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American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-09-24
Correspondence of the Baltimore Clpper.l

CAMARGo, Mexico, Aug. 81.
Movements Of the BaItimorems-.A small spree
aoith The MericanS-Started for Monterey.
According to promise, take up my pen to
inform you of our march SO far. We arrived
at Brazos Santiago on the 10th of July, and
encamped next day, along with some 5000
troops. We remained there IL days, and then
were marched to the mouth of the RIO Grande,
where we stayed four days. On the morning
of the fourth day, about o'clock in the morn
ing, we were al turned out ready to meet a
body Of 500 Mexcans, horse and foot, who
were said to be approaching; notice of which
by our spies, we had had for two days previous
They halted about half mile off, and our lit
tie band, eager and ready for fight, crossed
the Rio Grande in fine spirits, wading up to
their arm-pits, with their cartridge boxes on
their heads.
When got across, Ii. Doubleday, of Co.
e, U. s. Artillery, fired or shots from the
6lb field pieces, which reception the Mexicans
not liking, and doemng discretion the better
part ofvalor, turned their backs and took out,
after firing s or 10 shots, leaving six on the
field. We remained there five days, and then
moved up the river 20 miles, the worst march
you can imagine, -wading creeks up to our
necks, and through mud and water over our
shoe tops, the whole distance to Camp Belk-
nad opposite the Mexican town of Burita,
where we remained three weeks, and then
marched for Camargo, by the way of Mata-
moras. The distance was $50 miles, all the
time through mud and water, which some of
our men have got pretty sick of, and few
very few-asked to be discharged, and | have
noticed only those who were so rampan. for
fighting, to hear them talk before starting.
In few days we march for Monterey, where
they say the Mexicans are strongly fortified
They say the only way to get to the city, is
through narrow pass, formed by mountains,
and only wide enough for single pack mule
TO pass at time. General Taylor, however,
says he is going there, which is just as good as
if he was in possession already. Monterey is
bound to be taken and the Mexicans are bound
10 be licked.
| must haste and close this, as the drum is
now beating for the scouts to form, and the
battalion will march Immediately for Monte
reg, with eight days provisions in their haver-
sacks. 1t will be fine walk for our health;
| the distance is only 1873 miles. Stationary is
very scarce in these dggins, and consequently
write this letter with stick in place of quill.
Yours, &C., J. S. A.
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MORE OF THE MEXICAN NEws-TAe Re
lection Of our Troops for Monterey
Recalled. The New Orleans papers of the
10th inst, due last night, were not received
but we find the following in the Charleston
Evening News, extracted from the Pcayune oil
that date:
"The Courier of last evening says lettLr
has been received by highly respectable com
merca house in this city from Vera Cruz, da-
ted September 5th, which states that the Mex
lean Executive had rejected the overtures o.
our government for treaty of peace, on the
ground that the subject of peace cannot be
treated of by the Executive without the sane
tien of Congress, and that the Congress will
not be in session till the month of December.
The Courier also learns from the same source
that the Mexican troops at San Louis Potosi
have been ordered not to march towards Mon
terey.
The Courier seems to think it doubtful
whether this rejection of the overtures of our
government was approved by Santa Anna, and
whether in fact he was at the moment presid-
ing over the Government. The representa-
tions which have been made to us on this sub
ject, both verbally and by letter, are to the eff
feet that Santa Anna was actually in the city
of Mexico, and really, though not ostensibly
controlling the action Of the Government
This we stated yesterday, but have since seen
in the Mobile Herald letter which says Santa
Anna was still at Jalapa.
However this may be, we cannot doubt, upon
re-perusng letter which we received on Mon
day, from an officer of the Navy, that Gen.
Santa Anna does in fact control the Govern
ment of Mexico. IT, however, any advantage
can be gained by him hereafter from disavow-
ing the course which Gen. Sales and the Mex
lean Cabinet have pursued, Santa Anna is pre-
cisely the man to make such disavowal. He is
a monster of duplicity, and his affected reluc-
lance to assume the rens of power at once and
openly, may be subterfuge by which to es-
cape from the tultilment of pledges which he
has given. That this reluctance is affected, is
false and hollow, we have no doubt; the only
question with US is, who is to be made the vic,
tim of his dupcity?
