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Weekly national intelligencer., 1847-09-25
A LETTER FROM GEN. PIERCE.

We have been favored with the perusa of private letter
written by this gallant officer relative and have taken the
liberty to publish extracts from it, The responsibility
f the publication entirely with us the author
bad no idea of its being by any one sav his relatives
and immediate friends and hence the reason that it contains
20 minute history Of his personal Post
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A sENTINEL's soLILoQUY

The Xenia Torch Light publishes a
letter from a returned Volunteer, ~ho be-
longed TO tho ST. LOUIS Legion. from
which We extract the following snecdote.
The Locos claim lha, their defeat 10 Ohio
arose, in part, from the fact that the 70.
lun,eers were mostly Democrats. We are
greatly mistaken Il they have not more 10
fear from their return, than from their alb.
sence. The only sovereign cure for Loco.
focosn now known, IS peep al the Mex
ican war-the elephant, as the volunteers
call II
One night during the four DAYS rain, |
was standing sentinel half leg deep IN wa.
ter. IL was a night not easily forgotten /;
:" such sheets Of sIyld ightning, such bursts
Of horria thunder, such roaring groans Of
Wind and ram, never remember TO have
heard II was as dark US a recess 10
Green RIVER cave. About two o'clsck 10
the morning heard something splashlny
along IN the water and hailed. Il proved
to Do Capt. Salisbury, officer Of the day,
and Lieut.. West, officer Of the guard 20.
my the grand rounds. After passing me,
the next sentinel but one they found IN
loud aud earnest conversation with him.
self, IN which be appeared so much inter.
ested that he did not hear them approach
They had the curiosity 10 listen to has so,
liloquy. Yes" SAID he, when | voted
FOR James X. Polk, had known it would
have led to thus, I'd have seen han 10 h--ll,
aud Texas sunk, first. But after the war
was brought on, | was ashamed to let the
Wings do the fighting, aud stay a, home
and be tainted by them. was obliged
to come for consistency sake but If had
you here this minute, Jas, X. Polk, YOU
here he uttered an awful imprecallon or
him-ld blow you through and he bro
his musket to take am, as II he would shoe
sure enough. At That moment the granC
rounds made a NOISE, and we're hailed
s,ernly with" Who comes there Jas
K. Polk, was the reply. Advance, 20,
: id son Of A., and give the counter
! sign, or IN blow your brains out Tn,
. officers told the anecdoie next day to III,
, company.
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,pee.;o., led, So having beer formerly u niy
6,the,s euptov ana could not avoid obser.
wing a degree Of intimacy which appeared
10 exist between Arrabel and himself, and
which seemed singular. | mentioned the
Circumstance one dsy TO Mrs. Ruddock,
she seemed embarrassed, and eyaded glv-
ing o reply. Her husband was less iasil-
dlous He declared with an oath, that the
overseer and Miss Arrsbel had been man
and wife, or as good, for long time past !;
ave. even before the demise OF her lady.
| desired 10 know what grounds he had
for his suspicious but IN this he did not
think proper TO grsufy me conten,lng
himself with saying: tie Snew 1t 10 be
so, and that was enough Indeed, | soor
discovered that IN ceasing 10 be the he'll
Of one Of the largest estates in the coun
try, had lost much of my consequence il
the ewes Of the worthy MIR. Rutdock. Hi
manners always unpublished and rude, wer'
now become al times, even brutal, and par
ticularly So, when under the lniuence Of I
stimulus, in which he frequently INDUCED
| no longer wondered, that helpless, sad
and lonely as was my poor wife, she ha'
suffered herself TO be removed from thu
cottage to an ASYLUM so much more con
genial to her.
Ruddock had resigned himself 10 the so
cety Of a set Of Vicious fellows, and s,rang
reports were IN circulation concernini
him. Some said he was connected with
band OF Illicit traders, who were suspec!
ed Of occasionally harbouring on she coast
His abseace from his family were frequen
and unaccountable and any inquiry intt
the cause of them, threw him into fsge
He had, al the periodsof my arrival at h,:
house, Just returned from one OF those
mysterious excursions. From my own ob
seryauon, | supposed hun fully capable o
all the vices that wer. attributed 10 hun
HIS poor wife was sinking under the effect
Of his i'll usage, and has hablta,lon vas be
coming a scene Of poverty and rum
saw that my presence was restraint, tsor
which he longed 10 be freed and as i wa
out Of my power 10 effect anything lax
reformation IN a subject SO hardened !
vice, longed FOR tie period nhen Clar
would be able 10 commence her journey
II came a, last took her from that mar
sion she was destined never again 10 e.
Ter. A cool and ceremonions leave. tak,n
passed between Arrabel and myself AT
my labatlng ches, seemed ligh,ened, and
brea,hed free, when out Of my pattern
enclosures, we found ourselves on The roa
TO the metropolis.
IT he confiuu.i
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A FLAG;

