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[From the Washington Union. 4th inst .]
C bib ii ah tin —Col. I>oniphau’* letters.
Headquarters of the Army in Chihuahua, I
City of Chihuahua, March 2U, la-1/. I
Sir: The forces under my command
are a portion of the Missouri volunteers,
called into the service tor the purpose of
invading New Mexico, under llie com
msnd of Brigadier General (then Colonel)
Kearny. After the conquest of New
Mexico, nnd before Genera! Kearny’s de
parture for California, information was
received that another regiment and an ex
tra battalion of Missouri volunteers would
follow us to Santa Fe. The service of so
large a force being wholly unnecessary
in that Slate, I prevailed on Gen. Koar
ny to order rnv regiment to report to you
at this city. The order was given on the
2jJd September, 1846; but after the gen
eral arrived at La Joya, in the southern
part of the Slate, he issued an order re
quiring my regiment to make a campaign
into the country inhabited by the Navajo
Indians, lying between the waters ot the
Rio del Norte and llie Rio Colorado of
the west. This campaign detained me
until the 14ih of December, before our
return to the Del Norte. W e iminedi
diatelv commenced our match for El
Paso del Norte with about 800 riflemen.
All communication between Chihuahua
and New Mexico was entirely prevented.
On the 251 h of December, 1846, my van
guard was attacked at Brazito by tiie
Mexican forces from this State; our force
was about 450, and the force of the eue
-1,100; the engagement lasted about forty
minutes, when the enemy fled, leaving 63
killed and since dead, 150 wounded, and
one howitzer, the only piece of artillery
in the engagement on either side. On
lhe*29lh vveentered El Paso without fur
ther opposition; from the prisoners and (
ethers I learned that you had not march
ed upon this State. I then determined to
order a battery and 100 artillerists from
New Mexico, They arrived in El Paso
about the sth of February, when we took
up the Hne of march for this place. A
copy of my official report of the battle of
Sacramento, enclosed to you, will show
you all our subsequent movements, up to
our taking military possession of this capi
tal. Tne day us my arrival I had deter
mined to send an express to you forthwith;
but the whole intermediate country was
in the hands of the enemy, and we were
cut off, and had been for many months,
from all information respecting the Ame
rican army. Mexican reports arc never
to be fully credited; yet, fiom all we could
learn, we did not doubt that you would
be forced, by overwhelming, numbers to
abandon Saltillo, and of course we could
send no express under such c rcum
stances. On yesterday we received the
first even tolerably reliable information
that a battle had been fought near Saltil
lo between the American and Mexican
forces, and that Santa Anna had proba
bly fallen back on San Lois de Potosi.
My position here is exceedingly em
barrassing. In the first place, m stofthe |
men under my command have been in
service since the Ist of June; and have
never received one cent of pay. Their
marches have been hard, especially in the
Navajo country, and no forage; so that
they are literally without horses, clothes,
or money, nothing but arms and a dispo
sition to use them. They are ail volun
teers, officers and men, and, although
ready for any hardships or danger, are
wholly unfit to garrison a town or city.—
“It is confusion worse confounded.”—
Having performed a march of more than
2,000 miles, and their term of service ra
pidly expiring, they are restless to join
the army under your command. Still we
cannot leave this point safely for some
days—the American merchants here op
pose it violently, and have several hun
dred tliousand dollars at stake. They
have sent me a memorial, and my deter
mination has been made known to them.
A copy of both they will send you. Os
one thing it is necessary to inform you :
the merchants admit that their goods
could not he sold here in five years; if
they go south they will be as near to the
marketsof Durango and Zacatecas asthey
noware. lam anxious and willing to
protect the merchants as far as practica
ble; but I protest against remaining here
as a mere wagon guard, garrison a city
with troops wholly unfitted for if, and who
will soon be wholly ruined by improper
indulgences. Having been originally or
dered to this point, you know the wishes
of the government in relation to it, and of
course your orders will be promptly and
cheerfully obeyed. I fear there is am
ple use for us with you, and we would
greatly prefer joining you before our term
of service expires.
All information relative to my previous
operations, present condition, &c., will be
given you by Mr. J. Collins, the bearer
of these despatches. He is a highly hon
orable gentleman, and was an amateur
soldier at Sacramento.
