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The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27
From the Seat of War.

The Orleans papers of the 18th are filled
with letters and rumors from Gen. SCOTS Ar
nv. but we see very little of interest that has
not been anticipated by our Overland Ex-
press.
The loss of the Mexicans at the battle of
Cerro Gordo is stated by one of their officers
at $50. Those wounded in the battle are said
to be doing well.
Gen. Landro, who was imprisoned at Pc
rote for surrendering Vera Cruz, has express
ed himself favorable to Peace.
Santa Anna it is understood desires to re-
turn to Havana, provided he can obtain a
Pass The Swedish Consul visited him at
Orizaba, and he says that he had but thou
sand men with him, badly equipped, and he
looking haggard and very much dejected.-
After the battle of Cerro Gordo, Santa Anna
is said to have visited the wealthy Don Gar
cia, with whom he deposited about 100000.
Don Garcia is one of Santa Annals oldest and
frmest friends, and he is reported to have
advised him to leave the country, remarking
that it was impossible to resist the Americans.
Considerable sickness is said to prevail in
the Castle of San Juan de Ulloa. One fourth
of the soldiers are said to be Frustrated.
Don Pedro Anaya has been declared Die
tator, and Canalizo is spoken Of as command
er-in-chief Of the army.
The news of our success in California had
reached Jalapa and been officially communi-
Gated to the army.
Gen. Scott had issued a proclamation to
the Mexican people, calling on them to doliv-
er up all public arms and munitions of War,
under a heavy penalty, and to avoid riigor-
Gus search among private dwellings. Within
six weeks after cffecting landing at Vera
Cruz he has taken two cities, two famous cas-
ties, eight thousand prisoners, among whom
were ten Generals, 500 pieces of ordnance
and ten thousand stand of arms. Very like
ly he is now in possession Of Puebla and the
Capital.
The Gulf had been visited by quito a Sc
we're Norther, though very little damage was
done by it.
The Government Junta" are said to be at
Celaya or Guanajuato, and Madame Santa
Anna is on her way to the Pacific.
A letter from Jalapa says our trains are be-
ginning already to be annoyed in the short
space between this and Vera Cruz, and to
keep the road open all the way to Mexico
would require more men than would be ne
cessary to take that city.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27

RAILROAD MATTERS. AS will be seen, another
instalment of the Rutland railroad subscriptions is
called for. This looks though the Directors were
resolved to go ahead in this great enterprise. The
way is clear, demonsraby clear, both on the score
OF benefit to the stockholders and to the people at
large in the vicinity of the surveyed route Another
important consideration is, that money probably
as plenty now as it will be for years to come and in
our humble opinion, more plenty than 1t will be two
years hence. Our reasons for entertaining this opjn
ion are, 1st-England has had closer drain of spe-
Gle for six months past than she has had for years
previous; and so soon as the famine shall have
ceased its ravages in Europe the policy of the Brit
ish government will be to draw the money back
I'd. The war with Mexico will probably be closed
or will assume such form as not to give the amount
orcirculation to money, which has been given from
that source during the past year. The many million
Mexican war debt must be paid, too, in few years
and if the present rates of duty on foreign articles
remain,much more money must bo sent out of the
country, to get the same amount of revenue. Let
the people arise, then, and build the railroad while
they have the means.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27
From the Rio Grande.

1t will be remembered that some time ago
we published an account received through
Mexican sources of the murder of several
Mcxicans at Rancho near Cerralvo The
account is now confirmed by the Matamoras
Flag. That paper says the full particulars
have not been received yet, but it is said that
fifteen or twenty Americans made descent
upon the Rancho, and hung upward of forty
MericanS. Considerable property and some
valuable papers, belonging to Americans who
had been killed on the road, were found on
| the persons and in the habitatons of the MUIR
| dered Mexicans.
A young man named Oglesby was recently
murdered between Matamoras and Camargo.
| The supposed murderers we're arrested and
dispatched by a party of Texans.
The Mexicans attacked the rear party com
ing down with the last train from Monterey,
and in the attack MORALLY wounded Thomas
Simons, of Texas. He fought like a tiger,
killing one Mexican and wounding another.
The Camanche Indians are committing
depredations on the settlements along the Rio
Grande, stealing horses and numbering and
carrying off Mexican women and children
In the immediate vicinity of San Francisco
they recently killed seven Mexicans and
carried off several women and children. They
next visited II. G. Davis's rancho, near Ca
MARCO, where they succeeded in stampeding
eighty horses left there for pasturage. The
horses were driven off in the night, and the
next morning Mr.. Davis and six others start
ed in pursuit. They killed two ofthe Indians
but did not succeed in recovering their hor
ses
A suffer who was taken prisoner by Gen.
Urea, escaped from the guard by bribing the
Alcalde. He reports that he was one of &C
prisoners taken by the Mexicans, at different
times, on the road between Monterey and
Camargo The prisoners are kindly treated
and allowed mules to ride on. They were
sent forward to San Luis Potosi, escorted by
! a detachment of lancers,
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27

