Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1846-05-23

From The NeD Orleans Tropic Of lie 9th.
/ GLORIOUS NEWS FROM
THE ARMY.
We have met the enemy and they are
After a painful suspense of several davs
news has reached us OF blow being
struck by the Americans. The proves
Of our brave soldiers has made the PERI
dious Mexicans bite The dust. The ser
rent of The Mexican arms now wri,hes il
death agony in the beak or The American
Eagle. Victory perches upon our ban
ner! Honor TO Major Ringgold Of The 3,
Artillery and his brave companions. fo
their defence Of The American Camp
Cheers. nine times nine, for our country
and its free insli,u,ions.! -
Great Tictory ouer the Aericon Force.
-FnN Of Meiamoros! 500 Mericoa.
Killed! and but one .American!v
The steamship New York has Just az.
rived, and we are in possession of the
Galveston News Extra. dated 9Th inst,
from which we copy the following:
1.-The following repor, is from Captain
Walker Of the Texas Rangers. who had
arrived on the 9Th inst, al 4 p. m, from
the en,renchnen, opposite Me,amoros.
We learn that an engagement, had taken
place between The Uni,ed STATES and Mex
lean forces. The particulars as far a. we
can learn are as follows:
Gen. Taylor, on the evening Of the 81
instant, left The en,rench,neni with de
,achment Of u. 8. troops Tor The purpose
Of opening communication between p
Isabel and the entrenchnenL Ga the
morning Of the 4,h, the Mexicans, taking
advantage Of his absence. a, day break
opened heavy cannonade on the en-
,renchmen,s. which was gallan,ly return
ed by the U. s. troops. and in thirty mi
nntes silenced their batteries and reduce.
the city Of Metamoros 10 ashes.
Morning of,he 9Th. gentleman who
has jastartiyed from the field Of battle
informs Us that the slaughter among the
Mexicans was tremendous; thar upward.
Of seven hundred lay dead on the field 81
battle, and that The number Of houses lef
m Me,amOrOs was nnt Sufficient 10 &C
cOmmodaie the wounded. 800 .N
According IL accounts received al Point
Isabel, the number Of Msxicans in ,andva.
bout Metamoros, was estimated al lO. 900
men,. and expecting reinfnrcemen.s daily
" Gen Taylor was 10 leave Point Isabel
on The 9Th inst. with . detachment OF
,~oors ,ya,n.rns,~.t J. -, .n..,,,....;.,
lions between Point Isabel and the Army
opposite Me,amnros. which has for some
days been cut aff. and only effected in one
instance by the valian, and undauntea
Walker. Of The Texas Rangers. whose
horse was shot from under him in the
attempt. and the loss of six men. Sanii-
ago and Isabel are now under martial lxw
--esery citizen compelled 10 do military
duty sft4f,as
On the morning Of The 9Th. previous 10
the departure of the New York, heavy
cannonadlng was heard, supposed 10 be
another attack from the Mexicans on the
United States troops opposite Me,am"ra~.
Great excitement prevailed a, Point
Isabel and Santiago. Wp To one O'Clock !,
p. M. when The New York took he, de-
parlure. Stt.4 s.lse4
The only written information we have
had from, the. seal sc war comes from
Capt. symptom. late of the Texas revenue
service -now in the employ Of Gen. lay.
Tor. |, is dated May 4.h. as follows:
"The news was brosghsto Point lea
bel by our friend w alkrr, of Major Hays
ccmmand. The Mexicans made IN a,
tack on our works after Gen. Taylor came
down here. The fight continued thr
whole day.. The United States Batteries
knocked down Meiamoros, killing 200 or
400 Mexicans-,hey killing only one Of
our men. BY the explosion Of - sheiL -
The workstwere % we'll eompleied The
Mexican shot could mol injare them."
The Mexican War. sqsGsea
i The following civcumsssn,ial account If
The movements and operations on the
Mexican fron,ier. ara from an official and
authentic source: AfAS}xa
On ina lslof May, the, main body Of
The Amy Of Occupation. marched from
i,s camp on the Rio Grande. leaving ~ .
garrison in shs field work opposi,e Mats-
moros, the 7,h Rreimen. Of Infantry and
Iwo companies ofy Ar,iliert. ,comm anded
y Csp.. Lewd and i.iens. Bragg. l,he
whole commended BY M.j. Brown. Of The
nh Infantry. .~tei al
On The ID the Army encamped u Poia,
Isabel. Early On The morning Of The "a
] heavy capnonade wss Nsard IN Ire
lirec,ion Of Mslanoros. which vas con-
inued daring me day. and u ia.ervals
Trough she nigh! and during The day u