The Mexicans report your late battle
as having been entirely favorable to them
selves; but, taking it for granted they
never report the truth, we have fired a sa
lute for our victory in honor of yourself
and Gen. Taylor, presuming, from report, i
yon were both present.
Very respectfully, vour oh’t serv’t.
A. VV. DONIPHAN,
Comd’g Ist Reg. Missouri Mounted Vols.
Should the horses or mules of those
bearing this express fail, or prove unfit to
return upon, I have to request that they
may be supplied by the government with
the proper means of returning.
A. W. DONIPHAN,
Colonel Ist Reg. Missouri Vols.
Brig. Gen. Wool, U. S. A.
Buttle of fiacrameu to—Defeat of the Ene
nif—Capture of Chihuuhnu.
Headquarters of the Army in Chihuahua,
City of Chihuahua, March 4th, 1817.
I have the honor to report to you the move
ments of the army under my command since
my last official report.
On the evening of the Bth of February,
1847, w? left the town of Li Paso del Norte,
escorting tne merchant train or caravan ol
about 315 wagons for the city of Chihuahua,
Our force consisted of 924 effective men; 117
officers and privates of the artillery; 93 of
Lieut. Col. Mitchell’s escort, and the remain
der tlie Ist regiment Missouri mounted vol
unteers. We progressed in the direction o!
this place uniil the 25th, when we were in
formed hv onr spies thai the enemy, to the
number of 1.5U0 men, were at Inscneas, the
country scat of Gov. Trias, about 25 miles
in advance.
When we arrived, on the evening of the
20th, near that point, we found that the force
had retreated in the direction of this city.
Oil the evening of the 27th, we arrived at
ISans, and learned from our spies that the
enemy, in great force, had fortified the pas.-
of tiie Sacramento river, about 15 miles in
advance, and about the same distance from
this city. We were also informed that there
was no water between the point we were at
and that occupied by the enemy; we there
fore determined to halt until morning. At
sunrise on the 28fh, the last day of February,
we took up the line of march and formed the
whole train, consisting of 315 heavy traders’
wagons and our commissary and company
wagons, into four columns, thus shortening
our line so as to make il more easily protect
ed. We placed the artillery and all the com
mand, except 200 cavalry proper, in the in
tervals between the columns of wagons.—
We thus fully concealed our force and its
position by masking our force with the caval
ry. When we arrived within three miles of
the enemy, we made a reconnoissance of his
position and the arrangement of his forces.
This we could easily do—the road leading
through an open prairie valley between the
steril mountains. The pass of the Sacra
mento is formed by a point of the mountains
on our right, their left extending into the val
ley or plain so as to narrow the valley to
about I.} miles. On our left was a deep dry
sandy cnannel of a creek, and between these
> points IKe plain rises to sixty feel abruptly.
This rise is in the lorm of acre-cent, the
convex part being to the north of onr forces.
On the right, from the point of mountains, a
narrow part of the plain extends north 14
miles further than on the left. The main
road passes down the centre of the valley and
across the crescent, near the left or dry
branch. The Sacramento rises in the moun
tains on the right, and the road falls on to it
about 1 mile below the battle-field or en
trenchment of the enemy. We ascertained
tnat ihe enemy had 1 battery of 4 guns, 2
nine and six pounders, on the point of tin
mountain on our right (their left.) at a good
elevation to sweep the plain and at the potip
where the mountains extended furthest int<
the plain. On our left (their right) they had
another battery on an elevation command
ing llie road and three entrenchments of two
six pounders, and on the brow ofllie crescent
near the centre another of two six and two
four and six culverins, or rampart pieces,
mounted on carriages; and on the crest of the
lull or ascent between the batteries, and the
right and left, they had 27 redoubts dug and
thrown up extending at short intervals across
the whole ground. In these their infantry
were placed and were entirely protected.—
Their cavalry was drawn up in front of the
redoubts in llie intervals 4 deep, and in front
of the redoubts 2 deep, so as to mask them
as far as practicable. When we had arrived
within ll> miles of the entrenchments along
the main road, we advanced the cavalry still
further, and suddenly diverged with the col
umns to llie right so as to gain llie narrow
part of the ascent on our right, which the
enemy discovering, endeavored to prevent by
moving forward with 1,000 cavalry and 4
pieces of cannon in their rear masked by
them. Our movements were so rapid that
we gained the elevation with onr forces and
the advance of our wagons in time to form
before they arrived within reacii of onr guns.
