Washington telegraph., 1847-06-02

Tho New York Courier and Enquirer
speaking of tho battle of Bucna Vista as
compared with the other grea, battles Of
tho war, makes the following lorclble re.
marks:
Gen. Scott at Sierra Gordo accomplished
all that Napoleon or Wellington could
have accomplished under similar ereum.
slancesi and 50 at Vera Cruz. But those
affairs cannot be compared to Buena Vista.
That was, altogether, u very different con.
eern, and offered an opportunity for disline.
ton which very rarely occurs in whole
centuries Of war. Montery, Vera Cruz,
Sierra Gordo are Of the same class OF bat.
tles-whefe tie vietors did all that men
could aceompIish-all that circumstances
would permit. But Buena Vista is another
Narration; il is SUI geRerisi il stands alone
among tho many wonderful deiences which
history records. and in all human prohabil.
lly, centuries may elapse without an uppor.
lanliy Offering luf such another signal lTi.
umph. We look in vain for anything Of
The kind ia lhh ballIts ol the Revolution OF
the war of lsl2. an1 even European his.
tory offers nothing superior, il there be any.
ding equal 10 It.
But, says a correspondent, Gen. Scott,
had ho been there, wonld have accomplish
ed the same great wuik. Not 80. IN our
Judgment. Gen. Scott would noby have
done his duty; but neither he nor General
fayloF could have made the defence with.
out the prestige oil the gallant achievements
OF palo Alto, Resaea de Ia Palma, aud Mon.
terey. There lay the secrets Of Taylor's
success, lie Possesses tho extraordinary
power, SO seldom bestowed upon man. ol
inspiring his army with the conviction lhal
where he is, deleat Is impossible. The
French were insineih!e when Napoleon
was in the field, until alter the Russian
campaign. II was only necessary Ia know
that the Little Corporal was in lae ligdl
10 set the men 10 calculating at what hour
the victory would ha woai Anl SO It vas
at Bnena Vista. The veteran aud gallant
Wool did all Scott or any man could have
done in the early part Of The day, and YET,
when Taylor came on the Geld, his lfoops
were actually giving way 10 The overWhrlm=
+ ing number oi the loe. The mere pfes
enco Of Gen. liaYlur. however, turned The
current Of events, and gave us victory in
stead ol defeat. 'lhe "Lllln Corporal
vas on the ground aud hi, soldiers thought
no more OF retreat.
such Is the history af Blena Vista; an
all who read il understand ugly. ml.l con.
cedc that even Taylor would not have won
that glorious helI hut luI bis previous Kifin.
fies. No othef Geueml could have sated
our army on that oeeasion; aud he saved II
and crowned the country with glory, By
reason Of what he had previously accom-.
/ plishcd.
Werpeai. therefore. thai his .a.esss n
Bucna Vista Is mainly attributable la IL
fac, Of be pazsessine the extraordinary
quality ol impfessing he men With com
dencc ul sueeess vhlrh admits OF no dsira'i
aud which has ben 81 rarely po.ssssal b.
man; aud we inlsnl IA d,frespcel In other
when We say, tba, BE- is the on.y nau lig
ing who could hasr won The lalile-Wbirl
Is cor4In,y wlihou, any parallel in modern
history, ani which, ia all human prohabil
~, will stand isolated and alone on ihg
page ofhisioiy Tor centuries 10 come.