NTI - \GDO'N JOUR)AL
BY JAMES CLARK :1
VOL. XII, NO, 22,
POETICAL.
tFrom the New York Tribtirie.i
REJOICINGS FOR VICTORY.
BY J. B. CLARIif:
GLAD shouts upon the air are borne,
Glad shouts lor victory won;
But many a mother long shall mourn
Her no'or returning son!
Glad musk swells its thrilling peals,
Bright banners flout the sky ;
But many a widow's bosom feels
Grief's wild, strong agony !
Lout cannon boom o'er hill and plaiii,
Rejoicing bonfires burn ;
But many an orphan oaks in vain,
His slaughtered sire's return !
By night, prousal pageants swoop,
Joy's teethe lights are shed ;
But many a band of sisters weep
Brii 4 M bi others with the dead
Then shout for " glorious victory " w6n!
"Twerp sorely cause for mirth,
That husband, brother, sire and son
Have perished from the earth.
AY, send your shouts o'er ocean's flood
To gladden all earth's sky,
such, in agony and blood,
Have laid them down to die !
Go to the slaughter where they fell,
The red field where they died,
Arid there your rapturous paeans
sJiell—
To MUloch deified.
There, mangled. blackened, trampled, torn,
God's images are strewn !
11Ow passed each one to Deallee cold beanie ?
In agony, alone!
l';:ca another, daughter, sister, wife,
§Ustained his dying head,
And soothed the iiitigs of parting life,
And wept Wiien he was dead.
Yet thousandri vVere around him there—
Perchance e'eii by his side,
A brother—of his pangs.aware—
Atid dying as he died
Go, then, where strodo War's demon
GO; raise th' exultant yell
Amid War's trophies" there,—the shout
Shall echo back from Hell!
VISCELLANEOUS.
[From the Lady's National Magazine.]
THE BARON'S nAucinTER;
IrD SIAY-DAY TIIE oLDEN TIME. •
BY II: DANA,
1, Now Grace, sweet Grace, do you lay
aside your viol and grant my request."
The speaker was in the bloom of youth
and beauty, richly attired, and with that
air of easy dignity which bOtdltfMed
high birth: ,She stood on the battlements
of one of those massite castles which
rose over all England during the reign
of Stephen, and a few of which yet re
main in our mother country to attest the
stormy character of that age.
The companion Whoin she addressed
sat.rtt her feet, and was playing a triltu:
thidour's lay on the small viol then in
fashion: She Was,soinewhat older than
the speaker ; and less richly dressed.--
Chace *as a cousin of the baron's daugh
ter, and her adviser and companion.
" And «hat may the request be I" said
Grace, looking tip.
"Oh!you most promise to grant it
befcme I tell you."
"Nay ! that I Can scarcely do. What
would your father say if he knew I
filled iny, charge so carelessly ?"
".Well, I will tell ydu: But yoti Must
positively consent," said Maud, stooping
and kissing her friend's cheek caressing
ly. " I wish then to go down to the
green and see the villagers at their sport;
for it is as sweet a May-day as I ever
saw, and we have been cooped up here
all whiter."
Grace looked forth friirn the castle
wall when her companion alluded to the
sports of the villagers and heaved a sigh.
It was indeed a morning to make the
two young girls wish for an hour's lib
erty. The season was an advanced one
and already the earlier trees were in leaf;
while myriads of flowers blushed in
wood and meadow,' filling the air with
fragremec: The deW Sparkled in the
grass ; the birds sang from the spray
the Waters danced and sparkled in the
sunshine ; ,and a soft breeze kissing the
brows of the' Maidens; tossed their curls
and gave a refreshing tone to their spir:
its as well as rosier hue to their cheeks:
No wonder that Grace sighed us she an:
swered— •.
"Indeed, Maud, I should like'tO tread
the greensward once more myself, but
you know the promise I gage your father;
not to leave the castle walls until his
return from IsTorilnandy."
Ah ! but Iddid not expect to be gone
so long—he ringer dreamed of imprison
ing us hero for four long months.
"But I shohld never forgive myself
if we went abrohd and any accident hap
pened. Your father told me I must sup
ply the place of a mother to you—you
know, Mend,. I am nearly ten years the
elder, and' ottght to he discreet accord
ingly.
"Yet this once—only this once," plea
ded Maud. "Surely none of the free
hooters will be abroad on May-day. Be
ides the village is almost in sight lrom
the castle."
