The Arkansas banner., 1847-06-09

frsfi sult in thsif utter discomfignFs. Afisr ths successful stoFn,ing of Cerro Gordo by Col. Harney, from which he drove well fortified force of more than double his own number, there is nothing the American arms cannot dc.
 Some fears are manifested that an express from Gen. Worth has been cut off by the rascally guerrillas. He most certainly would have despatched a messenger, unless he had received direct orders to the contrary; yet no person has arrived. The first thing the guerrilias know, lot of them will be strung up one of these mornings
 The difficulty between Santa Anna and Gen. Minon Is very pretty quarrel, as i. stands. The former ordered Gen. M., a, the battle of Buena Vista, to go in the rear of Gen. Taylor, and when he, Santa Auna, drove old "Rough and Ready from the Angoslura or NarrOws, Gen. M., was to fall upon him and cut him and his army entirely in pieces. This was perfectly understood between them. We'll, after Santa Anna was forced 10 fall back, for the very good and most excellent reason that he could not induce Gen. Tay- Tor to budge an inch, he accuses Gen. Minon openly of not obeying his orders. The lat ter says, in justification, that if Santa Anna had driven Gen. Taylor from his position, as he had agreed to do, that he was ready al the mouth of the Narrows to make an end of ''los Yankeeso with his cavalsy. do not know how the matter will end, but so far Santa Anna has the worst of it most decided ly.
 There are occasional deaths among our wounded men, but the most of those injured at Cerro Gordo are doing well. Speaking of wounded men, will relate one little incl dent When Gen. Shields was brought out from the spot where he was wounded, to a place where several others had already been taken, happend to be present After the wound of the gallant general had been dres- sed, the wants of the others-perhaps there were some ten or fifteen of them--were at- tended to. Among them was one stout Illi- nois man, named Ford, the half of whose head at least appeared to have been carried away by heavy cannon ball. One of our best surgeons, Dr. Wright, went up to the poor fellow when his turn came, and to my astonishment commenced clipping the shat tered portions of his face, jaw, and ear which still hang to him, and afterwards dressed the wound ss well as circumstances would ad- init. l say wound; i, was worse than wound, and description of it would be too horrible. The battle was now over, and every moment they were bringing in some fresh victim of the result of the recent strife It seemed to me that others needed the ser vices of the good surgeons more than did the unfortunate individual in questionable case was certainly hopeless. There were arms and legs 10 amputate, balls to extract, and the writhings of the wounded showed how much they needed the surgeons offices; yet he continued with the Illinois man until he had patched his shattered head and bound it up as well as he was able. This was on the 18th of April.
 Two or three days since, when nearly a month had passed away, met Dr. Wright here in the streets of Jalapa, and asked him how long the man in question lived If l was ever astonished in my life, it was when he told me that he was still alive; and what was more, that he was we'll and hearty 4 portion of his face, his jaws on sne side, and his ear are gone, but the man will soon be strong enough to shoulder his musket again, and $ said to be more anxious than ever to have another turn with the Mexicans.
 Four men belonging 10 the army are to undergo most severe punishment this after noon: they are to receive thirty-nine flashes each, in the Plaza, are to have their heads shaved, and after the word ''robber" is pas ted each of their backs they are to be drum med out of camp. This thing of publicly whipping man is most degrading !; but their crime was the premedtated robbery of the house of Mexican, and under circumstances deserving of the most severe punishment. Three of them belonged to 4th Artillery, and one to the 2d Pennsylvania regiment.
 Yours, &c. G. W. K.