National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-15

Last year TIE dinner p ne cub vas giygsn. y
/ General Patterson ct hts reeidenco ~ rnl.oet-
i that oeeasion and the club accepted his invita-
\ tion to dine with him this yeaf. Ehe company
was most cordially recei sna tney ~ oosn
| loaded with al the choicest things q eat and
wines 70 drink the earth Affords, and the atmos.
phere Of thereon was heavy with the odors Of
BeEides those named above there were among
the invited guests the Secretary Of Stats, the
the Postmaster General, the Acting Secretary Of
the Interior, Gen; Horace Porter, Gen. Baboook,
DL Sharp, United States Marshal; Gen. W. h.
French Gen. b. Prince, Gen. r. y, Pettersgn,
Gen. A. Cady, Gen. Fits John Porter and Col. 7.
L. Alexander. The rich variety Of the tables 70
ceiyed an ample discussion, and the concluding
social feature was made brilliant with toasts,
short speeches and happy rememorances OF the
exciting times through which they had passed
iiaps passages OF this oountryis history The fes-
tiYities were prolonged for several hours and
with every expression OF good VIII the Aztec
club separated for their hotels.
SKETCH OF THE WAR.
SERIES OF BRILLIANT AluERIcAN VICTORIES.
In the busy, pushing life Of the average Amert-
can Il Is to be expected that events with
his country's history Of even as much moment as
the series Of glorious successes known the Mex
lean war may have been crowded from his mem
DIV. Forthose who have forgotten this chain or
victories undimmed BY single defeat short
resume OF the leading events are given.
war with Mexico originated in the colonization Of
Texas by American citizens. In 1885 the Texan
revolution separated that country from Mexico,
and then followed series Of outrages and spolia-
tons which necessarily attracted the attentionof
the American people to such an extent that amer
considerable dilatory aCtion Congress- on the 18th
~ JannaTT 1sI6 by 4 vote az 10 TO "a. passed a
series Of resolutions TO the effect that Congress
consented to the erection Of Territory, "included
" '. Te4s 80 into new State. Inc senate some
weeks later adopted the resolutions BY vote Of
27to IS ana on the LIST Of March they received the
appIoval Of the President. On the part OF Texas
. convention was called, and on the 4th day Of
July lsl5 Il assented to the Joint resolutions and
the country was fully Incorporated into the
Mexico, which had psrsstently opposed the an
nexatiUn, had then presented the alternative Of
going to war or abandoning her claims. She IN
wisely chose the former course. In response 70
request the President lost no time In esta blshlng
line Of frontier posts and an army Of occupation,
for its defence. On July %. is45 body OF troops
landed at Arangas bay, and the American dag
was duly hoisted. Diplomatic relations between
the two countries were at once suspended and
affairs remained in an unsettled state until the
commencement Of actual hOstilities, nearly ayear
Early IN lsls General Taylor was directed to
march 70 the Rio Grande, which was claimed Is
the western boundary Of the new State, and on
the 18th Of March eneamped on that river, oppo-
Actual hostilities were commenced IN April,
ls4e By the Mexicans under General Arista,
With e squadron Of dragons. War was ct once
declared, and the war bill passed which provided
for the enlistment Of 10000 volunteers and appro-
priated $40, 900 900 for carrying on the hght
The plan Of the campaign was mapped out as
follows: An army Of the Vest was % be raised,
and under General Kearney march from It's rem
ideEvous at Fort LeayenWorth against New
Mexico, and thence westward to cooperate with
the feet which was % oe reinforced against Oali;
Wool was to invade Ooahuils and Ohihuahua,
but these were to be subordlRated to the main de-
sign, (as formed by General Scott,) which was to
penetrate into the interior and 70 strike hard
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three thousand effective men 70 oppose 70 the ten
thousand Of the enemy, started on the onward
march from Point Isabel and on the same day
victory al Palo Alto. The Mexican General
Arista retreated with his forces to Resaca de Ia
Palma, where he was reinforced with two thou
sand men and made q stand. His stand was,
however Of short duration, for on the 9th Of May
Gen Taylor made the attack, and completely
euted them TIE 10Th q May vas devoted i-i @
vas TIs persmptoSty declined b he Hmsrioan CON.
