t„a dollars per annum in advance ... r , .]-,, sl sersquare for tlie first inserted u 5 v 4 q ld 25cenaforeach 3u b s eq«ntin s eruon court ur .- charged vp.-i cent higher _ great western _ i , n a»y*e»oddea.\ol the space v ,- surrendei to-tnn ' - _ , .:. iil matter in order tnal lsa uv devoted to edtiormi na ' "' - , . , ... readers the follotftlfg 1 miv lav before o ' ,.,■-•-,- dreadful storm e ncoun hril in narrativ » i ~ . .-,.,, western which we are ered b lbe <■ ' ■'• ode bted to the n.york courier and enquuer saturd0 sept 12/a 1846 | western b r ma i „.. e-sn • c nunaitder lefi liver i at 4 ,' i j hivin on board one bonflred andtwentv-six passengers captain tiveofficers ".;, engineers and seventy-four crew in all two hundred and eleven persons j'he weather generally was pleasanl lortne sms o!iofthe year.ai i - go d.aver lay "".->•„/,; rday sept i9lh lat 49 34 long 37 4*.l al 1 !'• m-i i's 1 ' '-"' *'" m ''■'' s •*-**. ami . riry with light drizzling rain got the yards , ~~\ .,,, . : ., j he jibs and fore spencer breez es refreshing al 6 sel the single reefed main spencer and the square sails with two reefs in psail •• at - 1 m.,the wind increasing and varia bly to the westward look in the square sails outer jib and main spencer at 10 p m fresh ening galea aud ugl weather sea getting up and tossing high at midnight increasing gales and hcavj squalls '- in the fore spencer the outhaul having broken in the mean lime the inner jib stay hulls eye hook broke and lhe sail became useless : hauled it down and set the fore 3 *■■••" - ■ the above is an extract from the captain s low book and gives an account ofthecommence menl of the awful storm which the great wes surmounted on her passage frum liverpool i new york : one so terrific during its contin uance and marked hy such a signal deliverance ,,, he end thai it should be carefully related •• sunday 20th — at 40 minutes past 2 a m continues the log split lhe fore sail ; took in the - of it and lay lo under ban poles sea rising frightfully and breaking over il ihe ship at 4 the wind incieas ed to a hi avy storm and the sea running most islyal the hip the wind peering lo the \. iv at the same lime ami the ship breaking offinto lhe trough uf the sea rendered our situ ation more critical a great quantity of water gol into ih pngine room from the sea breaking over the ship which was pumped out by the bilg • pump *■ *■ sunday morning mosl of^te passengers as sembled iu the cabin ami saloon their hag gard laces told ton surely of the sleepless and anxious night which had passed even those must ignorant of nautical affairs could not fail to discuvor lhat we were in the midst of great peril few could dress wiih iheir accustomed care owin to the ** lenf pitching and constant ii '. ing of the vessel the stewards abandon ed any attempt to prepare lhe breakfast table and both then and throughout the day were obliged to content themselves wilh bringing such inn as were mosl convenient in hose who felt any disposition to eat " j i o'clock '. — \ heavy sea broke over ihu f re-part ol im starboard wheel house or paddle box w h started the ice-house and large iron life boat inun their fastenings and washed them to leeward and with much diffi culty they were temporarily secured tu understand this lhe reader must bear in mind hat the greal western is so to speak iliici sr uifs i_;!i forward and aft and two in liic wins or middle ol lhe ship : aft there is tho lower story or cabin above il he saloon lhe uml ut covering ol which is the quarter deck and may lor the purposes of description he considered as i l i story in the waist or middle lhe lower imi i occupied by the en miu room the roof or covering of which is the main deck on this main deck in the centre are placed he chimney gallies and ice-house i he various offices appertaining to the stewards and police of lbe ship at the sides this part is open : and protected in lhe wheel-houses and sides ol lhe - 1 . i | » . which rise to the height of 14 feet the width ol the pad he bos is about !'- feet the ice-house contained some seven ■ r eight tuns ol ice and was fastened bv elects and btaunchions let the reader imagine the turce of lhe sea and the height of the wave which rising over the paddle box struck the ice-house and the large iron life boat above it twisted them from their fastenings breaking tin ice-house into two parts ripping off the planks crushing the starboard companion way and only prevented from making a clear breach in lhe sides of the ship by a sudden lurch to port meantime the wind howled most frightfully through the riggin at 11 o'clock and 15 minutes a m at tempted to wear ship to get her on the other lack thinking she would be easier as lhe wind till continued to veer to northward lowered tlie after gall's down ; manned ihs fore-rigging and loosened