Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-12-10

Is it possible that am to have commission,
and with the rank of bandero, at the first step
| made no attempt to conceal my delight, or to
check the visions ofglpry that fitted across my
imagination The officer was true to his pro-
mise and two or three days after this inter-
view the supreme grand director, Pursedon,
placed in my hands my commission, with the
words, Go now, young man, and make your
! own way up the ladder of fortune"
| On receiving soon after at Santa Fe, from
General Ramarez, a commission as ensign in
his own corps,the following significant colloquy
took place =;
sAnglo-American, the recommendations
that you bring have given us great confidence
in you. hope you are true patrlotf
"General,' Ireplied, let my actions show to
my countrymen that l am always ready to
fight for liberty
"'It is very WE'LL you ore now going to fight
against General Artegas'
"iArtegas2' said I.
"'Yes; the monster who gives no quarter to
the officers of an enemy when made prisoners
asThen we must fight our way and mot be-
| come prisoners replied
"sTrue but do you know his mode of dis
posing of those who fall into his hands2
al have been told that he sews them in raw
hides and leaves them in the sun to perish
".You have been told rightly land now know
what will be your fate if taken by him in
battle.p
The ensign was soon after present at a bat
tle-his first batttle-against Artegas; and a
"sickening sensation for a few moments held
possession of his faculties, and the blood seem
ed chilling about his heart.' But this did not
prevent him from playing his part SO well that
after the action, he was cOmplimented by his
commander and in due time the friendless
homeless, moneyless, hungry wanderer Of thu
streets Of Buenos Ayres re-entered the city {
!. successful soldier.
"Anxious to see my old friends again, OBJ
A tanned leave of absence for three days, ant
If Immediately called at the house of Coqueet-
But shall not attempt to describe the expires
= sions of astonishment and delight with whcl
:, was greeted by madame as entered the shop
a wearing the uniform of an adjutant in the re
publican army. Flinging both hands abov
u her head, and with eyes straining as thoug
" they would start from their sockets she shoe
T. my hand with great gee, praised my uniform
!. talked of my promotion, declared should b
governor yet, and finally insisted that shout
spend my whole leave at her house,
lie This, however, could not be done; and afte
n. taking breakfast with them, sailed forth
nc make my obeisance to Flusk and others who
like them, had known me in less propitiou
~ times"
II The next battle he was engaged in wa
le against Carrere, and was unsuccessful II
=. was beaten, and sustained with courage th
: horrors of a most disastrous flight whic
L was stopped by q new and more ruthless en-
ut envy in front. They fought as long as il seem
n ed possible, and then sent flag of truce wit
-, with an offer of captulation The officer bear
ing it was shot without ceremony before the
e eyes and goaded almost to desperation, the
es fought again. Most of them were now cut
pieces in the conflict; some were murdere
n after it was over; ind our ndyentnreri havin
. his ribs fractured by the butt end of muske
ne was taken prisoner with about twenty of hi
ny comrades and carried off, his captors assurin
f. them that they would "shoot them by and by.
/ All ona sudden their conductors found them
selves prisoners in turn. They had blundere
into division of the antagonist army, an
., King was again ct liberty, Being disabled b
nv his wounds, he set out with small party Il
IL Cordova but on the route they were attacke
by strong party Of the enemy in coral 9
r. cattle-yard, of farmhouse Most Of I'll
ire defenders vera bayonetted, but few, after b,
Ter ing compelled to march on foot after the viz
!, tors for some distance, were set at liberty. III
majority Of these proceeded on their jOurne
W but King and one of his comrades were temp
On ed to return to the catte-yard to see il an
led thing had been left that could be made usefil
vol "Among the rubbish, half burned, he found
blanket and hat almost rimiess; and four
icy a remnant of scorchcd calico, of which v
'b- made covering for our bodies. Grassy al
yer found box containing magic lantern whit
~ had belonged TO his own stock Of valuable
" whereupon he uttered an exclamation of jo
Ar- Here is prize worth its weight in gold sa
ort he; with this We can pay our way, and be i
es dependent, if we ever come where there a
Iii any people,
- eve had found among the ruins remna
of salt beef, from which we made supper
'oA tying the remainder in a rag, determined
eri spend the night where we were. On the ne
at morning we commenced our Journey westwal
ar. a .and somewhat Mt random Az we approach
the town OF San Luis, a slight shudder cal
'au iFrepressibly over my frame; we were travt
'st, sing the very road by which Ramare2 had,
md short time before, led us to the disastrous o
,bo slaught in our last campaign. How diferC
were my sensations from those with which
49, approached the city of Bueno9 Ayres the 81
adj ond time My first visit to this place was
moment of pride and panoply now DIR,
towards it with calico rag about my persC
her scarcely sufficient to cover my nakedness, a
with sense of reluctance that would have b,
,ud ter have become thief on his way to the j.
tce. thought, by way of consolation, of I
necessary and natural ups and downs of Iii
the but, after all my philosophy coyld not res
md the conclusion that was getting my share
90, the downs in n lump. was, however, bu
novice as yet.
-. 'snn our arrival, we entered the town vi
ms the humility of mendicants. We applied a
ra- house in the suburbs, within II few roods
till the place where received my first wound, a
az. told our story of distress, which obtained
-, us little east-oif clothing and food. Clad
sh' more becoming habiliments, agreed to j.
ing Grassy in the exhibition of his magic ante
for partly from necessity, but mostly as mea
sec ofconceaing my true character--until shol
know better what course to pursue, and wi
e ther ii would be safe to make myself known
ded Colonel 0rtis. We accordingly took lodgn
ain and announced our exhibition TO take place
sele the following evening The time arrived a
Grassy having borrowed sheet for the pl
u pose, placed it against the wall of n room a
.ept while he made display of his fantastic 4
ures, was stationed at the door of entrar
:, to receive an medic cheiiR entrddo, or sixpen
aiy as the price of admission Our audience gu
Don equalled our expectations; and from the
wife ceipts of the evening realized a profit
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