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Vol. II.
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THE AMERICAN FLAG
Js published Wednesdays and Saturdats, near
the corner of Bravo and Abasolo streets, in the
building known as the "Ca6a de Steambote," by
L N. FLEESON and J. R. PALM&R.
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HEAD Qft'S., MATJMOROS, MEXICO,
Nov. 13th, 1847.
ORDER No. 166.
i. Second Lieut. T. B. J. Weld, 2d artil-
lery, is relieved upon his frequent solicitation
from the duties of Deputy Collector of Cus-
toms at the Mouth of the Rio Grande, and
Major N. Anderson, Quarter Master of the
U. 3. Army, is hereby appointed Deputy
Collector at that place, in his stead. Lteut.
Weld will turnover to Major Anderson the
Mexican Tariff, the instructions he has recei-
ved from time to time for his government in
bis branch of the service, and any funds, books
and papers, which he may have in his pos-
session, appertaining thereto.
II. in order to prevent any misunder-
standing on the part of those concerned, the
particular attention of Maj. Anderson is
called to Col. Davenport's letter of instruc-
tions of the 5th of July last, to Lieut. Weld,
by which he will perceive that all goods
coming into the Rio Grande are declared du-
tiable. Goods put on a steamer or other ves-
sel, from the Texian side, are required by
the Mexican Tariff to pay the same duties
that they would be subject to coming from
any other point of shipment; and goods so
shipped should be accompanied by an invoice
to meet, in all respects, the prescribed form,
ns per article of the Mexican Tariff; and by
a certificate appended thereto, that the duties
are paid, or will be paid at Matarnoros, if the
owner so elects. Prompt and particular at-
tention to this point should be given, and on
producing to the Collector evidence that it
has beeti done, traders and private steamers
will be relieved from any embarrassment at
Matarnoros.
III. To carry out these measures, so ne-
cessary for the protection of the revenue, and
honest traders, boats ascending the river, en-
gaged in the transportation of merchandise,
will cotne to below Fort Paredes, on the
Mexican side of the river, and the command-
ing officer of that fort will see that they pro-
ceed no further until satisfied that the bills of
lading and authenticated invoices have been
endorsed by the Collector or bis agent.
IV. Goods purchased at Bagdad, orat Mat-
arnoros, will, also, it sent up ttie river, be ac-
companied by bills of lading and invoices in
like manner, showing that duties have been
regularly paid on them. So much is said of
smuggling that it is thought proper, as a pre-
caution, to recommend that the goods be
bought from duty paying merchants, mas-
much as this would render it less diliicuit to
procure such evidence as would relieve the
'raders from needless delay at or above Mat-
arnoros.
V. Merchandise smus:<:led into the coun-
ft l oo
"y.together with the carts, horses, or mules,
found transporting it, will be seized, confisca-
ted audsold; and one half of the proceeds of
sucil Sdlrt shall go to the informer, and the
°'ner to the customs. The right of further
punishing smuggling is reserved, and when
(Jolonel commanding is convinced that
nothing- less can check this disgraceful prac-
JM* offenders will be brought to trial and
I or expelled the country, as a court, or
e inecessity 0f the case may determine.
% order of Col. Davenport.
EUG. E. McLEAN,
,, A. A. A. General.
^Matarnoros, Nov. 17, 1817.
P ^\*al ^t^ie Doctor—Mr. Cornelius
tor' ^aS Pa'^sevt,ral New Orleans doc-
W* J°)Ur l^ousa,1d seven hundred and eigh-
"Do ° S ^°r me(^ca^ ud vice and attendance
,(n,asfre fager, which immediately got
•t tot ^ !rS ^°"0w'ng the advice of Dr. Stone,
e °*1rags and let it alone.
MATAMOROS, NOVEMBER 24, 1847.
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MEXICAN NEWS.
Correspondence of the N. O. Delta—Let-
ters jrom Mustang.
No 152.
City of Mexico, October 5,1847.
Eds. Delta: Last night about 12 o'clock
we were again visited by an earthquake.—
Although the vibrations of the earth were not
so great as at the former one, it was sufficient
to produce a very strong impression upon
our people who really have a greater dread
for them than all the engines of death that the
Mexicans have ever possessed. Occurring,
as it did, when half the world were wrapt in
sag jll-1
paid no attention, 1 hey stamped and rap- j power; but whether at his instance or for
ped, as if tht-y would tiring the house down i the purpose of thwarting both him and the
over our heads, but stili the orchestra heeded j President in their views, Gen. Rangel has
not. At lengtli the boll rang, and up went placed himself at the head of a party, and
the curtain. 1 he audience seemed for an pronounced against Pelia y Pena and in fa-
instant as :f they were willing to give it up; vor of Santa Anna. In the face of the pro-
but at this moment a tall, slab-sided looking j tests and pronunciamentos there is an order
genius, who bore the appearance ef being a j for the triai of Santa Anna by a court mar-
real, thorough-bred patriotic volunteer of the tial for the loss of the actions wherein he
first water, raised himself about half straight, has commanded, and particularly for the loss
andsaid, " I often beerd say that Yankee
Doodle was the Americans' rightin' tune; but
as the darned etarnal Greasers kept us so bu-
sy while we were fightin', that we couldn't
slumbers souud, it was calculated to produce I have lime eveu l0 wflslle ; ^ , lhin|( we
more fright than if it had happened in day
light.
