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VOL. XVII.]
.mLC06£m£Ft GEORG 1.1, .W.11’4. 1847.
apatch.
October fi, 1346.
17—)2m
Cloths.
SUPERFINE and Common Black and Blue
st ni a ck Cloths and Cassimeres—jnstreceived.by
n. McKinnon & co.
Macon, May 16.1340. d!)
Denslow & Webster’s
Agricultural and Seed Ware House,
AND
Painters' and Glaziers' Furnishing Store.
SAVANNAH, GA,
mll ANKFUL for the increased patronage from
_L the int rior of the Slate, the subscribers take
this method to inform Planters and Merchants in the
interior that they have made large additions to their
former assortment, and will continue to improve the
Agricultural Branch as fast as ill? demand will warrant.
° WE NOW OFFER FOR SALE,
800 kegs of 25, 50, 100 & 300 lbs. each, pure No. 1
and 5, White Lead.
40(1 ke w s and canistersground Colored Paints—a fu.l
assortment of Fancy Paints and Painters’ and
Glaziers* articles.
2 000 gallons Linseed Oil, 4,000 galls, aperm and
40 b'bis! Traill and Tanners’ Oil. 15 bbls. Castor
and Neat’s foot oil.
20 bbls Spirits Turpentine.
Ill do Coach, Furniture, Japan &. Black Varmsb.
100 doz. Paint and White-wash Brushes,
500 boxes Window Glass, from 6 by 8 to 23 by oS
S OOOlights, 8 by 10 and 10 by 12 Window Sashes,
for 12. 15 and 13 light windows.
I’owdcr, Shot, Ac.
400 kegs of 6J, 12A 25 lbs. beslqual. Gun Powder.
600 bags Drop Shop, 16 sizes.
150 do Buck do 6 do
4,000 lbs Bar Lead.
500 M. Percussion Caps.
Paper.
200 Reams Plain and Ruled Letter Paper.
140 do Ruled Foolscap do
160 do Plain and Flat Cap, for Blink pn..t.u S
ouo UO YY .a,,p...g ' trtz
20 Kegs Printing Ink.
Agricultural Implements, Tools, *c
Common Yankee Cast Iron Ploughs, Nos. 10,11, and
Corn, for 1 horse.
Common Yankee Cast Iron Ploughs, Nos. 12 20 and
Seed for 2 horse.
Common Yankee Cast Iron Ploughs. No. 0 Sub
Soil, for 1 horse.
Rcogi.es’ Noorse’s and Mason's—
Improved cast Ploughs,'A 1, 6 inches, 7 in., and No.
15 for 1 horse.
Improved Cast Ploughs, Nos. A. 3, 2 B,and Eagle,
for 2 horses.
Improved self-sharpening Ploughs. F.agle, No. l.for
1 horse. ,
Improved self sharpening Ploughs, F.agle, Nos. Land
3 for 2 horses.
Side hill Ploughs, Nos. Oand A 1, for 1 it 2 horses.
Sub-soil ploughs, Nos. 0,1 and 2, for 1,2 and 4
Double Mould Board Ploughs, Nos. 1 and 2 for 1
and 2 horse?.
Cotton and Rice Trenching. Nos. 1 and 2 lor 1 horse.
Ailen or Hoe Ploughs—Wrought Iron Ploughs, Nos.
1,2, 3 and 4. for 1 and 2 horses.
Improved Cultivator, with guage wheel.
New pattern Corn and Colton Cultivator and Scan-
fieri with suage wheel—very efficient instruments
for weeding on old lands.
Hoes.
Blade’s Patent, N'os. 0. 1, 8, 3 and 4.
do Best Steel’d Carolina, Nos. 00, 0,1,2 and 3.
Lyndon’s do do do Nos 00, 0, 2. and 3.
do Anchor, Nos. 00, 0, 1 and 2.
New Ground, Nos. PP and PPP Crown.
Grubbing Hoes, Nos. 2 &. 3.
Picks and Mattocks.
AXES, various Brands. NAILS
Trace Chains. light and heavy, straight and twisted.
Ox and Log Chains.
Grind Stones, best blue Grit, and common.
Post Morticing Axes. Turpentine Axes and Tools.
A GOOD ASSORTMENT OF CARPENTERS’
TOOLS FOR PLANTATION USE.
machines.
Corn Shelters for h..nd. a strong, good Article.
do with Separator and Cleaner, for hand
or horse Power.
Corn and Cob Crushers, for hand or horse power.
Grant’s celebrated Patent Tan Mills. Coimnondo.
Spiral Knife, Straw aud Fodder Cutters, 4 sizes, for
hand or horse power. These are the most approv
ed cutters in use. and have given satisfaction when
ever used.
Common Lever Straw and Fodder Cutters.
Patent Cylinder Churns, 4 sizes,
and Corn Mills, 2 kinds.
Vegetable Cutters, for cutting turnips and potatoes
for feeding slock. A valuable machine.
Seed Sowers, for Garden seeds, peas, beans, &c.
Coru Planters. . . .. ,.
Improved Iron Cylinder Spike 1 hreshing Machines.
Threshing Machines with straw Carrier.
Spring-beater Threshing Machines.
Roller'Cotton Gins. , ,
Folding Harrows, steel-pointed Teeth. Common do
Sundries.
s Yokes, complete, | Ground Augers, (new
• — ] pattern,)
Dirt Scrapers,
Cotton and Store Trucks.
Wheel Barrows,
| Shovels and Spades,
Manure and Hay Forks,
1 Cast Iron Segments for
I Gin Gear, &c., &C.,
I &:c., <Jfc.C ,
Seeds.
A complete assortment ol Garden Seeds, in buik,
id in papers, for retailtrade.
Works on Agriculture, raising of stock, &c
Affents for the Sale of
Fitzgerald’s Patent Burr Stowe portable
ills for grinding Corn. Wheat. &c.—several of
lich are now in use in different parts of this State.—
ice $75, and warranted.
Fairbank s Platform Scales, which, for dura-
ity and accuracy, are superior to any in use. For
le at New York and Boston prices.
