- i i " I! i !-: ' - j t ' i I i : " I , . ti ! i 7-oiw Ac Baltimore Sun Extra. Mat G, Seven nrloclw P. M. LATER FROM THE ARE!?. --, T-nr Ck'iP of Gex. Taylor tiLna inv'i - on the Rio COMMENCED. XJr.N. Taylor Sur- ROUNDED, AND A NCMRER OF MEN Kit- j.s .x? taken Kursoxnns. By .he M. gnetic Telegraph we have the following news from ihe army received ir Waahington by the Southern mad at 6 o'clock. The news is from the Iew Orleans p-p-rs bv the .learner Galveston armed at New Orleans on the 1 iih inst. , On Thursday, the 23J of April. 2 000 Mexicans crcss'ed the Rio Grand J. Cap ,; TT.rdp.e nd Thornton, were sent tie rninv, wncn i-jlui. ic aim "" T-ere killed, Captain Thornton missing, and Cr.ptain Hardee and 40 men taken prisoners. After night the Mexicans on ihe Texas side of the river were largely re-inforced, and they immediately sur rounded Gen. Taylcr'c cainp, cutting off nil communication with Point Isabel, at which place is the wagon train and all the stores belonging to the army, General Taylor not having on hand over ten days provisions. There arc at Point Isabel 90 artillery men, 20 dragoons, and about 25 teamsters, about 120rilizcns and laborers and the entrenchments iot half fiinished. The Steamer Monmouth danded Mr. Catlet on the night of the 29th April, at FortTobasca, with despatches Irom Gen. Taylor, calling on Gov. Henderson for 40 companies of riflemen, GO men each, 20 of the companies to.be mounted men. Gen. Taylor has called on the Governor of Mississippi also for 8,000 iroops to give immediate relief. Should relief not be enU .most probable he will fail into the hands of the enemy with all the army stores, and the destruction of the whole army will follow. The Louisiana Legis lature have voted $100,000 to raise re- i T :.... it nnjl I f innn rm.s io send immediately to the scene f acUon. Gen. Taylor's fort in front of Mat amors would be completed on the morn ing of the 28th of April, which time it was expected the fire would be opened or. ihe city of Matamoras. On the 22:1 Gen. Taylor received from General Am j,ud"u,by means of a flag of truce, a com munication in very offensive terms, corn placing of having blo(ku'ed the Rio Grande; to which he replied that he. General Ampudia had been the cause of the blockade, he having expressly declared that unless Gen. Taylor commenced his retreat to beyond the Nueces within twenty-four hours after his display of his flag upon the Rio Grande, he would con sider war as being declared, ana should act accordinsrlv. Gen. Tavlor furthermore stated that he would receive no further communica tions from the Mexican Government un less couched in language more respectful towards the Government of the United Stales. Anothar Version of the Capture of Capt. Thornton's Company. Gen. Tavlor had received information of 3 body of the Mexican army having cross ed die Rio Grande some distances above the camp, early next morning sent Cap tain Thornton and Captain Hardee, with a party of 60 of the Second Light Dra ffooa company to reconnoitre. Capt. Kerr, of same regiment, was sent to re connoitre below the encampment. The latter returned without any dis covery. The former division fell in with what he considered scouting parties of the enemy, but which proved the advance guard of the enemy, who held a situation in the Chapparal, immediately in the rear of Gen. Taylors camp. Capt. Thornton charged upon the guard contrary to the advice of the Mexican guides, and was surrounded by the enc ray, who fired on him, killed, it is sup posed, CapL Thornton, Lieutenants Kane Mason, and 35 men, taking Capt. Hardee and the rest prisoners. Postscript. ScYoa Edition. Baltimore May 9, 0 o'clock, P. M. Puhtjvl r.ews from the .Irmy cj Occu pation. G'e;i Taylor surrounded. His communications cut off. Correspondence of the Balt. Sin.1 New Orleaxs, May 2d, 1815. Cf.vti.fmex; 1 enclose extras issued to the closing of the mail. Gen. Gaines, Jmd the various officers of ths array met in consultation to-day. The requisition of Gen. Taylor upon the Governor of iheStitelor 2.500 troops reached here this morning and the lower House of the Legislature immediately appropriated $100,000 for The equipment of the troops. They will, it is supposed, be placed un- .wv- v- xi.u. i i,iun,i uuimi el this city, as such was the request of Oen. I aylor. . The whole Mexican troops on both Vides is