Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-04-10


the city, succeeded during The day in capturing
quite number Of cattle. A norther 10 now
blowing which il is hoped will bring in the ID
Dag ons.
At the msgsEine, which was captured day
before yeste:day,a considerable quantity Of am.
muni,ion was taken twas evidently OF Eng.
lish or American make. ss i, was labelled ''short
ranged" "loug range" &c. &C., in good YER
nscuIsr The Mcxicsus managed to get Of
safely the larger por,inn Of their ammunition.
and Il is now carefully slowed away inside the
city walls.
Capt, Albur,is, whp was killed yesterday,
was sitting At The f,pt of tree at the time he
was struck. The bill carried awsy almost his
entire head, took OF the arm Of drummer boy,
and wounded corporal besides. 1t had gone
entirely over one of,bc Pennsylvania regiments
before il reached the spot where the brave but
unfnrtuna,r captain was .i'ting.
II would take page Of our paper 10 give full
cffcc, 10 description Of The first landing Of our
,roors on the afternoon OF the 9th--s more stir
ring spectacle las probably never been witness
sed in America. In the tirN time there were
no hss than seventy heavy surf boats. contain.
ing nearly 1000 regulars. and all OF them ex.
pcctcd TO ,nee, an enemy betore they struck the
shore. Notwithstanding this, every man was
unsi ious to be frs,---,hcy plunged into The wa.
ter waist deep as they reached the shore---the
"s,,rs and stripes" were Instantly foating-a
rush was made for the sand hills, and amid
loud shouts they paserd onward.
Three long and loud cirrrs nrose from their
comrades s,lpn board. awaiting to be embark.
I'd, and meanwhile the tops snd every portion
OF the foreign vessels we're crowded with spec.
,a,cra Of the vcene. Not one who witnessed
it will ever forge, the landing. Why the Mex.
icsn. did no, oppose us is a greater mystery
,hsn ever. considering their great advantages
a, the time. and that they have since opposed
every r,ep Of our advance.
: The troops. both regulars and volunteers
Z Z have suffered incredibly since The landing
marching over the heavy sand hills, withou
wa,er, under a boiling sun during the day, ant
sleeping out without tents or bedding during
J. the heavy dews which have fallen at night
: exposed, too, 10 continual lire from the bate
u ries from the cncmyi yr, mol munmnr ha
been heard. Anything can be effected will
" such troops. Yours, &c G. w. X.
v Us Sloor UP WAN ALBANY,
i. SAcRlfrctos. March l3, morning.
n The por,ia will sail Immediately, and
her .cnd you few lines more. The norlhs
y, has completely blown tseIfun,, so that by bresl
no fas, time the surf Sca,s will hgain be enable
~ to reach the shore
,sl At half pas, 3 O'Clock this morning, the 'en
nv opened with round bhot and She'll not on
IN from the batteries around the town but fro
rs TIE castle.
Rockets %G,e sssh thto wt, tnd the sky
-. times was completely ii, sr by them; YET
large portion of thee, feli far short. 10 4
md raean ,ifnc dar own Hten are compelled to I
u main 1uie, AID taSc this 6re-,he hardest du
soldier has 70 perform. All are anxious
strike back. snd they will be grati6ed in
course OF few days. 10 haste, G. w. X.
ay. Bull Fionr IN MExlco-The Mexican n
hh nitor gives On account Of an extraordinary bt
nh light in the Metropolis 'ro raise funds for the
set, tional war" He describes the hrst bull v
'ss was let lonse 10 attach en- c6igy Of North
i've merican hut Il was the second bull who alta
om. ed il. and three more efhgies were added, hl
with fireworks. which went Oh to the sdmi
'n' m tim Of, popnlace. When such cshibiti
MS are go, up nesr the Halls Of the Montezuma'
nc raise money for the war, the treasury must
20" a, INV ebb We presnme thu, Santa Ann,
''eS some other Meficans have met the real No
Americans by this time ahd eeeh all their .
'e'' sporhsi- Efchunge.
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tied INvisIsLs RCAssih ER.=The Ia wrence, M
Messenger says, that a rutnsellet In that to
last has constructed Partition In his store, beh
With which he places himself and the person "
ling Ing to purchase, puts his money into draw
hing which is dta&n back. and glass OF liquor I
but we'd out. The buyer does not zee the sci
consequently does not know Of whom he :
ar. chascs. and no complaint can be made.
}. It Messenger thinks that the ingenuity OF
hich temperance men will find some means of brl
s,vy ing the offender to Justice before great WI
tho -----
urcd There is about to be established at Sc
s sl. Trenton, N. J, q stock company consisting
like tirely Of colored persons The object is 10
q in ty ON the tsl.nine business, with capits
iexi. 10000 divided into s,iares OF $50. None