Goodyear’s Metalic Guh-Elastic Machine
slti.yq, which, for all purposes, except light cross
ting, is superior to leather, as it does not stretch or
de on the pully—2. 4, 10and 12 inches,
i hand at Boston prices.
Planters can rest assured that for all ploughs sold
us. they can procure any part of the cast iron work
wanted for repair. No pains will be spared to
ocure new aud improved itnplementsand machines.
For sale at reasonable prices. Orders thankfully
ceived and promptly attended to.
Feb. 23,1847. 37—tf.
BLANK DEEDS.
For Sn1mt the Federa Uviov Office.
vingle Trees,
iprovedGrain Cradles,
neat Scythes,
rass and Bush Scvthcs,
riar Hooks,
eap Hooks, or Sicklef,
roes.
on Wedges,
arden Implements,
GIBSON CLARK,
ATTORNEY AT LA TUT
Macon, Georgia.
! March 8,1347. 39^
I)it. JOHN A. WRIGIIT.
SYYUiEON DENTIST.
EATONTON, GA.
; March 23,1847. 41—12m
i New Spring Goods
W. G. BANCROFT.
COTTON A VENUE,
MAC© A,
Is now receiving the Largest Stock of
v&skd?
AND
STAPLE DRY GOODS
j To he found in the interior of Georgia,
A ND would invite his old friends and customers
who are wishing for Extra Bargains, to call.
I 30 Bales 3 and 4-4 Sheetings and Shirtings,C 1-4 a
12 12.
00 do Osnaburgs and drillings
J2 Cases Bleached Shirtings,
10 and 12 1-2 Sheetings,
500 pieces Prints, 6 1-4 a 18,
4-4 French Prints.
300 piec< 6 Muslin and Ginghams,
Figured Jac Muslin,
Monterey Plaids,
Shaded Lawns,
French Cambrics,
Balzarines.
200 pieces Striped Linens and Gambroons,
Planters’ Linen,
Reseca Plaid.
200 pieces Georgia Nankeen, $1 00,
Broad Cloths and Cassameres,
Croton Coating.
Drap De Ete,“No 1.*'
Mourning Gingham, Furniture Prints. Linen
Sheeting. Table Diaper. Russian Diaper, Dowlei’s
Demi Linens. Checked Linens. Long Lawns, Lin
en Cambric Hdk’fs., Gloves, Mitts, Hosiery, Drape
ry Muslins, White Goods, Thread Shawls, Parasols,
Grass Skirts, Marsailes do, Silks. Bombazines, Al-
pacca, &c.. &c.
Macon. March 9, 1847. 4m—39
Moi e New Goods
FOR SPIt I AG AND SUMMER AT
SMITH & MADDUX’S,
MONTICELLO, GEO.
J UST received in addition to their former very
large slock, a great variety of Spring and Slim
mer Goods for ladies and gentlemen, of the latest
fashions, together with a general Stock of Fancy and
Staple Goods; among which are the following:
10 bales 3-4 and 4-4 Sheeting. Shirtings and Os-
nahurgs;
5 Cases Bleached Sheetings and Shirtings;
200 pieces French. English and American Prints;
50 ps, Plaid Ginghams and Muslins;
Barage and printed Muslin Robes;
White Lace Muslin Robes;
Shaded Lawns, and Balzorines;
Bishop Lawn, Jaconet and Cord Muslins;
Nainsook, Swiss and Book Muslins;
Col’d. French and White Catnbricks;
Linen and Cotton Diaper, Dimities;
Linen C. Hdkfs, fine and snpr. fine;
Rich fancy Cld. and Blk. figd. stripd. pld Silks;
Earlston, American and Chambury Ginghams;
Mourning and 2d do Calicoes and Ginghams;
Do do Lawns and Muslins;
Mohair, Haircloth and Grass Skirts;
French wrkd. Muslin and Cambrick Collars;
Buttons, Fringes. Cord and Gimps for Dresses,
Blk. and white Silk Hoes, extra heavy;
Do do do and White Silk do;
Do Lisle thread and Liueu Gloves;
Bag and Purse Twist;
Silver and Steel Bag, Clasps, Tasseis Ring9and
Beads;
Zephyr Worsted, Perforated paper;
Silk Cords and Tassels;
Sup. Cld. and Blk. French Cloths and Cassimeres;
Do Drap d’Eta and Croton Cloths;
Do Silk Warp Codrington: (new article.)
Monterey and Palo Alto Cassimeres;
New Style Rich Vestings:
White and Fancy Linen Drillings;
Cotton Cassimeres and Jeans;
Fine Elastic Suspenders;
Silk and Cotton Net Undershirts;
Collars, Bosoms, Stocks, <fcc;
Spring and Summer Shawls;
Barage and Ilernani Scarfs;
Fancy, Black, and 2d Mourning Ties;
White, Blk. Lace, and Love Veils;
Silk and Muslin Cravats, Opera Ties, Ac;
Gents, sup. Spittlefield, Sichew, Bandanna and
Pongee Silk Hnndkfs;
Gents. White and Cld. bord. L. C. Hdkfs.
A large lot Tuscan, China Pearl, Lace and Black
Bonnets.
Sup. Blk. and Otter Beaver Hats;
Panama and Leghorn Hats;
50 Doz. Single and Double Brim P. L. Hats;
Infants and Boys Leghorn and P. L. Hats;
Broad Brim Fur and Sporting Hats*
Boots and Shoes, a large and complete assortment,
embracing almost every variety, at very cheap prices.
Crockery. Glass. Wood and Willow Ware;
Sugar, Coffee. Molasses and Mackerel;
Best Cider Vinegar;
Powder. Shot and Lead;
Sperm. Adamantine and Tallow Candles;
75 Ps. Kentucky Bagging;
200 hs. Bagging Twine;
20 Coil Hemp Bale Rope.
Silk and Cotton Umbrellas, and Parasol*;
Parasolettes aud Sun Shades.
