Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-05-27
Corespondenee 81 Il D.
PoINT ISABEL Nay III

You may De SOmeWhat surprised 10
me from this point. However, IN hurry
as am just now, will give you The par
ticulars Of a battle fought On the Glh.-
The Mexican troops fought well; that >
TO SAT-, they were not as easily whipped As
anticipated. They lost 200 men on the
field--kilied and wounded. Every alien
ton is paid to The MexIczB prisoners
An express came IN last night from ley
ior's camp, BY which we are Informed oi
another fight in which some L. 5 ORA
gOons distinguished themselves, Captain
May particularly They charged The
Mexican cavalry, took . pieces # cannon
and 60 prisoners, among them Gen. An
puGia. Some say Gen. Arisia Is taken,
but not generally believed.
Maj. RmggoId, well known a. the con-
mander of the Flying Artillery, also died
on The llth, from wounds received On ihs
Slh. Capt. Page, oad.y wOunled, Is "a
pidly recovering.
| We have the following verbal iEisl.i-
gence. from enc OF The Dragons Of The
United States Army:
| He states, that when Gen. Taylor came
in sight of the enemy, their number aP-
peared so large that he exclaimed
"a Friends lrs must r1aqEisi or die" say
| ing which, he ordered the dragons 10
charge on the Mexican Artillery. They
Immediately OBEY ed their Commander,
and made such an onslaught that the Mex
leans were compelled 10 abandon their ar
tillery, and seek safety IN fight
/ BRAzus SANTIAGO, May Is
/ At the receipt Of the news o. the first
battle wrote you a short account, The re-
suit Of the second Il now al hand, aud u
is most decisive. IL now appears that the
Mexicaus had only fiEe thousand men IA
1.-The fed at the firsl battle, an four thou
!. sand slowed away IN IN the ChaPPaTei near
the battle gEnuni. II vas their intention
, to have made but slight allack the fr>t
day, bGi being - closely pressed they
were obliged To fight IN order To make god
their retreat TO where the f1ur thousand
D we:s IN the ebaPPaTel- In the first hight
. general OtfAcer bad his head shl, off, u =
] not vet aScerlained who he vas. IS his b.
' dy was recognised BY his dress = re lay
upon the field.
D Gen. Taylor advanced the mlrning 81
: the first battle IRt1 the chapParel. ihen >eEr
loo picked men under the charge Il Capt.
l, Mccall, TO rec0nnoitre. he advanced gu-
"a moIesied until nearly 5 P. NJ. (lhe arms
following 81 a dIsIance.l when Capt A-C-I
sent word 70 Gen Tayiar that had rscesy-
We ed charge Of grape from the enemy, AMI
IN lost two meE-
The array was then de7iaysi, an! CAP.
ap May was ordered % charge the battery n !:
o. had thrown the gra7s and 10 AXE % Il De
in lost every man, he Obeysd Orisrs, i0oS The
%, battery Rlh the loSs q tItuRe man Tt5
10 battery was commanded D. General da Il
ch Vega Who was taken prisoner
n: Our hiIle band Of an army rent he az
nd with their hlZSas ard rushing aud shouting
3 upon The enemy committing the ml-I
al dreadfGi hay0c an1ag Ihem, Iaking e5EhI
pieces OF artillery, l55 COO rolnls u car
le fridge, and Ave hundred pack mules. Gen.
Ise ArIsia's camp bsliSiead Containing al his
Isl private AMI putSc baggage papers, which
"a letters Wi.l he q great value. a we aow
H. have the ssy 10 The whole Campaign, Which
= will enable G-n- 7. n l0sm his plans s.
A. as 70 entirely defeat IheiF Designs
= We toOk a. AMI every thing they had.
p four hundred prisoners, aad the army bag
oflgage. The eHsmy bad between and
5000 troops in me two barIleS, u, se 9Th
m $500 completely routed Them.
n. We exchanged prisoners, -; Captain
Thcsntoa, Hardy and his HII,e bind
- Our officers while prisoners, we're Well
r.. treated, having lived 18th GeR- AmP1dIa
- ever since they were takea- Gen- Taylor
would u. exchange lor Liea:. DSsse A. =
e prisoner 0f war. a. u Wlul3 Be saRcIia ainLr
Of his crossing The rISer, wh5ca - IL II,
4 having repro5aied ms cruSsinE n The sever
e eSt manner
Ia ms second AM giorI-ss blsIle ws
e. Lost ab0oJ the sane nsmber 81 men as u
a. the first. 81; had nsars otficsrs wuuadea-
Capt. Walker ~IIh rs hsroic band Of Rzn-
h. gers, vas the last that fired al the Mexs-
e. cans; the army left hsm and his conaales
on the banks q The riyer sAOoiiag Al Iheua
IN as they attempted - PasS-
n T0-m0rrO4 GEE TayloE caves here u
= make an aTtzck On &zIamoras, II cuzaec-
> rion with ConmoS0re C.aaor, 40 has
To sent = boat sxpeLl.i0a uP the TIEer-
Al forgot % uenu1n nat Gsa- Iayl r ar
rived here On Yesterday WIKI All car N0unS-
II ed, between 80 o. %, WIIh Gea- Rnmails
4. De IN VEGA. enc NexIc.a CaptAsR, ard
as twO Lieuseaaass sk0 - slla las lellsE 10
a. the Col. Harney-
ix. The sIeansr Augusta. from New Or
ss leans. arrived As sSe1gn-- Tas uulcl
!. from Matamoros, snule $50, were sent e
ys to-day, rs vel a. the Mexicaa wounded.
o. should aOS iorset - Deaisaa shAs NJ
the shell, ball and grape Sh14 - tisz Mex