Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1846-10-13


!, 10, MS see The extent of those interests. By
The census OF 1910, il appears that The number Of
IN Agriculture, was 3,7i7,756
In MannIac,unpg, 79l 545
In Commerce and Navigation, 2OI,ooI
Now these are all great and important Interests,
and i, is the duty of The statesman, in preparing
laws which must oi necessity affect business
more or less, 10 regard them all with The slriclesl
care"
MAJOR BROWN AND LIEUT.. PAGE.
The following account, (says The Unon) Of
the manner in which Major Brown was woun-
ded in The tort on the Rio Grande. and The firm
ness with which he bore himself until his death,
is extracted from letter 10 the New Orleans
Picayune," from its correspondent in The camp
a, Camargo Major B. behaved with as much
GOODNESS as Lawrence himself, when he expired
with the words upon his lips: "Don't give up the
ship" Lieutenant Page, VINO was the gallant
witness upon the occasion, is the son of The late
Mann Page, Esq, OF Gloucester county, Virginia.
and whose ancestors including the late Cover,
nor John Page, proved themselves worthy OF
their country in the times which tried mems souls;
"CAMARoo, Mexico, Aug. Is, 1916
81 do not recoect having seen any detailed
account Of the wounding of major Brown, al the
bombardment Of the fort which now bears his
name. | was very much interested the other
evening, while listening 10 description OF the
sad scene, given by gentleman who Was an
eyewitness, and whose statement can be relied
on as perfectly correct.
ION The morning OF the 9Th of May, the fourth
day OF the bombardmenl, about day-break, the
gallant commander Of the tort look advantage OF
a short cessation OF the enemy's fire TO gel lite
rest, having been constantly on the watch The
night before. He remained in his lent about an
hour, when he left il and visited The baslion com
manded by Captain Miles. Here he found seve-
raj Young officers collected, who were conversing
and ioculary remarkng on the novelty OF their
position, having never before heard an eDemy's
cannon. The Major joined in the conversation,
but in a short time left them, saving, as ne nrn-
ed away-'Young gentlemen, hope you may
live TO fight many battles; and as | sno'o you
all, hope you may nave an opportunity To do
yourselves Justice He left this baslion to visit
Captain Lowd, and gave that officer orders to
fire certain number OF guns al certain intervals,
and produce as great an effect as possible. This
was for purpose then only known 10 himseli.-
A few hours afterwards, as the Major was again
going around the fort, accompanied BY his Adju-
liant, Lieut.. Page, gallant and very ethcienl
young officer, now Adjutant Of The 18th infantry,
he informed him that the guns which he had or
dered Capt Lowd TO fire were the signal agreed
form the General that he was closely be-
siesed. He had scarcely finished the sentence
when they heard The report OF mortar. Al
this instant they were passing between The ira
verse which runs across the fort and the maya
zine. They knew not from what direction the
shell was coming, but both of them fell down 10
avoid il. Maj Brown reclined against The ira
verse, and Adjulant Page against The magazine
They were within about eight feet oil each other
As The Major was in the act OF lying down, his
leg for an instant brought in the same position as
if he had been sitting in a chair--or bent nearly
to a right angle, the foot resting on the ground;
Page was looking al him at that instant, and saw
The shell strike him al It's descent. IL hit him on
The knee and crushed the whole leg downward 10
the foot, tearing his boot TO pieces. The blow
threw HIM partly over, and resting on his hands
and one foot, and turning pale from the intensity
of the pain, he exclaimed My God! which, as
far as / have heard, was the only exclamation Of
that nature which The brave man made from his
fall until his death. The instant that young Page
saw that his commanding officer was wounded,
he sprang 10 his feel and looked for men 10 assist
him 10 taking him TO the hospital. Quarlermas-
Ter Sergeant Henry was close by, and was al the
Adju,anl's side in an instant aud almost every
man in sight, some ten or twelve in number,
rushed up Immediately. The Surgeon was i'm
med,aely sent for, aud the Major was Instantly
conveyed 10 The hospital tent As soon as raised
from the ground, he srasped his leg just above The
knee with both hands, and held ii FIRMLY com
pressed until The tuurniquelleS were pat on. BY
this time h. was very faint. Numbers OF his men
were gathered around 10 learn The fate of their be-
loved commander, and seeing them, he said, Go
TO your work, men, | am but ohe among YOU
1.-THE officers and men under Maj. Brown were
warmly attached 10 him, and they never allude &c
his name without an expression OF deep regret al
his fall In The conversation with AdIutanl Page
last evening, l referred to The death OF his com
mander. He corroborated the foregoing state
ment. and in conclusion made the following i'm
pressive remarks: Il remained with him long a:
nv duty would permit, and lett his side with deeI
and heartfelt sorrow, that the service and my
country had lost in its defence, spirit so noble
"a man who, in his most intense agony, thought
only of the proud trust conhded 10 him by hi:
commanding general
"When asked, after being informed that his lif,
could not be saved il he had any requests TO make
of his friends, any arrangements 10 make beior,
his death, he very quietly answered, NO, my
friends, hare made my arraagements'
81 should have stated that when Lieut.. Pag
and the men sprans 10 the side OF Maj Brown
the shell which had hit him was lying in thei
midst. They never stopped 10 see whether
would burst or not. Had ii exploded, il woul
have killed nearly all of them. Fortunately, tn
fuse, after burning awhile, failed 10 ignite the con
TENS OF the shell, and the noble fellows were saved
The whole of Oregon Territory, both English
and American, has been divided by The Pope int
eight dioce.es. NJ. Blanchet, Frenchman, here
tofore Bishop in Oregon has been nominate
Archbishop Of the whole country. Two OF In
eight dioceses are only filled up a, present, one b
brother of The Archbishop, the other by his vi
car-General.
FRUITS OF FREE RADE-The custom
receipts al Liverpool have increased within tn
last few weeks 10 such an extent as TO aslonisl
the officers in the Loug-room. The daily re
ceipls at The Customs, until lately, reached iron
TO fR0OO; whereas, the receipts on severa
days recently have been l3 TO fl4,000 Remem
berng that raw materials and other articles, whcl
form the most bulky part Of our commerce, ar
now mostly "free,' what wondro9s expansion
oftrade is involved in the one "fact!"
MIR. Vanderlyn, the artist, arrived at New Yorl
on Tuesday as passenger in The packet shil
Havre. from Havre. He brings with him III,
picture OF the "Landing Of Columbus" which il
intended TO al one of the vacant panels IN The 70
iuuda OF the Capitol a. Washington; and it is spo
ken of by Partisan critics as being worthy ant
stilfnl work.
Wv. Bowden, Esq of Talladega, a man o
fine talents, (says the Mobile Register Is an
nounced as a candidate for Congress IN th
seventh district to fill the vacancy caused oy IN
death Of F. G. Mcconnell.
General F. A. Walker of Benton is also ma