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TO THE ENEMY.

N POLK,S PASS TO SANTA ANNA.
The Commander Of our Naval forces in the
Gulf is hereby directed not to obstruet the pas
sage Of Gen. ANroNIA LoPEz DE SANTA ANNA
and suite 10 Mexico should he desire e return
thither. JAMES s. POLh.
.M0y Is, 1886.
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ha Polk's admission Of hdving granted the pass.
..When orders were issued to the Comman-
der OF our Naval forces in the Gulf, on the 18th
day Of, May last, only two days after the exis-
tence Of the war had been recognized by Con-;
rress. 10 place the coast OF Mexico under
blockade, he cos directed not to obstruct the pas
ssaee Of Santa Anna 10 .Merico should he return.
POLES Annual Messageto Congress, Dec, 46.
Il remains 10 be seen whether his return may
not vet prove favorable TO pacific adjustment
of existing difficulties.
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HUMBUG is THE ORDER OF THE
= tttEs sSSsssst DAY.
yela paipably true saying for what Is the use Of
advertising the truth, when the public are 10th to
appreciate the difference. This Is IN the mouth Of
almost every one nowadays, as well as
MRS. JERvIS'S
COI4D ~ "a NDY
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ititsf a Ju.HJVUF.HCIOKY. s4 ss.sst
TAMES WILLIAMS Il SON, would re-
j spectfully inform their friends and The public
il general that they have now on hand at their new
WARE ROOMS, ON 7ih street, opposite the Office
- ahA Nasinnaa Insaisanrer General Assnrfmcnt
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| INTERESTING MEMOIRS ON SHEEP ITO
fessor Meigs, before the New York Farmers
Club, on Tuesday last, read an interesting
memoir in relation to sheep. lie says the
earliest records of Spain mention the fact that
their Wool was particularly fine. Strabo,
who wrote i'll the first part OF the hrst century
of the Christian Era, mentions wool as prln-
cipal article of commerce from Spain. From
him we learn the high estimation held i'll
Rome of fine wool-as they gave Talent
(equal to about s ,08O) for ram to improve
the breed.
When the Moors overran Spain in the 8th
century, the natives retired to the mountains
and kept hocks of sheep The monarchs be-
came shepherds. The number Of sheep has
varied from five to eight millions. That be-
ing a royal flock, it was called the precious
jet0el Of lie Groom. A royal Council was
formed, styled The Council Of the Grand
Royal H0ck," and the laws relative to Span
ish sheep have digested into code-publish-
ed in large folio volume-by the title of
/" The Laws of the Royal Flock"
AlpaccaS &c. Uloa observes that in the
district of Lipes in Peru, the air is very cold
and there are nourished great herds of Vicu-
mas, Alpaccas. or Tarugas, and Lamas, ami
mails common enour on the high mountains
where the cold is continued.
Some parts of Persia and the province of
Cachemire in the northen parts of Hindostan,
furnish wool of perhaps the finest kinds in
the world. The sheep are kept on the bleak
mountains of Armenia the greater part of the |
time, and the tops of the mountains are con-
tinually covered with snow. Bcrnier says
that that region is frozen half the year-that
it is miserable country-but that the trade
is chiefly in WOOL finer than that Of SPAIN
from sheep called I'ou@-that the wool of
these resemble bearer fur more than WOOL
and that the natives make shawls of it yard |
and half long, which sell tor moro than 500 !
each. Liable Reynal says that they manu-
facture turbans of it, for the Omrahs and 9TH
er grandees, of yard in width and somewhat
more than three yards long, which sell for
from $500 to $3.50 apiece.-1taSs. Spy.
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From Laguna, TampicO, &C.

ATTACK OF THE Mon ON SANTA ANNA.
Letters from the Capital have been received
at Tampico, dated the 21st ult., by which it
appears that Gen.Santa Anna entered as was
expected on the / 9Th, but with much more
distinguished reception than he had any pre-
vious idea Of The popuace, especially the
lcpers, came together in crowds to greet their
provisional President. With shouts of indig-
nation they followed him, stoning him so that
he escaped among his friends only by mira
Gle. The people, indignant at the continual
losses which the Mexican army has suffered,
and seeing that all the promises Of tie Gen
cral-in-chief have been vain, were resolved to
take vengeance upon him, and perhaps would
have succeeded in their purpose if the author
tiles had not interviewed with an armed
force.
