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theNORTH CAROLINIAN-The-NorightCobb’s remark to ‘he Piesldeut, see note ; Morse’s remarks lo'the President, see hole , visited the Patent Office,-a large building ofand formed uu the tops of the houses, and } ulu-ent to'work picking holes with pick axes and bowie-kuives, through the rampart walls,hospi-Portsmouth porat-re city righ— om 50 J—the I yards j—andtity of n anyy saidth— inalmost every variety of mechau- j which lined the house tops, forming a sortn vast uumber of wild aui- of breast work, about four feet high aud twograuile ; sawical inventionmals in a stale of preservation; specimeus of thick, tor the muzzles of our guns* Thisrock ; marine productions ; coiu ; war clubs j was during the suspension of hostilities, the and cloth of the manufacture of savage tribes fl *g ol truce having been sent in about 9 of people, (embracing the entire depusites of o’clock, and was ouly to last for an hour audthe exploring expedition) ; the military coat worn bv Gen. Jackson on the 8th January, 1815, at the battle of New Orleans; al„o, the7 . . i___ n ihalt; theu it wa* confidently expected that the irolic would he resumed; and iu this situation or extreme anxiety,we lay on our bellies,coat, vest, and pantaloons worn by General j working away in the hot sun, picking holes Washington when he resigned his commis- j through the wall, watching in the mean time,htivcofTinlaidibofThe most remark-more ?, this Saw a ioned, ?t high •re aie i, and i Mat-imped Z one iu and liau at lid In-yisited ie.«s of ic shipi or 60ivs 23aid toei look 4 an-its dry it two*— the11 wareer vice,passed» weresion at Anuapolis, 1783. able curiosity I saw was n four-footed animalabout the size of a Ilaccoou, skiu not coated with hair, spiral points projecting like 6ns from its back, in a straight hue from its neck to its tail; I judged it to be amphibious; upon this animal nature seems to have played a wonderful freak, for that part of the bead, which iu all other animals i* on top, in this, is underneath, the mouth and nose pointingw ith uo small interest, the enemy, who were stationed ou the opposite houses, about seventy 6ve or one huudred yards from us, aud who were equally emyloyed piling up sandbags for additional defence. Kach one of us had taken his statiou. and was anxiously waiting for the signal to renew the attack. Iii this situation we w*ere kept waiting until hour after hour expired—-but still no signal was «iven. 'J hen came surmises; all thoughtP1Sileinupwards, and the eyes aud skull being under- J it a. ruse on the part of the eoemy to gain time,neath, presenting precisely the sarne appearance as if a hog’s head were cut off aud theu replaced with the mouth upwardsthe animal is black and has a roach or lump on its head. On Saturday the 25th, beard i\lr Webster on the Tariff bill (until 1 o'clock, p. *n., when the Senate adjourned) ; whilst he was speaking, the resignation ol Senator Haywood was handed by Mr Manguui to the Vice President; it was not announced to the Senateas it was reported that they wete expectinga reinforcement. At the striking of the halfhours at the old Cathedral, a commotion would take place among the enemy, by their suddenly disappearing behind their sandbags, while we, r»n our part, would lie close to our guns, thinking (hat the time of the truce had expired. During this suspense. Cnpt.IatEIIwGinisa*Cheshire, a private of Cap*. MrBullochcompany, a brave and gallant old warrior ofr|i . ^until Mouday. Mr Webster is tall and poit I iexas, was heard to exclaim, *• look helt;ely; has a good voice and is a strong debater;his reasoning power and clearness of illustration are very eminent , has black eyes; mostof the other senators blue. The widow of Alex. Hamilton pointed out to me by Mr D . iu the gallery of the Senate; coii-i goodage, to therioney, lid f.l-,1 ; the1 ever v York led toi greatsulfation between a southern Judge aud western lawyer, in the lobby of the Senate, during Mr Webster’s speech ; the lawyer to court the Judge’s neice, see note; seven insurance offices in St- Louis, Mo.; iu six years theyhave paid out, oil damaged hulls alone, one million sixty six thousand dollars, and then did not lose money; insurance on hulls 15 oer rent. ; commerce of the Mississippi 200millions.