The enemy halted and we advanced the head
of our column within 1,200 yards of them, so
as to let onr wagons attain the high lands
and form as before.
We now commenced the action by a brisk
fire from our battery, and the enemy unmask
ed and commenced also; our fires proved ef
fective at lifts distance, killing 15 men,
wounding and disabling one of Ihe enemies
guns. We had two men slightly wounded
and several horses and mules killed. The
enemy then slowly retreated behind their
works in some confusion, and we resumed
our march in our former order, still diverg
ing more to the right to avoid their battery
left, (their right,) and their strongest
redoubts, which were on the left near where
the road passes. After marching as far as
we safely could, withoutcoming within range
of their heavy battery on our right, Captain
Weightman, of the artillery, was ordered to
charge with the two 12-pound howitzers, to
be supported by the cavalry, under Capts.
Reid, Larsons, and Hudson. The howitzers
charged at speed, and were gallantly sus
tained by Capl. Reid; but, by some misunder
standing, my order was not given to the other
two companies. Captain Hudson, anticipat
ing my order, charged in lime to give ample
support to the howitzers. Captain Parsons,
at the same moment, came to me and asked
permission for his company to charge the re
doubts immediately to the left of Captain
Weightman, which he did very gallantly.—
The remainder of the two battalions of llie
Ist regiment were dismounted during the
cavalry charge, and following rapidly on foot,
and Major Clarke advancing as fast as prac
ticable with the remainder of battery, we
charged their redoubts from right to left,
with a brisk and deadly fire of riflemen, while
Major Clarke opened a rapid and well-direct
ed tire on a column of cavalry attempting to
pass to our left so as to attack the wagons
and our rear. The fire was so well directed
as to force them to fall back; and our rifle
men, with the cavalry and howitzers, cleared
after an obstinate resistance. Our forces ad
vanced to the very brink of their redoubts and
attacked them with their sabres. When the
redoubts were cleared, and the batteries in
the centre and our left were silenced, the
main battery on our right still continued to
pour in a constant and heavy fire, as it had
done during the heat of the engagement; but
as the whole fate of the battle depended upon
carrying the redoubts and centre battery,
this one on the right remained unattaeked,
and the enemy had rallied there five hundred
strong.
Major Clark was directed, to commence a
heavy fire upon it, while Lieuts. Col. Mitch
ell and Jackson, commanding the Ist battal
ion, were ordered to remount and charge the
battery on the left, while Major Gilpin was
directed to pass the 2d battalion on foot up
the rough ascent of the mountain on the op
posite side. The fire of our battery was so
effective as to completely silence theirs, and
the rapid advance of our column put them to
flight over the mountains in great confusion.
Capt. Thompson, of the Ist dragoons, acted
as my aid and adviser on the field during the
whole engagement, and was of the most es
sential service to me. Also, Lieut. Wooster,
ot the United States army, who acted very
coolly and gallantly. Major Campbell, of
Springfield Missouri, also acted as a volun
teer aid during pari of ibe time, but left me
and joined Captain Reid in his gallant eharge.
Thus ended the battle of Sacramento. The
force of the enemy was 1,200 cavalry from
Durango and Chihuahua with the Vera Cruz
dragoons, 1,200 infantry from Chihuahua,
300 artillerists, and 1,420 fancheros badly
armed with lassos, lances, and m ichetoes, or
corn knives, ten pieces of artillery, 2 nine, 2
eight, 4 six, and 2 four-pounders, and sixcul
verins, or rampart pieces. Their forces were
commanded by Major Gen. Hendea, general
of Durango, Chihuahua, Sonora, and New
Mexico; Brig. Gen. Jastimani, Brig. Gen.
Garcia Cunde, formerly minister of war for
ihe republic of Mexico, who is a scientific
man, and planned ibis whole field of defence;
Gen. Uguerte, and Governor Trias, who act
ed as Brigadier general on the field, and co
lonels and other officers without number.
