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Uteiilg Cljtrouidi’ & Sentinel W ‘ & W S J()M ' :S - AUGUSTA, GA., FRIDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 9, 1846, VOl7x.~No. 241 T EXTRA. WORKING, OCT. 9—T A. M. Or* Our acknowledgments are due to a gen tleman who came passenger in ihe cars (his morning, forthe Mobile Advertiser, Extra, con tains the following gratifying intelligence from the army. Prom ike N. O. Picayune Extra, 3d msL NEWS FROM TiiE ARMY!! •Irvivul of the Jf* JL, Day, CAPTURE OF MONTEREY!! THHEE DATS OP HARD FIGHTING!!! The steamship James L. Day, Capt. Wood arrived from Brazos Santiago about 1 o’clock this morning. By her we have received the glorious news (hat Monterey has capitulated , af ter three days of desperate fighting. Captain Eaton, one of the aids ot Gen. Taylor, arrived on the Day, beating despatches for Washington. He left Monterey on the 25th uli. Cul. Kinney and one other gentleman accompanied him from Monterey. We cannot delay the press to attempt to write out a narration ot the battles. The following * memoranda’’ are from the pen of an officer who was in the battles. Gen. Worth, who led the attack upon the city on the west side, has immortalized himself. The fighting -was desperate on our side, the Mexicans outnumbering us by two to one,’ and being protected by strong entrenchments. Almost ail our different accounts set down our loss at 500 or over, of whom 300 were kill ed. This best tells the character of the fight. Hasty Memoranda of the operations of the American Army before Monterey, Mexico, from the 1 Ojth to the 24th Sept. On the lOthGen. Taylor arrived beK.ro Monte rey witn a force of about (KKK) men, and after re connoitering the city at about JSOO or 16C0sards from iheCathedral fori,during which fie was fired upon from its batteries, his force was encamped at the Walnut Springs, 3 miles short of the city. This was the nearest point at which the army could obtain a supply of water, and be beyond the reach of the enemy’s batteries. The re mainder of the 19th was occupied by the engi neers in making reconnoissances of the city, batteries and commanding heights. On the2oth Gen. Worth was ordered with his division to move by a circuitous rouie to the right, to gain the Saltillo road btyond the west of the town and to storm the heights above the Bishop’s Palace, which vital point ihe enemy appeared to have strangely neglected. Circumstances caused his halt on the night otlhe SO.h, short of the intended position On the morning of the 2ist be continued his route, and after an en counter with a large body of the enemy’s caval ry apd infantry supported by artillery from the heights, he repulsed them with loss, and finally encamped, covering the passage of the Saltillo road. It was here discovered, that besides the fort at the Bishop’s Palace and the occupation of the heights above it, two forts, on commanding emi nences, on the opposite side of the San Juan, had been fortified and occupied. These two latter heights were then stormed and carried— the guns of the last fort carried being immedi ately turned with a plunging fire upon the Bish op’s Palace. On this same morning (the 21st) the Ist Division of regular troops, under Gen. Twiggs, and the Volunteer Division under Gen. Butler, were ordered under arms to make a di version to the left of the town, in favor of the jqaporjant operations ot Gen. Worth. The 10 Inch mortar and two 24 pounder howitzers, had been put in battery (he night of the 20ih, in a ravi; e J4OO yarcs distant from the Cathedral fort or Citadel, and were supported by the Ith Regiment of Infantry. At 8 A.M. on the 2lsl the order was given lor this battery to open up on the citadel and town, and immediately alter the Ist Division, with the 3d and 4th Infantry in advance, under Cel. Garland, were ordered to reconnoitre and skirmish with the enemy on the exiremefielt of the city, and should a prospect of success offer, to carry the'most advaaced'haite ry. This attack was directed by Maj. Mansfield, Engineer, Capt. Williams, Topographical En gineer, and Maj. Kinney, Q. M. to ihe Texas Division. A heavy fire from ihe first battery was imme diately opened upon the advance, but the troops soon turned it, entering and engaging with the enemy in the streets 01 the city, having passed through an incessant cross fire from the Citadel and the first and second batteries, and from the infantry wno lined the parapets, streets and house-tops of the city. The rear of the Ist bat tery was soon turned, and the reverse fire of the troops through the gorge of the works killed or dislodged the artillerists and infantry from it, and the building occupied by infantry immedi- t ately in its