Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1846-10-24

would quietly faogh aud catch tighter gtip fl
the rein, or seat the elves with care aud
iinnness ia the sadlle. while quiet xorls OF
conii lcnoe anil encouragement wen passed
from each o has ncighbor. All at once Capt,
Nav role To the iront OF his uoop--e,ery
rein snl sabre Was tightly gmspej Raising
himself AMI polaicj at the battery h. shout
cd, +" Men. 1oiiosD q There was now clat-
lerlng OF hoois aud rafting of sabre shea,hs
the iire ol the cnemys guns were partly
drawn by LIT Ridglcy. aud the next moment
we were sweeping like the wind mp the ra-
vine. was IN squad of about nine men,
who were separated BY shower of grape
from the battery. aud we wec in advance,
Didy leading lie turned his horse opposite
the bTcastwOrk, IN irOut ut thu guns, aud with
another shout 10 follow" leaped over them.
Several OF the horses did follow, but mine
being new aud not well trained. refused: two
Others baked, ami their riders started down
the ravine 10 turn the bpeastwork where the
rest oi the troops bal entered. | made anO-
Their attempt 10 clear the guns with my horse;
turning him arOuud-lceiug all the time s..
cure at thlnking the guns di>eharged--l pat
his head towards them all gave him spur.
but he again baked. 50, turning his hcarl
down the nviue, too started to ride round
! the hrcastwork
"As came down a lancer dashed at me
with lance in rest. With my sabre parted
! has thurst, only receiving slight 1esh wound
4 from It's point in tne arm, which felt at The
(, time like the prick of . pin. Ia, luncer tunl-
ell and led, at that moment a bal. passed
I through my hor OF eft side aud shattct-
ed my right thigh. The sho; killed the hors.
instantly, an he iell upon my left leg. lasten-
| my me by his weight To the Garth. There
! lay, right la the miJst of the action. where
carnage was riding riot. aud every momen,
the shot, both from our own aud the Mexican
guns, tearing up the eartharonn1 me Tried
In raise my horse-sO as 10 e,tr c tie my leg,
but ha already grown SO weak with INV
wound that Twas unable. and, from the mere
attempt, he'll back exhausted Toard to NV
horror horse, who was carecring about. ri
uSr'eeS, within lew yards of me, received a
wound, and he commenced struggling and
rearing with pain. Two or three timss no
came near falling on IN. but at length. with
scream ct agony aud bound, he leil dead
ms TO W touc iiug my own hlling steed. -
Nhat had bccnIn momentary dread of. from
the hot firing IN my ncighborhood. now occur.
red--inN wound II lImb which was lying a.
ankle. ''''
Il now fe't dispose TO give nm. and ey.
fausled ihroug! pain and excitement. a film
gathered over my eyes which thought was
,he prScus OF dissolutiol From til, hone
less state was aroused by a wounded M,.Ni.
can calling out to me, .BUeBo AmeTicouo
ahn turning my eyes towards the spot. | saw
llat he was holding d certificate aud calling
20 me- The tide OF d, ton naw rolled AWAY
from IN =, aud hope again sprung up. The Met.
icnl uniforms began TO disappear from the
chSpphg'iI, and squddrons ol our troops passs,l
~ sight, apparently ia pursuit. While MAS
'naS nursing the prospect OF escape, I beheld.
not 'dr from me, villainous looking Ran.
chero, armed with an American sen.eanl's
short sword, despatched d wounded American
soldier whose boIy he robb-d-,he ne1t no
came TO was a Mexican, " HON he served the
same way, and thus looked Oh while b,. nnr.
derJu,ly slew four. drew nul!i,fb,cg,1
p's ol from my holsters, AMI, laying ,nys,ll a.
long my horses ucck, watched him. cxnect.
lng to b. the next victim but sotnctbing
iTlgh EN- q him from his vullure-like b,,ine.s
uhd iIe h'din auotiier direction. | need moi
sly 'hft hadh visited IN shouId have TAX
en- one more shot at the enemy. AMI would
lave died content had | succa e,led i'm IN, king
SUCH AN assassin bite the dust. Two hours All
Ter, had tie pleasure OF shaking som. of INV
comridcs by tie hlud who were pickinp mn
th' wounded. They liitc,l my Mexican Trend
too, and ! am pleased To sly be- ~ well as INV.
self ave io tiglIt over alliu lLe sangtiina friy
OF Resoca dc Ia PGimd.
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