The Northern Standard. (Clarksville, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 3, Ed. 1, Thursday, May 13, 1847 Page: 2 of 4
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--THURSDAY-MAY 13 IS47V
To .TtiE.Stowv 11 sosy perhaps not be emits
inUo those iatc tops lhat ne seriously
iBetfaSttlttrtj our ane AW Jtave-a krge -tmoMt
a ' i le-p"-- -rdy. We
wtaoia debtteral iwrd doner by the
cpcralie of pay -caeary tratuaetiaiM al Iwae.
ndwep upon gr bok SllM AC1 J1"
so-i ir m ore iWn would jy allsreowe. In
soc cases aAdBBU hare bee "' CB-
IftCteJ'. far two and three years. Ave must m
those who taovr tiera-elves to be indebted to the
tHEtcto eotne in aed at least lrauiiate their ac-
riaat. irihcrcaaaut tor Ibera. tYeslosMt Wh
to be injeortunale; and we bare implicit cone
deficeln the disppMO rfow rtfcieriberi to pay
4ii1rMJB!WsttBgib'.ejriRetajT that
ite. Hib -aaOsU due na are la neatly
tTerreaae.wwB.bBt the agsrtec-ue b consider-
able. A very twle enurt act the pait of each ofj
hots; iniebwdtoui wtU rettere us. May we pot
coast upon ttesaaywecoBjtB5 "
CfarlT
" Ettnotuu Our rewdorj .tare rtrabaWy
jaodcrd lie number of literal errors oa the
nusjdrcf Aur last paper and the outside of
tic .one previous nod of this. The Editor
vas absent at the printing of them and the
iircaf djd.noi.git as cartful a revision as usual
a MOTHER GLORIOUS
Victory
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TBEJiATTLE OFCERRAGORDA
rem Chai. Stewart Esq of Majbew Choc
taw Uatiun.wbo left New Orleans en wc as mm
.we'--et.lhe outfities of another Great Battle on
the rente from Vera Cres to Mexico in which
oor Srmi were again lriutafbaat.
.Ms.SlewMt bronaM PI" wi hie- and
wearot therefoie give &e trunutia: of the
.Battle but soeh aswedo jive may be retied opt.
By onr ae-ct issne te hope to te able to gratify
the paWie eaoeSty m faO. The i cws arrived la
SfeV Qrleant ibe daybefere Mr. Stewart left
The battiS waYote aa the IWk of April.
iSt.Aea lui pasltd biasBa" at tbe p f
Oerra Ganfe wrtk x frre of ptobibiy 6rtea or
tcay ihoatsad taan wecaBoetlelra exact
Jtambei; and jettias there some in oars utioie
oor treop ld made all desirable arraoferaeBis
fffTUBB dar.taseeos ietenze ad tnrnisg the
marcb ofoar uoapi froai the CItv cf Slexico.
General Scott ioroe nat aitwit tea Tbojad
u-iih trfclcb number lie aHaeLed the Mexipam and
defeated ikcm taVioj fire Ceoerelt iticlaiiu;
La Veja six Colonels and re TbBaad taes
frlsMrrV. 'Tfce prlrates wre dterpi aad
tr"atbety.
"pte!aEon5rji'JeUjaJJ to bare bienSSO
ofibe MexicaB probably about 1S03 in Lilted
and woanded.
So complete tos &c victory that At Mexican
Army vis caUrejy dipered and St. Anna Wot-
self only ocaped by cuaia; Uie oae of bis car
riijfJBJesairil taking to the njountaias ugatteii-dtd.leiVio-
U vroo Jen leg aad hjs dianc aid
ed by ibe condition of the pus which was sol
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wnnrfrfeJr Mocked tin bvthe waas. artmerv.KniCK arounu mm anu meie w-crp tue lajK
aitd iBtrrnpbsaeats a to prexest repdy pnriuR.
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Ce8eraILaV(ais said to bar? ta (Mint
Mexiean-MJCB fishlia;. He and bis brother of-
ficers are probably ia Ne Orleans before this.
"ittsstrposcd that oar army rtiM meet do far-
itfct'peiii ob the roate lotheCHy of Mexteo.
Tab is a terrible fatewta St. Abb. IluQbuj-
giag his CvoMiymtn bylfce falfe jofort of a vic-
tory ar Bceoa Vista be had been bailed as a
deoi-God and bis passage to the CHy cf Mexico
bore the tliaiacterisiic oraa anrfeol Triaspbal
M'ateb. In the City he bad been wctcssed a
ibecu!yens wb eoak! tjuell the cirri war which
jrarp ilirrc; and dwavowiajhis real epf eertion to
thsPiJeH-Jtaad they adrzaeed S5MO.000 for the
public serv;ee. Jt is bat a weeksiacc ve puhtsh-
of bisyracUotStiss to his countrymen id which
besardbe srtnli set lite la see the American
furcesrcnter tbeGaphal e-fsbe laperisl Aztecs"
Ihsthc otu '-iletereuied lo die hs the stugle."