Our force was 524 effective men; at least
one hundred of whom were engaged in hold
ing horses and driving teams.
The loss of the enemy was his entire artil
lery, 10 wagons, masses of beans and pinola,
and other Mexican provisions, about three
hundred killed and about the same number
wounded, many of whom have since died, and
forty prisoners.
The field was literally covered with the
dead and wounded from our artillery and tiie
unerring lire of our riflemen. Night put a
slop to the carnage, the battle having com
menced about three o’clock. Our loss was
one killed, one mortally wounded, and seven
so wounded as to recover without any loss
of limbs. I cannot speak too highly of the
coolness, gallantry, and bravery of the offi
cers and men under my command.
I was ably sustained by the field officers
Lieut. Cols. Mitchell and Jackson, of the first
battalion, and Major Gilpin, of the 2d battal
ion; and Major Clark and his artillery acted
nobly, and did the most effective service in
every part of the field. It is abundantly shown,
in tlie charge made by Capt. Weight man with
the section of howitzers, that they can be
used in any charge of cavalry with great ef
fect, Much has been said, and justly said, of
the gallantry of our artillery, unlimbering
within 250 yards of the enemy at Palo Alto;
but how much more daring was the charge
ofCapiain Weightman, when tie unlimbered
within fifty yards of the redubtsof the enemy.
Ou the first day of March we took formal
possession of the capital of Chihuahua in the
name of our go eminent. We were ordered
by Gen. Kearny to report to General Wool at
this place; since our arrival, we hear he is
at Saltillo, surrounded by the ei emy. Our
present purpose is either to force our way to
him, or return hy Bexar, as our term of ser
vice expires on the last day of May next.
1 have the honor to be your obedient servant,
A. W. DON IPH AN,
Colonel Ist Reg. Mo. Vo!.
Brig. Gen. R. Jones, Adj’t General L iS. A.
| This last letter of Col. Doniphan was ac
companied by a sketch of the battle-field of
Sacramento. It is out of our power to have
it engraved. It represents the different po
sitions of tlie enemy, and our troops, at dit
('erent periods of the action. The flank move
ment which the United S ates troops took to
turn the first position of the enemy is partic
ularly set forth. It was, indeed, a brilliant
action. The United States forces consisted
of 924 Missouri volunteers,with four 6-pound
ers and two 12-pound howitzers. We lost
but 1 killed and 11 wounded.
The Mexican forces, on the contrary, mus
tered 4,229 rank and file, and had with them
10 pieces of artillery, varying from 4 to 10-
pouuders, and 7 one-pound culverins. The
Mexicans lost about 300 killed, 500 wounded,
all their artillery, baggage, stores, ammuni
tion* and the rest of the troops were (as the
memorandum to the diagram stales) ‘‘scat
tered to the four winds of heaven.”
[ From our Correspondent. ]
DAILY PIC AY LNE-KXTRA, )
Monday, May 3—lo o'clock, A. M. £
LATE FROM VERA CRUZ.
Capture ol Tuspau I
The U. fc>. transport schooner Gen.
Patterson, Capt, Jackson, arrived this
morning from Vera Cruz, having sailed
thence on the 241 h April.
Capt. Jackson reports that on the day of
sailing he tell in with the American squa
dron, twenty-five miles north ot Vera
Cruz, Com. Ferry in command. The
squadron was returning from the Tuspan
expediton. The Gen. Patterson was
boarded from theU. S. steamer Scorpion,
and received a mail.
Capt. Jackson learned that Tuspan
was taken on the 19lh April, after sereve
resistance from the Mexican troops. The
Americans had four killed and about
fouiteen wounded. Among the wound
ed were four officers, namely: Com’r
Tattnal, slightly; Lieut. Parker, severe
ly; Lieut. Hartslene,slightly; and Passed
Midshipman Lowne, slightly. [ The last
name is doubtless incorrectly reported.
There is Passed Mindshipman Lowry in
the Navy Register.]
The guns of the Mexicans at Tuspan
were all spiked and the place rendered
defenceless. It was then abandoned.
