Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14

Misunderstanding the wound-
ed and dig graves to the fallen brave.
Never is British soldiers generosity
more conspicuous than in hard fought /
battle; for it is then that he treats his
vanquished foe as he would an unfor-
tnnate friend, sharing alike with each |
those kind offices and attentions which
situations and circumstances admitoi,
and that was day to tax his best feel |
ings, for there was no lack of objects
to claim his sympathy and aid. On no
part Of the field of battle did death
pear to have been measured out SO
prodigally as in that portion Of The
woods on which the British were, at
the first onset, observed to play for 1t
was in the grove that the Americans
advanced to attack, and after repeated
harges valorously made on the British
lines, even to the lannon's month, as
repeatedly fell back on this fated ground,
charged in turn, by our own troops in
to our own forests. Here, at the head
Of the pursuing party, fell mortally
wounded, the young and gallant Moor
som. Brief, but brilliant was his path
Of glory. The bloom Of youth had
but barely ripencd into manhood, when
this last Of his n,.nly battles ended in
bis mortal career, near him lay stretch
ed in dealt, the commandment Of a brave
brigade Of Americans, who like a trus-
Ity soldier, had been the last to retreat
before the advancing foe. They sleep
in the same grave which was dug for
them at the foot Of a tall acacia tree,
| which, though wounded and rent by
many cannon bali on that fatal night,
will survive yet for a unnumbcred
years, and annually bring forth its fra
grant and grateful blossoms as tribute
4 in memory Of the virtues Of those
who slumber in peace beneath its silent
Tshade.-Loa1on Magazine.
VERY LATE AND IMpO RTANT FROM
TIE PACIFIC.
ATTEMPTED REVOLUTION IN CHlLI.---The
| ia". "at'H,B uiio <AisyIes CaPs. CouihdA, "iii-
/ we'd a. this port on Tuesday night in only ~
days from Valparaiso. The exchange reading
rooms have received papers to the thirty-frst
4 Of August inclusive, from which we gather
the following statement Of an attempt to re-
yolGtionizc Chill. Information was received
at Valparaiso by the Chill government from
| their minister in Peru, that the ex-gencral
Freire formerly president Of Chilly was fit
ting ont an expedition at Gallo, consisting of
tho ship Monieaquada and man-of-war brig
Gen. Obregosa, chartered from the Peru gov
Ierament. for the island of CHLOE in the south
part OF Chill, TO effect arevolutionlntiia quar-
Ter, against the existing government Of Chill,
and sailed from Calao 18th July--his force con-
sisted Of about Ia guns in each vessel, and a.
bout GO men and officers in botli--tte men were
mostly descrters from foreign vessels, and her
officers We're disaiiected and banislled Chilli
ans, Freire's intention being to touch at the
island of Juan Fernandez, and there release
and take into his service, the convicts placed
there by the Chill govcrnmcnt---but on their
i passage up, the crew. of the ship Monteaquada
fell Oh their officers and confined them in irons
TO the deck, and brought the ship into yalpa-
raiso on the 9th and 9th Of August, and gave
her up with the officers on board, to the Chill.
an government. s. ~ ,
This Information caused great deal of a.
larm at Valparaiso and st. Jago; all business
was at an end, and a revolution expected by
many. The Gillian government took very
strong and energetic measures to counterfeit
Freirc. I'roopswere Immediately despatched
south. The Achilles man-of-war brig, and
ship Monteaquada. and schooner Calobolo,
were iitted oui. and in very short time armed
and manned under the Chill flag, and sailed,
supposed bound to Chloe in search of Freire' 8
other vessel, the Gen Obregosa, he being on
board that vessel with his best officers, a sup
ply OF small arms and money to effect his OBJ
Ject. An embargo was laid on all the ports in
the north OF Chill OH tho Both July, and lasted
until the 2Oth August at Valparaiso-but was
still kept on at the other ports. Gun boats
were fitted out forthc protection of Valparaiso
|harbor. and martial law proclaimed. On the
18th August information reached, VALPARAISO,
---by the barqne George & Henry, Smith, OF
Baltimore. from conception, which vessel had
been released from tho embargo, to bring the
news down,) that general Frcirc had made
good his landingat the island Of Chloe, with
ont much difficulty, and that the troops and
inhabitants had joined his flag. ',@''3
No other information respecting Freire had
TRANSFERRED previous to tho LIST Of September,
when the Argyle sailed, but it was generally
! thought he would soon be put down, and tram
guilty restored, ns thcpresont government was
very energetic, 81 decided in their movements,
and as greater part Of the wealthy citizens of
Chill came forward in the support Of govern.
mont Business had began toassnmc its usual
activity after the embargo was raised, and
tranquility was restored at Valparaiso. 1t was
generally believed in Valparaiso and also by
the Chill government, that the government 81
| Peru had secretly assisted Freire in this cxpe.
dition against Chloe. andlit was thought'by