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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22

HAblando del casilue electoral
M: Kane, que, segdn saben nues.
tros lsetores, ACADIA de ser condo.
naco q preside en- los Estados
Unidos, dice un colega ardri .
democratico, entire otrAs coIas; 10
que aigue:
"Los gus Green no Ger possible
hacer jussicia mas que q nombre
leI Roy, no comprenderan como
en- una RepdblicA 90 puede apli-
Car Ia ley sin distinction de jerar-
qufa'."
lPor Dios. no exsgerar:qus Mo.
nArquia es Espaiis, y en- su Capi
cal, residencia de 10 Corte, acaba
dc ser encarcelado NADIA menos
que el Jdez Dscano, por conse-
;uencia de una ruidosa eau u'A--lA
del testAmento fAlso.
Lo cuai es una prueba mas de
que On Ia Monarquia espAfiola se
cumpie Ia ICY sin distinction de
erarquias, msjor que en- mas de
ana y en- mas de dos repdblicas,
donde Ia ley NADIA vale para tira =
ouelos que NO conocen freno para
el desbocado corcel de aus pasio.
aes. peor mil veces que el de
Alta.
Nuestros Monarcas, en- epo ,as
aborrecidas gratuitaments por
ciertos regeneradores del dis, sa-
Dian mandar al cadals0 q sober
Oios magnates y validos que 90
ten1an por omnipotentes.
Verbi-gratia: Et Condestable
D. A1varo de Luna y el Marques
'ts Sists-I Iglesias.
Tsnga, tenga presente 10 ex.
pueato ese dem6crata articulista,
segdn el criterio del caal "los que
Green no ser possible hacer justicia
mas que & nomhre del Rsy no
comprenderan como en- una repd.
Olica se puede aplicar Ia ley Gin
distinction de Jerarquias."
iVamos, hombre!j
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22

,,Imitando el proceder de: los
amigos de Gazman Blanco para
con este, en- loo tiempoS en- que
fue Ell mismo 10 que es ahora eD
Venezueia Crespo, han bAutizado
a este, "a 10 hemos dicho. CON 81
compose titulo de E! HSyoe del
Deber ca1mpIdo.
Baeno, no obstante, es confesar
que al calificar ssi q Cr spo sus
admiradores, han estado mas par
EOS, mas sohrios que los de Glz
man Blanco.
Porque q este le Ilamakan sue
panegiristas, cuAndo menos, en-
papeles, lapidas, rotulos = vito
'es, N1stre americana. Pacifca-
dor, Regemerador y Reivtndica
dor de Venezuela,
Y en- verdad que no es cosa de-
otro jueves, comparado CON est.
retahi!a, 10 de H6roe del Debe,
cssmplido.
Porque, despue, do todo, cum
olir el deber no pasa de ser un.
obligation en- el hombra, por alto
8 por bajo que este.
Mas no hay que dare vueltas
Al epfteto en- question Geguir&l
otros de mas resonancia.
Como d los cargos do hoy 90
guiran otros mafiana.
Al tempo, si NO.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
CAUsA GRAVE.

Para las dos de la tarde del
pr6ximo lunes 90 ha sefialado en-
esta Audiencia 10 vista, en- juicio
oral y pdOlico de 10 causa instrui.
d. por homicide de Jose Cristian,
eapataz encargado que era de los
trAbsjos de "a hacienda de Don
joe Bsniiez, sita On Playa.gran-
de, Isla de Vieques.
E,ta acusado como autor de
este delito Francisco Disz JimG.
nez, natural de Hamacao, trabsia
dor de Ia misma fincs, contra
quien plde 81 Sr Fiscal Ia penA d,
IA amos, 8 messs y 81 dias Ge
rsclusion temporal. y cinao mil
pesetas de indemnizaci6n para IL
fami ia del iDterfecto.
Levara Ia voz del Minisserio
odbIico el Abogado Fiscal, senior
Navarro que 60 quien pide Ia ci-
tAda pena
La defensa est& con6ada al 10.
ven & teliSente Letrado Don
Pedro de Audrey.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
Ia QUESTION DE- ME!lLLA.

