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Col CHuRCIilLL with his estlnaole lauy ana
daughter were in Burlington during the prnci-
nal Exercises of the Commencement of our Un-
yerstv. and are row. we understand, on Visit
u their friends in Westport n. Y.
Correspondence of the Free Press |
Nrw ORLEANS, July IL, lSi7.
To the Editor Of the Free Press, burlington, w.
You have through the public press and in other
WAYS been made acquainted with the history OF the
march of General Wool from San Antonio, in Texas,
10 Parras in Mexico, town one hundred and twenty
miles north west of Saltio, and OF the part borne by
Gen Wool and the officers and men who accompa-
MED him in his long and arduous march and in the
celebrated battle of Buena Vista. Among these Off
GERS and of whom honorable and distinguished men,
ZION has been made in the official reports OF Generals
Taylor and Wool is Col Sylvester Churchill, lnspec-
,or General Of the Army Of the United States, native
of Vermont, and who has, with his family. resided in
that State portion of the time not devoted TO his
official duties Those unacQuainted with the details
OF the march 10 which have alluded, are not aware,
probably, of the onerous responsible and delicate du
ties devolved upon Col Churchill, nor the labor per-
formed by him in drilling the men, in seeing to the
proper and preservation OF their arms, and in en-
forcing among them rigid and necessary discipline
that discipline so essential to raw troops in an enemys
country, and which was conspicuous on the bloody
field OF Bucna Vista.
Col. Churchill had been desi grated by the War De-
partnon to repair to Illinois and Missouri, to muster
into service, and 10 send forward with ali possible de-
patch the troops directed TO be raised in those States
This duty he discharged with all celebrity and in the
most satisfactory manner. performing it in a way
rcly agreeable to the Government; and the officers
md moi, with whom, no v,,s bror,h, into oe;;,l
communication
Cen Wool h,yir,, L.o, ,..i,,r,d 20 ,,, oo,,r,,r,,
Of the army of the cen,r. division Of ,bnn, G,nr
,bonsand men which had boe, ,rd.rd "a e,J.,vor
at San Antonio. and TO penetra,e from thence to Chi
huahua-askcd at once of the War Department ,hat
Col Churchill r,i,,t, IN. o,,,cheI 70 his earns chief
of his staff This ,o,,es, ,..,s c,,,J.J uh ,bor,l
no, v,bo,,, COM, ,',;,,'7,,
General of the Arrcv n, WASHINGTON yho y,s ,,,,,s
ot the nb,rio,s and ros,or.lIa d,,ios ,I,;,h o,IJ
devolve unon tho ofI;,or io ,cco,,,.r, Co.., Wal in
this c,n,c,y md If I,e JIcn,, L.,i,p -, ca CIr
chill vbe,her b ,,o,ll lao ,lJ, 70 s,s,oi t;,,,saI,
.brongh GO lone and ~ !, y,s ,ben s,nnos.I ncins
q march H. rennir,J however tn the head. Quarters
of Gen. Wool at San Antonio. and immediately COM
m,uced the oraaniza,ion of ;ha, column Of The amy
,ko have sipce dana ,he,,sely.s 9, ,,,.l, cradi,
n, rho 9th can,en,her Com Wool tool mn b;s liza.
Of march ;tl mar, of his co,,uouJ and loi, (lo,.l
Churchill to move with the remainder after IN inter-
val OF few days IIe with his brigade and Il large
wagon train, marched as directed, and came I'D with
the advance at Monclovu the former capital Of Coha-
hu. obo,, f,r hundred nile iron, so,, ,,,,,i,,
having performed the march in very short period of
time and brought up his command IN admirable order
and in excellent health and spirits. From Moncloya
to Parras-tie route to chihuahua having been aban-
doned--the whole column with the execution of n
small guard moved together under the direction Of
General Wool, Col. Churchill being still emuloyed as
second in command, and dscbarring at the same
time, the peculiar duties deyolyina upon him Ms In
spector General At Parras. an express arrived from
Gen Worth, announcing the advance of the Mexican-
IN heavy force on the San Luis Potu road and urg.
Ing the immediate presence at Sal,llio of Gen. Woo