The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-04-15
From the \. 0. Picayune, Of March o.
THE KENTUCKY REGIMENT.

THE hENIUCh1 REGIMEN 4.
Az INCIDENT Ar THE BATHS or sUENA VISTA.
At very critical point OF TIE battle on
The 23l, when il became necessary ~ Gus
IAN one Of our columns, which vas sta ger.
Jog unde, charge made BY the Mesicans
~ overwhelming numbers, Gen. Taylor
uesPa,ched Mr.. Cfiuenden 10 ordef Colonel
Ickae, Of The , Kentucky Reg lmenl, to
p,lag his men into immediate acuon. NJ.
Contender found the re gtment, men aud Of
tet', eager Tor the fray, delivered the or.
Ter aud ode back 10 lie Genera, BY whose
ls il was his duly 10 keep. Inc Ken.
tuckans moved forward 10 gallant style, led
BY Mckee and Clay, both Of whom, alas .
fell 10 subsequen, part ol the day. |, 50
happened that belu;e reaching q position
from which they could deliver an effective
fire, the regiment had TO cross valley
which was broken up b. ray.nes and mas
ses Of stones. W hist crossing this valley
the heads only OF the men could BE- seen
from The peiat which Gen. lay ior and Mr.
C.ltendsa occUgitt-1nI these were o21.
bing uo and down and crossa!se 10 SUCH
confusion as to impress both With the idea
that the regimen! had fallen into disoJdst.
The Mexicaas were annoying them at Ihe
came moment by fire, winch helped 10
confirm the opinion ofthe General hat the
kenuckjans we're thrown into distnay.
Ii was one Of those decisive crlces auIca
occur 10 every contested Geld, when the 3.
sue CT Inc day dspanded, tor tie 4 ne beldg,
on the gsAantry Of a particular corps.
Gen. Taylor, who, as before SAID, could
only see the heads d the troops and .ni.ied
b. their motions in getting across gl'iIes
and going aro8ni rocks and other OUs.Tuc.
tIoas inio the belief that they &efe about 10
ialter, turned TO MI. Crucudea, whoIs a
ken.uck.2a, and with a coulienance ludt.
eating deep modification, for The Genera
sa ken,uckian TOO, aud an eye fierce VISA
emotion, exclaimed, " NJ. CmteHlsn, Il h
will not do-this IS not the way Tor Ken
tucki1n; to behave themselves When called
upon 10 make good balie-H vii not at
sser, sir; and with this he c eached has
teeth aud klll his brow aud set as ,ee'l
hard together. Mr. CrltenIeG, who VA
mistaken by The slme Indications that d.
ceiYed The General, could scarcely make q
reply from very chsgrin and shame. In a
few moments, however, the ksnuck,aus
had crossed the uneven places, aud we're
seen ascending lhe slope II The valley, shoul.
dor 10 shoulder, aud with The firm aud re-.
ular step OF veterans Of huudsed lie Is.
On they moved until they reached tue crest
Of the hill where they mel tie enemy bt.
fore the q Ish Of a temporary advantage bad
subsidized. Here lhey delivered tAe.t trC
by companies with such regularity ant
deadly aim that the decimsle1 PhaiaUx 0
Mexico gave way and relreu,ed pfeC. ptious
". A q the hentuCkiaus emerged from tat
valley the countHnanc2 Of The Old general
who was regarding them VITA the tnleuses
interest, gradually relaxed The bitterness c
i;sexpresaon. A glow Of pttde suppiaute
the deep modification winch liked us uIu:
clos, aud euihuslasm qualified the hefc
Chances OF his eye. Forward they move
under hts invited gaze, whose feelings bt
came more and more wrought Up the
approached she scene Of carnage. " he
they opened their ire the old general coui
no longer festfsu his admuallDG, but bfok
foflh with loud buZZi. lluuan for OI
heuiUck, he exclaimed, taking as II yer
TO himself aud ristng ia his saddle" lh8r
the way 10 DO n ;" and the tears oil exuita
ticR roded dJAu bis checks as b. sand it.
Having got ;id Of tuis e5uiiHioa q, Sat
pride he went about Iooka. 4Get othe
parts of The field.