The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-09-30

IN. n the NnsllguerS. ! was standing I
\ him Ahen his 20 nas raHied 90 aboNe :
" knee u Q cannon bin. lie Eas >
allsHs ligile fsll0E. snd - merry etrT his
rark IN The morning ss = hoy - play. I
Ie I'll ~ he side Il he gan he haa heea I
.fFerliyriy serving. AMI died lhs; night.
Isah inslxnl. The colonrl did not heaS
4 his death until next morning. lie Mas +
sanding in Halensis's eap,ITed FniErnrh-
nenls. flushed with Ihe rereni Tiri"Ey;
AS frame skunk and shivrred nilh ago
d.. and | wePl 10 witness his grief us
Inc living COT whom ne should mourn.
and not The dead. The engineers did
good setsire on both days; mr. was tie
engineer company bellind IN any under
liking" @.-tr-
The Deserten.-The deserters from
the American army in Mexieo. 0rganized
in.a - company. as has alEeady heen sta
led. were captured in the battle 81 the
10Th. and \ eonrt Vas Immediately fnrn-
cd 10 Try them. Great exeriinus were
making 10 save them. A petition signed
Nv The most distinguished Mexiran ladies,
had been sent 20 Gen. ScolI in their he
half; anil the British Minister. and per-
haps some other foreign Ministers. had
interested themselves for them. Their
Gag Was rapiured nv the lirh Inlau,ry. of
Zen. Pillows division. Mr.. Kendall
saws:
1.-The banner is OF green silk, and ON
one side Is harp. surmoun:ed hy'a Mex
iran rOal of arms. with scroll ON which
is painted. "I.iheriad por In Repuhlica
Mexicana." Underneath the harp is the
motto. Z" Erin 90 Brash" On the other
side is apainiing OF badly executed ig-
ure. made 10 represent 81. Pairirk, in his
LEFT hand key, and in his right crook
or staff resting upon serpent. Under
Meath is painted san Pairirio." TO
their credit be !, spoken. the IIish in our
own army are loudes, in tlenounring the
miserable wreiches who fought and killed
so MANY under this flag. ! know not
what disposition will he made Of them.
hut as hardly person has heen punished
for an oiienre committed against nnr own
army sinre il first crossed the Rio Grande.
the rascals may get of easily"
COLONEL PAINE.
A late letter from the Correspondent of
the " ricaynne," relates the following oc-
currence. We have also seen letter on
the same suhicc, from one of our officers.
which we suhloin. We know nothing of
lbe affair, except as detailed in these let.
tiers, but we are confident Of one thing
and that il, when all the circumstances
come To be investigated, Colonel Paine
viii he found to have acted in the strict
H.e "f his duty. No man, so prudent,
.', ana Brave, as he is, would ever tran.
line: S'''% " %
49,. from die Picayunc.
an occurrenceiooL place last'eyenipq.
~hrh had not purposed relating. fear.
'ns That something more DISTRESSING nigh,
grow ani nf IL, hni as every hing scf1Hs
quie, now, will briefly relate The circunI.
>tan'e. Col. Paine, Of the North Car.
oIina Regiment, from the rigid system Of
discipline which he has pursued, has be.
come very unpopular in his own Regiment,
and IN the Mississippi and Virginia Reg.
inents.. with which he has been thrown in
connection as officer Of The day. Many
insults have been offered him hy men,
beers Of the two latter, ard this feeling has
gradually been ripening till il came to
a head last night. A crowd assembled
about different tents Of about thirty men,
some his own. and some priyaies of the
Virginia Regiment; and subsequently
stones were thrown at his tent. A mum.
her Of men also assembled in iron, of his
LIEUTENANT Colonel's tent, who was sick
and vomiting, and INDUCED in brutal laugh.
ter at his illness. These crowds were dis.
persed and two men ordered 10 be taken
to the provost guard. The men Of one
company ordered 10 perform the duty re.
fused, bnt were compelled To obedience
by the Colonel. One of Them, however.
refused to take his arms until the Colonel
held his sword over him and threatened
to cut him down il he refused. Tina,
Company having evinced determination
not TO obey. were ordered to the rear Of
the Coloners tent, and obeyed. contrary
10 his expectations, and were dismissed
after answering to their names. Subse-
quenlly, quite late in The evening, anoth.
erPosse assembled in from. Of the Colonies
tent. bu. as he came in sigh, they began
TO disperse in different directions. He
ordered them to halt, but they refused,
The Colonel then cried out that he would
fire il they did not halt. and ordered them
again. and upon their refusing, discharged
his pistol into the crowd, bringing down
two men, wounding one of them mor,ally.
This prompt and decisive step quelIed lie
muimy. and the Colonel reported 10 Gen.
Cushing and Gen. Wool, who approved
OF his conduct. They botllrepaired to the
camp, but everything was quiet. Ircg,e,
to say that. the Colonel did not receive
auy very ,Inanimo,,s sunpor, f,o,, H.; 81,