We have a copy of the American
Eagle, from Vera Cruz, of the 22d ult.,
two days later than we have before seen.
It contains very little news from the army,
although there had been several arrivals
from it. Gen. Shields was still alive at
last accounts, but it was thought he could
not survive. Capt. Johnson,of the Topo
graphican Engineers, remained in a very
critical slate. Gen. Pillow's wound is
not serious.
[The Bullitin of this morning says:—
“Gen. Shields,' we regret to learn, died
of his wound, on the 19th.” We pre
sume this must be an error, at least, that |
there was no positive foundation for the
statement. We can hear of no news
from the army, although we have made
every 7 inquiry,later than has been received
at this office. At our last accounts Gen.
Shields was still alive.]
The Mexican officers on their way to
the United States, were sent over to the
Castle of San Juan de Ulna, on the 21sl
ult. They were in fine spirits.
Sergeant Tucker, of the Dragoons, was
shot at and wounded in the hand while
riding an express from Gen. Scott to
Vera Cruz on the 20th ult. On lhe2lst,
a teamster was picked up ou the road,
having been killed by some cowardly
Mexican.
We annex a letter from a correspond
ent at Vera Cruz, which is the latest we
have from that city:
[Correspondence of the Picayune .]
Vera Okuz, Mexico, April 23, 1847.
Gentlemen —We are now tour days
without a word .concerning the move
| ments above, and are beginning to think it
| possible that an express has been cut off ,
I —particularly as the last express which ;
■ came through received a volley of about j
| fifty muskets. h only wounded one of
| the five dragoons, (the sergeant.) a ball j
i having passed through his hand. An ,
I express left here with a mail on the 21st,
and after proceeding twenty-five miles, :
I overtook our provision train under a
| strong escort, the commander of which :
deemed it prudent to take charge of the |
: mail himself—feeling confident that noth- j
ing but a strong body of well armed men j
would he at all safe in trying to make
their way through to Jalapa.
The accounts of the battle received in
this ciiy are not nearly as full as those s
on the wav to you, from Mr. Kendall; it
j will therefore be useless for me to say
i any thing to you upon that subject. The
Mexican officers who are to be sent to
Yankeedom have taken up lodgings, and
are now rusticating at the castle of Sun
Juan de Ulna. They number about sis- i
teen, and Gen. La Vega is of the crowd.
| Neither the battle nor the arrival of the
prisoners appeared to create much ex- i
| citement in the place, and not a single gun
| has been fired in honor or the glorious
j victory at Corro Gordo.
Messrs. Hart A: Co. closed their thea
trical peiTormances for the season on
1 Wednesday night last. Ot late they have
received but poor encouragement; but
their energy deserves a better reward, and
| I hope that ere long thay will have the
pleasuse of playing in the city of Mexico.
This citv appears to be filling up every
i day with both Mexicans and Americans. ,
i The former are gaining confidence in the j
Americans, and the latter are flooding the
market with Yankee merchandize. Uncle j
Sam's warehouses are chock full of pro
visions, and his magazines full of com
husiibles. A*s yet the business is confined
to the city and suburbs, but as soon as the
communication has been well opened be- j
tween this and Jalapa, we may expect to |
see Vera Cruz tlie most active business
place of its size on the continent. The j
weather is very w arm, and all we want to j
| cool ourselves with is ice. There has !
been a little brought ou shore and retailed j
' at 25 cents per pound. You shall receive
' tlie latest news from above as fast as it
; comes.
Very respectfully, your friend.
•
From Cia-lrcsSoii.
The schooner Planter, Capt Lawless,
arrived this morning from Galveston,
having sailed on the 23th ult. The papers
we have seen contain no news.
The Ambassador ISin nrd.
By the steamboat LiiuUf>wick, Capt*
Lee, we learn that tlie steamboat Ambas
sador, bound for this port, was burned to
the w ater’s edge, nn the night of Sunday,
the 25th ult., at Carroll’s Island, twelve
miles below St Louis. A small portion
j of the cargo was saved. The upper river
I was low, seven and a half feel ot water in
the channel.
From Ulntamoros.
