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FROM MATAMORAS--CONFlRIA.
TON OF THE CAPTURE OF THE
TEXAN ARMY.
II. c. LAWRENCE, Sec.

By the arrival of The schooner Doric, we
have lvices from Maiamoras confrmatoJ
of,ho intelligence received by the las, steam
er from Texas. that tie division Of the Isi'
ian army under Colonel Els her and Grecn
had been captured OF Mier.
On the 18th December General AmPuen
received despatch from General W"i, H.
forming him tina, the Texans, 500 or 'OJ'
strong. had taken Lorrdo, aid that he, uen'
Vol. lad been compelled 10 fall back; 'HA
the Texan forces wero taking the northern
rout toward Matamoras. Ga the receipt"
this intelligence Gen. Ampudla lett Mai'
moras with two baltalions Of saPpers a'iT
miners, in quest Of the enemy. and TeacneI
Mer, so leagues diston:, on the 22nd p'lc
A body of Texans, under the comm1n' ~
Colonies Fisher and Green, had, IN u1
meantime, crossed Tho river in the nIghI aH'
a,tacted the Town in the night The MeAi
lean troops stationed in that ne'shootaoOo
Immediately went 10 the assistance oil !H'
c;,v when an engagement took place whicA
lasted seventeen hours.
Every house and street WIS desperate!
defended. After the battle mao oeen mn
tained on both sides with determination anu
obs,inacy for such great length OF 'IGF;
the Texans, finding themselves surroua'er1
on all sides, resolved 10 surrender ana nue..
" capl,uIated on honorable terms.
feared, however. that the articles OF :Gf'su,
der will not be faithfully complied Win
tic mart of Mexico -.
The Mexicsns report their loss during w.
engagement al 400 killed and 1870 ""ua'' ~
The loss on the par, of he Texans We.
killed and IL wounded. THIS great ai'pr
iry evinces The superior skill of'he l'hl'ai
in the use of fire arms, and the surieoie, %
the Invading army after so slight 'O'
would lead US to suppose that they only 81,
rendered after haveing exhausted ibeif A"',
munition. The success of the Me1lcE,r, '
ofter suffering so severely, speaks ia'Oa'''
of their couregc and perseverance.
General Ampudia returned 10 Ma'am'. =.
on the 7lh January, and was received y =.
citizens with great rejoicing and appau,
He brough, with him 2l2 TsHian P''0STSh s
Colonels Fisher and Green n.
Texans were to Leave Na'amors' % -
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PRESS,
Middlebury, Feb. Is, le43.
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week of Wednesday and Thursday, on his
subscribers on the Route of Mr.. Sprague,
and hopes to receive what is due for the
last year. Our means of continuing the
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We must have help, and we doubt not we
shall obtain it from those who can appreci-
ate the importance of sustaining an efficient
wing paper in this country.
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February Nth IS13
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THE RANDOLPH CONVENTION
EAST RANDOLPH, Jan. 2slh, 1913


MEssRs. WALToNs,-In your paper Of
yesterday noticed an extract from the La
noble Standard. giving q version Of The
Rev. Mr.. 81. Clair's remarks relative 10 the
proposed nomination Of Mr.. Williams for
Governor by the LocofocOs. different from
the account given By your Randolph CORES
pendent.
Now | was present al the Convention, and
gave particular attention TO the movements
Of the Rev. gentleman inasmuch as he SEEM
ed TO he ''Soc proprietor Of the convention"
aud leader par excellence Of the party in
Vermont and New Hampshire, and. rs IN
dersland the matter, neither The version o!
yonf correspondent, or ofthe Lnmoillo editor
is very far from correct.
