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[D. A. 13:r EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR
V 0 L. XV I
JUST FROM THE CITY
If you desire to make Bargains,
CaLI, AT THE STORE OF
Frt7o7)
Gettysburg, Pu.,
101V110 has just returned from the Ci
ties with a splendid assortment o
Fall and Winter Goods, which he is pre
paredsto sell UNUSUALLY CHEAP !
His assortment is complete, having been
selected with care from the most extensive
Wholesale Housos, embrading the most
fashionable varieties of
Foreign and Dom eslie Plain and Fancy
GOODS,
CLOTHS, CASSIMERES,
C ori :a
CASSINETTS, CALICOES,"
Ladies' Dress Goods e- k grx
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constituth7g.one of the best assortment of
Goods ever opened in Gettysburg. The
subscriber respectfidly hivitcs those wish
ing to make II irgains td call at his Estab
lishment in Chainbersburg street, and ex
amine his Stock, as he is determined to
sell at such prices as shall prove that
"sonic things can be done as well as otlt-'
ers." pt Country Produce taken in ex
change for Goods.
~V11,1,1A11 HU'f'IIRAUFF.
• Oct, 30, 1810.--.-tt
.11 1 377 acnnst
D. AUDDLECOFT
H AS just opened a fresh supply.olsca
sonable GOODS, which fur beauty
and cheapness will compare with any thing
in the country—consisting in part of
3 (D 0.) p
• of all colors and prices, for 50 ets. a yard
and upwards !
heaver IV Tweed Cloths,
(vim - Low ;)
CASSIIVIERES & SATTINETTS
for cts. a yard and upwards ;
• LADIES'• DRESS GOODS;
a great variety, cheaper than ever ; /3ro
_ chc, Tcrkerri, Damask, and Blanket
SHAWLS,
a line ass6rtment. Itt - 'Buyers, please call
- soon-Goods will be otraed at prices that
will astonish. •
Gettysburg, Oct. 23, 1846.
v - GREAT BARGAINS
New Goods—Cheaper than ever !
GEORGE ARN OLD
1 1 AS just received and now offers to
the public as large a stock of Fresh
Vr
was the humble but significant reply.
In this highly favored land, where free
dom of thought prevails, and man is at lib
erty to follow any pursuit that promises to
lead to wealth or distinction, individual
effort, if properly directed, will be invaria
bly crowned with complete success, for
here worth is respected, genius is admired,
and labor is rewarded. The young; Amer
ican has numerous examples for emulation.:
Frankliticommenced life a printer's boy, '
and died a statesman and philosopher.— :
Washington lived for a time unknown be-'
yond the limits of his native county, and ;
died "the foremost man in all the world." • A "NIGGER BABY" STORY.
Green was a blacksmith ; in after life he i During a political discussion in Allegheny coun
rose to eminence, and stood second only ' ty, previous to the last election, Mr. BisnAm—the
to the chief of the revolution ; and in later / Whig candidate and member of the last Legisla
days Wirt was an humble school -master, i ture—delivered an able address, in the course of
and was afterwards elevated to numerous which he handled the British Tariff and the Brit
ish Canal Commissioner without gloves,and con
and important stations, and left behind him '
ludc ' d w ith tht foil() ' 't lI 't whih‘ we copy
a brilliant reputation as an author, an ora- '
from t ' • ' J wlng c l ap" " '
he Pittsburg ourna :
tor, a lawyer and statesman:
But after all the cheating and roguery
The illustrious men we have named
practised upon Pennsylvania, sheash
were the architects of their own fortunes
' ' '
' ed to support the party again. She had
and their success may be attributed to their .
already sacrificed too much to that darling
industry, energy and perseverance. Let
word, Democracy. To ask to do more ofit,
our youth imitate the examples placed be
reminded him of a story told by friend
fore them, and though their success may
not meet their anticipations, they will de- I Stewart of Fayette county, of a bachelor .
serve and receive the respect of their fel-
friend, wlid was deeply enamoured of a
young lady. One of his friends came tolow men. . _ him, and told hjm that he better not mar-
THE NEWSPAPER.—It is a great mis- ry the girl-Thy so ?" "Because—be
take in female education to keep the young • cause—she's had' a baby ?" "Well that is
lady's time and'intention devoted to the ' bad---but still itmight be worse !" "Well,
fashionable and polite literature of the day. ;it is worse !"• "Worse ! how is that !„
If you would qualify- her for conversation, ' "Why she has had two babies !" "That
.;„,: 'A? you must give her something to talk about ;.is bad I swear—hut still she is handsome.
