Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1847-04-13
VOLUME 4, NUMBER "A.

! f9i-in- Onlet, which ne iOuOO D long Gle.
lance from the scene of action and which
he thought the safest place he had been
in during the whole day. As he approach
ed Santa Annals tent be was greeted
with most tremendous flourish of trum:
pets, which might have been heard mile
OFT, but produced no very great terror I'D
the mind of the Kcntuckian. His. blind
was taken off. and he found himself in
the presence Of the famous MexicaR chief
surrounded by q brilliant staff Of bediz.
zened, gided and moustached officers.
Santa Anna spologized 10 the Lieutenat
for the act of bis ofEicers. in having him
btindfolded. saying tkat, go far from hav-
| ing any de sire TO conceal his situation,
he was DESTROYS of exhibiting to Gen:
| 1'a-lor the utter folly of resisting SC pow
erful an army as he had under his COM
mand-to which the Lieutenant replied.
! that this simple message was TO demand
his[ San'a Anna'sl immediate surrender
to Gen. Taylor. When this extraord-
| mary demand was translated to the Mex.
lean, be raised his hands and eyebrows
in utter asionishmcnt q. tho temeFity
and presumption Of such a message, and
replied that he would expect Gen. Tay:
| lGr to surrender in an hour. or he would
destroy all his forces. Lieut.. Ciit,enden's
reply, which we have already given
Gen. Taylor neucr SmrrenderSi"-ter:
minated the interview, and the battle
/ recommended, and was continued until
night.
Santa Anna took three small piecies of
|
Brien. had been posted too far in advaHco
TO be covered by odr infantry. All the
gunners were shot down. and when the
guns were captured there was not soldier
left to man them. One Of these pieces
was an old Texan 6-pou nder, which dur
ing the Texan Revolution, had done good
execution among the Mexican ranks. As
TO the flags be boasts Of having taken;
| they ere very probably mere company
markers, whirh were dropped on the
field and picked up by the valiant Mexi-
! cans. His Excelleacy of the War De:
partment, to whom Santa Anna f4s sent
these trophies. will no doubt be sorelY
disappointed in the size, texture, aud
! beauty Of these standards. Mexican
pride is easily satisfied when such feeble
mementoes Of their prowess and yalor al
these console them for so inglorous de-:
| feat.
| All the officers on our side, in this
hard fought battle distinguished them:
selves. The details of the battle werc
coniifed to Gen Wool, who nobly jueti;
Ged the confidence Of his commander and
brother veteran. by The most active, zeal
Gus, efficient and gallant conduct. Thro'-
out the wbo.e action he was constantly
engaged in the disposition of our forces,
AMI in sn!iy.ng them 10 the onset. It was
Il miracle that he escaped the thck-fying
balls which thinned the ranks he was
marshalling. There was but one com
plant made against him, and that was;
that be exposed himselftoo much. Brig.
Gen. Lane, also, showed himself to be
a brave and capable officer. Although
wounded early in the action, be kept his
horse until it closed, and never for I
moment left his post.
The old Gene ral-in- Chief remained
at his original and much exposed position
experimenting the battle and narrowly
watching lis events. An escopette ball
passed through his overcoat-that same
old brown, SO familiar to all the officers
and men who have ever been under his
command, and which has seen several
campaigns in Florida, in Texas and in
! Mexico.
On the night of the 23d. both armies
drew off from the field Of hattie. Our
men were engaged all night in bringing
in the wounded aud taking care OF them
the Mex cans as Well as their own men.
There were, however, hut few of our men
found on the field wounded They were,
to use Santa Anna's significant words, in
his despatch, sail dead" the cowardly
iniscreants having killed every man whom
they overlook. wounded and helpless on
he field. With like turpithde and treach:
cry. they left their osn dead unburied
and their wounded hncared for, on tEIS
| lield where they fall. The latter werS
| carried to Sul,lllo. in our own wagons;
the former were buried by the alcads,
| under the orders of Gen. Taylor.
A number of officers were taken priS.
oners. and an exchange was effected. By
which all our men who are now in thsir
hands were released. Cassius ~. Clay's
party are understood to be In the city. Of
Mexico.
Among the killed and the wounded of
the Mexicans are, three general officers.
and twenty coldnels and commanders Of
baialions.
Gen. Minon. it appears, has hot as yet
realized the brilliant career of which he
considered his capture of Maj. Borland
an earnest. He IVES ordered BY Santa
Anna to attack and carry Saltiilo during
the engagement at Doena Vista. With
/ this object. he made n INSTRUMENTATION