War Scene

April 21. As our regiment followed and enfered the works, we liad a complete view of the scène of conflict. On mj leiï 1 saw tho body of n Me can General, who was shot through the he:id. - W hereever the eye feil, there weie seen bloody corpses; her ky a Mexiean soldier with his hands clnsped, as in tho act of prayer ; close by him was another who had fallen upon his knees, his hffid resting agair.st a stniin, his hands chxspojL logethei', as in supplication, and thus had died. No doubt the poor feilow had f !l ihat his hurt was mortal, and addresscd his L-'st thoughts to Heaven. Under niy feet lay ihe remains of ono whoso heed had been èntirely carried nway ; and indeed in every direction were to bc these sad evidences of bnttle. Th; hiil side was covered with the bodies of the failen. We occupied the field of baltlo, ongaged in hu vy ing the dend, bringing in and Miccoring the wounded, and gnlheriiig'.he unís which had beei) leu. In l!ie ■ of the day, 1 en me ncross two Mexican oiiicei-s who were very badly wounded ; they wre colonels, and ono of them aid to the Generul whose body 1 hjid seen on the hiil. i'oitunalely, one of ihem spoke French, and thus 1 was enabled to converse willi them. 1 had Wn'cr bronglit to rcfreili ilicni, procuredl íitleTi nnd enrnril rtiem to tho lmsni'n!, wliere iheir wi unds miglit be drcssed, thoueh I much dntbt íí bulhof ihem will r. Thcy wiflereJ great pain, and n lifting llicin frpra the gr.ind lo bc I 11 iWe bior, Ibeir groai.s were i ,m by them lo sral of tlieir men, torn and mutilan d by sh .f. 1 !i w I piiied ilifni ! Tlicy ma v for drik, tó :li 1 catise I t ■ b e ■ I conlil no reoder, VVn'tQi' at Mis ] oe was dhlic :lt lo procure, and ry ni'i Uy ; ttul of this I : , 0 i, ;. ,! lo be !.!■ mi ; I. and vvcnl :,', v.i: hu iffng l'oi :l;e suflTerers, : ree thcm (ir :ill"vi;.le iftcir pai. Aitio'ig these nihv'i it waa ó lighvful to ' sol n lije ('ktv a ,sio:s uf uur : uf et tlie bullí.-, how . ; g ilic woun■ . ,:oii Imi n ft'W luiiirs : n d adl-y combnt. Witi) ■ - iuiis iï kin i r-s :;]id by SlgBS, tliev in;r,ií".-U-d ilieir boller lb'.;l ng ; l!i : : ;b( y ,'.W.c tlfköi-f fJVLivcring Troni llic sim ofboiighs of Irees, they as8Md in everj Kgy t ) give couiforl to llis poot and lui - l).'ing Ijei'iire llietn. Jilany of Ihoso ■■ left c.Hisc(l to the suu and d"v of nigiit Cor ll.iriy or foj'ty liours, bpfore assiatance could ba giv-'ii.