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From the Rochester Daily Advcrtiaer.
An Interesting Scene.—A scene of touch
ing interest occurred in the Executive
Chamber, at Albany, a few days since. A
year or more ago, our readers may -ecol-
lect, a Methodist minister, of previous good
character, was convicted in one of the east
ern counties of the crime of forgery, and
sentenced to the States Prison for a tern
of years. Since his incarceration, an effort
had been made on the part of his friends to
get him pardoned, but without success, and
the project was abandoned.
Not so with his daughter, an interesting
girl of some eighteen or twenty years.—
She thought if she could only see the Gov
ernor, the eloquence of her tears, and the
truthfulness of her story, would produce the
desired result. Aided by a few triends she
journeyed to Albany, determined not to re
turn until she could carry to her mother the
pardon for her father. She called upon the
Executive, and in a simple and unpretend
ing manner related her grievances, and
plead with the eloquence of a loving heart,
for the liberation of her parent, who, al
though disgraced, was her parent still.
She was requested to call again, and as
she passed into the Executive chamber a
second time, there was a shade of fet.r up
on her countenance lest the application had
b en denied; and when the pardon, signed
and sealed, was placed in her hands, she
could scarcely believe her own eyes at.d
ears. It hardly seemed possible; she could
not realize that the strip of paper could
accomplish what she desired, at.d in the
most touching manner she appealed to the
private Secretary to know if it was really a
fact that her father could come out of pris-
by presSfiftflSfWK I'l a iL d - if i
again breathe the air of freedom.. On be
ing assured that such was indeed the fact,
tears of joy flowed freely; and with the
most impatient haste she made her way
homeward to hear the glad tidings to her
mother. Ere this, the erring one lias been
released and restored to the bosom of his
family. A man with such a daughter, de
serves better of the world than the gloomy
walls of a prison.
war as “armed ruffians and murderers,”
“fiends in human shape.” It is not strange
then that he should not wish to be called
by the name which these men have disgrac
ed; and it would be strange indeed if he
should connect himself in any manner with
them. A man of his penetration and sound
judgment must see at once, that the least
connection with such a faction would en
sure the political death and future infamy
of the best man in the country; and having ! Linbart,— Lindsey.
write more—all did their duty nobly, (Dd all share t-
like in the glory of the day. I annex the natnea of
some of the killed and wounded, among the volun
teers, as far as they reached me:
Killed—2d Tennessee Regiment, under Col. Has-
lull,—Lieuta. Gill and F. R. Nelson; Sergeants H.
S. Bynum, and — Brown; privates George Keeney,
Win. O. Stripling, Fleming Wiiliants, ’ Ephraim
Price, C. A. Sampson, Samuel Floyd, Robert Ker-
nau, Thoa. Gridin.
Killed—Kentucky I’olnnteers.—Corpora! Wm. F.
Elains; Win. Durham.
Wockdkd—1st Pennsylvania Regiment.—John
gained all of his well-earned fame in a cause
I which they have uniformly characterised as
| the most wicked and infamous, he would
| exhibit a most strange spectacle if he did
1 not turn from them with loathing and dis
gust.— iV. II. Patriot.
American Arms
TRIUMPHANT I!!
Wounded—2d Pennsylvania Regiment.—Jacob
Simons, mortally, Edward Cruse. Thomas Hann,
John Chaiuier—all of the Philadelphia Rangers—
James Shaw, Abraham Rowian, Wm. Wilhelm, Fred
Soiners.
Wounded—2d Tennessee Regiment.—Brig. Gen.
Pillow, very slightly: Lieut. Col. Cumming: Major
Robert Farquharson, (of ist regiment:) Capt. Mur
ray; Lieut. Yearwood; Lieut. W. P. Haile; privates
! C. Ross, Benj. O. Havre, Jonas M. Woods, George
! Dearmond, YVm. England, Richard L. Bobanan.
I Jehu Gunter, Alfred Hattan, L. W. Fnssell. W in.
J Whiltingdou, John Burrows, Chas. Johnson, Geo.
j A. Smith, Alonzo White, Francis Bibb, M. Brewer.
| Wounded—Kentucky Volunteers.—Lt. Souther-
! land. Sergeant Allen T. Mockabee, privates Henry
1 Brewer, Minon T. Smith. Henry Williams, Joab
Langston, Whittimore Kietli.
Many of the above are mortally wounded.
What disposition is to be made of the prisoners I
I know not. I trust they will not ho permitted to
| march oat Vera Cruz.—We shall push oulwnor-
t row towards Jalapa. L. 3. B
■ p. s.—President Herrera is also a prisoner, and
! with Geu. La Vega goes to the United States. The
other prisoners, in a day of two will be sent to Vera
i Cruz under a strong guard, of which the two Ten
nessee and id Pennsylvania Regimeuts are a part.
I enclose you an order issued by Gen. Scott on
1 the day previous to the battle.
In my walk through camp I have counted 132
! wounded persons.—I understand many of the offi-
, cers are to be permitted to return home again upon
J their parole of honor. L..S. d
feed them. The generals will be sent to New Or- ■
leans—among them yon will have the second appear-
ence of La Vega, he having refused again to be pa
roled.
The second in command to Santa Anna is a man
as black as the ace of spades, with a name something
tike Stinton.
All Santa Anna’s plate was taken, and hisdinner,
cooked for yesterday, eaten by our own officers.
I am sorry to say that Gens. Patterson and Smith
were both confined to their beds by sick ness and were
unable to go into the fights with their commands.
Further particulars furnished the Delta
by Captain Hughes of the Topographihal
Corps:
From the N. O. Delta, 1st itist.
Another Glorious Victory II
BATTLE OF CEKRO GORDO.
Santa Anna and 15,000 Mexicans Defeat
ed—Four Generals and 5000 men taken , . ,
prisoners — The Mexican Thermopylae j Discharge of Mexican Prisoners-Vega only detained
passed—Santa Anna narrowly escapes—
His carriage taken—Gen. La Vega and a
mnavj —-— jp- tn
N. Orleans—Gen. Herrera, ex-president. Te
as Prisoner—Herrera discharged.
Plan del Rio, April 19—3 P. M.
