; With respect and esteem, your friend,
of chess. Night put a stop to the contest, I Z. TAYLOR*
and, strange to say, both armies occupi-| Gen. E. G. W. Butler, Louisana.
ed the same positions they did in tne ■■
morning before the battle commenced.— v .. , I * orcu *® Uo .” r *
Our artillery did more than wonders.— ! Ver * 1 * he curious citizen, that
We lay on our arms all night us we had ! “mo Lorenzo. What Coleridge says, in
done on the two previous ones, without °!‘ e °V lns P‘, ctu . res > ,° l the superannuated
fires, there being no wood to be had, and cl,;l ' nols °‘ Switzerland would have spe-
the mercurv below the freezing point,. Cla Y ?pphed to Dow. \\ hen burly en-
ready and expecting to renew the contest ■ S a S cJ '"“exhortation" he would Foam at
next morning 1 ; but we found at daylight' lhe ™"" h l,ke a ' v,ltl bl ! U ot Bi ' s , ha "' " ,s (-
tfie enemy had retreated during the night, T“ cl ‘ ‘hat sometimes it would float in
leavinghis,killed aud wounded for us to bu- ‘If!;.. ado „,„ bc , rd lhK down „.j rd we0 ,
id take care of—carrving ofFevery-
thing else, and taking up a position at this
place. We did not think it advisable* to
pursue, not knowing whether he would
renew the attack, continue his retreat or
wished to draw us from our strong posi
tion, but contented ourselves with watch
ing his movements closely. Finding on
the 26th he had renewed his retreat, ear
ly in the morning of the 27th the army
was. put in motion for this place, where
arrived about 3 o’clock, P. M.—their
Hi* garment ak‘,
Among the ready retorts for which he
was famous, is one which some of our
readers may have heard before and for
gotten, while many, doubtless, have never
heard it at all. Happening in his travels
—for he was evermore on the move—to
be at Delhi, New York he slopped for the
night at the hotel of a Mr. Bush, the chief
Boniface of the village, a round and oily
man, with a ruby nose, and atheistical prin-
ples. In the course of the evening, the
rear guard, consisting of cavalry, leaving celebrated General Root, then of the New
asouradvance got in sight. I at once de- York Legislature, dropped in, and being
termined on harassing his rear; but on
examining the state of the men and horses,
I found that five days and nights march
ing, incessant watching, and sixteen days
hard fighting, had so exhausted the first
and broken down the latter it was next
to impossible to accomplish anything
without rest. We remained quiet here
until the 2d inst., when I pushed a com
mand ou the San Luis road to a large
plantation called Incarnaoion, where we
found between two and three hundred
wounded in the most wretched condition,
besides those they carried with them and
left here and on the field. Here we took
about ten prisoners, the main partoftheir
army haviug proceeded on in the direc
tion ol San Luis in a very disorganized
condition.
On the 22d the enemy threw in our
ii8 wgJLgs adapted to the description ofi rear, through the passes of the mountains.,
forcec.^hich .composed our army. We j 2000 cavalry, and early in the morning of
thereifqtfe fell back and occupied it on the the next day, the 23d, made demonstra-
c vent tig of the 21st, and at once made the j tions against Saltillo, aud throughout the
necessary preparations, for giving battle.' day.. They succeeded at one time in
The next day the enemy made his ap-; cutting off the communication between
pearance early in the day and, after r^con-j the city, and battle ground, and making
“'"itering our position for some time, were drife%-a^ay
I’clock, P. M., I received, by a staff offi- by the officer commandffig-io
cer with a flag, a communication from , with two pieces of artillery, Covered by
Gen. Santa Anna requiring me to snrren- ; about sixty men. They, however, while
der at discretion, staling that in the event ] in possession of the road, prevented a
of- my doing so we should be well treated; good many from running off to the city,
that he had surrounded me with more • to which place about 200 of our men had
than 20,000 men ; that resistance was out 1 succeeded in getting previously to the
of the same mind with Mr. Bush, they be
gan to quiz Dow with might and main.-—
Finally, General Root determining to give
him a puzzler, said.
You talk a good deal about Heaven;
pray give Mr. Bush aud myself a de
scription of it. A man who sees it in
dreams and trances as often as you pro
fess to do, ought to describe it perfectly.”
Well, gentlemen,” said Dow, “Ico»
describe it, but I must do it briefly.—
Heaven embraces a vast extent of terri
tory; the air is clear and wholesome;
the country smooth and level; there is’nt
a Root or a Bush in it, and there never
will be.”
