American Flag. (Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico), Vol. 11, No. 192, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 19, 1848 Page: 4 of 4
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Headquarters or the Abut, )
Brasoa St. Jago, January 26, 1147. )
Sir—I hate received your two letters of the 15th
iast. There are aoane expressions in thoae letters,
which, aal wish to forget them, i shall not specify
or recall.
You intimate a preference for service in my par-
ticular expedition, to remaining in your present posi-
tion with greatly reduced numbers. I can most truly
respond, that to take you with me, as aecond in
command, would contribute greatly to my personal
delight, and, 1 confidently believe, to the success of
the expedition. But I could not propose it to you
for two reasons, either of which was conclusive with
ine at the moment: 1st, 1 thought you would be left
in a higher and far more responsible position
where you are; and 2d, 1 knew that it was not con-
templated by the Government to supersede you in,
or to lake from you, that immediate command.
If 1 had been within easy reach of you, at the time
■I called for troops from your line of operations, I
should, aa 1 had previously assured you, have con-
sulted you fully on all points, and probably might
have modified my call, both as to the number and
description of the forces to be taken from, or to be
left with you. As it is, I had to act promptly, and,
te a considerable extent, in the dark. All this, 1
think, will be apparent to you when you shail review
uiy letters.
1 hope 1 have left, or shall leave you, including the
new volunteers, who will soon be up, a competent
force to defend the head of your line, (Monterrey,)
and its commnnications with the depots in the neigh-
borhood! 1 o enable you to do tins more certainly,
I must ask you to abandon Santilllo, and to make no
detachments, except for reconnoisances and imme-
diate defence, much beyond Monterrey. I know
this to be the wish of the Government, founded on
Masons in which 1 concur: among them, that the
enemy intends to operate against small detachments
asd posts.
1 fear that I may be delayed here, or at Tampico,
in embarking troops, till perhaps, the 10th of the
next month ; and again, a lew days more, at the ge-
neral rendezvous behind the Island of Loboa, waits
injj lor some of the volunteer regiments lor debarka-
tion, ordnance, and ordnance stores.
Finding that Col. Smith, with two companies of
his rifle regiment, are at Tampico, or in its neighbor-
hood, 1 shall take with me his seven companies, new
near the mouth of the Kie Grande, and perhaps,
Cel. Curtis' regiment of Ohio volunteers, detained in
Matamoros. My uncertainty in respect to the latter
refers to the number of new regiments of volunteers
that may arrive in time, off this bar, for my expedi-
tion. 1 shall not take with me Capt. Hunter's com-
pany of the 2d Dragoons, as it is dismounted. There
will, however, be horses for it here, in perhaps a
a week.
I shall leave instructions for him, when mounted,
to ascend the river to Camargo, to meet your orders.
No guard will be left by me at the rauuth of the Kio
Grande. 1 give you this information that you may
place a detachment there at your own discretion.
1 remain, sir, with great respect, your most obe-
dteat servant, WINF1ELD aCOTT.
Alaj. Gen. Zachary Tailor.
Death of John Jacob Astor.—Tho New York pa-
dsrs of trie 30th, announce the death of John Jacob
Aitor, eminent throughout the world for his wealth.
Ws make a few extracts from the Tribune's sketch
of Mr. Astor's career:
"John Jacob Astor was born in July, 1763, in the
villageuf Waldrop, near Heidelburg, in the Duchy of
Baden, Germany. At the age of JS years, Astor,
en leaving his home for a foreign land, resolved to
be honest and industrious and never t» gamble, in
March, 1784, he landed in the U. S. a steerage pas-
senger, Ins whole property at the time consisting ot
si-ven flutes. These flutes were sold on arrival and
the small proceeds invested in furs, young Aster
having been induced to adopt the furrier business by
a fellow passenger on the vessel in which he came
over, who was a furrier by trade. He immediately
commenced beating skins, but was eoo»> after enga-
ged as a clerk in the fur establishment of Mr.
Browne, a good old Quaker, who prized Mr. Astor
very much for his untiring industry and persever-
ance. Subsequently, by the aid of a few thousands
frem his brother Harry, a rich Bowery butcher, he
entered into business far himself, associated with
the late Cornelius Heyer. Afterwards he became
associated with Mr. Smith, the father of Gerrit
Smith.
