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Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26

from the ice; but in nt1s03, tile icemelted
more rapidly. aud The enormous mass fell
by its own weight on the bank OF sand
Mr.. Adams visited the place TWO years,
after this event,or the seventh after tie
discovery, and found the mammoth sill;
there, but very much muliIaled The ma.
| Itives had cut off the flesh for the purpose:
| Of feeding their dogs, and bears aud wolves
had also fed uponit. The skeleton was
nearly entire. lie succeeded in securing
most of the bones, nearly The entire skin.
and a large quanIily ofhair. Hesays that
even "the pupil Of The eye can be distin-
guished." This skeleton is now in the
museum of The Academy of ST. Peters:
burg; and the skin still remains attached
to lhe head and feet. A parl The skin,
and some Of the hair of this animal, were
sent 10 Sir Joseph Banks, who presented
them TO the museum Of The Royal College
Of Surgeons. The head alone. with the
tusks, weighed four hundred and fourteen
pounds avoirdupois!!
But fhd have disressed from the Oh
ecl of this communication, and have al
most forgotten that am writing letter,
instead of history of the Siberian ele-
phant. am in hopes. however, that our
Intelligent planters may interest themselves
in such matters, aud be induced 10 seek
after and preserve the many "vesliSes .ol
creation" which are 10 lie found on,sanr
seacoast. If they cannot reasonably OK
pectto regale themselves with the flesh ol
extinct species of animals preserved. per
haps, for fifty thousand years in Siberian
ice; yet they can adj much to science by
collecting their more enduring remains
They are in truth, "medals Of creation
relics which, when properly interpreted
gives US some insight inlo the condition o.
our planet long anterior the period wher
man became an occupant of its surface
A gentleman Of This county, several years
ago discovered the remains Of The .inam'
mnlh associated with those of the Masto
don, Meealherium, Hippopolanous; ant
probably an exlinc, species of horse,i in 6
locality similar in geological structure u
that in which Mr. Plant found these bones
Yours, CULVER.
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Correspondence Of The Evening Mews.
CAMP AT MATAMoRos, August q.

CAMP AT -MATAMoRoS, august q.
The Cd, 4lh, 5lh, 9Th aud 9th Regi-
giments Of Infantry and one Regimen; OF
Artillery, acting as Infantry, with com
pany Of Horse Artillery are at and on their
way to Camargo, preparatory to march
on Monterey. There are l | steamers on
the river that ascend 10 Camargo with
troops and supplies. Gen. Taylor and
staff ascend the, river by steamer this af-
lernoon aud will probably be q, Camargo
in q days.
Volunteers now al the mouth of the
river will follow soon, as il is supposed
under ordinary good weather, that the ar.
my will be prepared to move about the
close of the month. The army occupy
The river as high up as Mier. and small
command has been advanced still furthee,
to punish, if practicable, Indians that have
committed murders and slole horaea.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26

" -
ican Captain, which demand. in conse-
quence ofihe. .6rmness with which i, was,
made, and the presence of the frigate,
was effectual in obtaining his discharge. =
Treaty ,oith the Pottowatomie Indians.
The Union publishes this important
treaty at length, which was concluded on
the 2Slr ulI. By this treaty, the possessory
right of the Porowaomies 10 some six
millions of acres of land is extinguished-
five millions ofvaluable land lying between
the Missouri aud Mississippi. west of the
State of Iowa and north Of the State of
Missouri, and one million of acres on the
Usage river, west of the latter State. The
Stale OF Iowa. will by this treaty gain a
front on the Missouri river of fseveral hun,
dred miles, and that State obtain possess
ion of Eve millions Of fruitful and saleable
Hand, towards which large emigration has
already been directed.
The Po;iowalomie Indians have had
a greater share Of English feeling than
any other tribe in the United States; and,
on their late location, they were still within
the scope of English infiuence.-Nany oil
The chiefs sat in council 10 The recent ne
golialiou, exhibiting English medals. by
this treaty, they not only pledge their
feal,ylo the U. States, but are located
within forty or fifty miles Of permanent
garrison. (For Leavcnworth,) and arc
placed Immediately adjoining the breveI
Tribes Of Indians on this continent, whose
attachment to the people aud government
Of the United States is immovable-we
mean The Shawnees and Deawares, whose
well tried maxim is, nsuer 10 turn their
| backs ON their enemies.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26
From the, N. o. Picdyunc.