[Continued next week ]FROM THE ARMY.saw isoinc, Jmired’ ©tore,a me—igih of ?riiliar r—left steam above iu the•—justoveiedIves iu iise— storyjuhieh i be thejss was? COtlil-ingtoii,VVa.sh-* foil is it was emaker aver nor reached Jrowu’s rendouslosures,he Hall lly cones great fill theCorrespondence of the Arkansas Journal.Camahgo, Sept. 12th, 1846. Dear Hiveu : — Since my list letter to you everything about here, has been in a warlike attitude. Ou Thursday night (the lUin), the alarm drum commenced beating, and the cry of* to arms,*’ was heard from oue end of theline to the other. In a very short time we wereall in battle line, and every one waiting with breathless anxiety, for a ?ight ofuu euerny; but our hopes were vain, as uo enemy was to be seett. You w ill, perhaps, thiuk I am commencing at the wrong cud of the story, without giving the cause of the alarm.Ou Thursday evening, the lUth ins!., Gen. Taylor sent an express to Gen. Patterson,commauder of Ibis place, to have all the troops placed in battle order, as he had information that he could rely upon, that Cauales was not far from this place, arming all the Mexicans,and intended making an attack upon us.— As souu as the express arrived, the Texau Rangers, now here, started out scouting, and to the astonishment of many, found every Mexican armed, with swords aud rifles, equipped ready fora tight at ihe shortest uotice. V\ e are all anxious (or a fight, and, instead oftakiug their ann*, the Texans did all th *y could to eucourage them to the bold aud rash undertaking. Geu. Patterson’s Mexicaninterpreter, (iu whom the Geueial has every ! confidence,) acted as a .«py among the Mexicans. He stated that the Mexican Govern-boys, do you see those two Mexes on the cor tier of the house, opposite me ? Well, don’t none of you shoot at them, they are my game —there’s plenty all round for you ” Thushour alter hour away, every one having picked out his man, uutil 5 p. ni., when we received the news of the surrender, and the couditioii. At 6rst a burst o| indignationand angrydUcotitcut was manifested, ou everv side. No loud huzza rent the air, at our triumph over the euerny. To be sure, an order had been given, at the lime of the information, not to cheer—but there was no need of it; all was still, grave, and dignified —men felt as if ibey had been fighting only to gaiu a position from which they could fight, and iu gaitit ug which the pure blood of Amer ic-ins had been shed, and they had yearned for the h'oui to come to wreak their vengeance on the foe.'Thus for a has ended this war ofreconciliation, and it but remains to tie seen whether the fiiugtiKitiiiious and unheard ntgenerosity of Gen. Taj lor towards this savage and weak rare, in thus permitting them to go unpunished will either be looked upon by this or other nation* as wise or politic, nr received by the Government of Mexico with*g’atitude, or in any maimer conducive to the establishment of peace. As for myself I can haidly believe it of a nation who. when our woiiuded men lav weltering in their blood, came forth and peared them with their lances, cut their throats, and stripped them naked oftheir clothing, to satisfy their brutal ferocityand plundering appetites.lamIPolthI*\thei-51ClKnniGtlitfcatVwhaiiIIhttiihtiOn the next day, the 25th, the ceremonyof the surrender took place, and ihe Mexican Rig ou the citadel went down, saluted by their cannon, aud the stars and stripes rose proudlv in its place, salu'ed iu return by the guns othe Mexican foil, while the cheers of our bcavr men greeted its folds, as it disdainful!y flutter ed out oil the breeze that wafted it from ther i \llrvfttl\; thisce bom I travels nee the lembers ufu*ioi)olerably all; the adaptedstaff of its conquered foe. Many of ihe Mexican officers called on General \\ oith, among whom were Don Francisco Rena, who commanded at the Obis Pado. or Bishop’s Palace,itGjell.Oitiga,Col. Mu’iilo, and others.up HImen! has offered a large sum of money to any who should take au American General prisoner, equal in rank to La Vega, so as to makean exchange, and that all the Mexicans hetewere armed aud had met at the different ranches, lor the purpose of making a sudden attack upon Camargo. aud seize upon the person of Gen. Pat e sor9 aud then set fne to our Government stores and the town, andler ; the ht to be is much ’o Hallsth largeof the, 1776;77; sur-vn, Oct.ing his1783;i, 1688;ellt Ha-mstanti-e 1845; by Pi of.also thehhottou,Any, and• *ing froma groupwith Ihe I ndiaiM,•adincr |0ndian i.i ifted and ife iu the me time’ 11 Jiuti, illing an-with bisfoot upil of the liley HodJen. Mc-mcmbers, Crittcu-Bagby of of Inda., decided-1 musical became ers; Cal-, Black, b, c.