From the Baltimore Patriot.
We lake pleasure in publishing the fol
lowing correspondence, in which the gen
erous emotions of the warm and enthusi
astic heart of the Frenchman is exhibited*
while the response portrays the delicato
sensrbilit}' of the patriot and hero :
To Major Gen. Taylor, U. S. A.
Dear and respected Sir:—Permit me
to take the liberty of acknowledging to
you my most dl,. uished respectat
regards, by royjfc*
of the question—and, if I attempted it,
my command would be put to rout and
must be destroyed. In reply, I stated I
could not comply with his demand, and
he was at liberty to commence operations
whenever he was inclined to do so. Soon
after this, the action was commenced with
his skirmishers on our left, which was
cavalry occupying the road—they, the
runaways, reporting that our army was
beaten and in full retreat.
The los3 on both sides was very great,
as you may suppose—enough so on ours
to cover the whole country with mourn
ing, for among the noblest and purest of
the land have fallen. We had 240 killed
promptly met by ours, and continued with- land 600 wounded. The enemy has suf-
out intermission on the side of the moun- j fered in still greater numbers, but as the
tain until dark. I dead and wounded are scattered all over
In the morning at sunrise he renewed i the country, it is difficult to ascertain
the contest with an overwhelming force' their number. The prisoners who have
lasts
II bottle of Me*
an.1
1 immediately pr*
Tucker, your Apcnts in this eiry, which I jra-
call- d to ace her the next day and she told mo the hadt a-
ken two doses and felt very much relieved. I laughed
’ immoderately at this, but she saidjt was really
SMjHjfip ’ | |
weeks from
commenced using.it. there was neither sign or appearance
of where the sore had been.
’ -- J.G. HOUSEMAN.93 Daophin-at
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| one else. I have never heard him or any
jof his friends allude to this matter. He
, (the general,) in consequences of his wound
i not healing, which gave him so much pain
e cure j as to render him unfit for duty, left a
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edge, wishes or consent.
This I have assured all who have writ
ten me on the subject; assuring them 1
had no aspirations for that or any other
civil office; that my whole energies, men
tal and physical, were and had been ab
sorbed in such a way as I thought best
calculated to bring this war to a speedy
and honorable close, believing it was for
the interest of both countries tbe sooner
it was done the better—at any rate so far
as ours was concerned ; and that Presi-
,n ucc dept-making should be lost sight of until
this was accomplished.
[Here follows a brief statement of
events from tbe time of Gen. Scott’s ar
rival at lhe Brazos till Gen. Taylor re
turned, from Victoria to Monterey. Tbe
letter then proceeds:]
I retraced my steps to Monterey, where
I arrived towards the latter part of the
month, (January,) and where I expected
to remain some lime to recruit myself
and horses; but a few days after my ar
rival I received information from the com
mand in my front at Saltillo (65 miles in
the direction of San Luis Potosi from
Monterey,) that the command—between
4000 and 5000 strong—under Genera
Wool bad become very much alarmed in
-with artillery', infantry and dragoons—
which lasted with very slight intermis
sions until dark. A portion of the time
the contest was much the severest I have
_. er witnessed, particularly towards the
latter part of the day, when he (Santa
Anna) brought up his reserve, and in
spite of every effort on our part, after the
greatest exertions I have ever witnessed
on both sides, drove us by an immense
superiority of numbers for some distance.
He had at least five to one nt that point
against us. Fortunately, at the most crit
ical moment, two pieces of artillery,
which I had ordered up to support that
part of our line met our exhausted men
retreating, when they were brought into
battery and opened on the enemy, then
within fifty yards in hot pursuit, with cat
ister and grape, which brought him' to
halt anti soon compelled him to fall back.
*1^ this tremendous contest we tost three
pieces of artillery* nearly all the men and
horses having been killed or crippled,
which put it out of our power to bring
them off; nor did I deem it advisable to
fiftempt to regain ibem.
The enemy made his principal efforts
against our flanks; he was handsomely
repulsed tn every attempt on our right,
but succeeded early in the day in gaining
our left in consequence of tbe giving way
of one of the volunteer regiments which
could not be rallied with but few excep
tions, the greater portion retiring about a
mile to a large rancho or farm house,
where our wagons and a' portion of our
stores were left. These were soon after
attacked bv the enemy’s cavalry, who
were repulsed with some Joss.
