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By Mr A J Shaw..John C. Calhoun ftnd George McDvjjU: The brightest stars in the galaxy of American Statesmen ; may they live long, and when dead, may a halo of glory rest upon their tombs. _ By Mr M Strauss..Benjamin Franktin: He robbed the Heaven of its lighthing and America of its tyrants. By D F Jones, 2d Sergeant .Gen. - Z. Taylor: May his name be remembered with gratitude by posterity, even after monuments have crumbled into dust. By J F Moorer..The sun never slione upon such a day as this. Twenty millions of freemen hail it as the returning harbinger of their freedom. By Mr Jas W Clinkscalcs.. Wo. man: The pride of every freeman; the bliss of peace, and the volunteer's .L t * * " * - cueer ana soiace in tne Hour ot his ^country's peril. By Mr. Jos H Stokes..The Cokesbuvy. Fcntiblts: An honor to the school; a credit to their leader. The eye and the \ving of Cokesbury village; may they ever be on the alert. By W H Wallace, lftt Lieut.. George McDuffie: The political *3ham- pion of the Palmetto State; his name will be venerated by the 6ons of South Carolina as long as they lore liberty, or admire patriotism. By T C Veal, 2d Sergearit..-As the Rrihsh T,inn hash«pn moHp »n i»rnn/»k the feet of the American Eagle, so also may the motto of the Mexican flag. By Mr H R W Flenn.May the ftiemoryof the gallant Capt. Walker; . hand in hand with that of Washington, live in our free and happy land, until ( "yon sun shall cease. By Mr J S Richardson..T/ie Volunteers: South Carolina has shown by them that she still breathes the spirit of '76, and that the little Palmetto State can never be backward in honor and ^ patriotism. ( By Mr D P Hines..May the bright < little village of Cokesbury preserve her hioraf and religious name both at home 1 and abroad; may her conduct serve as ah example worthy to be imitated by every Southern hamlet; may her citi- , iens enjoy & long and prosperous and ' a happy life. j By Mr & P Amaker.Citizens of { Cokesbury r Health, happiness and pros- perity be yoijrs \ may you never be remiss in celebtatihg the rettorn of the birth day of American Independence. By Mr S M Gary, of S C College . The liberal arid patridtib Spirit evinced by the Students, in thus ceiebtaUttg the pirthdayof our Independence; Should lie characterized as a distinguished fcpochjn the history of the Cokesbury School. .. ... By Mr. D W McCants.May the war which exists between the two N. American Republics be brought to a speedy and happy close. By Mr B G Connor.-. The day toe Celebrate: The day that give birth to our nation's liberty, may it be reniem- bered as long as patriotism swells the .breasts of American freemen... By Mr A R Watson..^Thai I'dlh ¥lag% [pointing to the company's flag;] may its bearer be ever mindful of its fair doners, and let it fall but with his life. The day closed, as it begun, attlid the heartfelt and whole souled rejdicihgS of the company. Dane Pbofeusorship..We learn with great pleasure that the "Dane Professorship of HarVard University," recently filled with such distinguished ability by the late Mr. Justice Story, has been tendered to Judge Kent, (Junior,) oi i\e\v York. Judge K. is now travelling in Europe, and will brobably accept immediately on his return to this country. We know of no one on whom the mantle of St>ry could fall with a better grace..N. Y. Mirror. Mr. Marcy is the last man in the world who should blame Gen. Scott for wishing to " protect his rear/' The Secretary cannot have forgotteh that be did the snme for himself, once, at the Cost of fifty eents to the State of New York. Montgomery {Ala.} Journal. Tee l*EB8it>'ENCY..A pamphlet lias been lately issued at Washington, nominating the Hon.- Judge McLean of the Supreme Court for the Presidency, Mr. Mangum of the Senate has been nominated for the Vice Presidency. _McNultv, the late defaulting Clerk of the House of Representatives* has published a letter irt the Cincinnati Atlas in which he maKes tne Government his debtor I to the amount of 81500. I From, the N. O. Pickayune, 6th inst. LATER FROM THE ARMY. The steamship Alabama, Capt. Wiridle, arrived this morning from Brazos Santiago, having sailed thence on 3d inst. We may say at twice that she brings no news of interest fron^the Army. The Mexican forcos Are supposed to be concentrated in the vicinity of Montery uhder the iirimedislte command of Paredes. The American army appear to be on the point of taking up their march to penetrate as far as Montery. POINT ISABEL, July 3d, Gentlemen,.I left Matamoros last evening, and started from Gen. Smith's camp, on this side of the Rio Grande, at 9 o'clock, with a volunteer officer, to ride across the praire. I saw " Old Kough and Ready" just before leaving. He was riding out hunting for newspapers. The old gentleman hardly ever is seen attended by any of his officers or men in his rides, but goes " poking about,"as I heard a volunteer remark the oth.»r day, "just like other folks;" Gen. Smith was to begin to remove his camp to-day, some