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•II this,like a poll, hung n cloud of smoke, [ Alenaicr Haaboldt.
which had settled down upon the field,! Alexander Von Humboldt, t bet ravel -
and was slowly twining itself into fan- ! ler, tbe author, the philosopher, the '
tastic sha|)cs above the dead. Dark, • stntesm.*m,(says the Berlin corrcspon-
aombre, and awful, spread the field un- J deal of the Providence Journal,)*>s now
der this sulphurous canopy. At last; in bis 72d year, but be is still bale anti
the bright sun rose over the sea, and the j active* and bis blue ryes sparkle as
morning wind, breaking from iu sleep,, brightly as when be stood upon the
stirred the slumberous folds of that mur- j heights of the Andes, and traversed the
ky curtain, till they slowly lifted and j steppes of Siberia. Born to a noble
rolled upw*ard, leaving the blue sky to'and hereditary wealth, he resolved to
look down on the ghastly spectacle.— devote himself to intellectual pursuits.
The dew drops glistened iuthccnrly light, He chose the dangerous and fatiguing
but the red dropsol'ihchumanheariout- path of a scientific traveller. To be-
tiumbered ihetn .1 thousand to one. ! hold with his own eyes tbe organism of
Wide pits were dug, and the dead j the world, to judge by patient, ocular in-
crowded hastily into them—and when vesligation of the philosophy of creation
the October sun went to bis evening re- —***— T - *' '‘- L
posc, nothing but (he trampled and still
ruddy ranh, and broken muskets, and
dead siceds, remained to tell of the dire
ful struggle.
D'Estuing had failed ; nnd prcciptatt-
ly raising the siege, embarked his troops
and artillery, and put oil’ to sea. Lin-
5pl», his militia having disbanded, took
with him his few remaining regulars and
crossed over the Savannah and retired
to Charleston. Prompted to the under
taking by the general complaint that our
allies were efleeting nothing—D’Eslaiug
undertook it hastily, then became cau
tious and dilatory when finite would
have brought success, and finally crown
ed the whole by a rash aet, which end
ed in a signal defeat and dreadful slaugh
ter. The British, protected by high
rampails, suffered comparatively little.
The whole blame of this unlucky affair
-rests on D’Estaing, who, by right ofsen-
niority, took the supreme command.—
Lincoln seconded him ably, when he
found ho could not alter his plans, and ra-
bergained than lost in public estimation
by the disastrous result.
Oneway to Nullity a bad Lease.
^ There is a shrewd and wealthy old
Yankee landlord away down in Maine
who is noted for driving his “ sharp
bargains”—hy which henmassed a large
amount of property. lie is the owner
9f.a great number of dwelling houses,
Had it is said of him that he is not over-
scrupulous in his rental charges, when
ever lie can find a customer whom lie
knows to tfo responsible- His object is
always to lease bis house for a term of
years, to the best tenants and get the ut
most farthing in the shape of rent.
A diminutive Frenchman called on
him last winter, to hire a dwelling he.
..owned in Porllaud, and which had long
remained empty. Reference* were giv
en, nnd the kunkce landlord, ascertain
ing that his applicant was a man “after
bis own heart" fora tenant,immediate
ly commenced to “jew" him. Hr found
that the tenement appeared to suit (he
little Frenchman, and lie placed nrrex-
horbitant price upon it; but the lease
was drawn uud duly executed, aiid the
‘tetintu moved into bis new quarters.
Upon the kindling of fires in tbe house
it was found that the chimney would’nt
“draw,” nnd the building'was filled
witli. smoke. The window sashes rat
tled in the wind at night, nnd the cold
air rdshed through a hundred, crevices
about the bouse, until now unnoticed,
he snow molted upon the roof, and the
were drunchwd from leaking—
nin pelted, and . the Frenchman
found a “ untilral bath room upon tin:
cellar Hoor”—but tbe lense was signed
—ihis was his task. In the accomplish
ment of this object, he made voyages
and vovages of years* duration, and
some oft lie most difficult and unfrequent
ed portions of Europe, Asia, and Amer
ica, were trodden by his footsteps.—It
has been remarked by Professor Ritter,
lhat t America has been twice discovered,
—actually, objectively by Christopher
Columbus ; scientifically by. Alexander
Von Humboldt. Besides this, Hum
boldt is one of (tie roost voluminous liv
ing authors, and has long been the chief
confidant, and most influential counsel
lor of the Prussian monarch. All tbe
honors which royalty could bestow have
been heaped upon him, and but a few
mouths since what is generally consider
ed the crowning honor# viz ; the Order
of the Black Eagle, which herelotore
has been almost exclusively confined to
members of royal houses. When young
he was exceedingly wealthy, but he has
expended immense sums in travel, and
at present his books; of which 'Cosmos'
is the last, whose second volume has re
cently been published, und which irr it
self forms a new epoch in the philoso
phy of natural science, constitute the
principal source of his income. Rich
however, in a nobler sense of the word,
in 'the honor nnd respect of mankind, in
the consciousness of a life devoted suc
cessfully to.great nnd high pursuits, he
stands a kind of scientific patriarch, the
Nestor of learning and letters,—one of
the eliiefest of those, who, next to the'
teacher of true righteousness, merit most
of the gratitude of men ;
“ Seeing ignorance »the corse of God,
Knowledge, tbe wiug wherewith we Hr to heaven.
