American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-08-24

noted pckpocket. "none are all eviP'-that hi
still cherished a sense of honor, and refused
even at the risk of the Penitentiary, to violate
trust confined to him; and in the second, t
show how easily person may be mistaken as
to the identity of an individual, and how small
is the chance of escape, when a poor wretch
with bad character established against him
and the bitter and Incorporating suspicious
engendered by that character, is subjected to
the fiery ordeal of our courts of justice. In
this case an innocent man was convicted be-
cause he was an old offender and yet, offender
as he was, his generous efforts in behalf of
Lawson, and his determination, be the risk
however dreadful, not to avow the kind agency
of the benevolent brother, may be referred to
as redeemng traits, and as proving that the
glorious light of virtue and of principle, was
not wholly extingushed within him.
INTERESTING FROM THE ARMY-STRENGTH
AND POSITION OF TIE MEXICANS--THE
TAKING OF MlER, sc.
We find in our exchanges variety of inter-
esting letters from the Army, brought to New
Orleans by the latest arrival. The following
letter to the Argus, dated Camargo, July 81,
is from an officer in the Army, and is of I'M
portanee:
Conformation that ] rely upon is, that Gen.
Meja, with the remnant of Arista's army, 1000
strong, is at Ceiderata, a town 80 miles east of
Monterey. The town has a garrison of near
1000 men, (regulars;) population of Is, 900.
Gen, Paroles was at San Luis de Potos on the
18th inst, on his way to Monterey, with 5000
regular troops-he has also called on Neuvo
Leou for 5000 active militia, i. C. volunteers,
/ (Americana,) from this department of Tamau-
| lipa-he expects 8 900 more, making his entire
force, when he reaches Monterey on the 18th
or Goth proximo, $4,000. Gen. Tayer is
strainng every nerve to get there before him,
but cannot now possibly do so until the 5th or
10th September; 50 Paroles has the advantage
of numbers and Of naturally strong rocky posi-
ton. Paroles will have 40 pieces of cannon
we will have about "a; and you may expect
| Gas our army will not be over ] 0 ,000) to hear
OF the most obstinate fight and boodest doings
ever done up IN America or in the world, about
the 18th September. With us, it will be neck
or nothng-the former, something to eat and
houses to live in, perhaps peace; the latter,
death and continuation ofthe war. Such is
our prospective prospect"
From the New Orleans Pcayune we make
the following extract; Mr.. Kendall, in a letter
dated Mier, July 81, says:
Capt. Vinton's command entered this place
this morning without the least show of opposi-
ton, the inhabitants thronging to the Plaza in
crowds as the troops filed into and stacked
their arms in front of the house of the alcade
1t seems TO me as though there were men
enough in the square to have beaten US off with
nof hing else save the loose rocks lying about;
NJl not hand was raised.
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we'll regulated place we have yet seen in this
part of Mexico. 1t is built on a hill overlooking
clear running stream of the same name, three
miles from the Rio Grande, and is said to con-
tain 5000 inhabitants, although do not know
where they stow them all. You may we'll re-
collect that it was in this place that the Texans
under Col. Fisher were compelled to surrender,
after they had killed twice their own number of
Mexlcans. The houses occupied by the Texans
during the battle were pointed out, and still
bear the marks of the desperate conflict.
| have stated that the number of the inhabi-
tants is put down at 5000; admitting that it is
1000, it was still entered and taken possession
Of by SO men only-S5 regulars and of Me
Culloch's Rangers, acting as mounted guard
You could not serve any town in the United
States in that way, and this place is a perfect
ratification from its position and the strength of
the houses, which are of stone. Capt Vinton's
command occupies large schol-house in one
corner of the Plaza, near the church-strong,
and at the same time commodious and comfort
able quarters 1t is company B, of the Sd Ar
tillery, or "Red-legged Infantry" as it is now
called from the fact that the men are at this
time serving as infantry while they wear the
red or artillery stripe down their pantaloons-
give you list of the officers, who are all in
good health:-Captain J. R. Vnton, Assistant
Surgeon Provo, Lieut's. Van Vliet and F. J.
| Thomas.
The Camanches, who have committed many
ravages in this vicinity of late, are said TO have
left for the mountains of Texas with their pri-
soners and plumber. Many ofthe women and
children from the adjoining ranches, driven in
! by the Indians are still here.
OFFICIAL NEWS FROM THE HOME SQUA-
DRON-THE ACCIDENT TO THE CUMBER-
LAND-PRO8ABLE PROPOSALS OF PEACE.
We find in the Union some official ntelIi-
gence from the Home Squadron, confrmatory
in part of the news published on Saturday, and
giving more correct particulars of tho accident