twelve or fifteen miles up the river on the Mexican side. The Genfetal looks remarkably well and is in fine spirits. The musquitoes showed themselves in numbers lor the first time at head quarters last evening. The volunteer camp was perfectly shrouded by smoke, raised by the men to keep off intruders. A rumor obtains in camp that a portion of the Louisiana volunteers are soon to bedisbandedj and, though they have been assured that such will not probably be the case, they are quite uneasy about it; a few beCadse they Wanted td go home and fear the rumor is nnt w#>ll founded, but most of them because they desire to stay and " see the thing out." 11 When can we move 1 Can we ever get a fight out of them ?" are the questions constantly put to persons coming from Gen. Taylor's quarters." That a large portion of the army will 300n move towards Monterey, can no longer be doubted, as boats enough of light draught have arrived to warrant Gen. Taylor in taking possession of the country between the mouth of the river and that place. The road we came over last night. I mean the wagon road between Point Isabel and Matamoros; is still impassable for loaded wagons, and it is a wonder to me how a light wagon can be dragged over it. From the riv«r tn the Palo Alto, some nine miles, there is not, altogether, half a mile of head road. The mud is generally a foot deep.ana in some places two or three feet deep, and there is at least four miles of water, in many places hardly fordable for horses. The getltlettlah tvhd atitiompanied me down captured a gar-fish on " six mile prairie," between the battle fields the other day, nearly three feet long. I passed over the same place four or five times when it was perfectly dry with no appearance of having ever been overflowed. At the Resaca de la Palma whefe; aS you will observe on the map, a road passes between the ponds, there is now but one pond, and that is deep pnoutrh nmr mhem «» ..1 - D . ..UU1U IU1 a iC9|ICi;i>(Ult! sized steamboat to pass through it. The Palo Alto battle field is two-thirds cotefed with Water. A Mexican prisoner of war, Lt. Ruix, whbSe arrest I mentioned some time ago, will go out to New Orleans in the Alabama. You will recollefct that he was caught in Matamoras, in the act of trying to gather recruits from aniong the citizens and the convalescent of the wounded soldiery. A Mexican also go£s out accused of being one of the murderers of the Rogers family I am not lawyer ertough yet t6 know how he will be tried, of b'efore what tribiihal, but he has an tfgly phiz to bring before a jury. Mrs. Page, wife of Capt Page who behaved so gallantly in. the rectent battles and was so dreadfully wounded,- will go ou!t iri the Alabama. She came to this place io meet her husband, baft found, on her afrival, that the captain had sailed for N. Orleans, expecting to meet her there. Ge»? Taylor on the March.. We have authority for stating, says the St. Louis Republican, of the 26th ult., that tfrders have been issaed at Washington to Gen. Taylor, to take up the line of march, and proceed further into the interior of Mexico. Of his point of destination, or the route which he is to pursue, we are not informed.- He. however, is dir«r». ted in his intercourse with the Mexicans, to treat thenfi with' leniency, and in all his purchases from them to pay them in cash. Officers and agents of Government J *1. 1 wiuicuiru wan tne army, wliose duty it may be to make purchases, are to be supplied with the means of making cash pay merits. It will be remembered, that Gen. Taylor stated, in a letter _to the Governor ol Louisiana, that he would not leave Matamoras until he received orders from Washington. Upon the reception of the orders to which we have alluded, j he must immediately resume ope- rations* and we may expect shortly to hear of further engagements, if he can find the enemy. No HoAX.~We have been favored with the following extract of a ieir.er, received in this city, from an officer oil board the U. S. Sloopof-War St: Marys, from the tentir of which it appears that the Norfolk account of the action ofTTampico was no hoax :. Off Tampico, June 17, 1640". On the 8th of this month we stood in as near the Bar as we could, and commenced firing on the Gunboats and Fort. They immediately returned it, but lortunately for us, none of their shot told, all of them going just beyond us, or falling just short oi us. We hit one of the Gunboats, but without doing her ah}' great injury. On the Fort we knocked the guns out of the soldier's hands and broke the breach. On the night bf thfc 14th we again Stood in, at about thirty minutes alter eleven, and sent in our boats for the purpose of cutting the Gunboats out,.but fortunately they missed the way, and got on the beach twice. They were discovered; A prfetty sharp fire Was kept Upon the part of the Mexicans for a short time. They did no harm, as 1 think they were too much frightened, or they might have cut the boats and every one that was in them all to pieces Every one returned on board, but as a