His correspondence is immense, and
though still pursuing his own profound
investigations, nothing which concerns
learning and true science at home or
abroad, escapes his vigilant eye. I late
ly saw. a letter from him in which he
speaks of our own Prescott in terms of
unqualified praise, calling him without
reservation, one of the first living his
torians. All who know this truly great
man testily to the simplicity of his life,
the urbanity of bis munners, nnd the
goodness of his heart. Prussia is often
called a poor kingdom, but when she can
boast of such a roan as Alexander Von
Humboldt, and of others almost equal
ly distinguished,* wherein does her pov
erty consist 1 Would that all nations
might.place more value upon those pu
rer ami profounder resources of intellec
tual wealth, which yield their immortal
revenues at all . seasons and under all
circumstances!
- V’-- 4 " Tl»e Greek Slave.
The following capital hit occurs in
« - * * .a ii. iii q , the Parkersburg (Va.) Gazette, in anar-
aml the landlord chuckled. ; tide noticing this celebrated statue of
“I hav been vat you call * suck in,* j p mver ».
vis zis dam mutton ’—muttered our vie- i Somebody says the Abolitonists were
!«■> to linn sell, n week nhcrwar.l-" hutj ,|, rown inn/d.e -rrcaUst sweat by the ar-
n import. ve sal see vot vn sul see . i r ; va i t ,,j s work of An. It was rm'isctl
Nest morning he rose bright ami ear- . lljro .„, Uiat a »fa«—o <«> .tee—
. and passing down town, he encoun- b()Un(l| h;lnl | and foot,—wm , ho ci.y!
tered the landlord. The bare intimation of such a thing set
fe
... n . „ ..i x no uuiu iiium.it umi hi tui,u a iiiiii:
, . j . J Don jour, Monsieur, said nil Abnlitiondom ngog. The thing was
he in h's hnpp'est manner. horrible! Bring a slave to Gotham, with
Good day, fair. How do you like e3 Dn , a3 ifto ptov „ke a rescue !
your house T . —it was too much for the philanthropic
f Humanity."
“All! Monsieur— elegant tete/V/— ticnc0 nftho .. friends o;
^nngnihcieni! Eh ten, .V»««e«r, I Accordingly, ronners wen
but ze one regret .’ • •• • * • *■ : -
! what is that?"
Monsieur—I shall live in zal house
^Rt tree little year."
W "How SOY"
‘But you can have it longer, if you
wish—."
“ Ah, Monsieur—I sal be ver* mooch
glad ifl cun huv zat house so long at
I please—-eh. Monsieur if"
“Oh, ceijaiuty, Sir."
“Trcsbica. Monsieur! I sal walk rite
to your nffecs—an' you sul give me vot j ^ 3av3 .
erq started;
ligmition meeting ” was to assem
ble ; onions were in demand for the w
ony committee ; Abby Folsom—we be
lt was Abby—made application
for a “ Writ of Habeas Corpus, to show
cause wherefore Hiram Powers should
retain his slave, &c., in the free Slate
New York "—all portended a crisis.
Things were at this slate of excitement,
knowing one" gave out to the
faithful hat the sin re was white and,
therefore, beyond the pale of their, sym
pathies. This announcement calmed
the tumult, which, otherwise, would
soon have overspread the city and res
cued Powers* Creek Slave—-so some-.
tOat News.
From tbe Mum Me«. &. Jour. and Tel. Extra.
IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO!
Aa»«*«>r Bailie and Another Victory!*
The Armistice Terminated—Battle of the
Mill del Hey—Reported Repulse of our
Army icith a heavy loss—Rumors of the
deaths of Smith, Worth and Pillow—
Battle of Chftpuhtpec—Great American
Victory—Our Troops taken Possession
of the Capital—Gens. Bravo and Leon
killed and Santa Anna Wounded.
By the unceasing efforts of Mr. J. C.