For several days the fate of the day
was extremely doubtful, so much so that
1 was urged by some of the most exper
ienced officers to fall back and take up a
new position. This I knew it would nev
er do to attempt with volunteers, and at
.1 J r Pi nnn , t-i/l
fallen into our hands, between 200 anti
300—enough to exctiange for all who hi
been taken from us,) as well as some
medical officers left behind to take care
of the wounded, say their killed and
wounded is not less than 1600, and they
say perhaps more.
1 hope lhe greater portion of the good
people of the country will be satisfied
with what we have done on this occasion.
I flatter myself that our compelling a Mex
ican army of more than 20,000 men, com
pletely organized and led by their Chief
Magistrate, to retreat, with less than five
hundred regulars and 4000 volunteers,
will meet their approval. I had not
a single company of regular infantry;
the whole was taken front me.
I was truly gratified to observe that the
Chief Magisti ate of your State had con
ferred on you the rank of brigadier, gen
eral in the militia, and had hoped the
Presidentof the United States,would have
called you into service as such with tfie
new regments, and hope he may yet do
I need hardly repeat the pleasured
would give me to be associated with you
in carrying on this war. The road to the
a March and Quick Step) h ( ..
will please you. ' ”
I am, General, an adopted citizen: of
the United States, a Frenchman, and the
son of Hubert H. Durocher, Count De la
Geterie, first lieutenant of Count de Grate's
ship, in the Royal Navy, during the reign
of Louis the 16th. My father was in this,
our beloved country, during the struggle
for liberty.
His son cannot help but to admire and
extol the conduct and bravery of one of
the sons of the great Washington.
Flattery, General, has been exhausted
i great men ; I am perfectly aware that
it would be disagreeable to you ; espe
cially to one who has done every thing
without ostentation for the service of his
country; and at the same lime, doneeve-
ry thing to merit the gratitude of his fel
low-citizens.
Should you be pleased to apprise me
of the receipt of this very feeble effort of
iny greatest regards and respects, it
would be very gratifying to me.
May the choicest blessings of heaven
rest on your head; may Almighty God
protect you in danger, and grant you all
your heart may desire; may you accom
plish all your undertakings—-is-lhe sin
cere wish of your very humble servant,
and fellow-citizen,
A. H. Durocher, Baltimore.
P. S. I would thank you, General, if
not too much trouble, to convey the copy
of the March, that I have marked for Col.
May, with my great respects.
Baltimore, Dec. 29th, 1847.
once declined it. The scene now had
beeo.me one of the deepest interest. Be
tween the several deep ravines there
were portions of level land from one to
Head Quarters Aemy of Occupation, )
Camp at Agua Nueva, Mexico, March 2,1847. y
Sir:—I have had the gratification, some
time since, of receiving your letter of
the 29th December, accompanying a
March and Quick Step, which you have
been pleased to dedicate to me. I have
received the music ; and in acknowledging <
city of Mexico from here is now open, • the compliment thus delicately offered
and we only want a few thousand of good me, sir, return to you my thanks for
regulars, in addition to the volunteers, to this elegant specimen of your musical v ;
enable us tp reach that place. What ef- abilities, and with my best wishes for
feet our late battle will have on Santa your health and success, to subscribe roy-
Anna and the Mexican Congress, time self, very respectfullly, yourobedietlVser-
must determine; but I sincerely hope it vant, Z. TAYLOR,
will lead to peace. One thing is certain : Maj. Gen. U. S. Army Commanding,
their principal army has become demol- A. H. Durocher, Esq., Baltimore, Md.
ished, and it will be very difficult for i ~
them to raise and equip another. | O’The Editor of the Philadelphia .Chronicle ha»
I regretted to bear your crop of sugar placed the following at the head of his paper:
was a short one, but sincerely hope, as 1 r>ro e
the failure of the crop was general, that
the high prices obtained will fully make
up for quantity. BTFatal Rekcohtbe.—An affray, occurred at
I much fear I have spun out this long, Lexington, Ky., on Tuesday last, in the street, be-
andto you uninteresting epistle, beyond tween Mr. Charles S. Boswell and Mr. Richard Mor-
your patience even to wade through U ; rison, both.young men of that city, in which several
but I have the consolation to know you shots from revolving pistols were exchanged, and
are not compelled to . read the whole or which, we regret to add, terminated in the death of
any part of it. I will conclude by desir- Mr. Boswell. Cause of the affray not known. B* ’ j
O’ We go for _CD
“OLD ROUGH AND READY !"
Aim Nobodv Else !