matter of cdurse Without success. The next rhohiiing (which was the 15th) we commenced firing on them again, but I think most of our shot fell short* Some of theirs, however, went far beyond us.some of them fell so noor nc hnfthp lirnfop i»roo cnl ocU_ HI M VI v»*v ff LMbl'l t* 1*0 OJ/ I UOI1" ed upon the men. You must recollect that this was at long shots, or a good many of us would have lost the members of our mess. Charleston Evening News. It is said says the Boston Journal, that the first time the Declaratioh of Independence was publicly read in Massachusetts, was in the town of Worcester. The express, on his way to Boston, furnished Isaiah Thomas, Esq., with a copy for publication in the Massachusetts Spy, of which he Was at that time the publisher. The news of its reception soon spread throughout the town, and a large concourse of people collected, all anxious to see or hear so extraor- dinary a document. To gratify their curiosity, Mr. Thomas ascended the poTtico of the South meeting-house, (then the only one in town,) and read it to those who were assembled. After more t hkn half a century had passed away, and the coantry had increased in wealth, population and power, beyond all precedent. Mr. Thomasj joined in the declaration of inde-| pendence,. in th« same edifice! frorrt vehich he read the Deciara-\ . : ti , S_: 1 «»/» I nun iu illo r A Work by the l/h-e Judge ^Tory..We learn from an exchange paper that the loftg talked of manuscript eft the latfc Judge Story, on the Poets and Poetry of America, is about being published. This MS. it is said, was purchased for 85500, is now in the hands of Mr. Manning, of New York, and will be out in a week or two. It is said to be a scorching review of some of our poets..^Bos on Trans. Laying a Corner Stone..The cornfer stone of the new Capital'of Alabama was laid on the 4th inst., at Montgomery; by the Masonic Fraternity of that city.with the asnal impressive ceremonies of that order. Lessons for Chris dren not unfrequent' short,but very sjgrtip Hero arc Wo of t 41 Ma," said a*r girl. " will rich I i ira .t»v/ wsciucr v Heaven V* "Yes my.dea alike there." "Then, ma, w v poor hristians associa. here ?" The mother did not answer. Cherubim and SkrapiiiM.."Father,** said a little boy, what is the meaning of the words cherubim and ffcraphim that we meet with so often in the Bible ?" ." Cherubim," replied the father, ** is a Hebrew word which means knowledge ; and seraphim is another that signifies a flame. Hence it has been suDDosed that. bims are angels who excel in ioveing God;'* " I hope ttien," said the boy, that when I die I shall be a seraph ; for 1 would rather Jove God than to know all things:" t tuar DIED, ai Calhoun's Mills, on Thursday 11th ult., MA.RY ETTA, daughter of M. O. arid Frarices Talmari. aged i year, y months, and 2 days. She was soon called to follow her little brother, who died aboiit 12 mohths ago. Happy spirits! the earth was not your abiding place, and you have gone home to heaven. And film II our bleeding hearts arraigii That God, whose ways are love? Or vainly cherish anxious pain For those who rest above !" The Annual Meeting bf the Edgefield and Abbeville Union Bible Sttclety will be held at Siloam, meetinp house on Saturday before the third Lord's day in July next, and continue until Monday. The Anniversary Address will be delllivered on Saturday at 12 o'clock. The members of the Executive Committee will meet on Fridav at 1(1 ri rlnclr It is desirable that the members of the Cbmfoittee be piipctual in attending?. ,W. S. HARRIS. Secretary. July 13 20 2t J. H. BLANKENSHIP, DentiTt, {From Virginia,,) Will be fit Abbeville C. H. on MONDAY 20TH JULY, and remain for a short time. Dr. B. is a member of the Virginia Dental Soqiety, (the first incorporated body iri tfle United States,) whose object ie to enable every Dental Practititibner to acquire information on a subject, confess scdiy of no trifling interest / "The preservation of the Teeth, and the restoring to health dispased Dental organs." (£7- Room at Mrs. Allen's Hotel July 15 20 tf CANDIDATES. We are authorized to announce Dr S. V. CAIN, as a candidate for Clerk ol tllfi C.nnrt nt tllO novt ononin/. v wv., . «.» .(.V /«!« « Iiouill" CiCl/VlUK* We ar»» authorized to announce THOS P SPIERIN as a candidate for Clerk oi Court of Abbeville District at the ensuing election. ICf3* We are authorized to announce Mr. J. R. TARRANT, as a candidate foi Sheriff at the ensuing election. We are authorized to announce T P. MQSE1LY as a candidate tor Slierif of Abbeville Dis. at the ensuing election. We are authorized to announce W A. COBB as a candidate for the office o Sheriff of Abbeville District at the ensu ing- election. We are authorised io announce iAS S. WILSON as. a candidate for Clerk o Court for Abbeville District at the ensuing Election. t The frieftds Of A C HAWTHORN an nounce him as a candidate for Sheriff, fo: Abbeville District at the ensuing electioi / NOTICE " ' ' Is hereby given to those concerned; thai the citizens of Due West Comer, will