A CREvAssE. A breach in the lcvce
of very serious character took place about
wo"o'cock yesterday afternoon at Algiers
Immediately opposite Canal Street. .
Such was the violence Of the water that a
frame house was upset and others much dam
aged. Several persons were drowned. AT
dark last evening, the breach was about two
hundred feet wide, and the waters were rush
ing through with great fury. The hull OF an
old steamer was procured and scuttled i'm
mediately abreast of the crevasse, which i'm
peded the flow of water somewhat, but the
banks were evidently wearing away and the
appearances were alarming
The bank seemed to have caved in, for
where the levee was yesterday morning the
water was one hunderd and twenty feet deep
at dusk. The streets of Algiers were flood
ed, and the water was three or four feet
deep all over the Bingaman Course, which is
Immediately in rear Of the break. The depth
of the leveo at the point broken, is about five
feet, so one may imagine the terrible havoc
volume of water of the breadth Of the. breach
and the depth of the levee must make, unless
soon arrested. Unless steps are taken to
throw up levce in the rear of the one now
broken, we fear the planters below will suf-
fer dreadfully. A great quantity of wood was
swept away, and damage to property in the
town must be sustained to large amount.
There was number of horses and cattle in
the enclosure of the Bingaman Course, which
presented a piteous sight.-New Orleans Pic
dyune 18Th.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27

RAILROAD ACCIDENTS. A collision oc-
cured on the Fall River Railroad, Wednes-
day evening, between the steamboat train of
cars for Fall River and the accommodation
train for Boston. The engines were rendered
useless by the accident, and the steamboat
train did not reach Fall River until midnight
being delayed five hours. The cars received
some injury, though the principal damage
was sustained by the engines. About twenty
persons were slightly bruised and scratched,
though no one was seriously injured. Mr..
George F.. Emery, formerly of this city, was
more severely bruised than any of the other
passengers, and his wounds will cause his con-
fincmcnt to his room for few days There
is but single track on the Fall River Rail
road, and the collision was caused in conse-
quence of a misunderstanding in relation to
the time of the meeting of the trains.
The steamboat train, yesterday morning
from Fall River, was thrown off the track in
consequence of the displacement of switch.
The train was delayed two hours, but receiv-
red no damage.
The train from Taunton, Wednesday eve
ming, came in contact with horse and wagon,
at the first crossing this side of Taunton. The
horse was killed instantly and the wagon
broken into innumcrable pieces, but fortu-
nately the injuries of the driver were but
slight.-BoSt Bee.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27
From the New York Tribune.
From Mexico.
VERA CRUZ, Nav 5, 1874

VERA CRUZ, May D, lS4I.
Mcs&rS Editors Of La Pahia:
In compliance with your wishes, will give
you the most recent items of news which seem
to be of any Importance.
AS the general attention is so much fixed
on the movements of Gen. Santa Anna, | will
say, that by recent advices it is known that he
is still at Orizaba, recruiting troops to pursue
the war with vigor, although it is said that hs
has been deprived of the command of the
army, which has been conferred upon Gen.
Canalizo. This, however, seems somewhat
improbabe,as the Mexican government ought
to be convinced that the battle of Cerro Cor
do was lost through the cowardice of Gen.
Canalizo, who, with 1900 horse, fed before
400 American horse. The number enlisted
by Santa Anna, at the last dates, was 1000,
only half of whom were provided with arms.
All are said to be animated by the greatest
patriotiSm,and they have sworn to Santa An
ma to spill the last drops of their blood for the
cause of Mexico, before they will retreat from
the enemy. The same thing happened at
the city of Cordova, which joins Orizaba-
Santa Anna had distributed hundred COM
missions to guerilla leaders, who were to COM
mand parties Of so to 100 men. Many of
these parties are now making their excursions
on the road from Vera Cruz to Jalapa, where
they have begun to initiate the American SOL
diers in the disasters peculiar to that kind of
warfare. Hardly day but four to eight men
perish by the hands Of the gucrilleros Gen,
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27
THE VOICE.
BRANDON:
THURSDAY, MAY 81, I847.

