Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-09-05
For the Enquirer.
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INCIDENTS OF THE MEXICAN WAR-No. .
VISIT To GEN WOOL &c

After long, dusty, fatgung days reached one
OF the Walnut Springs four miles distant from Monterey
OF the most beautiful and copious fountains we ever be.
held and. sezng soldiers cup in delightful anticipation of
cooling draugh for parchcd and feverish lips We i'm
bbcd nouthul of water temperature coffee
is usually drunk What disappointment But by keeping
the water in jar under shade all night in tho air Is
rendered very pleasant Thee several hot springs
the vicinity of Monterrey Aftca days rest at this fine
ap-eround, with all the grandeur and beauty of nature
spread around two of boys who had been quarrelng
all the way from Fortress Monroe permitted or rather
ordered To fight much they peaSed After n hard bat
Tie OF twenty minutes, both being well whipped they
parted and believe became good friends afterwards No
narchica nations often act in the One
these poor fellows HunD afterwards Paras
ely butchecd by band uf Mcxicans. Having gone nlo
pond bathc he left his musket the shore and therefore
had no means of defending himself against his cowardy
sassins
Abou, the third day after arrival a, Walnut Springs
we marched into Monterey and stacked in the
sPecls to CommandcrinC Gen; Wool a,JatA anu
ssns n ana 99@f9 @ lie easy and Old Virginia gencany
ners of orr host perfectly at ease IeneFal
Wool is in the prime of c small in bulk, and rather short
in stature with calm, yet commanding eye his voice.
while engaged in conversation is mild and pleasant out IN
battle il is shrll and piercing Al one time, II was heaTu
ringing among the ravines and plaeaus o Bena sta ouu
ne the brazcn buglc calling the troops OF Illinois 10 MI up
tho oap in the line made by the retreat OF the brave oa III
disrnlIned Indanans. Soon after our entranc" INTO inc
esnrrns room there in Lieutenant OF vonteers,to
nnw of him if he could Mexican and his family out
OF his house and the house 10 the use OF some anne
can officer The General refused and seemed quite lndg
tended more to augment the guerrilla bands than any'hinG
cIsc "For said he "rea Mexican unusy to-day, ana
hc will be amongst the guerias Tomorrow Alter snort
s,v and an nvn,ion dinner the morrow we arose 10
dnar and some of us would have taken leave with formal
how but this intention seemed 10 be rcpoved oy he looks
Of the General and parting he gave us all corda snake
hn norrow came and so did the dnncr-but as had to
rcnn on du,v did have the pleasure OF enjoying inc
mine the more dlsagrecablc TASK OF Keep
in in order some $50 volunteers The orders were of ~
themselves for hall an hour anu hen
,nTn IA the pliZl where our mukets were stacked INC
hall hour having expired men came bacN ana i seemed
II xoud he hard 10 make the remaining men Sier or me
dnnuencv of the first eight So the like number were
ngan and again allowed to leave, with the same orics ana
win the same result; that in few hours, thc'c were
az, RELY dozen left guard the guns NO" ana 'neh
hnwcycr an old soldier would drop in, with the excuse h
r had DELAYED his return in order 10 collect his companions
Snliers arc up to all such tricks, and require te sam.
car, and manner of treatment as children 10 'hs s'o
Discrimination they are OF COURSE more o1eoen p. g
h,r,h treatment makes them better soldiers lo"afus
it c succeeded in collecting about 3O cunEen ana
h same number of sober About Inc same n'e uui
,crs returned from their dinner AT General "ooi sa'u
bn,s,rd m having been enteriined, amongst other hinSs
@ vine and ,as and that they were waited on oy scVct
nrry little Mexican sgnoras About the SeSnorAds ane
,re cannot so well say; but am sure the Gcneta gave
IN conclusion Messs Editors, allow me to say ,hat %
40, hink the Democracy, the Republic coud 90 0el'e
INN rrt either Gen. Cuss Gen. Wool to the next fresi
dency.