American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-10-21
IRON the st, Louis Reveille.l
THRILLING DESCRIPTION

Or SERGEANT MILToE's SHARE IN MAYS
CHARGE AT RESACA DE LA PALMA.
We listened with the deepest interest, on
Saturday last to Sergeant Millions description
of Capt. Mays charge upon the Mexican bat
terry, and his own share in that glorious strug-
GLE Each MN engaged in il was hero, and
perhaps none of those who survived passed
through greater share of peril than the brave
veteran in question. His modest, unassuming
manner, and plain relation of facts, stamp
them with the seal Of truth, and the wounds on
his person bear ample testimony to every word
he utters
CAT Palo Alto says he, ~ took my rank
in the troop as Second Sergeant, and while up
on the field my horse was wounded in the Jaw
by a grape shot, which disabled him for ser
vice. While ne was plunging in agony dis
mounted, and the quick eye Of Capt. May OBJ
served me as alighted from my horse. He
inquired if was hurt. | answered no-that
nay horse was the sufferer. 4 am glad it is not
YOURSELF replied he; there is another (point-
ing at the same time TO 4 steed without ri.
der, which was standing with dilated eye gaz-
ing at the strife mount him. approached
the horse, and he stood still until I pat my
hand upon the rein and patted his neck, when
he rubbed his head alongside of me as if pleas
ed that some human being was about to be-
come his companion in the ARRAY. He was a
noble bay, which had, with a number of 9TH
ers, been purchased for the troop in ST. Louis
i bostlode him, and We passed through the first
day unframed.
''On the second day, at Resaea de la Palma,
our troop stood anXously waiting for the sig
nal to be given; and never had looked upon
men upon whose countenances were more
clearly expressed fixed determination to win
no ms If Xuit NJ.
and their eyes wore that fixed expression
which betokens mischief; others with shut teeth
would quietly laugh and catch tighter grip
Of the rein or seat themselves with care and
firmness in the saddle, while quiet words of
confidence and encouragement we're passed
from each TO his neighbor All at once Capt
May rode to the front of his troop-every rein
and sabre was tightly grasped. Raising him
self and pointing at the battery, he shouted,
Men, follosVn There was now Gathering of
hoofs and rafting Of sabre sheathes-the fire
0fthe enemy's guns was partly drawn by It.
h!dgley, and the next moment we were sweep
lag like the wind up the ravine. | was In
squad of about nine men, whs were separated
by shower of grape from the battery, and we
were in advance, May leading. He turned his
horse opposite the breastwork, in front of the
guns, and With another shout to follow leap
ed over them. Several of the horses did fol-
low, but mine being new and not we'll trained,
refused; two others baked, and their riders
started down the rayine to turn the breast
work where the rest of the troops had entered
made another attempt to clear the guns with
my horse; turning him around-feeling all the
time secure at thinking the guns discharged
put his head towards them and gave him
spur, but he again baked; SO, turning his head
down the ravine, too started to ride round the
breastwork
GAS came down lancer dashed at me
with lance in rest With my sabre | parted
his thrust, only receiving slight flesh wound
from its point in the arm, which felt at the
time like the prick Of pin. The lancer turn
ed and fed; at that moment ball passed
through my horse on the left side and shatter-
ed my right thigh. The shot killed the horse
instantly, and he fell upon my left leg, fasten.
ing me by his weight to the earth. There |
lay, right in the midst of the action, where
carnage was riding riot, and every moment the
shot, both from our own and the Mexican
guns, tearing up the earth around me. | tried
TO raise my horse so as to extricate my leg, but
had already grown so weak with my wound
that was unable, and, from the mere attempt,
Tell back exhausted. To add to my horror a
morse, who was coreering about, rderIess,
within few yards Of me, received wound,
and he commenced struggling and rearing with
pam. Two or three times he came near fall
ing on me, but at length, with scream Of
agony and bound, he fell Gead-bis body
touching my own falling stead. What had
been IN momentary cad Of from the hot fir
ing in my neighborhood, now occurred my
wounded limb which was lying across the
horse, received another ball in the ankle.
81 now felt disposed to give up, and, ex-
hausted through pain and excitement, a film
gathered over my eyes, which | thought was
the precursor of dissolution. From this hope
less state was aroused by wounded Mexi-
can, calling on! to me, 'BWenO AnnieanO,' and