The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-10

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THE DEATH or COLONEL BLISS.
Wsannounced in the HERALD OF yesterday morning, that
the sad intelligence had reached Monday night Of
the death Of Colonel W. ". s. Bliss who has been taken
away from amongst by the unspAripg attack Of hs
yellow fever, which is committing such frighful
rAvages in New Orleans Tho death Of this distinguished
officer must awaken feelings Of unusually painful
nature in the heart OF every American when tbsy reco
lect how zsalousy he served his country both in the
council chamber and the battle field, and with what
faithful devotion he gave his best energies bath mental
and ply steal to her caue in the late Mexican war
He is gore from amongst us-he has fought his
last fight but brief retrospect of his brilliant career
will, We are certain, be read with interest
Colonel Bliss graduated at the Military Academy at
West Point and promoted brevet second leute-
The Fourth Regiment Of infantry upon the rstof
July, 1888. His commission second lieutenant ID
dated upon the 31st of March, 1884 In consequence Il
his scientific atainmens he appointed to the post
of acting assistant professor OF in the West
Point Academy upon the I'd Of October, 1884, aud
tnued to discharge the important duties of his posi-
ton with credit to himself and great advantage to the
members of his GLASS; from that date up the st Of
June 1887 when he msde assistant professor of the
branch and continued In that pacity till the Sd
of January, 1s4O-having received . commission as
frst lieutenant upon the Flat of September, 1885,
and declined the offer Of appointment first
lieutenant Of Typographical Engineers upon tho
| Tin of July, 1885, Upon the Goth Of October, 1889,
the deceased officer Joined the army brevet captain
and assistant acutant general upon the staff of mis- late
father in law, General Taylor, and he served chief
Of the general stat in the Mexican campaign during The
he was appointed hrevet major, form the language
OF the Secretary Ct War"gsi ant and merorious
duct in the battles Of Pa0 Alto and Reseca de la Palma
Texas" He created brsvst maj of the staff July
T. lS46 and upon the 18th Of the month received
his commission captain of the Attn Regin emit Of In
fantry His commission Lieutenant colonel is
dated upon the 23d Of February 1s47, and given
him gallant and meritorious conduct in hattie Of
Buepa Vista The degree OF Master Of Acts was conferred
upon him by Dartmouth College in the year 1848, In
consequence of his literary sttanments and refined
| taste.
Most Of our readers acquainted with his
Eexoo and during his active tetylce during which time
he fully realized the anticpa0rs which General Scott
formed Of him when Recommending him to the Secretary
at War for the post Of Assistant Adjutant GendA Of
| staff. Writing at Washington, upon June 49, 1848,
General Scott thus addressed the War Minister with rsfe
/ renee to the appointment =
sss Ii. p t s as INT
Adjutsnt Generaan officer Of singular
sa @ other Ss
His SUBJ equent career did belle expectation Of
his superior officer for In his capacity Of Adjutant
General he gave expression to the manly language Of hs
illustrous father ina., in words which made his sen
neDts whitening TO an opponent as the shot Of hia
cannon
when upon the GOD Of February 1s47, General Santa
Anna assured General Taylor Of his particular eonsi
deraon by informing him that he was with
twenty thousand Nexicera and demanding the surren
der of army; C0cre Bliss Inquired OF the General
how he should reply TO the letter. General Taylor, with
out di mounting from his hore dictated the following
note in his peculiar STYLE which Colonel Bliss nmedi
ately wrote without dsmountng resting the paper upon
| the crown Of his cap =
HEAD QUARTERS, ARMY OF OCCUPATION,
NEAR BUETA VISTA, Feb p, lS47
SIR I'm reply to note of this date, summonng me
ut dscreop beg leave to that
| decline acceding to your request.
With high respect, sir, your obedsnt servant,
u. TAYLOR,
Major General U. s. A. Commanding.
SeEor Gen. d. Anto Lopez Santa Anna, Commanding In
Chief, Encartada.
This note was after the victory, universally copied
and CONNIE n!ed upon. 1t received by the American
people as a written embodiment Of General Taylors
a. nest character and sedged by foreigners to be
the perfect peca Of military official correspondence,
both for brevty and pthy tsIseness which had bsen
written since the memorable 'vei ctdi cici" letter Of
| julius Cesar.
The death of Colonel Bliss has removed the last of the
two actora in the and Of the immediate mem
bers OF the gallant family ain With except tbs
phsned daughter Of the President who is to day the
widowed wife Of his faithful subater and secretary
0Nathaniel Goddard, Esq died in Boston the 9th
inst MIR. Goddard was born June g. 1867, and was
therefore eighty six years ard months old st the
time of his death For upwards of tixty years he was
| an active and entarprising merchant
Stephen Greenland who Tor than year past
ected with the editorial department. OF the
cayuae died in New Osleans recently Of yellow sever