The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1846-11-06

shot II Is Thought i mcndng. lie be-
longs 10 tie IA l ) Infantry.
Mo~.rurr. Mrv,ro.1
Srgs %, isi6. )
Ge"'lfmst--"e are At length in quiet
possession ct this place, Ihe last division
oil AmPud"S army having marched out
Yesterday morning. The first division
marched out on the 26'l' tie second on
.Ne @''n' ana Tie balance or the 2S'h
saw 'Nr Two Ia.'' aod was able TO form
'o'erahjy good idea at the. nn"ber Of
men N Wcm. Iher' c'o!! not have
'een lever than 1000 N each division,
ct regular soldiers wei armed an" equip.
peo Au" 10 'hese some @Ulo "or'tmcn
VINO ''i' We envy IN small pafics, t"uu9
'ne 'o"r Gays "s'''' an" at least 5000 cat
'I'n' OF VA town who took up arms IN
ne ''''"'e OF place winch nature and
AT have combined In render as strong a.
any III We Wo''", How Sucl an army,
'AoS situated cou'' ever allow IiscI! TO be
'oHf'''eu oy i'Tce OF less ihan 'UOO
lne"' Will always appear strange to ne.
: NC r"""'"'ce o. A'Nru"'l IS no" es''o.
''s"eH u'l Oh" "'"o'' % careful was
nc OF us person '"ai 1t Is sald he never
once lt'' MS mouse when any hnug was
gong on " nat a p'y that one OF our
S"e''s '""'" MOI nave dropped ITO h's
'c ,'ro''h'
le" ''''tC"y S''l'hed' wien saw
"'o heA'cah troops pass o"t oi town,
WIN '"e sr'ana' mth's witch Gor'ral
!'"F va" ~ dc win teIn. I" have
isAeh all ihcsc mel prisoners would have
'eeh "stIess' near arms we Gid not
want h'ir hofSes were worthless, with
wv oXcep'lonF' and :! would have been
very expensive ana Troublesome 10 feed
an" guaru 80 many men. And, moreover,
II "o"'o nave cost many valuable life
70 nave carried lie cry al The point ui The
Gay "hs''
ro"e oni WIN me head ct the column
way o'"'e Yesterday "heh 'heiT s'cahu
DIVISION i"ii town. That scene alone
would almost have remuneraled one for
Ihe long journey to Monterey. At the
mean Oh ue column rode tic commander
81 The tivIsion with his siaiI, arrompa'
nled ny hiJor scott, oi the OH ldianlry,
VIA ms a JnIi NJ IL NJ. Deas,) and
tieui'. iianson, Robinson and Mclaws,
Co'. Pey'on rode ~ the side oI tie chief,
and received very aiiecIlonaie embrace
from I'm as we turned out to let the col
umn march on, when the head had reach
ed palace-hlIl. And now was presented
scene that | can never iorge'. Two
regiments OF infantry led OF vii, cnior'
flying, drums beating, and the irumpe'r:s
blowing with all their might. Tie tiIets
made all the noise they could. The men
were all well armed. and the whole divi'
sion seemed TO be well appointed, with
The exception of shoes, in lieu Of which
most Of the men wore sandals. Three
pieces Of artillery were in the centre of
the column. one six, one nine. and one
twelve poundrr, marching four abreast,
extended about ore mile.
! The army was ACCOMPANIED by grCa,
many females officers wives ON lofse.
/ back, their faces muIlcd, and win hats
on; soldiers wives mounted o. donkoys
or on foot, some If them carrying bur.
dens that would scarcely think Of pack
ing upon mules; young women with
short peIllcoats, and hats, tipping light
Iy along; young girls trudging along
with their h,hc valuables in their arms.
| noticed one pretty little creature, about
n,ne years oil, with a pet chicken nn
one arm, and parrot perched upon her
head. The uslest woman ever heard
Of was walking behind poor lulc nca.
bit donkey, hcIaboring him with large
suck. The donkey was ridden by II
Young woman second edition Of the
old one. precious pair, lha, mother