The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-11-28
LATER FROM THE ARMY,

L rom the NoW Oilcahh ltdl INV N"'' 'H
VERY LATEST FROM MONTEREY.
We yesterday received letter Lr'"
a distinguished cllicer OF The Amer can
Army a, Monterey which slhree day
Isrer lhan anything we have seen. That
portion of in relation to BnLamente
we look upon ss rather doubtful, al
thought the old general may have been
sent up in the nelghborhood OF Chlhua'
hua and Sonora TO look alteIGen. Wool,
We make exlIscls (rom The letter, which
is dated:
MoNTEREY, Ocl. 80, 1876
Poor Ridgely is dead, He was bur
led yesterday and is mourned by the
entire Army. NJ Lear will not live
twenty ionr hou,s longe'. We have
late news from Sln Luis de P,tos TO
/ fleet that S MIA Anna was there with
l2 600 men and no less han 81 geuer
s,! He was recruiting daily, but hl'
intentions were moi koOwn. 1t Is ~
mored that BusameuIe has gone norll
in the direction Of Chrhnahua, TO NEE
Gen. Wool, and farther it IS positively
asserted that The lodIsos are killing and
laying waste all before them in the la'le'
Stale. Not line more in The shape o
oews, Yours, &c.
Capt Randolph R.dgcy,-Te'rM
.Accjdeah Major Dashlel, U. 5, Pay
master, who left Monterey two days a.
ter Us, and overlook US al Camalg 60
brought intelligence that ha'cas'a gloon
over every heart. He states that onth'
95th ull., the day after we left, SIS Capt
Ridgely was riding iOlo town 10 dine
with Lieut.. Mackal, his horse slipped
on the smooth pavement, and he wa'
thrown with such violence against rock as
10 cause a severe fracture of the skull! He
ay senseess when Maj Dashell lel.On tie
following day; aud no hope of his recovery
was enle rtained by the surgeons,ln parting
with this splendid young officer, little
thought that beforel reached home It would
become my duty 10 chronicle SO painful al
event concerning him, The world nevel
produced a braver man or better soldier
Than Randolph RdgeIy. A nobler spIr
vas never eGCased iE lhe human lorm-i
kinder heart never beat, cannot bring
myself 10 feel tAat the gallant RIdgeIy has
died thus; the thought is 800 cruel 10 be en-
Iterlaned. can well imagine he hearl
tending emotions Of the comrades WHIT
surrounded him. They have seen him O.
merge unscalhed from several battles
whele he behaved with almost unparalleled
Ihe,oism. They all loved him, for be was
kind, frank and generous to evOry one.
Hold on, Charley, and let me draw thei
Gren
Poor Ridgply!-how many a brave com
rade would have drawnnpon himself Ih'
shaft of death TO have averted ii from thee
From the American Flag Of the 2Sh uIt'
Meaican RunlOr,--It was. s.rumored yes
leIday 10 Mexican circles, that NE troops
-hivi, WIZ vu ,lIrh woy 70 Sun l.oia Po'
,osi from SaIiIo (noIiced as a rumor it
our last number have been ordered back t(
he place by SaLla Anna, who hes olnet
hcm with large additional force, Eigh
thousand troops ate stated TO be on the eve
Of marching from San Luis Polosi 30 Tam
pico. Santa Anna, it is said, will have a
SaliIlo about 1000 troops, including reg
ular volunteers and IanCheros
From the American Flag of Nov. 4th.
From MOnterey.-We have advice'
from this post as late as the 26ih ult. Tc
The poileness Of friend we are indebted
for few items Of news The health oI
The troops is said to be rather bad at this