American Flag. (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico), Vol. 2, No. 152, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 24, 1847 Page: 3 of 4
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prom the N. O. Commercial Times, Not. 12.
* LA . p: FROM EUROPE.
n an extraordinary express received hero yester
copious telegraphic accounts of ihe news by the
|p e'nch steamer Philadelphia luve coma to hand.
I Je advices arc ot considerable interest, though it is
I be regretted that they tiro exceedingly meagre in
I'li l|1Bl relates to the absorbing questions ot com«>
I ere# a"d t'ie monetary oriiMl. it wilt be seen that
| rumor prevailed in Paris on the 9th ult., that the
■ tarings had obtained from the French Treasury the
I 0( 11,000,0001?in coin, This had caused some
'line in the French funds. There is nothing, how-
I «er to justify l',e suspicions afloat in certain quar-
liera'io this country, ot tue solvency of the Banryja.
IV, illusion is made to a probable suspension of pay-
ment by the Bank of England.
I The news by the Philadelphia is calculated to
I sharpen our anxiety for the receipt ot the advices by
the Caledonia. it will be seen that as lute as the 4tb
just., she bad not been telegraphed at Boston.
[Correspondence of the Baltimore oun.]
Wew York, Nov. 3—7 T. m.
The French steamer Philadelphia, Capl. Bessen,
I arrived at this port about an hour since, bhe Bailed
jrym Havre on the lOih of October, and consequently
ha* Ootu out twenty-four days. She brings a lew
juyb' later intelligence Irom Europe, lier chimney
imving become disordered, she wu« compelled to put
into llahlax lor repairs.
Paris papers ot the 7th copy from the London
Timet of the Gth, an account ot ttie failure of Rouge-
I mont & Brothers; John Thomas, tions & Brother*;
jersey & Co., of iVlancliester, tor 500,00W. Mr. Van
| £t,|ar, the Portuguese Consul ; an Jinglish house in
(Jalcutia, has failed fur 560,0000,
Conlidence was thought to be reviving in London
on the 6th ultimo.
Tt»e Liverpool Chamber of Commerce hus sent u
deputation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, to
ofng a relaxation of the restrictions ot uie Feel bill.
Consols are quoted at 34 I>2 on the Paris ex-
I -change.
On the 9th ultimo, the French fundi declined on
account a rumor that the Barrings had obtained
from the French treasury 11,00U francb, in coin, tu
relieve the money market.
Flour and eorrt are tow in all the markets in
Eiaiice. It wts live francs lower in France than in
Belgium.
At fans the sales of cotton wete light. Wheat
wu* nelling at 2^ io aiS francs jier quaile.: rice, new,
13 it; 14 hancs; ajiu barley, new, it to 1J trams.
In London, un the tiih ult., cotton «aa steady.
in Spain, iNurvaea hus triumphed, arid a new
ministry ms been loiuit-d by the U,uren.
tiiet-aijioo of Luzerne, in Switzerland, was in a
state ot insurrection ; also, those ol Fubourg and
Hie disinets ot Koiiioiit, Ljiugre, and the Valley ol
Alsveriiey.
.News irorn Africa to the a2d of September, states
thit a great battle had been lougiit uclwesu .rtbdel
Kuder autl the troops of iVJorocto under the wans ot
Jtoga, in winch the emu lost loui fliousand men.
Puebta—The N. O. Delta givees the following ac-
count of the heroic defence of Puebla, during a
'siege of sixty days, i he account is taken from the
Flag of Freedom, an American paper published in tne
city of Puebla:
" The late investment of the American garrison
at this place by the American army, furnishes ano-
ther shining proof of the heroism of our troops and
the superiority of our people. The Pennsylvania
battalion, under command of Lietlt. Col. S. W.
