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[ Front the N. (J. Delta, 1 stk inst J
L VTENT FROM S \ LTI FLO AAPAIOA-
TilllLV.
We yesterday received onr correspon
dence from Saltillo and Monterey, brought j
by the schooner Decatur, from the Bra ,
zos. We also received the “Monterey
Pioneer” of the 29u1t., from w hich some i
extracts will he found in our columns.- - - j
The subject matter of our letters—the j
battle of Buena Vista-**we have already
u-iven io detail. We therefore confine
The publication of onr correspondence
to the extracts given below.
In addition we have only to add,
that we have conversed with Capt. Mi
nor, who left Monterey on the 31st ult. ]
He confirms the statements of Mr. Pus- j
ter, which we published on Sunday, that
the wounded men are suffering much,
and that many of them are dying; that
the route from Monterey to Comargo is |
now open, both by Gerralvo and China,
and that Canales has followed in the foot
steps of bis illustrious predecessor, Urrea,
and retreated through Tula Pass, clean
beyond the mountains. Our army, as a
matter of necessary precaution, has
burned down all the towns and ranchos
between Monterey and Comargo.
The twelve months’ volunteers, whose
term of service is about to expire, are or
dered down to the lower ports on the Uio
Grande,while the now troops are proceed
ing up to take their place, under Gen.
Taylor.
Col. Morgan’* Fiiilii With Ceil. Circa, at
Frio.
We have not yet seen the particulars
of the battle which has been frequently
referred to, as having taken place be
tween Col. Morgan, of the 2d Regiment
of Ohio Volunteers, and Gen. Urrea’s
Lancers. The following extract from a
letter from an esteemed correspondent in
Saltillo, will in some degree supply this
vac u im:
Part of the Ohio, hastening to the relief
of General Taylor, from Cerralvo, in ail
212, under Co!. Morgan, fought wi»h
over a thousand Lancers, under Gen.
Urrea, near Agua Fiio, for five hours,
until aniilerv came to their aid from
Monterey. Lieut. Stewart, of Company
C. of that regiment, merits the highest i
praise for his daring bravery, in riding 1
through the Mexican lines, to asK rein- j
forcements. The American forces,drawn
up in a hollow square, repulsed charge (
after charge of the horse, sustaining a !
heavy site from the chaparral. Capt.
Latham, w th, his Riflemen, was about
charging into the chaparral fora hand io- j
hand,flight but was recalled,as it appeared
evidently the design of the enemy to both j
break the square and induce the men to
charge into the sides of the road, where,
singly, they would not be aole to meet j
horsemen. There was every reason io !
believe that men were in ambuscade,
ready to rake, at a single volley, any
small body of men opposed to them. And
so it afterwards appeared; for, on the first
fire from tl e cannon into one oi these sns
pected places, nearly 30 of the enemy
were killed. After fifteen m notes fight
with the cannon, the Lancers fled in
every direction, leaving more than a
hundred on the field. We lost four kill
ed and a few wounded. The enemy kept j
up a heavy fire from escopctas, but gene
rally overshot u°. Capt. Graham, Qr, j
Master at Cerralvo, was shot through
the heart, in the beginning of the fight,
and died instantly. Col, Morgan was
himself—cool, brave and determined, j
with the heart of youth and head of age \
—as a voung man but old Pexan will j
always feel in battle.
The word now passes along the line ;
—“San Luis in six weeks.” As soon as
the rainy season commences, Ho, for .
•San Luis! and judging from what has
happened—catching a prophetic gleam of i
the future by the reflection from the past
—we can well concur in the rude but
truthful sentiment of a wounded volun
teer —“Taylor w ill take it like a d—n! ’ j
[From the N. O. Picayune 15th inst.]
From Ifew Mexico.
The St. Louis Republican of ti e 9:h
inst. has nearly five of its broad columns
filled with letters from New Mexico. An |
express has arrived at Fort Leavenworth j
with dates from Santa Fe to the 17th Feb
ruary.
The Republican gives a full account j
of the military events by which the in
surrection in which Gov. Bent w as assas
sinated was suppressed. Signal vengeance |
was taken on the perfidious foe, but in
open, fair fought fields. The details ot
the Republican arc very interesting, but
our columns are already surcharged.
We may recur to the subject.
The battle of Sacramento was fought
eleven days after the latest date we have
from Santa Fe. In the usual course,
therefore, many weeks must elapse before
we have the American report of that bat
tle.
