Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-08-22


he has leit behind him. Here again they suffer.
The low necked short dress, with large glaring
pink figures, and single narrow iloance, re.
lieved below by few inches of the white under.
dress, cut into points, is not wanting in beauty,
and sets off fine figure to the utmost advantage
And it has another recommendation: il displays
the finest turned ancle, and the prettiest foot in
the world. But with all this, no one ofevcn
moderate taste, can pretend to say that the Semi.
orita would be less enchanting if fashionably
dressed Nay, have thought some Of them
might shine as stars in our Northern ball rooms
This is saying more for them than most Of my
companions. would dream of on account Of the
almost suspicious darkness Of their compilations.
There is great dearth Of military news, at
present. on account of the great distance of any
hostile body Of Mexicans Volunteers are daily
arriving in bodies of from four hundred to one
thousand; and are usually kept several weeks
in camp at Brazos St. Iago, before they are al.
lowed to go up the Rio Grande. OF the object
of this procedure I am entirely ignorant; but of
the consequences have had oecular demonstra.
ton Very many,on account of the wretched
their arrival, and lay for weeks, without single
comfort, upon parched desert, not exceeded in
heat by the great Sahara So obot is il that have
seen perfect mirage upon j; for half a day at a
time, making the tents appear as il standing in
the middle Of large sheet Of water. Many a
poor fellow has seen the elephant without leaving
BRACES island. ~
The spy company ofTexsn Rangers (Wal.
ker's) has been cisbnnded. their term of enlist
mcnt having expired. They are still here and
keep the city in a constant state of alarm. Al.
most every night some one Mexican or Amer
ican, is murdered and though General Tay.
lor has placed double guard of y. s. troops in
the Plaza, to act in connection with the Mex.
ican authorities, these outragcs still continue
One desperate fellow, by the name of Mills,
was a few days since arrested upon the charge
II having shot a Mexican citizen, and confined
in the city prison. This has got the Texan
blood up to the highest pitch; ani il is feared
there will BE- n general outbreak among his
I'D compa ;ons in arms, should they attempt
o do him justice. The principal witness a.
yainst him was found. a few mornings ago,
with his throat cut from ear to car. So things
70 here and il is well known that Texan
ares rs little for the life Of 'grcazcr," as for
hat ofa deer. An officer who was in the bat.
Ties of he'sih and OH told me that once during
he action, while there wac dead silence at
Resaca de 10 Palma, he heard the sharp. long
~hiplike report Of rifle. md few minutes at.
Ter saw Texan Ranger ride out nf the chap.
'arel. close to his company. IA they did not
wish to attract the attention of the enemy.
re told the fellow he ought not 10 be firing a.
bout there and asked him AZ what he had been
hootng "Oh. said he, with the most perfect
nnchallance. 81 only shot a grcazor" The
I,xican soldiers nre ncknnmed 'greazcrs'
" The Texans, and now go almost exclusively
y that name among all the Am can forces.
As have already exhausted your patience.
vi shall not now be troubled with the narra.
on OF my own personal adventures. That shall
, reserved till see you. Truly lnurs,
t1h r. b. NJ.
MALES AND FRa.LEs BATHING AT NEWPORT.
A correspondent OF the Boston Transcript
rites thus from Newport, On the subject Of la.
ling: g..r
! had my prejudiccs against the custom Of
,th sexes bathing together, but on seeing the
u at Newport, my ahtpalhy against the fish
II was much removed. The sight is pc,u.
sqae, certainly. Fancy an cnca'npment of
.dians, or rather, G,pseys, divcs,ed Of the boi-
~ pot. and you have the scene previous 10
imerson. Ion cannot tell the gentlemen
ON the ladies'; md in fact. il is difficult 10
sllngush the members OF your own family.
~ gents wear red aannel tunics. duck pants,
ID straw hats; the ladies' tunics and pantalet.
of the same cu!or, with white collars aud
'istbands, and straw hats also. There are as
any as 100 bathing houses. You enter on
e side, and 20 on TO the beach from the other,
equipped TO act the part OF the sea nymphs,
aught else that seems an appropriate charac.
r. II lis really very exciting to behold the
FEvIn AND AGuE, ASp ALL FEvEns CuREn
BRASpnEra's PiLLs.--Ail fevers are occasion.
by the disordered motion ofihe blood. produced
the humoral scrosity by hardening the valves Of
vessels The blood circulates with greatly In
'ased speed, and is sill increased by the friction
he globules. or particles which compose the mass
fluids. Then il is that the excessive heat and
ills is experienced throughout the whole system,
accompanied with great thirst. pain In the head.
IL kdncyz and In fart n con,otese rro-.,a,;,r