The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-06-02

Particulars of the Battle Bravery of the Il
merican Officers and Soldiers Their Humane
Treatment to their Captured and Wounded
Enemies Arrival Of Gen Vega at Nc,0 Or.
leans, &c.
The United States steamer Col. Hdrney,
arrived at half-pasl tA o o'clock this morning
bringing as prisoners ofwar the Mexican Gen
eral VEGA, and Lieu;euanis PRADA and We
Lrz. 1T. Col. MARTINEZ, Abide Camp to
Gen. VEGA, accompanied his Chief voluntari
ly.
PoINT ISABEL. May. II. 1876.
BY the last departure | wrote you briefly
9th operations Of the Army up to the time
of the bnmbardment of the Fort opposite
Maiamoros, and tho movement Of General
Taylor with the main body to this place, for
the purpose OF Strengthening its deleuces.
Having effected this, he marched. without
warning for reinlorcements, on the evening Of
the 7,h, and on the 9Th. at o'clock. found
the enemy in position in front Of a chapparel,
which lies opposite TO the timber of "a sileam
called PalO Alto. The train was closed up,
the troops filled their canteens. and Gen. Tay-
Tor promptly formed his line of hattie as fol-
lows: On The right was RinggoldS Battery.
9Th and 3d Infantry then two eighteen-poun-
dcrs, then the Artillery Battalion. The left
WAS composed Of the 4Ih and 9Th Infantry anG
Daacaa'S Battery. A daring reconnaissance
by Capt. j. Il. Blake, showed the epLmy's
lines 10 be ofnearly twice the strength ofours,
with heavy reserves in the chappare.
The MeXicans opened the action with their
artillery, ;he range of which was hardely
great enough TO reach our line which was
moving slowly forward and some got into the
hottest Of their shot and their fire was re-
turned from all our Batteries. and venture to
say that no field Of battle ever displayed such
skill or rapidity of fire and evolution. The
hrst aud only important NOV ement of their
artillery, was detour around the clump Of
ehapparel on our rig hit and attacked the train
capt. Walker of the Isrdn Rangers pron;p-
lily reported this, and the 9Th Infantry was
detached to meet il which it did handsomely
receiving the lancers IN square and driving
them by well delivered voley. The caval-
ry then pushed on for the train and found the
81 Infantry advancing in column of divisions
upon them.-ThsY then retired and as they
repassed the 9Th they received fire from
Lieut.. Ridgiey's two pieces which had arrived
at the nick OF time. Two field pieces which
were following the. enemys cavalry, were al
So driven back with them.
Meanwhile the enemY's lef; was iddled by
the eighteen Founders which slowly advant ed
up the road Duncan's Battery on the left
neslecting the enemy's guns threw their FIRE
into the Mexican Infantry and swept W hole
ranks. The Sth Infantry oil the left suffered
severely from The enemy's fire. The grass
sat on fire at the end of an hours can
nonadins and obScured the enemys position
completely, and al interval of three quarters
OF an hour occurred. During this period. our
right new resting on the eighteen Founders,
advanced along the wood, 10 The point orig
nally occupied by the Mpxicans' left. and
when the smoke had cleared away sufficiently
10 show the enemy, The fire WIS resumed.