Riddle, we are again enabled to lay be
fore our readers, 24 hours in advance of
the moil, highly important intelligence
from the scat of War. It is contained
in the Picayune of the 26th inst. The
news is iu part derived from Mexican
sources, and will therefore be received
with some grains of allowance. Making
every reasonable abatement on this ac
count, however, it is well calculated to
fill the land with mourning, at the same
time it adds new lustre to the American
name. The report in regard to the
death of Gen. Pillow needs confirma
tion. It is not stated whether the gal
lant Gen. Smith was killed in battle, or
fell in the same catastrophe, which sent
the high toned chivalrous Worth to bis
long home. But to the news. B op-
pears that tbe negotiations were con
tinued by the Commissioners until the
7tli* when the Mexican Commissioners
declared the propositions of Mr. Trist
inadmissible, and Santa Anna called a
council of Generals, which decided at
once to terminate the armistice. On
the Gth Geo. Scott in a note remonstra
ted with Santa Anna against the viola
tion of the 7lh and l2th articles of the
Armistice. To this Santa Anna replied
in a most insolent and contemptuous
letter grossly insulting, both in its tone
and verbiage. For this we have not
room. We now copy from die Pica
yune:
On the 7lh Gen. Herrera, as comman
dant of the city of Mexico, addressed
the clergy, exhorting then* to exert all
their influence to incite the people to arm
themselves and prepare to resist the
American Army.
Following op events—as closely as
the somewhat disconnected accounts
will permit—in the order in which they
occurred, we find that on the Sth, Gen.
Scott attacked the Mill del Rey, or
King's Mill, in the immediate vicinity
of Cbapultepec, and according to the
Diaria del Goblerno nnd tbe Boletin,
published at Atliscq, our army was re
pulsed after a severe conflict, in which
we lost about 400 killed and from 600
to 700 in wounded, and fell back upou
Tacubayo.
We give below a translation of the
Bolotin’s description of the engage-
merit; premising, that the reader will
bear in mind it is Mexican, and is, in
all probability, a great exaggeration, if
not art entire misrepresentation. It is
from an extra of the Boletin, issued
the 9th inst.
At half-past 6 this morning (tbe 8th)
the fire commenced on the two flanks of
Cbapultepec. The left was resliog on
the mill of El’Rey, close to tho forest of
Cbapultepec. This point was com
manded by Gen. Leon, and under his
order were the battalion of Mina, whose
Colonel was the patriotic and valiant
Balderas, and the battalions Union and
La Patrta, of OaxaCa, in one of which
were included tbe companies of Puebla t
also a body from Queretaro and some
other, all composing the NationalGuard.
The right flank rested on the house of
Mala, at the distance of a quarter of a
league from Cbapultepec, and occupied
by 1,500 of the regular army, comman
ded by Gen. Perez. The enemy in two
columns, with his usual daring, attacked
these points—first with artillery and at
a quarter to G with, a rapid fire of mus
ketry. Gen. Perez sustained the fire
very well for about half an hour, when
for causes at present unknown, he re
tired with his forces, although he had
not lost ten men. The retreat must
have been fatal to Mexico, if, fortunate
ly, Gen. Leon and his brigade bad not
shown prodigies of valor. Twice he re
pulsed columns that attacked him, and
in the second lie sallied from his posi
tion to recover the artillery Gen. Perez
Pueblanos, and to fight valiently to the^ will be seen that from the commence- bation and consent of the Senate ana by
death. We will take care that he shall i ment there was no real intention on the the consent of the United States of Mex-
be buried in the Pantheon, and that his part of the Mexicans to conclude a ico with the full approbation of the Gen-
loss of the Americans at the Mill of* El
Rcy, at one thousand, and the Mexican
loss at less than half 'that number—a
statement in the Boletin of the 12th,
puts it down at from 900 to 1,000,
among them, 37 officers, 3 Colonels
killed, 1 Colonel wounded, and also the
reported loss of Gen. pillow, killed—
but this needs confirmation.
The Diario del Gobernio adds!—The
** traitor," Santa Anna, commanded in
person tbe column which forced the
Americans to retreat, taking with them,
without doubt, tbe conviction that it is
only through rivers of blood that they
can penetrate the city of Mexico, and
that at all events they will there find
their sepulchre.
The following is an extractof a letter
from Jalapa, in tlic Arco Iris. The Pic
ayune gives it without vouching for its
correctness; ->«,
“ When Gen. Perez abandoned the
Mill del Rey, a bomb discharged from j within the limits of U. States, the gov-
Chapultepec, fell among the aramum- j ernment of the U. Stales, will endeavor
liori wagons of the enemy, in the yard j to obtain their return to their homes, ac-
you call ze lease for zat
l°*g f ~
sieur ^ , T - ' marble, *.■
“Certainly, Sir. You shall slay,York. Noth
there your life-time if von like." ’• : •
“ An, Monsieur—1 hav ver’ mooch
tanks for zis accommodalien." ,
The old leases were destroyed anil a i
ew one wus delivered in form to the.
