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But ''rcndcr unto Caesar the things that are
Cesar 81 Some OF the pap"rs say queer things:
The "lIc.,' of the 2Slh Of March. slalcs--'F rom
the opinions Of military men. few generals would
have hazardcd the Il, ton at Burna Vista: as few
would have fought the battle Of Kcsaca. In the
last battle, os in the former, We unierSta3id that
the determination OF dc G,..o,i "Hs ScCoIi-
ed by the officers next Lin in command," &c.
1t is true that few generals would have baz9rIrd
the action, but there nrc few, very few, generals
like Gen. Taylor, and thrIc arc fewer stn in
whom their people p}ccr such unlimited conf
dencc. His boys would follow hrm willingly to
lhe hottest regions yet discovered. above or below
the earth. But the statement, that his dclcrmu.
nlUn was not sccUu, cd by the officers next him.
must be an error, and might imply THAI there was
some misunderstanding htwcrn him and those
next him IN rank, particularly las second in com
mand--Gcn. Wool. The greatest uuaumitv
prevailed; myself kaoy TINT Gen. Wool Col.
Churchill, and others Of Inr higher Ullic, rs per-
tcctly conceded with Gen. T.; whilst the Younger
gentlemen were i'll raPturcs, a. might be expected,
from the reasonable prospect that the Lord would
take to himself some oflhc "scnior Majors" and
give them their promotion.


There were three opinions on choice Of
ground for lists think Gen. Butler had pref, rrcd
Il point close 10 SuIlo; Gen. " uo selected Buc-
ma Vista; whilst the Old In tuncicd gorgc


leading from qua Nucva towards incarnation
n heavenly SPOT for a smul, crowd 10 meet large
one. but another pass led to our rear. Nhrough
which Santa Anna afterwards marched his calal-
ry,) and should have been - mics from our
supplies. thought he left ii with rclucianrc
perhaps from natural dislike 10 anything like
retreat. or perhaps from apprehension of the
moral fleet a rctr"gradc movement might have
on the men.


March @h-l'm of on scout. thank Proyi.
dcncc; if | get back alive, III have 4 story for
you. q. Ii. I.