rear. The Ist Division wes follow ed and supported by the Mississippi and Ten nessee and Ist Ohio Regiments, the two former regiments, being the first so scale oegupy the fort. Ihe success of the day here stopped. Tfie Mississippi, Tennessee and Ohio Regi ments, though warmly engaged in the streets of the city lor some time after the capture of the Ist battery and its adjoining defences, were un able, from exhaustion and the loss they had suffered, to gain more advantage. A heavy shower of rain also came up to cause a suspen sion of hostilities before the close of the day. The 3d, 4th and Ist Infantry and ihe'”BatttUTore Battalion, remained as the garrison of the cap tured position, under Col. Garland, assisted by Capt. Ridgely’s battery. Two 12 pounders, one 4pounder, and I howitzer, were captured in this fort, three officers and some2o or 30 men taken prisoners. One of the 12 pounders was nerved against the 2d fort and defences, with captured amuniton, during the remainder of the day, by Capt. Ridgely. The storming parties of Gen. Worth’s Division also captured two nine pounders, which were also immediately turned against their former owners. On the morning of the 22d Gen. Worth con tinued his operations, and portions of his divi sion stormed and’carried successively the heights above the Bishop’s Palace. Both were carried by a command under Capt. Vinson 3d, Artillery. In these operations the company of Louisiana troops under Capt. Blanchard per formed efficient and gallant service as pan of Capt. Vinton’s command. Four pieces of ar tillery, with a good supply of ammunition, were captured in the Bishop’s Palace this day, some of which were immediately turned upon the enemy’s defences in the city. On the even- ing of the.22d, CoL,Garland and his command were relieved as the garrison of the captured (oris by Gen. Quitman with the Mississippi and I ennessee Regiments, and five companies of the Kentucky Regiment. Early cm the morning of the 23d, Gen. Quit man, from his position, discovered that the se cond and third forts and defences east of the city had been entirely abandonee* by the enemy, who, apprehending another assault on the night of the 22d, had retired from all his defences to the main plaza and its immedia e vicinity. A command of two companies of Mississippi and two of Tennessee troops were then thrown info the streets to reconnoitre, and soon became hotly engaged with the enemy, these were soon sup ported by Col. Wood’s regiment of Texas Rangers, dismounted, by Bragg’s Light Battery and the 3d Infantry; the enemy’s fire was con stant and uninterrupted from the streets, house lops, barricades, &c. &c. in the vicinity of th,i plaza. Ihe pieces ts Bragg’s battery were also used with much effect far into the heart ot ihe city—this engagement lasted the best part of the day, our troops having driven the scat tered parties of the enemy, and penetrated quite to the defences of the main plaza. The advan tage thus gained, it was not considered neccs c ary to hold, as the enemy had permanently aban doned the city and its defences, except the main plaza, its immediate vicinity and the Cathedral fort or Citadel. Early in the afternoon (same day)Gen. Worth assaulted from the Bsshop’s Palace the west side of (be city, and succeeded in driving the enemy and maintaining his posi tion w-ithin a short distance of the main plaza on that side of the city; low’ards evening the mortar hat. also been planted in the Cemetery enclosure, and during the night did great execu tion in the circumscribed camp of the enemy in the plaza—thus ended the operations of the 23d. Early on the morning of the 24th, a commu nication was sent to Gen. Taylor, from Gen, Ampudia, under a flag, making an offer of cap itulation, to which the former refused to accede, as it asked more than the American commander would under any circumstances grant—at the same lime a demand to surrender w’as in reply made upon Gen Ampudia—l2 M. was the hour at which the acceptance or non-accept ance was to be communicated to the American General. At II A. M., the Mexican General sent, requesting a personal conference with Gen. Taylor, which was granted; the principal offi cers of rank on either side accompanying their Generals. After several offers in relation to the capsulation of the city made on either side and refused, at half-past-i P. M , Gen. Taylor arose and saying he w ouldgive Gen. Ampudia one hour to consider and accept or refuse, left the conference with his officers—at the expira tion ol the hour, the discharge ot the mortar was to he the signal for the recommencement of hostilities. Before the expira'ion of the hour, however, an officer was sent on the part of Gen. Ampudia, to inform the