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A Il RIVED.

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Dec. IL.
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Mem 10pertisrments.
SANDS sARsAPARILLA,

FOR THE REMOVAL AND PERMANENT
CURE OF ALL DISEASES ARISING
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The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-30

An exchange oi prisoners took place sub
'equenI TO the battle, by which Captain
Thornton and LieutenSnts Hardee and Kane
we're released. Lieut. Deas was not de-
manded
Among The prisoners taken by Gen, Tay-
or was Gen. Veja. For him two Ameri-
can officers were offered in exchange, but il
was declined 10 give him up, save in ex-
change, for on officer Of equal rank, when-
ever one should bc taken
Gen. Vea was allowed 10 be ACCOMPANY
led by one Of his Aids, a Lieu Colonel, as
friend.
The Mexican army was so confident OF
victory that every preparation had been
made 10 celebrate it, but all their preparr
atoms fell into the hands OF The Americans.
ln their flight many Of the Mexicans look
TO the river, and were drowned IN their al.
DempIs to swim it.
Gen. Taylor reached his camp The AFTER
noon after The action, leaving there his
whole force. He started the next morning
for Point lsable, and arrived there on the
evening Of The 10Th, without molssiation.
On the morning o! the llth he started
hal a., h. NJ N
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being shot In the head with 3'lb ball.
He was carried 10 the hospital, when
strange 10 say, she'll fell aud blew The
remainder Of his head of, Some TWEEN
ly men were standing around The hospi
tai when the shell burst several were
Knocked down, bot none injured. 0ns
artillery soldier was slightly wounded
by piece of shell, and many marrow
escapes.
We only kept up our ERE for sbou,
two hours-saving our ammunition willis
heirs was being Mro1On away. From
heir having thrown from 1900 TO 5000
'ho,S and shells, and killing but one OF
our me and wounding another, you
may Judge they are none of The bts, ar.
tiilerins, and that we had good detences.
Their shot redered good many of our
tents unservlcesble, but all our men are
IN good spirits, and anxious TO come lC
close quarters.
Our picqnel guard ia now firing at F.;
party OF Mexican soldiers, about mile
below the fort. The chapperel bslweer
this and The fort is Ike behive so C,l
is il with Mezicans. 1t is thought thai
they will make an assault on The resr
OF the fort, and try 10 repel the march
Of The troops from this plaza returning.
Gen 7. leaves as soon as reinforce
ment arrives here, which will enable
the work TO be defended without the
force which he brought down from a.
bove. 10 haste yours, S'S.F
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.TaX , E'SaX. :

Last year Columbia County, on four
weeks notice, collected and paid over into
The Safe Treasury TIE WHOLE amour,
oG her State Tax, and received as a CON,
persalion for her pEomplneSs, a deduction
Of 5 per cent amounting TO 1851 90. The
same oherIs again rene wed, and Columbia
County may this year claim deduction Of
$3.50 co.
The same necessity for promp,ness AMI
energy exist now as ihcD. The honor of
our Commonwealth is at stake, and nothing
but energetic action on the part Of Tax Col-
Iectors and Tax Payers can save the State
from disgrace, The Tax Collectors Of the
several townships in Columbia county foe
lhe year l846 are hereby requested to pro-
ceed forthwith and collect and pay over mo
the CcunIy Treasury, on or before the
twenty fifth day Of July nexD, the Whole a.
monut Of State Tax charged in their Iespec,
live DuplIcatts.
By order oi lIp Commissioners,
E. MENDENHALL, Clerk.
CoMmIssI EERs' OFFICE, :
DanylIIe, May26 1916.
N. B-Hlose Collectors for years 1919
md 1874, " no are still in arrears, are here
,y noufedi that unless the whole amount #
heir Duplicates is settled off, on or befora
he lsI day Of July next, they will be pro-
'eeded against according to law And the
Collectors for the year lSl5 are requested
o settle up the arrears of their DU2IicAus
~ the 25lh day Of July next. The low
ale of Taxes laid this year for County pur
,oses aud the extra expenses, which the
County will necessarily incur in building
}rldges, renders it absolutely necessary lha,
Il Taxes due from former years Je imma.
lately paid over.
The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-05-30

