Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-02-06

p.ss which was 20 nerrow that il was with much
difficulty single horse could 20 through IL.
But NAV was determined to traverse, it snd
| make what discoveries he could on the other
side Dismoun,ine hiInse and men, he led his
horse and the way, snd after experiencing much
difficulty in getting from rock to rock, the com.
msnd ultimately succeeded in getting through.
On the right hand aida Of this pass there 10 a
perpendicular cliff of some 500 feet high, as
some of the mon cav, that a man up there
looked like little boy On the len hand, sf.
ter 10 or IL feet perpendicular, there was a
gradual slope TO the top, on which an enemy
cou'd run down, fire piece, on then return.
II is represented as being the most DANCE.
rous pass TO daring enemy that is known and
the advance of thousands. After going as far
on the other side ss was thought necessary,
they turned 10 come back. and the main
body retrsced their steps with the snme eau.
ton observed in effccting the frs, passage. But
the rcarguard were not SO lucky in getting thro'
this time, for i:appears that the Lieutrnan, ard
Sergeant got through !arg. body Of men, who
stationed themselves on the perpendicular side.
sliowered down stones from the top so fast and
so heavy, tha: their advance Was completely
cut of. and that they were either killed, taken
prisoners, or made their escape TO the otf CT
eide. II seems that Capt. May was not taken
by surprise, for he was continually urging viei
lance, and left his best buger in the rear to
sound the alarm 10 case of ofsccidert, as though
he anticipated an attack. A rnn,b ing sound
in the pass caused him to halt For the reargusrd
but they not coming up when he thought it was
time for them 10 resch him, he wheeled ab,u,
and went in the direction of the pass agpin at
full speed. lie shortly met the Lieutenant and
a Sergeant. and Immediately demanded of the
former, "Where's your men 7" The answer
, Of the Lieutenant was, "close at hand" at the
came time turning his head around as If with
the expectation Of seeing them just behind him
But there were none there save the Sergeant,
and tho truth Immediately flashed upon the
commander that something WAS wrong with
them. As quick as thought, aud as the nature
Of the path would permit, they dashed off for
the pase. and when they reached il found that a
| large number OF stones had been thrown down
and discovered traces OF blood along the defle
They followed up as fast as possible, but it was
Of no avail; they could make no further dis.
coveries. nor learn anything OF the fate OF their
companions, 20 they sorrcsfuIly fetrsced their
strps, and arrived here a. above noticed. ad,-
The same correspondent, writing from victo.
rio. on the 9th ult., says:
Gen. Taylor visited the Illinois Volunteers
yesterday, and the way the boys crowded a.
round him, threatened immediate suffocation.
BY way Of saluts!ion. I verify believe the old
General pulled at his cap FIVE Thousand times,
and looked every minute to see him pull the
nt.piece of. The General was mounted on
large and gentle mule, willis, his orderly rode
asplendid dragoon horse, and was himself dres
sed in clenn and handsome uniform, whilst the
General had on that same old black frock Coat
and big Mexican straw hat Mr.. Fannin, the
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the "Scckers" taking him for the General, anu
wondering why they called him old Taylor
When at last they found out tina, the old ran
chero was the sure enough General. they infer
red from his plain appearance, that it would be
nothing smss 10 offer him hand to shake, an,
they went at i, with such good will. that by ih.
time the two regiments finished squeezing il
there could have been little feeling left in it
As he rode off, there were many who wondered
whether that was the animal on which he char
ged the Mexicans. .......
Speaking Of Generals, there is no "particula
quantity" on 'em here. at this time. Mai Gen
Taylor, Maj Gen Patterson. Brigadiers Twiggs
Quitmsn. Pillow, and ought TO say Smith. al
though Persifer is now acting the Colonel
They were all in town together yesterday, a
the head quarters OF Gen. Qutman.
Another correspondent OF the Delta, wri,ini
from TamPco, on The 18th ult., gives the fol
lowing:
The city of Tsmpico is one Of the most love
y spots ever saw, and under an American go
vernment would greatly improve and increase
| 1t must, from its position, always be large com
. mercal port, but under Mexican admiuistratio,
! could not arrive al great prosperity. Il is sup
posed ths. the United States will never .bando
this place, and they ongh, not TO do so, as. in
commercial view, il Is only second to Yer
Cruz, having a large interior trade md Iha Z