Wool DEPOT. As will be seen by Mr.. Blanch-
ards advertisement Shoreham is to be the centre of
Wool deposting and asserting for this season. We
have it rather indirectly that the old CONGREGATIONAL
Meeting House, formerly occupied by Rev. Josiah f.
Goodhue, as pastor of the flock which congregated
there, is engaged as the place of deposte. Mr.
Blanchard asks only for the fleece, whereas the for
mer occupant was hired to take charge of the fock
1t remains to be whether the old sanctuary will
show as many empty boxes as were frequently seen
in times gone by. If the wool growers in reasonable
distance Of Shoreham, will take hold and fill up that
old fashioned building which, like many Others
filled with little play-pens they may find more
central place of deposite before another year rolls
rodnd.
And if the farmers OF Rutland county wish to avail
themselves of share with their co-workers in Addi-
son, in the benefits which will naturally accrue from
the plan proposed, and if they desire central place
of deposit another year, they must take hold Of the
matter this year, and show that they approve the
plan.
While the old church is used for storing away
wool, if "Uncle Bill Wolcott's" old buck, which
once toIIed the bell at midnight, can be found, it
might be good idea to place him in the belfry
again, to be used as sign, and for calling wool
growers together! Persons residing in the centre of
that town, who were there some thirty years ago,
will recoect when tho Academy boys played the
prank alluded to.
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The Anniversaries.

The angels visit to the Bethes la of Amer
lean religious charity is over; and there has
been a more than ordinary troubling of its
waters, which, we believe, will hold the tonic
and sanative virtue now impaired to them the
whole year long. All the meetings have been
unusually cheerful, the speakers generally
eornestand hearty land moderate as to length;
and with the single exception of the Coloni-
zation Society, there has been no anniversary
at which it had been attempted to help for
ward one form of benevolcnce at the expense,
or ridicule, or SANDER of another.
The Woodworking and well-deserving men
who manage these societies must be gratifed
at the even and steady flow with which their
anniversaries have passed off, as well as at
the tokens Of public confidence which their
generally augmented resources evince. The
report of them has already gone sounding
oyer the land, caught up and reverberated by
a many-tongued press, for the reporters of
Which there were, as there always should be,
good accommodations, The reports of most
Of the daily papers were good, and those Of
the Tribune and Express especially, very CO.
pious.
While at the meetings there was uttered
much that was just and impressive, we can
not but say that at the anniversaries of the
Anti-Slavery Societies there was probably
more truth freely outspoken, which was APP
pllcable to the times, and meant for the moral
sense of this nation, and the conscience OF
the church, than is often heard in the same
space of time There only, and at a Unita-
rian anniversary, did VIC hear the criminalty
Of our present war characterized as it should
be; and once at the Apollo Rooms, as we lis
tened to the impressive and pungent remarks
of Wendell Philips concerning the relation of
slavery to the church, we could but wish ev-
cry Christian, and every minister in the land
could have heard them. If they might have
found very much to condemn and deplore as
We did, in his warfare against the church and
the Union, and other extravagancies of the
kind, yet we believe that there is no pulse of
liberty in the heart of true freeman that
would not beat in unison with the speakers,
when with a truly Roman eloquence, he gave
expression to his own love of liberty and hon
est hate of slavery, especially in that form of
it which Wesley called the viIest under the
sun.
The influence of these great voluntary as
sociations upon the benevolcnce, the energy
and progress of the church, as we'll upon the
moral character and the civilization of the
country, is every year becoming more obvi-
Gus and more decided. Their adaptedness to
do the work of the gospel in such land as
this, and to reach the wants of people in
such circumstances, and Of such character as
our own, is proving itself by the best of all ar
guments-success. Their yearly meetings
are the mile-stones by which we ascertain our
progress; and however common they have be-
come, the whole community would feel their
loss, were the gatherings of the anniversary
week to he discontinued, We rejoice in their
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27

