Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-09-28
JOLIET, ILLINOIS,

Il do / replied, mot knowing which way
led the drift of his remarks.
For the love of Heaven spare that
house! care not if every other in the
town was blown to automs, but do not
destroy that one!'
what is your reason, sir?'
That is.the palace of Don Ignato de
Corrulla, not Mexican
There are Mexican cclors flying on his
| house.top.' ..--,s.s.. t..s .t.e
| 'Oh, it is only because he is brave, and
he sides with the Mexicaus because he
resides with them now. But you asked
my reasons for wishing to spare that
house. Hear ii. My betrothed Anita de
Corrulla is there; and oh God! TO what
danger is she exposed. Lieutenant, do
not deny my request spare that house:
think ofthe agony which | must feel, in
knowing that she, my very life, is there
protected only by walls which crumble at
every shot!' $3.50.
i will, and aim elsewhere excla;m-
ed, for indeed felt for the poor fellow.
4 thank you, dear Ramrod! said he'll
have been to all the batteries but the
mortar on the extreme left, and at the
risk OF being laughed at, have begged all
to spare that house, all have promised me
to do SO, and, if, when we storm that
place, can be first over the walls, and
reach the doors before the others, yet
may save her from the fearful perils which
now environ her!
4 hope you may said !, shuddering as
thought of the fearful excess which
must inevitably occur if we stormed the
town; the excess which the madness OF
victory and the desire to revenge fallen
! comrades ever leads even we'll disciplined
soldiery to commit.
Again he warmly thanked me and turn
ed to goto the battery ne mad not yet Wis
tied. Ipassed along the ling Of guns, land
directed my men only to aim at the enc.
my's guns, and especially to spare the
house which chad pointed out; but
what were my feelings, when. in the act
'.of pointing it out to one of my gunners, |
! sf~ in its place nothing but cloud of
I.smoke and dust. Iknew at once that a.
bomb had struck it, and from the look of
things feared the worst for my young ma
val friend, especially when as the dust
and smoke settled | saw the flag was.
gone, large part of the wall fallen, and
the palace perfect wreck. The bomb
had been fired by the mortar battery,
which he had failed TO reach in time to
prevent it.
continued on my duty, and hot time
indeed we had of it. It was almost pain
full to see the smokey and swety faces of
our worn out men, as they toiled on in the
| work of destruction; it was sickening to
see here and there ghastly mass offlesh
and crushed bones, which, by some huge
shot, had been thus transferred from life
and beauty; but soldiers must stcken at
nothing in times like these.
/ saw no more of my friend C.; yet
during this time l had thought Of him, and
his deep anxiety, and inwardly prayed
that, for his sake, as for the cause of hu-
mainly, she was spared. Oh, it was a
narrowing thought, as fred those show
ers OF shells and shot amongst them, that
the innocent, feeble and hopeless were
even in moro danger than the garrison
soldiers who stood behind their embra-
sures, and often, fancied, my very hearts
blood curdled with the fancy, that could
hear the shrieks of wounded and dying
women, that the pitiful cries Of poor child
rem were borne down upon the breeze. |
could almost see them crushed, mangled,
dying, deadl Oh God! save me fiom ever
witnes sing the bombardment of any in
habited city, atieast, if so, let there be
none but men within its walls.
When the city had capitulated, / enter
ed with the rest, who were sent to take
formal possession, and found the street
which led towards the quay facing the
castle, where we directed to march, led
directly past the place which chad
pointed out as that of Don Ignatio de Cor.
rulla. As looked upon the blackened
walls, / felt a strong anxiety to enter it.,
and try TO find out the fate of G. be.
trothed, and obtained leave for a few min
utes from my captain. I hastily entered
through the ruined arch-way which op.
ened into the courtyard, which always
centres a Spanish built palace and saw at
a glance, that Chad been before me
in. this visit. The basin of a large
fountain was in the midst, but Gen. Scott,
had cut off the acqueducts which had sup
/ piled the city fountain, and this was dry.
BY its verge, however, on board slab
of marble, sat G--and she in his arms.
paused for an instant, as saw him and
the beautiful form which he held, for /
/ though itindelicate to advance at that
moment, but could not retreat, and there
seemed something so strange in his ac-
tons, that could not well tear myself
away. He held her still and motionless
inhis arms, her long black hair fell in.
disceyelled masses down upon the cold
marble; and over a partly bare and lovely
shoulder; and though it seemed she was