Eds. Delta—l have the mortification to announce
that ex-President Herrera, and the other three Mexi
can r,enerais, i__i of ih« officers, have
been discharged by Geo. Scott upon their parote of
honor, and are now on their march to Jalapa or some
where else—no doubt to oppose the progress of our
gallant army, and givens another fight. Gen. La
Vega refused to accept the parole, and goes prison-
„/• i j • nn ■ er to the United States. This move is deemed by
mense^ Loss of Mexicans I heir pursuit y ell Scott prudent and wise, particularly when the
/„ * Al xpense of transporting such a’body of men is con-
leased or on his parole—Gen. Shields mor
tally wounded—Gen. Pillow, Maj. Sum
ner, Capt. Mason and other American of
ficers wounded—American Loss 250—Im-
| to Jalapa—Gen. Twiggs encamps within
MEXICAN REVENUE.
It is stated that Mr. Walker, the Secre
tary of the Treasury, calculates upon a re
venue of $15,000,000 from the military con
tributions imposed on Mexico for the first
year, after the opening of the Mexican
ports to trade. This estimate, said to have
been made by Mr. Walker, is ridiculed bv
some of our cotemporaries, as a crude and
tvild financial estimate which nothing but a
tremendous “strength of fancy” could ever
have produced. Now whether Mr. Walker
ever made such an estimate or not we can
not say; but if the estimate is hie, or that of
any other person, we will venture to say
that it is an estimate based upon substantial
facts and logical reasoning, having scarcely
more fancy about it than a proposition of
Euclid.
The whole reasoning of those who op
pose Mr. Walker’s estimate amounts to
this: The twenty millions of people of the
United Stales, under the tariff of 1846, will
derive from their foreign trade during the
coming year only $22,000,000, or a little
more perhaps; ergo the revenue of Mexico
with only eight millions of people, cannot
amount to 815,000,000. This reasoning,
to our mind at least, does not appear to be
very conclusive. It assumes that the re
venue of a country, depends in a great de
gree, upon the amount of its population,
than which a greater error never was com
mitted. Every mere tyro in the science of
political economy knows better than this.—
The population of Great Britain and Ire
land is only about 27,000,000, or about one
third greater than that of the United States;
her revenue, therefore, according to the
reasoning of some of our cotemporaries,
ought to be only one-third greater than ours,
whereas it is more than five times that of
our revenue. The following table will show
how little the population of a country 1ms to
do with its revenue, or at least that there is
no necessary connection between the two
things:
Population.
United States 20,000,000
Great Britain 27,000,000
F ranee 33,000,000
Spain 12,000,000
The amounts in tire above table, which
we might extend much farther, at e the rev
enue derived from custom-house duties.
Those who suppose that the revenue of
Mexico, derived from her customs, must
bear some proportion to her population
would be obliged to conclude that if our
20,000,000 of people have only 324,000,000
of tevenue, Mexico’s $,000,000 would have
only about nine or ten millions; whereas
the average amount of Mexican customs has
been of late years about 312,500,000.
To return, then, to Mr. Walker’s esti
mate. He has very properly concluded,
we think, that if, with her enormous tariff,
Mexico has realized from her customs a
revenue of 812,500,000 annually, under a
tariff 3uch as that now in force in the Mexi
can ports, we may reasonably calculate on
at least 32,500,000 more of revenue. The
present tariff in Mexico admits goods from
all parts of the world at a rate greatly re
duced; besides, there are some sixty arti
cles of merchandize admitted now that
were totally excluded by the Mexicans.—
This very tavorable change in the facilities
for trade in Mexico, rendets it highly pro
bable that Mr. Walker’s estimate is not far
from the truth, and that if there is any
“stretch of the fancy” any where it is on
the side of our worthy contemporaries who
are endeavoring to find fault with Mr. Sec
retary Walker. They would do well, we
think, to* study factsand political economy
a little more, before they try their hand a-
gain at the calculation of custom-house du
ties. At least, it will be necessary for tnem
to abandon the idea that the population of a
country has any connection, necessarily,
with its custom-house revenues. If Mexi
co, under her old and oppressive tariff,
could, nevertheless, raise Si 2,500,000 annu
ally for customs, there is certainly nothing
very absurd in supposing that the present
rate of duties in Mexico will produce at
least $2,500,000 more, or 315,000,000 in
the whole.—N. O. Ere. Mercury.
three miles of Jalapa.
I The glorious news of the Buena Vista victory,
I closely followed by the brilliant capture of Vera
I Cruz, lias scarcely made the circuit of our wide-
sidered. I wi
reigns in camp.
only add, universal dissatisfaction
L. S. B.
j spread country, before the American heart
| made to swell at
laud throb with the emotions of joy and
From the Vera Cruz Eagle, Extra, April 20—12 m.
GREAT VICTORY AT CERRO GORDO!
We received the following interesting particulars
BATTLE OF CERRO GORDO.
On the arrival »f |he other Divisions of
the army at the encampment of General
Twiggs, on the 16th of April, Gen. Scott,
after taking a reconnoijatice of the enemy’s
works, determined to storm them. The
position occupied by the enemy was re
garded by them as impregnable, and truly,
to any other than American soldiers it must
have appeared an insurmountable and im
practicable undertaking to carry it by storm,
or turn it by strategy.
The road from Vera Cruz, as it passes
the Plan del Rio, which is a wide, rocky
bed of a once large stream, is commanded
by a series of high cliffs, rising one above
the other, and extending several miles, and
nil well fortified. The road then debouch
es to the right, and curving around the
ridge, passes over a high cliff, which is com
pletely enfiladed by forts and batteries,
i This ridge is the commencement of the
TerravTemplada. the upper or mountainous
country. The high and rocky ravine of the
river protected the right flank of the posi
tion, and a series of most abrupt and ap
parently impassable mountains and ridges
coverod their left. Between these points,
running a distance of two or three miles, a
succession <>f otrougly fortifiad forts bristled
at every turn, and seemed to defy all bra
very and skill. TLe Cerro Gordo com
manded the road on a geutie declination,
like a glacis, for nearly a mile—an ap
proach in that direction was imposible. A
front attack must have terminated in the al
most entire annihilation of our army. But
the enemy expected such an attack, con
fiding in the desperate valor of our men,
and believing that it was impossible to turn
ment was nearly cut to pieces, and the oth
er volunteer regiments .were severely han
dled. Gen. Pillow withdrew his men, and
was preparing for another attack when the
operations at the other points having prov
ed successful, the enemy concluded to sur
render. Thus the victory was complete,
and four Generals and about 6000 men
w’ere taken prisoners by our army. One of
their principal Generals and a large num
ber of other officers killed. The Mexican
force on this occasion certainly exceeded
our own. The Mexican officers admitted
that Santa Anna had 8000 men in the lines,
and 6000, including 2000 lancers, outside of
the entrenchments. Gen. Scott’s force was
about S000, Gen. Quitman’s brigade not
having arrived in time to take part in the
engagement. Gen. Ampudia was second
in command of the Mexicans, end superin
tend the operations of the enemy. When
the Cerro was carried he was seen retreat
ing on a fine while charger, his hat falling
oft' as he galloped away. Many of the Mex
icans escaped by a bye path which runs
off between the main road between the Cer
ro and the fort carried by Gen. Worth. As
to Santa Anna and Canalizo, they retreat
ed in time to escape by the main road.—
Their conduct was regarded as most cow
ardly. Some of the Mexican officers who
were taken prisoners do not hesitate to at
tribute their defect to the cowardice or cor
ruption of Santa Anna. The force of the
enemy was composed of their best soldiets.