But 4acTersayde'U the appropriate motto for
the cock fijbiio; Dic-alur. Ueceold aptbeper-
Mtadcd to do it. LiTc hn tea miay ihirms. lie
velH never leate caWii power for a jaunt to the
vrorK'tJf rp'n'i.so ten; as the cbtsiee Hes whh bira.
We have aN alan; been nader the impression
that two cr three points on the road to Mexico
woali.be coateslcsl; lesereing the great struggle la
the-lasl defensible point before reaching the City;
but that at the &ityA-fc trooldb; no coatesJ be-
caUsetbey would le unwilling to e the pride of
lEclr Cooritrj-l.rjockcdtopffccsl7-D3r shaft and1
jheHs.
Frenitbccbaractsreftbis BilUe however we
doubt .whether analhcr effort will be made From
what we learn aU seems lo have been staked upon
this one eoa.est artd the defeat is sj overwhelin-
ins" the Array dispersed or ctfnred the rsi-
dent cbotd ecTin a conditien little better tbaa lhat
of .a runaway scgro ihc remaining Military
Chiefs upon wbem reKancc leM be piacedaptsr
cJand ibe wbde esnatry in all probability entirely
dbheaRendby tbetr coatinaed defestt aad ibis
IzsT'the meat ovenvbekalnj and crtjriiirt; or all
that we ere dbpofed to believe even upoa the
partial . nfcrrroiien tbat we have the I ibe came is
out.
Over the walls of "the capita! or the Imperial
Aztecs" upon the liipbert tower cf the National
pa'aee wi think; has lietn raised befare this time
tbatSicrioasfU; of the -siars andrTpej; which
beaufjfal in ibelfata mere Invisala fefCilionaHtT
is &till more "beautiful aud insplrlnj as the only
eenclne cabljra 'of Freedom a&l the rights of
uss n U ait1 world.
Sorrow to the dogs wi b Traitors aad Creak.
.en and Peace raea God save the ifecics! Weare
triuaiphiBt aj !astovtr a Nation is arsnt. which
had dared !o"traiup1le upoa oar rights aud over
lhat .wit Jpiken opyrshTea aTbume wbleb
thcaght thcMrxicans a gcllani people o bo would
J.
IBBBBBBBBBftv .lli K
IVketiKie tSj; bob
? A ifATUfcilrt' PUEBLA lOfAUo bfea aadrfajthe retV"
tTbtir rcquienpi&si beei
ihey gjre another dyi
last itrupglevCf-tbe jrolf
will avsil item nothing.
Thesc trordpjtrioUof'mjitniBioos'iiinnory
iriU pause Are they trifle.ain witblbe r'-gbuof
Citizens of lie fjoiicd Sutesaf tie North.
Fannin and his inen itve had itne inceBse
harm w their memory. They and the decima-
ng ucKWiHCCiiEciaei whirli i nublulini lnt irfb llm cnoInMsandneKru in all
silk &uUiro3tcutwtta
t3d'-priaBentr!5ffir?r'o"rr
their grarej coir.' Andihespiiiu oflhote nbo
xere rocrdtedU M(r.(cityacjccn ihe Buteoew
throats CutHin their otrn shambles Rotiiba-
li.n siow at times is apt to come at last.
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Gry Tayloh's account or the Eats-
tlk oFJJqENA Vista Ever tiscej.be Bat
Ic-of Buera Vista ngencral dfsiiA has ftxisted
(o see Ibcofiiiijl dispatches of Cm. Taylor
narrating the progress and results o the Bri-
ttle. W? have it in our power nt la5tto grat-
ify tbc pcbli: curio. uy upon tbu subject.
The deipetch will be found in tbu ptptr.
The old hero bai t rcfMiiatton scarcely
Sou valuable ns a. xvritr4 ibac a: a warrior
Thi.'.'ike all :lic proceeding rxnrnuniatiaflj
from hizn osf thc-b'jt characler j severely
correct descriptive without. coloring. It
gives the reader a v-ieiv of the Said without
exaggeration or palliation
We are indebted to Mrs Oliver & Cant-
JieW for late papers from New Orlettns.
CAPTnRE-orCttiOAnoA.-Ve hive been
in possession or some days of'tho Mexican
account of -the "Battle of Sscrifiefes." and
the consequcntcapture of Chihuahua by enr
troops but bare been waiting a mere iater-
estioicrijAion of tho affair (perbap wore
correct from our commander.
The dispatch of Grn. Heredia. the .Mexi-
can commander serves to show tbet with
twice the number of thoso opposed tq Mat
his valorous troops mehtd away like snow
ander a vertical sun; th": al tbs first fire the
ltd awn? like nnw
most of them fled and tubsrquemly the few
wboa he rallied and retreated whb.lcst him
one after another and tbat be bad no attcroa-
tivebut to follow them orctand slose against
our army.
OivoiDiTE ran Gorrnvnn top Tcia.
Af Paris we heard th5 address tf( the Hon.