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For the Baltimore Clipper]
THE AM RICAN GLE.

. r e AM Ell loan a G l. L.
BY BENJAMIN sTILLMAN BALoH.
of the dark grey plume and snowy chest,
regal lineage, and of Kingly feature,
Id fealherd monarch Of the rocky west,
ou thunder bearing bird! wild fearless creatures
Pse throne is on the mountains hoary peak
hose cradle is the storm, cloud, mady driven
u the forked lightnngs fl shing deep,
ImiaIng the lurid vault of heaven!
of the tireless wing and venturous sweep,
those sturdy pinions bear thee to the sun,
Inward DER the vast and mighty deep,
E mere white wing'd navies floating thunder on.
IN their huge throat ed cannon loudly rOars,
pth perch upon the high and giddy mast,
= screamest as the dread destruction pours
2pon the opposing fOeman sufging past.
& where the stars and stripes wave gloriously,
bth flap thy broad wings to the sea bay nigh,
8 ding the bat lie speed and victory
,rch on his standard foutmg to the sky.
E when the serred columns proudly move, -
Per freedoms plains, in glittering armour shine,
ere flaunts the spangled banner high above
ne frm battalion or the heightened line.
IRE art thou found as foeman dates advance,
& bare his hostile bay onet TO the sun,
ceiling with watchful eye and searching glance
Per the invading columns Fastening on.
when the belching war fires open fast,
nd the quick lanceTs rush upon their line,
E ce as the avalanche before the blast,
0 thWart the plan aud check the dark design.
me fe III swoop, with horror soaring yell,
zwih down upon the aston ish ID foe doth sweep,
Though one gathering hurst of thunder fell
Z 10 scatter dire con fusion at his feet,
In rising o'er his banners mid the shout
! f conquerT Fleemen, echOing through the air,
glorious token of the Foemen'S rOut,
His shattered columns and his dark despair,
In flap thy felterless pinions to the breeze,
nd cleave the dim clouds gaily lowering past,
] ling with onward flight through ether seas,
rs dies the song of victory on the blast
I'D Of the dark grey plume and wy crest,
bf regal lineage, and of Kingly feature,
bve feaihet'd guardiad of the mighty west,
Columbia's monarch bird! thou fearless creature.
Ing as the eternal hills shall lift on high
IFheir snow peaks TO the ever circling sun,
hen Tyranny shall heave his latest sigh,
|ShaIt sweep with treless pinlon venturng on,
hi Liberty throughout both hill and plain
Df the broad continent shall widely spread,
hid smile upon the universal reign
of Victory perching on the Freeman's head
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SEA BATHING.

~ IL ID U " Il W NJ L - II IL
a sogasSs The Baltimore steam Packet Com
sEgsaPiAs-s pany offer the public comfortable,
safe and cheap conveyance and from
this mostdclght(ul BATHING ESTABLISHMENT.
Leaving Spears wharf, Baltimore daily Sundays ex-
ceped) at four O'clock P NJ. in their superior boats
GEORGIA, Captain Cannon, or HERALD, Captain
Russell, arriving (afler comfortable nights seep)
next morning at O'Clock. Passage and fare to Old
Point and back 10 Baltimore So.