Historic de la Negotiation. Pri
mera actitud del Sultan,
Antes de llegar el General Mar
tinez Oampos, y merced a los ira
bsjos del DR.. Ovilo, cerca del Sui
tan, este estaba inclinado q ceder
a las reclamaciones de EspRna, ,adn
sin conocer la cifra de la indemni-
zaci6n exigida por el Gobierno es
pa1ol.
Pero antes de que Ia embajada
llegase & Marrakesh,s ,se present6 en-
Ia residencia del emperador, Sche'
ffa-d, envlado desde Tanger por Si.
di MshoHed Torres, portador de
un detallado expediente del confic.
to do Melilla, en- ell cual expediente
Sc expresabsn las causas, los ante
cedentes y las responsibilities.
resultando que Espaha era quieD
terlia Ia culpa de to,1o 10 ocurrido.
Lo Daismo exacta1uente resulta
ba de los document.,s traidos de
M elilla por Maimon AIOhatar.
Ell Sultan sc niega.
En- cuanto Muley- 10 ssan Fe en-
tero e9os anteceden fs,s del asun.
to, vari6 de opinion y djo que no
recibirfa q la embsjads espafola, 8
qus, en- caso de recibiFl q, no acce>
deria de ringunR name 20 q las re-.
clamaOiones (! totmuladaa poE al 60.
espa6ol.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
"GOBlERNO GENERAL
della ISLA DE PUERTO-RIOO
Secret0rtG.-NegOoiGdO 1o

SeoretGrta.-NegooiGdo 1o
Vista la instanCia que V, y los
demas Directories de los peri6dicos
de esta Capital han elevado 81
ExcmO Sr Gobernador General con
fscha 16 del Corriente, por disposi
ci6n de dichs Superior Autoridad,
Sc ha dirigido a don Salvador Brau,
Director de EI CIamOr del Pats, Ia
communication siguieute
"Vists Ia instancia que q este
Gobierno han dirigido los sehores
DTectores de todos los peri6dicos
lie esta Capital, solicitando se ex-
cite a las QorpOraolones populares
de la Isla para que destinen Ia su.
ma que el estado de sus fondos les
permita, a fin de reunir asi los re
cursOs que eStiman necesarios. para
4ue pueda trasladarse V. a la Pc
uinsula, / cOntinuar sus investiga-
clones historicas ,sobre Puerto. Ri-
20, para Cuyo obieto se haCe preci-
80 acudir al 'Archlvo de Iudias, POI
carecerse an absolute en- esta pro.
vinCia de archives locales que euen-
cen con datos s llensr Ell vacfo que
en- la historic de esta Isla se nota,
sobre todO desde ell siglo XVII; el
ExcmO Sr GObernadUr General, pc.
netrado de los beneficlosos resu'.
Gados que repOrtaria por todos con.
,eptos a Ia cultura 6 intereses mo.
raIes de este pals la realization de
este proyecto, a la par q lie de 50
iecOnOCida c0mpetenCia en- ests
clase de estudios, que tan ventsjo-
samente tiene va demostrada en-
81 Obra titulada ''Puerto- RiCO y 90
Htstoria", prenda segura de un te-
liz res 1ltado, y COnslderando, asl
mismo, que para llevarla q cabo nc
son suhCienteE los recursos parti.
culares, % ha servido disponer 81
manifesto a ", como de 50 supe.
cior orden 10 VERTIGO, que vera coz
satisfaction que la DiputaCi0n Pro-
vlncial y Ayuntamlentos todos de
la Isla Contrlbuyan dentrO de los
cecursOs de que Cada Corporation
pueda disponer, y sin graVamenes
para el contribuyente, con la sums
que estlmen necessrla al meritoriu
oDjeto que V. sc propone y que re.
sulta indudablemenGe de utilidad
general para la prOvinCia.-1o que
me complazc0 en- C0mnnicar & V,
para su ConoCimiento y satistaC'
Ci6n."
Lo que de orden de s. q. comu.
nico d V. para 50 oonocimiento y
satisfaction, ell de los demas fir
nantes, y como resultado de Ia re-
ferida instancia.
Dios guarde a V. muchos amos
Puerto Rioo, 81 de Abril de 1894
Jose Garcia de la ConchG.
Sr D. Jacinto Aquenzs, Director
del BoLETfN MEkOANTIL.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
" H6TOG del dGbGr CQnDidO.

