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Vol. 111.
The Two Weddings; Or. the Poor Student.
BY XIUS. MAUY KISIIEK AMES.
“O, Florence, who do you think I saxv riding
with student Porter just now ?” said Kate Win
tors, as she entered the room where her cousin
was sitting. Florence Be ally raised her eyes
from the nook she xvas reading, as Kate cooirnu
ed. 1 You xvill not guess, lam sure, so I must
tell you. Well, it xvas no other than Maria
Somers, the reputed heiress of twenty thousand
dollars.’
‘ Charles Porter has the privilege of riding
with any one he fancies, I suppose,’ said Flor
ence, with something of bitterness in her tone,
as she took up a withered rose b'ld, ami com
menced tearing it in pieces.
‘ Certainly, dear Florence, but until you
came, she never would receive his attentions,
and has publicly said, although he may not have
heard it, that she never would marry a man
whoso father was nothing but a country storc
■ (keeper. But, come, cousin of mine, our New
England winds are chilling your southern blood,
even in the bright month of June ; let us go
into the parlor, where I left a cheering tire, blaz
ing-’
Florence Bently was an orphan. She came
from Virginia immediately after the death of her
parents, and it xvas generally supposed that she
did so from necessity. Her uncle Winters hav
ing a large family to support, many wondered
that he performed so cheerfully the part of a
father, to the beautiful girl thus thrown upon his
bounty. Kate was the eldest of the family, and
she seemed to regard Florence as a superior
being. Mbe consulted her upon every occasion,
and nothing xvas done, xvithout her approbation.
Perfect confidence existed between them, and
yet they resembled each other no more than the
dashing diamond and the dexvey rose-bud.—
All loved, yet few dared to approach, the beau
tiful Florence, while every one caressed the
sweet Kate, as though she xvas still a child.—
The College students soon found xvhere they
could xvliile axvay a pleasayt hour, as their neg- j
looted lessons could testily. Charles Porter I
was the first whom rumor assign- and to the beau- ‘
tiful southerner ; but not long did ho hold the
place, wealth xvas his idol ; and although he
loved with a passion, such as he might not feel j
again, pride Ibrbade, and he left the tield to j
those, who could nlford to marry a poor girl, be- i
cause she was pretty.’ Florence saxv him de- |
part with a mingled feeling of sadness and
scot'll. Sadness that she must forever crush a
bright hope and scorn of his pride, that ted
him to leave her tor one more wealthy than her
self.
As the cousins entered the parlor, Kate
sprang to the table, and snatching a couple of
cards which lay on it exclaimed—
* Here, Florence, are the invitations for the
picnic on the mountain to-rnorroxv, and yours
is from Edxvard Wheaton, the poor student as
he. is sometimes called. Shall you go ?’ she |
continued almost breathless, as Florence took j
the card.
‘Why not, Kate?’ said Florence, with a’
•mile ; the rose hue on her cheek deepened to
a crimson.
* Why, you know he is poor, and that he xvas |
obliged to teach a common school, to obtain
money to finish his studies.’
‘ 1 knoxv all this, Kate, but would you refuse
to go with him on that account ?’
‘No, I should not, of course ; but you, Florence,
you’—
‘ Well what ?’
* Why, nothing, only I can’t understand you. ,
One day you treat with neglect the most aristo
cratic and wealthy of our inhabitants, and the
next, you accept blushingly the card of one
who has nothing hut talent to recommend him.*
‘And is not that sufficient ? When you
learn to know the world as I have done, dear
Kate, you xvill no longer xvonder at my prefer
ence.’
The next day was a pleasant one. The par-!
ty went in carriages to the mountain, and then
ascended it on foot. It was a toilsome journey,
as anyone xvho has climbed one of the While
or Green Mountains, can assure you. Kate
and the rest of the girls bounded along some
times xvith and sometimes without assistance ;
as happy as the birds singing in the chestnut
boughs above their heads. But Florence soon
tired. She had been more tenderly nurtured
and xvas illy fitted for climbing one of the rug
ged hills of New Hampshire. But she toiled on,
and at last reached the top, although she was
obliged to lead heavily on the arm that support
ed her. Edxvard Wheaton had loved the beau,
tilul and gifted being xvho noxv leaned upon him
for support, almost to adoration ; but he had lov
ed without hope. He had looked upon her as a
bright star, that he might gaze upon and love,
but must not hope to call his own. His early
lite had been a sad one. His father died be
lore he had learned to speak his name, and his
mother followed before he had reached the age
of fourteen. But he had struggled on, and in
three months more he xvould complete his
studies. As he seated Florence upon the rude
seat,constructed fortlic occasion,he whispered:
* The last part of our journey, Miss Benlly,
though toilsome to you, will be tome a scene on
which memory will ever love to linger.’