We have a copy of the American Flag*
of the 2fst nit. The following is the most
important paragaph we find in it:
Down upon Them. — We stated not long
that Gen. Pay lor had resolved on a
requisition upon the States of New Leon,
Ooahuila and Tarnaulipas, for indemni
fiation for the destruction of the public
property of the United States by Mexican
rclibers in those departments of Mexico.
Since then Col. Cushing has received an
i order direelinc him to call upon the Alcal
des of this place, and will accordingly
pa v his respects to lhei r honors this morn
ing. The proportion of this department
is 847,509, and can be liquidated in mules
at 820 a head, beef catile at 10, or corn
at 3 per fanega, (three bushels.) Ihe
Alcades here will cooler with the autho
rities of other towns as to the amount of
taxable property in their several districts,
to serve as data in fixing the proportion
of each. The quarter master here w ill
receipt for all that may be “forked over!”
[From the O. -V. Mutcury]
Letter from Mrs. Chase- Shineful treat
ment of the Americans in the City of
Mexico.
The McKim brings us the following
interesting letter from Mrs. Chase. It
contains some particulars from the city
of Mexico, in regard to the treatment of
the Americans in that city, which we do
not recollect of seeing mentioned before.
The letter is addressed to Mr. B. M. Nor.
man, who has very kindly placed it in
our hands:
Tampico, April ITth, 1847.
My Dear Friend: At this moment there
is no news of much interest in this section
of the country,except the Mexicans quar
relling among themselves, even here, as
they "cannot conveniently get a chance
at the Yankees, they spit their spite upon
; each other, as two nights ago one Mexi
can drew his knife upon his compadie
and killed him upon the spot. Whether
this act was perpetrated for love or poli
tics, lam unable to say- It could not
have been Brothery Love; but that is a
plant of slow growth in this Tiera Caliente.
Mr. Chase has had letters from the
Capital as late as the 7th of this month,
stating that all is confusion with the dif
ferent partizans. It would appear that
this precious Sain?—turned Janus—be
longed to all parties; he was in the confi
dence of Gomez Farias, as well as the
Priesthood, lie is really a disciple of St.
Paul; he is all things to all men; so each
party looked for his arrival at the city ot
Mexico with anxiety, believing his feel
ings to he deeply enlisted in their cause,
and knowing his moral influence over the
great mass of his countrymen. Santa
Anna saw but little succor from Gomez
Farias, as there was nothing tanigible
in that quarter, he clung to the horns of
the Alla for safety; with the Priests to
be his spiritual guides, and the Church
property to supply his temporal wants,
' he chose the better part, and the most in
| fluential party. The Priests called for
I peace with the Americans, when they
thought Gomez Farias, with his friends
j were likely to confiscate the Church
1 property in order to carrry ou the
i was; hut this call was purely from ne
cessity, and not free will on his part; hut
I the moment Santa Anna and the remnant
j ofthisarmv made their appearence in
tlie city of Mexico, the Clergy joined in
j the war cry, declaring that America was
: making a war of conquest to destroy
their spiritual rights, and called upon all
to rally to the standard, not only io save
! the national honor, bi|t the faittiXp'fjlieir
fathers sleeping in renase; and as' they
1 revered their sacred ashes, now ciepokilgd
in the temples where they had worship
ped, to rise and, defend those rights.
This appeal could uql hut have its due
j weight, the National Guaids joining San v „
ta Anna, so Gomez Farias and the mon
archists, after some assassinations, were
put down, and the army has again
I matched, io order to oppose our army’s
march to the capital. But a large body
| of our troops have passed the Puer.tr
National, and are by tin’s time near to
Jalapa. Santa Anna left Mexico at the i
; head of 5,000 men, to join those that va
cated Vera Cruz, and are now encamp
ed at a place near to Jalapa, called Sier
ra Gonla. Those in the capital reconi
mend to inundate the city of Mexico from
the Lakes, which are nine feet higher
than the city, so as to destroy it previous
to the approach of the Americans.