The infantry that fought so well at Buena
Vista, all the regular artillerists of the Re
public, including several able naval officers
were present. Some of the officars whom
Gen. Scott released at the capitulation of
Vera Cruz, without extorting the parole on
account of their gallantry, were found a-
moiig the killed and wounded. A gallant
young officer named Halzinger, a German
by hirth, who extol ted the admiration of
our army, in the bombardment of Vera
Cruz, by seizing a flag which was cut down
by our balls, and holding it up in his hand
until a staff could be prepared, had been re
leased by General Scott without a parole.
He was found among the desperately
wounded at Cerro Gordo. The enemy’s
loss in (killed and wounded) was about as
large as our own. But in addition to this,
of national pride and exultation, over another and not of the late battle, from our colleague. Mr. Peoples,
less glorious achievement of our indomitable army, by the express which arrived this morning, and
The enemy, finding themselves unable to cope with hasten to lay them before tlie public, as every thing general, perceived tile trap set for him, and j ihit ty pieces of beautiful brass camion, of
OUT soldiers in thp n nMI fiplH anti /list nnsl inrr t!m 1 frnm tVint mnrlr.r nt tViii tuna will I rnnH ivith 11 ip I .1 » _ ? l r. TT_ •!.. C 1 1 1« .. .-1! I.^ n.,.1 m n ni 1.. n ..»■
our soldiers in the open field, and distrusting the from that quarter at this time will l>e read with the
, walls of their cities and houses as defences against deepest solicitude. Mr. Peoples will remain with
■ our shells aud cannon, by the preconcerted determin- the army, and, of course, furnish us with the earliest
| ation of the government, resolved to change their intelligence:
mode of conducting the war, to fortify all the difficult Cekro Gordo, April 19th. 10 A. M.
passes of the connlry.and to make strong opposition At 12 o'clock, yesterday, the Mexican forces, (or
i to the passage of our array at every point susceptible rather a great proportion of them.) surrendered to
of a defence. In pursuance of this new plan of op- our arms. Our prisoners comprise five Generals, a
erations, Santa Anna left the capitol with a force of vast number of subordinate officers, and about 5000
near ten thousand troops, intending to ljnite with La soidiers.
Vega: and with strong reinforcements of the Nation- About 11 o'clock a part of the division under Gen.
al Guard, and the ruble (jarochada) of Puebla and Twiggs succeeded in carrying the height of Cerro
other towns on the route, to take position at a strong Gordo, and the enemy at once came to a pariey,
pass called Cerro Gordo, and there give our army which led to a surrender of all the troops, with their
battle.
whence the name "Cerro Gordo,’’ or wide rid^
Before and around this ridge, on the road to Vera
Cruz, are steep hills, winch the enemy had strongly
fortified with about 24 heavy guns, and a force which,
at the lowest estimate, must have been at least 15,000.
Three forts, commanding the road for miles, had first
to be carried be ore the Cerro could be attacked
The hills were covered
supported by a large fore
them; and could you but sec them, whilst readi. o
these lines, you would wonder at their surrender.—
The Cerro Gordo, the most prominent of the de-
and the batteries strongly fences, commands the Jalapa road for two or three
:e of Santa Anna’s best in- miles, an ’
nd a heavy battery here, in the hands of skill-
i fan try. On the other side of the pass, Santa Anna ful men, would keep an army in check for many a ,^ ~ ~ , ,, „ • . . , - • ■> , _ ^ rp . . .
himself was stationed with 3000 cavalry—a position day, if not entirely preventits passage. The impor- be,1 « Scott prepared to follow up his advan- cupietl by our troops, ben. 1 wiggs bivou-
i ry. Having secured this position in front close upon his heels. A strong position
! and near the enemy’s strongest fortification, j five miles west of Cerro Gordo, fortified
j and having by incredible labor elevated one and defended by a fine battery of long brass
! of our large guns to the top of the fort, guns, was abandoned by the enemy and oc-
asstimed either to cut off the retreat of his men, or to tance of this point was soon made apparent to all;-
facilitate his own. The battle opened with an attack and last night, about 12 o'clock, a piece of cannon
upon an advanced post, strongly fortified, of the ene- was hauled upon a neighboring eminence, which, af-
1 *»iy. This was handsomely done by the vanguard of ter sending sundry shot upon the enemy, was found
Gen. Twiggs, under the command of Maj. Sumner of little avail—and in the morning, the Cerro Gordo
—Gen. Smith being unfortunately ill. The new was stormed and carried; not, however, before the
and splendid regiment of Mounted Riflemen took commander-in-chief of the Mexicans had secured
the lead, and, under a heavy shower of grape and himself a safe retreat, by fulling back, with his body-
musketry. drove the enemy from their position. <*>ur guard, several miles upon the Jalapa road,
loss in this affair was heavy. Major Suinner was In the meantime, the other defences were being
tages. A demonstration was made from acked within three miles of the lovely town
this position against another strong fort in of Jalapa.
the rear, and near the Cerro, but the ene- j In concluding our imperfect sketch of this
my were considered too strong, and the un- ; brilliant achievement, we cannot sufficient-
dertaking was abandoned. A like demon* ly express our admiration of the extraordi-
stration was made by the enemy- nary deeds of our gallant arn y and able
On the next day, the ISth, Gen. Twiggs ; General. Scarcely a month has elapsed
| was ordered forward from the position he since our troops, under Scott, landed on the
wounded in the head, and several other officers were stormed by our troops. Three forts, situated nearer j had already captured against the fort which ! enemy’s shores. In that time a strong Wall-
Revenue.