French gentleman, giving him pisses- Ior -
riod
fraud and deception, the only motive
which evidently actuated them, being a
desire to obtain time to strengthen them
selves for a renewed conflict.
For want of time and space, we on
ly give an ontliiie of the propositions of
each party. The first proposition we
come to is that of Mr. Trist.
Art. I. Therq will be a firm and uni
versal peace between the United States
of America and the United States ofMex-
ico, without any exception whatsoever.
All bostdilities by sea or land shall cease
immediately and definitely as soon as the
ratification shall have been exchanged
by both parlies.
Art* 2. .All prisoners of war made by
both parties, both on sea and land shall,
be liberated us soon as practicable after
the exchange of ratifications of this trea
ty. Besides it i3 agreed that if any Mex
ican citizens should be prisoners of the
Charnaoches, or of any tribes of Indians
of the Mill, causing four of them to ex
plode, by which 300 Americans are said
to have been blown up, (volaron,) inclu
ding Gen. Worth, who, according to the
account, had not been seen or heard
of the next day at Tacubaya.”
Another letter to the Iris, dated at
Mexico on the 10th says:
“The Government has taken S300.000
which were* being sent by a commercial
house to the camp of the enemy.
Gen. Smith has expired, and by the
enclosed slip you will see that the Amer
icans mutilated' and cruelly assassina
ted the unfortunate Irish who were ta
ken at the battle of Churubusco."
Another account states that the de
serters belonging to the Legiofl of St.
Patrick, alluded to above, were all hung
at Snn Angel I on the'llth.
We again copy from the Picayune;
This brings us to the 12th, but at
what hour of the day,.the letter was
closed we are not informed. Of the
eventful denoumeiit we have only a brief
account, but sufficient to assure us that
otir arms have achieved a brilliant tri
umph, and that our army is “ revelling
in the balls of the Montezumas.” The
only reliable account wc have of the
last struggle before the capital, is in' a
letter addressed to Mr. Dimond, our
Collector at Vera Cruz, from Orizaba,
which will be found below. Our cor
respondent at Vera Cruz vouches for its
accuracy, and tve have reason to be
lieve it is from the same source as was
tbe letter giving the first and a correct
account of the battles of Contreras *aiid
Churubusco.
Ohizaba, Sept. 19, 1847.
Dear Sir:—I have tho honor to inform
you that an express arrived here this
evening from Mexico, which brought
the intelligence (hat Gen. Cjpott was in
the city of Mexico; and that on the
13th the American troops took Chapnl-
tepec and the citadel, and went into the
city that night. Gen. Bravo was killed,
and Gen. Santa Anna was wounded in'
the arm and had retired with the re-
uiuinder of his troops, which had suf
fered much, to Guadalupe.
Your friend, &c.
To F. M. Dimond, Esq., Collector Vera
' Cruz.
A letter from a creditable source con
firms all that is in the above ; and only
disagrees with it in stating that the city
was carried by assault on the 14th.-—
The Sun of Anahuac has it that on the
bleating, braying and swearing around
us, as is seldom heard here or any where
else. Aug. 22—Met Capt. Murphy and
Wm. McKnight, traders, with a train
theate on which it may be signed or men, and forty government wagons,
as soon as possible. I Aag. ‘in. mornmg, tm •
Leaving aside for ibe present tbe first! companies Mn^oun mounted men, and
instructions from Sand Anna to the atone P. Mo encamped wnh another,
Mexican commissioners, we proceed to ton Rabbit-ear creek. August 26th it
give an outline of the ultimatum offered rained hard all night; the morning i»
by them under his renewed instruction,; cold and rainy, and duplicateo\er coats
which differs slightly from the original nre absolutely necessary—met one corn-
proposition : • j pany of mounted men, with sixty Gov-
Art. 1. Is merely an expression of a eminent wagons. August 26th—-met
desire that there may be a firm and , Capt. Hook’s company of Illinois Vol-
lasting peace between the two Repob- untccr Infantry, with a large wagon
li cs . i train. We also met Col. Newby and
Art. 2. Stipulate*'that all prisoners | Lieut. Col. Boyakin. • .
taken by land or sea shall be given up! August 23j.h Met Y a P t *_r v, “^ e ^ f
cording to tbe treaties existing with those
Indians. .
