i" SEEING THE ELEPHANT"
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a SOLDIER TIRED OF WAR-The Boston Courier says
the letters from the volunteer regiments in Mexico show that
and desrous to return home letter from member Of
company Massachusetts regment to relative this city,
dated at Maamoros, May 4th, says


81 heartily sick of the life of soldier Our situation
here garrison is much better than would be if
the march, but still do not all relish it. NY visions Of
glory and honor &c. have all disappeared and in place
them nothing but the realities Of salt pork and hard
biscuit hunger, thirst fatigue and the diseases incident 10
from the Northern States living in tropical climate


have much to respecting the treatment we have received
When free from my present situation will let you know
how have been deceived | thought that, in
umng the garment of soldier should be obliged TO forget
that was born with the feelings of Such is the


wish this cursed would end, that and every here
could go TO homes


A volunteer, who has returned from the Mexican war,
says have the elephant trank, tusks and ALL and
am than satisfied. Polk soldier and return
Taylor Wing. ."-Bahimore Patriot.


correspondent of the New Orleans Dea writing from
sao under date April 80 makes the following incidental
aluson to the Virginia volunteers He is mistaken about
their all being at Camargo part is OF that place. and part
at Monterey. and perhaps portion at China


The roads below Monterey. General Urea has
left in disgust Trains go mp and down with Of
from sixty seventy. The Virginia regiment is at Camargo
they have by all accounts clothing than any other reg
men, in these parts Their coats enrostes buttons
the number seventy give the soldiers sort of comic
appearancet looks if the old chain revived
again They clever set OF fellows, though somewhat
as All NArchng with Dis
tered feet and heavy knapsacks eating what get with
fingers carrying ones clothes to the washwoman and wash
log Them himself and all that will become and
easy Ah the elephant has great many spectators
than admirers. "-Richmond Republican.


THE HERoEs MoSTEnEY.--Just year ago there
marched through streets noble and splendid body of
men ever went forth battle. They were about nine
hundred strong Tho in the vigor Of youthful
manhood and in perfect order and with military precision
they paraded through city, the admaton Of people
broke forth in loud applause Of the gallant array This
the first Tennessee regiment under the heroic veteran Col
Campbell They left city fresh from their own happy
homes in the mountains and by the riversdes in heahul
Tennessee, full OF hope ambon and patriotism they de
parted in cheerful spirits and with inpatient ado for the


On Friday last the whole OF this gallant regiment, whose
history VIZ have thus briefly sketchcd arrived in our city II
numbers just three hundred and fifty about one-thd the
force with which il left And this loss has sustained in a
twelve months campaign. Il has averaged loss Of fifty
men month.-Ne,o Orleans Picdyupe.