" Escaped. — The Massachusetts Volunteer, who some week or two since stabbed to death with a bayonet the partner of Mr, Sinclair of our city, because he refused to give hini what he had not—a glass of intoxicating fluid —escaped from the guard-house a few nights since. It is thouglit the sentinels on duty permitted him to escape." —Metamoras Flag.
Another paper mentions that three Massachusetts Volunteers had deserted, and a fourth had been marched through the streets of Metamoras encased in a whisky cask with the word " drunkard" written on it. The New Orleans Delta announces the arrival at that city of " a select lot of murderers, thieves, and Villains of every dye," sent home by order of General Taylor, including " three Massachusetts Volunteers."
"Another Manly Act.—On Wednesday evening last, after nightfall, several Massachusetts Volunteers entered the dwelling of a Mexican near the Upper Plaza, and demanded whisky. A female who officiated remarked that she kept nothing but beer. After some remonstrance, one of the gentlemen drew a ba3'onet, Which he wore in his belt, and stabbed the woman to the heart." Meta- moras Flag. ., It appears from the report of the Secretary of War,* that the deserters from this regiment, up to 3 1st Dec, 184'7, numbered 105.
" Head Quarters, Vera Cruz, 15th October, 1846. " The following named men {sixty-Jive in number) of 1st Regiment Massachusetts Infantr}^ being incorrigibly * Ex. Doc, 1st Sess., oOtli Cong., No. 62, p. 72.
REVIEW OF I'HE MEXICAN WAR. 21 Y mutinous and insubordinate, will of course prove cowards in the hour of danger, and they cannot of course be per- mitted to march with the column«.of the army. They are disarmed and detached from the Regiment, and will re- port to Brevet Major Bachus, for such duty in the Castle of San Juan De Ulloa, as may be performed by soldiers who are found unworthy to carry arms, and are a dis- grace and a nuisance to the army.
" By order of Brig. Gen. Gushing."