Art. 3. As soon as the present treaty
shall have been duly ratified by the
United Stales of Mexico, orders will be
issued without delay to the commanders
of Goth parlies, both on sea and land that
hostilities are suspended, and that such
suspension shall be strictly observed.—
Immediately after the exchange of rati
fications of tbe present treaty, all the
port9, territory, towns and possessions
of every kind, which may have been
captured by the United States from the
United States of Mexico during the war,
except those ns com prised within tbe lim
its of tbe United States, as defined by
article No. 4. of this treaty, will be giv
en up without delay and without occa
sioning any damage, or without any ex
portation of artillery, or public property
captured originally in said ports or towns
or which may be therein at the ratifica
tions of this treaty. '
Art. 4 Tbe devilling line between the
two republics, will commence in the
Gulf of Mexico , three leagues of land
fronting the mouth of the Rio Grande,
thence upwards by the middle of said
river to a point where it reaches the
meridian line of New Mexico; thence
towards the west to the longitude of the
southern limits of New Mexico, at the an
gle southwest of the same; thence to
wards the north to the longitude of the
northern line of New Mexico, until it is
intersected by the first arm of the Rio
Gila, or if it should not be intersected
by any arm of that river, thence to the
point of said line nearest to said arm >
thence in a direct line to the same and
descending by said river Gila, until its
discharge into the river Colorado and the
middle of the Gulf of California to the
Pacific Ocean.
. Art. 5. In consideration of the exten
sion of territory, as defined by the pre--
ceding article and by the stipulations
which will appear in article; No. 8, the
United States abandon,forever, all claims
against ,the United Stales of Mexico, on
account of the expenses of the war ;
and besides (his agree to pay tbe United
States of Mexico S-—[The sum is not
specified.]
Art; 6. In consideartion of article No.
4, the United States agree to guarantee -
and pay to the claimants all the obliga- lca *
tions which are now due, and which
may fall due, according to the conven
tion concluded between, the two Rpub-
after the treaty is signed, and that any
Mexicans who may bo prisoners of the
savage tribes of Indians within the lim
its of the United Stales, fehall be giveo<
up by the Government of the United
States and returned to homes.
Art. 3. All the forts, towns or terri
tory and artdlery taken by tho forces
of the UniteoSlates shall be returned
to Mexico. • '
Att. 4. Tbe dividing line between
the two Republics shall commence in
the Gulf of Mexico, three leagues from
land, in front, from the Southern mouth
of the Bay of Corpus Christi, to run it*
a straight line, through said Bay to the
mouth of Rio do las Nueces, to follow^
theuce the course of that river to its
source; from the source of the river
Nueces a straight line will be traced un
til it meets the actual frontier of New
Mexico by thq east,north and west of New
Mexico, until it meets latitude 87# which
will serve as the boundary of the two
Republics: from the point at which it
touches the frontier.of New Mexico to
the Pacific! the Government of Mexico
agrees not to found any new establish
ment or colonies in the spacer of land
which lies between tbe Rio Grande and
theNueces<
. Art. 5. In consideration of the exten
sion of the territorial limits of the United
States, the Government of the said
States agree to pay to the Government
of the United States oi Mexico, $•
at the city of Mexico, on the day of the
exchange of ratification of this treaty.
Arts. 6. and 7. By these articles the
U. States agree to release the Mexican
Government from all claims of theGov-
ernment or. citizens of the United States.
Art. 8. Provides for the settlement of
claims in tbe same manner as is provid
ed ir^ the proposition of Mr. Trist.
Art. 9. Stipulates that the Catholic
religion and the property belonging to
that persuasion shall be respected in the
territory ceded to the U. States.
Art. 10. Citizens of Mexico who may
happen'to be iu the Uuiled States, to
have the privilege of returning to Mexi
co, without any tax being exacted from
.them.’ . . . - . -
Art. 11. All grants of land made by
the Mexican Government previous to
this cession of territory, are to be , re
spected by tbe Government of the U.
States.
Art. 12. The Republic of the United
States binds itself, solemnly, not to ad
mit henceforward the annexation of any
district or territory comprised, within
the limit assigned by the present treaty
to the Mexican Republic. The solemn
compromise is one of the conditions un
der which Mexico makes a cession of
territory to the Republic of North Amer-
company of Illinois Volunteers, .a&ttid
the upper crossing of the Cimaron^—a
large Government train with them.—•
August 29tb—Met four companies of
Illinois Volunteers, under command of •
Major Donaldson, with a Government
train of wagons, and 400 Government-,
cattle. September 3—Reached tho
crossing of tho Arkansas, after spending
a comfortless night in the train.
8cpt. Gth—Met Mr. Goldstein, a tra
der, with his wagons. He informed us,
that Col. Ralls, with two companies of
Mounted Volunteers and a large Gov
ernment train, was on the lower Coop
Creek road v a few miles distant. Sept.
7th—Col. Price, Maj. Walker, and Mr.
Rich, with a small escort, turned to tho.
right, to intercept Col. Ralls, for the
purpose of getting the mail. The day-
proved rainy# and they reached our
camp late much fatigued.