A bright Hush sulliised the before pale cheek
of Florence, that passed all unnoticed, save by
him who called it forth. Refreshments were
■oon prepared, nml there they dined, with the
bright blue sky of June above their heads, and
the beautiful Connecticut spread far before
them, as it ntcnnderod slowly around the nioun.
tain. All were happy ; oven Miss Sooner* for.
“AS LITTLE GOVERNMENT AS POSSIBLE J THAT LITTLE EMANATING FROM AND CONTROLLED BY THE PEOPLE, AND UNIFORM IN I'fS APPLICATION TO ALL.”
got tor a while tier dislike 10 country iiuinue.s,
and participated in the rural scene. By her
side was the polished Charles Porter, watching
every look, and showing her every act if devo
tion. The day passed 100 quickly, and it wa
uot until the bright stream below them began
to deepen in shade, that any one spoke of re u.n
mg. They all reached their homes safely, i;
wo except our sweet Florence and the poor slu-
They both discovered, when alone, aim
revolving over the events of the day, that each
■ had lost a heat,, either previous to or during
the excursion. How they supported the loss,
the sequel will show.
As soon as Charles Porter had finished his
studies, the elite of the village were summoned
to witness his nuptials with Maiia Somers. Mr.
Winters’ family, including Florence, were in
vited: and although it was generally known
that she was the betrothed ot Edward Wheaton,
he was left out of the extended invitation. But
Florence attended ; and in her usual dignified
manner, ottered hercongratulatious to the happy
couple.
And now, for the pleasure of my lady readers,
1 will give them a description of the wedding
dress of the heiress. The robe worn on the
occasion, was composed of rich satin with white
ground, dotted with gaudy scarlet stars ; and
what, made it still more ludicrous, two gentle,
men wore waistcoats selected from the same
pattern. She wore a gold chain, crossed in
front, attached, minus the watch, to a cord worn
about the waist. A brilliant pin sparkled upon
; her bosom, which gave hack the flash to the
showy bracelet that encircled her arm. Her
hair was braided and gathered to the back of
her head, where it coiled around a bunch of ar
tificial flowers—half rose and half violet. Such
| was the dress of the bride of the fastidious Chas.
Porter. That he observed it, we may not say ;
but when Florence approached, dressed as she
I was, with neatness and elegance combined, he
j turned, with a look which could not be called
satisfaction, to the butterfly.looking creature
; hanging upon his arm. As they were returning
; home, Mr. Winters said to Florence—
! * Weil, Flora, what do you think now of a New
j England wedding ?’ |
; *1 think, if this is a specimen,’ said Florence, 1
laia'hing, - that 1 do not wish to attend another.;
: Why, uncle, the bride looked like an opera dan- j
| cer. Is she a specimen of your brides
I ‘ Not exactly ; I hope to see a fairer repre-!
! sentation next week.
Tears spiang to the eyes of Kate as she whis-1
; pored, ‘ Do not let it be next week, dear Flor-!
ence, put it off a few months longer.’
‘ The longer I stay, the harder it will be to j
part with my friends,’ was the reply of Florence,
as they entered the house.
The remainder of the week was a busy one
to the inmates of Mr. Winters’ house. Several
packages had been received from Boston, and
the milliners of H asserted that it was their
opinion if the bride was to have a dress, she
was certainly going to make it herself, for no
application had been made to them. How that
may be, I know not, but when the day arrived,
and Florence Bently, by the side of Edward
Wheaton, appeared before the astonished spec
tators, a fairer vision of richness and elegance
could hardly be imagined. Her dress was ol
the richest satin, purely embroidered, over
which fell a halt skirt of Brussels lace. A veil
that a princess might have envied fell from the
back of the head, half hiding the delicate orange
! blossom nestling in the dark hair. A pearl
bracelet, worn because it was the gift of Ed
ward, was her only ornament. As she entered
the. room, Mrs. Porter whispered—
‘l really wonder how Mr. Winters can a fiord
it! But 1 suppose he is so glad to be rid of
her, that he intends to make it a general sea
son of rejoicing.”
