Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1847-01-27

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title human sy mpaihy as all the English
inAuence was against our natiepai cause.
g 4 an perhaps a little .prosy, but web.
know the sensitive heart TO whom these.
lines are addressed, and continue. Idai;.
iy watched, notvery christian like for the
moment of retaliation, hoping 10 be able
although alone in the combat 10 .square
accounts with my fierce debtors, ane,
If possible, place myself and party on
4 the credit side of This entangled accDunt.
Santa Anna recommended to the Co
yernment of Mexico the confiscatioq- of
all American property in qsier = =, ~
On The war. and that all ,AnAgicans- rest
kding in this country should be. Eade pri-
isoners, of war, as a. fatal Jstroke to those
Eusurping pirates The gentle name gem
orally applied t, them--and that this gevS
rison should be reinforced with soma. 1000.
NOSE troops. WhenI read this Article,
in one Of the flaming periodicals, il was
rather grating TO me IN my isolated eopdi-
ltion. Idetefmihed, however, upon The
old Roman motto .sss
StVho would be free himself must striks the blow
Tor, in. other words, my case was at best
helpless and now even desperate. and re-
TOURED a desperate remedy.
Two spies came daily toi.ny house, al
WAYS under the guise Of friendship; and
on one occasion, neef the wfethes be-
lieving that / was possessed of items coz;
kcerning the American motemenis, re-
preseniedto him thaa 10000 troops were
to join Gen. Taylorat Matamoras, 80, 0u0
more had been despatched to capture San
4 Juan, ETC, and closed with remarking that
| would be compelled to close my house
within day or two, as force of 25.000
to 10000 troops was coming against this
tplace--which bit. of romance so frighted
/ my poor Amelia that she thought the Ge-
neral here would call me to account for it,
/ Next day day / had call from the cap
/ tain OF the port who wished to know the
i truth; and inquired if Mr. Chase had writ
ten to me TO that effect; and soon after
some other of The high funclionaries dis.
/ covered me to be an important character,
lin their daily rounds. la conversation
with the father-in-Iaw of the. General, |
Recommended to him an early retreat, as
4 the wisest course to be taken; aud that
safne night, a private post was despatched
TO San Luis Petosl, upon the strength Of
The Information so received, through me;
the town Of Tamipco was ordered to be
vacated on the appearance of this large
force off the bar; scouts we're sent in'ey-
!, cry direction, to procure mules, ETC., fol
4 the,eonveyauce of property to the interior
land two schooner loads were shipped Ii
], the city of Panuco; six hundred stand 0
) arms were sunk, the cannon were retnov
ed from. the, Fort, and the troops eyaeua-
| ted7the place. then despatchedfto Com
! medore Common an account of the state
4 of things, aud in tfiplicate to Havana, un
; der different covers to my husband urgins
his return forthwith. These were sen
4 by ansagent, who supposed Them mere let
te.s conveying wish to my husband Z
inject me. at Vera Cruz toaccompany mi
Ito Havana. lspent restless night am
morning, bot il has certainly brought it
reward. ~ * -
i Nv letter to the Commodore was date,
4 October 23d; he received it October27th
aud immediately; he called meeting a
his senior officers and laid my despatch
u before them. Ii had due weight. Pfbgi
Il sions were. brought from Point Isabel, an
t distributed amongst the squadron, and OF
1.-THE 18th November they left IsIa Verde
tand on the tnorhing of the 18th hove il
/ sight, twelve sail,of the bay of Tampieo
III was so confident of the Coming oil. tn
i Squadron, that ihsapticipation of their com
ing, had a flag staff made one week. pre-
( Ivioas, and had it erected. upon the house
: ftop IN ogder to raise the, first America
fay .hoisted as a right over Tampico. O.
! my first sight of the fleet my pent up fee
ings gave way, and | wept, as child 70
4 iop, seeing that God had brought delivel
81 lance to the captives, and in aniicipaue
kof soon seeing the object Of my affectiof
( and also in gratitude toIIim who.is Nigh
q ~ TO save, and that my feeble efforts ha
al wrought SO strangely in our. national wei
Ell fare Here must pause. and say 4 can
4 not pretend to describe my feelings al Tia
E times Fortitude seemed TO give way
s and in the midst of This emotion, sgai
y saw the squadron nearing to the bar, til
( boAts manned and the line passing, (the
|, standing their own pilots over mat intf
r Ecate pessage,) and tue broad penuant Hs
vi ipg at two masi-h heads 1.-The blue add. res
ii 3 faithful Amelia and myself ran 70 nj
e1 Chase's Office, and In solitude offered
|. lprayer, then pulled the flag down an
Il alone rushed TO the foasestop. L.cafrie
i .up and tied ii on the line with my 0w
9 hands, and We Amelia, myself and Ms
4 Uder--hoisted il, myself giving the fir
hl pull. Thus we defied tIie whole towns