$27,000,090
$173,160,(KM)
$1*0,100,000
$13,000,000
badly wounded. When our troops had occupied to our camp, and upon three heights adjacent to each
this position, the enemy made a feint of attacking other, each commanding the others, were the objects
them, but after a great parade retired to their strong of attack; and the carry ing ol them was the task of the
defences. After this, the enemy kept up an ino.es- Volunteers. The centre of one of these forts runs
sant fire on our lines but without effect. The next further in than the others, and this being the object of
day, (l^th,) the battle was opened in earnest, and by storm, the advance of the stormers had to undergo
a succession of brilliant charges, under Generals the fire of the right and left, and the centre; the latter
Twiggs, Shields, Pillow and YVorth, all the various of which prudently withheld rts fire until our men had
forts and defences were severally carried at the point approached within forty yards of the guns, and then
, of the bayonet, the enemy totally routed, and 5000 of the dogs of war were let loose with such fury that
j them taken prisoners, together with most of their Gen- our men were driven from their position with great
erals, and all their baggage and munitions; Gen. San- slaughter—the*2d Tennesseeans, who were in the ad*
ta Anna narrowly escaped on a mule, taking some vance, losing a large number in killed and wounded,
j by-path through the chaparral, lie »v as closely fol- Before the Volunteers had time to renew the attack,
lowed by his Secretary of War, Gen. Canalizo, who, the enemy had surrendered—driven as they bad been
for his great reputed bravery, has been fora long time from their favorite position on Cerro Gordo,
called the "Lion of Mexico.” Gen. Vaaqncz, who Taking all thiugs into consideration this has been a
commanded the corps dc reserve at Buena Vista, was great light and a great victory, one calculated to shine
killed. This officer had a high reputation forgallan- brilliantly in the chapter of those achieved in Mexico
try and military knowledge. Ile was a Spaniard, by our arms.
who was somewhat distinguished in the Spanish ser- The Mexicans cannot say, as they did at Vera
vice. Other Mexican officers were killed, but most Cruz, that we stood off a long way and whipped them
of them were taken prisoners. Among these are with superior gnus, for the small arms did the busi-
j Gen. Herrera, the ex-President; Gen. Javero and ness here—did it against superior numbers, assisted
De la Vega—the former accepted his parole, the lat- by all the defences nature was capable of affording
ter preferred to enjoy the hospitalities of the good them. But, what obstacles can be thrown in the way
! citizens of New Orleans, and will come hither soon of Americans—what impediments of sufficient mag-
: with a large force of subordinate officers, who have, nitude to bar tliein from victory once the foe is en-
. peihaps, heard of the pleasures and quietude of life countered? The American soldier works with heart
in New Orleans. and soul m his cause, and that force which stops his
This signal achievement has not been gained with- progress can almost boast of performing a miracle.
! out a heavy loss on our part. Several valuable offi- The Mexican forces on the height of Cerro Gordo
commanded the Cerro. Simultaneously an j ed city has been captured, together with an
attack on the fortifications on the enemy’s impregnable fortress—a pitched battle has
left, was to be made by Gens. Shields* and been fought under the most unfavorable
Worth’s division, who moved in separate j circumstances, and against the most formid-
columns, whilst General Pillow advanced able natural defences—twelve thousand
against the strong forts and difficult ascents ! prisoners have been taken, including some
on the right of the enemy’s position. The I half adozeu officers—500 splendid canuon,
enemy fully acquainted with Gen. Scott’s in-i and an immense amount of munitions of
tended movement had thrown large bodies ! war, have been added to the national tro-
of men into the various positions to be at- ! phies. Truly, such results are glorious
tacked. The most serious enterprise was testimonials of the value of our sol liters and
of Twiggs, advanced against the 1 of the skill, gallantry anti perseverance of
main fort that commanded the Cerro. Noth- the accomplished General who led them.
ing can be conceived more difficult than ! — — .
this undertaking. The steep and rough ; Lt. William Price, of Illinois, who was
character of the ground, the constant fire of | billed in the battle of Buena Vista, was sev-
the enemy in front, and the cross fire of the j enty-two years old. A correspondent of
foits and batteries which enfiladed our lines, ; t j ie New-York Post sayshe had left a home
made the duty assigned to Gen. Twiggs : u f affluence and ease, with the expressed
one of surpassing difficulty. Nothihg pie- | vvish to die in the service of his country,
cers have been lost, many have been bailly wounded,
and a large body of the rank and file were strewt^d
; over the field and along the cliffs and defiles ©f this
| difficult pass. The total of our killed and wounded
will not, perhaps, exceed 300. Amor g the former
we fear we shall have to include the name of the gal
lant and popular Gen. Shields. He fell mortally
wounded, shot through the lungs, whilst leading his
| brigade against one of the enemy’s fort?. Gen. Pil-
i low, too, was wounded in the advance of his noble
j Tennesseeans, but succeeded in gloriously carrying
i the point attacked by him. The following is a list of
! the officers killed and wounded:
j Wounded—Gens. Shields and Pillow; Major Sum
ner, of the Rifles; Capt. Mason. Lieuts Maury, Gibbs,
Davis, Ewell and McLane, of the Rifles; Lieut. Jar
vis, of 2d infantry; Lt. Darby, Top. Engineers; Lt.
Dana,7th infantry; Capt. Patten, 2d infantry.
Among the volunteers the killed and wounded aro
as follows:
Killed—Lieuts. Nelson and Gill, of Col. Haskell’s
Tennessee regiment.
Wounded—Lt. Col. Cumming, slightly; Maj Far-
were the 3d and 4th Light Infantry, the 3d and 5th
Regiments of the Line, and six pieces of artillery,
with the re juisite number ofcavalry. Col. Obando,
Chief of Artillery, was kilted, also, Gen. \ r a?ques,
Gennral of Division. Many of our officers were of
opinion thst this General was no other than Governor
Morales.
Our force consisted of the 2d, 3d, and7lh Infantry,
and Mounted Riflemen, and Steptoe’s battery. Capt.
