Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-10-13
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ROUGH NOTES ON MEXICO-[N NO. TX
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ROUGH NOTES ON MEXICO-[NO TX
BY . pugus,. ,0tH"ts.'.
To look upon the stars, or upon the green
fields Of this world, Tor The last time, is what
poor human nature revolis a; but The soldier, II
his officer tells him he has done his duty, resigns
his lie without murmur or regret This is strange,
but in dying in the battle, defending his coun-
tsys honor, he knows that he falls no, in vain,
and he meets death, his final lot with more calm
ness than The stole even. All men are NOT ma
lurally constituted Tor soldiers-for the majority
Of them prefer TO die, inelorionsly, in their beds;
but amongst the Anglo Saxon race enough will
always be found willing TO defend their coun-
try from insult or injury, or to extend their &C
vernment over regions where The ligh, OF liberty
has never shone.
"Can we whose souls are lighted
The lamp OF life deny?"
The battle at Monterey was fought by the
Americans against every disadvantage that The
invention Of man could suggest. Here were The
Black Fort, the Bishops Palace, The Diaboloo,
Devils Balery,) and three other forts, which
were situated upon the SUBMITS of almost mac
cessiblc heights. The streets were barrlcaded,
and many Of the houses were strong ior,iflca-
lions; their sides being drilled through Tor
nusketry and their tops covered with soldiers,
projected by wall two feet in height. Our
troops that were ordered up in front OF The town
and The batteries BY Gen. Taylor, were moWn
down by whole platoons and long will the daush-
tiers 0, Maryland, especially, mourn their hero
brothers, and husbands and lovers, who were
here cut down; for here fell nearly halt Of The
Balim. reans. In reir OF the town Gen. Worth
carried every thing before him, with but lille less.
AT The same time the Texans were digging their
way into Inc city, from house 10 house, avoiding
the open streets, where, judging from the present
~ lie hn
we're poured in continual stream. No troops
in the world but American could have taken
Monterey None like them will advance, sta
div over The bodies oftheir slaughtered comrades
and still make good the flsht-resardless OF dan
ger and every disadvantage.
The bare OF Bnena Vista is the next great
event in This second conquest OF Mexico. so
disadva ptaeeous were the positions pointed out
by Gen. Taylor, Tor his different bodies oil troops
that every regiment was driven from its ground
and comceIed 10 lake up new positions 10 con-
lest the battle. A dilch sixty yards in length
behind the knoll JUST in rear OF Washington S
battery filled with tue American dead, Will ior
ages be pointed out AS memeno oil The olun-
defs Of the ommandei-in-chei. Gen. woo! III
Gen. Worth would have won The ballie IN Two
hours. The very men were there TO do II. Poor
| Clay and Harding, and Lincoln and Zpbriskie
and whole companies OF their men, were slaush
| tered by The M xican Lancers, while retreatine
to more favorable positions TO continue the fghI
Gov. Yell was Killed in charge four miles ir
rear OF the first line Of battle in an attempt t
| re rieye the fortunes of The day. Capt Bras.
with his 'charmed pieces" at The first onsc, Wa.
stationed where he could do neither good no
harm But, taking another station, be was rna
bled to clear the whole field, and his, with Col
Washinglon's cannon, drove back the counties
hoss OF Santa Anna.
The pretty anecdote told Of Gen. Taylors ri
ding up near Capt. Bragg and ordering him I
give them more grape" reads very well in m
neuspa peIs, bat il is amusing to see The risa5i
lilies of Cap. Brags's counlenance when asSe
IL The tale is true. Every body who knows IN
two officers knows tina, Capt. Bragg knew wha
TO do in his then situation better than Gen. Tayo
could tell him. Gen. Taylor was never nearer
Cap. Bragg than 40 yards just in his rear. Blu
that was much nearer 10 the position OF slaushle
Than Santa Anna over came, in that bloody battle
At one time when there was pause in the contes
three or four Mexican officers were seen !hrong
spy glasses 10 ascend hill scarcely within canno
shot, and looking over The plain Tor few second
they retired Ii is supposed that one Of then
was Santa Anna. II he was not seen then, b
never was seen BIZ an American upon the IL ID
rs he marched through the country TO this, his
nal, fatal field, he promised the pretty Seienofi'a
ifthey would accompany his army until ne coul
oveftake the Americans that they shonid have
most glorious iandango after The battle. On
hill near Buena Visa they awaited Tor three lon
DAYS and nights TO behold the defeat OF The Anne
rican army and 10 have the fandango; but alas
poor girls! they have never had that iandang
vet. In place Of the troic they anticipated, the
saw their native State strewn with The skulls An
mansled remains OF their countrymen, left, in ID
retreat of their Chief, 10 be buried by their enemy
who unable TO procure soil enough where III
Me1icans fell 10 cover deeently their bodies, thei
bones have been scattered about by the wolves
and now wh,en the plain Of Buena Vista.
have, fear, already ensrossed too much of III
columns OF your paper This No, however, vii
conclude my 'Noies." You, Messrs. Editors, mus
Dor hard and devole all your disposable spac
| 10 the good Of your country. Lighl the beaco