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VOL. XXV—Xo. 83
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.KIR PRINTINE executed neatly and expeditiously
mud on reasonable tmns.
i SI Mil/ 4 'otr.
STuaykd from the subscriber, in
Lynchburg, on the 7tli mat., a large pale
HKD C OW,
four years old. branded oil the horn J. H.f
a little lame in one of her hind legs.
A liberal reward will he given to any one returning
her to me, or any information thankfully received.
UlTL-S ANDERSON.
May 13—U
DRESS GOODS.
RECEIVED bv express. Plaid Borages and Foil de 1
Clicvre Lustre, a new article for Ladies’ Dresses,
>%h ch makes my assortment of Dress Goods very com
plcte. JOHN T. DAVIS.
May 13—u
To Mr. Thoma*Ilun<ll«‘> :
fl^AKE NOTICE, that 1 shall, on the 13th and 14th I
J. days of July, 1847, at the Ofli *e of Discount and
Deposit# of the Bank of Virginia, at Lynchburg, W, be- |
t\%ecn sunrise and sunset, take the depositions of John
M. Otey. Benjamin P. Walker and others, to be read as
evidence in a ceriain Chancery cause, now pending in
the Circuit Superior Court of Law and Chancery for
Halifax County, in which you are plaintiff and 1 am de
fendant.
Take notice also, that I shall, on the 1 Gill day of Ju
ly, 1817, between sunrise and sunset, at the Dwelling
House of Douglass B. Hancock, in Campbell County,
Virginia, proceed to take the dejmsilions of Douglas* B.
Hsncoek, Richard Wyatt and others, to lie read as evi
dence in the same cause above mentioned. If from
any cause the taking if the last mentioned depositions
shall not Iw concluded on the 16th day of July, 1847,
then the taking thereof shall be continued from time to
time, until ih v shall be ;d taken and concluded. I
BENJAMIN W. WALKER.
May 13-4 w
BONNETS
fPST reecivrd by exprras, n fresh supply i»f BON
NETS, tu \t hiclt 1 wunld call the a’ten tii in uf the I .a
dee. JOHN T. DAVIS.
May 13—ts
Panama. Leghorn. Rut-tana, 15
Camfeachy, Rough and Rev jf
dt, and Palm Leaf HATS, Jj*
in great variety.
JI,M received, a Uirist ami hcauijm assortment oi me ;
above Hals, which will U'subl vorv low, bv
J. KUMBUUGII & SONS.
May 13—Is
Fit ESI 1 SUPPLY!
BE SURE TO CAM.!!!
THE NEWEST STOCK IN MARKET!!!!
May 13th, 1817.
I71 J. BURTON h as the pleasure of informing his
J# friends, that lie has just opi ned the most beautiful
uesnrtmcvt <>J ST A PGR and F A N ( ^ DRY GOODS,
lie hut ever had the pleasure <j exhibiting.
Having selected his Goods w ith great care, from the
very late.-t importations, and just at the close of the sea
son, lie w ill be aide to sell many styles of Goods much
Lower than they could have been bought in the early
part of 1 he season. All persona in want of good, cheap
and pretty Goods, are requested to favor him with an
earlv call.
COUNTRY JVTEROHANTS
will find at mv house, the freshest and rest assort
EP STOI I. IN MARKET. K. J. BURTON.
May Id—ts
FOIt Till! MIHIX
CHEAP FOR 'HIE CASH.
f I HIE SL BSC UlliKUS respectfully inform the La
JL dies that they have received the fdlowing Goods,
which they w ill si II lower than any other house in town,
in the Store forint rly occupied hy Messrs. Talbot &. La
nier :
Barrages, a good article, 25 ets. per yard,
Lawns, great bargains from Is,
White Linen, 25 cents,
Muslin Inserting, 10 cents,
Large assortment of Calicoes, from 01 cents,
White Line i Handkerchiefs, I2j cents.
May 10—ts DAMS, ABRAHAMS A. CO.
HuoIm :ini| Sliorw
Gentlemen's fine Calf, Mnrneen anil
patent Leather ROOTS, MIOKS and |
M G A ITL".RS—Philadelphia make.
Also. Ladies' Shoes of every deserip 1
lion and finality, just received anil lor Mile Inw hy
TVHKK ft PARHAM.
May 10—1s
iMrunterrcotype Likenesses.
f J1HE SL'HSt IHRI'.R would Irspcd fully inform
.1. the citizens of Lynchburg ana sutrounding country,
that lie has taken the rooms, nearly *?posite the Frank
1 n Hotel, formerly occupied by Mr. \S . A. Rctzer, and
recently hy Mr. .1. II. Fitzgihbons, where lie is prepared
to execute MINIATURE LIKENESSES, with all j
tie* latest and most important improvements.
Miniatures taken in any kind of weather, and all pic
tures warranted a facsimile of the original.
Ladies and gentlemen are invited Urcall and examine
specimens of this beautiful art.
N. II.—Instruction given in the art on moderate terms.
April5—ts P. E. GIBBS
$112,000 worth ol Crockery, At.
AT A A U LJVDER COST TO CLOSE!
Y\ lit) a View ui riiismu
present business in this place, I
am still selling mv large stock ol
CHINA. CLASS AND
EARTHENWARE,
at and under cost.
Those who may want any
thing in my line would do well
w) cau very suoii, a’iu miy ai jmu.-i.-o uuu» »• — — •
been know n in Virginia.
Country Merchants arc particularly invited tn call, as
the canal will he dosed next week for s tine four or six
week*. The assortment is very large and cmplete.
I). W. MOORE,
* Sign of the Ilig Pitcher.
May 10—ts
I IHUPERIOK HEADY MADE CLOTllIM*
TYREE S,- PARK A M
HAVE just receivid their Spring and Summer sup
ply of
Superior Ready Made Clothing,
comprising every article necessiry to complete a gentle
Wian’s Wardrobe. Gentlemen would find it gnaily to
theii advantage to give us an earlv call.
May 10—ts
r un
nv virtue of a deed of Trust executed tome l.y Jcltn
>. I.ungborno ami Sarah E. |„K wife. I shall sell,
at public auction, on Thursday, tliel'nli dav of.May next,
tl fair, if not,on the m-xt fair day tliereal'ter.on the nrem
tses, '
A TRACT OF I,AM),
lying in the County of Amherst, ,,u Stovall’s Creek, ad
j lining the land of Duct. Flos), ( has. M ,Vs. Wyatt
I ettyjoint, («. V\ arwick and others, anil enutaintug alum
ONE THOUSAND ACHES.