Black, numbering about *200 men, iorined, agreeably
to Gen. iscotl's orders, the " main body of Ihe garri-
son." There was a large number of invalids in the
hospitals, but lew of them were capable of bearing
arms in an emergency requiring furtiiude and phy-
sical strength as well as courage. The meagre
force was surrounded by an eneiny with an iw my,
according to bis own account, numbering eight thou-
sand men, led by several distinguished generals, and
directed by Santa Anna in person, it was sum-
moned to surrender on honorable terms, and threat-
ened with extermination if it refused. Its gallant
commander, Col. Childs, heroically rejected tne pro-
position, and San Jose, Loretto, and Uuadalupe rang
with the shout of exultation and defiance w ith which
our troops heard the summons of the foe and the
answer ot their chief. The enemy attempted the
execution of his threat, but was repulsed in every
new effort, and, at last, after a 60 days siege, was
forced to abandon his positions and seek his own
safely in Higlu. 1 he "six hundred siek Yankees,"
as they were sneeringly ealted, proved more than a
match lor the eight thousand valiant Mexicans, led
on by the Napoleon of the South ! Contrast this
garrison with that of VeraCruz, where the position
ot the combatants was reversed. Our force there
was about ten thousand men altogether, but not
more than halt that number were actively engaged
against the city. After a bombardment ot three
day s, the impregnable castle of San Juan ae Ulua
and the wailed city, with itsimiueiase armament and
garrison of 5000 regular soldiers yielded to our arms.
1 he difference 'n the result of the two sieges was
owing solely to our positions in them—when we
were on the outside we got in, and when in we re-
mained mere until it pleased our fancy to come out.
Cerro Oordo and New Orleans may be contrasted m
the same wny, to prove the same point, although the
character ot our adversaries were not the same in
both instances. At New Orleans we won a victory
behind breastworks iwelve feet high, and defended
almost exclusively by small arms, against nearly
three times our numbers. At Uerro Gordo we achie-
ved a triumph no less brilliant over an enemy three
times tis strong as ourselves, who were entrenched
on almost inacceseable heights, and supported by
thirty pieces of artillery. In Europe the strength of
Ueltncts is estimated by the relation tin parts bear
to each other—with us it is known by cimply ascer-
taining which side the. Americans occupy.
The venerable ex-President, John liuiney Adams,
arrived in Baltimore on tue 5th mst. lie will be m
1 his seat hi the commencement ol the session.
NEW BOARDING. HOUSE.
]I|RS SAMSON and MR LANFRAN-
IT1 CO has opened a Boarding House
elegantly furnished, in the building known
as the u Mexican Custom House," on Com-
mercial street, adjoining the Exchange Ho
tel—entrance through the archway. Hav
ing spared no expense in fitting up their es-
tablishment, and being determined to spare
none in procuring every delicacy to be ob-
tained in the market for their table, the pro-
prietors are confident in being able to please
all who may favor them with their patronage.
Meals will be sent to the stores of merchi."s
who may desire it. and servants will be kept
in attendance for this purpose '
Parties of gentlemen desiring a dinner, can
have it served up privately and in the best ol
style, by giving their order in time for prepa-
ration
Regular hours for Meals:—Breakfast at
9 o'clock.—Dinner at 2.—Supper at 7-
EXCHANGE HOTEL,
rM^HE undeisigded, having purchased
1 the establishment in this city, known
as the Exchange Hotel, begs leave to in-
form his ftiends and the public that he is now
prepared to receive Boarders, 'l'he table
will be suppled with every delicacy that the
season and market afford, and he hopes, by
assiduous attention to the wants of his custo-
mers, to merit a share of the public patron-
E. I. ARMSTRONG.
Matamoios, Nov. 20, 1847.
age.
TWO WEEKS LATER FKOM EU80PE.
By the arriVal of the t'aicdunia, at Boston, on the
5th instant, advices have been received from Liver-
pool to the lyth till., in which (lie tears of the com-
mtrtTii community are fully realized by ihe failure
of some thirty to forty firms and two private banks.
A memorial trom the Liverpool American Chamber
'it (Joianierce had been sent up to London by a for-
mal deputation. The Bank ot England cannot be
more will the Patriarch',
ciIs ot the nation.