Jesse J. Robinson of Sabine county who is'
a candidate for Governor and is making the
tour of our district. He will be in town on
Monday of next week which is ibe first
Monday of Court end address the people.
The late Liect Col Clay. The sad
trdfugs of ihe death of lieut.-col. Clat rcsch-
cd Lexington immediately after bis father
left tbat cky for bis heme. The Picayune
says:
Tbe people of Lexington in their r-jji-
cings over the victory cf Buene Vista did not
forget there was tmid by a hearth tnade
desolate in achieving it. The courts ad
journed In silence; and grief roingltd in the
applause of the populsu? as girded drops of
rain arc shed from skies all radiant wiiL be
summct's sun.
Theson was worthy of his sire. He was
a mar) oflofty impulses of a poble nature a
pure generosity and manly accomplishments.
Hts last words were of him. When he
was shot down a second time he drew ti
brace of pistols from his belt hauled them
to CapL Cutter and requested him to deliver
them to bis father with this message : "Say
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tvoius jic iwi ucaiu m liuci. j m.
JC5- Oa tbe 5lh inst. the Louisville Bar
met and adopted resolutions of regret and
condolence for the loss of LieuL Col. Claj.
In tbe pretace to these resolutions after tra-
cing bis career from youth upwards they
say: .
The scene of acjion was eagerly soqgbt
by htm end that chivalrous bearing and
daring courage which distinguished bis na-
lure characiertzed htm in the terrible conflict
which ended his existence
Tbe desperate charge of the enemy cc tbe
battle field of Bucna Yisbi made it necessa-
ry and he willingly offered up bis Ilk lo
preserve untarnished the fhg of bis country
He now sleeps in death on a victorious bailie
field which his own valor so much contri-
buted to immoruhz'. We foibear to dwell
on the irreparable loss which bis little or-4
phans now sustain deprived of a o'ber'j
holy love spd a father s tcndcr.care.
The angujsh in tvhtsh they lift u(i their
little hands and t!ie hearUrcndiug sorrow
-which Gils their voices when they call to
know if their father ia really no more at-
tests their loss. Tbe tear that steals doivn
the manly cheek of his honored father beto-
kens bis woe 2nd his sged and aTcciionite
mother exhibits in her agonized countenance
usually lighted with cheerfulness tbe or or
'whelming sorrow which has daikesed the
evening of her life.
Tbeicfure Restlted As a taken of re-
spect for the memory or our deceased broth-
or Col. II. Clay we will wear crape on
the left arm for thirty days.
Resolved Tbat the committee be requcs
ted lo present a copy of these proceedings to
each of the courts bqlden in this city with a
request tbat they bespread on their records
Resolved That a copy of these proceed-
ings be presented to the surTitag parents ofi
the deceased wilh an ancunce of our con
dolence in their bereavement.
Rewired That eoptes of these proceed-
ings be conixnunicaicd. to the editors of tbe
several newspapers ofsthecity xitha re-
quest ihal'lheyibe published. '
W- F. BOLLOCK Chairman.
SETTDnCAH S'ry
to nim.tnai ne gave mem to me ana tM 1 fefce .-. tkia caB)p8)gr)$ U?IC rolua
have dope all lhat J can with them and now leers. They wete out jn a mojt inclement
return them to him." Here theeqernv camejseasoa in a sovere climate wjtboot ten's.
bftfltelJ
mm. T-T-iTr-rnrriTT-n m Ti i
Hsun-i or jt iwrchaBce R tje accoup( 0j ifc jat baifles in Ncvthat Col.lPrieJbibs.v
a -T . - - . i i. - m aaBBPn - -" " -
account of tau battle wfiitr?vraf a'part'
thVcomplbftioa was oinittcd ; ihcJcopy lay-
ing been cut nod separated and the editor
not being st hocse in supervise the proof.
As k is iotercstinir. wof-ive ft this week' and
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in tnatnaiter derived't'rom our Missouri
exchanges. - .
'UvouId LedifGcKllto unaginca stronger
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mr. The tiUar conMsted of Two InrseL &r-I havetk honor to wfcwk a detail
edifices or piles of houses built one over
the other and s termed astonmkr rack an
almost impregnable forttets within ttsarC
' O i s &
.n7;;r ;7;zx:
lore which ran a wall x feel hi-h. Thus
posted oor artillery played upon theenr-my
tnr some time but without much ctfact.
