The Arkansas banner., 1847-06-21
From tae Y. Q. Della.
Notes from capaain Tobin's ESnap.aek.

EAMAR2MEA.
 BuESA YisrA, May 6, 1917.
 Eds. Delta You have not heard from me for mouth of Sandays, as have no news for you. We are here resting on our oars. anxiously looking for tidings from General Scott We have heard of the surrender of Vera Cruz (oid news to you), and since then nothing but fumors. We try hard to kill time. bui seldom see paper, and books ean- not hE had foS love or money. We have aos even prayer-book, to read the funeral service over the dead, or to allow the living to skim over the holy services of mafrimouy and christening babies, thereby refreshing our memories on the all-impor,aHt duties Of civilized life; in truth, no way of enjoying ourselves innocently, except in the pious and ladylike pastime of rooster. fighting, in which our dusky neighbors excel They use gaffs called '.slsshers, ,p and slashers they are. was seduced into a pi. las, week, but ii was to decide wager, between ''hoosier" and a ''sacker,n concerning the jaw-bone of the ass with which Sampson slew the Phil isilnes. thought cockpit strange place to look for a copy of the Bible, but hey sald no,--s'there were men of all trades there from ihmble-rig io chucker-luek down to preaching and praying, and they always ear- red their fo0is with them The dispute was this: whether the jaw-bone was old or new, and whether it si1si originally belonged 10 jack or jenny. is was easily tleeided--
 And he found sbe ne,r jaw-bone of an ass, and put forth his hand and took it, and slew thousand men ,herewiih. ."--JHdges, chap IT. ., i5.
 circumstance which occurred here lately may partly account for the continued nom reception Of news One of our officers lately purchased six old papers for the modest sum of six and one quarter cents; on tearing the envelopes, he found two with eneiosuFes---one contained perfumed aaadkeEeaief, and the -esher- . pais.el elegant kid gloves. If all the papers be as we'll lined, we can easily believe the constant story of the postmasiers, that the news mails are too welghty 10 be forwarded
 in your neighbor, the Tropic. we read the only military account we have vet seen of ae acton of Buena Vista, evidently written Sy some gentleman master of his subject, aud as evidently as li,le partial to General Wool, as he is 10 s'our friends ihc volun- 'eers-" He says, "There were hundreds. some say thousands, Of volunteers at the ianche," one and half miles from tue main heid. II there were thousands al the ranche, Who fought Most of ihc wounded were certainly there, with small detail of troops, one hundred or more unaEIned ieamsiers, and hree of fear hundfed volunteers who dad ramos. As for General Wool, he is scarcely noticed at all, when t is we'll AnoSn thai the direction of the basile was aimos, entirely entrusted to him. He cx- a'n'aed and selected the ground as far back as December las,--be pledged himself to ese battle there win his own command 70 aay Mexican army--he disposed the troops, and was, ia fact, .ie executive of- nce'. Gen. Taylor's presence was. to be sure, hos, ia l.seif, aad had he been absent. "e i'sht perhaps cry
 -Where was Roderick then,
 single blasi,- Sc.
 bal reader unto Cessr the things tla. ate t'rsars' Some of the papers say queer m'ngs: The Pic" of the 9Slh March '0'eS--"from the opinions of military men,