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The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-18
VERY LATE AND IMPORTANT
FROM SIEXICO!
4. y. Brig OF War Truxton Burnt

Extract Ct letter from an officer attached 70
tic Home squadron, now Il Anton LIAR.
do near Vera Cruz dated
ArGrsr 90, lsl6.
| regret to inform you Of the loss OF the
L. s brig TruSton, by all accounts the
be I vessel of her class 10 our service, Capt
+. W. Carpenter. The TiuNion sailed
from here in the early part OF THIS month
for Tampico On the lith, While stand.
ing into the harbor Of Tuspan, 100 mdes
north Of Vera Cruz, small Mexican coast.
IND vessel Ras discovered aud soon after
made prize Of Capt. Carpenter engag
ed the captain af tins vessel to pilot him
into a safe anchorage, bu, IN dong so ran
the Tuxton on a reef whore size was soon
IN a very petlIous situation. Capt. Car.
pcndcr then despatched Lieut.. Berry
to the squadron for the assistance Of q
steamer. The boat 10 which this officer
left was after four days hard pulling, pick.
cd up By tie ST. Mays oil Vera Cruz -
As soon os our commodore was informed
Of the fact lie sent the Princeton to Tuspan.
While tie brig was on The reef, after
the dep1r;lfe Of Lieut.. Bergman, two
Mexican coasliH1 vessels appeared IN The
ofiinc these were captured By a boat 5
crew in charge Of 1t. Bushrod Hunter, hut
this gentleman was unable from the vio.
lencc Of the glie blowing at the time, to
reach the wreck with bis pr zrs, and was
therefore compelled to make for this place,
where he arrived several DAYS ago. GA
the arrival Of the Princeton at tho wreck
Of The TruSton, she was found Abandoned,
and that she had been stripped Of all Ugh.
articles rs the Neyicaus,
flag Of truce vas sent On shore from
the Princeton, by whom 1t was ascertain.
ed that captain Carpenter, his officers and
crew that we're with him landed at Tuspan
on the l7th and we're yety Hospitality re
ce,ed and treated by the Inhabitants
lCompIlmcntcd with a ball one account
fays) On the 10Th they a.led on foot
for Tampco, intending 10 oiiar themselves
rs prisoners Of var, since then We have no
further accounts Of them. Ga tho rolufn
Of the flag Of truce to the Princeton, the
commander Of lha, vessel finding there was
no possibility Of saving the Gruxlon, set
her on fire, and she had burnt 10 the wa.
ler's edge when the Princeton IoCk her De.
t,,tturp
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-18

