Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1847-05-03
From iis Mac York Herald.
An Account OF the Battle of Rucno
Vista, in the scripfur;,I StyIe

And came To pass ia those days when the war be-
i"een the children At brother Jonathan and the children
OF lamae, known the MeIieans was prosecuted W nh
ugor,
With the obioe. Of eonqgoring piece of Mexico.
That the armies OF tho Mexcans crossed over IN.
wilderness which stretches from Maenuaa 10 Aqua Nueya
some ioFiy leagues, headed BY their chief captain Ant
MO. whose surname was Lopez de Santa Anna
AND Liehey, one OF the mighcs OF Brother Jonathan
s the chief captain Of the host the Americans AT
Nneva' or tue New Water the heart OF the enemy.
county '
How5oii. the chief captain over all the American mr..
mics n Mexico was Winfield a mighty man of yaor :, n,
stood ike SAUL the fret kin. OF Israel a head and shout
ders above h peers.
Who after suPping "hasty plate Of SOUP" in the
ehei city Of Washington, put all the panopy of war
ana WIN shPs aud 'ran'Pors fleet and huge en-.
gines, and twelve thousand OF war; set sail 10 VEN
CFaz, The ehie seaport ofthe MoXicans.
Where, also, there a prudigous castle black -.
uaaeI ana Gm As death, setting out like huge prison
IN the midst Vi the sea.
Aad Antonio, the chief captain OF the Mc1cans had
u wooden leg. '-N
For the Gaus had bomba!ded the c,sle. once ,non
ume' when Antonio It's defender and stray sho from
the enemy had wounded HIM sore.
10 Aud Winfield when he repaired 10 Vera Cruz with
MS mighty host hearing that Aatonlo AZ San Luis Po
oSi, midway between Vera Cruz and Aqua Nueys;
III And hearing that the Mexican armies were last for
PROVISIONS ind could not bulge peg from the want there
y And thinking that Antonio would be utterly unable
~ cross the deser, to the discontinue OF Zachery;
Is Called upon Zschery, and took from him the main
BODY Of his regular soldiers, and told him 10 ay low and
Keep dark and IN order 10 be perfectly safe 10 fall into
Monterey, under the shadow VI the mountains where The
enemy could not reach him, Pcradveniuro they should
cross the desert.
II But Zaehcry was exceedingly wroih, and determined
10 have crack at EN- any how.
10 Moreover, the water Aqua Nueya was wholesome
to the mem aud az II was the edge Of desert he could
SEQ uTtner than under the mountains at Monterey
10 And though LEFT with but 5000 young he resoly
Cd 10 stand the racket
IL And hearing rom the spies which were sent out to
scaur the country that Antonio was APPROACHING viii
mighty most OF cannoneT, anehcrO1, anccrs horse foot
and drogOors.
j. And furthermore that the chief captain Of the Me1i
cans was anxious 10 immonaze himself in a great battle
with the Amcrcau-
10 Oh archery put both hands into his pockets md said
De- would give him a chance.
20 And santa Anna, which il Antoni. drew niyb nm.
90 Aqua Nuoya. with 1900 men
II And Ilchey fell back the hacienda of Buena Viz
O the enemy,
- Where no planted bic men by rogmonu bn,tnons.
siuio'1ns' a"u o'"Pants' among the bills aud rnvnes,
u MED by the barren and sunburni mountains,
- AM IN the second month aud on the % day OF the
mpuh, aud on tho eleventh hour ol the day the ,, nrnes
were pitched tor tho battle
- And to MoHcars were spread around ike n great
ho'" Starving wolves, whe the army Of Brother Jonathan
mu 'erod like a small herd Of tigers among hills
- And AuiouD, sent 10 Archery q messenger ask ing
nm respectfully 10 surrender It would be great accom-
26 And Zachery respectfully declined.
~ AUD tho battle began with some heavy cannonading
~ ' ''Ih"'h OF inc Jay on which the great Washing
/ ton born '
p 50 that tho McKcans unwiungy Joined tho Amer.
/ cans in Tho celebration.
- And again The day. the battle was rene wed
and sustained oil tho dny with great slaughter ON both
I sides.
80 And the enemy being starved, fought over tho dead
bodies o the Americans Tor the aud drink which wal
| 10 their knap'act8.
81 And Antonio had ~ drive otiot. a tho point NJ tho
lance into battle, sp exceeding bot the fire Of the Amer.
| can volunteers.
81 And there ioI o the enemy two ihou,and men,
~ And % night The Cne Captain Of tho Mcricans with
/ NJ shattered army, fell back upon Agul Nuoyt
~ And carried with him ttoo ut the great guns II tts
Americans which were taken 10y that defender.
were shot down,
- And issued proclamation, that the morrow when
BIZ men had eaten mouhlul n pfoyison- he woul In,
The &ork ''
80 But instead thereof no pfccpatcy rttrcatod sct..
NE deseu toward san LUIS PoiOs tho prefepre Cha,
Zen Patterson was coming town.
81 and I1chery resumed hs position Agu Nueyn ia,
! he mon dry.
- And he cent a sengor n Warrington with J,,.
p''hc' Of ni that had been done, and eShitnv bs .
| 10 be- near eight bundled mcn IN killed and wounded
80 and told the I'D General "a tell tho Secretary o.
"sf' surnamcd old leather brooches that was pe,hsoa
% Vol 20 keep tho desert between him aud the enemy A.
70 admit ihorn down 10 Monterey
~ And there Joy among the Aeric ana alboi
m'ny hearts were groved, by reason of the slain
~ And Old IacheTy was pronounced by scclsma,iop
a. ono n the b'hOyp.