The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-24

the country and himself out OF what he had
done. comes along an outsider and makes
peace over his head before he had had time to
do anything with the instrument he had been so
long getting. But II couldn't be helped: Tobias
had the upper hand, the treaty was signed. and
Uncle Sam had 10 haul down his nag and see
Derne return to its previous condition OF SER
vitude.
Mr.. Eaton The got the title Of General be-
cause OF his e~xploits) returned to this country
shortly after Lear had cut thin out, and died on
June !. 1911. without having forgiven Lear.
Lear. by the way. Is not held III 80 high reputa-
ton now as he was once: but 1t was not his
Tripolitan performance that affected his repute.
The Derne expedition. Is very generally ig-
nored or forgotten, but the exploits OF the Amer
lean army when 1t next went into the conquer
ing business are with much inter-
est. This time was In the Mexican war. This
interesting war. the second foreign war ever
waged by the United States, and to some extent
begun for the same reason as that which they
are carrying on now. the sake OF humanity. was
war was declared, by a skirmish on Texan soil.
In which a detachment OF American dragons
under Capts, Thornton and Hardee. was CAP
tured by the MeXicans. Thereafter the war was
E9sSSt ana won GIH BY our ~ forces on May 3 and :,
MSatSS IL wf On T SEPT SeS &51Ss Of ~ {h act same IN SG year Non on
terey was captured, and then came a sort OF
regulars. but volunteers were called for early In
the war. and almost every State sent some men
70 the army, II was then that indiG ma began
mepts TO Mexico, During, the civil war her
{sGEt%% sad Nv weES Rp%beTed from from Six :, to .s o9e
iR9 SS SRs dG and Pf ffity- g Be numbered with Ono
work 1SEe was se dene, ne Campaign alslaS Was Sf Begun iG AGAIN. IN
early In lS47: In February Gen, Taylor won
c eFmy S Gen. h Scott e Som sGSSsdhsdf the h GSsaSs cS ome
mf9dore Conner the naval forces SoopsrstipG
army landed from the fleet In sixty,fve surf
boats, at a point not so far from the city az the
had a better time Of itthan the men at Gpanta-
Mexicans that first night and they did not lose
On March 10 the fort Of San Juan de Ul!oA
opened fire on the AimeEiean troops. but with
hitting their marks. Tho work OF investing
t MSI ely se SfSr at x6 9Hfe t and s was completed aso On q
interesting now to learn that tho Spanish Con-
sui was the fret person 10 apply for a safe con-
s Spstts sRd i! fh 1sf ~ th ia s 81 %sFob Pff34p ~ Et|Eor be even rsa
the Investment was complete He got his safe
As soon as the, lines were complete. the en-
Lieut., George b. Mcclellan. On March is
I Iss9dsGde' before S ! aeg bom faq SE%nt 1 Sssf be gSTe
Gen. Bcott invited the Governor Of Vera Cruz
to surrender. Probably no was not surprised
last paragraph Of the, Mexican Governors reply
ought, to have amused odd Fuss and Feathers,
the way senor Don Juan Morales ended his
letter:
The undersigned has the honor to return to
the COMMANDMENT Chief Of the forces Of the
United States the demonstrations OF esteem he
may be pleased to honor him with" Perhaps
as thing one would rather have expressed
iu the afternoon Of March %, From that day
firing continued day and night without inter
mission, And the ships took a hand in the
Commander Tatnall told " blood thicker than
water Tatpall"l. Water work was not enough
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