BLOCKADE OF LAGUNA, &c. On the re-
turn of Com. Perry from his excursion along
the coast, he gave orders that the blockade
of the town of Laguna should be raised, and
ships admitted to that place, under the ar
rangements of the new tariff. The next day
he took possession of the fortress at the mouth
of the river Huasacualco, and having destroy
ed the cannon which it contained, he ordered
the American flag to be raised there, accom-
panying the act with salute of twcnty-one
guns. The day after he assembled the river
some 90 miles, and seized a small town whose
name we do not know,planting the American
colors in the plaza as he had done in the fort
On this expedition the Commodore obtained
an exact plan of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec.
The isthmus has been examined by some En-
glish engineers, and he obtained from them a
precise copy of their observations, which have
extended from the Gulf to the Pacific, in
GLIDING a space of so miles in width.
The garrison of Tampico is greatly alarm
ed, fearing an attack from the Mexicans. A
letter written from there the 26th ult. says:
"The greater part of the volunteers who are
here refused to continue in the service, hav-
ing completed the terms of their enlistment
There remain only $50 of the last volunteers
from Louisiana, and these are not worth
much. The authorities are about to send to
Commodore Perry for couple of ships-of-
war, as from day to day they fear that the
Mexicans may gain possession Of the situa-
finn
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that negro answers precisely the same pur-
pose to the American Army that the scape
goat which Gen. Moses sent into the chappar-
ais did to the Jews, when they were engag-
ell in conquernga peace with the heather
round about. Now, amt you ashamed of
Yourselves for your folly in opposing me =?
Amt you thankful that you have fallen into
the hands of a chieftain who holds candle
to the Virgin, and hangs black Yankees
to cxpiate the sins of white ones !"
Seriously, our readers must pardon our
manner Of dealing with this subject. What
with ringing the bells of Protestant meeting
houses, and chanting re DeunS in Catholic
ones; equpping volunteers with Bibles and
Bowie knives; bounding on the war with the
yell of "No Popery" at home, and holding
candles before the image of the Virgin in
Mexico; winkingat Wholesale rape and muir
der perpetrated by whites, and hanging
black loafcr for following the example; pray
ing for peace on earth, and making profess
si0nal fighters life members Of missionary So
cictcs-ths whole Mexican war matter at
times assumes The appearance of a hideous
ioke-a grim farce, the plot of which must
have been borrowed from beneath. J.G.W.
--N0tiOndl Era.
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Later from Mexico.

An arrival at New Orleans on the I'd inst,
from the Brazos, confirms the news Of Doni-
phan's arrival at Parras, after march of ff-
teen hundred miles, with about one thousand
men and 16 pieces of artillery.
Col, Mitchell, with the advances of Doni-
phan's command, including a picked party,
was expected at Buena Vista on the 18th.
in passing through Durango, they took
possession of a small fort, one captain, twenty
one privates, and forty-six stand of arms
The captain and his men were released on
parole, and COL Doniphan was to furnish
them with arms to defend themselves against
the Camanches. At Massey he found one
hundred and twenty-five muskets, and So
lances. The troops fled on his approach.
Gen. Gushing has received orders to join
Gen. Taylor at Monterey, with the NIassa-
chusetts Regiment. Gen. Codwallader has
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Important from chihuahua.
PhiLn6elnhin. Lnne 10.

i'hId0eLphtd, June ~.
Advices from chihuahua to April 8, have
been received via Santa Fe and St. Louis.
On that day Coils. Doniphan, Mitchell and
Clark started on the route to Paretal with
their entire force, except four companies left
to guard the city,
The cause Of their return was threaten
ed outbreak. Col. Price has two hundred and
fifty men on duty at Santa Fe described as
a military mob-no scipline-solders daily
commit open violations Of all law-insult and
injure Mexicans, and civil government pow
erless to redress these acts Of INSTRUMENTATION
among the officers and soldiers.