The said Land is within 5 miles of Lynchburg and a
mile of the canal, with good outlets to each. A large por
•tun thereof is heavily timbered, well watered with stipe
rior water power, whit bean he cheaply applied to
either milling or manufacturing purpon s. It is well a
ilapted to the growth of Tobacco, W heat, (Urn, (xc.,
anil is worthy the attention of those engaged in hauling
wood,or who may want Wood I .and convenient to
Lynchburg. It W ill he divided ill lots or parcels to suit
pitreltasi rs.aml w ill he sold either at private or public sale
Also nt the same time and place, I will sell two Waggons,
bear and Fixluris. one Ox Cart, one set 111:uk SuaJis’
Tools. and sundry I’lantatinn l it nsils. Tl e title to said
property will lie undisputed,Imt acting as tMisteo is agent,
1 shall convey such title only as vested in me.
TF.HMS OF SALE.
A credit of one, two and three years will lie given.
March ‘il—t(3M W T.V.VNl KV. Trustee.
POSTI‘(XVC.V A.'. \
The abovpsalc is postponed until the *i~ttl, day nf the
present mimtli, and at the* saine lime will lip rented utit
the Saw Mill adj 'ini p- the above Tract of Land, now in
the occupancy of Mr. Williams. \\ . T. \\
W M. T. YANCEY, Trustee.
May (j-f-'SM
NEW MJCtFoN«r COMMISSION HOUSE,
Till IF. subscribers have Ibis day entered into co-pat t
J. nersliip lor lint pnrpiso ofcoliductiiiff the
Al CTION fc COMMISSION BUSINESS
in all its various branches.
They have taken the la roe brick tenement .lately erect
rd by II. (>. Selioolfield Ksip, M.irke' Street, and will
oive their personal alleniion In li e sale ■ f Keal and l’t r
sonal Instate, I fry (foods, limcerics. Morses ike., either
in town tr county,and hope by unrcmiitirw attention lo
busiutss lo merit a portion of | uidie pair.teaoe.
( IIAItl.F.S I'MF.I.PS.
JOHN M. I’F.llklNS.
HEGUMH s. II I:!s’.
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday inurninrjs, and
Monday, Wednesday and Friday uvuninos. throtijrli
uut the year. ( 'l AWI.F.S I'HFI.I’S,
JOHN M. I’F.I!kl.NS.
.# 4 .1 tt n.
(TM Alll.F.S I’lIF.I.l’S returns Ins sincere thanks to
J his friends and the public generally for the very lib
era! patronage extended to him, during the last fifteen
years,and respectfully solicits a continuance of the same
to the new firm.
May 3—18
15,000 MIS. liACON instore and lor sale
? ' BUY ANT A. TINSLEY.
May 0—It
fjMIF I’ndersignrd, h ■retofore, partners in tlie practice
*- ot h:iw, have ibis day dissolved by uiutual couaunl. :
'The business on hand will have their joint attention.
April 15—is .1 \s UARLAND,
WM. I). BRANCH.
1-llV A'OTICE.
Win. p. Brnncli Win. S. Reid, Jr
UA \ K firm'd a partnership in the practice < f Law
and w ill attend the Courts of the Corporation of.
Lynchburg, the county of Campliell, Appomattox, and
Amherst. Also the Superior Courts of the county of
Rockbridge. All business committed tn their hands will 1
he diligently attended to. Oilice over Captian \\ in. I).
Fair’s, at Market House.
Address -Lynchburg.
A pul 15—ts
Commissioner's Sji!r of
Wj a if ft ff it ft .Vf ;• r o e s»
PI* RSI ’ ANT to a decree of the circu t superior court
of law and chancery. Ibr the county of Amherst*
pronounced on the ’.2nd day of April, 1817, in a suit in
which Mary J. AY si ugh and William Armisuad are
plaintiffs, against Thomas K. AA’augh, John Crawford,
William Kidsoii and James (•ilhau:, defendants ; the
under- giv-d commissione rs, ;i| pointed hy said decree.will
proceed at Waugh’s Ferry, in said county of Amherst, on
i he 7th day of June next, to sell to the highest bidde r,
f -r cash, the following Slaves, viz :
William, JVelstm, fleaver, Silvry and jldtlisnn.
And at the same time and place, we shall sell, to the
highest bidder, the interest of the said Thomas K.
\\ Hugh iu the Real Kstatr of his father, James Waugh,
dec’d., which real estate is situated in several
TRACTS OF LAND,
some lying in said county of ,
Amherst, and others in the
county of Bedford. A more
particular description will be given on the day of sale.
The Land will he sold l«»r cash enough to defray tin
expenses of sale, and for the residue, mi credits oft’, 1 ‘2
and 18 months, to be secured by bond with satisfactory
personal security, and the title to be withheld until the
purchase money is paid.
We shall, at the same time and place, sell for cash,
the interest of the said Thomas K. Waugh iu the dower
Slaves held by his mother, the said Alary J. Waugh, a
description of which will he exhibited on the day of
sale.
If the said 7tli day of June next shall not be fair, we
shall |h)Slporic tlx* above sale until the next day, the 8th
of .lime, 1817, when it will be made.
The decree under which we act reijuins all persons
who may have possession of any of tlx* said Slaves, Wil j
liam, Nelson, (ieorge, Silvry or Addison, to deliver them
up tons fur sale wh n demanded, and we hereby infirm
them that wn shall send an agent to receive them a few (
days before the sale.
ROISKRT Al. BROWN , } Comrnis
JOHN THOMPSON, tlr. f sinners.
Amherst G. II. May 6—t?Je
Di^oSiiHou
f flHK concern of INI. II. I.avinder Sc Co., is this day
A. dissnlveil by mutual consent. All persons having
claims against the concern will please present them f.r
payment, and those indebted to the concern will come
i nward and setllo. The name ofthe concern will bo
used only iu winding op the business.
M. II. I.AVINDEU,
WILSON I*. HUY ANT. i
Tll’TON L. TINSLEY.
May 1,1317. .May G—It
Sen ('oneeiii.
TBIIIK subscriber will eontinne the (iUOCF.U\ tstij
I COMMISSION HI SI N ESS, at the stand for I
merly occupied by Ilryant ft Young, and reeen ly !>y '
M. 11. Lavindcr Se Co., where lie will, at all time., keep
on ha d a good and well assorted .lock of
GROCERIES, LIQUORS, fee. See.
to which be particularly invite, the attention of hi. old
friends and the putilie generally, promising them (food
bargains in bis line of business.