Col. I'ikc peieetruig iImI the only way to
drive the enemy iraut their secure defences:
was to charge tlcm gavelbe order and
aecorttmgly. the Whele line charged under a
rietT ftte feom the enemy through the
leefrboh-s which sad been cut tor the purpose
in the church and ether buiuiAgi. unier
lURHialy the cavalry who charged on the
right got too far ahead of the aitiliery and
infantry in the centra and on the toft and
were consequently exposed to a heavy fire
by which Cupt Bora-wm hI fivediagoons
kdied. tuoeteen severely wounded and si's ol
the mounted ToluAicets wounded. The en-
emy driven from the wall took refuge in
the church from which they kept op a gal-
bog fire on oor troop who wre much
exposed. Among whets who fell under the
heavy fire was the gallant Gipttin himself 1
an otbeer universally rejpectcit anaau'uired
ki the army. He was badly winded ami
died m a few days ater te battle. Alier
several qasuccesMUl t-ttotts lo break through
the walls of the church and to fire it a breach
was at last tf&cled in its walls aud shells
being ttrOWn inside great drnructron was
I ecuseJ amomr the enemy who were within
lhe was 'lhw "'"S P0' bo'"
ine be n carried srefuraiioni were made to
attack the large bodies reared to in our
description of tLc village. These strong fbr-
tiucattoas seemed to defy the small artillery
of our troops and Col. Price sent to Santa
k& tor a 24 pound bownzer baring taVen
care however to suitound the village and
cut on the retreat of the enemy. It proved
a very necessary precaution: for as soon as
Me charve Kts made on the church the
eneoir attempted lo escapn in force numbers.
jbut were charged by Capts. St V rain's and
Slack s cotnpaoies of mounted volunteers
who killed fihy-two of them and wounded
others.
Early on the morning after the capture of
tbe church the wooten of the village came
to Cot. 'Price in jret numbers bearing
triu nags crosses. &c and commenced a
moat dit mat supplication for mercy. The
Colonel thinking tbe cneti.r sufficiently
pumehed by the heavy loss which they bod
already sustained agreed to spare their vil
hsge if they would surrender tbe trader of
the insurgents and give tip all the propcrtr
of tbe Americans whom they bad murdered
This they consented to do aBd faithfully
performed. .Veetoya. ihe ring leader ofthr
insurrectioa bavisg surrendered to Col
Price was Hied by a couit-marlial and con
demned to be bung Acoidingly on tbe
next day tbe sentence of the court was exc
ctsted k the presence cf our array and of the
Mexicans.
Col Pike having entirely suppressed tbe
ifl..-'rcctiofl. restored iwiet. and fully aveneed
Ithe cretj murders committed by the icsur-
genu returt;."" to banm te where he af ri-
ved sufdy with hi: tf?opj on the I lib Ftbro
arr" I 4
We cannot excess to oK.png'V uuradmt-
ration ol the gallantry fortilnu sod skill
displyd by our troops in this ef rcand
trvinrrcamnaisTn ET.centin!rGrtinl3l'
win's dragoons sixty in number the whola
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r- ... . cjjftl.t n. l-r.no
x . upi wentw 1" I t..p ..
FROM SANTA FE. AND EL PASSO.
I Wra. CumpbellE. M Campbell and John
T. Peer reached our City last weok direct
from Santa Fe having left thera on the 2 lib
February. We have learned from them
many Htteiesting paitieukrs ia refotion to
New Mexico genera1 and of the several
battles fought by the Missouri volunteers
Oar readers have already learned tbet Gel.
Price fought four severe battles with tbe
.Me j wans against superior numbers in all ofj
which victory perched en the American Ban-
nerthe slaughter to ibe Mexicans has been
itrrtWe our lots trtflmg. The Mexican
less a ever 400 ours wcindiog ibe 25 mail
sscrnJ is about 45. An incident of the bat
tle of TaoS will best iilostrate the sanguinary
renceante with wbleh ibe Ancrkans par-
sued and slaughtered the Spaniards. St
Vrafo.whcomrtAiided 100 volunteer learn-
sters cftizeiw and traders was kept by Col
pf jm ;n reserve.
When tho breach was el.
fecied in the Church one Audred Spaniards
attempted to etsupe to the tnoumaios; Sl
Vrain (by the way he was a partner in trade
of Ihe murdered and much lamented Gov.
Bent.) fell upon them with such fury that
95ec 100 teerc ItHedl Quarter to the
Spaniards was not thought of I In many in-
stances tho women wete diessed in men's
clothes fighting and when atfclng for qoar
Iser were cetnpcMed to expose their sex to
save tberasetveil This was the result orib-
desperate jibrrBzy and ven-oancc nicked a-
geiatt the the Spaniards for their cowardly
stsasetflmion of defenceless cif'zens. Tbe
whole American population was wrought up
-no madness when the aews reached them
lhat Waklo Culver Bent &c were murder
ed and thei were determined to execute
summary puntsbment upon tbecowatds.
fjol. Price has already Aim 5- the principal
josujaiors of tbe foul murders and laid
-aitethe whole country burning towns vill
ages ranchos. earn wheat and other pro
visions. Malison Campbell was bimiall
volunteer ia tbe Brork pf vengeance". He
tells is lhat ha aeter w'orfcad jiarder nor
whh a freer will than he dMrfor 3 daysa- in
burning down ihclovtn of Moreupwards 0!
six mites in Itngb. They moved all the old
and decrept-1 (who cou not &") t0 on8
oe! p learn
td wbaiBchiitayerylwhich commanded roost eftbe-appreaehes
the boalej fought.1
offanTThat'BFriaTtne confiJence awl esteem of:
hij'rnea.- s
GENESAL. TAYLOR'S OFFICIAL
' ' ' DISPATCHES.
