The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-12

graphic as they true. The wings in this country
constantly sazing the manner in which the has
been conducted. But let weigh the difficulties we have
had to encounter in organizing, it were, new army,
IN collecting munitions OF and in raising money Let
us consider that though the enemy destitute OF we'll
disciplined armies, yet they strong in the strength OF
their country and in their climatehat we have become
the invading army, AMI have been compelled to march
in the face of hostile population, to great distance in
the interior, far from supplies Let US then estimate
the battles we have fought, the brilliant victories we
have won, the distance have marched, the towns
have taken both the seaboards and in the interior
of the country Compare with those of the
French in Algers for instance and how much superior
acquisitions and victories those which the
most warlike nation of Europe has made in barbarous
land
Most of these brilliant achieved by our arms
are set forth in the following article But does not ex
hib the whole, or all of the most striking. 1t oits the
march OF General kearny wild and desert lands
from Santa Fe to California 1t is silent about the go-
rous victories OF Doniphan in Chihuahua 1t speaks OF
the taking of Tampco; but il is silent about the cap
ture of every important port in the guf-about the cap
ture of Vera Cruz, and of the Gibraltar castle-of the
splendid victory OF Cerro Godo and of the capture of
the capital which has been probably effected this
tme by General Scott These last fifteen months have
indeed, been full Of prodgies-fu OF great events-ull
of the achievements of free, brave, and enerprising
peoples
The following interesting article is translated from
French paper for the New York Spirit Of the Times The
article will be read by the people of this country with
greater plea Of the highly haerng
in which the writer speaks of and the favorable
parsons he makes between Europe and America:
nr,> A
dreaming of the proud OF her former proud glory, and
though decrep and falling from the active seeds Of all kinds
OF coruptons still she cannot credit the prodges
the rising people OF America, whom she views in the light
of adventurers and parrenns.
of indirect atery and euogium the various misrepresen-
taons which are made by calculating enemy about the
American expeditions made in Mexico
According to European journals, both the land and
forces Of the United States are badly accoued idiscp
and long withstand being dispersed like clouds by
the formidable and numerous army OF the heroic general
All these accounts, which merely the imaginngs of
the creday OF Europe are proved to be false by the a
thentc recently received and which
lace the impress OF undoabted q. impartaljty
line of operations by and land the forces the Unon
and would be inclined believe that the great genius
OF Carnot and Bonapare suggested the plans pursued by
American generals Mexico, and the brilliant of
italy had been translated across the Atlantic.
fleet of vessels is overrunnng the coast Of California,
months effected the conquest Of that territory where
they are hailed with delight by the Mexican popna
During these hundred days, body of five thousand men,
quest Of New Mexico without bloW ons0'eo '' CON
Another army under the ofGenera Taylor has
toa, which equal from Monterey and Tam
pco where the three American generals Kearny, Tay-
Another fleet has taken Tainpco the best port in the
Gulf; the troops landed, the place fortified, and
for Mexican comerce in the United States and the army
that occupied it marched to Victoria, the rendezvous ofal