Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-05-28

sand FIVE hundred IN number, com.
pletelv surrounded them. aud com
mcnccd firing upon his command
He then wheeled his command, think
ing that he could charge through the
enemy aud pass ont where he had On
tered, not however without consider
able loss This he attempted, but did
not succeed, the enemy being to
strong.
AT this instant Capt. IIardce ar
preached him, Tor the purpose Of ADV.
sing him how TO extrlcatc themselves
The firing of the enemy still contnu.
ed, Capt. Thornton's horse, having
doubtless received shot, ran away
with him, and leaped the chararal
fence, and plunged over n prcc,pcr.
where he fell, with Capt T. und,.
him, where the latter remained lnScn
siblc for five or six hours. This casu.
atty placed Capt llardcc in command
with the residue, TO make his cScapclt
the river intending, on arriving at IT'S
margin, 10 SWIM il. In tins lac failed
finding 1t so DOGGY that he could no.
get to it. He then returned, taking
/ the prccautlon 10 get out of distance
of Observation-Disclosures and exam
/ med the arms of his men, Determined
to sell their lives as dearly as possible
Before he had succeeded, however. u
the inspection of his arms, n Mexican
officer rode mp and asked him to sun
render Capt. II. replied that he would
surrender on one condition winch
was, that if the Mexican General would
receive them as prisoners OF war, and
/ treat them as the most civilized nations
! do, he would surrender, but on no O.
Their conditions. The Mexican officer
boic this message to the General com.
handing, and returned with the as.
surance that he would. Capt H. then
surrendered. Capt. Thornton aud H.,
with Lieu. Kane, and the residue olthc
non-commissioned officers and prlvNtcS
of Capt. rs command, are now prison.
crs of war, in Mexico. The enemy
theats them remarkably well.
Lieut. Geo. Mason was fine Young
officer and his death ismuch regretted
His sabre belt was recognized anon.
some articles ;hat were subScqucu
captured from the enemy.
SO lively is the curiosity TO lean
every particular Of the actions of thc@
and ith instant, that we annex hereto
letter from an officer at Point Isabel,
written more for our private eye than
for the public, but which cannot but
interest all our readers:
PoINr IsApEL. May 9th lsiG
Gentlemcn-Whcn the express came
in, this morning, hurricdly pcncIIlcd
down the gratifying intelligence which
II brought us, expecting the boat would
/ leave IN few minutes Ii now only
waits for Gen Taylor's official de-
| patch, which is being prepared for
/ Washington. Having hcarcd the oil.
cial report, from Major Brown read
and having n letter before me from
there, | will givcyou further particulars
accordingly.
On the morning Of the Sd, at rcyc.I.
| lc, the McXicaus opened their batteries
upon the work, throwing balls and
shells, without lntcrmisson, until sun
set, finishing with half dozen extra
ones, at tattoo, for lullaby.
At rcvcllc, on the dth, they opened
again, sending n few shot and shells
which compliment was repeated at
noon Our artillery sllcnccd the fort
opposite ours, in hal: an hour after the
firing commenced on the 1lh, and
/ knocked three cmbrasures into one
This caused them to stop firing thcr"
for a considerable time, TO repair dam
ages Our artillery also dismouGtcd
several of their guns, and, from aI-
pearances, must have killed many men
On our part but one sergeant, oft the IN
Infantry, was killed, being shot III the
head with Id ball. He was carried
to the hospital, when. strange TO say, a.
shell fell, and blew the remainder al
his head off Some twenty men were
standing around the hospital when the
shell burst; several were knocked down
but not injured, One artillery soldlc!
was slightly wounded by a piece Of q
shell, and many have made mario"
escapes We only kept up our fire io'
about two hours saving our ammuul
ton whilst theirs was being thrown o
way. From their having thrown from
| 1900 to 1000 shots and shells, and XII
ling but one Of our men and woundlng
another, you may Judge they are nonc
of the best artlllerlsts, nnd that we had
good delences. Their shot rcndcd q
good many Of our tents unscrvlcab,c
but all our men are in good splrItsond
anxious to come TO close quarters
Our piquct guard is now firing ala
party of Mexican soldiers, about anne
below the fort. The Chapara,l h..
tween this and the fort, is like boa.
hive, so full is itwith Mexlcans. IT'S