Mason of the Rifles, was severely wonnded, having
lost his left leg. Lieut. Ewell, of the 7th Infantry,
«vas severely wounded. Capt. Patten, of the 2d—
left hand shot off.
On the 17th, Lieut Jarvis, of the 2d Infantry was
wounded in ascending the first hill.
On the top of the Cerro Gordo, the scene was tru
ly horrible—from the Jalapa road, dead bodies of the
enemy could be seen on every spot where the eye
was directed, until they literally covered the ascent to
this height. There is about half an acre of level
ground on the top of the mountain, and here wascol-
lected together the wounded of both armies, and the
dead of our own. Side by side was laying the disa-
,IIUW1 VUI. VUUilUIIIS, a "5 * . m . , w
quliarson, of Texas, severely; Lt. \Vm. Yearwood, j bled American and the Mexican, and our Surgeons
mortally; Lt. Forest, slightly; Capt. Murray,severely; j were busy amputating and dressing the wounds of
George Sutherland, (Ky. volunteers,) severely. each—lotting them by turns, unless the acute pain oi
— some sufferer further along caused him to cry out.
Force of the enemy 15,000— Three strong i wh ™ he tvould be immediately attended to.
_ , J I The pioneer parties of our men were picking up
Jot tresses^ with 24 guns Desperate de- ihe wounded and bringing Ihem in from every part of
fence—The inemy sound a retreat—Santa \ the ascentio the height. From the side towards the
Anna escapes with the cavalry—lie is \ river, where the storming party of Gen. Twiggs’di-
<v.
his coach and takes to the chaparat—His j rate stand—but when they gave way, and started iu
wooden leg—Gen. Shields mortally wound- confusion down the hill, was the time they most saf
er/— The names of some of our killed and | fered—many of them receiving the balls of our men
wounded.
, in their backs
i The charge on Cerro Gordo was one of those cool
Plan del Rio, April 1$, j yet determined ones, so cliaracleristic of :he Ameri-
t Eds. Della—the American Army, under General j can soldier. From the time that our troops left the
- Scott has just achieved another great victory over the hill nearest that prominent height, the fire was inces-
' Mexican forces under Gen. Santa Anna. The fight I saut, and they had to fight their way, foot by foot un-
was fairly commenced yesterday by Gen. Twiggs til they gained the summit, front which place thteu-
| and Col. Harney, and concluded about noon to-day emv gave way, after a very short resistance.
| by Gen. YVorth and Gen. Paterson s divisions. The 1 Our victory is complete. Those of the enemy who
| enemy could not have had less than 15,000 fighting escaped were driven in all directions by the pursn-
! men, while our force was not over 12,000. The po- ers. and many of them cut down in the road. Gen.
sition of the Mexicans was one of the strongest im- Twiggs, who followed them after taking Cerro Gor-
vented our men from being utterly destroy
ed, but the steepness of the ascent under
which they could shelter. But they sought
no shelter, and onward rushed against a
hailstorm of halls and musket shot, led by
the gallant Harney, whose noble bearing
elicited the applause of the whole army.
His conspicuous and stalwart frame at the
bead of his brigade, his long arm waiving
his men on to the charge, his sturdy voice
ringing above the clash of arms and din of
conflict, attracted the attention and admira
tion alike of the enemy and of our own ar
my. On, on, he led the columns, whose
front lines melted before the enemy’s fire
like snow flakes in a torrent, and staid not
their course until leaping over the rocky
barriers and bayoneting their gunners, they
drove the enemy pell mell from the fort,
delivering a deadly fire into their ranks,
from their own guns, as they hastily retired.
This was truly a gallant deed, worthy of
the Chevalier Bayard of our army, as the
intrepid Harney is well styled. Gen. Scott,
between whom and Col. Harney there had
existed some coolness, rode up to the Colo
nel after this achievement and remarked to
him, “Col. Harney, I cannot now adequate
ly express my admiration of your gallant
achievement, but at the proper time I shall
take great pleasure in thanking you in prop
er terms.” Harney, with the modesty of
true valor, claimed the praise as due to his
officers and men. Thus did the division of
the gallant vetran Twiggs carry the main
positiou of the enemy and occupy the fort
which commanded the road. It was here
the enemy received their heaviest loss, and
their General, Vasquez, was killed. A lit
tle after, Geo. Worth having, by great ex
and, if need be, on the field of battle. “They
cannot cheat me out of many years,” said
he. When ordered with the battalion, like
a forlorn hope, to the trying contest in the
mountains, he exclaimed with a look of joy,
as he drew his sword, “Now, boys, this
looks like doing something.” The enemy
triumphed over his fall, supposing him to
be General Wool.
The same writer thus alludes to the death
of a noble German in the fiercely contested
battle of Buena Vista.
In the same part of the field, and about
the same time with Clay, McKee and Har
din, another fell; pierced by a lance, whose
name is worthy of a place in the rolls of
fame—private Alexander Kunze, of com
pany H. 2d regiment of Illinois. The wri
ter was honored with his fiiendship, and
had an opportunity of knowing him well,
being a member of the same company and
his tent mate. His conduct on tho field
was most soldierly, cool, calm, deliberate
and prompt in obeying orders. His cour
age was conspicuous, even in the moment of
bis death, when he refused to surrender.—
Except a brother in South America, he
leaves no relatives oo this continent. His
widowed mother lives in Bueckeburg, in
Hanover, near to his native city, Hamburg.
He received a splendid education at the
Universities of Jena and Goettingen. He
had been but a year in the United States
when lie joined our regiment in Alton,
whither he had come to volunteer, from
Wisconsin. His motives in taking this step
were, that he might serve the country,
whose constitution he respected before all
other systems of government, and to grati-
eilions, passed the steep and craggy heights . fy his curiosity iti a new mode of life, by
on the enemy’s left, summoned a strong fort j seeing Mexico, and observing, as he did
fl^ The Journal of Commerce, speaking
of Gen. Taylor, says, “we ate well convinc
ed that the General does not call hirnself a
whig, nor wish to he called so.” I n this he
exhibits his excellent sense; and shews that
he duly appreciates the character and con
duct of that party. He sees them doing all
they can to embarrass his own operations
and to paralize the arm of tho gouernment.
