The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1846-05-22
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GLORIOUS NEWS!!
Triumph OF the American
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CEe1t. 4 0ytOE tSSHgte S0sVs -
Route of the Mexican Army
300 Mexicans slam Gen.
Ampudia 4 Prisoner MAJ
Ringgold and Brown Dead.
By The Il. s. steamor lie Col Harney,
Capt. !. b Wood, arrived this morning rom
the Brasos s. Jpgos We have dates from
Point Isabel 70 The morning Of Tue 10Th 70 /
slant, when she left.
on Che 9th Gen. Taylor again took Up he
lmarch Tot tie camp opposite Matamoros, ane
j again encountered the enemy, q Tayine
about three miles below camp, whefe they
had chosen their position to dispute bis pro-
press. and in an action which lasted about
three hours, defeated them; they had about
three hundred killed and wounded, and lost
q pieces Of artillery, 8 Standards. besides q
great number Of small arms,paek mules. &c.
Amid tile reioicings % account of the.
triumph Of our arms,the Nation has cause 81
mourn the loss Of some Of her bIayess sons.
Gen. Taylor los. about SO killed and
wounded, among whom we're three officers,
viz. III Inges, Of Tie dragons; L. Coch-I
ran, Of The lib Infantry and II. Chadburn.
or The stf Infantry. Among the wounded
Iare Col. Mclnfosh, 81 the 9TH Infantry. II.
Cu. Payne. 4ih Artillery, and Capt Hooe,
5th Tnfantry--mosl Of them slightly, aud
none supposed mortally
An exchange Of prisoners took place on
the 9th, and we understand that Col. Thorn
!. ton had been released BIZ the exchange
From the most authentic source we learn
Ia. aes4s.
! both engagements, was not less than between
eeYen and eight thousand men,
Gen TagloFs after reaching the camp, re-
turned to Point Isabel, on the evening of the
18th. with train Of wagons loaded with
amm0niliOns, baggage, mules &c. taken
from the enemy
y The communication between Point Isabel
s and Gen, Taylor's camp opposite Matamo.
= ros may now be considered open.
Some Of tho ammunition taken from the
enemyin the FIRST engagement was used up.
,, on them in the second
e The following Mexican officers werestak,
!. len prisoners: Gen. la. Vega, Its. Prada
and Velez, 81 Col Marines, Abide camf
b 70 Gen. re Vega. acconnaied The Genera
e voluntafi HheF arrived here ibis morn.
e ine On The Col. Harney is lhe chaqe IS Il
b ii ]. Reynolds Of the 4lh Artllerg.
y The gallant Capt WaIker VAS il boil
I. engagements, and We are happy 70 stale es'
Is capped without injury.
<, Gen. Taylor and staff were % leave Poini
d Isabel On the 18th for his camp opposite
ID MaiamoTos.
e MAJOR Brown. Of the Artillery, who wal
VI left in command of the fort opposite Matamo
y ros, died on The 10Th 81 wounds received ii
ia gallantl) defending bis post, and wDs buried
III with military houoIs on the 1 Ith.
rs Our Informant states that The Mexican,
sn retreated il confusion 70 The other side o
&, tie Rio Grande. and that he was among lhos,
~ who pursued them up to the river. Sever
IS al Of the Mexicans were drownde6 in ihc
Is attempt 10 cross. He is not positive wheth
i eF The Whole OF part only Of the Mexican
- army attempted % recFoss the Rio GFande.
~ The steamers Galveston and Augusta ar
q rived At BTazos ST. Jago On the 18th, anC
were dischaFging when the Col. HaTnel
4, u e.
s., The men who had been landed from ihG
- fleet were about returning on board their res
i peclipe vessels, their services not being re-
!, quired.
!. The steam schr. Jas. Cage left BRACES ST
i, Jago in company with the Col. Harney will
- dispatches for GalVestOOy consequently tn,
- next arrival to be looked Tor will be tn,
= steamship Galveston,
Il. Correspondence Of the ". O. Delta.
ey Po1NF ISABEL, 18th May, 1916.
,ht You may be somewhat surprised TO hea
from me just at this point However, in
20 hurry as / am just now, viii give you TIL
Vn particulars of baltic fought on the 6,h.-
to The Mexican troops fought well; that is i
o. say, they were not as easily whipped as anti
ed cipaled They lost about 200 men on th
lip field--that is killed and wounded, and I'm
Rn Gle Sam lost go. The wounded are all here
ed and there are three Mexican prisoners her
also wounded, but every attention paid then
lip as Others. 5 ss f
"a. Maj. Ringp0lj, Of the Sd Artillery, die
here last night. from his wounds received i
"A the action.
An express came ia from Gen. TAYLOR
:. camp, By Which we are informed os anolhe
GO 6ghl. ID which some Of the u States ORA
s. q0ons have distinguished themselves, an
s Capt May mere particularly he charged ii
- Mexican Artillery and took 8 pieces 81 can
non, and SO prisoners, amongst whom Gel
- Ampudia figures. Some SAP they have take
IS Arisla, but mol geneFally believed
s.. Capt Page, who was wounded in the gam
81 cement We are happy % stale. Is rapid
8 " recovering. Lieut.. Luther, also sliehti
' !, wounded, Is convalescens.
Ihe We have The following verbal inielligenC
as from one ofthe dragons 81 q. s. Army,
aO1 he states, that when Gen. Taylor cam
"a sight Of the enemy their number appeal
s., ed so large that he exclaime Friend
#; Ws must rahqnishos de Yilg which, 8
res ordered ne dragons g ehaIge Oh the lIes
hl. csn Aftilie s nmediaielg obege