Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-04-24
Henry Clay Jrs

A TorcHlsG LETTER FROM GEN TAYLOR.
The following letter possesses touching inter.
est 1t is just such expression of feeling as
might have been expected from the Hero OF Buena
Vista:
Hsap QrARr,Rs Army OF OCCUPATION,
Angua Nueva. Mex Marehl, lSi7.
My dear Sir You will no doubt have recei.
we'd, before this can reach you, the deeply dis
tressing intelligence OF the death Of your son. in
the battle Of Buena Vista. 1t is with no wish
Of intruding upon the sanctuary Of paternal sor-
row, and with no hope Of administering any con.
ISOLATION to your wounded heart, that have Ia
ken the liberty ofaddressng you these few lines;
but | have felt it duty which owe TO the men,
ory of the distinguished dead, to pay willing
tribute TO his many excellent qualities and while
my feelings are still fresh, to express the DESC
lation which his untimely loss and that of other
kindred spirits has occasioned.
had but casual acquaintance with yeur son,
until he became for time member my mill.
tary family, and can truly say, that no one ev.
er won more rapidly upon my regard, or es,ab-
lshed a more lasting claim to my respect and
esteem. Manly and honorable in every impulse
with 10 feeling but for the honor of the service
and of the county. he gave every assurance that
in the hour Of need could lean with confidence
upon his support. Nor was disappointed. Un-
der the guidance Of himself and the lamented
Mckee, gallently did the sons of Kentucky in
the thckes Of the strife, uphold the honor of the
State and of the Country.
Agrateful people will do justice to the memo.
| ry of those who tell on that eventful day. But
may be permitted to express the bereavement
which feel in the loss Of valued friends. To
| your son, | felt bound by the strongest ties of
private regard. and when miss his familiar face
and those of Mckee and Harden, can say with
truth, that feel no exultatian in our success.
With the expression OF my deepest and most
heart. felt sympathes for your irreparable loss.
l remain, my dear sir, most faithfully and sin.
cereiy, Your friend, Il. TAYLOR.
Hon. HENRY CLAY, New Orleans, La
Six THOUSAND MORE VOLUNTEERS CALLED
FoR The Washington Union, of Saturday
night, announces that the President intends to
call Immediately about COCO more volunteer
troops into the public service. They are prin-
cipally INTENDED to ill mp the places OF the vo.
lunieers whose time is about to expire. 1t is
probable that many Of them will renew their
engagements; but, to provide for any possible
contingency, it is deemed best To make The pre-.
sent call These troops arc intended to strength
en- the divisions Of our army, viz: at Santa Fe,
The army in the direction OF the Rio Grsnde,
and the column OF Vera Cruz. The Union
says, es 1
The armies both Of Gen Scott and Gen Tay.
lor will be promptly reinforced, till even Mexi-
} can pride, vain glorious and obstinate as u may
be, shall see and tcel the utter impossibllhy OF
continued resistance. We have heard It sug.
ges,ed, but we will no, vouch for the accuracy
of the estimate, that the former army will be in
sll about 10000, and the latter no, less than
10000. The end TO be thus accomplished Is
we'll worth the price of its accomplishment, Tor
that end s-secure aud permanent peace, with
jus, indemnity. 81
o. The Goyerement has made another offer
Of peace. Generals Scott and Tsyl0s have been
ordered 10 alalsa foI Mexico.