American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-25
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BY LAST NIGHTS SOUTHERN MAIL.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.


The Southern mail of last evening confirms
our previous advices from the Army. We have
extras from the Bulletin, Bee, Tropic, Delta,
and Picayune from which we gather the fol-
lowing additional items:
The Delta says 200 Mexicans were killed
in the first battle, and 500 in the second; and
46 Americans killed and wounded in the first,
and 62 in the second.
The Bee states that the total loss is esti-
mated by an officer at 100 or 1870 Americans,
and from 700 to 1000 Mexicans. Gen. La
Vega, Lieuts. Prada and Velez, Mexican
prisoners, have been brought to New Orleans
in charge of Lieut.. Reynolds.
The MeXicans had As officers missing, ac-
cording to the report of their own surgeons
who, at the request of Gen. Taylor, came
over to attend their wounded.
The Mexican forces are estimated from
5000 to 5000, and the American at 1900.
The Delta says it is reported that General
Ampudia has been taken prisoner. Doubtful.
The officers killed and wounded on the A
mercan side are as follows:
Major Ringgold, wounded, (since dead,)
Capt. Page, wounded.
Lieut.. Luther, do.
May 18th.
Lieut.. Inge, I'd Dragons, killed.
Lieut.. Cochrane, 4th Infantry, do.
Lieut.. Shadburne, Sth do do.
Lieut.. Col. Mcintosh, wounded.
Lieut.. Col. Payne, do.
Capt. Montgomery, do.
Capt. Hooe, do.
Lieut.. Gates, do.
Lieut.. Seldom, do.
Lieut.. Mcclure, do.
Lieut.. Burbank, do.
Lieut.. Jordon, do.
Lieut.. Fowler, do.
Number of non-c ommissioned Officers and
privates not known.
Correspondence of the New Orleans Bulletn.l
PoINr ISABEL, May 18th, 1916.
BY the last departure | wrote you briefly of
the operations of the army up to that time
of the bombardment of the fort opposite Mata-
moras. and the movement of Gen. TAYLOR
vito The main body to this place, for the pur-
pose of strengthening its defences. Having
effected this, he marched without waiting for
reinforcements, on the evening of the It'll, and
on the 9Th at 2 o'clock, found the enemy in po-
sitioR, in front of a chapparal, which lies oppo-
site to the timber of a stream called Palo Alto.
The train was closed up, the troops filled up
their canteens, and Gen. TAYLOR promptly
formed his line ofbatte as follows on the right
was RINGoLD's Battery, 5th and Sd Infantry;
then two eighteen FOUNDERS; then the Artillery
Battalion. The left was composed of the 4th
and 9Th Infantry, and DUNcAN's Battery. A
daring reconnaissance by Capt. J. E. BLAKE,
showed the enemy's line to be of nearly twice
the length ofours, with heavy reserves in the
Chaparel. The Mexcans opened the action
with their Artillery, the range Of which was
hardly great enough to reach our line, which
was moving slow on forward, and some got in
to the thickest oftheir shot and halted Their
fire was returned from all of our batteries, and
venture to say that no field of battle ever dis
played such skill, or rapdty of fire and evo-
luton.
The first and only important movement at
tempted by the enemy, was detachment of
their cavalry to make detour around clump
of chaparal on our right, and attack the train.
Capt. Walker, of the Texas Rangers, promptly
reported this, and the 5th Infantry was de-
tached to meet it, which it did handsomely,
receiving the lancers in square, and driving
them by we'll delivered volley. The cavalry
then pushed on again for the train, and found
the Sd Infantry advancing in column OF divi'
sions upon them. They then retired, and as
they repassed the 5th, they received fine from
Lieut. Ridgely's two pieces, which had arrived
at the nick of time. Two field pieces which
were following the enemy's cavalry, were also
driven back with them.
Meanwhile the enemy's left was riddled by
the l9-pounders; which slowly advanced up
the road-Dancap's battery on the left ne