Grace looked wistfully at the smiling
landscape and was half persuaded. Yet
`she shook her head'. The period teas
indeed one of unusual danger ; for it
was during the imprisonment of Richard
of the Lion Heart in Germany ; a period
When lawlessness reigned supreme,. and
when the thinimis df the usurper John
daily committed the greatest atrocities.
And es the Baron De la Spencer adhe
ied to the rightful . king, there was little
safety for his household except behind
the stone walls of the castle. Hence,
on departing on a secret mission to the
Continent, relatiire to the ransom of his
Monarch, he had left his daughter in
charge of the prudent Grace', exlicirtin7
her, on no account, to leave the castle
until his return:
lint Maud had set her heart on wit
nessing the sports of the day, and she
now began to ply her cousin with a thou
sand argunieuts; until nt last Grace con
sented, persuading herself that there
could be no harm in transgressing the
injunction for a single morning. But to
ensure safety to their excursion, she or
dered a part of the garrison to attend
theinleairing behind only just sufficient
ft; man the walls.
Maud and Grace, therefore, mounted
their palfreys, and attended by a dozen
nien-at-arms, left the castle gate. Trot
ting down a gentle slope, they turned an
niigle of the Vliood; and soon reached the
village green. Here they here reethired
with loud shouts of welcome, but Maud
swilingly desired that the sports might
ant be interrupted, and with redoubled
glee the merry revellers resumed their
games. Meanwhile she and Grace look
ed on: „
A fid a jocund spectacle it was. High
in the centre of the green, the May-pole
reared its head, decorated with innu
merable wreaths, while a gay pennon
floated from its top. Not far froth this
was a bower made of the green branches
of trots interlaced; in which, on a rude
floral seat, was the village belle, now
queen of May. Three or four of the
rude musicians of the common people
of the peridd kept time tbgether
ing, while the villagers danced. Here
a dragon, made of coarse painted cloth
stretched on hoops, moved about, occa
sionally vomiting fire. A huge hobby
horse near by delighted the spectators
fiith his prank. All was mirth arid
jollity: . .
llaud was in a mood to enjoy the
steno; and with Grace at her elbow
kept remarking on the different groups.
But she was principally attracted by a
gallant in the dress of a forester, whose
dashing air carried everything before it
with the village girls. He and the queen
of May had tieeti for some time engaged
in a very, obvious flirtation, apparently
ii►uch to the chagrin of a more awkward
yeoman who eyed the couple With angry
glances. Maud knew the latter to be a
man of honor and worth, but the forest
er was totally unknown to her, though
now and then she fancied she had some
where seen a face like his. He appear
ed; too, as if desirous of - catchittg, hOr
eye; of least so Maud drought, as She
could not help following his fine shape
with her eyes. Twicetrieir glances met,
and Maud was conscious of blushing,
I though why she should do so (Or a S , cd •
man she could not tell.
In the course of her observations she
nodded that there was a larger number
Of men present than was usual, and that
quite one half of their faces were strange
to her. She mentioned this fact to
j OraCV:
"Indeed, I now perceive it, too,"
said her cousin, with symptoms of alai*.
"There is something stratt . g4 ,. Yn this,'
and it may be Peril: Dear IVland, had
we dot better return 1"
"Oh ! not yet—not vet," cried the
gay and reckless Maua. "Sure there
can be no danger while we arc backed,
by ,these stout rtieri-atarins: N i'fit a
little while; for there will be fuf yet
from Master Green:jacket's flirtation with
' our pretty queen of May—l see already
that her old lover is itching for a bout
' at single-stick."
"He might chapce to get the 1 4 .-e'rs
Of " add the' old seneschal, who nt
once squired the ladies and commanded
the men-at-arms.
" Ah ! then you know this forester.--•-,
He is .a handsome fellow at any rate,"
said Mand.
" No, I do not knbW him," said the
veteran. " But he looks us supple as a
young SnPling, aticl--My word on it !=-
could knock dull Master Budge head
over hc;eli bdfore he kneW it."
t' Who' &n. he be 1" said Grace:
"Not: an Mara*, I hope ; for if so we
' had better return at Once." ,
"As you say,' my lady," replied, t
, old mait deferentially,' " tilt,' for
CORRECT PRINCIPLES - SUPPORTED BY TM:ITU
HUNTINGDON, PA., JUNE 2, 1847.
part . , I deti't look on these outlaws as
enemies ; they are true and good En
glishmen, and only foes to knavish
priests and hungry Normans. You, my
lady, who come of Saxon blood, ought
never to fear the friends of the people."
