The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1850-08-24

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when The Gate nf tho day lung upon the SER
vice of Col, lia y pieces. and tho f'ots eoF-
nccl,d with The strange anl incSplicahlr lag
that camr 10 him from Santa Anna,
A. dis liridcl nfl she LATHE may possibly,
iftlr srcr hisior, uf llo war i-,eycr nifty
irycalci be- fhund n .hcl Iigu upon itT will
here record the ft't-, related IN me ly Ocn.
Ti,lur himself = During tltc leigi -of the
couGcl ,>strT Was rcop approaching The
emergencies ~ the day Ind 20 stripped him
of hi' stan, that having 40 one To- send be-
went himsclf 10 mccfl As'hc Young officer
ilat lorr Il could not speak English, nor he
SpnnishIhc conrorVucc "nk place IN frcwh
The communication was This -tirncral San
~ Auua dr-r- Ia Know what Gen, Taylor
rantr Feeling somewhat indignant atru 'l'a
nu..ngrRnd regarding II ~ perhaps device
merely "a gain time ur rnmc other illrgiimatr
ad,apag, or At the l.'st asa sl'erics "i trii'
ling, be- gave an answer dictated b., the feel
inc of the moment; 'Whnl Gpncal Tarlor
n,,uh T. Gru Santa Anna Army Here
the conference closed, aud the MrNirnu olli-
ccr Withdrew. 'ron q munrni's reflection
hc regretted tl,nl be- had given an answer, so
urdipoua'o and hasiug - much the air Of
o rrpartcc,
liz called 10 h- mind the hri HAT li- gov
crhmcnt had advised him that they favored
the return oc Santa Anna a. McSico, from -
h,Iicf thal hr W.. disposed a. promote, and
.mghi have mnurnce cn"uai with his coun-
trymcn tn effect termination Of war. anil
IL occurred Ia him that the mystcrious mc'-
sage niaht have been rcalI, designed Ia open
the WI, Tor NEGOTIATION, and, perhaps n paci-
Gcniiou AN olicrt rvrr urrr tn his heiri.-
he rode over the field in search Of Gen. Wool.
made known the circumstance. To him, and
meroelcd.if no' too great pcrsonal exposure
the rNpc1irucy of his carving ilag - tho
M.Nioan linas, to AK an explanation at the
mcssagc 10 send an officer Of his rank,
character and position, would rcnovcthr in
dignity, II il should be - REGARDED. of his
blunt aud summary answer, Gen Wool rca-
an, aud glllantly undertook the service, and
rode forth to execute it, hut the frc Of tho
= NIcXiCan haticriGs cnuld not AMIN hc -toppcd
aud M further porlr, took pla'e. The next
morning. .whru Col lIlis- wa. sent with n
llar Ia the MrNrnn Head Quaucrs, hr was
rt,rurstcd to'a-gcrtain what had been intcn-
dtdhy tho mr,-apr of the previous day, hut
lac iound the .Iatc or ting. such ~ io r,ndrr
lie vain 10 cntcr uiitu the sulErrt The inn
mort of the mcssagr rmains uuriddlcd to this
dtv. Santa Anna can undoubtedly solve the
enigma,
Iu the con, cr,1liou, from which derived
thc.c interesting items ofnioma'ion. Gcncr-
Al r,ylor described to me the anxious con
sut1tiou- orlhl.4~-sona night OF the battle
TTi- 0itiCcr. came to him, one nflcr another,
expressing dcailrd opinion that his army
was too much broken to bc brought upto the.
, struggle anothor day. lie declared to them
his belief that drcadhIlly rs his forces had
suffered, the enemy had suffered worse, that
d, rctrvat or any other alternative was entirely
! ouI nr question. that he hnd nndc his ar
, rangcmcnts toprcscnt, still,a formidable front
To the foe. aud all that remained fur thcm
was to make up their minds tn conquer ar die
together, if'thc assaults upon tthpjr position
should he renewed with the returning light.
But said he, gentlemen, il will not ." re-
70 newcd. surveyed the Wholc field as the
'' sun went down,aud ! believe Ne have beaten
the enemy
When the thirl day dawncd il was discov-
Il cred that Santa Anna had fled from the field.
II Gen. TAYLOR instantly ordered train of
= Wagons provided with medical and other
! means of relief, aud accompanied hy surgcoHs
J from his own army, to follow on the track of
= the MrNcans, and administer 10 the wants of
+ the wounded ON their retreat Upon some
q q ones rXiprrasin. Il doubt whether such n use
ofthc public stores and wagons, for the bcnc-
II fit of the enemy, would be allowed by the de-
II parmcnt, Taylor cut the difficulty short, at
+ once, by saying "thcn will pay the bill"-
Il and to provide for the contingency, he direct
IS cd separate account to la kept OF all that
u ,yns CNpcn,lrd for the purpose.