The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-07-12

the destitute condition in which they are placed they
will readily embrace the oder-St Louis Republican,
June %. F.H |. f.t
Col j. p Taylor brother of Gen Taylor arrived here
yesterday morning. the steamer C. Common, from
Nashville. He is en- route to the Rio Grande.-NsW Or
Naval Preparations.
The new u >. schooner Refer, nine days from New
York for the Gull OF Mexico was spoken on the soth
ut by the Olive and Eliza at this port Double Head
schooner stated that she sailed remarkably fatthat he
made the II. Keys when days out, but that he
had since had calm weather and had drfted northward
U. S. surveying schooner Wave. Commander Colds
borough, a coast survey, arrived at Nantucket 9Th
inst from New York via Holiness Hols.-Boston CsSr.
We witnessed Wednesday the process Of dsmi sing
the Ohio preparatory to her going into the Dry Dock
The ship was brought alongside the wharf with mast
directly under the immense stationary sheers which are
inclined at such angle to bring the top Of them d
recdy over the centre Of the ships deck stout loop
called "a garland"made Of number of large ropes laid
together cover cd with canvass and stopped at short
ervslswas lashed firmly to the mast, by cross lash
ngs to this attached another loop, equally strong
by of oggel Of hard wood six inches in d.
ameter TO this loop the tackles htched the ropes
were passed around manned by hundred and
6ty two hundred hands, Jrdng to the size of the
mast and the process OF extracting the ponderous
commenced Slowly but steadily the huge stick, weigh.
ing the manmas about twenty tons and the
fifteen rose from its place, and was gently let down
into the water alongside the ship The stores and mssts
to-day She will then be ready take the ndepe ndepces
place she can be removed from the dock
TAe Independence appears 10 be nearly nnlShed
il expected will be ready to leave the dock by the
last of this week or the first Of next
The workmen busy in fitting up the old Franklin
"a receiving ship. Her ballast has sl been removed
her hold thoroughly cleanssd and every pig Of iron
whtewashed and replaced in her the carpenters
employed in capboarding her down to her sheeth-
ing she is then to he fitted with light spars rugged
sufficiently for all the practical purposes of receiving
ship she is anchored Off the Navy Yard and
to take the place of the Ohio on this sation.Boston
Trapeiier.
Incidents, &c. OF the War.
A correspondent at New Orleans who belongs to the
army, has sent us letter, detailing the exploits Of
young Deawarian, named Samuel Chambers, who, it
seems was the broher-inarms" Of the writer Cham.
bers joined the army at Corpus Christi and went with
Captain Walkers Texas Rangers to the Rio Grande On
the of May when Walker made the desperate attempt
cut his way through to Tsylor camp for the purpose
of opening alton, Chambers of the
few who went with him. In the encounter with the
Mexcans they lost all but fifteen men, Chambers had
horse shot under him He captured another from q
Mexican, which shared the fate as the first, and
the last man that returned to camp Chambers did
not admire the Of Capt. w much he did
his courage, and applied to Capt May for place in his
company the expected battles the sth and 9th The
application granted and c. the second man that
found after the battle lying under his horse by the side
Of OF the Mexican pieces with his shoulder dsloca-
ted and much bruised and entirely insensble He was
removed from the field and has recovered from his
injuries The writer of the letter says his comrades
have given him the name Of the Hero of Delaware"
Some of those who observed his conduct during the
te say he fought, he intended with his single arm
to put to fight the whole Mexican army. With his
bre in hand he assaulted the in charge of the
battery and with the other he discharged the pistols in
their faces Three bayonet wounds through the body
which he received, show how desperate the contest
and how CALAMITY lie stood his ground The father Of
this young hero named Isaac Chambers He resided
in the State of Delaware and has also lived in Philade
phia. His mother lives at present in Wilmington il Is
believed and the object of the letter to acquaint the
latter of her sons safety Success TO him, and may
his gaanty win for him more substantial honor than
the admiration Of his comrades-Phi Ledger