SHIP FEVER. We learn that DR.. Van
Buren,, Assistant Physician to the Lunatic
Asylum on Blackwell's Island, died yesterday
of Ship Fever-and that the Board of Health
held meeting, and adopted the necessary
measures to prevent all persons arriving by
soo, who may ho afflicted with that complaint
from being brought up to the City in future.
We understand that the symptoms attending
ship fever are very similar to those which af-
fected several benevolent Irish clergymen
and active magistrates and physicians, who
died last month in Counties of Ireland where
the famine is most prevalent, including the
late Lord Lurgan. A memorial from the
Fourth Ward was presented to the Board of
Aldermen last Monday, asking that early and
efficient means may be adopted to preserve
the City in a clean and healthy condition, and
to punish those who throw offensive matter
in the streets, &c.-M y. Tribune
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NEW York. Nav 20, Q P. M

Mr.. Black, late American Cons at the
city ofNTcxico, had reached New Orleans, but
brought no definite intelligence concerning
the movements of the Mexicans in the capital,
further than that the government would leave
the city upon the approach of our forces,
Cassius Nj. Clay, Majors Borland and Gaines
remained in close confinement in the city Of
Mexico.
Gen. Scots official dispatches state the
American force at the battle of Cerro Gordo
at 8,5Oo-Mexicans 12,o00-3,O00 Mexicans
taken prisoners and 5000 stands of arms cap
tured-33 Americans killed-woundcd SO
officers and 1913 men-Mcxican loss from l 600
to 1900.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27

DEPARTURE OF TROOPS. The ship Re
public sailed Tuesday morning with 1886 SOL
diers of the Tenth Regiment of U. S. Infantry
bound for Point Isabel, to reinforce Gen. lay
lor. The officers are Col. Robert E. Tenn
pie, commanding; Captains w. w. Temp
kins, w. l.. Walradt, c. Wilder, S. Dickin-
son Lieutenants Robert G. Morgan, Joseph
H, Howard, Squire Moon, Charles A. John
son, Charles Van Allen, John j. Novins, S.
Lea, Adjutant. We learn that the veteran
Col. Bankhcad, who did such gallant service
at Vera Cruz is to take command at Fort
Hamilton, and that Maj. Hamilton, who dis
tinguished himself at Palo Alto and Monterey
will 90 out in the next detachment of the
Tenth.-M Y Tribune.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27

THE RECHAB1TE JOURNAL This is new month
ly, issued from the Office of the Liberty Gazette
Burlington, VT The names of Rer John Gregory
Rer. H. I. Parker, and Rer S. G. Bingham, are in
serted as editors. The Rer c. C. Briggs being the
publisher it would rather seem that those who may
chance to look at this organ of the Green Noun
tain Tribe of Rechabites win be under strong obi
cations TO do it rererence Be that as it may this
number is very well gotten up, and should the fol
lowing issues prove as good as the first, the work
will be worth patronizng.
Terms, 81 - ceuts. Fifty copies $25.
The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1847-05-27

