The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1846-06-20

comiGg down with his left flank in grea
force OF cavalry and infantry, on The ArIll-
cry Battalion and the ls.pounders which
,hat Battalion supported. The ls.Pounders
we're served by thirty men. and the Ar,l
lery Battalion was about $50 strong. Bolhl
the battery and This Battalion we're in such
Ia position ,ha, they could not be supported
10y The other portion of The army, and at the
time the charge commenced the Battalion
had deployed into line. However it was
thrown into square by prompt manoeuvre|
aud awaited steadily the Mexican charge.
On ,hey came horse, foot and Dragons,
shouting and yelling, whec a single horse
man rode into the Square, and said, Men,
II place myself in your Square The Gen
vas Immediately recognized by the men,
who gave him three cheers for this evl
jence of his confidence. fl this moment
Lieut.. Churchill discharged one o: his ls.
Founders loaded with grape isto The advan-
cling ranks, creating great havoc, but MOI
checking entirely their onward movement
They marched forward 10 within good
muskei range, some SO yards OF us halted
Aud delivered their fire, which our men Ie-
ceived quietly at a shoulder. Finding that
they would come no nearer, Col. CHILDs,
rommandng this Battalion, ordered the
Hoo NH inh II do
when The enemy Immediately retired. and
he action ended for The night. Our Army
slept on their arms precisely as night fount
hem. and occupied the position in which
The enemy commenced the battle. The
'wo armies slep. quietly almost in presence
Of each other. The nigh. was serene snt
beautiful, the moon casting the soflest igh
on everything around us, and but for thu
groans of tho wounded and the screams Of
those who were suffering under the knlf
| II The Surgeons, no one could have imsgin
ed The scenes which had occurred but f.
Nours previously.
On our side we hid IS killed 200
wounded, The gallant Major RING
IGoLD was morally wounded, and IN.
1ob|e sleed killed by the same shot, a.
ne was giving his last fire for the nigh
,nd after have distinguished himself by
he coolness, precision and effect with
which he managed his Battery. Capt
JoHN PAGE, Of the 4h lniaotry, wa.
horribly wounded, supposed 10 be NOR
tally. BLISS Lieut.. DANIEYLIs, Capt
MONTGOMERY and several others
Many Dragon horses were also kill,
I'd, and The escape were almost ncredi.
bic. 10 MAGRUDER's company, two
ncn, willis, at en- order, had The bayo'
nets Of their mu.kels cut of by cannou
balls, passing just over their shoulders
,rd between their heads. He had also
man killed on his immediate right
md left. Some Of the balls fell inio|
HE centres Of The squares, and reC0chedI
out again, without touching any one
Others fell Just on the outside, and
bounced over. To stand patiently and
coolIy, IN squares, under such fire, for
five hours, without firing shot, is the
best evidence of discipline and invinc-
Bile courage that troops can give. BulI
more: The effect Of this conduct, which
none but regulars could have shown,
must be considered. The next morn
Jog the enemy Iereated. leaving the
field slrewed with their dead, and hav,
Jog lost, by their own confession, 500
N killed and wounded; but we have
found out since that his loss is much
greater. The enemy's srtillery
was numerous and served with gresl
rspidny and precision; while we had
little cavalry, and they had an immense
proportion Of tina, arm. Hence ou'
shell and grape shot told briskly among
them. In short, we gained on that day
a great victory. When we consider
The enemy's numbers, his numerous ant
effective regular cavalry, and well'drill
ed infantry and artillery. and above oil
>, that he had chosen his own ground, ,lhs