From the, n. D. Plcdyunc.
LATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
The steamship New York arrived late
last evening from Brazos Santiago, from
whence she sailed on The Sth inst.
The regiment of Mounted Rangers. un'
der Coils. Hays. and Woods, at Reynosa,
were under orders to proceed to Linarcs
and Monterey and take possession of those
points. General Taylor paesed up the
river to Reynosa on tie 5th inst, on the
steamboat Hatchee from Matamoras. The
U. S. Dragons were atcanp near Mala-
moras.
Gen. Taylor bad issued orders, forbid.
ding the sale of spurious liquors in the
city, or-permittins them to be brought up
the river. He started from Matamoras
on the morning OF the 9th with portion
OF The Texan infantry.
The Ma,amoros Flag, Of the 9th inst,
states that 6gh, had occurred between a
party Of Camanchee Indians and McCul-
ioch and Giliespie's Rangers, near Ca
margo. The former numbering about
600, and the Rangers eighty. About
twenty Indians were killed and but two
Rangers-the latter bringing off one hun
:. dred and Fifty horses.
a man named Jack Haynes, better
known as Col. Jack Haynes, wild harum
;searum sort Of fellow, was killed onthe
5lh inst. by Texan named McCanan.
Editorial Correspondence Of the P,cayune.
MATAMoRAs, Aug. 4, 1876.
Gen. Taylor and staff leave here TO-
day for Camargo, and all the troops are 10
leave by about the 10th inst. General
Twiggs is left TO supernlend,be movement
of the troops now here and those thai are
TO arrive, for while al least.-He is in
excellent health, aud was never looking
better.., Col. Clark of the 9Th Infantry will
be left at this place ir command, after all
The troops have been forwarded, and will
have two companies Of artillery and one
regiment Of volunteers under him. Gen.
.Twigss. with Captain Mays four com
panies of dragons, and Capt, Ridgelys
battery ,ofarlilery, will bring up the rear
as the army moves forward. Col. Hays
regiment Of mounted volunteers and Col.
.Johnson's regiment OF loot-Texans-are
to march tomorrow. The "Gaines Ran
gers" havef joined Col. Hays regiment,
and willsleave whit. All the regular
troops now remaining here, except Capt.
Mays and Ridge s commands, are al
so, ordered to march tomorrow. IL isex-, !,
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We know at preaentbut little sof sthe
.imi1,ooigemen,s.ofthe enemy. Hs has been
forlifyfing with a a:small force at NJ onterey,
70. SOME time past, and it's supposed mat !.
they iiavemade arrange ngensntsto sasse emole
in large force when we GET within striking
distance. II is The oPinio1s tit they
determine on a battle thai lit will be a
desperate one.. This is-but aSreason aple
conclusion al least SIC - ~. -
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Girl, here's q ckanesjo for yoa.t--Recanllytwo
widowersin Brandon, Massachusetts; advefs
tised for wives. Acotemporary. says. ,hat
having been perfectly satisfied with their ffss
wives, they venture TO so by the Scard, The SCI.
cond time. convinced lha. they will be hs.hsppn$
with any woman.
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I our sbedlenl servant, ). - /.
JAMES L. SAUNDERS, Collector.

4 Paradise Of Dogs,-A writer recently stat.
ed that the city Of Matamoros, contained five |,
thousand people. and fifty thousand dogs ~
the state ofinaction, in which.our army lately
vas, it would have rendered some service BY.
sanghterins the dogs. - ! ~. -..sIss s pes
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26
drr;yal of the Caledonia.

