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[From the N. O. Delta, ‘2'i ins I ]
The Battle of Cerro Gordo.
Capt. flashes of the Topographical Corps'—
Position at Uurna Vista selected by him
Cerro Gordo—The enemy's position described
It —Scott rut a road to the right to uz/n the e.ie
vxys flank. Attack on Cerro Gordo—Gens
Worth Shields, and Pillow—Preparations of
the enemy. Col Harney s gallant charge—
Currie* the Cerro - - Complimented by Scott—
G ns. Worth's and Shields operations- -Gens.
Pillow sustains heavy loss on the right—The
T nncssceans -The enemy routed —6ooo pri
soners taken---General officers taken prisoners
■Escape of Anipudia, Santa Anna, hnd C un
alizo—'Their cowardice—-'The troj/hies of tic
tiu i/ —‘50 cannon , and the m&neychcst of Santa
Anna— Twiggs pursues the enemy to Julapa—
Glory of the achievement .
We are indebted to Capt, Hughes, of
the Topographical Corps,for much valua
ble and interesting information relating
to the late glorious victory of Cerro Gor
do. Capt. Hughes is the very able and
intelligent officer who accompanied Gen.
Wool on his march from San Antonio to
Monclova, and rendered important ser
vices to the army ami the country, by
bis valuable re-connoisances of the impor
tant part of Mexico through which
Wool's column marched. 11 is descrip
tions have been published in the papers
of the country, and commanded great al
ten lion and admiration at the time. lo
Capt. Hughes belongs the high distinc
tion of having selected the position ac
cupied by Gen. Taylor at Buena \ ista.
On the occasion of the encampment of
Wool’s Divisions near Buena V isla, Capt.
Hughes was struck with the advantages
which this position presented for defence,
and suggested to Gen. Woil to occupy it
in case Santa Anna advanced upon him.
In the late battle of Cerro Gordo, Capt.
Hughes acted a conspicuous and most
useful partin his appropriate sphere, and
after the battle he accompanied the cap
tured Mexican officers to Vera Cruz. —
From him we gather the following par
ticulars of the
ISatilc es Cerro f-onlo.
On the arrival of the other Divisions
of the army at the encampment of Gen.
Twiggs, on the IGih of April, Gen. Scott,
after taking a reconnoisance of the ene
my’s works, determined to storm them.
The position occupied by the enemy was
regarded by them as impregnable, and
truly to anv oilier than American soldiers
it must have appeared an insurmounta
ble and impracticable undertaking to car
ry it by storm, or turn it by strategy.
The road from Vera Cruz, as it pas
ses the Plan del Rio, which is a wide,
rocky bed of a once large stream, is com
manded by a series ol high cliffs, rising j
one above the other, and extending sever- j
al miles, and all well fortified. The ;
road then debouches to the right, and
curving around the ridge, passes over a
high cliff, which is completely enfiladed
by foils and batteries. This ridge is the
commencement of the Terra Templada,
the upper mountainous country. The
high and rocky ravine of the river pro
tected the right (lank of the position, and
a series of most abrupt and apparently
impassable mountains and ridges covered
their left. Between these points, Tun
ing a distance of two or three miles, a
succession ofstrongly fortified forts bristled
at every turn, and seemed to defy all
bravery and skill. The Cerro Gor
do commanded the road on a gentle de
clination, like a glacis, for nearly a mile
—an approach in that direction was im
possible. A front attack must have ter
initiated in the almost entire annihilation
of our army. But the enemy expected |
such an attack, confiding in the desperate
valor of our men, and believing that it
was impossible to turn their position to
the right or left. Gen. Scott, however,
with the eye of a skilful general, perceiv.
edthetrap set for him, and determined j
to avoid it. He therefore had a road cut ;
to the light, so as to escape the front fire j
from the Cerro, and turn his position on ;
the left flank. This movement was made ;
known to the enemy by a deserter from
our camp, and consequently a large in
crease of force under Gen. \ ega was sent
lo the forts on their left. Gon. Scott, to |
cover his flank movements, on the 17th
of April, ordered forward Gen. Twiggs
against the fort on the steep ascent, in
front and a little to the left of the Cerro.
Col. Harney commanded this expedition,
and at the head of the Rifles and some
detachments of infantry and artillery
this position under a heavy fire
of grape and musketry. Having secur- |
ed this position in front and near the ene
my’s strongest fortification, and having j
by incredible labor elevated one of our
large guns to the top of the fort, Gen.
