Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-05-15

will make desperate s,and--has a population
Of $4,000, and is at the junction of the grand
southern road that leads TO Oajaca.
The cathedral Of PuebIa is very fine building
The lamps. ballustradcs, and principal ornaments
OF the altar ire Of massive silver. Some estimate
of the vaIuo Of tho large chandelier may be
formed from tho fact that 1000 dollars were paid
for cleaning ii few years ago! There are ma
ny manufactorics in pueba; those Of cotton goods
hard soap, swords md bayoncts are the prime pal.
The people of Pucbln very bIgoted, but cncr-
gcl:c and perscvcring. They are brnver than
the generality of McXicans.
The distance from the city Of Mexico to Sal =
iIlo is not laid down, on tho table Of di,innce'.
No further that route than to San Luis
Poiosi, which is IA miles from Mexico. BY
exact measurement upon the map, We find that
Buena Vista, whcro General TayIor is now en-.
canpcd, is 200 miles from San LuiS,--o,cr Il
drcary desert nearly the whoIc way. Thus
Gen. Taylor and his army are 81 miles from
Mexico. Those conmands ar snporaleI by an
mpussaOtc mountainous country, and each will
have to march on It's own nc and thov cannot
form q Junction hrforr rhoy r"r.h tho immediate
vicinity Of Mexico.
Tho Mexican Capital must fail, either by ,hc
separate attack Of Scott OF Tay ur, or by the
combined forces OF both. Scott will, no ,loub,
be prepared TO take up his line of nlrch first,
and having the shor.s! distance to 20, will in all
probability reach Mexico first. Ifhc finds that
his force is too weak for the Investment, he will
tortfy in the nrighLorhood Of the city until Tay.
or comes up; when all the forces the Ncxicans
can Muster VIII find i, impossible TO withstand the
comJu"d force 0: scientific Scorr'' and .bruvc
Oil IAY LoH."
WORE INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE OF MEN VISTA.
The g.orou7 battle OF Buan, Vista, IS slr. fresh
enough IN the memories Of our readers. to render
acceptable the following annccdo,ra particulars
winch, rs far ns we have seen, hnyc not appeared
Ia pru,. They arc extracted from private let.
ter Of gallant officer of the army wno was en-
gogcd N the battle.
'On the 2ls February the whole army fell
boci from \ qua Nuc,u 10 Buruu VISTA. EXCEPT
the Arkansas cavalry under Cu Yell, which was
detained 10 guard tho pro, isIous IN store, ill the
wagons co4.I return from Bunul Vista. In the
evening, GruI. Wool learned that Santa Auna|
was close 10 aqua Nucva-to winch place tur
lst Dragons and Kentucky cavalry wryc iuno-
alatcIy ordered, with IlrcclionS in con- inc .ton
with the Arkansas caIalry--to hold the Place
I'll, the provisions were removed. On our arrival.
at T. O'Clock, at night, found ali the stores
packed IN WAGONS. except about 300 bushels ofI
corn. t'w minutes after this, the Arks. cav
a.ry-who were stationed half milo in front.
tttssS,SYo lpaAf vance OF the MeXcuH army and
fsR laaEnislsd. Marshall, Of the kentucky cav,
alvy sotdbsstithr wagons to fall back on Bucna
Visit e&ffle sNe waited to SC; fire to the buildings
outsHipgsths Con, and 10 cover the rrtrert OF
The wagons. rshaII never forget this rntrcrr.
' TN' Mexican luEccrs in full force, not five
minutes bJ..nd Us when our squadron left Aqua
Nucya--.uo di,tlGcc to Bucnr VISTA. ten mics
'na ro.. b"ruuluI. You will IN 'crs,rnI how
We ,ravn"i wacn inform you ,nrt our empty
wagon. ma ir Ia" di,Ilncy il Miriy ant our l,4l.
cionS. IN ioriy minutes. Good race hors time.
AboII an hour before sunset
on the 22i "':h SON" two or three officers. 70 lc
Oh the uALn W.hin three or four hundred wards
OF tn" enemy nui toDN good view of the Elr
pInnt, and tell YOU canIluIy, from tn" appear
anrc OF Santa AEn','s army. and his immense
superiority of numbers. feared the result; but
stu. we had Old Itc. TO lead on, and orr be-
loved wives and country 10 fight for, and felt
confident Of success. That night the wholc army
slept on their aims; | with boots and spurs on
and IN" rein Of my noble slccd's bride in hand |
laIi down on a few soft pcbblcs intending to sleep
but soon stAius Of most meodlouS music from
the eneny'S bludS came flmtng on the cvcning |
breeze, each note soilcnrd bv distance vet dis |
! tIuct. was never before so affected by music
steep was at once baushed, and visions Of home. |
and all those dear associations of tranquil life. |
filled my mind, to be dIspcIlrd only by the thun-
| der of artr cry which greeted the first streak OF
morning light, and iorctod TO all. tic struggle
| which euSuoI. Daring the fIhl
Old I've. one of the regiments of infant
~ and saw the men lodging their heads in every
direction to avoid the balls, when he sad .stund
| up 10 them, my men-dOHt be afraid, they will
! all 20 over you'--whIe speaking a ball came
whlZzng close to his head and he lnyoIunlarlv
dScd--contnnlnS hrs spoech--"but dodge them
! If you can, 1t is not a bad pan."
i After tho battle was ordered with Ii men
TO escort Major Bliss with a flag of truce to San
tn Anna. When We arrived within about one
hundred yards of a regiment Of Lancers. which
} seemed TO be the rear guard, we were halted
| Major Bliss Llinitodod and conducted TO
Santa Anna. On the departure of the Major,
Il platoon Of Ianccrs was ordered from the reg-
ment and took post facing my platoon and within
ten stops of me. The Lieutenant in comma nd
dsmountcd his men; did the same. He was a
fat, good looking fellow; wore a short sack coat.
neatly trimmed llh ncp. and seemed MANN.