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The Southern journal., 1846-07-18
General TaVl0g.


The thanks of Congress have not as yet
been presented to Gen. Taylor and his
brave army-the two Houses of Congress
disagree as to the orm.-Deha.
The Committee on Military affairs in
the Senate have agreed TO form OF resolu>
ton which will receive The sanction of the
Two Houses. The resolutions are conden-
sed from those previously before the two
Houses. They propose
l. That the thanks of Congress be pre-
sented to Gen. Zachary Tay lor, and to the
officers and men under his command, for
their signal gallanlry, humanity, and good
conduct, in sustaining the honor of the
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Post Office Arrangements at Point Isabel.

There is considerable complaint on
the Rio Grande about the irregularity
of the receipt Of letters and papers.
This has heretofore been unavoidable.
Until about the lst December Col.
Hunt, Assistant Quarter Master G.
eral, took the trouble to forward all
packages for the army. An agent
was then appointed by our worthy
Postmaster to superintend the trans.
mission of letters from the Office here.
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attention to me. The soldiers at the
guard-house appeared surprised at my
dress, and drummer turned around sew
eral times to look at me. next met some
workmen, who looked very attenlively at
me. placed the plank before my face,
but they appeared so curious, that thought
| should never escape them,-until ]
heard one of them cry, go! 1t is Ber-
nard!"
Once outside, | walked quickly towards
the road of ST. Quentin. Charles, who
The day before had engaged carriage,
shortly overlook me, and we arrived al St.
Quentin.
passed through the town on foot, after
having thrown off my smcck frock.-
Charles procured me post-chaise, under
preiext of going 10 Cambria. We arrived,
without meeting with many obstacles, at
Vaencicnnes, where | took the railway.
had procured Belgian passport, but no
where was asked TO show it.
During my escape, Dr. Conneau, always
so devoted to me, remained in prison, and
caused them to believe was i'll, in order
10 give me time 10 reach the fiontier. |,
was necessary to be convinced that the
government would never set me at liberty
before could be persuaded TO quit France
II would not consent 10 dishonor myself
1t was also matter o. duty that | should
exert all my powers to be able 10 console
my father in his old age.
Adleu, my dear M. Degeorge, although
lice, feel myself TO be most unhappy
Receive the assurance of my sincere friend
ship, and, if you are able, cndeavor to be
useful TO my kind Conreau.
LOUIS NAPOLEON.
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Washington GOSSIP.

We find the following Washington gos~
sip in the letter of the Charleston Courier's
correspondent of the 2lst and 22d.-N. O.
Dclta.'
1t was expected that the nominations for
thearmy, under the supplemental bill, would
be sent into the Senate Tomorrow It is
matter OF certainty that General Houston
would have been nominated as one of the
MAJOR Generals, had more than one addi
tlonal Office of that grade been created
But, as there is TO be but one, it is generally
supposed that the office will be conferred
on Gen. Taylor. find, however, that. in
the opinion of some, Gen. Houston is to be
the man.
We hear no one mentioned for the offices
OF Brlgadier Generals, except Mr.. Jefferson
Davis, of Miss, and Mr. Barrow, Senator
from La.
MIR. Barrow has been recommended by
whole Senate, and Mr.. Davis has been
strongly urged. MIR. Davis is graduate
of West Point Academy, and has served
in the army. His first wife was daughter
of Gen. Taylor.
1t is still believed that Mr.. Buchanan is
going out of the State Department very
soon. But it is now said that Mr.. Bucha.
nan will prefer to go TO England, in the
room of Mr.. McLane, who is about to return
home on account of bad health.
1t is now well ascertained that Mr.. PAX
enham has no instructions to offer the me .
dlation of Great Britain between the U.
States and Mexico. There can scarcely
be doubt, however, that the British Gov
ernment is we'll disposed to promote an
early settlement of TIE difficulties between
the two nations, before we shall have quite
absorbed Mexico. If Great Britain had
intended to interfere in hostile or unfriend-
y manner in this war, she would not have
settled the Oregon question.
learn that the Senate intend TO take
some steps TO define the character of our
misunderstanding with Mexico, and the
proper terms of its adjustment; in other
words, they intend to Indicate measures for
a speedy restoration of peace.
We have had rumor that this Govern
ment has received proposition from Pare.
des, to renew negotiations for peace. But
if any such proposition has been made, it
has been confdentially, and will not be
made public. The President would not
listen, however, to any thing but direct
offer of terms. No more temporzing will
be endured.