From calla0.-During The presence Of
CaPt. Stockton, with the frigaIe Congress
at. Ca!lao. iu April last, the Captain Of an
American merchantmen was imprisoned
oy'he Peruvian authorities in consequence
OF scuttie in which his boats crew were
engaged with Peruvian midshipmau
and several ofthe natives. -
Capt. Stockton Immediately demanded
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26

A correspondent of The New Orleans
Delta, writing from the seat of war, gives
il as his belief, that the Uuiled States will
ere long be involved in war with ;he Ca
manche Indians.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26

On Monday nigh, last, we had an alarm
of lire in our village. A house put up by
The Town Council as Guard ii6fise, in
which to confne negroes taken up during
unlawful hours, was burned down, with
out communicating the fire to any other
building. II the wind had been high. The
village would have been in great danger.
There is no doubt that the house was set
on fre.-ibid,
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Gbe appect tIsfr. .ss,
} WEDvEs DAY; q &c usr IBi6E ; e e
EDGEFIELDs sC:.. Il $3.50

The Ifeathcr,-Wel have had during. the past 81
week some of the warrest weather weshases
experienced this season: Upon SUM dap esan II.
ing the atmosphere clouded over md since ihatssE
time there has an extraordinary large qnaaiity
of rain fell, much, we fear, TO theinjaf
planters, no had been 50 unfortunate as ].
have Fodder standing in The field x ;ss5ls
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-08-26

We understand that hlr. Maverick of
this neishborllood. exhibited in tire village
lew days ago, some fine specimens Of
fruit. Among the resi- Peach weighing
eight, and an apple weighing sixteen uzs.
Troy or gold weight.-Pendleton Mess.
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.peclea. a.,hat The army m will; moi move from
yCamargo before the 25th inst. doSnol
.choosesIo express an opinion oD4the pro-
.tabiHt%o Of anotlf ght with the; Mexicaus,
but. / know i. thought bY many who:
will have greatdeal to do in the matter
If one occurs, that a fight. aud a hard one
afthat is before Them. One thing IS very
certain, and that is, every body here, ex-
cept The Mexicans, want at least ole more
s.shake" with the followers of Paredes, or
whoever may be the leader OF the Mexican
army. .--...e.-.-
MATAMoRos, August 5, 1846. ,
wrote you from this place yesterday,
giving you what information ! had oi The
movements of the army. have one or
two additional items Of army news which
| may as well send you. l told you that
Col. Hays's Texas regiment OF mounted
men, which / shall accompany, would
march today. Owing TO the non, arrival
of his tenls, which have been sent Tor at
Point Isabel, he cannot leave before to-
morrow or the day afier, but by thelatter
time the regiment will move. II does not
proceed, ,as understood i, would, direct
for Camargo, bat will go towards Tampi-
CO into the interior aud join the main army
in few weeks at Camargo. 1t is The set.
tied opinion of all here that Hays will
meet strong force of, Mexicans on his
route and of course have a 6ght.-Gen.
Taylor, it seems, intends giving the Ran
gers change 'son their own hook" to get
into ''scrape" aud then get out OF 1t as
best they may. The regiment, learn is
about 700 strong.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05

your hearts! Butt wished to probe the sim
certy ofyour love- Eugene, for would not
wreck the happiness of this dear girl as my
own had been; and wished also TO discover
ifyou, Violet, had sufficient strength ofnlnd
---firmness of principle-to renounce your
own happiness, that you might not distress
her whom you knew but as Mrs. Ballantyne,
aud nj the same time attest your gratitude to
your early friend, poor Nelly.
The result has proved my expectations, and
fulfilled my dearest wishes. Take her, Eu-
gene, she is indeed n treasure. The good
have endeavored TO do, will, trust in some
measure atone for the double part have en-
acted so many years. My future life shall be
devoted to deeds of charity.
have sold this wretched dwelling. To
morrow the old walls will tumble down, aud
with them forever disappears +NeltB the Rag
gathere"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05
APeep behind the Curtain.
Correspondence of the Journal fCommerce
WASHINGTON, August 81, 1916

Correspondence OF the Journal OF Commerce
WAsHINGToN, August %, 1916
learn thata Cabinent Council was hH
yesterday,on the subject of our relations glh
Mexico, and especially in reference to thew.
cent demonstrations ofthe Santa Anna parry
and that it was determined TO take no fhrihU
steps, diplomatic or belligcrent, in regard 10
Mexico, until the result of the revolution shall
be known.
The fleets are TO remain inactive-wlch,
by the way, is what they are just fit tor-and
General Taylor is to continue to menace an
invasion, until the new Santa Anna govern
ment shall be established.
Ifdiplomacy should then fail, the war is to
be commenced in earnest, and means are to
be found 10 render our very expensive naval
establishment somewhat less useless thun il
has hitherto been.
Persons connected with the navy, but WHO
IRE acquainted with the topography and hy-
biography ofthe Mexican coast,are to be en-
ployed, and have already been consulted in
reference to some more efficient naval prepar-
atoms.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05
The st. Lawrence and Atlantic
Rail Road,

