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Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-05-27
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(DArEl
Sia:-I request that aiy claim to Bounty Land under the
s section Of the act of the ilth Of February ls47 en
tle An act to raise for limited time additional milf
tay force and for other purposes may be examned and
il entitled Land wish reinquish and do hereby
renqu right thereto and in lieu thereof to receive
Treasury Scrip forone hundred dOllars.s
/, sQgZr specifically, your obt servant,
To11eC &nm issi0ner Of Pensions,
Washington City.
hereby certified that satisfactory proof has
hsastogeahe t-for the county of-n the State of-by
a6fIss of-and-vho persons entitled credit
that4d-are The only surviving children of-who
havt<set my of-Ofice lhs-day Of-in the
-0f-cOunty Of. On his-day of-in the year one
thousand eight hundred andperoDay appeared before me
the undersigned justice OF the for county
declares that he is the denica-who was Ain the CON-
pany commanded by Capt in the
by-that he enlisted the-day offor the of-and
discharged atom the-day of-by reason Of
Sworn 10 and SUBSCRIBED before the day and year above
written.
The official character and sigma OF The magistrate who
may administer the oath must be duly certified by the proper
officer under the seal or his Office.
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
sOr twenty-five dollars, as the may be.
The evidence may be taken before any officer or tribunal
having probate jurisdiction.
IL children, and the father claims the facts
must stated and form will be varied suit the case
claims, the form will be changed show the facts
ia the
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTAET GENERALS OFFICE.
Washington. April %, IS47-
GENERAL ORDERS, No. Is.
To order secure, without delay Inconvenience "a
the FOiteer Soldier who "sha receive az ioSOR
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COFFEE. ETC.
SUPERIOR 7iriiy Rio Coffee Lo,f Sugar Clarified SUI
n gar asd " o. susas for sale az THoRf's esap store
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Volunteer Claius

c wAsHIsorOs CITY, May II, IS47.
49, herewith send you copies Of the neces-
s2ry forms 10 enable volunteers 10 apn Tor he bo,n
4 urged the Commissioner of Pensions TO have il
neu As an oineial notice but learn from him that
w appropriation 10 meet the expense. / am con-
receiving letters the subject and by inserting
io'ns 10 your paper, will enable the volunteer 10
'PP'i WITHOUT the necessity Of employing agent
=. am very respectfully, your o6dt servant,
niessfs- CHArMANs SPASS. w. J. BROWN.
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GENERAL ORDERS, No. IS
l. To order secure, without delay inconvenience 10
the Foimteg Soldier who " shall receive HoSoR VEL
The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1847-06-15

~ Recent changes in the Post office
laws are creating great stir through the
country.-Publc meetings are now held in
the cities and large Towns TO produce re-
peal, next winter. Of the exceeding obnoxious
features in the late law, smusgled through
the House hen members were asleep or
grossly unaiientive TO the business belure
them. Until Congress meet again, we wish
The people would consider the proprery of
reducing the rate Of postage TO one uniform
tax of three or FIVE cents single lerrer, and
abolisliing the fiauking privilege altogether
In other words, think whether is not worth
while TO make your rates of postage so cheap
that the privilege Of ranking will be no priv
llege at all and instruct your representatives
accordingly. How long are we TO linger %
years behind Great Britain, in regard TO this
highly important subject l-Exprcss.
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wear before. one thousand stIong, and brought
back but three hundred and fifty about third OF
the original number, who left their homes TO seek
the bubble reputation in fighting in an enemys
territory. They encountered the heats of a sum-
mer's campaign upon the banks of the Rio Grande
they fought at Monterey, and marched back to
Join Gen. Scott, and participated in the fight oil
Cerro Gordo. Two thirds of their number have
made their graves in Mexico, and the survivors
bear home a remembrance only of their departed
comrades, their wreath of glory being doubly COW
cred over with symbols of mourning. They have
maintained themselves manfully in the trials when
thew have undergone but they fix the seal OF their
dsapprobation upon the war; for they come home
The nation has not yet decided what was the
cause of the war, and the declaration OF PRESIDENT
Polk, that it existed by the "act OF Mexico,
though it has endorsed their numberless political
assemblies, is pronounced to be miserable hctlon
by every man of sense upon the continent The
experience of the Tennessee Volunteers single
regiments the experience of the whole invading
army The life which has been lost in Mexico,
calculated at the lowest valve which any dema-
gogue can place uupn "the food for powder"
which has been thrown into Mexico, is more than
sufficient to out-balance everything which can be
gained from the war, letting alone the enormous
expenditures which have attended the campaign.
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RAILROAD MOVEMENTS.

