The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-01-13
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times, and had it mildly once. .ay
this to allsy very foolish terror which
people have about small pox. Let them
remember, il it ever comes along, that
there Is no danger in it, and no danger
OF taking it, If they keep themselves four
ice. from the bed OF the person diseased.
IL Kills Indians because they try cold
baths rs cure for It. and it occasionally
Kills white person in the country, be
cause he is left to die like leper BY Q
frightened population.
But IL did no: spread beyond the repi.
ment where it originated. and only two
or three died Of il.
A difficulty occurred on Lobos between
the Colonies OF several Of the regimsuts,
on the point Of rank and command.-
Col Butler claimed to be the oldest Col.
onei on the Island, and Of course claimed
the command. The Pennsylvauis Colo
mel, Wynkoop. and probably others, di..
puted the claim. 1t WAS agreed however.
that a messenger should be sent 70 Gen.
Scott, who WAS at Tampico, and the mat.
ter referred to him. Lieut.. John B. Mo-
fagne was sent rs the messenger, an 1 re-
turned in few days with Gen. Scott's de-
eislon in favor Of the seniority Of Colonel
Wynk"op.
Gen Scott arrived at Lobos on the
2lst OF FEBRUARY. Several thousand Of
troops were already there, and others wers
arriving daily. 1t WAS evident now, that
in few lays We would quit the Island,
and spread all sails tor Vera Cruz. Gen.
Scott had left Gen. Worth at the Brazos
To superintend the embarkstion Of the
troops taken from Gen. Taylor. They
were all expected to arrive at Lobos by
the lst dsv Of March, and the troops on
the Island were ordered TO the ships. to
be ready to sail on that day. High
winds however delayed us until the Sd
OF March, when the signal for starting
WAS given by the steamer Massachusetts,
on which Gen. Scott had his head quar-
ters. In few minutes seventy vessels
spread all their canvas, and before = s,iff
breeze We started for Vera Cruz This
time | WAS on the old AIhamt-a, not Q
regal palace "a its name indicates, but .
miserable, unwieldlv, old bulk, under .
Captain and crew grossly ignorant Of
scientific navigation. The cooks in the
Aihamhra we're two yellow skinned &C.
leS'as Cinnamon. BY unskillful man
agement, when the snchor Was raised, an
under current bore the Alhambra on the
very verge of the breakers. she narrow
ly escaped being smashed to pieces on the
rocks.
The whole horizon was dotted with
white sails. The distance to Vera Crus
MAS only sixty miles, and ought to have
beef, run in elgh; or ten hours, but .
norlher scattered the fleet, and the Al.
hAmh-a went kiting a hundred miles or
SO down into the Caribbean sea. She
hauled up however, ard came to the rem
devious on the third or fourth day. The
rendezvous was opposite the promontory
OF Anton Lizardo. about ten miles South
Of Vera Cruz.
1t is my object in this narrative, to
conine myself generally TO . simple mar
rative of facts. avoiding the speculative
and the controversial, but in few instan.
ces, | must depart from my plan. Before
commencing the narrative Of the seigs
OF Vera Cruz. there are several things to
he conS'dere1, and some arrears TO be
brought up. One chapter will be suffi
cleht for this purpose. and propose TO
devote the next chapter to = general cir
cumspection Of affair. connected with The
| siege Of Vera Cruz,