M. H. LAVINDER.
May G—It
BPuucins; School.
^pllE undersigned will be in Lynchburg in a fev.
1 da\. to commence a Dancing School.
J I>. LV HOFFMAN.
April 27—ts
Ilratly • lfttHc 4'iothlntf*
FI 1111'. M HSC UIIIK.RS have now on hand a large
JL stork uf
SPIN N G A N 1> S U M M E II
iii:adv .uadi: i lotiiixo,
which they will sell at less price than were ever before
offered in l.vnehburg. Among which may ho twund the
following articles: 6
I thick I )resi and Fmok Coats,
I l wcihI dress, frock ami sack Coala,
Itlnck Alpaeea do do do
(Croton, Kremlins and Cot it mails do
It row u, plaid and while Linen do
Mark and Fancy Cassimere Pants,
Do Lrnp de F.tc & Drapde Vienna do
Fancy and w Idle Linen do
Kremlin and Cuttonade do
llla*k Satin, Silk and llmiil'uiuiio Vests,
Light coloured Fancy Silk do
l‘ alley and white M .rseilles do
A h fi O ,
| A huge assortment of Furnishing Goods, comprising as
jfollows:
Standing ami rolling Collars, Shirts, Shirt Collars, Ho*
unis, Lmler Shir's. Night Shifts, Drawers, Night C;i|n«,
( ravatN, Stocks, Ties, Knuts,C ravat Stiffeners, Gloves,
Suspenders, Snspeiuh r Finis, Pocket Handkerchiefs,
| M nicy (tells. Money Purses, &.e.
(lentlemen wishtng »•< ofiheahove articles will do
"'ll to give us a call, as we are deterniincd to tell them
as cheap as they can he bought in Virginia.
W A I FftHOCSF, WlilTTEMORE 8t Co.
1 April ‘29—ts
TA VM .US’ OIL.
• •'I harre.s Tunnels’ Oil.of p.imequality, on hand
and f.1 sale low. UKYANT k TINsLFY.
April 19—ts
VRGHOEa H\L\Ti:n
flMlK uudenugned wish to purchew from one hundred
to l wo hundred Negro Slavic, the nge of none Uipx
«'( i d -|0 yenr*. We are willing to give for them a fair
puce, payable in ten equal animal payments from the 1st
March, [M9.
I » secure the payment of the debt we are willing to
give a mortgage on the negroes, and also on etui estate to
a siilll ’icut amount to satisfy the seller. The negroes to
he deli verr d in Noxubee County, Mississippi, by the (list
of < )etobcr next.
Persons wisliiii'jr to sell \\ ill address one or Imili of us
at Pieken.Nville, Ala, by or before the lf» .Inly next.
I*. .1 SPANN.
April 8—tidy I, \. OAUSDAI.K
n.BV A' .ViOUT St'Blit Ol„
f III11', sulwrtbrr.a graduate nf unp nf ■ hr riini matttii
m Huns in tlm oily ul New \ ul k, and a practitioner at
itu- liar ut I’litli d. i dun,is dciem s uf obtaining/ a School.
in tin* or any ul ihc surrounding r >uulif*,(hr vuutliH.
I lc is tally qualified to give instruction in all the Kn
h'li'lt Branches, a culttplele and tlior<>tiy{ii course ul' Mailt
oimtiics. including Algebra, Gcnmeiry, Conic Sts-titm*
K*',. which lie will leach on a new s\ati in, tugi ,|tcr with
lb.)' Keeping, I'lain and Otna'iicnial fYnuiaiiship in all
its various styles, and will give private tu*.ruction in an'
ut the aUive mimed branches.
I Its certificate can lie seen on application to his btoilirr
at I helps K Perkins Auclirm lluuwe.ut whi,mall unitieu
lars may be had. ISAAC N. CARDOZ \
M.y 3— lm*
e o u k i : in Tr . "
aD-A THE-BRICK TENEMENT, nearly
$£<'4 ! ; ! fj 1 Pl>"»itc tlm \\ ashtnglon Hotel. Terms
!'$*«'& • t lot Uuah tatu and |auNseiuu,.i |i«* li.«4t
aielv Apply to
May 3—Is .1. T. Ill RTON.
RiO 1 OB'Bt'.t:.
r.ll\I.S l*It 1 .MK Itlt) COFFEE,
t /*4 ID •• bll,. Pepper,
ft ** Allspice,
5 “ race Ginger.
■lust received and fur sale by
April m—ts McDaniel & lee.
Aiiotlin- & N|>l«'mlitl AnmiiIiim-uI of
C MITilAGES. SADDLERY. &.C
fill1 E NF HNC’ III BF.KN fed grateful to llieir friends and
1. the public generally fur the liberal patronage, which has
‘been extended t<> them in tin* branch o| their Imuinegs, and
soli, it a continuance ol t he -ame, under a promise and w it It a
perfect knowledge that, from the advuntngrn they posjeas in
precuring t'amages of any kind, to do as well by them, or
better, than any Mouse in Virginia, or even North, alter pay
ing expenses to thisnlacc. VVe are daily expecting a large
supply ot ( arriages of every description, w men, added to our
present stork, will make our assortment complete; and shall
continue to receive them of the latest styles throughout the
scasnii. Hut, il among our stock we should not have any to
suit, by leaving tic ir ordcis, w «• w ill procure it of any ipialit v,
style or price, at the very shortest notice.
NVc have on hand several second-hand Coaches, suitah'e
for Hacks. AHSt >, several Buggies, all in good repair and
condition, which will he disposed ol at very low prices.
We have now on hand, and intend keeping, a g«*od supply
of best and common (' VIMIY VI.1 .K, both of Burford’s and
Cochran’s manufacture, which will he sold at Factory pi ices.
VVe arc n1*o prepared to do any kind of repairing in the
above line w ith neatnc-'s and despatch. VV e deem it unnei es
sary to name the kind ol Carriages wc have on hand, ns our as*
•ortmeiit will always consist of the latest ami most upprox-tl
s'ylcs. 'I'lic Harness is all of our own manufacture, our
t arriages made to order, and with :i view to run in t hi* section
of the country, and as such we arc willing to warrant both
Carriages ami Harness.
