The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1861-10-12

pool and her destination was well under
stood Remonstrance against her sailing
was made by our Minister, but the foreign
officer paid no attention 10 it.
Col MAEsuALr-Wh Whether the Colonel
Marshall, who was with Mulligau At Lex
ington, was a coward or not, it viii do the
Hon. Sam. Marshall OF Egypt, no hurt, TO
give the world to understand that he was
not the man, as many people think. The
Col Marshall, of Lexington fame, is anoth
er man decidedly and entirely. lie is
from Mclean county, we believe, and has
figured somewhat as republican Politician
The Chicago Times says that President
Lincoln, in recent interview with a citi-
zen Of that city, aycired that he would in
future recognize no politics in the war,
and that the Democrats were really doing
more to larry on this war than the Re-
publicans.'
Gen. VIM F Thornton has been nomi-
mated for Congress - FIJI the vacancy oc-
casIoned by Gen McClernands resigna-
ton.
DR. Hayes, Of the Polar expedition, has
arrived at II alifax DR. IL reached Smiths
Straits on the 26th of August, last year,
but could not penetrate the Straits with
his vessel either last season or this.
Sir John De Coursey, an English officer
who distinguished himself in the Crimean
war, has been commissioned by the Gov
of Ohio as Colonel of The GSth regiment Of
that State
/ REwAEpEp-J T. Streeter. of Joliet, q
Young lawyer who suddenly left the dem
ocratic party last year and joined the re
( pub,icans, has been rewarded by IN APP
/ poirtment as assistant Judge of the SUI
perior Court of Nebraska.
/ THE CuEAx PRoCLAMATIoy-The follow
: ing extract of letter, dated at havana
Sept ~, explodes one of the Charleston
/ Nrcwys stories:
! We noticed from one Of the last news
paper slips YOU sent us, that the Charles
ton Mercury has published an act alleged
TO come from our government, to the eft
feet that that the Confederate flag will be
admitted into cur 1orts and duly protect
ed. That is false No such act or decree
or ANYTHING like it, has appeared The
Captain General could only do it on re
ceiving instructions to that effect from the
home government The few vessels sail
ing under the Confederate flag. and WHICH
arrived J ere some months ago, bad to
hoist the stars and stripes before entering
our haTbOr
After the city of Mexico had surrender
ed to General Scott, the troops were oblig-
ed to win their way from house to house,
and street to street, until they expelled the
remnant of the Mexican army, which dis
puted every inch of ground from the gates
of the city to the palace The I'd Regi-
ment United States Ipfanry. under COM
mand of Colonel afterwards General) Ben
net Riley, were gaining ground step by
step, under a hot fire from house top and
I church steeples, when Pat Mullony, pri-
vate in company F, made dash and in
trenched himself in DOORWAY, (the door
way was large ith::heavy projecting jams)
n full half square in advance of his COM
pany, and commenced spirited fire
When he had fred five shots he was
joined by comrade just as he was pre-;
pairing for the sixth round. who asked
2 him what he was firing at, and desired a
! "chance in" Histr' says Pat E" wait
till fetch another of the bla'guards.
have done the business for five of EN-, and
there is another waiting be to serve the
+. same sauce" Bangl went his sixth shot,
which his comrade, together with two
Others who had joined them, exploded
with laughter. What be yees laughing
at. at all at all p said Pat "Sure didn't
fix his flint nice enough? And, be the
powers there is another spalpeen just
stepped in his place, and waiting for a
dose" ramming his cartridge home with
energy "Stop, stop, Pat" said his COM
rade; don't on see you see you are firing
at tbe Apostles?' "An' it is the Apostles,
is it? Now may the howly St Pe.her
forgive p exclaimed Pat, his eyes opening
like two saucers as he made the discovery
that he had been firing at two life-size
statues of st. Peter and st. Paul, which
stood on each side of church door about
musket shot down the street. Pat had
hit St Peter six times. twas standing
joke against him, and mover heard the last
Z of it as long as he remained in the regi.
mrnt