Q ,...",ir —give her an acquaintance with ,the ac- ; I love her, and I'll marry her anyhow !"
_... .6 Zi t •-\\'.' \ ' 17. lull Ivorld, and its transpiring events.— I "Well but:you hav'm heard the worst yet."
j
AN 0 . I' IA \\ S-1)---5'.4"/
l'"
' Urge her to read the newspapers, and be "What more ?" asked the bachelor, looking
familiar with the present character and aghast, "what more can you say ?" "Why
movements of our race. historys of some the last one was black!' "What ! What !
1
importance ; but the past world is dead, / a nigger baby ! Curse me if I'll stand
and we have nothing to do with it. Our i that," and so the match was broken off.—
thoughts and our concern should be for the; (Great laughter.) ,This Tariff of 18.16
present world, to know what it is, and to was the nigger baby, which, if Pennsylva
improve its condition. Let -her have an nia could stand, she wotild be more patient
intelligent opinion, and be able to sustain than the b ac h e l or . ; , /
intelliga it coneirsation concerning the Mr. B. said there was one subject to
men tu , moral, political and religious move- which he wished particularly to -refer, and
ments of our times. ' Let the gilded annu- . that was the election of Canal Commission
; / als and poems on the centre-table be kept i or. He wished to see Foster defeated. he-1
a 3 .01) W.Z •6' ) .9 aiLi - tOLAJV 4 I covered with the weekly and daily jour-1 cause he was in favor of the Tariff of '49,
mils. Or, if they are left in the book store, ; and by defeating him, Pennsylaaiiia would
?I'M •.: Subscriber has just received a and the table is well supplied with news- : prove to the world, that for her part, she
-II- large' supply of 11007'S ! papers, her mental and Moral character ; would not stand the nigg er-baby.
:-,
'and 8110.1; S, which he can ' and commonsense will not sutler on ac-' The result has shown that Pennsylvania will'
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sell at very.low prices. '(`!all and examine. • count of their absence. I.et the whole j am . not stand the "nigger-baby.
AI COBEA N. ily—cncti s woinim,, ' and childre - n--read •‘• -
-. ever gn.e up—lis wizer and better
t; •'tysltrg, o.:t. •3;t, 1816.-11it' I the newspapers. And if any body •has a : ..tlway, to hove that] nice to de,,pait,'.
as has ever been offered to the public in
this place, and at prices that cannot be heat
—the assortment is complete having almost
every article in the line of business ; among
which are CHEAP
C64' "LP 211 9
cAssiNETTs, FLANNELS,
I3LANEETS,
Coatings, Makings, Cashmeres, ,ST.
at prices that cannot 11'61 to please. The
Ladies' attention is particularly invited to
a large and beautiful selection of Fancy
Goods. Call, examine, and judge for your
selves ;
,and if we cannot please, we will
still be pleased to see you.
Gettysburg Oct: 2,1816.—0 t
tir - ..A150 on hand and for sale, all sizes ;
STO 17E8—cheap.
NEW CLOCK AND WATCH
ESTABLISHMENT.
A It E ) RAZ
R ESI)E
and the
removed his Clock and Watch Establish
ment from Taneytown, Md., to Gettys
burg, at the stand lately occupied by :to
/31.:Pil MATHIAS, deceased, where he will
be pleased to wail upon all who may favor
him with their custom. lle will keep on
hand a general assort
went of
CLOCEEZ , "V at
,py 4
WATCHES,
j'EWEL Ft r
which Will be sold on. the most reasonable
terms. Clocks, Watches, &c., will be re
paired at the most reasonable prices, and
warranted to give entire satisfaction. nay
ing been engaged in the business for a num
ber of years he hopes, by inthistry and par
ticular attention to his customers, to merit
a share of public patronage.
Gettysburg, Oct. 9, 1846.—if
POETRY.
THE OLD ARM CHAIR.