During the past week, considerable trans
actions,' as they say in the Price Current,
have been effected in our neighborhood in
Railroad matters. The Rutland, Central and
Ogdenshurgh have given strong evidence of
their vitality and Boston sympathy for the
success Of these great enterprises. and inter-
est in their early completion, have been
manifested by the presence among US Of a
somewhat numerous delegation. composed
of some of her most respectable and efficient
citizens; among whom were Messrs. Ma
than Rice, b. T. Reed, S. ii. VALLEY, IT. z.
Chandler, John Howe. J. Bell, w. Beas of
the Boston Post, DR.. Brewer of the Atlas,
J. H. Buckingham oil the Courier, & others.
So large an attendance of Boston gentlemen
OF the character and reputation of those
named. is an encouraging evidence Of an in
creased appreciation in that rich and pros
porous and enterprising city, of the probable
importance and value Of our Vermont Rail-
roads.-Bur. Free Press.
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A TRoPHY-Sdnta Annals Cork Lee.
The brig Shamrock has brought over
from Vera Cruz trophy of the victory
OF Cerro Gordo more significant of the is
sue Of the battle than any previous one we
have seen. We allude to the cork leg of
Gen. Santa Anna, which he left behind
IN his carriage when he mounted one of
his mules and sought safety IN flight 1t
is described to us as very beautiful piece
OF work, worthy to be worn by more val
orous man than its owner. II belongs
now to Company G. 4th Regiment Illinois
Volunteers, who took the travelling car
rage of the Mexican General, and is in
the especial charge of A. Walden of said
company.
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BREADSTUFFS.

The smallness of the stocks of grain all
over Europe, and the consequent dearness Of
provisions became more and more felt and
high as prices were previously, farther and
important advance has taken place in the val
lie Of breadstufls as well in this country as
in many OF the Continental ports within the
last fortnight.
The deficiency in the Kingdom TO carry us
on to the next Harvest and the donbts gen.
orally entertained whether enough will reach
us from foreign countries to make up for the
lIcme deficiency. have been the causes of the
late advance and we must admit that the
shortness of the supplies from the growers.
the rapid diminuton of the stocks in the gra-
uaries at the different maritime ports and The
general tone Of the advices from abroad, have
afforded ample grounds for apprehension.
Wheat has reached so high point as 10
put 1t beyond the reach Of the poorer class
Is. A greatly curtaled consumption must
therefore follow and this perhaps NAV be
.ne means Of staying any farther immediate
Canadian Red Wheat lbs Cd TO J4s, White
iAs 10 l4s Sd; U. s. Red 13s Cd 10 I4s;
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Letters from Mazatlan say they were ma
king every preparation for the defence OF that
town, bui il the descent is made IN as great
force as is represented, they can make no de-
fence of much account.
Other accounts say that the port Of San
Blias. too. was menaced by our squadron. &
that il was the purpose of the Americans TO
land and take the town.
The vomilo had made IFS appearance in
Vera Cruz, but as yet in few cases.
Vera Cruz has already nearly recovered
from the effects of The siege. The people
were returning; the knocked down houses
are being rebuilt, the atreets cleaned, shops
opened. and all the activity Of seaport ii
beginning to be displayed.
Latter intelligence from Gen, Taylor hal
been received.
Advices have been received at New Or
leans from The BraZos to the 25lh ult.
A letter TO The Delta. from Monterey. May
Is, state that Gen. Taylor wac actively pre-
pairing for move, and would probably star
for San Luis about LIST June, where another
great battle was expected, which would prob
ably be the final struggle.
most depIoreable duel occurred at Chr
IA on The 2lst of May. between Two Virginia
Lieutenanis, one named Mahan, They
fought with muskets loaded with buckshot,
and both parties were killed.
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GEN. TAYLOR AND THE BATTLE
OF BUENA VISTA.

