"'2=ETQK R, ENT.
A i the iBaulo of Buena Vista.
At a verf'criicai pointof the battle on
- the 23J' when it became necessary to
-sustain one of-our columns, which was
" r'staggeringunder a charge made by the
Mexicans it iverwhelming numbers, Gen.
-Taylor despatched Mr. Crittenden to order
Col. McKee, of the 2d Kentucky Regi.
meut, to ibring:-his men into immediate
action. Mr. Crittenden found the Regi
rent men and ollicers, eager for the fray,
rdeliveted the order and-rode back to the
General, by whose side it was his duty to
keep. Tue Kentuckians: moved .on for
'_ ward in gallant style, led by McKee and
Clay, both of whom, alas! fell in a subse
- quent part o( the day, It so happened
that before reaching a position from which
was broken by ravines and masses of
- stones. Whilst crossing this valley the
heads only of the ,n could be seen from
the point which. Gen. Taylor and Mr.
Crittenden occupied-and these were bob.
bing up and down and cross-wise in such
confusion as to impress both with the idea
that the regiment had fallen into disorder.
The Mexicans were annoying them at the
same moment by a fire, which helped to
confirm the opinion ,of the General that
the Kentuckians were thrown into dismay.
It was one of tbose decisive crisis which
occur in every contested, field, when the
issue of the day depended, for the time
being, on 'the gallantry of a particular
cot ps.
Gen. Taylor, who, as before said, could
only see the heads of the troops, and mis
led by their motions in getting across guI'
lies and going round rocks and other ob
structions.1 into the belief that they were
about to falter, turned to Mr. Crittenden,
who is a Kentuckian, and with a coun
- tenance indicating deep mortification, fo
the General is a Kentuckian too, and an
eye fierce with emotion,. exclaimed "Mr.
Crittenden, this will not do-this is not the
way for Kentuckians to behave themselves
when called upon-to make a good battle
it will not answer sir;" and with this he
clenched his teeth bard together. Mr.
Crattenden,who was mistaken by the same
indications that deceived the General,
could scarcely make a reply from very
chagrin and shame. In a fetw moments,
however, the Kentuckians had crossed the
uneven places, and were seen ascending
the slope of the valley, shoulder to shmul
der, and with the itin and regular step of
veterans of a hundred fields. On they
moved nuul they reached the crest of the
bill where they met the enemy before the
flush of a tetnperary advantage had subsi
ded. Here they delivered their fire b)
companies with such regularity and dead
ly aim that the decimated phalanx of
Mexico gave way and retreated precipi
tously. As the Kentuckians emerged flrom
the valley the countenance of the old gen
eral who was regarding them .with the to
tensest interest, gradually relaxed the
bitterness of- its expression. A glow of
pride supplanted the deep mortification
which fixed its ! muscles, and enthusiasm
qualified the fierce glances of his- eye.
-Forvard they moved., under -his rivited
gaze, whose f'eelings became anore an't
more wrought up as they approached the
screne of carnage. When they .opened
, Q~ 'their fire the old .Gernral could. noglongei
- restrain.i .lard t* -b h
- atuck -hben'eseimSisd,=ti$- 1g ias1i
wieireito himselfad ,gi ' in ilianaddis-4
"ihat's the way to dt ir ' and zlie t'ears
exultation rolling down :his cheeks as hu
-saidit..
-. *I .Having got rid of this ebullition Q(Stoat
pride he went about' lodiang alfler othe
parts of thaefieid.
Frost .he Greenville Mountaineer.
DEATH OF ROBERT A. JOYCE.
The following letter of Col. Davis, o
the Mississippi Regiment, to Genera
Thompsotn, of .this place announces thi
painful fact that Mr. Joyce was amou;
the slain in the battle of Buena Vista
The community in Greenville District
where he was raised, and the readers o
our paper, who remember the interestitng
letters frotm htim to his father, wvhich w4
were permitted to putblish, will unite it
regretting that a wvarmn-hearted and gallon
soldier has fallen, and that his friends are
deprived of the contemplated pleasure a
welcoming his return, in honor andi~ dis
tinction, from the army of Gen. Taylor t<
the home of his respected pmaremnt whios
aflictioni at the death of a heroic son coin
mnands the deepest sympathy of a larg
circle of friends. The-letter of Col. Davi
is brief in remark but suggests the enil
consolation which kindred and friends eat
realize, and no words of ours can increast
its force.
