Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1846-07-18

Anecdotes Of ,ie ur,,l,.n,,d.

pih hncame general, private, an liishman,
ieand apicce of the chspparrl intervening be.
t&een himself and s'tspring NJ N'can The
Mexican raised his piece, aud taking deliberate
aim, pulled the trigger The piece did not 90
of, aud the Mexican srNn raised and snapped
ii. Paddy ell The timc i~hing coully ON. Al
tho second failure to discharge his piece. the
hIcvcsn, in a delirum wrath, threw his mus.
kct away, and went through various cytations
of despair Paddy, mistaking these ccc"n,rlc;.
ties for challenge for fist fight, threw away
his nuske,, aud placing himself in nm attitude
that would have delighted Deaf Burke, sung
ont "Oh by the powers, you will not find me a.
miss wab the fists, if that's yer game Lieut..
---. VIM was observing this singular exh,b.
t,on of GOODNESS and chvalry, ordered the sol.
dior to take up his proper weapon and send the
Mexican to his long home, which was done nc.
cordnsly.
4 private On the 9th, who had followed Lieut..
D5hhins through the hickcst Of the fill, rails.
ed his musket a; a Mexican and would have
blown him through, if the poor fellow had no;
.
same time dropping his weapon the private
did the same, and advanced toward the McNi.
can to take him prisoner, when the Mexican
pcrfidiously raised his piece, md instantly
killed the gcncrons American This 50 cnra.
ged Lieut. Dobbns that he drew his Bowie
knife, and at a bound reached the coward, and
literally split his head in two,
The Veteran Of NcpoL'on.-As ChnrchlI's
battalion of artillery were advancing 10 take
their position in the second line Of battlc on the
Sth. private in the lth regiment was come mp
to. who lay upon the battle field with both legs
shot off. He was one OF the first that fell after
the cannonadc commenced. and was veteran
IN Napoleon's wars. After having escaped in
the terrible conflicts of Ans,eriz and Wacram,
and in the retreat from Moscow and the battle
of Waterloo, he lived to fall on the p1lo Alto.
by a cannon.shot from Mexican Ia'tcry As
his fellow soldiers passed him, ard noticed at
every pnlsa,lon Of his heart that the blood flow.
cd from h,s wounds, they stopped an instant to
synpH,h le with him; the noble hearted fellow,
rs his eyes were glazing in DEATH waved them
on, and wtll his last breath, said "Go, comrades,
have only got what soldier cnliss for"
\ EorrNrEEE.--Our friend Capt Church, of
lhg Eu!i.tin, on his late trip mp from New Or
eans, brought with him number of officers Just
from the army. They were full of anecdote, OF
coufse, ana the following little illustration of
character is interesting well amusing
Among the volunteers was "gentlcman son"
"a full private, who heartily sick of rainy wea.
iher, mud, and no shelter, first went 10 his cap
tain with his complaints, but meeting with no
particular sympathy, resolved TO have a talk with
General Taylor himself. Arrived at the com
mander's quarters, the General was pointed out to
him, but he was rather incredulous. "That old
fellow General TaylGr? Nonsense ~ Satisfied,
however, that such was even the case he march.
ed up, and, rather patron;1ingly, opened his bu.
sincss.
General Taylor, believe ?"
"leS, sir"
We'll, General, I'm dev ish glad to see you
am indeed!n The General returned the civlity
General you'll excuse me- but sine" I've been
here I've been doing all could for you-have
very bad-are, indeed mud, sir actually mud
-'blecged to lie down in it, actually; and thl
fact is General, I'm gcn,lcmans son, and not
used to it ~
The General, no doubt deeply impressed with
the fact OF having gentlemans son in the army
expressed his regret that such annoyances should
ever exist, under any circumstances, in a olvili
led army.
"WelI-bnt, General, what am to do ,"
why, really. | don't know, unless you take
nay place" -
'Well, now that's civil---'tis indeed. O
course don't mean to turn you ont, but few
nouns slecp-a cot or bunk, or anything
would be 50 refreshing Your place-where il
IT, General :"
ooh, Just drop down anywhere about mere =
ANY place about camp will answer"
The look which the 'gentlemans son" CAV
the General was rather peculiar.
well no wonder they call you Rough an
Ready =" said he and, amid the smiles of al
but Rough and Ready himself the gentle
mans son" returned 10 take his chance of IA
wcather.-~H. Louis ReriehC
Late from the Army.
Letters received by citizens here convey
them the positive assurance that the MeXlca
army will relnrn within tao months Gue'
they'll think better of it.
BY late advlceS we have learned that Cars
bojal had succeeded in collecting about II
Horses and had passed within fifty miles of III
nN.sc, on L.s way towards Calnargo. That q
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