Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-10-19
''OId Rough and Ready and the Duke
OF wellington.

The following extract from tho New York Herald con-
1lins the highest compliment we have yet General
Taylor Ncsaw article. few weeks since, IN the En-.
quror in which stated that the Duke OF WELLINGTON
c,nersing with American gentleman tue time Gen
Taylor supposed be difficulties said hs ough, 10
do and few days after, the news Of the victories
Of Polo Alto and Resaca de Ia Palma having arrived a.
gentleman, meeting with the Duke again. SAID g., him.
you have been connecting General. for be- hos
done exactly what you said he ought do. tbs coinci-
dcnce Of opinion proves Gen Taylor to be great General
But sui further confirmed By the parallel O the Herald
which hasten TO lay before readers The Monterey
affair % here alluded to.
Prom the New York Herald
90 looking Nngicrs history OF the Poninslar war
we see Gaze that bcrrs striking similarity 10 thso ih
celebrated Convention Of Cinua" r. occurred at the
battle Of NiEnefO. when the French troops under Jun1t
defeated with the loss Of three thousand men, ana
the capture Of one general, thirteen and several
dfrd pfsJners by the British under SIR Hgw Dslumpo
After achieving this decisive victory Sir ilew Darymple
decided upon ~. hing % further
Thus Napier aye
"rhi- measure was dsappr1ved Of by Sir Arthur who
observed that the provisions shore would not suppIy
more than ,igh. or nine days consumption tyr the r,s
already at micro, tIat tho country would be- unable 10 fur
ni-h any assistance aud Inst c f.o could n. Boo csIc
ted upon rsOufcc, because the fret the glrs common
NJ tiat season Of The year would certainly s,nd % awy
from 'ho coast II 30 did not destroy great portion II
o. 81 ilc~ thought Zoo CSi. NJ having che army s-.-
Grated would be grcltes ihin tIo chance of al re.s
from such events. lls p siuOn was ccraIu,y d.H.ut.
TIE Bishop u Oportl had failed n bis promise OF assist
mug tic troops with dr,f catois. indeed he DID in ODD
bic pTlr,s; the 1rtilHry add clmmgslrst were badly
supplied with mu.cs aui h1r.. the cfvl.ry was nu.
i. and ilr many WIs, rft ne ercpf,A0f has tnHsd
1r IIs 100 t.ri Hrd wUluItd HIIl,rug nYtrg from hia
defeat, an.c1, we h.yr ErUn. dd not dc rive him Of
Hnfr position necessary Co.. bis defence. Wre ,gefgh.
ins hII #ato OF unIir., ho informed tla, General
hcIotran, escorted ty -tfpug bid. u INV was ,f
hc quito '.r' '.d Hcmaa'. nn interview. tor JInot Of
Ger toclirlR I0HcF Ntdf... h.d orcupri N,ifs ,td
was preparing o. light ssltn. wien ls received i,,ei.
Uonro taat LI1l Wa uu the plu, uaguogt,D; ebcr.
fore, nding iUtsaii l..o acrYI.tui br action lac .
lowed % up with nI0rrcpeut ir the Garrison. and
called cIuuci of wHf o. hIvisc hca.ufse g ropfrt t
the English Ihrt grur-r bong conducted 90 tbo g1srter
of thc CIumu''.r II-r'ol, d.fnrud.i r.s44I.,B gI
artas and pro ystI Doc gfDuudw.rs of CONVENTION ,r-
der which Iuult Offered 60 cyatutto Portugal ,,.f.,r
farther fesisiaucc. Nothing could be- more ,pu.,i8.,
tots prop ytuH, nnd SIR irN Di fyiotIe re Iy mol
cepcd ot fi. 1000 advantage shct v, Iu,t ,-sf1e
without any df8wblck i1 the gcucral cause o the Pe,tY
rIla. lie kncW from plan Ut operations skatrbfd bv the
chief of ffcuc1 engineers, Colonel Vu.r.. and a.
Ken ~ che PouuRutso 1t IIroi p1 ,ssed fey. .tf,rg
petitions tn font o Lisbon, aud thstn tcrra, either uf
Aueids. the river upon Evas was not oi, with
tnr mpiltun ~ that general, but Insdcrcd n this
rcrur matter ~ couno and PERFECTLY casy Ol erecu.
ton Hence he Proposed an uns sp,c.ei
aivanta e. 0it I'd l1 Of d.cuy, and ne on
ssbor ~ rau i,rsnu the mature " me u,tic pro.
pn'd nv c.untr basis icr the uoay. X fIcwhc-
tar Hc,ossfy ru.rsutoi many detis had rec. urs %
go A. We.fe, ur ininrmuupn and tho latter takng an
enlarged ''ss 100 question: 20 oil ~ btsunc. coacdcd