about 5,000; United States army .l a n Anil ' r ,i ! .auoui w,uou meiuy oi janer Kin rcne-. gades about to fight for Mexico, and 50- O00 volunteers from this country in less lhati ten days, if wanted. This officer, from whose letter I write, thinks that 10 000 will be all that is necessary. I saw a letter from the U. S. officer in Texas, tt one of the army tn this city, from which I gain something explanato ry. The affair of the 70 dragoons took place 23 miles np the river which runs: Y. by N. of Matamoras, while oiut Is abella is N. il. from same place, therefore the whole of the .Mexican force, number ing Iwo thousand infantry and twelve hundred cavalry across the river does not lie between Gen. Taylor and his supplies and it is. considered ihe communication in be kept op-.m. The American Army ' m mrell forii' as circiiiiisuiw-cs a:iJ the tx.znhl Hi- iri jnult. In Me days with two companies oi Cavalry, u. men in all, to rccaanoitrc. On Fnuay mcr- j- . " r v,xr r.M Inin an amouscaue ot t all will be ready for a fire oa Matamo ras. A naTV roll is now in Lafayette Square and crowds flock to sign their heritage of glory. 4 From the New Orleans Courier May 2. We received the following Important News this moui. by the steamer Galves ton, from Galveston. It is w ith mingled emotions of chagrin and mortification we hasten to give pub- :citv to the following unexpc .ted intelli- nrfi from the "seat of Avar," and dcier any remarks of our own to this evening's edition. We copy from an extra of the Galves ton News, dated Thursday morning, Arm! 30. On Thnrsday morning, 23d a Mexican came into Gen. Tajlor's c3mp and re ported 200 Mexicans crossing the river some twenty nines aoove. l nai aucr noon captains Hardee and Thornton j were sent with two companies of cavalry, 03 men in all, to reconnoitre. On Friday morning they fell into an ambush of the enemy, when Lieut. Cain and 13 men were 'killed, Capt. Thornton missing, and Capt. Hardee and 46 men prisoners. On Saturday af'ernoon the Mexicans sent in a wounded man who made the report These Mexicans it is stated, ?were com manded by Canales and Carabajal. After the fight, the Mexicans on this side of the river were largely reinforced and have surrounded Gen. Taylors camp cutting oil all communication with Point Isabefat which place is the train and all the stores belonging to the army Gen. Taylor not having on hand over 10 day's provisions. There are at Point Isabel 90 artillery men, 20 dragoons, and about 250 teamsters and about 150 citizens and laborers; and the entrenchments not huif finished. The steamer. Monmouth landed Mr. Catlet on the night of the 28th at Port Labaca, with despatches from Gen. Tay lor calling on Governor Henderson for 40 cainpanies of Riflemen, CO men each, 20 of the companies to be mounted men to rendezvous at Corpus Christi, when they will be mustered inio service and supplies with provisions the foot companies will rendezvous at Galveston, where transpor tation wiil be furnished. The steamer Augusta was to have left the Brassos St. Iago on Monday night for New Orleans, with Gen Taylor's call on the Governors of Louisiana, Mississippi and-Alabama for S000 troops. Should immediate re lief not be sent to Point Isabel, it will most probably fall into the power of the enemy with all the army stores, and die destruction of iho whole army may fol low. Gen. Taylor's works in front of Mata moras would be completed on the mor ning of the 28th, at which time it was ex- - pectcd the fire would be opened on the city. Troops should not await the call of the Governor as it will be a week be fore it can reach tqis place, but hurry to the relief of Point Isabel, as by saving that place only will we have it in our power to render the army timely assist ance. Texans! you have now, at least, a glorious opportunity of retaliating on these perfidious Mexicans the many in juries they have done you, and of carry ing that war into the heart of their own country, the cruelties of which they have so often made you feel. Vv'e are indebted for the above to Mr. Ben. S. Grayson, who has just returned by the Monmouth. He informs us that Capt. Cadet left the army on Sunday night with a Mexican guide and passing down the river reached Point Isabel on Monday morning with Gen. Taylor's despatches to the Governor of Texas. The Monmouth was unable to leave un til "Monday