The Arkansas banner., 1847-06-09
My dear Miss Psr6it, slseaa s.s ], Your affectionate Friend and Preceplress,
 PRISCILLA CRANE.
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 ILLINoIANS AT BUENA VISTA. M Captain Cesy-- Second Iltnofs Poianteers at BaeaA

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 MEssss. EDiToRs--As many accounts of gallant feats performed at Buena Vista which have no ex isienee but in the imagnations of the invention haze been paraded through the public prints. it is but just that the heIoism of who otheT than paper warriors, and who stayed the Mexican host upon that bloody field. should be preserved
 The 2d Illinois regiment received, with the End Indiana, the first and heaviest fire of the enemy on the morning of the 23d. The 2d IndaniaBs retrea- ted in disorder and left the End Illinois with two pieces oi light aTtillery-0He commanded by Lieut.. French now in this city, and wlo was shot down at his san the rniy force al this critical moment 10 resist the advancing line of the enemy, more than ten times their number. At this time Capt. Cofy, who commanded company in the Illinois reginsnt received very severe wound in the left arm, frae turing il the Lieutenant Colonel of the regiment was standing near him. The gallant captain came up 10 him and sajd-..Colonel, I am wounded. but must stick ;o my company" In few minutes he they have shot me again.s He thel. had received ball in his left shoulder "I serry for it--stay with your company as long as possible" was the reply to him. Capt. C. returned 10 his company, and in few minutes an i5-pound shot struck the ground few feet before him, ricochering over his head and covering him with sand and gravel. and singing him severely with the pebbles thrown into his lace Faint with the loss of blood from his two wounds and under tine impression that the explo- sion of a shell had severely woanded him, he re- turned . third time 10 the same place, exciaimiDg- "ColoneI am now torn all to pieces, and must get away if can, but never yield the day to them;' and vet he was neither Mississippias or Ksnlse- tap but plain, straight forward Illinois man, that repaired 10 be ssof tecs Gad iora io pieces be- fore he gave up,
 Hy.the.bye speaking of the Illinoieans, it seems strange that the New Orleans press should have found out that they were in the hght. Do you know the only Mexican eoiors captured at Buena Vista were taken by those "up river' peopie--the lst Illinois regiment taking the cciors of the San Luis Potosi regiment. and I'd Illinois regiment ta- king these of the gaiIah, Gnanajnz.s regimenia D you know that the 2d Illinois regiment went info the 6gt with thirty four officers and lost seventeen of them---ten killed and seven weunded' Do yon know that the 2nd Illinois regiment had more off, eers killed in the ba tie of Baena Vista than the two Kentucky regiments and Mississippi regiment togethers Do you know that one half of all the Of eers killed at Baena Vista were iiiaoisan. If you know all these things. why don't you psG them somes Come, do it In genteel way--deBt lay if on too hick. or seem to stagger under its weight. for the good people hefe who have just appfeeia- tioa of merit. might think some grssa ''sHeker 1" wrote it-when the dileA would be on the ,0reng side If it costs anything. send the bill to the vera Cruz Eagle" and fine don't fool it or tell you Ao ean, why--why- ~~by fsat tals diaasr and crack q bottle of champagne sOiA Ws. in quiet way. and I'll tell you what other people have done besides the
 ILLINoISANS.