SArLTILO Mexico, March 1.
Dear Sir.-After having received you
esteemed favor of Nov. 10, 1846. 1 offe~rei
-my personal services to your friend, Mi
i Joyce, of my Regimenit, and it gives-m
pleasure to have served in a small degre
one of your friends. It is now my melan
choly duty to inform you that he is n<i
more. At the same time, I offer the sierr
consolation, that he died gallantly, as be.
came a soldier and patriot, lIe was killet
in the battle of Buena Vista, on the 23c
nIt., in our first and most desperate charg<
upon the enemy. lie was buried, witl
- rany of his comrades, near the spot he
fell upon.
Gen. Santa Anna in person ,command
ed the Mexican forces, amounting to 20.
-000 or more veteran tr,oops, according te
his own statement to Gen Taylor, whilsi
our own did not quite exceed 5,000 in the
acion.
The hattle cnmrgenced on the 23d and
ended on the following day-the enem3
leavitig the field with great loss, the pre.
cise number not aseettained. Our loss,
in killed and wounded, is very severe,
amounting to more than 700.
From a painful wound, I iave used the
band of a friend to write this note.
With great regard, I am your friend, &c.
JE1.FFERSON DAVIS.
Gen. WADDy Tuonpsor'..
:-Fr~-wnthe N. 0. Dela. fx xTa.
-DEATH OF MRt. SHUIBRICK.
* 1iasouaqVuER Cuta, March 2,5.
,* To-day th coibatants appoar to be
more eager on otlisidiss,. and the firing
-more rapid--this araiybalteroy mount. 11
tea -inch pbortarsi four long. 2& and four
Coborns. 'During the-morning ,le Me- it
ialcoocentrateddlis Navy, 'b thure li
turn fire through the day silenced two of
their batteries, and the Navy, breachedtthe o
walls in different places.. Midshipman c
Shubrick and: three, sailors: wore killed,.
and one mortally wounded. .Mr. Shu-. k
brick's death was . announced, at; Head
quarters in the. following laconic. note, by
the commander at the .entrenchments: (
"Mr. Shubrick has been killed at his gun
fighting." On enquiry, I learned.the fur
ther particulars as follows: He wasshoot
log at a gun in one of the bastions in the ..a
rear of the city, and was watching the
er'ect of his shot upon that piece of artille- r
ry when a ball from the piece he was a
eliooting at struck him-but the last shot
lie fired dismounted the piece that killed I
him-thus, in all probability, both artille
rists lost their lives in shooting at one a
another almost simultaneously. I
March 28th.-The following tras issued
from Head-Quarters, which directs the I
manner and forms to take possessionof the I
surrendered works. The brigade desig
nated by Major Gen. Patterson, is Gen.
Pillows:
Gen. Orders No. 72.
Anar HEAD-QUARTF.RS, Camp Wash-v
ingtoo, before Vera Cruz, March 28.s I
1. By articles ofcapitulation signed and
exchanged, the City of Vera Cruz and
the Castle of San Jtan de Ulloa, with i
their dependancies, are to be garrisoned I
by the forces of the United States to-mor- i
row at 10 o'clock, A. M.
2. In the mean time no officer or :man
of said forces will approach either of these i
places nearer than our batteries, Nos. 1, t
2,.3, 1.-5, respectively, except by special 1
order or permission on some matter of
public duty.
3. Pending the ceremony of surrend
the whole army will stand by its arms
each corps near its present ground, ready
to advance and attack if necessary.
4. The 1st Brigade of Regulars and a I
Volunteer Brigade, to be designated by
Maj. Gen. Patterson, together with any
detachment from the U. S. Squadron,
under Qom. Perry that he may be pleased
to designate, will be present at the cere
monies of evacuating and surrendering.
These forces will occupy such positions at
the ceremonies as may be assigned by
Brig. Gen. Worth, detachments of whose
Brigade will garrison the surrendered
works.
5. Until those garrisons, with their ne
cessary guards, sentinels and patrols, are
duly established, no other person whatso
ever will be allowed, .except on-special
duty, to enter either of the surrendered
places.
6. The inhabitants of .Vera Criz, and
their property, are placed under the safe
guard.of every American's honor; and any.
miscreant, who shall do injury to any
persons or property, shall be promptly
brought before a military commission,
under General Orders No. 20. .
By command of Maj. Gen. SCOTT.