S. II)DLLS, HI!IDLES, Till WES, *-r.
vv e wish onr friends and the community to understand I bn
our Saddlery business is n«t to hr overlooked or neglected,
and that wc have on hand a large and well selected assort
ment ol cverv kind < i goods usually kept by similar establish*
incuts in the I’nitcd States, both ol icady made work and ma
terials, which will lie sold, wholesale or retail, on terms to suit
the limes.
All Kepniring in the above line done at the shortest notice.
Country Produce taken in exchange for any article in our
line at cash market prices.
OIL.
Wc have, and will constantly keep, on hand, a supply ol
Tanners’ ( Ml ol an excellent quality, which w ill be sold as
cheap >>r cheaper than tin* same article can be bought in this
market. Please call and examine.
SHACK LKFORI) k kKW I'l.I.KN,
Countrv Saddler* will find it to their interest to call and ex
amine our stock before pine basing elsewhere.
Feh. la— 12m S. k L.
t. v. ri/mts
DF.ALF.H IN STAPLK AND FANCY
tmv HOODS BOOTS SHOES
li U J\'JV E T S, IIA T s, C A P S, 4* c.t
Main St., Lync hburg, Vn.,
n‘ \S just received and opened Ills unrivaled fitoek of
Spring mid Summer Goods, which, for style and
beauty, cinnot bo surpassed. He respectfully solicits the
attention of his friends and the public to an examination
of his stock, which conrists in part of the following
Goods:
Superior rich striped ami Plaid Poede 8oie,
“ *• “ “ Fuiilah Silks,
“ 'Fissile ami As Yoaln'ltobes, (a beautiful party
dress,)
“ Grenadian Holies, (entirely new article,)
“ Zoriehlas and Plaid and Striped Berages,
Krwche and F.mbosscd Ginghams, (very rich,)
I .awns, at all prices. Alpaceas,
French and F.nglish Chintz Prints,
Gloves, Hosiery, Ribbons, Lac «, Handkerchiefs,
A almost every article that can Is* called for. Also,
a fm took of Cloths, Cassimeres, YT«*stings, Cravats,
Near Maraguin-for summer Coats, a very pleasant ar
ticle, .Panama, Leghorn, Fur, Silk and Sp rung IIafc>
Hough and Heady Caps, Bools, Shoes, &.c.
April 1—(8
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
— - - ‘
OFFICIAL.
*1 hr following very interesting despatch from Major
Ovitetal Scott was received at the W ur office, Washing
tun, uu Saturday evening last :
I L\w»qu AUTkllH or THE Army.
Flan del Kio, 00 atilisi from \ m Crut, >
April 10. IH47. S
Sir The plan of attack, sketched in (•em rul Orders,
No. III. (pul tidied in last evening ’a limn,) lienwith,
was finely executed by this gallant army, UTort* two
! «i’clock, p. m., yesterday. Wo are iputc embarrassed
with the results of victory — pns.iners of war, heavy ord
nance, Ik Id batteries, small amis ami accoutrements.
Akiut 11,000 men laid down their arms, with tint usual
pro portion of field and company officers, besid* a ti'e
generaja, vi rai of tUi*4A* uf gr«*i akietwcihui- Ftnmn.
J.xrrero, La Vrg?u Norii*ga and Obando. \ sixth getter
nl, \ hmjoox, wo* killed in di lending the battery (tower)
in ilia rear of the \v liok Mexican atmy, the captun of
which gave ua those glorious results.
Our loss, though comparatively small, in ntimhcrH
has I ecu serious ling. lieu. Shields a commander of
activity and %cal and talent, is, | fear, if not dead, uioi
tally wounded, lie is tunic five miles front me at the
moment. Tin* Meld of opt rations coveted many miles,
broken by mountain* and deep chasms, and I have not
a report, as yet. from any division or brigade. Tw ggs’
division, followed by Shields’ (n.uv C<»l. link* r’s) niig
tide, are now at, or mar, X.dupa, und Wotlh’s division is
in ruutethilher, all ptnuniug, with good resul a, nr I learn,
that |toinl of the Mexican army ptrhujrt six or seven
thousand men, who fled befo.eour right had carried the
lower, and ginned the Xalapu road. Fillow’* brigade a
lone is near me at this depot of wounded, sick and pria
oners, and I have time only to give lion hint the name,
of 1st l.ieut. F. If Nelson, and 2d (’. (•. (till. Unit id
the 2d Tcimrsec foot (Haskell’s regiment) among the
killed, and hi the brigade H 0, of all ranks, killed* or
wounded Among the latter,the gallant Hng.Heneral Iiiim
s If hasa smart wound m tin arm, but not disabled, and
M.ij K r.iripies m, 2d Tenn. ; Captain II. F. Murray,
2d Lieut. (». T. Sutheiland, 1st Lieut. \V. F. Ilalc
(adjutant) all of the sumo regiment, severely, and 1st
Lieut. \V. Year wood, mortally wounded. And I know,
from peisouul observation oil the ground, that 1st Lieut.
Kwell, of the ILlb s, if u .1 now ile.nl, was mortally w uu
d d hi entering, mu ord ill band, the entrenchment# a
around the captured Uiwer. Second l.ieut IVrby, toj*o
graphic il engine* rs, I sils maw, at the same pirns*,severe
ly vvoimdtHl, and (‘apt. Fatten, 2*1 Lnitcd States Infant
ry, lost Ins right hand. M tj Sumner, 2d Lulled Staten
dragoons, was slightly wounded the day before, ami Cap
lam Johnston, topographical engineers (now I .tent. t ol 1
one I of Infan try ) was v< ry wacri In wounded sum® day*
earlier whih* rooonuoilriiig. 1 u ust not omit to add,
that (apt. Mason and ‘2d Lieut. l)avntboth of the Hill a.
were among the very auvmcly wounded hi storming the
same tower. I estimate our total loss, in killed and woun
ded, may lie about ‘250, and that of the enemy 550. In
the pursuit toward** X a In pa (55 miles lienee) I learn we
have add d much to the enemy’s lows in prinnnur*, lulled
and wounded. In flirt f suppose his retreating army to
be nearly disorganized. an I nonce my baste to follow, in
an hour or two, to profit by events.
