The New York herald., 1846-06-04

Governor accepted them In the order In which they ten
dsred themselves that there three superhuoua
s y m Ss
Tho Lexington Observer Of the same day announces
h s ys G Sh Of csss
be rcceived-Louisriite Journal, May "a.
MASSACHUSETTS.
We learn from the Courier that Mr. Edward Webster,
youngest Of the Hon. Daniel Webster arrived in the
city yesterday for the purpC;e Of raising co%psny to
Of ii! E.essney Gov Briggs. and that &c taxes this
't:R with the full approval q s.. dssgai.hss father
ter h. so m:ds ri
volunteer in the regiment Of infantry to be mustered
and held in readiness upon the regulation from the war
The services Of Capt Kelsey and the Light Infantry
Company Of Warrington Light Guards under his com
made known to the company oiicIsy BY note from Al
iutant General Oliver. There will be no di6culty or de-
a:n Tnsd s
Der Of good have already rendered their services
Boston Transcript, Juse 2 .lses s-t, 5.f
Biographical Sketch or General Taylor.
s.,.~ing sketch Of the military services Of
politan: Gen. Taylor is Ksntuckian By birth and is
said to have been born in l7eo which would make him
tered The army 1908 immediately aftsr the attack
the Chesapeake and has been in tho service Of his cou
try from that time to the present Having entered the
army lieutenant Of infantry. he had risen TO the
command Of . company at the beginning Of the last
For his gallant defence of Fort Harrison on the Attn
September, 1872 President Madison conferred upon him
in h army II issa Ss became tie colonel % i' Of the 9Th
infantry with this regiment he went to Florida In 1885,
a S ne S sSs e co n.
Of detachment Of men, composed Of parts Of the ls 9Th
and 0h regiments Of u Infantry and :Cms Missouri
Jones, and Coacoo-che, on the banks Of the Okecho
bee .--
fore the engagement Col Taylor received challenge
from Alligator, telling him where TO fnd him. and ban
him e co%. on Col % :. TsyoT n%Sns %
pecsed battle ground fearful that the willy Indian might
change his purpose The Indians had strong position
whose ouicksands rendered i almost pessabie but Col
Taylor pushed through the qucksands and swsmps in
the face Of deadly fire from concealed foe, driving the
The action was long and severe The Indians yielding
the syons A:r three hour. n'o Of bSody cOn,s tho
Indian: were routed and Pursued with great slaughter
until night This was tho last stand the Indians ever
the dsy 4 hs expense q iss filIsd and xogndsd
Colonsl Thompson Of the st inAntry, and Col Gentry
Of the Missouri volunteersJ fell e the head Of the
SGp snd casl also 81. Il e. ma During hs
whole Of the engagement, Col: Taylor remained on
horsebeck cheering his men to the conflict and exposed
to the Indian rife at every moment
For this battle, MIR, Pcinsc Secretary Of War, ron
dered meritsd praise to all engaged in his communica
conferred on COL Taylor, and he was given the chief
command in Florida which he resigned in 1870. after
bsl tbs a, ,mps nv and hsmmocks Of Florida -
Aher his retirement from Florida he was assigned 10
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headquarters 4 Fort Jessup. Louisiana
His positicn gave him the command Of the Army Of
either Of the q. EenersI onlces Of the regular army.
whose rank u higher than his But may be fairly pro
sunsd that the ehsractsr gallant services and great
experience Of Gen Taylor, aside from his geographical
: !. %Se % "ss SSs . sP ar tho
the RIO 90 Nor 0sa Tsy lcr !. shout % years Of ego;
.us so S II ana % e.
vdins ior the hour q sris and Isssiss, 1ssiiss
0ou''s' - gsFa 49, 8sa.s 81 Nostsl -...si
Opinion I'm Canada On the Courage ef ths-
s-..ss. a.a.s Angie-ssxon Race:
The above fan account of III two brilliant batlcsj up.
We canddiy confess that we place but Little aih IN the
o Od o
moraa, with loss to the Mexicans Of 200 men, Tho
q w hs Sr
bsaner, and the glory and power OF the model republic
th.t cannot readily give crcdsncs 70 their gorsus
VI ioesr upon better authority than that afforded by
nIivdusls from the nsighborhood Of the seat Of war
Apart from the suspicious character Of these accounts,
above we are at tho commencement told that two trc-
mcndous engagements had taken place between the
and h
the Mcxcans lost in both actions At least twelve hun
dred men Again in the second battle we are informed
the Mexicans lost six hundred men, and that after the
first two hundred found dead the field Of battle.
How do these statements sgree The hrst encounter y
reported to have occurred the 7h, but the second Il
severaIIy dated the ssh and 9th. This discrepancy Of
we uext notice an exchange Of prisonsrs alleged
10 Nave taken place subsequent to the battle (tse
secondly We are first informed that Captain Thorn
ton ana r;suSepant Harden were released. and that
Lieutenant Deas was not demanded. In tbs following
paragraph b assssssd that two American Officers had
been o6edi exchange for General Vega captured BY
tho Americans bat that declined to give him IN ex
cept for one equal rank SO fer as we can ascertain
but three Ameesn ocers have fallen into tho hands Of
the Mexrans tks three named above how. therefore.
can these two povgraphs be recouciled That one or
troops DO Doubt bus unfi an ofcial report Of the
result given we look upon the whole affair as Of sn