The facts are these. In the forenoon OF
tho frs, day the Rev. cmissary Inform cd She
convention of ihefaci that the leaders OF The
democratic party had proposed to him that
it Ibis convention would adjourn without ma
king q nomination for Governor, they would
bring out Mr.. Williams as their candidate,
and the Liberty" party might then noui-
nale him as their old candidate, &c. the
gentleman made some further remarks, but
il did not clearly appear whether he was for
or agains, complying with the proposition
Flo seemed TO state i; as an important fact
for the consideration of The convention; and
do no, believe he intended 10 commit him.
self OF that ,imc. But many of lis political
friends understood his non commitial re-
marks as your correspondent did, and IL oc.
casioned considerable agitation among the
"Llberiy' men. The Rev. leader was pro
badly demonstrated with during the recess
and advise to correct the impression many
had received in the morning. At any raie
he came in early in the afternoon, and utter
promising ''lhal many misunderstood him ia
the morning." went on by way Of explain
ing what he had Then said, to make The re-
marks attributed 10 him by the Standard.
The Editor OF rhe Standard was P.obably
not present in the morning, and your cor
respondent not 10 the afternoon, as it was
soon after dinner.
| hope the Editor OF the Standard will
correct his account Of the matter. so as 10
include the ,chole of the transactions, for |
think it Important, that the facts Should be
understood as far at least, ~ the position
and language of the Req. politician are ca
able Of being defined and reported.
Truly yours.
wv"
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Judging from the tone ofita T1le, ..
pers there is evidently bal feelings be,va.
tho Presidents friends, and ihnse ,f "a
Calhoun. Ii is believed that kIr IT,.
prefers MIR. C. TO Mr.. Van Buren,. h;
now thought that in case Mr.. Tyler .bO,r,
iail OF being himself a candidate for The Pr,
idency he will favour the election Of If,
Nc Lean, OF Ohio.
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not within the present discussion. How
these peculiar effects were produced ne
would not attempt in explain, the magnetic
theory Of Mesmer may or may not De the
correct explanation. He was fully sensible,
from his own experience, OF the power
which the fixed eye, the hand, and the will
of one individual, may exert over another
who subjects himself to its influence.
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THE RANDOLPH CONVENTION.

After the publication last week of the
proceedings of the Randolph Convention
as given by core spondeut of some one Of
the papers, our eye met partial denial ol
its correctness, in relation te the open a.
vowals of the notorious cmissary of loco
focoism st. Clair, of an understanding be.
tween him and the leading locos in relation
to the nomination Of Judge Williams.
The correctness in tho main Of The state
ment first made is however again affirmed
by the following communication.
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IDLE Al lals 5ElaO lMS DIN,
Fairfield, Jeserson County, Io,ca Terri'ty.
!. C Particular attention paid to Rheuma-
tism, sep. '43 Is
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Our Little Navy.-.We have just been
presented with copy Of the Navy Register
of the United States a slight inspection
merely Of this pamphlet has furnished US
with much information new to US, and
which we trust will prove interesting to
our readers. when presented to them in "a
condensed form. a-
Our navy can boast at present of eleren
ships of the line or which four are on the
stocks, and two must be rebuilt or raced
before they can be brought into service.
1. One razee. ..a
3. Fifteen frigates, Of which three are on
the stocks, and one is, we believe about to
be broken up. @H a M
A. Seventeen sloops Of war, of different
classes, besides the six lately ordered to be
built.
5. Eight briggs ofdlfFerent sizes.
&C.. Eight schooners.
II I. Five steamers, now, since the destruc.
tio, Of the Missouri q
8. Three store ships. airf fa ta
This constitutes our whole effective force
IN ships, viz: 66-large and small. Of off,
GERS we find 6S captains, SO commanders,
$50 heutenants, 1856 surgeons OF the differ
ent grades, 81 chapldins, % engineers, 81
masters, l23 passed mdshipmen, 409 mid
shipmen, 3 masters mates, IS boatswains,
40 gunners, 36 carpenters, and % sailmak.
ers, making q total Of l,493 persons who
receive liberal salaries whether idle or on
duty There are besides, General of Ma
rincs, 1t Colonel, Majors, IL Captains
and 40 Licutenants.