nn. ply for an Act of Incorporation at th< ndxt gedsion of the Legislature. ^May 15, 1840 II 29y BIBLE SOCIETY. The Auxiliary Bible Society of AbbfevilU District, will celebrate its Anniversary on Wednesday the 29t.b of July, (inst^ntj] Rev. W. R. Hemphill is expected to deliver the Anniversary Sermon. Every Bible Society in the District auxiliary to this, is at liberty to send as man) delegates to this meeting a6 to them shal be desirable. And each delegate so appear* ing, is entitled to all the pi ivileges of t nn'mbpr of the Society. July 1 P. BRANCH, Rec. Sec AUllUJKi. The Commissioners of Public Buildingc will let out to the lowest competent bid* rfer at public outcry before the Courl House, on Wednesday the «15tb day ol July, the Separating, Arranging and Classifying the old4106" papers in the Clerk'c office, in lcr.or(Unr.n to it h #H*» ""Jo. u:. Honor Judge Frost at lust October term. By order of the Commissioners: Ju/ne24 17 4t I. BRANCH, Sec. 4 lor Sale. « The subscriber offers for sale hia PLANj TATION, five miles east of Cokeebury on Saluda river; containing Four Hundred I Acres, one hundred of which is river bot| torn. There are two surveys of it, both I joining one tract, one containing 272, the , 138 acres. I will sell altogether or sepa«« j rate, as rfray suit purchaser. Any person I wishing to buy would do well to call and J examine for themselves. It is well water| ed, and very healthy; a tolerably good | Dwelling House; the out buildings ordi» nary. I will give one, two, and three j years for the payment, in equal install, ments, and the price shall be full below the value of the lands, as I am determined to move to the west the ensuing fall. July 15 mtfiN ISHAM GORREE. Abbeville Sheriff Sales. AUGUST. JBy virtue ol sundry Writs.of* Fieri Facias to me directed, will be sola, it Abbeville Court Houses on the first Monday in August next, the following property;. I 80 Acres of Land, more or less, levied on at* the property of W W Aridetenn ads Wm Addison bearer; G Negroes, Matilda and fi VP. rliil/lron levied on as the property of Jos fa Vandiver ads D L Adams and others. Terms Cosh. J. RAMEY, July 14t 1840 Sheriff. Bacon for Sale ! Three thousand pounds of prime BAbON , for sale hy TP MOSELEY. July 8 I*) tf , Lost, i Between this place and Harmon Stephen* eon's, or this place apd Temple of Health, . a pair of SPECTACLES. Tjjey are double.eyeri, the glasses bn the sides of a gfreenish ccildr. \Vhen lost; they were in a etefcl ctlse, Any jJersori finding the » same and leaving the satna Ut this office, will be liberally rewarded; July 8 19 2t* For Sale. The subftfcrlber, desirous of feiribving, of> tens for sale a small FARM, about one mile above Loundesville. The. location is a healthy one, and within & miles of Sa«. » vannah river. Any person wishing to t purchase, can see tlie land and buildings by calling on rrle at hiy Residence, or obi tain i>&rtictllar& by addrrssinsr me at » Lonndrsville. J AS. DANNBLLY. July 8 19 tf |A List of Letters, Remaining in the Post Office at Abbeville Court House, S. C., on 1st July, 1846. Atkins, Robert Kirkpatrick, W H2 . Anderson, Jacob N KelUr, D C 2 Abruliap), John W Kennedy, A E Allen, LW Kennedy Wm E . Alexander, R II Kennedy, NancyMrs Adams, Wm Lee, Augustus W 2 Branson, Levi Mmin, J G 2 !. Rrnmri H P M!o» AT. . **- I « iuoin:«*( ivir Bestian, Edward S Mastirs, Jesse Bradford, Jumps M Her, PH t Brooke, Daniel Mathis, Ibhy Beaufort, James Mathews, Lemuel L r Caldwell, D K. Norwood, John Cannon, H Parker, Dr E Christopher, N Mrs rinell, Wm 1 Carr; ErnestineMiesPaul, Amanda Miss Crawford. James Pool, Miss Calhoun, F Col Reid, J S Charles, John Redding, Samuel Crowder, E A Mrs Richey,John Cowan, Nancy Mrs Reid, Lemuel . Calhoun, M Miss Smith, Wm » Carwile, James Stnart. J G |' Dickson, Joseph ColStiuson, Mr Dunn, William Saxon, Hugh M - Duffy, George Scott, Sarah r Dai's, Mafy Mrs Scott, Archer i Edwards, Thus D Scott, W C r Fenyille, S S Scott, Joseph D \1 Foster. J R 5 S»l» ^ -W Willi A Fife,5 Sarah J Miss2 Shaw, Willey Mies Gilmer, Nancy Mrs Treasurer of the Die. s Griffin, W B Taggart, Wro H Graves, Geo Major Turner, H D Mrtr ' Gray; Andrew Turner,- D Mc Rev Gaines, Richard Tcague, Ad^ieon Hembree, James Wilson, S A Mrs ) Hughey, James Walker, tVfa Retf Holt, Israel Wiseman, Elijah ) Harris, WmH Wilson,- J K and j G Haskell, Charles T Wajker, HA 2 Hat din, David Williams, Maria J > Hunter, Alexander Williams, John ' Hill, Henry H Wilson, J H 1 Holliday, E!i Wataon. A W Haggan, Thos Wilks, Thus 8, i Hintoiuj Wilson, J R Jones, HA 2 Mcllwain, Samuel Junkin, Robert 2 McComb, Catharine ' Johnson, Harvy M McCullough, Jno F2 Jones, E A McKee, James A i Jenkins, John McCombs* Robert > Jones, Elizabeth MrsMcLees, J Rev ; Jester, Thos Mcllwain, Jan* Miss f Jones, Nancy Mrs McGee, Fealtn vr jveicnum, K. U McIIwain,M*ry Miss y If the above letters are not taken out of i this Office priqr to the first day of October, they will be returned to the General Poet Office as dead letters. July 8 JOHN McLAREN, P. M<