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FOreign Items.

Prosecution OF Dublin Nation, ireland.
The English government have served a
notice ON MIR. Duffy, proprietor of the Ma
ton, thatthe prosecution for sedition found
ed upon an article that appeared in that
journal several months ago, on the use of
railways as military roads in Ireland, is to
be brought to trial on Saturday, the 18th
inst, before the chief justice of the queens
bench.
1t was rumored in England that in con-
sequence Of the apprehension OF an Ameri-
can war, the harbor Of Bombay was to be
Immediately fortified
The Dublin correspondent of the Lon
don morning Chronicle of the Sd inst.
says: The use of the Indian meal has now
become qui0general throughout the coun-
try, and the people prefer it to the potatoe,
the enormous puce of which, for some time
past, has placed ii beyond the reach of the
laborlng classes.
There has been great Repeal meeting
in Dublin, at which Daniel O'Connell
presided.
Religious partisan feeling continues to run
very high in Switzerland, and assasinatons
are frequent
There are now upwards of one thousand
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ferOUR AGENTS. 10

The following named gentlemen are
our authorised Agents to receive subscrip-
tions to the "SouTHERN JOURNAL" and
receipt for the same.
SAMUEL JAYNE, Brookhaven, Mi.
w. P. BAGGETT, Georgetown, MI.
S. A. MATTHEWS, Holmesville, Mi.
j. M. CARR, Columbia, MI.
G. +. ROBERTSON, Williamsburg, Mi
JOHN CRossIN, Mount Carmel, Mi.
NJ. A BANKs, Westvllle, Mi.
RoBzRY B. L1GoN, China Grove, Mi.
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Number l..

arms of their country in achieving the late
victories on the frontier of the State of
Texas
2, That the President Of the United
States be authorized and requested to have
medal Of gold procured, with appropriate
devices and Inscriptions thereon, and pre-
senied 10 Gen. Taylor in the name of the
republic, as tribute due to his good con-
duct, valor, and generosity to the van
quished.
8. That Congress sincerely condoles
with the relatives ana friends of the officers
and soldiers of the army of the U. States,
who have SO bravely fallen in the service Of
their country on the Rio Grande.
4. That the President of the United
States be requested to communicate 10
Gen. Taylor, and through him to the off,
ce.s and men under his command, the
thanks Of Congress contained in the fore-
going resolutions, and the high sense OF.
gratitude entertained for victories so splend-
id in contests so unequal.
Old Maryland may well feel proud
ofthe gallantry Of her sons in the ar"
my. At Hagerstown, they arc about
to erect monument to the lamented
Ringgold, and in another portion OF
the { Howard district, near BaltimoreD
they arc about TO present a sword TO
Lieut. Rdgely, for his gallant and
daring services at La Palma. He
was ordered by Gen Taylor to the
front, with bis battery, and proceeded
amidst a most calling fire of the enc
my, for about five hundred yards, un-
til he came within raking distance,
& then let them have it. When Capt.
May with his cavalry, was ordered to
charge, he had to pass RidgeIy, and
as he rode up said, "Ridgely, where
are they? Pm going to CHARGE
Ridgely replid, "Stop, Charley, ill l
give them volley, and draw their
loads,'' this he did instantly, and the
Mexicans returned it, and before they
could reload May was among then,
and the brave La Vega was left a.
lone by his men, and was taken pris~
oner. What son of Old Maryland
would not deem it a proud privilege
to have an opportunity to aid in pur-
chasing sword for such a gallant Of
icer.-Vichs Whig.
Big Timber Of California; letter
from California, says:
Last June we were in place call.
ed st. CRUZ, and having some spare
time, concluded TO take ride to see
the great trees, called red woods, no.
ted for their great size. One meas.
ured nineteen feet in diameter, and
800 feet in altitude; while there were
thousands that would measure ten and
twelve feet. One that was hollow
measured fourteen square feet, while
twas 800 or more feet high. A tailor
once had his shop in it. A few years
since some enterprising yankee built
a saw mill. Before it was erected.
the people paid from $50 to 800 per
thousand for refuse lumber from Bos
ton; now they pay $40 for their own.
So much for yankee enterprise.
| hmono,, D,....
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THE WEATHER. Since about the
25th Of June we have had the hottest
weather that has been experienced in
these "diggins'' for several years, at
the close of June and first of July.
