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

e. now detached TO support that battery
m and the lett Of our position. The Me,
ican cavalry, with Two pieces of srtille
V, were now reported 10 be movn
through The chapparel to our right, ,
threaten that flank, or make demon
= strstion against the train. The Sh in
fsniry was Immediately detached {
check his movement, and, supported b,
l. eut. Rdgly, with section OF Majo
Rioggold's battery and Capt Walker
company of volunteers ehectuaIly re
pulsed the enemy--the str infsntry re
Epelling a charge of lancers. and the ar
tilIeIy doing great execution in their
ranks. The 81 infantry was now de.
tackled 10 the right as q still further Sc.
curity to that Aink yet threatened by
The enemy. Major Ringgold, with the
remsining section, KEEP, up his fire from
an advanced position and was Supported
by the 4th infantry.
The grass Of The prairie h,d been sc.
cidenlIy fred by our artillery. and the
volumes Of smoke now partially conceal.
ed lha armies from each other. AS the
enemy's left had evidently been driven
back, and left the road free as the can.
nonode mad been su'pended,l | ordered
forward the eighteen FOUNDERS on the
road nearly 10 the position first occupi.
by the Mexican cavalry, end caused the
lsl brigade 10 take up new position
still on the lett of the eighteen pounder
battery. The 5h was advanced from
ills former position.and occupied point
on the extreme right of the new line.
The enemy made change of position
correspondeHing 10 our own, and after
a suspension Of nearly an hour the ac-
ton was resumed.
The Are Of artillery was now most
deslruclve-openings were constantly
made through the enemy's ranks by our
fire, and The constancy with which the
Mexican Infantry susr,ined this severe
cannonsde was theme Of universal re
mak and admiration. Capt. M4y's|
squadron was detached 10 make de
on The left OF The enemy's |
and suffered severely from lhe
fire Of artillery 10 which it was for some
time exposed. The 4th Infantry which
had been ordered 10 support The eight
cen pounder battery, was exposed 10 Al
most CALLING 6Ee of artillery. by which
several men were killed and Capt, Psge
dangerously wounded. The enemy'>
Fl was directed sgs INST our eighteen
FOUNDER battery and The guns unde.
Major RinggoId in its vicinity. The
Mi ,r himself, while coolly directing
he fire of his pieces was struck by a
cannon ball and MORALLY wounded.
Ia the meantime the battalion OF ar
tillery Lieut. Col. Childs had been
brought up 10 support the artillery oA
our right. II strong demonstration OF
civalry was row made by the enemy
against this par, Of our line, and The
column continued to advance aud Sc
we're fire from the eighteen Founders.
The battalion was instantly formed in
square and held ready 10 receive the
the charge of cavalry, but when the ad
vancing squadrons were within close
range a deadly fire Of canister from
the eighteen Founders dispersed them,
a brisk fire Of small arms was now o
pened upon the square, by which one
officer Lieut.. Luther, 2d artillery, wa.
slightly wounded, , ,bu' well directed fire
from the front of The square silenced all
further firing from the enemy in this
quarter. Ii was now nearly dark, and
The action was closed on The right ol
our line, The enemy having been com
pletely driven back from his position
add (oiled in every attempt against our
line.
/ While The above was going forwart
on our right and under my own eye