The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-06-02
THE WAR WITH MEXICO
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES CON-
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FARTHER PARTICULARS.

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FARTHER PARTICULARS.
The Southern Mail ofto-day brings us the
Mobile Advertiser Extra, dated May 18ia'
1O-o,cIock. A. NJ, in which we find the fol-
lowing particulars Of the engagement repor-
led by Telegraph:
BRAssos SANTIAGO, MAY Is.
At the receipt Of The news Of The first bat
tie | wrote you short account, the result
of the second is now on hand, and il is most
decisive. II now appears that The MeXieans
had only five thousand men in The field al
The great battle, and four thousand slowed
away in the chapperel near the battle ground.
II was their intention TO have made but
slight attack the first day, but being so close
" pressed they were obliged to fight in order
to make good their retreat 10 where the four
thousand IN the chapperel were concealed.
In the first fight n general officer had his
head shot off; it is not yet ascertaIned VINO
he was, as bis body was not recognized by
his dress as he lay upon the field.
Gen. Taylor advanced The morning oil tne
FIRST battle into the chaPperel, then SEM ouO
picked men under the charge oil Capi. MIC
Call. to reconnoitre, he advanced unmolesied
until P. NJ. (the army following at a dis
tance.) when Capt. Mccall sent word 10
Gen. Taylor that he had received charge
of grape from the enemy, and lost two
men.
The army was then depIoyed, and Capt.
MAY, I'd dragons ordered TO charge the
battery that had thrown the grape. and TO
take il if he lost every man, he obeyed Or
ders, took the battery oflour guns and lost
b., Tha hot n1pn
BY Gen. De la Vega, who was taken prison.
er.
Our little army then rent the air with their
huzZas. and rushed shouting upon the enemy,
committing the most dreadful havoc among
tnem, taking eight pieces of artillery, 49,
600 rounds of cartridge, and 500 packed
mules Gen. Aristas camp bedsGead con-
tained all his private andpublic baggage pa
pers, the latter Of which will he oil great val
ne. as we now have the key 10 the whole
campaign, which will enable Gen. L. 10 form
his plans so as 10 entirely defeat their de-
signs.
We took all and every thing they had,
four hundred prisoners, and the army bag
gage. The enemy had between and g.
ono troops in the two battles, but we, with
1900 troops, completely routed them.
We exchanged prisoners. got Capt. Thorn
fon, Hardy and his little band. Our officers
while prisoners were we'll treated, having
lived with Ampudia ever since they were
taken. Gen. Taylor would moi exchange for
Lieut. Deas as n prisoner of war, as it would
be sanctioning his crossing the river, which
he did not, having reprobated his crossing in
the severest manner.
In this second and glorious battle we lost
about the same number of men as in the first,
but had more officers wounded. Capt.
Walker with his heroic band of Rangers,
was the last TO fire at the Mexicans. The
army left him and his comrades on the bank
of the river, shooting them as they attempted
10 cross.
Tomorrow General Taylor leaves here
70 make an attack on Matamoros, in connec-
ton with Com. Connor, who has sent boat
expedition up the river.
/ forgot TO mention that Gen. Taylor ar
rived here yesterday with all our wounded,
between fifty and sixty. with Gen. Romulus
De IL Vega, one Mexican Capt and two
Lieutenanis. who go with this letter in the
Col Harvey.