"Nor do 1," said Maud. "We will
stay."
The sport now went on with increased
activity, and for some time Maud and
Grace did nothing but laugh at the an
tics of the hobby horse and the capers
of the dragon., Suddenly, however,
cry of alarin arose, and instantaneously
was heard .tJ clatter kif approaching
horsbiiien. By the time Maud could look
around, a body of men-at-arms, not less
than fifty in number, had galloped on
the lawn, of which they took possession
—the affrighted villagers flying in every
direction.
The old Seneschal immediately form
ed his little troop around their mistress;
fbr he recognized in the leader of the
intruders, the Lord Mountjoy, a here
ditary foe of. the &iron; a neighboring
nobletan of the worst character, and a
zealous partizan of Prince John. The
veteran hoped to have escaped unobser
ved in the confusion, but the flutter of
the women's garments unfortunately at
tracted the attention of the lawless
noble.
"Ha! what have we . yonder V
, ;1.3y Si: Jude; those are ladies,
and guarded by De Spencer's men-at
arms. They must be the pretty doves
he has kept cooped in his infernal strong
hold during his absence. The saints be
praised that such rare creatures arc
thrown in our path to-day—for, by our
halidome, We might have willed for
them long enough ere we could have
rifled them from their nests. Willfred,
you ride toward the wood road and cut
off their retreat. We will keep the
high.;way: A rye banquet , we shall
have tit night with these pretty unities
for company." •
With that he laughed a coarse laugh
which reached even the eats of Maud,
and mode her tremble with apprehen
sion, for by this time she had detected
the cognizance of her father's foe.
" Close up—close up," cried the old
Seneschal, as he saw the hostile move
ments of the enemy. "We must die
around our mistress if they atiack us.—
But first let me speak them fair."
The veteran accordingly rode forward
and attempted to party with the enemy;
but he was laughed to scorn when lie
asked a free passage for his noble
tress,
.
"Nay; nay; old fellow; not so fast,"
cried Mountjoy. "The Lady Maud !lath
a fine estate and will match well with
mine own noble self. Fortune hath
placed her in my hands and I shall not
neglect the chance, you may be sure."
"Then over.our dead bodies only shall
you take her," cried the Seneschal, fal
lingbackto his men.
4 7 13 e it so, " said the noble.
,Meantinie the villagers had totally
disappeared; ()MTh few of the mim lin
gering behind. Among these was the
forester, who, during the last few
minutes, had been drawing nearer to
Maud., He did not, however, seem to
purpose engaging in the strife, but saun
tered carelessly along as if only desirous
of getting a suitable position to observe
the struggle. Once or twice he whis
tled in an idle wa.yi and loo4d indiffer
ently around: Maud, who even in her
terror, was stillpersued by his image, at
first hoped he *as coming to their aid;
but in this she was sadly disappointed,
for when he had approached within
twenty yards, he stood idly leaning
against a door-post.
The lat‘iinss field a . . ti . nd nori ruf h!.s
men in motion; and at this instant they
came on a gallop with lances leveled.—
The little band around Maud met the
•
shock biavely; but several of them were
unhorsed. The seneschal, however, still
kept his saddle, and drawing his sword
while ho shouted to encourage his men
he placed himself anew in front of Maud,
like a faithful watch-dog defending his
ehrug9 ! . . .
But his heroic devotion was in vain,
With one blow of his huge battle axe,
Muuntjoy burled the old man to the
earth and continuing his rapid career,
reached the. side of the deickeless
Maud. With a shriek the
maiden covered her face from his hated
sight; while Grace, as if her feeble arms
Gould hai'e protected her cousin, threw
herself between' Maud' and her assail
, ant. .
rtiehrs extremity aid came from a
quarter where it had Ceased t'6 lie expec
ted.' During the events we haVe de
described, the forester had gri2eil
lessly on the confliet,'occasipiikAly,'how-,
ever, looking toward the , wood.; but
whcii he still . sear dolyn the
hP hastily stepped.
,i4i;o
. the
nuqi;tilelyrt;appettred,'
t: tire atreY ecr
the string; and quick as thought the ar
row sped on its mission. Right through
the bars of Mountjoy's hamlet the shaft
found its way, penetrating the eye and
thence entering the brain; and with a
dull g roan the rude assailant fell back :
warkfrom the saddle and tuMbled head
long to the earth. He had not even
tilihe to insult Maud by a touch.