This Bathing Establishment is now one ofthe most
delightful places in the Union-having added to their
former accommodations spacious and airy buldil gs,
well furnished with pleasant Bathing houses, and for
suH Bathing, cannot be surpassed, with comfortable
accommodations for 800 visters. Added to the plea
sure OIL .ls is the beautiful promenade
IN tne garrison o. ortress MuAroea and Rip Rap, with
.eti Danu ~ Music not surpassed in the Union,
aNoo .',G 'ehe of visters delightful The IaOe con
s,sts vi all the luxures of the Chesapeake bay
seeps Dead, hog and other fish, hard and set crabs,
oyse's and clans, also every other article IN sea-
SUI s from the country round, and the Noriolk and
baltimore markets. with the best of attendance Sail
ing aud Fishing parties and evening amHsements OF
Dancing, to crafty all; with the beautiful view of the
and bay, shipping ssmg daily and within shof,
distance of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Navy Yard, Dry
Dock, and U. 5. Men Of War, which can be visited
daily in steamboat running constantly between Old
| Point and Norfolk. T, SHEPPARD, Agent
| Baltimore, June 2, 1916. dim
| 6tAUsE Wells. Mrs. Nickersou has Just re
IN ceived an assortment OF Cause VeIls, assorted
eolors, az So NJ Howard ST, iy25
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rFor the American Republican. !

1t is a combination ofaH the benevolent agencies''
These words, uttered by a distinguished
statesman and scholar of our county, are as ap-
phcabe to the Maryland as to the New York
Auxiliary of the American Tract Society.
One of our Colporteurs, writing from very
destitute district of our Commonwealth, where
he estimates one-thrd of the adult population
are unable to read, says Isl have done what
could to promote the cause of Temperance, and
hence some people regard me as an agent of
the Temperance Society. have found, dur
ing the month, thirty-four families destitute of
the Bible, and having supplied them, (the BIZ
bles being furnished by the County Bible Socle-
ty;) therefore, others regarded me as an agent
of the Bible Society. | have organized four
Sabbath Schools, where there was none before,
and revived one that had declined, and some
seem to regard me as an agent of the Sunday
School Union" But have distributed many
tracts and evangelical volumes, and therefore,
others seem to regard me as what | am, an
agent of the Tract Socetym q.
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eyes were straining to catch a glimpse OF the
formidable foe, each one imagining that he
could behold some portion of the enemy. We
had now reached the centre of the ravine,
where we were ordered to halt and lie in am
bush until accommodating party could ascer-
tain the exact position of the enemy, so as to
enable US to form a safe defence. No SOUND
disturbed the stiffness of the night; we were or
dered to reserve our fire to the last emergency,
in case Of sudden attack.
| cannot adequately describe the feelings OF
our little corps of raw soldiers, as we awaited
IN breathless anxiety to meet the enemy. 1t
was our first battle; laurels were to be won;
maiden swords to be heshed; minutes seemed
elongated into hours during the short period
we were kept in suspense, kneeIing upon the
thorny cactus, putting away the mosquitoes
from our mouths and nostrils. AT the dis
lance of half mile, dark body was discern
able, stretching far away over the plain, i'm
mediately in the centre of which, and closer
to US, could be seen, horses prancing to and
fro; these were Canales and his mounted ram
cheIos.
~ can distinctly see them now" was whis-
pered OH every side by the men.
"Look, boys! see the horses prancing in
'front.' Those are the steeds ofCanaes and his
staff"
81 can hear the officers giving orders in
Spanish" whispered one man, more acute of
hearing than his comrades. Some could dis
tinguish the plumes of the Mexican officers;
others could see swords glttering, and others
could plainly perceive the manoeuvring of
whole squadrons of horsemen. These and 9th
er similar observations passed amongst US as we
lay with eager eyes and ears waiting the forth
coming of events. At length, Col. Peyton
came charging along the line, every eye was
upon HMM breathess anxiety we waited for
his orders.
"To your camps!'' said he; the dark body in
the distance, believed to have been cavalry,
is chappGrel, and the 'horses' that have been
seen moving to and fro, and which gave alarm
to the sentinels, are drove Of jackasses, sport
ing in the moonlight"
This information elected shouts of laughter
From death-like silence, we instantly became
boisterous, and those who had actually seen
swords brandishiDg, and heard the commands ir
Spanish, were 'Salued' on every side, to the
amusement of every one.
