Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-08-06
Trx.s.-We see IL stated that Gen.

TExAs.-We see it stated that Gen.
Houston has been superseded in COM
mand of the Texan Army The
present comrnander-in-Chief is Mr..
Lamar. recently Secretary of War.
We copy from the Lexington lntelll-
cencer. the following extract OF a
letter from Col. Wilson. the Com
mander of the skentucky Emigrants:'
-[Western Citizen.
NEW ORLEANS. July 7 1886.
I am still at this place. Capt.
Postlethwaite is in Texas before this.
sent hun with $50 men, on Friday
last. They went OF, in high spirits
and good health. l then expected to
have followed. with the balance of
our troops the next day, but was dis
boat not starting as
she promised. We 90 oil to-day In
another boat. and far more comfor-
table one. Gen. Houston. it is now
reported, has again reached the army
and taken the command. News IS
coming in every day. On yesterday
the fact of the capture of three Mex
lean vessels, by troop OF horse, at
Matagorna, these you will call horse
marines, suppose. No doubt is en-
ltertained Of the fact here: it may be
we'll enough to explain how this won
derful circumstances happened. The
vessels entertained no doubt of that
place beng in the possession of the
Mexicans. The first one sailed up,
ard cablcd, without discovering her
mistake; the troops went aboard and
siezed her. The next day they saw
two other vessels coming; they then
hoisted the Mexican flag on board OF
the vessels they had taken. The
coming vessels seeing this. came up
carelessly and cabled, when they in
their turn were visited by this COM
ipanv of horse marines-a new kind OF
troops you will say-and the last
two shared the same fate of the first.
They were all laded with provisions.
ammunition, &c. a fine prize; provls-
ions enough to do her whole army SIX
months.
/ LORD Give was once engaged IN
a duel with a brother officer, to whom
he had lost some money at cards, but
who with his companion, was clear y
proven to have played unfairly. Give
was not the only loser; but the others
were terrified into payment by the
threats of those who had won then
money. This example had no effect
on him; he persisted in refusing to pay
him, and was called out by one OF
them who deemed himself insulted by
his conduct. They met without sec.
'onds; Give fired, and missed his an
Itagonist,wh Immediately came close
up to him, and held the pistol Etc
his head, desiring him to ask for his
life, which he complied with. The
next demand was to recant his asser
ton respecting unfair play. On com
pliance with this being refused, his OPP
ponent threatened to shoot him. Fire
be d-d,' said the dauntless youns
man, IL said You cheat. say SO still
and l will never pay you" The as
tonished officer threw away his PTS
; tol. saying Give was mad. The lat
; ter received from his young compan
IONS many compliments for the spirit
he had shown; but he not only declin
ed coming forward against the Officer
with whom he had fought, but never
after spoke of his behavior at the
!card table. "He has given me my
life," said he. land though am resol
we'd on never paying money whic!
was unfairly Won, or again assocla
ting with him, shall never do him q
ny injury
We are satisfied. from the informa
ton which has already reached US
that the number of killed and wound
ed, from want of care or want of skill
, in firing salutes on the late aniversa
~ of independence. has not been les.
than 50. Every mail brings US new.
of one or more such accidents. The
following has been received since ou
last: Nat. Int.
A man was killed at Elizabeth. IL
Harrison county. Ohio by the acct
5 dental discharge of a cannon. while
l, celebrating the 4th Of July. He wa:
standing in front of the cannon while
lin the act of loading. wien the explo
sion took place, the ramrod passing
-. directly through his abdomen. Ano
: ther had his hand torn off just above
the wrist.