Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-03-05

of the famous military veteran. Lord
Cough in the 9lst year of his age
Lord Cough was native Of ''the Green
Isle, /" and his name must consequently
be added to the proud roll of Irishmen
who have distinguished themselves in
the British service His fame is purely
that of the brave and successful sol
der, his whole life having been spent
in the army, which lie entered while
yet mere boy. After serving ut the
capture OF the Cape .of Good Hope,
and subsequently i'll the West Iudies,
he joined, 1908, the legions Of the Duke
of Wellington in the Peninsula, and
commanded the 97th Regiment at the
battles of Talavera, Barossa, Vittoria,
and Nivelle. winning golden opinions
and more substantial rewards for his
bravery and other soldierly qualities.
He was twice wounded daring the
Peninsular war, the second time very
severely i'll the head. His next fell
of active service was China, where he
played IL very important part i'll the
series Of military aud naval operations
through which England compelled the
Chinese Government to open the ports
of the Empire to the introduction of
East India opium into China, bringing
the war to a speedy close bya success
ion of brilliant movements which
placed Nankin at the mercy of the
English. For his eminent services on
this occasion. he received the thank S
of both Houses of Parliament, was pro-
noted to the rank of lieutenat general
and was houored with baronetcy
But the field in which he won his great
est distinction as a soldier was British
India. Ia 1843 he defeated Mahratta
force at Maharajpore, capturing So
guns and during the troublous period.
extending from 1915 to 1S49, when
England's power in India tremhled in
the balance from the Eruption of the
Skins, he proved himself Il master in
the art of war, defeating the enemy III
several very bloody battles, and com
pleting the conquest of the Punjamb
by the overthrow of the Sikh army at
the battle of Googerat. For the
second time he received the thanks OF
Parliament, the acknowledgment being
accomp" MED by his elevation to the
peerage, under the title of Baron
Cough. This was in 1916, and in 1S49
he was created Viscount. The rank of
Field Marshall was conferred upon
him in 1862, on the occasion of the
Prince of Wales attaining his majority.
He also enjoyed pension of $4,000 a
year, settled on him by the old East
India Company. Unlike his great
countryman. Wellington, his parliam
entary career is barren of interest, but
he voted steadily with the Liberal
party.
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ST.. LOUIS, March 3. "A letter in The
Republican, dated Camp Supply, Indi-
an Territory, Feb l.. gives the follow
ing account of affairs in the Indian
country :
81 left Gen. Sheridan's headquar-
tiers on the morning of the 10th inst,
en- route for Gen Carr's camp, located
On the San Francisco Creek, IL tributa-
ry of the North Fork of the Canadian
River On the night previous to my
leaving Gen. Gustav returned from his
truitless search for the Cheyenne Camp
near the mouth of Medicine Bluff creek,
ut the eastern extremity of Wachita
Mountains, about 165 miles west, find
ing trails fresh and all the Indians 60
ing rapidly south and west, towards
the headwaters of the Red river and the
''Staked Plains. There are now about
300 lodges of Cheyennes, 80 lodges of
Arapahoes, and 60 lodges of Comanches
on the war-path, together with few
plain Apaches, and few Hams and the
dog soldiers under Fall Ball, chief of
the band, numbering in all about 1000
warriors. General Custar is now under
orders to move west with his regiment
the 7th United States Cavalry and
the 10Th Kansas Volunteers, under Col.
Crawford ito Elm fork of the Red river