lo this hurried nod imperfect ri port I must not omit to
say that Brigadier (ienernlTw iggs, in passing the nioim
tain range beyond Cerro Gordo, crowned with the tow
er, deluded from hts division, as I suggested tin* day
before, a strong force tocsrrv that height, which eum
loaoded the Aahpa road at the loot, and could not fail,
.rM.ii.<it,i« i n.i. j»itn or itie rrtrrnV
Ions- from a retreat in any direction. A portion of tin j
1st artillery, under the often distinguished Brevet Col. |
Childs, t lie Jil infantry, under Captain Alexander, tin
7th infantry, under Lieut. Col. IMvuiton, anu the Bills,
iinih r Major Luring, all under lit* tcmjiorary eommaud
of Colonel llarnev. 2d dragoons, dining the eoiiUneiiirnl
to his lied of Brevet Brigadier (Jem ral IV C Ninth, com
i>om*(I that (letaehuieiit. 'I he sly V ol execution, which j
I had the pleasure to \n it ness, was most brilliant and ib
naive. fl he hriga te ascended tin l <ng and dilUcull
slope of Cerro (iordo, without sin Iter, and illicit r tin
ir« menders Are of artillery and muskeny with the utmost
I steadiness, reached the breastworks, drove tl e enemy
from llimn, planted lb'1 colors of tin* 1st artillery, 5d nmi
| 7th infantry — the enemv ’s llag still living- and, ntlii ,
some nuiiuies of sharp filing, tiniahed the eoucjueat with :
the bayonet.
It is a most pleasing duty to say that the higlusl jiraisi
is doc to I Inrncy . (‘bills, I’lymloii, Luring. Alexander,
and their gal hint < fliccis a id men, for this brill, ant service,
indcjie idem of the great results which s«mu fdlowid.
Worth’s division ,»f regulaiA coming up at this time.;
lie detached Brevet Lieut. Col. C. I'\ Smith, with his
light battalion,to siipjH.rt tin assault, hut not in time,
i’1lio ( ( iieral, reaching the Ionn er a few rninuli s liefore
me, and observing a w hite flag displayed fro n tin* near
est port loti of' I lie enemy towards the batteries below,
sent out Colonels Harney and Childs to hold a |>arley.—
'Pile surrender followed in an hour or Invo.
M,j. Hen. Patti non h ft a sick bed to share in the I
dnngi rs and faligm s of the day; and after the sm render
went forward to eommaud the advanced forces tow unis
\ i la pa.
Ilrtg.(»ee. Pillow and bis brigade Inn ice assaulted with
great daring the enemy V line of batteries on our b (!• and,
though wi.limit sueess. ihey eontrdiuted much to distract
and dismay their immediate npjioiieuts.
President Santa Anna, w ith (»ens. Cinrilizo and Al
moote, and some six or eight thousand men, escaped to
wards Xalajiu just before Cerro (■•-rdo was carried, and
before Twiggs division reached the national road a
hove.
I nave ucurmineu in panic me pri* mers -<>uieers ami ;
men—as I have not the means of feeding them here,
beyond to-day, and cannot ulf.rd to d< tarh a In avy I sidy
of'horse and font, with wagons, to aeeoinpaity them to;
Vera ( ri;z. Our baggage train ilnogli increasing, is;
not yet half large enough to give an assured progress to I
tins army. Resides, a groan r niiinl.f r■ 1 prisoners would
probably, escape from the escort in the l.ng mid de« p j
sandy road, wn hunt subsistence—lento one— that wej
shall find again, out of the same body of nun, in I he j
ranks oppised to us. N <t one of the \ era Cruz prisoner* i
is belie veil to have been in the lines of ( «rro Gordo.— 1
Some six of the officers, highest in rank, refused to give
their paroles, except to gy toYcia Cruz, and thence, per
haps, lo the Foiled States.
The small arms and their accoutrements, being of no
value toourarinv here or at home, I have ordered them
to be (hstroyed; for we have not the menus of transport
jug them. I am, also, boiiiou hut i mbarriissf d with the
- pieces of artillery—all bronze—which we hav-l
captured. It w'oiihl take a brigade, and half the mules
»if this army, to transport tin in fifty nulns. A field hat
tery 1 shall take for service with the army; hut the hea
vy metal must be collected, and left here f -r the present.— '
YVe have our ow n seige train and the proper carriage*
with ui.
Being much occupied with the prs itirrs, and all the
details of a forward movement, besides looking to the !
supplies which arc to follow from Wra Cruz. I have time
to add no more—intending lo he at Xnlupa early to-nior
row. We shall not, probably, again meet wnh serious
opposi ion this side of Pf rotu—certainly not, unless dr
luyed by the w ant of t he means of transportation.
I have the honor to remain, sir, with high respect, your
most obedient servant,
YV1NFIKLD SCOTT.
PS I invite attention to the accompanying letter to
President Santa Anna, taken in Ins carriage yesterday;,
also to his proclamation, issued on hearing that we had
captured Y era Cruz, ice., in which he says: “If the en
winy advance one step more, the national independence j
will he buried in the abyss of the past.” YY’e nave la-j
ken that step. YY\ S»
1 make a second postscript, to any that there is some
hope, I aln happy to learn, that Guii. Shields may sur
vivc his wounds.
One of the principal motives for paroling the prisoners
of war is to diminish the resistance of other garrisons in
our march. W. IS.
Hon. YY’m. L. Miner,Secretary of YY’ar.
official UKPOUTOF COL. DONIPHAN.
I In U'qr l II Tk Its or THE \ II M V IN < Hill VI 111' A,
City ol Chihuahua, Maioh 4, 1847.
I have tho honor t<» report to you the movement* ol
'he army under my command sinew my lust otli'ial re
j'« 11
On the evening n|'ih* Mh of February, 1817, we left
1 the tow n of F.l P ino del N- rte, e»<vrVing the merchant
• train or eortivuri nfaboiit did wagons for the city of
( hiitnulmn. Onr force consisted of lf«£4 rlltrlivo men,
j Ilf idlicrrs mul private* of the artillery, IK I of Limit.
| Col. Mitchell's escort, mid the remainder the 1st icgi
| tui’iit Missouri mounted vulutitw r*. We progressed in
i the direetioli of thin place until the'Jfuh, whin we are
j m finned hy our spies that the enemy, lo the number ol
l ,f»IHl men. Were at liiseueas, the county Meat of CioV.
I Prins, about V?f> miles m n Ivanee.
