And soon afterward, in the month of May, the treaty of peace having been ratified by the Mexican Congress at Queretaro, the American army evacuated the city and territory of Mexico.
And our brave soldiers, their "brows crowned with victorious wreaths," set out upon their return to home and friends.
CHAPTER XXV.
THE FORTUNATE BATH.
Heaven has to all allotted soon or late
Some lucky revolution of their fate;
Whose motions if we watch and guide with skill
(For human good depends on human will)
Our fortune rolls as from a smooth descent.