Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1847-04-15

truce, to demand the immediate surrender of this
force. The Mexican officer, pretending not to un-
derstand the character of his mission, insisted thai
he should be bndfolded, according to the rules Of
war, and thus had the Lieutenant carried into the
camp of Santa Anna himself. This was ruse to
get time to extricate the Mexican cavalry from
their dangerous position, and pending this truce
they were all drawn off by different road from
that by which they had gained this position
Lieutenant Ciittenden was conducted blindfol-
ded to the tent of the Mexican Generain- Chief
which he found long distance from the scene OF
action, and which he thought the safest place he
had been in during the whole day. AS he ap.
preached Santa Annals tent he was greeted with
most tremendous flourish of trumpets, which
might have been heard mile off, but produced no
very great terror in the mind Of the Kentuckian.
His blind was taken off, and he found himself in
the presence of the famous Mexican Chief, sur
rounded by a brilliant staff of bedizened, eided,
and moustached officers. Santan Anna apologzed
to the Lieutenant for the act of his officers in hav-
ing him blindfolded, saying, that far from hav-
ing any desire to conceal his situation he was de-
sirous of exhibiting to General Taylor the utter
folly of resisting so powerful an army as he had
under his command To which the Lieutenant
replied that his simple message was to demand
his [Santa Anna'sl immediate surrender to Gener-
al Taylor When this extraordinary demand was
translated to the Mexican, he raised his hands and
eyebrows in utter astonishment at the temerity
and presumption of such message, and replied,
that he would expect Gen. Taylor to surrender in
an hour or he would destroy all his forces
Lieutenant Crittenden's reply, which we have al
ready given" Gen. Taylor nercr surrendersr'-
termineted the interview, and the battle recon-
menced, and was continued until night.
Santa Anna took three small pieces of our ar
tillery, which, under Lieutenant OBren, had been
posted too far in advance to be covered by our in
fantry. All the gunners were shot down, and
when the guns were captured there was not sol
der left 10 man them. One of these pieces was
an old Texan G-pounder, which, during the Tex
an Revolution, had done good execution among
the Mexican ranks. As to the flags he boasts of
having taken, they are very probably mere COM
pany markers, which were dropped on the field
and picked up by the valiant Mexicans. His Ex-
cellency Of the War Department, to whom Santa
Anna has sent these trophies, will no doubt be
sorely disappointed in the size, texture, and beauty
of these standards. Mexican pride is easily salts
fed when such feeble memenoes of their prowess
and valor as these console them for SO inglorious
defeat.
All the officers on our side, in this hard-fought
battle, distinguished themselves. The details of
tho hattie ,yera con6ded IN Cep Wool who pohlv
justified the confidence of his commander and bro
therveteran by the most active, jealous efficient
and gallant conduct. Throughout the whole ac-
ton he was constantly engaged in the disposition
of our forces, and in ralying them to the onset
1t was miracle that he escaped the tiick-fying
balls which thinned the ranks he was marshaling.
There was but one complaint made against him.
and that was, that he exposed himself too much.
Brigadier Gen. Lane, also showed himself,to be a
brave and capable officer. Although wounded
early in the action he kept his horse until it closed,
and never for moment left his post.
The old General in Chief remained at his orgi-
nal and much exposed position, experimenting
the battle and narrowly watching its events. An
escopette ball passed through his overcoat- that
SAME Ola DrOW SO FAMILIAR I'D all the Objects ana
men who have ever been under his command, and
which has seen several campaigns in Florida, in
Texas, and in Mexico.
On the night of the 22d, both armies drew off
from the field of battle. Our men were engaged
all night in bringing in the wounded and taking
care of them--the Mexicans as well as their own
men. There were, however, but few Of our men
found on the field wounded. They were, to use
Santa Annals significant words, in his dispatch,
all dead," the cowardly mscreants having killed
every man whom they overlook wounded and help
less the field. With like turpitude and reach-
cry, they left their own dead unburied and their
wounded uncared for, on the field where they fell.
The latter were carried to Saltillo in our own
wagons; the former were buried by the Aleade,
under the orders of Gen. Tayer.
humber OF officers were taken prisoners, and
an exchange was effected, by which all our men
who are now in their hands were released Cas-
sius NJ. Clay's party are understood now to be ia
the City Of Mexico.
Among the Killed aud wounded Of The Mex
lcans aie, three general uficers and lwen'y