Young folks' history of the United States . etween that government and the United States;though the Whig members declared that the war wasnot really begun by Mexico, but by General also voted ten million dollars for the war, andresolved to raise fifty thousand volunteers. There was Taylorsnot much sympathy for the w^ar in the Eastern States ; ^^^p^^^but the South-western States, which were nearest thescene of excitement, sent many volunteers to the aid ofGeneral Taylor. At last his army reached nearlyseven thousand men; and with this he took, in threedays, the fortified town of
Young folks' history of the United States . etween that government and the United States;though the Whig members declared that the war wasnot really begun by Mexico, but by General also voted ten million dollars for the war, andresolved to raise fifty thousand volunteers. There was Taylorsnot much sympathy for the w^ar in the Eastern States ; ^^^p^^^but the South-western States, which were nearest thescene of excitement, sent many volunteers to the aid ofGeneral Taylor. At last his army reached nearlyseven thousand men; and with this he took, in threedays, the fortified town of Monterey, garrisoned by tenthousand Mexi-cans. Then Gen-eral Santa Anna,who had formerlybeen President ofMexico, and wasregarded as thebest soldier of thatRepublic, tookcommand of theMexican army, butwas beaten byGeneral Taylor,with a much small-er force, at BuenaVista. Then Gen-eral Scott wassent, with an addi-tional army, to attack the principal port and fortress of scottsMexico, Vera Cruz, with the hope of thus penetrating to ^*°^p^^s. GENERAL SCOTT. 276 Bombard-ment ofVera Cruz. YOUNG FOLKS UNITED STATES. the capital of the country, and conquering a accordingly, with twelve thousand men, bombardedVera Cruz; and it was surrendered, with the fortress ofSan Juan dUUoa, the strongest fortress on the conti-nent, except that of Quebec. A fleet under CommodoreMatthew C. Perry also assisted in this attack. Thenthe American army advanced toward the capital, over-
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