Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-04-27

-tne cannon OI bragg and Sherman
completes the array.
These men, with but few exceptions, 5,
are untried soldiers. Yesterday, Zach
ary Taylor reireated from Aqua Nueva,
(some few miles to the South, and on
these hills he is deiersbs.itd to NEE,
those twenty thousand men, and thirty.
T@s0 pieces OF cannon, in battle.
At eleven O'Clock there came from
Santa Anna, messenger of peace, bear
ing a white flag. lie found the Old Cen
eral quietly seated on h,s grey s,eed,
and placed IN his hand the letter Of SAT-.
ia Anna. The Mexican General au.
nounced that he was surrounded by TWEEN
~ thousand men, and summoned him TO
The reply of Zachary Taylor has al
ready become battle scripture IN the pa.
ges of history. lis succintness and
brevity, are em,nenlIy refreshing;
Hend Quarters, Army DC.
cupation. Near Buena Vis-
Ia, February, p, ls47.
SiR-ln reply to your note oI this date
summonng me to surrender my .orces
at discretion, beg leave TO say, tnal |
decline acceeding TO your request.
With high respect, | am Sir.
Your Obedlent Servant,
Il. TAYLOR.
The day Is now wearing toward ITS
close, and a pillar OF white smoke sud.
denly towers upward, along yonder
mountain. 1t Is the shroud Of Buena
Vista, eniold,ng the first dead men OF
the battle. Beneath that cloud, The men
Of Kentucky, lndlanna and Arkansas,
are engaged you see their arms glitter
on the mountain side they hurl the
Mexican light troops before them. and
the battery of WASHINGTON whlrlng
from the centre 10 the lett, pours ITS thun-
der upon the flying foe.
The battle has begun. bu. night clos
es III, and the voice of the tghl Is stiIled
until the Using OF the sun.
The Americans slumber upon the field
without fires although the air Is bitter
cold, aud slumber upon their arms
Through the midnight shadow the
mountains rise. gtrdilng the slunberlng
heroes with their wall Of rock, lnantllna
the glitter of their arms, with immense
masses oil shadow
Zachary Taylor, is summoned tc the
north, from Buena Vista to Sdtillo.-
General Minion, with formidable mass
oil cavalry, hangs round that town, like
a cloud, ready to burst upon II, with 4
hurricane ol flame and steele. The vet.
eran Wool remains "a, Bucna Vls,a and
the Mississippi regiment, with the SEC
ond squadron OF dragons, guard old
Taylor on his way. By hi, side, he be-
holds Colonel DAVIS, and Lleutenan,
Colonel May, brilliant with the glory OF
Montery and Resca DE LA Palma.
When Zachary Taylor, came to the
field of Bseia Vista, on the morning OF
the twenty third, the scene that awaited
him, was stirring and sublime.
The day had dawned in coudless beau.
", the mountain tops, breaking without
a irown, into the serene sky. But now,
Buena Vista, lay wrap, in one dense
mass Of smoke, that hung from mountain
10 mountain over space OF three miles
The roof Of the Hacienda, from which
the field takes ITS name, were hidden in
cloud and flame.
Under the shadow OF tina, pail. Santa
Anna hurled the terror OF his force, upon
the American volunteers, aud bathed the
mountain sides, in fire.
From :ank. hurried the heroic Wool,
his breast exposed to the enemy's fire his
horse, seen gancing through the clouds
of battle. His tall athletic form, rose
proudly in every part OF the field, as
with his hawk eye, cleaning with battle
hight, he hurried his men tu the charge.
When riding from Saliillo, old lay.
lor came to Buena Vista. aud reined his
his grey, on the ridge. near the deiile.
this was the sight which he saw:
Frownlng upon the lef, flank, the Mex
leans appeared in overwhelming force
upon mountain side. their bavonets ana
lances shining away, one dazzling flooG
OF steele, until they were lost in the d,s
tance.
While that belt OF glittering arms was
seen, glrdling the mountains base. they
poured their hail OF copper iron from
every ritg and wrapt the Americans IL
shee, OF flame. The carnage was hor
rble. One brave cap,a,n-O'BrIen--
saw every man and horse around his
cannon, crushed with the same fire, into
dust. The second Indiana regimen,
broke their ranks, and fled towards tic
Hacienda.
In vain the gallant Lincoln. a brave
descendant Of the Revolutionary hero
endeavors TO stay their flight! Ia VAN
their own commander, Colonel Bowles
with a small and faithful band. who def,
the panic aud foe, places himself in th'
path, waves the flag OF their Regimen,
beseeches them to turn aud meet thu
Mexicans with firm ranks aud wover
| steele.
Seized with one Of those panics. whicl
render powerless the braves. armies
lney retreat, and do not pause in .he'
aish, until the Hacienda OF Buena Visit
breaks OH their eyes.
Meanwhile the battery OF Washingto
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