night, in consequence of hav ing to discharge, and take in provisions to be sent into Corpus Chrisli for the vol unteers as fast as they arrive. These were left at St. Joseph's where die White Wing is now taking them to their desti nation. Gen. Memtican Hunt will leave this city Iste this evening, by way of Velasco and Victoria, to rendezvous at Corpus Christi, preparatory to marching for the relief of Gen. Taylor. From the Galveston Civilian. To Arms, Texaxs; To Arms! The United States Army, under Gen. Taylor, is surrounded by the Mexican enemy on Texan soil. Gen Taylor has called up on the Governor of Texas for 2,400 troops -let Galveston show to the world that they are always read' for the de fence of their country let them display the same spirit and alacrity that they did i iiil842, Head Quarters, Galveston Volunteers, 30th April, 18 1G. ORDERS. The commissioned and non-commis- dumicu oincers oi uie companies corn poking the Galveston Volunteer Katallion, J arc requested to meet for consultation at ! ; ten o'clock this morning, at the Galveston j j Artillery Armory, at Lr. Crawford's' j .... I slorc. J he country nerds our serving j no time should Je lost in immediately or-! ganizin? the several corps ol" this battal-j lion. The commandant of the batali ion. i has the fullest confidence in the patriotism and zeal oi the citizen soldiers of Gal veston ! He is sure they will not falter nor hesitate in this emenrenc)-. They have always desired an opportu nity of showing iheir prowess to their Mexican enemies ! That opportunity has now -arrived. It is expected the ! young men ot t. wives ton will immediately rally as volunteers, nor wait lor their service to be required by draft. A-renues',oiis will be immediately opened for Vol r olunteers to increase the uch of the olunteer corps of . racks of e ic city, and also to organize an addition-. al company of infantry or riflemen. I A prompt attendance of the ofiicers is expected at the time and place appointed. , By order of G. G. BRYANT, Mai. Com'dg Galveston Volunteer Bat. If 150 or 200 men with the proper offi cers can be raised by to-morrow morning at 8 o'clock.they will be supplied witharms and accoutrements, and will take passage i on board the steamer Monmouth, now bound for Point Isabel. N. Kingsbury, Lieut. U. S. A. The Picayune of the 2disnt says: " The city is in crreat excitement. Guns are being fired from the public j squares, and drums and flags are paradeu through the streets. Louisiana will do her duty in this crisis. At Galveston, within an hour after the receipt of Capt. Catlett's letter, there was a public meeting, and it was determined to despatch 200 men that evening in the Monmouth. Gpn. Tavlor has fortified his position e0 strongly'that he can stand a siege, but his communication with Point Isabel be ing cut off he is in danger of being com pelled to take the field with an inadequate force, on account of the shortness of his provisioas. Matamoras is almost deserted. The American army could take the town at once, but under the circumstances of his position General Taylor cannot divide his command or weaken his camp by sending off any considerable number of men from it. The Picayune of the 2d says- Gen. Taylor's position, in the rear of Matamoras, is sufficiently .strong to with stand successfully an attack of the whole Mexican force, and commandsthe town, which with the batteries already mount ed, could be razed to the ground in an hom's time. Gen. Taylor has in camp full rations for 15 days, whicn he thinks can be made to last 25 days, by which time he is in hopes he will receive large reinforcements from Texas and Louisi ana, from which States he has made re quisitions for the immediate equipment and transmsion to Potnt Isabel ot four full regiments of militia. It is thought . by the superior officers of Gen. Taylor's Army that 20,000 men .wiil be rcqmrea within a very short period; as it is well known that the Mexican army is still re ceiving larse reinforcements from the interior. It was supposed by the Ameri can officers, that Gen. Arista reached Matamoras on the 22d ult. with a brigade but up to the period of the writer's leav ing camp, no communication had been received by Gen. Taylor from Gen. A rista. (Subsequently to his departure from the camp on the 25lh ult, Col. Doane learned that Gen. Arista addressed a po lite