The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1846-06-06
FROM THE ARMY.
TAYLORS OFFICIAL ACIOUNl


lie estimates the Mexican strength on the e'h
nj six thousand, 300 cavalry, and their loss NJ
a hundred Our strength twenty three inir
dred, and our loss irilng.
On the 9th he states that we captured eight
pieces of artillery and a hundred prisoner.
| Our loss he says, was severe, and that Of toe
enemy very heavy Among them Lieut..
lngc, % Dragons Lieut.. Cnchrauc, lth Ia
| iantry,& Lieut.. Chadbourne,Slh infantry who
We're killed on the fed;Iieut. Cob Payne, llh
artillery, Lieut.. Col. Mcintosh, Lieut. Dob
bins, Sd infantry, Capt. llooc and Lieut.. Fnw.
Ter, 9th infantry, aud Capt Montgomery,
l4ieuts. Gates, Soldcn, McCRy, Burbank and
Jordan, 9Th infantry, were wounded.
In the attack from Matamorns upon our
camp, one officer and one non-comnissioncd
officer killed and ten mon wounded, compris"
all the casualties incident To this severe bonn
hardmcnt.
In his letter of the 18th, he writcs-"Our
loss is not far irom3 officers and 10 men
killed, and l3 officers and 100 men wounded;
whilst that Of the enemy has, in MI prohahili-
~, exceeded 300 killed; more ihun 200 have
been buried 10y us on the two fields of hattlc.
! have exchanged sufficient number OF
prisoners to recover the command OICalt.
Thornton. Tho wounded prisoners have
been sent to Matamoras-thc wounded Off
GERS OH their parole. General Ia Vega, and
n few other officers, have been sont To New
Orleans, having declined a parole, and Wil
be reported TO Mai. Gen. Gaines. am not
conversant with the usages ui'war IN such en-
scs, and beg that such provision may bc made
for these prisoners rs may bc authorized Toy
law. Our own prisoners have been treated
with great kindness by the Mexican otiiccrs.'
MEXICAN STATEMENT OF THEIR
OWN LOSS. PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
Among the papers found in tho captured "
fccts of ArSta, was the morning return OF The
Mexican force OH the day ofthe battle, which
shows the strength of tho enemy TO have eN-
ceeded 5000: though il is not absolutely Ger
tain that the whole of that force wus on tie
United States bank ofthc Rio Grandc. Cen.
Arista's Aid, while making arrangements
with distinguished officer ofour army for
the exchange ofprisoncrs and tho care otthc
wounded, stated that the Mexican loss, ga
killed on the field Of battle and drowned, was
500 Among the latter was one ofthc priests
in the train ofthc Mexican army, who perish
ed in his flight in the waters of the Rio Gran
de- In this number, the wounded aud priso-
ners, of course, are not included. Fifteen
hundred Mexican miskets (al Kings arins,l
had been collected by our troops.
The plan of campaign, ns developed 10y A.
risia's papers, was for that General, after de
molishing the small force under command OF
Cen Taylor, to overrm Texas; and, having
effected "the conquest of that rcvolted prov
ince," if il should be necessary To secure the
fruits of victory, il was arranged that Gen
Paredes himself should march an army Of oc-
cupation into the conquered counuy.--.N D
Journal. .
LATER FROM THE RIO GRANDE.
The news received by the James l.. Day,
is interesting, and moro important than, at
first glance, we had supposed.
This arrival establishes the important fact
that the report brought by the Galveston, that
immense reiniorcemeEis had been received
by the MeXicans, was uniounded, or, al least,
exaggerated. Gen. Taylor arrived al his camp
the evening of the l1th inst, without moles-
taton. BY the way, we find that the camp
opposite Matamoras has been chrisicncd
"Fort Brown" in honor of the gallant Major
Brown, of the 9Th Infantry. who fell in its de-
fence. Tho fortiiication NJ Point Isabel -
now STYLED "Fort Polk" III compliment To tho
President ofthc United States. We TRUST we
may now safely say, that communications
between Fort Polk and Fort Brown have been
permanently e-cstablished.-.N o. Pic. Nay. |
90.
LATER FROM THE SEAT OF WAR
OPERATIONS ON THE RIO GRANDE. /
CAPTURE OF BARITA.
The steamship Alabama, Captain Nindle, I
arrived at New Orleans on the night OF The /
2lst ult, from Brazos Santiago, having left
the BraZos at 5 % clock on the afternoon OF |
Tuesday, the 10Th ult Official news had been
received ut Point Isabel ofthc capture by our
army of the town Barta n small town situn- /
ted on the banks Of the Rio Grandc, on the /
Mexican side, without opposition, or without
any MeXcans having made their appearance.
One account says that twas captured by Col.
Wilson, with four companies of regulars and
three companies of Alabama volunteers a
mother account states that n body ofmarines
from the fleet anticipated the arrival of Col |
Wilson at Barita, by marching upon the Mex |
leans, who Immediately evacuated the post, |
and that tho inhabitants of the town then
hailed the marines, and forthwith sent them
fresh beef and other provisions.
Soon after the decisive repulsc ofthc McNl- |
cans. OH the Sth and 9th, General Taylor, find /
ing that the enemy had entirely disappeared,
and left the communication between his en-
campment and Point Isabel unobstructed, coll |
lected the baggage and plumber which they |
had left and returned TO his depot at Point Is
abel, having previously sent word To General
Ampudia that he had permission TO send over
200 meu to bury his dead.
On the 18th ult., Gen Taylor left Point Is
abel, with two hundred and fifty wagon londs
of supplies, and had arrived safe with them
at the camp at Fort Brown. He was to cross
tho Rio Grandc, for tho purpose OF taking |
Matamoras, on Monday morning. Having
heard no cannonadng at tho Point, It was the
universal opinion there thnt the McXicans had
evacuated the town. Col. Smiths command
was on their way, and had commenced their
line of march on the island of Boca Chlcn, to
cross the Rio Grande mt the mouth, and nd-