New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1855-10-31

teen seamen entering the service last year, onI
tnree hundred and two of them we're of foreig
birth 2aA 1e
These naval statistics institute directly
comparison between the native and foreign DOB
ulation. g.5J sc al sisE;{aa sT9ff Ts,fif,IF
And the fact that the American navy surpas
ses, IN efficiency, that Of any other country
proves the superior ability Of American seamen
1t is to the gallant native tars that its suneri
orlty over all others is due. s55lF -
Inc enemies of the American cause are Iaud-
ing the foreigners as Q true soldier and better
citizen than the native. Their fayorite ;llns-
tration is TO compare Arnold with Lafayette
thence they argue that all foreigners are La,
fayettes; and that, as Arnold was a native
traitor, II is very probable most natives are
traitors u may refresh the patriotism of such
traducers OF their countrymen, and advocates
OF aliens, to read the following description of IA
american and foreign soldier ON the same bat
tle-feld g1a ,a.ST,' - ai-' '"-.N D''- ''
AN AMERICAN SOLDIER Most proyiden
TALLY, at that moment, Taylor arrived with Da.
Wis lHon. Jefferson Davis) Mississippi RiSemen
and Mays Dragons. The former barely ston.
ped an instant, for the men to fill their can,
teens, then hastened to the field. Boiling with
rage, DAVIS called on the Indiana volunteers to
iorm behind that WALL pointing to his men,
and advance against their enemy. Their Colo
mel, (Bowles,) the tears streaming down bis
lace, finding all his appeals fraitless, seized a
musket, and Joined the Mississippians as a pri-
yate Time could not be lost; Ampudia was
close upon them. Davis formed and advanced.
with steady tread, against body of more than
hve times his strength. "A rain Of balls poured
upon the Mississippians, but no man pulled a
trigger till sure Of his mark Then those
deadly rifles blazed, and stunned the Mexican
advance A ravine separated them from the
enemy. Davis gave the word, and. with a
cheer, down they rushed, and up the other side
then, forming hastily, with one awful volley,
they scattered the Mexican head, and drove
them back to cover.o
" " A BATTALION OF IRTsH DEsERTERs Cap
rURED. Notwithstanding the parley, one Mexi-
can battery continued its fire upon our troops
This was the 1S and 24-pound battery of Tie
battalion OF San Patricio, composed Of Irish
men, deserters from our ranks, and commanded
by an lrishman named Riley
We would recommend the toadies to tell the
War Department that an Irishman was as brave
man and as good friend to America as
'es .'-,.
AS further proof Of the conduct Of this
irish battalion, we quote from the speech Of
Mr. Butler, a Democratic Senator from South
carolina, on the Homestead bill, which was TO
give land to foreigners. He said: g A man
may come reeking from the jails and poor houses
= = LuIoPe' WILL 20 lurtHer, and say, that the
teserters upon your field of battle lay come
men who fought against you-these men can
'one into your Territories and take land, With
,ut having sworn the oath of allegiance. Yes, |
III, the very desegters upon the plains of Cheru-
'usco, who shot down your regiments, might
ome and take possession Of your lands. =
ihese deserters ioere foreigners, who shot
lown my own regiment" (meaning the Palmet-
0 regiment. az
Hear. also, what General Shields, an Irish.
nan himself, ksays in reference to this San Pa
rioio regiment: "The command which l had
he honor to accompany that day, (the day of
he battle OF Cherubu busco,) composed of the gal
ant Palmetto regiment, the New York reei-
nent, the United States Marines, and also the
rigade led BY the present President of the
United States, were attacked, (and suffered |
cry severely by that attack, not only by Mex
cans, but by q bedy Of deserters, led by a very |
lotorIous character, whose name was Riley I |
m not sure whether he was born in Ireland or
q this country, but he was either an Irishman
# the son of an Trishman.'' This is good Dem
cratic Irish testimony But General Shields
ays still more, viz: that they gave him the
aost trouble, /" for they fought most bravely"
hey fought bravely against the Americans,
rom whose ranks they had deserted Further
1ore, says General s. :g'sMy aid-de-camp went
ound after the battle, where those Irish trai-
ors had been captured, by my orders, and as
ertained their names andfthe countries Of their
irth, and found that they were Germans,
rish, and one or two Eng glishmen." This is
1e language of General Shields, himself an
rishman, testifying to the nativity of these de-
,rters!