The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-04-17
From the Pittsburg Morning Chronicle, April II.
The Indiana Volunteers.

The following advice of one who was engaged in the
battle of Buena Vista. and knows precisely how the In
diana volunteers behaved will be of to those who
have been struggling to suy the name OF "hooser val
or and daring. By looking at the list OF killed and
wounded those not disposed to find fault would see at
glance that Indiana strongly represented in the mel
ancholy list So among the officers, some twenty
killed and wounded in that unequal struggles and all the
impartial accounts which have read, say that the In
diana volunteers fought with the skill of veterans, and
the courage of lions. Their list of killed and wounded
will fully testify the fact and prove that they were all
halt first when ordered to take the lead and advance
upon the enemys loaded artillery The first deadly fire
from the enemys guns moved down Their oihcers ana
ing up what appeared to every one certain DEATH but
they recovered from the deadly shock and fully contrbu
ted their share to the glory OF the achievement:
CAN we ask then, behalf of the Indnnians is, that
their hesitation flight in the early part Of the battle Of
Buena VISTA shall be forgotten and their subsequent gal
either regulars volunteers subjected to severer test OF
courage rnness than that to which our gallant army
were exposed this bloody fight, and never did
gorousy walk through the fiery ordeal and 80 noby sus.
tain the national honor, little army ofczen-sodiers
did, in this their first battle fought against an immensely
superior force of regular soldiery.
THE FIFTH ARrroIE-We learn from Washington that
difficulty has occurred in the cabinet on the con-
and San Juan de Uoa One part contends that the castle
and its dependencies given up the United States,
nnr t sonemS that the CITY, the CASTLE and their dsPenen
ces are not included in the treaty by this article We
We do not know who opposes The following Is the
of the artcle All the ntafrtd OF and oil public
property of every description found in the city, the castle
of San Juan de Uloa, and their dependencies, to belong
the United States but the OF the same mot in
iured or DESTROYED in the further prosecution OF the actual
war; may be considered liable to be restored to Mexico
by a deinitive treaty of peace"
JTpon this the United States Gazette argues that the
city, the castle and their dependencies not the prop
ery of the United States the treaty only surrenderng
the materi of war and the public property 1t ID true
that the language used does not surrender the city and
castle nor was it absolutely necessary that it should, as
the captation haready transferred the sovereignty to
the United States 1.-THE armament may be considered
liable to be restored Mexico by defnitive treaty of
peace" but not the 'pubc property of other descrip-
tons The rails, the castle, and buildings may be torn
down blown up repaired altered at the pleasure of
the party in possession.-N. Y Sun.
COLONEL JEFFERSON DAvIs.-This gallant officer re-
signed his seat in Congress upon the declaration OF war;
and raised regiment of mounted rfemen IN Msslsspp
and marched to the defence of the country he dstn-
gushed himself in the battle at Monterey and was APP
pointed of the commissioners to arrange the capu
ation AT the battle of Buena Vista he is represented TO
have fully sustained his reputation for courage SKILL and
ualantry He was wounded in the commencement oil
the fight but did not leave the field I'LL the victory was
complete II has been represented that his wound was
dangerous; but it is not The New Orleans Jeierso-
man says:
ave have letters from colonel himself in which he
se,Ls M his wound i'm the right foot being
,iyev slight which had become painful from
inc too long on field after receiving TN H. Patriot