W lien we anivist. on tho evening of tho ‘Jtiih, near
Jliwt (Mtiirf, vre found th.it the for e hud retreated ill the
direi*tiuii of tltia city On the evening of the 1:7ill wn
arrived at Nun*, and Iciruml from our spies that the en
my, in great force, had ImtiMed the | a sol tho Namin' n
to river, about fifteen miles in advance, and about the
»:tmo distance from this etty. We were also inloriucil
that there was no water between the point we were at
and the one occupied l>\ the eliemi ; wo there therefore
determined to watt until morning \t Nimrisc on the
‘d8th, ihe luat dm of lYbrunn . w e t ol, up tin* I tile of
i arch and formed the who!* tniii, omini*tmgt f didhea
vy traders’wagon* find our commissary and company
w agon*, into f ur column*, tin s sin rl< n.i g flttt line a > as
to lital,o it more o.HjIy protected. W , pi..cod the artill
ty and all tho command, except OOemalrv proper, in
tlm mt rval* between the e ilimuis of wagon*. We
tliu* fully concealed our force mid iu p notion, by ttiatd,
mg our force with tlm cavalry. W ben we arrived with
m three mib *of the enemy, we made a reomuiotisu' ee
ol his position and the arrangement of Ins Ibroc*. I low
"1 e• »*iin i»:isiiy (in - i(if run11 lend ing thr »n«»li nil open
| I » II*' V alley I ■el Wren llie sterile UintlldailiN. Tlio p e-.
"I ill** Sacramento is fumed hy » point of ilin iiioimt:ihim
on our right, their let) extending into the vail, y or plain,
so us to narrow tin* vtiTy to uhont our and a hull miles.
On our left wa* a deep, drv, wmdy channel ol a creek,
and hot wit u these ihiiiiIh the plain rises to sixty feet ah
ruptlv. This ri«u m in jUp form of a i'li Hoi nt, the eon
vex part being to the north of ourTomes. On the light.
Irmu the point nf mountains, a narrow pail of the plain
extends north uiic and a half miles further than on the
left. The main rend passe* down the eenln* ofllm val
ley and across the orescent, near the left m dty branch.
Inn Smra 11 leu to rises in the mountains on the right, ami
the road fill* on to it ■ Ixnitniic mile below the hull In* field
or ontrein hnient of the enemy. We tiseei tu in d the i
ilia enemy had nun hnttory «-t four gnus, two nine ami
miv pi milder*, on the point ef the iii-'iiiitniii mi otir right,
(fhnir li ft.) at h good elovnliwn toswi cp the p'liin, and at
the point where the iiiouti'tiius extended furthest into tin
plain. On our left (tin r unlit) they had another batt» r\
o an elevation comma ml mg the road, and l hue cu trench
incuts of two mix pouixh ts, and en tlx* hr »\v of the ores
scent, Henri lie centre, another of two fr :md two *f and
<i culver its, nr rampart pirns, tie •tin ii d mi mrr ages: and
on (lie on st of the lull or ascent between the batteries
and the right ami lift tin y had 'Ti ledouhtM dug and
brown up, extending at slu*M intei vals m i mm the w hole
ground. In these their infantry weir placed and were
entiii ly protected. Their cavalry w undrawn up in fi. n
"f ilu redoubt'm the intern)* f ur di ep, und m fr nl ot
the ri dun In r t \vo deep. * i as to n txdv them it* far ns prue
tieohle. W hen w i aitivud w iihiu one and a half mile
of the cntrenchim iii* along the main road, wo advanced
the eav:rlry Mt'll furthe r, ami Miiddely diverged with the
Column* Li (lie i i«rtil • • «**•*•* ,l" ** jmh » f •».
nseom on our right, wliich the enemy dinonvi ring, emlen
vend to prevent, hy moving forward with I.(M NI cavalry
mid lour pie *ch id nmmm in tin ir‘rear inis'edhs them
(fur lin Vein.-II Is Wile so rapid ili.il we gained tin i lev at inti
with our frees and the ml vaiuv of our wapgmia in turn
to firm bcf.ro they arrived within le.eli of our guns.
The enemy ha toil, am! w« advanced the head ofoiir e I
iimn w ilhin twelve hundred yards of lliein, so ns to let
our wagons attain the highlands and form as before.
W e now eoiniiienei d the action hy a brisk fire frnln
• ■nr battery, niul the enemy i nriiaaki d and eoinnu need
also. (lur fiies pm veil efleeiivc at tins dil a nee. killing
Jif'tei n men, Wounding and di-ianling une id the enemy V
guns. Wr lull lwo men slight!y wounded, and several
horses and mules killed. The rneinv then slowly re
treated behind tin ir works m some confusion, and we re
suined our march in our former order, still dm rging
more to the right lo uvoid tin ir battery on mu h ft, (iln u
right,) and their strung* st redoubts, w hich were on tin
left near where the n ail passes. Alter marching ns far
as we safely o» uid wiilmut coining w ithin range of their
heavy battery on our right, ('apt. Weightman,of the nr
till'ry , was olden d toeliarge w ith two 1*2 putrid h .wit
/ rs. to Im* mpjHtrted hy the cavalry. under ( aptains Heiil
I'arsons, and Hudson. Tim lu»w/iters chargd nt speed,
and w i re gallantly Niistnined by ('apt. I«< id; hut by hoii.i
misimdi (standing, my nrdf i was not given to the other
two companies. ('apt. I luds .n, anticipating my order,
cliarged m time to give ample support lo the howitzer*.
( apt. I'nj'.oiis, at the sauie moment came to inn and ask
■ ■ii permis mu l r his company to charge the redoubt* mi
im iliati ly on the h ft of ( apt. \\ i igutmun, w Inch be did
v> ry gallantly. The ren a rub r ol ihc two battnliou* el
the fust regi m nt were dismounted during the cavalry
elurge, an*!, f'dlowing rapidly on fmt.atid M.ij- r ( lark*
ndvanning ns fist as pout:cah|e with the remainder ol
the battery, we charged their redoubts fmm right to let’,
u.tliii hiiskand deadly fire <'f riflemen, while Major
( l.irke op( ned a r ipid and w r II directed fiie on a column
ol'eavnlry ntti n.ptifg to pas-i io mir h l’i so as to attack
the wag..it* and our rear. 'The fir< was mo well directed
as to f ree lliein to fall hack; ninl mir riflemen, wi;li tin
cavalry and how ii/i is, cleared nf' er an «.hstinate resin
tanee. (fur f irci s advanced to the very brink of then
redoubts ami attacked them w nil sal r. s. \\ hr u tin* re
doubt* were clear, d, and the batteries ill the centre and
our le't were wienerd, and the mum battery on our right
*til! continued to pourm n ronsrant and heavy lire, as ii
had done during the heat uf the rngfigement; hut :ih the
whole fate ot the battle depended upon carrying the re
doubts and ecu ire battery, thismi on the right p manual
tin.'ittacked, and the . nemy had tallied there live hundred
strung.