the weather yard arm of the fore sail to pay her off but found it had no effect i herefore let her come to again in the mean time the square sails blew away from the yards 11 30 a m the lee quarter boats wen torn from the davits by a heavy lee lurch of lhe ship bending the davits tearing out the ring bolts from their stems and sterns word was passed among the passengers that two uf our boats were gone and the others were likely to follow he davits and bolts beginning t0 gi but not a remark was made ; each spoke to tho other only through the eve and the ominous silence which pervaded the whole company told huw sens ibl y all felt themselves in the rery presence of the king of terrors uncertain of their doom it was wonderful to see how a few short hours changed the condition and feelings of all on board the grades and distinctions incident to bo large a company varying in social position citizens of almost all countries and professing different creeds yet in the presence of so imt minent danger all distinctions seemed merged into one common emotion of awe as we stood nether in the court of the great leveller death " ilh this intense feeling which bound us to gether as one came also another of an opposite a**d repelling character every heart was deeply occupied with its individual griefs and jjetnories as if not another shared the peril u ( ' no wit its loved ones and a thousand cher wed hopes and joys rose fresh to the view m * with a power like the storm swept over the nd and left it like the ocean-tempest lost and rouhled ' * ee said a gentleman tome " no one con rses no one reads all are engaged each i'hilri ° wn thoa % hls i aillj if my wife and u ofti wcre hcre ' i co nfess my feelings would c most distressing character " but the carolina^watchman bjluner & james t ****•_, ,.^-_ _-, „ ( " keep a check cton all yocr kditnrsvc proprietors \ - s safe { new series rvleks do this axd l:r,r**tv 1 gertl harrison number 25 of volume iii salisbury n c friday october 16 1846 said l ihey suffer in your loss *-* very true t*t it is only a question of time and whether sooner or inter god's will be done " at noon storm and sea raging i n all ils fury sea still breaking over the ship a heavy i struck lhe larboard paddle box and smashed it io atoms sprung the spring beam breaking lhe under half shattered the parts of lhe ship attached hereto a splinter struck lhe captain ,.„ ihe head while standing on the poop and the force of the blow together with the sea carried him over the lee quarter and he was unly saved by the nettings " after ihis sea had passed over we found lhe wnter had gained on the pumps ; the wind appeared to lull a little and the ship a little ea sier but still blowing a storm all the hatch es except those made use of lor passing into the engine room were battered down and the sky-lights partially covered the weather con tinned lbe same until midnight at which time il lulled for half an hour , the log conveys to the reader some idea of the state of ihe ship and effects of the storm on sunday at noon its effects on those below can best be given in the words of a gentleman who remained the greater part of the time in the cabin : " to convey an idea of the appearance of all around is out of my power in the words of sheridan " the tempest roamed in all the terror of ils lory the atmosphere was surcharg ed with a thick spray rendering a look far out lo seaward impossible the wind howled roared and bellowed like the constant mutter iugs of the thunder cloud huge waves of tremendous height and volume rose in mad dis play around the ship threatening every moment to break over us amidships and crush the ves sel sea afler ea striking us wilh terrific noise ' caused the gallant ship to stop for an instant tremble and shake in every timber from her stem to her stern post reeling and lurching tossed lo and fro ; again vkoijjdaeih\1 jfaiin'er fresh , strength and with lier wtieels half hid in the , wilj waters again and again receive the tluin dering blows of an element that seemed armed for our destruction " the sails on lhe yards strongly secured by ; ropes and gaskets were blown from their furls and streamed out to leward in ribbons but all this was as nothing about 1 p m whilst most of us were seated in agonizing suspense ■ in the lower cabin holding fast to the tables t and settees a sea struck the vessel and a tie mendous crash was heard on deck ; instantly llie cabin was darkened and torrents of water came pouring down upon us through the sky lights ** scarcely had the waters reached the floor when all in the cabins and state rooms sprang lo their feel and simultaneously as if by con i cert the ladies uttered a scream of agony so painful so fearful and so despairing the sound n il will never be forgotten : and heaven grant thai such a wail of anguish