(Signed.) -
: H.L. SCOTT, Ass't Act. Adj. Gen.
29th.March -187.-A 19 o'clock, Gen.
-Worth's and Gen. Pi-low's Brigade fdrme
about 300 yards apart, opposite each other
and the Mexicans' marched. boarsfacke
I theirfrms and marblred off. OtiiroopI.
then-moved in col Wb'cit at2
ock 0 : k h planted t . ,,
up i firs on Fort Sananillig 6 i FrL
rConeption and then onhastaniit n'
other places. Each Flug; as its went up
received the national salute, which was
answered by the Squadron--the yards of
the vessels were manned- and our colors
hailed with three cheers.
Coin. Perry was present in the Mus
quito Feet under Capt. Tatuall at the
evacuation and surrender.
rThe Mexicans vpriously estimated their
Iloss at from 500 to 1000 killed and wound
ed, but all agree that the loss among-the
soldiery is comparatively amall and the
destruction amonag the wvomen and chtil
dren is very great. Among their killed is
rGen. Felix Valdez, an oficer of some
celebrity. Our lotss in the Army and
Navy is about .25 killed and abnut 40
wounded, but many of them slightly.
Lieut. Col. Dickinson, Lients. Neil and
Balwin, I am happy to st ate are recoveritng
.very fast, and the wounded generally are
doing well.
Th destruction in the city is mnost aw
ful--one-half of it is destroyed. Hlottsesi
are blown to pieces and furtiiture scat tered
ini every directiont-the streets torn up,
and the strongest buildings seriously dam
aged.
Geu. Scott has certainly achieved ai
great, glorious and almzost blotodless victo
ry over an enemy in a position tha't was
considered iimpregnatic. Throughot the
whole affair lie has preserved the most
perfect equilibrium of temper atnd the
Icharacte-istic coolness and courage of a
general aid noble soldier, and while, from
the necessities of demanding from the ene
my his own terms. lie has the best evidence
of a bravo and competent officer.
.The Eenginaeer Corps under Col. Tot
ten have applied themselves to the dis
charge of their duties as became them in
their position, and endured the privations
and exposure to the weather and fire of
the enemy without regard to health or loss
of life.
No division or portion of the army has
been better conducted than that of the.
Ordnance throughout the whole of the op
eration, and no men are entitled to a great
or degree ofecredit than Captain Huger and
Lient. Haguer, their duty has been ardu
ous, and they have labored aight and day
to discharge it, in fair weather and foul,
both at the general depot and in the en
trenchments, and I saw these officers up
to their knees in water during the preva.
lence of the heavy uorther to rescue their
stores from loss.
From the Charleston Even ing Newos.
Further particulars of the Capture of V'era
* Crua.
We are indebted to acting sailing master
T. B. Huger, Fisq., of this city, who ar
rived here to-day, as bearer of dispatches
to Washingtone, for the following interesting ~
Col. Dickinson was severely but not ti
dangerously. wouded in the breast by an
escopette ball, which- was nearly spent t
before it reached him. o
The less of the Mezicans was about 500S
ad- plenty :of provigigba d
rere compelledg tosurrenh
f th6,immensse:.slanht
bildre.by ourbatteries
Of the Americans dg er
illed and 58 wounded
The breach made was av
attery in the S. Epart ln
ten. Quitsman diviii.
There were from^12 oK titi'd!
Col Haraey'did t .
s was reported.' .t'was a
00 racheros, whichi'&a Ia op e
oad between Alaidtoisid 'iz,,
ad dispersed. >
Gen. Scott iad deter in B On
mnmediatelfto Mexico,'."" ay
The Mexicans -ta'de a- aiiolaI,
urrender, and marchiid u- a
tacking their arni bei?Ce
ims of the"Ameriadto' -;had
eon put on parole' iid 5 d1
o reach their homes:'
Some of the' prideiiI o
used their parolee preferin
idered. prisoners ofraisi spect
i geting out of tiecobirf. f
almetto Regiment were erA
towever were wounded bin anger
Sailing Master Huger nd
og a few hours tiefor' th iold
aim that noie of taCbdii d
vere hurt.
The U. S.,s'eamer' os .n
rceea Island Reef, darinifa oistbe
tight of the 20th' ct Gfe .ew
all safe. In the sanie blio to were
:hirty vessels lost mostl:te n rod
ressels lost to the idahws a!e,
names unknown.) sindsilia T1e
rews of the other were say he It
States kteamer-Scourge hsd" I
finger left'a few hbers' aftert "ItI
ion, -and while every ,tbi
turry of taking possession.