Volunteers and officers meanly resign to
escape duty. Price refused to send the mail
to chihuahua, as it was rumored on account of
the expense.
The border Indians commit daily outrages
on the inhabitants of the frontier, driving off
and destroying stock. The trails lead tot Taos
as a mastering place.
Only one Mexican has been condemned
for treason, and he was reprieved till the
President could have time to act upon his
case.
Twelve have been executed for lnurder,and
two cases of treason were set down for trial
on the ID of May.
There. we're great complaints Of the inca
pacity Of Col Price.
The Fifth Regiment ofIll. Volunteers for
Santa Fe is all complete and ready to start.
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"ValaDle funds for canceling his obligations. Tina.
was when the opinion prevailed, that if the law fs
iii'riS0nig poor debtors should be abolished, these
poor men would not pay Wcbeeve, however that
Tie abolition OF that law has not wrought injury to
creditors We believe too, that the other proposed
alteration would notproyidcd an act should be wiso
~ framed But we must leave this matter for the
present. trusting that the freemen of this state will
thoroughly weigh the matter of what will give per-
manent prosperity to community at large, by secur-
ing to its individual members so much as will rerdo.
a mutual benefit. That there is an evident do.ir,
IN some minds to have something neso, whether for
pe'er Or worse there can be doubts but this fact
should not deter others from an examination of sncb
matters as are Of Importance and such as can be set
tied only from their investigation.
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TIE CARD inserted in another place, may take
some people by surprises and in order that the pub
lie generally may understand the substance of the
matter, an explanation of what preceded may be
necessary. We therefore mention, that about the
first of April, last year, Messrs Cooke & Field sold
to Messrs Cheney & Dutton their right of running
the mail stage from Rochester to Ticonderoga during
the remainder of their time Of contract stpulating
in this agreement that the said Cheney & button
should demand certain price for carrying passen-
gers,-also, should pay Cooke & Field one hundred
dollars for the bargain. This was considered by
some like the decision of the Dutch judge who SEN
fenced man to be h,pg, and then to pay forty shil-
lings!
In a short time, the new contractors violated the
agreement, by reducing the price Of fare. The first
party warned against persstng this course threat
ening prosecution to the second party, should they
thus continue. This had no effect, and Messrs G.
& D. were waited upon few days since, by the
deputy sheriff. Matters were soon arranged by an
agreement from the first party to give up the 500
bOnus; to pay over to the second party the amount
of mail money due, as allowed by the department,
and to give up all claim for past damages the sec
ond party yielding up the mail carrying to the 9TH
err party and presenting the correction of reports as
named in their card.
During the progress of matters alluded to,one man
would su,m,iSe a thing; Madam Rumor would get
hold of this add largely to it, and retail it mat
terof fsct; and in very short time goodly num-
Der of people in this village, and learned from
Rochester to Chipman's Point,waxed warm, so much
so, that passer-by would have supposed there was
terrible tempest in a great Family 7ea-Pot!
Messrs Cheney & Dutton, not being versed in this
line of business, and not having the to cash
down. for running their stages did theirbusineSs to
u great disadvantage, and consequently have suffer
cd loss from the undertaking. The fact that public
feeling in this section was getting raised in their IA
vor, shows that the people desired right to take
place; and now that the supposed injured party say
it has taken place, we trust others will be satisfied
in regard to this matter, and let the storm Of ndig-
dation abate as fast as possible.
New York LADIES PEARL. This excellent pa
per has recently been merged with the New York
Washingtonian, and the twain one is now published
by Francis d. Allen, jr. -.hS Virginia r. allen,
Edtress. This sheet bids fair to be both interesting
and useful and it is hoped will receive the patron
age it merits. Terms to country subscribers 81 :
6 copies to one address S5;-15 copies, Sl2;--20
copies, SIS, invariably in advance. Issued weekly
at 10 Chambers ST., New York.
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THE VOICE.
BRANDON:
THURSDAY, JUNE II, 1947.

