Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-10-26

A letter ia the Journal of Commerce,
from field officer ofihe army, relates the /
following incidents atthe close of the de-
cisive battle Of Churubusco: "A
The place was defended by at least 27..
900 Mexican troops. Their whole force
IN the morning amounted to $4,000 men.
ofwhom 5000 may have been killed, Ia.
ken or dispersed, in the affairs of Coutre-
Tas and San Antonio,i in the earlier part of
the day. The remainder were posted be.
hind two strong field works --one ofthem,
enclosing large stone church. Our troops
makingthe attack did not exceed one. fourth
th@numberofthe enemy. The conflict
lasted two hours and three.quarters,d during
4Ae whole of which time the deafening
Toar of artillery and small arms was con.
tinuous and tremendous, and such as no
men present ever before witnessed. II
wasa time ofawful suspense,bus the issue
was not for a moment doubtful. When il
was over, the General. in-chief (Scott)
rode In among the troops. 1t would have
done your heart good to hear the shout
with which they made the welkin ring
several old soldiers seized the Generals
Aands With expressions of enthusiasm.
Sudqsnfy, at motion from his hand, si.
lence ensued, when in the fuiness of his
Heart he poured forth few most eloquent
and patriotic words, in commentator OF
their gallant conduct. When he ceased.
there arose another shout that might have
been heard in the grand plaza of Mexico.
During this thrilling scene, l looked up to
aibalcony ofthe Church that had been so
bIavely defended. 1t was filed by Mexi.
cRnprisoners. Among them Gen. Rincon,
a venerable old soldier, was leaning
forward, his countenance glowing, and
hiseyes sparkling with every manifesto.
tiHR Of delight. verify believe that the
old veteran, with the spirit of true soldier
upon beholding victorious General so
greeted by the brave men he had just led
toyietory, forgot, for moment, his posi-
tion-lhat he was defeated and prisoner
and saw and thought only of the en-
thusiasm by which he was surrounded"
7MoRsE's RECORDING TELEGRAPH.-
Through the kindness of Mr.. O'Rielly
and professor House, we have had the
pleasure ofseeing this wonderful machine.
The one now here in the rooms of the
College Building, is being put in order
by frof. tt. and has, as yet, only been Cd.
erated Tor experiment. With it and one
Stationed at Pittsburgh, the invention has
been tested, for the first time on line of
any such length, and found to transmit
Without difficulty distance of $40 miles.
The machine which was at Pittsburgh is
now on its way to Louisville, and this
mode OF telegraphing will be used, in con.
neeiion with Morse's. on the line between
that city and Cincinnati.
The great practical difference between
Mr.. Morse's and Mr.. Houses mode of
telegraphing is, that the former uses a
new alphabet Of dots and lines, all of
which are made by single steel point,
while the latter prints distinct Roman
letters. Only the initiated can read the
former, while the latter is legible to all
who can read at all. In addition to this.
u has two other safeguards of accuracy:
L. While the operator is, for instance,
sitting at the machine here communicat.
ing to Louisville, printed slip issues
from the machine directly before him
which is exactly the same as the one that
issues at the same time from the machine
at Louisville. 2. A lettered index is be.
fore him, upon which pointer indicates
every letter that is to be printed.
The appearance of the machine is
something like piano. 1t has KEYS la
belief with the letters Of the alphabet, by
touching which the printing is done. Up
on the top Of the box is small horizontal
steel wheel, upon the edge of which every
letter is cut. Around a perpendicular
cylinder standing near the wheel, passe
anarrow wheel saturated with ink, and
between it and the wheel passes also a
narrow slip ofpaper, upon touching kew.
M for instance, the little wheel revolyes
quick as thought till NJ is presented to
the cylinder, which at the same instant
strikes literally, driving the paper and
Ilbbon against the letter, and thus the
impression is made.-Cincinnats Atlas.
n a kENTUCIJ nv Qosro., III