I must here stale also the ignoble con
duct of lire Mexican Government to our
i consul, John Black, E-q. On the 3d ins!.,
| he was ordered io leave at 9 o’clock at
night under an escort of four of the (lol'ce,
and if he refused to proceed upon his
journey forthwith, to seize him and place
I him upon a mule, and see him out of the
I city. lie took his route for this place,
but as yet he has not made his appear
ance, and God knows what may be the
result. We are fearful of the fate of the
I few Americans in Mexico, together with
; those ill-fated prisoners who are (Unfilled
1 in the capital, as the Mexicans have be
come desperate since the fall of the city
of Vera Cruz. It is thought by many
that there will he another hard battle be
tween Geu. Scott and Santa Anna.
An amusing belief now prevails with
the Mexicans that they capitulated at
Vera Cruz for the sakeof humanity. The
Yankees must have created this new ied
ing.
Yours, in haste, ANN CHASE.
Benevolent Societies.
The follow ing summary of contribution.' to th«
principal Religious Benevolent Societies in tlie
United Stales, is gathered from their Reports lor
1816;
To the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign
Missions, 262,073 53
TolheAmer’n Baptist Union
for Foreign Missions, 100,319 91
To i he Presbyterian Board of
Foreign Mi.-sions, 89,814 93
To ihe Episcopal Committee
Foreign Missions, 35,591 31
By other Foreign Missionary
Associations, probably 25,500 00
In all the above for Foreign
P issions, 512,009 <6
for the American Home Mis
sionary Society, 125,124 70
For tlie Presbyterian Board
of Domestic Missions, 54,800 00
For the Baptist Home Mis
sionary Society, 43,324 59
For tlie Episcopal Committee
lor Domestic Missions, 3/,269 89
In all fur Home Missions, 266,519 18
American Missionary Society
of Methodist Epis. Church
for Foreign and Domestic
Missions, 89,523 26
Foreign and Domestic Mis
sions, Southern States, 68.529 00
In all for Melh. Kpis. Miss. 153,057 36
American Bible Society, 197,367 00
Do. and Foreign Bible
Society, 24,509 62
In all fur Bible Societies, 221,876 63
For the American, tlie Pres
byterian, and the Baptist
Education Societies, in all, T5,i31 51
For Tract Societies, the A
mencan, Boston and Bap
tist. 94,029 46
For the Amer. and the Mas
sachusetts Suiitay School
Societies, 64,203 80
For the American Coloniza
tion Society, 56,458 60
For tlie American Seaman’s
Friend Society, 20,930 62
American and Foreign Evan
gelical Society, 20,145 66
American Society for promo
ting Collegiate and Theolo
gical Education at the West 15,939 77
American Protestant Society 9,50 U 00
American Society for Evan
gelizing tlie Jews, 8,300 36
American Baptist Society for
Evangelizing the Jews, 2,180 83
American Baptist Indian Mis
sionary Association, 5,396 23
Boston Ladies’ Society for
promoting Education at the
West, 1,567 00
In all the above Miscellaneous
Societies, —— 148,419 16
Total for the year as far as
nacertained, $1,562,449 75
AUGUSTA, GEO..
SUNDAY MAY^9~ 18lT
ifCTAs our types committed some errors in u, #
tasteful essay, “The Moral of a Rose Leaf,”
which appeared in our paper of yesterday, we re
publish it this morning. It is well suited for Sun
day reading, and is a graceful selection for cur
columns.
O”ourciiy was visited about 8 o’clock
last evening, with a heavy fall of rain and
hail, accompanied with startling peaU of
thunder. The quantity of hail was very con
siderable—the stones of large size. Though
the rain was desirable for the crops, the hail
must have done material injury as far a» ii
extended.
Dr. Uouiioab last Lecture.
By advertisement it will be seen this gen
tleman gives his last lecture at the Masonic
Hall, to-morrow evening. The subject is one
of the most interesting he has yet lectured
on, viz; Electricity of the Vegetable, Mine
ral and Animal Kingdoms—and its applica
tion for the cure ot diseases. The Doctor’s
lectures in this city have been well attended,
and we have heard but one opinion expressed,
and that is that lie has given satisfaction and
imparled important information to his numer
ous auditors. Those who have not attended
his lectures should avail themselves of this
last opportunity.
