Elizabeth daily monitor. [volume] (Elizabeth, N.J.) 1868-1880, 1869-01-02

Most OF them were New 1OfkerS ana
knew that Kearny was OF their kind.
The dragons had scarce passed
when an Aid de-camp rode up, bearing
q message from the commander in
chief. 1t was an orderto stop the pur-
suit
1t was given to Northumberland
the only field officer upon the ground.
The order came upon the men like Il
bombshell projected from the rear.
STOP. the pursuit! What did it mean?
They had put the enemy to flight and
they knew he wonld not again make
stand to oppose them that side of the
city. Nor even in the city, for the
scare upon his scattered troops would
be sure to carry them clear through it,
especially when chased bNsKearny. -
Stop the pulsuitl What could it mean?
The liputenant-colone conld not tell.
He conld only beg of them to obey.
They laughed az him, foe he had not
led them aud only looked to the lien
tenant who had.
The lattpa listened to the order from
the aid -de-cannp for it was at length
directed to him, as the only one WHO
had the power to enforce obedience to
it
"'Tis fatal mistake, said he, "and
Gen. Scott will find it out in time
We have the city in our power and it
will cost more blood to get it so again, y
1.-The orders are for you to halt J.
shouted the aid dec camp, who, accom-
panied by cavalry bugler, gallowed
on af the Dragons.
"Halt T. cried the New York lieuten
ant, filming himself in front of his pur
suerers, and raising his sword with an
air of determination. 1t was com
mand that came only from sense of
military duty, and the word faltered
upon his lips as he pronounced it.
"Halt did you say, liftiuant 2
"Halt !" repeated the officer il a firm
er tone,
eff you say halt, be gorrah, we'll do
il but not fur any other officer in the
Amirikyan army"
With sword held at point, the lieu
tenant stood determinedly fronting
them and the men came reluctantly
to stand They had sc arce done so
when spectacle commenced passing
before their eyes, that made every man
of them sad-almost sad. Back along
the road came riding the squadron Of
Kearney, not as they had passed be-
fore, at full gallop, and in the flush of
a vigorous charge but slow and defect
ed, as if returning from reverse.
And in the rear rode their leader,
his left arm no longer graspiug the
reins, but hanging by his side, like the
ling-iacket of hussarl
The tale was soon told. Some half
mile beyond the spot where the abide
camp halted us, the enemy had cut the
Acapulco road, and thrown parapet
across it, with the usual fosse outside
Her few of their bravest men had de-
termined on making q last stand.
But X carney, drawer than they, rid
ing at wild gallop, had leaped his
horse into the work-with one spring,
clearing both ditch and parapet His
faithful sergeant had followed him !;
both, as soon as they had alighted, ply
ing their sabres upon the enemy in
side!
At that moment sounded the recall
bugle of the orderly accompanying
Scott's aid de-camp and the American
dragons. trained to the signal, pulled
short up outside.
It WIS a terrible predicament Alone
within the intrenchment, surrounded
by a scoro Of assailants, Kearney and
his sergeant had no other alternative
but retreat and wheeling right about
both headed their horses to releap the
ditch.
The gallant grsys carried them across
the sergeant safe but the best cavalry
officer in the American army, received
"a shot in his left arm, that caused him
instsntaeopsiy to let go his bridle-rein.
1t panied me too see il hanging loose
as he and his squadron filed past. go
ing; back along the Acapulco road.
But the cheer that saluted his return
was far more sympathetic, and not less
aokh..:ast;o than ibok aonk oRfar hin,