• •
At the same instant a cheel , Was hOrd
from the wood, and thirty bold archers
stepped forth, each man armed with a
bow, add hating several arrows stuck
in his belt, At their head was a tall,
stalwart man, whose eagle's plume and
silver bugle, to say nothing of his bearing
betrayed one used to ebinmand. He wa
ved his hand, and thirty arrows were
promptly fitted to the string. :7 -He gave
the signal, and each cloth yard sped Mt
its fatal errand. Half of the ravishers
f9ll to the ground, and the rest took to
flight, though even before that arrowy
hail rained on them, they had turned
their horses' heads, in fear. As the
discoinfitted villians galloped. away,, the
bald foresters gave three hearty cheers:
And now the forester whose . 'shaft had
sent Mountjoy to his last account, hur
ried up to the rescued ladies, where the
hero with the eagle plume himself ap
peared the moment after. In his way
he raised the old seneschal who.. had
been 61y 'Stunned; and was nosycoming
to himself.
Maud as well as Grace,
was not with
out resolution; and instead of swooning
as many a modern damsel would have
dope, collected her spirits and turned to
thank her deliverers. The young fores
ter had now removed his cap, and as she
gazed on his fbstures Maud exclamed—
"Whitt! Henry Neill here! Or am I
dreaming.
"Not dreaming, lady fair," he exclaim
ed ,bn Itleb: "it is; ihdeed; your,
unfortunate lover, haypy for once, how
ever, since he has rendered you some
slight service" •
"And this," she said, turning to the
captain of the foresters—"this
"Robin Hood!" exclaimed that renownL
ed champion, lifting his cap. "The
friend of all honest nobles like the good
Lord Spencer, and especially of beauty
in distress;"
This happy denoutbent was 1.6. !
dered even more felicitous by the infor
mation now imparted.to Maud that her
faithful baiid had suffered comparatively
little, through several were bruised and
wa"unde.d, the short period during which
the conflidt had lasted having prevented
more serious hurts. The principal exe
cution had been done on the enemy, and
by Robin Ilpod!s arehera. in a few
minutes the villagers returned to the
green
nut liCi - v came the lover of Maud in
the disguise of a forester, we hear the
reader ask. Young Neville hail been a
page formerly in lord Spencer's house- .
hold, and while there had imbibed a se
cret affection for Maud: But as he was
only bf a simple knight's degree he
dared not aspire to her hand: Ilense
he had left the castle in despair two
summers since, resolute to make his for
tune by his sword before lie openly so
licit Maud's love. But though a brave
and gallant knight, he hail been, unfortu
nate, for adheringto the cause of the ab
sent monarch lie'had l?cen stripped of
his little estate by the minions Of Prince
John, and finally foicedby,an unjust
iittl'iwry to take to the greenwood; like
another loyal gentleman. his old
love for Maud led hint to linger in the
• vicinity of her father's castle, and for
' tune had chanced to bring thither with
him, on this occasion, las leader and
fri:.:nd; the brtnishee Elks; Hantingdon;
or as lie called in •tho forest
Robin Hood. Most of his fellow archers
had mangled in the sports unarmed, but
their weapons t':'ere only a short dis
tance of, so that our hero, on seeing the
intentions of the robber noble, had sent
his companions to procure their arms
and summon their leader, who with a
small bald, remained in the wood to
guard them—Neville reserving his own
interference in the meantime for a crit
ical moment, if such should happen be
fore Robin Hood arrived. We have
seen how boldly and effectually he fn.;
terpoSed at the right instant:
.
Great N 4
. as fhe rejOking at Spencer
Castle, two Attys . after Wards, when its
lord arrived brino"ing the intelligence
that King Richard was free and in Eng
laud; btit even more boisterom was the
Mirth c•nd festivity when a few months
later Maud and Neville were united, the
monarch himself giving away the bride..
Robin Hood„ was at
.the wedding, hay,-
• . •
in the meantime been restored to his
earldom,' Grace, not long after, mar
-1 licit a knight in King Richaid'i
fl 7. The Fmk Ni , omen,' the. well
fclrnieclof theirolo not wear corsets now.
This' is Called' thC insolent confidence of
PENNSYLVANIA VOLUNTEERS.
Correspondence of the Penn'a. Telegraph.
Extract of a Letter from Col. Wynkoop, of
the Pennsylvania Volunteers, dated
HACIENDA r)E SAN LUIS GARCIA,
April 25, 1847.
