Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-09-25
Col. Crittenden's Letter.

Col. Crittenden's Letter.
~ The following is the last letter of this gallant
~ soldier. lie was the second son of Henry Crit
tenden, late of Shelby county, Kentucky. His
70 mother a daughter of Col. Allen, who fell
70 at the battle of Ippecanoe and she is now the
% wife of Col. Murray, Of Cloycrport, KY Mrs.
~ Allen the grandmother of young Crittendcn,
~ was daughter of Gen. Logan, one of the most
0 distinguished of the Kentucky pioneers. Col.
10 Criuenden was cousin 10 Col. Hardin of Hi
10 nois. who so CALAMITY fell at Buena Vista lie
10 was a graduate of West Point and about thirty
70 years of age. lie was nephew of John J.
% riitenden, attorney general of The United States,
10 and We learn was young man of brilliant quail
20 ucs, and Of much promise - Dos on Post.
10 10 SHlr-or-WAR EsrrRAvzA.
NJ August H. le5l.
~ Dear Lucicn-In half an hour l. with fifty
Others am TO be shot. We were taken prison
% crs yesterday. We were IN small boats Gen
% eral Lopez separated the balance of the command
20 from me had with me about one hundred
)U was attacked by two bauahens of infantry and
Do one company ct horse The odds were too
great, and strange to tell. was not furnished
DO with a single musket cartridge Lopez did not
10 get any artillery have not the heart 10 write
10 10 any of my faully. II the truth ever comes
out YOU will find that did my duty, and have
% the perfect confidence of every man with me-
70 We had retired from the field and were gong
DO 10 sea and worn o,sral,,, b 4, tho S,,,,isb TO-,
er Hablnero, and captured. Toll Gen. Houston
No l8,b|ay ser te ,b,maJ , ,' bo o ,s
10 seem HIM since lie 5aa, have .,ra,ried oF anJ
20 20 J3''O ,i,pq1' ano Grfanced rapidly tothr in'e-
M ronnl,d ., s,ar,, .4Jo ~ I tI,n. ia ia
been deceived grossly and were making for the
,o United States when ken. During nv short
"a soourn N tins island have not seen single
u The westward nj t,is and NV, snro ,bs ~ ,I,a,
DO nart of The isl.,,d -, b 49,. go -
o When was g,ta,l,oi 80, .b-oo
10 miles otr If ne b,d rot Lir, l,,,,,',' w,
10 10 the state of tbings he vorid b,ya tiio b.ck
10 with b,s f,rce and ND AK, i,.tcs 80 ,I,,o
he marched on iu,a,ediatoI,, ~ The in,c-or I an,
requested to get Won to ten MIR. Green. of the
M custom house. thai ms brother shares ma, f,t
N Victor Kerr is also with mo also Starford
recollect no other of vonr acouaint,nca Mt ,ras.
N ent will die Ike man. NV hen has not
20 failed me vet nor do believe II VIII Conn,n-
70 nicate with nv family.
,OI This is an incoherent letter lint the circuin-
No nnces must excuse ii. NV hands are swollen
q 10 double their thickness. resulting from having
them too tightly corded for the last eiobteen
hours; write TO John. and LET him write mn, mo.
~ Their am afraid that the news will break her
~ heart NV heart beats warmly towards her
y now.
10 Farewell. My love to all my friends I am
sorry that die owing n cent b1t II il inevitable
M ''''' '''''s - "'' " I Cp1rTFNDrN
Nh To DIR Tucion IIenslov
,oi
M Fire and Los, Of T6S On S,,,-Jov p NJ
N the I}th. Iittle amer > o,clocl rho blacL 81
wooden bnildinos an tho Fast siJo ofcbnrcI, hoi
tween pcarl and cherry streets ,yere ,sco"eTed
tn he an ire nn1 be,r tbe ,a,"s ronl5 sh
10 duod five build;ngs were entirely destroyed fonr
10 belon,ino TO Mr. r RacLeder and one oy,nsJ