From the ISvazos.
The steamer Maria Burl, Capt. Riddle,
arrived yesterday from the Brazos; by
her we have a copy of the Matamoros
Flag of the Tib instant.
No events of interest had cccured on
the Rio Grande. Col. Cushing arrived
in Mat a mores on the sth instant.
The following items are all from the
Flag of the Tilt. We received no letters
by this a t rival.
A depot has been established at China
and one just below Comargo, at ioan’a
Anna. Owing to the shallowness of the
river, Reynosa will become oneultimately.
Capt. Arnold lias reached Comargo
with two companies of dragoons and four
I companies of Kentuckian',
i Lieut. Leslie Chase, formerly acting
I assistant quartermaster at this place, has
: been appointed judge advocate for the
western division of the United States !
army. The appointment is a good one.
Maj. Gorman, 3d Indiana Regiment,
who distinguished htmsef well at Buena
| Vista, accompanied by Lieut. J. A.
Pickett and J. A. Buckmaster, passed
i down the river to.dav, after tarrying a
• * •
short lime in our city. These gentlemen I
I were all wounded in the battle. Ti e
two !a-t belong to St. Louis. Cap*. .Steen, I
I Ist Dragoons, wounded in the leg, also
! was passenger on the same boat.
Mail Arrangement . —The post office at
Point Isabel having been removed to the
Brazos, the mail will hereafter leave this
place every day at 9 A. M., arrive at
j Point Label at 3 P. M., and at Brazos at
5 A. M. Leaving the Brazos at 8 A. M.,
j it will arrive at Point Isabel at 9 A, M.,
| and leave for Matamoros at 10 A. M.
The Xf"o!5;itio»« al Vera Cruz.
In the “American Cagle” from Vera
Cruz we have a cony of Gen Scott’s sum-
I rnons of ihe city to surrender and the
reply thereto; also the application of the
; foreign consuls for a suspension of fire
and leave for women, children and non
combatants to retire. The general purport
of these is already known to all, and we
cannot spare the room they would occupy;
but one fea’ure in the business must be
distinctly understood,
Gen. Scott in his summons offered, in
order to spare the effusion of blood, to
stipulate that if the city should by capita
lation be garrisoned by a part of his
troops, no mis tile should he fired from the
| city, its bastions or tea/Is upon the castle ,
; unless the ensile should preciously fire
upon (he city. Gen. Morales rejected
this chance to save the city and its in
habitants from destruction. The offer
was eminently humane, and had it been
accepted much blood would have been
spared, and at the expense of (don. Scott’s
means to reduce the castle. 'Phis mat
ter should he distinctly understood.
I AUGUSTA. GEO.,
WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 1817.
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Mexican Cruelly ami Perfidy.
The name ot Mexican is indissolubly as
sociated in the mind of our countrymen with
all that is atrocious and cruel in war, and
I with ail that is perfidious and mendacious in
negotiation. The loathing in which their
j national character is held by us, was first
I deeply implanted by the events ot the flexan
| revolution,and have grown info a feeling of
| settled haired which has become national and
i perpetual by the more recent enormities of
the present war. It becomes important, how
ever, as a matter of justice, that the mind
| should discriminate in regard to the race of
men whose vile and murderous instincts have
| prompted to crime and on whose name must j
rest the odium. There are races of men in
! Mexico, who from the time of the conquest, |
: have been more ‘sinned against than sinning;' |
i who from that time have been the victims of I
cruelty, oppression and wrong. They have
been degraded and vitiated by their oppres- j
I sor s, but yet are entitled to the compassion
| and sympathy of generous minds. One of
' tiio beneficient fruits of the war will be to
; extend to them the protection of the Ameri
-1 can flag, the blessings of education and mo
! ra! instruction, and the stimulating influences j
| of wise and wholesome laws to develope
the resources of their country. We allude
I of course, to tbe Aboriginees—the descen
dants of the Aztece and other subjects of the
Montezumas. It is not from them that
1 Mexico derives her perfidious nature, her
lust for slaughter and her delight in cruoi j
deeds. These were imported from Old Spain
; a land steeped in crime of the bloodiest
hue, whose whole history is revolting to
humanity,and at war with every precept of
Christianity. The Spanish character borrow
ed some of the lustre of chivalry from
noble antagonists, the Moore. They were a
race of anon far superior to the Spaniards in
every estimable quality for war or peace.—
When finally borne down by the weight of
huinkers, they succumbed to Spanish rule
and turned their attention to the arts of peace,
they became so thriving—their population in-
i rnw ■ ai i ■win 1 » mis nna > b n —i — n\m \ " pw "
! created so rapidly ami their towns arid vil
j I ages sprung up and flourished in suclj num
bers as to excite the fears of their conqucr