IT less extent. For all these supplies, as
we'll as many others tina, cannot be recol-
ecied OF enumerated, the sugar. planter has
only his crop 10 depend upon, the proceeds
Of shlch he certainly distributes, with
mos, liberal hand, among his fellow citizens
in The other States, and 10 q node bes, cal.
culaied TO promote their interests and gen
eral prosperity. Should change 10 the
policy OF the country curiaIl, or destroy The
sugar interest in Louisiana, and transfer II
to foreign planters, 1t should be borne III
mind that the latter. draw few or none OF
their supplies from the L. States, whereas
the Louisiana planter spends the whole OF
his income al home, and gives regular and
constant employment: 10 thousands OF our
own industrious mechanics, artisans, and
a,ricuturlsts IN every section Of the Union,
all al whom would be severe sufferers by
The change"
The cultivation Of Sugar, too, ,cGs rapid.
" extending. Last year, in / ! parishes d
LOUISIANA, not less Than 367 ne" plantations
were opened, of which upwards OF 200 had
before been devoted 10 the cultivation Of
cotton. The culture is increasing M lilo
rida also aud, Texas is soon TO add her
products, the amount Of which cannot wei
be estimated to The general aggregate
But, IL the culture be rendered unproti able
I BY policy which secures the home mar
kei TO the foreigner, they must abandon It
for some other which will be more certain
TO remuneraIe them. They will become
principally competitors Of the domestic cot
ton. grower instead Of the foreign sugar.
/ planter, and the Increased production O
the former staple under such circumstances
must necessarily reduce its price. It's sta
ted, in the Repor, OF the \. Orleans Cham
Der Of Commerce that The force receaHi
diverted from cotton has probably hereto
fore produced more than 100000 bales
and that The whole force and capital nos
employed on Sugar would be capable Q
producing or 400 900 bales Of cotton, 70
bout one fifth OF our entire cTop.) to lhl
culture Of which it must return, IT driver
from that of Sugar; and, it remarks, "non'
for a moment can doyb! he depressing ant
Iunous effect which such all event @oul'
inevitably produce on the price OF cotton.
So far, therefore, from Anticipating an,
thing like benz fetal effect to the Amer
can farmer and planter from the combine
influence Of recen, British and American
tariff legislation, We think tina! class Of tht
community, quite as much as the manuisc
tureTs, ii not more, will be injured By lht
new policy. We hope il may prove other
wise; buI such, reasoning from tho iactt
before US, seems TO US 10 be the inevitable
tendency of the system which is especially
recommended TO their supper, by It's auth
o!s and advocates.
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The Texan Infantry are to be disbanded
,o.day or Tomorrow, and will nearly all
return home. They we're six months men,
p. Saturday Evening.-ln addition
10 the report gwen above, written lhis
morning, | will state what ! have since
heard from a gentleman well informed on
the subjects therein alluded to.
A man has arrived from Monterey, who
states tha, from the number Of troops there
and the feelings of the inhabitants, 1t would
he ,mprudent for Sen. Taylor to move up.
ON tha place with less than 10000 well
disciplined men.
Sayiereo, who mentioned as having
threatened to cut McCulloch's party IL
pieces, and TO take all Matamoras, is n no
led robber. | only hope he may TALL into
the hands Of The Texans. The reoonnol
,erinr party which started from here the
other dav, under Capt. Duncan, left Nc
Culloch sick at Mier. lie has recovered
The party went ON IN the direction OF Sc
ralma.
The I'd regimen, Of Texan MOUNTED
men. under Col. Woods, came up TIN
morning, mud regiment OF Ohio volun
,eers have lusl arrived on board the steam
or Roberts. The Louisville Legion en-
cnmped below town last evening. hca
of very little sickness among the men VII
have arrived.
The army vii probably move on Nor
terey by two separate routes, clearing %
country for considerable exieut on ell
or side and between he two roads.
, The laundrpsses, or camp women,
this point. will be sent back 10 Nalnmora
esrly next wetk--a pretty sure sign "
/ shall be on the march. Yours, III.
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EFFECT OF LIFE IN PARIS.

In G4ilgnani's new Paris Guide, se find
the following statement, which may supply
matter for medical as well as moral specu.
lalon. If The facts be a. here stated, il is
important TO inquire whether they be found
similar in other large cities, and What can
be the cause or causes Of such result.
eft has been remarked that families con.
stanlly residing in Paris soon become ex
ilnct, and out Of the whole population OF the
town there are perhaps not more than 1000
individuals who can reckon on their ances
tors, as inhs bltanis OF Paris, from father to
son so far back as the reign Of Louis Nil.
The effect OF this mortality are observed 10
be more active upon males Ihan females
A Partisan youth Of The second or third
generation has almost The form end man
ners Of WOMAN lie mas seldom any chl.
dfeu thaI live, and hence il may be inferred
that all families Which, whether iiom taste
or necessity, pass their lives 10 town 10
sldtnce or shop, are irIcvocably doomed
10 ultimate extinction. Those that pass
the summer in The country last longer than
Tie others, as may be seen in The case Of
some ancient noble families that have not
been established 10 The capital more lhau
century. The class of the mobiles mas, how.
ever, become much weakened since they
have giyeu up luhabI,Ing their castles aud
ttr. IF
the hotels Of The FaubOurg s.. German 10
longer Corresponds to the diminished sta.
lure OF their inhabitants"
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ROASTING.

Some Yankee philosopher says you must
make up your mind never to be ouldgne by
a boaser. II any such one says, with an
dir Of superiority, that he keeps yacht,
directly affirm that you have man Of war
Vi your own private property.
We would recommend that when blus.
tering fellow tells you he eau whip his
weight IL Mid caIs, you Immediately cool.
ly observe you can tame hyena with q
wink, and hug a grizzly bear TIL he grunls
" enough I" Ii man should tell GU that
he swan across the gulf Of Mexico, you
can swear that you fell overheard 10 the
mldde Of the gulf Of Mexico, aud swan
10 New, York, lodging the sharks all the
way Keep 10 advance Of boas,er on all
occasions, and IN the end, be will give
you the hat"
We cot the above from an exchange pa.
per-'he advice contained in it brings 10
our recollection an occurrence at country
tavern, year or Two since travelling
dentist and notorious boas,ef vas pariak
ing Of Christmas dinner, when he stated
to his comrades that an uncle Of his was
10 the habit Of taking turkey Gu his fork
al dinner in one hand, aud holding i. up,
he carved il by the dexlerous use Of the
knife III the other. Nothing dashed by the
bodness Of the doctors lie, constable who
was present, instantly asserted that be had
d cousin in Texas who could go thro' the
performance with "young Buffalo" hold
ing a pltchfork 10 one hand and an axe in
the other The other stood trea, all d.
found,-NeU York Tribune.
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VERY Liberal.

