Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-05-23

5F N"f ~ '"'u ~buHtdH DdtleFy on the
n left negeeting the enemy's guns, threw
c. their fire into the Mexican Infantry and
Ii swept whole ranks. The 9Th Infantry on
/. The lett suffered severely from the enc
a my fire. The grass was set on fire q,
d the end OF an hours cannonadinp. and oh.
= scared the enemy's position completely,
] and an interval Of three quarters or an
/ hour occurred. During this period our
right, now resting on the l8-pounders, adj
Vanced along the wood, TO the point ori
glnaIIy occupied by the Mexican left. and
&en the smoke Lad cleared away sufi.
StIy TO show the enemy, the fire was re.
wTned with increased rapidity and execu.
ton. Duncan divided his battery ON tho
Ielt, giving a section to Lieut.. Roland. 10
Operate in front, and with the other bo |
advanced beyond the burning pass (which
was three feet high and the, flames rolled
~ leet IN the strong breeze,) and seized
the ProIongalion Of the enemy's right, en-.
hIadng that flank completely. Nipbf
found the two armies in this position.
Onthe 9th, the General packed the heavy
tram, collected the enemy's wounded in
hospital, buried their dead, arranged our
own wounded, (among whom we have toI
regret the sudden death Of Mai Rinnqold.
and probably Capt. Page,) and moved on
IN pursuit of the enemy on the Matamo- :
ras road. They had taken post in the
ChaParel the second time, occupying the ,
bed OF stream call Resaca de la Palma
with their artillery on the road at the !.
crossing. have no time for details Of =
his affair. The General brought up his q
rooPs by battaIons and posted them. with r
1rIel orders to find the enemy with the :.
,ayonet, ANA placed the artillery where \,
hey could act in the road =,
The Dragons were held in reserve, rs
Don as the advance OF our line had NJ
uncovered the Mexican batteries, Gen q,
AYLoR told Capt. May, tha: his time had e,
ONE, "llere's the enemy's battery, sir on
axe 1t aoIeas r0lenS." May dashed upon 20
with his squadron, and lost one third of TO
, but he cleared the battery and capiur. eli
d It's commander, Gen. Vega, in the act in
lraisIng port-fire to fire a piece himself in
lay took his sword, and brought the gen. ge
raj oil, tue enemy renamed the guns IN
nd lost them second time 10 the 9Th In fo,
'ntry. Capt. BARBOUR, Of the Sd Inran- ne
y, with his single company and few sill;
en from the 9th, who joined him in the of
haparaI, threw his back against clump mai
bushes and received and CALAMITY re on,
''Ied charge 0! cavalry Capt. Dun Gill
N, with his battery, did terrible execu- Ne
on-he is a most promising officer. 1t. EN-
IDGELY was also among the foremost.
truth, it was series Of brilliant Skin ~
Ishes and heavy shocks, in which 1900 ho,i,
5htlng men, met 5000 hand TO hand Gen
erwhelmed them with the precision of TAY
cir volies, and the steady cooness of hoa'
3 bayonet-and drove them from the a .le
Id with the loss Of their artillery, bag aion
ge, pack mules, fixed ammunition, and act {
ar 5000 stand of muskets. Apri
The fort, meanwhile. had been sum- eeea
med with true Mexican duplicity, and e ,r,Ij'
that Taylor way flying. The Malta. them
ras newspapers ana official bulelions A
led him cowardly tailor. Ia answer once
me summons, the officers plunged their on iUH If.
'GGds INTO the parapet, and replied, "to can t
hIt." Up to the evening Of the 9th their
~ shells, and 5000 shot had been these
own, and the only loss was that ofthe -, ,o' IT,,
We commander. Maj. Brown, and / ser rende
II, private killed, and 10 wounded Th
me General returns to the army to. upon
Mt and will cross the river Tomorrow years years
leXt day. The fort will be increased becns
guns, and especially provided with BILE or
''ars, which will bring the town to treat,
ms at onre Tho 49, IN ~ ties.
at tho ,,a,,,L ""' eo-oPer- Our
DIT the mouth OF the river, and ste am annibi
5 Oegln to carry supplies by that to bot
c. deteT
en- taylor has just given Gen. VEGA tEdr.i
Ter 10 zen. GAINES, and a letter o(anneai
II on his factor. The officers here demn
"a the main body We'd with their com ance h
ler IN delicate attentions to brave LAX tak? ?;
accomplished enemy, and was taken s sGr ri
soldier, in full harness, and FIGHT ment
'aIIantIy to the last. Our loss about diflicul
He'd and 40 wounded. In haste, Instl
W. NJ. Upon t
'xIcan loss at Palo Alto, set down by ponden
selves at 45O. M Ras,,,, l., I. ~ - that we
MISSING $50, 49, 49,, w 10 luna in ofic
nave been exchanged, grade for the pt
> ana The Mexican wounded sent a. meantir
Matamoras. By the next arrival iatlon.
,ll hear of the town, and probably the pI from
nun thel 10 receive Mr.. SlldeI reit erat
y capacity. dairy of
ought 10 be mentioned that Soma nC ritory, a
,g'ments are full, and two of them c co, 81 p,
nave about 800. Many instances at war.
'ed' oil men handing their canteens As vi
wounded Meyicans and ,,,,;n, efforts {
hem 10 6ro W. ~, -" herself,
:, ''0 uPon o'hetS' mere ton of du
- a single occurrence OF cruelty 10. cison tn
lhe enemy. The morale of the our coun
is at its highnst. il con roo, ,o,o,,, Antici