Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1846-06-11
The Late Battles.

Grande gives very vivid account of those bat
} known. We quote the opening and close as
follows:
CAMP, May 10, 1867
"My brain is still in whirl from the excite
ment of The last fory-eight hours, but must
try and give you some details of as complete a
victory ever has been won by American valor.
We marched from Point Isabel on The 7;h, ve-
ry ule more than Two thousand strong, and
with train OF 230 wagons TO guard, carrying
up supplies TO our forl opposite TO Matamoras.
About l P. NJ, on the Slh instant, we found the
Mexican army in our front, long line of cav
airy and infantry, about mile distant from US.
We al once formed in square to protect our
huge train until il could be got inro park as
soon as this was done, finding that the enemy
would not advance TO attack him, our General
had US deployed into line Of batlle, and advanced
himself 10 The attack. They opened upon US
heavy and. ell-drected fire of round and grape
froR seven pieces of artillery, We being in line
in the open prairie, without even the appear
auce of a cover. Our artillery was a. once or
dered up. battery of 6 FOUNDER on the left and
right, and Two s in the centre the infantry
had nothing TO do but lie still under the shower
of shot, and support the artillery. This lasted
about one hour and half, when they Withdrew
their batteries, and placed them in new posi-
ton. While this had been going on in front,
party of 500 lancers attempted 10 turn our left
flank, and cut of our train, but they found the
5lh infantry in the way, charged them and were
sent 10 the right-about with twenty or thirty
empty saddles. The firing now ceased entire
ly for about an hour; our Regiment (4,h infant
ry) was then ordered forward, again 10 support
the artillery in a new position which they had
taken; as we rose the crest of small ridge, the
whole battery Of rhe enemy was fired at the
/ head of our column though, for the momen,
,ha, my company (he leading one) was all Gu.
down. Capt Page, who being in command OF
the division was then on the right of the line,
was struck down with such force, as to carry
with him three men next behind him; his whole
lower jaw was shot away, and The ghastly hid
eousness Of his yisage as he reared up in con-
vulsive agony from the grass passed him,
will not soon vanish from my recollection. An
other man about the centre Of my company had
his head knocked off, The Sergean, on my righ,
had his musket driven from his hand by ball
which passed between me and the men before
me. We were then ordered to retire out of
range from the battery. The cannonading last
ed until sunset, and for the last hour our bale.
ries made fearful havock in their ranks.
We encamped for The night on their position;
in the morning advanced again, supposing them
still in front of US. but soon found that they had
made rapid retreat; leaving the ground slrewn
with their dead, and with abandoned ammuni-
ZION. Where one of their batteries had been
stationed, fifiy-seven dead bodies were counted
in one group, and no, so much wounded as torn
TO pieces by grape and round shot, head and
limbs gone, bowels torn out. No imagination
can conceive the horrible effect of such FIRE,
directed with the precision and coolness with
which our batteries were served AS we were
advancing in line on the Slh, and expecting
every instant The order to charge, for we then
did moi know that the enemy had gone-we
came up to a wounded Mexican, laying in the
long grass, and invisible until we were close TO
him. he raised himself as well as he could,
held up his hands and begged for mercy We
halted, the officers nearest came up to him, he
made signs for food and water, aud in an in
slant twenty men rushed from our ranks 10 Of
fer canleens hayresacks-they gave him more
than he could eat in week
Capt. May charged with his squadron Of Dra-
goons right through, and over their battery and
through the heaviest cross fire from their in.
lanity stationed at the trench and behind the
poud. He drove them from their pieces, and
took General La Vega, who commanded the
Artillery, prisoner.
Bul they rallied in force and drove the gal