Tri-weekly journal., 1847-06-15
From the Dollar Newspaper
CAMP INCIDENTS.
BREvEr MAJOR GENERAL WORTH

CAMP INCIDENTS.
BREvET MAJOR GENERAL WORTH.
This distinguished officer General WORTH
is, probably, the best locking man in the army
When | saw him, at Calnargo, he was General
Taylors right-hand man. Every thing was
left to General Worth. AS the different vol
upteer regiments reached Camargo, their Col
onels would generally report to General Taylor
for orders where to encamp, &c, and "Old
lacks iIivariable reply was, ego to General
Worth" The Beauty, as the soldiers call
him (North) is. probably, the severest disci-
plinarian in the, army. He Furnishes, and
sometimesseverely, all infractions Of discipline.
Yet he is universally popular, and, like General
Taylor, never shows himself but the volunteers
cheer him. | once saw him in his marque; he
was reading large folio, and l had received
some newspapers which thought he would
like to see. | accordingly stepped up to his
tent, and said General have broughtyou a
few numbers Of the Philadel ,hia Ledger and the
Washington Intelligencer. i received them
only to-day, and they are probably later dates
than youhave seen" This was about the 18th
day of August last, only one or two days before
he moved, with his brigade, towards Monterey.
He replied: ''Thank you, thank you. Has the
express got in?' | replied, ''No General; it is
the ordinary steamboat mail" "Well," he
fore tattoo replied,r''I have read them
General; probably Gen. Taylor would like to
see them" He rejoined ''Ah. yes: / will
give them to the General" This is all ever
had to do with the "Beauty"
1t has been with some persons, a cause OF
censure against this gallant officer that he was
not present at the battles of the Sth and 9th of
May last. The circumstances are simply these.
He had been promoted to Brevet Brigadicr
.Generalship by President Tyler, for sgallantry
and meritorious conduct when commanding in
Florida" When the army OF occupation left
Corpus Christi he was second in command,
next to GEN. Taylor. Before, however, the ar
my reached The Rio Grande, Colonel (now
General) Twiggs joined it, and demanded the
command of the right wing, inasmuch as his
commission as Colonel was dated prior tothat
of Worth. Having the warrant of President
Polk in his pocket, Twiggs claimed that he was
second in command. OF course General Tay-
lor could not 90 behind the orders of the Presi-
dent ( the communicative hief,) and he announ-
ced, in general orc ers, that Twiggs was second
in command. This enraged Worth, and he re-
paired to Washington and threw up his com
mission. Itwas while absent from the army
that these two fights came off. AS soon as
the news came to them, General Worth re-
paired to the War Department and asked if his
resignation had been accepted, and when told
no, he withdrew it until the war should close,
when the question of rank between him and
Twiggs would be settled. He returned to Gen
eral Taylor, who received him with open arms,
and at Monterey no man did more than he to
achieve that splendid victory He is a large
man. and ''born to be a soldier" He prides
himself on his Dress and it is an amusing sight
to see him and '0ld Tack together on horse
back.
A person not knowing them, would take
Worth for the ''master," and TAYLOR for the
..man." He lisa splendid horseinan and he
k1loles it. General Taylor, on the contrary, is
a poor one, his legs do not come more than half
way down the horses belly. Worth is all else
grace-Taylor is very awkward. In a word
Taylor is the Butcher of our Amy-Worth, its
Massina-Taylor can't be whipped-Worth
lcont be- General Taylor never sunenders'
Worth fights till he dies. If so humble an in
divldual as your correspondent may be allowed
to give an opinion in the matter, | would say
that both expose themselves unnecessarily in
time of action, Worth was probably excusable
for doing so al Monterey. Worth is probably
a more scientific military man than Gen. Tay-
Tor; but should think that if in an action his
plans were to be disarranged, il would take him
longer to adjust them than itwould the latter
Taylor can act in an instant-Worth must
have time for reflection. In word, Old lack
is the bhoy to give the order, and the Beauty"
is the one to execute. Tell Worth to do a
thing, it is done. But comparisons are order
iferOlts, / close withan anecdote Of Worth
it occurred at Monterey. A Sergeant of Infan-
try, i forget his name, while storming the
heights in the rear of the Bishops Palace, saw
a shell coming towards him, he lodged it,
Had he not done so, he would have been kill
ed. General Worth was standing by, and said,
'.by- there is no use in lodging here out of
the way of one ball, you may get right in the
way of another." He had hardly got out the
word out when he Worth) saw shell coming
exactly towards him. You better believe he
lodged. He threw himself from his horse, and
remonting, said, while a deep blush Grim
soned his whole countenance ''well Seargent,
l rather think it is the safer plan to dodge when
you can" .-.......- ...'...
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