Gen. Price, Mr. Rick .and Dr. De
Camp, and a small escort, left this day,
with provisions and blankets ‘only for
Fort Leavenworth, where they arrived
on the 17th’ having marched more than
forty miles a day for more than seven
days, and that with tired animals, and
nt the end of an eight hundred mile*-
journey. . . . ; . r •
T' A Washington letter to the New
York Courier Says:
“l am led to conclude, from ray in
formation from the city of Mexico, that
the Congress of Mexico is divided into
three parties. ,, ;
1st. A Very considerable "portion of
that body goes with Banla Anna, and
Herrera for peace.
.2d. There is also a violent war party
still among its members, &c.
3d. The Remainder hot openly attach
ed to either of these two parlies, dread
the responsibility of either going for war.
or peace, and some of them* it is said*,
have left the city.'
The difficulty then is to assemble. s
quorum to act definitely for or against
a treaty. If such a quorum is assem
bled, and acts on the subject, l. believe
the treaty will be ratified, but I am not
prepared, iq tbe present stale of our ih-
telligence, to say that such a quorum
can be immediately convened, and in
duccd to act conclusively. What, then#
will be done in case a quorum should
not at once assemble f In my opinion
Santa Anna will regard the absent mem-'
bers as having abdicated their seats, raid
that be will bavo them filled by elections'
or otherwise ; and that thus the treaty
will be ratified! I give you this as my
opinion; because Santa Anna must now,
either make a treaty of peace or he is'
eternally ruined and will be driven in
disgrace from Mexico. I think, then, the
that of the correspondent of Mr. Dimond,
As to our loss before the army en
tered the city, we have nothing authen
tic. We fear that this new victory has
not been achieved without great loss of
life. The Mexican accounts show that
active hostilities commenced on the Sth,
. . and were continued with more or less
had lost; but then he received a mortal j activity until oui army took possession
wound, and a few minutes afterwards of the city. A passenger by the James
the valiant Balderas was also wounded r T '—* J* —
and died on the field. The enemy with
additional force again charged and look
A Twice he was
13lb the heights and works of Chapnl- 1 lies in the city of Mexico, on the 30th of
tepee were carried; that on the 14th I January, 1843,.and to provide for the
and 15th the citj' ; was bombarded, and‘‘ payment of the decisions given in favor
that a part of our army entered it on.j of the claimants, given under a conven-
the morning of the 16th, the balance re- tion between the United States and the
maining at Cbapultepec. As we have Mexican Republic,under date of the lltfi
already stated, however, we place no | April, 1839. And the United States al-
reliance on any of these reports except so agree to assume the payment ofclaims
possession of tbe
dislodged, but on his retaking it tbe
I ud It,would be well for Powers Intake third time It was found impossible to
, . ' * * * ; the hint make all Ins “ Slaves * oftchiie bring our troops to the charge.
In spite of these two advantages
which they had gained in their endeav
ors to attack Cliapultepec, they could
not effect a farther advance, which may
be owing to-their being intimidated by
i saved this
* send them not to New
f but the absence of color
same he juv/ing the the 15th of April. Martin Van Burcn, \ big the fire of small arms had nearly dead is not Gen. Pcrsifor F, Smith, who
etc.’ . R. M. Johnson, J. C. Calhoun, Lewis ceased, and they were seen employed so greatly distinguished himself at the
AGES or STATESMEN.
Ofour distinguished public men, John. . ^ w
form to the Q«»*»cv Adams, born in 1767, is the Nes- j the resistance of our forces and the cou-
lor. lie is SO years of age. Henry j siderable loss they had suffered. The
Clay comes next, being 70 vears old on ! result was, that at 0 o’clock in the morn-
rnftv land- Cass, Daniel Webster, singular enough, j >n collecting their killed and wounded.
iu<t i s the were all born iti 17S2, and of course are \ At II o’clock the enemy commenced a
" ige, Tyler is 8 years young- rwogade movement, and by 5 in tbe
1790. Polk is about the afternoon he withdrew all Ins forces to
Dallas.2 years younger yet, 1 Tucubnya, abandoning the two points
born in 1793. Geh. Taylor is nearly 60.! be had occupied, and blowing up the
l3 The rest of our prominent public men [ bouse of Mom, although some say it was
| are generally younger by years. If we , ® el nn # ’ r " ** K '”” K
L. Day informs us that it was reported
among the Mexicans at Vera Cruz that
we lost 1700 men killed and wounded,
bathe could trace it to no authentic
source, Another passenger estimates
Gen. Scott’s loss at from one-fourth to
one-third of his army, in killed and
wounded, but upon what data be bases
his opinion we cannot learn, and are in
clined to think it is purely conjecture.
Gens. Worth, Smith and Pillow.—
The Picayune of the 26tb, notices the
fact, that the Christian name of Gen.
