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wounded in an engagement brought on by q charge from an American cavalry officer against his command of 200 men, as he had no flying hospial.n He then spoke of the rest being prisoners, and said s.hey would be treated with consideration due prisoners of war, agfeeably to the custom of civilized nations.o

 From the wounded dragoon we obtain the following facts. That the charge was made in open ground; that when the command charge was given, but few of the enemy were seen, but as they dashed over d hill ths whole command presented themselves, they were fired upon, aud immediately surrounded and taken prisoners. He does not know what became Of Capian Thornton. Capt. Hardee and Lieut. Mason are prisoners, and are all well. He reports Lieut.. Kane as shot, and ii is feared he Is killed. Ten men were Killed. Before the eartlaft, one of the two men mentioned died. From the note of Gen. T. 1t seems that he accuses Captain Thornton of having charged upon hiln.-- One can hardly conceive of such madness as charging 200 men wi.h G3. and it is fair to presume that he was surrounded and charged to cut his way through Time will clear it all up. The eaptafts of Capt. Thorhton's party, and sad death of Lieut.. Porter, and murder ofCol. Cross, are rather melancholy commencements of the war. say war, for there is DO donbi of it's existence, and that unless an armislic is signed in ten days, we must have some hard fighting. The enemy fare collecting in some considerable numbers, aud think their force may be estimated with safety at 5000, Gen. Taylor is rapidly pushing forward his field work, and under stand has sent for 1000 volunteers-two thousand from Louisiana and two from Tex as. If they will give Us a fair fight, we dc not doubt our ability to whip them; but if they are going to give us a second edition of the Florida war it will be a very annoy- ing affair. Yours very truly,

 ". S. HENRY, h. U. s. A.