From the N. O Pcicjiaye , pii 5.
MK. HAILE'S2LE
The Dragoons Fighltat;
LINas BEFORE'ER, C -9
March..27-49 5
Gentleme'-Thbeocity and 1 hve
surrendered,' and the commissi 'are at
.his moment .engaged -in 'maki i and
signing the articles.. It. lsasa: bat =the
:roops of the enemy are to-lay vn/iheir
urns and march out of the cit ~rrow
ut. noon, as prisoners on parol 'hope,
owever, before, the Princetod' as, to
norrow with despaches,bto-b ' Isarn
the particulars, and forward' ou.
I have already writtenioiyo bbitthae
oss of the U. S. steamerltzt a the
green Island.:. No lnisdw %obut
Dapt.. McJ.aughlin and his Wand
crew were obliged-to.swim ab yards
through the breakers, to read ti boats
ent to their.. rescue.: hida g of
he 20th, the French barqve Neli.
which had run the b!oc a les;
and conveyed .ammunition . iWns
o the .enemy,?put ottaba m om
inder the castle, -ande.on - ave
eluded the Porpoisenhii g is
that vicinity;.Capt..MlLe Li1il
Bjarque get ifirly.;out iih. be
made.hase sqoon apt
Symfptonjunhi altohet -rd
Preer v d- ap
there before4 A nort~~i~~
milce at 'tiis time, a ~d
hie barque an.plo~t oayn ~ vd
in'towards the acoay~
a sunken reef, ;he' haiao
and thetHunter,.we heg s toa.its
hteight, gutting higher upon the reef and
finally filling.;
Cot. Harney'sgallant ei d IJq~e?
rare yesterday, .in his eijediionagainst
Medelin, have added'another foi ther to the
eap of the 2d Dragoons, as well as to that
if the other troop. eagagedini; As I. am
able to, give you. a cori-ecr acon-d h
affair, l.'vil! dt o sornewhatietail.
Cot. Haurneyesturtsd~hnti-nfohiiigeif
the 25th, with Capt. Thornt's'sgaadron,
under the immediate comiiand 6f9Hajor
Sumner, and fifty diolietergone
under Capt. Ker, towards Medelid rivrer,
where it wns reported .thatit strong for-ce
of Mexican cavalry had~placecthemselves.
When he reached the anriidge over
ihe Morena about six miles frombhoere
began to renconnuitre, as he had received
information that the bridgp.Zaa fortified
and guarded by-2000 niend 4twopieces
uf artillery. Srnall.parti sotlyafi'erswere
seen among' the thickets asttheidragoons
approacee, and when twithinn aboutesixty
yards of the bridge Capt.Ker'i command
received a heavy fire framthe bientworks,
which killed ~ one corjioral seeerely
wounded two men'. S t~ the
bridge was fortified'id d el by a
strong force, tnhe colonetel bak andI sent
a request for two piec'es o llary. C apt.
[Hardee, who was engagel on ther beach
geiaing his horses. ashore harding. of the
light collected a. many of his- ma as had
reached the beach, and in psut: through
the camp took all he^ eot~ d there
(between forty ad fify) Q' gnuSer) ont
root, to the coloi's assistace. Col.
H askelt, of the 2d .Tennessene~egiment
with a part of our four cermp,antiesand
Capt. Cheatham,{of',tligflt Teninessee
Regiment, also joined tb6di-ajons, and
shortly after Lieut. Judd,:of the brd Artil
lery, with his su
apgeared witis tw par anan Capt.
K(er was'now placiti aair~~ ti e
oad le'ading to the zgti Tnnes
;eans on the left ofi p:ii.,ip and
Lient. Hill werelodei-ildto suiiort -the
guns and be ready to charge intothe work
tmd Major Sumnergitibgth"~ jnded
non, was held in;trese : Juidd
tow advanced' estiti if jygtlio
aridge, and as soon~as-he \~in' he
eceived the concenraiedf eD
cans, . about finly .yird itant. Tme
rison the right-anu4: Ieft e oo
lered torezteud..and, con~ nce. .rmnggt
uns. Lieut~eJd d s
lie. bridge, ad r1t.egtw
over. Hask1.: e id;It ade,
tith their men, idt
to forsiifcation,ieapingor erarricade
he .enemy fell i~a'dEo "" ytd.
