The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-03-28

the interest ofthe public service. BY diroc-
ton ofthe General,
w. w. S. Bliss, Asst AdJ't Gen.
Head Quarters Army of Occupation,
Corpus Christi, Texas, March 8, 1916. {
ORDERs, No. 30.-The Army of Occupa-
ton being about to take position on the left
bank of the Rio Grande, under the orders of
the Executive of the United States, the Gen.
commanding deems il proper 10 express his
hope that the movement will prove beneficial
to all concerned, and that nothing may be
wanting on his part TO insure so desirable re-
sult he strictly cnjoins upon his command
the most scrupuouS regard for the rights of
all persons who may be found in the pcacea-
bic pursuit oftheir respective avocations, re-
siding on both banks of the Rio Graude. No
person, under any pretence whatever,will in
terfere in any manner with tire civil rights
and religious privileges fthc people, but will
pay the utmost respect TO both. Whatever
may he required for the use ofthe army will
be purchased by the proper departments at
the highest market price. The General com
manding is happy TO say that he has entire
confidence in the patriotism and discipline
ofthc army under his command, and feels as
sured TINT his orders, ms above expressed, will
be strictly obeyed.
Il. TAYLOR, Brigndier General,
L. :. Army Commanding.
Inc pfOclaildllOn ABOVE mas Deen PUBLISH
ed in the Spanish lnnguagc.and issued to the
inhabitants ofthe Rio Grande.
Gen. Meiia is SAID TO have returned to Mat
amoras on the I'd inst. The Mexican troops
this side the Rio Grandc,--ifany-are said TO
he under the command of Gracia, Caualcs
and Scvcreigo. II was reported in Galveston
that General Taylor had made n requisition
for more troops, hut the report was doubted.
Corpus Christi has been literally abandoned.
The hangers on the army are leaving as fast
ms possible for the East. The respect so
strongly enioined for the rights ofprivate prop
erty will meet with universal appreciation.
LATE FROM ST.. DOMINGO. The Ship
Henry, Capt. Noyes, arrived at this port this
morning from Havre. She was compelled
to put into Port an PaiN for winter on the first
inst. The Hayden Army was assembling in
three grand divisions, each ofwhich was to
march on the Sd inst. Two of these divisions
were 10 he concentrated at Aqua, under Pres
idcnt Pierrot in person, and would march 10
rctake the city of ST. Domingo. The third
division would move for Port-au-Platte, by
way of St. Jago. The entire force ofthe ar
my would amount to $4,000 men.
STRIKING CONTRAST. The King of Eng
land, "says graphic writer in Littel's Living
Age, Cook from the pockets ofhis subjects
four thousand millions QfdoVarS to replace the
Bourbons on the throne ofFrance. The in
terest of this sum NJ per cent, would be t,cO
hundred million dollars dnnudlig which would
go so far toward placing Jesus Christ on the
throne of this alicnated world, as to support
n standing army of foWr hundred thousand
Missionaries of the Gospel in pagan lands,
and Christian lands paganized by systems of
grinding oppression and moral degradation"
AN OBsrINArE Echo. There are certain
letters which no echo will return or express,
particularly an 5, of which Lord Bacon gives
"a pleasant instance in a celebrated echo form
ed ty the walls of ruined church at Point
Clarendon, near Paris, where there was an
old man who took it to be the work ofsprits,
and of good spirits, too, for said he, if you
call Satan, the echo will not deliver back the
DEVILS name, but will say "a Ten, which in
French signifies avoid. BY which accident
Lord Bacon discovered that echo would not
return ali :.
Foor RACE. The great foot race between
Jackson and Gildersleeve, notwithstanding
the inclemency of the weather, came off over
the Oglethrope Course, at Savannah,on We'd
nesday, the 18th inst. Gildersleeve, after
running seven miles i'm forty-two minutes,
gave up the contest to Jackson, who contin-
ued the race and won the purse, (S3OO) It is
said, with great ease, running out ten miles
IN nfty -e1ght minutes ana hlne SeCohuS. ihe
distance was run in t,oenhJ-one seconds less
time than were the first ten miles over the
Metairie Course Mt New-Oreans, on the 9TH
ult.
VIRGINIA ELECTION. The annual election
in Virginia, which takes place in May, is be-
ginning to be warmly discussed. The Alex
andria Gazette says;-"We tell the Wings of
Virginia that "a betters day is comingn Let
them remain faithful and true They will
reap the reward of their perseverance and
Datriotisni"