Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-06-05
INCIDENTS OF THE BATTLE.

We find IN our southern exchanges, full
details of the recent brilliant actions near tho
Rio Grsnde. OF course we shall not repeat
the narratives already given; but we find
many incidents connected with the fight
which will be read with interest.
A young officer who was engaged in the
thickcst Of the battle, writes to the Baltimore
Patrio. a very graphic sketch of the whole
transaction. He was sen, from Point Isabel
to announce to Gen. Taylor, then on his
march, the arrival of Gem. Conner's fleet.
He armed himself TO the teeth, mounted his
fAvorte mare, and reached the army just in
time to share in the toll and glory of the day
He says:
At half past II, the enemy opened their batteries,
and how awful w the scene; the balls flew in every
direction, and iheKllIed and wounded lay on all hands
was attached TO 50 'adron OF Dragons and acted
Tor some time as Aid-de-Camp 10 Colonel Twlggs.
felt perfectly cool and in truth minded i, no more
than eating breakfast About 20 minutes after the
commencement OF the acton poor Major Rnggold
was struck by Fix pound shot, and MORALLY wound
ed-he has since died had lent him my pistols on
gong into the tight The shot struck one bolster cut
and the pistol IN two pieces oil the flesh off the
upper part Of the Majors ihigh pa scd through the
shoulders OF his horse, cut the other pistol in two and
the flesh of the other thigh He fell from his bor Sc
and Lieut. Sherer offered assist hm-but he said
no. sr-iet me sfdy-go on-you hare enough 10 do
go ahead The action asitd al out two hours, and
inc enemy retired. We rested on our arms until 3
O'Clock, and then commenced the action again. and
fought them tl night closed the scene of carnage
We slept on the field Of battle amid the dead dying
ana wounded without refreshments upon the bare
ground and with our arms by our sides. In this en-.
NlFtnn inn fT-..
a party OF seven Mexicans who had fired at me while
executing an order on the extreme left for Col Twggs
snapped her shoulder in wheeling TO shoot Mexi-
can who rushed al me with lance.
On the mex; day, the enemy made show, bu, re.
treaied ana took up Their position in thick under
growth, having every advantage. We commenced
Inc night; the most awful ever known and the old
officers say equal only to New Orleans or Fort Erie
was in the front rank during the whole fight, and
Wank Sod, escaped without wound, tho unhor sed
hall through my coat and my horse struck We
whipped them TO death. l took the sword of Can.
tam, Just wounded by NE, and mean TO keep it-you
sha see my trophy one Of these days. Ieutcnan,
randolph kdgely won as much glory as any officer
on the feld-he is glorious fellow We lost some
lew oihcers and men. Among the officers were poor
Lieut.. lnee-h had u,t joined and was killed m the
charge on The cnemy's batteries; | charged by his
SIDE, and was unhorsed, aud doubtless thus escaned
am too grateful, hrst for the oppo iuny of benz in
The light, aud then TO escape unhurl.
Of the bombarlment of the camp, ano,h-
or correspondent Of the same paper, gives
this information, which differs materially from
preceding accounts:
"As soon as the victory was complete and secure,
we marched into our fort which had been summoned
To surrender under threat Of the last penalty Of war
and tound that curing our absence OF ten DAYS they
had received some 1900 Of the eneMy's shells which
they could not return for the want of The muniton
that they absolutely buried hemseires in The ground