Charles, by a look, checked his wife from this I
breach of good manners, as the ceremony pro
ceeded. As soon as it was over and the guests
had partaken of the Ini Jo's cake, ( imported, from
Boston.) a splendid equipage drove up to the
door, and the poor student, gently disengaging ;
his beautiful bride from the embrace of her wed
ding relatives, handed her into it, and then
springing to her side, the carriage rolled away
from the intense gaze of the spectators. Mr.
Winters enjoyed their surprise for a lew mo
ments, and then said—
“ You are probably surprised at the sudden
departure of my niece, and I owe you an apolo
gy tor so long keeping her circumstances un
known to you. .She is not the poor relation so
generally supposed, hut possesses wealth, the
interest of which would enable tne and mine to
live in luxury. She early learned the value, of
wealth in the eyes of the world, and when she
came here, discovered, by accident, that she
was supposed to be a needy relation, and deter-;
mined to countenance the mistake, and thus try 1
the lovers of wealth. In that character, she won
the heart ol Edward Wheaton, and he now en- 1
joys wealth that will take ftotn him the title us j
ihe “Poor Student.”
‘ Can this be so ?’ soliloquized Charles Por- j
ter. It was a common-place remark, but did j
not fall common-place upon the ear ot his wife, i
Her face reddened to the very temples, and ev
ery one expected a regular scene, but it was j
stayed—at least, before the guests. The last j
time I saw her, she was endeavoring to make a j
light-hearted girl believe that ull a man would
ever marry her for, would he to add riches to
his estate. Charles would never have married
me,’ she concluded, turning to her husband, wlm
huppened to he present, “il it hud not been for
toy money f”
An Ohio paper announces the marriage of Mr.
J. Kitten, to Miss Eliza Jane Kiiton.
AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER,
From Neat’s Saturday Gazelle. ■
GREEN MOUNTAIN MAID.
’Twas a beautiful spot where the vino-covered
cot of the mountaineer stood on the edge of the
wood. There the forest bird’s song e hoed all
the day long, and the mountain stream played in
tie edge of the shade; while tho graeofcjl young
fawn cropped the herbage at dawn fro:,{the wide
spreading lawn. ’Twas a beautiful, a 1 1 —’twas
a beautiful cot; afid* surely they:
maiden more fair, nor a maiden more rare tlian
the maid that dwelt there. Shall I picture this
maid of the green wood and glade as she was in
the day when old ‘ Allen ’ held sway, while his
iron-nerved men were the pride cf foe glen ?
She was neither too tall, too short, nor too small,
nor so light or so airy as the form of a fairy.
But the pride of the glade was the rosy cheeked
maid, with eyes quite as blue as the summer
sky’s hue, and tresses of brown floating grace
fully down, and nosding below on a l]osom of
snow. She could warble and sing like foe song
sters of spring; she could spin and coulil sweep,
could mow and could reap—could ride foe grey
steed at the top of his speed, and had snorted a
trifle with her old father’s rifle. And thistbounc
ing young maid of the evergreen shale was
chaste and refined, and had such a mindlas you
seldom will find among the gay maids of laugh
tier grades.
A lover she had who would have been ; lad to
capture her heart by his scheming and art—
O’llandy his name, and a dandy by fame who,
though wrinkled and parched, was whi.-tered
and starched, and displayed quite a rare uni a
citified air.
Well, ho knelt at her feet and began to mi treat
labile his great bosom beat with unmerciful heat;
and he told such a tale as he deemed would not
tail to make her believe that he could nit de
ceive. I
While tints he knelt pleading, while (Ink in- !
tercccding, he thought, by her smiling, tha: bis j
words were beguiling. But he found the con- i
elusion a hopeless delusion ; for that maid was ‘
unlinking his scheming—was thinking ; and she
thought, in a twinkling, she’d give him aJsprink
ling of tlie well peppered ointment of black dis
appointment. Ere he drew to a close slip turned
tip her nose, as you may suppose, just as high as
she chose ; and scorning his prose, tluuugh his
, pleading site broke and thus ’twas she spoke : i
“ Oh, great is your fame ; O’Handy your name
; —from the city you came with your heart all a
flame -and you thought in ol’ the
j mountain or glade, to capture <*’ “iT^mrt’ tiy pomp
and parade. Oh, save all your tears, your hopes
and your fears, your duels and your dears for
some other cars. All men are agreed you’re a
nice bird indeed; but your figure’s too lean,
you’re too gaunt and too green ; and that is not
all, your nose is too big, you’ve a voice like a
pig, and you wear a big wig, while your upper
lip seems just the shade of your dreams. Now
my answer you know—there’s the door—you j
may go! ”
.Still lie lingered to plead in his love and his
need—and lie boasted and told of his titles and
gold—of her station in life, whom he chose for
a wife. But he (bund ’twas no part of a moun
tain maid s heart to bear insult and wrong from
an eye or a tongue.