Scott prepared to follow up his advan
tage. A .demonstrations was made from
this position against another strong furl
in rear, and near the Cerro, but the ene
wt re considered 100 strong,andjthe under
staking was abandoned. A like demon
nation was made by the enemy.
On the next day, the 18th, Gen, Twiggs |
was ordered forward from the position he had
already captured against the fort which com
manded the Cerro. Simultaneously an at
lack on the fortifications on the enemy’s left,
was to be made by Gens. Shields' and
Worth’s division, who moved in separate co-
lumns, whilst Gen. Pillow advanced against
the strong forts and difficult acsents on the
right of the enemy’s position. 'The enemy
fully acquainted with Gen. JScotl’s intended
! movement had throw n large b dies of men
j into the various positions to be attacked.—
j The rno.-t serious enterprise was that of
1 Twiggs, who advanced against the main fort
that commanded the Cerro. Nothing can be
conceived more difficult than this underta
king. The steep and rough character of the
ground, the constant fire of the enemy in
front, and the cross fire of the forts and bat
teries which enfiladed our lines, made the
duty assigned to Gen. Twiggs one of sur- |
passing d.fficulty. Nothing prevented our !
men from being utterly destroyed, but the 1
steepness of the ascent under which they
could shelter. Rut they sought no shelter,
and onward rushed against a hailstorm of
ha Is and musket shot, led by the gallant
Harney, whose noble bearing elicited -the ap
plause of the whole army. If is consp-iceous
and stalwart frame at the head of his brigade,
bis long arm waving bis men or. to the charge,
bis sturdy voice ringing above the clash of
arms and d n of conflict, attracted Ihe atten
tion and admiration al.ke of the enefrty and
of our own army. On, on, he led tlie columns,
whose front lines melted before the enemy’s
fire like snow flakes in a torrent, and staid j
not their conrse uin iI leaping over the’rocky |
barriers and bayoneting their gunners, they
drove the enemy pell mess from the fort, de
livering a deadly fire into their ranks, from
their own guns, as tliev hastily retired. This
was truly a gallant deed, worthy of the Che
valier Bayard of our armv, as the intrepid
Harney is well styled. Gen. Scott, between
whom and Col. Harney there had existed
some coolness, rode up to the Colonel after
tins achievement, and remarked to linn, “Col.
Harney, I cannot now adequately express my
admiration of your gallant achievement, hut j
at the proper lime I shall take great pleasure i
in thanking you in proper terms.” Harney,
with the modesty ol true valor, claimed the |
praise as due to his officers and men. Thus |
did the division of the gallant veteran Twiggs j
carry the main position of the enemy and uc- ■
copy the fort which commanded the road. It :
was here tlie enemy received their heaviest j
loss, and their General, Vasquez, was killed, i
A little after, Gen. Worth having, by great ,
exertions, passed the steep and craggy heights !
on the enemy’s left, summoned a strong fort
in the rear of the Cerro, lo surrender. This
fort was manned by a large force under Gen.
Pinzon, a mulatto officer of considerable
ability and courage, who seeing the Cerro
carried, thought prudent to surrender, which
he did, with all his force. Gen. Shields was
: not so fortunate in the battery which he at
tacked, and which was commanded by Gen,
La Vega. A heavy fire was opened on him,
under which the fort was carried with some
1 loss, by the gallant Illinoisians, under Baker
and Bennett,supported by the New Yorkers,
under Burnett. Among those who fell under
this fire was the gallant General, who re-
I ceived a grape shot through his lungs, by
which he was completely paralysed, and at
the last accounts was in a lingering state. —
On the enemy’s fight* Gen. Pillow com
! rnenced the attack against the strong forts
! near the river. The Tennesseeans, under
; Haskell led the column, and the other volun
-1 leer regiments followed. 'PhisColumn unex
! pectedly encountered a heavy fire from a
1 masked battery, by which Haskell’s regiment
1 was nearly cut to pieces, and the other vol
unteer regiments were severely handled.
Gen. Pillow withdrew his men, and was
preparing for another attack when the oper
ations at the other poin‘s having proved suc
cessful, the enemy concluded to surrender.
