The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-02-14

the Doctor with dispatches to tn. General, oI
great moment and urgency. which must be car.
red through region occupied by the enemy
| This embassy was marked by an adventure So
romantic, and so illustrative OF the character oi
the man. that we are tempted to detail il.
| On his way TO the Gulf he secured horse in
Kentucky such as knight errant would have
chosen for the companion and sharcr OF his ad.
ventures. landed at Vera Cruz, he asked for
an escort to convey him TO the capitol. but the
officer in command had no troopers to spare
be must wah, or he must accept, instead, band
Of ru6ian Mexcans called the Spy Company.
who had taken TO the business Of treason and
trickery for livelihood. He accepted them.
aud went forward Near Puebla his troop en-
countered body Of Mexicans, escortng q num-
bcr of distinguished officers 10 Orizaba, among
whom were Major General Gaona. Governor Of
Puebla his son Msximilian, and General Tore
jon. who commanded the brilliant charge Of horse
at BueDa Vista. The surprise was mutual, but
the Spy Company had the advantage Of the
ground. AT the first ine ant OF i,F,f-c-=E-y
and before the rascals fully comprehended their
involvement, the Doctor shouted In Spanish,
Bravo! the capital adventure, Colonel form
your line for the charge And down they
went upon the enemy Kane and his gallant
Kentucky charger ahead Understanding the
principle that sends tallow candle through q
plank, and that the momentum Of body Is its
weight multiplied by its velocity, be dashed
through the opposing force, and turning TO
engage after breaking their line, he found him.
self fairly surrounded, and two Of the enemy
giving him their special attention. One Of
thse. xss dispcaea ,af il sn iassant by cs.-;sS
his horse who, with blow Of his fore foot,
hoored his man aud wheeling suddenly, the
Doctor gave the other u sword wound. which
opened the external lilac artery, and put him
horse de combat.
The subject OF the Doctors military surgery
was the young Maximillian. The brief melee
terminated with cry from the Mexicans, "We
surrender Two Of the officers made dash
for an escape the Doctor pursued them, but
soon gave up the chase When he returned,
he found his ruflians preparing to massacre the
prisoners. As he galloped past the young Of
fcer whom he had wounded, he heard him cry,
Senior, save my father" A group Of the
guerrilla guards were dashing upon the, Mex.
cans, huddled together, with their lances in rest
He threw himself before them--one Of them
ttsAss.scs. his he.se, as-otsser gave k..n q ser
wound in the groin. He killed the frst-Iieu-
part Of the colonel's beard of with the last
charge Of his six shooter then graphing with
him. and using his fists. be brought the party
10 terms The lives q the prisoners were saved,
and the Doctor received their swords As soon
as General Gaona could reacb his son, who lay
at little distance from the scene Of the last
struggle, the Doctor found him sitting by him,
receiving his last adieus Shifting the soldier
anil rpcn tho our ha rail- tho ovta
and put the wounded man in condition 10 trav.
el The ambulance got up for the occasion,
contained at once the wounded Macmillan, the
wounded second lieutenant, and the man that
had prepared them for slow travelling. himself
on his litter. from the lance wound received in
defence OF his prisoner When they reached
Pueba. the Doctors wonnd proved the worst
In the party lie was taken 10 the govern
ment house, bat the old General In gratitude
for his genrous services, had him conveyed to
his own house. General Childs, American com.
mander at Pucbla, hearing Of the generosity Of
his prisoner, discharged him without making
any terms, and the old general became the prin
cipal nurse Of his captor and benefactor, divid-
ing his attentions between him and his son, who
lay wounded in an adjoining room. This i'll
ness Of our hero was long and doubtful, and be
va' lr't tSb dtAb W his ~ ubtifs
When he recovered and returned he was en-
ployed in the Coast Survey. While engaged
in this service, the government by its correspon
dence with Lady Franklin became committed
for an attempt at the rescue of Sir, John and
his ilIustrious companions in Arctic discovery
Nothing could be better addressed to the Doc
tors governing sentiments than this adventure
The enterprise Of Sir. John ran exactly in the
current Of his own enthusiasm the service OF
natural science combined with heroic personal
effort and, added 10 this, that sort Of patriot
ism which charges itself with its own full share
in the execution OF national engagements OF
honor and besides this cordial assumption Of
his countrey's debts and duties there was no
little force in the appeal OF n noby brave spir-
ted woman to The chivary Of the American
navy.
He was bathing in the tepid waters of the
Gulf Of Mexico, on iht 18th Of May 1880"
when he received his telegrapLie order 70 pro
coed forthwith to New York, for daty upon the
Arctic expedition. In nine days from that date
he was beyond the limits n the United States
on his dismal voyage 10 the North Pole Oi
this first American expedition a. is we'll known
to the public, he was the surgeon, the naturalist
and the historian. II reiuaned disappointed
Of its main object, after winter in the regions
Of eternal ice and fifteen months absence.
Scarcely allowing himself day 10 recover
ffun the bardships u this cruise, be set on foot
the second attempt, from which be has returned.
after verifying by actual observation the long
questioned existence Of an open sea beyond the
latitude Of 81 9 aud beyond the temperature
also, Of l00S below the freezing point His
Personal Narrative" published early in ls33,
recounts the adventures of the first voyage, and
discovers his diversified qualifications for such
an enterprise.
The last voyage occupied two winters in the
highest la,itnaes, and two years and a half of
unintermittel labor. with the risks and re-pon-
sibilities attendant. He Is nov preparing the
history for publication. Bu, that part Of il
which best reports his own personal agency, and
would most Justly present the man 10 the reader,
will Of course be suppressed. Wewould gisdly
supply II, bot - yet this is impossible TO u.s.
HIS journal Is private property, the extracts
which We may expect viii b. only too shy Of
egotism, and his companions have not spoken
yet, as some day they wiii speak, Of his conduct
throughout the terrible struggles which together
they endured.
To form anything ike an adequate estimate
of this last sehievemen; II is to BE- reocolerted
tina, his whole company amountei 20 bot twen.
ty mcn. and that Of this corps or crew he was
the commander, in naval phrAse and sben We
are appraised that bis portfolio II sceocry,
ske'cbed on ,he spo, pencil, and in water col
ers kept 6aid over spiritlamp, arnnun's 10 over