The thermometer ranged from So to
02o farenheit in the shade for days
together, without shower which
would be termed by the farmers a
''season," till Tuesday last, when the
clouds "lowered around our-toun"
and the rain fell in torrents, which has
continued with butlittle cessation day
and night up to the present time, and
there is butslight symptoms ofits hol-
ding up. Pearl river--which before
the commencement of the rain was
some three feet above low water mark
has risen sixteen or seventeen feet,
but is at present slowly receding.
There must have been general rain
on the head waters Of the Pearl, and
we can form no idea when it will
cease raining. We ere apprehensive
that the farmers who have the Pearl
river bottoms under cultivation will
sustain heavy losses in this county from
inundation. The creeks have been
so swollen that we have been deprived
Of our regular mails. Our latest N.
Orleans dates contain nothing of i'm
portance from the Army of Occupa.
ton.
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0F We take pleasure in announcing to
our readers that Gen. B. c.. Buckley has
returned TO take up his residence among us
once more, 10 resume the practice of his
profession.
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but finding the business rapidly accu.
mulating, and being anxious to oblige,
he took the responsibility of stationing
one Of his Best clerks, Mr.. Levy, at
Point Isabel to open and distribute
the army u,al. Some estimate of the
duties may be formed from the fact,
that over 1000 letters went out by the
last boat. Mr.. Levy finds it difficult
to give many Of these the right destI-
nation, because they are improperly
superscribed. Every letter and pa.
per addressed to person in the ar
my should state the regiment TO which
be belongs. This would much facili,
tate the Post Office Agent at Point
Isabel, and ensure ao earlier receipt
by the party addressed.-N O. JEFF.
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Poisoning. An atte mpt was lately
made by some negroes on the estate
of the late Capt. Wilkinson of Ra-
pides, to poison the overseer, Mr..
Sheffield. The powdered seed OF
jamestown weed was administered in
coffee, Of which Mr.. S. and family.
and DIR. Shields drank and came neaf
dy wing. The principal hand engaged
in the business, has been sentenced.
says the Democrat, to be hung on the
Sd proximo. The boy was sentenced
to wear. around the neck a five pound
iron collar, for twelve months; and the
girl to wear similar collar, and to
receive twenty five lashes per month
for the same period.
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FerHisslon mas been gwen TO zen.
La Vega and other Mexican officers
now in the city of New Orleans, TO
reside during the months of July, Au-
gust, September and October, in Lou.
isville, Harrodsburg, Frankfort, or
Lexington, in Kentucky; OF Cincin-
natl, Yellow Spring, Dayton, OF Co.
lumbus, in Ohio; and for the remain.
der Of the year at Baton Rouge or
New Orleans until otherwise ordered.
They are to make monthly statements
to the Adjatant General ofthe army
as to their residence.
Persons W no are n the abit of wri-
ting on newspapers had better keep a
sharp look out in future, as the post
office department has strictly enforced
upon postmasters the duty of ferreting
out all cases of the kind. The pos.
tage of newspaper with writing on
it, is about forty cents--the fine five
dollars.
A woman residing in Nantucket,
on the 22d ult., gave birth to a child
withtwo heads and one body. The
child survived its birth but a few min
utes.
The Philadelphia U. S. Gazette Of
the lst inst. says: "We are informed
that the President will, in few days.
send a message to Congress, recon-
mending the issue ofLetter Of Marque
Commissions. This is done in conse-
quence Of a letter received by the De
partment from the u. S. Consul at Ric
de Janeiro, in which it was stated
that gang of Buccaneers was anoa
under the Mexican flag, on The seas il
that vicinity, and had recently over
hauled British vessel.
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GEN. GAlNEs.--We learn by letters
from Washington that the President
has directed Gen. Gaines to be bro't
before Court of ENQUIRY. The Gen.
it is said protested against a Court OF
Enquiry as being unfair and contrary
to the spirit Of the 92d article of War,
which is in these words: "Courts OF
Enquiry may be perverted TO dishono-
rable purposes, and may be consider
ed as enquiries of distinction to mill
tary merit, in the hands of weak and
envions commandants; they are there,
fore prohibited unless directed by the
President or demanded by the ac.
cused." Gen. Gaines desired to be
tried by Court Martial in the camp of
Gen. Taylor, where witnesses are.
But the request was declined with an
assurance that measures would be ta-
ken to ensure a fair and impartial in.
ves'igatlon.
The President we understand has
received the General with great kind
ness.--Jefersonian.
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DR.. Alexander Duncan, of Cincin..
natl, has been sent to Washington to
request the President 10 increase the
quota OF volunteers from Ohio, so that
the disbanded troops may be called
into the 6eld.-Ib.