We are aptharized 10 say that Gen. Tay
lor never used the expression, which has OBJ
tanned such general currency through th'
public press. that ''if there had been only reg
ulars in the battle of Buena Vista. he would
probably have lost The day, as the Missis
sipi volunteers were whipped three timei
without knowing H." This he considers do
ing great injustice to The regular army.
The letter. under which we make the a.
bove statement, continues and says: SO fal
from entertaining such sentiment the Gen
eia lamented nothing more strongly than
bis entire want of regular infantry. as bri
gade or even a strong battalion, would have
enabled him TO carry the enemy's artillery
and to have entirely destroyed bis army
We are further authorized 20 deny the re-
port that the officers next in rank were OPP
posed TO giving battle, which is entirely I'M
true, aud is calculated to injure those officers
if allowed TO circulate ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Orleans Bulletin.
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More Victories /!
EVACUATION OF SAN LUIS PoTos1.

BY our extraordinary Express and The
Magnetic Telegraph we have later advicet
from the seat of wa r, but nothing later from
Vera Cruz.
An arrival al New Orleans on the Cd inst
from the Brazos, confirms the news of Doni-
phan's arrival at Parras, after a march of |, :
$40 miles, with about 1000 men, and 16 pie
ces OF artillery. COL Mitchell with the ad-
vance ofDoniphan's command. including a
picked party; was expected at Buena Vista
on the 18th. Passing through Durango
they took possession of a small fort, one Cap
tain and twenty one privates and 46 stand OF
arms.
The captain and his men were released on
parole. and Col. Doniphan was 10 furnish
them with arms 10 defend themselves against
the Camanches.
AT Mussey he found 125 muskeis and s.
lances. The troops all fled on his approach
Gen. Gushing has received orders 10 Join
Gen. Taylor Immediately at Monterey, with
The Massachusetts regiment. Captain Ed
ward Webster has been appointed his aid,
Gen, Cadwallader had ordered an election
10 fill the vacant Colonelcy occasioned by
Gen, Cushing's promotion.
Three men of the Massachusetts Regt. re-
Gently deserted and were all murdered by the
Camanches.
Gen. Taylor had determined TO employ the
new Texan Battalion,
A letter from San Luis Potosi says the
hospital there is crowded with Mexican sol
diers, who are dying by scores, of starvation
and neglect. Even the citizens are suffer
ing for want of the common necessaries oil
life. The enemy has evacuated San Luis
The troops have all left.
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THE GALAXY.
MIDDLEBURY,VT.
Tuesday, June 10, 1847.

New York Judicial Election occurred last week
But as yet nothing is definite in relation to the
result. The vote seems to have been very thin
as far as ascertained. The Express SAYS that in
the city, the election was the most tame and spir
itless that was ever held. The public have looked
upon the result of this election with deep interest,
Nowhere hitherto have Judicial offices been con-
ferred by the popular suffrage Public sentiment
has been against it. 1t has been thought that the
pure ermine of justice should not be contaminated
by any connection with political excitement and
scrambles for office. But legislative appointments
in New York are to the last degree liable to this
objection Every important judicial office is now
in the hands of the locofoco or ruling party, In
counties decidedly wing the Judiciary is as decd-
edly loco as in the purest loco districts. What
necessity then for all this horror at seeing the cleo
ton of judges thrown into the political cauIdron
when no man can now name a wing Judge on the
bench in the Empire State d? five can at all re.
ly upon the imperfect returns which have been re,
ceived the wings are now sure of a respectable
representation of judges on the Bench. Are no,
the people as safe repositories of the appointing
power as the clique of mercenary politicians
whom they supersede.
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IMPORTANT FROM CHIHUAHUA
PHILADELPHIA. June 10.