American General that to avoid the further effusion of blood, and the national honor being satisfied by the exertions of the Mexican troops, {ic had, after consulta tion with his General Officers, decided to capitu late, accepting the offer of the Ametican Gene ral. The terms, of capitulation were in effect as follows: That the officers should be allowed to march out with their side at ms. That the cavalry and infantry should be allowed to march out with their arms and ac coutrements. That the Artillery should be allowed to march out with one battery of six pieces and twenty one rounds of ammunition. That all other munitions of war and supplies should be turned over to a board of American officers appointed to receive them. That the Mexican army should be allowed seven days to evacuate the city and that the American troops should not occupy it until evacuated. That the Cathedral, Fort or Citadel, should be evacuated at 10 A. M., next day, (35th) the Mexicans then marching out and the American garrison marching in. The Mexicansallowed to salute their flag when hauled down. That there should be an armistice of eight weeks, during which lime neither array should pass a line running from the Rinconada through Linares and San Fernando. This lenient offer of the American General was dictated with the concurrence of his Gene rals and by motives of good policy and con sideration for the good defence of their city by the Mexican army. Killed. —Capt. Williams, Topographical En gineer ; Lieut. Terrell, Ist Infantry; Capt. L, N. Morris, 3d do.; Capt. Field, 3d do.; Major Barbour, 3d do.; Lieut. Irwin, 3d do.; Lieut. Hazlitl, 3.1 do.; Lieut. Hoskins, 4th do.; Lieut. Woods, 4th do.; Capt, McKavelt, Bth do.; Col. Watson, Baltimore Battalion ; Capt. Battlcm, Ist Tennessee Regiment ; Lieut. Put nam, Ist do. do ; a Lieutenant in a German Company. Wounded. —Major Lear, 3d Infantry, severe ly; Capt. Bainbridge, 3d do., very slightly; Lieut. R. H. Graham, 4th do., severely; Capt. Lamotte, Ut do., slightly , Lieut. Dilwortb, Ist do., severely; Maj, Abercrornbe, Ist do., slight ly; Lieut. Wainwright, Bth do., slightly; Lieut. Rossell, sthdo., slightly ; Lieut. Poller, 7th do., slightly ; Major Mansfield, Engineers, slightly; Gen. Butler, Volunteer Division, slightly ; Col. Mitchell, Ohio Volunteers, slightly; Col. Me. Clung, Mississippi Regiment, severely; Maj, Alexander, Tennessee Volunteers; Lieut. Al len, do. do.; Lieut. Sondder, do. do; Lieut. : Nixon, do. do.; Capt. Dowler, Mississippi Re giment; Lieut. Thomas, Texas Regiment; Lieut. Armstrong, Ohio Regiment, severely; Captain Gillespie, Te-:as Rangers, mortally wounded, since died. Camp near Monte ret, “Sept. 24,1846. On the 21 ; t, 22d and 23.1 there was some hard fighting here, and many poor lellows have suf fered by it. But I think it may sately be said that the town is in Gen. Taylor’s power. The place was much more strongly fortified than Gen. Tavlor had any idea ot, and the Mexicans defended their works with skill and determination. ThistnrrrmngCoK Mtrreimrthe Adj. General oflhe Mexican Army, came into camp with a proposition from Gen. Ampudia to evacuate the town, be and hisanny to march out and to return in the interior. This, Gen. Taylor de clined, and insisted upon Ampudia and his offi cers becoming prisoners of war, the men to be disbanded and dispersed with a stipulation not to serve against us during the war, the Gen. and officers to remain in custody until disposed of by brder of our Government.” The parlies have been negotiating all day, and if they do not agree there will be some hard fighting, as the place cannot holdout long. Although we gain the place and victory, it has cost us dear. The carnage on our side is great, and proba bly more so than the Mexicans, As to that we do not know, as they fought undercover all the lime. Gen, Worth has distinguished himself as a gallant soldier and skillful commander. Gen. Taylor gave him a fair chance, am he has nobly availed himself ot it. His division, with Hay’s regiment ot Texan Volunteers, have gained more ground and carried more points than all the rest ol the army, and with very lit tle loss; up to yesterday, 6” P. M., it is only five d killed and twenty-eight wounded. The loss on d our side will be no less than five hundred kill j ed, wounded and prisoners, i Brazos Santiago, Sept, 29, 1816. General Taylor’s Army arrived before Monte . rey on ihc 19th, and found the enemy occupying the place in force. Our army commenced the attack on the 21st, and continued it for three days. On the morning of the 24th Genera.