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colliers on strike in Staffordshlre, Eng-
land, and nearly an equal number in the
neighborhood of Swansea.
Two Spanish ships of war have been de-
clared fugitivcs by their government, and
Instructions have been forwarded to Eng
land to detain them, should they 90 in
there
France. Paris, May 29-In the Cham
ber of Deputies, yesterday. M. Theirs, in
the name oflhe opposition, made violent
attack on the policy of the cabinet -
Among q multitude of other things, he
complained that In the Oregon dispute
France had declared for England, her TEN.
perary ally, instead Of the United States,
her permanent ally-her Fundamental
all" NJ. Thlers' speech was long and
brilliant, but it contained no novelty. NJ.
Guizot is to reply to-day M. Theirs and
The opposition proposed an amendment,
the effect Of which, if carried, would be to
overthrow the cabinet, but it is certain to
be rejected by a large majority.
Price Napoleon Louis Bonaparte, ar
rived in England on the 26,h May, The day
after his escape from Ham. The Prince
has written letter TO Sir Robert Peel, and
one to Count ST. Aulare, the French Am,
bassador. The letter is as follows:
LONDON, May 90, 1916.
Monsieur LIE Comple:-J wish to de-
clare candidly 10 the man who was the
friend of my mother, that in quitting my
lpflson have not been actuatcd by any des
OF renewing against the French govern,
ment war which has been disastrous tc
myself, bat only TO be enabled to approach
my aged father.
Previous to my taking this. step, | made
every effort to obtain from the French
government permission to 90 to Florence
and offered every guaranty consisten
with my honor. Bet finding that all my
applications proved unsuccessful deter
mined TO have recourse 10 the last expe
dent, which the Due de Nemours and tn,
Due de Guise, adopted, in similar circum
stances under Henry the Fourth
beg, Monsieur lie Comp,e, that yo,
will inform the French government of my
peaceable intentions; and hope that sucl
spontaneous assurance on my part will
shorten the captivity Of my friends who still
remain in prison.
NAPOLEON LOUIS BoNApARrE.
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The loss sustained by the recent
fire at St. Johns N. B., is estimated
at S5.0OO,000 leaving houseless l2,,
600 persons. Three persons perished.
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Our Navy is springing into exis-
tence with the rapidity of fact over
the lightning line. We have now
ahoat and in service about seventy ves-
sells of war of all classes. There are
at the different navy yards, in great
state of forwardness, about thirty ves-
sells of war, of all sizes, several of
which are to be launched in the COM
ing week, which, together with the
ten additional war steamers for which
a bill is now before Congress, will
make US at least respectable in this
arm OF defence. At the navy yard in
Brooklyn, about 1000 men are active.
ly employed; at Boston, about 600; at
Portsmouth, 400; at Philadelphia 600;
at Pensacola, 300;-or three thou.
sand four hundred in alI--preparing
wooden walls, for fearless hearts and
iron hands to man.--.N. Y. Herald.
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American PIngTaSS

The Mil7uaukie Democrat savs:-
"The marshals of the different coun-
ties are making the census of the ter
r'tory, and from present appearances,
our population will vary but little from
10000; being over ono hundrcd thou.
sand in five years. The population
ofthis city will not vary fifty from O..
500, an increase of500O in two years.
Tie population of Milwaukie, embra-
cling the city and seven townships,
will be about $4,000. The county of
Wakesha. which was set off from this
county last winter, will not vary much
from 10000, making $4,000 inhabit-
ants in district of country thirty
three miles in length by thirty in
width, which ten years ago was an un-
broken wilderness. And yet the i'm.
migration TO Wisconsin is larger the
present year than it has been any pre-
vlous season."
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peaceabie intentions; and hope that such
spontaneous assurance on my part will
shorten the captivity Of my friends no still
remain in prison.
NAPOLEON LOUIS BoNApARrE.
Louis Napoleon
The following letter from Louis Napo.
leon TO Paris paper, sets forth, in very
interesting manner, the particulars of
his interesting escape from the Castle of
Ham.
My dear NJ. Degeorge-My desire TO
see my father once more in this world.
made me attempt the boldest enterprise
| ever engaged in. 1t required more re-
solution and courage on my part than al
Strasburg and Boogne, for was deter
mined not to submit to the ridicule which
attaches 10 those who are arrested escapino
under disguise, and failure | could not
have endured.
