Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-06-13

panIes on Monday, the 9Th day of June next,
preparatory to being mustered into the service
Of the United States.
Disappointment Hundreds of brave men
~ this Stale, and particularly IN the Green
River country, have been most grievousIv
and bitterly disappointed, because on account
OF the distance from Frankfort, they were not
able TO report themselves to the Governor in
time TO be received. We were told Yesterday.
that a company of about 100 men had been
formed at Bowling Green at a DAYS notice,
fifty Of whom could hit a dollar at one bun.
dred yards distance, every shot. They are
the Kind OF fellows Tor the Mexicans.-Lou.
Jour.
Ono.
An Interested Volunteer Some FIVE years
! ago, a citizen of Cincinnati was taken prison
er by The MeXlcans, and for two years " g
compelled to labor with a chain fastened TO
his ancIes as a street cleaner in the city of
Mexlco. lie finally obtained his freedom and
returned to his native city. This same man,
within a week past, has volunteered his SER
vices TO 20 to MeXtco as a soldier: and he saws
that he is determined to obtain his pay for
that t'co gears labor. We hope he MY Rave
a good time revealing in the halls uf the Nom
tezumas.--Cin Chr0n.
The Volunteers, - Several of our Volunteer
companies paraded yesterday, pursuant to The
order of the Brigadier General. #They made
quite an imposing appearance. The Mont.
gomery Guards, Washington Cadets, and the
several German companies raised By Captain
Mohr, have takcnt the oath. Some Of Captain
Mohr's men have, we believe, taken I'D their
quarters at Camp Washington.--Ctn Alias.
Missouri.
From the st. l. ,uis New Era, 1st inst.I
Mounted FOJuRfeer8.--Th several com
PaRies destined for Santa Fe, and the North
) Western Frontier service, paraded on Sdtnr.
day in Lucas's Commons, 10 undergo the in.
spection OF Colonel Campbell. The Laclede
Rangers, Capt. Hudson; St. Lonis Horse Ar
tillerists, Capt. Weigh'man; FIorisant Dra-
goons, Capt. Edmonson; and Capt: Fischcr's
German troop, numbering in all over 400,
were inspected and marsbaIled into service.
They are all fine looking men, commanded by
efficient officers, and will no doubt do honor
TO 81. Louis in the hard and dangerous service
IN which they are about to embark.
GENERAL TAYLoR.-The United States
Gazette, says: "who ever saw any man write
and fight better than General Taylor? He is
death in his Advances upon an enemy, but
most retiring when speaking of himself. He
never says that he will conquer an enemy
he simply promises to fight him. The Presi-
dent has don" well TO nominate Gen. TAYLOR
as Brevet Major General, and the Senate as
well, in confirming that nomination unani-
mousIy.
DEATH OF A FEMALE PATRToT-Mrs. Mar
garet Greider died in New York on the 26th
ult., in tie So wear of her age. Her husband
vas a baker in the revolutionary army, and
Mrs. G herself rendered important service to
the America cause by nursing the sick and
wounded. While Gen. Washington was at
Philadelphia, Mrs. Gre'der brought him, as a
donation from her husband TO the cause of
the sum of $500 in gold. This
couple, moreover supplied the army
with bread for four months, without any com
pensation.
New YORK CIrY.--The first regiment of
New York Volunteers was nearly completed
on the LIST inst, nine companies having repor-
ted full ranks. 1t is to be commanded by Col.
Ward B Burnett, and will present one of the
effective corps raised in the State. One
Of the companies, saws the Morning News, is
by Gen. Count de Bogars, one of
Napoleon's officers, and numbers I35 rank
and file, and is as fine a body Of men as ever
forth at the sound of bugle. They
are composed of a mixture of French, Poles
and Americans, the most of them being firm
lnt tried veterans. The uniform of the regi-
nent is similar to that of U S troops, and in
discipline and appointments, their appearance
will not lose in comparison with any soldiery
the world:
THE ALPINE HoRy.-Amougst tie lofty
and elevated mountain valleys of
Switzerland, the Alpine horn has another use
besides that of sounding the far-famed RAM
les Vaches, or Cow Song; andtthis is Of a
rery solemn and impressive nature. When
he sun has set in the valley, and only the
SUBMITS of the mountains CLEAN with
light, the herdsman, who dweils upon
he highest habitable spot, takes his horn and
%audibly and loudly through it as
a speaking trumpet, "Praise the Lord
AS soon as this sound is heard by the
Ieighboring herdsmen, they issue from their
.uts, take their horns, and repeat The same !
words. This frequently lasts a quarter of an
our, and the name of the Creator resounds
rom all the mountains and rocky cliffs around. |
at length settles over the scene. All
be herdsmen knes j and pray with uncovered
eads. In the meanwhile it mas become quite
ark. "Good night" calls the highest herds
ian again through his horn. GOOD night ;
gain resounds from all the mountains, the 9
oEns Of the herdsmen, and the rocky cliff b
he mountaineers then retire to their dwell
ngs, and to rest.
We have nothing new from the army on
Rio Grande. /