may never again be heard by me several fainted — others clasped ; their hands in mute despair whilst many called aloud upon iheir creator the crash to which the writer alludes was caused by lhe tearing up of the benches and other wood work on the quarter deck these were hurled with violence againsl the sky-lio-hts by the same sea which broke the windows of the saloon drenching lhe berths on the larboard side driving oul theiraffrighted occupants whilst ii smashed by its weight the glass over the main ' cabin and thus forced its way below this was-a moment of intense emotion i was sitting in the upper saloon striving to protect some ladies frum injury so violent were the shocks of ihe vessel although firmly braced it was wiih great difficulty we could prevent our selves from being ruled from our seats and dashed wilh such violence against a part of the vessel as in endanger life or limb many re ceived severe contusions and bruises notwith standing all their ell ils twas in anxious hour my eye wandered over the different groups in the saloon rest ing nne while on a father passing from one to another of his family cheering with a kind word an interesting group of daughters then on a young wife folded lo the bosom of her husband without a syllable being uttered but the action spoke volumes and again upon a mother whose children had been left in america as she clasp ed her hands as if in secret prayer whilst her husband and her fuher gathered around and all seemed bowed down in one common feeling of tender solicitude for those who might so soon become helpless orphans it was an awful hour the most thoughtless amongst us cowered in iheir secret hearts be fore a danger which none but a fool or a brute would have mucked and all therefore accepted the invitation to meet in the cabin for prayer rev mr marsh read the 107th psalm rev pi smucker prayed rev dr balch repeat ed the words of uur saviour *' let not your heart be troubled ye believe in god believe also in me — commenting briefly on their consoling import and then invited all present to join wilh him in the lord's prayer after which he pro nounced the apostolic benediction night approached and again i quote from the gentleman who has kindly given an account of what took place below *' amid ihis accumulation of horrors and still more to add to uur alarm nighl gathered in a round us the wind far from abating was on the increase the lulls in the storm being less frequent and the squalls if any thing more ter rilic the whole ocean was of sea foam lash ed up into terrible waves wild and angry whilst the spray and wind seemed driven through the rigging and over the ship as if with demoniacal power as darkness came clustered together in the cabin we all thought and reflected on 0!lr fate most if not all of us had given our selves u p f or | osl p of wbat u .. h , h -^ laboring of the ship the terrible noise and howling of the wind the continued frequent un-p-ng of the sea the quivering and shak ing ol the groaning timbers the carrying away ot so many portions of the vessel's upper works and the knowledge that we were perhaps for another night to be exposed to the full power of a raging hurricane left us little to hope for in the evening about 9 o'clock the rev mr balch at the request of several passengers ad ministered the holy communion in the cabin — to upwards of sixty persons — manv of whom re ' ceived it there for tbe tirst time in their lives several applied to him as to the propriety of their embracing that occasion to fulfil a long cherished purpose of their hearts but which like many oilier •' good thoughts had been de ferred to '* a more convenient season they all communicated together with others of al most every creed and nation thus reminding us of the promise of scripture ihey shall come from the east and the west north and south and it down wiih abraham and isaac and jacob in the kingdom of god it was a most solemn scene mr balch first read the service appointed for a storm at sea after which the whole communion office the terrible conflict of lhe elements which raged without was rendered yet more strikiii2 l.y the impressive stillness which pervaded that com pany of christ's disciples within gathered around the talile they received into hearts deeply moved the consecrated emblems of the redeemer's body and blood all fell comforted by the blessed ordinance of grace many a bosom before tossed wilh tear was now tranquil through faith once more all renew ed iheir vows and realized the peace of god shed abroad in their hearts and felt with a vividness perhaps never known before " your : life is hid with god in christ oh ! it was a night and a communion long to be remembered after the communion i returned to my state room the gentleman who shared it with me had gone below to die as he expected in com