Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-01
u0sDqY MORNING, JUNE /, Isl
TIE. LATE VICTORIES.


as copous details as our columns would admit. moi n-
ng that every hing rcq'iol II the military events '
The RIO Gfande wuud be read with the deepest inter.
est Tie accounts. given by the New Orleans papers,
derived from correspondents at Point Isabel aud from
passengers, necessarily hurried and imperfect but
IN all The ia particulars, do not observe any
great discrepancy between The statements published III
our las and the official dispatches of Gen Taylor he
eahnlry and discipline Of our troops have been most
conspicuously displayed We havs long believed 'ha'
our army was The best differed Of any in the world
THIS opinion need not say, has been Strengthened by
the o The present campaign All that cool judy
mcnt, military skill, lenacy Of purpose and daunrss
courage could effect, has been done by Gen. TAYLOR,
supported he by the gallanly Of as n0be band
of Subordinate officers led troops into action.
The actions Of the Sh and OH, though well planned
seem have been series OF brilliant charges, and
sharp skirmshts Of individual corps, rather than genen
raj engagements. The odds agains: tronps
fearful-bul they do not 10 hive counted them.
The Mexicans fuah WELL aud displayed ~ want Of
bravery. They doubtless lack dlsc plue without which
army Is but little better than mob. The moral eff
feet Of these defeats must be most di>heartenng upon
them. We not less gratied at the galliutfy al oar
troops IN action than at their humanity aud generosity
il The wounded and prisoners. No act of cruelty
To have stained their aurels Gen. TAYLOR gave Gen
La NEoA letter ofcre1it upon New Oflcans, and all
the prisoners taken treated with great humanity
an example which, it is but justice 10 the AtXcdns Ia
say Mas sci by themselves. They took the f.sl prison
crs and we are glad u say treated them well aud thus
manifested disposition TO carry tie war after the
manner Of civilized nati5ns with all the mitisatons of
modern times.
Gen. TAYLOR, this is at the head Of six or seven
thousand men-a force Sufficient to dspel all app rehen
sion 10 his safety. More than two Thirds Of his force
however, are vounteers-raw and und scpliacd, and
whose very valor will give their commanding Gems
'ral no little trouble and weaken his reliance upon them
They will rapidly acquire pine however, & in tlrce
months may be relied with confidence. The disass
te's OF the late war; The north western frontier were
brought about generally. by want Of courage IN the
Part OF The western yolunleets-so far from it, that as
at the sortle from Fort Megs it excess ufcnurare
"A deafness 10 the orders 10 Tereat-a burning itn?a-
tence TO grappe with the enemy. that led 10 disronf
tnre Our apprehension, with respect t, the volunteers
now under General Taylor proceeds from Knowledge
Of their enthusiasm aud reckless courage We trust
however that he may be enabled To impress upon them
The necessity Of discipline aud strict obedience To orders
Amenable 10 discipline they may be relied upon with as
much confidence as cur regular troops
Com Conner deserves much credit for taking the re-
sPonslblty OF leaving Vera Cruz and Fastening to the
l'r7zos Santiago upon the first inmaon o the danger
IN which the grand depot of the army at Point Isabel
was placed. The arrival of his large squadron on the
coast was as oproHune as unexpected and had the
most beneficial influence upon the army. We have
seen inlima'ion thai anpher officer relieve him in
the command of The t'rces in the Gulf Of Mexico. We
trust this may not he the case unless in accordance with
his wishes. lie has shoun HIMSELF during his periud
OF command, skiul and prudent officer and we should
regret at the moment when the opportunity of pls,inc
ton has arrived 10 see him Superseded.
Our loss in officers has been dsprnpoonatclv severe
and, usual. the Old Dominion furnishes fair con,
ngent. o. The thirteen officers wounded in the affair
OF the eth and OH, three KNOW are Nlroinans-yiz
Lieut. Col Payne, of Goochand. Ah Artillery Cap.
looe tlrom King George conniy.9 Of 5h Infantry and
1t. Jordan from Page county, of the Ord Infantry
We annex extracts from The letters of q friend an of
fcer in the artery,-Wri,ten with no rev ,c pnbca
lion. lie shared in the danger and tumphs of the ac,
luns of The Sh and 9th and may interest our read crs
10 hear the account of an eyewitness whose statements
We souch, may be relied upon 3:
CANT OPPOSITE MATAMoRAs
May GA, 1876.
The last two days have been active with US and this
is the first OF leasurc have 10 inform Won of uur
movements. On our return from Point Isabel. " hen l.
bout fourteen miles from Matamuras we encountered
the enemy, on prairie, ahout houeand etronn and
WIN our Itle force, OF eighteen hundred whipped aud
dove them from the field. The battle lasted about
lhree hours, when encaupcd the ground with the
dead and dying i around us Our loss was abont Guy
Killed and wounded, b, side many horses. The enemy
lost about five hundred but as no official report has vel
been made, II is impossible 10 say with accuracy the