Evansville weekly journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 184?-18??, 1848-06-29
IBERvILLE. Nav Is. 1888.

furnished by "a correspondent of the New Or
leans Picayune:
IBERvILLE, May 25, 1898.
The good people of Iberyille have been in
an excitement for some days, created by an I'M
expected visit from Gen. Taylor, he having
promised to call on some of his numerous
friends in that parish and parlake of their hos
pitality.- Quietly and unheralded, accompa-
MED by =. ID. Avery, ESQ.,, he presented him
self yesterday at noon, (Tuesday,) at the resi-
dence Of J. n. Brown. Esq, where be partook
OF a sumptuous dinner, and then proceeded to
the house of a warm personal friend, Col. R.
A. Stewart, where he established himself for
the day. The general was in remarkably fine
spirits, and since he has thrown aside the ri
itary dress and come out in a new suit of
black, il seems as if he had turned back the
wheels of time and stricken the marks of ten
years from his capacious brow.
1t SO happened that on the very evening of
the arrival of Gen. Taylor at Col. Stewart
the beautiful residence Of MIR. Simon lie Blanc
was lighted up until it seemed one blaze of
light, and within It's precincts were heard the
sound of revelry. The patriarchs youngest
daughter had few hours before stood at the
bridal altar, and hundreds of relatives and
friends were joyously celebrating the event.
The rumor went through the crowd that
General Taylor had arrived in the neighbor-
hood.
The beautiful bride, the troup of bride S
maids, the whole circle of Louisiana's fairest
daughters that graced the festive scene, re-
Peated the honored name, while the gentlemen
more bolsterously gave vent to their feelings
ofadmlratlon. In few moments the ladies
formed plan to capture the old hero. -
They felt confident that they could do what
Santa Anna and twenty thousand picked
troops could not. Three lovely young ladies
were at once organized in powerful army
supported by several gentlemen.
The affair was entirely successful; the light
artillery got on the gallery of the house upper
celved, as 1t was raining very hard at the time
and boldly entering the sally port, carried old
lack in fifteen seconds. At the time he was
firmly seated in large red backed armchair,
Col. Steward supporting him on the right, his
accomplished lady on the left
The generation the first attack attempted To
maneuvre, but it was total failure; the ditch
was on the wrong side, and the first discharge
of a little more grape of bright eyes set him
hutterlng, and with a few random shots he
surrendered at discretion long before the hea-
Wy artillery in the rear was brought into ac-
ton. Old Zach, however, displayed consi der-
able presence of mind even under the novel
position OF a defeat, and capitulated that he
should ride to the wedding in the carriage
with his cap-tiva tors, and be treated other
wise with all the considerations of honorable
warfare.
Gen. Taylor was instantly hurried off for
fear of a rescue, as there were large forces of
the enemy lowering about, all anxious to get
him in their possession. He acted in a most
resigned manner throughout and as far as we
could judge, showed a little of La Vegas spi-
mt. being rather pleased with his place of i'm
prisonment.
On arriving at Mr.. LIE Blanc's he was con-
Quoted with due ceremony into the crowded
rooms. A buzz of excitement followed, and
when the old general mas SEEM the waving
of fair hands and loud shouts of welcome Gen.
Taylor, followed; ''bridal favor" was imme-
diately printed On his right shoulder and
another imprinted on his lips, and he became
the observed of all observers.
The General was literally crushed under ia
yors; be however maintained his position 1t
would be impossible for us to detail all the
interesting incidents of the occasion, and per-
haps it would not be proper for us to notice
that the little grandson of Mr.. Simon LIE Blanc
who rejoices in the winning name of Zachary
Taylor, was plased in the old generals arms,
ne prophecying that it was bound to be a gem
eral some of these days.