-Am j pudia offered to capitulate, which was granted 1 by Gen. Taylor. ’ Seven days were allowed to the Mexicans to i evacuate and an armistice of eight weeks. The 1 troops of neither army are to pass a line running 3 fromfthe Rinconado through Linares and San Y Fernando. . Gen. Ampudia acknowledged 7000 as the num s ber of his troops, but it probably amounted to fully 11,000. Our loss is severe. The Ist, 3d and 4th infantry suffered, with the Tennessee ' Volunteers on the 21st, under the eye of Gen. “ Taylor. Gen. T. escaped unhurt, bu t was great - ly exposed. His horse was wounded. ' Our killed and wounded will amount to 500. ‘ Gen. Worth, with his batallion and. Col. Hays’ t command, had an action some distance this side -of Monterey with a considerable Mexican force, i and dispersed them in a short time. Colonel . Hays killed a lieutenant-colonel of the Mexican r army single-handed. . How many were killed or wounded in this ac tion I did not learn I Some volunteers on their way from Mier to , J°in the army w'ere attacked by a large body of Mexican troops, and killed and shockingly muti ! lated. Monterey. Sept. 25, 1846. Gentlemen: The city has capitulated on the following terms; The Mexican soldiers shall be permitted to march out ol town with their small arms and six small field pieces, having all their munirions of war behind, with all their artillery and public stores. They are to retire to Linares, sixty miles hence, and about thirty miles north ot Saltiltlo and are not toappruacn nearer than that to this place within sixty days, or until each party can hear from its respective government. Ampudia kept Gen Taylor until nearly midnight last night peparing the terms, etc. Many persons, particularly the Texan volunteers who fought so bra /ely, are displeased at these terms. The town was all but in our hands, and they believed could have been taken in three hours. 1 believe that it would have re quired much more hard fighting to have taken it, but this was not the question with Gen. Tav lor. He and all his officers knew pertectly well, of course, that the town could soon be taken but he wanted no prisoners to take up his tunc and eat substance, but hedid have an object in view which wi.l be reached by the terms of this capitulation, ann that object will lead to a re sult most beneficial to our government, under whose advice or orders General Taylor acted in agreeing to those terms. As I have a few moments to spare before the express goes out this morning (he was detained last night by the slow' progress of business with Ampudia,) I will speak of tfie operations of Gen. Taylor on his side ot the town. Major Mansfield, ol the Engineer*, reeoft noitered the enemy's works on the night of the 10th, but could obtain no very accurate infor mation. although he approached very near to someot them on the heights. On the 20th Lieut. Scarritt and Lieut. Pope were sent out to recon noitre the works; Scarritt on the right and Pope on the left of the town. The latter qp.proached and discovered the position of a battery on the extreme left, and was exposed to a fire of can non and musketry from Lancers, from which, after finishing his observations, he retired in safety. On the night of the 20th the moitar and howitzer batteries were placed in a position to play on the strongholds aiound the citadel. The action commenced on the morning of the 21 st, by the opening of these two batteries. Col. Garland’s Brigade were ordered to move (o the left for the purpose of storming the battery dis covered by Lieut. Pope the day before, and to occupy, it possible, the lower part of the city. Major Mansfield, Capt. Williams and Lieut. Pope were ordered in advance to select the most available point ol attack, and to direct the movements ot the column upon it. Three companies were thrown forward as skirmishers and advanced rapidlv towards the works, followed by the brigade in" line of battle under a cross fire of artillery from the citadel and a heavy fire of musketry. The column charged into a streefabout 200 yards to the right of the battery, passed the works entirely, and effected an entrance to the town. After advanc- I ing rapidly about4oo yards beyond the battery, ! they came immediately in front of a masked j battery of artillery and musketry, which swep 1 the street completely by its range. The bairi-; cades ofthe streets at sixty yards distance from j the head ofthe column, were lined with Mexi-' can troops, who entirely covered themselves, opened a murderous discharge of grape and musketry and enfiladed the street in every di rection. Under this fire the following officers were killed or mortally wounded; Major Bar ber, 3d Infantry, by grape shot in the abdomen ; Capt. Williams, Topographical Engineers, shot through the body by a musket ball, fell in the street and was dragged into the doorway of a house