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arrived there. IL was only
strong. Moved by gratitude, fFea
the kind attentions Of the people, especial
" the women, to the sick ofGenersl Weol'B
command, necessarily left in Parras, and
unwilling to be ou.done BY enemies in grn=
crosby, the heroic fifteen, upon the spot,
volunteered to go back, hunt ont the dePrs-
dators, and punish them, without regatdto
numbers. A grateful Mexican became
their guide. On their way they fell in with
fifteen more of their comrades; and, in -
short time, seventeen Camanches killeaoRE
of sixty-fve, eighteen captires restoredto
their families, and three hundred and fifty
head of cattle recovered for their owners,
was the fruit of this sudden and romantic
episode. "a .'- =:
Such noble conduct was not without its
effect on the minds Of the astonished Mexi.
cans. An official document from the Pre-.
feet Of the place, to Capt. Reid, leader Of
this detachment, attests the verify of tbs
fact, and the gratitude Of the M&xicans;
and constitutes a trophy Of a new kind in
the annals of war. Here it is in the origin.
al Spanish, and / will read it of in English.
1t is officially dated from the Prefecture
of the Department Of Parras, signed by
the Project, Jose lgnacio Arrabe, and ad-
dressed to Capt. Reid, the 18th Of May,
land says:
"At the first notice that the barbafians,
after killing many, and taking captives,
were returning to their haunts, you gener-
ously and bravely offered. with fifteen Of
your subordinates, to fight them oa their
crossing by the Pozo, executing this enter
prize with celebrity, address and bravery
worthy Of all eulogy, and worthy Of the
brilliant issue which all celebrate. You re.
covered many animals end much plumber.
ed property, and eighteen c~aptives were re-
stored TO liberty and to social enjoyments,
their souls overlooking with q lively sentj-
ment Of Joy and gratitude, which all the in
habitants Of this town equally breathe, in
IEaxs1 of4their. generous delivers and their
valient chief. The half Of the Indians
killed in the combat, and those which sAy
wounded, do not calm the pain which ell
feel for the wound which your exceilency
received defending christians and civilized
beings against the rage and brutality Of
savages. All cesire the speedy re-estsb-
Iishmrnt of your h altl; and although they
know that in your own noble soul will be
found the best reward of your conduct,
they desire alsoto address you the express
sion of their gratitude and high esteem. I
am honored in being the organ of the pub
f. --:---k a,I ~wa- N,nlI IN oRN0nf NJ
with the assurance Of my most distinguish.
ed esteem.
"God and Liberty"
This i, a trophy of a new kind in war,
won by 80 Missourians, and worthy to be
held up to the admiration of Christendom.
The long march from Chihuahua TO Mon
|terev, was made more in the. character Of
projection and deliverance than of cob
quest and invasion. Armed enemies were
not met, and peaceful people were not dis
You arrived in the month Of May
in General Taylor's camp, end about in .
condition to vindicate, each Of yon for him
self, your lawful title to the double sou6ri-
|quet of the General, with the addition to .it
which the Colonel Of the expedition has
supplied-rsggsd-as well as rougl, and
No doubt you all showed title, at
that time, to that third sOubriquet; but to
see you now, so gaily attired, so sprucely
equipped, one might suppose that you had
never, fer an instant, been a stranger to
the virtues of soap and water, or the magic
|ministrations of the HdnchiSssuSe, and the
elegant transformations of the fashionable
tailor. Thanks, perhaps, to the difference
between pay in the lump at the end Of SER
vice, and driblels along in the course Of it.
You arrived in Gen. Taylor's camp rag
ged and rough, as we can well CONCEIVE,
and ready, as / can quickly shew. You
reported for duty! YOU asked for ,ervice!-
such a march upon San Luis de Potosi,
Zacatecas, or the ''halls of the Montezu-
mas" or anything in that way that the Cen
eral should have a mind to. Ii he was 60
ing upon any excursion of that Kind, all
trigit. No matter about fatigues that were
passed, or expirations Of service that might
accrue: you came to go, and only asked the
privilege. That is what call ready. In
happily the ~conqueror Of Pslo Alto, Resa-
Gu de la Palma, Monterey and BueRa Vista,
was not exactly in the condition that the
Lieutenant General, that might have been,