The officers Of the Navy receive three
different grades Of pay, according as they
are doing duty at sea, doing duty on shore,
Or doing nothing; besides being paid their
travelling expenses when under orders, and
receiving the pay Of . higher rank when
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The Savannah Republican announces an
arrival extraordinary Al that port. 1t was
an open skiff boat, owned BY couple Of
fishermen of Philadelphia, who, with bny
twelve years old, navigated her from the
Delaware to Savannah, for the purpose oil
fishing for shad during the winter While
at sea, they experienced q gale Of wind, lay
to twelve hours In company with a brig and
a schooner, aid afterwards succeeded in
getting into SmeIhodle, N. G. and then pro.
ceeded on their voyage. ss
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The Next Congress.--The Senate no

The Next Congress.--The Senate now
stands, 26 wings, including Mr. Rives Of Va,
and 81 Democrats. There are two vacan-
icies in Tennessee, one in Mary land, one in
Missouri and one in Ilinois-.he three first
will undoubtedly be filed by wings, and the
two last by democrats, making the Senate
stand. when full, wings 80, democrats %,
the whole number being 81
The House, under the new apportion-
ment, will consist 0! 223 nlembers-.of which
900 have already been elected. or these,
1877 are democrats, and 63 wings, being a
ma ority of II for the former, leaving %
members We. to be chosen, viz: Maryland 6,
Michigan 8; Mississippi a; vacancies IN
Massachusetts A. do. Name; do Vermont l;
do Georgia - Gcorg et0,0n Adrocate.
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JOHN r.. SHAW. Sa5f aisssssH IL. ". elMMuNS
JOHN R. SHAW, g. Co:
Commission and Foraoarding Merchants,
No. "a Poydras Street,
49, New Orleans. "a
sEi REFERENCEs: rs ST
Messrs B. r. David,
&" S. M. Finsley, g. Go. Springfield, AZ.
-. Chouteau g. Valle, St. Louis s..
M. B. We will make liberal advances on
consig garments for sales at New Orleans or
to forward to northern markets. The ad-
varces can be received by the shipper eth
or in ST Louis or in New Orleans, as may
be preferred. ST.
49, JOHN r. SHAW, & Co. !.
sep2s '43-6m pd IS
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r. d. RAND. FL c. PEAsLEY.
f.. ID. RAND, & Co.
Dealers in Groceries, Provisions Boat
Stores, &c. &c.
One door above the stbre of F j. c. Peasley.
Water Street. Burlington.
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From the Zdnespille Republican
Sing US Wing Song. - anespille aurora,
A WING Song.
BY j. GREINER.

BY j. GREINER.
Tune--OM Dan Tucker.
The moon was shining silver brigst,
The stars with glosy crowned the night,
High on limb that s.same old COON
Was singing tohimself this tune:
out the wa y, your al unlucky;
Clear the track for Old Kentucky.
Now in a sad predicament
The Lokies are FOR President,
they have six horses in the pasture,
They don'tknow which can run the faster:
Get cut the way, &c.
The wagon horse from Pennsy lyania, r'l
The Dntchmen think he's best Of any
But he must draw in heavy stages,
His federal not;ons and low wages;
eat sAssaI
They proudly bring upon the course, II.
An old and broken down war horse; Z
they shout and sing'.' 20 rumpsey dumsy
Col. Johnson killed Tecumsey..''
Get cut the way. &c.
The fiery southern horse Calhoun,
Who hates Fox and fears Coon,
To toe the scratch viii not be able,
For Matty keeps ninss in the stable; a
Get out the waY,.&c.
And here is Matty, never idle.
A tricky horse that slips his bride;
In forty-four we'll show him soon,
The little Fox can't fool the Coon:
Get out the way &c.
The balky horse they call John Tyler,
Well head him soon or burst his boiler;
His cursed "gripe' has seized us all,
Which Doctor Clay will cure next fall:
Get out the way, &c.
The peoples favorite, HENRY CLAY,
Is now the 8 Fashion" of the day,
And let the track be dry or mucky,
Well stake our pile ON Old Kentucky:
Get out the way, he's swift and lucky.
Clear the track for Old Kentucky.
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/ Locofoco national ConvestE6ssse.