by Lieut Pope, amidst a shower of balls that covered him with dust. The gallantry of this young officer, now in his first battle, is spoken of in admiration by the army. Capt. Williams died the next day and was buried with the honors of war by the Mexican troops, into whose hands he had fallen, Lieut. Terrett, Ist Infantry, shot through the body, died the next day. Woumied —Major Mansfield, ball through cal! of the leg, This brave officer would not leave on account of his wound, but rode about, behaving in the most gallant manner all day. Capt. Bainbridge, 3d Infantry, slightly wound ed in the hand. Major Lear, dangerously wounded in the mouth, the ball passing out at the back of his head. Major Abercrombie, Ist Infamy, severely wounded. Lieut. R. Graham, 4th Infantry, severely wounded in both legs and body; hopes are entertained of his recovery. A great number of men killed and wounded— number not known. It being impossible, in the opin ion of the En gineer Officers, to effect anything in the barricades in front, the column moved ra pidly up the street to the right, with the inten tion of turning them. Being re-inforced by the i Ohio regiment, a second charge was made, under the direction of Gen. Butler, which, ow ing tothe tremendous fire of musketry and grape from the barricades and stone houses, likewise ; proved ineffectual. The troops were then or 1 deredby Gen. Taylor to retire in good order and r get under cover from the enemy’s fire, which I order was handsomely executed, i The following officers were killed or wound ■ ed (since diet!) in the second charge, Col. Wat i son, ofthe Baltimore Battalion; Capt. L. N. Morris, 3d Infantry; Lieut. D. Irwin, 3d In fantry; Lieut. R. Hazltt, 4th Infantry. Three officers were killed in the first charge which 1 • did not include in that list, viz; Lieut. Hos f kins, 3d Infantry; Lieut. J. S. Woods, 4th In fantry; Capt. Field, 3d Infantry. ; Wounded. —Major General Butler, slightly, , through calf of the leg; Col. Mitchell in the e leg; Capt. Lamotte, Ist Infantry, slightly; i Lieut. Dilworth, Ist Infantry, leg shot off. Daring the engagement in town of Garland’s c j Brigade, the forts that were passed on the left i in entering the town, were gallantly carried by • the lennessee and Mississippi regiments—the first commanded by Col. Campbell, and the se cond by Col, Davis. Lieut. Col. McClung, of - the Mississippi Regiment, was dangerously • wounded. These regimehts sustained a great ■ loss of killed and wounded, but I cannot in th short time left me, ascertain the nainesornum I ber of those who fell. Capt. Bragg’s battery ol Light Artillery was brought into action, but as it was impossible to use it effectively, it was withdrawn. Several pieces of artillery were captured.— The forts that were taken were occupied by Ridgely’s Light Artillery company, who turned the captured pieces against the Mexican works, 1 and the cannonade was kept up the rest of the day. There were many skirmishes and gal ant deeds, etc. etc., which 1 will mention at a future time. On the night of the 22d the enemy abandoned the two u orks which had proved so destructive to the 3d and 4th Infantry, and they were oc cupied early next morning, by the Mississippi and Tennessee regiment, under Gen. Quitman, About 8 o’clock, the same morning, these two regiments advanced on the town, and a sharp engagement commenced. These regiments were supported by a body of Texan Rangers, (dismounted for the occa sion,) under Gen. Henderson, and by the 3d regiment of Infantry. The tight was kept up until 4 o’clock, P M., during which time our troops drove the enemy from house to house, almost to the main plaza. The loss ol life on our side was not severe during this day On tha morning of the 24th, a flag of truce was sent in, which resulted in the capitulation of the town. during the w'holeof the engagement on the 21st, Col. Kinney was exceedingly useful in carrying orders, and in giving advice in matters with which his thorough acquaintance with Mexican customs rendered him familiar. He was in the thickest of the fight, moving about from point to point, and doing good execution with his rifle This gentle man’s services have been invaluable to Gen. Tay j lor in the movements of the army from Matamoro I to this place. He has been everywhere, reconnoiter ing the country, and procuring information—riding night anil day, and exposing his life in a thousand ways. The Colonel never flinched from any duty required of him, and, had Gen. Taylor ordered him to go and bring him Ampudia’s portfolio, he would have undertaken it. I devote a paragraph to a mention of this gentleman’s setvices, because he deserved much from the public, for whom he has labored so arduously and so efficiently. H. P. S. Our killed and wounded in taking Monte rey amounted to about five hundred, nearly three hundred killed. Sometime will elapse before the number will be known accurately, bat it is well known that few prisoners were taken by the Mex icans. BOOMS! BOOKS!! BOOKS!!! r Subscriber still continues to sell jl all kinds of books, SCHOOL and MEDI CAL particularly, at Charleston or New-York prices. He invites the attention of merchants, teachers, and others to his stock. His store is in the immediate neighborhood of all the principal hotels, No. 244 Brogd-street. 