Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1846-05-23
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SEVERE ACrioN--2OO MExIcANs KILLED.
nd AMERICAN Loss, KILLED AND woUNDE
f- 46-MEN LANDED FROM THE FLEET.
Is; By the arrival of the schr. Lousiap,
nd captain Eddy, from Brazos ST. Jagc
y. which place she left on the lllh inst. "
n, have received the following imponan
e, news:
II Gen. Taylor left Point Isabel on the 9TH
p with 200 men, and $50 wagons loaded will
stores for the Fort, On the 9Th came II
,e sight Of the Mexican army, and when
l. quite near both armies commenced firing
I with their artillery. The Mexicans from
I TO 10000 strong, surrounded Gen. Tay-
Tor. Those on the rear of the Mexicans
were soon compelled to retreat. The
battle commenced at noon, and a constant
roar oil cannon was kept up until dark,
when all was quiet Our army remain.
ed on the field of battle ready for.
and expected another hard days work.
out IN the morning seeing no Mexicans,
zen. Taylor sent out Capt Duncan's com.
pany, who found they had all left the
heId, leaving their dead and badly wound
ea' together with three field pieces on the
ground About 200 Nexicans were found
dead. Those that were taken prisoners
say that our firing was so extremely des
tructIve that tbs whole Mexican army
was ordered to.charge upon Gen. ToyIor's
army, but most OF the men refused. One
OF the officers rushed into their midst,
sword IN hand, TO urge them on, rather {
than do which they shot him down, h
Some o; their knapsacks were examined
and found to contain nothing but corn and p
salt.
Gen. T. kept his position and sent in his c
wounded to Point Isabel 1t was THOUGHT
ne would not proceed further until he re- r
;elVed a reinforcement, as some places r
ne would have to pass would oe very diff. Il
cult.
Our killed and wounded were 46. Three e
otflcerS wounded, viz: Major RinggoId. Il
shot through both legs; Cap Page, bad, :
y shot in the lower Jaw; and Lieut.. La. q
Their.
On the 9Th, 500 men were landed from q
Inc lleet to protect the stores at the Point. s.
Or reinforce Gen. Taylor if necessary, o
lney were all we'll armed and eager for d
4 fight with the Mexicans. a
While the battle was being fought, two p
companies of Mexican Artillery came 81
Town TO cross Boca Chica. and it is sun-
ooscd 10 march up the beach and tai e
possession of our vessels, with stores.
when we're obliged to anchor very near
ne rolnt The ship Cumberland got IN,
Ter way and ran down towards them. y
seeing which they wheeled and returned IN
back. 70
Alter leaving Brazos, met another shin m
u war and one steamer standing in for 10
5razos 81. Jago. er
Inc steamers Telegraph and Augusta, ne
lad arrived when the schooner Louis 10
eft or
We are requested by Capt. Eddy to re- IN
urn his thanks to Mr.. Ben amin, a.. the ne
English Turn, for his polite attention in ca
q furnishing him with a horse to enable
I'm to reach the city. ed
10,
Captain Eddy states that the detacb- nv
tent which brought in the wounded couId 10
OF state positively whether Gen. Tav- I'll
n would proceed Immediately to the mi
mp, opposite Matamoras, or wait for a inc
rther reinforcement. On the evening she
the 9th 1t was understood that the men twi
nded from the fleet were to proceed i'm. ser
edlateIy tohis assistance, but. from some one
use they had not left when the Louis. ran
ma sailed. - >
Lett at BFazos, st. Jago on the 18th inst. on
ar. waterman, bound 10 this port, wait Oft
lof a wind; steamer Col. Harvey wait rem
: Tor coal; steamers Monmouth, Gin. ven
'atl' Neva' and Leo, Tightening govern. dish
mt stores to Point Isabel steamer schr and
mes Cage, schr. Decatur, and small r
IT, win coal, waiting to unload, inside men
RIA brig loaded with powder outside, tach
ting to be lighted over the Bar Six tour
Is ' a. ,'' tn,h wafer on the Bar. RICH
'',0 ~" nv Sd" schooner ashore on er, 0
west end IImbaIier Island; masts and port,
5ing standing; apparently foil OF u.Itacb,
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