note to Gen. Taylor informing him that he. Arista, had assumed the command of the Maxican forces.) At point Isabel great fears -were enter tained of a night attack, which from the present exposed situation of that post could not be otherwise than successful if conducted with energy. The post is de fended by Major Monroe, with a detach ment of 80 artillerists. There are also at the post about 200 armed wagoners, and 50 laborers; under the command ol the Quartermaster, and some 100 citizens furnished with arms by the U. S. Ordi nance officer, organized under the com mand of CapL Perkins, and denominated the Fronton Guards. A company of 70 Mexican cavalry were seen on the 26th ult within five miles of Point Isabel. They were supposed to be a corps of ob servation. The body of Col. Cross, was found on the 24th. ult. about 3 miles from Camp, frightfully mutilated ard entirely destitute of clothing. The body of Lieutenant Porter, who was killed some day3 pre vious by a party of banditti, under the command of Raman Talcon, had not been found. The principal officers known to be in command of the Mexican forces, are Gen erals Arista, Ampudia, Mezia, and Cana las, Cols, Carasco and Carajabal, all men of talent. The extra of the Galveston News says that requisition s have been made upon the Governors of Alabama and Mississip pi for troops, though our own informant says nothing of this. The News suppo ses that Gen. Taylor would open his fire upon Matamoras the morning of the 28th ult. We have also received an extra from the officer of the Galveston News, where the intelligence was received by the steam Monmouth, writh Cap. Catlet on board, a bearer of despatches from Gen. Taylor to Gov. Henderson of Texas, calling up on him for aid. . A furiosi! y. The Tom Gringlc loaded with guano, from Ichaboe, arrived at Swansea in the early part of the week, after a protracted voyage. Since her arrival in the port this fine vessel has attracted considerable attentions' in consequence of having on board a copper-colored Ichabod colored chief; who was brought from one of the contiguous islands. He is a of good features, of rather diminutive stature, standing about five feet, wi proportionate limbs, with ll th tolerably the exception of his feet, which are remarkably small, in . . i i w ncn taKen ne was m a state of perfect nudity a habit to which he clings with great tenacity. By great efforts, "howev er, he has been prevailed upon to wear a few light garments. He appears to pos sess an amiable disposition, but he is re markable for his timidity. When even the smallest species of the canine invades the ship's deck he makes a fearful noise j and darts below with the most?.stoni!iinr rapidity, where he will remain for some : hours amusing himself with anything pro-1 ducinsr a tinkling sound. His. insonfiM. ble compaions are two short clubs, which ' he seems to prize greatlv, and handles' them vhh great dexterity. He. seems to entertain great affection, lor 4he ship's crew, especially the captain whom he fol lows like a faithful dog. In acquiring a knowledge of the English language he has made but slow progress; one or two words are the most he can articulate. As soon as the vessel is ready he will be taken back to his native foil, when - no dQubt h(j astonish hiJ dred with the accounts of his European expedition- Welsh paper. 29th Congress !t Session. Thursday, May 7, 184G. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Mr. McKay moved that the rules for the order of business be suspended, and that the House go into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union. Mr. J. Q. Adams asked leave to sub mit a scries of resolutions. The Speaker said the motion to sus pend the rules to go into Committee of the u hole on the state ot the union was a privileged question, and must be put. Mr. Adams said he hoped the gentle man would waive the motion for a mo ment, to afford him an opportunity to take the sense of the House on the several propositions he wished to submit. They were of importance. Mr. McKay declined. And the question was taken on going into Committee on the state of the Union, and lost. SHOOTING DESERTERS. - Mr. J. Q: Adams then asked leave to introduce the following series of resolu tions: Resolved. That the President of the United States be requested to communi cate to the House tne name of each and