—). intro-Prc-ideul tter more Cut. Se-10 oVlk;then retreat back to the main army at5altilllt;.Every circumstance and action of the Mexicans here, go to prove that they intendattacking some post.Nearly all the Mexicans iu Camargo, crossed the basin oil the 10th, with their families, and all their moveable household furniture,c.Yesterday, the 11 th, the Texan Rangers brought in a parly of 8 Mexicans, all wounded, armed to the teeth. Some of our men fuuud the body of a volunteer, about 6 mites from town, who, no doubt, was (Hindered bysome Mexicans. Close bv him lay sketched three Mexicans, who, uo doubt,. he killed m defending himself.Gen. Patterson bus issued orders,'to disarmall armed Mexicans. lie also issued his order f»»r all persons to leave Camargo audvicinity, by the 17th ins!., unless they join the army of the United Slates. Yesterdav, the 11th, the town wuis fortified with six piece* of artillery. A company of Ohio volunteer*,were sent to Reyttosa, ou the steamer Aid, on «he 11th, t# assist the regulais there, sh juIJ an attack be made upon that place.ThisWhile diinking with these gentlementhis occasion, General Oitiga gave the following toast, at whose pronouns, we aud «*u , I could not help but smile. He said, *fc 1 drink tc» the perpetual peace of the two Republics, may we hereafter be as brothers joined iu onecause, and let us show to foreign nations the great ups* of our power, while the valor of our trills .-hall teach all Europe that we can delv them.”1 had occasion to go on a matter of business with several of ourmorning, (the 12th) 2 Mexicanswere brought into camp, token by the Ohitofficers, to call onGeu. Ampudia ; we fmtud his quaiteis finelv furnished, his tables loaded \vi«h boil, wineand cigars; while, in an adjoining apartment,wert! seen several women gaudily dressed. On our presentation to him he mutely bowed, standing with his hands in his breeches, with a white jacket on, and an unlit cigar iu his mouth, and a.-kt*d what wo wanted, without oven extending to us the courtesy of a seat, much less to paitake of the viauds on his sumptuous table. He was evidently drunk,and uo doubt had beet), from appearances, hcastly *o, the night before. He is a large man of fut1 six fed, inclined to corpulency, with little shrewd, tunning black eyes, indicative of deceit, iotiiguue and libertinism ; he wore an imperial, with a tuff «»f heard ou hischin. There was nothing in his manners prepossessing or pleasing, but, chi the contrary, you become digu-ted with the man, and feel he is a villain, a tyrant, aud a coward. And this great Mexican Geueral, I am confidently told* was once a common drayman in the streets of Havana.There are many incidents and anecdotes of this memorable battle, which 1 might relate lo you, but 1 oukI take some other opportunity * ha n Ihi*. Suffice it to say for ihe present, that wheu we had gained the streets of Mon-lt;iJIIiIpicket guard, last night. Xhev ar.nt.tl i a,,d “ wl Ra ngets were batteringwith a iifl**, each, sword, and a brace of revolting pistol-. Iu addition, each had 60 rouncsdown Ihe door ol a house to gain entrance to another street — and which mode of warfareof cartridge* One of them is covered | they nutiu taught «o the regular troop*, whoblood, uo doubt of some u»u*deied America!). ' k|le%v nothing of street fighting modus oper-I • r iL • t 1iThey were (trowliug toward liie sentinel when deset led and taken. Slt;me tears are enter-tained •»!' their attackin'* some weak place; probably Keyuosa, or Matamoros.McCullough’s parly of Texas Kangcrs, jxcreported lo have been surrounded near 8oledo,by one ihousaud Mexicans. . They rut lh«ir way through the Mexicans, however, widvutauy one being injured aud they still coulinie lo be the bruve advance guard of ihe Ainericinarmy.Correspondence of the Commercial Times.Mosterev, (Mkxico,) Sept. 30, 1846. Mes«ra Kdit»»rs: On Ihe day of the r«p-ilutation. the 26th of September, our regimeil, (Col. Hays’) had marched dowu the strees,andi ol the Texans, in such cases—an j upou gainiug the euirauce to Ihe house, they found several women kneeling iu prayer before a crucifix and lighted caudles, who, upou the fiitrauce ot one ot them, iinmediatley rose and threw iheir arms around him, supplicating hiru for protect ion. The poor fellow becoming akuined, shook ft am him the embraces of the fair oues, aud ruuutiig to his companions, out of breath, said, ° dort’t go iu there* ihem womeu will smother you to death if you do ; they tried to come il on me, but zounds, didu’iI make a break of it •” K.Monteret, Mexico, Oct. 3, 1846. Messrs. Editors : Capt. McCulloch'a company was mustered out of service ou the 30th |
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