' ors. For eight centuries had thev dwell on
Spanish soil, distinct in character, language,
religion and manners. They were a frugal
’ and industrious people. The cabinet of
i Philip 111, about 1609, coolly deliberated on
; the alternative of putting the whole Moorish
I a
i race to the sword, or of transporting them to
! foreign parts. There were many advocates
' of their indiscriminate slaughter; but fear
I & >
tiie indignation of the Christian world induced
| the scarcely milder policy of banishment. — *
1 The following is a brief outline of the hur
I rors that ensued :
| “By the edict of expulsion, ail the men. wo
| men. and children, were commanded, under pain
j of death, to be ready, within three days , to re- |
pair to the sea-ports for embarkation. All their
effects were Confiscat. d; ind death was pronounc
ed against those who should attempt to conceal
any part thereof. The numbers that were mas
sacred on their route to the coast, and that perish
i ed on their voyage to Barbary, have been vari
ously represented by different historians, not one
of who n makes the number less than one hun
dred-thousand men, women and children. They
were barbarously murdered at sea, by t he officers
and crews of the ships which they had freighted.
There are instances recorded ol inhuman cruel
ties exercised on this injured and defenceless
people, surpassing in atrocity whatever is related
in sacred or profane history. Men were but
chered in presence of their wives and children,
and the latter afterwards thrown alive into (tie
sea. Some of the females, on account of their
beautv, wore preserved alive for a short time, to !
glut the brut; 1 lust ofthe murderers of their hus
bands or brothers, and then either slaughtered or
committed to the waves. Such were tire deeds
of horror which were revealed, upon the trials to
which these inhuman barbarians were brought,
in consequence of their quarrelling with them- ,
selves concerning the division ofthe spoil.
“The fate of those wiio reached the coast of 1
Barbary was not less deplorable. They were i
| furiously at acked by the Bedouin Arabs, a wild
; banditti, who subsist t v plunder. C-’fsix thou-
I sand Moors, who set out together from( hmastal, a
town in the neighbourhood ot Oran, with an in- !
tention of going to Algiers, only one person *ur- !
vived to reach that place.
“la some parts of Spain, where the Moors
cither resisted the order fur expulsion, or could
not comply with it under the peremptory terms
, prescribed they were butchered in the most
| horrible manrn r. No mercy was shown to age or
j sex; while rolling in the dust, imploring u erev of
i their savage conquerors, they were indiscrimi
nately slain. Some had shelti redthemselvesamong
I the woods and rocks; hut Philip fixed a price upon
| their heads, and soldiers were sent to hunt for
j them as for boasts ol prey. Scarcely an individual
' escaped. Those who were taken alive in the
I m mutains of Valentia, were conducted to the
• city; and, after suffering every specie? of mockery
! and insult, were put to death by excruciating
I tortures. Such of our readers as wish to examine
i the detailsof these dreadful transactions, are re
ferred to Watson’s History of the Reign of
Philip 111, and to contemporary historians.”
This is not the only passage in Spanish
history in Europe that illustrates the feroci
ty of her people. They arc execrated in every
j land which their invading footsteps have
j pressed, and are still bitterly remembered in
| the Netherlands in traditions of their cruel
ties perpetrated more than two centuries
a ,r o. Their civil wars arc replete with in- 1
j 0 , j
j stances, down to the present day, of barbart- |
’ t : os so shocking us to make h r-canity weep.
But it is in the New World thf t the widest
held was found in which to slake their na- .
tional thirst lor blood. T he v\h< lesale slangh
ter, in mere wantonness, of the naked and
defenceless natives of Hispaniola, who were
i remorselessly pursued with fire and sword,
j and hunted down by blood hounds, forms one ’
| of the most shameful and heart rending !
j dramas in the history of the world. In te
j < !
i rusing its crimsoned pages, the reader would
exc.aim—
j “Oli! bloodiest picture in the book of time !”
were it net that in pursuing the sad history
further, darker and more disgraceful scenes
unfold themselves. The conduct of Cortez
in Mex co, of Pizarru in Peru, and of the
chiefs of each minor expedition that invaded
and conquered province after province in ■
Spanish America, partake all of the same en
sanguined tissue. The same disregard of
pledges too, which makes Spanish diplomacy j
I in Europe proverbial, characterized their in- |
j tercourse with the Aboriginal nations. Flags
j of truce were violated, the most sacred pledges
I broken—the rites of hospitality accepted but
as a means of treachery, or extended as a
lure to betray, and even the sacred offices of
i religion used to give greater certainty to the
i ingenious schemes for entrapping their Itap
| less victims.
