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THE PUEBLA INDIANS.
In New Mexico these Indians acted a conspicuous part
We LEARN from the that when
forces Puebla squaw appeared the ramparts bear
ing flag Of truce. This shot from her hand. sin
these engagements" says the Erposor "the Indians
fought better and did more execution than the Mexi
cans They would kill our mon with their arrows at
distance Of hundred and fifty yards while horse
back they were perfect Partheans
INCIDENTS AT BUENA VISTA
The Matamoras Flag gives the following incident Of
the battlefield Of Bucna Vista. The heroes Of it
the veteran Missssippians under Col. JEFF Davis and
the heroic act is unequaed in the annals OF warfare
and although act could add to the reputation of this
gallant regiment, it to show the stuff they
made of. Drs Bennett Of Covngton, Ky, and Carson,
of Port Gibson Miss, stood sponsors" all Of which
they saw, and part of which they were -
The lst Mississippi regiment, under command Of Col
jefferson Davis, coated itself with immortal glory.
Originally it numbered $50 some odd but suddenly
transferred from the comforts and genial atmosphere Of
home, to the almost vertical of Brazos Island last
August disease made frightfu ravages among its
at Monterey and those discharged in consequence OF
wounds reduced 1t to considerably less than four hun
dred strong With this diminished force. weakened
still more by the extraction of the Tombgbee and Car
roll county companies, which guarded Gen Taylor's
TENT this skeleton regiment sustained and repealed
with immense slaughter charge of three times their
number of Santa Annals best lancers The ancers first
bore down upon one Of the Indiana rcgimentswe for
get which one-and dispersed it, The Mississippans
endeavofed to rally them, but before they could do
were in, turn themselves charged. Colonel Davis
contrary to all custom, instead OF forming in q hol-
low square, stretched out his In the form Of
crotchet The lancers up at a rapid gallop, but
perfectly astonished was not only the chief officer
but his men, at strange mode of receiving charge
of cavalry that they involuntary halted For few
ssnds they gazed upon the unrufeed countenanoes Of
the rifemen opposed to them, but feeling there
time to lose the order "Adante :" forward POM
pously given. The crochet filed in instant and
just they wheeled their horses, with ances on
both prongs the intrepid Mississippi Colonel standing
inside the fork called out Boys fire them with
your knives y simultaneously with the sharp crack
of the rifles dcafenng shout went up and bowie
knives and revovers flashed in the direction Of the
GERS Strange ms it may seem many Of the ancers
actually dragged from their horses and stabbed to death
In this unusual this splendid body of horsemen
were beaten back Capt Euss ofthe LIST Dragons says
the achievement is unparalleled Whether il is owing TO
the native daring of the men, the infusion into their
bosoms Of their Colones spirit leave every body
draw their conclusions 1t Is due to the Sd Indiana
regiment to say that they afterwards brought up
to support the Mississippi regiment and fought valany
The American forces were, at crisis OF tho battle
OF Buena Vista, in very prccarious position We
not positively that the anecdote which relate
coming from Gen Taylor himself applies to this juno
ture Of the fight but is stated upon what may be
sidered good authority that Gen Taylor, in giving an
account of the battle to Lieut.. Col Randolph of the
Virginia regiment, said that II there had been only
regulars In the battle Of Buena Vista he would probably
have lost the day the Mississippi regiment OF volun-
tcers whipped three times without knowing It; that
when borne down by overwhelming numbers they fought
on just as If nothing uncommon had happened to them
and by dint Of endurance and wonderful alacrty in
ripping up the next man to them, they retrieved tho
fortunes Of the field AS related to us the General
tells this story with infinite guso. As reported by all
tho Missssppians under oil Davis on that dav Of ter
ror foughwth a valor and intelligence unparalleled in
modern warfare Each seemed TO consider fate
Of the day depending his individual prowess and
stood up to the rack with dogged con-
formable to this predominant idea They learned this
business at Monterey at Bucna Vista thoy betsred
their instruction.
A letter from Col McClung who was shockinsly
wounded at the capture of Monterey written from that
city, under date Of March LIST states that when
arrived Of the advance of Santa Anna toward. sato
"A d Nv
at Monterey slowly recovering from violent at
tack Of pneumonia, in which his life almost despair
cd Of lie set off at reached Gen Tayors camp
before the battle and persisted in the thekest
Of the fight. Col McClung says Of himself: 81
slowly recovering, though still unable to sit up
OUR RELATIONS WITH MEXICO.
From the Washington Union. April IL
We understand that the President Of the United States
Is about to call Immediately about 600 volunteer
tended TO I'll up the places Of the volunteers whose time
about to expire. 1t is probable that many Of them
will their engagement but TO provide for any
sbe contingency II is deemed best to make the present
call.
These troops intended to strengthen the three d.
visions Of army viz Mt Santa Fe the army In the
direction Of the Rio Grande, and tho column OF Vera
Cruz.
The administration Is determined vigorous pro-
eecution of the war. Mexico may be blind to her
intcreHtsshe may obstinately determine against any
paci6cation In that case she will find the Executive Of
the United States resouey bent upon carrying the
she be, until peace can be made between the
countries II Is the true policy OF the United States
to profit by the victories they have gained Peace
war tho olive branch the sword IL left to the deci-
sion of Mexico Whatever may be said against the ad-
mnstration, the last complaint will be Its want Of
energy.
And to this great end Of peace the administration has
lnbored both IN diplomacy and in war with all possible
energy Almost for tho first time In modern history IL
has had 10 do with nation protesting TO be civscd,
which absolutely spurned all negotiation and from tho
very first TO the very last has refused TO entertain
consider any terms Of peace Whatsoever BY all its love
Of peace the administration was summoned 10 subdue
such enemy before peace could by any possibility be
obtained with what foresight, with what energy with
what contancy In the face Of appalling difficulties both
ugaton has been carried by the and by
gallant officers and soldiers until II seems TO DO
the very verge Of accomplishment is known TO the
country and TO the world and will hereafter form
one OF tho most respendent chapters In national
history In less than eleven months the northern and
western provinces Of Mexico have been occupied by
arms the slower OF her armies driven before In In.
glorious rout her principal seaports seized and block
AIDED her principal srongholds seized with carnage