Aluji r ( la i u was directed to coti.mir.cr> a hmvy lire
iijj.ur it, while Iiietit. ( ols. Mitchell ami Y.eks.n, coin
mauding In* Isi haitalioit, were ordered to remount and
charge the battery on the left, w hile .Mnj. r (iilj>iii wa>
directed to j'usH the 2d l.attalion . n foot nj» the rough ns
cent efihe mountain on the opjw.8 to Ride. rriie fire of
our battery wushu effective as to completely Silence
iheirs. and the rapi I a Ivaueeofour column pul them to
flight over the mountains in gri at confusion.
( aj»t. Tliomjihon, «>t tin Isi dr.igooiis, ni ted ns my aid
and adviser on the fiold during the whole engagi ineiit,
and w a of ilm most essential m rviee to me. Also.
I.ieulnuant Wooster, «‘f the Doited States Army, who
acted -very coolly and gallantly. Major ('amphcll, of
Sjiringfit Id, Missouri, also acted as a v .lutitcer aid du
ring part of the time but l» ft me and joined ('apt. He;d
in Ins gallant charge, Thus ended the battle of Sacra
memo.
'I'lie force of the enemy w as 1,200 cavalry from Du
raugo and Chihuahua, with t lie V • • i :i ('rey. dragoons, I,
200 infantry from Chihuahua, JJOO artill:*r|sts, and 1,420
ranchcri.8 badly army with his*, s. Inures, and machetnes
or corn knives, ten pieces of artillery,two nine,two eight,
four six, and two four pounders, and six eulverius or
rampart jtii ees. Their forces w ere commended by Major
(ieneral lleudia, (ieneral of Durango, Chihuahua,
Sonora,and N« w Mexico; Ilrigidier General Jastimani,
Brigadier Gem ral Garcia (’unde, formerly Minister of
W ar for the Hrpublicof Mexico, who is a scientific man,
and planned tins whole field of defence; General C’guerte
and Governor Trias, who acted ns brigadier general on j
the field, ami colonels and other officers without number, j
Our free was nine hundred and twenty four effective :
men, at least one hundred of whom were eng g d in hold
ing horses and dr.i ing teams.
The loss of the enemy was his entire artillery, ten
w agons, masses of beans and pittola, arid other Mexican j
provisions,about three hundred killed and about t"f same ,
iiuicIm r wounded, many of whom have since died, and
forty p'isoners.
The fi Id was literally covered with the dead and
\\minded li nn our artillery ami the unerring fire of our
riflemen. Night put a atop to ihu carnage, the baiila
having commenced atmot lhr»*e o'clock. Our loss wa*
one k111 **«I. uni' mortally, ami mvrii an wou dud aa to re
cover without any bw* of limlm. I cannot speak too lilgb*
ly ot tlie coolitt**, gallantry, and bravery of the officers
and men under my cointuand.
I was nhly sustained by the field officers. Lieutenant
( ol.iiiela Mttchnll and Jackson, ot'the Aral bniialliou,
ami Major (ailpin, of the aecoud baiinlliou; and Major
(larke ami his artillery acted nobly, and did i)ip moat ef
fective service in every partot thw field. It ih abundant
ly shown, in the charge made hy Captain Wcightmaa
with the section ofli*»\vtt7.ei4f that iDy can be used is
any chargeol cavalry with great effect. Much has been
said, and justly said, of the gallantry of our artillery, uu
limbering within two hundred and tifty yards ofthceno
inv ut Palo Alto; hut how much more daring waa tha
charge of (apt W'eighln.un, when lie uu limbered will*
ian fifty yards of the redoubts of the enemy !
(to the I vt day ot March we took formal p<>M«4>$Bton of
the cupiml >d ( hihunhua ill thojn .meof our Government.
V\ r wi ic orderi-d hy General Kearney to report to
Gsocial Wool at this place. "due© our atrival, we lone
he is at Saltillo, surround'd ty theeiictoy. Out present
I urp. se is either to hnecmir wny to him, or return by
llexor, as ian term ufNcnieo expire* on the last day of
May rout I.
I have the hi»nor to be vonr ibedirnt servant,
A. VV. DONIPHAN,
l k/ohW Id llr:\imc:it Missouri t'Olunlcera.
ling (ien. U Junk*, \«!jt. Gun. L*. JS. A.
I he I ing is a truiialatiuii of Col. Doniphan’* proc
lamation on taking possession ol C htlmahun :
lJtin-In,nation rf the Cvmmandtr in Chief if the »YorfA
I’hntrinui Jorcea in (. hihunlnm.
The cuiinnuder-in 1 Imf of lie* N»rih American
• in * m < hil u: l mi annoi net a te all the ciiizena of lhal
Siam llml In* ha* talo n military p* hhi hnHjii of the capital
and Inis iIn* pleasure of assuring limn llml in it complain
tranquility i xisti*.
11* iimic* nil ilm citizen* to cc**»ru toihoir home*.a mi
continue in their oiditutry occu|>af inim, pfuiuitdng to them
security of peramt, property and religion,
Hadeolurc*. ulwo, in ilia name of In* Government,
that, having taken po*Hctwioii ot the capitalsiuco he con*
quered the tor i * ot the Slate, ho hold* possession of the
whnh Slate.
lie invite* nil ot iheeitizcn*. pueblo* and ranelicrus, to
i'oiiIilm lheir trade, coining to this capital to hny and
moII just »* tin \ dal hi-litre ttie* recent occurrences, for no
' in* will he molested ornnrioud in any thing, a* he U»
Ihrn Ims explained lhill the prnperty of each person will
a* respected, and that, in ease the troop* ofhifl eoiumand
um'il unv thin;*, the value of it will la* paid at int juat
price w iih »!! puticinnlitv
I (e pledge * hitiivi It iii like manner llml the American
troops will promptl\ punish every categ*com mi (led,cither
l>y i he sa\ age Indians or .o»r other individuals.
I!«' a - sure again nllgu.nl citizens that we war only
i! a list the army, and not against individual citizen* who
are unarmed.