In 1695, when the posts of Oswego, Detroit, Nia-
gara, and other points, which had b"en held by Great
Britain, were aurrendered to the U. S., contempla-
ting the grand opportunity then offered to him, Mr:
Astor said,—"Now I will make ruy fortune in
the fur trade." His predictions were verified. With
*n industry and sagacity unparalleled, he improved
his opportunity, after the lapse of six years, during
the first year of the present century, ho had amassed
something like #250,000. By the natural course of
accumulation, this sum at the present time, and
*nhout losses, would have amounted to #6,000,000,
but in Mr Astor's hands it has increased to more
'han five times that amount.
Nine years later, at the age of 45, Mr. Astor
founded the American Fur Company, for the pur-
pose ol competing with the powerful British associa-
tl0^i which were in a lair way to monopolise the
traffic in furs throughout the northern and south-
western portions of our continent. In 1810 his
grand Astoria project was formed, now the commer-
cial emporium of the Northern Pacific. From the
time of me establishment of the American Fur Com-
pany, Mr. Astor became largely engaged in com-
wsree. His ships freighted with furs for France,
t-ngland, Germany and Russia—and peltries, gin-
seng and dollars for China, now plough every sea to
receive these products of the new world, and ex-
^ ange them for the valuable commodities of the
Notwithstanding the magnitude and success of
'■ Astor's business operations, yet the greatest
'^urce of hiS wealth, has resulted from the increased
,4i'ieofreal estate, consequent on the continued
2ro»th of the city of New York. At an early day
th l',e ,uture greatness of this emporium of
* Veitern Continent, and was wont to convert
o thirds qf his annual gains into real estate. He
j t v,Bl lrict* of lands la Misssouri, Wiscon-
» ' °,W1 and other parts at tho west. Could Mr.
»property be kept unbrokea under ita present
management, it would soon become the largest indi-
vidual estate ever known on the globe. i'he esti
males of the value of his property are various; those
knowing his aflfairs best placing it at $30,000,000,
and some as high even as 50,01)0,000 millions. His
income of late must have been two millions a year,
or one hundred and sixty six thousand dollars per
month. Mr. Astor some time since made a donation
of 350,000 dollars for a library in New York, the in-
terest to be expended in employing agents to pur-
chase books, and in the erection of a building.
Mr. Astor's family consist of two sons, Win. B
and another, who is imbecile—also several daugh-
ters. The daughters are all married. His will had
not been opened, but it is said that he had deeded
away all his property and signed the deeds himself,
so that there should be no quarrelling about divi-
sions. He left five thousand dollais per annum to
each of his executors until the estates ure settled.
aVAKIHE LIST
PORT OFBRASOS SANTIAGO—April |8,1848
ARRIVED.
April 14—schr. Cadmus, from New Orleans, with
government stores.
April 17—U. S. steamer Telegraph, Folger, from
Ntw Orleans to quartermaster.
SAILED.
Tht steamer Telegraph leaves for New Orleans,
this morning.
The following is a list of the steamers employed
by the United Slates upon the Rio Grande, with the
names of tbeir commanders, and the points between
which they are at present running:
Col. Cross, Capt. Claiborne, Camargo and Reynosa.
Maj. Brown, Gray,
Rough & Ready, Erving,
Corvette, Kennedy,
Whiteville, Duffield, Mouth and Reynosa
J. E. Roberts, Lothrop,
Coffin,
O'Donnell,
McCluown,
Walworth,
Mallit, Matamoros & Camargo.
Schuyler, ) Undergoing repairs
Wright, [ at the
Porter, } Mouth Rio Grande.
The following list comprises the private boats,
running and laid up;
TomKirkman, Dowd, Mouth arid Camargo.
Del Norte, Fleeson, " "
Lama, Brown, Mouth and Matamoros
Warren, Bodman, " "
Aid—used for a hotel and warehouse at the Mouth.
Exchange—laid up at the Mouth.
Frankland—laid up below Reynosa—to be repaired.
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W. R. McKee,
Col. Hunt,
Glen. Jessup,
Oreline,
Dragon,
Troy,
Brownsville,
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AVISO.
LUIS MOLLER, que acaba de llegar
del interior, se ofrece a curat los que
sufran del Reumatismo y de llagas viejas;
tamhien esta list© para aangrar muelas a pre-
cios muy moderados. A los pobres sirve
gratuitamente. Se halla en la casa del Sr.
Brown, calle de Comercio.
Matamoros, Abril 19 de 1848.
THE TEETH ! THE TEETH !!
DR. PR l TO HARD. Dentist, begs leave
to inform the inhabitants of Matamoros
of his arrival, and that he is ready to perform
all operations concerning theart of Dentistry.