BY vote of the Stockholders of this Road,
at meeting recently held at Montreal, the
Directors were instructed to proceed to con-
struct the Road forthwith, beginning ut Mon
treal and to extend it to Sherbroolzc as soon as
possible. New accessions to the stock afford
much JOY to the people of the Townships
The Sherbrooke Gazette speaks of the matter
as follows;
"The news Of the determination of the
Stockholders in the St l.. & At. Railroad, to
60 on with the work, was received in this town
with the most lively feelings of satisfaction.
1t was announced early on Monday morning,
that the event would be celebrated at noon by
the firing of cannon, &c. Accordingly at 10
o'clock the stores and shops in town were
closed, and some hundreds of our citizens as
sembled on Flag Staff Hill to join in the dem
onstration. At the time appointed several
blasts were fired at the site of the new Grist
MIL, all the bells in town commenced ringing
when 81 rounds were fired from cannon on
the brow of the HILL over which the British
flag was streaming in the wind, accompanied
by the cheers of the multitude, and answered
by "a cannon managed by the boys on the north
side of the Magog.
After the firing ceased, Col Moore, being
called upon, observed that he had never met
the people of Sherbrooke on a more pleasing
occasion than the present. We might from
this period date the prosperity not only of
Sherbrooke, but of the Eastern Townships-
We had been laboring for six or eight years to
obtain Railroad, but never until now, could
we look upon its construction with anv derree
of certainty. But the time had now happily
arrived, when the work was about to be COM
menced,-and he would propose three cheers
for the success ofthe st. Lawrence & Atlantic
Rail Road. The sentiment was hesrtily re-
sponded to- He then proposed three cheers
for A. T. Gait, Esq. to whose unwearied exer-
tons we had been mainly indebted for the sue
cess of the undertaking This sentiment was
also responded to with hearty good will
Three cheers were also given to the Directors;
and three cheers more for the Queen. when
the company separated, we'll pleased with the
demonstration, and we doubt not the rood
news will be hailed throughout the townships
with similar feelings"
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05
Discovery of Human Skeletons.

We have had the opportunity Of examining
some human bones that were discovered sew
ernl days ago, by some lahorers employed in
digging on the line ofthe Northern railroad.
There were six skeletons discovered at one
tirne; and one had been found previously at
some distance off. The spot where the six
were found, as we learn from DR.. Moses Car
ter, is on the farm of the late Col. Enoch Ger
IRISH in Boscawen, about twenty rods from the
bank ofthe river, halfa mile from Mr. Gerrish's
house, and two miles to the north of the old
meeting house; the distance would be about
twelve miles from this place. They had been
buried in two graves, three in each, which
were several yards apart. The soil covered
them to the depth ofless than eighteen inches
and they lay ut GfUlI length with their feet
towards the, east. We have seen portion of
the bones only; these are in the possession
of DR.. Timothy Haynes Of this town. Among
them there are three entire skulls, Il part of n
mother. Some of the bones are those ofa te-
male, others those of youth, Others still those
ofan infant One ofthe skulls is very large
the face long, the cheek bones high and the
chin square out. 1t is formidable looking
relic. Another possesses still greater inter-
est. 1t bears on the top a large fracture caused
by some edged instrument. On the other
side is Il distinct mark showing where shay
ing stroke. There are no similar marks of
violence on the rest.
The discovery seems to us one of peculiar
interest. The fact that there was woman,
a youth, and an infant, among the number,
indicates feat these may be the remains of
family; the fracture on the skull of one shows
that his death was caused by violence, while
the rest might also have been killed by
wounds that left no trace upon the bones.-
Were they whites, or Indians? 1.-THE former
it would seem that there should be some ira
dition respecting the time and manner oftheir
death, since Boscawen was settled only about
a century ago. The probability is that they
were Indians, though the position ofthe bod
les is against this conclusion; it being the Gus
tom of the Indians, we believe, to bury the
dead in sitting posture. We find nothing
in books to which we have access, throwing
any light upon the matter. Farmers Histor-
ical Collections contains an account of "In-
dian troubles in Boscawen," but we are una
BILE to identify these with persons there men
toned. We commend the subject to the at
tention of our antiquarian friends.-Concord
nv. H. Statesman.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05
Caledonia County All Right.