pany with his daughter and son-in-law left therefore alone taking a last look at the pic tures of my little family and commending them and all dear to me to the grace and protection ol god i laid down and slept peacefully " monday 21 12 30 continues the log the storm commenced raging again in all its fury and lhe sea a perfect foam till 8 a m at which lime the clouds began to break and the squalls less furious got the ship's head _\. w and hauled the yards round the sea still raging as before and nearly ahead curing and breaking over the ship in every direction at ; noon the storm ceased ; but the sea continued ■ more violent till 2 p m at which time itceas ed gradually with the wind — having lasted about 5fi hours ; during which time it gives me much pleasure to state my officers and crew conduct ed themselves with great coolness and presence of mind at halt past 5 o'clock on monday morning we were in the greatest possible danger mr stevens one of our passengers who was an eye witness says of it — a peculiar lifting , of the haze in the east with an appearance of ; an ambercd colored light low down on the hori zon warned us of an approaching blow pre sently it came a perfect tornado driving before it the clouds of spray and as it neared us fairly lifting up the while foam from lhe waves like a shower of rain as the squall struck us the ship careened over and buried her gunwales in iln ocean and lay for a few moments stricken powerless ami apparently at the mercy of tin savage waves thai threatened to engulf us — this was the trial the last round fought between the elements and our gallant ship at this crit ic n i moment the engine was true to her duty still went on its revolutions and round and round thundered her iron water wings grad ually recovering her upright position the good ship with head quartering the sea came up to her course and all was well it was the cli max of the storm — the last great effort of the whirlwind king to send us to the sea giants cave below on monday about 12 the storm had abated sufficiently to admit of standing on the upper step of the companion way with safety it was a sublime but awful spectacle the ocean still labored under the effects of the hurricane the wind veered 20 points in 30 hours : it is impossible lo imagine or describe the wild and tangled confusion of the waves rising lo a height apparently greater than that of the main mast they leaped and roared around the ship as if hungry and maddened at the loss of their prey at times the greal western seemed as if lowered by unseen spirits into her watery grave ; and every moment you expected it to be tilled in and her requiem sung by the winds amidst the wilderness of waters but our danger was past and with grateful hearts on tuesday morning all assembled in the cabin when religious services were per formed by rev drs smucker beccher balch and other clergymen on board a meeting of the passengers was also held archibald gracie esq being called to the chair and resolutions were adopted suited to the*circumstaiices of the case a letter of thanks to the captain and other officers of the ship was also drawn up and lhe sum of 200 was raised to present to the offi cers and crew of which the captain was ask ed to accept s0 a find was also started for the support of the widows and children of those who perished at sea to be called the great western fund so closes the record of ihis memorable storm but never can its recollections be effaced from the minds ot those who were exposed to ils pei ils when the danger had passed said the capt to me — thrice on deck i thought destruction inevitable each time a sea of such magnitude and power came at lhe ship that i thought it was all over with us but unexpectedly each broke just at the side of the ship sir the hand of the lord was in it yes the hand of the lord was in it — may we never forget twas the hand of the lord ! newspaper borrowing — the borrow ing of newspapers is very unfair and hardly an honorable practice suppose the principle should be extended and that people should take it into their heads to borrow the wares of tradesmen instead of purchasing them what a pretty pass would tilings come to how would a shoe-maker stare if one should ask him for lhe loan of a pair of shoes savin 0 * that he only wauled to wear tfaem ! yet peo ple borrow a newspaper — they only want to read it ! — rul register from the st louis republican magnificent bequest isaac franklin late of sumner county tennessee died on the 27lh of april las he began life as a boatman and in that capacity commenced the acquisition of a fortune which at the time of his death exceeded a million of dollars hit had large estates in the parish of west feli ciana louisiana independent of an im mense estate in tennessee a writer in the nashville whig thus speaks of