Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1846-05-28

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ierent accounts. The details may, however,
turn out to be substantially correct; and if so,
they reflect the highest honor upon our gallant
army"
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From Tie Mobile Daily .9dreatiser, Extra
MONDAY. Nav Is. I0AM.
FROM THE sFAToFwap cIopIorsIN
TELLiGENCE ,-TRIUNPn OF THE AME.
RlCAN ARMS i-GENL. TAYLOR AGAIN
VICTORIOUS! ROUTE OF THE MEXl.
GAN ARMY ~!
PER STEAMER COL. HARVEY AT N. ORLEANS.
Correspondence of the Tropic.
announcement oflke co,n;,,p of Vohpteers- In
erpecied oyrirm of Com Conner ot Braces
Santiapo-G Gen. 'Ta,.,or starts for .Natanoyas
Com. Conner reinfoyces Point Lspbel-Er-
ei,ement-,Ns,rs from the Rattle F;eld-Re-
trent CoDt,rre Of .9rf;uer,.- .Wer;ron Officer
shot b,f his o,pn men nDf PARE ,eo,uded-
Louisiana Tol,p,teers- Inele SAINTS Sailors
on shore.
R..sos sco Nav IN
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since my iast mot received) we nave mad
Two arrivals 1 'ne New 1 ork ana prig Miliau-
aoh. ne iast brought 'he news that SIX steam
uoats wan 'o''' ,iousshu volunteers were aoout
starting "Gen she ieit' ms news mace US
most eheeriui' as we couid mol nave meh ex :
pected 'he result mat mas since TAKEN place
WIN our troops.
Despatches ilau Deen sent 70 vera cruz Dy
zen. l., eo,itei's 70 us sups unhhown pue
luiiioi "ouiu nave IL 'nat 'ile alofesaid vera
oiuz was 10 nave Deeh ooHoaiuea: Judge oil
morning dl'ei u'e wh ON squadron Ta'rnou'h
eAosp'e1j dppeaieu on our iiaipor. Inc COM
ihou9re hau NOT received 'ne aespa'ches from
ner' ou' "as informed at vera Crua tha' me
MeAicahs hao ihaFenea o'ooo OF ''ouo troops
across ny i9 80 70 assist Gen. ARIsrA IN 'chap-
pug Nen; lATLoR: =, r.,
,, Gen J.. leis roiht isaoei win niue over
foo men " ueienu II. Naj' NoNRoE' cohi-
nlanu'us hele' sem requisiuoh 10 oom,
iHouoie ooNNIR ior as many men as ne couid
spare as we heafu lfihS aoou. Z, I. M, OF
uae o'n' wh,on coh'ihteu WIN ou' niue inter-
mission 9'i'i yam, t on :; sem ashore 10Y
lneh, aiu on liie 9.n 4oo OF oqo more, Whicn
'n"hes 'i's piaoe st n enough " "i''istahu
an a''aeh against so'otU men.
Coil' y, therefore ,houSh' very wisely that
us pfesence iie1e wouia 20 some eood III uhe
way OF improvements Siadiy was ne wei
coined, DIS zen INLoR iau hafched out me
evening previous 10 meet ana conquer 'he en-,
envy taxing WIN him twenty-five hnndred
hleh, teainS'efs ihciuaeu, WIN TWO hundred
ana MY teams loaded with amunltons, pro-
VISIONS &c, wnich the Mexlcans Were no
doubt appriled Of, as the teams had been loaded
ever since Monday last, awaiting the orders for
a mafch al ainoments warning.
believe me when say there was the great
est excitement hereall the afternoon oil the 9Th,
as we could plainly hear the cannonadlng
from the held OF battle;
on ue evening OIL me o'h' Mr. MURRAY ana
MI BACON volunteered 10 go ana ma Out The
result. o
TN the morning OF the 9tn, a black BOY came
mo camp, gave history OF tne Ight, which
was about time. but as ne had run away and
lett ms team' ne was not oeiieved;
AL . p m OF tne 9'n, MeSsrs. M. ana Is. re-
turned, and stated as follows
They got TO Gen: lAyLoR's present camp,
sixteen miles from here, at p. M there lear
ned that the army marched untlabout thirteen
miles rom here, when they saw the Mexlcans
drawn up IN battle array across his road He
Immediately gave his orders for the teams to
nait unul the I'd brigade had passed. The
Mexicans Were on the prairie near the edge OF
the chapparei. When Gen. TAYLOR got with
IN ABOUT three quarters OF mile, tnsy opened
upon HIM with Their lying artillery. Gen.
TAYLOR arrived with capt. DUNCAN and MAJ.
hIsGGoLps companies ana at II they Went
uhui ABOUT sunset, wheh the Mexicans mad re-
treated 10 the edge OF the chaparal, ana ceased
hrng'
Aiter when Gen. TAYLOR hred ten or hi
teen guns at them, and set TO work throwing
up two breast-works. AT daylight the Next
cans were in the edge Of the chappare A
council OF war was held by Gen. TAYLOR, and
il was agreed that one brigade should advance