We are glad 10 hear that the Ladies OF
Charlotte have It IN contemplation 20 pre-.
semitic the Mcckienburg Volunteers Flag,
before their departure FOR the SEQ, Of war.
Tin. Is a. It should be, and We believe the
Ladies could not enirust such glft IN
more worthy hands, and we arc sure lheEs
are none m ne ranks who would lie so era.
ven as TO desert il IN the hour OF battle.
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less the business OF this place ~Iil. Ls Of
some importance. as the Mexicans arc
willing and ready enough to trade With
US, but are restrained BY fear Of their
own authorities. and without their license
have no facilities for transporting goods
into the interior. But TampIco, although
of immense importance 10 our govern.
ment as q naval and military depot, will
40, possess as great advantages for CON-
merce as Matamoros during the existence
Of the war.
find the foreign residents here very
much embiileIed against the Americans,
and are greatly annoyed by our posses.
sioa Of the port. We have not only et'
/ fec,ualy closed their business during the
blockade, bu, now We run IN our domestic
manufactures At prices that snnIh,sate any
competition from their stocks, that have
been entered under the exorbilnn, Mex.
can tariff. They deny our RICH, TO open
the port for our exclusive use. This IS
question | will leave diplomatists TO
SETTLE, but | believe i, would be policy
in our government to establish custom.
house here, and ADM, all foreign vessels
and merchandise upon the same terms as
lf entered at any por, IN the U. States
Then we can clam the same privilege
with foreign powers when they get By the
ears, which happens more frequently than
with ourselves, BY which means We Will
eventually resp more benefit than csG
accrue to US from the exclusive entrance
Of all the Mexican seaports.
T,aPIco, Dec. IL, 1916.
Gentlemen-Com Conner lefl
Yesterday for Anton Lizardo IN the Prince
ton. Upon his arrival there an expedl'
tioa will sail for Laguna, and believe
II is his intention to occupy Tabasco per
mauently. Al tho capture oi this place
three Mexican gun.boais, among olhei
craft, fell into the hands OF the Amor
cans These schooners we're built b,
Brown g. Bell, ~ New York, and al,
The twin sisters Of the Refer Bonita ant
, Perel so there are now SIX vessels II
the Gulf squadron precisely alike, "a ! 0
Them beauties to look At, but rather rnu
. uns To go, their draft Of water being TO
light TO make them crack sailors, how
ever, the efficiency Of The flee, for III
shoal waters Of this coast, has been en-
, HANGED by their acquisition.
The troops here are enjoying the bene
E III Of excellent quarters aud fine climate
/, and although some cases Of lntermliten
fever were prevalent, the general health {
, the place - good. hear this town spoke
Of BY the officers as being preferable t
any IN Mexico where they have yet beer
This can very readily believe-it "a sui
fcienily large to enable one TO procuf
good accommodations and fish, tlesh an
, fowl abound, and in quality the very best
game Of oil kinds, with the delicate pair
, cabbage OF the country, aud fruit superio
+. to tina, OF Havana should satisfy the fast
e dlousness OF any eplcure.
n Although there are at present only son
J. 700 regulars stationed here, consider
bic additionl fnrce could be organized
case Of any attack upon the town.
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Correspondence Of he Pieoyune !