Arrival of Air. Webster in Charleston,
Mr. Webster arrived at Charleston on Fn
i day morning in the Wilmington boat, and
i took lodgings at the Charleston Hotel. lie
i was received by the Committee appointed for
| the purpose, who conducted Mr. VVebsU r into
j the spacious piazza or balcony of the Hotel,
; which was thronged with ladies and citizens,
j gathered, (as was also a large crowd of citi
zens in the street fronting the Hotel,) to give
the distinguished guest a hearty welcome to
the hospitalities of Charleston. Mr. Webster
took his position in the centre of the balcony,
immediately fronting the street, and was
, there addressed by the Hon. I 4 '. H Elmore,
Chairman of the Committee, to which Mr.
Webster made a handsome reply. He ac
i cepted the diifere.it invitations extended to
| him, and Monday was set apart as the day on
which he would receive the calls of the cili
' zens at the Hibernian Hall,
Official Despatches.
The Washington Union of the 4lh instant
' contains official despatches, brought by Lieut.
Enorv, from Gen. Kearny, in California, and
from Col. Doniphan, at the head of the Missouri
Volunteers. We give in another column the
last despatch of Col. Doniphan, giving in detail
his battle at tbc Sacramento, and his subsequent
capture of Chihuahua, one of the most brilliant
achievements since the war commenced with
Mexico.
The Union in speaking of this battle says—
“ There is nothing in the whole course of this
active war which surpasses our victory at ti e
Sacramento, whether we consider the disparity of
the forces engaged, the comparative loss of tbc
two armies, the skill and prowess of our troop .
j either in storming the enemy’s batteries, or the
i flanking their position, the utter discomfiture of
I the enemy, and the capture of the capital of Chi
huahua. The whole enteiprise, as well as our
decisive victories in California, are but new evi
dences of the valor of our men and the success
of our arms.”
Santa Anna’s Wooden Leg.
W e are sorry to see this misfortune made the
occasi in of levity and coarse ridicule in our pub
lic press. It has been the theme of innumera
ble caricatures, bad jokes and abortive efforts
wit, in which nolhing was conspicuous hut vul
gar exultation and unworthy vindictiveness. It
is in bad taste, and is the very reverse of mag
nanimity. A soldier’s scars and wounds receiv
ed in the service of his country, are badges of
honor. Where they have unfortunately result
ed in mutilation, and caused a curtailment ot*
“nature’s fair proportions,” they are entitled to
still more respect.
Who would not feel indignant at seeing
the feeble arm, and tottering step of the
aged, or the ghastly visage and pain-racked
frame of the sick man jeered at and burlesqued I
Even if inflicted on the most haled foe, it would
tend to propitiate resentment. How, then, can
such a disaster as Santa Anna’s, he game for ill
natured sport 1 That evidence of service to his
country is of itself enough to redeem him from
contempt —and must always give him some de
gree of respectability—some claim upon the sym
pathies of just minds, however low his political
tortunes may sink—as they are now likely to do.
He lost his leg in the service of his country—in
defence of his country, against an invading
foe. Whatever may have been the merits of the
quarrel between the French and Mexicans, the
mutilation is not the less honorable to the suf
ferer.
We arc no admirer of this cunning, cruel and
perfidious Mexican. Even General Waddy
Thompson says “be is not a model man.” But
we like to see him assailed where he is fairly vul
nerable. His moral weaknesses-—his conduct—
his bombastic threats, and loud vuuntings of what
he intends to do, and then their “most lame and
impotent conclusion” are fair game—but not his
wooden leg—or bis cork leg. Even if his life
were to become forfeit to bis country, the Mexi
cans ought to treat that artificial leg, as was pro
posed to treat Benedict Arnold’s leg that was
wounded while fighting the battles of his coun
try. An American officer, after Arnold joined
the Biilish, said if he was captured by our forces
his leg that was wounded ought to be cut off, and
buried with the honors of war, and the balance
of the man hung on a gallows.
It Santa Anna should ever reach that elevated
destiny at the hand, of his countrymen, they
ought first to treat his wooden leg in the same
manner, as that is the best part about him.
License in New York.
The Albany Argus, of Monday, gives the
following: “We have returns from more than
300 towns, in which two to one of the towns, and
a large preponderance of the popular vote are in
favor of a licence.