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Page 1: Statesmen Wiridle, Franktin: lighthing Army. ira ... · St: Marys,fromthe tentir ofwhich it appears that the Norfolk accountoftheactionofTTampico wasno hoax:. OffTampico,June 17,

By Mr A J Shaw..John C. Calhounftnd George McDvjjU: The brighteststars in the galaxy of American Statesmen; may they live long, and whendead, may a halo of glory rest upontheir tombs._

By MrM Strauss..Benjamin Franktin:He robbed the Heaven of its lighthingand America of its tyrants.By D F Jones, 2d Sergeant .Gen.

- Z. Taylor: May his name be rememberedwith gratitude by posterity, evenafter monuments have crumbled intodust.By J F Moorer..The sun never

slione upon such a day as this. Twentymillions of freemen hail it as the returningharbinger of their freedom.By Mr Jas W Clinkscalcs..Wo.

man: The pride of every freeman;the bliss of peace, and the volunteer's.L t * * " * -

cueer ana soiace in tne Hour ot his^country's peril.By Mr. Jos H Stokes..The Cokesbuvy.Fcntiblts: An honor to the school;

a credit to their leader. The eye andthe \ving of Cokesbury village; maythey ever be on the alert.By W H Wallace, lftt Lieut..

George McDuffie: The political *3ham-pion of the Palmetto State; his namewill be venerated by the 6ons of SouthCarolina as long as they lore liberty, oradmire patriotism.By T C Veal, 2d Sergearit..-As the

Rrihsh T,inn hash«pn moHp »n i»rnn/»k o«

the feet of the American Eagle, so alsomay the motto of the Mexican flag.By Mr H R W Flenn.May the

ftiemoryof the gallant Capt. Walker; .

hand in hand with that of Washington,live in our free and happy land, until (

"yon sun shall cease.

By Mr J S Richardson..T/ie Volunteers:South Carolina has shown bythem that she still breathes the spirit of'76, and that the little Palmetto Statecan never be backward in honor and ^patriotism. (By Mr D P Hines..May the bright <

little village of Cokesbury preserve herhioraf and religious name both at home 1and abroad; may her conduct serve asah example worthy to be imitated byevery Southern hamlet; may her citi- ,

iens enjoy & long and prosperous and'

a happy life. jBy Mr & P Amaker.Citizens of {Cokesbury r Health, happiness and pros-perity be yoijrs \ may you never be remissin celebtatihg the rettorn of thebirth day of American Independence.By Mr S M Gary, of S C College.The liberal arid patridtib Spirit evinced

by the Students, in thus ceiebtaUttg thepirthdayof our Independence; Shouldlie characterized as a distinguishedfcpochjn the history of the CokesburySchool. .. ...

By Mr. D W McCants.May thewar which exists between the two N.American Republics be brought to a

speedy and happy close.By Mr B G Connor.-.The day toe

Celebrate: The day that give birth toour nation's liberty, may it be reniem-bered as long as patriotism swells the.breasts of American freemen...

By Mr A R Watson..^Thai I'dlh¥lag% [pointing to the company's flag;]may its bearer be ever mindful of itsfair doners, and let it fall but with hislife.The day closed, as it begun, attlid theheartfelt and whole souled rejdicihgS of

the company.

Dane Pbofeusorship..We learnwith great pleasure that the"Dane Professorship of HarVardUniversity," recently filled withsuch distinguished ability by thelate Mr. Justice Story, has beentendered to Judge Kent, (Junior,)oi i\e\v York. Judge K. is nowtravelling in Europe, and willbrobably accept immediately onhis return to this country. Weknow of no one on whom the mantleof St>ry could fall with a bettergrace..N. Y. Mirror.Mr. Marcy is the last man in

the world who should blame Gen.Scott for wishing to " protect hisrear/' The Secretary cannot haveforgotteh that be did the snme forhimself, once, at the Cost of fiftyeents to the State of New York.

Montgomery {Ala.} Journal.Tee l*EB8it>'ENCY..A pamphletlias been lately issued at Washington,nominating the Hon.- JudgeMcLean of the Supreme Court

for the Presidency, Mr. Mangumof the Senate has been nominatedfor the Vice Presidency._McNultv, the late defaultingClerk of the House of Representatives*has published a letter irt theCincinnati Atlas in which hemaKes tne Government his debtor Ito the amount of 81500. I

From, the N. O. Pickayune, 6th inst.LATER FROM THE ARMY.The steamship Alabama, Capt. Wiridle,arrived this morning from Brazos

Santiago, having sailed thence on 3dinst. We may say at twice that shebrings no news of interest fron^the Army.The Mexican forcos Are supposedto be concentrated in the vicinity ofMontery uhder the iirimedislte commandof Paredes. The American armyappear to be on the point of taking uptheir march to penetrate as far as Montery.

POINT ISABEL, July 3d,Gentlemen,.I left Matamoros last

evening, and started from Gen. Smith'scamp, on this side of the Rio Grande, at9 o'clock, with a volunteer officer, toride across the praire. I saw " OldKough and Ready" just before leaving.He was riding out hunting for newspapers.The old gentleman hardly everis seen attended by any of his officers ormen in his rides, but goes " pokingabout,"as I heard a volunteer remark theoth.»r day, "just like other folks;" Gen.Smith was to begin to remove his campto-day, some twelve or fifteen miles upthe river on the Mexican side. TheGenfetal looks remarkably well and isin fine spirits.The musquitoes showed themselves

in numbers lor the first time at headquarters last evening. The volunteercamp was perfectly shrouded by smoke,raised by the men to keep off intruders.A rumor obtains in camp that a portionof the Louisiana volunteers are soon tobedisbandedj and, though they havebeen assured that such will not probablybe the case, they are quite uneasy aboutit; a few beCadse they Wanted td gohome and fear the rumor is nnt w#>llfounded, but most of them because theydesire to stay and " see the thing out."11 When can we move 1 Can we everget a fight out of them ?" are the questionsconstantly put to persons comingfrom Gen. Taylor's quarters."That a large portion of the army will