that Taylor was flying, The Malamoras
newspapers and official bulletins called him
sCowsrdly sailor. 10 answer 10 The SUM
mons, The officers plunged their swords into
the Parapet and replied, to the hiI.' Up
TO the evening of the 0 b, 500 shells and
5000 shot had been thrown, and the only
loss was that Of lhe brave commander, Maj.
Brown, and seargenl and private killed
and I wounded,
The General returns TO the army To-
night and will Cross the river Tomorrow
or next day. The fort will be increased in
guns and especially provided with mOrlars
which will bring the town TO terms al once.
The Navy will cooperate at the mouth Of
the river, and steamboats, begin to carry sup.
plies by that route.
Gen, Taylor has just given Gen. Vega
letter to Gen, Gains, and letter of credit
on ais factor. The officers here and in the
main body wed with their commander in del
icale attentions to brave and accomplished
enemy, who won their admiration on the
field, and was taken like soldier in full
harness, and fighting gaIanlly to the last
Our loss about 80 killed and l40 wounded.
Ia haste II, II.
Mexican loss at Palo Alto, set down by
themselves al 4jo al Resaca de la Palma,
5000 missing. Since the battle our dra,
goons have been exchanged, grade for grade
and the Mexican wounded SEM over tO
Malan oras. By the next arrival you will
hear OF The town, and probably an offer
from them 10 raceive Mr. SiideII in any ca
paciy.
Ii ought to be mentioned lAat some of
our regiments are not foil, and two of Them
only have about 800 Many instance, oc-
Cured, Of men handing their canleens 10 the
wounded Mexicans, and turning from them
to FIRE upon others. There was not sin.
gle occurrence Of cruelty towards the enc.
my, The morale of the army is at its high.
esl-it can now accomplish any thing, and
they would die for commander who does
not ask them 10 90 where lie is not willing
to lead, and in whose judgement they fully
confde.
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Correspondence Of the Plcayuhc.
POINT ISABEL, Nav S, lS4

POINT ISABEL, May S, 1876
Gentleman-~Whan the express came
in this morning l hurledly penciled
down the gratifying intelligence which
it brought u', expecting the boa. would
leave 10 a few minutes, If now only
waits for Gen, ,Taylors official despatch
which is being prepared for Washington
Having he'rj the ofIiciel report from
Major Brown read, and having letter
before me from there, l will give you
further particulars accordingly
On the morning Of the Sd, at reville
ihe Mexirans opened their batteries up.
on The work throwing balls and shells
without intermissiOn uuti sunset. fnish.
ing with half dozen extra ones a, TATTOO
for lullaby.
AT reveilIo, on the 4th, they opened
again, sending few shots and shells
which compliment was repeated s,noon.
Our artillery silenced The fort opposite
ours in half an hour after the firing com
menced IN the 4lh, and knocked three
embrsSures into one. This caused them
10 stop fixing there for q considerable
lime, to repair damages. Our orllleryI
"Iso dlsmounled several of their guns.
snd from appearances must have killed.
msny men. On our part but one Ser
geanL OF the 7lh Infantry, was killed.
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GLORIOUS NEWS
From the Seat Of War.
THE MEXlCANS TWICE ROUTED
AND 1900 KILLED.
From the Baltimore Sun, Extra.

