The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1846-12-05

My orderly, Leftennent Shupeek, will bring
you your blankets and a bottle of muscal; the
arwy-denty is all gone, besides | want it for my
own use. Iput Mr.. sinker in the same room
l had a mind to, and | amt afeerd of
your hurtin' on him, if you feel like it,
you can try it, zeke Tucker, you're a
coward; you vammussed when we took the
Bishops Pallus, and if you don't like what
say, | will give you any satisfaction | please
arter We go home.
PARDON JONES, Curnel Lioneers.
Leftennent Sinker was SO mortified cause
put him into the guard-house,tha he first thret-
ened to repeal for justice to Ginrcl Taylor, and
then sent and bot some pizen and swore he'd
pizen himself. He's a putty spunky Teller, but
he couldn't muster curridge to swallow the pi-
zen. Atlast he walked toads Zeke and reach
ed out his hand, and says he "Zeke less make
fr~iends-I'm goin to die-as a partin favor l
want a stiff drink of muscal to study my nerves
'fore l take the pizen.'' "With all my hart,n
says Zeke. AFTER Mr.. Sinker had took a big
drink he felt SO comfatable that he didn't want
to die, and bout tew hours afterwards he and
Zeke went to sleep with their arms clasped
round one another.
l have writ about this to show you that
keep my regiment strate You will please do
me the favor to send me a Ginral's commission
by return Of male, and please don't forget to
brevet Capting Porter. shall vammus from
here fore long, on a leaf oil absence, and shell
leave Capting Porter to command the Lioneers,
We call ourselves Lioneers on account of our
distinguished conduct when we took this city.
For furder perticulers see my report to Ginral
Taylor. So no more from yeur very dear friend,
PARDON JONES, Cornell, and 80 forth.
SPECIE FOR THE ARMY IN SANTA FE- Gov
eminent Drafts no COVE find the following
in the St. Louis Republican Of last Monday
week.
Capt. Murphy, whose arrival in this city from
Santa re, we noticed in our paper of Monday,
has, We learn, been despatched here to get
specie funds for the troops, &C., under Gen.
Kearney's command. yPsn Ills arrival, appli-
cation was made TO the Bank Of Missouri, and,
we understand, arrangements have been made
by the bank to let him have Sls000O III gold
which he will Immediately transport to Santa
F6.
Some months ago we stated that the Govern.
mant bad eu~nnIiaJ Maj, ILL.,. A.
paymasters attached to the command with
Treasury drafts (war warrants, we ought to
have called them) of small denomination, to
be passed to the traders in Santa Fe, under the
belief that the traders would readily exchange
specie for them, as they would be more conve,
nient for remittance to the United States. Thu
paymasters, we believe, also took out abou
$4,000 in gold and a small amount in tn,
notes of the Bank of Missouri. 1t turns GU
that these Treasury drafts will not 90 any bet
ter in Santa Fe than they do here, if SO we'll
and the notes of the bank are in worse odor.-
The Mexicans will not sell anything whateve
for Treasury drafts (they don't like Uncle Sam
promises) or for Missouri notes. Everythini
they have to sell must be paid for in specie, O
they will not sell at all. The general trade O
the country has been so broken up by the wa
and the delay of the traders on the route, tina
they have not the specie (f they had the incl
natlon) to exchange for these drafts: conse
quently, the Government officers can do moth
ing with them, except, in a few instance, whe
} the sutler or some American trader chooses t
5 take them at a large shave.
How far a hundred and twenty thousand dol
| lars will go in satisfying the claims of the off
GERS and men, and providing for the necessar
E wants OF the camp, it is not in our power t
/, Judge: but it can be hardly more than a dro
] in the bucket.
/ Wethought this fnanciering Of Mr.. Secrets
/ ry Walker (and SO expressed ourselves at tn
1 time) was bad policy, and would fail to NEE
4 his expectations. Although the war warrant
i, or Treasury drafts were payable on their fac
= in specie, it is not to be supposed that the Mex
leans would know enough of them to be wi
ling to receive them. As to the traders, if the
I had the means to make the exchange, they ar
/, too wide awake to their own interests, and to
4 well aware of the condition in which the Coy
, eminent is placed, not to secure to themselve
s the largest profit possible. 1t is not from sue
a source that the Government can expect relic
without paying forit.
LETTERS OF MARouE.-Information has bee
received in this city of the fact that the steam
q err Tay in its last trip from Vera Cruz to Hs
vana took ont three hundred letters Of mldrqu
y with naturalization papers comforting the right
e and privilege of Mexican citizens upon a
. who would sail under them. This informatio
) comes in an authentic form. 1t was express
. ed from Mexico on the evening Of the BOT
ult., and reached Vera Cruz in time for tn
. Tay-the vessel by which it was taken T,
Havana and thence II was broughf here Inv Inf