"I love—l love it—and who shall dare'
To chide me for loving that "Old Ann Chair ?"
I've treasured it long, as a holy prize ;
I've bedewed it with tears and embalmed it with
sighs :
'Would you learn the spell I A ITOTHEII sat there !
A sacred thing is this .01d Arm Chair."
"In childhoodt hour I lingered near
That hall Owed spot, with listening ear ;
And gentle the words that mother would give,
To fit me to die, to teach me to live.
She told me ill would never betide,
With truth for my creed. and my God fir my guide.
tine taught me to lisp my earliest prayer,
As I knelt beside that "Old Atm Chair."
"I sat and watched her many a day,
When her eyes grew dim and her lucks grew gray ;
And I alinat worshipped her when she smiled
And turned from her bible to bless her child:
Years rolled on—the last one sped—
Aly idol was shattered, my earth star tied,
I 'canny(' 'Dm/ much the heart can bear,
When I saw her (lie in that old "Old Arm Chair !"
"Tis past—'t is past—but I gaze on it now
WO a shivering breath and throbbing brow ;
'Twas there she: nursed meL—lwas there she died,
And memory flows with lava tide.
Say it is tidly, and deem me weak,
While the'scalding drops tart down my cheek :
But I love it—l love it—and cannot tear
My soul from that mother's "Ohl Arm Chair."
MISCELLANY,
INDIVIDUAL. F
.EFORT.
Individual ellbrt elevates the lowest and
dignifies the humblest. Triumphing over
birth, station and education, it fills the col
furs of the industrious, insures success in
almost every undertaking, and places the
deserving on a proud and lofty eminence.
It - opens the door of the Temple of Fame
and bids us prefs onward if we would win
the prize. - It is the key that opens the.
door of wealth and tells us to make the ne
cessary exertion if we would enjoy the
comforts and luxuries of life. It is the
key that opens the door of wisdom and
places in our haink the volume of knowl
edge, points to the honored sages of antiq
uity, and invites its to imitate their bright
example. And we are all able to do so.
Blessed with energy and perseverance, ev
ery man has it in his power to alter and
better his condition in life.
It is true, lie may not be immediately
successful, hut labor and determination o
vercome all difficulties, and surmount all
obstacles. Nature has not endowed ev
ery man with great intellectual faculties,
but nature never made a human beimg alto
gether helpless. If he cannot soar he can
run, it he cannot run he can walk,' if he
cannot walk he can crawl. Our readers
arc dmffitless familiar with the fable of the
eagle and the worm : • "What have we
here !" said the eagle, alighting. on the
mountain top, after a long and vigorous
flight through the sunny air; "what slimy
and slippery thing is this ? . Speak ! What
are you ?" "A worm," said a soft small
voice. "A worm ! and how came you
here in the eagle's nest ?" "I crawled,"
GETTYSBURG, 'PA; FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 6, 1846.
thought or a 14a' worth communicatin g,
let him not . try to make a big sleepy
book, but speak to the world through the
newspapers. This is the way to make
an intelligent, republican, and virtuous
population.
A (Mon Ost:.—We find the following rich an
ecdote going the rounds of our exchanges. Toni
Corwin is hard to beat:
CORWIN vs. JENIFER.—During a former
session of Congress, Messrs. Corwin, of
lOhio, and Jenifer, of Maryland, were very
intimate. The latter, like all Maryland
ers, believes the "Eastern Shore" is the
Paradise of the world, and he was in the
habit, as often as Opportunities offered, of
"poking fun" at Corwin about the "Buck
, eye" and the State of Ohio generally.
Corwin bore this persecution patiently for
awhile, usually, however, returning shot
for shot ; until one day,' while dining at,
the President's, .Tenifer came down upon
him so hard that Corwin resolved to si
lence him forever ; so rising from his seat
he remarked that he was not in the vein
for story stelling, but he would relate an
incident that occurred during the early part
of his" professional - eareer in 'a
Court-house
in the interior of the State of Ohio.
Ile said that the Judge had just taken
his scat upon the bench, and a cause was
about to be commenced, when a very
white-haired old gentleman came tottering
into the Court-room, upon a ease in either
hand. The old man was a soldier of the
revolution, and had come in to procure a
lawyer to prepare his papers, that he might
get his semi-annual payment.
