Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-07-02
Gen. TaylOr,S EsanUuef.

their thanks and congratulations to Gen.
Taylor and his army performed thai
pleasing duty on the 9th uIi. They were
received by the General. his Staff. Gen.
Worth. Col. Twiggs and The principal
officers Of the regular army. The chair
man of the Committee introduced the
subject by saying:-
General. | have the high honor Of
presenting the resolutions of thanks unan.
lmonsly passed by the Legislature OF
Louisiana To YOU, your brave officers aud
army. for the great gallaniry displayed
by them in the battles of the 9Th and 8 II
OF May. am no orator, General, but NV
own heart and that of every LouisIanian
approve ut the beautiful sentiments oil
these resolutions. In behalf of the State
OF Louisiana think YOU and your brave
army. tor The additional lusre those glo
rlaus victories have shed upon American
arms"
He then requested Mr. CoLE to read The
resolutions. and in his name COMMUNICATE
the sentiments of the State towards the
army. Mr. G. then read The resolutions.
after which he made a most heart stirring
and eloquent address 10 the General. of.
hcers ard men, recounting The estimation
IN which Louisiana held their bravery and
warllke exploits.
Gen. TAYLOR then briefly and eloquent
ly replied:
MY heart feels TOO deeply and sensi
bly, the high honor that has been confer
red upon me, my officers and men by Tie
State ct Louisiana. 10 respond al large To
your feelings Of gratitude and thanks.
always felt assured tina, the palrlotlc State
1T Louisiana would be among the fore
most To rush 10 the assistance of nv liule
army in time Of need knew. and so
did my Officers and men. that she was
brave. noble and high minded S ate
that chivsry. ardent patriotism and noble
daring were her high attributes vol
unteers have quietly come by thousands
To our relief, and cheerfully abandoned
'hVh H"iDrS anu BUSINESS I'D alu US. we
teel deep debt Of gratitude 10 them and
10 your State. The kind aud generous
action of the Legislature of Louisiana will
never be forga,ten-ii is embrded IN our
hear.s--as long as life endures the name
Of Louisiana " i'll be fondly cherished bv
each one of us. We feel that we have
only done our duty, but the highly appre
Grated appreciation of Louisiana will cheer
and animate us in firmly sustaining the
honor and glory of our beloved flag In
The name of my officers and men thank
you and the brave State that has sent YOU
The members Of the committee were
then invited by Gen. Taylor to a splendid
collation. al his quarters. The Banquet
was held in the mansion a, Matamoros.
recently occupied BY Gen. Arista as his
Head Quarters. The wine used on the
occasion was taken on the field Of battle
from the Mexicans. About 200 sat down
TO dinner. The toasts and speeches were
appropriate some Of them Brilliant
We have only room for few of the
,oasis:--
By Mr. Smih.-Gen. TAYLOR; to night
we meet him al the head quarters Of Arls-
ia in Ma,amuros-mav we soon meet him
victorions a, Arista's head quarters in the
city of Mexico.
By Gen. Lamar, of Texas The
sword which General Jackson wore a,
the battle Of New Orleans. and bequealh.
ed to the bravesl Of The brave: i, now be.
longs of right TO G-n. Taylor.
BY Col. Garland, If the 4,h Infantry.
The different arms Of service in The army:
The recent ba,lles have shown that ali
were equally necessary, and tina, without
The corporation of each, victory could
not have been obtained.
By Mr. Tuomey.-The gallant soldiers
who fell in the battles of The 9Th aud 9,h:
their epitaphs are written in the hearts oil
their counirymen.
By Liem. Riieley, Of the Flying Ar.
'llery. The gallant charge Of Capt. G..
Way. the Alnra, of the army.
BY MIR S,nith Leu, Ridgelev: pres
ence Of mind on the field Of baitle, the
sure ties. of military talent: Charley, wait
a moment. and let me draw their fire.
by Lifut. Bragg. The Heroine Of
Fort Brown.
( lie said, that during the whole of the
bombardmen.. the wife Of one Of the sol
diers. whose husband was ordered with
the army to Fort Isabel. remained in the
Fori, and though the sho, and shells were
constantly flying on every side. she dis.
dained to seek shelter in The bombprcofs.
bul lahored the whole time in cooking
and taking care of the soldiers, without
the least gard 10 her own safety. Her
bravery was the admiration of all who
we're IN the Fort. and she had thus &C
CURED the name Of the Great Western.
by Cot 1Wiggs.-Our wives, chill.
dren. and swee,hear.s.
by Gen. Lamar. Of Texas.--Colonel
Iwiggs: his eloqnence is in his sabre.
By MIR Carrigan Gen. Taylor: Am.
pi'dla has found ont by this time tina, he
Is at leas, 1aiio, who understands well
how TO take his measures; and the officers
and men under his command have shown
10 The Mexicans and Ia ihe world III :,