Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1846-06-05

From the seat OF war.
! BY last nights mail We have number
Of extras and editions Of Southern pa
pers containing ample details Of the Two
battles between the American lorces aud
I the Mexcsns The first accounts are
fully corroboraled., We can only give
the following ~ nop'iS:
LATE FROM THE ARMY 1T appears
that The Mexicaus were fully advised Of
the movement Of Gen. Taylor to Point
Isabel and concerted On attack bolh on
the camp and on Gen Tay forces as
he should return TO The camp. General
TaN Tor had previously sent dispatches
TO Vera Cruz. doubtless Tor the squads
roo, (rumoTs say 20 bombard that ciIvl
bu Commod re Cannon having heard
tina, he McxIcsus hsd marched 900 20
1000 troops across by land to assist n
whipping Gen. Taylor he moved 10 his
support Gen TtyIor had lett 4OO men
a. lhe Point, aud Commodore CouDor
land ID 700 more TO aid them.
On the Slh cdnnonading was heard all
day which proved TO bo The frs, battle.
The accounts are so mixed up. we pre-
fer giving the thread rather than The
details as we receive them
After leaving the Poill the army mar
ched about thirteen miles, when they
saw The Mexlcans drawn up IN battle ar,
ray across the road Gen. Tay Tor I'm
medIaley gave orders Tor the teams TO
hail uurl the I'd brigade had passed. -
The MrXlcans weIe on the pralrIe near
the edge Of the chappeTAl Whtn G.n.
Fayior got within about Ihree-iourlhs
oi mue, they opened upon him with
their F yrng Artlllery. Gen. Taylor
arrived with Capt. Duncan and MAJOR
Rng-o'd's companies, and ~ II the,
went untli about sunset, when the Mexl
cans had Telrraled 10 The edge u tie
"happrraI, and reasrd fung. Darn q |
the night two urensl,wurks we're thrown
~; aud a. daylight the Mex aus were
al lhs edge oI the chapprraI 4 coun
cil OF war vas held aud 1t was agreed
that 'ne urgade should advance up to
the chapperSt N hopes TO draw the Nix.
lcau' inlo II renewal Ol mo hgh'; bu,
When the troop, advanced hr MrXIcans
hnaIly retreared, leaving rhrpe pieces o
artillery, a quauiity ui ammunition ond
about iour hundred dead and dymn up
on h; field. Gen TAYLOR lost nh1ut
Wv k'l'cd md wounded. The toliuw
Iug are the lfiecrs.
KILLED MAJ Brown, 7,h Inran,rv-
wouuutd IN Fort Tay lor- died on the
iOIh; Maj, RnggoId, 81 Arul cry
wound, un the and died on the
ON; Lieut. Ine"s 2 Dragons; Lieut..
Cochlaar, An Infantry; Lieut.. Chad
hdroc, ,S,h 10 anrry.
NoUNDED - Lieut. Col. Mcintosh.
5'h InIanlr,; Lieut. Col Payne, 4lb Ar
uiIeryj Cap,s. Page, Hoe. Mootgomrry
LlpurO Luther, Gatos, Seldom, Mcclure.
Burbank, Jordon, Fowler.
The second battle was fong5, on the
next day. 10 thla action Capt. NV
charged upon battery Of four guns
which vas captured 1t was command
ed by Gen De la Vega, who was taken
prisoner IN tho art ol 6rlng of a piece
a letter IN he New Orleans Troplc saws:
"Our liule army then rem ne mir with
h"ZzAs, and rushing shnunDg up0n the
enemy, cOmmlued lhR NEST dreadfu, ha
voc among 'h'm taking eight pieces { II
ailllery. l55 coo rounds Of cnuri6oe.
aud 800 packed mVteS. Gen Arsla's
cam brdsleHd contained all his private
aud public baggage papers, which latter
VIII be ol greet value, as we have now
tho kev 10 the Whole campaign, which |
wlIenab'e Gen. Taylor to torn his plans
81 as 10 entuelV defeat their designs
Ia this second aud glorious battle.
We lost about the same number Of men
ns IN tho first. tur had more officers
wounded Capt. Walker with his hero
&c hand Of rHugeTs. was the last that f. |
red a. the Mrxcsns. The army lelr him
and his comrades on tho bank Of the
river, shooting them as they attempted
10 cross.
"To.morrow Gen Taylor leaves here
to make an attack On Malamoras. in con
n"xIon with e IN Connor who has SEM
IA boat expedition up lhe rlver"
STILL LATER NEWS.