That maid couid not brook such word and
sucli look, and she caught down a broom that
hung in the room, and she hit him a blow which
made the blood flow, not gracefully slow. He
lit on all four just out of the door ail covered
with gore. Then he sprang to his feet, and
considered it sweet to beat a retreat to cover de
feat, and be fled from the place in shame and
disgrace—disappeared o’er the green, and was
never more seen—and ever since then city dan
dified men have learned to beware of the Green
Mountain Fair.
TIIE ROMANCE OF REALITY.
The following affecting narrative is translated
from a French paper :
M. Emile do Cirardin has put us in possession
of the following narrative. It is correct in eve
ry respect, and is certainly more romantic than
all Ihe fictions of the dramatists. I give it in his
own words :
About a year ago, said he. M. Beligne was
married to one of my cousins, and enjoyed with
her that complete happiness which does not ex
cite envy, because we believe it to be within the
reach of us all, when a cruel malady came to
interrupt this happiness, which would be more
common, perhaps, if it were niM supposed to lie
so easily acquired. The physicians called this
malady— hcpalo enteritis. My young cousin
being on the point of confinement, was kept in
lied, carefully guarded by her mother, who en
deavored to deceive iter with regard to the
health of her husband. At length when she had
been thus watched over three days, her anxious
tenderness became excited, she threw herself
from her lied and rushed into his chamber. It
was deserted. Four days before, her husband
had died, and she did not know it. Her grief
lent her strength. Grief has too stages—apathy
and despair. Which is the least painful to en
dure ! Half naked, her clothes in disorder, no
longer conscious of her situation. Madame Bo
ligne rushed through Ihe borough ; her friends
saw her pass, she walked with a steady stop —
they were astonished ; site sought the cause of
these made proceedings. She reached the spot
—the hammers of two workmen wore failing
upon a grave stone which they were carving
near a tomb, freshly turned up •artli of which
still rose above the other graves. The. name of
Clcmcncc, which she bore, wus already engraved
upon Ihe stone, below the inscription which re- j
corded the good qualities of the Baron of Beligne
—mareclud ties romps el armrs dr lord re dr
Saint Louis, &e. Are, With precipitate ges.
lures she motioned them away. They stared nl
her without understanding her. She made n lasi
off'il tu speak, but her tears eliokod her. She
mi lunger retained her senses, lint her bare
throat, whirl) was violently agitated, the wri
things of her delicate arms, attested the rv!rente
degree of suffering. Life mu ding before
th*’ oxtreniltv of her ("rture This exhaustion ‘
COLU.YIBIiS, Georgia, Tltnrsday, April 1, 1847.
was followed by a frightful delirium. She over
threw the cradle of lief new born babe, whose
birth she had so much desired. Sieep had
el .sed her eyes for a single moment —all at once
slfo started up, crying out, “No, he cannot have
died without my being near him! he is not/lead
I shall, see him again.” This thought Ini:arne
fixed in her brain—she pressed her hand upon
her forehead, htg’ jo.fit became animated, and
she cttempfpc wJisjft. Has irvUiicr w hoc
knees sought Tn vain to appease her.