During the Mexican revolution, the royal
ist party, under the vice-royalties of Vanrgas
and Calkju, transcended all past achievements
! in perfidious and cruel dealing. The official
i despatches of the former give details of thou
; sands of insurgents murdered in cold blood
1 after they had been taken prisoners. His
; under officers boasted in their reports to him
! ofthe thousands slain by them while kneel
i ing, and imploring merry—of flags of truce
| violated —of towns destroyed and the popula
tion without distinction of age or sex slaughl
| ered. They rested their claims for promo
tion, which were not unheeded, on these very
| atrocities. General Calleja, for his superior
i success in wholesale butchery was afterwards
i made vicc-roy.
j In Central America those horrors were per
-1 Kaps on a still more gigantic scale. Some
idea may be formed of them from the fact,
that it appears from official documents that
in the three provinces of \ enezuela, New
Granada and Quito, in nine years eighty
thousand prisoners were destroyed, in cold
blood by hanging, shooting and oilier modes
of execution. In addition to these, a writer,
discoursing on these scenes, asks, “How
many inoffensive men, women and children
: have been slaughtered, of whose fate no
i further notice has keen taken, in the official
j despatches of the royal commanders than in
the foilqjving words; The town or pueblo of
ed from the face of the earth. ”
In the eloquent manifesto, addressed to all
nations, put forth by u Congress of the pro-
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vinens of Rio de la Plata;at Buenos-Ayres,
the 251 h of October, 1846, occur the follow ing
passages.
“A gesture, a clouded vistige, an indiscreet
I word, or a tear stealing down the cheek was
| a crime of state. The royalists have adnpt
ed the dreadful system of putting men to
death indiscriminately, for no other purpose
than to diminish onr numbers; and, on enter
ing our towns, have been known to massa
i cr e even the unfortunate market people,
driving them to the public square in groups,
i and shooting them down with cold-blooded
1 wanton.cruelty.” * * * “They have
j wantonly shot the bearers of flags of trucej
I and have committed the utmost horrors upon
chiefs after their surrender, and other princi
pal personages, notwithstanding the humani
-1 ty that had been shown by us to those pri-
I s on ers who fell into our hands. In the dis
trict of Valle Grande, they indulged them
selves in the brutal sport of cutting off the
ears of the natives, and transmitting a pan
nier full of them to head-quarters* They af
terwards destroyed the town by fire; burnt
I about forty populous villages of Peru; and
! took a hellish pleasure in shutting np the in
habitants in their houses before setting them
on fire, in order that their unhappy victims
might be burnt alive.
These scenes of barbarity have been enact
ed wherever the language of the Spaniard is
spoken. In every province on this conti
nent his course has been tracked in blood,
cruelly and perfidiously shed, feo fierce and
vindictive have been ids passions, that lie
i has proved himself alike incapable of govern
ing himself, and of governing others. A
ruthless oppressor of the weak Indian, he
has been also a victim and a slave to himself.
Every effort at self government has been
abortive. The self styled republics of Spanish
America have been but a series of anarchies.
The province of Texas, settled by invitation
ofthe Mexican authorities by citizens ofthe
United States, sought a nobler destiny. It
chose to hold to the Constitution 0f'1824,
guarantied to it by solemn pledges, when
Santa Anna insisted on subjugating it to his
military despotism. And for the resistance
ofthe gallant Texans to the attempted out
rage, the massacrecs of Fannin’s brigade and
of the defenders of the Alamo—the decima
tion ofthe Micr prisoners, and the cruellies
to the Santa Fe prisoners, were among the
consequences. It was Spanish cruelty—
Spanish ferocity dictating these outrages. It
is the infusion of Spanish blood in the veins
of the Ranchero who massacres the woun
ded on the field of battle, and mutilates
the bodies of the dead, that converts him into
a fiend. The native Mexicans, the Peons,
as they are called, may have acquired some
of the bloodier traits of the Spaniard. But
though now so degraded and corrupted, it
is hoped that they arc capable of being
made a valuable class of population. Inevi
table destiny must place large bodies of them
under ihe protection of the conquering arms
of our great republic. May this second con
quest be one which shall not .degrade, but
shall exalt—which shall not stultify—but
shall enlighten—a conquest which shall
carry in its train the arti ol peace —the
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liiitits of education, and the cheering and i
elevating influences of a pure Christianity.