He has seen them opposing appropriations
to feed and clothe his men. He has seen
them voting against hills to raise additional
troops to send to bis assistance when all be
lieved that he was in a most critical and
dangerous situation. He has seen them
denouncing the war as “infamous,” “dam
nable,” “God-abhorred,” &c., and praying
tbe government might not be able to get
either men or money to prosecute it. He
has seen them reviling every one who sus
tain him and the government in this war,
and denouncing every one engaged in the
aginable, and our brave troops bad a bard task to
perform in routing tbetn. They were entrenched
upon several iarge heights, upon which no less than
seven batteries were planted, mounting 24 guns in
all. One by one they fell into our hands.
At about JO o'clock, a charge was made at several
points by the regulars, >he two Tennessee, and two
Pennsylvania regiments, which, for a time, was
strongly opposed by the Mexicans, who fought des
perately; but finally their trumpet sounded a retreat,
' and away went Santa Anna and the larger portion of
his army as if “Old Nick” himself was after them!—
Not so, however, with Gen. La Vega, and 5000 of his
command, including four otiier Generals, all of which
surrendered, and are now prisoners ofwariu camp,
with all their arms ammunition, the., &c.
General Santa Anna, in his retreat, was so hotly
pursued by Col. Harney, who had command of the
7th Infantry and Mounted Rifles, that he was forced
to leave his splended carriage, trunks, some $70,000
in silver, and one ofhis cork legs. They are also in
camp, and attract much attention, and cause no lit-
Ue merriment.
Our loss in killed and wounded is severe, while
that ofthgpemy must be very great. Amoug those
killed am^wounded on our side, I regret to mention
the name of Gen. Shields, who fell mortally wounded
at an early hour in the day. The victory, in short,
is*a brilliant one, and adds another page to the bright
annals of our conntry's history. I have not time to
pproached within three miles of Jalapa, and
finding no force ol'the enemy, encamped for the
night. He is in the town before this time.
Capt. Merrill, ofthe 2d Dragoons, returned from
Twiggs’camp last night, and is of opinion that noth
ing but a small body guard is with Santa Anna.
Santa Anna private carriage was captured, and a-
mongst his effects was found the sum of $18,000,
which is now in ihe hands of the Quartermaster, and
and an additional leg of cork, for his excellency’s use
in case of emergency
in the rear of the Cerro, to surrender. This
fort was manned by a large force under
Gen. Pinzon, a mulatto officer of considera
ble ability and courage, who seeing the
Cerro carried, thought prudent to surren
der, which he did, with all his force. Gen.
Shields was not so fortunate in the battery
which he attacked, and which was com
manded by Gen. La Vega. A heavy fire
was opened on him, under which the fort
noticed one officer ofthe enemy snot through the '■ vvas carried with some loss, by the gallant
bend on Cerro Gordo who was a conspicuous man
at Vera Cruz.
Gen. La Vega, who is again in our clutches looked
as dashing and fine as ever. He did not seem the
least disconcerted, but rode in from the battle-field by
the side of Gen. Scott,laughing and talking aaifhe
was once more on the way to New Orleans.
(•en. Shields was mortally wounded, and I hear
ihis morning that he is dead. He behaved most gal
lantly, and his mishap is deeply-deplored.
Gen. Pillow was wounded in the arm, but slightly.
Maj. Sun.ner, of the 2d Dragoons, was shot in the
head, but is considered out of danger.
The force of the Mexicans, at the lowest, is set
down at 11,000. The officers of the Mexican army,
who give their parole, whilst I write this with the men
are being set abont their business -our commander be
ing ofthe opinion that he can whip them eaaier than
Ulinoisians, under Baker and Bennett, sup-
I ported by the New Yorkers, under Burnett.
| Among those who fell under this fire was
the gallant General, who received a grape-
shot through his lungs, by which he was
completely paralyzed, and at the last ac
counts was in a lingering state.
On the enemy's right-, Gen. Pillow com
menced the attack against the strong forts
near the river. The Tennesseeans, under
Haskell led the column, and the other vol
unteer regiments followed. This column
unexpectedly encountered a heavy fire from
a masked battery, by which Haskell’s regi-
with a philosophic eye, the character of her
people and institutions. The wiiter prom
ised much pleasure to himself in travelling
with him through this country. He was
twenty-seven years of age, and probably
the most learned man in the army; His
knowledge of philology was accurate and
profound. Such was his familiarity with
the Latin, that by one day’s examination of
a Spanish grammar he was able to read this
cognate language with facility. Many
pleasant hours have we spent together in
rambling over the plains and mountains of
Mexico, while he filled his haversack with
new plants to send to Germany, and which
his knowledge of botany often enabled him
to class in tho several genera and species.
A better or a braver heart than his never
beat its last upon a field of battle. While
awaiting upon the field, on the night of the
23d February, the renewal of the attack by
Santa Anna, the thought was most consola
tory to several of his comrades, that death
on the next day might make them compan
ions of Miltiades.of Socaates, and of Kunze.
their position to the right or left. General ! the loss of 6000 prisoners and some of their
Scott, however, with the eye of a skilful j best officers. Our army captured about
determined to avoid it. He therefore had j large calibre, and mostly manufactured at
a road cut to the right, so as to escape the j the Royal Foundry, Seville. A large quan-
j front fire from the Corro, and turn his posi- ! tity of fixed ammunition, of very superior
j tion on the left flank. This movement was quality, was also taken. The private hag-
made known to the enemy by a deserter ! gage and money chest of Santa Anna, con-
i from our camp, and consequently a large taining $20,000, was also captured. The
increase of force under Gen. Vega was sent latter was delivered over to the Pay De-
! to the forts on their left. Gen. Scott, to j partment. The volunteers who were era-
cover Ins flank movements, on the 17th of ployed in carrying the specie into camp,
j April, ordered forward General Twiggs cracked many a joke over the prospect of
against the foit on the steep ascent, in front being soon paid off in Mexican-coin and
, , , p0 . s,t "? n co " lu 1101 '; a r c bco .'iarms except the commander-in-chief,' Antonio Lo- I and a little to the left of the Cerro. Col. free of expense to Uncle Sam.
lected. 1 lie road leads through a precipitous ridge, pez de Santa Anna, who succeeded, as usual, in ef- u , , . . ... , v\r. 1 r .1 • 1 ,1
•' - " • ■ ' renting his escape, and that of the enfire Mexican car- ! barney commanded this expedition, and at W hen our forces had carried the various
airy, numbering somewhere near 3000 men. i head nf the rifles and some detachments . positions of the enemy, and the road was
The positions occupied by the enemy were aa I of infantry and artillery carried this posi- ; cleared, Gen. Twiggs started in hot pursuit
strong as nature combined with art. could make ! tion under a heavy fire of grape and musket- of the fugitive Santa Anna, and pressed
BRIGADIER GENERAL LANE.
