Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-05-23
LIBERTY ADVOCATE.
Liberty, Mi, May 20, 1916.


800 MEXlCANS KILLED.!
Gen. AMPuDA Is REPORTED TO HAVE BEE,
TAKEN PRIsoNER-MAJoRs RINGGoLp AN
BRowN DEAD
By the U. S. steiner Col. Harvey. Cant
). ". Wood, arrived this morning from the
brazos ST. Jago, we have dates from Poinl
Isabel to the morning Of the 18th instant.
when she left.
On the 9Th, Gen. Taylor again took up
his march for the camp opposite Ma,amo
fas' and again encountered the enemy, in
araVlne about three miles below camp.
"hele they had chosen their position 10 dis
pute his progress, and in an action which
lasted about three hours, defeated them:
'hey had about 800 killed and wounded.
and lost 8 pieces OF artillery, standards.
besides great number of small arms.
packmues, &c.
AMID the reJoIcings on account OF ,heI
triumph OF our arms, the Nation has cause
10 mourn the loss of some OF her brayest
sons.
Gen. Taylor lost about 60 killed and
wounded, among whom were three Off
GERS, VIZ: Lieut.. lnges, of the Dragons;
Lieut. Cochran, Of the 4th infantry, and {
Lieut. Chadburn, Of the 9Th Infantry. '
among the wounded are COL Macintosh. h
OF the 9th Infantry; Lieut.. Col PAYNE. n
4th Artillery, and Capt. Hooe 9th Infant.
ry-most of them slightly, and none SUP. v
posed MORALLY. :,
An exchange of prisoners took place 81
on the lOth, and we understand Cola,
Thornton had been released by the ex. "
change
From The most authentic source we 10
learn that the number of the enemy's W,
lorces' IN both engagements was not less ba
IMAM seven or eight thousand men. ro
zen. Taylor, after reaching the camp, wi
returned TO Point Isabel on the evening oiled
the 18th, with train of wagons loaded AM
with ammunition, baggage, mules, &c. but
taken from the enemy. Ice
ne communication between Point lisa. pan
bel and Gen. Taylor's camp opposite Mat hell
amoras may now be considered open. ed.
some OF the ammunition taken from GRO
the enemy in the first engagement was dea,
used upon chem in the second. saw
The following Mexican officers were true
,aNen prisoners: Gen La Vega, Lieuts. was
faaa and VeIea, Lieut.. COL MARITIME, Aid. arm
DC, Camp TO Gen, La Vega, accompanied of t
Inc Genera! Voluntarily. They arrived swo
mere this morning on the COL Harvey, thar
"a Inc charge, of Lieut.. J. ]. Reynolds OLSON
he 4th Artillery. and
The gallant Capt. Walker was in both salt
Engagements, and we are happy to state G
escaped without injury. won
zen. Taylor and staff were to leave he v
'oInl Isabel on the 18th for his camp OBJ cev
'oslte Matamoras. he "
HaJor brown, OF the Artillery, who was cult.
ell In command of the fort opposite Mat. 0
'moras, died on the 10th of wounds re- offic
elVed In CALAMITY defending his post, and shot
vas buried with military honors on thely ST
',"' Their
Major RinggoId, we'll known as the O
Of the Flying Artillery, also the
led on the lth from wounds received in or re
he action of the 9th. The
Capt Page, who was wounded in the flo
anne engagement, we are happy to state, W
rapidly recovering. Lieut.. Luther, al com
0 slightly wounded, is convalescent. dow
We have the following verbal intelli. pose
,cnce from one of the dragons OF the u. poss
. Army. Viii
lie states that when Gen. Taylor came the
n sight of the enemy, their number APP der
feared so large that he exclaimed SEER
Friends, we must vanquish or die;'' saw back
ng which he ordered the dragons to Al
harge on the Mexican Artillery. They of "
'i'in'u'a'e'y ooeyea thelr Commanders Braz
rider and made such an unsIaupht nm RI
49, '"0t my were competed TO aban- had (
ION nine held pieces and seek their safety left,
n flight. VA u,
our informant states that the Mexicaps turn
MI 49,, - - .ol'uS'oh 10 me Rio Grande, EngI
hu that he was amongst those who 7ur-Iin f.
ued them up to the river. Several Mex hin, +
cans were drowned in attempting to
ross lie Is not positive whether the
mole or part only of the Mexican army "a
tempted 10 recross the Rio Grande ment
The steamers Galveston and Aons,o ~ not 81
we'd at BraZos 81. Japo nm tho ,6ib ,nl Tor W
ere discharging when the Col, Harnev camp
#. urthe
The men who had been landed from, Tho of the
et were about returning on board their Iandet
spechve vessels their services not being media
CURED cause
The steam schr. Jas. Cage left Bfazos 'ona 5
Jago IN company with the Col. Harney Lei
tn dispatches for GaIvas,on. oonsc schr.
emily, the next arrival TO he looked far ing fo
! be steamship Galveston. ing loI
ciGati,
RREsPoNDENcE OF THE DAILY "DELTA"1j ,iiehl
POINT IsABE1. 11th Nav t8Ie James
yo schr v
~ "'ay o9 somewhat surprised to Bar; Il
r from me from this point. However, WAITING