Thus the victory was complete, and four
Generals and about GOOO men were taken
prisoners hv our army. One of their princi
pal Generals and a large number of oilier of
ficers killed. The Mexican force on this
cc asion certainly exceeded our own. The
I Mexican officers admitted that ISanta Anna
j had 8000 men in the lines,and 6000,including
! 2000 lancers, outside of the entrenchments.
Gen. Scott’s force was about 8000, Gen.
Quitman’s brigade not having arrived in time
to take part in the engagement. Gen. Am
pudia was second in command of the Mexi
cans, and superintended l lie operations of the
enemy. When the Cerro was carried lie was
seen retreating on a fine white! charger, his
hat falling off as he galloped away. Many
of the Mexicans escaped by a bye-path which
runs off from the main road between the
Cerro and the fort carried by Gen. Worth.
As to Santa Anna and Canalize, they retreated
in time to escape by the ma. n road. 'Their
conduct was regarded as most cowardly.
Some of the Mexican officers who were taken
prisoners, do not hesitate to aitiihute their
deteat to the cowardice or corruption ofSanta
Anna. 'The force of the enemy was composed
of their best soldiers. 'The infantry that
fought so well at Buena Vista, all the regular
artillerists of the Republic, including several
able naval officers, were present. Some of j
the officers whom Gen. Scott, relea-ed at
the capitulation of Vera Cruz, without ex- :
torling the parole on account of their gal
! lantry, were found among the killed and ;
I wounded. A gallant young officer mamed
i Halzinger, a German by birth, who extorted
' the admiration of our army, in the bombard
: merit of Vera Cruz, by seizing a flag which
I was cut down by our halls, and holding it up
in his hand until a staffrould he prepared, had |
j been released by Gen. Scott without a parole. 1
, He was found among the desperately wound- I
ed at Cerro Gordo. The enemy’s loss (in
: killed and wounded) was about as large as
i ourown. But in addition lo this, the loss of
6000 prisoners and some of their best officers.
Our armv captured about thirty pieces of
I beautiful brass cannon, of large calibre, and |
mostly manufactured at the Royal Foundry
of Seville. A large quantity of fixed am- j
munition, of very superior quality, was also !
taken. 'The private baggage and money ;
chest of Santa Anna,containing $20,000, was
also captured. The latter was delivered over
to the Pay Department. The volunteers who
were employed in carrying the specie into
camp, cracked many a joke over the prospect |
of being soon paid off in Mexican coin and
free of expense to Uncle Sam.
When our forces had carried the various
positions of the enemy, and the road was
cleared, Gen. Twiggs started in hot pursuit
of tiie fugitive Santa Anna, and pressed close
upon ins heels. A strong position, five miles
west of Cerro Gordo, fortified and defended
by a fine battery of long brass guns, was
abandoned by the enemy and occupied by our
troops. Gen. Twiggs bivouacked within
three miles of the lovely town of Jalapa.
In concluding our imperfect sketch of this
brilliant achievement, we cannot sufficiently
express our admiration of the extraordinary
deeds of our gallant army and able General.
Scarcely a month has elapsed since our
troops, under Scott, landed on the enemy’s
shores. In that time a strong walled city has
been captured, tagether with an impregnable
fortress —a pitched battle has been fought
I under the most unfavorable circumstances,
' and against the most formidable natural de
i fences—twelve thousand prisoners have been
taken, including some Haifa dozen general
officers—soo splendid cannon, and an im
mense amount of munitions of war, have been
added to the na'ional trophies. Truly such
results are glorious testimonials of the valor
of our soldiers, and of the skill, gallantry and
perseverance of ihe accomplished General
who led them.
.Tlriieiiu Affair*.
We have received a copy of El Moni
! tor, published in the city of Mexico, of
| the date 6th April. The leader of this
paper is a warn appeal to the patriotism
of the people to defend their wives and
children, their homes and firesides,
against the invading foe; to disregard his
superior means and resources, and to
j dispute every inch of ground with him.