the disposition of his properly : " his louisiana property has been val ued at near half a million of dollars and by the best judges is considered to have been estimated considerably below its re al value by the law of that state a testator who leaves one legitimate child can only dispose of two-thirds of his pro perty situated there away from his child ; one-hall if he leaves two children : and one-third if three or a greater number " this power of disposition mr frank lin exercised to the utmost for he so dis posed of his property in that state that one-third of it should whatever might be the number of his children at his death so to the seminary in sumner countv to this donation of not less than s 150,000 he added all the rest of his property wherev er situated merely charging it with the payment of a few comparatively unimpor tant legacies and an annuity determina ble with a single life here then is an institution of learning endowed by a sin gle individual with property of the value of not less than 000.000 moreover the will provides that it shall be built on bis plantation in sumner county the selected retreat of his declining years — a spot cul tivated like a paradise and as fertile and attractive as can be found in the valley of the mississippi this delightful spot upon which nature has lavished her choic est gifts is set apart to an object worthy of its natural excellence ; and it may be hoped ; will be ranked among those lo calities in the world to which our minds recur with sentiments of reverence and awe as devoted by man and sanctified by heaven to advance the well being of the world " the simple and unpretending terms in which this magnificent endowment is couched are not a little striking and at the same time characteristic of the man '• the revenues arising from the pro perty says the will are to be laid out in building proper and suitable editices on my fairvne plantation in the county of sumner and state of tennessee for an academy or seminary the furnishing the same with fixtures and furniture and the employment and payment of such teach ers and professors male and female as may be considered necessary by my said trustees for the education board and clothing of the children of my brothers and sisters and their descendants as well as my own children and their descend ants in the best and most suitable man ner lor american youth having a partic ular regard to a substantial and good eng lish education and such other higher and ornamental branches as the aforesaid re venue etc will enable my said trustees to accomplish and if'the revenues a:c shall be sufficient therefor i also wish that the poor children of unexceptionable character and such as my trustees may select should likewise be educated and supported during the time at the said se minary the main object in the nature of e vents here designed by the testator namely a provision for the poor children of sumner county is modestly cloaked under a provision seeming to be chiefly for his own brothers and sisters posterity this noble benevolence effectually ex tracts the sting of poverty and orphanage in sumner county and makes blessed a lot usually so mournful and so exciting our sympathies a life of strenuous and laborious exertion in the pursuit of wealth and crowned with extraordinary success is worthily ended by the devotion of its product to such a truly glorious and chris tian benevolence and is forever embalm ed in the memory of men and snatched from oblivion that so soon shrouds the names of ordinary mortals from the richmond repiibkcan mary the mother of washington messrs editors — it will doubtless be re collected by you and also by most of your readers that some time about the year 1s32 or 33 general jackson then presi dent of the united states visited the town of fredericksburg for the purpose of lay ing the corner stone of a monument pro posed to he erected to the memory ol ma ry the mother of washington to the munificence of mr silas e burroughs a northern gentleman was irginia in debted for this tribute to one of the no blest of her daughters eight years ago happening to be in fredericksburg i inquired the way to the monument and bent my steps thitherward on arriving at it i was surprised to find it unfinished and unenclosed its sides and even its beautifully carved marble pillars were covered wi:h inscriptions traced in pencil by the hands of visiters and some of them were of the most infa mous character by the side of the no ble structure lay the huge block of mar ble still unpolished originally intended lor the cap-stone — and on the corner of which it was designed to place two mag nificent eagles with outstretched wings but if i was surprised to find the mon ument in this condition when i visit ed it 1 was still more surprised and mor tified to learn from a gentleman