Large Mahogony Looking Glasses;
Toilett and Pocket do do.
A very large Stock of Ready-Made Clothing. Man
ufactured expressly to order, consisting in part of
Black and Cld. Frock and Dress Cloth Coats;
French Drap d’Eta Dress and Frock Coats;
English do do do do;
Plaid and Striped Linen Coats;
Union, Chambery and Check'd. Union Coats;
Black Satin and Marsailes Vests;
Sup French and American Cass Pants;
Do Cotton Shirts, Linen Bosoms.
Our friends, and the public generally, are request
ed to give us an early call, as we are prepared to of
fer strong inducements to the purchaser—our stock
is exceedingly large, and we must sell.
SMITH & MADDUX.
Monticello. April 13, 1847. 44—4t
RICH SPRTJXG GOODS.
SXONVDEN SHEAR.
H AVE RECEIVED THIS DAY, from New-
York by the steam packet Southerner,
/Eolian Pompadour MUSLINS, a new article for
Ladies Dresses,
French Printed Organdie MUSLINS, of new and
beautiful styles.
Aeolian Tissue and Paris Printed BAREGES.
French Printed JACON ET, in great variety ol styles.
Plain and Satin Sriped Blk. BAREGES, ofthe best
, quality,
Ladies’ Blk Silk Filet VISETES and White Fring
ed Muslin SHAWLS,
Avery large assortment of Ladies’ Worked Muslin
COLLARS,
Ladies’Open Worked Lisle Thread HOSE.
Paris and London PRINTS, of the latest styles,
French, English, and Scotch GINGHAMS, of beau
tiful styles,
Plain Blk LAWNS and MOURNING PRINTS,
and GINGHAMS.
The above with a great variety of other SPRING
GOODS have been carefully selected from the most
recent importations, and are offered to the public at
the lowest prices.
Augusta, April 13, 1847. tf 44
Georgia* Twiggs county
W HEREAS, Allen B Beckcom, applies to me
for letters of administration on the estate of
Michael Young, late of said county, decased.
These are therefore, to cite and adtninish. all and
singular, the kindred and creditors ol said deceased,
to be. and appear at my office within the time pre
scribed by law, to show cause why said letters may
not be granted.
Given under my hand at office, April 16th, 1847.
46 LEWIS SOLOMON, c. c. o.
[BY AUTHORITY.]
Linen Drillings, Drapd’Eta.
/\ ND SUMMER CLOTHS—a goodassortinen
just received by N. McKINNON A CO.
Macon. May 19,1846. 49
Laws of the United States.
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OE THE
TWENTY NINTH CONGRESS.
[Public—No. 8.]
AN ACT to raise, for a limited time, an additional
military force, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
tative.* of the United Stales of A merica in ( ougrejs
assembled. That in addition To the present military
establishment of the United States, there shall be
raised and organized, under the direction of the Presi
dent, for and during the war with Mexico, one regi
ment of dragoons and nine regiments of infantry,
each to be composed of the same number and rank of
commissioned and non-commissioned officers, buglers,
musicians and privates, Ac., as are provided fora
regiment, of dragoons and iufatury respectively, un
der existing laws, and who shall receive the same pay,
rations, and allowances, according to their respective
grade, and be subject to the same regulations, and to
the rules and articles of war: Provided, That it shall
be lawful foi the President of the United States alone
to appoint such of the commissioned officers author
ized by this act below the grade of field officers, as
may not be appointed during the present session :
Provided, one or more of the regiments of infantry
authorized to be raised by this section tnay, at the
discretion of the President, he organized and equip
ped as vi ltigeurs, and as foot riflemen, aud be pro
vided with a rocket and mountain howitzer bat
tery.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That, during
the continuance ofthe war with Mexico, the tern* ol
enlistment of the men to be recruited for the regi
ments authorized by this act, shall be during the war,
unless sooner discharged.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That the Presi
dent of the United States be, and he is hereby au
thorized. by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate, to appoint one additional major to each ofthe
regiments of dragoons, artillery, infantry, and rifle
men. in the army of the United Stales, who shall be
taken from the captains ofthe army.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That to each
of the regiments of dragoons, artillery, infantry, and
riflemen, theie shall be allowed a regimental quarter
master, to be taken from the subalterns of the line,
who shall be allowed ten dollars additional pay per
month, and forage for two horses.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted. That the said
officers, musicians, and privates, authorized by this
act. shall immediately be discharged from the service
of the United Slates at the close of the war with
Mexico.
Sec. 6 And he it further enacted. That it shall and
may be lawful for the President of the United States,
by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to
appoint oue surgeon and two assistant surgeons to
each regiment raised under this act.
Sec. 7. And be it further enacted. That during the
war with Mexico it shall he lawful for the officers
composing the councils of administration of the sev
eral regiments constituting a brigade, either regular
or volunteers, in the service of the United States, to
employ some proper person to officiate as chaplain to
such brigade, and the person so employed shall upon
the certificate of the commander of ihe brigade, re-
o?ie >tfrrofi;-an<r ro7ap’’T;Y l ‘S9d r ?,l “A ld D f,y dollars '
provided that the chaplains now attached to the regu
lar army.and stationed at different military posts may,
at the discretion of the Secretary of War, be required
to repair to the army in Mexico, whenever a majori
ty of the men at the posts where they are respectively
stationed shall have left them for service in the field ;
and should any of said chaplains refuse or decline to
do this, when ordered to do so by the adjutant gen
eral, the jffice ol such chaplain shall be deemed va
cant, and the pay and emoluments thereof be stop
ped.
Sec. 8. And be it farther enacted, That the Presi"
dent be, and he is hereby authorized, by and with the
advice and consent of Ihe Senate, to appoint two ad
ditional surgeons and twelve additional assistant sur
geons iu the regular army of the United States, sub-
jeetto the provisionsof an act entitled “An act to in
crease and regulate the pay of the surgeons and as
sistant surgeons of the army,” approved June 30,
1834; an«i that the officers whose appointment is au
thorized by this section, shall receive the pay and al
lowances of officers ofthe same grades respectively;
and that the rank of the officers ofthe medical depart
ment of the army shall be arranged upon the same
basis which at present <l«u>rmino» d»o nmnimt nf their
pay and emoluments: Provided, That the medical
officers shall not iu virtue of such rank be entitled to
command in the liue or other staff departments ofthe
army.