"drrAiLcn UTrokx o"t"Batti.b or Bees a
VlSTA.
1 Heacquaktess AbmV or Occopatiok j
IPATIOK )
mj. J
Aua Nueva iMarc 0
wji . . . g
eu rrpoii 01 rue vpviamioa at iw finite u
der my command whkh resulted in t& m
gagement at Bacsa Vijw. the repube f.b!
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Themformwlon wbtsk reiched ate of the
advance and-coMlrotroiisa af a heavy Mexi-
can (orcein my front had aawtaed such n
! probable form as to induce n special examin-
. attoc far beyon J th roneh of ( or picket; te
i ascertain Us correctness A wttail partr of
Texan spies under Mtfjr .McCulIveh dea-1
patthed to tbe horieada of Incaroncleirhirt:
railee frotn this en the root? te San Luit
Potest had reported a cavalry force of un
known streeglb at that place. Oa the 20tb
ofFetaaarya strong teconrtoaisance under
Lieut Col. May was despatched te the ha'
cienda of jlecilonda whriv Major McCul-
loch made another exmBaA!0 of IncaltM-
cien. Thmrsulti oflHesc exttedhioas left no
deobt tbat tne eaemy was in teije force at
itKamacien under the orders of (.Jen. Santa
Aanand that he meditated a for ward move-
ment and attack upon out p-Hoo.
Asihecamnol Aeua Naers could be
turned oa cither Hank aad a: the enemy's
force vns greatly superior le aur awn. par-
ticularly in tbe arm ol cavalry I determin-
ed after much CMKUteraimi te take up a
position about eleven miles in tear and there
nwait tbe attack. The army broke up its
:amp and matched at noon on the 2N' en-
camping at the new position a little m float
of ihe hacienda of Boene Vista. Whh a
S4fl".II force I proceeded to Sahillo lo make
some necessary arrangement for the defence
of the Iowa leaving Brig. Gen. Wool in the
immediate command of the Iroepc
Before those arrangements; were comple-
ted on the morning of ibe 221 I was ad vised
that the enemy was in sight advancing
Upon reaching the sj
round i trac found that
bis cavalry advance was m onr front having
atarched from Ioeainacion as we have since
reamed at 1 1 o'clock aa the day previous-
and d living in a mounted force Sen at Agfa
Kttcva to cover the rt metal of public s'ores.
Our troops wore hi posiuoa itecttpjing 3
line of remarkable strength. The road at
this point becomes a narrow dit the val-
ley on its right being rendered qone imprac
cable for artillery by asyaen of detp and
impassable gullies whili on the left a sac
cession of rugged ridfps and prreipitous
ravines extends for back towards tbe nteun
tatn which beunda the vu'ley. Th sratutes
of the ground ware such as nearly le para-
lyze the artillery and cavalry uf ihe enemy
while his iufonlry could net iforiie. all th"
advantage of ks numerical superiority. Ik!
this pes tien we prepattd le receive him--:
CapL Washington's battery (4th Artillery) J
wa posted to command the road whtlo the
1 . 1 v.i in- - x n..i I
1st and 2d Illinois Tegimrms under Cult. I
t jardiu and liiubli each eight companies;
ht companies!
(toihak'.ter of which was aiiached the 2d j
KVnUKky under Col. AUlvee.) occupied
the crests pf the iidas oo the left and in rear.
fh Aabannc and Kenlueky rcsimestsofi
Uavalry eommartued by Gob. Yell aud H
Marshall occupied tru ea'rcme left war the
base of the mountoin while the Indiana
brigade nnder Brig Gin (composed
nfihe oj nnd 3d Reffimenis twder Col
Bowles and Lane) .he MW' M 3 seclioll rfarlWery Gapt Bmg 'Zt'f JS--iiJrr
Cfol Davis the afluedreot 01 the Is uu sa-' ' . -" a eoaeoe bb eaT-rtt ta fee rrw-ciajneChis'arUl-
under Col. Davis the aouedrooi
and 2d Dragoons under CapL Steed a.nd
Lieut Cel Slay and the light bueenJ
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Capts. Sherman and Brugf 31 ArUUcry 1
were were bald
I received from
HI reeervu. .iuiiiwwi
CbB. Saau Abbo a sum-
inons to surrender at discietien which with
a copy of my reply. I hv already trans
mitted. The enemy still loibore bis attack
ev-dently waning for the arrival 0. his rear
columns which couM b disunctly seen oy
our leofc-OUU as lhy Stanched the field.
A demonstraOun made on hts left caused me
m drtaeh the 2d KtMUckr rwnnisnt and. a
section ol attilleiy to our right wbkh
nnution thev bivntatcked for tbe night. Jb
the meantime ihe Mexican light troops bad
engaged ours on the extreme left (composed
of nans of the Kentucky and Aikaasas cav.
airy dismounted and n tifla batUion from the.