Va GO sabe one ha 0ido elegidt
PreSidente Constitutional de iol
E ,tadOs- U nidos de Venezuela e
General Crespo.
Esto, despue, de haber 81 deGem
pt1lAdO prcvisionAlmente Ia citadt
PresideLcia un huen periodo d
tempo por Obra y gracia do Ii
revoIuci6n que provisionalment'
10 diera oil poder, y por hAber sidt
6I gu caudi.lo supreme.
Lo que tel vez no hepAn nues'
tros Iecsores es que los amigos }
adictos de 10 nueva situaci6n gu
ternsmentAl de Venezuela lIamal
q Crespo, no ei CiudadasO. tai n
Ell CiwdadomO cudI { estilo de-
moeratlcc). siuo que 10 han bau-
nzado con el tisuio de EI Hero.
del Deber cWmsplidO.
Y preguntnmos nosotros:
SQUe deber hA heroicanentt
cumpiido el General Crespo er
VenezueIa2
IEucender y affair en- su pai.
lac ominosas teas de una guerrs
fratricida terrible. = ser en- ella q
afortunado vencedor?
Que se lea detenidamente Ia
prensa peri6dioa venezolana dc
aIgunos meses a esta parte.
Y 10 vera que al dfa siguisnte
del triunfo revolucionario de Cres,
po "a muchoS 10 acusaban en- Gu
patria, en- eI periodismo, en- eI
club, en- Ia plaza pdblica, de dictA
dor, de deSpots, de tirano.
IY 9espueS, cuando ha tido
elegido para la Jefatura Consti-
tucional de su pais2
lSAnto DioSI Si fu6ramos q
teproducir en- nuestEas columns
todo 10 que 90 ha dicho en- contra
de Ia election presidencial de
Crespo por Ia prensa venexolans,
ne cesitAr1hmos dedicar 4 clio nues
tlas ediclones todas do este afio.
Seg4u eeas versiones, de Lac
cuAles Algo couocen nuestros Iecto.
rec, porque sIgo les hemos trans
mitido, por referencias del CORES.
ponsal de Las M0vedadeS en- Ca.
rAcss; seg6n euas versiOnes. re-
petimos, las srbitrariedades, los
atAques q Ia ley y 81 derecho, Ia.
coacciones, los atropeilos, los 60.
bornos, lsS presiones de arriba
para Abajo, etc, etc, han sido
atroces, superlativae, en- las elec.
clones que han cIevado al silI6p
presidential al hombre que domi
ma en- Venezusla deade el desen.
lace, feliz para 81, de la i TINA
furlosisima revoluci6n que tanto
eDsangrentsra , desolara aquella
repdblica.
Como atroce', superlAtivOs, mas
auv. Elm fin, SON los cargos que vie
ne 4irjgiendo contra el nuevo Pre-
siiente de Venezuela. desde el ter.
m no de la guerra civil, gran par.
te de Ia opinion del pals, mientrss
que los adicsos al trlunfsnse Crea
so lie colmsn de hipert6icos d.
iramhce, ponie1dole, como 90 di
ca vuIgsrmen:e, en- Ios CpegnoU do
ID luna.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
SOBRE UN "CONATO De REBELLION >

Ea 10 Gee, i6o Ecos cubunos de
I'm coIega de 10 I ,la leemos 10 si.
guiente:
"Segdn nos comunica eli cable,
los diputados conseEvadoros hacen
responsible al senior Maura del
''c0nato de rebellion" de Puerto
Principe.
SO6aba Ell c!ego que veia.
En- primer lugar, po' que en- Puer.
to. Principe no ha habido ninR6n
Conato de rebeliou.
Y en- segund0 t6rmino, porque los
dnicos movimientos qne sc realizap
en- ese sentido, se verifican fuera de
"a Isla, desde hace mucho TEMPO
sin que los que auden en- clio sc re-
eaten muchO, pues que lanzan con.
tinramente & todos los vientos Las
manifestations de Gus prop6sitos
y detsus espetanzas, los fondos con
que cuentan para su empresa y
hasta las maniobras de los parcia.
les con que dicen que cuentan en-
Oubs, desempenando & las mil ma
ravillas el papeI de eonspiradoree
con trompeta."
Despscio, despacio, college, J
no 90 Drecipite, porque, como dice
an reffGn:
"No opor mucho madrugar
&c amanece mas temprauo."
Que algo. y aun bastante. b.
ocurrido en- Puerto Principe, I'D.
mese cO~otO de rebellion, s pre-
paratiCO de rebellion, 8 como 0.
quiera.
Y como nosotros Jsmas habl.-
mos por ell solo prurito de hablar,
: en- nuestrss r@plicas acostum
bramos siempEe pisar terreno fir
me, sin recurrir 4 invenciones.
vamos 4 reproducir & continue
ei6n elsuients tuslt0 Do la
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
I
ID. Ns r.

