Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1846-05-27
POSTSCRIPT.
From the Rochester A American Extra.
RocHEs1 EE Monday May IS. Pm.
From the Rio Grande

FROM the ITO UrdnQe
1000 Mexicans Reported killed The mexican
army Routed death maj. RDgole-Vega cap.
ltured.
We are indebted. says The N. Y. Herald, 10
Mr. Enoch, of the National Gazette, for the to-.
lowing ,mporian, Intelligence; il was conveyed to
MONTGOMERY by express ahead of the mail, IL frtm
Washington to Philadclshia by Mr. z. aud thence
Iteiesraphed 10 this city. II appears by the Pic
ayune of the I7h aud the M,bile papers Ct the Is
dat there has been Two TIRE menduous engagements
betweeo the American and mexican troops with
a loss 10 the litter Of 1900 men.
The frs, occurred on the 9TH when Gen. Taylor
was returning 10 his Camp opposite Mstamoros
with loics of 1900 men, opposite 10 him were
from s TO 1000 Mexicans, The Mexicans were
repulsed a The point ofthe bayonef.
The american Army slept in the field OF Bat.
tie and oil the next morning 200 Mertcdns were
found dead and severrl pieces of Mexican Artillery
were taken BY our forces. The melancholy part
of the Battle is the eporled death of Maj. Rmggold
The Mexican General Vega, the one who bad
The interview with Gen. Worth on the left BaLk
of The Rio Grande is is taken prisoner The Sec
o d battle took pl-ce the OH. commencing at
81 p. M. within three miles OF Gen. idyors
camp. TIE actor was on The edge oil ravne
aud within one mile from the ed &c OF Chipporat
which IL miles in width Tne Mexicans COM
menced their acclion with their artillery which
was posted To sweep narrow passage
through which Gen Taylor was advancing
Reports say Americans lost Co.
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S DISPATCHES OF GBN. TAYLoR.-The crcumstan-
ces of the battle on the Rio Grande confirmed in
their main particulars, but very much retreched in
their 'sfancy work., by the official Dispatches. From
these we infer that no attempt was made by the A
mercans to fire .Matamoros, and the buildings were
but slightly injured One American was killed and
how many of the enemy was altogether subject Of
conjecture. The number of Mexican Troops on the
Rio Grande has been greatly exaggerated but the
war has begun and as Gen. Taylor said to the Mex
lean Commander, it will be for United States TO say
when and where it shall end.
Extract of a letter from an officer at Point Isabel
to the N. o. Picayune.
PoINr ISABEL May, 5, 1916.
On the morning of the Sd. at
reveile, the .Hexcans opened their batteries upon
the work, throwing balls and shells without inter-
mission until sunset, finishing with half dozen
extra ones at tattoo for lullaby.
At reveille on the4th they opened again, sending
few shots and shells, which compliment re-
peated at Our artillery silenced the fort OPP
posite ours in half an hour after the firing COM
menced on the 4th, and knocked three embrasures
into one.
This caused them to stop firing there for con-
siderable time, to repair damages. Ou artillery
also dismounted several of their guns, and from ap-
pearances must have killed many On our part
but one sergeant, of the 18th Infantry, was killed
being shot in the head with 3. lb. ball. He
was carried to the hospital, when, strange 10 say
shell fell and blew the remainder ofhis head off.
Some twenty men were standing around the hos.
pta. when the she'll burst: several were knocked
down. but none injured. One artillery soldier was
slightly wounded by piece of shell, and many
have made narrow escapes. We only kept up our
fire for about two hours-saving our ammunition
whilst theirs was being throtcn a,cay.
From their having thrown from 1900 to 1000
shots and shells, and killing but one of our men and
wounding another, you may Judge they are none of
the best arerists. and that we had good defences
: Their shot rendered good many our tents unser-
vceable but all our arei in good spirits and anx
ious to come to close quarters.
Our piquet guard is firing at party of Mex
lean soldiers, about mile below the fort. The
Chapparal between this and the fort is like a bee
( hive, so full is it with Mexicans.