The Mexicans are counselled to change
their mode of conducting tfie war, and
instead to confining themselves in de
j fenceless cities to he murdered hy the ene
my’s cannon, they are advised to guard
the * many natural passes and strong
defences which the country affords, and
; to carry cn’fierce partisan warfare. The
Mexican Government is duly impressed
with the necessity cf thus conducting the
war, and of the complete ruin wide St must
be the foe of Mexico il an opposite course
is pursued. “Vera Cruz,” says E! Mon
iler, “is a lasting testimonial ofthe savage
manner in which our enemy is waging
the war, and of the brutalities of a reck
less soldieiy. Shall we continue this
| mode of defending our country in pre
i ference to selecting the innumerable
i mountains, the passes,the cliffs, which the
I invaders must traverse before they reach
j the capital of this Republic? Shall we
; expose delicate women and innocent
| children to cruel deaths, and still more
i curel outrage, by keeping up this dias
| irons system of warfare?” “But,”
adds the writer, “it is not alone necessa
|
i ry that we should avail ourselves of the
natural defences of the country; it is
; also necessary that every citizen, with
! out any exception, should aid in maintain
-1 ing the independence of the country. —
| No profession or social relation should
exempt any man from the duty ot hear
j iug arms in defence of the country.”
j The Government is then appealed to,
I to compel all citizens, to share in the la
bors and glories ofthe war, and to reward
| those who 'Vith alacrity lake arms. The
Mexicans, in the conclusion, ate appeal
ed to, to make their acts as strong as
i their words, (which, by-the-hy, is very
sensible advice, and if carried out, is cal
culated to create c onsiderable alarm
among Lite invading Yankees). 'The
sanle paper, alluding to the small atten
dance at theatres, recommends that the
Government have them all closed, in order
that the minds ot the people might not he
distracted, from the great duty of fighting
for their country.
At a session of Congress, oil the 30th of
March, a letter was received from Santa An
na staling that he tvas compelled to leave
the Presidency* to proceed towards Vera
Cruz, to defend the country against the inva
ders. Permission was given to the President
to leave accordingly. A Provisional Presi
dent was authorized to be appointed, accord
ing to the Constitution of 18:24. There w’as
some opposition to this measure, and it was
only carried by a majority of nine. Rijon
and others presented ami supported a propo
sition that the Legislatures of the different
Blat.es should, on the Ist Sunday ,n May
a President and Vice President of
the Republic, according to the Constitution
of 1824.
On the slh ol April,Sr. Gamboa addressed
the Mexican Congress to the following effect. 4
Gentleman —Vera Cruz has succumbed,
and it lias been indicated that an army of
9,000 to 10,000 men is inarching to tire in
terior of tfiis Republic. This, as il has been
I seen by every one of us. has caused a gene
ra 1 sensation, and it is feared that at the end
of the present month, or beginning of Ihe
next, the Vandalic army of North America
will reach the capitol of our Republic. In
consequence of this, it has been suggested
to remove the Sovereign Congress to anoth
er place, and several measures have been
proposed, but none of these have reference to
fortifying or pulling our city in a proper slate
of defence, or of making any sacrifices which
patriotism may require, in order to offer a
proper defence. It is feared, however, that
a resistance may be useless; that all will give
I up to the impulse ofthe enemy; and, lastly,
tfiat our beautiful and costly buildings will
be destroyed and the city ruined. Ido not
i know how any such thing could be expect
i ed; and even if I should see the city of Mexi
: co taken by that handful of adventurers, I
I would still doubt my eyes. I flatter myseit
■ that the army that Gen. Santa Anna is now
j commanding, will undoubtedly sustain the
1 glory of the nation; and ibis I believe, not
I from what the love of our country makes me
'believe, but from the conviction of my mind,
free from all partiality.
Gen. Santa Anna takes with him an army
composed of 5000 men, brought from San
Luts; ot 3000, which we have seen take up
i the line of march a few days ago; and of
2000, which will join him near Jalapa; in all
more than 10,000 men. It is to be presumed,
I likewise, that a multitude of National Guards
1 from the States of Mexico and Puebla, and
the ( jarochada ) rabble from the Department
of Vera Cruz, will join him.
The enemy’s army, according to informa
tion from every person who has seen it, has
! only about 5000 regulars,and the remaining
force are composed of banditti, without the
slightest knowledge of military tactics, with
out instructions of any description, without
confidence, and generally easily terrified.
And is it possible to imagine that only by
its powerful artillery the enemy will conquer
and exterminate our Coops? I hope that the
God of justice cannot affird a visible protec
tion to these bandin, the blind instruments
of perversity, and of the most barbarous usur
pation which could be found in modern oran
; cient history. But should il be decreed by
Providence that we must suffer this blow,
and that we should once again taste of the
cup of bitterness, will this be a motive why
we should leave open and unprotected the
gates of our capital, and allow the enemy to
penetrate into the very heart of our Repub
lic, to carry on their customary depredations?
