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If you want to go to Mexico, not ;i mo
jnent is to bo lost. The Secretary of War
has maJu a requisition on this State for
only ten companies eight-hundred men
and although your services were tendered
to the Governor before that number was
mado up, yet instead of accepting those
companies whose services were first ten
dered (as he undoubtedly should do,) the
Governor has determined, as will be seen
in his proclamation in another column, to
accept those companies which &haU first
re-offer their services after the dale of his
proclamation; so that it stands you in hand
to be on the alert, and act quickly.
The following notice was received this
morning by which you will perceive you
are called upon to meet at Camden, in Mad
ison county, on Saturday next.
To my fellow soldiers of Captain Mc-
Millie's Company:
I have just received a letter from Capt.
McWillie, rquesting me to notify the vol
unteers by advertisement, about and above
Kosciusko, to be prompt to meet on Satur-
day next at Camden, and there again offer
our services as required by the Secretary
of War, and the Governor of the State.
Capt. McWillie is of the opinion, that if
our services are offered on Saturday next,
we will be in time thus he urges our
prompt attendance at Camden, on Saturday
next. Yours, S. DURHAM.
Wednesday, June 3, 1816.
CO The brave and gallant Capt. Walker,
of the Texas Hangers, has been presented,
Toy-Jhe citizens of New Orleans, with a
swVrd and horse, 4ias a token of their high
esteem for his gallantry and devotion to his
country."
CjThe Land Sales which were to have
taken place at Grenada oihe25th of May,
and 8th of June, have been postponed to
the 7th and 28th of September next.
For the Kosciusko Chronicle.
As will be perceived by a notice in an
other column, a meeting will be held in this
place on next Monday evening, for the pur
pose of forming a dchatinfi . society The
object is a most laudable one and highly de
serving the commendation and concurrence
of all who may desire to see a taste for com
position and oratory spring up among us.
. We hope, for the honor of our village, that
the meeting will be wjell attended. D.
From the N. 0. Delta.
War witlt flic Indians.
We had a conversation with General
Morse, of Natchitoches, last evening.
He left that town on the 20th inst. with
the volunteers who arrived here yester
day on the steamboat Cora. Previous
ly to the starting of the boat, a Mr.
Gardner, from the town of Sabine, in
Texas, arrived there. He stated that
before he left Sabine, an express arriv
ed from the northern frontier with a call
from the authorities on the county of
Sabine to raise forthwith a company of
mounted men, and send them on to do
iena me irontier ot the Indian com ry
against the Cherokees, who were up in
arms, or from whom, at least hostilities
were anticipated. The express rider
informed Mr. Gardner that he left a sim
ilar order an order for another compa
ny ot mounted men with the authon
ties of the town of St. Augustine as he
passed there. There was great excite
ment along the Indian frontier. Mr.
Morse says that he himself conversed
with Mr. Gardner, and has implicit con
fidence in his veracity.
It appears that a party of the Chero
kee Indians some years ago bought
from a New York land company, a tract
ol land in the far northern part of Tex
as, for which they paid $30,000. It
appears also that the government of Tex
as was always opposed to their settling
them, and that a full and unreserved
friendship was never established between
the parties. On the breaking out of
hostilities at the Rio Grande, the Chero
kees or that portion of them on the
northern frontier of Texas offered their
services to Governor Henderson: not
having full confidence in their fealty, he
refused to accept their services; and
now it is believed that they take advan
tage of the existing state of things
whether the Maxicans have intrigued
and tampered with them is not known
to assume towards the people of Tex
as a hostile attitude. iV. O. Delta.
Mormon Vote. Tho Mormons of
Hancock have resolved, on no conside
ration, to again cast a vote in Illinois.
They believe tho exercise of political
nrivilerrpa has been the cause of the vio
lent opposition against them. Heveille. J
From the N. O. Delta.
From flip Spat liar.
