Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-07-31

the line, cracking jokes win the ooys anu n
ring up the spirit of the mare by various ingcni.
ous monpuvres At last, Henrie, seeing fa.
vorabe opportunity, plunged his spurs deep in.
to the sides of the noble blood, and rushing a
cainst and knocking down three or four of the
mustangs with their lancers, started off in full
view of the whole party, at a rate of speed e.
quail to the best time that Boston or Fashion
ever made. After him rushed dozen well
mounted lancers, who firing their escopetas at
him, started Of in close pursuit. But It was
no race at al-the Kentucky blood was too
much for the mustang. The !ancers were soon
distanced, aud the last view they got OF tienr'e,
he was flying up steep mountaIn, waving ms
white handkerchief and crying out IN voice
which echoed aiar otfthrough the valley, "Adi-
os, senores--adics, senores J"
Our readers may fancy the intense excite
| ,nent which the scene produced among the pri-
! soners, and wtll. no doubt, excuse them tar so
far forgetting their situation rs to give three
loud cheers as they saw the gallant Henre lea.
! wing his pursuers far behind, and safely placed
beyond their reach. The subsequent ndven.
lures and suGerings of lienrie are well known
to our readers After many narrow escapes
from the enemy, and starvation, aud after losing
his noble mare, Henre arrived safely in our
camp, and gave the first authentic Intelligence
of the capture of Major Games aud Borlands
party
The prisoners passed for several days large
bodies of Mexican soldiery who seemed To be
pushing on towards the Sierra Madre with
great rapidi,y. They were in fine cond ton,
well equipped and supplied with all the ncccs.
sary supplies. As they passed the prisoners,
many of the soldiers would nsul, them by ges
lures, indicating that their thross were To b.
cut, or that they were to be hung up. The
only reply made 10 these cowardly jcers was a
very significant gyratory movement of the right
thumb applied to the apex of their usual appen.
doge, and hin; that Old Zach would give them
dose which would make them laugh on the
other side o. their faces. At night the prso.
ners would encump with some divisions OF the
Mexican army, and from the soldiers they lear
ned what where Santa Anna's designs. He
had intercepted. they said, letters of Gen Scott,
showing that Gen Tayor's army was reduced
to thousand i'll disciplined troops, and that the
whole valley Of the Rio Grande was without an
adequate force to protec, it, Santa Anna hac
determined to push On, nnnihate Taylo lor re-
capture Saltillo. Monterey, Camargo and the
whole valley of the Rio Graude, possess him.
self of the immense supplies of our army, then
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to the valley of the Mississippi and lay waste
that whole vast country, Certainly this design
was worthy OF the Napoleon of the West. |,
was very wrong in Old Zach to interfere with
such a magnificent scheme lie sho.d have
a low ed the Mexicans to come over here, when
we could have caught them all alive and put
them to some more useful and profitable under
taking than fighting Americans. Clearing oul
swamps would be much easier and more bene
ficial employment for Mexicans than fighting
such battles as those Of Bucna Vista and Cerrt
Gordo.
ihe revolution in the city still continued
There was most terrific din of cannon aDC
small arms, drums beating, bugles blowing, CD
valry charging, &c.
For fifteen days did this fierce revolution rage
in the city. The parties would rise early il
the morning, and while it was cool aud plea
SAINT, would fire away at each other. very CON
fortsby retiring for their coffee and lunch. 1t
the hea, of the day they would suspend opera
tions altogether, but at dark they would beei
the battle with great ferociiy. and fight ,h
!. whole night long.
= Proposals were made by both parties To on
: prisoners to release them # they would fgh; o
d their side. The Mexicans had hesrd of ,h
' skill Of our rfemen, and they believed that
was only necessary for the prisoners TO join e
ther party, to secure its success in the strif
y then going on in the city. But our boys prefer
y red looking on, like the old woman in the fgi
u between her husband and the bear, not carin
y a copper which whipped.
, MEXloo The States OF Jasco, San Luis Po
A tosi Mexico, Zacatecas, QueretaTo, and Aneu'
> caientas have formed league or coalition Ind,
pendent of the Federal Government. The plan
;, OF the league contemplates independent actor
and protests in advance against any treaty mad
between the United States and the administr'
- ton. This is the sentiment that seems 10 rr,
- vail throughout the country, except among
small party. So adverse are the ma jori:y OF ii
g. Mexicans to peace, that Santa Anna, though il
ID vested with the authority of dictator is res,r
" ted in the power Of making peace, which is d