I would, in no case, recommend such a
course, and will urge the necessity of defen
ding ourselves, and of opposing them with all
the strength and resources we have at hand,
should such an unfortunate event lake place.
Lei us suppose, lor a moment, that the
American army, without losing a single man,
should arrive even in this city—would it be
possible that 9, 10, 15, or even 20,000 men
should cause a city of more than 250,000 in
habitants to surrender? Ifsuch athing should
happen—if we should consent to such a sur
render, without the strongest resistance—the
whole world would forever refer to us as an
example ofthe vilest, most cowardly and con
temptible race on earth, and vve would not
deserve the slightest regard or compassion.
I will not propose what J would wish to see
—that is,-that the Mexicans should imitate
the Numidians and Carlhagenians, when at
tacked by the Romans in ancient times; or
should follow the example of the memorable
Saragossa, which, under the command of
that ureat hero, Palafox, was reduced to a
pile of ruins, burying IUO,UUO combatants be
neath them; but J do wish to see that we
should do what has been done throughout
the world, on similar occasions—that is, we
shall resist the enemy to the last possible ex
treme.
Paris, in 1814, did not capitulate against
the whole forces of Russia, Prussia, England
and Austria, until it had suffered considera
ble losses under Gens. Marmount and Mot
her. That same city, Paris, after the battle
of Waterloo, where the immortal Nopoleon
lost forever his glory, endeavored to defend
herself against the immense torrent that
threatened to destroy her, and organizing an
army with the divisions tn Gens. Davoust and
Grouchy, they still fought hard battles at
' Sevres and Iziy. Even Madrid, the capital
1 of the nation to which we were once united,
; did, by herself, resist the powerful army that
i France sent against her; and notwithstand
, o 7
| ing her oppression, a popular movement was
formed against the French—and there Mural
1 exercised ids most bloody vengeance.
And can it be imagined that the Mexicans
i will be frightened and quail at Lite sight of a
i handful of adventurers? Such a conquest
would surprise the world more tham that
j which Cortez obtained over the Empire of
J Montezuma, for, at that time, it was neces
i sarv. in order to cause this city to surrender,
I that it should be besieged by more than 200,-
1 000 FUscallecs, united with the Spaniards,
I and that every resource of subsistence should
have been exhausted. And at that lime the
; natives had not tne incomparable means of
defence which we now possess—means Which
I will not mention here—as by so doing I sup
pose it would be an insult to persons of Com
i mon sense.
In accordance with what? have here mani- 1
j fested*.! am of opinion that the city should
1 be immediately put in a state of defence, and
this is tlie object of my first proposition.
1, also beg that Congress should nut be re- |
moved, unless the extreme case should ar- :
rive of the occupation of the city by the
enemy. My object is not to request of the i
Representatives of Mexico to repeat before 1
! the world the pathetic scene of the Romons, ;
i when Brentius, general ofthe Gauls, attack- j
; ed Rome —when sitting in open ground, in j
! their council chairs, they awaited the enemy
; and challenged the death,which they received
1 1 repeal that litis is not my desire; but I wish
that we may not ad on the opposite extreme
—deserting tliis place with a shameful hurry
—that we may remain hero until the moment
i when prudence and necessity should dictate
that we must move elsewhere, as in similar
cases, has been done by civilized assemblies.
When the Spaniards had nearly lost all
their Rensilla, a regency was established
at Cadiz, which convoked the Cortes of the
kingdom, immediately promulgated the polli
i cal constitution of the Spanish monarchy,
( These events took place in the midst of the
bombs and shells which the French army was
| throwing into the city* and when they were
(unsuccessfully) besieged by General Victor.
In France, when the allies conquered for
the first lime, the Senate did not change its
residence, and in its stead constituted a pro-
I visional government. The like happened
! after (he fall of Napoien, and the Chamber of
Representatives appointed a commission of
government, of which Fetiche was the Presi
dent.