Tho Heamship New York, Capt,
Phillips arrived on Thursday, from
llrazos St. J ago, via (ialveslon. Her
nows is twenty-four hours later than
that by the Jys. ,. Pay, When the
Jas. L. P.iy left Point Isabel, Gen Tay
lor was at the camp opposite Matainoros;
when the New York left, ho was at
Point Isabel which shows that the com
munication between both stations, is free
and uninterrupted. There is another
fact which our readers should note. At
the time of the previous advices, it was
reported that, by order of Gen. Taylor,
a bridge, by means of wagons hitched
together, was being made across the
Rio Grande: by this arrival, we learn that
a detachment of one thousand volunteers
and regulars took up their line of march
for the purpose of crossing tho Rio
Grande at the mouth of the river.intend
ing to enter Matainoros. Taking these
two facts in connection, it would seem
that the design of Gen. Taylor is to at
tack Matainoros from two deferent points
and probably simultaneously. We may
therefore expect shortly to receive
probably by the next arrival exciting
news.
We copy the following brief letter
from our attentive Galveston Corres
pondent: Galveston, May, 19th, 18 16.
Gentlemen Enclosed you will find
an "Extra" containing such news as
came to hand, per steamship New York,
from the seat of war. You will not
find in it any matter of great excitement,
;is the report was, that there was on the
part of both armies a disposition to get
stronger fortified, together with greater
reinforcements. Galveston has 6entoff
to the army over three hundred of her
citizens, and we can justly say that they
are the flower and stamina of our city.
Others are preparing to go.
Yours, respectfully, J. W. J.
The remainder of the news by the
New York, will be found below, in that
brought by the xlabania.
Sfill Later.
Arrival of the Alabama Taking of
JSamta Loaaition of the I) ound
ed in the Action of the 8th and 9th,
etc., etc.
The steamship Alabama, Capt. Win-
dle, "arrived at this port about 2 o'clock
(Friday inornioti4brining late, dates from
the Brazos, whence she sailed on the
19th inst., at 5 o clock, p. m. We have
only time to make brief extracts from
our letters. The news is only impor
tant as keeping up a connected history
ot the events on the frontier.
Capt. Taylor, U. S. A., Wm. II
Dunbar, L. C. Ilornsby, F. Fischer and
Mr. Barry came passengers in the Ala
bama.
The Alabama reports that official in
formation had been received at Point Isa
bel that Col. Wilson with four com pa
nies of regulars and three of Alabama
volunteers had taken Barrita without the
least opposition. Gen. Taylor was to
cross the Rio G rande on Monday morning
lUi,J for the purpose of taking Mata
inoros. Having heard no cannonading
at the Point, it was the universal opinion
that the Mexicans had evacuated the
town. -
Gen. Smith's command had commen
ced their line of march on the island
of Boca Chica, to cross the Rio Grande
at the moulh, and advance up the river
on the enemy's side.
Col. Marks' and Col. Walton's regi
ments are complete; the steamer Sea
having arrived on the morning previous
to the departue of the Alabama.
Officers and men all well and in goou
spirits.
The officers wounded in the late ac
tions are doing well. N. O. Delta.
Mexico and the United States.
Probable English Interference The
Philadelphia Evening News says: "A
letter has been received at Washington
recently, by a respectable gentleman,
from a merchant in Very Cruz, dated
April 2, in which he remarked that the
movements of the Mexican army to
wards Texas would depend upon advi
ces then expected from . England, and
which reached there very shortly after
wards; whereupon, the signal for these
operations was given, and the result is
now before the world. It is argued
from this strong fact that Great Britain
is an actor behind the scenes in this at- j
tempt ol Mexico," iV. O. Delta.
Ho! for Texas. The steamship
Massachusetts (says the N. York Tele
graph of the 12lh,) is attracting much
attention in this city from the fact that
sho is taking in a large quantity of pro
visions suitable for an army, bending her
sails, and employing several hundred
men to give despatch. We imagine sho
is bound to Texas, and carries out sup-
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plies to Gen. Taylor.