TAnPrco, Dec. 9, 1916.
Grnllemen-' Tins little town has shaken
oil tho latharpy incident TO blockade, and
already presents very lively anc busting
appearance. We not only have the usual
activity attendant upon a naval and military
depot, but arrivals Of vessels from your
port, bringing provisions aud dry goods for
The Mexcans, are daily occurring. Much
disappointment has been nccasloned 10 the
adSenutars, as for the present nothing is
needed IN tho Nay Of provisions, excep,
Tor The immediate consumption Of such oil
the inhabitants Of the town az have not
been frightened of BY the advent Of 10,
Americaaos.
All communication with the interior hal
been lnteidscIed by the Mextcln author,
ties, aud the country immediately IN th,
neIghborhood Of Tampco is so ihlnly in
habI,ed, that for the presen, there exists nj
demand for the cargoes arriving. Thu
cargo Of the schooner Home. from New Or
leans, wac sold al auction on the 9th. Flour
So barrels. at 81 so; potatoes, go bbls. a
vi so, and other articles ~ proportion
Another, per schf. Veasco, consisting prin
c'p"ily Of dry goods, has been placed II
/ store.
Ih's state OF things will continue unti
communication with the interior is opened
by The Aneticsu TROOPS, and should Bar
Louis fosos' DO taken possesslon Of, doubt.
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The young Wings Of New York re.
Gently gave a splendid Wing ball IN no.
nor Of Henry Clny. Among tho guests
prescott were MAJOR Gen. Games. and the
Hon. Willard Fillmore. Genernl Games
dlscla'med being any party man, but spoke
OF Henry Clay, Joha c. Calhoun, and p.
h. Porter, Of New York, az the pillars OF
The war IN 1912. No war, be said, could
DO carried on by party, and i, was his
wish to see the chiyalry Of both partie.
united. Gen. Taylor he knew we'll, and
he had accomplished wonders, IN tho face
Of lnsuperable difficulties, He never had
had under him, at any one time, men
enough TO maintain eHectualIy such q
war as he was carrying on, and the con.
sequence had been, that his forces were
10 perpetual jeopardy, from which their
extraordinary yalor alone had rescued
,hem.--Riehmond Wig.
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TAMFICO ATTACKED t-REPULSE OF
TIE MENICANSt

We learn from passenger Just arrived
from Tamplco, on The schf. II. VI Johnson
and who came up 10 the city from the
South west Pass, ou the steamer Fashioo,
that on the 10Th inst. Tsmplco had been
attacked by 1000 MEXICAN cavalry, think.
'ng 10 CARRY The place by coup de main
our troops. however, were On the alert, and
on their approach, opened on them brisk
ire Of artillery, when they broke AID a ID.
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To be coatinuej }
pETRIFIED HUMAN BODY FOUND

We gathered the following facts from
gentleman oi intelligence and unbounded
yefActy, Who vas an eye Sitness they
may therefore be relied upon as subsIsn.
lls!ly correct.
A ieS weeks since, While engaged IN
digging a we'll ~ tbs lower part Of Lo~udes
County, Ga. within about mile OF the
Florida line, the workmen found human
body, completely turned 10 chalk. They
had mutIlaied the body considerably before
they were aware what il was. After they
discovered It was a human body. they sue,
ceeded IN getting nearly or quite all the
parts. Oar informant, with several other
gentlemen OF the vicinity visited the spot,
and examined i carefully. They say there
10 no, the least doubt OF ITS being human
body. There were several teeth still re-
msialng in the Jaw, and the appearance Of
three having been extracted While the sub
jec, was living, The body when found was
embedded IN d stf clay, about 80 feet from
the surface. The surrounding country is a
IA, pine forest. heavily tiHbered, no stream
of water Of any magnitude within miles.
Our informant was strongly Of the opinion
that this body had belonged 10 one of the
sutedlIu9i4u ace.-4lbgny, GA. PatriO,.
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THE RENDEZVOUS.

We understand that IT ha, been report.
ed, but on what authotiiy, We have not
learned, that all the Volunteers will sthl
be ordered 10 Wilmington. That al may
rest satisfied Oh tbs head we give tho fol
!oalng letter from Inc Secretary of War 10
GOV. Graham
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TAXING TEA AND COFFEE.