300n move towards Monterey, can nolonger be doubted, as boats enough oflight draught have arrived to warrantGen. Taylor in taking possession of thecountry between the mouth of the riverand that place.The road we came over last night.I mean the wagon road between Point

Isabel and Matamoros; is still impassablefor loaded wagons, and it is a wonderto me how a light wagon can bedragged over it. From the riv«r tnthe Palo Alto, some nine miles,there is not, altogether, half a mile ofhead road. The mud is generally afoot deep.ana in some places two orthree feet deep, and there is at least fourmiles of water, in many places hardlyfordable for horses.The getltlettlah tvhd atitiompanied medown captured a gar-fish on " six mile

prairie," between the battle fields theother day, nearly three feet long. Ipassed over the same place four or fivetimes when it was perfectly dry with noappearance of having ever been overflowed.At the Resaca de la Palmawhefe; aS you will observe on the map,a road passes between the ponds, thereis now but one pond, and that is deeppnoutrh nmr mhem «» ..1 -

D...UU1U IU1 a iC9|ICi;i>(Ult!sized steamboat to pass through it. ThePalo Alto battle field is two-thirds cotefedwith Water.A Mexican prisoner of war, Lt. Ruix,whbSe arrest I mentioned some time ago,will go out to New Orleans in the Alabama.You will recollefct that he was

caught in Matamoras, in the act of tryingto gather recruits from aniong thecitizens and the convalescent of thewounded soldiery. A Mexican alsogo£s out accused ofbeingone ofthe murderersof the Rogers familyI am not lawyer ertough yet t6 knowhow he will be tried, of b'efore whattribiihal, but he has an tfgly phiz tobring before a jury. Mrs. Page, wifeof Capt Page who behaved so gallantlyin. the rectent battles and was sodreadfully wounded,- will go ou!t iri theAlabama. She came to this place iomeet her husband, baft found, on her afrival,that the captain had sailed for N.Orleans, expecting to meet her there.

Ge»? Taylor on the March..We have authority for stating,says the St. Louis Republican, ofthe 26th ult., that tfrders havebeen issaed at Washington toGen. Taylor, to take up the line ofmarch, and proceed further intothe interior of Mexico. Of hispoint of destination, or the routewhich he is to pursue, we are notinformed.- He. however, is dir«r».ted in his intercourse with theMexicans, to treat thenfi with' leniency,and in all his purchases

from them to pay them in cash.Officers and agents ofGovernment

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wiuicuiru wan tne army, wlioseduty it may be to make purchases,are to be supplied with the meansof making cash paymerits.It will be remembered, that Gen.Taylor stated, in a letter _to theGovernor ol Louisiana, that hewould not leave Matamoras untilhe received orders from Washington.Upon the reception of theorders to which we have alluded, jhe must immediately resume ope-rations* and we may expect shortlyto hear of further engagements, ifhe can find the enemy.No HoAX.~We have been favoredwith the following extract of

a ieir.er, received in this city, froman officer oil board the U. S. Sloopof-WarSt: Marys, from the tentirof which it appears that the Norfolkaccount of the action ofTTampicowas no hoax :.

Off Tampico, June 17, 1640".On the 8th of this month we

stood in as near the Bar as wecould, and commenced firing onthe Gunboats and Fort. Theyimmediately returned it, but lortunatelyfor us, none of their shottold, all of them going just beyondus, or falling just short oi us. Wehit one of the Gunboats, but withoutdoing her ah}' great injury.On the Fort we knocked the gunsout of the soldier's hands and brokethe breach.On the night bf thfc 14th we

again Stood in, at about thirtyminutes alter eleven, and sent inour boats for the purpose ofcuttingthe Gunboats out,.but fortunatelythey missed the way, and goton the beach twice. They werediscovered; A prfetty sharp fireWas kept Upon the part of theMexicans for a short time. Theydid no harm, as 1 think they weretoo much frightened, or they mighthave cut the boats and every onethat was in them all to piecesEvery one returned on board, butas a matter of cdurse Without success.The next rhohiiing (whichwas the 15th) we commenced firingon them again, but I thinkmost of our shot fell short* Someof theirs, however, went far beyondus.some of them fell sonoor nc hnfthp lirnfop i»roo cnl ocU_HI M VI v»*v ff LMbl'l t* 1*0 OJ/ I UOI1"

ed upon the men. You must recollectthat this was at long shots,or a good many of us would havelost the members of our mess.

