The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-07-29

Mexico, Capt Henre ?" Excuse me- senior, geheraiiy
choose my company replied the cooi ana coufuy
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town of Salado famous Texan history as the place OF
the defamation of the Mer prisoners that MAJOR Ganess
high spirited mare showing considerable resessness the
Major requested Capt. Henrle, who IS famous rider OF
the Jack Hays school, TO " mount her ana 'ake OIL Inc
wire edge of her spirit The captain did So aud riding
up TO Capt Clay, careessy remarked, Clay am going
10 make a burst" The Mexican commander, half sus
peciing his design, placed additional forces at the head
and rear of the column of laneers within which the
prsonerswere placed, and rode himself by the side OF
Henre who would pace up and down the line. cracking
Jokes with the boys and firing up the spirit OF the mare
by various ingenious maneuvres Atlast flenne seeing
favorable opportunity plunged his spurs deep into the
sides of the noble blood and rushing against and knock
ng down three Jour OF the mustangs with their ancers
started off in full OF the whole party al rate OF
speed equal to the best time that Boston or Fashion
made After him rushed dozen well mounted lancers
who firing their escopetas at him. started on IN close
pursuit. But IL race AT aI-he kentucky blood
was too much for the mustang. The lancers were soon
dsanced, and the last view they got OF Henre, he
flying up a steep mountain, waving his white handker
chief, and crying out voice which echoed afar off
through The valley, " Adios, senoesados senores !"
Our readers may fancy the intense excitement which
this produced among the prisoners and will, no
doubt excuse them for far forgetting their situation
to give three loud cheers as they the gallant Henrie
leaving his pursuers far behind and safely placed beyond
their reach The subsequent adventures and suerngs OF
Henre well known to our readers. After many mar
escapes from the enemy and starvation and after los
ing his noble Henre arrived safely camp and
gave the first authentic intelligence OF the capture OF
Majors Gaines and Borland's party.
After the escape of Capt Henrle the prisoners were
closely guarded and proceeded their journey TO San
Luis They had not gone far before they met Gen Santa
Anna his way to Aqua Nueva to attack Gen. Taylor
The general in large and snowy carriage drawn by
six beautiful mules and escorted by battalion OF hus
most splendidly uniformed and mounted AS the
prisoners passed. his carriage stopped the hussars
drew up and the request of Santa Anna Maj Gaines
introduced to him. The willy Mexican was all smiles
and courly grace He expressed his regret TO find the
4 AZ a.,t,,at L,,t
promised them the most kindly treatment and hoped
that they would be exchanged and would be able TO
rejon their friends The OF the Mexican gene
raj certainly very fine and pepossesslng, but the
prisoners would have been better satisfied with
more substantial proof of his kindly disposition. The
contrast between the prisoners and the magnificent ret
nue. OF Santa Anna formed picture which would have
taxed the highest powers of Martin or David The
i'll clad, ragged unarmed prisoners with their stawart
frames and bold and manly countenances, without shoes
or HATS, and many without coats, but wrapped their
blankets Indian fashion, stood with erect and unawed
front before the array OF the elegantly accoutrcd and well
armed husss mounted on choice steeds with their long
spears and heavy sabres Indeed, there not OF
those proud but unfortunate representatives OF the Anglo
American who would not have given all his pros
poets in life TO have had chance with his unerrng
rifle and deadly bowie knife against the serred ranks of
these bedizzened and bewhskered hussars But this in
terview soon terminated, and Santa Anna and his
retinue resumed their journey, and proceeded onward
with great rapldIty.
The prisoners passed for several days large bodies of
Mexican sodiery who seemed to be pushing towards
the Sierra Madre with great rapidly They were IN fine
condition. well equipped and supplied with all the necessary
supplies AS they passed the prisoners, of the sol
dies would insult them by gestures, indicating that their
threats to be cut that they were to be hung up
The only reply boys made to these cowardy leers
very significant gyratory movement OF the right
thumb applied to the apex OF their nasal appendage, and
hint that Old lack would give them dose which would
make them laugh the other side OF their faces. AT
gh the prisoners would encamp with of the dvi
of the Mexican army, and from the soldiers they
learned what Santa Annals designs. He had inter
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Taylors army reduced TO a.few thousand illdiscp
lined troops and that the whole valley of the Rio Grandc
without adequate force to protect IT. Santa Anna
had determined push on, annihate Taylor recapture
Salto, Monterey Canargo and the whole valley OF the
Rio Grande, possess himself of the immense supplies of
our army, then push on to Corpus Christi and thence
that whole vast country Certainly this design was
worthy of the Napoleon OF the west 1t was very wrong
in Old lack TO interfere with such magnificent scheme
He should have allowed the Mexicans to here
when could have caught them all alive and put them
to useful and profitable undertaking than fight
aa beneea s nsn
fighting such battles us those OF Buena Vista and CeHo
Gordo.
Such however, were the confident expectations of the
Mexicanso the officers, even those OF intelligence and
information well as of the common soldiers. No won
der with such hopes that they marched rapidly, and
bore patiently the many trials and suferngs to which
they were subjected in this unparalleled march.
In the of the Mexican army, the prisoners met
Captain Riley with his company of deserters from the
American army lie nau ALREADY e1g0ty OF Ninety men,
who constituted the main artillery force of the army, and
said he was picking up more every day. lie made
great effort to persuade some of the prisoners to JON HIM,
promising them much land and money they wanted,
and declaring that 1t impossible for General Taylor
to resist Santa Annals army, which thirty thousand
strong and that the whole spoil OF the valley OF the RIO
Grande would be divided among the troops II is unne-
cessary say that the traitors proposals were received
by our gallant volunteers with and contempt The
prisoners were much grated to hear some time after
wards in the Carcel ST Jago, that Captain Rieys Compa
nv was all TO pieces and but twenty returned to
tile city of Mexico. This twenty, together with other
American deserers who had escaped rom our army at
Tampco and Vera Cruz became so dsordery and unruy
in their habits that they ordered out of the city, and
on their way were attacked by large Mexican force
and all put TO the sword.
On the first of March the prisoners arrived within nine
miles of the city of Mexico, when the colonel in command
of the guard received orders to retain them at the place
where he then was, until the revolution, which then
raging in the city, had abated But the revolution
marched into the city the night of the 9Th March, and
were lodged in the fortress oil San Jago
Here thew found themselves the society OF all the prn
cpa maleactors and conycts OF Mexico; and a more
rascally filthy and vanous set never before con-
gregaed Their impertinent and disgusting behavior
rendered necessary that our boys should gve hem
a little dsciplning Several of them were well fogged
by the Americans, and quite ieud sprung up In conse
quence, which, reaching the OF the good natured
pot -beed old governor, he down one morning at
Ter one of the rows between the convics and the Amer
cans, and proceeded very deliberately with many gunts
much pespation, and face full OF wisdom and sagacty
to draw chalk-line the floor of the prison.
signing the Americans one side and the convicts the
other And as he completed this sage and ingenious
scheme for preserving the peace, the Jolly old fellow
chucked very heartily his WISDOM and left the prison
with very contented and self-satisied air.