Gazette and sentinel., 1861-04-06
Gga3stte & 5entimsl,
From the I|aron Rouge Advocate.
The Irwin Sisters

We Yesterday paid a visit to Capt.
". F. Iunnard's great carriage manu-
factory and emporium, to take a look
Mt the Twin Sisters" the two six-poun-
ders belonging to the present State of
Texas. which did such terrible exccu-
tion at the battle Of San Jacinto by the
Texan troops in the struggle for indie
pendence against the army Of Santa
Anna.
When Texas became a member of
the Union, she transferred her war ma
terial to the late United States, and
among the artillery pieces the Twin
Sisters" were sent to the Arsenal at
Baton Rouge. By a subsequent inspec-
ton by the proper United States Ordi-
nance officers, they were condemned as
useless pieces and sold for old iron, the
purchasers (of at least one of the
pieccs) being the late foundry firm in
this city of Henderson and Hill. Re
Gently the Legislature of Texas set on
foot an enquiry as to their whereabouts,
and after careful search it was diSCov-
cred that they had been stored at this
post.
These facts becoming known to our
Legislature, Hon. II. w. Allen, of West
Baton Rouge, Immediately introduced a
resolution for the appointment of a
committee to hunt them up, and making
an appropriation to remnunt them and
present them on behalf of Louisiana,
TO our sister State. The resolution was
adopted, and Capt. Allen appointed
Chairman of the Committee. With his
usual energy and perseverance, Capt.
A. went to work and after a dilligent
search found one of the Sisters at the
present foundry Of Hill & Markham.
Hon. C. A. Brusle searched his parish
and picked up the other at St. Gabriel,
Iberville parish, neal his residence.
Having brought them together, they
were sent to Tunnard's for the proper
mounting and repairing. 4 look at
them as they now stand ready for ship
ment, will convince any one that the
job could not have fallen into better
hands. The carriages are substantially
built, neatly painted, and trimmed off
70 perfection with the necessary chains,
rings and bolts. The guns have been
carefully cleaned and ~lacquered, and
now look as though they could again
take q part in another Jacinto. They
are to be shipped to-day for Texas, and
are hereafter to form part of the orna-
ments to the square at the Capitol Of
Austin.
The Commissioners to present the
sisters" to the State of Texas, are II.
w. Allen, C. A. Brusle, and DR.. w. G.
Austin. They are neatly described on
a brass plate by the repairer, and in a
smaller plate appears the nam of "W,
F. Tunnard, Baton Rouge"
If our Texas friends, or those of any
other of the Confederate States, desire
to have any more work Of the same sort
done, let them send their orders to our
Tunnard, the pioneer of this description
of business is this portion of Louisiana
Our word for it, they will never regret
the patronage thus thrown into his
hands.
The following is as near q fac similt
Of the engraving on the plate as we car
make it /:
TWIN SISTERS"
Thu, gun uas used nth terrible sffct al III,
Battle Of San Lacinto.
PRESENTED % THE
State of Texas by the State of Louisiana
MARCH Arm, 1861.
HENPr w. ALIEN
Gas, A. BRrsLE, Cen. IF Presentation
VIZ. G. AUSTIN.
A HARD CRowD.-A dispatch in the
Richmond Enquirer gives the following
picture of the strangers who arc nov
visiting Washington city:
The inferior appearance pinched anC