The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-11-14

'ually refused by the Mexicans, athoup
I'h' truce asked for was only two hours.
soon come our lime TO refuse, They wan,
led, as they said, 10 remove Ibe women an
chIldren out of the city, This was refuse
They were told, if they continued hosti
lies, we would remove the men. They
however came TO terms last nighi.
The slightest wound here, | might say
is worse than mortal one, for the Woun
s soon filed with worms, and in spite g
| all the physicians can do, the wounds can
not be kept clear of them. They abound il
greet abundance, and Of almost every imsg
Unable species,
| om heartily tired of Mexico, and bu
for the duty owe my country, would b.
The bearer Of this letter. You can gel noIl,
ing without great difficulty.
Oar fare here has been extremely bad
The provisions which the Government al.
lows TO The soldiers are any thing but good
CONTRACTS are given TO political men, and
they put such trash upOr our troops as ne
groes would not eat in the South. The
pork is so fat that lean is considered grea
rarity. Flour and crackers without worm.
are also scarce. lE fact the only ,hing rel
ishabe am able 10 get is corn, occasional
ly. On the march through This country,
sometimes get hold OF an Old hen, one O
which seemed old enough 10 have bper
mother 10 the chicken that crowed in ,h'
days of HamIet's father.
You can tell Mr.. Rogers that Seth it
well, We left William Hickman al Ca
mqrgo, with DR., Miles and about Ih rly o
our men. Hickman was not in The batL
owing 10 his sikness. Tell Mr.. Boyd lha
his son is well, and makes a frslsrale SOL
lder.
A Lancer got after Henry NOrris-h,
ran until he came TO fence, and then le
yelled his muske' and dropped the gentle
nan from his horse. He was struck s,
uard that he never knew what hut bin,
.Hr n. is great boy, lie says lie neve
vas more frightened, and that he thought b.
was "a goner.'
Another says
The enemy were very strong y entrencb
|e J.: the whole town was a fortress; and,
perhaps, the whole annals of history canno
furnish another instance of less number o
men attacking greater III their iOrIihcaIiOn
and driving them out, What their loss il
| il is impossible 10 ascertain, although it i
probably less than ours. saw the last d.
vision Of them march out of town to-day
, The soldiers all bore evident marks of Az'e
lanccstry, while among the whiler skinnet
officers there were said 10 be recognized
several dGserlers from our army.
The names of three of their forts are
Fort Federation, Fort Liberty and Fort ln
dependence. They are all gonrj not til
forts only, but | fear the things also from
(which they were named. j. is time 70
Nt xico to resort to some desperate remed
FOR else cut her republican Ihroat | rcjoIce
however, at The resDIt Of this contest On
Iday's more lighting would have humble
Mexico to the dus' and cGraicd Us beyon
1.-The endurance of !he Q ds As ii is, Oh
great loss aud the lflms granted to the Mex
lcan army, will mitigate the asIerilies G
lnur rampant petulanre and pride, md at III
I-ame time leave the MexiCans in the ali
udc Of an independent, unconquered pao
lpIe. 1t will give them a favorable oppOr
unity TO accept of on offers oIpeare, and
sincerely hope that they will embrace it,
. | Fuerle de la lndeppndencia, the CiIad"
bas,on work, intended for 81 guns, an
lrQul.ng garrison Of at least 1900 mel
Is walls are very thick, and are surrOunde
10y a deep ditch. This work has probabI
been commenced and completed since III
battles Of the RIO Grande. Il surrounds