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STRANGE T,LE.-=The New Orleans Delta
ayH that few years since, Sergeant IN the
army at fwt LeavenwoHh was arrested on a
charge II having stolen money from Lieut T., an
officer Of that station. lie ran away, and was
Allowed, arrested, aud money found upon him
The Lieutenant on hearing Of his arrest, disap.
pcarct., and was supposed to have been murdered


The sergeant was brought up for examination
The proof was exhibited TO him, the money, his
fight, Sc; hi only reply was "Wherc is my nc.
ousef Bring hhl before me and you shall see
who is the thief" Bot Lieui 4. could not be
found. The Sergeant then confessed that he had
been brbed by Lieut.. 4. TO desert aud take upon
himself the infamy which justly belongs 10 the
.iuulennn, himself, who vas a t!efaulter TO the
Government and wished 10 cover HE crime by the
alleged robbery Of the Sergeant That he had
gwen him two hundred dollar aud hose. to
Nv from the fort, which. ailer severe conflict
with his conscience, he At last consented to do,
but that before he had gone many miles his horse
broke down, aud he was thus oVeHaken and ar
rested.


On the lst Of October last, as the Mexican force
was marching out Of Monterey, one Of the officers
under Gen. Worth. whose troops wcr drawn up
to salute them, recognized in one Of the Mexican
Colonies familiar face, which proved to be that
Of Lieut. r.


As soon as the MerioAn's eye fel upon the
faces Of the two Americans, he was observed to
grow dc5Jly pale, and pull his cap over his eyes
and turn agay. but the Amencans had seen
enough 10 satisfy them that the MEXICAN Colonel
was no other than the renegade Lieut., T., for
whose crime poor man now suffers the lif5my
of Imprisonment in the psnten,ary Of Missouri.
An inspection Of the MeSoaa military roll, ana
inquiry among the Mexican officers, confirmed
the truth Of the personal observation OF our officers


We understand tia, this evidence will be laid
before the Executive for the purpose Of obtaining
communication Of the punishment, Of the uniortn,
nate Sergeant, the victim Of the Infamous ,rcaoh.
cry and vany Of this base officer who, to the
crane Of having disgraecd his ooun,ry's uniform
and betrayed It's confidence, adds the eternal in.
fanny Of the parrioide and the traitor