HA fallecido en- Ponce, cuand
10 edad y Ia posici6n social debian
brindarie toda la felicidad possible
en- Ia vida, ei ilustrado jurisc0n-
sulto y NotArio don Jose Rodri-
guezy J Gonzalez. herwano de nues-
tro distinguido amigo el DR. D.
Enrique de los propiOs apellidos,
residente en- Pe1iuelas.
SentimoS tan deplorable como
premature fAllecimlento, enyian.
do nuestro pe,sme q Ia angustia-
ds familia del que "a no existe, al
cual deseamos Ia etetnA Bienaven.
turauZa.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
FL vapor "Machichaco."
ma Nueva explosion.

EE nuestro n6mero anterior re.
produjimos de La Correspondence
de EspGnG las primeras noticias
que sc tuvieron en- Madrid acerca
de la explosion del MachiohGco. Pu
bllcamos hoy q continuacion otros
detalles de Ia catastrofe, tomando-
los del mismo colega correspon-
diente al "a de Marco ppdo:
"EL PUEBLO Sc AMOTINA.-MNDI.
DAs.-LOs MUERTOs.
Reinoss, %, 3'15 n.
Despues de restableClda Ia co.
municeci6n telegrafica con Madrid,
el Gobierno tiene ooupado el apa-
ratio, por 10 que me veo precisado
q enviar & Reinosa los despachos.
Tan prontO como el vecindario
oy6 la terrible explosion, Icundi6
|extsaordlnasio pAnico, ..
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
Satisfactoria respuesta.

Acsbs mos de recibir "a tignltn.
to communication de la Secrets ria
del Gobierno General, cue dem os
q Ia publicidsd con el mayer gus
to- exe!amsRdo; mo eSpsrabl .
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22

NOS menos de ID ilustraci6n y los
aobles impulsos del ilusGre Gene
raj Dabanl
Dice a.i Ia expresada comuni'
:aci5n:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
0AcETA DE HOY.i

No contiene disposici6n aIguua
de importancia.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
santander, q. $50 {.

Gobernador al Ministr0 Gober-
naci6n:
Sc ha verifcado eI entierro de los
buzos victimas de la explosion de
aver, con numerosa conCurrencia.
Despu9a los asistentes fueron al
Ayuntamiento & pedir proteCci6n
psYa las familias de aQuEllos, Y eli
Alcalde, Ooncejales y manifestan-
tes han pasado luego & mi despa-
cho & reiterar su petiCi6n AV. u,
por mi conducto.
Les hice pHesentes los ofreoi-
mientos de V. p. en- conferencia de-
anoche,y todos esperaR verlos oum.
plidos.
Ha Eeilado ordsu,
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22
PAGOs:

En- 10 pr6xima semana 90 paga
ran por el Tesoro Lac Siguientes
facturas de turno.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22

Abril 23.-FaCtura nGm sc
Id 24.-Factura n6m 67
Id 25.-Factura ndm 68
Id 26.-Factura ndm SO
CHpon 81.
Id 27.-Factura h6m AZ
Id 28.-FsCtura mum 48
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22

Nuestro colega santan ierino, Lid
Vos MontaNssG, public6 el siguien.
to suelto On su n6mer0 del mi6rc0-
les dltimo, precisamente el mismo
dia de Ia Cat6str0te:
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1894-04-22

La noche ha transcurrido con re-.
lativa tranquil1dad.
Oontin6an los retenes y buen nd.
nero de G0ardias Oivlles On el edi.
ficio del GobieEno.
ID. Fernando de Torres Almunia.
Gobernador electo de esta provin.
Gia, lego anoChe, tomando possession
en- seguida, y reuniend0 & las auto.
ridades y junta t6cnica. =
El Ayuntamiento ha celebEad0
session extra0rdinafia.
Sc han suspendido las proce-
stones de Semana Santa. III Go.
rreponsGh
The National tribune., 1894-04-19
First COMPANY.
Capt. Jacob Ammen's Little Band Signet
to GO to the War on April ] 3.

