The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1861-03-09
I From the Charleston Mercury. 7
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tueE nave mentioned MIN, nave idleu 10 nOLlce wv
| OF the most conspicuous incidents OF his life, an
| which have gone far to establish his fame. We wi
| relate them, promising that we were not in th
war, and that we repeat them from memory on au
thentic information. The principal facts will b
stated accuratel J, though there may be errors il
unmpOrtant details.
The first occurred before Vera Cruz
Gen. B., then a Lieutenant of Engineers wa
sent out by his Colonel (Totten, if we remembe
arlght) with party of sappers to dig and prepar,
trench, according to a profile and plan prepared
| oy the Colonel. No sooner had Beauregard ex
ahmed the ground than he discovered great CD
Jec!lohS 10 the plan To assure himself, he climb
ea into tree, and with the aid OF the marine glass
Ihe engineer cGae mecum, he made recOnnoi
sance, and saw plainly that the trench as planned
would be enfIaded by the enetny's cannon Here
was difficult position for a subatern ministeria
officer. lie decided promptly, and returned tc
headquarters without sticking a spade The
Colonel met him and expressed surprise that ba h.
so soon performed his task. Beauregard reniied
that he had not touched it. The Colonel with thn
astoniShment military men feel in hearing their
orders have not been obeyed, inquired the reason
He was soon informed oft. He was incredulous-
"the ground had been examined"-the "recOnnoi
sance was perfect" &c. The young Lieutenant was
satisfied, however, that the reconnaissance of his old
chief had not been made like his, "from up tree
The Colonel, like a sensible man, concluded ia
make another eXaminati0n-the plan was changed
IN accordance with the young LieutenantS views.
Inc work done from these trenches is q matter OF
historyIbut its pages nowhere inform US to whom
the credit is due.
>, Our second incident occurred before the city of
Mexico.
Anight or two before the attack, a council of war
was held. There were assembled all the big folks,
from the (now) Lieut.. General (who practices
Mexican tactics from the house-tOps in Washing
ton) including Worth, Twiggs, &C., down to our
friend Beauregard, the youngest officer in the
room. The debate went on for hours. Scott was
solitary in his opinion. Every other officer pres
ent, except one, had spoken, and all cencurred in
their views. The silent one was Beauregard. At
last Gen. Pierce crossed and said, "Y Ou have
not expressed al opinion" al have not been call
ed on" said Beauregard. "You shall be, howev-
err, said Pierce; and soon resuming his seat, an
nounced that Lieut. Beauregard had not given his
opinion. Being then called out, he remarked, that
if the plan which had received the assent of all but
the commanding General was carried into effect it
would prove disastrous. 1t would be another
Churubusco affair. lie then detailed the objections
to 1t at length-and taking up the other, urged the
reasons in lis favor with equal earnestness. The
council reversed their decision. The city of Mexi-
co was entered according to the plan urged by the
young Lieutenant; and it would seem that his rea-
sons influenced the decision. few days after
wards General Scott, in the presence of number
OF general officers, alluded to Lieut.. Beaure ards
opinion at the Council, and the consequences which
had followed from it.
We refer our readers for further information on
this point to '"rhe Life and Correspondence of
John 4. Quitman," page 1858.
Some justice has been done TO Beauregard in the
histories Of the Mexican war-but in its incom-
pIeteHcss We nave oeen reminded OF byron S satlre
Gu iill'aiy glory: 10 De slot dead on tDe oattle
hed, and have your name misspelt in the Gazette"
The position now 50 promptly assigned to Gen.
Deaufegard is a just tribute to his worth. 1t Is
great satlSaction to cur people that the enemy
can Drlng no talent against us when we cannot
lhatch WIN It's equal IN our southern land; ana
amongst all the bright galaxy, no could be
more acceptable than native-born Louisiana
De"uFegafu'
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THE EMPIRE CRY CUARTFPFn nv rur Govrpv-
MENr-Large OHGpgiiy of Prorisious on RoarI -
From the hest iuCormafion that can he yatbarad
the steamer E,nniro Citv has haan rbarterod a.
