Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1846-06-02
MEXICAN ARMY ROUTED


Inge. Cochran aud Chadburn, dead.
Gen. Taylor marched from Point Isabel
on the evening ofthe 7th to meet the enc
my, taking with him twenty two hundred
men, and $50 teams loaded with anu
milton, provisions, &C., leaving about 400
men to defend the Point.
Whence the force had proceeded about
l 3 miles the Mexican force was met drawn
up in BATTLE array across the road. Gen
Taylor Gave orders for the teams to halt un.
iii the 2nd Brigade had passed, which ad-
vanced under Capt May, Dad Dragons, to
within about 34ths ola nile of the Mex.
leans, when they opened upon him with
their Flying Artillery
The main force then advanced, and a
general engagement followed.
The Mexicans had their entire force in
the engagement, amounting TO between So
90 and 900 men. Gen Taylor engaged
them with only 1900 men, and completely
put them to route, leaving from 400 10 coo
Mexicans dead upon the field. Gen De
La Vega and several other officers, were
prisoners, and had been sen, 10 New Or
leans.
We also captured eight pieces of Aril
lery, 155, coo pounds of Catndse and 500
pack mules. Our loss was 60 killed and
MORALLY wounded, among whom are:
Maj Ringgold, Flying Artillery, dead.
Lieut.. lnsee, Outrageous, do
Leu. Cochran, Fourth Inf do
Lieut.. Cnadburn, f ghlh do do
Col. Mcintosh, wounded.
Lieut.. Col. Payne, do
Lieut.. Luther. do
Capt. Hone, do
Maj Blown, Of l7'h Infantry, died of
wounds received in defending his post OPP
posie Matampras.
Cap s. Thornton and Hardee have re-
turned to our camp, having been taken
prisoners (and not killed as vas supposed. J
upon an exchange Of pr soners, after The
battle.
Gen Taylor would no, exchange for
Lieut.. ID AS as prisoner Of war, rs it
would sanction his crossing the river,
which he did not having Reproduced his
crossing in the severest manner.
General Ars,a's camp aeadstead con
tanned all his private and public baggage
papers. which latter will be Of great val
ne, as we now have the key to tho whole
campaign. which will enable Gen Taylor
TO form his plans so as entirely 10 defeat
their designs.
We took all and every thing that trey
had. 400 prisoners, and The amy baggage
The enemy had between and 5000 troops
in the two battles, but we with 1900 troops
completely routed them.
10 this second and glorious battle we
lost about the same number Of men as in
tbs first but had more officers wounded
Capt. Walker with his heroic band Of ran
gers was the last that fired at the Mex
leans, and the army LEFT him and his COM
eraces on the bank of the River shooting
them as they attempted TO cross.
Tomorrow Gen. Taylor leaves here to
make an attack on Matamoras, in connec
ton with Com Conner, who has sent a
boat expedition up the river.
This prompt and decisive movement Of
Gen. Taylor was most fortunate as on the
morning after he had left the Point, the
American squadron having heard that
Vera Cruz Of the advance Of 1000 Mex
lea as TO reinforce Gen. Arista n: Matamo-
ras arrived at the Point and com. Conner
Immediately sent ashore oil the men he
could spare TO defend the place.
Some Of the Mexican officers acted
most vaiantly, and one, when his troops
faliered in an endeavor 10 rally them
commenced cutting them with his sword
when he was shot dead by his own men!
The Battery hat first opened the fire up
on the Americans was commanded Gen
De La Vega who was taken prisoner
Gen. De La Vega, one Capt,in and two
lieu,enants, prs oners Of war, had arrived in
New Orleans by the Col Haeney, tina
brought the above news.