Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-10-02

those Of inferior grade are not less SO. An Off,
Ger of the ninth regiment, writing from Mexico
in lS47, of Gen Pierce says; II imagine car
see him now upon that black horse at Conreras
He gave us word OF two as we filed past, in
shower Of shot and shells, in return for which
We gave him a cheer. saw him, too, at Chur
ubusco, Notwithstanding he was hardly able Il
sit on his horse, with the bullets flying around
him.
General Pirrce's next service was his conner
ion with the armisiice, which the enemy asked. il
was supposed, with view to peace. He had
not taken off his spurs nor slept an hour for two
nights, IN Consequence Of the pain Of bis knee
and his engagements in the field. Il was after
he hadbeen borne insensih!e from the battle and
haC just recovered from his fintness, that he re-
ceivrd notice Of the honorable distinction that had
been conferred upon him. in being appointed one
of the commissioners 10 arrange the terms Of an
armistice, He obeyed the summons, was helped
into his saddle, rode Two and half miles to 1ac-
uhlYa, and met the commissioners At the house
ofMr Mcintosh, The British consul general The
conference commenced late in the afternoon and
at tour the next tmorning the articles were signed.
/ Tie result is well known. American hberality
and Humanity were repaid by Mexican trpa.
ctery and fasehOod. On the 9Th Of september
h,srilities were renewed The American army
after another series of brilliant fats of arms,
boised, on the morning Of the l4h of Seplem.
her, the American hag on the National Palace.
Ammg them were the battles of Moino del Rpy
on ttr s'b, and of Chepultepec on the l2Ib, 18Th,
and lilh
General Pierce's next service was in connex-
70" WIN zoe oa'ue OF Mo'lno del Key SeP'em'
ber 6th His brigada was urdc red into actinn nv
oe"' Scout VINO commenced Tue zeai ana raplu,
ny u y movement. lnotgn 'he pa''l' oad
p;aroa :, ~, is'u' ye' I'll
a. "'s o"'''''u'p u''''v' ~ SUI"
m"e ",u'' g 70 WI" praise rom 'or o'u oHlc"Is'
iIefe ne was tor some time engaged IN the hon
u'""'e s''V'h "l covering tue ffh"Va' OF k."ed
% a'' e,1 Npu"uyth unu 'ne caP'u'eu H'nnn,uoh "on
',r n, "e''' ""''e 50 ocouP'eu,-Co' h''ey W o's
o''L'", ''por' Wr"fs-'''e "a ah,y--,e"Pof1
nnY "a. o""e' "e ORDERS OF br'gau'ef ue"eta'
niue ehR"gcu WI" me e"e,''I sNi'
"'s"'r AZ We w't ol oheIul'tPec III 'nIs
oa,''e ., u. " h,ianu' an oh,ef :" "e army
"'"es' N'o1' 'na' 'nr view 'hRla"o regimen,
was o'oefPu 10 'aee 'h 'he oeau ana wouhuro
ana cover m me "Ihdta"a, OF 'he troops "",h 'he
ne'u' ne uury hsslgneu was az hon"'ap,e one
au" was "o''n'Y PeiiefIned, "eher"' r"tce
eo p"r'lon.ol his brigade before 'he blazing
IRE oi 'he enemy cannon WIN degree OF
courage ana oarlng which mas been spoken OF
WIN admiration Tie narrowly escaped with his /
nri seVrta' t''nes 'he SIX 'p"nhoers ranged "uh'n
lew lnches OF nun ana PlnushlnR me ground Wy
'he sloe o, MS morse. ne continued waving MS
SWORD ana encouraging ms troops VII 'he du'y |
s'gh'o was performed me cry was--"Come
on, nraVe New England bows!
Inc s"'he g'hueInah wto'e 'he ines coh'aln-
lng ho"ces ol Tue NrW Ehgahd oincrrs IN lbr
army VI General Pierce he.wHies--
"Break New Englands lion spirit
No--not while Pierce can plunge his sliced
Amld me carnon blazing near IT,
wave us o''gut s"o'd ana onward iead'
General Pierce's next service was in conneT'
ion with the ba'ile ol ChePn'tepec. His brigade
was assigned an important position on The l2lh-
ihr evening previous TO the hhtile-which II was
prompt 10 take. But the General had been Tor
hriy'sK hours previous confined 10 his bed and
was not with his brigade Aud il was owing To
his Illness that be was not, on The 18Th. by the
'ide Of The brave Ran-om and eymour, storm
nc The heights Of Cbepneppc. VI as he was,
however, 10 the surprise OF his brother officers,
le left bis bed on the night of the l3b, for the
purpose Of sharing in the contemplated siormng
u the Mexican capital on the following morning
was most evenllul night. The brave Gen
raj Qnilman had literally fought his way by the
,ate Belen TO point within Mexico, where under
over of darkness, he was raising delences in
be position he had won 10 shelter his corps Al
his time he was under the guns Of most form T
liable citadel, which had yet to be conquered. II
vas such times that called forth the indeiatgablr
nergy of The accomplished engineers. Sand, G
sgs were procured; parapels were completed; a
Drmidabe batteries were constructed; a "a. Il
ounder. AT ls.inch FOUNDER aud an s-inch bow r
ger. were placed n posiiion--sucb heavy labor d
eing cteerfully done by The men under The very Il
uns Of the great MrIicsn CITADEL Nov, one d