Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-06-09

NAMED al his post and whled away the
time by firing the guns with his own hand;
our troops however, soon put an end 10 his
pleasant recreation by taking him prison.
er. The remainder Of the MexicBn army
were altogether too honorable 10 desert
their ar.lllerymen; accordingly they turn
ed and ran after them and away they all
went together, Generals Ampudia and Ar
Ista leading the van, and giving proof of
thepossession of locomotive powers such
as Guildsrsleeve and the American Deer
never dreamed Of. The weather bein g
very warm and these Generals thinking
doubtless that the American army needed
clothing; they stripped as they ran, and
before they reached The river they were
dressed in the very unique costume of e
shut and sword only. They probably
wished to initiate the picturesque Georgian
costume Of a shirt collar and pair spurs.
Dashing through the Rio Grande, they
still kept on and the last that was seen o.
them was the hindmost part Of their very
graceful garment tapping in the wind
In fact that was not TO be seen either, for
they ran SO fast "you couldn't see their
backs for dust" Among Gen. Arista's
private papers which were taken, were
found directions 20 treat Gen. Taylo when
he should be captured, with that kindness
and attention becoming a grea, and ma g.
unanimous nation like that Of Mexico. The
General is highly delighted that he is to
treated so well when the Mexicans nab
him: ia fact, had he known of their kind in
tentions he would almost have been per-
suaded TO yield himself prisoner. The
result of this battle furnishes q striking ad.
ditional proof ST the truths contained in that
delectable psalm which our religious an.
ces'crs were accustomed TO sing with so
much JUNCTION:
"The race, il is not always won
BY him that swiliest runs,
Nor The bat-t-e-l by the peo-p.e.l
That shoot with the longest guns"
On reflection, however, am inclined
to think that the success of the Mexicans in
running does throw some slight discredh
upon the frs, proposition, for they Ger
tainly did win the raoe, whatever was the
result OF the battle.
General Vega is now in this city, a
prisoner Of war. He is a fine looking
man, al least so much Of him as is TO be
seen, is. That is not much. however, for
his face iIom his eyes downwards is GOV.
cred with wilderness of hair, from which
his nose Juts forth like a promonto,y in a
stormy sea, or like brg CHI thought from q
dull mans brain. He says that our sol.
dlers didn't fight like men, bu, like devils.
Let it be remembered that these soldiers
are three lourIhs Irish and Dutch Let Ma
tive Americanism soak for a while on this
fact, and then lie, it get dry again on anoth-
er, viz: tina, half Of the volunteers from
this city are Of foreign birth. Those who
have been SO delighted that three fourlhs
OF the deserters are foreigners, will Of
course be equally delighted 10 learn lha,
three fourths of those who did not desert
are foreigners aIso-oh! OF course they
will. Let not the countrymen Of Emmett
blush tina, some of their number proved
recreant; they were but few and lar be.
tween.
We have advices from the army to the
18th. The Mexican town Of Burlias has
been taken without oppos ton. The town
of Matamoras is reported as taken also,
without opposition. No volunteer has had
a fight. have seen letters from several of
them, in which they express great desire
to come back. They have no enemy to
very scarce. Failures are occurring dali
iy; and have got tired Of wr,ing,so fare
thee well.
In my last letter spoke of report that
General Paraces was advancing at the
head 0! several thousand men. This proves
TO be untounded.
BY the way,Whigs have volunteered as
freely as Democi ats, but no more so. Whie
papers, have noticed, are boasiing that
Gen. De Buys, formerly wing candidate
for Governor of this state, and Battle Pey-
ton. formerly Wing member Of Congress
have volunteered as privats. This is
all moonshne: Gen. De Buys is Inspector
General of Volunteers AN honorable and
lucrative Office and Peyton is Colonel of
a Reg ment.
The Washington Union speaking Of the
late brilliant victories achieved by the
American forces under General TAYLOR
gives the following limitations Of the plan
OF The war as contemplated by the execu>
tive.
The moral effect nc this nraat frinrnnh