Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1846-05-27
FROM THE ARMY.

II EkSBN4 IL MA ~ t0AeNh "A
Per Steamer Col. Harney at N. Orleans
Correspondence Of the N. 0. TToptc.
BRAzos SANTIAGO, May IL.
At the receipt Of the news Of the frs
ballle, wrote you short account the
resulrufthe second is now ON hand, aft
il is most decisive. IL now appears tha
The Me&icans had ob,y, I've thousand 'mer
in The field at the first ballle, and, ,fouI
thousand slowed away in.lbe chaPpare
uear the battle ground: 1t was their lnten'
lion 10 have N ade but slight attack The
first dav. but being 50 closely pressed they
were obliged to fight in order 10 make good
their retreat to where the four thousand
were.in the chapparel. -ln-the first fight
general officer had his head shot of, il i:
not vet ascertained who be was, as hi:
body was recognised by his dress as he lay
upon the field.
Gen. Taylor advanced the morning o1
the first battle into the chapparel, Then
sent 800 picked meu under the charge oi
CAPT. McCallto renconnitre; he advanced
unmolesed until near 3 P. NJ, (,he army
following at dislauce,) when Captain
Mccall scul word 10 Gen. Taylor that he
had received charge Of grape from the
enemy, and lost ,wo men.
= The army was then deploycd. and Cap.
Nav, End. Dsagoous ordered to charge the
battery that had thrown the grape, and lo
take it if he lost every man, he obcyed
orders, took the battery Of four guns. ald
lost but one man. The battery was COM
mauded by Gen. De la Vega. who was
taken prisoner.
Our lille army then rent the air with
their huzzas, and rushing shouting upon
the enemy, committing the most dreadful
havoc among them, taking eight pieces Of
artillery. l55, 900 rounds Of cartridge, and
500 packed mules. Gen. ArisIa's camp
bedsiead contained all his private and pub.
lie baggage papers, which latter will be oi
great value, as we now not only have the
key TO the whole campaign, which will
enable Gen. T. 10 form his plans 80 as TO
entirely defeat their designs.
1--WE look all and every thing they had,
four hundred prisoners, and the army bag
gage. The enemy had between6 S and 5000
troops in the battles, but we with 1900
troops completely roued them.
We exchanged prisoners, 80, Captain
Thornton; Hardy aud his lille band. Our
officers while prisoners were well treated,
having lived with Ampuda ever since
they were taken. Gen. Taylor would moi
exchange for Lieut.. Deas as prisoner of
war, as it would be sancliouing his cross
ing the river, which he did not, having
rcProbated bis crossing in, the severes'
manner.
In this second and glorious battle we
lost about the same number of men as in
the first, bu, had more officers wounded.
Capt. Walker with his heroic band ofran-
gers, was The last that fired at the Mexi-
cans, the army left him and his comrades
on The bank of the river shooting them as
they attempted 10 cross.
Tomorrow General Taylor leaves here
% make an attack on Matamoros, in con
necrion with Com. Connor, who has sent
a boat expedition pissthe river.
+. sorro,' 10 m enfi0t that Gen. Taslorar-
r;red here Yesterday with all.our wound.
ed. between SO and 60 with Gen. Romu,
Ius De la Vega, one Mexican captain ana
two lieiui,s.. who 90 with This letter IN the
Col. llarnoy.
The Augusta from New Orleans arrived
,,st evening. The mules from Mafamo
rcs. some 500 were sent in to-day as well
as The Mexican wounded. f.,
| should not forget to mention tna' al
the she'll, ball and grape shot Of The MsSi-
cans are made of brass or copper. us
ic,,cr | mus, close. with details of glory
enough for one day.