Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1846-06-09

Extracts from a letter from On officer to his
friend at Providence, Z. |. dated
CAMP, May 10, 1916.
thought for the moment. that my company
(the leading one) was all cut down. Capt. Page,
who being in command Of tho division, then
on tie right Of the line, struck down with
such force as to carry with him the three men
next behind him, his whole lower jaw was shot
away, and the CHASTITY hdeousness OF his visage
as he red up in convulslve agony from the
grass as passed him, will not soon vanish
from my recollection another man about the
contre Of my company had his head knocked off,
the Sergeant on my right had his musket driven
| from his hand by ball which passed between
mo and the man before me.
Whore one of their batteries had been station
ed, fiftvsoven dead bodies wero counted III one
group, and not much wounded as torn 70 pieces
BY grape and round shot, head and limbs gone,
bowels torn out. No imag nation can conceive
the horrible effect of such fire directed with the
precision and GOODNESS with which our batteries
were served. As were advancing in a line on
the Sth, and expecting every instant tho order to
cha rge for We did not then know that tho enemy
had gonc--we came up to n wounded Mexican
living in tho long grass, and invisible until we
wero close to him; he raised himself as we'll us
he could, held up his hands and begged for mer-
cy. We halted, the officers nearest hum, he made
signs for food and water and in instant TWEEN
" rushed from our ranks to otfor canteens,
ana hlVro- sackS-Ihey gave MN more tian ne
could cat In week.
Mover was there more complete victory; and
Gen. Taylor says, ''he owes It solely to tho IN
divdual gallantry of his officers and mon."
There no chance for manGverlng,-lt was
hard fighting and 60 ahead. Some of the guns
were taken and ro-taken two or three limos.
Gen. A risa had two horses killed undor him, and
our old hero, Gen. Taylor, constantly in the
thickes, fire. once, when demonstrated with for
stopping point where the grape shot and bull
lets flying like hail, he said, "well, they do
come pretty thick, let go on little further a
head and they will all go over u.s.
No troops earth ever behaved better than
our mon. When they told 10 60, they
went, whether in the face of battery or any
whero else, and their fire was murderous.
A CURIOUS CASE.
Correspondence of the Richmond Times and Compiler.
WAsHlNGTo.5, May %, 1916.
Ex-senator Tappan from Ohio "a Locofoco of
blessed memory was appointed TO inspect and
arrange the meteorological collections brought
home by the Exploring Expedition, by com
mttee of Congress. La almost all cases there are
duplicates. He allowed by the Committee,
for his services; to take one of EACH provided he
left all tho best specimens for deposto here. Like
Hoyt with the Sub-Treasury, however, he looked
upon this fiction and has sent off to O.
hio oil tho best specimens for his own use; ma
king IN the operation in short time from $50 to
so 900. 1t was discovered few days ago, and
| communicated to the Committee of Congress who
appointed him, who Instantly repealed the resou-
ton giving the Office. He resigned directly, and
has made a beeline for Ohio in quick time.
They can do nothing with him, suppose for it
was simply breach of privilege. But isn't he
an unterriied Democrat.
When Mr.. Webster arrived in Boston recently
from New York, this worthy clergyman (Father
Taylor was among those who welcomed him to
the city. He grasped the hand of tho senator.
saying 81 congratulate you sir, that like second
St. Paul, you have shaken the viper from your
hand."-[Bos:. Jour.
The arsenal in Centre street, New York. con-
tans 10000 stand Of arms and 500 pieces Of ord
nance, of different calibre-all in excelen, con-
dition, and fit for immediate use.
During the late s'eighing, i. is said that fifteen
hundred gals were kissed in the State Of New
York alone. They were generally Delighted
with It; only two CT them pouied, and one
slapped the fellow in the face, but as her hand
was very small and soft. he looked up and asked
if i, was showing. as he thought he felt q snow
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