Capt. Jacob Ammen's Little Band Signed
to GO to the War April B.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: A word
| as to The first company. | have always
CLAIMED that Ripley org ,nized the first COM
pany for the suppression of the rebellion.
On A. ril -, 1861, a meeting Of the loyal
citizens of Ripley was convened to give an
expression of their views in regard to the
firing upon Fort Sumter, and while this
meeting was in progress he operator took
from the wires the announcement that Fort
Sumter had surrendered. This announce
ment was brought to the meeting by A. E.
DeyOTe, who walked halfway up the aisle
aud red the dispatch.
The meeting adjourned at once to Arm
strong's Hall, for the purpose OF organizing
military company aud rendering ourselves
to William Dennison, Governor of Ohio.
The meeting was held at p. No., as per
agreement. Capt. Jacob Ammen had not
been at the citizens meeting, and was
notified to be at the evening meeting;
that he would be elected Captain of the
company. A. S. Liggett was the first to ST.
the roll the writer stood over him, and was
the second, and the roll was soon filed. The
election of officers resulted: Capt, Jacob
Anmen; First Lieut., A. z. Devore; Sec
OuH Lieut., Z. NJ Sdt6y VIII a. VI. Ii u1e-
way as Third Lieutenant.
On the following day, April ii. Capt Am
men started by the noon boat for Co umbus
to tender The company TO the Governor,
reaching there by noon ON the 18th, by
which time the President had issued his call
for rs 600 troops, and we were accepted.
On his re'ur few days were given us TO
winding up our business before going into
camp. We finally turned up al Camp jack
son, Columbus. AS we were passing from
the boat to the Broadway Ho,el for break
fast, whose guests We were, gentleman
stepped alongside of Capt. Ammen and said ::
/ will give you $500 if you will take your
company home and give my company your
place"
Had the Captain waited till the 18th inst
We should not have gotten within the call,
and been left out IN the cold. That we
were not part OF the LIST or ID Ohio was no
fault Of ours, for we were in Camp Jackson
before either of those regiments was Or
gained
There is another matter that / am proud
of as an Ohio man, and that is this That on
A pril 3d. 1861, Gen. Darlington, the Adju-
tant-Gcneral OF Ohio, had all the companies
formed in low piece OF ground, and from a
high point made us a speech, and among
other things said:
You may boast Of your Empire State, or
your Keystone State, which so far exceed US
10 population, or the Bay State so renowned
for her patriotism in the war of the Revolu-
tion, but to-day they sink in disparagement
when compared with Ohio. 1t is just eight
days to-day since the President called for
$1,000 troops from ali the States, of which
Ohios quota is 1900; but to-day Ohio
alone ha. $1,000 volunteers organized into
companies and begging to go."-R. c. RAN
KIN, 7th OHIO Cav, Ripley, o.
The National tribune., 1894-04-19
A Little Comparison.

EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The fol-
lowing appears in the Christian Herald of
March Z, 1894:
Three arbitrator were engaged on Feb.
IA in assessing the sum which should be
awarded a man residing at Lancaster, Pa,
as compensation for the loss of an arm. The
arm was lost by the breaking of cable, and
after hearing the evidence the arbitratOrs
awarded the man $4,000, which the Traction
Company thought rather high. But who
would run the risk and bear the suffering
for double the amOunt?"
Suppose our dear old Uncle Samuel should
have to shell out at this rate in proportion
to the injury done his vast host of manned
nephews, what high and lofty and contnu-
Gus kicking our stay at-home copperheads
would do? Now, let some one who can, add
to this the value of the service rendered, and
tell us what pension man should receive
for the loss of an arm. Suppose this bill
should be presented to our dear old Uncle
multiplied by all the disabled and doubly
multiplied by the number slain. Add to
this the difference between paper wages and
gold for the entire ARMY, compute fair rate
of interest to date, and the old gentleman
would want more shekels than our present
valuation would bring if sold under the
hammer. I believe our dear old relative
would be ashamed of past conduct, and drop
upon his knees and beg as haI d as he did in
the COS. But alter all, we love him yet, and
ever shall, whether we get our dues or no.
JAS. HARTMAN, Sergeant, Co. +, 22d Ind,
Central City, Neb.
The National tribune., 1894-04-19
FIGHTING KIRBY SMITH.
The Baptism Of Fire that was Undergon
by Some Ohio Troops in 1862.