DEAR SIR ain ° you from
the city of Jalapa, and sin pleased that
- awandering recollection has rested kind
!y upon you. My regiment is encamp
ed two and a half miles from here; and
I have ridden ; to the city for th:e „sole
purpose Of „iinding pen and paper to com
municate with home. After the taking
of Vera Cruz, you are aware by this
time, that the army immediately pro
ceeded into the
. interwr. In four days
marching we reached the celebrated
Pass of Cerro Gov6,;at which place ybn
May refuel - Abet a faniOus. 14attle was
once fought against the Spaniards; in
which the latter were defeated. Upon
reaching the entrance of the Pass we
were halted and encamped ; and then
learned that Gen Trriggs; who was in
'advance, bad been driven back from the
further end of the Pass, and had taken
up his encampment in the first gorge.—
The Mexicans were in advance of us
about three miles at Cerro Gordo; chid
had completely fortified with !JO pieces
of artillery and 20,000 men, the most
impregnable position a military eye
ever rested upon„ Every apprpach along
the read was cotiamanOd by strong fiat :
teries, and the defence had been so ar
ranged that a scientific and cautious at
tack was deemed necessary.
Our Brigade encamped, and our Gen
eral commenced his reconnoisanee. On
the It of April, at 6 o'clock in the!
*riling, we formed and moved up to
iv
ards the enemy's works. Gen. Pll 7 l
low *as With us and directed Our move,
ments. My Peginient Was ordered to
take up . its position at a certain point in
frOnt of the enemy's batteries, and COl;
Haskell, who was much nearer his po 7
sition, was ordered to secure it. We
both moved out. The Ist Tennessee
was ordered to support one, and the 2d
Pennsylvania regiment was ordered to
sustain Haikelf. The General also or
dered me to retain my pOs.ltion uiitil I
received orders to charge, which he
said he would convey lo me throug!i an
lofficer. I inbred off into position, and
took it under the most deadly fire of
grape, canister and musketry, which has
ever been experienced by any troops.—
Mistaking our position, they fired a lit
tle over us, and hence the reason why
our list of wounded - is not greaten-,
We took up our position, oar ",heyS,',"
behaving steadily and Well; replying to
each volley with a good old-fashioned
Penniylvania ebevr and the music play
ing ~Y enkee Doodle" Vice all iengeante:
nunber of may men were struck
doWn, but the column moved on steadi
ly until we received an order from the
General to halt. When we did se - '
we
ivere within point range of 17
pieces of heavy cannon loaded with
grape and canister, a i.d supported by
2000 Mexican infantry. After being
halted we were compelled to remain in
such position right opposite the Mexi
can works, out men glaring upon them
as they stood b;hind their defences, and
the fist ordet we received from the.
General was an order to retire as the
Mexicans had surrendered.
In the meanwhile, as I afterwards
learned Col. Haskell with his 2d Ten
nessee regitnenti had charged arid been
driven back with immense loss.
My men and officers behaved gallant
ly and well. A more eager and deter
mined
disposition I never witnessed and
had we been ordered to that charge as
we anticipated and Ayished; the mhqulcl
fia.4 Itft more it one-4alf, of Our men
on the field. We took Up our position
before these works With the impression
(denied from the reconnoisance), that.
but one piece of artillery could be
brought to bear upon us. We took that
position under a heavy and crashing lire
of grape and canister, and we found out
after the battle was over, that it was
foui .tines the strongest paint in .the.
whole fortification'and that 17 guns were
bearing dead upon uS.
.-
The result of the battlO wasthe ta
king of 6000 prisoners, six generals; all
the artillery, and about 15,006 niusketi
animunition, &c. A number of the
officers refused to give their paroles arid
were sent to Vera Cruz. The whole
army were released upon the paroles of
their officers ; . Our column was put en •
route mid here we are: Gen. Worth
WhO" is hi advance, has taken Perote,
and
we are daily expectirig news front him.
I cannot say whether the War is over or
not.. My. itnpfesinn is that one more
fight at Puebla will settle the lia'sh:
Yours,' Sz6.
.
ofpostpri,h . rrie deci
tledbi the casting voto of the Mayor,
that there shall be no licensed sale of
intoxicating drinks in Boston the pres
ent year..
I EDIT( )P N I PROPR lETOR
\\ HOLE NO. 592.