4 few days since, aching upon the pro-
cIple that an Z" honest confession is good
for The soul" Mr.. Secretary Walker ad.
dressed the following Communication to
the Committee of Ways aud Means
TpxAsekr D.FIsrsENr. Dee 81. 1876
Sra Permit me most respectfully to rail- your
attention TO the v.sws submitted ia my last annu.
al report IN regard to imposing dulle. on tea ADD
coffee
These duties were sugge, ed in yisw Of tho ne.
esssity % obtaining the oin therein proposed.
aud this Department feels bound to communicate
the opinion entertained by it, that in The absence
Of these duties. II will probably be wholly mprsc
ucsbls to negotiate the loan on .uch terms as
would be permitted by Congress
Most respectfully your o1edsHt servant,
X J. WALKER,
Secretary of the Treasury.
Hon. jaws Mckay,
ChsIfm'n Of the COMMITTEE pf Wsys and Means
On the very mex, day, We believe lead.
ing member Of the Western division Of
the Democracy" introduced IN the House
OF Representatives u resolution that IL IL
KNExrEDIENTf lery any tar upon Tea and
Coffee; and that resolution was agreed to
by the House, under the structure Of The
previous question, and go without debate,
by the extraordinary vote Of one hundred
and fifteen yeas to forty.eight nays
We ask the STANDARD to explain this
vote, for, really we do not exactly under.
stand IT, II looks as if the Administrn.
lion was abandoned to lie fate, and "none
so poor, as to do i, reverence. RAJ. R,e.
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY.
The following gentlemen have been
elected Trustees of the University by The
Legislature, to fill vacancies, yiz:.--Jobn
A. Gllmer, Of Guilford David w. Courts
OF Rockingham; John Kerr, of Csswell /:
Walter F. Leak, of Richmond Thomas
N. Cameron, Of Cumberland and Giles
Mcbane, Of Grunge. Raleigh Reg.
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W We omitted to mention in our last

Va We omitted TO mention in our last,
that the citizens OF this county, with a
spin. Of hberall'y worthy Of all praise,
has raised a considerable sum of money TO
driray tho expenses Of our Volunteers un-
I'll they are mustered into tho service OF
the Uni,ed States. IL there are any who
wish to volunteer and are kept back from
waa, Of means, we tell them 10 come for.
ward as their expenses Will be de(rai ed
from this fund
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AN INTERESTING NEWSPAPER

Vel, solloquized The venerable Miss
AngeIios Evergreen, as she folded the
newspaper which she had lst been reading,
and lad ASIDE her spec,aces, this IS the
most interesting newspaper have seen for
many day. ! declare i, IS enough to DO
ones heart good 10 look at il. Let me see
there Is almos, half column VI Deaths,
one article headed Airocious, two Hor'
rlbles, one Hcar,.rendng Occurrences,
one Murder, three Robhenes, hires
Suicides, with al, the particulars, besdei
almost column Of Distressing Accidents
and Grimes and declare, ii there Il
no, on the outside loug and thrilling &C
count OF an Execution for Murder Suci
a paper ought TO be patron zed /, fur
nishes abundance Of amusement, mingled
with instruction; and, Il | could not borrou
II every ueek, from good natured elghbor
SPngglns, should certainly have to nb
scribe for #.
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Charlotte
THURSDAY. January Ia. lsA7.
MEcKLEYBURG VOLUNTEERS.

MECKLENBURG VOLUNTEERS.
We are gra,ifed in being able to state to
our readers that Company has been form
ed in Meck!euburg. Il has been reported
to The Adju,ant General, and numbers 81
men, and no doub, before the regiment
takes up its line Of march viii have the
full complement of men, 80, that is called
for BY the Secretary Of War, although a
company Of "a effective prlysles would be
recei,ed.) This company embraces IN ITS
ranks some Of the finest young men IN our
county and many of them are the descsn-
dsnts of the patriots Of 1878, and It will
bear a favorable comparison with any COM
pany from this or any other Sac.
We understand that in Rowan county,
Chas. F Fisher Esq. has nearly formed
another Company IN that county, 10 which
q. A. Miller, representative from DAVE
has attached himself, he having failed t'
raise a Company in his own county.
Cabarrus is expected 10 form company
aud We hear of another in Wayne by ,h'
ASSISTANCE Of IL men from Ouplin. Ii
Z Casw eli also there is strong probablht,
Of . company beng formed. la othe
cuun.ies We see that some have volunteer
Cd ana by throwing the volunteers iron
several counties, together, as proposed b
the AdJutant General. The Regiment !
this manner may be filed up. The back
wardness in volunteering may be aurlbu
ted entirely 10 the uncertain time for who
the services Of volunteers are required.
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The Burlington G4zstte Publishes tn.
famous Sesbptd teceip, for curing hams.
The Old gentleman Sas very chuice Of he
secret, and p esetsed 81 uu,h the day Of ms
death. After that event, the receipt was
found had away ~ hole ~ the cellar wall.
Here II Is. 7 lbs. coarse salt, 8 lbs. broxu
sogsf, oz. sal, 2etfe, 2 oz. pearl ash, 4
galIoas ~aIer. Boil altogether, and scum
,be pickle we'll when cod. Pu, il 90 the
meat Hams to remain 10 weeks beeI
3 weeks The above is fo' 100 lbs weight.
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PRESSURE OF TIE SEA

