The New York herald., 1851-09-08

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With his two servants in tne nope o. Ds,hS ~ hin,
Bomsthing for his fsthsr' OK 20 n - 1housh his
In this hope indeed ne s.S "s,.ss-a T.. sss.,;ng
father, as he Afterwards esrnea eI su 90 - s - y.
his own escepsy pSs - 1ss % sAst ,nrno-a thsv
the place when lney ~ ,sStv sa.sr hns;ss -;,b
their thross cut IKE sheep After h,iing about Tor
some time issnns ns S;,; s maG,s 20 sns sms
tste sAa ;d i ,o ssss st a. ~ n.o LII, ;.p,; ~
ne ~ LII - n $500 esJ N ,ssy s.e on.y s'uss ,.
a. -. .r,nv. ana ssisc,.d an or-a..-r,v ~ o.
n, himself to seryssnt Of more sncours sny counte
.Sncs th.r ths o,hars hv xhono no. sv,hon, soms
snfrsstv he was accented q. a rscrr;, ,hs ssr,ssnt
Utfs that tbs hov Of 6sssn ana small in Sta
,,rs a. that -, ha -. ~ ~ nav Vas
.s,.- 80 n -. ~ ts .o.u M ~ pe VI s "a, rs
In the ssryics The ala not indeed live TO see IT,
fr this rood natured nj fall shorv serwards IL
n.v;rc - a..s - 80 $500 @ -. ~ III, nS..st ~ hsrs
fhs rSsr for ,b ; ~ S;h ~ ~ - is+ Ttis was on
ths occs;on os ~ A.. hst,,a ~ Mstr;n when the
Srs,;sh GS,.-., - 49,, ' ~ uss % " .asstaa ,,sds ,ooa
.a. wno a wss sh L ardsrsd
- as~.~S .y ~ ossl.uens ..as . -hih 80 osrts;n
,h Posis'on er'ce ,sa.ad w.. o % uarts,
eeeen IN war In wnicn prisoners expected no
-sas sso,s Ppvan.ou Si., .Ss % & ~ sar.a s,ct in
second battle was fought near the same sYo. ~
w 20 siosoi anu my I;s IIsschsd
-se ~ M h 1s " say i;d ont on the
, .ns ~ th sA ,;, in rank and Ie
S1L SivSeM - e'e. s'sy: ~ ,.,s; sno rs daath
snosn ~ y, n ,hras onaz into
Sucn we're the ~ S -, ;n,o 4 on ths
ins,y sne . 49, wretchsd nerod He
.Y-' % 0 y. ' ~ a !, 80 ,ha onv Oh nee Of iife-whls
mere 10y, anu % !. was vas ohsbv han no inhabita M
- V,s; ho wonis have hesitated to shoot Boliysr
49, 20 ~ na,,iot sis as the btterest OF enemies
Ia ,h ~ IA ths pnnortunitv spain was then moreover
aa- x. -snnhl,can Constitution of 1900 that In
tbs civil war al that period the cause of liberty did not
nnsar 10 he soley on the patriot side The hattie 81 Ia
Pera was deemed then TO have comuletely crushed the
rebellion in that region though in fact the struggle was
renewed and protracted with various success Till the
fnal Evacuation OF Csraccas bv the snansh army in
1893 - -
At lhe end of the war Lopez who had thus entered in
the ranks found him sell colonel having attained that
rank at the age of three through the brancv
and daring OF his services The first that at
tracted Attention 10 him was shortly after his enlist
at+, oh ,ra
defended by field ks there being two basons con-
nected together by curtain of about fifty yards in
length The snanish force beisg divided into TWO nor
tiops engaged in inc the two batiops the amnu
nition Of the one portion gave out and being made
70 the other TO that effect the COMMANDER called for
volunteers 10 lead three mules loaded with Ammunition
from the one nd TO the other service recurring
sage along the line FIRE Of the stationed behind
the curtain connecting the two Lopez was the only
one who volunteered and he set out with the three
mules in string according to the custom OF the
try the head Of each fastened by cord to the tail Of the
one befo-e it At about half the distance across of
the mules fell dead The mule killed being unluckily
the middle one il was necessary to unite the cord and
fire which was anxiousy watched by both parties. tie
succeeded however in reaching his destination. un-
wounded, though his gun broken by ball, his
tantsloops cut by another and his cap pierced oy
Lird with the other mules wounded bat not to death
Hr % pes av tss neur mad. in general order
fer the volunteer who had offered for this decisive
vice with view TO his receiving officers commission
The commission howe he declined considering HIM
self not entitled TO be thus raised heads Of
men both grown ana better qualified for an &c. which
nsd proceeded more from the despair and of
his situation than from any other spirit and in truth
stil, honing for eseape from service TO which he was
.,;Ii 1910 and ths cpIv reysrs he aersn.ed
was that OF xenption from the diudgeries of soldier
work and Of being mounted instead OF marchinc foot
70 which he had never been accustomed stl once in
The service the genius of the soldier and the sprit Of
,muaton Of military honor prevailed over hs own aver
SION 10 the career and az nineteen be found himself
commando Of squadron o, horse select force de-
eorps into which none but picked men were admitted
ard with which il was point of homo. never to turn the
hsck and a, the aca ~ highly esteemed
colonel OF a regiment Of cavalry
Resides other distractions he received during this war
.he iiitar bonor M the ros Of San F-psndo of
she sacona nhs most Sisirrisb.S1 dagrss a rsrsrd
NOT bestov.d az pleasure but which is 70 be obtained
only by public dema nd By the person claiming and
On he of formal process for and against his
rbt svsryhodv heinz tree 10 nterpose an ohietion or
70 dsrrecaie The merit OF the act Tor which II Is de-
manaed In tbe whole ar,ny thee w. bat one other in
dr;sai nossesed ,bis cross Lopez NOT attachinr
much mnortrce 70 the act for which he was uryed 70
spry ana caring little moreover for the honor himself
Vs. sSn1v inSnced to demand n bv the commandsrn
ehisf Gsnersl Morillo' who tainted him With being
srnjd OF rejection OF the demand and who dsmanaei
a. y, ~ nm ,bs snrIicat0n almost for-In,
~. r.nc,s1, Inn ofics- 20 10, h rbe occasion on
wb;sh be -ss.;vsd .ba cross ~ San Fernsnso as
,orio a, The head Of for,s OF seven o. EIGHT
,houssnd men wss pursinv The na,-iot srmy Of psez
numb. rirg about 1900 over the Ros or plains of Ven
.n.,s ,-1;r- 10 ,ar 20 h-ir, tba later 10 an enya-s
"a 'sr a 70 psns ,he A.sef 20 70
.xoi5 his wboi. To-co ccnsis.,g ~ csy.irv
While the soanish sruy wa, mainly Infantry LOPEZ
,bfs n.voA a. ~ hs.n .hovs tba
hsa 80 nPttS srsdron rsa-yss o.. as.isi,s " rno
rsn,s With Which II vs. nain. ~ bono- nsver 10 turn
h.i- bacts IL had los, baif nj 4, IN seys-e snysca
nsn. tha. unarninr and r;sb ,be rest tbirsv'sisb
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as no hopla Hs answer was 70 siny mself from ne
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ms hs shSns and then 20 for bis .sn In ins ~
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