A Vermont editor adyer,ises that there
are lots Of beautiful girls promenadiDg the
principal streets Of that village, and that
any person who will subscribe for his paper
and pay IN advance, may have the privilege
Of looking at their pretty faces,
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-18
Exam ,he Neu orl.ans Pieayune. Aug. es.

From the New Orleans Picayune, Aug. IS.
SIN DAYS LATER FROM THE ARMY.
The steamship Alabama, Capt. W,ndle,
arrived Yesterday morning from Brazos
Santiago, whence she sailed on the 24ih
instant.
Cant. Windle reports that Gen. Worth,
with 1000 men, had left Cnmargo and pro.
ceeded rs miles on the route towards Mon.
,ery. This report IS no doubt premature.
We have late dates from Camargo, which
represen, that active preparations were 60
inc ON 10 move at an early day. On this
subject We refer to the letters III another
column. We have others, yet later, but
thew contain nothing TO ooahrm the report
thai Gen. Worth had moved from Camar'
20. The report probably grew out Of the
advance Of Captain Duncan's party, men
toned in our correspondence.
Since writing the above, we have teceN-
ed the American Flag Of the 23d InsIani,
which thus notices the report:
"TRoM CAMARGo.- steamer Viz.
piniau reports having crossed Gen. Worth
and his command, consisting OF the eth ln'
fautrv and two companies oI artillery, over
lue San Juan river, on the 10Th instant
/ Gen. Worth, says our informant, received
orders TO march TO the village OF China
end remain there uOii further advised
/ This NAV or may NOT be 50 /; we are inclin-
ed 10 believe that there is little more ct
the may not than may. II would be hard
lly Worth while for the cnmmander oil TINS
! expedition to start ut oil ii he had 10 stop
al So miles.
4 letter dated the 9th instant, from san
Fernando, announces the arrival there oil
the Texan regiment Of mounted men three
days previously, in fine health aud spitIts'
The American Flag says they entered the
town PLAYING the tune OF" ankee Doodle,
and then adds; "The regiment had hard
" 20, nnsaddled before the boys had struck
ID an acquaintance with the ladies' OF tbs
town, and 90 he first night Of their entrances
more than fifty landangos were col up e
do them honor. Their stay was one con
lnued fele, and on leaving, the heart o
many a dark eyed brunette went with them
Either 10 fighting or love, these Texans are
hard TO beat"
The late report that Capt. Godfrey Pope
Of the Kentucky volunteers, had been shoi
By a sentinel, is pronounced fabrication
There has been much sickness among
the troops stationed at BIrIta aud Braso'
Island. As the volunteers move up the
river al Camargo, The sick are leii By The
boats at Matamoras, 10 be cared tor IN the
hospitals established al that poiat.
The city Of Mdiamoras has become, ~
comparison with wha! Il was, as quiet az
a country village on lie Sabbath. The
prohibition placed upon the sale Of er'g II
the chief cause Of The change.
Mr.. Resder had arrived al Matamoras
charged with the delivery Of medals L
some Of the gallant non.commiss'oued otil
GERS who distinguished themselves 10 tn
: battles Of the 9Th and oh Of May.
) The steamboat Rough and Ready reach
! ed Ma,amoras on the 20th inst, and pro
ceeded up the river next day, With W.
companies Of Tennessee yolun'cers-th
Harrison Guards and Nashville Blues
Capt. Burgess, on his independent boat
the Lama, hos also reached Matamoras.
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Editorial correspondence.
CANAR0o, August L, 1910.