All foreign nations have their eyes fixed on
our war. And what judgment can we ex
j pect them to form of our valor and of our
; cause, if we are thrown into a sudden dismay
and disquietude? It is utterly necessary, lor
i this verv reason, that we should by our ex
traordinary efforts prove the justice of our
rights; and lastly, we must show that we
come from the unconquerable Spanish rare,
and we have in our tiens the blood of Guati
molzm, Hidalgo, Morelos, and thousands of
others who shed the last drop of it in honor j
and defence of their country, and who taught j
us bv their examples the course we are to j
pursue. These considerations have caused I
me to make the following proposals to Con
gress. •
“Ist. That our government will proceed
immediately to place the city in a manner fit
to resist the invasion of the North Americans
—2d. That every power which may be con
sidered necessary for this object shall be
granted to the Executive—3d. Thai should
ihe means of resistance be exhausted, and
the Capital be occupied by the Americans,
Congress will meet where the President
should determine—4th. Wtken the romval of
Congress shall be determined, any majority
will be sufficient to constitute it.
GAMBOA.
“Mexico, April 2, 1847.”
Senor Pedro Maria Anaya was duly ap
pointed Provisional President or the Repub
lic, and we find several of his addresses to the
citizens and to the soldiers. These addresses
are too long, and filled with the Mexican
flummery. The one to the soldiers concludes
in the following manner :
“Soldiers ! the moment of trial has at last
arrived: it will neither be long nor doubtful, j
because, in order to triumph, we only need to
j follow the footsteps of the nation from which j
we are descendants. Spain saved herself in
1808, because she never entered into peace
or agreements with her invaders. Let us
imitate her constancy, and we shall be saved.
God and liberty 1”
All the speeches and public addresses
breathe a fierce and determined hostility
against our country, and exclude all thoughts
of peace, A guerilla war, and one of posts, is
advised by the leading members of Congress.
Our volunteers are viewed with great hor
ror. The Monitor quotes from New Orleans
papers the accounts of the bad conduct ofthe
volunteers, when encamped below the city,
and exclaims, “Gracious God ! what barba
rians !” But we must here close our quota
tions for the present.
The Cambria sailed from Boston for Hali
fax and Liverpool, at noon on Saturday, with
an immense English mail. 112 passengers,
and §4,000 for the relief of Ireland, transmit
ted by Bishop Fitzpatrick.
AUGUSTA, GEO.. ;
SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1817.
j v\ e surrender much ul our space to day to i
interesting accounts from Mexico, to the exclu- •
si on of editorials.
We would slate to our Scriven county ,
friends whose proceedings appear in this day s
paper, that the fourth Monday in June seems to
be the day generally agreed upon lor the Demo
cratic Convention.
Dr. HoyntoiPs Lectures
Are of the highest order of merit. They are i
great intellectual treats. They impart much val- |
uable information of the most interesting and as- |
tonisliing character, which excite the imagina
tion and fill the mind with wonder and amaze- ]
mont. His language is simple and clear, his
manner very happy, and his whole sty le oi im-
parting information, performing and illustrating
experiments, and demonstrating propositions, are j
of the most pleasing and satisfactory character.
<
State Bank.
At an election hold on Monday, at the Bank
ing house of the Bank of the Slate of Georgia,
the following gentlemen were re-elected Directors
on the part of the individual Stockholders, to
serve for twelve months from that date, viz:
G. B Gumming, 11. Hutchison.
Benj. Snider, H. D. Weed.
C. P. Riciurdsone, N. A. Harde, 1
Wm. T. Williams, Wm. B. Hodgson.
Hiram Roberts is a Director on (he part of the «
State.
At a meeting of the Board, held on Tuesday ]
Geo. B. Gumming, Esq., was unanimously re
elected President. 1
Presentation of n Sword.
The Savannah Republican of the (Jth inst. says
—“On Monday last, the gentlemen of the Com
.. . I
miltee whose names appear in the following cor
respondents, presented to Col. James S, Mcln
tosh, of the U. S. Army, the Sword which was
awarded to him by the citizens of Savannah, fur
gallant conduct on the fields of “ Palo Alto ” and :
llesaca de la Palma." The presentation was
made in a private manner, in conformity with the •
expressed wishes of the gallant Colonel. The
reward of valor was richly merited, and it will be
proudly and yet modestly worn by the recipient
of it.
”Col. Mclntosh left town last evening, on his
way to Mexico to resume bis duties, although we
! regret to say, that one of his arms is yet almost
unserviceable, from the effects of his wounds. ’
Episcopal Convention.