who has lately visited the hallowed spot that ow ing to the death of the contractor it still remained unfinished and without enclo sure if this be so it is a burning shame upon "\ irginia that it has been permitted to remain in this situation so ion \\ hile we are talking of erecting mon uments to the living it does seem to me that we had better first complete those that have been commenced in honor of the illustrious dead the ladies of vir ginia especially ought to feel a lively in terest in the completion of this monument to the memory oi one who gave birth to and by her virtues and counsel properly trained him who freed america and laid a just claim to the honor of being styled the first in the hearts of his country men r j w the connecting link having recently travelled over the coun try between raleigh and camden we were struck with the peculiar adaptation of the face of the country through which we passed for a rail road from this place to fayetteville via cheraw the country is very level and abounding with timber and the right of way we presume could be obtained without any expense towards raleigh the country is rather more uneven but we suppose many of the hills could be avoided in locating a rail road we venture to say that in no part of the country could a rail road be laid down cheaper than over this pro posed route we hope and trust that our friends in raleigh fayetteville and cheraw will not suffer the enterprise to fall through your competitors the wil mington folks are straining every nerve to succeed but their chances for success are very doubtful it is a subject ali't-c ting the very existence of the wilming ton rail road company — hence their mighty effort to connect their road with the south carolina roads we under stood whilst we were at the north that they were solicit i r tin aid of the capi talists there for their proposed road to manchester but we are ol opinion that the northern capitalists who know any thing of the country would prefer inves ting their funds in tlie metropolitan route if those interested in the matter would bestir themselves — canul n journal tun rail r l c invention — we have pleasure in stating that assurances have already been r ceived from north and south which justify the hope that the rail road convention to be held here on the 4th of next month will be very nume rously and respectably attended the committee have issued the follow ing notice : — qcp a convention will be held in fay etteville on the 4th day of november 1 16 to take info consideration the importance of completing the connecting link in the metropolitan line of rail road between raleigh n c and camden s c the citizens of the counties who feel an inter est in this work are requested to hold meetings and send delegatesyind all who are friendly lo the scheme are invited to visit fayetteville on that occasion by order of the executive committee arch'd m lean sec'y fayetteville oct 0 l^iti the papers published in this and other states interested in the scheme will please copy the above pardoned — we are in common with the community at large highly gratified that the executive clemency has been in terposed in the case of hrai a iluams convicted at the last lincoln superior court of the murder of his slave and sen tenced accordingly it require strong mitigating circumstances to procure the cxtcutive intervention hut the able at torney employed in the case left nothing untried that could be accomplished by en ergy and perseverance thus with the petitions signed by the judge jury and solicitor and over 700 respectable citi zens he has succeeded in restoring an un fortunate old man to society who enter tains as he certainly should the sympa thies of every feeling heart — •■ he is an ag 0 three-ac his brandies h ia it ul at i lincoln courier tni cotton chop ant prices under the influence of improving prices at new york atid the universal belief in a short crop cotton went up rapidly in this mar ket last we.k in four da>s lhe ri-e was 1 cent a pound say from 1 to 8 cents sal 3 **" are now made at 8 to j * the accounts from the south are very positive as to the partial failure of th crop from louisiana alabama miss and texas the papers speak but one lan guage in one county it is said that there will not be a fourth of a crop in another a field of 90 acres will not produce g bales ; and another of 100 acres will not produce 1 bale in texas it is said not a tenth of a crop will be made c the army oi the west from an officer of the army to he e >>••■ s.vntv ik acggst 25 1846 gentlemen a the movements of thi ar my ni;iv not l.e uninteresting yon shall have a few of the facta i:i relaliua to our operations on the 2d instant we lift bent's fort and in thirteen days arrived at the lirst mexican set tiemetii c)jr march tor the next ten days was very fatig i n *» ,,, ,*, e ii)t . n an * destructive to the horses i , r several days we marched over a country which may with propriety be called a desert not a green blade of grass did we see for rn ire than fifty miles and a art of the dis tance none hul brackish water it was not on til we crossed th lirst mountain he rattoae and sttuck lhe head-waters of tl canadian that we could see our way clearij before us here we found good waler and tolerable gra--s we heard very iule of lhe intentions of the mexicans whether fbr pence or war until we reached the moro at this place an ameri can net u who bad been sent by some traders living in sanl .. fe i inform gen kearney that go array i v - il * ,,.