From the Baltimore Sun, Extra.
Oar express reached Washington in ad.
vance of every thing, and was commuuica-
led by the energetic correspondent of the
Baltimore Sun through Mors's Magnetic
Telegraph.
The news is taken from The New Orleans
Plcayune of,he l7lh inst, and an extra
from the office of the Mobile Advertiser. Of
The 18th,
There have been two engagements be-
tween General Taylor andMexicau Troops
the first occurring on The 7th inst. when
Gen. Taylor was returning from Poin. lsa,
bel 10 his camp opposite Matamoras. IN
this the Mexicans, numbering from 5000
10 1000, were repulsed, Our army was
sleeping on the field o: battle on which
next day 200 Mexicans were found dead,
and several pieces Of artillery, stores, &c
we're captured by The American army. Ma.
jor RiuggolG died from woun received
in this action. Of the Two days battle, we
can only give The following particulars from
The Picayuns.
The U. S. steamer Col. Rarney arrived
this morning, just as our paper was going
10 press, from Brazos Santiago. She left
on The l3Ih inst The news is glorious to
our arms. She brings official accounts of
a second battle between the Mexican and
The American forces, which took place on
the OH Of May, commencing a. half past 81
P. M. within 8 miles Of Camp Taylor
The action was on the edge Of ravine,
and one mile from the chaPpsrel, which was
near 2 miles in width. The Mexicans
commenced The action with their artillery
which was posted so as 10 sweep narrow
passage through which Gen Taylor was
advancing there being a swamp on the 9th
er hand.
Gen, Taylor Immediately ordered al
charge in the teeth Of the enemy's desruc-
tive fire land the troops promptly responding
carried the enemy's gurs at the point of The
bayOncI So sudden and impeIuous was
The attack, that General Arista had no time
10 save his pa9ers, which, with all his cor,
respOndence, fell into the hands of Gen.
Taylor.
The action lasted one hour and half, in
which lime six hundred Mcxicans were
killed or wounded and The Americans took
hres hundred prisoners and eight pieces Of
artillery.
The Americans lost in the action abou'
'ixy.two killed and wounded Among The
liled were Colonel Mcintosh, Lieut.. Coch-
an by The bursting Of SHE'LL Lieut., Inge,
md one or two Others, whose names are
:oI given.
Col. Kane, Lieuts. Gates Verbsnk
iooe, Luther and others, were among the
yourded.
We regret 10 say that Major Rioggold,
Who was wounded on The 7lh inst. died on
he 10Th, and was buried with military hon
rs:
The total loss Of the Mexicans in both
cIiOns was at least twelve hundred. r
The Mexican forces amounted 10 al least t
600 men, while that OF tho Americans did
OF exceed 1000 men. IN
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Correspondece of the N. o, Tropic.
BRAzos SANTIAGO, Nav |;

DhAZoS SANTIAGO, May IL.
AT the receipt Of the first battle,
wrote you short account; the result o.
the second is now on hand, and il i.
most decisive. It now appears that the
Mexicans had only five thousand men
in the field al the first battle, and lour
thousand slowed away 10 the chapparreI
near The battle ground. 1t was their in.
enlion 10 have made bat slight attack
he first day, but being so closely press,
ed they were obliged 10 fight in order
10 make good their retreat 10 where the
1000 were in the chappareI. Ia the
first fight general officer had his head
shot off; ii is mol ye, ascertained who he
was, as his body was recognized by his
dress as he lay upon The f,li.
Gen. Taylor advanced the morning
Of The first battle into The chapparel,
then sen, 500 picked men uoder ,bs
charge of Capt, Mccall, to reconno tire
he advanced unmoIesled until near g. p
NJ, Qhe army following at a distance, J
when Capt. Mccall senl word TO Gen.
raylor that he had received a charge Of
,rspe shot from the enemv,and loa two
men.
The army was then depIoyed. and
Capt. Nav. Cd Dragons. ordered 10
charge the battery ,ho, had thrown the
,ranp and 10 ,akeu ir he los, every
nan. The battery was commanded BY
Ten. de Ia V.oa.who vas taken nrison.
r.
Our little army then rem, the AR with
heir buzzss and rushing shouting u,on|
he enemy. committed The mos, dread.
ul havoc among them. taking eiph,|
,ieces of artillery. l55OOo rounds oil
,artridge and 600 nackyd mules. Geo
4rist,,s camn bs6sleads contained alIhiJ
private and pubIc baggage p,ners which,
alter will he oP great valop. &c I'VE hove
he kew or,be whole c,mn,ion which,
will on.hIeCor T.vlor,o Co.o, his ,Io,sl
% as ,oeptireIv ds flea, their desio,s
We took .lI and every tbi,a ,b.v b,dI
loo nrisouers sand the army human
rbs ersmv b,d bs,wos, Q ooo o"J o
NM Tram. ,h0 ,,,o h,,I.. L,, -,
Win ! soo ,roon. como,s,sIv roo,sdI
,o
w. oA.,aoa o,;,o,o., o, r.n |
,iDo Tborn,o1 u,raoo and bi. ,inls
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FROM TIE SEAT OF WAR,

