The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1848-09-20

lhrre nurs rheiF namleF, and lhsm d.
lz-sa aF.paps In MrKaro, Ne had ma ilas SO
o,sr anrlaA. -of nae-sard Wra9ans urlb
,lara. Many aR eEF dlA nal slose lhaa
nigh. RirEg,,ld hai hesa slzia. A blendg
DAY was hrluFr nhem. AMI m@ny. II llsr
aFhy neni 81. WeFe sar~ - isiiT lhs siusi,
iiul nal,sa.ly ka~E q rnriid fld on rlasi
isrn T'ayirf inlsadrl b. n.
TlseF- he -. agspPsa IN n Make.
and sineplng. sKsrpi Mhrn fisiHshrd ~ -
Rrrrs ssking faT ar.ieEs. Some Eese AJAX
i0us n ascertain his inirniinns. Ills nnlg
answrT MAS. :. Tel he men n sleep: kreP
gniri. slrrp i Iiar main llsing nrcrSsaIE."
Two .r ahrre "iirsEs were particularly
anK.aass ln knew HirilseT he inlruded n
% IN nr hOli l,is position. Dur ihr nnlE
Satisfaction that rssuli he GOT VAS. - sleep.
lie ,lisr.nsrd IN nons II ihem his in'rn'
ii0ns. There wss prevailing sPini"n
that Il was TN peFil0as ; marrh H. - on.
but lien. Taylor. toward morning. dis
lur'eI hy snlne PERSIA demanding orders.
rrplieil: - Allaw The men la TesI; Il j. time
enough Al sunrise" 'fhrn. tuning arer in
his hlansrl. he saii In an efiire nraF: =. Nv
mind = made up; ms mind Is made up
Hm, nnha.ly knew haw his mind was made
up. AMI vel those WIN knew him kenw. il
his m'ni WAS made up. il was no use 10
iIy In change Il.
In the Morning \ council IL war vas
summoned. lllele were eleven nilirers pc,
sent. three onlv 81 whom advised adysnre.
Mimi. cast no rensmTc upon any onr. /
difference af opinion. under such eiFrnul-
stances. might have hren exported. Rul
lhey who knrw the power u the light A.
iillrry. and had -een ], play that day, had
confidence that IL roulh clear a way lnr
The army ha-k To FnH brown. Old
Zark" lfnr that is the name we cal HIM
rrplird. after the consultation had hr ken
IN. We will advance III fifteen minulrsi
and inrwaTd they marlied 10 Resaca lie
"a Palma. the result of whirh you Ill
knnw. Old Zark kept his wonl 70 Major
Brown. But. alas. The brave and lamenled
major had received his death wound!
= So II Burma Vista. The p.rsonal rllarac-
ter of ten. 'raylar had like iniluenre on
the army. When The Var Department
deemed il necessary. il orlrr 10 fnrm 4
column in Mcxiru via Vera Cruz. TIA iaAe
his regulars fr,m him. lie was sure thai
Santa Anna wolld attack him. Il am the
weak pnini." he often said. - and kuow
he will aiark me- But he deierminrt
TO defend his position, and. IN order th'
hest way ia defend il. 10 Advance. Gen
Taylor. Kept well informed Of the approari
of The enemy by Gen. Monl's scouts
moved on To Salilla. then on ~ Agu'
Nueva. Il was proposed, Al one Time. Il
meet The enemy in advance IL Aqua Nue.
Va; bur. asreriaining by his engineers tina
their p,isiiim could be turned, he resolves
n fall back 10 Bnena Vista. as The enrmy
approachel him. Baena Vista is mill
iary position that any soldiers eve wonl
have selected for . defence. TO no par
licular person Is the credit ni us selection
due; Tor il is said that even a woman pick
ed il ont a. a place TO repulse an emmy
Various Officers have had The credit ol III
selection, but whatever particular credit j
due is c.riinly due Ia the commandrI-in
chief who fought the hattie. The Mex
, cans themselves had fought hattie there
Santa Anna knew the ground so well tia
he ordered his general (Minen 10 take an
keep possession Of il in order To allar
our rear.
Gen. Minon got into our rear "a order
. ed; hui when he reached Burna Vista h
found u in possession @! il. 7 he 22d ,
, February, 4.500 men. mnstiy raw troops
opposed to 10000 of the enemy, was rrt
= taimly not very encouraging day. W
> did not feel quile 50 happy. ar s"'well. a
=. over This huuniifnI fable Tonight. W
. ,hnnehl Of home. and Of families an
: friends: and our chance of death was niue
Il better. we ihuuehi, than OF ever seeln
:. them again. For several days prcvior
n Gen. Taylor was constantly engaged
making his arrangement, and wrllIn
~ home. Ii is sail. also, that he n'a'ie h,
Il miR. Bss he never slIrank from his dut,
d :" | may PERISH" was his thought, " hut
g will perish ii maintaining the honor of IN
r rouu,ry lhave Ia run . great rIsk
n assuming The respo.ih Utility Of making tn
). onward march; bni il is The only c"ur;
. Tint will save NV army. fo stay
|. Monterey is To be sacrificed by tlEe Owe
!. w'iclming forceofiIIp enemy. Tu save al
# | must here risk all -
+ The battle WAS fought; you know II
:. result. hui sou never can know the htlr
e ence that the presence oil Gen. Taylor b.
d upnnlhe army. lie alone, so Il has seen
II ed To me. could have inspired. by pr
seaer. every soldier 10 the army as Il
= VOLUNTEERS were inspired. The conlideHl
\. in him was complete. He had rompanle
ID volunteers befure, aud had been sucressl
a, with them. tie had never snrrenderr'
he liz had never been whipped: and the i'll,
D. got abroad that he never could he. Wht
10 mauGnrering my pieres aihwart the gr
a lies, q cIte this ~ an example of thai 20