The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1824-01-08


embraced several OF tho officers, end preiend-
ed to be very friendly end hoped We might bs
shcees@at; but II soon proved tha, this great
friend 10 our cau.e, was 10 othe, than a spyj
20 fnd cut what our force consisted of, and
then made his escape, which no did sfet re-
msiniog wi h us 10 days. Shortly sher this;
we were jcined ny neatly 100 Msxicans, who
were pu, into immediate discipline.
hi,er remain,ng five days o, Msrins, We
received information that Col. Don Felipe do
Ia Gsrzs, was encsmped about 10 leagues dis
,sn,, spd !, was the intention Of our general TO
surround him, which could easily be dono
from the situation in which no then was.
Guides were therefore procured, who knew
the situation Of the enemy, to conduct os to
the place. Nina proceeded with the cavalry
and artillery, tho upper road round tho noun
tain, behind which was encsmped tho royal
troops, under the commsnd of Gatz,, while
Colonel Percy, with fhy Americans, pro-
cseded to The other point but !, unfo'tuna,es
ly happened that tho guide OF Nina took him
20 miles another direction, and then made hia
escape; ood the guide Of tho Americans also
made his escape, after conducting thom near
where the roya' troops were cncsmpcd.
As soon as the Colonel found that he wac
ob'S"Sbs eHb 'CSSlv'Uk w OtuCTs UOm tn0
general, Che hour b,ing pss, tho, he was tn
receive the signal TO stack,) he exclaimed,
4" Is il possible that Nina intends 10 sell us ,o
the enemy, or what means this" Ho otder-
ed his meu to repose themselves until day
light, with their arms prepared, while he, in
person, walked up and down the !ins ss .enii-
oel, while his men 10y sleeping on their arms.
Ihe day soon broke, when they commenced
kasr - r
tain wbe'e they were but they had not pro-
cesded Tor, before they espied the enemy, on
the line OF march. He Immediately address
ed bis troops IN heroic style, dssiring them
never to DO AFRAID Of Spsnisrds, and repaired
to suitable position TO awsi, their arrival,
which wss IN very short time. As soon o.
they formed 10 front ol him in limo OF battle.
Col. Don Felipe do 10 CARA csme out to par~
ley with Percy bo wished TO know OF Col.
Percy who he was, and what was his inten-
,ions in the land Of bis Catholic Msios,y :
Percy into' med him that no hsd come for no
oiher purpose than the independence and lib
era'ion Of the Mexicans, and TO form repub-;
ficsn government. Ho replied, that a. far al
respected independence, II was thing tho
Mex'csns did not desire, snd 90 to liberty,
rbey enjoyed snHfeienf snd requested hius
to lay down his arms II they wished for quar-
,srs Percy then asked him, where, sod in
what part OF the world, he ever saw AMERI-
CANS lay dorpn their arms, end that if he wish
cd Tor them, he mus, fghf for the end i'm
media'ely LETT the &, ,ound. The bs,,le soon
commenced, which was desperate, end lasted
halt on hour. When Tho Americans had OK
pended oil their ammunition, they charged
upon the enemy, which caused them immedi-
ately TO teres, on their horses, thus leaving
the AnsficaDs victorious on the field. Tha
loss OF tho enemy wss 10 killed End 20
wounded. Tho Americans did not lose q
men IN the battle but corporal and three
men, who were guarding some baggage on
the road, wero tsken prisoners, and sent tn
Monterrey, tho cspitsl Of the four provinces,
where they were executed. The corporsl's
osme, think, was Cfims, snd ono of the SOL
die''s, Ross, both from ,hs city OF Baltimore.
Colonel Percy Immediately proceeded
back 10 the town Of Msrins, to End on, whss
had become oi General Nina. About en- half
hour siter his arrival, the General arrived all
90, having been led sstrsy amongst the noun.
tsins by his ueacberoos guide-he expected
that ell the Americsns who sccom panied Per-
rey had fallen victims to their unmerciful foe:
sDd when he was informed Whist had occurred
TO Percy, and the glorious battle be he'd a.
ehisved over sn overpowering enemy, his
heart sea, with Joy, and no excIsimed, "UT
only had housand americans, 4 would AK
nothing more"
We remained at this plsce six weeks en-
ployed in erecting q fort. Intelligence was
received that the royal General Dyn Joaquin
do Ar'edondo, who was Com M nder.in Chief
OF tho four provinces, wss fast approaching
with three Thousand troops, OF which twS
thousand were veterans. Oar whole force st
this lime did not consist of moro than three
hundred and fly. Orders wore received ,o
march, lesving IN The tot one hundred snd
twenty men for It's defence. But il appeared
ct this critical moment, that there wss great
diseontsnt among the American troop, under
Colonel Perry, srising from their not being
looked upon, they ssid, ~iih sufficient resheef
bot 81 was on account OF remaining such .
length OF time insctiye, and thei, nfoso.r,.