Charleston Evening News.It is said says the Boston Journal,that the first time the Declaratiohof Independence was publiclyread in Massachusetts, was

in the town of Worcester. Theexpress, on his way to Boston, furnishedIsaiah Thomas, Esq., witha copy for publication in the MassachusettsSpy, of which he Wasat that time the publisher. Thenews of its reception soon spreadthroughout the town, and a largeconcourse of people collected, allanxious to see or hear so extraor-dinary a document. To gratifytheir curiosity, Mr. Thomas ascendedthe poTtico of the Southmeeting-house, (then the only onein town,) and read it to those whowere assembled. After more thknhalf a century had passed away,and the coantry had increased inwealth, population and power, beyondall precedent. Mr. Thomasjjoined in the declaration of inde-|pendence,. in th« same edifice!frorrt vehich he read the Deciara-\. : ti , S_: 1 «»/» Inun iu illo r

A Work by the l/h-e Judge ^Tory..Welearn from an exchangepaper that the loftg talked of manuscripteft the latfc Judge Story, onthe Poets and Poetry of America,is about being published. ThisMS. it is said, was purchased for85500, is now in the hands of Mr.Manning, of New York, and willbe out in a week or two. It issaid to be a scorching review ofsome of our poets..^Bos on Trans.Laying a Corner Stone..The

cornfer stone of the new Capital'ofAlabama was laid on the 4th inst.,at Montgomery; by the MasonicFraternity of that city.with theasnal impressive ceremonies ofthat order.

Lessons for Chrisdren not unfrequent'short,but very sjgrtipHero arc Wo of t

41 Ma," said a*rgirl. " will richI i ira.t»v/ wsciucr v

Heaven V*"Yes my.dea

alike there.""Then, ma, w v

poor hristians associa.here ?"The mother did not answer.Cherubim and SkrapiiiM.."Father,**said a little boy, what is the

meaning of the words cherubimand ffcraphim that we meet withso often in the Bible ?"

." Cherubim," replied the father,** is a Hebrew word which meansknowledge ; and seraphim is anotherthat signifies a flame. Henceit has been suDDosed that.bims are angels who excel in ioveingGod;'*

" I hope ttien," said the boy, thatwhen I die I shall be a seraph ; for1 would rather Jove God than toknow all things:"

ttuarDIED, ai Calhoun's Mills, on Thursday11th ult., MA.RY ETTA, daughterof M. O. arid Frarices Talmari. aged

i year, y months, and 2 days. She wassoon called to follow her little brother,who died aboiit 12 mohths ago. Happyspirits! the earth was not your abidingplace, and you have gone home to heaven.And film II our bleeding hearts arraigiiThat God, whose ways are love?Or vainly cherish anxious painFor those who rest above !"

The Annual Meeting bfthe Edgefieldand Abbeville Union Bible Sttcletywill be held at Siloam, meetinp house onSaturday before the third Lord's day inJuly next, and continue until Monday.The Anniversary Address will be dellliveredon Saturday at 12 o'clock.The members of the Executive Committeewill meet on Fridav at 1(1 ri rlnclrIt is desirable that the members of theCbmfoittee be piipctual in attending?.,W. S. HARRIS. Secretary.July 13 20 2t

J. H. BLANKENSHIP, DentiTt,{From Virginia,,)Will be fit Abbeville C. H. on MONDAY20TH JULY, and remain for a short

time. Dr. B. is a member of the VirginiaDental Soqiety, (the first incorporated bodyiri tfle United States,) whose object ieto enable every Dental Practititibner toacquire information on a subject, confessscdiy of no trifling interest / "The preservationof the Teeth, and the restoring tohealth dispased Dental organs."(£7- Room at Mrs. Allen's Hotel

July 15 20 tf

CANDIDATES.We are authorized to announce Dr

S. V. CAIN, as a candidate for Clerk oltllfi C.nnrt nt tllO novt ononin/.v wv., . «.» .(.V /«!« « Iiouill" CiCl/VlUK*

We ar»» authorized to announce THOSP SPIERIN as a candidate for Clerk oiCourt of Abbeville District at the ensuingelection.

ICf3* We are authorized to announceMr. J. R. TARRANT, as a candidate foiSheriff at the ensuing election.We are authorized to announce T

P. MQSE1LY as a candidate tor Slierifof Abbeville Dis. at the ensuing election.We are authorized to announce W

A. COBB as a candidate for the office oSheriff of Abbeville District at the ensuing- election.We are authorised io announce iASS. WILSON as. a candidate for Clerk oCourt for Abbeville District at the ensuingElection. tThe frieftds OfA C HAWTHORN an

nounce him as a candidate for Sheriff, fo:Abbeville District at the ensuing electioi

/ NOTICE" '

' Is hereby given to those concerned; thaithe citizens of Due West Comer, will nn.

ply for an Act of Incorporation at th<ndxt gedsion of the Legislature.^May 15, 1840 II 29y

BIBLE SOCIETY.The Auxiliary Bible Society of AbbfevilUDistrict, will celebrate its Anniversary onWednesday the 29t.b of July, (inst^ntj]Rev. W. R. Hemphill is expected to deliverthe Anniversary Sermon.Every Bible Society in the District auxiliaryto this, is at liberty to send as man)delegates to this meeting a6 to them shal

be desirable. And each delegate so appear*ing, is entitled to all the pi ivileges of tnn'mbpr of the Society.July 1 P. BRANCH, Rec. Sec

AUllUJKi.The Commissioners of Public Buildingcwill let out to the lowest competent bid*rfer at public outcry before the CourlHouse, on Wednesday the «15tb day olJuly, the Separating, Arranging and Classifyingthe old4106" papers in the Clerk'coffice, in lcr.or(Unr.n to it h #H*» ""Jo. u:.