They wj/e compelled to follow her. She an
nounces l/tcr purpose—they charge her with in
sanity ; but what matters it to hoi-! She rejects
tneir pretexts, she is conduct ‘d by an inspiration,
her resolution cannot lie shaken. “My poor
daughter is mad ! ” exclaimed tho mother, who
went in dispair. Ciemence threw a mantle over
her shoulders, and set out. lier mother, unable
to retain iter, accompanied her. Two domes
tics followed them. It was not yet lour, by the
clock ot the Muisc. They had already opened
the shutters of all the dwellings. The day la
borers were setting out with their wallets* and
tools—for in summer, in haying time, tho labors
of tiie field commence early, and these things
transpired in the month of July. The gravelled
earth which covered the coffin of N. de Beligne
was light and easily removed. Ciemence assist
ed with all her strength, and the coffin is soon
uncovered. Dreadful spectacle! She threw
herself upon the corpse, which she covered with
her tears ainj kisses. She raised him and
pressed him to her bosom; and tier terrified mo
ther could not drag her away. They ran to call
the worthy curate of Monroelais. Perhaps CTe
mencc would listen to his voice and his pious
exhortations. Through all the borough the m
mor spread that Maclaine de Beligne was mad,
and sought to be buried alive with her husband;
women and children began to collect. The cry
of “Oh. my God ! ” is hoard. All approach.
M adame de Beligne had fallen back fainting.
They sought to disengage her from the corpse—
it was not dead!—it breathed!—and yet four
dsys had it been Interred. They were terrified;
settle pressing round, and others dispersing, cry.
ing “a miracle ! ” The dying Ciemence is for
gotten. The Cure comes. It is necessary to
remove the crowd, whose impiety is yet no proof
against their superstition. Ciemence is taken
to the Manse. There is no longer room for
dowbt, M. do Beiignc is not dead. His corpse
is restored; Ids whole body is found to move.
I hey wrap him up. Two hours are spent in
-I'.Ast •ug unrip him joeir ca ,- '*sj at length hr
comes out entirely Loin the horrible lethargy
which had continued his existence in the grave,
lie, in return, now demands his wife. She had
ceased to live ! Death had let One prey escape
him only to seize upon another. She was in
deed dead ! Poor Ciemence ! So young and
so lovely! so artless and so overflowing with
goodness!
Another might, perhaps, describe these things
bettet than 1 have done; but ‘no words can pic
ture tiie despair of M. lb iigac. Grief restored
him all ids faculties. He would have resigned
himsclt to death, lie would have regretted his es
cape from it, Imd not tin: child, which they placed
m his arms needed him—lris own child, whom
lie kissed for the first time—what stronger tie
could bind him to life ? and what can sever that
tie, save death alone ?
The Creed Power. —There is much of
truth in tiie following extracts from a sermon
published by a son of Rev. Dr. Lyman Beech
er.—Boston Olive Brunch.
‘ There is nothing imaginary in tho state
ment that the Creed-Power is now beginning to
prohibit the Bible, as really as Rome did, though
in a subtler way. During the whole course of
seven years’study the Protestant candidate of
the Ministry sees before him an unauthorized
statement spiked down and stereotyped, of wine
he must find in the Bible or he martyred.—
And does any one, acquainted with human na
ture, need lie told that he studies under a tre
mendous pressure of motive ? Is that freedom
of opinion—the ‘liberty wherewith Chris!
maketh free ?’ Rome would have given that.
Every one of her clergy might have studied the
Bible to find the Pontifical Creed, on the pain
of death. Was that liberty ?
‘ Hence, I say, that liberty of opinion in our
Theological Seminaries is a mere form. To
say nothing of the thumb.screw of criticism, liy
which every original mind is tortured into no
gative propriety, the whole boasted liberty of
the Student consists in a choice of chains—a
; choice of handcuffs—whether lie will wear the
Presbyterian handcuff, or Methodist, Baptist,
! Episcopal, or other evangelical handcuff.—
Hence it has scarcely come to pass, that the
ministry themselves dare not study their Bible.
Large portions thereof are seldom touched. It
lies useless lumber ; or il they do study* and
search, they dare not show their people what
they lind. There is something criminal in say
ing anything new. It is shocking to utter
words that have not the mould ol age upon
them.’
An Unciuikt a uSA.\. — f % s.juiet woman
is the misery ./I man, whose demeanor is not to
be described but in extremities; her voice is
the pricking of an awl, her eye is the poison of
a cockatrice, her hand the claw of a erockadile,
and her heart a cabinet of horror; slm is the
grief of nature, the wound of wit, the trouble of
reason, and the abuse ol tune ; her pride is tin -
supportable, her auger umpienohablo, her will
uusatiahle, and her malice uuuiatcliuble ; she
lours no colors, she cures tor no counsel, she
span s no persons, nor respects any lime ; her
coiuiuiiiid is must, her reason trill, her resolu
tion skull, ami her satisfaction so ,* sin* looks at
no law, and thinks ol no lord ; admits no com.
uiiiiid, and keeps no good order ; she is a cross,
lint not ot ('hi'i.-t; and a word, hut not of grace ;
a creature, but not of wisdom; and n servant, 1
but not ol tjod. In sum, she i a seed of iron.
blc, tlie fruit of travail, the taste of biiVeriKSs
and the digestion of tkvdli.