hOM AhE sNh Il vi w AN
The New Orlrans Della Of the 1871
inst, says;'-
On the lsl instant, the mSin body o.
the'army Of occupation marched from
its camp on The Rio Granie, leaving
garrison 10 The field work opposite Mat
morss, the 7Ih Regimen, of Inlantry,
SndiIwO companies Of A'tillery, com
manded by Capt. Loud and Lieutenant
Bragg, the whole commanded by Nj
Brown of the Infantry.
Although i; is believed that some
1900 10 1900 shot were fred by the en-.
emy during The period, but ore casualty
occurred, a sergeant of company b, oI
7th Regiment ollulantry. having been
killed. Not one of our guns were DIS
mounted, though the enemy's ERE was
for some time concentrated on the Is
pound battery, and the shot frequently
struck the embrasures.
III five O'Clock on the morning Of the
eth, the hrug was commenced by the
enemy and continued for welve or If
teen minutes,aud kept up at long intervals
during the day, but without effect. The
amount of damage done TO the enemy
beyond the silenciog Of their batteries
cannot yet be correctly known. Capt
Walker,o theTexsn volunteers, ,brough
the dispatches 10 Poinl Isabel.
On the ed the army encamped al
Poin, Isabel, On the morning of The
81 heavy cannnonadlng was heard in
the direction Of Malamoras. which con,
tinued during the day, and at long in
tervals during The night Of the 4lh. Ow.
ing 10 the difficulty Of communicating
with the forts no intelligence was re-.
ceived al head quarters respecting the
result Of thu cannonading; until the
morning Of tho 5lh. a party was sent
forward 10 communicate, and brought
despatch from MAJOR Brown, an :.
nouncng the particulars, brief state.
menl Of which follows:
.at five o'clock on the morning Of The
81 fire opened upon the fort from one
of the Mexican batteries, and was con,
'inued with sever guns, The fire was
INN ediately returned, and The battery
sileneed by our guus in thirty minutes
1.-Two OF the enemy's guns supposed 10
be dismounled.
'The enemy then commenced firing
from the lower for, and harbor battery.
brisk fire of shot and shell was kept
up. but without damage TO tae fort OF
garrison. A continued fire was now
kept up by our l6 Founders on the enc,
my's guns and the city, the Consulate
figs being still respected.
The fire Of the enemy was kept upI
without cessation till half past o'clock.
AT 10 it was temporarily suspended, but
RECOMMENDED and continued al intervals
ill l2 O'Clock at night.
Il supposed that 5000 or 5000
Mexicans attacked the fort, and the
chapparel is full OF them.
'Gen. Taylors troops are in fne spir-
lis and good health
The Picsyune also contains confr.
nation of The rumored safety of Capt.
Thornton andLieulenant Kane. c. C. FL
Corresnondnnce Of the PIraynhn
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-07-25