Teeth placed from one tooth to a whole set
or geld. Cleaning, whitening, stopping with
gold or silver, extracting, &c. &c. Terms,
moderate. Apply at Brown's ' United States
House.'
Pritchard, Dentista de Durango—casa
de Sehor Brown—' United States House.'
Matamoros, April 15, 1848.
CRA1GSVILLE EXCHANGE.
Jones's Landing—opposite Fort Pared.es
THE SUBSCRIBER, having open-
iiU ed his house under the above name,
i* infoims the public that he has always
on hand a choice assortment of Wines, Li-
quors, Syrups, &c. Also a good variety of
Groceries—Flour. Rice, Sugar. Coffee,
Hams, Nails &c., wholesale and retail
J. CRAIG.
Freeport, Texas, April 15. 1848.
NOTICE.
PROPOSALS for furnishing Fresh Beef
to the U. S. troops, &c. at Brasos San-
tiago and Mouth Rio Grande, Texas, will
be received by the subscriber at the Subsist-
ence Office, at the latter named place, until
10 o'clock, Thursday the 20th instant. The
Beef te be the best the country affords—
necks and shanks excluded.
Contract to commence on the 1st of May,
and to continue for six months—one con-
tract for both places.
Contract to be given to the lowest respon-
sible bidder.
Two good gecuries tequired.
WM. C. McCAUSLEN.
Captain and Ass't Com. Sub. U. S. A.
Subsistence Office,
Mouth Rio Grande, Texas
April 7th, 1848.
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P. C. SHANNON,
General Agent and Commission Merchant,
Matamoros, Mexico:
And Proprietor ol the " Matamoros and
Freeport Ferries."
PC. S. will purchase and sell valid
« Land Claims in Texas; also, attend
to the recording and perfecting of Titles, for
an Interest in the Lands or a Commission.
Letters addressed, post paid, will receive due
attention. Lots for sale in Freeport—also,
several leagues of choice sugar, cotton and
tobacco lands on the Rio Grande and Nueces
rivers. Terms, in all cases, Cash.
Matamoros, April 1, 1848.
DRUG STORE.
DR. SCHtENlAN, wholesale and re-
tail Apothecary, always keep on hand
and is receiving from the United States, an
assortment of Domestic and Foreign Drugs,
Medicines, Chemicals. Dye-Stuffs, Faints,
Oils, Varnishes, Glass, Shop Furniture—also,
deals in Perfumery and Stationery, &c &c.
Persons from the interior, trading in his
line of business, are respectfully invited to
call and examine the stock, as he is enabled
to sell at reduced prices—to what Drugs
have been sold at heretofore.
Prescriptions prepared with especial care
and neatness. Store open at all hours.
Drug Store nearly opposite the Exchange
Hotel, calle de Comercio.
Matamoros, Feb. 16, 1848.
NEW GOODS™
THE subscriber would inform the public
and traders particularly, that he has
just received a geneial assortment of Dry
Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes,
&c. &c. which he will sell cheap for cash.
As he is in constant receipt of fresh goods,
his customers can depend on being supplied
with those of the latest style.
J. "SAN ROMAN.
Matamoros, Oct. 9, 1847.
EXCHANGE HOTEL.
THE undersigned, having purchased
the establishment in this city, known
as the Exchange Hotel, begs leave to in-
form his friends and the public that he is now
prepared to receive Boarders. The table
will be supplied 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-
age. E. I. ARMSTRONG.
Matamoros, Nov. 20, 1847.
PATENT MEDICINES.
rjIHE undersigned has just received a new
supply of the following medicines, suit-
able especially for this climate, viz :
Dr. Cullen's celebrated remedy for the
cure of scrofula, or king's evil; Herpes' mer-
curial diseases; Venereal diseases of all de-
scriptions and impurities of the blood; for the
piles; for diarrhoea and dysentery and fe-
male diseases.
JV. B. All the preparations of Dr. Cullen
are entirely devoid of mercury or any mine-
ral prepaiation.
Dr. Appleton's celebrated remedy for deaf-
ness ;
Dr. S. Fahnestock's vermifuge, a never fail-
ing remedy for worms, especially for
children ;
Bemand'sdiarrhaja and dysenteria medicine;
Henry's calcined magnesia;
Sands' Sarsuparilla, and also
Dr. Wright's Indian vegetable pills; Mar-
tin's do; Brandreth's, Lee's, Moffat's, and
Cook's pills; Hooper's female pills; Texas
anti-bi11 ious pills; Peters', Gordon's, and
other pills, for sale.