Col. Robeits, of the 2d Pennsylvania re-
giment, died on Sunday last, and was interred
with the military honors due his rank, and
followed to the grave lamented by his friends
and acquaintances,
EL Monitor, a Spanish paper published
here, has commenced to deal out its abuse
unsparingly upon our authorities. The Star,
and the North American have drawn their
pens, and a very spirited controversy has en-
sued. The man of the Monitor.has threat-
might have a little touch of Uncle Sam's fa-
vorite, if it's only to make a fellei; think of
the white settlements." This a<$ud like an
electric shock upon the audience, and they re-
commenced their calls for Yankee Doodle.
The actois appeared upon the stage, but still
they continued to stamp and halloo. Seno-
ra Canette bowed gracefully, and smiled be-
witchingly, but it was no use ; they had de-
termined upon hearing our national air, and
nothing can pursuade them from it, Theac-
tors withdrew, the curtain fell, the orchestra
,. . ....... , complied vvitli their demand, and the balauce
ened something personal, which is right into j of |he ev,ning>s enlertainment passed off in
excellent order. A Mexican gentleman, si t-; lira of intelligence, which will lead them to
ting in front ©J me, remarked to his friend ( the paths of virtue and'honesty, and enable
that it was the best illustration of American 'them to shun the corrupt-and blighting influ-
' character he ever witnessed—that when they ences which have controlled all'their actions,
the hands of the American editors, and the
affair promises something decidedly rich.—
The Monitor has been celebrated in times
past, when the Mexicans reigned supreme,
for fault-finding and scuiility ; but if he gets
the Americans fairly started L think they will
teach him a lesson that will force him to be
moie respectful to others, if he has no respect
for himself.
Th e man of the Star has also got himself
into a controversy with the fair Serioritas—
if so they may be called—of this famous
city. He being a verdant youth and full of
life, took the liberty of expressing, through
his paper, his admiration of the "softer sex,"
in terms highly complimentary—whereupon
a communication, signed Varias Mexicauas,
is published in a little paper called The ba-
ffle, soliciting the man of the Star ''not to
o ' o
flatter them, for," as they say, " flattery from
an enemy is an insult to their dear patriot-
ism but the Star is not to be driven off in
that way, and seems to be determined to ad-
mire and to flatter them, despite their effu-
sions through the columns of the Eagle. It
is the first time I hive known flattery to of-
fend a lady, friend or foe; and the editor ol
the Star being rather good-looking, and mo-
derately amiable, 1 should not be surprised
if, bv energy and a liberal share of good
luck, he succeeded in inducing these indig-
nant creatures to listen with an attentive ear
to his sentences of admiration—particularly,
as he says, since they have got his dander up,
he will step boldly forward, and say that he
does not only admire them, but that he dotes
on all the pretty women of the country, and
is determined lo worship at the shrine of
beauty. __
Oct. 7.—An order has been issued by j peace to their ashes—all honor to their mem-
Gen. Quitman, Governor of the city, requi-1 ories
ring all the newspapers to ptesenttheir sheets , Since writing the above, I have just heard
for revision beio. e publication. The rebel-j of ^ death of Capt. C. T. Huddleston, of
lions and incendiary spirit manifested by tj)e infantry, who died of diarrhoea.—
some of them, calculated to p,-ounce serious 1 Capt H been" in bad health since he left
trouble between our army and toe Mexicans, yer:, Cruz, but persevered in the hope of
required the adoption ot such a course. recovery, although unable to do duty.
Between the drills ol the day and ihe • qqie whole of Mexico is in a state of un-
nightly performances at the theatre and cir- j piecedented anarchy and confusion. While
cus, together with the other amusements and Capital is in possession of their ene-
cnriosities of the city, ou^rmy is enabled to'
of the capital.
We have intelligence to-day from Guade-
lajara, which, if it be true, will shake the
country in a manner that it has never been
shaken before, and while eventually, if per-
sisted in, it must tend materially to advance
the prosperity and dignity of the people as a
nation, if such a thing be possible, it will bs
fraught with inconceivable events. Private
letters received by Mexicans say that the
stale Congress of Guadelajara have announ-
ced a decree stating that there shall be free-
dom of thought and opinion in matters of le-
ligion. If the torch of dissension is light-
ed between the church and the state govern-
ment. one or the other, or probably both par-
ties vviii be consumed by the conflagration—
if they be both destroyed, then in the embers
theie may be found a cod that will kindle the
once determined upon anything, neither the
firmness of man, nor the solicitations of wo-
man, could induce them to cease in their ex-
ertions until they had accomplished their ob-
ject, and that in ten minutes after or before
any efforts, you would think, from their ap-
pearance, they were as docile as lumbs and
harmless as infants,
Oct. 16.—We yesterday had the melan-
choly and painful duty to perform, of follow-
ing to the grave three of the gallant officers
of our army, who entered the valley of Mex-
ico full of hope and vigor, in the bioom of
strength and manhood, with the blight pros-
pect before them ol being able, at some day,
to return to their countrymen and friends,
with their companions in arms, full of glory
and of honors. But, alas! Lieut. Bacon, of
the 6th infantry, Lieut. M. S, Shackleford, of
the artillery, and Dr. Hoberts, of the medical
staff, now ''sleep the sleep of death."—and
though they shall not' wake to glory again,'
their distant friends and relatives will cherish
their memories as having been of the num
ber of those who yielded up their lives in
defence of their country's honor. The for-
mer fell in the battle of Churubusco, mor-
tally wounded, from which he died, and the
two latter in the battle of Molino del Rey.