PROFITABLE PAyDENI,NG.— , —The producv
thiz. of one acre of Ground.—C. N. Be
ment through the coluinns..of the Albany
Cultivator, gives the following example
of successful gardening, by a . person of
his acquaintance near Albany, he„says;
"The capability of our soi' is but.Pf.rAial,
ly understood: With skillful. manage-
Went il.,fneY be made to yield, great
burthens and profitable returns where
pod keark, - ets,are available. A few days
sinee,a person (I am not allowed to give
hip nalne, for,fear his landlord ivill raise
hip rota!), gave me the ftilloWing tip the
prcidn . ce of one acre of land within onq
mile of 019 zapital in 1845. The soil is
tenacious clay, and litvkleon .cultivated
as a garden forAttny, years, but never
considered remarkable ,for its fertility:
It must be romeliiber,ed that, prices
ranged high last year, whick,iyill
count for the, great amount received for
the articles, viz. in roundliumbers;
,
100 bushels of,petatoerb .P.ld 01 4. 00 00
22 to writ in the ear as. 12 00
65 " onions 4s. 32 09
12 " carrots, 4s. 487
8 " parsneps 4 s . 400
7 ~ beets ! .1,.. 262
800 cabbages . 3c. 24 00
Horse radish, sold for 42 OP
Fruit 10 00
Pigs fed on refuse of garden . 26 00
. • , X 209 49 i
• •
.. . .
.
No maniqe, Aim s supplied except what
was made by the pigs; but the groat pro.
duce s attributed to the usb of oyster
shell lime, at an expense of one. dbllar
and fifty cents a ye,ar for three years.--,
"It was wonderful," he says, "to see
how the ground would heave and swell.
after every rain,"
MEarrti.p liciNoit—Col. May visited
tbs theatre at New orleans on the night
V. the 10th inst.,with Gen. Lewis, when
several of the audience redognizing him,
his name, in a few minutes after his en..
trance, restitinded frctn every pact, of the
house. Overwhelmed with, so euthusi,
antic a demonstration, says.thc Delta; he.
attempted to wlthdraiv; but was. Preven
ted by those near him, and on returning.
to resume his seat in the pardubtte, the
Ithuse was billed With vociferous cheer
ing—the ladies waving . their hanker
chiefs; showered bouquets : tiba ti him,
and even the leader of the orchestra,
forgetting 11;1, duties in his desire to be-,
hold the gallant soldier, turned from tho
stage and struck up on his
Columbia." It was several minutes be-,
fore the house resumed its attention to
the performance,
(4;:N. LA VEGA IN LOVE.—According]
to the Courier des Etats Unis, it would
appear that Gen. La Vega, at the very
time he was lighting our countrymen in
Meiiico; was, subdued ,by one ,of our
equally irresistable countrywomen. .
Says the Courier, speakiug of the cap-,
tpred Mexican ,GenaralS ; ' , among. them
was Gen. La Vega, who doubtless calling
to mind previous captivity, appeared de
lighthed to return to the U. States, and
chattered quite gaily with Gen: Scott
the very evening of,the battle. • ~
a certain chronicle is. o be believ-,
ed, which we think is piedicated. on,
good information; Gen. La Vega goes tq
New Orleans to reaorritOpee;.a pleasant
sweet romance his. release anti
return to Mexico had interrupted, and
the denoument of which seeined.postpon
ed to the conclusion of the war. . •
This is an explanation of the resigna-.
tion with which he meets his new cap-
[rp Major Sumner, who led the Rifles
in the attack of the 17th on the enemy'S
advanced position, made a very narrow
escape. In the charge, lie was struck
on the herd by a musket bullet. The
bullet was flattened to the, thiUtiess eif.a
dime, and
the
on its surface the
iSrtne of,the *fijor's „hair, and yet,'.
strange to say, excepting the severance_
of an artery, he sustained no serious in
jury. The artery was taken up, and at
the last accounts the Major was doing
well. This excellent officer—accounted .
one of the best tacticians and dfsciplin
arians in the armytti t ay,Fertai,nlYfelic-,
itate himself on the strength of his era
niolbgitial defences.' He will never find
any d'iff'iculty in getting a liberal policy
in any of our life insurance
0. Delta.
.
ay-Sonic of the, papers exprfss regret.
that Gen. Scott did Opt succeed in cap,
taring Santa Anna at Cerra ..,Go'rda. ,It
would have been well, btit we, Presume.
Santa Anna would have produced aimth,
er pass from Mr. Folk,; and Scott would
have had to let him go again.
A witty auctioneer at Neqfplk, a
night or two since:finding his,company
slow at bidding for clocks put up " the
last "- gaid--
,
" Nqvir; gentlemen, I present you whit
a new kind of clock ; it is called the
Santa Anna clock, and warranted to run
unthout stopping !