The papers, continued Mr. Corwin,
were handed over to him, and after asldng
some of the oilier necessary questions, he
inquired the age of the pensioner.
In a tremulous shrill voice, the old
man answered, "F-o-r-t-y-f-i-v-e." -
"You do not understand me, old gentle
man," said Mr. C. "1 wish to know how
old you are ?"
"I am f-o-r-t-ylf-i-v-e.; young sir."
“Ilv dear sir, I do not wish to know
how old you were when you left the ser
vice, or when you entered it—but I want
to know how old you are now."-
"I told you, forty-five."
Mr. Corwin then looked up to -the
.Tudge (who was himself getting out of pa
tience,) in despair, and his honor taking
the matter -in hand, in a peremptory man
ner remarked to the old gentleman—" The
Court - cannot be detained in this way—the
counsel is endeavoring to render you a
:gratuitous service, and you must not trifle
with his time. Answer his question, di
reetiv—now, sir, how old are you ?"
"I am forty-five, Judge,'' again spoke
; out the old man.
"I will not bear this contempt any long
er," said the Judge. "If you do not an
swer the question the next live it is put,
you shall be conuhitted, aged as you are.,
Now sir, again I ask, how old arc you?
"Vrm forty-five !" the old man provo
liihgry repeated.
"Mr. Sheriff, take him to jail, the Court
will see whether that. will do him any
good."
The old gentleman was led away, but
just as he was going out of the door, he
.raised up his hand, and partly turning
round on his sticks, toward the Court,
said:
"Judge, the first thirty-seven years of
my life, I lived on the Eastern shores of
Maryland"! You surely don't think God
will Count them against me !"
Mr. Jenifer has not been heard to say
"Ohio" since. ,
"rE•A RL ESS AND FREE,"
WAR INTELLIGENCE.
Interesting Letters from illootere)".
1.13 - As every thine which serves to bring out
more distinctly the incidents connected with the
gallant achievements of our noble little Army in
the storming and capture of Monterey, is hailed
with eager interest by the mass of the communi
ty, we subjoin several interesting letters from the
seat of war, written by men who mingled in the
dangers of the struggle. We need not premise
that they will be read with interest.
CORREAPONDENCE OF TIIE BALTIMORE AMERICAN
MONTEREY, SEPT. 27, 1 S.lll.
uga.. .. le toot se le. nand side of
Movements vf 111 Baltimore Battalioh the street, and I the right hand, and when
connected with Gen. Taylor's Division. I had reached the open field where he had
I should like to give you a full account first ordered us to liedown, I was joined by
of the operations of our army from the time, Lieut. Aisquith, who, to my inquiry, an
we reached this town until it was forced to ! swered that he had just left the Colonel, but have neither the time nor land supposed that he would soon be, with
the space to devote to it. I shall there- us. Seeing no other officer around me,
fore only speak of that our battalion play- I rallied the battalion (remember that the
ed, including the actions, thoughts and re- firing was just as hut and incessant now as
Elections of one of its members, your old j it had been at first) and led them down to
friend and humble servant. make another attack on the fort, having
On Monday last, the 21st, (after hay- , made up my mind to take it or die in the .
ing been under arms a portion of the pre-r attempt - .
yious night, exposed to a heavy rain,) at 7 I Imagine my surprise—a most agreeable
o'clock, A. M. we marched from camp ! one, 1 confess-4-to find the fort in Our
with four companies of the Ist infantry, possession, it having been captured by the
and, after an hour's hard marching, we is- I Mississippi and 'Tennessee regiments
sued front a cornfield directly in front of a I when it turned its fire on us as we charged
battery, or rather fort, of some six or scv- j into the town. A l have not the slightest doubt
en pieces of artillery and crowded with in- j that 'it was the charge made by the first in
fantry, which opened on us the moment i lantry and our battalion into the city which
the head of our column first made its ap- , made the Mexicans retreat from the fort.
