Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-13
MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS.

which was acknowledged, in reply, oY Car'aih
Hudson. The peculiar feelings oil The ialter gen.
leman and his associate volunteers may we'll be
conceived, from perusal Of these TWO sh'f' SEN
tcnccs "Indecd, he said, that he let more o.
man al that moment than he had ever done De-
fore, only with two EXCEPTIONS viz: AT the bat
lies OF Sacramento and FL Passo. Loud APP
pause] He telt as if his skin was scarcely
large enough 10 contain himself"
On assembling before The Planters House, 'ney
were met by guard Of honor, formed Of Inc d.
Louis military, and were addressed by Judge
Bowlin, 10 whom COL Mitchell replied. They
then marched in grand procession to Camp Lu,
cas-lhe returned volunteers bearing several
flags taken from The enemy ana amongst 'heh'
the celebrated Llaek nag: also, Ten cannon cap
ured from the Mexicaus, and several smaller
pieces, called escopcdas, capable OF carrying an
inch and half ball.
Having reached Camp Lucas, Col. Benton, the
Orator OF The dav, made his appearance, anu aa-
dressed nCol. Dopiphan, and officers and men.
We regret that we have mol room ior ms eloquent
and thrilling welcome 10 The noble soldiers OH Ine''
nhappy return from their long and almost laDu-
Ions expedition" Col. BIS address contains
r,n;J and mos, Interesting outline OF march
and exploits which are the most wonderful oil Inc
age. His striking sketch Of The battles lousn'
and won, The trophies secured, the victories over
savage foes and The mighty obstacles oil Nature,
rho sacrifices and tolls in their counlrys cause
and the novel, extraordinary and romantic epi-
sode of "Americans chastisins savages Tor plum
derng people whom they themselves came 10
conouer, and forcing the restitution OIL caPlVes
and OF plundercd properly, was so accurate and
,;f..l;l;c aslo call from Col. Doniphan The com
pliment, that no one concerned in the expedition
rould he much better informed OF lis details. We
canuo, refrain from giving The conclusion Of his
admirable address, a. well as bfiet notice Of
Col Doniphans reply. Gel. g., ii will be seen,
stated some new and interesting facts:
"Tbe long march from Chihuahua TO Monte
rev was made more in The character Of pIoec-
lion and doliverance than Of conquest ana ihVa-
,;on Armed enemies were not mel, and peace
fnl neonle were mol disturbed. You arrived in The
month of Nav in Gen. Taylor's camp. and about
in condition 10 vndcate, each oi you Tor himself,
your lawful lille 10 The double soh1fiYHet OF me
General, with the addition TO il which Inc Coohei
Of the expedition has supPied--Iasse1-as wen
as rough and ready No doubt you all shewed
lille al that time 10 that third sothiQnet; but 10
Gee Won now gaily alfred, so sprucely equipped,
onc miohl suppose that You had never, Tor an IN
SAM been Stranger to the virtues OF soap and
wafer. or The magic minislralions oil The 5.aHfh!s-
..use and The elegant transformations oil lne lash
;onabletaiIor. Thanks, perhaps, 10 the difference
between paw in The lump at the emu OF service, anu
dribels along in The course OF II.
avon arrived in Gen. Taylors camp ragged and
,ouoh as we can we'll conceive, and ready, as
can onickly shew. You reported for duty You
asked Tor service such as a march upon oah
Luis de Polosi, Zacalecas, or The halls oil lhr
Mon,rxumas;" oranylhing in that way that The
General should have a mind TO- II he was going
unon any excursion OF that kind, all right. No
mailer about latisues lha. were passed, or expra-
lions Of service that might accrue; you came 10
%. and only asked The privilege. That IS whal
call ready. Unhappily the confneror oil Paio A.
f. Resaca de Ia Palma, Monterey ami Bnena
Vista. was mol exactly in The condition tha' 'ie
lieutenant General, that might have been, intend,
ed him 10 be- lie was not al The head ol 2u,ooo
men he was mol al the head OF many thousands
,hat would enable him TO march and lau 10 &C.