LATER ITtOM NEW MEXICO.
OUR ARMS AGAIN VICTORIOUS.
At, St. Louis advices have been received
from Santa Fe *o Feb. 10th. Details are
n-iven ofthe horrible mastacre at Taos, and
I °
j sub' '’qeent battles.
After the severe encounter between our
forces and the Mexicans near Senta Fe,
Colonel Price, with three hundred men an 1
four howitsers, advanced to Puebla, where
the Mexicans had fortified two strong large
houses and a church, on the 31st January,
and immediately attacked them. At the first
charge of the Dragoons and Infantry, < Am
ericans were killed and several wounded.
Capt. Burgwin was fatally shot in tbe lungs
as he was gallantly leading the company to
the attack. The church and houses were
stormed. The Mexicans retired, and the
dragoons pursued and ki!ledlso to 200. Com
plete victory achieved American lossl2 kilted,
and 30 wounded.
The dates from El Passo are to January
20th, Major Clarke had arrived with the
Artillery, Col. Doniphan was hastening pre
parations to advance on Chihuahua. — Ho
had heard of Gen. Wool’s leaving for Saltillo,
Cnpl Mitchell’s company bad pusheds2l miles
advance on the mainline, which was expert,
ed to move February (i;h. Col. Doniphan
was confident of taking Chihuahua. There
were reports of 5000 Mexicans there, but
doubtless the number is much exaggerated,
and no Mexican supplies or
could be expected nearer than Durango.
33= The Xevv-Vork Express of Friday, in
its evening edition, says—“ Ihe activity in
Stocks to day, is quite remarkable, and the j
amount sold far above that of any day for a
very long time. The new I rcasory notes
have sold largely at 103 cash, and advance
of 1; per cent.
“Money has suddenly become very plenty-
This may be owing to the great amount that
was accumulated by capitalists to subscribe
for the Loan; being disappointed in this, they
are now seeking to invest. Paper which could
not be negotiated a short time since, is now
taken freely.
“The Banks are also strong in specie—
their balances are considerably beyond what
is wanted.”
Relief Committee ofSavannah,
has received from the inhabitants of St.
Marys and its vicinity, by the hands of
S. Cohen, Esq , two hundred and twenty
one dollars and fifty cents, to be invested
in provisions for the suffering inhabitants
of Ireland and Seoul and.
The Next Governor.
John R. Hayes, Alexander A. Alien, and
Charles J. Manverlyn, Eaqs,, have been appoint
ed to represent the Democrats of Decatur in the
Convention, and the first Monday in July sug
gested as a suitable day for bolding the same.
The party in Murray have appointed Wnq
B. Cone, C. A. Lenan, and Arcibald Sloan, as
their delegates to the Convention, and recognise
the first Tuesday in Juno as the day, inasmuch
I is oilier Counties have appointed Delegates to
t attend on that day.
EXCHANGE.
Augusta 1 nsurance ami Banking Company,., par
Bunk of Augusta
Branch Statu of Georgia, Augusta, (|
Bunk of Bninswirk,
Georgia Kail Koail, *
Mechanics’Bank,
Bank of Sr. Mary's,
Bank of Milledgeville,
Bank oi the State of Georgia, at Suvannuir,... ‘‘
Branches of ditto,
Marine and Fire Insurance Bank, Savannah,. “
Branch of ditto, at Mar-0n,....
Planters’ Bank, Savannah,
Central Bank of Georgia,
Central B. B. Ac B'U’g. Co., Savannah, “
Charleston Banks,. “
Ban k of ('amden ‘ ‘
Bank ot Georgetown .... “
Commercial .Columbia “
.M rchants’, at Ciieravv, “
Bank of I lamburg “
Alabama Notes 2 0 dis.
Merchants’ Bank of Macon, 5 0 0 “
Commercial Bank, at .Macon, failed
NO SALK OH UNCKRTAIN •
Bank of Darien and Branches.