BY the returns given below, and they IRE
probably nearly correct, it will be seen that
cold Caledonia" remains true to her Republic
can faith and principles. She elects t'oo wing
Senators n nine Wing Representatives to the
Legislature, while theSopponents of the Wings
have succeeded in clecting only sir. Our
good wing fren DIS have done what we told
them several weeks ago they could do if they
would buttry, They have tried and con.
qucred, aud we heartily congratulate them up
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05

MONTEREY. The Matamoras Reyille mem
tons one incident connected with the history
OF Monterey, in Neuvo Leon. which is not
generally known. The streets of that citv
were paved by American prisoners. taken by
the forces of Gen. Arredondo from Minn,s nm,
fortunate expedition of 1876, and cemented
with their blood: These men, who had no
ply perrllled their lives to obtain the Indepen-
dence OF Mexico, were taken prisoners, and
after being kept at hard labor on the streets
OF Monterey for months, were taken out and
ia hasely shot by order of the governments
There is but one survivor of the expedition.
the senior proprietor of the Reveie, from
whom we obtain the fact
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05
Connecticut and Passumpsio
Rivers Rail Road.

Messrs. f. Gilmore IL Co. have taken the
contract for Grading, Bridgeing and Masonry
upon that part of the Wells River division
which lies between the southerly point of
Sawycrs mountain in Fairec, and Peters
point, north of Waits River in Bradford.
Parties were upon the line last week erect
ing shantes, and excavations were to he COM
menced on Monday last
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05

DIVISION OF TEXAS. The Houston Tele.
graph refers TO proposition to divide Texas.
without delay, into two States, the Brazos be
ing the boundary between them, and adds that
application has been made, on the suggestion
of members of Congress, to the Texas Sena-
tors and Representatives to bring in bill for
that purpose. The real object of this move
mentis to swell the Southern vote in the SEN
ate
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05

EARTHQUAKE. A slight shock of an earth
quake was felt in this vicinity between four
and five O'Clock on the morning of the 25th
ult. The event is noticed in the Keene Sen
tinel as having occurred at ten minutes before
five o'clock. The Boston Transcript also no
tees 1t, and says the shock was SO severe as to
shake houses and furniture inside them, and
awake persons by the shaking oftheir bed
The shock was heard in every direction from
Boston, and at Jamaica Plains, a chimney was
shaken down, and ut Worcester the door bells
were rung.--WoOdStock Mercury.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05

NJ John P, Pale is lecturing the people of
Maine, by invitation, and they flock to hear
him in great numbers-1500, it is said listened
to him at Bangor, BY the way, some people
have the notion that he is Sd party or Glib.
erty" man, but we have never seen any eyi.
dence of this. He is a liberty man, to be sure,
but not in a technical and narrow sense lie
is for liberty from all the expressions and ag
gressions of the South, and not confined in his
political creed to one thing only,but stands on
the same broad ground that the wings do-that
of taking care ofthe North too, well as for
fighting slavery. Thus he acted in the Legs,
lature ofN, H., maintaining with the Wings
measures of protection and went with them
g. they with him, hand in hand for the great
interests of the country & Mt the same tmcn
opposition to that curse of man-slavery, He
is not, as we have seen cndeavorng to buiIdup
a separate party in Maine, but is endeavOdag
it convince the people that they oughtto take
up with other measures n position hostile to
the increase and existence of slavery He
does not arree with the Wings in all things
but his course sanctions the ground maintain.
ed by the wing party of the north.
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-09-05

The RIGHT Sort or TALK. The Wings
of York and Oxford counties, in Maine, have
adopted the following, among other resolu-
tons:
Resolved, That we adopt as our motto, Re.
peal-repeal of all unconstitutional action to
aid Slavery-repeal of all projects for acquir-
ing new territory on which to create new
Slave States-repedI ofthe Mexican war, with
its enormous eXpenses-repedl of the British
Tariff of 1S46-repeaL of the Sub Treasury
and, in fine, for ihe absolute, unconditional
repeal of President Polk, his measures, his
men, and his policy.