From The War

The Ponliac Jacksonian publishesa letter f rom Cnpt. Vandeventer, from which we extract the fullowing : "I write to nform you thatanother splendid victory has crovvned our arms, though dearly bought. 1 regret ve;'y much to say, that n severe and prolonged attack of fever nnd dysenterv, preventedmy taking part in it. I left my bed and had my horse brouglit to ihe door. when the Surgeon ordered me back; 1 then appealed to my Col. who confirmed the order - no doubt, well for me; for I should most likely died on the ground before morning, from fatigue, boing reduced to a mere skeleton and have been unable to do duty since the 3th of July. "To give you some idea of the severity of the fire our regiment was under, it went nto action about 250 strong, and lost 82 men in killed, wounded and missing. Lieut. T.F. Bi-odhead beliaved with much gnllnnlry, and Lieut. El more Ueach was ns cool, and enjoycd it as much, as though he was hunting squirrels. One man in my compony killed and eleven wnundod. JVune of the Pontiac boys were killed. " The castle is in tlie raidst of the sacrcd grove, and on the ton of the hill where formerly stood ihe Halls of the Montezumns. It is a very strong position and was splendidly taken by our gnllant fellows ut the point of the bayonet - in wliich cxploit the 15ih so conducted as to cominand the admiration of the entire army. Col. Morgan and myself were in the hospital - he from a wound. We botli, however, got intn a wagon and were taken on to the ground, with a view of being present nt the charge; but by the time we arrived at the scène of action, ; the firing had nearly ceosed. "I enclose herein, my loved sister, a rose which 1 plucked from off the top oí the hül where once stood the proud Halls of the Muntezumas, and where now float the stars and stripes of our o wii glorious native lr.nd. Atnidst the groans of tho wuundcd and pileá of the deac1, the poor rose appeared p;i!e as the pools of blond around; and yet it mny be said to ba bathed in love, for amidsi it all I ihought of home and pluckud il, a slight offering of the strong love 1 bear ! you. "Let the friends of Elinnre Beacli know th.'it he is well. and a gaüanl feüow; also, iuform Van Buren's friends that he ia fast recovering from his wound. I have lost hut three of my Pontiac men, Win. Koch, Wynder, and Haviland. 'I attentie.! churcli in ihe reception room of the pa'ace, a few ch)'s sincc,nnd 't ctl.ied not a ü't'e to ils interes! fiom ihe facl ihat t was tlio first time thaiEpiscopnl service was ever held in the cily of the Mon!e7.un;a. The room was the most splendid aííuir I ever behe'd - The draperies of c'i] jjig nnd ;!io c.inopv over the ibrofw, ere of tlie ricliesi crinisot. velve', trimiueJ ith gold ; window curtains and chairs Ihe same. I 8ti) ra you it a rnther niyal iii its appeirafiCf."