The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-06-02

How long will it be before we shall be
delivered from the dreadful scourge of ware
Notwithstanding the "glory won'' and The
deeds Of daring performed by the victors,
it mus, be sickening to the heart ofa philan-
thropist to contemplate the field of carnage,
the groai,s of the wounded and dying, the
mangled forms the dead left to be devour-
ed BIZ birds of prey and prowlng wolves.
We rejoice in the triumph of our arms, but
wedeprecate that thirst for military glory"
that spirit of conquest, of which no one can
predict the consequences, which this pro-
tracted war has engendered in the public
mind
Cokesbury. May 24th l847. C.
JALApA, April 20, lS47
"Since | last wrote have be on long
and tiresome march, rendered more so bv
the sight Of dead bodies scattered on each
side Of the road for miles. suppose that
you will have heard of the battle of Ccrro
Gordo long before this letter will reach you.
was not in the battle, but we were making
every effort to get to the battle-ground
iii time, but our efforts were all in vain; fer
Gen. ScoTT was too eager for victory to
wait for us. Cerro Gordo, you know, is the
battle-ground where the Mexicans giancd
their independence. II is one Of the strohg-
est fortified passes in the world. The can
mons of the Mexicans were planted so as to
command the whole pass for miles, and
when saw the positions the enemy had |
was perfectly astonished that they ever gave
them up. 1t seems to me that they might
have contended successfully against the
whole of our forces concentrated here.
shall not attempt TO give you description
Of the battle, for was not in it and have
heard so many different accounts of it that
[ do not know which to tell for the truth.
SUPPOSE. however, that You will have a
full description in the news papers. have
often thought and read of battles, but had
no idea Of the description and scenes of hor-
ror until saw the battle-ground of Cerro
CORDOBA few days after the fgh, wentupon
one hill, and 1 saw forty or fifty dead Mex
leans In one pile. never saw more
horrid sight in my life. Some Of the men
had their heads nearly shot off, and were
otherwise dreadfully mangled, and the
countenances of all showed tina, they died in
the utmost pain. The road from Cerrd
Gordo To Jalapa is almost crowded with
dead men and horses which render our
march very disagreeable indeed. The road
from Vera Cruz to Jalapa is paved with
rock nearly all the way; and there are seve-
raj of the finest brid ges | ever saw. 1t is
worth coming to Mexico 10 see the National
Bridge. Jalapa is the most beautiful town
that have seen in Mexico. 1t is neat and
clean, and the inhabitants approach nearer
TO civilization than any have seen. 1t is
situated something like Greenvil!e, only
nearer the mountains. Orizaba with it's
snow covered top can be seen very plainly
from the city. The nights are very cold,
and the days are pleasant. have no doubt
but that this part Of Mexico is as healthy
as any part of AbbevilIe. Gen. WoRrIf
has taken Perote without firing gun. We
will leave here in very few days for Pcrc.e
on our way to the city of Mexico:"
W.. Fl.
> JALArA, May 6, ls47.
We have been here, about twelve days,
the cool breezes from the noun
tains; luxuriating on fruits and vegetables
Of all descriptions drinking the pure cold
water as il oushes from the base of the