Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1852-08-31
in asaailing and beating, amidst al their advs

in assailng and beatings amidst oil their adyrts
tages of fortified positions, an enemy Of about TN
his numbers. iFirstof all came the strongly defer
ed village of San Antonioj5 approac liable only b,
long .tauseway. HScott turned on the 10Th a.
cutting way through a field of lava, "a pedesns
fell on the fortified camp Valtncia insits IL,
and in the.batte of Contreras on the goth, cut
pieces his 1000 menand made 1000 prisoner
| sight of Santa Annals force of II, 900. Upon TIL
the position of San Antonio fell at once and W,
evacuated, making the second point carried TIL;
morning.. IA
In the afternoon the three several battles
Churubusco-tllose of the 1'ete du pont, (bridge
head,) of the Castle Convent of San Pablo, and q 4
the plain of Ghdrublsco, against Santa Anna
person-were fought and won, with deslructio.
of near one-half OF the entire Mexican, army, an
of all their outer range of defences. Nothing wa
left them, but the Castle Of Chepultepec the Mo-
limo del Rev. and the fortified city 1paes tn mo-
tecttfe capital. Theirloss fnmen was thus far al
least IL, 900; ours rather more than 1000. TLA
city could probably, in the terror and confusion III
such dreadful defeats, have, been taken-by stonr
that night. So thought Scott; but the Govern
ment had placed with him commissioner ands
duty not less than humanity (the two ever q;
great leading stars) commanded that he should lis
ten to overtures.fi These came the next mornilje
and he consented to armistice, for Mr.. Trst ii
try the virtue OF negotiation II failed, however
| on the 9th. On the 18th, Scott put end to thu
| armistice, and prepared for further fight. He wa +
| now at Tacubaya, within two and a half miles al
the gates of Mexico; his advance on the causewayh
| to which commanded and raked by the bate.
ries of the strong castle OF Chepultepec. These 4
Therefore, were frSt TO have their mouths stopped
and, us lying before and connected with il, thrl
Moline del Rey, and the Casa Mata (strong works I
in which were now drawn up the remainder of the
| Mexican army were to be taken. They were ac-
cordingly attacked on the Sth by Worl's division,
and carried. after the bloodiest conflict of ,leI
hole war; and much loss side, but great
ly heavier on the enemy's, This was followed on
the 18th, after much mandeuvnng and reconnoiter-
| ing, by the cannonading and capture of Chepulte-
| pee, which may be said to have been the finishing
| blow of the war. On the morrow, the Mexican
Government and President Santa Anna, with
about 2 600 men, the miserable wreck Of the army
of near 30, 900 with which he had begun the de-
fence oil the great valley, took to flight by one
gate W lille Scott entered by the other; and the f.
NOUS Halls of Montezuna,'' We're won! An e1
plot of military genius in the commander, and Of
valor on his soldiers, such as History can scarcely
parallel, was accomplished. The rest i, easily
told. We only wish it could oil be told without
| blush for those who then governed our country
Mexico could resist no further: peace speed.
ly made, it may be said on our own terms. While
the Commissioners were negotiating this peace, lie
whose arms had conquered it, became for the time
of necessity, not merely the military master, but Il Q
civil ruler of all that he had subdued In this ca
pacity, lie presently showed himself Us fit to gov
ern a country as TO lead an army! His,svictorious
troops, by him disciplined all along not less to hi.
Il manity than to valol were made, even i'll the
muSt oil great ana rlch CITY, 10 respect tue prop
l erty and the persons OF the inhabitants, Their re-
ligious opinions, (though not Gen. Scotts, for he
was piously bred up as an Episcopalan, and has
been such through life,) were respected, was
/ right, and no further. They we've treated like
brothers. Their laws were, of course abrogated;
but Scott gave them, what they had never seen
before, justice, order, security-benefts SO new
to them, that before lie left them, they offered him
n the supreme authority if he would remain among
them. But he loved better to be even injured
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another; and laying down his authority, at the
command of his Government, arrested, broken in
health, and, as far as those at Washington could
infict dishonor, disgraced, he repaired home, to
be put trial, order that if possible, something
might be found in his conduct to destroy his popu-
larity and rob him of the admiration and affection
of the people. We need not add that the attempt
failed, nor that old Lewistown and Chippewa and
; Niagara-he of Vera Cruz, and Cerro Gordo, and
Contreras, and Churubusco, and Chapultepec,
who had beaten all the enemies that ever came
before him. he not to be laid low by the paltry
plotters who lurked at home and intrigued while
he was winning us great territories, and carrying
forward our national standard to SO many wonder
T full triumphs. q - - e. WI,
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;, Unpublished Letter of Napoleon. ~
) The Herald of the Union, gives the following
letter from Napoleon to Talma, the actor. 1t will
, be SCENT was written by the young commander Of
the artillery, after having first distinguished him
r sell in the siege of Toulon:.
tSsSErs .sTouEoN, IAN. 3, 1894.
My DEAR TALMA-I have fought like lion 70
the republic; but my good friend Talma, as my Re
ward, am left TO die with hunger. am at al
end of all my resources; that miserable fellow Au
brey [then Minister of War] leaves me in the mire
, when he might do something for me, feel that
have the power of doing more than Gems Santet
{ re and Rossgnol, and yet they cannot find cor
i ner for me in La Vendee or elsewhere to give IN
$ employment! You are happy-your reputation
I sir, depends upon yourself alone. Two hours pas
> sed OH the boards brings, you before the public
whence all glory eaanates; hut for us soldiers, WI
are forced to pay dearly upon an extensive stage
:, and after all we are not allowed to attain it,
Therefore do not repent the path YOU have cbo
sen. Remain uponyour theatre. Who knows i
| shall not make my appearance again upon mine
l have seen Marvel Ia distinguished comedian an
# dramatic writer he is a true friend. Barra
h President the Direotoryl makes me fine prom
" Uses; but will keep them? l doubt it. In tn
: inca ntime am reduced to my last sous. Have 70
!, few crowns to spare me? wilInot reject then
and promise to. repay you out of the first king
dom shall win with my sword. How happy wei
the heroes of ArioSto, they had not to depend uo
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