I or till* w*e cxa< I only, not that any Mr xienn should
hike up iiruiH against hi* eotintn, but tImf, in case of ac*
mal war, he shall remain ueiiiml; for it must not, on the
contrary. lie • xpectrd that we *lmll re*|Mot ll»e rtghtauf
iho*e w ho take up anna inniinst our view*.
AI.I’A \M)KU VV. DONIPHAN,
('oiiiinanderdn-Cliief.
. I . 1Ji'thri .\htnlncd In/ her Hmlntnd mid <Srwt.-«~\Y#
■•"pv the follow in** I rum the M;>y*\tllc I'.sglo ol Uai Sat
urday :
A lm*|l.l HitM sf tit, mini' 1 !•»" ■■■■».•- • ■-**
•i one ot the must hortid iingedtes ever witnessed iu ihia
eouniry. tin unptovoked murder m cult! blood of :i mother
by In i uunatunil hnshand and her own soli, in (a<t««*Miip
untv, in tin* Slate, uImiiiI (ho 1 Jlh of April, The trial
• f the soft, Ifetirv Stepter. before ilm Greenup circuit
• ■ • *11rt, lnu lion* r Judge lleid presiding, took place on
\\ eduesda) last, and in* w.-m li>uud guilty upon Ilia own
I'iinti s. iun. il> admitted bin guilt before thu examining
■ *nt and to numerous individual*, and the mark* of the
"hoi between the e\us of Ins mother a* die ln\ sleeping on
lo r bed, accorded with Iu* con less inn, he laid the muzzle
'I tin* miiii w 1111111 n It w iiielx s of ! er head and drove the
wb- le load into it. !l« thi’ii went and alarmed the neigh*
mu hood, dcelarii g that m. uiu villain . had rohUtl iho house
• nd k i ll< d hi* mother. Tin fit her was found apparently
i*lccp, with In* head upon n table or (*oneh, the pillow
liesnh* hi* w if* ** cor pat* mnliHl'H bed, and he seemingly
ineoii ,eiins lhal she was dead. Tin* mother lay ill her
hcd. her eotiriUuiniu e culm, tin ugh all covered with blood;
“In' had not walked, nor even Struggled, hut seemed to
have «h*pt the ah*ep of death.
I In1 father wiii a Treated, and, upon the evidence ofhifl
own Non, com nut led to jail to await In* trial, which was
**et I »r 'I Jiurfoidv I:vt. and. we understand, will result in
in* euiiMelion. Some days after the confinement of his
hither, the son confessed his own guilt and declared his
hitIn i iiuioeent. Ih.il. had been drinking w tiiakey, short
ly hetore the murder, and were partially under ilm iliflu
•nee »| the ih nn god hi the time. \\ ho can envy the
0 i hugs, it they are not “sealed as with a red hot iron/*
•I the mini that sold ilm liquor, mid thu* furnished the in*
*iiemenl to the murder oflline human beings,
l‘ S. \\ e learn, since the above w as in type, that ths
1 iilier ha* h< on acquitted, ow ing lo n defect in the evi*
lenee. 'I I «• impu lsion iu the community is general lhal
lie w a* guilty.
MY 'I IIK SI KAMKK CALEDONIA.
\Yi n n ivi .1 l.i t night, through the kitidticFsofa friend,
Itr Liverpool Time* of th«* *JHIi lilt., from which we
ii.i!» ihr i How iijmp extract i fa roiiuitr I character.
Hull. American.
MB EADS’! I IIS. rriiere have been large ini porta
-.f t• rain mu! Grain produce, I,nil. here and to several of
the leading }»»»rtfc* in I he I iited kingdom ; hilt not with
lan ling tin nlnindiuien of the Mipplic*, there has been a
marked improvement in the ' ’nrn markets through Great
Britain un i Ireland »;nee the llh inst. Our refiort of ilia
European Corn trade shows that price* have improved,
md iliat now the marki t is .,ti a.lv, w hiJst prices have uu
npwan! tendency.
Clin eliiel buyer at < nr mnrki t.« are dealers f r homo
•onsumpti'Mi. At picsent there are I'w ojm rating on
Krenrh account. li may he worthy of remark, that, ass
great d al of the present demand for Wheal and Flour
•otiK s from many ol the inland countu s. it is hut natural
*«i suppose that the farm*-rs* storks are much reduced, and
do not amount to anything like what some papers have
lepreseu.ed tlient to lie. 1 he price now paid for Weet
■ tn Canal Flour is 39s to 10*: Philadelphia 37s(3d to
fid ; H tliun.iio 37s lal to 39s Gd ; Gnio 37s to 39s;
Canadian 37s to 30*; y, How Indian Corn is worth 51s to
»Is, and w hite 51* t«• 53*. Yesterday, April 19, Indian
Mi al w;n quoted tit ‘35* lo 3f*.
I Ik? I.i test accounts from Antwerp advise us of a con
siderable ri> • in Wheat ami Uye. In u single dav’sbu
dni *s the ipiotati ns have gone up m arly all that they
descended during the previous 8 or 10 day*. Polish O*
dcssa is worth in that market 36f 28o the 80 kilos ; and
White Zealand 39f 00c. American Hye i*at‘3Gf96c
iho 70 kilos. All the Belgian markets are rising ; at
BMissel* the advance is considerable, and the demand ur
gent. From the French markets around Paris prices
..gain come slightly higher, except at Chateuudun, where
Wheat was on the 1 tit li stationary; t lie high prices of the
preceding market had induced si llers to come forward,
and the supply was good. At Havre matters were Cftltiq
with prices the same a* the day before. Flour from N.
Pork was at 53f the barrel. English Wheat wasat97f
the *300 kil s, and Spanish Wheat at 95f.
Provisions—Since the 4th inst. there have been large
arrivals of Cured Provisions. Prices for most articles
have assumed a declining tendency. Pork and Beef are
rather quiet. The value «»f Bacon is now about 46s to
65s according to quality, There is a small stuck of Cheese
of prime quality in the market. Such fnd ready buyers
at our piotaliuus.
Beef, prime mess per tierce, 9*2a07; bbl. do. 38a46; But
ter, prime, 74u80; Cheese, fine, 50a5^;middling, 44s48
Lard, hb!s. 44«60; kegs» 52n54. Pmk. niese, bbis. 7Us
bO; prime, 50a60. Hams, duty paid, 50 a 60.
Iron.—The Iron interest is still in a healthy state, el*
though the home and t xpurt demand is not so good as of
late, still prices rule firm, and stocks arc by no lofius
large.