Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-11-19
Gen. Butler.

The Louisville Journal does this brave soldier JUS
tice. 1t knows that the whig ISLANDERS uttered against
him will not answer the purpose in Kentucky where
Butler is knoion. The Journal says:
GEN. BUTLER.-In our paper Of yesterday, we said
that the statement Of the letter-writer the Bal
timore Sun in regard the unauthorized charge of
Gen. Butler upon the Mexicans, was true, he was
censurable for not combining more judgment and dis
erection with his undoubted personal courage. 1t is
evident however, frOm various considerations and
pecially from Gen. Taylcrs official report, that the
statement is not true-that there Is not word of
truth in It-that If written for other purpose
than to make up exciting letter. Gen. Butler had
express orders make the charge which he did make
aud he performed the hazardous duty with his charac-
teristic chivalry.
Unquestonably Gen. Butler is somewhat reckless
where only his personal safety is concerned, but
no officer if rightly informed, is regard
full of the lives Of the men entrusted to his charge
He leads his followers into all necessary perlls but
into no other. We were proud of him as a
representative of Kentucky politics in Washington
City, but we are proud of him a representative Of
Kentucky chivalry in the batte-felds of Mexico.
The BArrLz.--The Baltimore American makes
some interesting extracts from letter from brave
officer of the U. 3 Army, dated :" Camp Monterey,
Sept. D." The description of Gen. Wortl's move
mens is spirited and interesting The display on
the heights must have been glorious one, and we
think all OF US would have joined heartily III that
" joyous shout that rent the air."
Just before day on the 22d we heard the firing and as
the mist dispersed could distinctly the whole of
Gen. Worth's operations he stormed and carried the
third height, and after that the Bishops Palace cannot
begin give you faint idea of the scene which the
most magnificent and intensely interesting of anything
ever witnessed. We could plainly gain
ing ground from the flash of the muskes and then finally
the enemy retiring to the Bishops Palace. They made
three several attempts reakc the height after they had
lost it and am told their officers could be driving
the with their swords and the lancers came
and prick them with their lances but purpose
After the height was gained, which is some 500 or
1000 feet above the plain-and the the
jagged and rugged rocks whose sides in many places
perpendicular many feet. Worth rested his for
an hour and then sent forward two companies
skrmishers to attack the Bishops Palace. These
by the Mexicans, before whom they slowly retired,
yielding it inch by inch. until the enemy became
encouraged and rushed with strong renorcemens of
cavalry and infantry. Then, they got the
height the whole of the American command up from
where they had been concealed by the height gave them
voley and rushed at them-the piece of arllery which
they had dragged up with ropes opening the time.
This much for Mexican bravery and they turned
and d, following closely that they entered
and seized the Palace they could make stand. Ayres
lowered their flag and hoisted in its place. The poor
devils retreated into the town, batteries playing
them the whole time.
"Al this could from position. Judge of our
excitement when supposed Worth had been driven
back-as our success may safely say, dependent
upon his and then you imagine JOY when
the and stripes floating from both eminences Never
there joyous shout rent the air than the
we gave FORTH