American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1846-05-25

ioHhs' TIC OIL luldnlTy on Tie lett SUFFERED
severely from the enemy's fire. The grass was
set on fire at the end of an hours cannonading
and obscured the enemy's position completely,
Cured
During this period our right, now resting on
the eighteen Founders, advanced along the
wood, to the point originally occupied by the
Mexican left, and when the smoke had cleared
away sufficiently to show the enemy, the fire
was resumed with increased rapidity and exc
cution. Duncan divided his battery on the
left, giving section to Lieut.. Roland, to OPP
crate in front, and with the other he advanced
beyond the burning pass (Which was three feet
high and the flames rolled II feet in the strong
breeze,) and seized the proongation of the en-
emies right, inflading that flank completely.
Night found the two armies in this position.
On the 9th, the General packed the heavy
tram, collected the enemy'S wounded in hos
pltal, buried their dead, arranged our own
wounded, (among whom we have to regret
the sudden death of Maj. Ringgold, and pro-
badly Capt. Page and moved on in pursuit
of the enemy on the MatamoraS road. They
had taken post in the chapparel the second
time, occupying the bed of stream called
Resaca de la palma, with their artillery on
the road at the crossings. have no time for
details of this affair. The General brought
up his troops by battalions and posted them
with brief orders to End the enemy with the
bayonet, and placed the artillery where they
could act in the road.
The Dragons were held in reserve, and
as soon as the advance Of our line had I'M
covered the Mexican batteries, Gen. Taylor
told Captain May that HIS time had come
"Here'S the enemy's battery, Sir-take it.,
nolenS volens" May dashed upon it with
his squadron, and lost one third of it, but he
cleared the battery and captured its COM
mander, Gen. Vega, in the act Of raising a
port-fire to fire piece himself. May took
his sword and brought the Gen. off. The
enemy remained the guns, and lost them a
second time to the 5th Infantry. Capt. Bar
bour, of the Sd Infantry, with his single
company and few men from the 5th, who
joined him in the chaparel, threw his back
against cump Of bushes, and received and
CALAMITY repealed a charge Of cavalry. Capt.
Duncan, with his battery, did terrible eXecu-
tion-he is most promising officer. Lieut..
Rldgely was also among the foremost. In
truth, it was series of brilliant skirmishes
and heavy shocks, in which 1900 fighting
men, met 5000 hand 10 hand overwhelmed
them with the precision of their vollies, and
the steady coolnesS Of the bayonet-and
drove them from the field with the loss of
their artillery, baggage, packed mules, fixed
ammunition, and near 1000 stands muSkets
The fort, meanwhile, had been summoned,
with true Mexican duplicity, and told that
Taylor was flying. The Matamoras newspa-
pers and official bulletins called him a coward
ly tailor. In answer to the summons, the Off
GERS plunged their swords into the parapet, and
replied, ''to the hit." Up to the evening of
the 9Th, 1900 shells, and 5000 shot had been
thrown, and the only loss was that of the brave
commander, Ma jor Brown, and l serjeant and
private killed, and 10 wounded.
The General returns to the army tonight
and will cross the river tomorrow or next day.
The fort will be increased in guns, and espe-
eially provided with mortars, which will bring
the Town to terms at once. The Navy will
cooperate at the mouth of the river, and steam
boats begin to carry supplies by that route
Gen. Taylor has just given Gen. Vega let
ter to Gen. Gaines, and letter of credit on his
factor.-The officers here and in the main bo-
dy We'd with their commander in delicate at
tentions to brave and accomplished enemy
who won their admiration on the field, and was
taken like a soldier in full barnes, and fighting
CALAMITY to the last Our loss about 80 killed
and l40 wounded. In haste, II. Nj.
Mexican loss at Palo Alto, set down by
themselves at $50; at Resacu de la Palma
5000 missing. Since the battle our ORA
goons have been exchanged, grade for grade
and the Mexican wounded sent over to Mat
amoras. By the next arrival youwill hear
of the fall of the town, and probably an offer
from them to receive Mr.. Slidel in any ca
pacity.