astactes to he cledieda~yi n Mid
udtner's wuio itd'im.'allojed up and
nfie'Ad into the chaparral but the cavalry p
wiereinet and routed. A party of thirty' e
'lynacetiurned off into a bye road.' were a
ipr ied'biLieuts. Lowry and Oakes and h
tiree men, and all but five were either a
=disiiaunted or sabred. Major Sumner
"i,'Capt. Sibley had a number of perso- r
nalteocounters with the enemy who vvere. ;
i 6every instance, either killed or dis- a
mounted.. The pursuit was continued to d
thoevillage of Medelin, six miles beyond s
tie bridge, where another party of lancers i
were seen retreating and Lieut. Neill, the t
adjuanothe 2d Dragoons, pursued them t
with three men. A supporting party was a
eni.afteihim, but his horse being fleeter t
thaan the:others; he first caught up with I
thopnrsued, two of whom closed upon f
him.' He fought gallantly with them, but
rceived two lance wounds in the arm and
1reisi, 'aud fell from his horse. The pur
isuit'as continued two miles farther, but
'uigiht'coming on, the party returned to
camp, which place they reached at 3
'docll in the morning. Major Gen. Pat
teraod,, with Col. Campbell's regiment,
arrived at the bridge soon after Col. Har- 1
.iey 'had made his dispositions for the i
attack, but in a very gentlemanly manner
'declined taking command but assisted in c
the.attack and assault, behaving very gal.
lantlyas did likewise Col. Campbell.
The cool judgment of Col. Harney in
preparing for the attack,' and his gallant }
conduct during the charge and pursuit, i
'filed the command with admiration. Any
person who has ever seen him can imagine
what an imposing fignie be must have C
presented dashing through among the
Mexican horseman and hurling them to I
the earth with his powerful arm and keen i
blade. In his turn he speaks in the most
complimentary terms of the bravery and
energy of the officers and men who acted
under him-of Majors Sumner and Beall,
'of Capt. Hardee, who mounted in the
pursuit and joined the colonel as one of
his staff, of Capt. Ker, Lieut. Judd, Lieut
Brown, Dr. Barnes, Lieuts., Lowry and
Neil,(ithe'wounids of Lienut. N. are doing
well,) of Col, Haskell, Capt. Cheatham.
and the other officers and men, both reg
ulars and the volunteers. Col. Haskell
was the first to leap the parapet of the
bridge. Col Harney lost two killed and
and nine wounded, one of the latter being
Thos. Young, of Texas, who acted as
guide and behaved bravely. The exact
number of Mexicans killed is not known,
butit is known that over fifty fell in the
attack and pursuit-most of them falling
under the sabre I do not 'know how
many men the volunteers and Lieut. Judd
lost. H.
P. S.-Midnight.--The commissioners
ard still together.
.LINES BEFORE VERA CaUZ.
Morning of March 28.
Gentlemen -The. articles of surrender
were signed, sealed and delivered' last
night about 12 .o'clock, 'and the town of
Vera Cruz, the celebratd elale, and all'
theircontente are-given up to Uncle Sam.
This is.the ,19th-day 'sidce we' 'landed;
sven'teen of which'wehave 'been, under
their fire. Our engineer officers have
workeda uay and night, and exposed them
selves fearlessly 'in reconnissances. and'
- i ai-ls. .g- Our -dificei-s'and
u'd-dFEioji'b todihree dags ,errifid
toih''has spi ng-up. cariryinog away'the
theiatsabd half el'ucating the poor'fello~ws
areaidy so m'uchbharassed. I am speaking
us6i'-particularly" of the first division,'
whieh constructed and mnnned the works,
and served the' batteries.that have i;'en
the town. The other t wo divisions have
fiad very hard duties to perform. The
sailors have worked like good'fellowvs and
their bat.tery has done most excellent ser
vice. The town is in' ruins, anid the
streets (so say the Mexican officers) are
strewed with the dead. Morales had de'
termined to hold out ''as long as men
toukd be found to serve the gunas-es long
as one stone was left upon another," tjut
the army seeing the awful hovac around
them, got up, a pronunciamenlo, deposed
Morales, and appointed a' new comman
dr. "If Gen. Scott could see." said one
of their officers. "the frightful destruction
of women and children, lie would weep
tears of blood."