The Baptism of Fire that was Undergone
by Some Ohio Troops in 1862.
EDIToR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: Capt. Da-
yid Nation, Co. b, 69th Ind, in the issue OF
March gives an account Of the battles near
Richmond, KY, Aug. 80, 1862.
He says that his regiment was mustered
into the service on Aug. 10, 1862, and that
they arrived at Lexington on Aug. %, at Rich
mond on the Gath, and that the battle was
on Sunday the Both.
The regiment to which i belonged 1.-THE
95th Ohiol was mustered into the service al
Camp Chase, near Columbus, on the same
dale, Aug. is, and on the Dist was started
for Lexington, arriving there on Aug. o. II
went into camp on the Fair Grounds We
drew Sibley tents, and were anticipating
having a good time in drilling and preparing
for field service, but the fortunes of war pre-.
vented.
Kirby Smith, with 10000 troops, had made
his way across the Cumberland Mountains
and was advancing towards Cincinnati.
About the time that we were spreading
down our blankets % o'clock p. H. of the
22d), we got orders to prepare to march the
next morning at sunrise. A detail of three
men from zach company was ordered Il
remain WIN The camp. / was the Orderly
Sergeant of Co. II, and well remember
that l with others worked diligently al
The National tribune., 1894-04-19
HOW TIL Ely DID 1T,
New Yorker Tells What He Saw at Rap
pahannock Station.

pahannock Station.
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: I have
waited IN vain for several years for some of
the comrades to speak Of the battle of Rap
pahannock Station. l think, perhaps, may
be able TO stir some of them up.
In November, 1868, our corps (the Sixth
lay in camp near Warrenton, Va, if memory
serves me right. At daylight the morning
of the It'll we broke camp, and started, des-
tiDation unknown; for, as usual, the private
soldier had OF been consulted.
We marched about 10 miles, arriving on
what was to be the battlefield between IL and
] o'clock. staff officer rode up and aske
the Colonel, What regiment is this ?D
The answer was, The 1924 n. Yn
THE General desires me 10 say that you
shall put three companies, under charge of a
trusty officer, on skirmish-line three PAGES
apart"
Still we were unconscious of what was
coming as we could see line out in front
of US, and Of course thought we were to re-
lieye them.
We did not discover our mistake until
after We had advanced half the distance that
lay between Hs. Then we saw the General
and staff ride up on knoll and the stars
and bars, and knew for certainty that
we were " in II"
This was one of the most hotly-contested
skirinisbers that | was ever in in my three
years Of service. When we were within 200
yards of these earthworks they were in them,
and then the fun for them, but death for us,
began. Two thousand rebs popped away at
their leisure over their intrenchments at
us, and we had 100 yards to 90 before the
shelter OF an old road could be reached. We
finally got to the road. Our ammunition
was exhausted. Some one said, Boys
here comes the relief" which consisted OF
the 121st n. Y, 18th Pa 9Th Wis, and 9th
Me.
This was as the shadows of night were
spreading their mantle.
When the boys reached the road over ii
| they went, and for the works. Soon the top
| of the rebel works were one sheet of fame.
The fire was returned and over the works
went the line of blue. Pistol-shots, dubbed
musket blows, aud cursing, swearing and
cheering for brief period, and ali was quiet
The result was ], 800 prisoners, 1000 stands
of-arms and four pieces of artillery for us.
/ saw 81 of the 9th Me. buried in one
grave inside the works next morning.
understood at the time that our force cons
sisted Of 800 men.
One more little incident and am done.
| My terminate stepped over into the works
and exchanged his rusty Enfield for bright
| Springfield. ! started for like swap, and
soon found myself lying crossways of three
dead rebels. did not hold them down long
or stop to trade guns.-A. j. MERRiFIELD
Co. A, 122d N. Y, Lysander, N. Y.
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