American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-06-12

GEN. TAYLOR. We learn from an authentic .
source, that Gen. Taylor was boin in either
Orange or Caroline counties, Virginia-so meas
the division line of the two counties, that it Is
doubtful in which--and that when only q few
weeks old he was taken into Kentucky in his
nurses arms, where he has lived ever since.
The nurse is now owned by nephew of the
General in this city, who purposes publishing
a life of the old hero az soon as he can collect
the necessary facts. We make this statement
merely to correct a misapprehension OF the
press in different sections of the country.
g The RIGHT OF Way" The subscription
books for the stock of the Pttsburg and Con-
nellsvilIe Railroad Company, were opened at
Pittsburg on Tuesday, and by night 5,74l
shares were taken, leaving only STA shares UNI
subscribed, which would be disposed of on the
following day. w. II. Lowrie, Esq, had been
despatched to Harrisburg to obtain patent
from the Governor The road is to be put un-
der contract Immediately.
BY LAST NIGHTS SOUTHERN MAIL.
LATER FROM POINT lSABBL-A VIOLENT
5TORM-ARRIVAL or WOUNDED OFFICERS,
The steamship Alabama, which left Brazos
Santiago, on the morning of the LIST inst ar
rived at New Orleans on the Sd. The Plea
yune says;
Her news is of very little Importance. The
A. arrived at the Brazos on the 2Sth ut. and
in the evening, about o'clock, il commenced
blowing 4 heavy gale, which increased by ii
! Il h,,r, tl,au
sci to drag her anchors and drift from seventy
into three fathoms of water. A number Of yes-
sells were blown ashore. The steamer Angus
ia, schooner Waterman, schooner Euala and
steamer Sea, badly ashore, and the Col. Harvey.
! The latter will be got Off without much dam
age. 1t was thought that the pilot boat l.. II.
Hitchcock was lost in the gale
The gale made sad havoc amongst the tents
at the Point, as We learn from our couespon-
dent S. Scarcely a tent was left standing, al
most every one being blown down, and num-
Der the buildings were unrooted. Many OF
the sick and wounded were exposed to all the
violence of the storm for some time. The tents
now in use at the Point were condemned some
six months ago Lieut.. Luther was wounded
in the leg.
Nothing new had been received from Mata-
moras when the Alabama left. The volunteers
| had all been ordered to march for Matamoras
| by way of Barita, and were all anxious to en-
gage the enemy.
Capt. Hello and Lieuts Gates and McClay,
ofthe 8th Infantry, and Lieuts. Luther, Of the
Sth Artillery, and Stevens, fthe 5th Infantry,
who were wounded in the actions Of the 9th
and 9Th ult., came passengers in the Alabama.
Capt. Souders, ofthe engineer corps, and Coils.
Winthrop and Il. Lyons, Gov Johnson's aids,
also came passengers.
The following named vessels were at the
Brazos when the A. left: steamers Monmouth,
Sea and Florida, bark from Galveston with
troops, brig ApaIachicola, schooners Water
witch, VIM. Bryan, Ellen and Clara, Enter |
prise, CorncIia, Southerner and Arispe, and
ship oft the bar waiting to be discharged.
LATER FROM MEXICO.
BY the arrival at New Orleans of the brig
Helen Mcleod, of Baltimore, from Vera Cruz,
advices one day later have been received. The
Indicator in noticing the official order of the
blockade issued by Com. Conner, asks;
"And are we to remain calmly looking on,
seeing the hated flag of the stars waving in the
breeze? Shall we be citizens less worthy than
those of Matamoras, whose heroic valor will
be spoken of as an immortal example ofbravery3
No! a thousand times no! And be he a thou
sand times cursed, who in such trying time
as this abandons his post on the walls of heroic
Vera CRUZ The editors 90 on to say that
the Mexican people should have no further
consideration for their enemies, and the cam
mons of the Castle of San Juan de Ulua should
be fired at the first American vessel that comes
within their range.
The same journal, referring to the order is
sued by the government that every American
citizen who should not leave the port within
the time stipulated would be sent twenty
leagues into the interior, recommends that
none of those falling under their grasp should
be pardoned. Insult for insult, and life for
life, is his motto.
On the cath, Ell Indicator calls on the gov
eminent to arm every one Of their vessels as
privateers, and to give letters of marque to ev-
cry Mexican who asked for them, in order, as
the editor significantly expresses it, "to give
the Yankees hell" The article winds up by
hoping that the Mexicans will not betray their
country, but pay the Americans in equal coin.
BY an advertisement in that paper, we see that
the Bishop of Vera Cruz calls OH the public, by
order Of the government, 20 devote three days
(25th 26th 27th) in offering public prayers
for the success of the Mexican arms against the
Americans
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
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