- lvv lve ll and mew and would mai '., in a few days to meet lliu the same day we met a lieutenant and ibree men bearii g - : . i j or \ r . mijo to gen k rtqt.esling the general not to tdvan ■; to wail some time at the ** mora to ihis polite re quest the gem sn answer that in four day - . i be in santa fe and thai he boped the governor and himself would meet as friends at night we encamped at the lage of \ egas — a village containing about hundred inhabitants thej did not seem surprised at uur arrival but came to meet us the alcade remaikin;i to lhe general 1 am i i i ■• ne in lhe country capable of governing it after we encamped they brought us such marketing . miry afforded — from the appearance of lhe people and the cor dial reception they gave us many were induced to believe that ihere would be no fighting their notions were changed in the morning for at night it had been reporti d lo the genera that the mexicans were occupying a ** mountain pass 7 two miles in our front of course all preparations were made t .*• a battle about 9 o'clock we reached lhe mouth of the ** pass which was so narrow as :,. admit us only f.ur abreast the signal to lr..i was sounded and on we dash in the most enthusiastic man ner a!a disappointment awaited us ur not a sign of the enemy was risible .) ir march for ten miles further was over ju-t such a country as our enemy should bare cho sen to meet i.s in — a . untrj heavily timbered with scrubby pines and tin wgh two ** pass beautifully adapted tor defence we kept in high spiiits in anticipation of a figh until with in a day and a hail of santa fe here we met some mexicans bringing the news of governor arroijo's r.-t t the south with aii the regu lars and ordnance it was now clear lhat we had nothing io do hut march into santa fe and take possession the only i we saw of resist ance and it was a sign onlj , was a hairier a cro the road in a canon betweeu our camp on he - rio pecos and sura fe this slight barrier was formed by ;. .,* trees iti the road the natural ad the ground at this place could not be surpassed and hail led ami delermin ed men tl \ . ,: approach to s ii.ia fe by w ■* i city in the afternoon the general immi blished himself in the governor's mr flag amidst ill salute of the artillery and the cheers of lhe troops on th ning gen kear ney assembed the citizens in front uf his bouse and addressed them to lhe effect lhat '• he bad been ordered amongst them by his < ' i ernmenf to take possession ••: the pro ince <>! new mexi co and lhat being in i of lhe c.i|rital ; i lhat por tion of country east of the rio grande a part of the i nited sial - persona within these limits would b ed citizens of the united states : that thos who did not wish to remain under our laws could go where they pleased — the road was free for them ib fur ther toid them he would protect a!i good citizens in iheir person property and o'ligi-'ii ; dwel ling a long lime on the subject of their religion assuring them that our laws allowed every man to v - < , - i according to lb - of bis own consci ■:,<■-. ii then turned tn tbe acting ( i ivernor of lhe i i of tbe city and a-ked ihem if they were willing to takf the oath i • answered in the affirmative \ ing the oath he told them to conl of all the i ed tbe citizens t i go i their home and contin ue iheir us who f gen kearney in his mportant commission en • be not on ly in ■ diti 11 him be country maj roud as we i t part of i . . sl t " in.j'iire w hat adv . i vol states b am nlage it is i ed lo ns short-sight n w in the ■ try ; far of i •■>■ ver there in ■ milli -.- strips ot and 1 miry can 6can bud 3 as to li -,!-•-, they have ' \* " have not h _ ■ '" r o*ir horses the '" rn de and - . ite their *•■ , chiefly depend tor -. ns ft ranee ti n who can read and wn:e is not so great w found here nine p '■ r ' n - an '* . lhe ti vans under c .. m leod g n reamer - ; ' ch . - mence . the i ' 5 n t kt '■■■ i the j cm i will be a one as liaken y - i reach of m mi es ' e done gen k who can do it lours ml \ french manufacturer has succeeded . r scellent pnper and paste board from a substance separated irum the potatoe