The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1846-05-28

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She brings Official arrounls of ! second
battle between he Mexican and .mer;.
can Forces. which took place On ne al
commanding u half ;.ssi 3 O'Clock. 7. NJ.
Wiisin ii'ree s...aes u Camp Taylor. The
action szs upon Tie edge u Iasipe, and
one mile from lle ehspparfsl which Was
here about II pIles IL sidlh.
The Mexirans commenced die action
with theiraniilery. which was posted so As
70 sweep the narrow pass ~ which Gen.
Taylor wassdEanringi Ihere being : swamp
on either hand, Gen. TAYLOR immediately
orderedaehaEge IN The teeth Of the enemy's
destructive Sc, lhe troops promptly res.
pondeds and carried lie enemy's guns Al
The point Of tho bayonei.
- Sudden -na ianeiuoas Was The u.
tack, and 80 successful, that AIis,a had moi
ume 10 save his pspers. which with all bis
correspondence fell into tie hands Of Gen.
Taylor. 81. -r 81. .-
The action lasted one hour and q hall,
in which time 600 Mexicans were either
killed or wounded. and The Americans took
900 prisoners and eight pieces Of artillery.
The American loss ia action was but six
Iy-lwO, killed aud wounded.
Among the killed were Col. Mcintosh,
Lieut.. cOehehran. Col. Brown Eby tie
bursting Of she!l,l Lieut.. Eng, and one or
two others, whose names are not given.
Col Payne, LieuIs. Gates, Burbank,
Hooe, Luther, and others were wounded.
We regret 10 say that Major Ringgold,
who was 80 severely wounded in The ae-
ton OF the Slh died on the 10Th inst. and
was buried next day with the honors Of
war.
The total loss Of the Mexicans in the
two actions Of the slh aud 9th, was at least
1900. The Mexican force amounted 10
al least 5000 men, while that Of Ameri-
cans on the ground did not exceed 1900
men. &n~ #
An exchange orPnsoners took place be-
tween the two armies subsequent 10 the
action, by which capts. Thornton and
Hardee and Lieut.. Kane have been return
cd to the army. Kieut. Deas was not de-
handed, and still remains prisoner.
Among The prisoners taken by Gen. Tay-
lor. was Gen Neja. For him two Ameri-
can officers were offered in exchange, but
it was declined to give him up, save in ex-
change for an American Of equal rank,
whenever one should be taken. @-aA
Gen. Neja aud Two Mexican Lieuten-
ants were sent over by Gen. Taylor on
the Col. Harvey as prisoners Of war.
Gen. vela was allowed 10 be accompa-
MED by one Of his aides, . Lieut. Colonel,
as q friend. 8 a
The Mexican army was so confident Of
victory that every preparation had been
made TO celebrate it; but all their prepare
tons fell into the hands Of the Americans.
In their flight, many of the Mexicans took
10 the river, and were drowned in their At
tempts 10 swim il. ~ ta'@ @s.ili z ~ VA. v. ],
Gen. Taylor reached his camp the after
noon Of the action. Leaving there his
whole force, he started the next morning
for Point Isabel, and arrived there the even.
ing ofthe 10th without molestalion. The
morning Of the llth he started back for his
camp opposite Of Matamoras. We need
not say tina, he and his army are in the
highest spirits. --. .: -:~s
Credible information had been receiv-
ed that the American Consul, and all the
American citizens a, Matamoras, had been
arrested and sent to Saltills, small town
about 1870 miles back Of Matamoras.