bAAAEGpi aueusA - lSfV'
Capt. Duncan with the small party Of
Texan Rangers, recently sent out on r.
connoissdnce into The interior, 60. back this
morning, after, having secured the coun.
Try on tue other side the San joan as far as
SeraIyo, pleasant town half way 10 Mon
terry. 90 the second day, Capt McCul.
lo.a was sent INTO MIer, very much lndis.
posed The nigh, before, he shot q Mex.
lean, who vas caught on an American
horse and y 10 attempted 10 escape By ruu-
nlng. The fellow broke through the cha
parrai, and made good race tor his life
but Nice was too fast for him.
Ga the second night, after forced march
OF great length, Captain Duncan threw hIs
men al different points around the town Of
Puuta Aguda, having learned that a Mex.
can officer named Ramirez vas IN the place
with a detachment oi recruits for Canalcs.
So complete Was the surprise that Captain
d. was enabled to reach ball room ~ the
centre OF the town, where grand tandGa.
90 was then IN full blast, without a soul
suspectng his approach. Ills object was
to take any Mexican officers prisoners that
might be then stationed IN The place, and
supposing that they might be al the fan.
dango, lie ordered all within the room not
to move, after telling them in the first place,
that every avenue TO the town was guard.
ed by the Rangers. Notwithstanding this
order, some Of those inside the room went
coyertIy out and endeavored TO leave the
town but one Of them was shot dead IN
the attempt, aud another had his arm shat.
tered by a rife ball from one Of the Tex.
ans. The latter was brought back to the
faudango room, where his wound was dress.
ed in one corner, the dance going on tho
while at the request Of Capt. D., although
with not as much spr! as It might. Find.
ing that he could get hold Of no prisoners
OF importance, the commander OF the par.
ly continued his march to Seralgo, arrived
there without hindrance or moeslatlon,
and after an examination Of the place, re.
turred in safety by way Of Aqua Leguas
and Meir.
Serayo, it is thought, will be made de.
pot, offering every facility in the shape OF
good water aud a commanding POSITION
The road on the other side the San Juan
will also DO chosen as the best by which to
move the army, although a portion may
march by way Of China. The news from
Montery leads every one to suppose that
the MexIcans intend making bold stand
there, and Offering every resistance to Gen.
Taylor in their power. Recruits and re-
gulars are concentrating at that point, the
Notifications are being strengthened, and
the greatest activity prevails. A force Of
1000 well appointed cavalry arrived at Sal.
lilo few days since, and report now has
it that Tonejon has been sent down with
large party Of mounted men to cut off
Col. Hays. | hope he may find Hays, for
that officer will be glad to see him.
Cen. Persi(or F. Smith arrived this
morning, lie is 10 take command Of the
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CAuARco, Saturday, Aug. Is, ls46.

CAIhRCo, saturday, Aug. lJi l-l6.
Editors e The Pcayune Since the cx.
crlement and anxiety Of the army lusl pre-
yous to the battle on the sth and OH,
there has been no more interesting period
than the present IN the campaign. Every
report from the interior IS weighed aud
commented upon graveIy. The extreme
heat Of the weather, the atduOus and i'm.
porlanl duties that are marked out for The
army, and the lact--an important and We.
~ serious consideration with nm American
soldieT-that we are about to leave far be
hind us--l say u4, because am deter.
mined TO see 1t out--the land of the free
and the home Of the brave" to enter the
interior Of an eueny's couGtfy, almost un.
known TO US, causes every one TO reflect
deeply. It IS no cht!d's play this cam.
palguIng in Mexico, as many Of our Loul-
siana boys have already found out.
Since my letter Of Yesterday, | have
learned that soon after McCuIoch's party
left China, some weeks ago, Mexican
named Savriegn raised four or five hundred
men aud started off, as he told the people
there, IN pursuit. lie was careful, howev.
or, not to oyertake the Rangers; but learn.
ngthatou troops were leaving Malamoras,
and thinking that none were left to defend
the place, made up his mind to retake it,
but unfortunately for his plan, he soon found
that a certain Col. Hays was there. They
have il here that the Colonel met him aud
gave his men drubbing, in tue Texan
style, but this is probably nothing more
than camp rumor.
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I'd brigade, composed Of the 9th and 9TH
regiments Of L. $. infantry. Our regular
correspondent Ii. will probably be able TO
ave you full account Of the organization
Of The army about to move towards Mon.
,ery. G.. w. X.
The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1846-09-18
TIE WAY M0Eks.


