The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1852-10-02

'-au shf ana sage fr0a. slicid5,did hc breathe
'-ec agar. The nr't Gun Erci a: Gaybrcak
g. he lrigadc Of Shield. brought him 10 the
saddle aIi h, and hi: escort swept along The
rosi .urc Co":r,r5s b. before h g.,
-. - -: -, carrie, ;,r latiie won, and
ilc i.h"ld with TIE ent,ll:>iaSm Of youth the
";ss.:rT'1"rc'i ana f1k jr.c army Of Valen'ia
streaming over TIE feds. ..s those brave
IriCa'ie> saw him approach. there went up
shout as icrld Is that which greeted the morn
iHr .un when the American flag tloatcd from
The toy Il ContreraS Ruling IN to the rifles,
'.e exclaimed, ''E,t,re EtNcs qeu iare lsen
j-,p:':'3 r, ire a,,d Mo,j.und come out st. eI %
lie Was mounted nna horse seventeen or
'ig'':oc': names high. and with his tail form
t2se',r" .t1ve AL his escort, he rode slowly
hr't tie r.I,>s. while the YER, heavens shook
N.:h ~ ""c;aIna.ions Of the soldiers There
vs. 4 "lIdnes, and enthusiasm in the ICON"
la: the conposurc Of that iron-heartcd rhi-f
'.''.i no longer resist. This almost fierce
Tor 't,talon Of love unnamed him. and
rc'nirg " iiis horse. he dropped the bride,
and stretching ont his han'is, while his lip
';uivrr"d and h> eve moi>,ened with feein :,
lie cS ! ined. ''xiiencs, silence" The tunl III
"a i'ienv hu>he,i, and every ear was ben: TO
'.ch thu words that should fall fro II his
i.r..
W;il HI. iIan''s It'll ou'sfr hsi. ali hi,
ice ''.rErl toward heaven he exclaimed.
".>"'-!'-rS, N the first piore. qr.n' q'oryto G'};
u Ike second p'nrf. great glory 10 this cI'l'u!t
GTic qrmy" Oh I'd one OF the officers
'you should have heard the frantic >h3n'-
and hurrahs that followed" Il seemed IA, if
the soldier. would bre,k thar ranks and teal
Lin IRON his horse. The douh:s and ci.trns,
of the nigh, before had given wav to unboun-
,irh ronfi,lenre in their iea'ier'A skill and q,
his command they now would have charged
o. ten or ten thousand alike.
SCOTT BEFORE CHArCLTEPFC.
Chapulterer was next to be assaulted; and
vet. after drtlurting the sick, wounded. anil
the different aarrisons, Scott had a force OF
but little over seven thousand men with which
70 do il. If he should be weakened in pro-
portion to the nuni,rrs engaged and the dill
rultics to be encountered. as mach IS b. ha'i
Leon at Moino del Rev, hut n,ndtu. OF mr',
..oult, lie lett n,.,. 70 conquer Mexico. these
r, :, -: victories We're telling r.hi!.v ~,
tit unparalleled any, whose fate mast b.
s"aisl before reintorremrlts codih reach It.
Nothing IN reveal the utter ln:tiirirncy nay.
downright madness .: the Administration
more :han the position Of that army al this
mon.tHt. Victorious III cvCH, Engagement. II
row EarhcreG! .rouni the i:>t great obsta 'ic
;hat lay between it ana Mexico. The ini-
lrrgnai' character 81 the !Gc;ress. defended
as It vas iIv thirty thousand men, and cow
ii win heavy artillery. reI :c:'i IL cautGrc
50 ,;!iirt', tad in ;ae a'temn. the arn,v
could in all probability sui.r rlof, Seyc:i1
.!!..n ii aay O! t.e battles ii had hltAerto
i.,:.,,.t. - hos. ,2t., are could pc' Hr.t:
IA thousand! linwoun,!-l men. even il v:rtor>.
= rt...iiu after the assal,; S:N thousand
I..rn, nearly three hunsir.! miles from their
en:;.S r:''AoHt drro.> or .arliSon< or the wav.
- CITY II near 4 ulaI:'r - . million l,tar..
:'ir.n, an dcru'it,i hy ;wcn,g-ti,e tAongt..i
troo;13 presented no'i" yc' !"art::. s-,r.a-
CT. Bar via r:"-l thew IN su"il 4 peril
1.:s position: BY whose neglect vas -hr
;,a,; gi',n: army tht. vvH::' .r-.a ia.;,: t"l,!
- u ';ou>,y rioianrrr i Wil"rn were lac
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