every soldier in the army of the United States who, since the commencement of the present session of Congress, has been put to death by military execution u idi out trial; also, the name of each and eve ry person belonging to the arm' of the United States, whether officer or soldier, by whom, or by whose order, such mili tary execution has been perpetrated. Resolved, That the President of the United States he requested to cause to be arrested and tried by court martial, for murder, each and every person belonging to the army cf the United States, wheth er officer or soldier, by whom, or by whose order, any soldier of the said army has been put to death without a trial. Resolved, That tho Committee on Military Affairs of this House be instruc ted to inquire into the causes of the re cent increase of desertions from the army of the United States, and to report whethj erany further legislation by Congress be necessary or expedient on that subject. The resolutions having been read by the Clerk for information Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina. lob- iect: l a vote lor then wiiem ttie war 0 with Mexico is over. Mr. Adams then moved to suspend the rules, to enable him to introduce the res olutions, and asked for the yeas and nays on the motion. The yeas and nays, being taken, were as follows: Yeas 45, nays 90. And so the rules were not suspended, and the resolutions were not received. Mr. Giddings said he rose to a privile ged question. He moved to re-consider the vote taken yesterday by which the report of the Secretary of War, commu nicated by the President -of the- House, was ordered to be printed. He said he desired the House to understand distinct ly that he made the motion solely to in form the House, and, through the House, the country, of the real character of the transaction He fouud that he had been somewhat anticipated in the view he had taken of the subject by his venerable friend from Massachusetts. But, as the House had refused to adopt his resolu tions, and as the facts involved in the transaction were important, he now mo ved to reconsider the vote mentioned, and when the House should fully be inform ed, they could then reconsider the vote laying the report on the table, and refer it tothe Committee on Military Affairs for investigation. He then stated the substance of the re ports as follows; Gen. Taylor, with his brigade, was lying" opposite Matamoras, in the Territory oi Mexico, and as much without the boundaries of Texas as they were without the territory of South Car olina, or any other State. Mr. Holmes, of South Carolina, said the army were in Texas. Mr. Giddings said no; they were in'the State of Tamaulipas, one of the confeder ated States of Mexico, and as perfectly within the Mexican dominions as they would have been in the city of Mexico itself. While thus situated, Gen. Tay lor says great cllorts were used to induce his men to desert, and that many had de serted; that a ,;pickct guard," while pur suing a parly of deserters, came in sight of them while they were attempting to swim the river "Del Norte." While the men were in the river the guard fired upon and killed two of them." This was done by direction of the non-com-misfioncd officer in command of the ruard, without any other orders from the General than the ordinary command to arrest and bring back the deserters. This he believed was the substance of the re port. The transaction has not been pub lished in either of the papers of die city nor was the subject permitted to go to a committee in orderthat the country should be informed. - Mr. Tibbatts called Mr. Giddings toor- der, and argued that, on the motion to re- mnsider. it was not in nr.W tn disrnss the merits of the case. The Speaker said that, on the motion t rfmnsirlpr. th moi-itc nf tViP nv.Pstinn were open for discussion. Mr. Giddings resumed. " The men thus chet were American., entitled to tf.s protection of onr laws, as mnch as the j Mr. G. furtherjjataJjJjnt, whenthe?3 members of this House. They were con- j facts were reported to" this House, tha victedof no crime, they had been arrested : Military Committee reported the folbw for no offence; they were liable fc no pun- ing resolution. ishment, without trial and conviction un- Rcsolved, That the President of th der our laws. Their lives were as sacred , United States be requested to