Sec. 9. And be it further enacted. That each non
commissioned officer, musician, or private enlisted or
to be enlisted in the regular army, or regularly mus
tered in any volunteer company, lor a period of not
less than twelve months, who has served or may serve
during the present war with Mexico, and who shall
receive an honorable discharge, or who shall have
been killed or died of wounds received or sickness in
curred in the course of such service, or who shall
have been discharged before the expiration of his
term of service in consequence of wounds received
or sickness incurred in the course of such service,
shall be entitled to receive a certificate or warrant
from the War Department for the quantity of one
hundred and sixty acres, and which may be located
by the warrantee, or his heirs at law; at any land office
ofthe United States*, in one body, and in conformity
to the legal subdivisions of the public lands, upon any
of the public lands in such district then subject to
private entry; and upon the lelurn of such certificate
or warrant, with evidence ofthe location thereof hav
ing been legally made, to the General Land Office, a
patent shall be issued therefor. That iu the event of
the death of any such non-commissioned officer, mu
sician, or private during service, or after his discharge,
and before the issuing of a certificate or warrant as
aforesaid, the said certificate or warrant shall he issued
in favor, aud enure to the benefit, of bis family or
relatives, according to the following rules : first, to
the widow and to his children; second, his father;
third, his mother. And in the event of his children
being minors, then the legally constituted guardian of
such minor children shall, in conjunction wiih such of
the children, if any, as may be of full age, upon being
duly authorized by the orphans’ or othei court having
probate jurisdiction, have power to sell, and dispose
of such certificate or warrant for the benefit of those
interested. And all sales, mortgages, powers or other
instruments of w riling, going to effect the title or claim
to any such bounty right, made or executed prior to the
issue of such warrant or certificate, shall he null aud
void to all intents and purposes w hatsoever, nor shall
such claim to bouuty right be in anywise affected by,
or charged with, or subject to, the payment of any
debtor claim incurred by the soldier prior to the is
suing of such certificate or warrant: Provided, That
no land warrant issued under the provisions of this
act shall he laid upon any lands of the United States
to which there shall be a pre-emption right, or upon
which there shall be an actual settlement andcultiva
tion: Provided further. That every such non-com
missioned officet, musician, and private who may be
entitled, under the provisions of this act, to receive a
certificate or vvarrat for one hundred and sixty acres
of land, shall be allowed the option to receive such
certificate or warrant, or a treasury scrip for one hun
dred dollars, and such scrip, whenever it is preferred,
shall be issued by the Secretary of the Treasury to
such peiton or persons as would be authorized to re
ceive such certificates or warrants for lands; 9aid
scrip to bear an interest of six per cent, per annum,
payable semi-annually, redeemable at the pleasure of
the government. And that each private, non-com
missioned officer, and musician, who shall have been
received into the service of the Uuited Slates, since
the commencement of the war with Mexico, for less
than twelve months, aud shall have served for such
term or until honorably discharged, shall be entitled
to receive a warrant for forty acres of land, which
may be subject to private entry, or twenty-five dol
lars in scrip if preferred; and in the eveut of the
death ofsucli volunteer during his term of service, or
after au honorable discharge, but before the passage
of this act, then the warrant for such land, or scrip,
shall issue to the wife, child, or children, if there be
any, and if none, then to the father, and if there be
no father, then to the mother of such deceased volun
teer: Provided, That nothing contained in this ter.
\ tion shall be construed to give bounty land to such
j volunteers as were accepted into service, and dis
charged w ithout being marched to the seat of war.
j Sec 10 Aud be u further enacted. That it shall,
! and may be lawful for the President, by and with tue
{ advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint from the
officers ofthe army four quaiter-iBosteiS ol the rank
of major, and ten assistant quartermasters with the
rank of captain.
JOHN W. DAVIS,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
GEORGE M. DALLAS,
President of the Senate.
Approved, February 11, 1847.
JAMES K. POLK.
[Public—No. 361]
AN ACT making appropriations lor the support of
the Military Academy lor the rear ending on the
thirtieth of June, oue thousand tight hundred and
forty eight.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
tatives of the United Sti tcs if America in Congress
assembled. That the following sums be, and the same
are hereby appropriated, out of-any money in the
treasury not otherwise appropruied, for the support
of the Military Academy for the year ending on the
thirtieth June, one thousaud eigat hundred and forty-
eight:
For pay of officers, instructors, cadets, and musi
cians. seventy-niue thousand seven hundred and sixty-
four dollars.
For commutation of subsistence, live thousand four
hundred and two dollar*.
For fuatgs* for officers’ ho**e«, four thousand three
\«t7^ twenty dollars.
Fo* clo:h>t? of officers’ servants, four hundred and
twenty dollars.
F«»r repairs and improvements; fuel and apparatus;
forage for public horses and oxen; stationery, print
ing, and other incidental and contingent expenses,
twenty thousand dollars.
For barracks for cadets, fifteen thousand dollars.
Approved, March 2, 1847.
[Public—No. 37.]
AN ACT making appropriations lor the service of
the Post Office Department for the year euding the
thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and forty-eight.
Be it enacted by the Senate ur.d House of Rcpresen-
la tires of the United Slates of America in Congress as
sembled, That the following sums of money be, and
the same are hereby, appropriated for the service of
the Post Office Department, for the year euding thir
tieth June, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, out of
any money in the treasury arising from the revenues
of the said department iu conformity to the act of the
second of July, eighteen hundred and thirty-six,
namely:
For transportation of the mails within the United
States, two million four hundred and forty-one thou
sand three hundred and ninety-one dollars.