PHILADELPHIA, June 10.
Advices from Chihuhua to April 3 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 a threatened
outbreak. Col. Price has two hundred aud
fifty men on duty al Santa Fe, described as
military mob-no discipline-soldiers daily
commit open violations of all law-insult and
lnluie Mexicans, and civil government pow
erless 10 redress these acts of INSTRUMENTATION
among the officers and soldiers.
They perpelrate all SORTS of wickedness
such as keeping gambling bells and grogger
les to sell liquor. &c. Volunteers and Of
hcers meanly resign TO escape duty. Price
refused 10 send the mailto chihuahua. as il
was rumOred, on account of the expense.
The border Indians commit daily outrage.
on the inhabitants of the frontier, driving of
and destroying stock. The trails lead 10
Taos as mastering place.
Only one Mexican has been condemned
for treason and he was repreved till the
President could have time TO operate upon
his case.
Twelve have been executed for murder
and two cases Of treason were set down fol
tiial on the Sd Of May.
There were great complaints of the inca
pacity of Col. Price.
The fifth Regiment Of III. Volunteers for
Santa Fe is all complete and ready TO start.
The Locofoco's of Dromgoole's District,
Va. have nominated Richard r. Mead for
Congress.
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Correspondence ofrhe Journal of Commerce

Correspondence ofthe Journal of Commerce.
WASHINGTON, June Sd.
Mr.. Black, late Consul in Mexico has ar
rived here; also Major Bohlen-ibe latter
with dispatches. | do not learn that tie
dispatches embrace anything temperance
unknowa TO the public. But do learn that
Information has been received here from the
most intelligent sources 10 our army, all Of
which tend to convince men high in office
here that we are not on the eve of peace with
Mexico. So far as official facts go there is
nothing 10 them TO warrant the belief that the
Mexicans will make peace. So far as the
differences of individuals go they are univer-
sally and strongly opposed to all hope Of
peace. Some Of our most intelligent men in
Mexico state that the question of peace or
war is to be decided by the Mexican clergy,
and that they are practically hostile to
peace.
One letter from Jalapa which has been
shown 10 me, states that Gen. Scott is in a
state OF extreme anxiety as to his condition,
IN respect TO the prospect of keeping up his
supplies and Of obtaining in time, his rein
forcements. This letter does not confirm
the impression that Gen. Scott is so willing.
as mas been stated, TO cut off his communities.
lions and throw himself, with small force.
upon his own resources, as did his type, the
hrst conqueror Of Mexico-Cortez-
ne burnt his ships. The same letter howev-
err states that the citizens of the Mexican
capital have determined that their property
snail not be hazarded by defence, but that
Inc plains and passes will be defended.
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LATERFROM MEXICO,
81 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE
MAIL.
PHILADELPHIA, June 7. l!

Philadelphia, June Z. 1S47,
The steamer James l.. Day has arrived at
New Orleans, with Vera Cruz dates TO the
25th May.
Nothing from Gen, SCOTS army.
Commodore Perry has captured host OF
little towns on The coast. He was about to
attack Tabasco. where The enemy was 1000
strong.
Advices from the City of Mexico have been
received to 18th May.
Senior Herrera, supposed to be elected
President is The peace candidate.
Santa Anna had given mp the command Of
the Army ofthe East TO assume the duties of
President.
He was to enter the Capital on the 10Th OF
May.
In letter published in the papers, he states
he has been indusfriously organizing guerilla
parties. He had issued manifesto 10 the
nation, but no copy oil it has been received in
fhs country. 1t was 10 be published on the
2Oth. An account Of his operations in the
East was published on the 18th. In this he
boasts largely of what he has done, but does
not say much of the future.
The Mexican Government was thinking of
some measures 10 release The American pris-
oners in the Capital.
Ell RepubliconO was again trying to excite
the fears of the people of the designs of
the mouarchical party. II says that secret
agents are at work to change the form of
government.
The citizens O! the capital seem to be
careless about the Notifications ofihe Capital
The papers aie appealing 10 them to turn
out and provide defences for il,
The departure Of Gen. Valencia from the
Capital, at the head of 5000 of the National
Guards, TO unite his force with Santa Anna s
troops, was daily expected; but had not taken
place at last accounts.
Seniors Gutierrez aud Cyaste, have resign
ed the Portfolios of War and Justice; the
forme. is succeeded by Gen. Alcests, the lat
ter by ID. Luis de la Rosa.
Senior Daranda remains Minister OF For
eign Affairs.
Our Pacific squadron, is busy upon the
Western ports Of Mexico.
On the 25Ih OF April squadron of six or
eight vessels MAS off Mazarlan, and thous-
and men we're 10 disembark and take The
Town.
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THE CENTRAL.

