Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1848-05-13

sia months md seven dhys-a loaa time
for Il large city TO hs occupied by militay
force but we can now walk about The tity,
NJ All hours without arms &c fear OF moles
tatian, and htving acquired a tolbral,le
knowledge Of the SIP iiish language. we
1ri along III right Hu5l style with tie 'n,.
%tiYas." They afe generally handsome,
though dufs cOmple&iunel and the wu-
nian are magnificent -pyp-iashes long az
your fnapr-blIek eyes and raven hait-
pearly iretb-and the most picturesque
dresses in The world-yirtuous, but afftAle
In the extreme wish | t0nld send you
q pofir it af une whun know.
nas with The army Of General Tagi1r
at " tntnpros and Monterey; thence across
the country 70 Tam 1ieu, and from thence
to Vera Cruz. A & ance at the map will
shew YOU the length Of our route, which
was immense, considering we had only III
thousand mon. have enjoyed general
gtod health with the exception Of six weeks
illness from Typhns f., er, which carried
off d great many Of our iiten, Itut left Jack
alive. George did not join till after we
had taken the city nf Puebla. Only think
Of the meeting. | hal not heard from him
TO- d ear, when one day At puebla I went
out along Within e. or four others on horse
back, to meet a reinf ircement for uir ar
my. Atter meet ing he troops we kept rid
ing alungsiie Of them, when | heard Some
o te call ont "John." | instantly wheeled
about and found thut IL was "Duf," with a
rife ON his shoulder. looking like the 81
volume Of u bag Of dust done up in calf.
You may guess al my astohishrurni, but |
had SOON an DppoltUhi Y 0l refreshing him,
ahe a tatig4ing march of over 900 miles,
besides souie lighting. As . o as we got
10 town | gave him 4 stiff glass OF good
brandy (h"t forge ting MYSELF and topk
him t. the Generals quarters to dinner,
where it w@uI have done your heart gDpd
10 see So much gnod It did him.
am glad TO say that ttporgt his bshav.
Ell Ifte a lnan IN alI the battles he ltaa been
en- gagged. H. was in action ut t'nntTeras.
CdlrnInsco, VI ,li1b del Itry, (a bloody
battle where we lost u multitude of nen)
Chhpu|trphr, anl The city Of hexico.
During the last three battles we did rot
see g ,ch other, bat on arriving in the city
Of Mexico, | received u verbal message
from him Ivy II coinfade 9Th" Il alive tel
him that ! am IF de i. | hope h died
right II 9 region " lay in the city for
stm Ii ne -nflerw iris went ~ Tarubayn
{ htpultrpec c%astIe) aud l%ttprly took pos
s,sy,tt,t, IF Is,ltu-, IT.. .,,4Fs.,,,.z Il, ..,I
he 18th aud rx"r'lrnt spi is; A. Tor mo
| nn &c SAM old Jack. occupy a
roam III tn palace. and I nnly wish you
could seq It "nre Won you'd easily guess
VINO was The ocrnpan. 4 stIdief's b d
ii copy OF %'tIurtrs' u catilt suh + "A
bHt'te : a ritl' d t'lncp aud sal { taken in
battle /; nn oil arm chair 4 tabl standing
on three legs nnI a Mrxi,an sad liz, used
as IA pillow, constitute my household iurni
rurr.
so snon as this war Is over, wi ich I be-
li'yp will he Immediately, George will r..
tire with a good compensation IN m moy.
md a piece Of Land containing 100 aces.
| am afaid 4 nj | shall have TO gp t. the
frontier against the Indians. or lose my
prospects Of advancement. In nnA case II
will n [ . very long before | pay u visit
10 Scotland when | hope 10 find YOU al ne
we'll n WHEN LETT lint if not, | am pre-
pared for the worst. Gods will he done
You have no doubt read accounts ofour
h the English newspapers, and
seen (leaviDg aside + ng ish prpiudD.
ces( how we have licked the Mpxicnno-
time, under the most disaivantaypots |
IA ces. II WAS 50, iot we were
invincihIe, and uothing coul stop our
but a round SHIT in the head. W.
have fought ON pla tbs stormed towering
castles +; charged stnpaRdous halter les be.
walled cities; fought street fights in
populated towns, and ha da lily Skin
with guerIit.as IN all of which
encounters we gained The victory. But
God Peace is nHw Mt land. and u
speedy return to the United States may be
expected.
Remember me to all my friends. They
know my feelings and that although Il ever
truant boy, | meier forgot my home"
1t might mmtn me- 10 mention names,
and | nus keep in mind that I am NOW a
ma" aud a soldier. who upheld the honor
1t his n me in the bloody deld-not hire.
nv soldier as in England--hut one who
tn fight for q time, the battles of a
that received him as a child.
Your absent yet affectionate brother.
DID