Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-11-14

n.eDrtcheS, cdPureu " "'' A"'
T. aio from, a friendly and attentive
X l'A h'o, At Fort Hllmes, under date
sp0n wv, The express rider going west
r,'' , ma,I was fired upon, (6lh oil by
J. IaT oa ,r Of Indians, concealed ina 10 .
ihanmoch, three miles dl''a'' ''0"
Po Ss',.oyored the indians before they
~, u,I Ii, horse huviog become alarmed
Ou' ~" to turn him, and mixing
as u " aeces,ry," the rider with udmi-
pc . :, Of mlnd, threw himself fiat
P''I horse and dashed through the en-
'ls ,", ro,r,cen Of whom fred at him.
a ~ ca,ricd away his hat, bur he was
,a U' enough to escape without WIN .
pna'' The horse ran about 100 yards
49, 81. no rider immediately seized the
b b,s, and asd towards Fort Russell,
OaS s..,,,J by the Indians as far as
y casek foar miles from tho scene
~ l9si attempted murder.
l ~ ,iler, in the course OF tho chlse,
a'nneued 10 drop tho mail. lntor-
WV" IF The aTir did not reach Fort
a,'a u, ~ "n,il late in the afternoon. Lieut..
.,'T; " Of the Pad Infantry, imme-
l T. .,,rted with n men in pursuit of
''y., ,r,y- arriving al the spot he took up
' ,r'IY and continued the chase until 8
"i'' ,bn, night, when he reluctantly
y" and bivoucked on the banks Of the
',orsba. The next morning Lieut..
n made raft aud attempted 70 cross
nm,od over the river, satisfied that
IoJans we're 10 the hammock of tue
'.i,o side, bur it was fund that the
W., not only too frail, but the stream
,,n;J 10 effect The object. The trial
Ia, in lhe mud ana water osthe Oak-
e. =" next moraiag Lieut.. Mex. returned
h. scene Of action, and extending his
81 as li.h. infantry, found the greater
MI Of The mil.
n, oaly letters broken open we're
IA addressed to the commanding gen.
and his staff These letters were
\ at I,og distance from the spot
Il the larger portion Of the male vas
Dyere and on the trail which the en-.
followed in their esc,p".
bar order from Washington, addressed
n en- Armisteal, was missing, lis envel-
only having been found, These cir
stances having convinced Lieut.. Me
hit The enemy had with them some
could read, and If SO i, is not impos.i-
{ hat they are now in possession Of i'm
lal Information, for tn . uson for c.
pins tue campaign is rapidly aproach
III, communication from Wasting on
rh We havo mentioned as missing may
9 been instructions relative TO the
Ecnea,s Of the army during the ensuing
sca.' -----
o. X.
/, Ihs,e letters will, we plainly per-
:, 10 quoted 10 death for day or two
ewt we arc anxious to give all the
ln,n,aries upon them, The annexed
bio latest. aud may, according to all
usage be pronounced OH Komplcte.
rive every thing that has been said,
aouni, without giving The inquirer
alarma,ion:
At zey mean re letters 0. X. vich !
every day, almost Two, tree, eleven
IN the j'urnaI poli'ique OF &c day ~
French gentleman in crowd
sday.
read q grand n1,ional sl1Air and ven
emd ! behold 0. X! glance my
h % report ofzn election, aud hs begin
oI0. h; and | ucScre shall compre
him."
ll0R ava man," said bonnie Scot,
Pa yc ken Ij's the shor,eat way OF set.
down on Korreci.
\ blood IN oanIsm! said raw Greek
was present, "did you hear thar O
EAcr, was there ever such an inhnman
hery of Q ieen's yernacular7 Sure
t''er' mano OJul catastrophe, and
mothers son as CHRISTIAN could
Otm any other signi6cationi"
Nv hn! ha! Xii. whew! hool, ~
'I'apping Kentuckian, 81 say,
VS. you got your broughten' up in
p@ country, didn't yo,i Come here
your ignorance. 0. X. stands for
le''uct, up and down, all the world
"'en,elghts perpendicular Of a hors,
considerable Of a circumference Of az
1'o'' OId Kcniack, and nothing else
!pu' stranger, you cam. make it no
p s'o no how you can fix it. o. X
Hsn'ocA; hoUh! hooh !hooh ! hi; i; i
n'r a lick back"
You make devil Of a noi,s there !,
&c CNnp from Mime who was hurryinf
w. IN means Oh for Kent. Shut up.
h 'I 1911 all tam nonshense," said
I,o'n'"'poplng ah'oked nose between
Dl0ullnra of