SIXTY PERSONS POISONED IN Texas
According to a letter received at New Orr
leans from Shelby County, Texas, the guestsy
SIXTY in number, at wedding party at Will
kinson House, were all poisoned, bridesmaid.
groomsmen and ALL Thirty will die, twelve
dead at the last accounts, two of whom were
sons of the Rev. Mr. Britton. None of the
family injured and old Mr. Wilkinson had alb.
seconded. 1t was supposed that the rTegroes
had been employed to poison the coffee by a
disappointed suitor-1TiJune.
To PROTECT CUCUMBERs FROM BUGS,
"A correspondent of the Boston Cultivator
proposes novel, and we see no good reason
why not,an effectual remedy against the dep
relations Of the common striped bug so des-
tructlve to garden vines in their early stages.
The writer says, Yesterday | heard Of
new experiment in preventing those yellow
bugs from killing our cucumbers and other
vines in the spring. Happening to be at Mr..
Holmes shop, he asked me if wanted to
know what would prevent the bugs from eat
ing my vines this spring. l told him should
be glad to find some antidote, but should not
be full believer until had proved it. He
said a Mr.. Beebe last season had his vines
eaten up two or three times, and he deter
mined to do something to stop them. He
took cotton batting and peeled it off in thin
flakes, and put it over the plants, and bug
could not get near them. The edge of the
cotton he covered with earth, so that it staid
in its place, and his plants grew finely, the
cotton being no obstruction to light, heat and
air.
We trust some of our readers will try it
for themselves, and we have not much doubt
of the success of the xperiment-Farmer s.
Mechanic.
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Scott is said to have taken serious measures
against them.
Disease continues to diminish the number
of the American troops, and according to in
formation in which / can con6de, the third
part of the garrison of Ulloa are PROSTATE in
the hospital 1t is expected that the mortali-
ty will Increase considerably, as several cases
of the vomito' have already appeared, and
this disease does not even spare the natives OF
this coast for a hundred miles in extent. To
avoid this epidemic, it is necessary to leave
the region at the beg ginning of May.
Trade here is completely paralyzed, since,
although many American establishments have
large stocks on hand, Gin many cases OF the
products of the country) the consumption is
Insignificant for the absolute want of consum-
ers-a fact which will give occasion to null
titude of bankruptcies. One establishment
which pays 500 month rent and wages,
does not sell dollars worth day.
1t is said that in Puebla a committee has
been appointed to receive Gen. Scott in case
he shall desire to take possession of that city.
By this means they will avoid the injuries in
flicted by the artillery upon the buildings OF
Vera Cruz. The rumor is also current that
a deputation has been formed in Mexico for
the same OD]ect, Dut thlhk tlldt IL ID ollly all
invention Of the Americans in Jalapa. What
can assure you is, that the clergy of Mexico
have opened the prosecution of the fortifGa-
tions around the city, for the reason that the
best buildings in it arc ecclesiastical proper
ty; and, finally, have succeeded in hindering
the conclusion of the works which had begun.
This occasions the notion that the Americans
will easily be able to gain possession of the
city, and that they will be received, as at Pu-
ebla, by deputation.
1t is also reported to-day that Gen;Alvarez
is marching from the north of Mexico with
10000 men, whom he will scatter in guerilla
parties, covering the plains of Pucbla and the
country as far as Jalapa, to operate against
the Americans upon plan of war detailed a
year ago in the journal called the Erpcctador,
then published at the capital.
The prisoners of Cerro Gordo, with the ex'
cepton of four, who sailed on board the steam
er New Orleans, are still at San Juan de
Ulloa,and it is unknown when they will leave
This morning great train is to set out for
Jaapaand there is some fear that Santa An
ma will endeavor to shorten its march.
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From the RraZoa.

MASSACRE OF 81 MEXICANs. By arri-
walls at New Orleans from Brazos, we have
received intelligence to the 9th inst. There
is nothing interesting from Matamoros or any
of the points on the river. From Monterey
there is painful news 1t consists of the mas
sacre, by our own troops Of twenty-fonr Mex
leans. The cause of this act is said to have
been the cold-blooded murder of volunteer.
Gen. Taylor was still encamped at the Walnut
Springs.-N Y Tribune
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EMBALMrNG. A human body, embalmcd
by Genial, in Paris, in 1914, was recently ex-
huned at Pere la Chaise, in the presence of
several eminent physicians and found to be
in state of perfect preservation, thus estab-
fishing the reputation of this recovery of a
lost art.
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SINGULAR FATALITY. A N.Orleans pa
per states that Mrs Hart, with an infant child
was in boat in Chickasaw river, Louisiana
in the same boat was lady with another in.
FAINT, who was a companion in the trip. For
some cause unexplained, Mrs Hart became
frightened, and leaped into the river with hel
infant, and both were drowned; but, sad to
relate, in her fright it was ascertained thai
she had seized the infant of her friend by
mistake, which persisted with her. leaving hel
own child in the boat with the other lady
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SOMEWHAT REMARKABLE, tits stated

SOMEWHAT REMARKABLE. tits stated in
the English papers as an almost unaccounta-
BILE fact, that while the distress in Ireland was
at its height, the deposits in the Savings Bank
in that country were larger than they had
ever been. Asimilar increase is also observ-
able in the receipts into the treasury of the
United Kingdom.