Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1841-11-13
sc.ne in the Battle of Talavera.

Scene in the Battle OF TalaVera.
Maxwell, in his life OF wellington. relates
touching incident as having occurred during tn
battle Of Talnvera. lie says:
The fighting had lasted without in.ormissioI
from five in tho morning The slaughter on bot
sides had been immense, and the heat becan
intoerable. By a sort Of tacit nderstanding tn
struggle ceased on both sides about nine O'Clock
each availing them selves Of "A brief rePose whic
both so much required. The French appeared
dispirited; for three hours not movement wa
made nor a musket discharged; "and 1t was
question with whether we should advance, an
in our turn become the assailants, Tema II
quietly where were, and await the result Q
tho enemy's deliberations" During this cessa
ton Of hoslilIies, incident OF rare occurrence
in war produced interesting display OF gener
Gus feeling between two brave and noble mIndet
enemies "A small stream tributary To the Iagus
flowed through part Of the battle ground an
separated the combaianis During the paus
that the heat OF weather and the WEAKNESS OF IN
troops had produced, both armies went to tn
hunks of the rivulet for water. Tho men ap
preached each other fearlessy, threw down thei
caps and muskeis, and chated TO each other, Ink
old acquaint ances, and exchanged their canteen
and wine TASKS. All asperIty of feeling seeme
forgotten. To a stranger they would have ap
peared more like an allied force than men no
from ferocious conflict, and only gathering
strength and energy TO recommence II anew
interval employed 10 carrying off the woun
dol -ho lay in,ermxed upon tho hard contested
feG and the honor of both be it told, that eact
endeavored to extrIcate the common sufferers
and remove their unfortunate friends and enemies
with out distinction. Suddenly the bugles SCUM
ded the drums beat TO arms many of the rival
soIdiery shook hands, and parted with expressions
of mutual esteem, and in ten minutes after they
were again al the bayonets point"
MExIco-Tho Vera Cruz dates 10 the S,h
October, were received at New Orleans on tho
18th ult.
SaCta Ana, having arrived at tho Capital with
his troops. on the night of the I'd September, IL
bout 3 o'clock, captured by assault the fort Of San
francisco, one of the strongest holds of BIsia
.nente, and also the fort Of St. Geronimo.-hlost
of The officers and men captured, Immediately en-
rolled themselves among Santa Ana's party.
On the second, Presidcut Bustanfe"te, "ir
1900 infantrv and 800 cavalry, attacked one of
ihc posts Of Santa Ana, but being resisted by
800 men Of the corps OF Peubia and Largas, was
repuised with great loss, and retired, leaving on
the ground his killed and wounded.
Gen. Galindo, on .he same day with 700 men,
nban doned the cause Of Bustamente and joined
Santa Ana. The Censor says, that at the last
accounts General Santa Ana had completed the
besieging line around the capital, with the pros
pect Of its early surrender. Bait Pat.
The RAvAGEs OF TIE YELLOW FEvER.-In
charity sermon preached IN New Orleans, by the
Rev. MIR. Clap, he SAID :-"That he had resided
twenty years, wanting only few months IN
New Orleans, and during that time ne had wit
messed eleven epidemic yellow fever years, and
two cholera--each epidemic carrying to sud
den grave never less than rs0o .!.ou-eFsd tsr=-=rs
beings, and often five thousand. Within that
space of twenty years one hundred thousand
hnman beings had found a grave in New Orleans.
and of that immense host tweaty five thousand
were young men between the ages OF eighteen
aud twenty years each one the representative Of
some dlstan, family, with whose fate that family
was Connected rising when he rose. and with his
all sinking hopelessly and iorever-'
Ia the case of the Uaited States against the
B INK OF tho United States in tho Circuit Court of
he United States sitting at Phiiade phIa. IN a
ut TO recover the sum Of SOL ,2l3 81, retained
" the Il ,nk out of the declared dividends upon
stock owned by the United States, an offset for
losses, &c. in the negotiation Of
iraft of The Government upon France sofne years
,go, the Jt.ry Monday morning gave verde;
n favor OF the United States for the amount
claimed and costs.-Ndt. Int.
Cosr OF VICTORY In tho inaugural address
If Mr.. Mott last Monday, TO his course on sur.
.ery at the University of New York. il was re-
atcd of Baron Laron Larrey, the friend and sur
.eon of Napoleon and of his soldiers. that after
he victory of Austerltz, he cut off 400 limbs, and
hen the knife fell from his exhausted hands. Well
considered. what antidote is This TO the love
IF glory duly weighed in the scale of humanity
and religion, what fearful responsibility for the
promoters of unrighteous war.-N y. American
M. D-The Medical department of the Unl>
'erslty of tho city of New York has entered one
hundred and six students for their course of lee
urss commencing on Monday next. These students
ire from every State in the Union, the West In
lies, and Canada; aud what is better. they have
III paid their admission fees A, this rate the
professors will realize some $1,000 each.