mander, and on the nth he crossed the Bio
Grande, and almost without opposition entered
fighfinF operations were Suspended untn July
10, Enen the order was given 70 advance, and on
the 18th Of September the whole army was con-
centrated within IS miles Of the city Of Monterrey
was made and a ineI ectuai bombsrdment Oh the
citadel attempted Next morning the attack
commenced II earnest and was continued during
the INST, I'D ands23a, and on September - the
In the he meantime General wool had organized
MS army 1900 strong. 5000 Of whom were sent
rendezvous at BeKar, IN Texas, in readiness 70
march under Wool himself against chihuahua.
| terrible march Of nearly 3 months duration,
| ascertained that Monterey had been captured and
that It was Improbable TO continue the advance
ifbe ,sarny o. the vest two thousand in
/ numbers, under General kearney, started about
the end q July ior New MEXICO; Ontne SD Of
and four days later General KeaTney Issued 3
| proclamation announcing that the country was
krs--t ~ s,ovsTnmsnt ann,f1fId Are nTonaT
| oficeTs and on the 18th Of September, with less
than enc thousand men, set out for California.
/ On Deeember q, Colonel Domphan, with eight
| hundred men, as he was marching to reinforce
! General Taylor, encountered large body OF Mex
cans, e. BraEitas, and deiealed them without
Rancho Sacramento, in February, lslI, he
/ pursued his march, ana reached Taylor
/ meantime taken the lead in Mexico and Gen.
/ Taylor, who rested under fhe terms Of his armis-
tice in front Of Monterey Until November 2s lsls,
set out for Victoria, where he arrived on the 9TH
/ of January. The Administration meanwhile had
/ decided upon change The city Of Vera Cruz
vas . es seEeo sno !, s9enee gree eTsn ios
deprived OF over 900 o his best troops, including
aIf the regulars except about &c, and aboutI 215
/ MoILuIECIEa
| 1000 Mexieans under Santa Anna himself. and
| on the I'D the famous battle Of Buena Vista was
begun, and desultory fight continued,until night
/ and amer varying fortune during the day
when night came Gen. Taylor was victorious,
/ and under the shadow Of darkness the boastfal
Mexicans retreated. The total loss on our side
| was 666 killed, wounded and missing. The Mexi-
can loss was 500 killed and wounded, while In
the retreat at least 900 we're Lost b. death end
! General Scott in the beginning Of his campaign
/ against the Capital selected as his rendezvous
miles from Vera Cruz, and on the LIST Of Earch,
1sfT, there were collected - this point over
twelve thousand men and 3 heet Of one hundred
i ton was elected, and two days later the whole
/ forse was landed at Sacfiheios, near Vera Cru8.
On ne 18th having y ysin summoned y e sur
retire, and on the 22d, the investment being CON-
K pleted, the bombardment began BY land and Eea
and continued for four dsy1 and nights With terr.
BE effect and on the 18th after some negotiation,
both the city q Vera Sru1 and the tar-tamed
castle q san Juan detloa were surrendsred.
the Capital, and on the 1lh the battle Of Cerro
Gordo was fought and Won. After halt for
forced. TOOK he road for BE Capital Of Mexico,
and on the 18th q the month was only eight
miles from the object q his long and tedious
On every road approaching It were strong
earthWorkS and batteries And q complete Girdle
Of entrenehmentg. After hree days hard hight.
master Of the situation, atd arranged an arms
tien, with the view ID t1aty. This lasted two
| weeks without result, and then Scott notified
Santa Anna that he had itfraoted tho terms Of
the armistiee, and unless satisfastiOn was rem
dered before noon the nexthay he would resume
the nght santa Anna seat reply on the in,
accepting the latter alternttiYe. On the 6th the
bombardment OF Il MolinOdei Rev and La CASA
Mats began; and p . o'elo.k the latter was cap,
1 key W1s taken possession 81 and the st0fming OF
i Chapultepec was begun. u the morning Of the
/ 18th the bombardment was renewed with Kreater
vigor than before until o'clock, when the bat
teries suddenly ceased hlng, and that grand
charge g ceie1rateo ~ M4ory was made, with
! Was ours. That night Santt Anna and his gen
erals led from the city, and the next morning the
victorious legiong occupied the city, and from fts
Grand Plaza foated the Stat and Stripes. With
this croWning victory the war was virtually
ended. although there was sono little fighting 81
various points.
THE BURGLAR BENTOK