! As we retraced our steps homeward, the jack
asses, emboldened by our retreat, followed u
to the foot of the hill, and kept a continue
braying until daylight, as if laughing at ou
alarm, From that time, jackasses were consi
dered as enemies, and treated accordingly.
G., w, II,
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LATER FROM THE Mormon WAR-Suspen-
sion of HostiIities. We copy the following let
ter from the st. Louis Republican, lied War
saw, ILL.,, Sept. 18th:
wrote you yesterday per Western Belle,
giving you all the information | could get up
to the time other departure. Skirmshing was
kept up between the opposing parties all day
Yesterday. Three of the Antics were wounded
one severely, and the others slightly. The
Antics say several Mormons were killed. The
cannon balls arrived last night in camp, also a
company Of near one hundred men. Reinforce
ments to the Antics are going in rapidly from
all quarters. large quantity of ammunition
and provisions were sent to them yesterday
from Fort Madison.
A committee of about fifty arrived at Nauvoo
to-day, from Quincy, to try and effect COM
promise.
At last accounts from the camp, no fight had
occurred to-day.
The stage driver arrived here to-day from
Nauvoo. He pretended to know nothing about
affairs there. The Antics here say he is a Jack
Mormon, and will not tell what he knows.
The Antics yesterday found three po,oder
plots prepared for them by the Mormons, in the
road over which it was supposed they would
pass They got intination of it, and passed
another route.
The Republican, in its editorial column,
says:
In addition to what is stated in our cores
pondence, we learn that the committee appoin-
ted by the citizens OF Quincy, had arrived at
Nauvoo and visited both camps; that they had
so far succeeded in their mission as to bring a.
bout cessation of hostlities, for As hours,
commencing the afternoon of Tuesday, and that
it was hoped time would be thus afforded for
the adjustment Of the matters at issue between
the two parties.
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YELLOW FEVER AT New ORLEANS. The N.

YELLOW FEVER AT New ORLEANS. The N.
Orleans Picayune of the 18th inst, has the fol-
lowing in relation TO the health of that city
Without the slightest desire to create any
alarm or uneasiness, we think it better to an
nounce that there have been few cases of this
disorder within few days than that the public
should be msled by exaggerated rumors. U pom
application at tho Charity Hospital yesterday,
we ascertained that there had been but two
confirmed cases of yellow fever since our last
announcement. On the 9th inst, an Irish
woman, named Mary Murphy, a native of
Kings county, Ireland, was admitted and on
the 9th she died of the above mentioned dis
order. Ga the 5th, native of Jefferson CO.,
N. Y, named Henry Dennison, was admitted,
and on the 18th he also died. There are now
two more cases in the Hospital with all the
symptoms Of the fever upon them, but not yet
positively pronounced decided cases. As we
SAID before, there is very little prospect of there
being more than a few Scattering cases this
season, as the general health of the city con-
tinues good.
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TON, DENTON, CHESTERTOWN, CENTRE
WILLIE WEST AND SOUTH RIVER,

TON, DENTON, CHEsTERTOWN, CENTRE
WILLIE, WEST AND SOUTH RIVER,
9 eaSs-r1 The steamer MARYLAND leaves
Baltimore at O'Clock, A. M, fOI the
above named places, on the following
days. from the lower end of Dugan's wharf, to witt
On every MONDAY, at O'Clock for Chestcrlown
and Centrevi4e, and returning the same day, leaving
Cenrevle at IL O'Clock, and Chestertown at half
past II O'Clock for Baltimore.
Al O'Clock, A, Nj. on TUESDAYS and SATUR-
DAYS for Annapolis, Cambridge and Easton, return
ing Wednesdays and Sundays.
AT 7 O'Clock, A, NJ. on every THURSDAY for An
napolis, West and South River, and return the same
day.
On every SATURDAY, at A. NJ. for Annapolis,
Cambridge aid Denton. Returning, leaves Denton
at 6 O'Clock on Sunday morning, for EastGn by Dover
Bridge and Cambridge, to Annapolis and Baltimore.
N. g. All baggage al the risk of the owner.
m22 LEMUEI. &. TAYLOR.