pearance. We were within point blank 1 I was-ordered to shelter my men from
range, and I, for the first time, heard the j the fire, and await further orders. - I took
whistling of shot. Our battalion was iiii- I them in the ditch and then 'clambered over
inediately formed inline of battle under the ramparts to take a look at what was
this lire, and we were ordered to charge. going on. My appearance was greeted'
Forward I welit, cheering and waving my with a dozen or so of musket-balls, which
sword, and the men came alter me gallant- accelerated greatly a retrograde move
ly. When within a hundred yards of the went, and I sat down quietly with ten feet
trenches, I looked back to see who was of dirt between me-and-the enemy's shot.
following, being anxious to know the men. This was the spot I had been in in which
Judge of my astonishment when I beheld I was out of the fire for_ more thaii two
the four companies of regulars marching hours, and I was nearly exhausted. One
by a flank to the right. I saw Col. Vat- j of my men now came up and reported to
son'shouting, but as to hearing a command, ! me the death of poor Col. Watson, whom
that was an impossibility, owing to the 'he had seen fall from a musket stiot through
deafening roar of the cannon and musket- . the neck. 1
ry. • tsaw the head of our line changing I __As well as I can learn, the Colonel, in
its direction, and I knew at once that the !retiring from the city, inclined a good' deal!
point of attack was changed, and ran at the i to the left, and became .separated from the
head of my company to intercept the head main body of the battalion ; and in Com
of ther'llunin. I reached just as Col.NVat- pally with Limit. Bowie, who remained
son Was dismounting from his horse, which with him, he met another column advancing
the next moment fell by a shot. The Cal-i
to the attack, joined them with the few
onel cried out .to the men, "Shelter your-men he had with him, and fell a few mo
selves, men, the best way you can.' At I merits afterwards. , He met with a gal
thistime the battalion was scattered over lint soldier's death, his face to the, foe.—!
a space of about an acre, and the men Ilis loss is deplored by all who knew his
lyre lying down, the shot in most instances , generosity of heart and chivalry of charac
flying over our heads. But the gulls were I ter. His loss to me, individually, is great,
soon depressed, and the shot began to take ! but to the battalion it is irreparable. I
'effect. I know not how we will get along without
I was lying close to Col. 'Watson, a'ong- ! him. We have much, very much to con
side of a hedge, when he jumped up and tend against, and have had ever since we
cried out, "Now's the time,. boys ; follow left home. But of all this more anon.
me !" I was up and after hint in a second, NV e had 'been in the ditch for about a
my men following me. We were now in a quarter of an hour when Capt. Rulgely's
street or lane, with a few houses on either i battery came up also for shelter; but his
side, and within a hundred yards of three I appearance 'was the signal for time castle to
batteries which completely raked it, in ad-1 open its fire, whicli killed one of his horses
dition to which two twelve-pound guns 1 the very first shot, and wounded one of
were planted in the castle on the right, and !my men. We were now ordered to sup
completely enfiladed the whole distance !port Captain Bragg's battery, which had
we had to make. Add to this the thou- I taken a position to cut off the Lancers who I
sand musketeers on the housetops and in had sallied out to intercept what was thought
the barricades. at the head of the street uP to be our retreat. We killed live or six of
which we advanced, and at ,every cross them, and the rest fled back to the city.
street, and you may form some idea of the I We were again ordered to the fort to be
of balls poured upon us. (Bear in ready fdr another attack on the city. A
mind that the four companies of regulars I gain the castle opened on us, andevery shot
were now with us, the one intermingled
,' told, and I never was so glad in my life as
with the other.) Onward we went, men 1 when I got into the old ditch. But it was
and horses falling at every. step. Cheers, a short-lived gratification, for a regiment of
shrieks, groans, and word of command ad- ' Mexican infantry were firing upon Capt.
ded to the din, whilst the roar of the guns i Webster's battery, and their balls raked ;
was absolutely deafening. I the whole fort,-ditch, and all. We were!