Mr. Norris LETTER, of May 25th, 1917, has just
arrived, and we hasten to lay it before the Wool
Growers in this sectlon trusting that they will pc
rusc its contents with interest. There is no truer
adage than " knowledge is power nor than that
"Union is strength" Hence, if growers of wool
wish to obtain such power in their business as will
enable them to compete successfully with other
branches of business, or with other wool growers,
they must obtain the requisite knowledge; and if
they wish to derive the strength they need, they
must effect such an union of interest with others en-
gagged in the same business, as will secure it to
them.
The plan of asserting the WOOL and of having
large quantity collected togehermust present to the
manufacturer such saving of agencies, that he can
afford to pay higher price than he otherwise could
Aud by having the different qualities of wool fully
shown the producer together with the actual market
value of each grade, he will be the better enabled to
select the most profitable sheep for breeding, and for
shearing. The plan proposed by Mr.. Blanchard, for
collecting WOOL and asserting and disposing of it,
looks to us like a feasible one, and one which VIII
benefit those for whom it is designed provided a
sufficient number engage initto give the experiment
a fair trial.
We therefore hope all wool growers, who can con-
sisteny, will aid in examining the oldmeeting house
in Shoreham, this season, SO that it will be as thor
oughly stuffed as were the Israetes, at times, with
quails
The letter alluded to by Mr.. Mott, recommends ms
the first part IO"aay l.-r~~nc the wool, that the
TAGS be taken off: the sheep then to he placed in
position to have the wool get wet, and have it mos-
ten some two hours before washing; that after wash
ing the sheep be kept from dusty road or pasture
that they be sheored as the wool is dry, TAX
ing special during the whole operation to keep
the wool from dirt and that small twine and as lit
tie as Will secure the fleece be used instead of using
large cord or bark for this purpose, Mr.. Browns
suggestions are certainly good and those who are in
the habit of leaving all the dirt they can in their
wool, and call it washed, will one day learn that
faithfulness in this business will be rewarded like
that in other branches.
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ordered an election to fill the vacant colo
nclcv occasioned by Gen. Cushing's promo
ton.
Three men of the Massachusetts Regiment
recently deserted, and were all murdered by
the Cananches Gen. Taylor has determin-
ed to employ the New Texan battalion.
A letter from San Luis Potosi says the hos
pital there is crowded with Mexican soldiers,
who are dying by scores, Of starvation and
neglect. Even the citizens are suffering for
want of the common nccessArics Of life. The
enemy has evacuated San Luis. The troops
have all left.
The WAY THE SUB-TREAsURY Works.
100000 in gold was this morning despatched
to New Orleans by the Sub. Treasurer In this
city, in charge of Green & Co.'S Express, by
the way of Wheeling and the Baltimore and
Ohio Il. R. Company Adams & Co. of this
city, Green & Cos. Express from Baltimore
to the Ohio River, and government Sub
Treasurer with legs) we're attending to it.
The cost of renting this, by bill of ex-
change, at the present rate, par, would be
nothing. The cost of carrying it, guarding it
and insuring it, who can tell, to say nothing
of the risk from robbery and flood?
The Banks, as repositories of the Govern
ment, would have done the whole business for
nothing
A Washington Letter, in morning paper
says thus, as Of another transfer
"Ten days since a gentleman connected
with the Treasury, went from Philadelphia
in charge of $1,Oo0,OOO specie for New
Orleans and another 81, 900 was sent to
the same city from New York and Philadel-
phia."-M Y Express.
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Cor: Sec. N. Y. S. 40. Soc

80 Mr.. Crawford, Of the White Mountains
IS this, as last year, Representative in the
Legislature, and although in the 81st year of
his age, looks only as ifabout 60. lie is a ma
tive OF Connecticut but very early in life
went into Vermont, where he remained until
nearly IS years Of age, since which he has
lived in the Valley up which the ascent is
made to the Notch Of the Mountains. He
says he has gone through hard times in bis
bleak abode-the like to which people living
nowadays can have but very inadequate
conception.-C Concord (M IT, } Statesmen.
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TELESCOPE FOR THE NATIONAL OBsERy-
AToRY. The immense telescope ordered
some time since by the Secretary of the Ma
Wy, to be manufactured at Bremen for the
National Observatory, arrived in Baltimore
at week.