Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-05-15

FROM Tue Picayune we select the following
General Shields was still alive q, the las, nc.
counts, but il was thought he could not survive.
Capt. johnson, the Typographical Enei.
neers, remains in . very critical state. ..t
Gen. Pillows wound is not serious. .-
More Particulars NJ tho Victory AZ C-rro
COrdO,
The Enrmy's Loss--Thiriy Brsse Cannon Cap.
tured-. .MexicsnFmce l4OOO Me,,--O Officers
Parolcd Found on the Field. oss
FRrpERIckprRc, Va, Msy o, 1S47.
The Southern mail received by the srrivsl Of
The cars this afternoon contains New Orleans
papers o: the I'd inst. Further interesting de.
tails OF the battle ore furnished. but no later
dates have been received from Vera Cruz. fra
The loss OF the enemy in killed end wounded
is thought TO be about equal to that on our side.
Thirty beautiful brass cannon ard large
quantity Of ammunition were captured. aa'
Some Of the Mexican officers taken prisoners
atirih,te the defeat 10 the cowardice 0s corrup.
ton Of Santa Anna. They admit that he had
eigh. thousand mon in the lines and six thou.
sand outside Of the entertainments. sa.t s'.-e
The Mcxirnn infantry who fought SO well q,
Buena Vista end slI the regular art,lierisss were
present. oSt a'
Several officers released by Gen. Scott after
the capi,ula'ion OF Vera Cruz without parole, on
account Of The ga,lsr,ry displayed there, were
found smong The killed and wounded. "a st' i.
FRrDERn KsBURG. Va, Nay II.
The Now Orleans Picayuue of the 4,h comes
to hand by the S,u'hcrn mail. There was no
later intelligence from Gen. Sco,,'s nrmy.
O" the 9Th Of April LASTS law psssed the
Mexican Congress, calling upon all Mrxicans
capable o:bearing arms. to enter the service OF
the government.
The Governor Of chihuahua had arrived OF
the city Of Mexico on the lhh ult., and was pc.
tilioninp for all to drive back the perfdous in,
vaders of that territory.
Tsmpco dates TO the 27lh hrd been received,
1t was remarkably healthy there. The new
rar,ff Ind yen Icce,v.d. and put into effect.
FRoM MArAMoH.s The Picayune, extra, oi
the Sd inst. has a copy of the American Flag OF
the 2lst ult. The following is the most iwpor-
tant paragraph we find in it: .. .. --.-.--. .
Dorm Upon Them We stated, not long ago
that Gen Taylor had resolved on a requisition
upon the States Of New L-on, Coahuila and Ia.
maulipas. for inirmnifca, on Tor the destruction
Of the public property of the United States by
| Mexican robbers in those departments Of Mexi.
co. Since then Col, Gushing has received an or.
der directing him to cali upon the Alcaldes OF
this place, and will accordingly pay his respects
10 their honors this morning. The proportion
OF this department is sA7. 500, and can be liqui
dated in mules at $50 a head, beef cattle at So
or corn at SO per Ja"esa, 0hree bnsbels) The
| Alcaldes here will eonfer with the suthoritie.
| of other towns as TO the amount Of taxable pro
perty in their several districts 10 serve a. data
in fixing the proportion OF each. The quarter
master here will receip, for all that may bt
"fo, ked over r--r ...aa
! The Water.Cuve Establishment, Of Preissnli1
a, Gutenberg. was visited during the last yea
! BY ! Ol2 patients. Ofthese $50 were Germans
! GAG Aus,r,sns, 236 Prussians, 10 Hamburg
ers,) l65 Russians and Poles, l27 En2lish
msn, Go iInngsrians, % Danes. 2i Americans
aud 63 inbsbltun,s 0l other counties. There