06 CHAS. E. GRENVILLE. FOR SALE,at 168 Broad-street, Au gusta, TIN PLATE, BRASS, WIRE, SHEET ZINC, and COPPER. sD B- F. CHEW. 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It » prevents the food of infants turning sour, and in all cases acts as a pleasing aperient, peculiarly 5 adapted to Females. Price only 50 cts per hot t tie; for sale by mys-ts WM HAINES. FROM OUR REGULAR EDITION Os this Morning. From the St. Louis Republican. Gen. Kearney’s Proclamation. We find in the Lexington Express, received by yesterday’s mail, the following proclamation. It was furnished by a volunteer attfSFhed to the “Army of the West,” and we presume no doubt can be entertained of its genuineness. It strikes us as a very extraordinary document. There might have been some pretext for taking formal possession of the territory claimed by Texas, though never occupied, and which would embrace the city of Santa Fe ; but that Gen. Kearney should undertake to seize the whole of the Department of New Mexico, and annex it to the United States, is an extraordina ry stretch of power, which can only be justified by express instructions Irom the President. We had supposed that some formalities were necessary before such wholesale annexations of territory could be made to the United Stales. But it is said to be “ the wish and intention of the United Stales to provide lor New Mexico a free government with the least possible delay, similar to those in the United States, and tie people of New Mexico will then be called on to exercise the rights ot freemen in electing their own representatives to the Territorial Le gislature.” This is broad enough, and shows that Gen. Kearney has acted under instructions from the President and that it is not necessary to consult Congress or the people in a matter of so grave a character. For a strict construc tionist of the Constitution, the President seems to us a gehileman of about as easy manners as any officer we have ever met with, even in these days ol “progressive Locofocoism.” PROCLAMATION, To the inhabitants ot New Mexico by Briga dier General S. W, Kearney, commanding the troops of the United States in the same. As by the acted the Republic ol Mexico a state of war exists between that Government and the United States, and as the undersigned, at the head of his troops on the 18th instant, took possession of Santa Fe, the capital of the de partment ot New Mexico, he now announces his intention to hold the department with its ori ginal boundaries (on both sides of the Del Norte) as a part of the United States, and under the name ofthe territory of New Mexico. The undersigned has come to New Mexico with a strong military force, and an equally strong one is following close in his rear. lie has more troop* than necessary to put down any opposition that can possibly be brought against him, and therelore it would be but folly or madness for any dissatisfied or discontented persons to think of resisting him. The undersigned has instructions from his Government to respect the religious institutions of New Mexico, to protect the properly ot the Church, to cause the worship ol those belong ing to it to be undisturbed and their religious rights in the amplest manner preserved to them. Also to protect the person and property ot all quiet and peaceable inhabitants within its boun daries, against their enemies, the Eutaws, Na vahoes and others, and while h«* assures all that it will be his pleasure as well as his duly to comply with those instructions, he calls upon them to exert themselves in preserving order, in promoting concord, and in maintaining the authority and efficiency of the laws; and to re quire of those who have lett their homes and taken up arms against troops of the United Slates, to return forthwith to them, or else they will be considered as enemies and traitors, sub jecting their persons to punishment, and their property to seizure and cocfiscation, for the ben efit of the public Treasury. It is the wish land intention of the United States to provide for New Mexico a tree gov ernment with the least possible delav, similar to those in the United