The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1847-05-20

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AHe'a-30 @ilss in RdFEhrs elallal8.
lhs HeKlNaiRgE wE haze ere Iksa EHhll
array 81 1000 FseaiaEs sad tOogeinb-
lfess-ursl 81 shem had nssesssa 10
esiil@-sss ahoat hsing osfrx kesd By
q 900 MtEirsns. ed By Ssnaa nRs 10
prEs0n- GEn. usHa. xilh 6O00sslry.
bed ahFewn kimselI in his rsarF ssy
II blFtoEis, lhns dsmnnHraline General
TaTloT's wHdom in desiring d Tia
pass HernPled. Fer more Ikan Hssk
he shole country wss kepl in assls Of |
ne mnsl insnss snaieiy fcr lie ile and !
thai 81 his email. ysG ssllsnI arm. Re-
part inliossd Feposi--nOE Ihss wss
ctiesisS-sgaia that whh gseal sss be
had snrcsedsd IN mskinF hls Tesssl 10.
Monterey. His hest trends. ant those
sho had the gEesIesI Itluanre urrn he
grestrspssiiy and 70 adinss for ssssy emrr-
genes. snlsnsined gloomy fortbsdlngs.
sndhssed nolhope more then thai hs xould
tns 7tsNi-fxsrlions be able 10 ssoapf uiIh
FoEl a. Monterey. AgsIn. ss .-s,..- Rlark
rase in Msy, we're ealrulsIians made - 20
The number 81 rslions IN that plsee. and the
length Of tine his army. thsFe eoopsd Up.
would be sble 20 subsisI. :
Did he think OF defeat ard rstses.i No!
Tie had weighed yell every cireumsnnee.
Tie hid chosen his hsnls field. Tie knew
that Ite proper place 10 light wss in front
Of SsluIlo. lie knew that should The Mer-
lean army enrs get him IN Monterey.
they would. with TaII Of their .foIes.
threaten HIN. and hold him in ehetk.
whilst The rect would rounre dosn Ur-
on his drpo's 81 csmsrso and Mslsaorss.
euI of hrs romDunieslIons, and destroy
his base line Corporations. tie kne. Thai
they wopld Oceupy ,he Rinconsds psss.
the pass " De los Musrlo.," and therce be
sbls, vi'h impuniiy. continually 10 annoy
biz fnres.. lie he'd. moreover, planted
himself 81 Agus NUevs-lbe POSITION suit
ed his isney-and be vas not disposed 10
relirqu'sh IL without some hard knocks.
1" Will Santa Auna aiisck you, Gsneral!
inquired one Of his officers. "Lat him
come" sss The reply. with shrug oil
the shoulders, q" he will GO back faster
than he cane" To DR.. Wood. his son-
ip-lsw, be wrote. 81 oil fail bark 10 .
position proper for the maneuser,ng oil
my artillery. and then il Santa Anna ~ish.
&c ,o Distinguish himself. | will give h,m
a ehsnre." He retired TO the battle 6sld
he had rhusen--BUens Visits. Santa ADns
spproscheJ, and demanded an pneondiii'
onsI surrender. The reply vas, 3" Come
end take me-" ~
On The 22d of Frbrusry. the BEETLE
commenced b.iwesn $1,000 rsgulsrs,
picked uoops, under their fsvori,s adler,
The Napoleon Of the West" lighting IN
their own country, Tor ihtir homes, their
families, their very existence. and 5000
raw olunleers-cMry'ng on war OF in
WESTON. The night OF the 23d closed uP-
90 the gresiest vrio'y OF modem times.
and behrId the strength OF Mexico broken
her lssi hope destroyed. The battles Of
the SIh snd 9th ~ere esteemed wonderful,
These we're eelirsed by the storming oil
Monterey. Even this last mus, pale be-
fore the hard Tough, battle Of Buena vis,s
The pspers YET TEEN with incidents ana
a-----r-.;--.v uf sfTr ugnt--mr uuuHiry rr
rings Win prslses oil The hero and BIS gal
lsni men. The sffecs Of This battle ar,
in the last degree imporsnL Had Ssnt'
Anna defes,ed Gen. TAYLOR. he would
have instructed the gsrr,on Of Vera Cruz
and San Juan D'Ullus 10 hold out 10 ,h,
last extremity, willis, with his army. flush
ed wi'h victory end supplied wnh sh,
spoils, he would have capt, red Csnsrgs
and Ms,smoIss. end then f.lIen on Scott,
rear. OF affected The former with poltior
of HE troops wh,lsi With the remainder hs
attempted The latter. With the city ant
castle in front. Santa Anns's inspirilrl
troops in The rear. and tie uoniio ,bres
,eniog him, Gen. SCOTS position woult
have been anything but comfortable ant
safe. Now, however, The military pow e.
Of Mexico 10 destroyed. Santa Anna,
influence and power Of encourageueD
gone, The gsrrlsons Of Vera Crnz ant
Uilns dispi,ited, after 3 short sirnggle
surrendervd--ihe cont, 81 10 IN reality o
sn end. .a
Many interesting uaec,ions spgers
themselves in . teview Of the Mexican
csmpsign; connected and embodied 90 i
10 wIth the name and fame Of General Tsy,
los. Leading slm"s, "a fnrlorn hope
forced 10 reconcile and combine poiiii
osl riews with his mii,,y opess,ion.---
ordered ., oDcs to spur and to sno,he. IL
strike and concil,a,e--lhese have beer
required Of Gen. Taylor the highest qua
ll,,es OF both the soldier and the civiliar
CrampeJ in HE means, and continuity TO-
shucted that se ~ers on The eve OF ;
peace. his sword has been rendered les,
trenehsn, by The olive branches t~inef
around ,t.--bls arm has been paralyset
10 dealing iis moet sturdy blows.--he ba,
been prevented from pressing and impros
ing 10 their fnll extent the aev.ntsQe,
winch he has gained. Yet wnhal, 90
Jelly. without parade. witt out : sina:,
! Intrusion If self. by hard feh'ing snt