The tearing of this gallant officer in the
battle of Buena Vista, as described by per
sons who were present, was in the high
est degree gallant, noble, and soldier like.
W r hen his Brigade, composed of the two
Indiana Regiments, was exposed to a mer
ciless fire from the Mexican batteries on
their flanks, and a front fire from a large
body of the enemy’s infantry—when the
grape and musket shot flew as thick as hail
over and through the lines of our volunteers,
who began to waver before the fiery storm,
their brave Genera! could be seen fifty yards
in advance of the line", waving his sword
with an arm already shattered by a musket
hall, and streaming with blood, and mounted
on a noble charger, who was gradually sink
ing UDder the loss of blood from five dis
tinct wounds. A brave sight indeed was
this ; the recollection of which should for
ever silence those who would dwell upon
the momentary delinquency of tbe Indian-
iar.s: As his Brigade fell back under the
pressure of overwhelming numbers, Gen
Lane himself brought up the rear, and was
tho last man to leave his position. Black
ened by tbe powder and smoke, covered
with blood and severely wounded, with his
clothes riddled by bullets, he suddenly re
tired before the enemy, loudly cursing the
cowardice of some of his men, and appeal
ing to them in a strain of mingled entreaty
ani scathing irony to stand by their colots
and the honor of their State. And through
out that long and bloody day this brave offi
cer was seen in every place of peril and
difficulty, rallying our troops arid leading
them gallantly against the foe. Not until
victory had perched on our banner, and the
beaten enemy had retired from the field,
did he dismount from his jaded and wound
ed horse, and then, exhausted by fatigue
and loss of blood, he fainted into the arms
of his Aid, and was borne away to the hos
pital, where he received suiglcat os^»tanc«,
which he so greatly needed.
‘THE YVAR—VOICE OF MASSACHUSETTS
The Ricnmond Enquirer ofthe 1st inst.
says:—Under this head the N. Y. Tribune
parades the infamous resolutions of Mr.
Keyes, which we yesterday published as
having passed the House of Representa
tives of Massachusetts, and which have
since passed the Senate of that State, 27 to
1. They denounce the war with Mexico,
as “a war of conquest, hateful in its objects,
wanton, unconstitutional in its origin and
character, against freedom, against human
ity, against justice, against the Union, a-
gainst the Constitution, and against the
Faee States; waged—by a powerful nation
against a weak neighbor—unueccessarily
and without just cause, at immense cost of
treasure and life, for the dismemberment of
Mexico, and for a conquest of a portion of
her territory, from which slavery had al
ready been excluded, with the triple object
of extending slavery, of strengthening the
‘Slave Power,’ and of obtaining the coutrol
of the Free States under the Constitution
of the United States.”
They denounce the “wrong and enormi-
j ty of slavery, and the tyranny and usurpa-
i lion of the ‘slave power,’ ” and recommend
! the country to retire from the position of
i aggression which it now occupies towards
j a weak disti acted neighbor, and sister Re-
! public.
j We yesterday stated that resolutions of
thanks to Gen. Taylor and his army, follow
ing closely the disgraceful anti-war resolu
tions, had been passed by the House—but
the same article in the Tribune informs us
that these resolutions of thanks to General
Taylor were rejected by the Federal Senate
in which there is not a single Democrat.
Will any one deny that these disgrace
ful proceedings of a Federal Legislature,
partaking so largely of the spirit of the
Hartford Convention, do give ‘aid and com
fort’ to tho public enemy 1 Their assaults
upon the South, should grouse the indigna
tion of men of all parties in the South.—
They show how little reason Southern
Whigs have to rejoice in such allies. 1 he
Democrats of the House, to their honor be
it said, voted for the resolutions of thanks
to Gen. Taylor and his army, but spurned
the infamous assaults upon their own Go
vernment and their sister States.
1 Tis theStorSpangled Banner,oh,j on ' ’
r\» r j «i w* » it ^
O'er the Land of the Free and the Homeof^
IIII,U!DIJHTIU,K, Mat ,Il) M
OE.rrocK.iTic co.yv-i:.y T
TO NOMINATE A '
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERkqj,
TO BE HELD IN MILLEDGEVILLE ON
4tli Monday in J UttCi
We are requested to State that i n
quence of the absence of th e ri la ;
the Cential Committee of the Deni' 53 ”
party, letters addressed to him ^ m ° cn< c
; Mine i,
its members^ with reference to ..
1
t?ay for the Convention were not re ‘
till some time alter their date \v e;
- • ■ " e are %\.
so requested by several of the member,!';
that Committee who were in thi
week, to say that they deem it C>! ~
1 . - -- aowton
late to carry out the suggestion of,!!
Athens Banner, and that they concur in t
day heretofore designated, to-wit: the j -
Monday in June. It is of course, exp e -'
ed as heretofore, that each county will | 15
the number of delegates, to which she wj
entitled before the arrangement of •!
Senatorial districts.
One word to the Pioneer. We ask;j
that print to name the time that would ^
most acceptable in its portion of ibe Ota t "
lt did so, and so did other prints and
lie meetings in other sections of the Stat
A decided majority favored the 4th Mondar
We will not consent lo regard nur Che-j
kee Itiend9 as “trailersIn the inai::; e -.
ance of democratic principles they have
hitherto occupied the fiont rank, and » e
doubt not they will maintain it.
(t? 5 ’ We remind our readers, in the tin
and its vicinity, that the Junior Exhibit',
at Oglethorpe, takes place this evening,.
Those who will attend, may expect'a t
agreeable entertainment.
07^ The Supreme Court at its late ses
sion in this city, admitted the followinsfe-.
tlemen to practice at it9 bar, viz: Gainet
Andrews, Joshua Hill, R M. Johnstons.;
D. W. Lewis, Esqrs. An abstract of fa
cases decided at this term, we will lav j,
fore our readers, at an early day.
