American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-11-21
LATEST NEWS!
HEPORTED FATAL ACCIDENT TO
CAPE FAM RgDGELY.

Tho Southern Mail of last evening brings us
a report of truly melancholy nature, which
we trust may prove unfouuded, though we
have our fears that it is too true. The report
is, that the gallant Capt. Randolph Ridgely
whose heroic deeds on the battle field have
won the admiration Cf his country, was thrown
fiom his horse at Monterey and so dreadiully
injured, as to leave no hopes of his recovery.
HIS friends in this city received no letters last
evening from Monterey, and therefore enter
tain doubts of the truth Of the rumor, which we
find mentioned in the New Orleans papers, and
which are subioined. The following is from
the Tropc:
Captain Randolph Ridgely. This gallant Of
fiCer, who has won SO many laurels in the war,
IS supposed to have lost his life at Monterey
about three weeks ago, in a most melancholy
manner. Our information, as derived from
John Deshon, Esq, one of the owners of the
steamship Sea, and who came passenger in the
ship Uncas, which arrveh here yesterday from
Brazos, is to this effect Capt. Hill, U. S.
Quartermaster at Brazos, informed Mr.. De.
shon that an express had Just arrived from
Monterey, communicating the sad intelligence,
that Capt Ridgely, being on an unruly horse,
and riding down a steep Hill, was thrown, the
horse falling upon him, and shockingly man
gIed At the time the express left Monterey,
Capt. Rdgely was wholly insonsible, the brains
oozing out Of his ears, and no hopes were en-.
tcrtained of his recovery. The Uncas spoke
the steamship Vrginian, about twenty-five
miles from the s. w. Pass, on her way from
BrazOs to this port. On board the Virginlan was
N hnorar oG IacDa oh fr,p, Mnntaro,, g..
Washington, who will probably arrive to-day.
From him, we may expect full particulars of
this terrible catastrophe. We must hope that
Capt. RidgelY will yet be spared to his coun-
try, which cannot afford to lose so brave and
chvarous and meritorious All officer.
The Picayuno also gives the rumor. The
Delta has the following:
Dealh Of Capt Randolph Ridgley. We know
not when sounds more suddenly startling salu-
ted our ear than last evening when friend, on
meeting US, exclaimed, "Poor Ridgley is kill
ed" For moment the announcement de-
prived Us Of the power of utterance, but too
soon we were informed Of tho melancholy par
ticulars. Our informant was Capt Deshon, Of
the steamboat Sea, who arrived yesterday from
Brazos st. Jago. He left there on Tuesday,
the Sd inst While in the Office of Capt. Hill,
the Assistant Quartormaster at that station,
few moments before going on board, an sx-
press arrived from Monterey, communicating
the sad intelligence that the gallant-the chiv-
arous RidgelY had met with an accident
from which it was impossible to recover, and
which he could not long survive. 1t APP
pears that on Sunday, the 25th ult., he had
been riding his horse swiftly down one of
the hills in the neighborhood of Monterey
The animal fell with great force, the brave RI
der coming under, the conclusion Featuring
his skull. 1t rendered him speechless and in
sensible, and left no hopes of his recovery
This is no idle report, it is true-palpably true.
Alas, poor Rldgely! hadst thou fallen at Palo
Alto, Resaca de la Palma, or at the siege of
Monterey, to the glory of the American arms,
in all of which thy gallant daring did so signal
ly contribute, few would be the tears, though
sincere its sorrow, which thy country would
shed over thy bier. But that thou shouldst be
ignobly as it were, cut off, with tho garland of
glory fully and freshly clustering thy brow,
furnishes cause among US for mourning that
cannot be rcpressed and will not soon be for
gotten.