Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1846-05-16
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The mail brought aver ffem Bfa1as Bahiia=
no bg tile Florida was not distributed ~ yes
tstday morning. when We received = WhuiS
htihg I Of istibfs, the b]h1trbts u when nave
generally been anticipated, Communications
batwaehs 't Fort Taylor" De the camp oPpot.
site Mafanuf6s IL termed, aud Point lsable
had been 50 Interrupted that letters bearing
date the g4th nlt, came through with Those
If The 9th itist. One Of btf communicating
was from Lieut. Henry, dated The 27th ult,-
p1s day later than a former letter Ut hi7,
which we published, IN fsEafd 70 Capt Thorn
toms surprise and supposed death. The Sc
fnnd taftHf f]6ffeBts the sffufs III the FIRST or
rather II states, what 10 one could have dbubs
led, that the first letter gave only such itene
a. were universally credited in the camp n
regard to ,lthufht0b'a defeat We had other
tattafs alsa assuring ~ # The death Of Capt,
lthorntnf and Lieut.. Kane, and selected
Lieut., i%lanFy's for publication only Because
IL WIS the most calm and lucid statement Of
the circumstance which W. fstaiyeds
We should Fubliah The snenha letter but
fha, its contents we're principally anticipated
by The narrative wH gave Yesterday Lieut.
Henry. mentions, however, that CaPt. Thorn.
tim fatns near making his asfaps after al.
HE horse jumped Ho@h q bank with him, ana
ha law sena time ihstnsiblsf The bruises he
I then received wefa his only wounds. lie
/ was repeatedly shot At, bit hsGahpa all harm,
/ aud actually reached within five niles Of tie
| fame-ihs snfpisa occurred about 60 niles
ff6tt, famp4When hs was taken prisoner by
/ d Mexican picket guard, Gen Afnpadia is
! nndaayofinr 10 redeem his character igf ha=
tnRnita BY The Treatment Of bis prisoners,
q Had We room we should be glad to give .
| series Of letters which have teaahed zig from
| officers At Font Taylor They al breathe The
] right spirit The following, hOweteft We
: will no sup tess, as 1t shows the feelings
y which exists IN the CAMP and 10 the very Ia
4 test daia fHee we'd thahesl
4 fuHr TAYbcH. CAHF OPPOSITE MAFAMoH7s, I
Y May Ath, 1916 -lEtif past 2 IN the morning {
{ DsgF TfisHRs-Ths ball opened YESTERDAY
! morning from lie Mexican line, They fired
the first shot 1T f~syeiIle, and the way 4, u, q
i and - n thiHb) pound shot faW abnht these
I parts vas q stH, aud thsiF thoft1fs throwing
! shnila kept The atmosphere in continual con
4 fusion will iiaif tiwliz Whlx bang ~ al
The time but notwithstanding The ' STAT
/ RpaupIsd Banner" ktill waves over The (" i4ht
Z Of The free and hume Of The brave" Ihaii
! firing did not cease until tg last night | sup
paaa 10 morrow sill he . duplicate Of to-day
Il would have warmed the wax 10 your eafl
{ 10 have heard our - Founders 4" give out tbs
\ ffy4" Dhn shot struck ~ the pmbfasufs q
i tho pnemy'a works and knocked cannon, cot
rage, stnBhlsu# end men ''intg fits" W.
/. have no m9ftars, tIad we received th8s.
D. General laYiaf 7 qtestad from Washington
II when he first fatns 10 Corpus Christi. w
should have left 10 more bricks IN tho Tow
thai there arc "in my bat'' Bot. sifs, this !
h only lbs introductory aft, just you clay low,
and you'll see, perhaps, The all fired est iith
tt they'll agfea1 that perhaps you ever d.
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