strike frorn as those of the members of this House, j the roll of the army the said Wi!jarrt and the shootmg of them was as flagitious a murder as it would have been for the same men to have entered this hall and ta- ken 'he lives of any two members of this body. The rules and articles of war, the laws of the army, hold the lives of our men in service as sacred as trrcy do die lives of our citizens or cur legislators. . Mr. Jones, of Tennessee, called Mr. Giddings to order, and urged that, as the House had ordered the report to be prin ted, it was not m order to urgue in favor of printing. The Speaker said the gentleman from Ohio ought not to coefine himself to the propriety of printing. Mr. Giddings resumed, and said that his remarks were intended to apply strict ly to the propriety of giving the country the true character of the outrage which had b .en committed upon the laws and rights of Americans, and. to show the light in which such a transaction was formerly regarded by the army and by Congrss, he would respectfully ask the attention of the House to the case of Col. Wil liam Kinr. who commanded the army in Florida in the 1818. The history of that case he would read from public docu- mcnts which may be found in the Ameri can State Papers, entitled "Military Af fairs,' volume second. In ans wcrttr Tesohr.ionrthiTPreSident sent to this House a message, in the fol lowing words: Washington, January 8, 1820. To the House of Representatives. In compliance with a resolution of the j t!e side '.ox on tno singe, in the hope of House of Representatives of the 14th j securing the escape of his party behind December, 1819, requesting me "to cause it. Pressing the curttin aside he uiscov to be laid before it any information I may ; ered such a'mass of flame as most eflVctu posses? respecting certain executions ally eut off all egress in that way. Re which have been inllictcd in the army of! turning instantly by a backward leap, and the United States since the year 1814, J supporting his wife, he forced his way to contrary to the laws and regulations pro- j the famous east window, around which vided by the government of the same," I j be found clustering and sufioeatirur a transmit a report from the Secretary of i crowd of persons whose every effort had War containing" a detailed account in re- proved unsuccessful in opening the shut- lation to ihe object of the said resolu - tion. JAMES MONROE. Accompanying this message was the following letter of Secretory of War: War Department, Jan. C, 1820. Sir: I have caused the resordsof this Department to be examined for all the in formation it possesses "respecting cer tain executions or other punishments which may hav e been inflicted in the ar my since the year 1815, contrary to the laws and regulations provided for the gov ernment of the same," December 14, 1819; and i now have the honor to state (sunk beneath his feet, he leaped from tho that, as soon as it - was reported to this ! window, the last human being that esca Department that "Col. King, of the 4th ped through the outlet. His fall produ infautry, while commanding at Pensaco- j ccd an injury of die thigh that rendered la, had given orders to shoot down the j him powerless of motion, and he lay un descrters if found within the limits of j der the wall of the burning building mi Florida," I directed the enclosed order j til his own son, a mere hid, recognized (marked A) to be sent to him. His an- ' his voice, crying for aid, and dragged him swer to this order was received during ; down hill out of danger fron. the fidi-ng wa! my absence last summer. The Colonel Months of severe pain followed, during reported that such order had been given j the first weeks cf which he could no. him, and that it was given in conformity j permit the removal of a single piece of with the established usage of service, j his clothing; when "at length tin's was when other means of checking desertion, done, the very flannel next his skin was which become so frequent as to threaten j found burnt, and a universal cicatrix of the total reduction of the force under his j of the back evidenced the amount of heat command, had failed. he had borne, the painful effects of the I have the honor to be, very respectful- Iv, your obedient servant, J. C. CALHOUN. To the President of the Untied States The order marked A is in the follow fo