Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-11-26


| Generals.
FROM THE BALTIMORE SUN, NOV. %.
The steamship Virginia, Capt. TucKER, ar
rived al New Orleans on the 18th inst, from
Brazos Santiago, bringing later dates from the
Army. We regret TO say that the reporttouch-
ing an accident 10 Capt. RASDoLPH RIDGELY
was well founded. That gallant officer is no
more. A whole nation will lament his loss
Mr. HALE, the special correspondent OF the
Plcayune, writes as follows -
'Maj. DEsHIELps, u. 5. Paymaster who
left Monterey two days after us, and overlook
us at Camargo, brought intelligence that has
cast gloom over every heart. He states that
on the 25th ult, the day after we left, as Capt
RIDGELY was riding into town TO dine with Ii
MAcKALL, his horse slipped on the smooth
pavement, and he was thrown with such ylo'
lence against rock as 10 cause severe irac-
ture of the skull He Law senseless when Maj
DEsHIELDs left, on the following day, and no
hope OF his recovery was entertained by the
surgeons. In parting with this splendidyoung
officer. ! little thought that before reached
home II would become my duty 10 chronicle
so painful an event concerning HIM.
1.-The world never produced Drawer man
or better soldier than RANDOLPH RIDGELY.
nobler spirit was never encased in the human
form-a kinder heart never beat. | cannot
bring myself TO feel that the gallant RIDGELT
has died thus; the thought is too cruel TO be
entertained | can well imagine the heart
rendlng emotions OF the comrades who SUI
round HIM. They have seen him emerge IN
scathed from several battles, where he behaved
with almost unparalleled heroism. They all
loved him, for he was kind, frank and geneF
GUS 10 every one.
Hold on. Charley, and let me draw their fire.
"Poor RIoGELY how many a brave com
rade would have drawn upon himself the shall
of death 10 have averted il from thee"
With regard TO the death ofCapt RIDGELY
letter 10 the Picayune, dated Monterey, Oct
80, announces his death and burial on the 29lh |
lamented by the whole army. A gentlemaI
who arrived in the Virginia, states that Gen
TAYLOR was greatly afflicted by this sad casa'
allty, and expressed himself in relation TO 1t ID
the most feeling manner. He declared in tn |
presence of several, that Capt r. was an IN
valuable officer, and that his place could nG
be filed
A letter to the Picayune, dated Oct. 20, says
! Poor RIDeELY is dead He was buried
yesterday, and is incurred by the entire army
MAJOR LEAR will not live twenty-iour hours
longer. We have late news from San LUIS de |
Poiosi, 10 the effect that SANTA ANNA was there
with $4,000 men aud no less than thirty 'erss
GeneraL! He was recruiting daily, but NJ
intentions were not known. II is rumored 'ha
BUsTAMESTE has gone north, in the direction
OF Chihuahua, to meet Gen. Wool; and l%
Their, il is positively asserted that the indians
are killing and laying waste all before them ID
the latter state.
The New Orleans Delta, of the l4th lns'ane
has intelligence from Monterey, through on.
OF the officers Of the army, Of which 1t give
the following summary:
Major EATON, the bearer Of dispatches "
Gen. TAYLOR, who had left Washington pe
fore the government had been informed Of ui
Sattle Of Monterey and its results, mad reacheu
the camp some days previously to the dePN,
ture OF Mr.. SALoMoN. The purport oil he%
dispatches were believed, or known TO be- u
structons or advice from the War Deparipen'
to march on TO Iampico, it, after full surVe'
of his position, he felt himself justified IN az
ing so. The battle Of Monterey, Of course u
a great measure, rendered these orders nun
and the Generals movements will, neceSsaI
w, be guided by the dispatches otwhich hla
GRAHAM was the bearer, for they were "rh'sII
with full knowledge Of wha, had uansP"sS