Once
voice be heard in the coun-
Meeting of Patriarchs.---The regular meeting ol
the i\eu i uik Historical Society, un 1 uestlcy night
weiti, was honored by tne presence ot the iion.
John Ciumcy Adams, una the tion. Albert Gallatin.
ujo meeting is thus referred tu in the Express:
,k \Y hen the two men met and grasped each ether
by the hand, a ''tablet of unutterable thoughts"
was plainly traced upon their several countenances,
and it was with evident reluctance that tney loosen*
driven into a suspension, so long as she continues to i i J their liieuoly hold. Each of these men is up-
operatw under tho Peel act, which is said to havej waids ot eigniy years old, and yet tueir mind* are as
worked Well, as it has saved England from being i ucl,Vt; as U,S> were titiy yeurs ago. Excepting Mr.
| Ol#},they aie the only American's now living who
placid their signatures to the treaty of Ghent, more
ilian Unity years ago."
lire
afflicted mill an irredeemable paper currency.
1 lie following despatch wii! give an idea of
sUiteol things across the Atlantic :
Liverpool, Oct. VJ, IS 17- 12 m.
The disastrous monetary pressure recorded in our
last udviees has during ihe last fortnight continued
to rage with unabateu severity, involving several ad-
ditional lailmes, and infusing a deep and impeneira-
hieglowni throughout the whole commercial commu-
nity of Great Britain.
I'o such a point ot intensity hns the inaccessibility
of money now arrived, that there is scarcely any one
house which can be looked on without suspicion, no
matter how exalted its position. We may avoid fur-
ther enunciation by stating that altogether tilty>five
liouies have either broken down or suspended 6ince
'liedepuiiureot the last steamer.
On ilie 18th ot October :t w^s announced that the
ioy«i tiunk ot Liverpool hau suspended payment
the money market continues most stringent
1 be St,.ppa?{e of the Liverpool barik-ng company
just announced. lis liabilities are not heavy
the cotton market also largelv participates in the
C'n !,msllU,iw of ,rad<'. a,ld "How* a gradual
r Sl"ce °"r lus" ''-'egraphic advices. The
excpHri/ik <roUon Passing on the market greatly
ol sh|J (ieina"d. producing sacrifices on the part
Ducp*/8' w!t)0 ,haV(1 been compelled to submit to
caih -V lower for the sake of obtaining
sloomip!.'nanUfaC,Ur'ng business wears the
of mill«i r ®ifPect' cver> week adding to the number
The i ,8 8'H,rt time or closing entirely.
'ertainmo01^ ^4-vor°f London gave a splendid en-
comp-nv 0 °i ? ot Cambridge and a large
wasnnm j ICj heAmer,can Minister's health
greatest d" hls addr«S9 wa3 received with the
enthumsnvand respect.
AmtriVn i'S to ')u completely evacuated by ihe :
disturber! i°H'l*' an^ '^e ^°Pe Wl" be preserved nn- j
reform " career of civil and administrative j
*ndserini?' 7Bf 'l ^Wl,zcr'and is still impendine,
Sicilies S lstur"ance3 have taken place in the two
suddenly displaced
8la"«d in If3 new ministry, and Navarez in-
•ifcessl..! S vace- French influence has again been
The , 1 lhat cou,l,r>'-
WlntPraro<^ClS 'reland during the approaching
88gravat . ? 00my ,n l',e extreme. Famine in nn
K«| iSgUpj n.rrn ^Hs a?ain appeared, and the Queen
I'M ion k a ,tter c°minandmg that n general coN
e "udc in the Church establishment.
Jl glut of vessels in one day.—Arr\ved here from
3ea, on Saturday, 21 ships, 3 barks, 6 brigs, 4 schoon-
ers and I sttamslup-»40 vessels in all. During the
last seven days the arrivals tiave been, 66 ships, ii4
barks, ll brigs, 26 schooners, arid tJ steamsinps-^-
lotal 13J.—A". O. Cum. Times, llt/iinst.
BOTTLED ALE. .
