The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-06-26

The Ai6xican policy Is u 81 {, long n
possible ho3es of The Oregon controver-
|sg ill owe Is with Eneland but you z
may depend tlat every party and every fac
ion ii Mexico IS deielnne to iiq ont 3
with Is. Va has been my opinion foFIs
iatee mont and ~ bat nov see daily cone K
firms this belief. Wien the time comes,
lit gili BE found that theg Vii prosecute the
faf mean defensive War, with. much
more energy and skill than genaally
culated lipou gn6ng thelIsel YES tlas afe
Nea seFna dissen ion bu
5li 1uesien llay Rill act NJ d unaul mi 81
le climate, and as soldiers ne
haf undele Them. Ehs Whole nstion
mag he SAID 10 have been ii arms Tot tNen
tyeliva years. and tls pufsiIitsof peace have
lbeen s. much sgnosd HAT al the a1ili
lof tie country ias been turned irtosa mili, I
taty channel. Pheg have respectabl mil
it school 10 Mexico, and Gle defences
Ith have erected a Matamoros sInce our
ARRIVAL, and onWhich they have. been engaee
led much ! the time night and DAY, show
mot only judgement il their engineer, but
livery Considerable ad va1cement in the high
lei branches Of mathematical aud military
science. So also with their troops. Wei
Isee daily attheir parade some Of the most
intricate eyolntions with accuracy and skill.
Donbtiess The newspaper viii be filed with
IalI sorts &c stories and opinion; but these are
the facts.
4 The Late Major Rim gold
The following leeter, dated Camp Isabel
May 9tE, ffom J. NJ. Foliz, surgeon ia she
u, s. navy, giving some particulars of the
death of The gallant and lameptable Major
Rinqgold, will be read with great interest:
sslhe numerous friends Of Major Ring
gold win doubtless be anxious 10 know the
particulars attending his melancholy end,
/ and hasten 20 give them to you. The en-.
gagement Of the 9Th vas entirely in.the
hands Of the artillery, aud Major r.. look a
) Emost active and important part in il.
About 6 O'Clock Y was struck With SIS
pound shot He noanted, and The shot
struck bin - right angle hitting him j
The GIT q ieh, passing through the holster:
alaa 90 "a bis horse
!. and then ntsiking The LEFT thigh, ia the same
line Ia which II ligsl struck hir. On Tie
eRrening Of the 9th he reached this camp IN.
der charge Of DR.. BYrne Of the army. He
was Immediately placed il comfortable quar-.
Q tiers and bis wounds dressed. An immense
9 mass Of muscles aud inlegl1ents were car,
j lried away from both thighs The arterie.
were not divided, neither were the bone.
broken remained with ln all night. He
y bad but little pain, and at int d had some
sleep. On dressing his wounds Ia the morn.
& ing, they presented,a most unfaVorable aspect
e land there was but little reaction. Dnrirc
ID the night he gave me many incidents Of the
re battle. and spoke with much pride Of The
Is execution 81 bis shot, EIe directed ii
q Smut not only 10 groups and masses sc thl
81 enemy, but 10 particular men ID their line
10 he saw them fall, and their places oce0
ii pied BIZ others, who il their urn were sho
+ down. pointing big guns 70 lie same place
and be fell IS confident Of hiiing us mark a
~ though be had been using EFfle He hal
g but one thing 70 regret, and that vas q,
q, small number ol men ID lis company. 81
re said he bad used all his exc tons "a has
his company increased t. 100 men, Cd
he without success From De small humble
he of his men, as they were disabled al thei
OF guns. he was without others to take fhei
~ places. During the DAY he continued I
ne lose strength, but was free from pain al
ne Icheerful. He spoke constans q the EFF
cheney ofhis guns, and the bra conduct
y, Officers and men. He continued e gF0l
;es worse, medical officer remained con MI
On3by his side. DR.. Byrns remained With hil
ne during the night, using every me tx
oss couid be devised. to save bis valuable IifI
go but without effect. He continued "a So
49, worse till ! O'Clock last night, when he S.
" pred. He survived bis wounds so hour.
pta during all this Tine be had but little pain
~. conveFsed cheerfuily, and made all his q
tus engagements for bis approaching end with Il
to- greatest composure and resignation. ! "a
ne N. FOLTZ, surgeon y. S. navy
Iest The death Of this fine officer is receive
nd. every where with the deepest regret. Mai
hat Ringgoid had submitted himself, in his you
&c. to a severe and afduous course Of study al
rel discipline. Revisited all the military schoo
Ign of9aRy note IN Europe. He studied at Il
PoIitechaifge, a Woolwich, and other SID
De lar military institutions after graduating
ilss West Point, and thus made himself mast
TRY of lbe most approved systems 81 aclics prs
ces ltised in Europe. He bad infused his D,
Of spirit Into the nian under lis command, n
cen losed him IS farther; and 50 we'll were ID
disciplined that they moved Ike sd
l1s, wedge and with he rapidly IF falc
Har. sweeping lis prey Wherever sheg X