The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-06-08

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if.E-7 ~ 49,, s.oI .eltoWel ~ lne relec-el
~ ---+--. t-.Y-rsttlu camp .ile7 MN
US -uliL non 7 o a soldier there Is no mis-
..i---.7 'A1t 4i+lt- anu 20 the pracilcel
~ good estimate, but not an aceu-
-ete oi-e' gan De made OF the strength OF
- ii ,'tS lttlA mem -,
80. 80, i.itt-l US lidtci-S3 a-l ms men
N--l,- Luu1 PACK OF tFen- 4aE-oF WIN IN
slflcLons 90 drge their horses with all
tlr+t slicnsin, telling MIN that Mexican
army OF I'VE OF SIX times MS number was
"t--iii oHg gay nafch
AT o clock on tAe morning or the -ist
,Aese Iaitniu! TROOPERS were IN front OF
lLtlt general S tent, and in a moment
lllo.c were inside EiFns nin thrir ire
-HrHlausly lm9ol tant information. The
-IeAt soldier listened 10 every word while
~ "-l"l y~Sel ana seated upon tAr sue OF
hi- COZ w men the story had been told De
snieS ,s ' ~. es ~ cam tome s"-d 10 MS
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ir ,,,tf.-+S az iis w.
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ana Hieb rid.es iIn5n si-ra- sjia rl, ma
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irp H. ,. - oil ''-9 po9' c"liiily a""4'-
IL, i,Gt 20 80 PACK 70 Col. McCulloch. civ
~. iiiy nurse 20 my men, ne sald 70 me,
dLu li9lFuctlhg them 10 return TO our
Tiny as non as they saw the MeNicans
,,t7;,h '. i 'ttlJi IN the morning anu by
80" ~ il.i7 At hI-o" ! hau peeh cap
49, - i - IJMH tle Iodu toward
va ' o.''rP Z, ~ l w dlNLis az holseleSSiN
"a q cay Slowly anu cautiously approach
~ Hotlls every moment 10 see ther out
49, 49,; mus cIeeped aioh. the
lgaIu lHe looIali OF the scntinels as they
Wbaelinc mi 81 Ig,C ps'ced 20 ana iro;
Nl1Dl,H5 dhg returning as they met
$50, 90 ~ "a" lgL ne reason could be
sSeH Iarther down IL and went IN toward
,l,e iii7H'i Stepping as Hshtly forward as
'ossiDle was glad 1 heard no sticks
breaking under my feet But I had on
s9Il, ,, H. %nien would occasionally strike
. !-Iiip or tWls ana MAKE enough report to
1tttdct dlteuJOn. lOOk IL on and hung
IL upon tree.
Il was then within fifteen uacas Of Tho
line and right opposite the point where
upon my knees / walled tntl tbev NET
wheeled ana had nearly raaobsd fbe
other end of their resDective heats 7
then rose un and passel their limo "a
the meeting point and dressed a. oTc
of them was among Santa Annals mo-,
My object was to obtain the eneny's niin-
beers by actual count ana estimate II
was now past midnight and fhe whole
army asleeD except such n were ON li5t,,
Surprising / was one Of these. passsi
from regiment to regiment brip5dD n
brigade, without challenge or sIIsnicior
The challenging WFtcbw0rd and +be -
SWer were never giVeu or rpuufraI t,-ff bir,
the lines. BY counting the sticks of mus
kets l had no trouble lererrninirg tbe
number of infantry, counted his cannon
gun by gun and cavalry horse Inv horse
The illustrious Mexican commander
ln-chleI was asleep IN magnificent tent
made OF blue and red silk, but as il was
guhueu by splendtd Inc OF sentinels
ulq NOT care so near 1t. His pure white
ARABIAN morse slaked twenty PAGES, per-
naps, from Ihe senIlnels, tempted me- To
riiout5l & 3 rush upon MN oul OF the lines
MUula nave beeh romantic Feat But
-, tigN l0ttL-l 9au4le nor pilule oh-lt
MouIu certainly nave created great COM
.ILO'ICl, WIN c1dhceS OF my capture and
~ ~ azure ~ 1eI. a9 lot 70 receive the
pleSlouS iii VIhiaIIoh lIeh IN my
i]pesfsst 49, Htlu SO leII me
ga "a '9Ss MeA!Gah lnaI ever HVed,
bor, On en-, d, tiie Ilneal Feieials ever
, Jort oll ou55 colii!IeH{ 70 roe ms own 1a-
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teen was found where I LETT it. ana You
can IMAGINE with Uybat zpst enioyy,od
that morning dram ~ me evrSI,aDt
brandy II contained II was inst hreal- -
day when / cot back 10 my men. ana nuf7
American lines soon after their disnosi-
tions at Buena Vista. and cen Tsvior
In fun possession of all I had learned
during chat night"
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osi,eantsga II Us shout IN bi,s t 4iay
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cbsreo ~ STaVican eot,airt t,.btcb ~ tOu5
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6ad fron, Tho GelJ Had IL ~ 49, 80
ebecl,ad VVasbingfor's bafta,,, ,,aIIi1 80
been ~ injured cen rsavIoris left Lrire
turned his refreat IN caItflio ont of F,,5
bis army made nrjsoners ~ y,aI 0il anu
In his crisis IF the bafiIe he or1ara5
the E,irst Nfississipni Pides Co1 Tefger1
SON Da,,fs mo ne breach Nfag1ien.n ~,
me dark blue line of 600 men came M,
with everv man xnovyinp fha 49, ~
nandad mon him and e1-erv r7a,1 -
ne he was led bv a hero Of fba fr,1est
steel Ruf what is this in tbeir fro,f9
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