CoMrys DowN.-"One Of the b'hoys," on the
day of the late celebration of the Fourth, dcs-
canting upon the. final settlement Of the Ore
gon question, seriously took the pos ltion that
the treaty was a concession on the part Of Great
Britain unparalleled in her history. elbow do
you make that QUIZ said his companion with
a Bowery shake of the head. SNAKE it out!
May / never kill for Keyser, sing Hail Colum-
bia, or give three hundred and sixty-fve cheers
for that Star spungled Banner, if you 'aint
thick headed customer. Didn't we offer the
bloody British as far up as 81 40, and didn'I
they come down to 40! They didn't do moth
ing else" We left.-N Y. Globe.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-07-25

FLESH grsagD TO sroNn-The London cor.
respondent Of the Boston Alas states that DR..
@lvestre, an Italian, has revived the discovery
OF "a methOdO Of hardening, even 10 the eonsis-
tency or rather solidity of marble, any ORGAN.
lied s~ubstance.n He is further said to have
exhibited, among other specimens Of his Skin
"a wonan's head, with the hair parted and dres
sed, the hair retaining its flexible properties
and color, although the surface from which if
grew resembled stone" There was sls6 4
child's hand plump and dimpled as in life, but
cold, semi-transparent, and ringing like marble
when struck. A piece Of liver, Of its deep
rich, chocolate brown color, somewhat resem.
bled red granite, and a petrifed tongue ap
Peared as if il never could have emitted
sound. Il was literally "a tongue in stone,
The learned Doctor says, that 50 cheap is ,h,
process, that at a very small expense our DEAF
friends may be turned into stone. This pro
cess throws entirely into the shade the Egyp
tian art Of embalming.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-07-25

COFFEE BAG SKIRTs.-The Boston Bee tellsa
story Of a fashionable and dashing looking
spinster, who, a few days ago she was at
tempting to pass the ruins Of the old wooden
buildingin Beacon street. It seems that a la
borer was removing a. plank from tie place,
when the lady's light, ample dress which pro-
truded "eyery which way" was caught by an
envlOus nail which was sticking fromthe afore-
said plank. The lady shrieked but the care
less fellow did not hear the appeal Of the lady
until the outer dress was torn almost entirely
of, revealing to the astonlshed spectators the
well known commercial phrase, "Pfime Old
JarG" written in large characters upon the
skirt underneath The CONSERVATION Of the
victim, and the amusement OF the by-standers
can be better imagined than described. She
stepped into a cab Immediately, looking dag
gers at the g%rinning spectators as she did SO
and was conveyedhome in a state Of mind Dor
dering on distraction.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-07-25

MISSISSIPPI PENITENTIARY - The inspectors
Of the prison have been taking measures to
carry into effect the act Of the last session Of
the Legislature to change the labor Of the con
victs from the ordinary mechanical pursuits
An engine of 20 horse power has been nurcha-
sed, and with its necessary concomitant, a large
double due boiler, has been received, and is
being rapidly put in gear. Before the Legisla-
ture meets again the experiment Of the change
Of labor will have been SO far tested as to en-.
able that body to judge of the policy of the en-.
t%erprise. In the mean time the public will no
be surprised if the institution is a heavy tag
upon the Treasury. Misa@ippian.
The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-07-25

Eags IN camp have started very "exci-
nmor'' this morning, which perfectly
lts for the milk il the coeoanut." The
riyul Of the mali is now clearly accounted
must Putthe tumor in the shape of q
ian g give / proper force:
important etc., etc.-News Of the most
Importance 10 this army, as well as to the
country over the Cult, has Just reached
aacs, via Point Isabel. England has
formal declaration Of war against the
Estates, andthe mouth of the Mississippi
laded BY a largo British feet!!! 1t is
that an express will Immediately be
Gen. Taylor by land, with orders from
AnsAl for him to immediately rait 6'
aas, and calculating from the speed
lish orders have hitherto been conveyed
Amy Of Occupation, it is not doubted
he least sanguine, that the said ex-
~ reach the army between now and
asnbsr,-Ric.