Wistar's balsam of wild cherry, for pulmo-
nary complaints;
Moffiitt's celebrated Phoenix bitters ;
Thorn's extract;
The celebrated remedy—Lucinca cardial;
Thompson's eye-water;
Hays' liniment for the piles ;
Opodeldoc, solid and fluid ;
Dalley's magical pain extractor;
Odontalgic elixir ; Bay rum ;
Trusses, of all sorts and sizes.
Also, many other things for sale—
At his Drug Store, opposite the Exchange
Hotel. Dr. E. G. W. SCHOENIAN,
Feb. 16, 1842 Calls de Comercio
GENERAL PRODUCE A Nil
COMMISSION HOUSE:
BOSTON, m:w ORLEANS,
No. 29 India, street, No. 29 Grower street.
Style of firm in New Orleans, "Coshin®,
Cartwright & Co.;" and in Boston,
" Chkevkr, Cartwright & Co."—W.
L. Gushing and F H. Cartwright, resi-
dent members of the hi m in New Orleans;
T. H. Cheever being resident member oi"
firm in Boston. —
WOULD respectfully call attentioa re
their large and well-assorted stock af
Groceries,, Wines, Liquors, <fcc. now on hand
in New Orleans, which they offor for salt on
the ino?t satisfactory terms—and they are
fully prepared to make liberal cash advaucee
on all goods consigned to their house.
References—in New Orleans, Messrs. Jas.
Robb & Co.; Boston, C. W. Cartwright,
Esq. March 29, 1848.
STORAGE AND FORWARDING
At Mouth Rio Grande, Texas.
Messrs. ogden &, mosby. hav-
ing chartered the steamboat "aid,"
lor the purpose of receiving and storing
Goods, are now prepared to attend to Con-
signments. They will also attend to receit-
ing and shipping hides, wool, &c. to New
Orleans.
N. B. No charge for storage on consign-
ments of Hides, Wool, &c. shipped by their
line of schooners—the "Washington" and
"Visitor." March 22, 1848.
Messrs. ogden & mosby have
just been receiving an entire new
slock, amounting to forty three thousand
dollars, of Groceries, Wines, Liquors, Boots
and Shots, Clothing, &c., which they will
sell at reasonable prices. Their liquors,
wines, segars, sardines, &c. are imported
entitled to debenture, and can be sold at th*
usual cost prices in New Orleans.
n. b. All orders promptly attended to,
and shipped duty paid to any point on th*
River.
O. & IV!. do not pretend to sell goods at
cost or to do business for pleasure, but they
will sell at a small advance, and warrant
their goods to be what they are sold for.
Mouth Rio Grande, Texas,
March 20, 1848.
—FOR SALE—
BBLS. New York and New Or-
leans ALE, at $12 per bbl., duty
paid. OGDEN & MOSBY.
Mouth Rio Grande, March 20, '48.
NOTICE.
THE undersigned, intending as soon aa
practicable, to close the business here-
tofore transacted at the Mouth Rio Grande,
under the name and firm of " CaRR AN-
DERSON COwill sell their large and
well-selected stock of Goods, at costs and
charges. Purchasers are solicited to give
them a call. JESSE D. CARR,
WALTER H1CKEY.
Mouth Rio Grande, Texas,
March 16, 1848.
SAMUEL KATHRENS,
Commission and Forwarding Merchant,
Freeport, Texas:
HAS constantly on hand and for sale at
wholesale and retail, a general assort-
men of Dry Goods and Groceries. Also,
Corn, Lumber, &,c. March 25, 1848.
BOOKS! BOOKS!!
JM. H1RSCH, on Commercial street,
* opposite the Theatre, has on hand a
general assortment of Cheap Publications,
Stationery, &c., which will be sold cheap
for cash.
Matamoros, Mexico, March 29, 134*?.
NOTI CE.
THE undersigned having purchased the
lower story of the Exchange Hotel,
fitted up the same anew, and supplied him-
self with a superior stock of Liquors, he ia
prepared to wait upon his friends and the
public generally ; and solicits a share of the
public patronage. The upper part of the
Hotel is still eonducted by the former pro-
prietor. JULIUS C. GRAHAM.
Matamoros, April 5, 1848.
NOTICE.
1 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 upoa
my attending to it without delay.
ISRAEL B. B1GELOW.
Matamoros. Oct. 2, 1847.
E. STEPHENSON,
Attorney at law—office on
Commercial street, opposite .the Ex-
change Hotel.
Matamoros, Feb. 23, 1843.
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