The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1847-05-17

WAsH,SsroN, May l5 lsl7
Mssyicordia-Ta The Trophies from Vera Crus- STATE 81
the Fine Arts in MsrieS -
Col Rankhsad chief of Artillery, who superintendent
the uaung of batteries which did such terrific
ecut,on upon city of Vera Cruz, arrived in the city
last night with of the trophies acquired In tho
daotion of the Mexican town and castle These trophies
were exhibited in front Of the War department this
morning at twelve O'Clock, and
1t was u sorry spectacle
These rude bsrbars rags
Set out AZ the best specimens
OF Mexisanas flags
Like those exhibited which were captured at Palo
Alto and Resaca the banners from Vera Cruz are of
coarse barbaric fabric and workmanship little above the
capacity In tho fine arts Of the Apaches Arapahoes
Camanches. There was small silk embroidered flag,
with the inscription upon it, of
BATTALION ERRu ASsNry. 40. O.
the Mexican eagle, wrought in needle work. probably
the gift of the sistorhood of convent which
approximation a civilized production. And in
this have another illustration of tho important fact
that the women everywhere In matters of taste are in
advance Of the and the especially In barba-
semi barbarous nations. They have an intuve
acestic of the the whole history this bloody
Mexican shows that If the Mexican had posses.
ssd but half the courage f p a s1.aa d and
copvoke extraordinary meeting Of Congress the
heels of the regular adournmen to raise men for
tho prosecution OF the
There were nag- Of ali Sizes from that Of company
dag Of the castle As everybody knows, they are Of
a tri-color red white and green with the eagle rising
from brapch of prickly bearing off Ia his beak
the serpent, -mblematic, suppose # Santa Anna.
You never such and unpretending samples
Of national glory ~ these Mexican trophies Generally
they made Of three pieces each Of different colored
eagle on the white field in the middle painted evil
IDENTIFY with brush such as Is used by merchants
in marking their boxes and the paint il lamp black
perhaps tar giving poor Mexican bird liberty tho
counterfeit prsssntmsnt' OF turkey buxzard-the
hs s s:
plant yellow ochre is used Set newsboy to work
with piece Of charcoal white board fence, with
this description for his guide and he will produce
the national Of Mexico in style which 1--WE will ha
gard wager Of ticket to the Chatham pit and pint
Of nut will surpass in artistcal polish these magn
dcert productions of the magnanmous nation"
The serpent In some Of the trophies Is done in green
wrstchsA oaricstures of the fne arts.
There IVES another small flag. which deserves par
to produce something a little superior any thing the
world aud doubtless the aspiring greaser in
this work had his Imagination excited and all his
ges called int action from rscoections Of the imperial
eagles OF Austria and Russia. captured by Napoleon
the field Of Austertz The result of artists sbors
may be thus summed up Upon trico!or of faded and
silk four feet by two, have the following
eagle in the centre, rising from cluster
of prcky pears with green snake in his mouth, and
over his head in the air cap marked "Liberad" TO
tho left Is rude piece of artillery lying the ground
and musket with very crooked barrel, standing up
right and sprouting it WERE out OF the touchoe Of
Ihe cannon Near BY, common drum and two kettle
drums are lying on the ground, and pile Of cannon
balls To the right, sneaking behind large tree,
have very uucouth looking alligator, whose object is
from the direction he is taking, the capture of the eage
and the green snake.
The slaves most of them covered with green
red velvet with spiral band of silver gold lace old
and faded fastened the velvet with brass acks A
rude Of "copper" iran brass fixed to the top
the staff in a socket
We disappointed in the exhibition. We had Y
pected to some samples of the muskets, lances
swords escopettes &c. and the uniform of the Next
troops Of the line for the qualification Of the public
curiosity in addition to the banners And the truth
is the trophies exhibited decidedly calculated to
confirm any precouceived notions of the mbecty and
barbarism Of the Mexican people; and to leave
welcome impression upon the mind a. to the OF
glory TO be acquired in however striking its
ceases, with such poor weak, infatuated hacivized
ignorant and contemplate race. w.