The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-01-27

victim of hutc--of poison. All! close my
mothers tomb"
And rs he repeated these words in u
faint scream, exhausted by sickness, ia
tiguc aud emotion, he fell scnsclcss over an
empty sarcophsgus which yuwncd cold and
void beside him.
Ill is his own, said the monk, unmovcd
BY the spectacle; whilst the Cardinal, rails
ing tho insensiblc monarch in his arms, de-
sired the attendants 10 bear him carefully
from the vault, and for few moments sub
scqucntly the melancholy procession rc,rod
the gloomy passage even moro silently than
il had been previously travcrsed and con.
veycd Charles TO the chamber which he
was never ngnin to leave with Iito. In an
other month he lay in the narrow tomb
which Ind before received him for OH in
slant in mimic death.
One Of tho correspondents Of tho New
Orleans Delta relates tho following Incl
dent, which occurred prior 10 the storming
Of Chapultcpoc:--
"Therc was little incident which oc-
CURED to Capt. Mason in ono of his recon
noisanccs, which is worthy Of record. i,
became necessary ON one occasion for him
10 90 very close TO the encmy's brcastworl,
in order 10 ascertain its true position. As
he approached Mexican officer rode on,
will, two Of his escorts, and came up with
in very short distance, when Mason drew
his revolver. The Mexican then in Span
ish salutcd Good morning. The Captain
responded. The Mexican then said: You
seem 10 be very curious suppose you come
a little Closer M, think you, sir: !
can sec very well whcrc am walk in
side, sir; VIC will cndcavor to treat you as
we'll rs the accommodations Of the camp
will enable u.s. Il am much obliged TO
you sir, for your kindness, but prclcr par-
taking Of your Inequalities on some future
OCCASION And, holding his spy glass 10
his eye, he continued, Il only want III pres
ent TO SEQ how you arc situated. ] can sec
two guns in cmbrasurc, ono in barbct, and
! think you have one in cmbrasurc little
further to the left. Tint gun ! sec your
men loading lido not think you will be able
10 bring to henr upon me. ms will keep
YOU between it and myself and, moving
round a little to the right, he continued his
observations. One Of the escort then spoke
in English and snid, 'You id rascal
you know better than 10 como in here. II
! was to get hold Of you I'd cut yo1r Id
thront.' Capt. Mason then said 10 tho Off
Ger, THAT fellow Of yours speaks very good
English, hut he makes very had use Of il,
und his scurrility is in striking contrns,
with your own respectful language. five
had him in our camp we would teach hin
to be moro respectful The Mexican off
Ger then rode of 10 one side. Capt. Ma
son, who had been making his observations
during the whole time Of tho conversation
said to the officer, Il have no desire nj pres
cnt to be brought within range OF youI
guns, and have learned all I want TO know
about your position, will bid you good
morning, SIR and then returned to where
he had loft his escort, which until then had
been unseen by the Mexican, who rode
back to his fort, apparently much mortified
md disappointed that be had no. been able
to dccoy tho Captain into the trap that had
been set for him.