02 Jun 1846
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Newspaper
Lima Argus
Location
Lima, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1846
Page
1
Fragmented verse recounts a haunted heart, shadows and phantoms under stars. It weaves a mournful scene near shores and forests with spectral figures, a speaker haunted by past loves, and a dialogue about fate and longing amid eerie atmospherics.
On the Petcork a whale battle rages with a giant creature trying to free itself from a manhandling adversary. Blood turns the sea as multiple whales surround the scene. killers with dark backs and long dorsal fins drag prey while others watch, creating chaotic turbulence aboard. Meanwhile a report from Brazos de Suntyaz details Gen Taylors camp near Potbabel with 300 dragoons, wagons, and tents where camp life unfolds with rough cooking gear and austere conditions.
A garbled, fragmentary text references volunteers, a canary, locks of liberty, and distant locations like Rio Grande and Sandown. It mixes names and places with unclear actions, mentioning fiesta tones, freedom themes, and scattered references to regions and people without coherent narrative or dates.
The article recounts Union and Mexican forces clashing near Camp Taylor with Gen Taylor leading a decisive assault aided by Gen Pastor. It notes heavy enemy fire, bayonet charges, and captures including 33 Mexican prisoners and several pieces of artillery. Major Ringgold dies of wounds, and overall Mexican losses exceed 1200 with Americans around 1630 casualties. General Taylor’s victory is hailed with reports of captured officers and equipment.
The document reports Brigadier General Williamson Slackburn relaying an order from the Adjutant General to muster volunteers, noting reports of Mexican retreat beyond the Rio Grande and preparations for a southern revolutionary movement in Yucatan. It cites a private letter from New York and translations of Mexican correspondents praising liberty against centralized power, with references to Paredes, foreign loan efforts, and ongoing Mexican congress actions.
The Third Brigade Twelfth Division Ohio Militia orders assembly in Lima on Wednesday June 3 at ten in the morning. Purpose to ascertain how many volunteers can be raised and kept ready at a moment's warning to march in defense of the country. Brigadier General William Armstrong signs the notice for the 3d Brigade, 12 D.O.M.
A Newark correspondent recounts Gilbert Dadiey, son of a local constable, as he faced two Mexican soldiers after an unexpected encounter during duty. He seized a musket, forced the weapon from one foe, and helped overpower the pair, enabling escape and leaving the opponents restrained.
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