Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-01-30

| lin government to which this counsel comes home
| the most, would be obliged to have a naval power
couple of hundred times greater than the force
of its corvette Amazone before it would be advisa
BILE to follow this foolish advice 1t is not necessary
| to make an impression (fmpourien) upon the cabi-
net at Washington, and indeed not easily possible,
and least of all for land power which though it
might have million of soldiers, would not be able
to send single bullet across the ocean, while the
hostile squadron of the naval power would blockade
its ports, and burn the cities of its coasts without
running any danger"
The Field Buena Vista.
A correspondent of the Richmond Enquirer, thus
describes the field of Buena Vista. long after the
sounds of the battle had died away: when the roar
OF cannon, the groans of the peshing the shouts of
tie triumphant had all ceased, and the vulture and
the jackall had retired from their horrible repast
Such picture gives quite vivid an idea of the
terrors of such conflict, would the actual scene
| first rode near the battlefield of Buena Vista
with some half dozen officers one of whom was Lieut.
Benham. Typographical Engineers, who shared the
perils of the fight He first led US by the long ditch
in the battle A hundred yards further we came to
the narrow pass between the base of high hill and
the deep guleys, which the Mexicans call
Angosturas. (the narroWs, where stationed the
battery OF Col. Washington, with small ditch on
the right, in which lay two companies of marksmen
and on the high hill to the left behind some loose
rocks hastily piled up, were posted Illinois
troops. A deep ditch was dug across the narrows
which not than 80 feet WIDE in front of the
battery. Next passed up the valley, eleven hun
dred yards Distant to the spot where the discharges
of Washingtons battery stopped the onset of the host
Of Mexican cavalry that attempted charge on his
position. few hundred yards further, behind the
hills, is where the Mexican legons concentrated be-
fore the commencement of the action. From the
last named point we assembled to the plateaus where
the main action took place, which, at glance, ap-
pears to be vast plain, but which, in reality is bro
ken by many ravines, stretching down from the
mountains. Here and there, on the field, we passed
an arm, leg, or a skull of some Mexican, pile
of their dead, who having fallen in BATTLE were has
tily and slightly buried, and afterwards uncovered
and mangled and scattered, by beasts Of prey
Passing further on we looked upon the spot, beside
little bush, where Lincoln was laid to bleed to
death and down in a ravine, arrived at the place
where fell the amiabe Clay, fighting to the last
There, too, fell Harding: and near by lies the Mex
lean (and his horse) whom Harding slew in his last
moments. Here is the spot where Bragg made his
memorable stand and here lie his dead horses ;
and out there in front, is huge pile of dead MeXi
cans, whom his grape shot cut down, and whose
shrieks and groans above the noise of the
hct Buttons and caps, and shoes, and fragments
of various other clothing and grape shot, and bullets
and cartridges: and ints, and fragments of bombs,
we met at every step. Over the whole field, eight
miles in diameter, numerous evidences existed that
there had been fearful struggle. At the head of
| a ravne we reached the spot to which Benham
sent, by Gen. Taylor to reconnoter the enemy. af
| ter of their repulses Benham observed a crowd
of Mexican lancers about half mile distant appa-
rently in much confusion-some seeming anxious to
come and fight again, and some anxious to go the
other way. In u few seconds, however, cannon
ball struck the ground his right and in ten feet
of Benham-haf a minute longer, and another ball
struck about the same distance on his left Think
ing the rascals might split the difference at the next
fire, Benham said he speedily vamosed down the "a
vine to make his report to Gen. Taylor. Then came
the tug of war and long and fearfuly the bat
tie ragged. By scores the Mexican chivalry sunk
down beneath the sweeping showers of grape and
rifle bullets. Well did they fight for Mexicos be-
loved and greatest Chief spectator of their
struggle. And many brave American, too, was
destined to heave his last SIGH afar from the home
of his childhood. The battle of Buena Vista pro-
duced gap in many happy circle, both in Mexico
and America; vacant places were made, which never
can be filled again earth. No prisoners were ia
ken in the BATTLE and the Mexicans, beaten, cowed
and starving retreated at night in wild confusion
leaving their dead and wounded to the tender mer
cies of their victorious enemies
The Journal of Commerce gives an account of a
novel production which the Bay State Mills-those
which recently drove the British Shawls out of the
p market-have produced. 1t is Fet-Cloth Carpet
printed in black work, and designed according t.
weight either foor-cloth, drugget. The
: threads of wool are not spun u0ven, but drawn
out and laid together the whole being felteC
8 like hat body. Within few months, fabrics hav.
been put together in this way, showing q dferen
color on elLnef Sue, ana designed fOr coats 10 D
made up without lining. The Bay State Mills maxi
this cloth with awhte ground about 48 inches wide
s. weighing from to "A per yard and print it il
elegant carpet designs showing the richest combina
ton of brilliant colors, and furnish it at IS to 81
l. cents per yard Already the carpet-bag makers ar
ordering extensively for ther use-and for the
e floor of drawing room or chamber there is GOV
If ering cheap at all comparable with it for appear
;, ance comfort The Bay State Mills, the Journa
says, has been driven to invent something new b,
the home competition in the shawl trade. The mo
ment any branch of industry is we'll established
as to yield profitable return, rival enterprise i
Il Immediately started which takes advantage of tn
experience gained without cost to ITSELF and divide
- the business with the pioneers in the work.
n Honolulu and FashionabIes.
A late letter from Honolulu, Sandwich Islands
says:
Honoluluis a very pleasant place the climate beau
tifu the country heavenly and the fair sex lovely
e notwithstanding shade darker than the Ameri
IS cans. Their costumes very picturesque and til
choice of coors is arranged with great deal of taste
= the head dress particularly They YER
8, neat straw hat ornamented with pretty ribbons AM
It green wells they ride on horse back gentleman fash
II ion. The dress chiefly in European dresses al
J. the chiefs that | saw are dressed as we do per