For transportation by steam-ships between New
York ami Bremen, according to the contract with Ed
ward Mills, authorized by the “act to provide for the
transportation ofthe mail between the United States
and foreign countries,” approved March third, eigh
teen hundred aud forty-five, two hundred and fifty-
•igl.i Uu.nsjinH sir L»»s4r<w1
For compensation to postmasters, one million and
forty-two thousaud dollars. Provided, That it shall
not be lawful for the Postmaster General to make any
allowance or compensation to any Deputy Postmas
ter, ill addition to his commissions, except the special
allowance made by law to the postmasters at New
Orleans and the city ol Washington, and excepting,
also, the allowance to which posiuiasters are entitled
by law, from the income from boxes : And Provided,
further, That each Deputy Postmaster, whose com
pensation lor the last preceding year did not exceed
two hundred dollars, may send through the mail all
letters written by himself, and receive through the
mail all written communications addressed to himself
oti his private business which shall not exceed iu
weight oue half ounce, free of postage.
For ship, steamboat, aud way letters, seventeen
thousand dollars.
For wrapping paper, sixteen thousand dollars.
For office furniture, (for the offices ol postmasters,)
three thousand dollars.
For advertising, thirty thousand dollars.
For mail hags, twenty thousand dollars.
For blanks, se»enteeii thousaud dollars.
mail looks, keys, and stamps, lour thousand
Pot mail depredations and special agents, thirteen
thousand dollars. Provided, That the Postmaster
General be, and he is hereby, authorized to employ,
.vhen the service may require it, the assistant post-
wasters general as special agents, and to make them
compensation and allowance therefor, riot to exceed
the amount expended by said agents as necessary
travelling expenses while so employed.
For clerks for offices, (iu ihe offices ol postmasters,)
two hundred and twenty five thousand dollars.
For miscellaneous, fifty thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That iu case
the revenues of the department referred to in the first
section of this act, shall prove iiisnifficient to meet the
loregoing appropriations, men any iit-ncieiicy u*«>t
may thus arise, shall he paid out of any moneys iu the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That the assist
ant messengers of the Post Office Department shall
be entitled to an annual salary of four hundred aud
fifty dollars.
jSec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secre
tary ofthe Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized
and Jirected to pay to Howland and Aspinwall, ofthe
oily of New York the sum of five thousand dollars,
with interest from the iiisiUay of Novaniber. eighteen
hundred and thirty-five, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise apppropriated, being the
amount of a draft drawn by James Reeside on the
Post Office Department, dated the eighteenth day of
April, eighteen huudiod and thirty-five, payable on
the first day of November, eighteen huudred and thir
ty-five, to the oider ofthe said Reeside, and accepted
by the Treasurer ofthe Post Office Department and
by the said Reeside endorsed to the order of II. H.
Williams, of Baltimore, and by the said Williams en
dorsed in blank, and which draft is the property of
the said How land and Aspinwall.
Approved, March 2. 1847.
[Public—No. 38.]
AN ACT further to extend the charter ofthe Union
Bank of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
tatives oftlie United States of America in Congress
j assembled. That the act entitled “An act to extend the
j charter ol the Union Bank of Georgetown, in the
I District of Columbia,” approved the twenty-fifth day
1 of May. in the year eighteen huudred and ihirty-eight,
| be, and the same is hereby, further extended to the
; first day of July, in the year eighteen hundred aud
forty-nine, until which time said act shall be in full
t force, for the sole purpose of enabling the president
j and directors of the said hank, lor the time being, to
! close its affairs : Provided, That said bank shall not
| exercise any banking privileges, or any other powers,
! except to collect anti pay its debts, and close up its
j business.
Approved, March 2, 1647.
[Public—No. 39.]
AN ACT to amend an act entitled “ An act to pro
vide for the payment of horses or other property
lost and destroyed in the military service of the
United Suites,” approved the eighteenth day of
Jauuaiy,eighteen hundred aud thirty-seven.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Represen
tatives of the United Sta'es of America in Congress as
sembled, That the above recited act be so amended a9
to embrace the claims of all owners of wagons or-
teams, who sustained, or shall sustain damage, or in,
jury from the loss of any horse, mule, or wagon, cart
boat, sleigh, or harness, while such property was in
the military service of the United States either by im
pressment or contract, and the same has been destroy
ed or abandoned by the order of the commanding gen
eral, the commanding officer, or wagon master, or
otherwise lost or destroyed by unavoidable accident
without any fault or negligence of the owner, and
when he was in the line of his duty; such owner shall
be allowed aud paid the value thereof at the time he
entered the service.
Sec. 2. And be it Jurther enacted, That the ac
counting officers of the treasury, in auditing and set
tling the claims under this act, and the one to which
this i3 amendatory, shall make no other deductions
from the claim, on account of former payments, than
for the use and risk and forage advanced for the horse
actually lost by the claimant, and before he was again
remounted, or for clothing to which he was not en
titled by law.
Sec. 3. And be it Jurther enacted, That an act en
titled “ An act to provide for the payment of horses
and other property lost in the military service ofthe
United States,” approved the eighteenth of January,
eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, and all other acts
or parts of acts relating to the same subject, be, and
the same are hereby, continued iu force for the pe
riod of two years from and after the third day of
March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven, and noth
ing contained in any former act shall be so construed
by the accounting officer of the treasury as to prevent
the presentation and adjustment of alfthe claims the
payment of which is provided for by anv of these
several acts, within the time above specified.
Approved. March 2. 1847.
[Public—No. 40.]
AN ACT for the increase of the Marine Corps of
the United States.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa
tives of the United States of America in Congress as
sembled, That from aud after the passage of this act,
the United States marine corps as now organized
shall consist of four additional captains, four first lieu
tenants, four second lieutenant*, twenty-five serge
ants, twenty-five corporals, twenty-five drummers,
twenty-five fifers, and one thousand additional pri
vates.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That the officers
thus provided for shall be appointed first by promo
tion according to rank in the marine corps, and then
by selection; and that their nominations shall be sub
mitted to ihe Senate for their advice and consent.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted. That the provi-
- sions of an act passed the thirtieth of June, eighteen
hundred and thirty-four, entitled “ An act for the btt
ter organization ofthe United States marine corps,”
be, and the same are hereby, made applicable in all
respects to the provisions of this act: Provided, how
ever, That, notwithstanding anything in said act to
the contrary, the staff of the marine corps be, and the
same is hereby, separated from the line of said corps ;
the officers ofthe former to receive the same pay and
emoluments they now receive by law, and to hold the
same assimilated rank, to-vvit: quartermasters, pay
piasters and adjutants and inspectors, the rank of ma
jor, and assistant quartermasters the rank of captain.
Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Presi
dent, at the termination of the Mexican war. shall
reduce the marine corps to a number, both in men
and officers, not exceeding the number now in ser-
Approved, March 2, 1847,
& ©EI CJJIL & o
MEXICO.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS OF COAUU1LA.
Fiona the letter of an intelligent corres
pondent of the St. Louis Republican, dated
•‘Camp San Juan de Buena Vista, near Sal
tillo, Mexico, Feb. 10th, 1S47,” vve make
the following extracts—the first ofthe agri
cultural productions of Coahuila:
The chief agricultural productions from
the Presidio to Monclavo, he says, are corn,
sugar and cotton; of the latter not much is
gro wn, as there are no gins or factories, and
hut little demand for it. It grows finely,
the stalk being never killed by the cold of
winter. It might profitably be cultivated
if there was a demand for it.
Sugar grows finely, and only needs a lit
tle care and adequate machinery to enable
the inhabitants to produce large quantities
of it. It is not grained as with us, but
when in syrup is run in small moulds re
sembling small loaves ofsujiar. called pilon-
ces, weighing about a pound.
Corn grows well and yields abundantly.
Two crops of it are made in a year, if the
occupant of the ground is not too lazy to
tend it. The first is planted in March, and
gathered in June and July. The second
is planted in July or first of August, and
gathered in November and December.—
When we arrived at Monclova, the 1st of
November, roasting ears and green fodder
were abundant for ourselves and horses
from the second crop. This is the princi
pal crop of the year, as it is less liable to in
jury from the vicissitudes of the weather than
the first crop. The yield of the corn is about
50 bushels to the acre in a tilled field. With
good cultuie the quantity would he increas
ed very considerably. The stalks grow to
an enormous height. I have seen them of
ten around Monclova so tall, that when set-
..., 5 ...J ,1 Ult.li lo W.I1
hands high, I could not reach the ears of
corn.
In the vicinity of Monclova wheat is
grown. The country begins to he eleva
ted, and beyond it sugar cannot be profita
bly raised.
A well known physiological fact is con
tinually presented to notice: that is, that
latitude alone does not govern the produc
tion. Wheat cannot be raised, profitably,
or of good quality, in Louisiana. Yet here,
ill latitude and SG, several hundred miles
further South than Louisiana.it is grown to
perfection. So are apples and peaches.—
This is owing to the elevation of the country
above the level of the sea.
At Cienegas, a village fifty miles West
of Monclova, large quantities of excellent
wheat are raised. There are two flouring
mills at Monclova, propelled by the stream
that passes through the town. The best
Mexican flour is not equal in appearance to
the American article. It is generally sold
without being boited at all. We used large
quantities of this unbolted flour in the army.
It makes a very sweet, palatable aud health-
ly brown bread. It is however, hard to take
down, and the soldiers generally disliked to
use it, as they said they did not like to be
fed on so much bran and so little flour.
The Mexicans keep small seives in their
houses, to separate the bran from the flour.
It then makes a light bread; and I must
say, 1 have never eaten sweeter or better
light bread than is made by the bakers in
Monclova and Parras.
Oats and rye are not grown in Mexico.—
Corn is not generally fed to horses. When
they are fed with grain at all, it is usually
with barley, which grows finely; but little
of it is raised, however.
Nearly all descriptions of vegetables grow
finely. With most kinds a person may se
lect his own time for planting. Fresh peas
lettuce, beans, &c., may be had all the year'
round by planting them repeatedly. I saw
peas six inches in length growing at
Parras on the 19th of December, which
were planted for a winter crop. As the cli
mate is so propitious, aud all plants have to
be reared by irrigation, a planter or garden
er may select his own time for plauting.
It might not he profitable to plant corn
in the fall; but there is a wide range from
February to August to put it into the ground
and still have a good crop.
Oranges grow beautifully and magnifi
cently; but, to our great disappointment
they are all of the sour kind. Sweet oran
ges are cultivated farther South, and in low
er plains and valleys, near the sea coast.
An execution to be levied on Irish po
tatoes, if sent into Mexico, would be return
ed, “not found in the bailiwick.” They can
not be profitably raised. By the aid of a
search warrant and a magnifying glass, I
did find a few in Saltillo. They were the
size of marbles and pigeon’s eggs, and were
of little account to eat.
Pumpkins, and a variety of squashes
grow abundantly, and are much used. As
a general thing very few vegetables are
used by the Mexicans, except red pepper.
Productions of the United States.—The
Patent Office Report, furnishes the follow
ing important information :
Wheat, oats, rye, Indian corn, potatoes,
hay and tobacco, are raised in every State
and territory in the Union.
Barley raised in all except Louisiana-
Buckwheat raised in all except Louis
iana and Florida.
New England, New York, New Jersev,
ble all day in rear of the town, having e:
tered the valley through a narrow pass e
of the city. This cavalry, commanded
Gen. Minon, had evidently been t rown Si
our rear to break up and harass ourretrei
and perhaps make some attempt against t
town if practicable. The city was occupl
j ed by four excellent companies of Illinoii
i volunteers under Major Warren of the la
i regiment. A field work, which command
j ed most of the approaches, was garrison-
by Capt. Webster’s company 1st artillery,
j and armed with two 24-pound howitzers,
while the train and headquarter camp waa
- guarded by two companies Mississippi li
flemen under Capt. Rogers, and a fiek.*
T •w* »'»"•"> *" J S2-2S2&S
ana, do not latse rice. r - -
[NO. 47.
Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio and Wiscon
son do not raise cotton.
The States that do not raise cotton, to-
Every State and territory except Iowa
does raise silk.
Every State except Delaware makes
sugar.
New \ ork raises the most barley, viz :
1,S02,2S2 bush.
the protection of the rear, I proceeded on
the morning o£the 23d to Buena Vista, or
dering forward all the other available troops!
The action had commenced before my ar-]
rival on the field.
During the evening and night of the 22d
New York raises the most potatoes, viz : | lhe enemy had thrown a body .-flight troops
24,907,554 bush. ! 9 n the mountain s'de, with the purpose ol
New York raises the most hay, viz
4,595,930 tons.
Ohio raises the most wheat, viz : 10,786,- \
705 bushels.
Pennsylvania raises the most rye, viz : '
8,429,226 bush.
Pennsylvania raises the most buckwheat,
viz : 6,408,508 bush. |
Tennessee raises the most corn, viz : 67,- ;
738,447 bush.
Virginia raises the most flax and hemp, '
viz : 31,720 lbs.
Kentucky raises the most tobacco, viz : i
72,322,543 lbs,
Georgia raises the most cotton, viz : 148,-
175,129 lbs.
South Carolina raises the most rice, viz :
66,892,307 lbs.
JO SJBIB 2. lb A JS IB (D) HJ S.
OFFICIAL. DESPATCHES.
General Taylor's deta iled report of the Bat
tle of Buena Vista.
Headquartf.rs, Army of Occupation,
Agua Nueva, March 6, 1847.
Sir: I have the honor to submit a detail- r -
ed report oftlie operations of the forces un- • bod .y °‘ Mexican infantry, and was served
dermv command which resulted in the en- i against it with great effect, but without be
ing able to check its advance. The infan
try ordered to its support had fallen back in
outflanking our left, and it was here thal
the action of the 23J commenced at an ear
ly hour. Our riflemen under Col. Marshall
who had been reinforced by three compa
nies under Maj. Trail,2d Illinois volonteers,
maintained their ground handsomely
gainst a greatly superior force, holding
themselves under cover, and using thei
weapons with deadly effect. About 8 o’
clock a strong demonstration was made a-
gainst the centre of our position, a heavy
column moving along the road. This force
was soon dispersed by a few rapid and well
directed shots from Captain Washington's
battery. In the mean time the enemy was
concentrating a large foice of infantry and
cavalry under cover of the ridges, with the
obvious intention of forcing our left, which
was posted on an extensive plateau. The
2d Indiana and 2d Illinois regiments form
ed this part of our line, the former cover
ing three pieces of light artillery, under the
orders of Capt. O’Brien—Brig. Gen. Lane tjf
being in the immediate command. In or- i '
der to bring his men within effective range,
Gen. Lane ordered the artillery and 2d In.
diana regiment forward. The artillery ad- j
vanced within musket range of a heavy I
der my command which resulted in the en
gagement of Buena Vista, the repulse of
the Mexican army and the reoccupation of |
this position.
The information which reached me of
the advauce and concentration of a heavy
Mexican force in my front, had assumed
sucli a probable form, as to induce a spe
cial examination far beyond the reach of
our pickets to ascertain its correctness. A
small party of Texan spies, under Major
disorder, being exposed, as well as the bat
tery, not only to a severe fire of small arras
from the front, hut also to a murderous cross
fire of grape and canister from a Mexican
battery on the left. Capt. O’Brien found it
impossible to retain his position without
support, but was only able to withdraw two
of his pieces, all the horses and cannon-'
McCulloch, despatched to the Hacienda” of j ueers of the third P'^ce being killed or dis-
route'"uTSan Lui3™Po'tosVhad‘reported 'a ! ^Jfi'allen'’bac°k as stated, coukTnot be^; •
cavalry force of un known’ strength at that i lied ’ and '° ok "°, fu ^ ther P drt * n the “ cti ? D ’
except a handful of men, who, under its - ••
gallant Col. Bowles, joined the Mississippi k r
a I, - *
place. On the 20th of February a strong
reconnoissance under Lieut. Col. May was
despatched to the Hacienda of Heclionda,
while Major McCulloch made another ex
amination of Encarnacion. The results of
these expeditions left no doubt that the en
emy was in large force at Encarnacion un
der the orders of General Santa Anna, and
that he meditated a forward movement and .
attack upon our position.
As the Camp of Agua Nueva could be ;
turned on either flank, and as the enemy’s
force was greatly superior to our own, par- :
ticularly in the arm of cavalry, I determin
ed, after much consideration, to take up a -
position about eleven miles in rear, and
there await the attack. The army broke
up its camp and marched at noon on the
-iisc, encamping m. me new position a tittle
in front of the Hacienda of Buena Vista.—
With a small force I proceeded to Saltillo
to make some necessary arrangements for
the defence ofthe town, leaving Brig. Gen.
Wool in the immediate command of the
troops.
Before those arrangements were com
pleted on the morning of the 22d, I was ad
vised that the enemy was in sight, advanc
ing. Upon reachit.g the ground it was
found that his cavalry advance was in our
front, having marched from Encarnacion,
as we have since learned, at 11 o’clock on
the day previous, aud driving in a mounted
force left at Agua Nueva to cover the re
moval of public stores. Our troops were in
position occupying a line of remarkable
regiment, and did good service, and those
fugitives who, at a later period in the day,
assisted in defending the train and depot at f'
Buena Vista. This portion of our line hav- t
ing given way, and the enemy appearing in G
overwhelming force against our left flank, '
the light troops which had rendered such
good service on the mountain, were com- J
pelled to withdraw, which they did, for the
most part, in good order, Many, however, 4, ■’
were not rallied until they reached the de- fi.
pot at Buena Vista, to the defence of which 5f
they afterwards contributed.