The New York Plebian states tllattDl dele
gates to this Convention have been elected
and that Of these Mr. Van Bufen has g., Nj
Calhoun 10, Col Johnson Is. The same
paper estimates that the total vote ~ Mr.
Van Buren, will not be less than IA, and
may be much larger. But II il should not
EXCEED this smallest estinate--7.he will be
nominated BY a majority Of 90 over all 9TH
---FOrhm Asf'
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The balky horse they call John Tyler,
Well head him soon or burst his boiler;
His cursed agripe' has seized us all,
Which Doctor Clay will cure next fall:
Get out the way, &c.
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The Romance Of Matrim ony.--Mr

The Romance of Matrim ony. - Mr.
John NJ Bachelor. Of Saco, Me-, was re-
Gently married TO Mrs. E. G. Reardsley. of
N. =. The N. Y.'Buiietin, in giving place
70 the announcement, saws: 1aifa1s
something like year and half ago. Mr.
Bartender, the groom. aforesaid. was united
IN marriage to lady whose health was 90
aelIcate that they Immediately set sail for
Vera Cruz, in the hope that the voyage would
be beneficial to her. They had for fellow
passengers, Mrs Z. Constantia Beardsley, the
bride aforesaid, who was accompanying her
then husband TO Vera Cruz for the improve.
ment of his health But fate had ordained
a disappointment TO both parties, and Mrs
Batchelder and Mr. Beardsley both went sfho
way of all fesh.' The bereavaA widower.
as soon as propriety would admit, addressed
himself to the disconsolate widow, and pro-
posed, as d consolationsfo their respective
Iaffictions, that they should supply to each
other the places of their dear departed
mates.
But Mrs Beardsley for some cause or other
Iprobably--or, as she is a sronsan, perhaps
from no cause-declined the proposal. But
MI Batchelder was determined not to re-
main in his bereaved state, and consequent
ly made love to another lady, with whom
he was more successful, and who received
him and his offer Cor his heart and hand with
all the favor he could desire According to
the rules and regulations down east the
forthcoming marriage of Mr. Batchelder and
his new flame was duly published in tile
parish church, and all was going on
"Merrily as the marriage BELLS"
I when, on the Saturday proceeding the Tues
day on which the marriage was to take
place, Mr. Batchelder had the happiness to
receive from, the relenting widow, Beardsley
a letter, in which she withdrew her deciina.
ition Of his offer of marriage, and acknow.
lodged rselfready to make him happy, il.
he yet rested under the idea that his happi-
ness could be influenced by her. Here was
I'd go" indeed, and one well calculated to
puzzle almost any man. How Mr. Batchsl..
der got out Of his dilemma is in part told by,
the announcement which has drawn from us
this story the untold part consists in the
interesting fact that he had'to paw the dis.
appointed bride that was To- be, two thou
sand one hundred dollars for . breach OF
promise to her.
4
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q
Father Mathew aud the Bishop of
Norwich. ..Mr Walsh, in one of his late
letters TO the National lntelligencer. says
| 1t is long since have been more struck
with an aanende honorable for nconsiderate
censurc than that Of the Bishop Of Norwich
to Father Mathew. at the recent immense
gathering in the city Of Norwich. The pre-
late delivered q very earnest address in be-
half of the cause Let me quote the rest !:
"And now, reverend sir, and friend from
another Island, allow me to gre ct you lad
dressing Father Mathew, who rose amid en-
thnsastic applause.) I meet YOU here not
as Roman Catholic priest differ from
your creed, and candidly and openly avow
| in your presence, and before this great as
sembly, that am hostile Ia it. But. rev.
erend sir, meet you here in a more noble
and comprehensive character--I mest you
not here as a priest, but as Christian bro
Their. (The right reverend prelate here
fcrossed before the chairman, and extended
his hand to Father Matthew, which was cor
daily grasped and shaken by the latter, a.