Bank of Columbus.
Chattahoochee Hail Road and Banking Company
.Monroe Rail Road and Banking Company.
Planters and Mechanics’ Bank. Columbus.
Western Bank of Georgia, at Rome.
Kxcbange Bank, Brunswick.
; ns. Bank of C..linn bus,at Macon .. no circulation.
PUieni* Baal; ol Columbus.
Cl! KCKS.
On New Vork, par.
Philadelphia,.
Boston
Charleston and Sava nnali,
Lexington, K ent ucky, • •
Nashville, Tennessee
STOCKS.
Georgia, S per cents .100 n Io 1
Georgia, 6 percents ‘.*7 a ‘JS
Annexation.
In making a summary of the topics of impor
tance touched upon in a single number oft lie
London Morning Chroncle of a late date, the
N. Y. Commercial remarks—“ Another matter ol
interest is an editorial article concerning Great
Britain’s various Annexations’ in India—her rp
proprialions ot Scintle, part ul the Punjaub, &c.
The Chronicle looks v ith horror upon our an
nexation of Texas and demonstrations ii|w<n
Mexico, but "don lies what hash, cn dm In i India
J a ,
and more than insinuates that the work must and
will iro on until the whole Sikh territory and
much other are added to the British empire in the
East. So differently things appear when seen
from different points of view.”
fj*We arc requested to give notice that tire
Western Mail closes at 5 P. M.
COMMITTEES OF CITY C'OUNCIE.
'i’he following are ihe Standing (Committees of
tlie City Council, appointed hy his Honor the
Mayor, according to a resolution passed on the 13th
day of April, 1817.
Accounts —Dugas, Harper,Bishop, Garvin.
Streets and Drains—Hilt, Bishop, Hopkins,Kirk
pat rick.
Bridge—Harper, Conley, Hopkins, Garvin.
Pumps and Wells—Parish, Hadley,‘Huff, Kin h
en.
Engines—Kitchen, Hopkins, Huff, Parish.
Hospital—Garvin, Hadley, Dugas, Harper.
City Hall—Conley, Hitt, Hadley, (Jarvin.
South Commons—Huff, Hitt, Hopkins, Parish
River Bank and Wharves—Kirkpatrick, Har
per, Dugas, Bishop.
Jail —Hopkins, Kirkpatrick. Huff, Kitchen.
Market —Parish, Hadley, Conley, Hilt.
Health—Bishop, Huff, Harper, Parish.
Police—Conley, Kitchen, Bishop, Kirkpatrick.
Water Works—Bishop, Kitchen, Hopkins, Par
ish.
Magazine —Garvin, Huff. Kitchen.
U KCAPITL’ I-AT ION.
Parish—Pumps and W ells, Engines, South Com
mon, Market, Health, Water Works.
Garvin—Hospital, Accounts, Bridge, City Hall
Mngazi ne.
Kirkpatrick—River Bank and Wharves, Streets
and Drains, Jail, Police, •
Dugas —Accounts, Hospital, River Bank and
Wharves.
Hadley—Pumps and Wells, Hospital, City Hall,
Market.
Hopkins—Jail, Streets and Drains,Bridge, En
gines, South Commons, Waterworks.
Conley—Police, Bridge, City Hall, Market,
Water Works.
Huff—South Commons, Pumps and Wells, En
gines, Jail, Health, Magazine.
Bishop—Water Works, Accounts, Streets and
Draines, River Banks and Wharves, Health, Po
lice.
Harper—Bridge, Accounts, Hospital, River Bank
and Wharves, Health.
Kitchen—Engines, Pumps and Wells, Jail, Po
lice, Magazine.
Hitt —Streets and Drains, City Hall, South Com
mons, Market.
wl l ait f dth f, ctoit s.
Bishop, Kitchen, Kirkpatrick, Hopkins.
The Mayor has also appointed the following ci
tizens from the different Wards, who, together
with the Health Committee, constitute the Board
of Health fur the ensuing year:
Ward No. I.—L. C. Dugas, A. C. Caldwell, C
13. .Martin.
Ward No. 2.—William 11. Tult, B. F. Chew,
Joseph E. Marshall.
Ward No. 3.—Dr. 11. F. Campbell, John Dav id
son, F. Lamback.
Ward No. 4.—L. P. Dugas, Greenville Sim
mons, Peter Carre.
I W. MILO OUN, Clerk of Council.
April 2ff 3 16b