Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-11-23
sARAGossA AND MUNTIREY.

In kaper's admirable II story e the fonlrsuar war
"a IN ST interesting and rls hlc description o tic oee
nd CAPTURE Of Sarag, by tie French, undor afsha
asue' Alter describing tho lnpruss Il tho soeo until
@ rench obh'Ecd ssoSslon Ct tho faml arts und tic
wn, 10 saws
The walls Of safagoeSa thua wont u tho gr-und-
Ut Sarag herself ned erect, and tho lr hon
rifle fell ir IN tho heroic city the Ltsogeis. Startled nj
ow Il her naked stIongthths Iasuhr doienc,s had
u'od ofamhod hci4fe the shll Il do assanns, but tho
pulsr rts stance mmcdia tly called, W III all 10
err ~ into acton,a fortune had lived to mark
e exact moment when all the ordinary calculations u
= ence should ccase the chef ongu b,th doe
Seic snnulianco usly SIAN. Tho French General La
fs'e zung man intrepid. sklul aud end, wcd W tn
niIus, leltshed liko brave Id CT. The SlsnSh Cl.
an Con died not only with tho honor Of ldor but
% glry Of the lulttt---h blood shining the mmtar,o
had himself Iased fr tho pt lection Of his ra, We
larc"
The combat beng NJ in tho s,reots tf Sarpr7rs,
TIC und {, the leli wns heard in every uuniicr
he re pie wled tho hsuBos nearest the dcme nta
( the onony-addltiona barr eaios wore constructed
,'osl the prnciln III rJughtres--nmcs WEN rcI arrd
the mafr ron spa and thr internal c5nmun eat ems
fuin houss 10 house. multiplied until thry rned
vast labyrinth tho ntr cate nd ngs of which were en-
10 be traced by the weapons and tho dead bodies {
he defenders. From Ito height If tho wnlls VIII ca he
rad canquorol lssneg ntcmplatod tla tcrr (, scene
and udg n that men passionate and fora cd e6ul
1t be oneauntorca IN oion tattlo 10 ic5 yed T. cenl
by the s2w, but eetan pgress Of the matt eek aud the
mine"
Nape then proceeds to relate the further operations
/ the ege How house after house WAS ruined and
blown up. street by street gained, and fnalp Sa asa
fapmed but not uati aitor alne 81 reduced l. an
md sclnlnac Inass a moulderng IN u.s.
lie New Orleans Bulletin saws With the oxrcr.
ton vi having RAM IT'S to the city, the Mex cans at
tempted similar defence a, Monterey BY iaknr d sges.
SOU o the houses and tore with ht rnlls and Iarlfet
Walls and thus 9hng Il great advantage But uni
unately ii tie enemy Volunteers aud Texas Ran
foIs had 10 onplaeenng science. and ii tey had the
IS too much Of the - ahead Principle about them
adopt the 81 pr eess Of "the matt ok aud the mnen
aud 50 after ,htng Ion time openly in the slfee'.
with the MeNoans sheltered by Stone walls and hiding
4 los ne game, the} requested ir IN Con Ru,lor Ter
III sso1 gotb RI, an them uwn ho and IN Their own
way which WAS al onco readily conccol 10 them In.
axes W,fe put int active oIeration hots were made
through The partition villa t. tho next house aud the
doa .ly rile sIln cleared the adjoining budinra e all
/ Nng Geieudos he ass alants nlshine through the
orui thus made and REM NJ their alertlns on tie
next house III advance " hist ihc Nluntor,s ut4c
thus 1kng then way up both Dies # thr tfpcts they
ele1tiy ass sed ,aah etlc by ne thosc On TIT
ihe lett 9de 81 ue stoe picking n the NJ cans on Tie
lr de, firing tn ugh the de, aud wind, and
III s. On the right SIDE returning the same c1ml mont
and no Mexican G, nd sh Ls head ut " thu ta,a1et
wall # the r'oi. but Il hall from the OPP ste de- al
once told his tale. In ihs mode made the way
mp the dill rent streets IN rurad speed On c,miarl-
son with the progress i Marshal las1cs ut saIag ssh
until the action used and thu traoJs were recalled
The les. VIII MOI be 81 either u IN the Ell RI
upou the enemy IN ANY future opcpt M of similar
and