The Annual Convention of tins Diocese was to
i meet at Savannah on the 6lb irlst. The Georgian
says —“Bishop Elliott arid a large number of the
I Clergy are, we understand, already here, and it
promises to be a full and interesting Convention." .
Tl»e Foreign I¥cw» sind it* Eflccli
| The New Orleans Delia b( the 2d instant,
says—“ The news from Europe, received by
the Cambria, has produced a slight decline
in Flour and Wheal, and a very considera
ble one in Corn, while Cotton, for which the
accounts were unexpectedly favorable, has
gone up one-fourth to one-half cent per
pound. 'Phe sales of Flour for the past week
amount to 30,000 barrels, mostly for export,
at §6 12A to §6 25 early in the week, but
since the news §G per barrel has been the
prevailing rate for good shipping brands. Os
Corn nearly 200,000 bushels have been dis
posed of, at a decline of 10 to 15 cents, 55 to
65 cents per bushel being now the prices for
white, and G 8 to 70 cents for yellow. About
90,000 bushels Wheat have been sold, for
France chiefly, at §1 25 to §1 30 per bushel
for prime—also a decline.
“The sales of Colton for the week reach
13,500 bales, at an advance of one-fourth to
one-half cent per pound since the steamer
middling and good middling are now worth
103 to 11| cents per pound.”
The I’rops in Maryland'
We learn from the American Farmer that
i the wheat crops look badly in various sec
tions ofthe State. Some of the farmers in
Cecil are ploughing up their wheat and pre
paring to plant Corn instead. In Howard
District, milch of the wheat looks badly, ow-
I ing to the unfavorable weather in the winter,
I and the dry season since. In Prince George's
the crops have suffered considerably, and the
fruit has been very generally destroyed. In
Washington county the wheat has suffered
for want of rain. The same has been the
case in Kent and Talbot counties. Upon
the whole, the farmers have reason to fear a
short crop.
[COMMUNICATED.]
Democratic Meeting in Scriven County.
At a meeting ol the Democratic party of Scri
; ven county, held in Jacksonboro, on the 30th of
April,on motion, the Rev. Moses N 7 . McCall was
called to the Chair, and Dr. William L. Math
’ evvs appointed Secretary.
On motion of VV. J. Lawton,Esq., it was
Resolved , That this meeting proceed to the ap
pointment of Delegates to Ihe State Convention,
to be held in Milledgeville, for the purpose of nom-
I inatim* a suitable candidate to be run for Gov
-1 a
j ernor at the next election.
On motion, it was then
Resolved , That the Chair appoint three per-
I sons as Delegates to the Convention.
The Chair then appointed the Hon. Edward J,
Black, Wilson C. Cooper, Esq., and J. Lawton
Singleton, Esq., as delegates.
On motion, it was
Resolved, That the Delegates have power to
fill such vacancies as may occur in the delega
tion.
Resolved, That this meeting suggest the first
Monday in July as a proper time for the rp< eting
of the Convention, subject, however, to the deci
sion of the party.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting
be published in the Constitutionalist.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
M. N. McCALL, Chairman.
Wm. L. Mathews, Sec’y.
[com m u n 1 c A T E d . 1
Democratic Aleetiug iu DeKalb County,
According to previous notice, a large and res
pectable meeting of the Democratic party of De
Kalb county was held in the Court House at De
catur, on the 4th inst., for the purpose of appoint
ing Delegates to meet those of Gwinnett county,
who had previously designated Monday, the 11th
inst., to meet at the Stone Mountain, to select a
suitable candidate to represent the Senitorial
District in the next Legislature.
Whereupon James Diamond, Esq , was called
to the Chair, and W. E. Wiight, appointed Sec
retary.
The object of the meeting being explained by
Charles Murphy, Esq,, a committee of seven was
appointed to select suitable persons from each
District in the County to attend the District Con
vention; who after consultation reported the fol
lowing named gentlemen to act as Delegates to
the Slone Mountain Convention, vj/ ;
Fruvn Decatur District- J. H. Wdsen and T
F. Hoy I, Esq’rs.
Cross Keys District-- Wni. Johnson and Ste
phen Tilley, Esq’rs.
Browning's District. —James Milican and
Jesse L. Williams, Esq’rs.
Shalloicford District. —Ebenezcr Tilley and
Sam 1. E Binnon, Esq’rs.
Diamond's District— -James Diamond and
Weldon E. Wright.