Colonel Bissell’s regiment, (2d Illinois,) jy,
which had been joined by section of Capt. ’•
Shormot.’a Lottery, had become completely I
outflanked, and was compelled iu rail uucK, j
being entirely unsupported. The enemy
was now pouring masses of ir.fantry and
cavalry along the base of the monntain on
our left, and was gaining our rear in great
force. At this moment, I arrived upon the
field. The Mississippi regiment had been
directed to the left before reaching the po
sition, and immediately came into action a-
gainst the Mexican infantry which had turn
ed our flank. The 2d Kentucky regiment
and a section of artillery under Captain
Bragg, had previously been ordered from
the right to reinforce our left, and arrived j I
at a most opportune moment. That regi- ' f
ment, and a portion of the 1st Illinois, un- rj
der Col. Hardin, gallantly drove the enemy 1 1
and recovered a portion of the ground we I
strength. The road at this point becomes 1 had lost. The batteries of Capts. Sherman
a narrow defile, the valley on its right being
Hindered Cjuilc impraotiooLlo fnr artillery
by a system of deep and impassable gullies,
while on the left a succession of rugged
ridges aud preciptous ravines extends far
back towards the mountain which hounds
the valley. The features of the ground
were such as nearly to paralyze the artil
lery and cavalry of the enemy, while his
and Bragg were in position on the plateau,
and did much execution, not only in front,
but particularly upon the tnaaocs which had V\
gained our rear. Discovering that the ene-
my was heavily pressing upon the Miss’s- fu
sippi regiment, the the Indiana regiment,
under Colone. Lane, was despatched to
strengthen that part of our line, which form- if;.*'
ed a crochet perpendicular to the first line
infantry could not derive all the advantage of battle. At the same time Lieut. Kilburn, t'
of its numerical sunerioritv. Ill ihU naii. with a rdern affiant Rrana’a hnttorv ana 1
tion we prepared to receive him. Captain
Washington’s battery (4th artillery) was
posted to command the road, while the 1st :
and 2d Illinois regiments under Cols. Har
din and Bissell, each eight companies, (to j
the latter of which was attached Capt. Con-
ner,s company of Texas volunteers,) and the
2d Kentucky under Col. McKee, occupied
the crests of the ridges ou the left and in
rear. The Arkansas and Kentucky regi
ments of cavalry, commanded by Colonels
Yell and H. Marshall, occupied the ex
treme left near the base of the mountain, !
while the Indiana brigade, under Brig.Gen. 1
Lane, (composed of the 2d and 3d regiments j
under Cols. Bowles and Lane,) the Missis
sippi riflemen under Col. Davis, the squad • I
rons of the 1st and 2d dragoons under Capt.
Steen and Lieut. Col. May, and the light
batteries of Capts. Sherman and Bragg, 3d
artillery, were held in reserve. At ll o’
clock I received from General Santa Anna
a summons to surrender at discretion,
which, with a copy of my reply, 1 have al
ready transmitted. The enemy still for
bore his attack, evidently waiting for the
arrival of his rear columns w hich, could he
directed to support the infantry there en
gaged. The action was for a long time
warmly sustained at that point—the enemy
making several efforts both with infantry
and cavalry against our line, and being al
ways repulsed with heavy loss. I had plac
ed all the regular cavalry and Capt. Pike’s
squadron of Arkansas horse under the or
ders of Brevet Lieut. Col. May, with direc
tions to hold in check the enemy’s column,
still advancing to the rear along the base of
the mountain, which was done in conjunc
tion with the Kentucky and Arkansas cav
alry under Cols. Marshall and Yell. In the
meantime our left, which was still strongly
threatened by a superior force, was further
strengthened by the detachment of Capt.
Bragg’s, and a portion of Capt. Sherman’s
batteries, to that quarter. The concentra
tion of artillery fire upon the masses of the
enemy aloi g the base of the mountain, and
the determined resistence offered by the two
regiments opposed to them, had created
confusion in their ranks, and some of the
corps attempted to effect a retreat upon their
main line of battle. The squadron of the
1st dragoons, under Lieut. Rucker, was
distinctly seen by our look-outs as they ap- now ordered up the deep ravine whici
preached the field. A demonstration made
on his left caused me to detach the 2d Ken
tucky regiment and a section of artillery to
our right, in which position they bivouack
ed for the night, in the mean time the Mex
ican light troops had engaged ours on the
extreme left, (composed of parts of the Ken
tucky and Arkansas cavalry dismounted,
and a rifle battalion from the Indiana brig
ade under Major Gorman, the whole com
manded by Col. Marshall,) and kept up a
sharp fire, climbing the mountain side, and
apparently endeavoring to gain our flank.
these retreating corps were endeavoring to i
cross, in order to charge and disperse them.
The squadron proceeded to the point indi
cated, but could not accomplish the object,
being exposed to a heavy fire from a bat
tery established to cover the retreat of those
corps. While the squadron was detached
on this service, a large body of the enemy
was observed to concentrate on our ex
treme left, apparently with the view of
making a descent upon the hacienda of Bu
ena Vista, where our train and baggage
were deposited. Lieut. Col. May was of-
Three pieces of Capt. Washington’s battery 1 dered to the support of that point, with tw»
had been detached to the left, and were
supported by the 2d Indiana regiment. An
occasional shell ivas thrown by the enemy
into this part of our line, but without effect.
The skirmishing of the light troops was
kept up with trifling loss on our part until
dark, when I became convinced that no se
rious attack would be made before the
morning, and returned with the Mississippi
regiment and squadron of 2d dragoons to
Saltillo. The troops bivouacked without
fires, and laid uptvn their arms. A body of
cavalry, some 1,500 strong, had been visi-
pieces of Capt. Sherman’s battery under
Lieut. Reynolds. In the meantime the
scattered forces near the hacienda, com
posed in pait of Majors Trail and Gorman’s
commands had been to some extent organ
ized under the advice of Major Munroe,
chief of artillery, with the assistance of Ma
jor Morrison, volunteer staff, and were
posted to defend the position. Before our
cavalry had reached the hacienda, that ofthe
enemy had made its attack, having been
handsomely met by the Kentucky and Ar
kansas cavalry under Cols. Marshall and