I'roi laninllon.
Ilv Aliikkt G. IJhowv, Governor or
tiik Stati: or Mishwiiti.
15v the mail from Washington City.
I was put in possession of tho subjoinc-i
letter and memorandum from tho SSfcre
tary of War,' t 8 o'clork last- night.
It will be 8lcq that the President of tho
United Slates requests tho speedy or
ionization of 'one regimkxtof infan
try or riflemen,' in this State. In
obedience to this request, I have great
pleasure in saying to the patriotic citi
zens of Mississippi, th at 1 will accept
for the President,' '1 en Companies of
Infantry or Kiflemen, organized in
conformity with the memorandum here
to appended. Volunteers will observe
that it requires eighty privates, and
thirteen commissioned and non-commissioned
officcts to constitute a compa
ny. In the election of officers, and in
the enrollment of privates, a strict ob
servance of the rules laid down by the
Secretary of War, is enjoined. No
company can be accepted by me that is
not organized in tho manner there poin
ted out.
So soon as ten companies aro organ
ized, they will be rendezvoused at
Vicksburg or Jackson, and mustered
into the service of the United Slates.
There will doubtless be many, very
many more, to tender their services
than :an bo accepted. It is therefore
proclaimed that those who organize ac
cording to law and first tender their ser
vices, will be first accepted by me, and
by me tendered to the President of the
United States.
Infantry or rifle companies heretofore
reported will be required to report again
when they shall have rocrniiod and oth
erwise fitted their organization to the
subjoined regulations. In again repor
ting, companies are strictly enjoined
to report their full quota of officers and
privates. And to avoid the difficulty of
recruiting after orders are given to ren
dezvous, it will be proper not to accept
any man as a volunteer who docs not en
rol himself on a pledge of honor, to
march with the company when orders
are given. I need scarcely say, that
ten companies will be ready in the
shortest possible time. -
N. B. In all that I have done here
tofore, I was but anticipating, as far as
practicable, the wishes of the authori
ties at Washington; and when I ordered
the nrgani7.alin of companies to con
sist of from 61 to 100 men, I was look
ing to the law as it then was. It will
be observed that the ten companies now
asked for, are lo be organized according
to a construction given by the President
to the late act of Congress. When I
accepted conditionally twenty-eight
companies,, who had organized under
my order, I supposed there would be a
requisition on this State for at least 2,
500 men. And in all that I have done
within tho last few days to promote the
organization of a regiment of Cavalry,
I have acted under the advice of Major
Gen. Gaines, who gave me positive as
surance that such a regiment would be
accepted. The letter and memorandum
hereto appended, contains the first intel
ligence on the subject to which they re
late, of an official character received by
me, since the commencement of hostili
ties between the United Slates and
Mexico. My conduct was based on the
best information I could get, and was
designed to promote the public service.
I hese remarks are submitted for the sat
isfaction of those who have been mis
led by my letters and advice. All that I
have said or written, was based on the
exceeding meagre and unsatisfactory ac
counts derived from unofficial sources.
I am now acting advisedly, and J ex
press an earnest hope that within a very
few days the ten companies, called from
this Slate, will bo organized and ready
to march into the service of the United
States. A. G. BROWN.
War Department.
Washington, May 10 1810.
Sir: I have the honor to enclose a co
py of an act of Congress entitled "an Act
providing for the prosecution of the ex
isting war between the United States
anil the itepublic ol Mexico, which
authorizes the President to accept the
services of Volunteers.
It will be perceived that all the offi
cers with Volunteers taken into the ser
vice of the United Slates under this
Act, are to be appointed and commis
sioned, or such as have been appointed
and commissioned, m accordance with
the laws of the State from whence they
aro taken; and that the Volunteers re
ceived into the service of the United
States are to have the organization of
the Army of the United Slates. For
this axact organization, so hi as relates
to companies and regiments, please see
the memorandum appended to the law
herewith, to both of which particular at
tention is requested: but under the dis
cretion allowed him, the President has
decided that ajmmbrrof privates in all
volunteer tompanics ihall be limited (o
eighty.