wing words: Adjutant &. Inspecton General's Of fice. " March 29, 1819. Sir; It has been reported to the War Department, from a source entitled to credit, that, since you have had the com mand in Florida and at Pensacola, "or ders have been given to the military to shoot down deserters if found within the limits of Florida, and that such orders emanated from Col. King, Military Com mandant,and have occordingly been exne cutcd." The Secretary of War directs that vou forthwith make a parlichlar. and detailed report, stating the orders, by whom given, by whom executed, oa w hom executed, and the time when executed, with such further facts as you may deem important on this subject. 1 have the honor to be, sir your obe dient servant, D. PARKER. Adjutant and Quartermaster General. Col. William Kino, 4th Infantry. Tcnsaw Post Office, Alabama. Mr. Gidding resumed. When these facts reached the knowledge of the Secre tary of War, an order for his arrest was immediately issued, and a general court martial was convened in October follow ing, for the purpose of trying Colonel King upon the following among other charges; "Specification 2d. In thai the said Col. King, betng then commanding offi cer of the province of West Florida, did fail, refuse, and neglect to cause an im mediate inquiry to be made into the cir cumstances attending the death of Neil seventeen miles from Pensacola, West and punished according to the nature cf his offence by order of a General court martial." The court convened, and Col. King was found guilty, and the sentence was that he be suspended from all command and pay for five years. This -stntence was approved bv tha President, . and cr dcrc(l to be earned into effect.- ' King, late ot the 4tn regiment of the 1. ! nitcd States Infantry." Mr. Burt, of South Carolina, here cz. led Mr. Giddings to order, and the S- ker decided that he was out of order. Mr. Cobb moved to lay the motion o the table; and the motion was sustained. And so the subject ended. Note by Mr. GiimiNos.When ruled out of order this morning I had merely intended to add that Colonel King urred that he had submitted his order to Gener al Jackson and General Gaines, who. ay their' silence, had appp.oved of it. These officers were subsequently called on by direction of the House of Rpp.- sentatives, to say whether they h?.d ap proved of the orders of Colonel Kin. To this inquiry both srcntleman n-nli,f with apparent indignation that they had . not. J. II. GIDDINGS. A HEROIC MAX. In the obituary notice of Dr. McG.vw, of Richmond, Va., rccendy deceased. th j following thrilling incident is noticed, con- j nected with the destruction of the Rich. mond theatre menv years no, when so many of the best blood of Virginia, hap lessly perished: When the: ' appal in burning of tha Richmond theatre took place, in 'the win ter 1811, Dr. McGaw was present.' '"'At the cry of fire, recollecting- the gre crowd and narrow lobbv, he leaped lroui i ters, wnich were strongly barricaded on the outside. By an effort of strength al most supernatural, he dashed to piece.. the obstacle, and the first gush of fresh air gave life to numbers who would have perished without it. Taking his stand then by the high window, he announced his determination to secure' the safety of every female before any man should es cape. This he carried into effect, and then, literally surrounded with flames, assisted the men in the same way. At j last, after saving very many lives, hij clothing reduced to a crisp, as the floor i burn having been completely concealed by the greater suffering from the torn muscles of the thigh. The heroism of this conduct was only equalled by tho modesty which prevented his giving tha details for publication, often solicited from him. Somerset County, ss. i T an adjourned Orphans iVcr,mrt lo held at SomTsrt, 0,1 tne 22dday of April 18. G. ''vt Before the Honorable Judjj es thereof. On motion of J, F, Cox, Eq. tha court grant a rule on the heirs apd legal representatives ofjohn Stailer.deceased.to appear at an adjourned Orphans court to he held at Somerset on the 14th dav o(Jay next, and shew cause if any thev have, why die real estate of said John Stader, dee'd, should not be sold. Esiract from the Ri cords, certified thii 23d day of April, 1846. WM. II. PICKING, May 12 M6-61. c;ic.,fc. 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