IL piece Of wood shich a,ats on tho
water be forced down 10 great depth IN the
sea, the pressure Of the surrounding liquid
will be forced into the pores Of the wood
and SO increase ITS weight that il viii 40
longer be capable Of fl 'atlng Or rising TO the
surface. Hence the TIMBER Of ships, which
have foundefed n The deep part Of the
ocean, never rise again to the surface, like
those which have sunk near the shore. A
diver may 9Th lmpunlty plunge to ceftaIr
depths Of the sea but there IS Inn, be
yond which ne cannot 1--we uuder the pres
sure 10 ~hich he IS subject. For the same
reason II ie probable that there - a deplt
at~hich the fishes cannot lave. They have
according 10 josl.n beea caugh, ia depth
81 which they mus, have sustained pres
sure OF eighty tons 10 each square foot OIL
the surface of their bodies.
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Wan DEPARTMENT
December 70. ls4G.

A/cGtFVOf 50 ICtbs y
SIR: have the honor TO inform you,
that instructions have been given to tho
Staff Department, 10 cause such of the
Companies Of the North Carollns Reg.
men, as may assemble al Charlotte, 10 be
there mustered into service, and sent thence
to Charleston, S. C., where they will be
embarked for their destination. The re.
naming Com. inies Of the Regimen, will
rendezvous 10 Wilmington. the place orr.
glnaliy selected.
have the honor to be, very respectfully
Tour Obedlent servant.
W. l.. MARCY.
Secretary OF War.
Ill. EKcellency, w. A, CRAHAA,
Gov. Of North Carolina.
The following letter is from Lieut.. Ere
mont TO Gov. Graham. To this officer
has been assigned the duty Of mastering
into service the Companies that will rendez
yous al Charlotte, and as he will no, ar,
, rive until all the companies will DO here, il
IS importan, tina, they should arrived a,
the shortes, period possible
| WILMINGTON, n. c. }
9Th December. ls46. {
His Excellency, w. A. GRAHAs,
Coy. Of y. Carollna, Raleigh:
SIR have this moment received in
structions from the War Department, I,
muster at Charlotte, such Of the Gonna
panies Of tho Regiment of Volunteer
called from your State as may assemb!,
at that place, and send them thence IL
Charleston, 8. c., where they will be EN-
barked for their destination. The remain
ing Companies Of the Regiment will rem
devious at this place.
therefore, have The honor TO request
that you will inform me Of the number O
Companies that will rendezvous at Char
lotte, and when they will all be assembled
MY duties here will require oil my ai,en
ton, and cannot leave until | can expec
% tind all the Companies concentrated a
Charlotte, in order thu, may muster then
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WORN 1SZz SSlH&|

Children cry lor ID. lIuli's Worm Lo-
Iengcs. Only read ~haI ih,s medicine la.
done.
Nutk,'lie. Gibson 90 Tenn, Dec 81, 1873
DI e T. liull-Sonc months since your
agent leit with me Tor sale vh.l be ronstd
cred large supply 81 you, Wrtn Lo1enges
bot have .old all oot, and could hato sold
'h''e ii"cs as man, more. bad Loon sup.
Piled to that amount. ! hope TIA, suu VIII
lnsuuct your agent iO leave much gtcatcr
supply when liz comes tins wsv aqaIn
thou use IN my family has been nl great bcu
eh, Edwin McCotcl, F.q gave ,omo TO \
chl'h Of his four year. old. aud he hrs, do,
brought aw,v between ,hnty d iotty ~oitn.
NJ William McDshcl had a chlld whom Tho
physl FANS pronounced ncurable, aud said
1t would DIE. but the child was cured by uslna
DR. lIulis Worm LoIeugrs
Yours, truly, Sfrrnus LrSKlS,
Pace - cents per box