Stales, and the people ol New Mexico will then be called on to exercise the rights of freemen in electing their own Rep resentatives io the Territorial legislature, but until this can be done the law's hitherto in exis tence will be continued until changed or modi fied by competent authority, and those persons holdingoffice will continue in the same for the present, provided they will consider themselves good citizens and willing to take the oath of al legiance to the United States. The undersigned hereby absolves all persons residing writhin the boundary of New Mexico, from foreign Allegiance to the Republic of Mexico, and hereby claims them as citizens of the United Slates. Those who remain quiet and peaceable will be consideied as good citi zens and Receive protection. found in arms, or instigating others the United Stales, will be con sidered as traitors, and treated accordingly.— Don Manual Armijo, the late Governor of this department has fled Irom it. The undersigned has taken possession of it without firing a gun, or spilling a drop ot blood, in which be most truly rejoices, and for the present will be con sidered as Governor of the Territory. Given at Santa Fe, the capitol of the territory of New Mexico, this 22d day of August 1846, and in the 71st year of the Independence of the United Stales. By the Governor. S. W. KEARNEY, Brig. Gen. A letter from an officer in Gen. Kearney’s staff, dated at Santa Fe, 24th August, says— “ The general is already employing guides and buying mules for his march on California, and he informed me to night I must be re; dy to go about the middle of September. He will take what is called the middle route towards Angelos, on which there is one march ot 90 miles without water.” Military.—The Charleston Courier of yester" day says : We understand that two companies of U. troops, are to leave Fort Moultrie, as soon as transportation can be provided, for Point Isabel. — Col. Gates will proceed with them to that place, leaving Maj. Wade in command at Fort Moultrie, with one company. The whole detachment, in cluding the Regimental Staff and Band, will num ber about 250. Oto reaching Point Isabel, Col. Gates will there organize a full Regiment, composed of ten compa nies, to be made up from the four Regiments now in service, and to act as Field Artillery. The Field Officers will be Col. Wm. Gates, Lt. Col. F. S. Bekon, Maj. Wade. Shipwreck.— TheNew-York Herald of 4th inst. states that the “new packet barque Hamil ton W. L. Hallett, master, of and from Boston, Ist inst. for Charleston, went ashore on Truro beach, between the Highlands and Race Point same night, crew safe. The information comes from Mr. L. Crosby, who left Provincetown, • • jhi ar. sa oJ Hi - ... . I 111 ft*.lit and stales that no further particulars were known there, as the news ha'' just reacted town. The Hamilton has an assorted cargo.” 1 he barque Margaret Hugg, of this port, has been chartered by the War Department to lake detachments ol regular soldiers from Fort Mc- Henry and Fortress Monroe to the Rio Grande . She is expected to sail to-morrow.— Ball. Amer. 6fk insl. The imports ol cotton into Boston during the rear ending the Ist instant amounted to 191,073 bales, ot which 136,518 was received directly by manufacturers or their agents. Exported during the year 7,186 bales. Imoorts last year 183,722 bales. SPICES, CONDIIHENTS, Ac. Fresh and pure ground CINNAMON, CLOVES, ALSPICE, GINGER and PEPPER; Cayenne Pepper; mustard of superior quality for medicinal or ta ble use; rose water, peach water and orange flower water; concentrated extract of damask roses, vanilla, and lemon for flavoring sauces, creams, jellies, custards, &c. ; paten: clarified gelatine, (with printed directions for using it; )su perior French toilet powder: perfumed toilet chalk balls and cakes; genuine German cologne water, French toilet and shaving soaps and perfume* ry, including Lubin's finest handerchief extracts; kesan shaving soap; polishingpowderforclean ing brass; Sill’s Metalic Lustre for silver, Bri-. tania or tin ware; pearl starch; superior mad common lamp oil, &c. For sale by HAVILAND, RISLEY, & CO., Druggists, near the Mansion House, Globe and U. fc>. Ho tels. 07-3rn AN ORDINANCE to carry into ef fect the first ann second sections of the Ordinance passed on the fifteenth day of March, eighteen hundred and forty-five, entitled, *‘An Ordinance to provide for the construction of a Canal, for manufacturing purposes, and for the better securing an abundant supply of water for the city,” and the agieement entered into with certain corporations therein named. Be it ordair id, by the City Council of Augusta, That a tax of one half ot one per cent, on the value of all real