Indians' brigade under .Major Oorman tne
whole commanded by Col. Marshall) and
kept up a sharp fire climbing the mountain
side and apparently cudearonng to gain our
fimk. Three pieces of Capt. Washington's
battery bad been detached te the left and
were supported by the 2d Iaditra regiment.
An occasional shell was thrown by the ene
my into this part of our lit- but without
effect ine sKirraisBing it sne -igi nUuj
was kent up with trifling loss on our part
until dark when 1 b-came cenvHMed that na
serious attack would be made before the
rooming and rtturned wan the Mtsmjippi
regiment and 2-1 Dragoons to SaHtllo. I tie
troops bivouacked with firos and laid upon
their arms. A bedy of cavalry some 1500
strong bad been visible all day ia rear of the
town having entered tho valley through a
narrow pass east of the ciiy. This cavalry
comroaaded by Gen- Minon bad evidently
been thrown in our icar to ureal- up ana
harrass ouMctreat..ond perhaps make some
attempt against the town if jiract-cableTj
city was occupied by four excellent compa
nits of Illinois volunteers under Major
' Watrrn oftBe lUf-it&Bm A lie'd ivoik.
tvas cauisoned bv Cad. Wtbitcr'acocjpany.
1st Artillery andarmeJ tth two 24 pound
howitzers while- the train ami hradfpmrter
Lcamp n-as guarded by two companies iIiiH.
Laippi riflemen under Cupt Rogers and a
hekl piece cotnniamJeJ by Cant- Sbovor. M
-Artillery. -Hnvin mads-these dbposiiionttrnemy waiobserved"toacenrrate'"onSloar
for the projection of the rear I proceeded on
tLc tnoroing'otthe 23d to Buenn Vista or-
dering forward aK tha other available troops.
The action had csmmineed before uiy arri-
val on the C-U.
Daiin; the creoiag and night of the 22J
the enemy had (brown a bo-ly oTMgbt troops
Ion the maunthtn side whh the pjreote -ofj
outilJBlnn? our left; jndtt wm bere that
the action ft ft be 23 J commenced x.1 a early J been to some extent organizdjii&der the ad
hour. Our riflemen under Cet MarsiMll.l vice of M.jcr Monroe ebiWofanillerjrrith
who bad bcert reinfercHl by three cuutpau ' the asauce of Major Morrison volunteer
under May Trtll 2l lUiari volon'rer? J staff and were posted to defend tSrt position.
rmiotaiflrd their gionnd kandsemely agatnst' Bafore our cavalry ha4rc3ched tne-hacienik
a greatly 1 if petit r force holding tb-msrlte. j ibst of the enemy ha 1 raade as aKacK bar-
sinder ceeer anl u-ing thrtr neapons wih' mg been hand'sotscly bi 5y.ht5.Kcotccky
deadly cgeet. About S o'clock a strong de ! and Arkansas cavalry under CofsMarsLilL
momt ration xnt tnade aga nst the cerMre ol . and Yell. Tha M-xJReo!tim fmmediate.
our petition a heavy cofumn roov to; along ly dividtd one porticn sweeping by the-
ihe'read. This force was soon dispersed by ' drpat. where it ncicda dertsuctire ro-
a few rapid and well-dirrctel shots (rora i front :b force wbfea had1 coilectedltherr anU
Capt. Wahmg:o's battery la the nvan j iben gnmmg the inwKntun.opposae.'uoJef a
lime ihe enemy was concentrating a large j firt from lyeut. R-noId's sectforr thV ro
force of iniiBtry aad cavalry undercover of unming penton regninin lv bis-s of tha
the rUges with the obvious inlcntion of lore tnoontain on our left. In the charge at
fog our leS which was potted oa an extea- Bucna Vista CoL YJJ fell gallantly at tha
sire plateau. The 2J IrrJtarta and 2J lilt- head of his regiment ; we also lost Adjutant
nek regiments formed this pan of our Sine! Vaughen. of the Iv-ntucky cavalry a.
the former covering thrte pieces of light ar-1 voting officer of much promise. Lieut CoL
lillery undrr ihe onfors ol Capt. O'Brien May who had.been rejoined by the squad-Brig-
Gen. Laae being in immedraw com-' ron of the 1st Dragoons and by portions of
ma.)d. In order 10 brieg his men wtthinjihe Aikaasas and Indiana troops under
t flective-range Gen. Laae ordered tbe anil-1 Lieut. Col Rjeneand Maj Gorman now
(cry aud 3d Iii.ltuna regintn: forward. The approached the base of the rnonntamj holding
artillery adranceJ within musket range of a in check the right fl ink of the. enemy upon
heavy body of Mexican nsntntry nnd teas J whose ntastes crowded in tbenarrovr-gorgea
served agahht it with great efTt but with ' and the ravines our artillery was doing fear-
om htinraWe la check its advance. The fn4 esecatioa.
