Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-06-18

y On motion It was ordered that the proceed
lngs OF this Convention be signed by its off,
GERS and published in The Republican, with
the request that the Democratic papers thro'-
out the State copy.
Un motion of z. Slade, it was resolved that
tie thanks of the Convention are due to the
PRESIDENT, Vice Presidents and Secretaries for
the able and faithful manner in which they
performed their duties.
No more business being before the Conven-
ton, on motion the Convention adjourned sine
dae. Dr. S. A. ANDREWS, Pres't.
JAS. C. STEVENSON, Vice Prss't'-
lanes p ran G: Edwards Secretaries.
Nea0bern, June ID, 1847.
OCCURRENCES IN THE ARMY.
Mr.. Kendall, in one of his latest letters to
the Picayune, from Jalapa, in Mexico, makes
the two following relations -
There are occasional deaths among the
wounded men, but the worst of those injured
at Cerro Gordo are doing we'll Speaking of
wounded men, / will relate one little incident.
When Gen. Shields was brought out from the
spot where he was wounded, to place where
several others had already been taken, I hap
pened to be present After the wound of the
gallant General kad been dressed, the hurts of
the others-perhaps there were some ten or
fifteen of them-were attended to. Among
them was one stout Illinois man, named Ford.
the half of whose head at least appeared TO
have been carried away by heavy cannon
ball. One of our best surgeons, DR.. Wright,
went up to the poor fellow when his time
came, and, to my establishment, commenced
clipping the shattered portions of his face, Jaw
and ear, which still hung to him, and after
I wards dressed the wound as we'll as circurn-
stances would admit. | say wound; it was
worse than wound, and description of it
would be too horrible The battle was now
ever, and every moment they were bringing
in some fresh victim of the recent strife. 1t
seemed to me that others needed the services
of the good surgeon, more than did the unfor-
tunate Individual in question-his case was
certainly hopeless There were arms and legs
to anputate, balls to extract, and the writings
of the wounded showed how much they need
ed the surgeons offices; vet he continued with
the Illinois man until he had patched his shat
tered head and bound it up as we'll as he was
able. This was on the 18th of April.
Two or three days since, when nearly a
month had passed away, met Dr. Wright
here in the streets of Jalapa, and asked him
how long the man in question lived. If ever
| was astonished in my life, it was when he
| told me that he was still alive, and what was
more, that he was well and hearty! A portion
OF his face, his jaws on one side. and his cal
are gone, but the man will soon be strong e.
nough to shoulder his musket again, and is
said to be more anxious than ever to have sno-
ther turn with the Mexicans.
-Four men belonging to he army are to I'M
dergo most severe punishment this afternoon
they are to receive thirty nine lashes each, in
the Plaza, are to have their heads shaved, and
after the word "robber" is pasted on each oil
their backs they are 10 be drummed out Of camp
This thing of publicly whipping man is mos
degrading; but their crime was the premedita
ted robbery of the house of Mexican, nnc
under circumstances deserving Of the most Sc
we're punishment. Three of them belonged tc
the 4th Artillery, and one to the I'd Pennsyl
yania regiment.