Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1846-06-22
GEN. TAALpR'S RkfDRlS
liLAparARrIRs Army or OeCurArtos,

under my immediate utdtts from POINT lsahel. on the
esenlpe ot TIM f'h Of May and b,youacked seven Mules
from that place.
Our march nas resumed the following morning -
About moon, when eur advance Of cavalry had reached
The walershule OF "palo Alto " thu Mexleaa Troops wero
reported IN oar ient. ant were sun discovered occupy
ing the toad III lufce. ordered n hall upon rewhlng
HE water, with Il view Ia rest aud refresh The men, and
form deliberately cur line ot ha,Ilr. lha Mexican line
was INV plainly visible aefuss iie pralrle, and about
lhtec quarters OF u mlo distant. Thou lrl. which was
composed Of a heavy lotee ,fcay airy. occupied the oad
resting upun a lAiekei Of e~hsppatei. Nhila masses ol IN
tanirY were discovered n succession GA the rishf, great
y outhunbttlns cal own ioiee.
Our line Ct baltic was anW larnpd in the follow a.
order. commencing un tie rNrelae ught: oh infantry.
commanded by Lieut.. Gil MsiatosA; AaJor R0l tuld's
ef'lacry, 81 tuiaaly, canmapl led by Captain l.. n.
Mons, mo lS-pounders. commanded 10y ltcut. thu-
chit. Sd artillery In Infantry, commanded ty Mll,r
O. " Aleu- thr 81 aud lh tegllfenis. %calnP1sed the
- brigade, under command ul Lieut.. cd, hliA II and
all the above cops, lu9eihet win iWu s%lnadfons 81 du'
gnuus under Captains kfT aud NJ y. composed the ulhI
w,ns, under fheofdcfs ii Col. iWiegs. The lelt was
totacd by the battalion al artillery mmaHled by irui
Col. Chlids. Capt Daneo's hight attllluB aud The Slh
Infantry under Cap. Alele.oal1 all tnmias The lst
Brigade. under command oil Lieut.. Col. Brthuap. The
tnlu was parked n,arlht watrr, under direction uf tap.
lalns Crs'uan and Alyt,, aad protected by Capt. kefs
squadron
At = O'Clock We took up the march by head, Of col
umns N the direction al theenemy tho Is punndet bat
terry follow In the toad. " htte The columns Ncfc adran
eng, Lieut.. Blake. typographical engineer, volunteers
cd a reconnaissance ut the enenyis lme, winch wa hand
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upon Us; Nhrn | ordrtrd the columns halted and deplov-
81 lulu hoe, ard The tio Ia be returned by all our alil>
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go =" '''i' IA i" '""' ~ II" IN Nv '"s '',i"s
did but llttietNecarlan, while our ls-peundrfsa and Al5Jt
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