The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-06-06
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~ io,ned General Scotia army pucba in JuIv Iss1
e whs enanR'dm Tho hatii,' - contrrrss oburu-
butc" IN hugut' lfi7 lie twice injured in these
actjoDs by feiirE from his horse
But let u- go somewhat into detail from tho time he
set sail from Newport ~ the bark hcpler Many of
the troops board having become sick s,fiers6 :
great dcais from want cf water were rIaccd on
short allowance After receiving his allowance he
med ,otaSc pitcher of water and 20 shout and dis
his attention and kndncs TO his brave Companions in
On arriving NJ vcn Cruz he lent dsii.r he
iaa 10 them. and he frequently carrying tho
muiot Of a wcarcd Il x soldier on bs shoulder.
{ did noi enjoy good health himself in that climate
e was very sick shorty aer he arrived. continued
ess i'll al the time but sti at his post with
,niagging zeal Tho. climntodd not agree will h'ua.
Near" the National Riidgc about ifeeu miles from
Vera Cruz his force attacked by guerilla party,
and Tie manner in which he acted showed his frnnesS
ma decsicn Of chasnrtcr He Gavs order 10 ohargN
upon The chapparpl in the ucighsou where tia
cuny were fupos.d to ie Col lauscn who wasa
intimate friord aa major nrdcr H. command ohicctcA
md having ~ military education than. Gcp,Fs
Pierce. he concluded Ms objection would be listens i.
ihmly il wps ,hcn obcyed, and TIE epss :,
put to fight. Colonel HANSON afterwards sN 4,
Shortly afte the train aan attacked by the gN m
las at the National Bridge which was larricodet yitI,
los ed through 3cn rcracs hat not his head Il csa
dcrd his troops 70 dash the arricade and od
the cncpy Captain D,irean, of tho DRAGONS ID arrsS
Up the hi ond put ,hc gncrilns % flight up Ter ~
these circumstance. H. displayed cooiaess and cou
Nhch showed hc was III for cornmand
Whom he reached Contrcras he met Geo. ~ IT. ors
raync between The United states troops ana 10 ME-
cans 1hc enemy was drawn up al the o.ls Ida !.
battle array snd with his batteries AZ plrx I'd T,, I.
,r,r was given 10 charge aud staank iacrn In cb,r
iig down tho round shot &C the enemy ying w.
their heads and plouehing np the gror lnA Geperss
Pierce cutting at them With ha fwordk would aav
There VI IL gamc of oa for Won. In iLigcbargr Iis
horse fen ard rolled uror him Ha ,vorcy ni,, cod
and the horr disabled IL mcuntca. another hMpr
and Joined the feh lie suffered great. pain aii right
and could no. Sleep 9lc surgcoN ordt sod him not to re-
into tie field next lay. Tint night they had lnn in
md tho rain terrible and tls surgeon nfyissd
him 20 back to san Augustine, storc there was a
depot, bit he would not. 10 dcter1incd 70 X. to
Al charge IN h battle both his brigade ana hat or
Gcucn sh!da we've ordered % get II the He WIS
again thrown from hi srse with such violence tIat he
tainted The field Afterwards WHEN The troous com
ing IN, wanted 70 raisr him he told them charge op
nrd hr would take Of hascI though the Mexican
I.anccr- then changing the spot, and towards
ccrrfeId. iiccommandcd l' troops 70 charge them in
| advance.
After Ills haitlc armisticc proposed md Gen
Pierce was Gpnontrd ono of hc commissioners. lie
strongly opposed 10 ihc amigticc unless the castle
,bcr'cc was given np rs security ana there was no
use IN proposing ormietcc unless hcy prepared
20 give n, CALIFORNIA; General Scott opposed to hT
in opinion. hut thc showed that Pierce ight
The aimis'icc WeR granted almost Internationally
At The battle o Moline del Fey he rode the GsT,
witt, thc bullets flying about him and called of by
General worth who told him he wns rash He WIS Mt
to battle Of thnpultepcc md when victory dccnrcd fo
The stripes and sma the South cnronians and he aiultr
regiment, which lad fought together at ohrrrb bnsns
and Cntrcrgs met. Ticir llond had mingled one
common strcam ind tbo Palmetto regiment q wed ,ts
NaIor III tc rlml.ra q Us men that ly der on the
f,ld Gtntrnl Pierce ;dles ~ them sid here the
cNtr N" north fnd South l4d met together ~ common
If the glorious tBlon- mot to naiutnir i,s rights
aad uphold rs hcnor 'hcsc hrcs had caipcntad thc
union u North and South and ~ Hoped tlry would be
for unittd Ninc cheers thcn 4iyen To-
Palmetto regiment which welc loudly onaed 10. sSd
tho satnc compliment va returned ~ tae taTc.Senato
Afcr lis battle lie re rncd Ii cou,.o.sioo and aane
hcpc herirc done enough o redeem, his plcdeoa aud
manttin thu honor of HI country. The state If his
hcglth ctntiuucl voy bad all I'll, ac ~ IL dcxic,
~ was "a the best ,enns Will Gcnsla Scott In trecnt
l'elo the Presidency nni General scott of!rn nysteu
i.n TO dinncr lic was idozca bs tac .udcr hia
coirment. WHOM the Wat vas AZ ogc,t. aid NOT get
into querre with the otler generals =, "a .he n,d