The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-15
CgrApEl FoET. MoyrEREv, MENScN.
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CuApEi FoET, AIoxrrKrv, MESIcc,
February II. iS47
In rendering nv heartfelt congratulations on your brian,
apPrze VOC oi position and the operations thu.
point On the 2s INST, consequences OF the departure
% bugaasr General Marshall 70 lon rom forces the com
mald devo2yl With the exeeI1oa al few officers
Of The general saH OF The army deity here, and few
ynu aware. Is entirely volunteers Ny regiment Isl
Aeaaey fool voanieers was eaacaned Al the elile and
r II regiment ohfo Volunteers under command 81 Major
I3dingsp occupied the city.
The aeienees Of Ihe CITY andeT THAI mos energetic and
skllin ergsl captain Fraser, Were tar non being N :
STAKE Of ooaaPenan and his utmost exerols called
80 l ~ s tls ~oiAs ia - T.ss aa
ioce as was Fooatla could s broNghi against y as Was
r1olentarIlV exltea On the morning the 24i
E G'9alns 10 1on l1s VITA hs command IN me citadel
All te government having been previously removed
and stored here br The eIeons of the ooers in charge Of
them and 1aer Io active and wiling cooperation Of ms
command, soon oQnd myself equal Ia al respects
iAla tie honor Of oar risg, II assalled
Through nv RECOMMENDING and other Of inf
rlat, Il asccrran3 ,at haEe forces OF tire enemy
ance here ard s Wa confirmed on tle morning al The
2arh instant by despatch Il Col IRWIN, the ID
nm surruuude by large BODY Of enemy under coc-
asEd Of Gen Urea Suhse4n neatly received s1ch inior
,s.. cs-or1e5 fy l. a. = Rarsar rf. % rlsn ra
the ~ regiment Kenrncky vuSurrees woald be OF be-
aesJssrs,ed Maj b Shepherd Isl regiment Keataeky
vu.rnee- with i've companies ~ nfaE1 Ay roonHtel
and TWO s-c1riers. rgeve L. Cod IRWIN. VITA
discrrrcua-v orders grnaeea beyond Marin with
service per1rTned TIE prompt and gallant
possible ard without loss he did proceed heyond
Maria, hzVIr- a=cerraa tIzf and escort
md been captured RGIns Ahous f5r-Te per=oz-
nersy n reHrs1er kidd ununbs taken F-Is1ne-s
and r5e wagons and probably al the sla-s DESTROYED
few ~ The feanSers and Il the escaped ard
have come inss ffis place
Tine morning Rsoerrained thaf the enemy
force Al Aqua Frn. ff1lve ules dscafD and had
1e9 Ena n-sErkci Col Morgan. commanding . OHIO
rutuRHe- rrI1h utuHI hundred ms rna1i
Ealrrh ths rars On the rerF1 des-sAlch
irnn CD Morgan l.. Caf lrrrr. with his zsa.S- and
IRE troops waich had teen des-5ssrhca hrs reef,
srlcE1fed ~ 0alnu SFzlngs- FronprT F'rs,-sisd 70
1he l1 End arrived ru14A=f essential seTlcs
zlIrE Col Moran disFerse the oneay- aasFz1cbe1
NaloT l4dalnEs, 81 me lsz Ohio Fuaursers W
tLTee companies CT hs c1-r1lz3 with LIsui ca
rTlZ lr reaehi1E Col Mnrsn. 6uf be did reach ne
dac 81 attack uur me fn-rs advance had dispersed
lie ENEMY -1h Gae MAJOR lr8aaIr-s iz1 he
dlsaHreu lresi fir1l aud a-fEITy M marching
me SarT -rhish be Erss ordered
hare Lls sstscu1 Announce t1e a tn
lslncszts above rgiirre1 tar rersa tIai
81 tnls command k1liec ne command
ga tril Cal MarEu izEs arrived here VITA rs larger
f a t3s command and me s1-iose las
. report
il caacaD1in- tins r,1-- whira lavs suasarurea %
make ~ hrs1 l,1sss. dee-n mr. 6ury, srEl ~
1eHslre % Hacoaend = yuur e-Tscla n1os. CHr-sIE
~ % AuraseF- u-lrzuce usEn1t Whose r-1nTe--s
nua felsnsF ne ast1-re uss many eu-es n hlss
7Isrr,rifrt v1r1 n-tssz c1-zn1e83szn Ind
h.ur these BE- reldr-a es-ea1l "a sidsrr
ans crlAi1r Errs@a ~ Huy command s-rl-
a-r ta1es I ls ny aEF And sis1sU-e 70 cO1Eosza a.