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uded by despatches and bulletins instead of arms. Nevertheless he left the American camp with regret, (tendering his services "out of authority," to the general in command,) and travelled with despatch to Washington. On arriving there he learned that hostilities had actually commenced; and waiving all his personal feeling, he immediately withdrew his resignation, with a request for permission to return forthwith to the command of the troops from which he was separated, by army orders, in April, 1846. His wish was granted by the secretary of war as soon as it was made known on the 9th of May, and Worth hastened back to Mexico, where his bravery and skill were subsequently so conspicuous.--See Niles's Register, vol. 70, p. 313. FOOTNOTES: [109] Army on the Rio Grande, p. 93, and see plan of the battle. [110] In May 1846, _after these battles_, an act of Congress was finally passed authorising the organization of a company of sappers, miners and pontoniers. The war department had not the right to form such a corps previous to this enactment. [111] Page and Ringgold died subsequently. +-----------------------------------------------------+ | Transcriber's Note: | | | | Inconsistent hyphenation and spelling in the | | original document have been preserved. | | | | Typographical errors corrected in the text: | | | | Page 2 ^ shows that the following letters are | | superscript | | Page 9 bucaneers changed to buccaneers | | Page 13 repartiamentos changed to repartiamientos | | Page 16 leatheren changed to leathern | | Page 24 felitously changed to felicitously | | Page 31 cannister changed to canister | | Page 46 beseiged changed to besieged | | Page 47 Cohuila changed to Coahuila | | Page 50 Campaga changed to Campana | | Page 57 preponderence changed to preponderance | | Page 62 maratime changed to maritime | | Page 63 exhorbitant changed to exorbitant | |
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