How to make Tj:a.—A constant reader
says—“perhaps it is not generally known that
the way to make good tea is first to pour in t ic
iiei'ing Syuter in the pot, and then put in the tea,
not mixing it kt all. The reason is obvious,
lor of course is on the top,
where the sS; - ,
‘i'sed, and the flavor drawn out more properly.” I
From our “ Extra ”of last Saturday. \
By last night’s mail, the following news from
Gen. Taylor was received through the New
Orleans Jeffersonian , and a slip from our atten
tive correspondent of the Mobile Herald Tri
bune office. The intelligence was expressed
through from Mobile to Montgomery—a distance
ot 190 miles, in 10 hours, leaving Mobile at 3
o’clock, p. m. on \\ ednesday, and arriving at
Montgomery at 7, a. m. Thursday, in time for
the Postmaster at the latter place, to forward to
Washington by the mail of that day :
Great Battle!—Our Arms again Victorious!!
By the sclir. John Bell, Capt. Noyes, at the
S. \\ . Pass, we have received the following glo
rious and important intelligence from the Army
under Gen. Taylor. Gen. Taylor Knight the
enemy on the 22d and 23d February, and the
following memoranda, lor which we are indebt
ed to Lieut. J. J. Bibb, is an account of the ac
tion :
Dr. Turner, U. F. * who arrived at Mata
moros on the 9th ‘.fun Monterey, brought
the glorions intelligence f another brilliant vic
tory over the Mexican .army. of ac
tion was Buena \ ,t. a hacienda about six
miles west ot Faililiyi. The fighting commenced j
on the 22d Feb. and ended on the 23 i—Santa ‘
Anta retiring to Ajfua Nueta, a distance of ten j
miles, leaving 4000 killed and wounded on the j
field. Santa Anna’s Adjutant General, and ma
ny other officers and men, are prisoners. The
loss on our part ups seven hundred, killed and
wounded, Santa Anna's force amounted to at
least litteen thousand men. That of General
I'aylorto about livenhousand men, ajmost entiie-
JV-lj'lunp-crs. i-
ington’s. Bragg's. sHid Thomas’s bat'hrreS nf.ar.
tilje.ry, one sijiiadrflii of the Ist, one of the 2d
dragoons; the Arkansas and Kentucky cavalrv;
a brigade of Illinois and one of Indiana volun
teers ; the Ist Mississippi and Kentucky regi
ments, and one company of Texas volunteers.
Dr. T. brought a list of G 4 officers killed and
wounded.
(•on. Taylor’s official despatch has proliablv
been intercepted. Col. Morgan’s command ar
rived safely at Monterey, having been reinforced
by a detachment from Monterey.
Col. Curtis, of Ohio, with one company, (capt.
Hunter’s ) ol the 2d l . S. dragoons, his own re
giment, one regiment of Indiana volunteers, the
Virginia regiment, and I think some Texas
Rangers, in ail about two thousand men, was
about to Wve Camargo to attack Gen. Urrea,
who is said to be about 20 miles south of that
place, with an army ol from 4000 to 5000 men,
principally llancheros. He is believed to have
with him only 1500 regulars. A great many if
not all ol these llancheros, as soon as they* hear
ot tiie discomfiture ol Santa Anna’s army, will
disperse, and the gallant Colonel will no’ doubt
gain the victory.
Lieut. Bibb considers (lie fortifications on the
lower Rio Grande, and the number of troops
there, sufficient to repel any force the Mexicans
may bring against them.
We have been under arms for thee days past,
expecting an attack from the enemy. This
morning we received tiie glorious intelligence of
the defeat of Santa Anna. After having inter
cepted the despatches of Maj. Gen. Scott, the
hero ofPanuco held ail open hand; he,knew of
the withdrawal of most of our regular force from
the valley of the Ilio Grande, and by making a
forced march with a host of his veterans to at
tack old Rough and Ready, he fully calculated on
I reaping the honor and applause due to the first
captain of the age. But alas ! far his glory ; old
Zach stripped him ofhis bauble.