UESEK & GOODMAN would inform
the Proprietors of Bar-rooms and all
who wish to purchase their superior Ale,
that their establishment is in Tamaulipas
street, nearly opposite the Spanish Consul's,
where, all orders will be promptly attended
to. As many are acquainted with our esta-
blishment, we ask for a continuance of their
custom. >
Matamoros, Nov. 24. 1847.
L —u ix in■ s IIII ■gBBHfeattgtBfcig
PUBLIC SALE OF ARMY SUBSIS-
TENCE.
•^HERE will be sold at public sale, at
■- Brasos Island, Texas, ou Wednesday
the 24th of November, a quantity of army
provisions, viz—About 1100 barrels and
500 half barrels of pork. This pork is in
process of careful inspection by regular in-
spectors, ahd will be sold in separate iots,
as Sour, Rusty. Old. It will be delivered
full of pickle, and in well coopered ban els
ALSO
about 6090 barrels of damaged hard bread.
The bread is in superior barrels and much of
it but little damaged, but being old, etc., is
not fit to send into the interior of the coun-
try for the use of the troops.—Also small
quantities of some of the other articles com-
prising the army rations.
These stores will be delivered on the
beach to those purchasers who remove their
property within ten days after the sale.
Terms— Cash.
A. R. EATON,
Chief Com. Sub. Army Oc,
Brasos Island, Texas, 30th Oct 1*47
• NOTICE.
General Commission and, Forwarding house
HAVING purchased the laige and com-
mudious Wateoous« ®f Messrs. J. H.
Fowers & Co, at the Mouth ot the tiio
Grande, we are prepared to receive lor lor-
waidmg or lor sale, any and all goods con-
signed to our care for New Orleans, oi any
part of Mexico or Texas. Liberal advances
made on Hides, Wool, &c., consigned to us
for New Orleans or the Eastern maikets.—
Having annexed our own large sfbek of goods
to that of Messrs. Powers & Co., we Hatter
ourselves that we can offer greater induce-
ments to purchasers than any other house
on the Rio Grande. The purchaser can
have the advantage of the large and good
assortment of both Mexican and Sutlers'
goods to select from, at as low prices a* they
can be purchased in this country. We there
fore solicit the attention of merchants and
traders to our stock and prices before pur
chasing elsewhere, for we think they will
find it to their interest as well as ours. We
offer for sale the following articles, with a
great number and variety of others.
WitVes, teas, coffee; sugars, white, brown,
and loaf; lard, butter, cheese, hams, segars of
the finest brands; chewing, bale, and smoking
tobacco, of all brands; Stoughton's bitters,
syrups, preserves, cordials, mousses, soap,
candles, and all else in the grocery line; Hour,
potatoes, onions, &c.; boots and shoes of
eveiy description ; clothing of every variety
and quality; crockery, hardware and hollow
ware; nails, Manilla rope, black and white
lead, paints, oils, and turpentine; a fuli and
large, assortment of Mexican goods—to all
of which we invite examination.
Hides and wool taken in exchange for
goods. CARR &. A N DERSON.
Mouth Rio Giaode, Sept. 17, 1*47.
PC. SHANNON, Commission [Vi er-
e chant, Matamoros, Mexico, hns also
pers will do well to avail themselves of this j a large LUMBER YARD, prupaied for
opportunity. Apply on board, at the foot ofj Consignments, as well as a Warehouse that
| Ohio street. j will be completed in less than thirty days, on
Matamoios, Nov. 10, 1847. : the Texas side of the Rio Grande, which he
_ ^... ■ - j styles Thomas's Hope—Shannon's Crossing—
NOIICE. I immediately opposite this city. He has also
hereby constitute, during my absence, the right of the FERRY granted him, for
Mr. John F Huntington my attorney in j three miles above and below the city, which
fact, who is fully empowered to transact my j will be furnished with the best ol Boats,
business, as per act passed before G. H.
Fletcher, Esq.. Notary Public.
JOHN JOHNSON.
