Washington telegraph., 1848-10-11

form column 10 invade Mexico VIA era
Cruz, To take hisfegulars away from him,
he was sure TINT Santa Anna would at
tack him Il am the weak point, he
often saia, mud know he willaltaek me -
But he determined to defend his position,
and, IN order the best way to defend II,
to advance. Gen. Santa Anna has taken
a hundred, shall save thousand, Gen.
Taylor kept well informed of the ap-
proaeh ol the enemy by General NooVs
scouts, moved on TO Agua Nuefa. 1t
was proposed nj one time 10 m et The on,
emy IN advance ol Aqua Nucva. but as.
eertaiuing by his engineers that their po,
siliou could be turned, h. resolved TO tall
hacl, 10 Bucua VISTA as the enemy NJ
preached him Bupna VISTA Is militia.
ry position that any soldiers eye would
select for q defence, To no particular
person Is the credit of lis selection due,
Tor It has hven sud thai even womm
picked II out as a place to fepul'e an enc.
my. Various officers have hud the credit
OF the selection, but whatever particular
credit Is due Is certainly due TO the ecm.
mandef.in-chielI who fought The battle,
The II Nicans themselves fought battle
there Santa Anna knew the ground so
well that he ordered hls General fMinou)
TO take aud keep possession OF II, N order
to attack our feaE Gen. Miuon got in
our rar hs ordered, bul when hr reached
Bueua Vista he found Us IN possession
Of H. The 22d oi February, Loon men,
mostly faw troops opposed 10 20 900 Of
the eIsmy wa certainly not very en-
e1umang day. We did not feel quite so
happy Of so vel us over this bounIlul
lah.a tonight. Ne thought uI home,
and oi families. and friends. aHd our
chance OF death was much better, Wr
thought, than oi ever seeing them again.
For several days previous, Gu. Taylor
was constantly engaged IN making hls
arrangements and in writing home. Il
is -aid. also, that he n.ade hiA iriH But
hr never shnnk from III duty i may
perish. wa, h. ihonghl. hut vii peg.
i-h IN maintaining the honor OF ny e3un.
tY, have 10 run a teuihlc usk IN as.
,uming the responsibility Of mukug lhi,
onward march. but It Is The ouIy course
that Viii save my army To say IN
Monterey wus TO be sacrificed by the
overwhelming fafee OF the cnem. To
save all. | musl here risk all"
Tie hattie was fought you know the
rcsuli-hut you never en- know the in.
ilu ne that tn presence OF Cen. Taylor
had upon the army lie alone, 50 j, has
seemed TO me, could have inspired, by d
plseuer. every soldier 10 ihs army, a-
thn volunteers were inspired. The cou.
ileuce iu him AVIS courlcie. lie had
commanded volunteers before, aud had
been successful with them. lie had ney.
lf surrendered, he hal never been whipp.
D. aud the idea got abroad that he never
cluil b.. When maumuvngg my pieces
aihwan the gullics--l saw clouds OF dust
ab0ui two miles IRON nc, was pain.
iully aaxiou.. / thought Gen. Minon
had fallen upon oar rear, anl auackci
our depois, aud 10 NEE, him was my lirt
thought. \ man came railoping up
through the dust screaming, "Oa ZleA
Is oOAlbig" Every soldier gave inyo..
uhlary mtgmHce 10 hi, iccAug-. OIL
ZIek oimc-aai 10 fifteen miGMp- the
tide OF battle lumal. foufi.1u-aud Ave
hundred men rpul-ed twenty thousand
and TO the influence OF that presence,
uu .cr God think / am alive here TO
dinr with you ihi, day.
4 GmicmaB.-lloW often did you
discharge your pieces that day!
CDk B-AbJut 2jO rouuls 10 each gun.
la0iher GeR,icmda-llow near was
tn enemy TO your pieces at ANY one Time!
C0k B,agg.-Withiu hiiy yard, at
one time. WHEN we moved lhan down.
IHofher.-Nhero was General Taylor
Cgl BmRg.-Wnhn forty yards
Col. Bra-g closed iu- remark, with .ay.
ing. "lndorhud mc, gentlemen, am
soldier uud no politician. ! know Gen.
laylor only a. soldier aud man |
spcak OF him only 90. the commaudrfin.
rlirl Of our army ln Mexico. | have
nothing TO do with hi, politics or yours.
Il Is the duty OF O soldier to oaly whom.
.oeycr You put INTO power ! could not
h'lp speaking OF my commander when
thus tou-lud, Us | have b.eu By you, for
@ryircs under hun. have nothing to
do with politics.
ANorirR SUGAR PLuHr ron THE S,rru
The Clcvclm l'UmniraIer ha. long ar.