The following are the particulars of my
escape;
You know that the fort was guarded by
4OO men, who furnish daily so soldiers,
placed as sentries outside the walls. More
over, the principal gate of prison was
guarded by the goalers, two of whom were
constantly on duty. 1t was necessary that
| should first elude their vigilance, after
wards traverse the inside court, before the
windows of the commandments residence;
and arriving there, should be obliged to
pass by gate which was guarded by SOL
diers.
Not wishing to communicate my design
to any one, it was necessary to disguise
myself. AS several rooms in the part of
the building | occupied, were undergoing
repairs, it was not Difficult TO assume the
dress of a workman. My good and faith
fuI valet, Charles Thelin, procured smock
lrock and pair of sabots, (wooden Shoes }
and after shaving off my mustaches, | took
a plank on my shoulders.
On Monday morning, | saw the work
men enter, at halfpast eight O'Clock
Charles took them some drink, in order
that should not meet any of them on my
passage. He was also to call one of the
gardens (turnkeys), whilst DR.. Conneau
conyersed with the others. Nevertheless.
| had scarcely got out Of my room, before
| was accosted by a workman, who took
me for one of his comrades, and at the bot
tom Of the stairs found myself in front of
the keeper. Fortunately, placed the
plank | was carrying before my face, and
succeeded in reaching the yard. When
ever | passed a sentinel, or any other
person, always kept the plank before my
face.
Passing before the first sentinel, let
my plank fall, and stopped to pick up the
bits. There met the officer on duty, but
as he was reading letter, he did not pay
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Treasure Found. 1915 the Spa
nsh galleon San Pedro was sunk off
the South Main with an immense a.
mount Of specie on board. A Baltl-
more brig, with submarine appara.
tus, has been in search oft. She has
recovered 100000. .-Jefsrsonian.
Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-08-11
1NnrnrsrING srATEMENT.

E.,.n 80, WOUNDED or THE STH REGIMENT.
a call has been made for the names oflhe PFi'
v,,es u,bo we're killed and wounded in The bat
lies If The s,h and 9th. We have The pleasure
saws the N. o. Tropic, of placing before oui
readers The names OF all officers and priva'eS
who yer. killed and wounded in these TWO DAT
lies. Of The sh Regiment, U. S. Infantry:
J;> n otSee,s. mon.commissioned obfccrs, MUSICIANS
,nd ,y;,,ofes Killed or trounfed ~ me engage
men,f ofIAcsh and Oh Of !Nay, 1916:
IN The 9Th. as follows: Officers killed, none J
non commissioned officers Killed, none JIM.
wounded. none; reconnaissance einceIs" m Ia
Cd none. nriya,es killed, four, as follows hen
w. carnenter, Adam Anthony, Henry Fran
c;s Iobn Fisher, musician privales wounueu'
fifteen as follows: Gearn Dolan, John henne'
form. John w. Bailey, John Burke, James WI
ferson. James Lloyd, musician, Hen1y Mr..
lanes Mallory, James Holmes James 4. w. no
nv, WIN. Sandys, Alexander HiosN
Ian James Patton, Ephraim White ma +, ian,
ian ~ ,ha OH az follows Officers Killed, Lieut.
ch,dbnnrne. Officers wounded, seven, as iol-
lows :-Capt. W.R. Montgomery y; Il. ua' ,,'
~, ;sul . I Selden, Isl Lieut.; RIP. Maclay, Isl
:. r. Burbank, Isl Lieut.; G. F. MOTHS
- n,Iu ;or.C r, Jordan, I'd Lieut.. Commis-
~ ;anaS 0G;cers killed:-Eliiah Andrews, James
s ~ M,llon |. w. Hunt. n-Commissioned
ofBcers wounded Theodore Finn, John an,
Gnr R. S. Crislnont, J. e. Gallagher, Alfred
Hnmpbrics, Thomas Wiles, Adolphus Sac, John
Williams. Privaies killed George Craitcn, K.
Grifin, Edward Hamesley, James Wallace,
Harrison Hart. Privates wounded:-Avery
Brown, Gilbert Churchill, J. Fl. Beatty, Henry
Farrell, John Canlwell, Newill Guild. Nicholas
Lylle, James Mccormick, James McCahe.y'
John Flamry, Augustus Sellingslak, George An
Ihony, Joel Havens, John Waldman, James wal
lace. w. j. Haddix, Patrick Malone, John Long
James Farmer. au -
The eighth suffered severely, as me lePo., -
Tho Killed and wounded shows. This Regimen
,yas commanded by Lieut.. Col. Belknar, IN The
absence Of General Worth.