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A French FLEET IN THE GULF OF MExI-
CO. A gentleman who left Martinique, on
the Esd ult, arrived at Savannah, Geo, on
Tuesday last. He announced the departure Of
six French vessels of war to the Gulf of Mex
leo. They left Fort Royal the day before he
sailed, and then following are the names of
the vesses:-Frigate Andromeda of Sd guns,
bearing the pendant of Rear Admiral La
Place. Shops Blonde and Nayade of 2S guns
each. Briggs Hussard and Pylades of % guns
each. Steamer Connerre Id Paixhan guns
They were to be joined by one or two more
vessels at San Domingo.
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SUMMER ARRANGEMENT
DAILY LINE TO THE SOUTH-EXCEP7'
SUNDAYS
CARRYING THE GREA,


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cry Point, Petersburg, Weldon, Wilmington, to
charleston, 81 u avoiding all that unpleasant
changing, las on the route via Washington with
no loss of sleep this side of Weldon.
SCHEDULE:
n eE5SsSfs Leaving lower end of Spear's Wharf,
s3GSFSsss sa;p Baltimore, DAILY, except Sundays,
laRassisZ. at 4 O'Clock, P. M. in the well known
and complete steamboats, GEORGIA, Capt Cannon,
a e<ssT 0rHERALD, Capt Russell, or JEW
Msgss isae~ ESS, Capt. Sutton, arriving in Norfolk
ziAsissssssa1>neXt morning, after comfortable
nights sleep, at 6 O'Clock; thence up James River,
with its beautiful scenery, in daylight, in steamboat
a Egusys CURTIS PECK Capt. Davis, or steam
ssSss 6YHthas boat ALICE, Capt. skinner, 10 CITY
SEAzSsisSslE- Point Railroad, Gall the above boats
and road being now in good order, under the com
mana OF sklllul and polite commahders,) to Pc
tarsburg, Va, CARRYING there hoursahead of
the route via w ashngton) where the two lines ANAL
gamate; thence to Weldon and Wilmington, N. c..
thence by steamboats, to Charleston, S. c., and
thence ny the southern routes to New Orleans, and
much the most pleasant, comfortable and shortest
route TO the South.
G[7-Passengers to and from the lower parts ofNouh
Carolina are conveyed by the Portsmouth and Roa
on the Blackwater, to the different points.
Passengers for Richmond, Raleigh, Fayetteville,
Lynchburg, and to the West, will find this the most
comfortable and cheapest route.
3-Returning, leaves Norfolk daily, except Sun.
days, at O'Clock, P. NJ. arriving in Baltimore next
morning in time for the Eastern, Western and South
ern routes.
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mouth, ......:............... $500
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C. Uhrough tickets) ......,................ 1900
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o. Travellers will be directed by our Soliciting
Agent, and give your checks TO him or our Porter
in the depot yard, Norfolk Line on his hat,) who
will conductyou aud your baggage to the boat.
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VIOLENT STORM AT KINGSTON. Advices
from Kingston, ia, to the 4Lh inst have been
received at New Orleans. The Commercial
Times says;
Kingston has been lately visited by two Sc
we're thunder storms which done great deal of
damage to certain buildings, where the electric
fluid descended, The rain fell in a deluge,
swelling the gullies and bitches to degree sell
dom seen. A Mrs. Waters lost her life, being
swept away by a torrent of water into which
she had incautiously gone. Many curious phe-
nomcna occurred on this occasion, such as the
lightning shiverng the blades of swords in theil
scabbards, escaping by small hole, drilled, as
it were, for the purpose, at one end Every
thing was dropping under the influence of tn e
excessive heat Thermometer SO, Fahrenheit,
| i'm the shade.
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Apply it all over the rat, except his head, and
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and getting out of the house as occurs, as his
phosphorescent majesty pursues his alarmed
friends who he is anxious to overtake, afford
certainly security against the return of the
depredators fora long season, Try it, ye who
doubt.
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