Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1847-10-14
HIGH TRIBUTE TO GEN. rAylop


The New York Literary World 81 lha ~ I'M, j,
enriched by hiir PAPER from IT." pen ut Mr.. S.ephcns
who acquired both ccehtliy and iuuHo few ycars since
by hls interesting "iucl,ns Of lm,els" II, the lloI,
Land. and nj ar period by his discoveries ia Central
America. Nj ;. Was onr ol The passenger IN board
ner 'prndd sttumrr W asiogun. ON her first ,a,aos IN
Earopr and ne awaited basct II her ofir lcleGlf al
Bremen opay VISIT aliaon Acxaldor lun humboldt.
whom he lannd residing with the kn, Of Prussia IA lle
palace potadaln. 80 miles from lrrlln Alt,r mn IN
lerestIng description o hr Barous Personal appearance
aud pursuits IN his gr'ca old aye, MI Stephens proceeds
10 say
"Oute Furpc. Mexico seemed In e tho connfr,
which Interested hun st perhaps hom its come ,ion
With thuse c#nnIrl which had brought me 10 hs ar
gualu'auee,o mtlo probably. be ause Il the londa
ton 81 l, avn oajiy ilmc IT. slhr Of Mr. Pit,rli'
History Il liz topqucsf, and said tl5 l. leht ul,n
heoppnlaaity oE,Icd. say 10 that fehrnou "a H. n,
hun" IT, lhal disIc Waso's st,rian u The age IN En-
gland ot GsuaHy equal 10 HIM
Aud h. VS. n,cnl, allssio PR cent c.nditien If
Mexico: lie uasidl 81 en MpNluan war; his eyes o,,,
mp Gen 'iay lpr aud The An tI.an aloy | was well
aware. ti1 IL tir cundael Il I'll ten Ya,ltr ~
draw ny ufen Inns II the ey,s al ElIurc; and that
whatever might he the Il iiefene OF apni n a. 10 s ne,
SON Of our ability nud power IN "a-"''''' ,'r'tr
,,cd ~ EUROPE cycn tins day. htfe it all the fruits
Of mace industry ard ,Aep'rd Commerce more than
the exhibition of twenty millions OF people aoonndtng III
all the s1unls ol lie, misses ns to the rinh {" HIST fae
plurr and makes us respected
..Barln Humboldt SAID that with one ni hIs own maps
before them the kng aud his military eodnc had iol
lnNod General Taylor iIom his cncampneni at Corrn,
Christi. To Pal, Alto and Rrslca de Ia Palma. through
The sorminp ol Monterey aud the bloody scenes o 'ne
II, Visa They bad fought over all ms battles, and
,h II q p1siliuns all IN rhtd ua the map. were ihel
lal,nu fer fnIh, r tdngs. They had ~ nWl apr
Grated all his dli,uie4 NJ Buenl Visa. In PGssla
var s a srienrr aud Ascending othe leading pdry ct
Fnr,uc - Ia always ready fJrWat, tytiy H.lclh l'fgs
81, the h,hist no. cuans son not Nrep"d, l. comprH
al Ia 4.tyr his guar lern N the army In the teeth
ii Al, sctil nulurs aud a. 1t ups'iing the who'll
d,r,fiar Il Standing anoits General Taylor. with .
blnll;l Of REGULARS and a snall mdy ii volunces VII
had mover been in battle had Stood up ir Whole da>
a1aius, a nlr .rrMs fire. aad had ii ally defeated tmr
,ln,,s his number. ile6 Maro'al7 and hrnciais oI
Prussia amoag lhcn Veterans who had studied TIN All
If var ON the arra BATH field, ol Europe, were struck
with admiration the darng and skill displayed Al IN
eno ,,a and This admiration, Baron Humboldt SAID
they expres,fd without reserve, freely, ~ nelly. andrs
ervvhpfc Amid the bitterness and magnlly "l The En-
aIsh Pcs II was grateful 10 hear from such bps, that
the le,dinp military mcno a military milton did Insllc
10 the n,npdny d our volunteers and to the courage
skill and EIph military laen Of General Taylor "lle
Baron Innb5l 5 ns upon his patches aud Of
dor ,rd IN fact upon AL That related tohlln personally
IN tine conduct Of the nar, such AS 10 Amerean
,.5ul, Isi,n II without ieeilnI proud.