Well, the Mexican troops are to march
out of the city to-mnorrow mnorning at 10
o'clock, saluting and st riking to our colors.
On the plain, by the lagoon, just outside
the walls, they will lay dowtn their arms.
'andi become prisoners of wvar. Thie men
will he allowed to retire, on the parole of
their oflicers, not to serve again during the
war. The racheros to he immuediately
discharged. The officers, all who choose
will be allowed to go ou parole. It is
believed, however, thtat only a small par.
tion of them will leave on parole, prefer
ig to be sent to the States.
'Well, 1 may not agree with many, but'
0 the best of my julgment, the city has
een gallantly defentded. Trhev have done
ill, with a force like ours to deal with,
that men could well do. Their artillerists
lave shown great skill. On our side, we
have won the strongest place, wvith a very
fev exceptions, in the world. Our gene.
rals and our officers and men have, both
regulars and new voluniteers even dis
played the most manly and soldierlike'
qualitie3. Our navy has come nobly min
fora 'share of the laurels, and gallantly
vo them. 'Our engineers have proved
that they are aufait, both topographical
ad corp of engineers. Our arailletrists havei
done their work to perfection. Yes, "hurrai
olur side"-hurra for our army-hurrai
for Uncle Sa-n, we are victorious!
'P. S.-Five days are allowed for thei
removol of private property. Officers are
allowed theit side-arms, horses and trap
pin. Our troops take possession of the
castle to-morrow. All the armaments,.
forts, ke., are to belong ter Uncle Sam.
The armaments not injured in actual wvar
may bie considered negotiable for restora
ton, on a definite treaty of peace being t
made. Private property and religion res
pcted.
There are five generals in the city. The ~
name of'Morales's successor is L.andero. t
H.
Taico.-A correspondent of' the N. d
0.Segta writing from Tampico, says: a1
"Mi, Chase,-whose name will ever be I'
gelates &w iii thieaatuidtioa of Tamu
ico, appears a lady of: much mentalien-4
rgy and prepossessing-. manners, ,witli.
iany or our country's peculiarities about
er, and manifesitly deeply attached to her
dopted country's interests.
"Allow me the privilege of correcting a
eport that the Mexican spy Ryley, is now
ing in the jail at Tampico, is an Irisb*
van. This is not the fact;,he is a Lin
oner, his name is Ryder, not Ryley. I
peak of this confidently, as having sarr
tile knowledge of Irish character wbien
ould enable me to detect imposition, and
he poor wretch's own account of himself,
,dded to my observation, has. brought me
this conclusion.' He is not an. Irishman i
'oor Paddy has enough to do to bear his
suits without saddling- him with the
ices of other nations."
NOTHER GREAT BATTLE IN
NEW MEXICO.
BRILLIANT VICTORY!
)VEiwHELMtNG DY.FEAT OF 2000 MEx
. CANS!!
We copy the following important intel
igence from the Baltimore Sun of the 6th
st:
The Louisville Courier, of the 2d.inst.,
ontains the following letter from St. Louis.
ST. Louts, Monday evening,
March 29.
Mr. W. N. Haldeman-Dear Sir: We
ave this moment received an Express
com Santa Fe. The Mexican insurrec
ionisis, numbering 2000 men, marched
[own on Santa Fe, as was intimated by
cur last ad vices. Th ey were met by Capt.
Morris's- command in the valley of the
loro, and totally defeated ! ! A great
cumber of the enemy were killed and woun
led, and the rest fled precipitately to the
nountains. The action was a most bril
iant one on the part of our men and re
lects much credit on their coolness and
:ou rage.
'"he news of the assassination of Gov.
Brent is fully confirmed. Twenty-five other
smericans fell at the, same time.
I have no time for further particulars,
9 the steamer Colorado. by which I send
his, is preparing to shove out.
In haste, yours, &c:
From the Boston Traveller, 1st inst.
INTERESTING FROM CALIFOR
NIA.
We have been favored with the perusal
i a letter -from a master of an American
hip on the coast of California, to a gentle.
man in this city, dated at Saint Francisco
N0ov.21. We have only time now to make
he following extract, by which it will be
seen that the new American consul a
Monterey is a prisoner in the hands of the
Californt us. We shall make further ex
tracts from the letter to-tmorrow. The
report of the massacre of thirty Americans
it appears, is without foundation.
