Washington telegraph., 1847-08-11

i"hHei Ahah NaF rAPttltus INC pllHpurist
were marched Into the city on the night Of
the 5h March, aud were lodged in The Sc.
cure pfison.l5rlress of San Jago. Here
they found themselves in the socieiy Of all
the principal maleiaefors aud eonyicts Of
Mexico, aud more fasealy, filthy and
yillainous set were never before congrega.
ted. Their imporiinenl and disgusting be.
ha,ior soon rendered Il Necessary thar our
boys should give thcm lillle dIseIpplning.
Several oi them were well fogged by tue
Americans, aud quite feud sprung up IN
consequence, which, reaching the ears oi
the good natured, pot, belled old Governor,
he camc down one morning after one Of the
rows between the conyiel- aud the Amer
cans, aud proceeded vtfr deliberately with
many gfanis, much perspifaiian, and a face.
tul oi wisdom and sagaeily. 10 draws chalk
line across the floor ol the prison, assign.
Ing the Americans one side aud the con.
yicls tue other. And as he completed hi.
sage aad Ingenious scheme laf preserving
the heaee, the Jolly Old fellow churklcd very
heartily uyer bis wisdom, AMI LEFT the prison
with a iery conlen'cd aud sell satisfied air.
The revolution in the city slill continued.
There was most terrific din Of cannon
and small arms, drums heating. bugles
blowing. cavalry charging. dc. The prs.
onefs thought. from the eammntion appa.
rent ainong the people, aud IRON tie i'm
mense consumption o. gunpoWdef thai
seemed Ia be going on, thai very fcree
aud destructive battle was raging ia tue
city. Great was their asionishmeni 10
hear ifom an Englishman, who visited
them that il was all sound and Jury, sipni.
tying nothing; that the revolutionary par
ties Kept two OF ,hree miles apart, and lfrd
lheif guns al random down the Streets
No persons were injured bul those who
happened To pass along the streets. The
liule buys would watch the cannon balls rs
they went booming along up the streets,
aud when they were speni. and began 10
roll slowly, would run aud pick them up
aud eel lhemlo the opposite patty.
Tor iiIeen days did tbs fierce revolution
nge in the city. The parties would rise
carry ia the morning, and while il was
cool and pleasant, would Tire away at each
Other, very comfortably retiring for their
colice and luaoh. la the heat Of the day
they would suspend operations altogether,
but al dark they would begin tho battle
with great ierocily aud fghl the whole
nigli long.
Proposals were made by both Of the parties to
our pnsoncrs 10 release them Il they would tight on
then side. The MeNieans had heard OF the skill
Of our Hltm,l, aHd ihoy believed that Il was only
necessary Tor The prfouen 10 join either parry, 10
srcIrc IL success IN the strife thea going on ia
the city. Bat our boys preferred locking on, Ike
the old woman ia the fight bclWeen her husband
and the bear, not ca'ing a copper which whipped.
Ia the midst Of the revolution the iirsi news Of
the battle Of Buona VISTA reached the city. There
was a great fiugiug ol bells, and much rejoicing
ou account ol the joyful tldlngs Bad ucws travels
fast, and thr PRISONERS were soon Informed by
Nlgxcnns Of ihe total ruut aud capture oi General
Tuyiof'. shole army, the death ol General Butler
aud several OF our most distinguished officers. Al
though but little disposed to rely on Mexican slO-
Fieai there was such an air OF probability about
tbs report that the prisoners were forced 10 give
II some crodcnre, aud were overwhelmed with
griei aud modification by lhe disastrous result
but soon other stores were circulated, conflicting
statement. were gwen, all tending to throw doubt
upon the story OF santa Anna's splendid Triumph,
At last the hurried despatch Of the Mexican Con.
cru was received, and tho notes Of rejoicing IN the
city subsidcd most percrpiiby 4 copy ol this
despaleh was thrown down, by means OF a twlnc
stnng, from the room where the officers were con-
fined TO the nain court yard where the men were,
and was eagerly aud joyously perused by Ihem.-
II was evident that General SANTA Anna had sus-
tanned a decided rrpusu, and the prisoners could
not restrain their eXu.tatOn, bil gave II relief ia
three loud cheers, which startled the inmates Of the
prison, aud brought the Goycmordown upon them,
in the greatest terror aud perturbation.
GA the next day, however, the spirits Of the
McNcans were somewhat restored by the arrival
OF the trophies Of The battle Of Angoslum The
three little cannon ol Lieut. o. Buen, one Of which.
hy-the.bye, had been captured from the Mexicans
by the eTexans, and the colon Of the Indiana To-
gimenls, together with lew markeB, were
brought into the city in tliumphal ca-, aud were
received with great parade by the people.
The whole story, however, ol the bloody lirht
Of Bnenu Vista vas soon us iamiliu 10 the prison.
cfs as thrice told tale Their oaly regrcl WIS
tleU uuloilHudle exclusion rom uic huuufs hnd
laursls OF that glorious victory The party Of
Majors Gaines aud Botland had been afterwards
joined by lhui OF Capt. lleady. and also by the
pnhy Of Lieut. Harbourn unl Quanrunist,r smith,
who wera taken by Urea, between Monterey
aud Camlrgo, making the who'o number oi
American prisoners in the Cared one hundred
aud seventy.
Although The men suffered considerably from
the want Of exercise and bad diet, their health
was generally good, aud but one man diod OF their
whole number since they were captured. After
they had been IN prison three months, The PRISON.
crs were told that they had been exchanged and
would be sent to IampeO. Their officers, how
ever. were moi allowed to sec them, but they were
toll they would Join them ia few days
On tue 9Th of June, the men were supplied with
shoes, and in the night they were marohed out Of
their gloomy prison and through the gates Of the
city They were then put in chsrge Of Colonel
and twenty hnccrs, and proceeded on their jour
ney toward Tampco. The country through which
they passed or four or five days was most boauli-
fal, and highly cultivated, The dark foliage Of
the evergreens, the lueious fruits, the leeming
crops, the springs of cool water gushing from the
side, the myrilds Of richly colored aud