estate in the city Os Augusta, subject to taxation, including the real estate of all corporations, excepting houses devoted to worship and public instruction, be,and the same is hereby ascessed for the present year, and for each succeeding year, until ail the bonds issued under said first recited ordinance, with the inte rest thereon, shall be paid. Beit further ordained, by the authority afore said, That said tax shall be assessed on the valuation of real estate made under the existing General Ordinance tor the present year, and un der any General Or iinancc of force hereafter pro viding for the assessment and taxes for city purposes genet ally ; and that when the real estate of any corporation shall not be or has not been assessed under such general ordinance, the value of the same shall be ascertained by the Clerk of Council from the best means in his power. Be it further ordained, by the authority afore said, That Digests pf such taxaole property shall be made out by the Clerk of Council and delivered to the Collector and Treasurer for the present year forthwith, ai.d lor each succeeding year, on or before the first Saturday of March ; and it shall be the duty of said Collector and Treasurer, to collect such tax by the first day of November next, for the present year, and by the first Saturday of May for each succeeding year, and if any portion of such tax remain unpaid at the time hereby appointed for the collection of the same, the Collector and Treasurer shall forthwith cause the issue of Executions against the persons in default, a id have the same collect ed by levy in the same way and manner as if such Executions were issued under the provis ions of the General Ordinance in relation to oth er taxes. And be it further ordained , by the authority aforesaid , That so much of the second section of the before recited ordinance as relates to the issue of scrip or certificate to the tax payer, and the exclusive application of the taxes collected, shall apply to the taxes assessed and collected under this ordinance. Done in Council, this third day of October, in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred and forty six. LEWIS D. FORI), Mayor. [Attest) —W. Milo Olin, Clerk of Council. o7 3t DAILY SOUTHERN PACKAGE EXPRESS. r jPHE undersigned has made arrang^- X ments with the South Carolina, the Geor gia, the Western and Atlantic, and the Macon and Western Rail Road Companies for lorward ing over their roads all kinds of FREIGHT BY EXPRESS or Passenger Train of Cars. A Travelling Agent will leave the offices of the un dersigned in Charleston and Augusta DAILY at the usual hour of departure of the passenger train of cars: who will give his personal attention to every kind of business entrusted to him; also to the prompt execution of Orders, Commissions, Errands, &c., &c. Persons receiving Goods from the North will please have them consigned to S. D. Pitcher, Charleston, and those sending goods by Express, will please have them left at the Express Offices. Office at Charleston, Charleston Hotel, “ “ Augusta, U. S. otel. I. D. Matthews, Agent at Augusta. NOTICE.—The Railroad Companies have de clined taking freight by the Passenger Trains, unless forwarded by Express. o 5 S. D. PITCHER, Proprietor. MICHAUXS freckle wash. —The best preparation ever discovered for the removal of Freckles, Pimples, Sunburn, Tet ter, and all obstinate eruptions of (he skin. For sale by my22-tw&w WM. H. TUTT. NEW GOSHEN BUTTER AND CHEESE.— 10 kegs new Goshen Butter, 25 boxes Cheese, in first rate order, just received and for sale low by 523 JOHN R. DOW. BOOT MAKER. subscriber having returned from the city of New York with a well selected stock of superior Lbathbb of all kinds, is now prepared to manufacture Gentlemen’s BOOTS in splendid style, and warranted to fit handsomely and to wear well, and solicits a share of public patronage, at the office formerly occupied by Dr. J. J- Wilson, nearly opposite to the Post Office. o 3 ANTON VIGELIUS. M. I. TOBIAS’ WATCHES, YEAR MONTH and DAY CLOCKS. « THOMAS W. FREEMAN, his old stand, nearly opposite the Brunswick Bank, Augusta, has just re turned from NeWrYork with a good assortment of Gold and silver Watches, year mouth and Bay Clocks, Gold spectacles, pencils, guard chains, finger rings, guard keys, &c , Silver spoons, guns, pistols, and other articles usually kept in his line, all of which will be sold very low for cash. N. B. Watches and jewelry repaired as usual in the best manner and at the lowest rates. Mr. W. G, Woodstock, who has been known for the last six years in this city, as a good workman, will attend to this branch of the business, olw ■ - - .it r i. JMJ i!-(; . ittwi suit li -vjj !#r> : I Li:; —tom
