The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-08-29

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haya been furnished with "Life Of Colonel
Michael Corooran, seth New York Regiment"
published shortly after the battle of Maass-
sas Piains, on tho Gle. Of July, "at 81 Park
Row, Eoom a." in the late "oolnmsrcil me-
tropolis." We insert It to crafty curiosity
natural among our readers to know something
of the antecodents Of those who came to aid In
depriving shem OF their liberty. It seems O
little strange that the biogrspher of the Colonel
should give him credit for the possession of
sentiments in favor ofiberty which his course
ss II follower of that psstiisrous hog, Abraham
Lincoln, does not justify. As will be seen,
ths ''iife" 10 written so Is to dt the subject
living or dead. 1t starts off with the asser-
ton that he has been "brutally slaip," and
ends with the expression of discrimination
ITO rescue him off living" or avengs him '.if
dead" Corcoran viii in hie retirement be as
much amused g. perus:ng & 'slifs" only (sp-
paToatly) half ended as the public at large:
col. HIoHAEI. ooaocRx,
The heroic commander Of the Sixty.rinth
Regiment, aoa0sa fGts fs sAroGded in each
zagstery az TO cGieee the jsar thot he hoa sssa
brntalty slain, WAS born oc tue zig. OF Sep.
tenaber, 1927, in Carrowgeel. In the county OF
Sligo, Ireland. He WIS dsscended from an
s.T,stocratic family. whose patriotic devotion
TO the freedom au6 glory Of tbs O-aeu Isje
made their nsmes ennobled by the people. az
ADDED honor to taeir legal hegaidry. He was
directly reiated 10 the distinguished Erl of
L4ucan, famous foI his yailitnry genius, and
also to the gallant General Sarsfiald
Thomas Uorcoran, the father OF the youpR
Colonel. ssrved with disti. ction ia the West
Indies as an { fhcsr Of the British army q nd
afterwards re tired On half pay In that period
| the B-itish Government rigidiy selected the
! officers Of the army from aristocratic circles
/ Colonel Corcoyan ntered the Irish con
| stahulary al the age of 10, and continued In
that service III, he attained his ga year. He
was then stationed at Oreeslougn, In tue
C ,uEty OF Donegal, IN the North Of Ireland
a locality celebrated for its Orange fsuds asd
bitter hostility TO the Roma an Catholic faith
ot when Oolonei OoTooran was q mem ber -
No locality could have bsan more favorable
70 Impress 3 young and ardsat mind with hos.
| tii.tY tc British tniions, rs the obsolete
privileges and customs o. days when the
| svTord and not the Gospel was made the means
NJ publishing religion were resumed by the
OfGDSenen lon tie anniversary Of the de.oa.
Of papai armies IN by --oue tursss-e cour rse
which naturally created tho most inteuss
hatred OF PTossstsntisrn in tae catholic
breast.
Saese circumstances, and the sacred asr;ra.
tio1ls OF freedom, Lei the younC Colonel te
en-. srats to this country in 1S48 having wit.
essed pEa7ioasiy sias Taoiese'e Starvation OF
his countrymep, and tce piuful suhtngatioI
of The whole Land after The Revelation OF
]s48 He entered the employment Of Johr
Heeney, OF Hibernian Hall. In this city, and
! slcCHEufu DIM aH Or OBI tUi
of the establahInenE. which he neid until
March last. Ue afterwards Joined the go b
| Regiment as private IN Oon1pany I, Cap:ail
4 J ohm Judge.
! he was afterwards appointed Orderly. ana
| rose succe ssiveis TO the rank Of First Lien
/ tenant and Captain. Ha was honorsd b,
many testimonials from tha members as hs
! ,zas promoted. he was elected Colonel o
1 the So on Arsust 25. 1853, a4ad served wiz
/ tho command in he 40 Quarantine War,
| where the Inspector General reported him x
ba "ihe very best Cricsr OF his rank in tn,
| First Division"
! It Will be remembered tina. the Colonel re-
| fused 10 parade his command on tna arriya
| OF the Prince of W aies, for which he was after
/ wards called before 8 courI-martial, shic.
/ held many sessions. Il was curious fac
| that the only arcuseT on the occasion, u $
/ U3nrnissioner Moral and the accused. botI
/, held offices under President Buchanan Dol
l Mn-sE PRESSED his charges with renarkabi
persstency, b0t at a LAT Lar session it appe ar
| that General Sanford had given Colon Il Cor
/; coran a veyba. promise that he should be ex
| cused, which was not afterwards fulhllsd -
! This and other circumstances led the charges
Of Colonel Moreil 90 end in smoke and van
1 ISL iato thin cir, and tho Irish people Wer
I naturally highly eleted at the result.
| Ths bravery OF Colonel Ocyooran In the 40
/ ton ia " nicl he fell needs ro om ment an
the formidable fort called after hts name a.
| tests his profound and practica. knowledge o
/ the science OF war.
coxan Rescued if living, avenged dead