We. are indebted to Coi. Hunt for tiie follow
ing account mi tic killed and wounded :
Killed —Coi. Yell, Arkansas cavalry ; Col. Mc
j Kee, Kentucky foot rifles; Cos!. J. J. Hardin, Ist re
| gimeiit lliinob volunteers; Lieut. Col. J. H. Clay.
Kentucky loot rities ; Capt. Geo. Lincoln, assistant
j Adj. Ccu. U. S. A.; Capt. A. Porter, Arkansas eav
; afry;Capts. A. U. Morse, N. T. Willis. V U. Morse,
’ Kentucky rifles; Capts. Kinder and Walker, 2d re
giment Indiana volunteers; Capt. Faggett, 3d do.;
| Capt. Zaiiskie. Ist regiment Illinois ; Capt. Wood
man. 3d do.; Lieut’s. It. S. Moore, and F. McNultv.
-Mississippi ritles; Lieut. Vaughn, Ist Kentucky cav
alry; Lieut, i’.irr, 2d Indiana reg’t.; Lieut. liaugli
j tori, Ist Illinois regiment; Lieut’s. Benton. Ferguson,
I ['letclier. ltoltins, Birtleson, Athertyp, Price, ('amp
bell, 2d Illinois regiment; Lieut. Campbell, Texas
volunteers.
Wounded —Brig.Gen. Lane. Indiana brigade : (’ol.
J P. Davis. Ist Mississippi title, (severely); Major
Gorham. 2d Indiana regiment.
(toplains Enoch Strin, Ist dragoons, (severely) ;
.1. M. Sharpe, Mississippi rifles; Saunders, 2d reg t.
Indiana volunteers; Osbourn, 2d do.; Sleep, 3d do.;
Coffee, and Baker, 2d regiment Illinois volunteers;
Connor, Texas volunteers.
hidilannuis S. G. French, 3d artillery, seriously;
.1. .1. I'. O'Brien. 4th artillery, slightly; A. I!. Cor
win, I’asey,.Stockton, Mississippi titles; S. A. Itedcr.
Arkansas cavalry ; K S. Harbour, Wethers. Mosier. I
2d Kentucky lilies; Cagor, I’eilingtoii. Morse,Lewis, I
I l.ivis arid Epperson, 2d Indiana regiment; J. L. Me-1
Connell. 11. Adams. Ist regiment Illinois volunteers:
Pickett, i.iiglesuml, Steele, West and Whiteside, 2d
regiment Illinois volunteers.
It tcaiTi'L'i. \ . ion.— J\ iltrtl —3 ColoneN. I lieutenant
Cujniiel, >) t upturn.-, I I Lieutenants.—Total, 27, J
W'hiihtiil I Brig. C ml, I Colonel, I Mujor, it
t ‘upturns, git Limiteiin,, ‘otul—37,
<‘o|, Curtis Ims Martini to attack lien, I'rrcn j
id Aliluiun, tut miles south ofCwmirgo,
Book & Job Printing Office.
By Andrews & Griswold,
comer oj Randolph am! Broad streets, ( up-shtir *
PIiAIX PRINTING,
such as UHL Heads, Post liiUs . Handbills, Circular*,
Cards, Pamphlets, Checks, Dills of Lading', BUD
of Exchange, Minutes, and Blanks of etitrg
* •
• xecu ted in ttie ne;ttest style of die Art, in
Inks, nr in gold,-silver and Bronze,
J-T at the very lowes t rates. J3j
j 1 lif official despatches of Gea. Taylor have
: bran cut off. C'ol. Morgan’s regiment Ohio
I \ olunteers. having been reinforced by coid
| mand from Monte rev, had reached that place in
j safety. / *
Private letters from’ a Mexican officer say
I they have lost one thousand men and four thou
j are in danger of disbanding for want es
supplies.
Correspondence of the Evening'Mercury.
Brazos Santiabo, March 10, 1847.
Dr. Turner of the army arrived at M-.itainor
os from Cainargo, on the evening of the 9th,
bringing the following from the army :
Fighting commenced on the 22d of Feh. and
ended on the 23d, —when Santa Anna retreat.
\d with the loss of lour thousand killed and
wounded. The loss on our part, is seven hun
dred killed and wounded. The scene of ac
tion was Buena Vista, a hacienda about fiv#
miles west of Saltillo.
