Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-06-17

t our arrival Lieut. Ridgey was ordered front Of the
ssh with his battery and having advanced cautiously 20
within about four hundred yards OF their battery In the
road the enemy opened him with grape. Lieut. Ridge
y pushed rapidly about 100 yards further, and
turned the, hre with great sPr, and success sdsnene
batteries firing canister each other when no, more
than hundred yards apart Having advanced in this
manner about five hundred yards, Captain squadron
ordered charge the cncmy's guns. Dashing for
ward in columns OF fours, he main road admitting OF no
other foaon) the squadron charged the ravinc
through OF the enemy's pieces, driving the
from them: Capt May, with Leuts. lngc Stevens and
Ssckeu and the LIST aud I'd patoons of the squadron
charging the in the road and on the right ct IT. Capt
Graham, accompanied by Licus winshp aud Pieasantcn,
with the I'd and 9Th paoon. leading the charge against
the pieces the left OF the road In the ravine Captain
May having charged through the pieces in the road rallied
some six men, aud charged again nj some OF the unners
who had reganed their drove them oil and took
General vsgs prisoner. In the charge Lieut. neo fell at
the head OF his platoon, whilst leading IL galanty,
having passed through their batteries Corporal McCau
ley taken prisoner prvaes aud eighteen horses
killed. Sergeant Maey nine privatcs, and ten horses
wounded.
The 18th infantry, under the command OF Brcve MAJOR
Allen tho 5th commanded by Lieut. Col. Mcintosh, and
the 81 commanded by Captain L. ~ Morris retained
session OF tho enemy's artillery repulsing at different
largely superior parties brought bear against hen
and finally brought oil the pieces making several prison.
OF After the unsurpassed. If not unequalled,
charge Of Captain Mays squadron, tho necmy unable
fire piece. In this affair, Lieut. lnge, 2d Dragons,
aud Lieut. Cochrane, 9Th infantry killed. Lieut. Col.
Mcintosh Capt Hooe. and Lieut. Dobbns were wounded.
would respectfully call the attention of the Commanding
General to the gallant conduct Of Col Mcintosh 5th, and
Col Garland i'h infantry, Commanding the I'd brgsde
Lisuis Rdgey, Shower. aud French, ID artillery Captains
May and Graham, Leuts. Winshp, Stevens, Peasonton,
and Sacke I'd dragons, and Captain Buchanan, Lieus
Hays and Wood 4th infantry, &c the latter having
captured piece OF artillery defended by hundred and
fifty q hundred, with but few men.
The enemy having been routed with great loss this
action closed with much honor the American army
spreading amongst the Mexican people. In this
action every officer and performed his duty gal
lanty.
Captain Arnold aud Lieut.. Mcdonald. ID Dragons, my
aids the 9Th and 9th instant performed the several du
ties assigned them with pompness, GOODNESS, aud courage
Tney accompanied during the whole of the affairs ex
cepi when detached carrying orders. The detailed
Of the commanders OF each regiment and corps herewith
submitted.
am, sir. very respectfully. your obedent servant,
ID. T.. TwIGGS,
Colonel ID Dragons, commanding right ICING A. o.
Capt w. w. 5. Bliss, Assistant Adjutant General,
Army Of occupation, Camp near Matamoras