[From the New Orleans Delta.]
Gentlemen : A friend, who, by the way,
has always been a strong Democrat, com
municated to me a few days since, the fol
lowing anecdote, although different opin
ions are entertained as to the political
views and policy of Gen. Jackson, they are
but few who will not accord to him the
most profound sagacity in military strategy,
and most indomitable bravery and persever
ance, under difficult and dangerous circum
stances, and I do not mention this matter
with any view towards political movements
or their ultimate results, but merely to show
the opinion that one great genera! enter
tained of one, who has since proved that he,
too, is entitled to the same ptoud distinc
tion.
The gentleman to whom I have referred,
visited the hermitage, at the time that the
great question of the annexation of Texas
was absorbing public attention. In a con
versation with Gen. Jackson, as to the pro
bable result of this measure, he inquired of
the venerable Ex-President, if a war should
ensue, whom we could find to tead our
armies. The reply was, “an old planter,
down the coast by the name of Taylor, is
the best man I know of, and he will ilo it
well too.” How truly has this prediction
been verified, and is it not probable that tbe
advice of General Jackson to Mr. Polk, the
man who has won such laurels for himself,
and achieved so much for the honor and
glory ofhis country, was placed in that po
sition where he has distinguished himself so
conspicuously.
Y r ery respectfully,
LOUISIANA.
We are informed by an old acquaint
ance of General Taylor, that there was not
a more enthusiastic admirer and supporter
of General Jackson and his policy of the
whole Union, during the Presidency of the
hero of New Orleans; and that General
Taylor has not since avowed any change of
sentiments.—St. Louis Union.
Exports op the Port of Savannah.—
On the 15th ult. we published the following
table of exports up to April 1st.
Value of exports from the Port of Savan
nah to Foreign Ports for January, Feb
ruary, and March,
1847 1846
$*30,554 OS $109,345 08
2,350,378 81 815,033 79
The War ami the Administration.
The recent glorious achievements of our
armies in Mexico have stimulated the wib
press to renewed efforts to impress up j
the public mind, that the administrations
entitled to no portion of their glory. The:
rejoice not so much because victory iiii
perched upon the banners of their cone-
try’s chiefs, as they do because it has perch
ed upon the banners of some of those
whom they call their party leaders. They
claim for the latter, who have been but tie
executioners of the will ofthe government,
all the praise and all the honor, while they
affect to ridicule, those whose will has been
their law and who have directed every
movement they have made.
We ask in all sincerity, who discover
ed the virtues of Generai Taylor? ’.Y’bo
brought him before the public eve
and placed him at the post of danger,
the post of honor? Who fiirnishec
him with his armies and supplies, mark
ed out the plans of his campaigns and plat
ed at his command every thing necessary
to secure the success that has crowned hit
efforts ? Who sent Gen. Wool to peer
trate and subdue another and far distK
portion of the enemy’s territory, and ttta
this vvas achieved, ordeted him to una
with Gen. Taylor, that a part of the force
! of the latter might be detached to aid in tit
conquests on the seaboard of Mexico'
Who sent the gallant Kearney to the wild
of California, where he has conquered!
territory more valuable to this Union thi:
all the mines of Potosi, and won forhimse;
laurels as enduring as his country’s history
Who sent our armed vessels to tbe gulf and
to the Pacific to blockade the enemies
ports, cut off their commerce and dimina
their resources? Who planned the assault
upon Vera Cruz, sent Gen. Scott and hit
gallant army to that devoted city, and fam
ished him with all the materials for its cap
ture and that of the castle of Ulioa, theG
braltar of America? Who with a prescience
as unerring as it is remarkable, foreseeing!:
success, ordered him when that point at
attained, to lake up the line of march tot*
Halls of the Montezumas, confident tbs
though hordes of Mexicans might meetiii
on his way. that in their overthrow, m*
glory would redound to his country!
arms? Who, while the prosecution of tits
war has demanded large expenditures,is
so managed the finances of the country.thit
funds are never wanting, but can at at>?
moment be commanded in any amount ac c
that too at rates above par? Who, hv the ad
mirable system that has been adopted in the
captured ports of the enemy, in the conm-
but ions exacted of their commerce, is rat
ing millions to meet the expenses of tue
war, and has thus silently turned against
Mexico, Paixhans and m#rtars more power
ful and efficient than any that have bee a
discharged from the artillery of either Tar-
lor or Sco't? Who, we ask, has set, a-'
this machinery in motion, and sustar
its harmonious and efficient action, andw-
too, in despite of all the efforts offerer 5
ists and federal presses to derange it ■
By whose direction and power is it, that w
less than one year, one half of Mexiw p 15
been subdued, that every battle fought nss
been won, that there has been no jarring- 0 "
discord in the mighty elements that have
brought into operation, that our country
arms have been crowned with a success
precedented in her past history, an “, J
parallelled in the world’s history in ™ U
times? There has been mind, and wuh 3
energy, and power somewhere. .
These have all existed at Washing
and in the cabinet of the President-
thete that the plans have been formed- 11
there that is found that powerful arm
that
American Vessels
Foreign do.
\\ r e now add April
$3,110,932 92 $924,378 83
950,845 00 220.474 53
$4,131,779 92 $1,144,853 36
In April of this year there were 7,071,206
lbs of Upland Cotton, and 222,253 lbs Sea
Island, and 1,895 casks rice, exported to
foreign ports, to 1,625,323 lbs. Upland, 415,
044 lbs. Sea Island cotton, and S58 casks
rice, during the same month of last year.
In April, 1847, there have also been ex
ported to foreign ports 1733 bbls. of flour,
50,827 bushels of corn, and 256 bushels
corn meal.
has guided and controlled all those °
ments which have resulted in those de"
move-
■elop-
ruuiicuiu . en .
ments that are now astonishing the • ^
can peuple and the whole civilized "
Whigs and whig presses, to subserve
Whigs and whig presses, to sdw=» ■■ ^
ty purposes may strive to deprive
■ ,f their well
ministration
But they will be disappointed. . .
and grateful country will render o ^
whom honor is due. It will a PP!^ |S a! |j
deeds of noble daring of its l °|.i e5 in
its Scotts, but every gem that spar j((
the diadem of their glory, will 16 .i. e y,V
lustre upon those who have ® en . , n i
the field of conflict, as tbe execute
their will.