Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-06-12

| regimen which in conjunction with the two
Pennsylvania regiments, under Gen. Pillow, at
tackled the height Of Cerro Gordo. The attack
was unsuccessful, ond the I'd Tennessee reg;
ment sf.er suffering great loss, fell back. Cen
Pillow was wounded at the commencement of
the engagement. and retired from the field
The officers Of the Tennessee regi,neri, smar. |
ting under what they consider to be unjust m !
pu,ations upon their skill or bravery, attribute
their want Of success to Gen Pillows incom. |
potency. lie had not reconnoitered the ground |
knew not the nature Of the defences, and at.
tackled the place with too small a force. The
following novel military manoruvre Ia mcntion.
ed ms a part Of his movements on that memora-
ble day:
"Gep. Pillow had actually placed Col. Has.
kell between Col. Wynkoop and Col. Camp.
bell, who was TO support Col Wynkoo3, and
Col Campbell between Col Haskell ard Col. |
Roberts, who was to support tlaskell! Moving !
a. the regiments did by faux IollsoneIy along
a narrow defle, often in single file, il Will lS
readily perceived what great distance there
WAS between the sssaul,ng and The supporting
regiments. in fact, when the command %, Col. |
Haskell returned to the spot fom whence it
commenced the assault, Col. Campbels regi
ment was in the act of filing past iha: point, for
the purpose ot gaining its ,~'s'nn in rear oI
Col. Wynkoop. while Col. r bcris was still in
rear of Col Campbell, and Of course had no, rea-
ched that point"
Tho h.ay .,r =
not impenched IN the least. They give due
credit for his galantry, bu, ia laniry Is not sut
fcieCt to sove the lives %! the brave men who
tall in a needless exposure to danger. I, IL due
the survivors of that bloody field To allow them
TO be heard, especially as General p How has
been recently promoted to be Majnr General.
A DIsoRACEruL Scene was stated lew
days ngo that four American soldiers, on. = vol
unteer were publicly nnsged in Jaaoa. The
N. y. Delta's correspondent gives the following
account OF this whipping scene. rs dispraccfnl
to those who iuh cted il TO those who
ceivct it. The recipients may have been very
worthless fellows and deserved punishment, but
there should DO no authority in the army to d's.
grace soldiers in this way.
NAV 20. lS47 Yesterday We hsd m exhibi.
ton of the punishment of four American soldiers
on the Plaza. Three of them had been convic.
ted of burglary. snd one of horse stealing. by
military court. The penalty affixed by the court
was, that each should received ,hiry.nine lash.
es on the bare bnck-forfeit all pay due, to the
Mexican, until lie was indemnlfied, and the
balance to revert TO the government--to have
their heads shaved. aud be marched through the
Town Of Jalapa to the tune of the "Roguc's
March," with the word "robb"r," in large let.
tiers on their hacks a, d be impr s,nrd at hard
labor in the Castle OF Perote, during the war
with Mexico. The lashlng was Inflicted yes
terduy, and the mnrcbing through the town to-
day.
} The plaza was crowded with lockers on. and
; the meE followed through tho streets by hun.
dreds Of the Mexican rah5e, who seemed to
take great dehgh, in the sutierings oilhe Amer.
ican soldiers. While the whipping was being
inflicted the different nnes wrthed under the
: lash, and water had TO be given 10 one to pre-.
: vent him from iainlipg. The first sergeant
that was called uron 10 Use the lash was i'm,
prisoned because he did no, apply strength
enough TO lscerate the back Of the American
soldier, in the eyes Of hundreds of the Mexican
rabble. In the States Of the Union men are
confined in prisons, and n some Of them they
are even whipped but doubt il any Of our
good people at home have ever thought it ne.
cessory to whip, shave the head, and drum thro
the streets, and then confne in a prison, like
the Castle Of Peroe, at hard labor for an ndef,
mite period. How would il do TO adapt the
method OF killing people and then hanging them!
Two Mexicans were arrested for similar otfrn.
ccs. bu, have been turned over To the Alcudc.
y They will no doubt be tried-if found guilty
l. probably receive some Sigh, punishment. Still
we profess to govern The town.
= COL DosIPHAN's ExPEDIrIoN.-I the histo
~ OF the present war. there has not been more
: impudent undertaking than that so successful
ly accomplished by Col. Doniphan. With
: force not exceeding 1000 men, nearly all va
lunteers, he marched between 400 and 50l
miles through a hostile country, defeated
vastly superior force of The enemy in twu en-
gsgements, (as Brscito and Sacrs,nenio) caoiu u
: ring eleven pieces OF artillery, and finally en-
> tering the Capital ot The State Of Chihuahua il
!, triumph. More recen, reports, through Mexi
d can channels, rspresen, hin TO have proceede,
10 2(O miles further S,uih TO a place ca lied PARA