"The Savannah hisjust arrived here froi
San Pedro. The report of an action. a
San Pedro is false. There has been ac
ation there since the affair of Capt. -Mer'
in. Commodore. StocktonA . at Sar
Pedro, waiting to bo-joined -by Col.:Fre
mut, 0o 6left-Montery with-400;menianc
orises list week. 'When.together, .Isup
osethey wil make iclead work.offit,a
drive'evry oqe oiiof-the counti-yw ht
taken'u .alz .ts tY~r.t
hdtynillar r him in ltoI mra. ohi
ill- be bad Jo- the -squadr9n aheahst
outraered to .supply a large .ainount ep
povisions and stores forthemt sIleo gas
aken asSt. Juan, on his way to .lonterey.
"'The vessels of war here arc the Con
ress: Sa.vannah, Warren and.Portsmouth.
The Gyane daily expected from Mlazntlan.
The schooner Julia Ann arrived'last week,
prize to the Gyane, and the brig Males
hhel, prize to the Warren, cut out 01
dazatlan." -
F-rum the N. 0. Delta..
THE GREAT WESTERN.
he runaway woaiter-Her opinion of Gen.
Taylor-h er contempt of cowardice-Th.
death of Capt. Lincoln.-Her passiont
ives toay to regret-Evidence of her es
eem for the brave dlead.
The "Great Western," or "The Heroira
ofFort Brown," as she is often called, stiFi
sticks to the army. Indeed, it is only whet
she is abroad with the soldiers that she ap.
pears to be at h.ome. At tthe present tme
her tent is pitched at Saltillo, whIere she
xhibirs the same rouzgh-and-ready good
nature, the same esprit du corps, which has
distinguished her since "joined the army."
She kieeps a restaurat, or mess house, more
especially foir the oiflicers, and gives a kick
to a saucy -cus-.omer, or a cup of coffee to
favorite one, writh equal facility. She
does a steak to a T, bht he who would at
tempt to ''do" her, would find himself te
labor under a mistake. Let anly one say
a vord against the Amirican Army, and
he is sure first to set him up and - then to
knock him down. One itnstance, by way
sfillustration: On the evening of the
.ttle of Buena Vista, Feb. 23d,.a little
sfeinate fellow, in all the haste and all
~e bewilderment of.John Gilpin, in hie
involuntary equestrian teat from lshington:
rode into Saltillo and up to the quart 'rs ol
Lhe Great Western. He was trembling
so that one would imagine an invisable
slectrifying machine was operating on his
serves.
-Why, wvhat's the matter with you. Miss
lahncy-whait's skeered you now 2" said
he "amiable hostess."
Oh, Mrs. Bourdette-Mrs. Bourdette !"
taid the counterfeit soldier-the apology
iir a man, "we'll he all slain by ,whoMex
ans ; Gen. Taylor ison the retreat ; it's
il over with us ; we'll be either shot, or
tent to the mines. Oh! I would'nt care,"
se continued, in -a whining tone, I would'nt
tare, hut for my old wvoman and three
hidrn in the -States.' 'I know, John.'
aid she to me when I was coming away
-'I know your courage will get you into
scrape-you are too imperuous,- John,'
aid she ; and it was true for her. - If I was
tot I might still be a waiter inna respecta!
l restauratin New-Orleanss. H-aint you
ot a cup ofecoffee for me, Mrs. Blourdette
-Lsuch is the Great Western's matrimonial
ame-hint yougot a cup of coffee -fo
e. just to quench my thirst 7". :
"Not a drop, Watson,"satd the-A mazon
roman of the camp, sternly. "So you.
iminive creature, whose heart has got
te shaking ague-ayor sayv tha.uGen.iTay
,r'has retreated ?" - , . -
~"S"
-'saw ii rtt -y
{ "It'osn mi:fi "
Western., emphaiticay - I
never reirea
retreats-:it never Ira -
nor'everliefore, toi
out, you shune U
you did ngat w n
cans torve:y d'li
dished an did sw-r
verted 'inia a care
of.the little man,
faster tbarbe ra o a.
