The Southern journal., 1846-03-14
Wishing that there might be law
Against the burning of wood.
MISCELLANEOUS.
From the Saturday Courier.
Gallant Erploit Of General Lamar.

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Gallant Exploit Of General Lamar
1t is perhaps not generally known that
the celebrated Lamar owes much of his
success in the military and political world
TO a single gallant exploit performed by
him at the battle of San Jacinto. Almost
all great men have been indebted to some
casual circumstance to suggest and guide
the course of their after life; and SO too has
it been with Lamar.
The fortunate and glorious chance which
led 10 Lamar's attainment of the highest
military rank his countrymen could besow
upon him, and afterwards to the highest
civic honors, was as follows:
Mirabeau B. Lamar, a native of the
State of Georgia, and an adopted citizen
Of Texas, entered the battle of San Jacinlo
as private dragoon. During skirmish
with the enemy's cavalry, on The day pre-
ceding the battle, the horse of Lamar, a
wild impetuous animal, carried his equally
impetuous rider at full gallop away from
his own companions into the very centre
of troop of Mexican horse. The young
dragoon was Immediately surrounded, and
though fighting desperately, was made pri>
soner and placed in the custody of two
Mexicans, also Dragons. In this position,
Lamar remained for some time an unwilling
spectator Of the fight which was now be-
coming general.
1t was an irksome position 10 one pos
sessing the feelings of the young Georgian.
and he resolved to free himself from his
guard or perish in the attempt.
He was still upon horseback--a huge
dark Mexican on each side of him blu,
he had been deprived of his sword when
captured, and was now altogether unarmed
Each of the Dragons wore large sabre al
his belt, and on one of these the eyes ol
Lamar became fixed. Grasping The bell
with fierce eagerness, the young Texan
succeeded in securing both sword and scab
bard, and then drawing the former, he pu
spurs TO his horse and galloped offtowards
his own comrades who were, from theil
position, witnesses of the feat. But Lamar
was not destined to reach the Texar
lines without fighting for it. As soon as
the troops stationed on the ground per
ceived that he had escaped, from his guard
a general rush was made to intercep
him, and several horsemen galloped be-
tween him and the approach to the Texar
lines.
Lamar, brave as lion, was soon en-
gagged with several Mexicans at once bu
having resolved to die rather than to bt
taken second time, he soon cut his way
through the enemy's lines, and amidst The
whllslng Of bullets and the huzzas of hi.
comrades, many of whom had been witnes
ses of the exploit, he was carried back tt
his friends.
This gallant action was performed or
the day preceding that of the battle o
San Jacinto. Lamar was then, as w
have before mentioned, only private dra-
goon. On the day of the battle, however
Capt Lamar, by the order and appoint
ment of Gen. Houston, Commander-in,
Chief, led the Texan cavalry--a company
OF about 80 mounted men--into the fight
Lamar soon rose in the estimation of hi:
adopted fellow,citizens--and afterwards, a
is wellknown, became President of tn.
l"Lone Star" Republic.
| Lamar did not make bad use of the
sword which he had wrested from tn,
Mexican dragoon, for, having returned on a
visit to his native country, he presented i
to Mr.. Peale, who deposited it in the Phla
delphia Museum, where it is still 70 b,
seen among the thousand and one curios
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