cline the preferred service. Thus the long march
ed and we'll fought volunieefs-,he roush, the fea-
Az and The raesed-had 10 Turn their laces lu-
wards home. sill more than two thousand miles
distant. But this being mostly by waller, you
hardly count il in The recital OF your march. but
hi, IS an unlus! omission, and against the pc.
| c,deu,s 40 We as unjust. "The Ten Thousand
~---.-.i he v"yae. IN ihe Black Sea as well as
The march IRON Babylon; and twenty ceu'"iies
ADM, the validity Of hecounl. The present age
and poseIily, will include in ''lhe going out and
coming in" Of The Missouri chihuahua Volnn
| leers. The water voyage rs well as OIL the land
march: ana then the expedition OF The One Thun-
sand viii exceed that Of The Ten by some two
thousand miles.
"The lasl nine hundred miles oil yonr land
march from Chihuahua 10 Malamoras you
made in ior.y-tivc days, bringing seventeen pieces
al artillery. eleven OF which were taken IRON He
Sacramento and Braci,o. Your noises travelling
the whole distance without The United STATES pro-
yendcr. were asionished 10 find themselves regal
ed. on their arrival on the Rio Grande frontier,
with bay. corn and oats from the States. You
marched further than The far;hes', fought as well
as The best left order and quiet in your train, and
cost less money than any.
| .Youarriye here today, absentone year, march
inc and fighting all The time. bringing trophies oil
| cannon and standards lIom licldS whose names
were unknown 10 you before you sci oui, ana oniy
arieying that you could not have gone lul'her.-
| Ten pieces Of cannon, rolled cut q Chihuahua
To arrest your march, now roll lhro The streets OF
| 81. Louis, 10 grace your triumrhal relutn. Ma
nv standards, all pierced with bullets while wav-
ing over The heads Of The enemy al me oaeia-
mento now wave al the head oil your column
| The black flag, brought 10 The Bracio, TO indi-
cafe The refusal OF that quarter which lis bearers
so soon needed and received, now takes lis place
among your trophies, and hangs droorns IN lhelf
nresence. To crown the whole, 10 make public
and private happiness go together 10 spare the
cypress where the laurel hangs in clusters-lhls
long and peTilous march, with all rs accioen's OF
field and camp, presents an Incredibly smaii lisl o.
comrades lost Almost all reuIn and The Joy Of
families rcsounds inlermnged with The applau-
ses OF The Stale. ;.
~ have said that you made your long expedi,
lion without government orders and so indeed
Won did. You received no orders from your go
yernmen but, without knowing il, you were tul-
! 6lIing lis orders-orders which never reached ynu
Happy The soldier who executes The command ol
his government; happier still he who anticipates
| command. and does what IS wanted before ne IS
bid This is your case. You did The nigh! lhlng,
at the right lime, and what the government intend.
ed YOU 10 do and without knowing lis ihteht'ohs.
TIE facs are these: Early in The month OF No.
vember last, The President asked my opinion on
the manner of conducting The war Submitted
a plan 10 him, which, in addition 10 other things,
required all the disposablc troops in New Mexi-
co. and all the Americans in that quarter who
could lie engaged Tor dashns expedition, to
moyc dawn through Chihuahua and the Stale oil
Durango, and il necessary TO Zaea'ecas and gel
into communication with Gen. IayloIs right MS
eally as possible in the month OF March. In iac1
the disposable Missourans IN New NexTo were
10 be one of three columns destined Tor com
bined movement on The city Of Mexico, all 10 be
on The table land, and ready fol The movement in
The month Of March. The President approved
The plan, and The Misscnrians being most distant,
orders were despatched 10 New Mexico, 10 Pnl
them in motion. Mr.. Solomon suhlete carried
The order, and delivered i 10 The comma Al ON,
FebruaIy--iust five days before Jon fought The
marvellous battle Of Sacramento.
al well remember what passed between Tie
President and mYsef al the time lie resolved 10
give his order. II awakened his solcitude for