Cross /toads District. —Leander Biflle and
John Elaw.
Hulsey's District —Weldon Mitchell and E,
J. Hulsey.
Dean's District.—-]. W. Fowler and Robert
McCurdy.
Pinterstille District —John Jones and Thos.
S. Darnoll.
Atlanta District Moses W. Farmualt and
R. M. Brown.
Casry's District— John Collin Jan.l John R,
Landus.
Black mil District— L 11. Tomlinson and
A. Ratter re.
Stones' District — William Willis and Tbos.
E Keneday.
Buckhead District-— T. J. Stephens and J. N.
Bellinger.
A committee of seven was then appointed to
select suitable Delegates to attend the Slate Con
vention at Milledgeville, on the 4th Monday in
June, for the purpose of nominating a candidate
for Governor, who, after due deliberation, re
ported the names of the follow ing gentlemen:-
J. N. Bellinger, W. J. Larton and T. M. Dar
nall, invested with the power to fill any vacancy
or vacancies that mayjhappen in their own body,
and tliat in the event any of the Delegate* should
not attend, those in attendance shall cast the
vote or votes of any that may not be in atten
dance.
After winch on motion of JuJgc Bellinger it
was
ftesolrtd, That the Democratic party through
out the county be requested to meet at the Court
House in Decatur on the Ist Tuesday in July,
for the purpose of nominating suitable persons to
be voted for on the Ist Monday in October next,
to represent the County of DeKalb in the Rep
resentative branch of the next Legislature, and
also to select suitable candidates fur County Offi
cers.
It was also, Resolved , That the Delegation
to meet at the Stone Mountain on the lib inst.
be requested to advertise the same at the Court
Ground in each District of the County, and that
the proceedings of the meeting be published in
the Georgia Constitutionalist.
JAMES DIAMOND, Chairman-
Weldon E. Wkioht, Secretary.
[From an old English Magazine.]
Jloral of n ltosc-I.cnf.
When a datTadill I see.
Hanging down his head t’wards me.
Guess 1 may what I must be:
First, I shall decline my head;
Secondly, I shall be dead;
Lastly, safely buried. TVerrick.
So sang a poet, whose writings bear all
the ease and delicacy of “learned leisure,’'
and yet betray his constant aptitude to mo
ralize upon, and give a pithy turn to, matter*
in themselves frequently vulgar and of every
day occurrence. His spirit appears to have
been always on the watch to strike out a
moral, ora pretty gleam of poetry,from even
a pebble on the road-side. He would have
worked the following touching paragraph
into innumerable beauties, begetting a “hun
dred sirnilies,” and each a glittering coin for
the exchequer of Apollo.
Amongst a great many miracles attribut
ed to Abdul Rodir Ghilan, the founder of the
order of the Kalandi, is the following, which,
however, if it do not savour much of the mi
raculous, at least discovers an aptness and
delicacy of imagination, not always to be
found in the opinion-loving Mahometan. It
is related that Abdul Rodir Ghilan, once
coming to Babylon, to inhabit amongst the
other superstitious persons and Santones (a
gross epicurean order) of that city, they hear
ing of his approach, went forth to meet him,
one of them carrying in his hand a dish filled
with water; from whence they would infer,
that as that dish was full to the brim, so as
to be capable of containing no more, so their
city was so replenished with learned and re
ligious persons, that there was no place to
receive him: whereupon our sagacious Ab
dul, being desirous of confuting this hiero
glyphic, whereby they would excuse the
courtesy of due hospitality, stretched his
arms first towards heaven, and then bowed
dow n and gathered a rose-leaf, which he laid
on the water, then almost overflowing the
dish. Now r Abdul, by this piece of ingenui
ty not only confuted the parable of the chur
lish and sordid Babylonians, but also so im
pressed them with a senso of his greatness,
that they registered the effort of Abdul as a
miracle of wisdom, and bringing him into
their city with triumph, made him the supe-»
rior of all their orders.
We might very reasonably make the above
incident serve as an every-day memento—a
record to spur us on to moral and intellectual
cultivation. How frequently do we proceed
more than half-way low'ards the completion
of a valuable undertaking, when, making a
sudden halt, we think enough has been done,
imagining further effort useless, and even
impossible. Our endeavours, like the dish
full of water, are rising to the brim; they
seem completed to over-running, and yet