Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-11-14

Ths Amy, Ssesassss. As.
e TIE New Orleans papers eossais lssssss and
esmmsaiestieas from Moatersy. from which We
-nsks The following extracts:
Lrsur. Coz MccioRs was rapidly recovering
frsm Ne effects st bic wounds. and 10 now OFT oi
danger. One Of the officers Of bis regiment In.
forms - that the gallsnt Colonel wss the FIRE,
maa the, showed himself on the frst fort storm.
cd BY General Taylor's division, and that he re-
eeivsd his wounds whilss waving his sword ..
lon and cheering on his men, shouting "vieto'
~ 90 The musket ball struck him On his left
hand willis, holding his sesbbard to his hip. and
eut on two Of his fingers, glancng from the
seabbard and entering his abdomen, ftacturing
in ito course the bone above the joint.
Msxrixe or MExtcAr Orricxss VITA GENE.
raAL WoRrn.-Many Of the Mexican officers cal
led on General Worth, among whom were Do"
Fraaeisco Bona. who commanded At the Obs
P.do. or Bishops Palace, General Ortiea. Col
Marioo, asd others While drinking with these
sgentlemen upon this occasion. Gen. Ortiga gave
!, the following toast, at whose pronoans, we and
our, I could not help but smile. He said. 81
drink to the perpetual peace Of the two Repub.
lies; may we hereafter be as brothers joined in
!. one cause, and let US show to foreign nations
the greatness Of our power while the valor
of our arms shall teach al! Europe that we can
defy them"
AMrupiA.-- had occasion to go on . matter
Of business, with several Of our officers to call
on Gen. Ampndis we fund his quarters finely
furnished, his tables loaded with fruit, wine and
cigars; while. in On sdj inng apartment. were
seen several womca gaadiy dressed. On our
'SpressUss.iva to him he merc'y bowed, standing
-with HE haads ia his brcechrs. with white
.jicke< on, sad &C Sata iysr in his mouth. and
asked what VIC wan,st, sxittout even extending
TO US the courtesy oft seat. mseh less to psriake
of the v;snds on hiS aGm psusus table. lie was
evidently druak, sEi no doukt had been, from
appearances. tess,ly 80. tie cishs Scfoer. He
dsa ;arge man al +aiI Aix t"e;, inclined to corpu.
1ency. with in,le. sirewd, cunning block eyes.
indicative of deceit, Intrigue ond ilibertms,o;
he .wore animpc7,t'l wS.h 4 .sft of beard oR his
c.tn. 1Grte was n,,hing in his manncrs pre-.
possessing or p,essas, bat. an the contrary. you
&c e.1nc ssas.ci wi,h the man. snd Zee! he NJ
- xAGsa. 9 tsrant. apd & eowxr,, And this
great Mexican Geners;. am eenslertly told,
'was oEce 4 com~s. &say~ss in the streets o
FIR nj.
end anecdotes ot Tits Mc,anrasie hattie. which
I mi..,t sela,e to ym. bma s,ust take some
ether opportunity ttsx this, Su II - il to cay Ew
&ha prrsen', thH vixen We had gained the
.,rcets u Men:rrry and Sody Of R,ngers wete
hntrrng down the door ot hnosc 10 gaia ea.
trance 10 anu,her strer,--uud which raade of
warfare they s,n.i taught to the regalas troops,
who knew no,hing of street shnSg nntae'ns-
xus operonii nf the To x,ns, in such CASES
and upon gaining thc e.insce to the h'nsc,
they found several won,cu tneeling in prayer
before cruc,ix and lighted c,ndles. ~ho upcn
thc entrance Of one OF them, immediately 'r"..
end threw their arms srouad him, suppllcuing
him f;,r peu~c,irn. The p,or fellow becorin..
alarned .i.ss,x from him the embraces OF the
fair ones. and running o1t To his conplnions.
cut Of breath. said. 'dont go in there. them
womsn will smother you to death. il you do: /:
they trird to conc il on ne, but z.,und,, dida' I,
lnIke break Of IL"
CArsE OF AMrusA's C.rIrrL.vsox Get.
hmpudia has issce1 ann,h"r proclaTna'iou since
his retrea, from Monterey, calling upon the
Mrxicsns to arck to his stands I'd To repcl the
iamath,n. tor defeat at Monterey, anI the sur.
r.nder Of that city to uur iroop., is a ,Onht Of
ammunition The utter faSiiy uf this state
snent IS we'll known, far aiy e,sn'i'y - ammn
aition was fuund a, Monterey sfter The capitu-
latirn.
CHE.P rosrAGE,---lt is said that the amount Of
deficiency which the Postmaster General will re.