Smith is not given, and expresses tbe
hope that the person reported to bo
.1 r: r* ry c» •.» _
battle ot'Contreras. The Editor adds:
“ The report is purely Mexican. We
must hope, therelore, that our brave
and meritorious fellow-citizen is saved
from so rude a fate as death from
Mexican bullet. But the brave often
j fall. Many a gallant spirit has already
tho Atlantic we find a statesman ' pultepec.
fire by a bomb fired from Cha- fallen in our war with Mexico, and (
i forebodings incline us to look lor sad
’ellington, unimpaired in intellect at i It is believed that Gens. Twiggs and j and mournful intelligence when we for or from the Pacific, by any meaqs of
age of 73. The age of Peel corres- ( Pierce directed the attack, and that they | shall have had full particuh
nds with that of Gea. Taylor, as that i put in motion about 8,000 men. It is < last battles.
John Russel does with that,of: certain that the fire was more intense! “Aftei
of citizens_-of the United States not pre-
viouslyldecided against the Government
of the United States of Mexico, op to a
sum which shall not exceed three mil
lions of dollars, and which shall have
originated previous to the 13th.of May;
1846, anil which also shall have been
acknowledged as just debts by a tribu
nal of commissioners appointed by the
Government of the United States, whose
decisions shall be definite and binding,
provided that on deciding on said de
mands the said tribunal shall be govern
ed by the principlesand rules prescribed
by articles Nos. land 5 of the convention,
not ratified but concluded in the city of
Mexicoon the 20th of November, 1843;
and in .no case shall a decision be given in
favorofany claim unless it is regulated by
these principles and rules; and tbe Unit
ed States by this, and forever after ex;
onerate the United States'ofMexico.from
all responsibility to these claimants,
whether rejected or admitted by said
commissioners.
Art. 7. Merely states that incase of
any difficulty in the settlements of the
claims, the archives of the Government
are to be at the service of the commis
sion to ascertain the validity of tbe claims.
Art. S. The United States shall have
in perpetuity free of any tax or claim
whatsoever, for the produce of their own
country 1 or the produce introduced un
der their flag, the .transportation ofgoods
through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec,
chances preponderate in favor of a trea
ty of peace." /
■ Paul Jones.—Headly,in hisskctch of
Paul Jones, relates, the following laugh
able anecdote *
The daring rover was hovering on the
coast of Scotland, and just then threat
ening Kirkaldy* The inhabitants, as
they saw her bearing steadily, up toward*
the place, were filled with terror, and
ran hither and thither in affright; but the.
good minister, Rev. Mr. Shirra, assem
bled his flock on the beach, to pray the
Lord to deliver them from their enemies.
He was an eccentric raan-^one of the
quaintest of the quaint of Scotch divines'
—so that his prayers, even in thoseidaysr
were often quoted for their oddity, ancT
even for their roughness.
Wether tbe following prayer is liter
ally tide or not, it is difficult to tell
but there is little doubt that the invoca
tion of the excited, eccentric old man
Was sufficiently odd. It is said that, hav
ing gathered his congregation on the
beach, in full sight of the vessel, which,
under a press of canvass# was making
a long tack that brought her close to the
town, he knelt down on the sand, and,
thus began :
“Now,"dearLord, dinnayc think it
a shame for ye to send this vile-pirate
to rob our folk o’ Kirkaldyv for ye ken
they're piiir enow already, and bae nae*>*
thing to spare f The way the wind blaws
| “ * jifiy* and wha kens
conveyance now in existence, or to be
established hereafter, by Canals or Rail
bad written the above, in j Roads.
Brougham is the youngest of; and brisk than at Churubusco. It is' our further perusal of the Mexican jour-j Art. 9. All the goods introduced du-
t grade of public characters, being
id tbe last century.
Links of A dr ice.—Never speak of nat
ural detects io the company of the de
formed.
ter no word that will wound the
»gs of these who are in humble cir-
remst aoces.
When attacked by vulgar and brutal
langauge, be as mild as poseibk: inyour
replk**
Laugh not at those who make an awk- termined Capt. Mateos, of Puebla, who
possible to ascertain the loss of either; nals—from which we are compelled to] ring the occupation of the country by the
side. Ours does not amount to 100 . translate the intelligence which we give \ United Slates shall be free from either
killed and 250 wounded. lour readers—we notice statements importation or internal duties, and free
There are few missing—nearly all not' which lead to ihe possibility, or proba- j from confiscation.
bility , that amongst those who have fal-] Art. 10. The article of amity, com-
len victims to their valor, we have to ■ merce and navigation, concluded in the
add the names of Gens. Worth and Pil- ] city of Mexico on the Sth April, 1831,
low. God grant that this may all prove j between the two powers, shall be re-
to be idle rumor. Still we shall look j newed for the period of eight years af-
4 with fear and trembling'for the list of j ter the ratification oi this treaty; each
that of .Col. Balderas, of the valiant j killed and wounded in the ranks of our j party having the right after the expira-
Cot- Huerta and Gelati, and of tbe de-1 valiant and daring little army. i tion of that period, to terminate the same
w ( termined Capt. Mateos, of Puebla, who] We come now to what our readers] by a notice of one year,
ward appearance, remembering what ] conducted hiriiself Tike a hero, telling have looked for with great anxiety—the J Art. 11. Tbe treaty will be approved
killed or wounded retiring to Cbapulie-
pec. The enemy, according to the con
fession of an Irishman who came over
to us this evening, carried off400 dead,
and 600 or 700 wounded. We too la
ment the loss of Gen. Lean, since dead;
Art. 13. All goods now in. the ports
occnpied by the American troops will
pqy the duties established by the Re
public unless they have been pre-paid
otherwise they will be confiscated. . .
Art. 14. The government of the U.
States will satisfy justly the claims of
Mexican citizens for the damage the
American troops have done them.
Art. 15 merely relates to the. ratifi
cation of the treaty. r-Zz
From the St. Louis Republican, Sept. 22.
Later from Santa Fe.
Arrival of Gen. Prise, Dr. De Camp, U.
S. A., and others, at Fort Leavenworth
—Progrcss of the Troops marching to
We learn from Fort Leavenworth,
that Gen. Price, Dr. De Camp, U. S. A’,
and others, in advance of tbe volunteers
whose term of service in New Mexico
had expired, arrived at that post on the
17th from Santa Fe. They left Santa
Fe on the 11th August, proceeding by
easy marches to Moro. When they
took their departure all was quiet in
New Mexico, which was then held by
three companies of U. S. dragoons and
three companies of volunteers who had
re-enlisted under Major Walker.
On the 15th of August they met Lieut.
Allen, with Capt. M’Nair’s -company of
mounted men, and they encamped to- w .
S :ther on the Moro. Next day# Colonel j he’ll be here iu
aston, with his battalion of infantry, j what he may do ? He's nae too good for
reached the same point; he bad vvithj any thing. Mickle’s the mischief that ho
him a large train ofgovernment wag-j has done already.' He'll burn their hou-
ons, and a Urge drove of beef cattle. S es, lak their veryclaes, and tirlthera to
On the 17th, two companies, command-j the sark. And whe’s me ! wha kens
ed by Capts. Shepard and Jones, passed but the bluidy villain might tak their
the camp at the Moro, when Dr. Derives? The puir weemen are most
Camp and others were waiting for the j frightened onto’their wits, and the bairns
arrival of Col. Price and Mr. Rich, sut*. j skirling after them. I canna think of it /
ler to Price's regiment. They did not I hae been long a faithful servant to ye,
come up on this day! Mr. Rich had his | Lord, but gin ye dinna turn the wind
team, wagons and contents swept away \ about, and blaw the scoundrel out of our
and every thing destroyed, by a sudden! gate, I’ll nac stir a foot, but will just sit
and terrible mountain storm, while on • there till the de’il comes. Sac*tak yet.
his way from Santa Fe. will o’t.”
He was so fortunate, however, as to ^ j—
recover his trunk, which contained a] The Irishman's Cat.~—A short time
large amount of gold dust, four miles ; a poor Irishman applied at the churcli-^
down the mountain canon. On the ’ wardeu’s office of Manchester for relietV
18lh, the company moved ihe camp and, upon some doubt being expressed]
three miles, still waiting for the volun- as to whether he was a proper object for .
leers to arrive, and at night they were j parochial charity, enforced his suit with.,
robbed ol three animals.«i.Next day the : much earnestness,
volunteers having arrived, they took up j “ Ocb, your honor,” said he “ sure I'd
their march for the United States. ibe starved long since but forTny cat.’U
On the 20th—we copy from memo-j “ But for what?” asked his astonished;
randa kept by one of the company— interrogator.
you would have been without ibe polish t bis soldiers,
of society.
I di= auiuicrs, wii the point of death that .basis upon which Mr. Trist and thejandratifiedbythePresidentoftheUni-
| they must never forget that they were! Mexicans proposed to negotiate. It I ^ed States of America, with the appro-
encountered one of those terrible
storms which occasionally visit the
plains, and had to halt and hold oui
teams, to keep them from running away.
Aug. 21—It rained all night, and we
awoke wet and comfortless, with such myself,
My cat V' rejoined the Irishman.
“Your cat how so?”
“ Sure, your honor, I sould her elev*%
en times for sixpence a time, and she .
was always at home before I'd get theroj.