AT the Stockholders Annual Meeting in
Monipelieron Friday the 4Ih inst, the fol-
lowing gentlemen were unanimously elected
to the Board of Direction for the ensuing
year:
CHARLES Paine. Mortified;
Robert G. Shaw, Boston;
Jacob Foster. Charleston;
Saml. S. Lewis, Boston;
John Peck, Burlington
Daniel White, Charestown;
Lucius B. Peck, Montpelier.
The work on the line of The road is rapid
~ progressing. as we are informed. on The
division extending from Mortified to the
Connecticut, so as TO justify the expectation
that this portion will be in running oIder by
the close of the present year.
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'GEN GRAIL oN-DIT.-.The whe-est E,,l.
man that ever was as the children saw :
now ia our city, 'slrutting his little hour unoa
the stage and pocketing lots of small ro Ga
10 increase the snug fortune W hich he bssa.
TO make in America and which lie so mnsr
extended in foreign parts. II reports sns,t
true, General Torn Thumb has mediia,aS
much upon the common lot humanity. ana
following other illustrious examples. ba,
swooed a little maid who has aorsod :
wed. wed, wed, and in sholt time tbev
are to be married, She is in her 10th vsa.
weighs 1912 pounds, and is thirty niche,
high. The united weight of the couple il
fifty pounds! Bos, Transcript,
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II The Rev. T. w. PEARSON closed his two
years labOrs in the Methodist Episcopal Church in
this village in a Aery appropriate and feeling adj
dress to the congregation from the following text
Now brethren 1 commend you to God and to the
word of his grace which is able to build YOU up.
to give You an inheritance among all those who are
sanctifed." Acts, TO- 81. The discourse was list
ened to'with deep attention, and had a powerful
effect upon the feelings of the audience, many of
whom were moved even to tears. 1t was an at.
fecting adieu from beloved pastor to those whom
he had been zealously endeavoring to lead i'll the
right path. Seldom has preacher been able to
command more sincere respect and attachment
from this church, or been parted with with more
heartfelt regrets than this able and devout servant
of Christ. We understand that his next field d
labor will be at North Adams, Mass
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America, and the powers of the second rank are
invited to recognize this neutrality: 5. France,
England and Austria make the cutting at their
own cost and levy tonnage till the outlay is
made up: A. The execution of the work cannot be
interrupted even by the breaking out of war be-
tween the contracting parties. Austria undertakes
to make the Nile navigable as far as Damietta,
where there is to be an immense harbor 1.-THE over
sight of this part Of the work will be given to Cap
tain Morning of the Austrian Engineers, known
TO many of our readers by his residence in the u
nited States;) England is to buy the necessary
land at Suez and the Canal itself is to be cut by
France and England together.
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FROM MEXICO.
Attack of the Mob on Santa Anno

Attack Of the Mob on Santa Anna.
Letters from the Capital have been received
at Tampico dated the 2lst nit by which il
appears that Gen. Santa Anna entered as was
expected on the 18th, but with much more
distinguished reception than he had any pre-
yious idea of. The populace, especially the
fePeTs, came together in crowds TO greet the
provisional President. With shouts o! in
disnatlon they followed him, sroning him so
that he escaped among his friends only by a
miracle. The people, indignant at The con-
tInual losses which the Mexican army has
suffered, and seeing that all the promises Of
the General-in-Chief have been vain. were
resolved to take vengeance upon him and
perhaps would have succeeded in ,heir pur.
pose if the authorities had not interviewed
with an armed force.
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verge ofthe grave, shall not live to see the
evil, but my children must bear II; for slave
nv like avarice, sharpens its appetite by the
food il devours. Some men have been re-
pubIcaus in spite of slavery but its tenden-
CIV is evil, only evil. and that continually.
The Fathers OF the Revelation looked upon
as temporary evil, to be removed at The
earliest day ;: progeny has arisen striving to
make it eternal: 10 great inftmity write
from day to day to a kindred spirit, fear too
long, Int am truly
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White do. las 3dto Ids Sd. 1ndi'n Corn
was worth sos to SIS cd on the An INST
Yesterday i, brought 63s to Cos per quarter
of 4sO lbs. On the 4th we quoted Canaoian
Flour at 4Os to Ais per barrel ana u D
Sweet at 80 10 4Os Cd. Our quotations TO-
day show rise of rs Cd to IS per quarter on
TIE former and IS Cd to 9s Cd on the latter.