Santa Anna’s Adjutant General is a prisoner
with many other officers and men. The ex.
press which brought the news to Camargo, vas
sent by Paymaster Butler, from Monterey, and
was nine days in getting through.
W c are indebted to Capt. Tift, who came
passenger on the brig Perfect, Capt. Gardner,
from Tampico the 11th inst. for the following
hurried translation of Santa Anna’s dispatch to
the Mexican Secretary of War, giving his ac
count of the battle of Buena Vista.
“ Cami* near Buena Vista, Feb. 23.
“ After two days battle, in which the enemy,
with a force of 8 to 9000 men and 20 pieces of
aitillery, lost live of his positions, 3 pieces of
artillery and 2 Hags, I have determined to go
hack to Agua Nuevato provide myself with pro.
visions, not having a single biscuit or grain of
rice left. Thanks to the positions occupied by
the enemy, he has not been completely beaten,
but he left on the field about 2000 dead.
“ Both armies have been cut to pieces, but
the trophies of war will give you an idea on
which side has been the advantage. We have
struggled with hunger and thirst during forty
hours, and if we can provide ourselves with
provisions, we will go again to charge the ene.
my. The soldiers under my command have
done their duty, and covered (he Jjmmr ‘M be
Mexican, pili n’ glory. Tliel'emm y jjg*
seen that ■ either his advantageous positions,
nor the rigor ofthc season (for it hasnvecn rain
ing during the action j could prevent the terrible
charge with the bayonet which left him terri
fied.”
P. S.—ls Santa Anna had been successful in
this battle, an immense amount of Military store*
and money would have fallen into his hands.—
On the 19th, Majors Coi.uuitt and Weston ar
rived at Saltillo, from Monterey, with six wagon
loads of silver and gold ; and there were 600
wagons at Saltillo loaded with supplies, ammu
nition, &c. The amount of supplies on hand, is
stated at 180,000 rations, and 60,000 pounds of
M exican flour, the latter taken by our forces I
LATER FROM MEXICO.
The brig Adam Gray arrived late on Monday
night at New Orleans from Havana, when she
sailed on the 14th. Papers from Vera Crux
had been received at that city to the 24th ult.
From the Commercial Times we get an ab.
stract of the nt\vs they contain.
The Mexican force which was at Chihuahua
consisted of 700 veterans and 300 armed peas
ants ; 400 more Rancheroeg were expected to
join. They had orders to march to New Mex
ico.
The Minister of War had called on the Gov.
ernor of the state of Mexico for 3000 men to
serve as a body of reserve to the eastern divi*. ,
ion of the army.
The force which Santa Anna led out of San
| Luis, on the 7:h ult. to attack Taylor, consisted
J of 21,340 men, with more than 0000 rounds for
| tield pieces. This number is exclusive of the
| army at Tula, and of the brigades ofMinon and
Juvera. On starting, he stated to his troops,
that they were without resources, hut that they
went to seize those of the foe. A letter had
been received at Vera Ci uzT'lrotTi
dated 11th ult., announcing that the army had
I !ett that place, and would he near the enemy
on the 13th. An express reached Mexico on
J the 10th ult., informing the government that
i Santa Anna, and the main body of his army,
| had arrived at Cedral, and were making de-. j
pack the necesary force, to cut oft Gen. Ta y
j lor ? communications; and to beat him the mortfl
j effectually, Santa Anna had disposed of his pri-ft
| vatc fortune, in order to provision his army,—
i Congress, on the 24'h ult;, had passed a
j lotion, granting him permission to lead in per.F
son, and command as General.in-chief, the for-i
j cos of the. republic.
! Before Congress there v.as a project to re- V
move the seat of government from the city of
Mexico to Celnya. and to authorize the govern
ment to sell all the fedeiui securities in the cap.
; itul. Jalaptt was being (b.iiiierl with much ac.
tivity and it w as expected to he liiiished in three
weeks.
On the 20th ult., the Congress declared that
Senor Ramus Arispe (Gen. Arispejhud merited
well of his country, and that his name should be
inscribed in letters of gold in the Hall of the
House of Representiilixes.
A letter lmd been received in Guunajuatn on
the I It It ult., intiiiiDting that Santa Anna xvas
approaching Saltillo, with the view of striking a
blow, Taylor was fortified there with from
5000 to 001)0 men, nml 10 pieces of artillery.
The mission of Atocha is much commented
on. Hi* proposal* for pcarr, on the terms we
r*o. is.