On tho part of tho President I have
to request Your Kxcellency to cause to
bo organized at tho earliest particable
period the following corps of Volun
teers: Ono Regiment of Infantry or Rifle
men. Your Excellency is vequested to de
signatfl mid to communicate promptly
to this Department some convenient
place of rendezvous (say Vickbburg)
for moving towards Mexico, for the sev
eral companies as fast as they shall be
organized, where they will be furthe
organised into a regiment. The severa
corps will bo inspected and mustered
into the service of the United States
as far as practicable, by an officer
or oiheers ot the United States Ar
my; where this cannot be done, you
are requested to designate the inspect
ing and mustering officers, who will, in
t . . t .
every case, Deinsirucieu 10 receive no
man, under the rank of commissioned
officer, who is in years apparently over
lorty-five or under eighteen, or who is
not in physical strength and vigor; nor
the horse of any volunteer not an
parently sound and effective, with ne
cessary horse equipments or furniture
It is respectfully suggested that pub
lie notice of these requirements of law
may prevent much disappointment to
the zealous and patriotic citizens
your State multitudes of whom the
President cannot doubt will be eager to
volunteer.
Should there be anv difficulty or con
siderable delay in obtaining the amount
and description of the force proposed to
oc raised irom ynnr state, you wil
give the earliest notice thereof to thi
Department, that proper steps may be
taken to receive ' them from other sec
tions of the country.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
W. L. MARCY,
Secretary of War.
His Excellency, The Governor
of Mississispi, Jackson
Memorandum of the organization of
Volunteer Corps, under the act of
VJtn ot May, 1810.
A company of Cavalry or Mounted
men will consist ol
1 Captdin;
1 First Lieutenant;
1 Second Lieutenant;
4 Sergeants;
4 Corporals;
2 Buglers;
1 Farrier and blacksmith;
80 Privates (as established by order of
the rresident.)
A regiment of Cavalry or Mounted
men will consist ot
in
1 Colonel;
1 Lieutenant Colonel;
1 Major;
1 Adjutant (a Lieutenant in ad
dition to the Lieut, of co.)
1 Sergeant Major;
1 Quarter Master Sergeant; ,
1 Principal Musician;
2 Chief Buglers, and
10 Companies (for the organiza
tion of which 6ee above.
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A company of Infantry or riflemen
will consist of
1 Captain;
1 First Lieutenant;
1 Second Lieutenant; '
4 Sergeants;
4 Corporals; " (
2 Musicians;
80 Privates (as established by order of
the Tresident.)
A regiment of Infantry or Riflemen
will consist of
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'1 Colonel;
1 Lieutenant Colonel;
1 Major;
1 Adjutant (a Lieutenant of one
of the companies, but not in
addition.)
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1 Quarter Master Sergeant;
2 Principal Musicians, and
10 Companies (for the organiza
tion of which see above.)
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New Governors. Isaac Toucy was
chosen Governor of theState of Connec
ticut on the 7th inst., by the Legislature
of that State. He was the Democratic
candidate. All tho other officers chosen
are of the same party.
Byron Dimon was chosen Governor
of the State of Rhode Island, on the 6th
inst., by the Legislature of that State.
ViRorxu Elections. Full returns
for senators have Jjeen received. The
democrats will have a majority in that
body of eight. Last year it was ten
loss of two. In the house of delegates
the democratic majority will not be less
than eight, probably twelve. Mr. Ar
cher will, therefore, be succeeded by a
democratic Senator.