Honor Judge Frost at lust October term.By order of the Commissioners:Ju/ne24 17 4t I. BRANCH, Sec.

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lor Sale.« The subscriber offers for sale hia PLANjTATION, five miles east of Cokeebury onSaluda river; containing Four HundredI Acres, one hundred of which is river bot|torn. There are two surveys of it, bothI joining one tract, one containing 272, the, 138 acres. I will sell altogether or sepa««j rate, as rfray suit purchaser. Any personI wishing to buy would do well to call andJ examine for themselves. It is well water|ed, and very healthy; a tolerably good| Dwelling House; the out buildings ordi»nary. I will give one, two, and threej years for the payment, in equal install,ments, and the price shall be full below thevalue of the lands, as I am determined tomove to the west the ensuing fall.

July 15 mtfiN ISHAM GORREE.Abbeville Sheriff Sales.

AUGUST.JBy virtue ol sundry Writs.of* Fieri Faciasto me directed, will be sola, it AbbevilleCourt Houses on the first Monday inAugust next, the following property;.I 80 Acres of Land, more or less, leviedon at* the property ofW W Aridetenn adsWm Addison bearer;G Negroes, Matilda and fi VP. rliil/lronlevied on as the property of Jos fa Vandiverads D L Adams and others.Terms Cosh. J. RAMEY,July 14t 1840 Sheriff.

Bacon for Sale !Three thousand pounds of prime BAbON, for sale hy TP MOSELEY.July 8 I*) tf

,Lost,i Between this place and Harmon Stephen*eon's, or this place apd Temple of Health,. a pair of SPECTACLES. Tjjey aredouble.eyeri, the glasses bn the sides of agfreenish ccildr. \Vhen lost; they were ina etefcl ctlse, Any jJersori finding the» same and leaving the satna Ut this office,will be liberally rewarded;

July8 19 2t*For Sale.

The subftfcrlber, desirous of feiribving, of>tens for sale a small FARM, about onemile above Loundesville. The. location isa healthy one, and within & miles of Sa«.» vannah river. Any person wishing tot purchase, can see tlie land and buildingsby calling on rrle at hiy Residence, or obitain i>&rtictllar& by addrrssinsr me at» Lonndrsville. JAS. DANNBLLY.July 8 19 tf|A List of Letters,Remaining in the Post Office at AbbevilleCourt House, S. C., on 1st July, 1846.Atkins, Robert Kirkpatrick,W H2. Anderson, Jacob N KelUr, D C 2Abruliap), John W Kennedy, A EAllen, LW Kennedy Wm E. Alexander, R II Kennedy, NancyMrsAdams, Wm Lee, Augustus W 2Branson, Levi Mmin, J G 2!. Rrnmri H P M!o» AT. . **-

I «iuoin:«*( ivirBestian, Edward S Mastirs, JesseBradford, Jumps M Her,PH

t Brooke, Daniel Mathis, IbhyBeaufort, James Mathews, Lemuel Lr Caldwell, D K. Norwood, JohnCannon, H Parker, Dr EChristopher, N Mrs P» rinell, Wm1 Carr; ErnestineMiesPaul, Amanda MissCrawford. James Pool, MissCalhoun, F Col Reid, J SCharles, John Redding, SamuelCrowder, E A Mrs Richey,JohnCowan, Nancy Mrs Reid, Lemuel

. Calhoun, M Miss Smith, Wm» Carwile, James Stnart. J G|' Dickson, Joseph ColStiuson, MrDunn, William Saxon, Hugh M

- Duffy, George Scott, Sarahr Dai's, Mafy Mrs Scott, Archeri Edwards, Thus D Scott, W Cr Fenyille, S S Scott, Joseph D\1 Foster. J R 5 S»l»

^-W WilliAFife,5 Sarah J Miss2 Shaw, Willey MiesGilmer, Nancy Mrs Treasurer of the Die.s Griffin, W B Taggart, Wro HGraves, Geo Major Turner,H D Mrtr' Gray; Andrew Turner,- D Mc RevGaines, Richard Tcague, Ad^ieonHembree, James Wilson, S A Mrs) Hughey, James Walker, tVfa RetfHolt, Israel Wiseman, Elijah) Harris, WmH Wilson,- J K and j GHaskell, Charles T Wajker, HA 2Hat din, David Williams, Maria J> Hunter, Alexander Williams, John' Hill, Henry H Wilson, J H1 Holliday, E!i Wataon. A WHaggan, Thos Wilks, Thus 8,i Hintoiuj Wilson, J RJones,HA 2 Mcllwain, SamuelJunkin, Robert 2 McComb, Catharine' Johnson, Harvy M McCullough, Jno F2Jones, E A McKee, James A

i Jenkins, John McCombs* Robert> Jones, Elizabeth MrsMcLees, J Rev; Jester, Thos Mcllwain, Jan* Missf Jones, Nancy Mrs McGee, Fealtnvr

jveicnum, K. U McIIwain,M*ry Missy If the above letters are not taken out ofi this Office priqr to the first day ofOctober,they will be returned to the GeneralPoet Office as dead letters.July 8 JOHN McLAREN, P. M<