We had advanced up the street under I then ordered to join the Ohio, Kentucky,
this awful and fatal fire nearly two hand- 1 and Tennessee Troops, which were form
red.yards, to a cross street at the corner of; ing on the plain for another attack on the
which all who had succeeded in getting , c i ty .
thus far alive halted; as' if by mutual con- ! The attack was not made, although I
sent. I was shaking Col. Watson by the I was burning to have revenge. And from
hand, whilst- lie was complimenting me, the time I last left the ditch until we were
when a shower of grape, round and can- j ordered back to the camp, ray General
nister shot, came from the corner above, j T w i g - 4 - s , we were constantly under fire, be
and jive officers fell, and I do not know 1 ing in open view and fair range of the ar
how many privates. Each man sought tillery in the. gray castle. I was under
some place of apparent shelter. first one general and then another until
I sat down on the ground, with my back
to the wall of a house. On.my left were
two men torn nearly to pieces. One of
them was lying flat on his back, with his
legs extending further in the street than
mine. Crash came a shower of grape,
which tore one of his wounded legs nearly
off. He reared up and shrieked, and fell
back a corpse. I never moved, for 1 was
satisfied that one place was as safe as
another. Directly opposite to me was my
brevet Second Lieutenant Aisquith : -on
the right hand corner was Lieut. Bowie,
also of my company ; and close to me sat
Col. Watson and Adjutant Schleifer. In
a few minutes I saw our color sergeant,
old Hart, came past with his right arm
shattered, (it has since been amputated,)
and in a few minutes there came our bat
talion flag, borne by one of the ' coror
guards—ourglorious stars and stripes; and
note this, that it was the first American flag
in the city of Monterey—an honor which
we know belongi to our battalion.
When I saw the, flag, notwithstanding
the novelty of the scene around me, a thrill
of pleasure shot through me,_anll ;I felt as
if I could die,"-fmil" had made up my mind
to die ;. and no man theie ever thought
fur, a moment' that he would get out alive,
and most of them did not.. The firing still
i.continued without the slightest intermis
slot' whilst we remained at this memora
ble corner ; which was perhaps for fifteen
minutes. When we were ordered to
charge up the street a slight hesitation was
manifested by both regulars and vOluntqers,
' but the officers sprang to the front in dou
ble file, I being along side of Col. Watson.
We advanced, I suppose, abotit fifty
yards, when Col. Garland of the army, or
dered us to retire. We still advanced, and
he again ordered us to retire, adding this
time, in good order. I now became sep
arated from Col. Watson, and never saw
him again. He took th- left 1 1 side
I became completely worn out, as well as
my command, which had remained so
faithfully with me. I returned to camp as
night approached, wearied in body and
mind, but thankful to God for preserving
my life through the perils of the day.
Thus terminated, as far as our battalibn
was concerned, one of the longest and
bloodiest battles ever fought on this conti
nent, and strange to say, our battalion only
loil:Stx killed and twenty wounded I had
about thirty-eight men of my company in
the fight, and two were killed & three woun-,
ed, yet every one of those that escaped has
told me he did not expect to live through
the day, and most of them had their cloth
kng struck by balls,
I I cannot realize that my loss is so small,
so completely were my ranks raked by the
shot: Above, below, alongside, between
legs and_
arms, every where the balls wirrat
; led and howled. The air seemed eta id
pieces by the quantity that the artillq
honed at us ; and it would be • t ,
2 .21-
tell you how close they came to me;
what and how ninny escapes I had. ,
• ers will hereafter tell you of the first da:
fight at Nlonterey, and I now tell you ,`ll
I was in that tight and exposed to shot - 6
ninethours:.
TERMS-TWO DOLLARS PER ANNI.M.]
E. OLE 1%1 0. 595.
I have thus given you a•ha_sty and
ilhdi
gested account of my doings on the„2 lst.
I could fill fifty pages if I were to give you
a detail of the whole week's work, which
resulted in the capture of this important
town ; but I will stop short, for my back
aches from writing this on my knees;—
Of my own company I cannot say enough.
I love them. They stuck to me through
every phase.of fortune, and one of them,
as he was dying, told me to write to his
father, and tell hint,"he died like a patriot.”
(Correspondence of the Baltimore Sun.)
MONTEREY, SEPT. !28,1846.
Movement's of the Division under corn
- nand of Gen. Worth.
Messrs. Editors.---I have at lnst'be
come somewhat settled after the hard fight
ing we have had in these parts. On the
24th inst. the enemy capitulated. I wrote
you immediately after, communicating the
fact. At the time I last wrote I was
scarcely_ able to hold up my head, haVing
been constantly employed lbr the four days
previously fighting from mountain to
mountain, from street to street, from house
top to house-top.