Mouth of Rio Grande, Oct. 15, lb47.
MRS. PRUYNE begs to inform here
friends and the public that she will
open a Boarding House on Union street,
between Durango and Galina streets, one
square from the plaza, on Monday, the 22d
inst., where she hopes,from her long expe-
rience, and furnishing all the delicacies of
the market, she will merit and receive a lib-
eral patronage.
Ma lamoros, Nov. 20, 1847.
M B O A R D I N G .
Gentlemen can obtain Boarding,
with excellent sleeping apartments,
at the TREMONT HOUSE, in Ohm st.,
on the following terms:
■oakding and lodging.
Per month, -
week,
" day, -...
Matamoios, Nov. 10, 1247.
$25.00
7.00
1.50
NOT I CE.
THE undersigned hereby informs the
public that he hus re-opened a dry goods
and clothing store in this city, on Commer-
cial street, next dooi to Thomas Devine1^,
| where he will keep an assortment of goods
m his line, cheap for cash. D. WOLF.
Matamoros, Sept. 29, 1847.
FOR FREIGHT OR CHARTER.
ffiiitrOM'^ The fine, light-draught steam-
boat WARREN, S Pasters,
master, is at this landing, and
| prepared to contract for freight for the usua
stopping-places on the Rio Grande Ship
This arrangement gives the benefit of two
markets to his correspondents
Matamoros. July 21, 1847,
PUBLIC AUCTION.
WILL "BE SOLD on Saturday, 27th
inst., at 11 o'clock, A M, at the sub-
sistence store, on the south east eornerof the
plaza, the following condemned army pto-
visions, in lots to suit purchasers, viz—
333 bbls Hard Bread ■
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FREE PORT EXCHANGE.
Freeport, Texas—opposite Fort Paredes.
ffr THE SUBSCRIBER, having open-
jjtjj ed his huuse under the above name,
infoims the public that he has always
on hand <i choice assortment ot Wines, Li-
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Flou
Beans;
Rice;
Corn Meal.
S. COLQUHOUN, '
Sub. Agent.
Matamoros, Nov. 20, 1847.
J CRAIG.
Freeport. Texas, Oct. 20, 1847.
NOT ICE.
WILL attend to the collection of Notes
and Accounts before the American and
Spanish Courts in Matamoros. Persons en-
trusting me with business may depend upon
my attending to it without delay.
ISRAEL B BIGELOW.
Matamoros. Oct. 2, 1847.
N O TICE.
We, the undersigned, would most |
espectfully inform our friends and
I iii'j putiiic generally, that we have erected a
j large Warehouse at Rio Grande City, Davis'
S Landing for the purpose of doing a general j qUors"sy rups,"&c."^'Thon 'good' vaSy ^of
j Commission and forwarding Business, and j Groceries—Flour. Rice. Sugar Coffee
| hope by devoting our whole attention—to HamS) Nai|s &c., wholesale and retail
i merit tne patronage of the public.
| Attached to the House is an elegantly
j fitted up Bar Room, where we will always
j endeavor to keep the best of Liquors NEW WOOD YARD.
| Also, on hand and constantly receiving V11HE Subscribers would respectfully in-
; Groceries of all kinds and qualities—con- JL form the public that thev have e'stab-
■sisting in part of the following: lished a Wood Yaid about sixty miles above
200 bbls whiskey; 300 bales tobacco; Matamoros, where wood will be furnished
100 do brandy; 30 sacks coffee; at the usual rates, at all limes. Beef, caives,
15 do sugar; 50 boxes soap; goats, sheep, chickens, eggs and vegetables
25 boxes sperm candles. of all kinds, as soon as a garden can be made.
Wines, coidials, &c. &c — all of which will also be furnished. They will spare no
' will be sold to close consignments. i pains to accommodate steamboats.
SINCLAIR, AGRY & CO. I PARIS & STEVEN'S.
Rio Grande City, Texas, Nov. 10, 1847.1 Bank of Rio Grande, Sept 11, 1847.
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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/m1/3/?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.