Their remains were followed to the grave by
one escoit, accompanied by a long line ,of
weeping friends, who had known them in
war and in peace, and seen them each sig-
nally distinguish himself in the bloody and
Isanffiiinarv battles in the valley of Mexico.
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and sunk them so low in the scale of nations.
Some such move is the only hope for the sal-
vation of the country.
1 have seen a letter from San Luis Potosi,
within a few days, which states that the only
feeling prevailing there far the loss of the
capital, is that of indifference. The liberal-
ises, or moderate party, have carried the elec-
tions in San Luis Potosi.
We have advices from Pue'ola, to-day, to
the 10th. They state that the American re-
inforcements were at Acajete, ten miles dis-
tant, but do not inform us what their num-
bers are, or who is in command of them.—
We also learn by our letters that the Mexican
forces continued to retreat and disperse.—
The courier, who left the day after, says that
the Americans entered that day, and that on
Gen, Rea's taking up his line of march, Col.
Chiids went out of the forts and gave him
baule. He does not inform us what was the
result, further than that Gen. Rea was com-
pelled to retreat a little further than was con-
venient.
We also learn from different sources—one
of them from a Mexican officer to a friend
in this city—stating that our troops coming
up, instead of taking the national road, took
tbe road to the north of it, for the, purpose of
turning Ei Pinal, und that cn the 9th they
unexpectedly met Santa Anna at Huamantla,
where they engaged ana routed him, captur-
ing all his cavalry horses and five pieces of
artillery—Santa Anna himself barely ma-
king his escape. We have had sc many ru-
mors of late that many are disposed to doubt
I its authenticity, as we have not yet received
any official account of it.
The health of the army continues good,
and the wounded, generally, are improving.
Mustang*
mies.
A prolific Contributor.—What would the
newspapers do if rumor was to strike, and de-
clare she would not write another line?—
Take away rumor, and scarcely a newspa-
per would live. The fashionable newspa-
pnal is in posse
Their government and army disper
pass the dulness following our late exciting ■ instead of combining their energies and j pers, especially, would be left without a para
scenes very pleasantly and agreeably. The, re8oUrces against their common enemy, they} graph. What would become, too, of our
drills are suspended on Sunday, and our peo- are-Wrangling among themselves with the London Correspondent? He would not have
pie "have the privilege of doing as lhey | severest bitterness of feeling who shall gov- a thing to write about. As it is, With rumor
please, so they don't get drunk." Some of, ein t^jejr ow„ discordant factions, and with ',0 back him, be writes with a hundred pens,
them promenade the streets and public walks, eac^ ltie inotto seems to be—" rule or ruin." j By tne bye, if rumor was paid for every thing
some attend the ceremonies at church, while j >pjie mjijtary and civil authorities at Quere-lthat appeared in her name, what a deal of
others pay some attention to the Mexican na-' toro afe arraved against each other, each one money she would make at penny a-lining.—
tionai amusement of cock-fighting.
Must a no
Punch.
The director of the French post office de-
d scheming against Petia v Pena—a ' partment has officially staled that oniv two
Irvine to acquire the ascendency, wb'le at the
same time, a portion of the Congress, or ra-
Yankr? Doodle in the Fheatre. Oct. 8.— ther the Deputies who are there, are plana-
Last night we had an exciting scene at the jr,g and scheming against Pena v Pena—a .
theatre. Between the pieces, the oichestra, portion of th* latter have gotten up a pro-1 English papers are prohibited^ in France,
which is really o very fine one, gave us two test against his holding the presidential pow-J tb'1 London Punch and the London M eekly
or three beautiful airs, and concluded witha|er Almonte, we learn, has arrived at-Que-. Despatch. Louis Philippe must iook upon
Mexican national air. As soon as they fin- retero, was well received by the army, and;P°or Punch's jokes ss quite serious; bm a
ished, the audience, being mostly American, was concocting a plan to overthrow Pena yi Frenchman never could nudersiand an En-
rolled for Yankee Doodle; but t"he orchestra' peha, and establish a military president in!glish bon mot.
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Fleeson, Isaac Neville & Palmer, J. R. American Flag. (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico), Vol. 2, No. 152, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1847, newspaper, November 24, 1847; Matamoros, Mexico. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth478254/m1/1/?q=+date%3A1845-1860: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Library Consortium.