New York. by the Government. and during the wee,
she has baan rocaivipr, nm hoard Iara Quantities E
army stores sufficient for the snbssfenaa of two or
three Thousand men which with tbe necessary coal
for the outward and return trim has loaded that
vessel nearly to the water-vays The statement
which is sunDosnd IN ba da-ivnd from sourcev Iil-a
Iv 70 he informed of army movemnn+s that she i
going to Texas, is no doubt the correct one Load
ed deep she swim, her movements will
necessarily be slow, and fully two weeks should be
allowed tor her to reach her destination at Indian
ola OF DraZoS.-N !. Tunes
DECAY OF ILoLATRY IN IypIA.-A traveller from
Madras to Jatna states that but few of the heather
temples he passed were in GOOD order; those reru-
larly repaired and used are comparatively few
Many of the temples are gradually going to ruin
towers walls and rooms where the idols sit are
broken; many of the idols that were carried with
great parade are now resting in their places, with
no one to wipe or clean them Many idol cars once
drawn with great p0mp and parade, are so neglect
ed that they can only be used for fuel The impress
SION IS steadily gaining ground among the people
at uelr 1901 system mas had It's daE, ana that the
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IMPORTANT DECISION ON A New PoINr OF Law
The Richmond Enquirer says: ''The general prac-
tIce OF the Court of the Commonwealth has been to
an Oat5 "a pthe'lng IN the courts 70 taSG
StateS YoStprGa in Hi % ot NE NE
;ntrodrced he law artra NJ R' Sou VT, CooH0
"a - nI;f - ,',, ~ e.r', - nno slsu
m toka tba Gotb to s,,ort tb Corst;t,,tiaa IS H.
fTnitod Stats Tho 1et; J h Was wv
Cooke and Rosser and tba Cont HnonirnorsIv de.
cided that tha onnIcant shnnld not ba raorirSd n
take the oath, notwithstanding the earnest request
Of the Comnonwealtirs Attorney to continue the
motion TIL next day, in order to examine the ar
guments presented.
C,yrs ,,o,, FoprIcy Go1-,yl,,,r,,rs ,r,o-,, tI,c
rnol l & Wv ~ i. ~, 5T mn @ '.io
a,borizin9-p 60 W Ys ,h ritnS
States Navy, to accept diamond brooch, for his
wife, presented 10 her oy the Emperor OF huss!a;
one authorlzihG W. H. Smhey' ChltGa states
commercial agent at the / taIkland Islands, 10 re-
ceive telescope rendered him by the Belgian
Government; one authorizing Lieut.: L. a. Nj
Craven, United States Navy; to receive, certain
marks OF distinction rendered to MN by the HpaI31-
PauIding to accept a sword from the Government
of Nicaragua.
Sorrrpnx Rr,rTrr, ycrs- The New York Com.
,aercigI 1Ireyfjeer of Thursday evening. savs:-
advices and onite largo rcmiffancas One house
received SI6 660Nmakina sS2, ,00O since Mondav,
from the Cotton States. Adams & Co.'s Express
brought large mail from the South to-day. All
the letters had five cent stamp affixed, in addition
to the usual postage stamp.
A. IN Indication Of tbo ro,,oI,,tio, e,o;ro- on :,
Io,r go tb NJ Wi Sot'if iso'JioI
oii1 ~ Fa hnt H.
@ n eH'o .4 r. Jor, I, b Tm
called upon American citizens to observe the 18th
day Of November as day of thanksgiving, the first
occasion of the sort, doubtless, ever observed in
those islands.
rho u,,,.,JiI,l p,n,-... .I,f,l,, +boro = not
ny 0alen ~. ttsy'n,e r of o,,
pG sinoin danor{not Of human enternrise in
this country or one single individual in it, but has
suffered more or less by the present agitation The
loss to the country 1t thinks can scarcely be less
than thousand millions OF dollars.
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