On Sunday the 20th,we left our camp
at-the "'Walnut Springs," about five miles
from - this place, with a view of taking the
enemy in his rear. The Ist and 3d divis
ions being left to take different directions
and attacks at other points. Our division
left thb camp about 1 o'clock P. M., -and
proceeded by a somewhat circuitous route,
until we came nearly in range with a bat
tery the enemy had planted-, upon a mount
on our left—upon which stood the "Palac
io de Obispo," (Bishop's Palace,) of which
you have no doubt heard, as being fortified f -,-
as was supposed, in a manner to be impreg
nable.
It was about 5 I. M. when we made a
halt. We stop!' but a short time, when,
as if designed b Piovidence. the clouds
in the S. E. beg, Ito lower and spread °vet
us a thick veil r darkness, under cover of.
which. Gen. Worth took advanta,,,oeto push
us through, a gorge, unobserved by the
Mexicans, and about 1 o'clock we .were
halted, and passed the night en bivouac
most disagreeably in the rain, without
shelter of any kind, I assure you—parfaile
yield en soldat.
About dawn of day the whole division
was put in motion—the second brigade
was halted, however, and the Ist pushed
on, which was soon engaged by its' advance
guard, under Col. Hays' Texan Rangers,
%Wilt a regiment of Lancers—the Zacate
cas. During this : time the enemy. had
commenced throwing shot and shell thick
and fast upon us, though without much in,
jury to us. The 7th Inf. (U. S.) of our
brigade was then ordered ferward under
command of Capt. D. S. Miles, (a Balti
morean, I believe); subsequently, and very
shortly after, Coon Scott, commanding the
Ist U. S. Infantry, divided it into three
battalions. We were placed in three po
sitions on the road to watch the movements
of the enemy. We had not occupied
these positions long, however, before we
were again consolidated, and moved for
ward under a heavy fire of round' shot.
from the hill until beyond the range of the
enemy's batteries—which, however, soon
brought us within striking distance of an,
other well fortified position of the "Mexi
cans," from which a constant fire of round
shot was poured, but badly directed, as we
suffered but triflingly.
Our regiment halted on coming up with
the division, which rested an hour. Two
companies of the Artillery battalion being
of the "Red-legged Infantry." - As we
passed to this breathing.spot, we marched
over the numerous bodies of Zacteca.s Lan
cers, unhorsed and slain by the Texans
. _
—one, their Colonel, said to have -been'
been .
killed in personal encounter with Col.
Hays. This Zacteca Don, cock sure of
his man, run a tilt with his lance upon the
Texan, who, swerving to one side on his
saddle, let his weapon pass harnilessly by,
then turned and shot him with his “revol
ver"—all this in the twinkling of an eye.
After an hour of suspense, the word was
passed along that the enemy was About to
make a demonstration. Major Scott im
mediately formed his line of battle, and
commenced clearing away the bu'shes for
a fair fight, although an “old hunter," dis-
The alarm proved to be
daining to cover.
a true one ; but the two companies of "red
legs" opened a deadly lire upon the allOanc
ing host and sent them hack with more
than"lleaS in their ears." General Worth
now directed five companies of the Aftil-
lery battalion, serving as Infantry, (hence
their alias of red-legged Infantryi) 'under
command of Capt. _C. F. Smith: to stem
the hill-top, and sent the 7th Infantry to
sustain him incase of need. But let' me
mention that in moving forward to this po
sition one of our soldiers was killed by a
round shot, which carried away his thigh.
The Bth U. S. Infantry during 'this time
occupied afield immediately on our right,.
with the remainder of the "Infanty-Artil
lery" or "Artillery-Infantry." • Which ,
will the economy of our government.deiiii
nate them—that places muskets:in-tliipie
hands instead of pit-fires, primint-Wijkis •
and linstocks ? It was here dna:Nitta
M'Kavatt Met his fate,. Ileing cut
by a nine pound shot.' Ttius full a gallant,.
yp and accomplished officeri. We view-
ith,anxiety frout:oltr'potabn
of the corn qantliuler , qol Strnth.
the 7th under Vitiot.‘,- Milesetlol*o
':wits ordered OiV to , ettiotaiit
,iln)ttstely after reccifiqr-Orflorelfo.ooo