midst the most deafening cheers) / meet
you, repeat it, as o Christian brother, up
on neutral ground, where all denominations
Of Christians may delight to visit and unite
together in a common and holy cause -
(Hear, hear.) | have watched your con-
duct, sir, for many year. Yes. sir, long
since, as you may remember, when CEN
sured you in pnbic--nay, may not add,
abused you'll have watched your proceed
ings. Those public reports, upon which |
| founded those. proceedings, [ subsequently
discovered to be founded in malignancy
and falsehood. {Hear.) The. result was.
sir, that I appealedto you as q Christian
i and a. man Of homer TO let me know really
how the case stood. You answered me most
nobly and honorably, and believed you.
abused YOU, sir, no more. felt, sir, that
! some. apology was due from me for the
wrong had done you, and here | am tore
ceiye yoa.' tHear. H.a si
Laconic.--Col. Brooks, the Tyler Col
lleetor Of this port, and the main pillar oil
lthe Tyler partyin Michigan, is in the hab.
Hit Of addressing letters to the Postnlasters
Throughout the State. commanding them
4 to subscribe for Mr. John B. Jones Madiso.
Il Man, under the pains and penalties Of a
/ dismiss .sand the hot dispIeasure Of Capt.
4 TvleF and John B. Jones, aforesaid. He re-
! ccrtly sent d copy Of the Madsonian to q
lPosiIiIastef in the interior, containing q slip
Il with the following note---
Dear Sir: Are YOU d subscriber TO The
1 Madisonian II not, you mast be.
/ Your friend,
u. BROOKS
u. The Postmaster wrote the following an
swer on the back NJ thu Colonel's note, and
q returned 1t TO MIN. HassHs s. s ~.
"Dear Sir:f aiIl not \ subscriber to the
Madisonian, and neper shaA BE- -
ynuE friend
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ssThe Sea shall give mp its dead .,,--,
On leaving the harbor Of st Mary short
time since, the people in the boat saw
large red chest on the water--to which they
directed their boats course, and succeeded,
in obtaining the chest. This on being open
ed, was found to contain the corpse Of q,
young and beautiful famale, clothed in
rich silk dress--and having three solid gold
rings upon her fingers. And this is all
could be learned concerning her--who she
had been, or the circumstance Of her death
remain unknown; it is most likely, howey-
err, that the lair creature had died at sea,
and her body been committed to the waters
of the great deep which have TINS yielded
il up again.
II only remains for us TO add that the
chest, with the body in. it. Just as it lay
when first opened, was consigned to the
grave, with the appropriate and solemn
rites Of Christian burial, in ST Mary's.-
Newfoundland Post.
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.I.HF. TALLANT.
DeatsrhF Il pottlfkf.@
CO. 53051DSaNlEAJSTlIo

APOTHEcARY s. DRUGGIST.
DEGS respectfully to inform the public
II that he has just opened a new Drug
Store, on the corner of Main and Washing
ton Streets. Burlington /. t. opposite the
Gazette office. His assortment of Drugs,
Medicines, Paints, Oil, Varnishes, eic etc.,
is good and extensive. and he will sell them
wholesale and retail on most reasonable
terms. lE a.
Physicians Prescriptions accurately pre-
pared. augl7-3m II
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The shillclah.--In The good old times
the Irish kings, princes and thancs CORES.
ponded with one another by means Of walk
ing sticks, which, they covered with nicks;
from which came the ,proverb, mick the
post said the Brancher. Thus, when one
prince was offended by another, instead Of
sitting down with a pen in his hand to write
him a challenge, he pulled out his skene,
and, cutting few fierce knicks IN his walk.
ing-stick, sent it to his enemy, and, il The
latter broke it upon the bearers head, il
was understood that the challenge was ac-
copied II a gentleman became enamored
Of a fair lady, he straightway sent her lis
stick with whole bored through the heart
Of IL, and, IL she returned it with a ring
fastened to one end, he became the happiesf
OF men; and when a lady carried ling
upon the end Of her shiilelah, il wasiumder-
stood that she was bctrothed, and il any
man presumed to pay her particulr atten.
tion after that, the lady was at full liberty
to break his head for his pains akleigh.
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LAS. K. FAYERWEATHER. Attor-
d ney & Counsellor at Law, Burlington
lows. a