infohtry ordered to its support bed folk-a 'fhe position of that portion oftbe Mexi-
rack m dhjorder being exposed as well as can army which hud gamed our rfir was
Ihe buttery net only to a severe fiic of email ' now very crrttcnl. and it sertmnl doubtful
a'nts Irent bat ake to a murderous crust fire nrh-lher it could regaiu the mai.i body. At
of grape and canister from a Mrxiejit fant this itiameni I received from Gen. Santa
tery on the left. Capt O'Bnra round K Anna a message by a sUtfl ofiicerj desiring to
itapombleto retain hts position without sun 'lauw what I wanted? I immediately des-
poil but was oely able to withdraw-two of patched Brig Grn. Wool to the Mexican
1 Li. 1 II ! Kit nnm 1 aet
?'"- " no ""r "MU in"t
the third piece ocmg wiiea or aisaetui. 1 ne ; m rjpen reaching the Mexican lines
2d Indutna rejfitnenf which had fallen back (jrrJi u'uol cecldno. cause the enemy to
as stated could not be nillird and leofc ne ecntC heir fire and nccordfngjy returned
further part rn tire action eseenl a handful unheut having an interview. Tbe extrerae-
ef men who nnder its gntiartt oetonH' right ef the enemy camtnurd Its retreat along
Bowles joined the Mi9tsttppt legimmt nnd tj lne inocntain ami finally ia spite
did good service and those fugitives who al of all our tfibits effcted a junction with thg
a later period ef the day airsttd m drfettdwg rrmHdr ol the army.
ihe lisht and d-pw at Bnena Vista '11i' During the remainder of the day Gen
portion uf our line -having given way and Mmon bad ascended the elevated plain above
the enemy appearing In ovf rwhetnting fotoe SahillflaidxKpiidHbarrrsi4rora the cfty
agahist eur Mi fli at the bent ireeps whfohTbihe field of battle whe'reibejwwiccFtSJr
had rendered such aoed service on the several uf our men. Approaching- the town
mountain weie cernpeOed le wnaoraw
bfchiheydtdfcr the mest nnrt in ised
order. Msay however were not rallied
until ihey reached nVe de pel at liuem Visni
tothedrJerKcef wrakhtheyafcerwanlscoa-
trteuted.
Col. BijseHs reglrrrtnt (3d IHfnoT'-') which
a.- J L . ?A?H&rf Vtrt 0aws4eEl tf atranl .Qtll r
-u e J""1" " """-" Y. T
man s battery had become completely out -
. . V .
. ....
being entirely unsuppotieu. s hc cueray ctosety pursueu By uapt. aojier whowaa
was now pouring mass's nf infantry and' further suppotted by a piece ot CaptjWeb-
cnvalry along the base of ihe meurrtain on " tier's battery under Lieat Lnaiboatwhjch
our left and was gaming our rear in greaX bad adtanctd from the redcult supported
force. Al this moment 1 arrived upon the jVv Cipt U heeiers company Iihnofs vplun-
field. The Mississippi regtntent had tia j teeis '1 he enemy made one ar twcjeffjrta n
directed lo tho left before- rent hmg ihe pest- in charge the aitillery bas was: fiaallydrjten
lion and immediately cans iate actum a-j back in a eoufojed taijarid diincit aggia
gainst the Mexican rnkntry which bad turn- appear upon lb plain. ..--- . -
had previeusi been ordered Rem tne w-jerr.aa-1WiHnttwpJB.'Mirbrtt:Bmitute'-le
rtinibrce our left aad arrived at a meVl was reeetferf hitbar bya vejyheaiyrraosietjy
nriniiiiiinp mnment
That rpfiintrrrt. end-a
' rflhe sl lflmowMljavf Qsl. tidi0e.i&atrr(lHari21Kenluc)haIeasaK
j .... .. ..
jullajtt'r orovc lac enemy arm . -
portion
of the ground we bad lest Tie
baUerics Ot Clpi Sherman and Brags were
in nosrtion tw the pisieau aad did mtseb
execution not only in Irent but partidilarwi
'-fcid bed earned ourf'J W belts- erately -
v -r ... ..
r - w'b " " - "
-r- eaa at a Main -n v--t) -e r
-" J r- X ' "" ";
a. mini rtrnnti -r is.ti.irnn a renr a
Line was despatched to strengthen that part
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of nor Knc which formed a crotchet perpen-
rlintar tn this first line of battle. At thel
same time Lieut Kilburn with a piece ol I j.r The il Etntuckt regiment which had d
Capt. B rag g's battery was commanded tojTiaccd beyond suppcrtin-j distance intsaCur
...f .h -nCmrv ihre entraL-ed. Tho i wa dritea back and cluscly pressed by the ea-
'? r - i.. ....winul
action was fora long time warmly susw ntd
atlnaiporm tac enemy nwKmstiJ .-
tempts bolh with infantry and cava!ry
against our line and being repulsed always
with heavy loss I bad placed all the regu-
lar cavalry and Capt Pike'a squadron of
Arkansas hotse under the orders of Brevet
Lkut. Col. May with dirtc'teas te hold in
check the enemy's column stilt advancing
in the rear along the base of the mountain
whkh wasdooe in connection with tha Ken-
lucky and Arkans-is cavalry under Col.
