Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-04-19

From The imprsssioa had made on the sssmy he did
not appear before for three days. The bearer Of DAG
OF truce. however, arrived with proposition from Gen.
Taylor for exchange Of prisoners and for our sending
loo the wounded who had remained the field. lie also
expressed TO me the desire which the Americana felt for
mo re-esabshment OF replied. In order. that he
might say the his general that sustained tho
most sacred OF cause.-the defence OF territory and
preservation OF our nationality and rghts-that were
NOT ne aegressos and that had Of
Tended that OF the United States observed that could
say nothing OF peace while the Americans this aide
OF INC Ba'o OF occupied part Of the Mexican territory
OF oocAadcd our pos and that resolved pers
orNndlcac our rghts-hat fortune might be always
svorsbe to the enemy. and their experience tho 22d and
zSi SHOULD convince them that IL could change added
mat the Americans wagcd against a OF vandalism,
whoee oxcesses outraged those sentiments of hum
which one civilized nation ought to evinco towards
another aud that II he would 20 outside Of the apart
men. ho would still smoking (which was tho f,eO
the dwellings OF Aqua Nueva, recently a hourisbiny
though small settlements that the vcs,iges Of deso
auon marked tho route oi his and that IL he would
80 Mule further 10 Catapa he would hear the means
inc widows and orphans Of innocent victims who had
saSrheed without necessity With respect the wound
ca whom was invited TO send fot, replied that there
DC none save those who had been much hurt
ae rom tho held those the advance who had
renamed IN the ravnes; aud that rs had means for
me' conveyance, inc enemy might take them TO Saluo
under the protection OF the laws Of nations As for The
prisoners which no offered TO exchange, told him kne w
not who they could be- unless were some OF our
ca troops, or some who, from the fatigue OF the two
days hads, remained asleep when we moved In answer
70 inc courtesy the cncmys General had shown with re-
'fee' "ounccd. consented, u
on oreeasc all the prisoners had-those taken both in
inc oeue and at Encarnacion At the time ao ed
tho bearer ct the flag. who superior officer of pre
sVng appearance and manners. to take tho bandsge
from his eyes. and informed as for him
any that the honor Of this concession was meant did 4,
also' mat nc might soc our camp and our troops
As nave SAID IN the preceding paragraph we remained
IN no hacienda three days; but tho only supply we could
was ninety oeeves, and these were consumed the
iuS nofses were also without forage, and, notw it'll
al 'ne enor's or provisions that could make many
" "e "ouhIeu mad been but attended to- and some
o ALL rom the reor of the climate, tho badness and
ness OF the susonance, the entire OF bread and
ue Dad qualities OF the water used in former byouacs
complaint had broke out in the army and rendered
. AZ. ieaS' one nan OF IT, Knew that a retrogade
10 our former positions had become BILE;
80, t.J cry uhihs around me proclaimed this
-, - Ie'oeu ag hins' H. solely because FORE
,,,L , snoiance' malice or presumption the
si,nass w eoiuo'nnee' ana mat those who did not
,,,,. ,:i o" "ouiu imagine the possibility OF the
a.. 49,, Jus opctauohs' OK days before, when
su...s,,r. NV su"e'oa so mucn' nor fought Tor two
d,1 h,, -. ii, 49, o'o"taSseo WIN sck and woun-
$500 SI' e sun SOUND tn moral and IN health had
tho army hr ,o.; - Tue iaoVrs and dhculues Of
i, hovn 80 s W isnt OF - the ieif now then would
s.s,, No go on operating alter all that sub
the army a, ,iI - s , say what hcy WILL
pca 10 an, co,d, SOU, wiz always answer by an aP-
b;,v 81 ; our Mshe,, ana inc notorious imPoss
ti,n | wished .; - IT, MISUNDERSTANDING my convic-
some of tho co,,,n.nJ ~ op''on % 'no Ooneras and
cond 49,, ~, o. corps, and 10 ascertain they
% assessing my own ideas on the subject listened
ooinon ana .'y all unanimously, and each one. by hi,
IN various -, Il, tt, suoseu ana demonstrated