Washington telegraph., 1847-05-05

Tho following letter was addressed to
Maj. Morrison oI this vicinity by an officer
OF the Arkansas cavalli
CAMP MAR SALrLLo,
March II, 1917.
u Dear H4jor; II has not unlrequenlly
occurred to mo lhal it would afford you
some qualification 10 hear from US, moro
particularly us thete, arc those among US
with whom you are t<hno.ted by the cluses,
lies. And in fact ! know il that warm
feeling still eAis's for tho welfare of your
c1uutlymen and Iur the interests aud chal.
aeter OF our mutton, eIiciled upon the first
outbreak oil tho pending war. the recent
evens, murr triumphant Ia our arms than
the most confident could have expected,
wi add stil greater lnIcrest Ia the muYe.
mrnl, OF our iyislan. Long before tins
reaches yoli the mlmrulafy excitement
upon inst hearing oi our hau.e will haya
sabsidrd-tau sudden outbreak oi cnlha.
siasm will have eaimrd into qaIet rpllee.
ton. AMI yaa viii dalhlcss hate attributed
uuf sguai success lua drepef source tan
In the mere skill OF pcurrlshlp. Much
ID duUbt.rss due uuf commanders; thy
performed thrlr paris uohy, aud had hey
ailed, iuub less the victory Wuuld hafd
been lusi, sui tue material al which our
amy was composed manly d.l the Wnr's
lhet fought uol us hurd miniun, goadel
On by the lear ul punishment or urged Il,
the hupe ul spuis bus Is ticrmen, aolualsd
b, a true sensr ol mural courage with ~
hunor ul theIr country To sustain. Ii Was
Ihs that eNcrcame the great disparity Of
Numbers aud reaIy caused the miserable
-tris If SANTA Anua Ia cNclam that u TN,
tiun who seemed Ia right vi h 81 lltlr tear
euuld moi hf Successfully cuHlrnlrd with
they surprising mm the mHh nd msfi
meuI lhal eNis'rd amung Our lfuups thai We
rnIu,rd II a. a ieasl
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iha dlY 1ual sun conducted Htus",l hfate.
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b., compriur hricr monster of Nru.
can, there are lew muIc signal Instances
60; ,insr combat.
Lieu. Giles 3. doing veil. aud ur are
| all an, "u,y awaiting ur ,rUufn 'o nIr
hunes irrlIug m,rh hrIrf ,lti-,iri shan
before WH bad experienced actual .st,irr.
lwI' mn.t rrsprc lu.y.