This seine.was noit'ell;o
neevs arrived of the West -
On hearing it,-the elarg ate e
her band-she fell herseJfontq,
weapt like a child.: - -
,"You kIow rho 'Ciptain
not, Mrs. Bourdette = said'ap
ent. _ :
"Knew hint !V' aid'dfe,-wqltag
tears from her bronzed-feervit
apron--,Knew- bim.!- I d den t
one else. I wae henli-tedmey -
ago, in .efferson*Ball' __
my first husband joined liwg,
we have lived together, thahs_'
at my table, all the time sniis
was on runaway in him.'7'4
man, I must go and see to hi di h
night, lest. them rascally, greases
strip him, and, not knowiog~hi
not give him decent burial.'.' sir
Of she went to the bloodys tpin
field, sought among the dead andidy
she found out the corpse of the brave
tain, which she broughttdSa~biife
decently , enterred.eSheynowkeg
sword and other; eqnipment,nn&
not to part with.them thro' f
*The Captain did go thr<I
ceremony of an enlistmentzith -
of Fort Brown, and htws' tar.
means the least brave person, ho
took into the service of UncleSazp.t
REQUISITION FOR-TN6OPS
Probable movement of ibp o
Excchange of Prisonerd c *$
We have conversed owith a.genal
who honorably. participatede inthen
of Buena Vista, in whichiconvpezsa
derived.several items ofinterest.
proceed to give to the, pubi,.g
Lieut. Crttenden, wbo,receay
city for Washington, cearnd ituh
requisition from 'Gen. Tyor;
Government, for ten "thoiisa"sid
troops. "- y ,
Gee. Taylor, it is thought, will ad;
on San Luis Potosi so soon as-the ,bein'
forcemeet called-for'arrives'.1
The Regiment of Louisiana Vol
it is confidently believed.will hag -
portunity to distingtisothems ly
will be directed toppen ,tg..;com
tion betwepn TampidoL which'n
cessarily hethe besefof pe o
San Luis Potosi. -+
The, bodies of the. officer wloifl~
battle of Buena j '
by their frie rn 'tafofiae n
verized charca wasit
fins plai6t f9Uya
tillo glFraevtf
. eh reseo n enma
reginment, who, wiliie sin
maken ~y the nsygmg e
to he res'.oaed to Gen. Tyor ce
meet. . 0. Tri.
Gen.. Taylor's Saga ity.-Ithig
wyell observed that if Gei Taylor hsd?
treated on Monterey, in conformilj~wi
the views of Gen.sScott and the4,udio
ary orders of the .War Depiartmie.
would with his inferiority of numbershv
so dispirited our volunteer force.,.as mgt ~
have produced calamizous resultus~4a
tim ating the moral ell'ects ofsuce.ahgn
he manifested the cpnsummnatesagaj~~
a statesman, as in his subseqmuent &g~ju
during the en'gageunentatBen i
exhibited the highest skill as a strafeir
In the possession of ibis duble qii
tion,,-as commander and imaster.t
s-:ience or human ature, he 6asnohe
inaptly compared .withb Gediralk-in~
A Hero Researde4.-Te.eCnc -
Commercial says :-: 'rpraljP, -f
at the City Hotel, .reei gea)
day, his commissin as' Ltenutenant~
3rd regiment of Iiifantr? C-fr
Sullivan, on the minmora6le'~eth :c
captured. Marengo, Ged.d(aV'js
dc-camp, receiving six sabre~ 'i~
face wit'h his victory:, 'tAtithe as.
sa ball skinned his cheek-bone... 1H
ered up his prisoners: toas.flic
went back with .six mengsmi .ce
from .the enemy a field-piece. -
The NorLatand South.ByjL
pointmnent made.*by. the sn
the adjournment of Congressi~
that 41 captains are from-the sla'
to 15 from the~ free-23 -1st l~
from slave States, to 8'from thte
2d lieutenants from -Slave~tates~~
from the free.
Look out for Cu
yesterday a counterfeit Fiv p,
on the Planters & Medhlics' -
as there are probably~but(~
circulation, (this being th&
boen* presrited atihe'b.5',
that due cautioP. shotajabe'
ceiving the ntes of' thsi dii ----
and-hus stop thanauh.e~~p~
false bankers sA .liettort
engrating, whieh isihadiy e ec
at once deifeet ihetcounterfa
Tribunte stes, as 'thet
rogtuery. a. coucsefsifoaf, .
Sugar, made. hy maiinsgtl
commnon~sah. h hastpiii
dJe gstibosne.lttd~n~
.A wre~dfeI- -
vejtiser CoutendshatN 'teTjl -
rarthe relief :aindnl~mi(a - -