Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-07-01

By AZ Ex-REPoRTER OF THE STATE SENTINEL.
No. 24.
The volunteers have been well received by the citi
zens Of New Orleans. Several dinners have been
made for them, and selutes fred. But II may be
proper TO remark That although the great Of the
people of this city have shown their patriotism and
iberay on every occasion; yet this great commercial
emporium has It's full quota OF Jefcs and Land Sharks
and from the manner they formed close column on
the soldiers when they were DISCHARGED and paid and
their well earned bounty, with apparent friendship
and langnase full of misrepresentation, led lie 10
believe that this the general place Of rendezvous
and that all the recruiting officers Of tic Land Shark
Division had marched their forces to this spot. 1t
may surprise you wien tell YOU that they offered To
bny land scrip Of the soldiers for S65, and that
someo the soldiers actually made sales the above
terms. Much credit Is due to the officers from
State for advising the soldiers to retain their land,
and not let the proceeds of their hard service go to
enrich the spectators.
General Lane advised the soldiers TO keep their
land and not sacrificed, when they could dispose of
on much better terms In their State. Colonel
Drake in his address to the officers and soldiers of
the LIST Regiment, says:
al will here suggest 10 those who have claims
upon the United States for bounty lands the prepety
OF retaining them. 1t has given much pain since
OR arrival at this place TO soldiers Offering and
selling their claims, which they have honestly and
making sacrifice of at least $40. | hope at least
you will not dispose of your claims at this time. If
you retain them until you arrive at home, doubt not
YOU viii be able TO make them yield you at least $780,
Your warrants will be sent you fires Of charge. ANY
sale you may now make, according to the law, is
void"
The companies of the lst Regiment from Marion,
Fountain, and Montgomery, have left here for home,
and the remaining companies will leave shortly.
Col. TIbbatts of Kentucky and Major r. G.. Norvill
of Indiana are at Carrollton with number of re-
crus for the 10Th Infantry and expected to leave
here for Mexico in few days. Two companies from
New Orleans will also receive marching orders to
join General Taylor's command.
The companies of Captains Owen and Hendricks
were at San Francisco, and the company Of Captain
Bethel at Reynosa, when were on our return from
Monterey.
Our friend Donnavan, formerly of the Wabash
Standard, is now in this city. He taken pris-
oner las, while hunting near the Rio Grande,
taken TO Valladolid and sold to printer, after which
he made his escape. | suppose he will give an ac-
count of his adventures when he returns to Indiana
The Daily National publishes an account of train
being attacked, which seems TO be unreasonable.
That paper states that the Massachusetts bringing
the news left Vera Cruz the evening of the 4th
inst, that the train that left Vera Cruz on the 4lh
attacked 80 miles from Vera Cruz, &C. &c. Accord
ing to this statement the wagon train must have
travelled 80 miles, received attack from the Next
cans, and the news have been conveyed back to Vera
Cruz on the same day and before the Massachusetts
left 1t is not usual for loaded train to travel more
than ID or % miles in Mexico in one dav
As | no longer sojourn upon the tented field, my
''Sketcbes in he Camp will cease with this No.
New ORLEANS, June II, 1917.