Sketches of the campaign in northern Mexico : in eighteen hundred forty-six and seven / by an officer of the First Regiment of Ohio volunteers.

294 NEWS FROM BUENA VISTA.
turned back, and with the aid of the artillery soon succeeded
in extricating his Colonel (Morgan,) who in the course of his
march from Marin had been repeatedly assaulted by the enemy. The intelligence was also forwarded to Monterey, and
in less than ten minutes after its arrival, two hundred men of
the 1st Ohio regiment set out for the scene of action. Being
unincumbered with aught save their arms, and stimulated by
the perilous condition of their friends of the 2d regiment, the
men strode lightly and quickly forward; and marched to
San Francisco (four leagues) in two hours. At that village,
we met Colonel Morgan's regiment, and those of our own
corps who had aided him in shaking off the pertinacious foe;
among whom were distinguished Captain Bradley and Sergeant HIowell, —the latter commanding one of the volunteer
gun-squads. After exchanging hearty congratulations with
our gallant friends of the 2d Ohio regiment, whom we had
not seen for more than six months, we fell into the rear
of the weary column and slowly retraced our steps to Monterey. The garrisons having been thus, with much peril and
some loss, withdrawn from the three posts of M1Rarin, Cerralvo and Punta Aguada, the enemy obtained temporary possession of the country between Monterey and Camargo.
It was not until after these affairs, just described, that we
received the glad tidings of the battle and victory of Buena
Vista; and over which we rejoiced and lamented by turns,
as the messenger described each charge and repulse; and
told how, for so many long hours the fortunes of our count-ymen, who had been compelled to fight with the desperation of men, " whose only safety was in the despair of safe