Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1847-07-22
FROM THE LvNCHBuRG viRGINIAN.
LIEUT.. PATTERSON.

,- FROM THE LYNcBBuRG viRGINIAN.
LIEUT.. PATTERSON
MEssRs EDrTORs A letter has been received
by gentleman in this place, detailing, more fully
IMAM have elsewhere seen, the circumstances at
tending the cowardly and dlsgraceful assault upon
ana manning that gallant young officer. AS it may
be interesting TO some Of your readers, who, like
myself, deeply sympaihise with that chalrous young
Virginlan 10 know the particulars of the brutal out
rage committed upon him, have been permitted
to make the following extract from the letter above
mentioned:
''Lleut. Patterson passed through this place a
lew days SINCE on his return from The war in which
he has so highly distinguished himself He looks
pale and haggard, and his leg is not vet healed
though he is moving about OH his crutchcs The
manner IN which he lost it is enough 10 rouse the
Indignation ofany one So far as understand the
circumstances. they are these: He was walking
along street In Monterey. when he saw drunken
dIagOOn-belongng believe 10 an Ohio reriment
riding his horse most furiOusly along the tho
roughfare. He called to him and asked him why
he was killing the beast in that way 1.-The mans
/ reply was TO draw his sword and rush at him. OF
this Patterson soon disarmed him. He then drew
! his pistols. Patterson took these away, and, after
laughingy asking him if he was not ashamed TO LET
an unarmed man disarm him, he returned him his
weapons and walked on. Soon after some four or
hve men, belonging 20 the same regiment, over
! took HIM and told him he must go with them TO the
! guard house. He told them he was an officer and
would not 90 alive. They attempted to take him
and ne beat them off They soon returned to the
number OF 10 or 20, headed ny Capt. Miller Pat
erSoh defended himself from their bayonets with a
/ bowie KNIFE. which he snatched from a bystander
until some officers who had collected called ON the
party to desst, saying they would see justice done.
TO this Miller agreed, but one OF his men very
inuch lnceSed. or for some cause, fired his musk
ct al him, and comp leely shattered his lcu above
the knee. Patterson, after he had fallen called
Miller 10 come and the first blood his regiment
mad shef III the campaign" More cutting than a
bowie knife this!-l have nearly filled my sheet
with this affair, but he is an old fellow townsman.
ana thought you would like 10 hear particulars.
! COMING OuT!-SAMUEL SMALLwooD, ESQ,
a distinguished Democrat Of Washington, North
Carolina, having proclaimed his purpose to vote
or Mr. IL. =. DonneH, the Wing candidate for
congress In that district has been warmly assailed
by the l-ocoioco paper published in Newbern.-
From Mr.. SmallwOod's reply to one of these as
saul;s make this extract:
idid say that would vote for Mr.. Donpel-
say SO now; and shall not fail to keepmy word.-
MY reasons are briefly these | know Mr. d. To be
honest capable, and faithful and believe that
me administration OF the country, in the hands of
Mr. Polk, has been ocorrupt, that unless men are
elected to Congress who will endeavor 10 brinr the
government back to It's ancient purity, there will
speedily be an end to our boasted liberty; and am
pleased that in this view | am sustained by such
Democrats as Senator Calhoun and Butler, of
South Carolina Yulee and Wesicott. of Florida ,
and the Hon. w. Ii. Haywood, late Senator from
Norm Carolina, and by host Of honest Democrats
throughout The country, as the late elections show
most conclusvely.
"NOuld to God there were more such states
men and patriots in the Democratic party as Mr..
Calhoun, and less number of small men, like Polk
elevated 10 nigh stations. Then the country would
not be now suffering under this terrible scourre of
war, and Democracy would be disgraced with no
SUCH motto on Its banner 80 the vctorS belong the
spolls' voted 1t is true for Mr.. Polk, but deep
y regret ii and sOemniy believe that nine tenths
OF those who voted as did regret it too
The last Alton (Illinois) Telegraph contains two
letters from Jaiapa, written by Mr. Davis, one Of
It's editors, aud ad-de-c1mp 10 Gen. Shields The
latest is dated on the 9TH ultimo. After having
Stated that Gen. Scott had concluded TO abandon
Jalapa and concentrate all his force at Puebla he
says:
why he has adopted this course, and determin-
ed to concentrate all his forces at Puebla, with the
exception OF a few men left at Pcrote cannot re-
main much OF mystery with any rejecting mind
zen Scott has doubtless satisfactorily ascertained
that NOR is the golden opportunity for him to make
adesccnt npOn the city of Mexico He has also
becope further satisfied that to attempt TO do SO
WIN The small force he has in advance would be
running hazard that. in the event of failure he
could not justify himself for doing and his patience
having become completely exhausted at the non
arrival OF reintOTcementS from the United States he
upon consultation with his officers came to the con
Giusioh 10 abandon the country between PuebIa and
vera CTuz, except Perote, for the present, and
WIN concentration Of all his forces to make a
faP'd and decisive assault upon the capital of the
enemy. lie has other objects in view besides the
taxing o. the city OF Mexico, which you will in due
time learn, and which will exhibit in more striking
manner man ever his great geuefalship. So soon as
the capital is reduced is the design of The General
ln-Chef, learn, to open his line of Communication
again with Vera Cruz, so that itsabandonment will
be but temporary. 1t may turn out, upon little
further examination, that communication far more
safe and easy of than Vera Crnz can he open
cd with Iuspan. If 50 he will of course at once
adopt that route"
Abby Folsom preached 4tl of July Grafton of
two days length, from her chamber window in Bos
on Sunday and getting through
on Monday night. The Mail says, .she preached
enough during the two days from her window To
wear out the lungs Of lion, and make an elephant
hoarSe. tier physical powers are tremendous. and
her love OF the freedom Of speech stronger than
DEATH"
The Washington Union states positively. after
having made careful inquiry into the matter. that
"all the accusations against the Administration. Of
giving Mr. Trist any authority to interfere. in snv
form, or in the slightest degree, with Gen SCOTS