Nlllf!lNnnl -
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ih. Chief JuMiw.
ington, with uch other
n.ny elect honorary rnefi" ''
communed an eaiablishmenlh.ii h
of -The SAUhaonian taffi?."
lo hare perpelual auccetaicr, '
ihe U. S.atea, al aix pe, CeP, Pr "y,to
Seber, ,838; JTff
has already accrued (too a . w"lcl1
already accrued (42.12oi
Sec. 3. The business to be conducted
of the Vice President, Chief JuiZ
the Mayor of Wa.hin tonLe
tors, and three Representative,, S
6.x other person. ,WOof whom.h.J!l
members of the National -IQ,!ilutet J
the city ol Washington, anl the other
four to be residents of the State. Thi
Regents to appoint one of their mem
ber as Chancellor, who shall be the ore.
siding officer. .
Sec. 4. A site to be selected by tha
Regents for the necessary buildings:
which site may be taken out of the pub
lic grounds lying between the Patent of
fice and Seventh street, if the President
and Heads of Executive Departments as.
sent to such selection; if not, then to be
taken from any public grounds within
the city.
Sec. 5. Provides for the erection of
the buildings, in which accnmmniUimn
is to be made for tho rpremion ami or.
rangement, upon a liberal scale. uf nh-
jects of natural history, including a ge-
u,u6,iu' u Hiuiccdiugicai caoinet a
chemical laboratory,, library, gallery of
arts, and necessary lecture rooms-which
buildings, if on the Patent office square,
may so connect with the Patent office
building as to form, in appearance, a
wing to that building.
Sec 0. All objecU of art and of cu
rious research, and all objects of natural
history, plants, geological and minera-
logical specimens, belonging, or- to be
long, to the United States, which may
be in the city of Washington, to be de.
livered up to" the Institution; and the
books, manuscripts, minerals, cabinet,
fcc, of Mr. Smiihson to be also deliv
ered up and desposited in the building.
Sec. 7. The Secretary to be the Li
brarian and keeper of the Museum, ana
to employ assistants.
Sec. 8. From the interest of the fund
an appropriation, not exceeding an aw
erage ot $25,UUU annuauy, is maue wi
the gradual formation of a Library, to be
composed of works pertaining to all de
partments of human knowledge.
Sec. 9. Any accrueing interest not
herein annronriated, or required for the
nurnoses soecified in the act, may be
disposed of as the Regents may deem
best for the promotion of the purposes
of the testator.
Sec. 10. Reserves to Congress tne
right of altering, amending, adding to, or
repealing any of the provisions nf the act.
From Cliibualiua.
A lptipr fmm Mr. Isaac Pearsons,
whn left Chihuahua on the 5th of Feb
ruary, and came through in 27 days, u
published in the - Boonalick Times ol
the 2d inst. Mr. P. says: ,
At Chihuahua, the only change in m
officers of the Government, grown
out of the Paredes revolution, was the
accession of Col.Arsay, of Janus, to
the office of Governor, in place ot im
Angel Trias, who refused to oppott
the new administration. , . ,
TheState of Chihuahua, vnicniu.
years has been rapmiy uuw--o-from
the pillaging incursions ol.w
Camanches and A pach Indians, n j
a prey to them; and in fact mostoi v
stock farms, which a few years since
were swarminff with domestic an-
are entirely devastated. . 1
The Commerce of Chihuahua has
fallen off, and prices have greatly decim-
etl. uomesucs aim v .
1 -v . - 1 U.intd ( pamiitt
tides in the trade) are retailing
nt from
25 to 31 cents per yard (Spanish) wmc.
considering the high duties, and wp
of transportation, is extremely low,
it will be still further reduced
arrival of the immense exports oy
ta Fee this summer.
h) which
He saw no Indians on tne ju-.--
except about 40 Chians, whom i li near
Cimaron Springs. They wot
tirely friendly, caugtitsoroe y
had ?an off from Mr. PM'!S.
them bark, smoked with Mr. Peon'
and then retired.
ThereeeTwT
or moral that she would ook
er's dresi when an opportunity one