The Somerset herald and farmers' and mechanics' register. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 183?-1852, 1847-08-31

occurred. If the report be untrue, it Is
something like Macbeth's witches, "lies
like truth. ."-Chambersburgh Wing.
proceedings OF "a Court Martial,
Convened at "Mango Clavo" for the trial
of Generals Taylor and Scott, upon
charges preferred by General Santa
Anna:
The court was organized with KNOX
PoouE as President, and Seignora AL
MONTE as Judge Advocate, with the fol-
members Lieut.. Gen. Benton, Warrie
Marcy, Knave Johnson. Admiral Mason,
Martyr Richie. Sausage Sawyer, Minis
terial Wilsing Shannon, and Sucker Flick
Lin.
aTee.-DIsoPEpIEEcE OF ORDERS.
4SpecifcGfion.-That whereas the a.
foresaid Santa Anita did leave the Island
of Cuba at the instance and upon the in
vitation of their superior officer, TO wit {:
the commandant of all Duck river and its
dependencies, at an immense sacrifice of
cocks, gaffs, and slashers, abandoning a
favorite bet, valued by cock jockies at one
thousand dubloons, upon the following
safeguard, which they the said Taylor
and Scott disregarded, TO the manifest IN
jHry of all the Chevaliers d lndustrie OF
Hanana and scandal to their superior OF
Duck river and its dependencies, afore-
said. Here the Judge Advocate read
Inc Pass.
$40 all JACK TARs, GREETING Ii the
foresworn refugee hero of San Jacinto
comes your way, you needn't see him, as
l am playing a game with him, and you
mustn't disturb the game. Signed.
KNOX p, of Rio Duck
To all of which the prisoners plead,
oUIEN sABE.
The evidence having closed, Mason
rose and said, he wished the court and
country TO bear in mind ii at the Duck RI
yer pass had been duly respected by the
Navy, and subsequently dishonored by
the prisoners at Buena Vista and Cerro
Gordo.
The Lieutenant General deprecated in
vldlous comparisons between these two
arms of our national defence, and hoped
-sbe court would frown down all subjects
calculated 10 make BREACHES between
them.
This brought Marcy to his feet-he
wished 10 know if Bullion had any allu-
sion to him by the word "breeches %
The Lieut.. General discIaimed any in
aentlon TO attack the head of the War De-
partment in so sensitive point; he fully
Sgneed with the hero Of Lundy's Lane,
that rearward attacks were decidedly un-
comfortable. But he would take occasion
TO say .hat things were not going on as
well as they would, if he had been per-
emitted TO sacrifice himself into Plenipo-
General. He was for peace, an honora-
ble peace, which meant large PIECE, and
had the yarrio-plenipo sacrifice been con-
summated, ne would have such piece,
and not mere patch of the bottom of
-. Here Marcy rose again and de-
mandcd whether ''patch' had any refer
ence to him Bullion explained; he
meant patch at the "bottom of the Rio
Grande-" He hoped he would not be in
ierrupted again; the war department
should restrain its impetuosity; there was
no occasion for it to burst its breaches
-. Marcy again jumped up but Knave
claimed the floor, and sought TO throw oil
npeR the waters of discord. He implo-
red the Court not to permit itself TO be
riven and rent TO pieces like -. Mar
cy III extreme ircs demanded an explana-
ton of the word E4rent2'
Great confusion ensued, Bullion an
pesled TO the president, who, after whis-
pering with the judge advocate, decided
that the war department was fundanlen-
taiiv out Of order.
Marcy rose with great wrath and said
he had been invited there to condemn the
prisoners, not TO have his breeches con-
tinually thrown in his teeth. He was the
heed Of the War department. and pro-
per respect Tor that department, required
that he should fight or retire; he hoped
the Court would spread upon the journals
that he RETIRED not retreated. Hereupon
ne left precipitately, having obliqued to
the door, but as he squatted round 10 pass
out, asmall patch was visible on the seat
OF honor, whsch RiscAie said was a cres-
cent, selected nc doubt, as coat of arms
from his ancestors, having been crusaders.
but old matter-o'fact swore il looked like
a linsey half dollar.
The Court then resumed business, and
l5uiiion with modest blush again advan-
eed- He begged that the Court would