Marshall and Yell. In the meantime our
left which was still strongly threatened by a
fsuperioi force was further strengthened by
the detachment of Capt Bi-gga and a por-
tion of Capt. Sherman's batteries :o that quar-
ter. The concentration of artillery fire up-
on the mass of the enemy along the base 01
the mountain snd the deiermtoed resistance
oflered by the two regiments opposed to them
bad created confusion tn their ranks and
Ijorae of the corps attempted.lo effect a retreat
upon ibeif iiiam line of battlSr The squad-
oavortrie'ljtDfago6nssunderlLieut.-jluclr
er was cow ordered up the deep ratine
;7T!rfr?h tbesJfcTriii
! r
mg corp. wera indnvor.
t - 0 -i .---
ingno cjnrfm order to charge and disperi
v -
ncros i fis iquaaLOproceatojijofet
indicsted butcould not accomplbrttrw ob.
ject being ejepoetto ha'y fr? ora a
6attuy -rsbtblubed to cover the rcfreatof
those corps. While the squadroo vrajxd.
itched upon this service a large body of lb
extreme left' apparently with the vieSr of
makinz a descent upon the hacieoda.ef TSatr.
na V ita where our trata and baggage werer
deposited L'euL Car. May was ordered to-
theeupportof tha: poiaL wr.b trra'pieeei of
Cupt Sbe"rnJanTs battery under 4LatRe-
soiiU. lo the roeaatime the scattereddorets
near the hacienda conlpasad Tn'jmt of Ma-
Jors Trail's and Gorin-tn'a tommands hsdi
I ! . aWl . mrt a -.1 - a k C
grnerat 111 ccrivi. aiwui uiucis iu kojo ut-
av were fired upoabs Capi. Welster.frora
iht udoult ocruptr-J by his eompanyand
jjr moved on towards tho eastera.side of
the valley aid obliquely tonaids 'Buen.
Vistn At this time Cacr Shover movsd.
I rapidly forward with b&pi&cev iaaporicd.br
- a miscellaneous comraauof jaoatUed'toUin. .
' ntwl Ssa- AAitnaitl I.A - LA L-.I.-J.
! " V -C '""Y--"3
. nh great taect. rhry were- dxivsnonta
1 -..t ' .
. . - " '
ft-e. On re;aub;ibat session! ducovererl that
eda ereIrsPvtorturceollliseaecn--eVfclit-
- - -
. BllBiters. Th. raameot ras -raoi
cj!. CapuO'Bnea.wiuitwaptsce-sbadiaM
tatul this heavy cbarB to thcIMctl was 1 fiaaj .
ly abused to Iva his j-oas crv the CeJdhls ia
Cat:
Bias;; bo had jast arrted front tao left -eraser-
( ee-ed at oeee rWoatery. Wilboar aay .afardry
. .- t.. . tv & bsp r 1...
JrTJT
j -Mexican line beiru: but a. few yanb from tta smt
I l nf rtta) nUM TH fifn! rliihr f-iC an? al
- - ---f ; . "- T? .ITTir.
esufed the enemy to heaitats ; tha second anil
thud drove him back ia disorder aad sated tha
my's cavalry. Takin;ararine tthrch telibths
! w-fc-j
purtuenbecame exposed to bis fire whiel3Cey
cheekeda ad drove thera bacs with loss Ia ta-
mean time the rest of oor artillery had.takeapa
sition on the pktltan coTtred.by the Mississippi
and 3d Indiana rrsimeats the former-of which!
had reached the jronnd ta lime to pour" flra'iati
the right flask of the enemy and. lies coEt3nef a
hisrepalse. lo this last conflict re had. the mie a
(ortune to scrtaia a tery heavy lass. Col. Ilirdia.
j 1st Illinois aBd Col. McKce and Lient Col. Clay.
iLl tT.B...M MH.nl full .tlKLftm. V;l. .f
U UkUbJ ICoiKIl .IUUIUKy nan KM
lantly hesdia g their commands. '
Kofattherattemptwasinadebr the. eaetcyto
force enr position and the approach oCiOijht.jat
an oppottaaity to pay proper attention. ts. tie-
wounded and alio to refresh the soldiers" who
bad becii.cxhausted by incessant waichfalness and
eomUt. Ttcugh the nisht was severely caldv the
troops were compelled for thi most. tobttgatcV
wahaat fires expecting that mornbj wecld rcsaw
the cosSicr. Duritfs the night- the tro-taded vera
removed to Siitillo and every; prepvaUoa audc.
to recnte tbe enemy sicold he'agaia araia atsacic
Lonr position. Setcn fresh companies wcwdrajrm
from tbe town and Bn-f. Gee. ManbaTrTvhs'had
mtde a forced raSrcSfram tbertUa?iadafwrlt'
rttnforeVraeBt of Kentucky tatalrT aad faa beatr t.
Sans ander Capt Picatlsi 1st AniUey yte
near at band trhta it was doccrrcd that the f l
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