New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-08-18


On the next day this fine regiment sDa ,Ss
10 ehaSs regiments in the advanced was anionS ort
VIII aoter The works; and detachment .no TRon
U.s. nrder Captain and " ist Lheutenan .bo soon
&C., holy upon the rear OF the enehyI "r-rendsr
prssSS 1s,ber of white flags, and thelr suiionuei
tSisea 1oeS;aelv accepted, when about 2OO prs1neI
49, With two pieces Of artillery were " I;I,
Hbsr points Of the battle are named IN N
won calamity fought; his name was @ hrsvsttsd
s special notice Of the COSns IN a these battles
PY;snt Tyon IL mentioned as doing gallant serVcen
Snccesd;oc battles but in the battle OF Mexico ne
sOmmsnded company. This was on Ihe morning. ~
he 18th of September ana when 'te feI,s 81 the
sodoas army fought its way into the Hans % .ne
,oznmas In The course of its duties, his regiment
orchsd through the grand plaza and into the street
nnino south of the Palace, but had gone but tnree
sonares when it was fred into nc tops anu WINDOWS
y honsss The steeples of the churches, and from the
..a.ts rnnnjng east aud west. The regiment now
sivtded. Lieut.. Lyon at the head Of company, was
srdered to take the east street; and ne gai'ahlIy
srOed into houses and over the tops OF houses anu
ho9oh the streets driving the Mexicans before him,
Sn the regiment was ordered to return to the Granu
Slaza in font Of the Palace Lieut. Lyon, IN viz
battle at the assault on DE Galen Gate, was wOuhoeu
On the conclusion Of the peace with Mexico ne W." s
ASs,ed 20 Jefferson .}arIacks Missouri soon aiter W
Ialifor1ia via Cape Horn; and his service "su in
bard and periOus. He was unceaslDgly eni{y g and
operating among the Indians, sueJec!eas ~ slir
tedious MARCHES, constant alarms ana io 49, "a
Gishss iying large portion Of the time IA .slls' "o
lubect 60 the faigues and priyahols iuDl"o od,,
taInpagn in that new aud hitherto en h"; Af.rr
10 far removed from the comforts OF "a he
being relieved from bis long service III Oaoi', ~
,.,ain st,tioped Oh our Western 1roner serving
most of the time in Kansas and Nebraska VINE
,neapC in this duty he resigned his COMMISSION iuh
lantain and retired 10 private he. -, M.
II rc emf err sis again called him TO the held. Ibis
a, one of the selections Of officers, that all who knew
he brilliant record have gone over, SAID al once
vss IL Que 10 be made and bis promotion 10 the hlgn
military command was hailed win great ea,islaIuon.
n WAS he tight man in the right place. Gen Lyon
lad the confidence Of the community Ills haOlt OF NE
lad hardened his physical constitution into iron endur-
nce III, Intellect was superior order; bis energy
new bounds be was IN the prime OF mannooui "nu
le Was animsted by a devoted love OF LIS country.
We need Dot relate in detail service 30 brilliant Hho
ecept that Is hiss become familiar TO ALL and eXtored
,aise from every lover Of his country. bis addresses
nom ST. Louis and Bonneville, as he went out on the
orrowfl field Of meeting his old companions in arms
. enemies are In the best vein; fee from the war
pirit from everything Of the vindictive cast, but
ill iitm as 10 tie duty OF Government. q" shall
lis wise words were, "scrupulously avoid all inier-
erence with the business, rights, and property OF
Wery description recognized by the laws Of tile State
nd belonging to law-aliding cizens; but 1t Il equally
nv duiy maintain the paramount authority OF the
bnited States" His yigOY the field was unsnr-
sssed bat, both al Camp Jackson and at Bonneville,
is cleuehcy 20 the conquered was as conspicuous us
he has teen on his last field but sixty days. When
"a.
ne rsbels around il were in full force Tar superior IN
numbers 10 the force which he could command; ana
,ortion of what he had We're three-monthS men,
hose departure wouid reduce his strength sun
urther IL cad to read in letter upon letter nom
,pungGeld, ow before us, tnat " Tar more annoying
han this reduction of force the state OF his COM
nard" 81 The eternal red tape,' the letter goes on,
shas eneircled him. and be finds blmself tled up IN
,prngeld ard unable TO depart at once, as ne would
Ssh Ills success in Missouri mp TO the present time
,as been owing in great measure to the CELEBRITY o.
lis movements and. though he does not say so, L
NOV that he is greatly annoyed by the olrtoruess
# bis supeIiOrs. We are now IN country
,ayine little resources for feeding an army, and
shen we push forward to Arkansas shall be 10
parsely settled region where the scant productions
Ire already eaten up by JacksOns forces. IL was prom
BED that supply and ammunition train should be mere
IN his arrival with everything TO favor an lnuedlae
dvanee small train only pas reached here, and the
hreer portion of what Is needed has not yet even left
Rola. Supplies to Gen. Sweeneys command were
not properly forwarded, and the men were often ON
aalf Taions and al time bad nothing TO ea ior ~
hours. At present the Missouri ana Kansas
regiments HTe out of sugar and coffee and have
leen so for a week" This, it is presumed was
emedied but at the last, this noble general had to
beet with 1000 three times the number OF enemies
is too much 70 expect victory under snch
,lds C0nsumrnate skill heroic daring, deeds not sur
sssed on any field were expected where officers like
hgcl aud Lyon commanded, and victory, a marvel,
Was th,aght possible. TIE victory appears To have
,esR won. The cool and accomplished Sige IN good
.der. drew off his command 1t was a victory dear
bought indeed purchased az plice--the loss of the
Iraye commander. II a soldiers death be coveted,
shat hero ever fell more gloriously lie had kept
nue. and faithful ocountry, and he had fought for 1t
" many field, that be seemed 10 bear the charmed
lie. Bat now full OF the high inspiration OF the hour
he was infusiDg kindred glow in his command "a,
lyea when hand and voice and all serving coun-
Try, the summons cane, aud bis spirit passed on to
iwell with the spirit OF a noble ancestry.