The Washington correspondent Of the
Bllumore Patriot, under date Of the 4,h
INST, writes
| understand TINT the Collector and
Deputy Collector Of the port Of Baltimore
came over bore Yesterday, viii upwards Of
$4,000, in gold and silver, no make a de-.
posile Of tie same with the Treasurer Of
the United States, IN conformity wuh the
Sub. Treasury law, am informed that the
day was spent by five or six clerks aud
messengers in counting the money, which
work was not completed until some time
to-day. twas n laborIous task. And the
same process will have to be gone through
with, suppose, by oil the Government Of.
6cers vino receive the public money from
impost or post office duties, all round u.
bout herc-at Richmond, fredericksburg,
Alexandria, Norfolk, Annapolis, George
town, Frcdericktown, Winchester, Hnr.
pers, Ferry, &c. &c, as well az Balt.
more A nice business Of receiving and
counting, the CLERKS and messengers Of the
Treasurer's Office will have, sure enough
What else can they do Who will per.
form their other duties The fact Is, new
Offices Of receivers and counters will have
to be forthwith created by law, with hand.
some salaries, for such responsible stations
Oh, this Locofoco Sub. Treasury is n beau
tIfu scheme 1t operates for the benefit
Of the ofiiceholders, aud bears down, with
the weight Of an avalanche, upon the PEG.
pie who are not in office"
A roguish boy stole the glasses from his
grandlather's speciaclcs, and when The old
gentleman put them on, finding he could
not see, he exclaimed, +" Mercy on me.
I've lost my sight ~ but thinking the i'm.
pedlment of vision might be dlr,lness Of the
glasses, took them Off 10 wipe them he,
'llll more frightened, cried out, " Why,
what's come now 7 Why, have los, my
feeling, too =
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-07-28
From the seat OF w ar.

The steamboat James l. Day, Capt griffin. ar-
rived at Nc7r-Orleans on the 18th from BRACES 81
Iago She LETT on the 18th inst The Delta takes
from the Matanoros American Flag, OF the l0rf INST
the following items OF news.
a VoIcr FROM The N4TIvEs-There Is & com
unicntioa IN the Flag 70 which the editor thus refers
On our fourth page today, will be found pac-locc
eusion from native citizen Of This STATE urging on the
frontier states profit Dy the present crippled CONDITION
Of Mexico declare themselves inaepeudeut after The
noble example 80, them by the United states and 70 Pc
that nation 70 accept them she did Texas hy Al
sct OF annexation. lie argues prompt and decisive ac-
ton and addresses himse: the cczens u Ieial9aa
Nuevs Leon, COehuila and Chihuahua
CATHOLIC CHAPLAryS-The Reverend gentle
men appointed BIZ President Of the United states As
Chaplan :or the soldiers PROCESSING the roman Cath
ole religion NcElroy and Rey. aT!-Ted mere on ne -i
it-. in The steamboat; Troy from Point Isabel The ap
pontnent Of these gentlemen 5y the President must 90
lar TO remove the uniounded opinion IN Mexico. that
the Government OF the United states Is hostile 70 the
Catholic religion. and that TINS WAY Is Wased IN part
ayainz. the religion protested by the Mexicans-
VOLUNTEER SPECULATIoS.-Capt- Huttys com
pany from New Orleans on receiving their bounty mon
ey. very udicousy applied II 70 the formation OF com
Ianv fund 10 Dc appropriated 10 the use OF The SICK ana
10 the procuring neces5ar7es and comforts a. the
company might require The fund thus raised amounted
TO some 5000; and through the speculative genus OF
Capt Huity this fund mas already increased t|oio!d-
Thu nGodls op4andi msy be stated thus A vessel
wa wrecked al the mouth OF the RIO tirsnde
lakn with hour and other provisions which being sold
Tor The benefit of underwriters this money was loaned
to make the purchase and the profits arising from the
resale OF this purchase Mstanoros amounted 10 be-
taen $1,000 and $500 Pretty good speculation This
ana iuch danger Of the sick OF Capt HIS Company
being unprovided FOR. some OF the other Companies
fear, have nc; made 50 good use OF their bounty
money.
MAJ Charles Sanford from Mobile arrived in
town on "Wednesday last mission we understand,
from the Governor Of Alabama 10 Gen Taylor
Nearly all the old Corpus Christi merchants are
nov located a. Matamoros some half dozen or more
arrived here yesterday.
The steamships Galveston and Alabama arrived
Brazos Santiago the 18th
In addition 70 the ADORE :la~c only room fcr the
following letter: