The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1852-08-04


may, wise, if it had not been unavoidable
--release on parole of the prisoners taken at
Cerro Gordo, even before one word of COM
mendation from government has reached
this army on account of its gallant conduct
in the capture ofthose prisoners. No such
commendation has yet been received-Feb-
ruary, 1848, So, in regular progression, |
may, should the same army gallantly bear
me into the city of Mexico in the next six or
seven weeks-which is probable, if we are
not arrested by peace or truce-look to
be dismissed from the service Of my country!
You will perceive that | am aware (as |
have long becn) of the dangers which hang
lover me at home; but |, too, am citizen of
the United States, and we'll know the obliga-
| tons imposed, under all circumstances, by an
enligtened patriotism. In respect to money,
l beg again to report that the chief commits
sary, Captain Grayson, of this army, has not
received dollar from the States since we
landed at Vera Cruz, March 8. He now
owes more than 100000, and is obliged to
purchase on credit, disadvantage. The chief
quartermastcr, Capt. Irwin, has received,
PeiH"Ps' @~o'COo' anu i'ool ulue' llAe III
cumDrances' both nave SOFA drafts TO
small amounts and borrowed largely of the
pay de- artment, which has received about
half of the money estimated for. Consc-
iquently, the troops have some four months,
pay due them. Our poverty, or the neglect
OF the disourSlng departments at home mas
Oeen made Known TO our shame IN the pa
Pers ql the eapitai mere throu9h ietler
lrom Lietenant Col. HUNT that was found
on thc person ot the speciai messenger from
aSnlnS'oh' Inc army Is also S'.nerih9
gfeatly from the want OF necessary ciothlng
including blankets and Sreat,,coats- me
new troops those who have last arrived
as destitute as the others, were hrst toId thaI
they would ind abundant supplies at New
Orleans; nextat Vera Cruz, and finally here;
whereas, we now have, perhaps, thousand
hands engaged IN making shoes and out OF
Dad materials ana at high rates pantaloons'
These articles, about 5000 pairs OF each,
are absolutely necessary to cover the naked
ness OF the troops: February 90 OIL LoOos'
wrote to Brl9adler General Brooke to d.
rect the quartcrmaster at New orleans to
send TO me large sulpnes OF clothing. March
lo--25' General Brookrephed that the quar-
termasteF atNew Orleans had neither cloth
ing nor shoeS' ana 'na' he was ea1iu'
tnat' unless they nave oeen sent out to you
direct you VIII De much disappointed, some
small quantity OF clothing perhaps one-htth
OF our wants came TO vera Cruz from some
quarter and followed us TO JRlapa and THIS
place
must mere specially remark mat th!S re-
port 40: ~, 'houSh lor"arqeu roe, tne h'9h' oil
It's aa'e, 'uIy 20 scenes 10 nave m'Scaf-
iieo' rerceNlhS, "oouI No'emoer ZI' 'ha'
II was not acEho"leu9eo by the department.
caused uHPllcaso 70 DC maue' s'sned H. H.
ana sent IL on oy .ne same conveyance win win
my desPatch no 90 ana "a the chatSes aSa'n 't
pfGtg' p, m'Joi Jsnel%' p. Toi'"' T; m1joT uener
d nov aiI0 ,''o'o' l4eu'' vi Du'ie'tii'
to9e'nei WIN sno "PPe"l ".iSS illI u me
! ~: ~ y! ,.,S
IFpa, ' S'loI,' III '''' SAINT ''''e '"NO"i' ~
'n%Y a.. 'eo''.9 iiI' -...-..,-,
L, vas VI 't'''' DuV - p'pe'e sll"D IaN'eN' -
Gun Gun Wv" Pa ~ PV"II' InoI 81 iU suspenueu' -
lerl on I ueTI,eu I neIu' w., hnG sn'ee Hi,eS'eu
oe'o' e anu no ~n' i,"u Snu'"noieu 70 en-
loi'e q hio',Ial u'So'p''lo a9AiilS' 'nell''
"ae "'' ~ ~ "oou 'oeIiui ~ a. Ooloi. '''I same
1 ,ha noc ooonsod anu s'.o 1i'y' 'ne ac-
ousei anu ',io io ''.u,Iu' ;l , .ne Gugo anu ms
9:, Pllso"I'' pt u W." ""ho nioSU li'P"f''nl ~,
J's'ue' n VII Hvn;, % "a ulsol!'nlaI'on WIN
e. :e ",eo n,'e VIC '.f',eS are Oh vi'%l
il 'ne P,T "pPe",1i 70 t " oe 'ileu AZ an ~hlch
seeniS uouo'luims"o w Ia: are restored 10 tnelf
wi p.o"1 - ;ne - WIN nis oleNT' ianA-- al,
nn u I h"4 opn sto ~ n,nro III, io'nnl"lu. mere
t"n W ou' o4I ~ ll'o'e III t'1 SANG ulitc-
lo.n.o" ril1 i' i",os "lu n ailcieS Q, war IN
70 Sne nle, any ie@,o ail !"hAs u, 'he army
! lieo " Ins"s IN uen"Noi''ioiis anu genera
ianloio io' P'ouvu0n'e' N.Y. "ulnol!'y, anu eN-
eout'.e M ,an - f. . ln' ao''s"'.'"1's"So on 'he
pai' VI NY i"'''ou' Iu'o'S' Is HoS' 'rluin-
Pnan''
my Icca!lLuhaef 1 'ne circumstances !1
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;,,a m 'IO tbot Of Imne inyoted oho1e snd I h"ro
tH"' u. ~ Ni"oleu "DS'o, "u N.Y.
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oa$ of prnrat Ma;ns onsrni SvartL Co.; Ho 90 q;
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NY NY fornn of ~ nnnnal | ~ 49, onan 0 tto o.oA' A.
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